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Terror, temple & growth IAF shows radar images

to shoot down Pak’s lies
at top of BJP’s manifesto Sumit Kumar Singh
[Link]@[Link] ‘we downed one F-16’
n Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor
Union minister Rajnath Singh says it captures India’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ New Delhi: India has irrefuta-
ble proof that Pakistan lost an
said radar images show IAF’s
MiG21 was chasing an F-16
F-16 during an aerial combat
DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link]
party promises Congress dubs with the Indian Air Force on
February 27, Air Force Vice
Marshal RGK Kapoor said on
n The PAF jet (circled red)
goes missing from radar in
a gap of less than 2 mins,
New Delhi: In a
pitch centred around
n Com- Sankalp Patra Monday, putting to rest ques-
tions raised on the Balakot
confirming it was downed

a Jhansa Patra
mitteed to n Pak officials too said they
national security, annulling strike.
farmers and comple- The IAF said one of its Mig- had two pilots (one of them
Article 35A, Abhinandan), thus admitting
tion of 75 develop- abrogating Art New Delhi: Congress dubbed 21 Bison aircraft, piloted by
ment milestones to BJP’s election manifesto a Wing Commander Abhinan- loss of a jet
370
commemorate In- ‘Jhansa Patra’ , or Deception dan, shot down an F-16 of the
dia’s 75th year of In- n Imple- Document, on Monday Pakistan Air Force. Kapoor fully struck the biggest train- piloted by Wing Commander
dependence in 2022, ment NRC and said it would have been shared radar images of the air ing camp of Jaish-e-Moham- Abhinandan shot down one
Prime Minister Nar- in phased better had they instead issued combat to counter Pakistan’s med (JeM) in Balakot. The F-16 of PAF.” The F-16 fell
endra Modi launched manner in a “maafinama” (apology claim that no fighter jet was non-military preemptive ac- across the Line of Control in
BJP’s election vision other parts of saga). Highlighting the Con- downed by the IAF. tion was specifically targeted Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
document for the country gress’s thrust on justice for The counter also came at the JeM camp.” The IAF lost one MiG21 in
Lok Sabha elections people if voted to power, Con- against the backdrop of a re- The next day, the Vice Mar- the combat and pilot Abhinan-
starting April 11. n Provide gress leader Ahmed Patel port in an American journal shal said, PAF tried to target dan ejected safely but his para-
The party though all farmers said the BJP document was that said all the F-16 aircraft of military installations in India. chute drifted into Pakistan Oc-
retained its core ide- income sup- PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah after the release “lies versus justice”. Pakistan were intact. However, their attempts were cupied Kashmir. He was taken
ological promises of port of of the party’s manifesto in Delhi —BB Yadav/dna The Congress also released Kapoor said, “On the Febru- thwarted by the IAF. “In the into custody by Pakistan Army
building a Ram Man- `6,000 a year a list of 125 questions of “bro- ary 16, 2019 in an intelligence- aerial combat that followed, before being released via the
dir in Ayodhya, draft- under Pradhan n Investment target in the next five years ken promises” made by led operation, the IAF success- one Mig 21 Bison of the IAF Wagah border.
ing a Uniform Civil Mantri Kisan of Rs 25 lakh crore in under NUMMission, the BJP in its 2014 manifesto,
Code and abrogation Samman Nidhi farm productivity which will also give including the issues of em-
of Article 370, which Yojana
n Metro in 50 cities
transport, cycling ployment and black money. 
RaGa, Surjewala
has accorded special
status to J&K.
 Report, P5
Increase random VVPAT get summons in
checks by five times: SC
BJP also prom-
ised to implement
the National Regis-
ter of Citizens in a
Advani, MM Joshi stay off event Abraham Thomas machine in each seat.
defamation case
phased manner in Nikhil M Ghanekar chief Amit Shah. statement that the party in- [Link]@[Link] The panel had cited logis- DNA Correspondent
other parts of the [Link]@[Link] Later in the evening on formed him he would not get a tical issues in changing the correspondent@[Link]
country. Monday, party president ticket. Advani has made no New Delhi: The results of present arrangement of
PM Modi said New Delhi: The BJP’s Shah visited both Joshi and direct comment on the sub- this year’s general elec- verifying votes polled in one Ahmedabad: A metropoli-
while the manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ release was a Advani at their homes. Shah ject. tions may get delayed by a polling station of each as- tan court on Monday issued
was broadly for rare occasion for two rea- has replaced Advani as Advani, however, had few hours as the Supreme sembly seat or assembly summons to Congress presi-
the 2019-2024 period, sons: the absence of vet- the party’s candidate blogged last week, on the eve Court on Monday directed segment in case of Parlia- dent Rahul Gandhi and
the government erans Lal Krishna Ad- from Gandhinagar, a of the party’s foundation day, the Election Commission ment seat. But a bench party spokesperson Randeep
would focus on com- vani and Murli Mano- constituency Advani asking fellow party workers to verify votes generated headed by Chief Justice Surjewala in connection with
pletion of 75 mile- har Joshi, and the pres- represented six times. to “look back and look with- from five electronic voting Ranjan Gogoi felt that such criminal defamation suits
stones by 2022, when ence of topmost cabinet BJP has decided not in”. He wrote that in the past, machines (EVMs) per as- a step would help build vot- filed against them by
the country will ministers Rajnath Singh, to field either Advani or BJP never regarded those sembly constituency/seg- er confidence and credibili- Ahmedabad
c e l e b r a t e Arun Jaitley and Sushma Joshi for the Lok Sabha elec- who politically disagreed ment on a random basis ty of the electoral process. District Coop-
its 75th year of Inde- Swaraj, who were flanking tions that kick off on Thurs- with it as “anti-nationals” or instead of picking just one  Full report: [Link] erative (ADC)
pendence.  Turn to P4 PM Narendra Modi and BJP day. Joshi had issued a one-line “enemies”.  Turn to P4 Bank and its
chairman
Ajay Patel.

7 IITs in top 10 list of WC team to

be declared
‘newtons’ follow poll trail The court has
directed the
duo to remain present before

institutes, JNU at #7
it on May 27.

on April 15
The bank and Patel are de-
manding action against the
Congress leaders for defaming
New Delhi: The Indian Insti- hrd ranking New Delhi: India’s cricket them and projecting them as
tute of Technology-Madras selection committee and cap- scamsters involved in a Rs
topped the HRD Ministry’s na- n 8 of top 10 engineering tain Virat Kohli will meet on 745.59 crore scam of convert-
tional ranking of higher edu- institutions are IITs April 15 in Mumbai to pick ing demonetised currencies
cation institutes followed by the final 15 for the World Cup within five days of Prime Min-
IIT-Delhi and IIT-Mumbai, n IISc Begaluru best to be played in England from ister Narendra Modi announc-
while the Indian Institute of university May 30. Apart from No. 4 bat- ing the note ban on November
Science (IISc), Bangalore, and ting spot and the choice of 8, 2016. BJP president Amit
Miranda House, Delhi, were n DU’s Miranda House best second all-rounder after Shah was one of the directors
adjudged best university and college Hardik Pandya, everything of the bank at the time.
college respectively. n Jamia Hamdard is the top else is more or less settled. Patel has alleged that Gan-
The fourth edition of the varsity for Pharmacy Chairman of selection panel, dhi’s tweet saying #ShahZy-
Indian rankings based on the MSK Prasad, had said recent- adaKhaGaya was damaging to
National Institutional n AIIMS adjudged best ly that the choice may be re- the bank’s reputation and
Ranking Framework medical college stricted amongst few known many potential customers re-
2019 were an- faces. “(List of about) 20-odd frained from depositing in the
nounced on Monday n NLSIU Bengaluru ranked players has already been fi- bank. He also alleged that Gan-
RSS works overtime by President Ram best law school nalised for this purpose and dhi’s tweet and Surjewala’s
Nath Kovind. IPL performances would not Poll officials out to raise awareness of electronic voting machines (EVMs) cross the Living Root bridge near press meet on the subject in
for poll ‘festival’ IISc Bangalore and 4,867 applications made for be looked at before trimming Nongriat polling station in Shillong parliamentary constituency in Meghalaya —Election Commission/twitter June 2018 has ruined his and
RSS, affiliates working over- IIT-Delhi ranked second and rankings by 3,127 institutes it to 15,” he had said. the bank’s image. Turn to P4
time to engage in ‘festival of third in the overall rankings of under various categories
democracy’, and why this may

Another setback for Mallya

higher educational institutions.

2 held for fudging SC

directly help BJP win Of top 10 institutes, seven Even so, quality remains
are IITs. The Jawaharlal a concern. While there
SC asks politicos to Nehru University (JNU) and are islands of excellence, both in
skip caste remarks
SC asks political parties and ne-
tas to avoid references to caste
the Banaras Hindu University
(BHU) ranked seventh and 10th
respectively.
the public and private sectors,
overall standards are uneven.
—President RN Kovind
London: A UK High Court
has rejected Vijay Mallya’s
application to appeal against
made, it will be listed before
a High Court judge and dealt
with at a hearing,” the
buthnot had ruled that the
“flashy” billionaire had a
“case to answer” in the Indi-
order in Ambani case
and religion, including on social In the university category, his extradition, a move that spokesperson added. an courts. The judge found DNA Correspondent with, instead of stating that
media and on television  P5 IISc Bangalore has been ranked brings India closer to getting While the appeal process is there was “clear evidence of correspondent@[Link] it had not been dispensed
one followed by JNU and BHU. tional Institute of Technology, back the businessman want- far from over, the HC ruling misapplication of the loan with. The duo was arrested
DU’s Miranda House has Tiruchirapalli, have been ed in alleged fraud and mon- moves the case one step fur- funds” and accepted a prima New Delhi: Two Supreme by the crime branch after SC
topped the colleges rankings ranked at nine and 10 in the cat- ey laundering charges ther in favour of India in facie case of fraud to launder Court officials — court mas- Registrar had an FIR regis-
We do not followed by Hindu College and egory. Among management col- amounting to Rs 9,000 crore. bringing back Mallya, money against Mallya. ter Manav Sharma and assis- tered against them.
discriminate against Presidency College in Chen- leges, top six ranks have been “The application for per- who had fled the coun- The court had also dis- tant registrar Tapan Kumar According to the police,
anyone on the basis of (one nai. While the prestigious St retained by the IIMs. The rank- mission to appeal was re- try in 2016. missed any bars to ex- Chakraborty — have been Sharma and Chakraborty had
being a) Hindu or Muslim. Stephens college has been ing evaluates institutions on fused by Mr Justice William At the end of a tradition as the judge arrested for allegedly forging earlier been sacked by Chief
For us, all Indian citizens are ranked at four, the Sri Ram Col- five broad parameters, includ- Davis on 05/04/2019,” said UK year-long extradition accepted India’s assur- and uploading a court order Justice Ranjan Gogoi after a
equal... Kashmiris are lege of Commerce placed at the ing Teaching, Learning and Judiciary a spokesperson. trial at Westminster ances that he would re- related to industrialist Anil plaint that they had tampered
also the children of seventh position. Resources, Research and Profes- “The appellant [Mallya] Magistrates’ Court ceive necessary medi- Ambani on the court website. with the court order.
mother India Eight of the top 10 engineer- sional Practice, Graduation has five business days to ap- in London last De- cal care in a The order stated that Am- The duo first tried to mis-
ing institutions are IITs. Anna Outcomes, Outreach and Inclu- ply for oral consideration. If cember, Judge jail. —PTI bani’s presence in a contempt lead the initial probe, but
Rajnath Singh, BJP
University, Chennai, and Na- sivity and Perception (PR).—PTI a renewal application is Emma Ar- case had been dispensed later confessed to the crime.
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daily news & analysis I Ahmedabad I Tuesday, April 9, 2019
ah edabad
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Congress eyes big gains 371 candidates to battle

in brief

Cops get 7-day

custody of paper it out in Lok Sabha polls
leak accused
Virendra Mathur, alleg-
edly the main conspira-
in Saurashtra, north Guj DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link]

tor in the LRD paper

leak case, was on Mon- Party draws hope from its performance in the 2017 assembly elections The 371 candidates were left in
the fray in the 26 Lok Sabha
day remanded to police seats of the state on Monday
custody for seven days DNA Correspondent after more than 80 candidates
by a court in Gandhina- correspondent@[Link] withdrew their nominations,
gar. Mathur was arrest- official sources said. Monday
ed from New Delhi on A tough electoral battle awaits was the last day for withdraw-
Saturday by a joint team the BJP in the home state of al of candidatures.
of officials of Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra As many as 572 nomina-
Anti-Terrorism Squad Modi and BJP president Amit tions were received for the 26
(ATS), Ahmedabad Shah, as the Congress is eye- LS seats, of which 120 nomina-
crime branch, and Delhi ing big gains in Saurashtra tions were rejected after scru-
police. The police said and north Gujarat. The Con- tiny, leaving 452 candidates in Representational picture
the remand was needed gress is drawing hope from its the fray. Officials said that 81
to find out more details performance in the two re- more candidates withdrew Jamnagar Lok Sabha, rep- lowdown
and Mathur’s exact role gions in the 2017 assembly their nominations leaving 371 resented by BJP’s Poonam
in the case. The court elections, and is confident of candidates in the election fray. Madam, has 28 candidates left Forty-five candidates were left in
sent Mathur to police replicating the success in the The number of contesting in the fray after withdrawal of the fray for the by-elections to four
custody for seven days. coming polls. candidates in the coming polls nominations by six candi- assembly segments. Officials said
The Congress had drawn a is the highest in the last six LS dates. that 11 candidates will contest
AMC discontinues blank in the state in the 2014 elections, and the third high- Ahmedabad East, from in Unjha and Dhrangadhra, 15
small Jal bottle elections, but had won in 28 est overall after 577 candidates where BJP has fielded MLA in Jamnagar Rural, and eight in
The Ahmedabad Munici- out of 48 assembly seats in in 1996 and 420 candidates in Hasmukh Patel, and Con- Manavadar.
pal Corporation (AMC) 2017. The party has set a target 1991, according to Election gress Geeta Patel, has 26 can- Polls Candidates
is going to discontinue of winning between six and Commission data. The num- didates in the fray, followed 2019 371
the AMC Jal’s small bot- nine Lok Sabha seats in the ber of contesting candidates by Navsari with 25 candi- 2014 334
tle from May. It was coming polls, said a party in- was 334 in 2014 elections and dates, and Sabarkantha with 2009 359
launched on May 1, 2017, sider. “The party is confident 359 in 2009. 20 candidates. 2004 162
had launched their own of winning in Amreli, Juna- With 31, Surendranagar Panchmahal seat has six 1999 159
and was available in gadh, and Surendranagar. Lok Sabha seat has the highest contesting candidates, the 1998 139
three different packages, This is based on our perfor- File photo of Congress rally number among all the 26 seats. lowest in the state, followed by 1996 577
500ml, one liter and 20 mance of 2017, candidate se- Congress MLA Soma Patel is Kheda and Dahod ST with 1991 420
liters. From this May it lection keeping caste equa- The work done by pitted against BJP’s Mahen- seven each. Chhota Udepur ST
Cong erases huge deficit
1989 261
is likely that the small tions in mind, agrarian crisis, dra Munjpara in the Koli-dom- seat has eight candidates, and
bottles will be discontin- and other factors,” he said.
the Narendra inated seat of Saurashtra. Valsad ST nine.
1984 229
ued for selling, while the The Congress has fielded In 2014, Congress had lost of nearly 17,000 votes in the Modi government
bigger one will be sold leader of opposition Paresh in Amreli with a margin of 2017 [Link] Patidar in last five years will
after revision at price.

Several schools not

participating in RTE
Dhanani as its candidate from
Amreli, senior MLA Punja
Vansh from Junagadh, and ex-
1.56 lakh votes, Junagadh by
1.35 lakh votes, and Suren-
dranagar by over two lakh
anger against BJP over res-
ervation issue aided the
Congress in erasing the
ensure our victory in all
seats. The Congress will Cong manages to PAAS leader
withdraws
win over dissidents
MP and MLA Soma Patel from votes. However, in 2017, it massive deficit. However, score a zero in Gujarat.
from G’nagar
Sandip Munjyasara, Surendranagar. While Dha- had a lead of 42,000 votes in the dynamics have since
who has filed a public nani and Vansh will take on Amreli, nearly 74,000 in Ju- changed due to defection of Bharat Pandya,
interest litigation (PIL) sitting MPs Naran Kachhadia nagadh, and over 49,000 in Unjha MLA Asha Patel to State BJP spokesperson
before the Gujarat High and Rajesh Chudasama re- Surendranagar. In Mehsana, BJP. The same is the case DNA Correspondent DNA Correspondent
Court alleging several spectively, Soma Patel will the BJP won by a huge mar- with a couple of seats in correspondent@[Link] correspondent@[Link]
irregularities in Right to take on Mahendra Munjpara. gin of 2.08 lakh votes in 2014, Saurashtra, but the party is
Education (RTE) admis- “We are confident that we the Congress carved a lead confident of its chances. a retired government official, It was a mixed fortune for Patidar Anamat Andolan
sions for the 2019-20 aca- will be able to build on this and founder of an influential Congress party, which is try- Samiti (PAAS) leader Dilip
demic year in the state, momentum and win in these Patidar organisation, will ing hard to make a come- Sabva withdrew his nomina-
on Monday submitted an seats,” said state Congress hopes to wrest Banaskantha, while Rajendrasinh Thakor take on Shardaben Patel of back in Gujarat, so far as tion from the Gandhinagar
affidavit before the spokesperson Manish Doshi. Sabarkantha and Patan from will face-off against MP BJP from Mehsana Lok Sabha Lok Sabha elections are con- Lok Sabha seat on Monday.
court. In his affidavit, he The Congress is also confi- BJP. It has fielded former Dipsinh Rathod. Similarly, in the April 23 polls. State BJP cerned. It convinced a sec- BJP president Amit Shah is
has alleged that the list dent of putting up a good fight Amul chairman and coopera- Thakor will have a direct fight spokesperson Bharat Pandya, tion of its dissidents to ei- among the candidates in fray
of schools for RTE ad- in Porbandar, where it has tive leader Parthi Bhatol as its with BJP MLA Bharatsinh however, said that the BJP ther withdraw their candi- from the high-profile seat.
missions made available fielded Dhoraji MLA Lalit candidate from Banaskantha. Dabhi. would once again win all 26 dature or canvass them for Lalji Mer Sabva, who had submitted
by the state education Vasoya. He will take on Modasa MLA Rajendrasinh “Our candidate selection seats in the state. “The work the party. However, dialogue his nomination as an inde-
department on its portal Ramesh Dhaduk of BJP after Thakor is the Sabarkantha in these seats has been spot done by the Narendra Modi with Bharatiya Tribal Party pendent, withdrew his candi-
does not include several the party dropped sitting MP candidate, and former MP on, and our assessment is that government in last five years to avoid a triangular contest
in-depth dature on Monday, the last
schools. Hearing to be Vitthal Radadiya because of Jagdish Thakor from Patan. we should win these three will ensure our victory in all ended in a deadlock. Moreo- Lalji Mer, a claimant day for doing so.
held on April 18. his poor health. In north Gu- Bhatol will take on state too,” said a party source. The seats. The Congress will score ver, a Lalji Mer, a claimant for Surendranagar seat The Patidar quota leader
jarat, the opposition party minister Parbatbhai Patel, Congress candidate AJ Patel, a zero in Gujarat,” he said. for Surendranagar seat has has decided to contest said that he had withdrawn
decided to contest as an in- as an independent, from the poll fray since he did
dependent, creating a trian- not wish to take the blame for

Happy over pension

creating a triangular
Under control gular contest. contest. dividing anti-BJP votes.
Supporters of Other “After meeting people of
Backward Class (OBC) lead- Gandhinagar in the last cou-

provision: Traders
er Alpesh Thakor had con- party. However, Dabhi said ple of days, I realised that
tested from Banaskantha that things are now settled defeat of (MLA and Congress
Lok Sabha constituency. and he has begun canvass- candidate) CJ Chavda is im-
Party leaders told DNA that ing for Bimal Shah, Con- minent. I do not want people
Keyur Dhandeo trade. The poll manifesto of one of them has withdrawn gress’ nominee for the seat. to blame me for division of
[Link]@[Link] Congress released about a the candidature and that Al- “There was a phase when votes. If I had contested, Con-
week ago has promised radi- pesh is back in action, can- tensions were high. I am a gress would have claimed
Retail traders are a elated lot cal simplification of GST re- vassing for the party. “Al- die hard Congressmen. that its candidate lost be-
this time. The very fact that gime with single moderate pesh was presenting party’s There is no question that I cause of me. Since I do not
election manifesto of both rate of tax as well as ease of view on the manifesto BJP would be contesting as an want to take the blame, I have
the leading political parties compliance by bringing sim- released today. So things are independent,” Dabhi said. withdrawn my nomination,”
have included provisions for ple forms of tax returns. sorted out,” said a party However, Lalji Mer – a Sabva said. He also claimed
their welfare, has given a Congress has also promised leader. Alpesh was seeking a contestant for Surendrana- that he had sought Congress’s
boost to their spirits. They encouragement to job crea- candidate of his choice for gar seat maintained that in- support for his candidature,
think that finally their role tors, and traders being job Banaskantha seat from spite of party’s efforts to but the party had fielded
Pravin Indrekar

in economy, society and elec- providers even in small where milk co-operative vet- convince him, he has decid- Chavda as its candidate.
tions has been recognised. towns and villages can ben- eran Parthi Bhatol is Con- ed to contest as an independ- According to officials, ten
The manifesto of BJP, re- efit from the promise, when gress’ candidate for the seat. ent. “Seven surveys conduct- other candidates also with-
leased on Monday, as prom- implemented. Kala Dabhi, a claimant ed by the party revealed that drew their nomination from
ised pension for traders as “We are now a constitu- for Kheda seat has vouched I am the most popular candi- Gandhinagar seat on Mon-
well as a national commis- ency like farmers, labour his support for the party. date. Inspite of this, party day. 17 candidates, including
sion to take care of internal unions or like different A policeman notes down details of a vehicle owner during a drive in view of the upcoming elections.. Dabhi has resigned from the chose Soma Ganda Patel,” seven independents, remain
castes. It is for the first time primary membership of the Mer told DNA. in the fray for April 23 polls.
in the electoral history of In-
dia that both major political
parties have promised wel-
fare of traders. We are given
a recognition. Better late HC disposes PIL on non-inclusion of voters BJP MLA gets notice
for ‘threat’ speech
than never,” said Jayendra
Tanna, national chairman of DNA Correspondent across the state, which in- courts in the state to pre-
All India Federation of Vya- correspondent@[Link] cludes 3.35 lakh men, 3.60 pone the hearing of the cas-
par Mandal. lakh women, and 154 per- es scheduled on April 23 to
“It is for the first time that The Gujarat High Court, on sons from the third gender. April 22. The directions DNA Correspondent submitted by local Congress
in national elections, both Monday, disposed a public As against the addition, the came from the high court’s correspondent@[Link] leaders to the collector a few
the political parties have interest litigation filed by poll panel has deleted 3.16 acting chief justice AS Dave days back, Srivastava can be
promised something or the advocate KR Koshti alleging lakh electors, which in- who has asked courts to pre- Election authorities in Guja- heard purportedly threaten-
other for traders. We have to that the names of several cludes 1.63 lakh men, 1.53 pone the hearing as well as rat on Monday issued a show ing people of Waghodia with
trader woes see which promises are im- eligible voters, who have lakh women, and five per- to ensure that the matters cause notice for alleged mod- dire consequences if they do
Retail traders are on plemented. We have seen this completed the registration sons from the third gender. which are being taken up for el code violation to BJP MLA not vote for the BJP in the
the receiving end of in Gujarat. Even after prom- process, have not been in- hearing are not adjourned to Madhu Srivastava who is ac- upcoming Lok Sabha elec-
liberalisation of Foreign ising abolition of octroi, it cluded in the electoral rolls Prepone hearing of cas- April 23. Notably, the direc- cused of threaten- tions.
Direct Investment (FDI) took years and a series of finalised for the general es to April 22: HC tions have been issued in ing voters during According to
in retail and online protests by farmers for the elections in the state sched- Vaishnav disposed the PIL In a bid to facilitate liti- view of the general elections his speech at a rally Congress, the elec-
trade. Demonetisation tax to get abolished,” said uled on April 23. after the Election Commis- gants as well as the bar and scheduled on April 23 and in in Waghodia area in tion rally was or-
and GST has also hit Pramod Bhagat, president in The division bench of sion (EC) submitted to the bench to cast their vote, the anticipation of the same be- Vadodara on April 3. ganised on April 3.
them hard. Gujarat of Confederation of Acting Chief Justice AS court that it has added Gujarat High Court has is- ing declared as holiday by The Congress While canvassing
All India Traders (CAIT). Dave and Justice Biren around 6.96 lakh voters sued instructions to all the state government. had submitted a for BJP candidate
complaint and a CD and Vadodara MP
of the purported Ranjan Bhatt, Sriv-
Leading the way Urban seats lag in percentage of women coming out to vote speech of the Wag-
hodia legislator to
astava purportedly
said he will not
Vadodara district spare voters if the

Tribal women more active in exercising their franchise

collector and elec- BJP fails to win
tion officer Shalini Madhu Srivastava each and every
Agarwal on Saturday. booth in Waghodia.
Srivastava, who is repre- Reacting upon the issue,
DNA Correspondent saw the highest turnout 4.31 per cent respectively be- senting the constituency for Srivastava said, “I have not
correspondent@[Link] among women voters at 73.03 The Lok Sabha tween male and female voter a sixth term, had denied the spoken any word against my
per cent followed by Bharuch polls often turnout. On the contrary the charges against him. “We voters as I have been serving
It was the tribal dominated which had a women voter four urban seats had a differ- have issued a show cause no- them for seven terms. It is
constituencies that voted with turnout percentage of 72.34
coincide with ence ranging from 9.01 per tice to MLA Madhu Srivas- conspiracy to malign BJP by
gusto even when Gujarat per cent. Bardoli had a turnout marriage season among cent (Ahmedabad East) to 7.03 tava. He is required to sub- Congress by using my name.
handed over all the 26 seats to of  women voter at 72.14 per per cent (Surat). mit his explanation about So far the notice is con-
the BJP to propel Narendra cent. Both Valsad and Bardoli
tribals. This is the time Paulomi Mistry, who has the video to us within two cerned, my party chief Jitu
Modi to the Centre. It was also are seats reserved for Sched- when they usually return worked extensively with trib- days of receiving the no- Vaghani will respond on my
the constituencies in the ‘trib- ule Tribe candidates while home and hence are als said, “The Lok Sabha polls tice,” said Agarwal. behalf to the concerned au-
al’ districts of the state Bharuch though not reserved often coincide at the time of In the video, which was thorities.”
where women came out in has a substantial population available for voting. Holi and marriage season
high number to vote. Urban of tribals. Paulomi Mistry, among the tribals. This is the It is conspiracy to malign BJP by Congress by
seats like those in Surat, Gan- On the contrary, Ahmedabad time when tribals, who usually
dhinagar and even Ahmedabad had a women voter turnout of Representational picture social worker migrate to work return home using my name. So far the notice is
lagged behind not just in per- 56.5 per cent and 58.48 per cent and hence are available for vot- concerned, my party chief Jitu Vaghani will
centage of  women coming out while Surat and Gandhinagar teresting is that the the differ- much less in constituency that Valsad, Bharuch and Bar- ing.” . She said, in tribal areas respond on my behalf.
to vote but overall voting too. had a turnout of 59.97 per cent ence in voting percentage be- are tribal seats or have a sub- doli had a difference of just often someone else cast votes
In the 2014 elections, Valsad and 61.40 per cent. What is in- tween male and female voters is stantial population of tribals. 1.89 per cent, 4.23 per cent and in the name of tribals. Madhu Srivastava, MLA
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Only 2 institutes from Gujarat Fire in commercial complex

in Prahladnagar, 100 rescued
appear in NIRF’s top 100 list
Gujarat University has failed to secure a position in the list of top 100 universities
DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link]
IIMA slips to number 2 in NIRF ranking
In a setback to higher educa-
tion in Gujarat, the Indian
IIM Bangalore was rated as the best management school in the country
Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad has slipped its
Guj’s performance in 2019: (Ranks in bracket)
position to number 2 in the Law Pharmacy Engineering Management College University
Ministry of Human Re- PD Patel
GNLU NIPER (9) IITGN (24) IIMA (2) AAU
source and Developments Science
(9) MSU (17) SVNIT (58) (67)
annual ranking released on college
Nirma Uni DAIICT
Monday. The ministry’s Na- (26)
(21) (91)
tional Institutional Ranking Xaviers
LM College of
Framework, which is now in college
Pharmacy (31)
its third year, evaluates col- (56)
BK Modi Govt
leges and universities
college (66)
across the country based on
various parameters includ-
ing teaching and learning People waiting in the balcony for the firefighters to rescue them
resources, research prac- How institutes from Guj faired Year-wise performance – Ranks in bracket
tices, inclusivity and place- Year Name of institution (Rank) Year/Category Universities Colleges Management Engineering DNA Correspondent
ment records. correspondent@[Link]
After retaining its num- 2017 IIMA (17) 2017 Anand *NV Virani science IIMA (1) IITGN (30)
ber 1 position for past two Anand Agricultural University (62) Agricultural college (37) IRMA (29) SVNIT (50) A major mass casualty was
years, IIMA was ranked at 2, IITGN (78) uni (40) *Vitthalbhai Patel Nirma Uni DAIICT (70) averted on Monday after fire
following IIM Bangalore Nirma Uni science college (61) (31) MS Uni (76) brigade rescued over 100 per-
that was rated as the best 2018 IITGN (39) (75) *Bahauddin Govt Nirma Uni sons when a fire broke out in
management school in the science college (77) (79) Dev Aurum building in
country. Apart from the 2019 IITGN (51) Prahladnagar area of the
overall list, rankings were Anand (96) 2018 Anand PD Patel science IIMA (1) IITGN (27) city. Short circuit resulting
also announced in eight Agricultural college (48) IRMA (43) SVNIT (61) in fire in the electrical duct
other categories. These in- IIMA has fared better in research uni (83) St Xaviers college caused fumes that engulfed
clude lists for the best uni- and graduation outcomes. In (65) the complex. Fire Brigade of-
versities and colleges as ficials said that changes were
well as discipline-wise rank- the international rankings, we 2019 Anand PD Patel science IIMA (2) IITGN (24) made after Building Use (BU)
ings for engineering, medi- are the top business school in India. Agricultural college (26) Nirma Uni (40) SVNIT (58) permission was given. More- A woman being taken to hospital after the fire breakout
cine, pharmacy, law, archi- uni (67) St Xaviers college (56) IRMA (51) DAIICT (91) over, fire safety equipment in
Prof Errol D’Souza, director, IIMA
tecture and management the building was not in oper- Aftermath ment was not working. More
colleges. ating condition when it was than the fire, it was the
Only two institutes from needed the most. Orders to „„After life-threatening smoke that was dangerous
Gujarat made it to the top made it to top 100 from state any category. Experts felt Academicians speak: lot. To us, how much an in- seal the building have been ablaze at the Dev Auram for the inhabitants. “There
100 in overall ranking that including NIPER ranked at discrepancy in the data and Bimal Patel, Director, stitution is contributing to given and it will be sealed by building on Monday, the was no escape provision for
included Indian Institute of 9 followed by MS University disconnect between the data GNLU said, “I think we de- the nations development Tuesday. fire department is going the smoke. People had start-
Technology, Gandhinagar at at 17, Nirma university at provided by the institutes served a much better rank and addresses societal prob- According to Rajesh to inspect the installed fire ed suffocating. If they were
51 rank and Anand Agricul- 21, LM College of Pharmacy and data interpreted by the than 9 as per our analysis lems, should also be a pa- Bhatt, Additional Chief Fire equipment at the complex. not evacuated on time, there
tural University at rank 96. at 31 and BK Modi Govern- third party. and comparison with other rameter. We will be sending Officer if people were not would have been a major
In individual categories, ment Pharmacy college at 6. have evacuated, there would „„Post inspection by casualty. Some people were
A head of an institute re- national law universities. In our suggestion to the NIRF.”
IITGN showed improvement In Management category, questing anonymity said, terms of faculty hiring, we For Sudhir Jain, director, been had a major casualty. the fire team, the estate even on the verge of jumping
with rank 24 as against 27 Nirma university was “It is not possible that an stand at number 2 across the IITGn, the overall perfor- “Entire electrical duct was department will take a from the building,” said
last year. Two colleges from ranked at 40 and IRMA institute has performed country, a month ago, we mance and ranking at 51 is under fire. All the cables and call to seal the unit or Bhatt.
Gujarat made it to top 100, ranked at 51 whereas in en- very well individual catego- were rated the best in the decent. “There are diverse doors were under fire,” said not. Three persons were un-
improving their positions. gineering, IITGn was ry but has performed bad in state rankings. We are the institutes across the coun- Bhatt. The fire, caused by conscious when rescued,
While PD Patel Science col- ranked at 24, SVNIT ranked overall category. For exam- only university in NLU’s try, so I feel we have faired short circuit, is believed to Ahmedabad Chief Fire Of-
lege was ranked at 26 as at 58 and Dhirubhai Ambani ple, many institutes were that have supernumerary well. Any institute is known have begun on seventh floor. cial said 12 fire-tenders along ficer M F Dastur said, adding
against 48 last year, St Xa- Institute of Information and ranked very well in 2016, quota for J&K and North by their faculty and the From there it is spread to sec- with scores of personnel that the blaze and the result-
vier’s college was ranked at Communication (DAIICT) at and all those lost their posi- East students. While we are work their faculty members ond floor downwards and were deployed to douse the ant smoke at Dev Aurum
56 as against 65 last year. 91. Interestingly, Gujarat tion massively in following not here just to criticize, are doing and we have done upto ninth floor on the top. blaze. However, they found complex did not cause any
Five pharmacy colleges university did not feature in years.” there is scope to improve a good in both categories.” A Fire Control Room offi- that the fire control equip- casualties.

HC seeks reply over CRZ violation Apex court to hear bail Waterborne diseases on rise,
DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link]
As per the petition, the
Amreli collector had allotted
land to the board in Bhakodar
plea in Sanjiv Bhatt’s case AMC places water stands
The Gujarat High Court, on village of Jafrabad taluka on The Supreme Court Monday missed the plea in the case.
Monday, sought a reply from
the state government, Guja-
rat Maritime Board, and
certain terms and conditions,
one of which was that there
should not be any concrete
agreed to hear a bail plea of
former IPS officer Sanjiv
Bhatt in connection with a
On March 7, the Gujarat
High Court had rejected the
bail application filed by
DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link] Heat wave
Swan LNG Private Limited,
after a public interest litiga-
construction and mining ac-
tivity without prior permis-
two-decade-old drug seizure
case. A bench of Chief Jus-
Bhatt in connection with the
case. Bhatt, is behind the
As the summer season is
progressing, there is a steep likely for next
five days: IMD
tion (PIL) questioning the sion. The board, thereafter, tice Ranjan Gogoi and Jus- bars since September last rise in waterborne diseas-
allotment of land to the pri- allotted the land to the pri- tices Deepak Gupta and San- year in connection with a es. On Monday, the health
vate company and the activi- vate company for the develop- jiv Khanna issued notice on 23-year-old drug seizure case. bulletin of the Ahmedabad
ties being carried out by it in AS Dave and Justice Biren ment of greenfield LNG im- the bail plea and sought re- He was suspended in 2011 Municipal Corporation DNA Correspondent
violation of Coastal Regula- Vaishnav issued notice to the port terminal along with sponse from Gujarat police. on charges of remaining ab- (AMC) reported 192 cases in correspondent@[Link]
tion Zone (CRZ) norms came authorities and company di- floating storage on the same Senior advocate Kapil sent from duty without per- the first six days of the Caption —Photo Byline
up for hearing. The division recting them to file their re- terms and conditions. Sibal, appearing for Bhatt, mission and misuse of offi- month. The India Meteorological
bench of acting chief justice plies in the matter by May 2. Full report on [Link] said the high court has dis- cial vehicles. —PTI On an average 32 people cases reported Department (IMD) has is-
on a daily basis were hospi- sued an alert for the heat-
talised who were either suf- „„Of the total 192 wave for the next five days

FRC stays punitive actions taken by GIIS

fering from the gastroen- cases, 106 cases of in some parts of the state.
teritis, jaundice or typhoid. gastroenteritis, 41 The press bulletin of IMD
Of the total 192 cases, 106 jaundice and 45 cases on Monday stated that heat
cases of gastroenteritis, 41 of typhoid have been wave conditions are very
jaundice and 45 cases of ty- reported. likely to prevail at isolated
DNA Correspondent case file the school. phoid have been reported. pockets in the districts of
correspondent@[Link] On March 30, FRC had is- The doctors advises people North Gujarat namely Ba-
On March 30, FRC had sued a show-cause notice to to be extra careful in sum- ber of heat-related illness naskantha and in the dis-
The Fee Regulatory Commit- issued a show-cause the school seeking a reply on mers to avoid waterborne are on the rise too. The 108 tricts of Saurashtra and
tee has come down heavily on notice to the school why action should not be diseases. “Waterborne dis- GVK Emergency Manage- Kutch namely Rajkot,
the Global Indian Interna- seeking a reply on why taken against them. The no- ease are caused due to wa- ment and Research Insti- Surendranagar, Amreli and
tional School (GIIS) for action should not be tice said, “You cannot act in ter scarcity. People should tute have reported 105 cases Kutch.
breaching its final orders taken against it. The violation of the order passed avoid drinking from from of heat-related illness on The bulletin also stated
and has stayed punitive ac- notice said, “You cannot on March 7 and pressurize roadside that compromises Monday. In the last four that moderate temperature
tions taken by the school pressurise the parents to the parents to pay the fees as on quality,” said Dr Bhavin days, the ambulance ser- is going to remain for the
against students. The FRC pay the fees as per your per your whims and caprice. Solanki, in-charge medical vice has reported 594 cases. forecast period and heat
has further directed the caprice.” Though the position is not officer of health, AMC. On Monday 39 people had would be tolerable for the
school to accept cheques for clear, you have still chosen “To curb the waterborne abdominal pain, 16 were un- general public but moderate
outstanding fees as deter- not to comply with the final diseases and easy accessi- conscious and 14 were the health concern for vulnera-
mined by the committee. then sent education officers taken any action till date for school is directed to accept order passed by the commit- bility of potable water, fall victim with the 108 am- ble people is advised.
The school had terminat- to check CCTV footage and non-compliance of its order the cheques of all such out- tee and claimed your right to AMC has placed water bulance service. For Ahmedabad, the max-
ed admission of nearly 32 found none of the cameras however since the school has standing fees from the par- initiate action against the stands at more than 1000 Dr Solanki added, “Heat- imum temperature is expect-
students for non-payment of were working. A report was started taking punitive ac- ents basis on the fees deter- parents who are willing to places across the city. We stroke or heat-related ill- ed to remain around 42 de-
the fees as demanded by then submitted to the FRC tions against the students mined by the committee. The pay fees as determined by the are also doing regular chlo- nesses are caused when gree Celsius while the mini-
them. The parents alleged stating “non-cooperation” despite the fact that the par- school has committed breach committee.” The FRC asked rination of water and dis- one’s body overheats after mum temperature could be
that school had made the stu- from school authorities. ents were ready and willing of the provisional as well as the school to file their reply tributing chlorine tablets to prolonged sun exposure. around 23 degree Celsius for
dents hostage as they had not On Monday, the FRC to pay the fees as determined the final orders passed by the in seven days failing which the slum pockets from One must always keep hy- Tuesday. On Monday the
paid fees and had reported passed and order observing, by the committee, the school committee and issued school the committee will pass ap- where high number of such drated. In case of driving maximum temperature was
about the incident to the Dis- “During the pendency of the is directed to stay all such leaving certificates to vari- propriate order. A statement cases are being reported,” for a longer time, one must recorded four degree above
trict Education Officer matter before the Supreme punitive actions.” ous students for non-pay- from school was awaited till added Dr Solanki. have enough liquid intake the normal and mercury set-
Ahmedabad rural. The DEO court, the committee has not It further stated, that the ment of fees as demanded by DNA went to press. Other than this, the num- at regular intervals.” tled at 42.6 degree Celsius.
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Court adjourns case against Army gets more fire was1984‘kingpin’

Sajjan Kumar
of

Kanhaiya, 9 others to July 23 power with ‘Dhanush’ anti-Sikh

riots: CBI tells SC Jabalpur: In a major boost to
India’s firepower, country’s
first indigenously designed New Delhi: Former Con-
Delhi govt told court that charge-sheet was secretly filed in JNU sedition row and developed Dhanush artil-
lery gun was inducted in the
gress leader Sajjan Kumar
was the “kingpin” of grue-
Indian Army during a cere- some offence in which Sikhs
DNA Correspondent taking lead mony held at Ordnance Fac- were “massacred” in Delhi
correspondent@[Link] tory here on Monday. during the 1984 anti-Sikhs
„„The 1,200-page Dhanush 155mm/45 calibre riots, CBI told the Supreme
The Delhi Government has charge-sheet was towed gun system can be de- Court on Monday while op-
been given time till July 23 to filed on January 14. It ployed in all types of ter- posing his plea seeking bail.
decide on the grant of sanc- named former student rains. Kumar has challenged in the
tion to prosecute former leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, The Dhanush gun system apex court the Delhi High
Jawaharlal Nehru University Umar Khalid, Anirban is based on the designs of the Court verdict of December 17
(JNU) Students Union Presi- Bhattacharya and seven Bofors howitzer which was Defence Secretary (production) Ajay Kumar at the handing over of 155/45mm last year that awarded him
dent Kanhaiya Kumar and Kashmiri students as inducted in the Army in the Dhanush artillery gun Indian Army in Jabalpur on Monday—PTI life imprisonment for the
others in connection with the accused 1980s and would be the third “remainder of his natural
JNU sedition case. A Delhi type of artillery gun to be in- life” in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots
court on Monday deferred the „„It said Kumar was ducted into the force after the A desi version of bofors case.
hearing to July 23 in the case. leading a procession K-9 Vajra and the M-777 ultra- Seventry-three-year-old Ku-
and supported The Jabalpur unit of Ordnance Factory went a step
The Delhi Government in its Former students leader Kanhaiya Kumar seen addressing crowd in JNU—File photo light howitzers. ahead and improved upon the original gun. Dhanush mar, who is lodged in jail, has
reply to the court earlier had seditious slogans The Army had placed an also filed an application seek-
now weighs 700 kg more than Bofors and has an 87 mm
informed them that the Delhi Department of Delhi Govt in definite time-frame. order for more than 110 of longer barrel. Dhanush incorporates inertial navigation ing bail.
Police had filed the response to the Directorate of Earlier Pramod Kushwa- these guns with the Ord- system, an onboard ballistic computer, direct day and night His bail application came
chargesheet in a secretive and Prosecution, GNCTD stated ha, DCP, Special Cell was sum- moned him to appear before nance Factory. The howitzer firing system, a modern target acquisition system and a up for hearing on Monday
hasty manner without seek- that the matter for obtaining moned by the court who also the court on Saturday. will help the force to modern- communication system to make the weapon compatible before a bench of Justices S
ing the approval of the gov- sanction on the JNU sedition informed the court that in The Delhi Police had ear- ise its artillery which had with the Indian army’s Project Shakti A Bobde and S A Nazeer.
ernment. charge sheet is under consid- some cases sanction wasn’t lier informed the court au- been awaiting induction for Solicitor General Tushar
In the earlier hearings, eration. However no time required to file charge sheet. thorities that they were yet to over three decades till some- Mehta, appearing for the
Chief Metropolitan Magis- frame within which issue of Kushwaha informed the court give requisite sanctions to time ago. pulsion unit allows the gun The weapon is the product CBI, opposed his plea saying
trate (CMM) Deepak Sher- sanction is likely to be decid- that they had already sent a prosecute former JNU stu- The gun is equipped with to negotiate and deploy itself of joint efforts by the Ord- it would be a “travesty of jus-
awat had directed the Delhi ed has been specified. request to the Delhi Govern- dents’ union president Kan- an inertial navigation-based in mountainous terrains nance Factory Board and the tice” if Kumar was granted
Government to file a reply to Chief Metropolitan Magis- ment seeking sanction. The haiya Kumar and others in sighting system, auto-laying with ease. Indian Army with contribu- bail as he is facing trial in
state a time frame required trate Deepak Sherawat direct- court had on Friday pulled up the case, and it would take facility, onboard ballistic Dhanush’s performance tions from DRDO, DGQA, DP- another 1984 anti-Sikh riots
for the sanction. ed the Delhi Government to the police for non-appearance two to three months to pro- computation and an ad- has been evaluated under ar- SUs such as BEL, PSUs such case at Patiala House district
Deputy Secretary of Home file a “proper reply”, citing a of the DCP and hence sum- cure the sanctions. vanced day and night direct duous conditions in several as SAIL and several private court here.
firing system. The self-pro- phases. enterprises. —ANI “This is a gruesome of-
fence of massacre of Sikhs.
kartarpur corridor He (Kumar) was the leader
glitters from nizam era and he was the kingpin of

Pak agrees to technical this,” Mehta told the bench.

The case in which Kumar
was convicted and sentenced

meeting on April 16
relates to the killing of five
Sikhs in Delhi Cantonment’s
Raj Nagar Part-I area of
southwest Delhi on Novem-
Islamabad: Pakistan said on ber 1 and 2, 1984, and burning
Monday that it will hold a tech- down of a Gurudwara in Raj
nical meeting with India on Nagar Part-II.
April 16 to discuss the modali- Anti-Sikh riots had bro-
ties for the corridor linking ken out after the assassina-
Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in tion of then prime minister
Kartarpur to Dera Baba Nanak Indira Gandhi on October 31,
shrine in Gurdaspur district in 1984 by her two Sikh body-
Punjab. guards.
“Continuing with Paki- During the arguments, the
stan’s spirit of constructive The corridor links Gurudwara counsel representing Kumar
engagement, we have agreed to Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur to Dera told the bench that a key wit-
the Indian proposal for a tech- Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur ness in the case had earlier
nical meeting on 16 April,” given four statements in
Foreign Office spokesman Dr engineers and surveyors, was which she had not named Ku-
Mohammad Faisal tweeted. held at “proposed zero points” Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu during an exhibition titled Jewels of India: The Nizam’s Jewellery Collection, in mar but later, she named the
“We expect positivity from in the follow up to the decision the National Museum in New Delhi on Monday —PTI former Congress leader in
India so that the corridor be- reached on the March 14 meet- her statement. —PTI
comes reality for 550th celebra- ing.
tions,” he further said. Later, the Pakistani Cabinet
India and Pakistan last
month held a meeting of tech-
nical experts on the Kartarpur
corridor during which its
constituted a 10-member Paki-
stan Sikh Gurdwara Praband-
hak Committee (PSGPC) to fa-
cilitate Sikh pilgrims after
Terror, temple & growth shine in BJP’s...
From P1 The vision document was push, the BJP announced
alignment, coordinates, and opening of the Kartarpur cor- These milestones span agri- prepared after reaching out that it would expand the PM
other engineering aspects of ridor. culture, education, health, to nearly 6 crore citizens Kisan income support
the proposed crossing points India voiced concerns over culture, infrastructure, rail- across the country through scheme to cover all farmers.
were discussed. the presence of several Khal- ways, governance and econo- direct contact programmes This announcement comes
The technical meeting at istani separatists in the com- my. as well as social media, BJP’s on the back of the Congress
the level of experts, including mittee on the Kartarpur cor- “Though this manifesto is manifesto committee chief party’s promise to give Rs
ridor and said it will wait for a broadly for 2024, we want the and Union minister Rajnath 72,000 per annum as income
response from Islamabad on people of the country to seek Singh said. “Through Bharat support to poorest 20% of the
a record of our work in the ke Mann ki Baat initiative we
tenders & Notices
the issue and will not go ahead country if voted to power.
with a previously agreed meet- interim. We have decided to losophy and governance is reached out for suggestions Announced in this year’s
ing on the corridor on April 2 set 75 definitive, time-bound our mantra.” The vision on the vision document. This budget, the PM-Kisan scheme
in Wagah on the Pakistani milestones to be achieved by document was released at an is a vision document for the initially targeted only those
side. On Thursday, India said 2022,” Modi said. elaborate event where presi- aspirations and expectations farmers whose had land hold-
Pakistan is yet to respond to its Reflecting on the broad dent Amit Shah, and senior of 130 crore Indians,” Singh ings up to 2.5 hectares. In ad-
concerns over reports that con- contours of the vision docu- cabinet ministers Rajnath said. dition, the BJP said it will
troversial elements have been ment, Modi Singh, Arun Jaitley and Su- While most of its promises provide interest-free farm
appointed to the committee. said,“Nationalism is our mo- shma Swaraj were also pre- and commitments relied on credit up to Rs 1 lakh for 5
—Agency tivation, inclusion is our phi- sent. sustaining its development years.

Advani, MM Joshi stay off release event RaGa, Surjewala

get summons in
From p1 Shah said. der PM Modi’s leadership,
Cabinet ministers Nirmala
Sitharaham, Piyush Goyal,
Jaitley said the manifesto
has not been prepared with
the country’s
touched new heights.
prestige
defamation case
Harsh Vardhan and Tha- the mindset of the “tukde “It was said before 2014
warchand Gehlot were also tukde gang or the Ivy the Arab world will not be From P1
present at the event. League”. visible anywhere under for- Counsel for the bank and sen-
Before the Prime Minis- “It has been prepared eign policy of Modiji. India ior advocate SV Raju had on
ter spoke on the vision docu- with rationality and discus- was invited as a chief guest Friday submitted before the
ment, Shah, Jaitley, Swaraj sions, under conditions that by Saudi Arab in Janadri- court that Gandhi’s tweet and
and Singh spoke on their are different from 2014. yah festival. Biggest of all is Surjewala’s press briefing
government’s achievements. There was corruption in invite from OIC... an organi- were defamatory and fell un-
“A negativity had perme- 2014 and the government sation of only Islamic coun- der the purview of Section
ated due to the coalition gov- ment...and we will give a was paralysed. Today the en- tries. We have isolated them 500 of the Indian Penal Code
ernment of the past. Under government that will fulfil vironment is entirely differ- (Pakistan) among their own which deals with punish-
our government, there has both the aspirations and ex- ent...,” he said. friends,” she said. ment for criminal defama-
been all round develop- pectations of the youth,” Swaraj said that the un- tion.
Following the complaint,
the metropolitan court con-

ISRO to organise ‘Yuvika’ event ducted a preliminary probe

to ascertain the credibility of
the allegations and whether
the court should move for-

every year, says chief Dr K Sivan ward with the case. It then
went ahead with issuing of
summons against the senior
Congress leaders.
Thiruvananthapuram: The aimed at imparting basic The Congress president is
Indian Space Research Organ- knowledge on Space Technol- also embroiled in a defama-
isation (ISRO) chief Dr K Si- ogy, Space Science and Space tion case, filed by an RSS
van Monday said the response Applications to children to functionary, in Bhiwandi
to the agency’s proposed stu- kindle their interest in the near Mumbai. Rajesh Kunte,
dents outreach initiative, the emerging areas of space ac- a local worker of the Rash-
Young Scientist Programme tivities. triya Swayamsevak Sangh,
(Yuvika) was “immense” and The two week-long pro- had in 2014 filed the case
the agency was mulling to or- gramme would include invit- against Rahul Gandhi after
ganise it every year. ed talks, experience sharing watching his speech in which
The selection procedure for Vikram Sabarbhai Space Cen- by eminent scientists, facility the Congress leader alleged
this year’s programme, likely tre (VSSC) here. andlab visits, exclusive ses- that the RSS was behind the
to be held in the second week “That much enthusiasm sions for discussions with ex- killing of Mahatma Gandhi.
of May, was completed and was there...It is getting so perts, practical and feedback
three students each from 29 much demand from pupils...it sessions, ISRO sources said.
states and seven union territo- is going to make a big change. Three students each from
ries have been shortlisted as The programme is going to each state/union territories
participants, he said here. happen every year,” Sivan are proposed to be included in
Sivan was interacting with said. ISRO had launched the this programme, they said.
the media on the sidelinesof Yuvika programme from this “Selected students will be
the golden jubilee celebra- year in tune with the Centre’s brought to ISRO for two weeks
tions of the Space Physics vision “Jai Vigyan, Jai Anu- training. The detailed train-
Laboratory (SPL), a premier sandhan”. ing will have lab and facility
research institution of the- The initiative is primarily visits there,” he said.—PTI
 Affirmative action Campaigning
ends, 1st phase
5,000 1,50,000 78 lakh in the balance

ball t
Wheelchairs to be procured in Total disabled voters likely to Total number of voters in the

05
Jammu and Kashmir to help cast their votes in the state, state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Campaigning by political parties
people with disabilities cast their of whom 50,000 are already state’s six Lok Sabha seats will go for the first phase of the Lok
votes in the LS elections registered with the EC to polls in five separate phases Sabha polls, to be held on April

ballet
11, came to an end in states
like Telangana and Uttarakhand.
Social media is also media. Whatever guidelines are
Following this, there will be
meant for media are applicable to social media also. prohibition on transmission of
There cannot be a separate law for it. Whatever you are spending unauthorised bulk SMSs, while
on social media should also be declared. liquor prohibition has also come
into effect.
SY Quraishi, Former chief election commissioner

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The Sangh hand that’s aiding BJP’s rise Plea seeks to curb
communal debates
The Modi govt stands to gain big because of voter mobilisation efforts put in by the RSS and its many affiliated bodies
DNA Correspondent
Saswat Panigrahi BKS, said, “We are asking the correspondent@[Link]
Just not done
[Link]@[Link] electorates to bring about a The petition said parties’

New Delhi: The RSS, which

considers elections a “festi-
Growing government which can really
work for farmers’ interest.”
To a question on how he
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court has asked political par-
ties and their representatives
representatives making
statements in TV studios

influence
or social media fly under
val of democracy”, has urged sees the Modi government’s to avoid all references to the EC’s radar because
its network of swayamsevaks farmer policy, Mishra said, caste and religion over the they are not candidates
across the country to ensure
100 per cent voting in the up-
coming Lok Sabha polls.
of RSS “Under this government, farm-
ers are getting the right price
for their produce. The procure-
next month as the country
prepares for general elec-
tions. A bench headed by
and the remarks weren’t
made while campaigning.

Though the RSS is an avow- ment system has improved. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
edly apolitical body and The Pradhan Mantri Kisan issued a notice to the Election aren’t candidates who will
doesn’t endorse any political 84,877 How the RSS Samman Nidhi Yojna (PMK- Commission to this effect, fol- contest the polls. The petition
party as a matter of princi- Total number of shakhas influences SNY) will go a long way in serv- lowing a PIL filed by an NRI called this a corrupt practice.
ple, its efforts in getting citi- elections ing the farmers’ interest.” citizen seeking the poll pan- The bench, also compris-
zens to participate in the elec- 1 lakh el’s response within a week. ing justices Deepak Gupta
toral process may itself be Youth aged 20-35 years to have n All swayamsevaks asked to Youth of the nation The petitioner, Harpreet and Sanjiv Khanna, directed
enough to give the BJP the joined RSS in the last one year think of national interest while The Akhil Bharatiya Vid- Mansukhani, said parties’ the EC to respond to the peti-
push it needed. voting for the party in power yarthi Parishad (ABVP), the spokespersons and representa- tion by next Monday.
The RSS asked its workers
88% RSS’s student wing, has also tives are seen on television The petition made special
Blocks across India that have n It insists on “positive votes”
to vote for the party that will and discourages NOTA been doing its bit. It has debates and social media plat- note of Uttar Pradesh Chief
secure “national interest” of RSS shakhas launched the ‘Nation first, vot- forms using caste and religion Minister Yogi Adityanath,
the country. “Citizens have
been asked to vote for a gov-
113,421 n Student wing ABVP has
launched a nation-wide
ing must’ campaign, though it
has also stopped short of en-
references to influence the
electoral process, which goes
who had earlier remarked
about the caste of Lord Hanu-
Swayamsevaks trained by RSS
ernment which can weed out poll politics without RSS campaign ‘Nation first, Vote must’ dorsing any particular party. against the Constitution. man, and Union Minister
corruption, protect our cul- in last one year The ABVP is targeting stu- Senior advocate Sanjay Anant Kumar Hegde for his
n Its economic wing SJM
tural and civilisational val- 45 n RSS doesn’t participate in
politics
BJP are from RSS
says it’s happy with the Modi
dents, youth, Millennials, and Hegde, appearing for the pe- controversial remarks over
ues, work for all sections of Countries where RSS’s first-time voters. titioner, said parties claim to Congress chief Rahul Gan-
n All state organising government’s economic
society, and can enhance In- foreign unit, Hindu Swayamsevak During the course of its oppose communalism and dhi’s caste and religion. Sim-
n Of the 8 national general secretaries drafted from policies
dia’s image globally,” said campaign, the ABVP is ask- casteism, but still give tickets ilarly, former Congress presi-
Sangh, is active secretaries of BJP, 1 was RSS.
Rajiv Tuli, RSS prachar pra- n RSS’s foreign unit Hindu ing young voters to bring in a to candidates who have a dent Sonia Gandhi’s visit to
drafted by RSS
mukh in Delhi. 65 n RSS swayamsevaks also Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) government that can protect known history of spreading the Imam of Jama Masjid, to
It’s going about things sys- BJP MPs who come from n All 5 national joint present in other parties, not is also influencing voters national security, work for communal hatred. He added seek Muslim votes for the
tematically. In the first phase, an RSS background general secretaries of just BJP back home interests of the youth, safety that several of these candi- party, didn’t go down well
the Sangh worked on regis- of women, etc. Several ABVP dates even go on to represent with the petitioner.
tering the unregistered vot- leaders said they believed the their parties in Parliament. The plea demanded the EC
ers. In the second stage, it zens to come out and vote. differences with the govern- well as far as inclusive said, “The VHP works for Modi government has ad- Statements made by party take strict action against rep-
organsied a series of meet- “While undertaking a door- ment on various issues, par- growth, safeguarding inter- Hindu awakening. We would dressed these issues to “a representatives on TV de- resentatives of parties and
ings with youth and women, to-door campaign, the work- ticularly regarding economy. ests of farmers, small traders like to ask people of the coun- great extent”. bates or social media escape media channels who make
where Sangh functionaries ers never approach voters and the MSMEs sectors are try to choose a government And it’s not just in India the EC’s net, since these references to caste or religion.
discussed what should be the with a particular party’s Economy on solid ground concerned. We expect this that can really protect inter- either. Even internationally,
agenda for the polls. The RSS symbol or flag. We don’t even Ashwani Mahajan, national government to continue for ests of Hindutva. We want a the RSS is doing its bit. The
also communicated the is- ask them to vote for a particu- co-convener of Swadeshi Jag- the continuity of economic government that can protect Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
sues of critical importance lar candidate,” Tuli said, add- aran Manch (SJM), the eco- reforms in the country.” national security and India’s (HSS), RSS’s foreign unit
— national security, foreign ing that they focus on “posi- nomic wing of the RSS, told Vinod Bansal, national pride.” which works in 45 countries
policy, micro and macro econ- tive voting” and discourage DNA, “We are happy with the spokesperson of the VHP, a across the world, is also influ-
omies, financial inclusion, people from opting for NOTA. government’s economic poli- RSS organisation that works Farmers content encing voters back home.
etc. – and asked voters to The RSS is understandably cy. This government has done on Hinduism’s interests, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh HSS volunteers are also ap-
choose intelligently and happy with the current BJP (BKS), an RSS organisation pealing to voters back home
bring in a government that government’s performance on ‘pleased’ with modi govt’s efforts that works on farmers’ well- to vote for a government that
can deliver on these issues. issues like national security, being, has launched the ‘Jo can “make India a superpow-
In the third and final economy, foreign policy, cul- „„Different RSS bodies, „„These sectors include kisan heet mein kam karega, er”. The HSS also doesn’t
phase, which begins three tural values, weeding out cor- working in various sectors, economy, youth rights, oh desh pe raaj karega’ cam- name any party, but a US-
weeks before the respective ruption, etc., sources in the have said they are happy agriculture, traders, paign (One who works for the based HSS pracharak told
constituencies go to the polls, Sangh said. It’s a marked shift with the Narendra Modi national security, foreign farmers’ interest will rule the DNA that under PM Modi’s
swayamsevaks are going from the Vajpayee era when government’s efforts policy, etc. nation). Mohini Mohan rule, India’s image has “en-
door to door requesting citi- the Sangh used to have open Mishra, national secretary of hanced” internationally. Image used for representational purposes only

What Modi govt has done to India’s social, Congress attacks BJP manifesto,
Winning Bengal
not like taking a
laddu: Mamata
economic fabric is unforgivable: Scindia asks party to issue ‘maafinama’ DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link]
Amrita Madhukalya I’m very clear in country is unforgivable.
[Link]@[Link] This country is not about New Delhi: The Congress
my mind: The the thought process of a sin- party attacked the BJP’s The BJP manifesto is a
Khurja/Dhaulana: On the person most gle individual, it is the voice manifesto on Monday, saying list of new jumlas
first day of his election cam- capable, who can lead a of the collective, and Con- the ruling party should have (gimmicks) to conceal
paign rally, Congress gen- gress has always believed in issued a “maafinama” for
eral secretary and Guna MP resurgent India into the being that voice. Our mani- their unfulfilled promises.
the betrayal and broken
Jyotiraditya Scindia took next five years, is Rahul festo, our schemes, all Senior party leader Ahmed promises of last five
time off criss-crossing Gandhi. epouse that thought. Today Patel said a comparison be- years. The BJP has
Arshad Ali across Western Uttar the main concern is jobs, be tween the manifestos of the Randeep Surjewala — file become the Bharatiya
[Link]@[Link] Pradesh to speak to DNA. Jyotiraditya Scindia, it for farmers, youth or two parties is a comparison
Jumla Party
Edited excerpts: Jyotiraditya Scindia — file Congress general secretary women. between “lies versus justice”. to “trap people” by deception.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief „„ How is UP shaping up The Congress also re- “Today, 125 crore people are D Raja,
Minister Mamata Banerjee for the Congress? lot of work to be done, but „„ Will you contesting leased a list of 125 questions demanding answers from CPI national secretary
continued her attack against I think this is all a build-up we have made a start. I’m very clear in my mind: this time? If yes, from In- on the BJP’s “broken prom- Modiji on promises made be-
the BJP on Monday. Banerjee to where we want to take UP, That the most capable per- dore or Guna? ises” from its 2014 manifesto. fore coming to power. People
held two rallies on Monday, one and not where we want to „„ If the Congress coali- son, who can don that man- I’m certainly contesting, “On one hand is the public on will not accept his ‘jhansa The BJP manifesto is
at the same ground in Cooch take the Congress party. UP tion forms government, tle and lead a resurgent In- there’s no doubt about that. the cover of Congress’s man- patra’ (deception letter) any- full of hollow promises
Behar from where Prime Min- is disillusioned by leaders will the party send its dia into the next five years, My priority is electoral poli- ifesto, while the BJP docu- more, and time has come for and false claims. It
ister Narendra Modi had ad- of all political parties, and PM candidate? is Rahul Gandhi. tics, I represent the people ment has only Modi’s picture, him to take his bag and go,”
dressed a rally on Sunday. it’s time to craft a new vi- Generally, it is the largest of my region. Nothing will depicting himself. It would Surjewala said.
cannot come anywhere
“Jo humse takrayega chur sion, something Congress is party in Parliament whose „„What do you think of stop me from doing that. If I have been better, if they is- He added that the BJP’s near the Congress
chur ho jayega (whoever trying to do. We are ensur- leader becomes Prime Min- the BJP’s nationalism have an additional responsi- sued an apology letter, as in earlier promises, like money manifesto.
clashes with us will be deci- ing grassroots people, build- ister, provided all members agenda? bility, I can shoulder both. the last five years, they have in every bank account, Smart
mated). They want Bengal. ing leadership in all dis- of the coalition speak in one What the Modi government As for which seat I contest nothing to show,” Patel said. Cities, Skill India, and cheap
Shiela Dikshit,
They probably think it is as tricts, and choosing the voice. It’s a process of dia- has done to the social and from, the party will decide Congress spokesperson fuel did not make an entry in Delhi Congress president
easy as getting a laddu,” right candidates. There is a logue and consultation. But economic fabric of this that. Randeep Surjewala also said the new manifesto as these
Mamata said in Jalpaiguri. PM Modi’s central mantra is were “lies”.
Later in the day, she went
to Cooch Behar, which will go
to the polls on April 11. Here,
she borrowed Congress’s slo- RJD manifesto sticks
A new low gaik polling station in ladakh constituency has just 12 voters

The Leh story: From low turnouts to high altitudes to social justice plank
gan, asking the audience,
“Chowkidar kaun hai?”. And
when the crowd responded
with “Chor hai”, she added to
it: “Jhoota bhi hai aur lootera
bhi hai. They come to you Leh: A polling booth for the franchise in the multi-phase Vithika Salomi
during elections and promise least number of voters and land of many wins parliamentary polls in Jam- [Link]@[Link]
the moon and ask you to vote one at the highest altitude, mu and Kashmir starting
„„Village of Gaik,
for them. Look at Darjeeling. Leh has it all among the
located in Ladakh, has
April 11 to choose six MPs. Patna: The RJD released its
One of their candidates 11,316 polling stations set up Out of the six parliamen- manifesto on Monday, and
only 12 voters (5 males, 7
promised statehood for for the upcoming Lok Sabha tary constituencies, the promised voters of reservation
women)
Gorkhaland and won in 2014. polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh constituency also has in proportion to their popula-
But look what happened. He The polling station for „„The district also the distinction of having the tion. “The reservation ceiling
had to run away, and the pre- casting votes for the least has the highest polling least number of polling sta- has already been broken, and
sent candidate is a dangebaaz number of voters — only 12 station in the country, tions, only 559, for the lowest we will ensure Dalits and back-
(riot monger),” she said. — has been set up at Gaik vil- at 14,890 ft above. voters numbering 1,71,819. ward castes get reservation as
lage under Leh Assembly seg- Leh and Kargil districts, per their population. We will RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav —pti
They (BJP) come ment of Ladakh parliamen- „„In all, 294 polling forming parts of Ladakh Lok also implement the remaining
tary constituency, Leh Dis- stations set up in Leh. Sabha constituency, have 294 recommendations of the Man- He added, in a move to win
promising the trict Electoral Officer Anvy and 265 polling stations re- dal Commission,” said RJD over the Pasi community, that
moon. Look at „„Least number of
Lavasa old PTI. voters are also in Ladakh spectively. As per the official leader Tejashwi Yadav. toddy will be legalised in Bi-
Darjeeling, where they “Gaik polling station figures, most of the polling The RJD promised to safe- har following an RJD win.
promised statehood. (number 38) has the least Image used for representational purposes only stations have been set up at an guard interests of minori- The party said it will work
numbers of voters, only 12,” altitude of 8,001 to 13,000 feet ties, who form a big chunk of towards reducing migration
Now their MP has been she said. has a polling station at the unique distinction has been in Leh assembly segment. with the maximum number the party’s votebank. “We are from Bihar. “We will also set up
replaced by a dangebaaz The voters at Gaik village highest altitude in the coun- set up at a place called An- A total of 11,316 polling of high-altitude stations, in favour of reservation in a helpline centre in all major
include only five males and try at 14,890 ft above the sea lay Pho. stations have been set up in numbering 183, located in Leh private jobs, and will take cities, for people of Bihari ori-
Mamata Banerjee, seven females, she added. level, she said, adding this She said the two are among the state for 78,42,979 voters assembly segment, followed measures to ensure its en- gin to lodge their concerns and
West Bengal Chief Minister Similarly the district also polling station with the the 294 polling stations set up to exercise their rights of by 158 in Kargil. — PTI forcement,” Tejashwi said. complaints,” Tejashwi said.
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More pernicious than AFSPA
The time to dilute or do away with the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir has arrived

Similar manifestos VANTAGE POINT 

During the early
days of militancy
Point of difference is BJP’s approach to Article 35(A) in Kashmir in 1990,
an Army unit had

T
he BJP’s election manifesto 2019, released this week, is not taken over the hos-
much different from its 2014 version. On such seminal issues tel at the Govern-
like the construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya, even the ment College,
wordings of the two manifestos are similar. The promise to “ex- Sopore.
Instead of hir-
plore all facilities” to construct the temple may sound like a rep- ing labourers to
etition, raising the charge of being rhetorical about a subject Iftikhar Gilani
construct bunkers,
which has been a traditional vote catcher for the party. As can be soldiers forced some students to carry
expected, an election manifesto extols the party in no uncertain bricks and stones for masonry.
terms, and BJP’s is no different. Party chief Amit Shah said that Among those picked up was a lecturer,
under PM Modi’s rule, India had become a superpower. The BJP who had been selected for a teaching job
just a day ago. Still celebrating, he re-
said it was making 75 pledges in its manifesto to be fulfilled by fused to work and got into an argument
2022, when India will celebrate 75 years of Independence. These with the soldiers.
include construction of the Ram Mandir, and passage of the As the argument heated up, a soldier
Citizenship Amendment Bill and Uniform Civil Code, the latter allegedly slapped him with the butt of his
being on the party’s agenda since its earlier Jan Sangh days. As gun. Soon the officer incharge — a Cap-
soon as the manifesto was released, it began trending on social tain — intervened and took away the lec-
turer to a hospital, where he was diag-
media, with many users pointing out the similarities. Some users nosed with a minor collar-bone fracture.
also mentioned BJP’s unfulfilled poll promises from 2014 had In the evening, when the officer hand-
found mention in the 2019 manifesto, showing how perceptive ed over all students to their wards, he
voters have become now. Coming just days after the Congress’s refused to return the lecturer to his fam-
poll pledge, it would be fair to say that the Opposition has cast a ily, insisting that he will ensure his frac-
shadow on the ruling party. The BJP, in response to Rahul Gan- ture was healed.
To the lecturer’s misfortune, a touring
dhi’s minimum income guarantee scheme, promised to spend Rs Brigadier next day lashed out at the Cap-
25 lakh crore in the next five years for the development of rural tain for keeping a civilian inside an The continuous use of extraordinary detention powers under the PSA, rather than prove guilt in a case of law, has foxed civil rights activists and lawyers
areas. This included a Rs 6,000 yearly income support to farmers Army camp.
and pension to small and marginal farmers above 60. The trigger He took the lecturer away, shifting him he was never tried under OSA. Instead, tempt to murder in J&K is eight times
for this largesse is undoubtedly the farm sector distress, which to Srinagar-based Corp Headquarters. PSA was slapped on him. Khokar contin- lower than the national average, seven
is causing some worry in the party as the country goes to vote. Instead of releasing him, the Army ued to be in jail, even as the high court times lower for rioting and five times
brass, handed him to the police. quashed the PSA thrice in three years. lower for arson.
Nevertheless, observers have noticed certain key omissions from But, the police filed a case under the While the Congress promise on the In contrast, the number of persons in
the poll pledge. This includes no reference to top-of-the-mind is- Public Safety Act (PSA) — a preventive controversial Armed Forces’ Special detention under the PSA is 14 times high-
sues like privacy, digital rights, sedition, cyber security, mass detention law — against the man. The Powers Act (AFSPA) has triggered a po- er than the national average.
surveillance, fake news and misinformation. If this manifesto lecturer’s harried parents, after many ef- litical controversy, there is hardly any The government had introduced the
differs in emphasis from the last one, it could be laid down at the forts, got a postcard from the Udhampur debate on the more lethal and frequently PSA in 1978 as a deterrent against timber
doorstep of Article 35 (A), which the party wants removed in jail confirming his detention. misused PSA in Jammu and Kashmir. smuggling, much before militancy reared
The court repeatedly quashed his de- Enacted by the National Conference its head. It finds its roots in the Defence
Jammu and Kashmir. This special article guarantees citizenship tention, but the police continued to slap (NC) in 1978, the Peoples Democratic leader Showkat Bakhshi, who was be- of India Act (DIA), a colonial, British-
rights in the state, and in the course of PM Modi’s tenure, there the cases under the PSA to ensure he re- Party (PDP) has not been far behind in hind bars for 12 years under the PSA, on time legislation.
was serious discussions in the government to scrap it, but given mains in jail. its misuse — even against minors — dur- grounds of having dug a cricket pitch But PSA happens to be a more puni-
the complexities, was dropped at the last minute. The hard real- For more than seven years, the lec- ing its rule. during the India-West Indies match in tive form of DIA. It limits the powers of
ity is that removing Article 370 is way too complex and fraught turer remained in custody without any In 2015, even the Ministry of Home Af- Srinagar in 1983. the court to review detention orders and
with implications for anyone to tinker with it. In its absence, crime or judicial trial. fairs (MHA) had advised the Jammu and The continuous use of extraordinary gives legal immunity to any government
There is a similar story about Pirzada Kashmir government to ensure judicious detention powers under the PSA, rather officer acting in good faith in pursuance
removing Article 35(A) is certainly a good option for the BJP. Mohammad Ashraf of Batagund village use of the PSA. than prove guilt in a case of law, has foxed of the Act.
Again, like the Congress poll pledge last week, the ruling party of Verinag in south Kashmir, who was On June 2, 2012, the Jammu and Kash- civil rights activists and lawyers. It was meant to allow preventive deten-
has dedicated an entire section on what it plans to do for women. held in connection with a grenade blast mir High Court noted that Section 8 of Amnesty International, in a report, tion of people against whom there may
Women now constitute roughly 48 per cent of India’s 900 million at Anantnag in 2004. He is currently in the PSA, which places a person under has described PSA as a “lawless law”. Its have been no recognised criminal offence.
voters, a fact well emphasised in the growing number of pages Anantnag jail for more than 14 years, preventive detention, had been exercised unaccountable use has hampered the in- In his book The RSS Story, the late
without a trial. Thus far, the court has in an arbitrary manner. vestigation and prosecution skills of the BJP leader KR Malkani, quotes RSS ideo-
devoted to women development in the two manifestos.
quashed his detention 13 times. Three independent interlocutors ap- Jammu and Kashmir Police, as it saves logue Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar as
Instead of putting him on trial, the pointed by the previous UPA government them the bother of gathering evidence to lamenting the tendency of ruling parties

Caesar’s wife
police has resorted to the easy way out had also recommended amendment to be presented before a court of law. to grab as many extraordinary powers as
of circumventing the preventive deten- the PSA, diluting its provisions. The rate of conviction for possession possible. He quoted Golwalkar as saying
tion law. In 2002, when Mufti Mohammad Say- of unlawful weapons — one of the most that “ours is the only democratic country
Late journalist Mohammad Maqbool eed had assumed office with the support common charges brought against alleged to have emergency laws even when there
The CVC needs to be well above any suspicion Khokhar, working as a reporter/photogra-
pher with a mass circulated Urdu weekly,
of Congress, he had stopped the practice
of recycling PSA against individuals to
supporters or militant groups — is 0.5 per
100 cases or over 130 times lower than
is no fighting”. Ironically enough, his
disciples are drafting as many stringent

I
n theory, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is con- Chattan, was arrested in September 2004 ensure their stay in prison. India’s national average. security laws as they possibly can.
ceived to be an apex vigilance institution that is free of control under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), but The first person to benefit was JKLF Similarly, the conviction rate for at- The author is the Chief of National Bureau, DNA
from any executive authority. It monitors all vigilance activ-
ity under the Central government. Headed by senior superan-
nuated bureaucrats over the years, its independent status is QUOTE HANGER slowburn
well-established. It is constitutionally bound to raise questions
about the conduct of any official — should there by any doubts
— and apart from a few questionable verdicts, the CVC’s record
Jessie Paul Harsh Goenka Yemen’s cholera battle hampered by war
@jessie_paul @hvgoenka
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has been largely clean. Its importance, however, is accentuated ntil May 2018, the UN wasn’t able to said they have seen repeated indications
most when it has to issue no-objection certificates in the case Could we ban ‘in my Time and smile are two distribute cholera vaccines to Yemen, that insiders in both the Houthi govern-
a nation ravaged first by ruinous war ment in the north and the US-backed gov-
of all senior-level appointments. No appointment can be con- humble opinion’ for the election crucial things in our life..... and later the disease, which ultimately ernment in the south have skimmed off
sidered complete until CVC puts its seal of approval. But every season and replace it with “in my Sometimes time makes us forget to produced more than 1 million suspected money and supplies for cholera treatment
now and then, a ripple comes to surface. This week, the Tamil strongly held and unchangeable by smile and sometimes someone’s cholera cases. It is the worst cholera and sold them on the black market.
Nadu Additional Chief Secretary Jagmohan Singh Raju has epidemic recorded in modern times and
charged CVC chief KV Chowdhary of ‘caste-based’ discrimina- any facts opinion” smile makes us forget time. a calamity that medical researchers say
tion. The charge is serious mainly for the involvement of high- may have been avoided if vaccines had
been deployed sooner.
Mars meteorite gives
standing bureaucrats and needs to be probed thoroughly. Raju’s
complaint is based on recommendations made by the National
Kevin Pietersen
The theme of redemption
UN officials blamed the cancellation of proof of life on planet
@KP24 a shipment in 2017, just one of such in-
is a theme we weren’t ready to
S
Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the Ministry of stances, on the difficulties in distributing cientists have discovered evidence of
Social Justice and Empowerment against the CVC. He has
I wonder when the @IPL vaccines during an armed conflict. But different forms of bacteria embedded
sought no less than the removal of the CVC, including making franchises will follow the football discuss in 2018 because officials with knowledge of the ground within a Martian meteorite, suggest-
situation claim that the real reason was ing that life may have once existed on
a Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court for holding an route and sack a coach during the it was important for that the Houthi rebels who control north- the Red Planet. Named ALH-77005, the
inquiry. The bureaucrat from Tamil Nadu has claimed that the season? Thoughts?
CVC had acted in a discriminatory manner when he had ordered women to also strive ern Yemen refused to allow the vaccines
to be delivered, after spending months
Martian meteorite was found in the Al-
lan Hills on Antarctica between 1977 and
re-investigation into some closed, pseudonymous complaints
Amitabh Kant
to make workplaces demanding that the UN send ambulances 1978 and scientists have discovered em-
against him. Resultantly, Raju was denied vigilance clearance and other medical equipment for their bedded organic material in the meteor-
required for his empanelment as Additional Secretary. During @amitabhk87 more ethical. For military forces as a condition for accept- ite. Ildiko Gyollai from HAS Research
the course of Raju’s complaint before the NCSC, it was found Humbled to be a part of women and ing the shipment. The cancellation was
just one of the setbacks that aid agencies
Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sci-
ences said, “The research will also be of
that the committee appointed by the Vigilance Commission con-
cluded that the charges against Raju could not be proved. Since
Sharan Rani’s 90th Birth Anniversary. men, as well. faced in battling the cholera epidemic, interest to planetologists, experts of
which has killed nearly 3,000 Yemenis. meteorite and astrobiology as well as
charges are being made against such an august constitutional She was the 1st renowned woman —Zoe Saldana, Relief workers and government officials researchers of the origin of life.”
body, it is only fair that the truth is properly established. instrumentalist & Padma Bhushan. actor
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Sports marketing is about building brand equity

‘Boost’ signed creativity and ideas in advertising to during the game in different spaces — Consumers may realise that the spon-
Sachin Tendulkar help them break through people’s wall be it jerseys, kiosks, boundary walls sor is trying to persuade them about
because of his of indifference and help create brand and everything related. something, but the approach has to be
spectacular per- heat and product affiliation. It’s important because with this, a subtle.
formances, time Nike, the world’s most famous company along with players, strives to This makes the consumer less defen-
after time. With sports brand, was in the news recently enhance its brand’s visibility among sive about responding to the persua-
this, the brand got for its attempt to break the two-hour cricket fans, who could be its potential sion and the sponsorship communica-
the right position- barrier for the marathon. audience. tion may find responses with general
ing and a huge fan Steve Jobs also got his inspiration For unknown and lesser-known goodwill.
Sanjay Gupta following, which for Apple’s ‘Think Different’ campaign brands, such an exercise assumes even For example, even though a football
helped it create a two decades ago from Nike ads. Nike more importance. From internet dat- team loses, the economy of the club
big market in India. sells shoes, yet in its advertisements, it ing platforms and auto classifieds’ doesn’t necessarily react negatively.
Thus, when a player and platform never talks about its products. It only sites to food delivery apps and mobile Sport marketing is no longer about the
are appropriate, the brand is able to honours great athletes. wallet companies, a raft of start-ups marketing of a sport and the results of
leverage them and scale up its business have sought a leg-up from the IPL. the game, but merely to build brand eq-
by establishing a connect with its exist- No presumption on audience; A dating app called Woo has tied up uity, increase revenue and to secure
ing and potential customers. focus on maximum engagement. with Kings XI Punjab as its kit spon- economic growth.
Choosing a game and platform for It is wrong to presume that only males sor; one of the reasons for the tie-up To conclude, you have to take a step
branding is not an easy call. Such part- watch a game like cricket. Latest data was the team had the maximum num- back and consider which platform is
nerships are chosen keeping in mind a suggests that IPL-related programming ber of bachelors for any IPL unit and best for your business. If your target
multitude of benefits that the company has found 45 per cent viewership com- creative strategy. campaign and reach the target audi- resonated with its brand strategy of audience is millennial, concentrating
wants to derive for its positioning. ing from women. The massive outreach and appeal of ence. When the community itself is the reaching out to singles to use the app! on cricket and football may seem like
Brands are impressions of how a IPL is backed by a huge fan follow- IPL is the most important reason why biggest cricketing league in the world the right decision. Also, the game must
particular product/idea is looked at in ing in India. So a brand, which would marketers use high impact to reap the (IPL), it is sure to make differentiation Advantage sponsorship relate to the core objective and the
the eyes and minds of people. Products look at creating additional revenue premium for brands. and impact in terms of its positioning. As an alternative to an advertisement theme a company intends to project for
have life cycles. Brands outlive prod- streams to leverage brand, has to en- The IPL telecast has the appeal and The name and logo of the company or other promotion tools, sponsorship its brand.
ucts. The best brands use remarkable gage with the audience at large with consistency, which allows you to plan a must be astutely used for branding provides some benefits to the sponsor. Author is CMD, APL Apollo

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Iran’s Guard now Russian dir freed from house arrest

in brief
Dolphins die in
Aegean Sea; navy Moscow: An acclaimed Rus-
Staunch support
many prominent internation-

a terror outfit: US
sian theater and film director al artistic figures have joined
drills suspected was freed from house arrest
Monday, a verdict that follows
„„Serebrennikov’s
backers argued that
the call. Putin’s spokesman,
Dmitry Peskov, refrained
Athens: A Greek ma- longtime calls for his release he fell victim to arcane from comment on the court’s
rine conservation group from prominent cultural fig- bureaucratic rules that decision to free Serebrennik-
says a “very unusual” ures worldwide. make it very difficult for ov. Serebrennikov’s produc-
increase in Aegean Sea The Moscow City Court any director to make the- tions, ranging from drama to
dolphin deaths in recent
weeks may be linked to Move will further isolate Iran and lead to widespread overturned a district court’s
decision to extend the house
ater productions without
breaching some of the
opera and movies, have
mocked official lies, corrup-
Turkish naval exercises
in the [Link] dead implications for US personnel & policy in Middle East arrest for Kirill Serebrennik-
ov, and ordered him freed on Kirill Serebrennikov
convoluted official norms tion and growing social con-
servatism.
dolphins have washed his own recognizance and re- They have been criticized
up on the eastern island Washington: In an unprece- quested that he not leave the punishment for his anti-estab- about dancer Rudolf Nureyev by hard-line politicians and
of Samos and other par- dented step to ramp up pres- Russian capital pending com- lishment views. Serebren- premiered in Moscow’s conservative activists, and his
ts of Greece’s Aegean sure on Tehran, the Trump pletion of his trial. Two of his nikov said he would push for Bolshoi Theater when he was arrest in August 2017 has
coastline since late Feb- administration is planning to associates were also freed his acquittal. “I would only be already under house arrest, raised fears of a return to
ruary, according to the designate Iran’s Revolution- from house arrest. happy when this nightmare and his film “Leto” (Summer) Soviet-style censorship.
Archipelagos Institute. ary Guard a “foreign terror- Serebrennikov has been ends completely and we prove about the country’s Soviet-era Mikhail Fedotov, head of the
Its head of research, An- ist organisation.” under house arrest for nearly our innocence,” he said. Ser- rock scene was shown at the presidential human rights
astassia Miliou. The move is expected to 20 months on charges of em- ebrennikov added that he Cannes Film Festival last year council, hailed the court’s rul-
further isolate Iran and could bezzling 133 million rubles would quickly return to work despite his absence. ing as “long overdue” in re-
Polio worker shot have widespread implica- (about $2 million) of state at his Gogol Center theater. Top members of the Rus- marks carried by the Interfax
dead in Pakistan tions for US personnel and funding for a theater project. “It’s going to be difficult psy- sian artistic community have news agency, adding that Ser-
Peshawar: A member policy in the Middle East and He has rejected the accusa- chologically, but we have so continuously appealed to ebrennikov shouldn’t have
of a polio monitoring elsewhere. The Trump ad- tions as absurd, and many in much work to do,” he said. President Vladimir Putin to been under house arrest in
team was gunned down ministration has escalated Russia saw the charges as Serebrennikov’s ballet set Serebrennikov free, and the first place. — AP
on Monday by a man af- rhetoric against Iran for
ter a verbal brawl dur- months, but this will mark
ing a campaign at a vil- the first such designation by
Kiwi privacy
lage near Pak-Afghan
border in Pakistan’s
Momand district, offi-
any American administra-
tion of an entire foreign gov-
ernment entity. Portions of
US President Donald Trump with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Niel-
sen and commissioner for Customs Kevin McAleenan in California —Reuters
Theresa May gambles it all in tsar accuses
last-ditch bid to deliver Brexit FB of failing
cial said. The polio team the Guard, notably its elite
was in the area for the Quds Force, have been tar- strong message
immunisation drive geted previously by the Unit-
when the accused,
Zubair Ali, had heated
ed [Link] informed
of the step said an announce-
„„Iran hardliners on
Capitol Hill, such as
„„They say it will send
an important message to London: The opposition they do, we will take a col-
to cooperate
argument with the ment was expected as early as Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark, Iran as well as deal it a Labour Party said on Mon- lective position on that. Wellington: New Zealand’s
deceased polio monitor Monday. and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blow after Trump pulled day that Prime Minister “What Starmer termed privacy regulator on Monday
Wajid Ali for reporting Two US officials and a con- and elsewhere have out of the 2015 nuclear Theresa May had so far exchanges of communica- accused Facebook of failing
his name to the authori- gressional aide confirmed long advocated for the deal and reimposed failed to convince it to sup- tion had taken place over to cooperate on tackling lives-
ties in previous refusal the planned move. They were designation economic sanctions port a divorce deal, two days the weekend and, while no treaming in the wake of the
cases. not authorized to discuss the before a European Union talks were scheduled for Christchurch mosques mas-
matter publicly and spoke on emergency summit where Monday, he said things sacre, saying founder Mark
American tourist condition of anonymity. The Wall Street Journal, the designation, U.S. troops she will try to delay Brit- could develop. He said an Zuckerberg was “disingenu-
freed in Uganda Iran’s foreign minister, Mo- comes with sanctions, includ- and diplomats could be ain’s April 12 departure. agenda had been circulated ous” about its systems.
Kampala: An American hammad Javad Zarif, seemed ing freezes on assets the barred from contact with Brexit has already been that included the idea of a The gunman livestreamed
tourist who was freed af- to anticipate the designation, Guard may have in US juris- Iraqi or Lebanese authorities delayed once but May is ask- confirmatory referendum. his rampage at two mosques
ter being kidnapped in a saying in a tweet Sunday dictions and a ban on Ameri- who interact with Guard of- ing the EU for yet more time May’s spokesman said she on March 15 on Facebook,
national park will be aimed at President Donald cans doing business with it or ficials or surrogates. as she courts veteran social- hoped further formal talks with the footage proliferating
turned over to the US Trump that Trump “should providing material support The Pentagon and US in- ist Jeremy Corbyn, whose could take place later on widely online despite the
ambassador Monday, know better than to be for its [Link] the telligence agencies have Labour Party wants to keep Anti-Brexit demonstrators outside Monday, and that she want- platform saying it “quickly”
Ugandan police said, conned into another US Guard has broad control and raised concerns about the Britain more closely tied to the Houses of Parliament on ed to reach an agreement as removed the footage.
amid conflicting reports disaster.”This would be just influence over the Iranian impact of the designation if the EU after Brexit. Monday — AFP soon as possible. Privacy Commissioner
over whether a ransom the latest move by the Trump economy, such penalties from the move does not allow con- Nearly three years after The spokeswoman said John Edwards said Zucker-
was paid for her release. administration to isolate the U.S. may have limited im- tact with foreign officials the United Kingdom shoc- no way forward had been May wanted Britain to have berg was “disingenuous” in
Kim Endicott and her Iran. Trump withdrew from pact. The designation, how- who may have met with or ked the world by voting by agreed. “Both us and the an independent trading saying bad actors were going
Ugandan driver were the Obama administration’s ever, could significantly com- communicated with Guard 52 percent to 48 to leave the government have ap- policy — something hard to out of their way to circum-
both safe, after the five- landmark nuclear deal with plicate US military and diplo- personnel. EU, May warned that Brexit proached this in the spirit reconcile with Labour’s de- vent Facebook’s systems.
day ordeal during which Iran in May 2018 and, in the matic work, notably in Iraq, Those concerns have in might never happen but of trying to find a way for- mand for membership of a “They actually didn’t have
they were taken from months that followed, reim- where many Shiite militias part dissuaded previous ad- said that she would do eve- ward. We haven’t found that customs union — and that any systems to detect the
Queen Elizabeth Nation- posed punishing sanctions and Iraqi political parties ministrations from taking rything possible to make yet. We will continue to do both sides would need to events in Christchurch,” Ed-
al Park across the bor- including those targeting have close ties to the Guard. the step, which has been con- sure that it did. Labour’s that,” Starmer said. compromise. The 2016 ref- wards to Radio New Zealand,
der to Congo, according Iran’s oil, shipping and bank- And in Lebanon, where the sidered for more than a dec- Brexit point man, Keir “The ball is the govern- erendum revealed a United adding that a delay on lives-
to Ugandan authorities. ing sectors. Guard has close ties to Hez- [Link] was not immediately Starmer, said May’s govern- ment’s court,” he added. Kingdom divided over treaming would be a good
Ugandan police spokes- The Revolutionary Guard bollah, which is part of the clear whether the designa- ment had so far not changed “We need to see what they much more than EU mem- interim measure.
man Fred Enanga said. designation, planning for Lebanese [Link]- tion would include such its position on Brexit and so come back with and, when bership. —REUTERS “It is a technology that is
which was first reported by out exclusions or waivers to carve-outs. — AP capable of causing great
harm... He (Zuckerberg) can’t
actually tell us, or won’t tell

Nepal expedition to remeasure ‘Terror cases in Pak fell by 21% in 2018’ us, how many suicides are
livestreamed, how many
murders, how many sexual

height of Everest, say officials

assaults. “In fact I’ve asked
Islamabad: Terror-related says that 517 people were In ‘Naya Pakistan’, scribe Facebook exactly that last
incidents in Pakistan de- killed in terrorist incidents gets a death threat week and they simply don’t
clined by 21 per cent in 2018 in 2018. Majority 288 victims Pakistani journalist Marvi have those figures or won’t
Kathmandu: Nepal is send- as compared to 2017, says an were killed in Balochistan Sirmed, also an executive give them to us.”
ing a team of government- official report. The National and 138 in former tribal re- member of the Human Zuckerberg said last week
appointed climbers up Mount Counter Terrorism Authori- gion. The report showed Rights Commission of Pa- that a delay on live feeds was
Everest to remeasure its hei- ty issued its 2018 report on that 59 were killed in Khyber- kistan, received death not on the cards despite pres-
ght, officials said Monday, terrorism. It shows that there Pakhtunkhwa, 15 in Punjab, threats via Facebook. She sure on the US firm to crack
hoping to quash persistent were 584 incident of violence 10 in Sindh, five in Gilgit- received the threats down on the sharing of vio-
speculation that the world’s in 2018 while 741 such inci- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa wit- Baltistan and one each in through an account, incit- lent video or images.
tallest mountain has shrunk. dents were recorded in 2017. nessed 92 per cent reduction PoK and Islamabad. The ing people to kill her, along Edwards added that the
Four government surveyors “Islamabad and Punjab in terrorist incidents,” says report shows that the month with other members of a social network needed to step
will depart Wednesday for witnessed a decrease of 50 the report. Sindh witnessed of July was the worst in 2018 “mafia of godless liberals” up and be responsible for the
Everest, which lies on the per cent in terrorism-related a decline of 80 per cent in ter- as 221 were killed in terror- for committing act against content that the site hosts.
Himalayan range straddling incidents... Balochistan and rorist incidents in 2018. It related incidents. — PTI Islam. — ANI  — AFP
the Nepal and China border.
Its official height is 8,848
metres (29,029 feet), first re-
corded by an Indian survey in
1954. Numerous other teams
Get the clue
Netanyahu, Gantz
make last pitches in
have measured the peak, al-
though the 1954 height re- Nepal’s Survey Department commissioned the team of surveyors in 2017
mains the widely accepted
figure. But a heated debate measuring the peak, collect- having never conducted its
erupted in the aftermath of a
massive earthquake in Nepal
in 2015, with suggestions the
ing readings from the ground
and training for the extreme
conditions they will encoun-
own survey.
In May 1999 an American
team added two metres to Ev-
tight Israeli election
powerful tremor had knocked ter at the top of the world. erest’s height when it used Jerusalem: Prime Minister smattering of small national-
height off the lofty peak. They will ascend the GPS technology to survey the Benjamin Netanyahu and his ist and ultra-Orthodox par-
Nepal’s Survey Depart- treacherous mountain armed peak. That figure is now used chief challenger Benny ties vowing to back him.
ment commissioned a team with advanced equipment to by the US National Geograph- Gantz are making their final
of surveyors in 2017 to pre- collect the remaining data to ic Society, but otherwise not appeals to voters ahead of Netanyahu allegations
pare for an Everest expedi- derive the true height of the widely accepted. crucial parliamentary elec- The current elections are not
tion in the hope of putting the peak, officials say. Later, Nepal became em- tions that will determine just about the usual big is-
matter to rest. “It will not be easy to work broiled in a diplomatic row whether the longtime Israeli sues — peace, war and the
“We are sending a team in that terrain, but we are with China after the latter leader stays in power. economy — but also the le-
because there were questions confident our mission will be claimed the peak was four Netanyahu has been buo- gitimacy of incumbent pre-
regarding the height of Ever- successful,” said the expedi- metres shorter than the ac- yed by a tight alliance with mier Benjamin Netanyahu,
est after the earthquake,” the tion’s leader and chief sur- cepted height. Nepal rests on President Trump but clouded facing a pre-indictment hear-
expedition’s co-ordinator veyor, Khim Lal Gautam, who a major fault line between by a series of looming cor- ing on corruption charges
from the Survey Department, summited Everest in 2011. It two tectonic plates: one bear- ruption indictments. He is that could lead to his eventu-
Susheel Dangol, told AFP. also provides Nepal a chance ing India that pushes against seeking a fifth term in office al imprisonment. Netanyahu
Four government survey- to measure the fabled moun- the other carrying Europe A supporter painted in blue, the colour of Malawis ruling party, dances in front of a crowd of supporters during the that would make him Israel’s clai-ms to be a victim of a
ors have spent two years fine tain for which it is famous, and Asia, the process that cre- official launch of the Democratic Progressive Party’scampaign on Monday —AFP longest-ever serving leader. “witch hunt” and vows to
tuning their methodology for the impoverished country ated the Himalayas. —AFP He faces his stiffest chal- prove his innocence in the
lenge in a decade from Gantz, hearing. While many of his
a telegenic former military supporters sympathise with
Nature’s Wrath Rice fields damaged, maize crops shredded & the stalks wither under scorching sun chief whose Blue and White the veteran leader, his Likud
party has inched ahead of party is in a close race with

After cyclone & cholera, Mozambique now battles hunger

Netanyahu’s ruling Likud the centrist Blue and White
party in the polls. Netanya- alliance led by former mili-
hu, however, still appears to tary chief of staff Benny
have the better chance of Gantz and ex-finance minis-
forming a coalition, with a ter Yair Lapid.
Bopira: Mozambique’s first subsistence farmers planned ous traces: An intact thatched that local seed prices could
disaster was a cyclone. The to bring in harvest. roof draped over a tree like a rise. This is in a country
second has been cholera. Now “People are hungry because limp umbrella; a house col- where even before the cyclone
hunger could be the third. The there is no produce. Look at lapsed but for the metal door, more than 40 percent of chil-
raging floodwaters that left a the fields,” teacher Lino Lu- upright and still closed. More dren were physically stunted,
large part of central Mozam- ciano Munere told The Associ- than 7,15,000 hectares of crop WFP said.
bique a vast inland sea are ated Press in Bopira, a village fields were flooded, according On Monday the UN’s Food
draining away, laying bare a reached by helicopter for just an update released Sunday by and Agriculture Organization
severe lack of food for the the third time with aid, nearly Mozambique’s disaster man- with partners is expected to
months ahead. a month after the storm. West agement agency. begin distributing more than
Low-lying rice fields in this of the hard-hit town of Buzi, it No one speaks of famine as 180 tons of “second harvest”
fertile region were destroyed remains cut off by road. “I long as aid groups keep deliv- seeds, plus tools, to some 18,000
when rivers burst their banks. don’t know what we did to de- ering basic food like flour and subsistence farming house-
Maize crops on higher land serve this,” he said. A narrow cooking oil to survive, but they holds, the UN humanitarian
were shredded. Their mangled window of time for farmers to A woman sits in a cyclone-ruined yard, at a village in Mozambique. warn of a lean season for agency said Sunday.
stalks now wither under an put a shorter-term crop into Recently, Crops across the region were destroyed by Cyclone Idai —AP months to come. That season Providing seeds alone while
almost constant sun. Exposed, the ground such as beans or will start “atypically early in everyday needs remain urgent
the clay earth is cracking. Cy- green corn is quickly closing, cent of annual food produc- happy to plant if they had any August” and continue into might tempt some hungry peo-
clone Idai swept in from the with about two weeks left. tion, the United Nations’ seed, or hoes. Their very early 2020, the Famine Early ple to eat them, said a close Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, walks
Indian Ocean on March 10 Such a “second harvest” nor- World Food Program said. homes were often washed Warning Systems Network observer of the air relief op- through the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on Monday, a day ahead
shortly before thousands of mally accounts for just 10 per Farmers say they would be away by a storm that left curi- said over the weekend, adding erations. — AP of the electoral polls — AFP
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news in numbers 12% - Growth seen in hiring activities in March mainly led by IT industry that clocked a 38% growth, says a report

moneyedit PV sales hit four-year low, Jet lenders lay out bid
Will IPO
mart struggle road ahead looks bumpy terms for 75% stake sale
in new fiscal? DNA Money Correspondent JET AIRWAYS (INDIA) members with shareholding

Rise only 2.7% in last fiscal; SIAM expects 3-5% growth in 2019-20 correspondent@[Link] Intra-day share price on BSE in `
of an individual member
not being less than 15% and

P
rimary market in India Mumbai: Lenders to cash- p8.05 pts p3.14 % chg should also have a lead
has been weak with 13 Mansi Taneja and Shahkar Abidi for the industry, SIAM has strapped Jet Airways, led by 270 member.

Prev close 256.05

companies launching [Link]@[Link] called for a reduction in State Bank of India (SBI), on 266 However, the analysts
initial public offerings in Goods and Services Tax Monday invited Expressions 264.10 question the way lenders
2018-19 as against 45 in the New Delhi: Passenger vehi- 8.0 (GST) rate to offset the price of Interest (EoI) for sale of 262 have come out with the
previous year. The trend cle (PV) sales rose a mere FY18 increase of about 10-15% up to 75% stake in the belea- EoI, giving just two days
is likely to continue in the 2.7% in 2018-19, the slowest across vehicle categories due guered airline. 258 for the interested players
current year as well with in last four years, as per data 3-5 to BS-VI implementation. In the past few weeks, the 254.90
254 to participate.
a jump in volatility and from Society of Indian Auto- FY19 “We are in the election year. lenders are said to have been “It now looks that the air-
weakness in the broader mobile Manufacturers Passenger Historical data shows that in talks with several inves- 250 line is at the mercy of lend-
markets. (SIAM), which has given a 7.0 Vehicles the growth before elections tors including Tata Group, 9:15 am Apr 8, 19 15:30 pm ers. Even if one goes to pur-
While the benchmark conservative growth outlook sale remains subdued... However, Adani Group, TGP Capital, chase a flat, it takes more
Nifty 50 Index grew 14% even for the current fiscal. H1-FY19 other factors such as in- Delta-KLM-Air France trio, struggling time. In this case, banks are
in the last financial year, Despite new product crease in insurance costs, li- Singapore Airlines, IndiGo, asking the investors to take
to stay afloat
the broader markets were launches and discounts, the quidity crunch and high SpiceJet, Etihad Airways over a company which has
weak with the NSE Nifty sales were subdued. Passen- commodity prices also had a and National Investment and debt of several thousand
Smallcap 100 Index and
the NSE Nifty Midcap 100
Index tumbling 16% and
ger vehicle sales in the last
financial year stood at
33,77,436 units compared to
-1.0 H2-FY19 huge impact on growth
rates,” SIAM president Ra-
jan Wadhera said.
Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).
Sources said that quite
many of these players have
3.54 cr
Shares the lenders have proposed
crores of rupees,” said an
aviation analyst, refusing to
be quoted.
FY20 Outlook -2.0
4%, respectively, during 32,88,581 units in 2017-18, ac- “With BS-VI coming in, already initiated the due- to offer, comprising 31.2% of The Jet Airways lenders,
Q4-FY19
the year as per Bloomberg cording to the data released Segments FY20 growth Outlook costs will go up, which will diligence for the deal. How- equity share capital in a statement issued on

8-10%
data. by SIAM on Monday. The Passenger vehicles 3 - 5% further affect the sales. ever, the names of the play- April 4, had said that the
As we close in on the
general elections, markets
are turning volatile, con-
original forecast by the in-
dustry body had pegged the
growth at 8-10%, which was
Commercial vehicles
Three-wheelers
10 - 12%
7 - 9%
Initial sales growth forecast
When sales come down,
GST collections will come
down. So it is not a win-win
ers who participate in the
bidding may be known only
on Tuesday after the dead-
8.1cr
Maximum shares on offer,
lenders intend to pursue the
Bank-Led Resolution Plan
for sale of stake in the com-
Two wheelers 5 - 7% on fully-diluted basis
trary to the steady pre- later revised to 6%. for last fiscal situation. The government line for submission of EoIs pany in a time-bound man-
election rallies of yester- The is the weakest growth Source: SIAM should look at making GST ends. Some of the investors ner under the present legal
years. The volatility Index since 2013-14 when sales had for two-wheelers to 18% may not participate in the The rules for EoI state and regulatory framework
India VIX, which tracks declined by 6.7%. Passenger Vehicles sale Lakh nos from 28% so that the in- deal if they don’t find it at- that the bidders can be stra- and intend to invite expres-
33.77
32.89

Nifty Index Option prices, And the challenges for the crease in price can be offset. tractive enough after the tegic investors (SIs) and/or sions of interest.
30.48
26.01

27.89
26.65

25.04

rose by more than 9% on auto industry are far from The impact of cars will be due-diligence is completed. financial investors (FIs). Further, the lenders con-
Monday. Traders seem to over as this year will see higher with BS-VI and other The EoI document put “SIs may include corpo- tinued that they are cogni-
be anticipating a rise in General Elections year along safety norms. We need seri- forth by the lenders state rates having experience in zant that the outcome of the
volatility in the run-up to with the transition to BS-VI ous consideration from the that it is looking for change similar sectors with domes- efforts of will depend on the
the Lok Sabha elections, technology from April 2020 government to help make in control and management tic or global experience, or interest shown by the par-
forcing the volatility in- and implementation of new sure there is a win-win situ- of Jet Airways. both. FIs may include pri- ties on sale of stake in the
dex close above 20 for the safety norms. SIAM has pre- 2012-13 2014-15 2016-17 2018-19 ation,” he said. The consortium has pro- vate equity funds, invest- company.
first time in this calendar dicted a modest sales growth The positive thing is that posed to offer at least 3.54 ment funds, etc,” it said, add- “Whilst all efforts will be
year. Additionally, there is of 3-5% for passenger vehi- there is growth in all seg- crore shares of the airline ing that SIs should have a made for the stake sale by
some nervousness at the cles for 2019-20. ments, though it isn’t in high comprising 31.2% of equity minimum three years of ex- the lenders, other options
start of the earnings sea- The two-wheeler segment Commercial vehicles Sales across categories single-digit or double-digits share capital of the company perience in commercial avi- may be considered by the
son, adding to the cau- grew at 4.85% to to 2,11,81,390 (CVs), which grew at 17.55% grew by 5.15 % to 2,62,67,783 and the industry recorded and up to a maximum of 8.51 ation business. lenders should these efforts
tiousness of investors units in 2018-19 and is expect- in 2018-19, are expected to see units in 2018-19 from highest-ever sales and pro- crore shares comprising 75% In the event the bidder is not result in an acceptable
gearing up for more profit ed to grow at 5-7% for the a lower growth of 10-12% in 2,49,81,312 units in 2017-18. duction in a financial year, on fully-diluted basis, sub- a consortium, it should con- outcome” the statement
booking in the near-term, current year. the current year. Amidst the bleak outlook Wadhera added. ject to approval, it said. sist of not more than three continued.
post some sharp uptick in
stocks. There are also
weak global cues with the
US-China trade deal drag-
ging and Brexit suffering
Ambani bets $2.5 bn across two HDFC Bank plans `50K cr fund mop-up
dozen deals to take on Amazon
delays even as investors
turning cautious on the New Delhi: Private lender through medium term notes
rise in oil prices. HDFC Bank said on Monday buffer stock programme.
it is planning to raise up to „„It looks to raise funds “The bank has priced the
P R Sanjai food delivery, electronic Rs 50,000 crore this financial notes at 3.875% fixed rate on
retail tales gadgets and clothes. year by issuing bonds on pri-
by issuing perpetual debt
April 8, 2019 under the me-
instruments, tier II capital
ST smart Mumbai: A $2.5 billion „„The acquisitions Ambani outlined his plan vate placement basis. bonds, long term bonds dium term notes pro-
spending spree involving represent a new strategy to shareholders in July, say- “We wish to inform you gramme... having a size of
more than two dozen deals ing the effort will involve the that the bank proposes to „„The bank said its $400 million,” it said.
for Ambani’s Reliance
‘India’s GDP provides some insight into
how Mukesh Ambani is piec-
Group group’s unlisted businesses
Reliance Retail Ltd and Reli-
raise funds by issuing per-
petual debt instruments
Board of directors will
consider the proposal
The notes will carry a
fixed coupon rate of 3.87%
to grow 7.5%’ ing together a strategy to take
on [Link] Inc in India.
„„It’s a pivot toward
consumer offerings in
ance Jio Infocomm Ltd. He
has already spent about $36
(part of additional tier I
capital), tier II capital bonds
at its ensuing meeting
on April 20
and be payable on semi-annu-
al basis, the filing said.
India’s GDP growth is Asia’s richest man is India that’s becoming a billion on Jio, which has and long term bonds (financ- The notes are expected to be
expected to accelerate sharpening his focus on e- battleground for global rolled out a nationwide 4G ing of infrastructure and af- settled on April 15 and will
moderately to 7.5% in commerce with a string of retail giants network and fibre broadband fordable housing) up to a to- The bank said its Board of down 0.56% from the previ- mature on April 15, 2022.
Fiscal Year 19-20, driven tiny acquisitions and stake infrastructure, causing some tal amount of Rs 50,000 crore directors will consider the ous close. “These notes are proposed to
by continued investment purchases to face the world’s established rivals to pull in the period of next twelve proposal at its ensuing meet- Meanwhile, Induslnd be listed on the India Interna-
strengthening, particu- largest online retailer, after back. months through private ing on April 20. Bank on Monday said it is tional Exchange Ltd and Sin-
larly private-improved shaking up India’s telecom- The platform will use aug- placement mode,” it said in a The shares of HDFC Bank planning to raise $400 mil- gapore Exchange Securities
export performance and munications industry with mented reality, holographs regulatory filing. closed at Rs 2,288.90 on BSE, lion (around Rs 2,700 crore) Trading Ltd,” it said. —PTI
resilient consumption, cheap data and free calls. and virtual reality to create
the World Bank has said. The acquisitions repre- an “immersive shopping ex-
The real GDP growth is
estimated at 7.2% in
FY18/19, the World Bank
sent a new strategy for Am-
bani’s Reliance Group, whose
founder -- his father Dhirub-
perience,” said Ambani.
The Reliance e-commerce
platform would enable small
Bid deadline for oil fields extended NCLAT seeks
details about
said in its latest report hai Ambani -- built a petro- merchants to “do everything
on South Asia ahead of
the spring meeting of
chemicals business and the
world’s largest oil-refining
that large enterprises and
large e-commerce players are
New Delhi: The government
has again deferred the last
23 oil and gas blocks and
coal-bed methane (CBM) four IL&FS
the World Bank and the
International Monetary
complex from scratch. It’s a
clear pivot toward consumer
Bloomberg Intelligence.
Ambani is racing to grab
able to do,” Ambani said. A
spokesman for Reliance In-
date for bidding for oil and
gas exploration blocks of-
blocks in the third round.
Bids for the 14 blocks of- group entities
Fund. Data for the first offerings in a country that’s a share of an online shop- dustries declined to comment fered under the Open Acre- fered in OALP-II bid round,
three quarters suggest becoming a battleground for ping market that Morgan on the progress of the plans. age Licensing Policy (OALP) covering an area of 29,333 New Delhi: The National
that growth has been giants such as [Link] Stanley estimates will grow The acquisitions will by over a month to May 15. square kilometre, were to Company Law Appellate Tri-
broad-based. Industrial and Walmart Inc’s Flipkart to be valued at $200 billion by help bolster this network of The last date for OALP bid close on March 12 but the bunal on Monday directed
growth accelerated to Online Services Pvt. 2028 from about $30 billion partners. Last week, Reli- round II and III, which are deadline was extended to debt-ridden IL&FS to submit
7.9%, making up for a de- “The deals may be tiny, last year. India will have 829 ance said it would spend Rs running almost concurrent- April 10, according to the Di- information over investment
celeration in services. but it’s more likely that they million smartphone users by 700 crore ($101 million) to ly, was April 10 but has now rectorate General of Hydro- made by pension and provi-
Meanwhile, agriculture are putting together a team 2022, according to Cisco Sys- buy and fund the expansion been pushed back. It did not give reasons for carbon (DGH). April 10 was dent funds in its four group
growth was robust at of talented people by acqui- tems Inc, from a projected of Haptik Infotech Pvt, a “Bid submission closing extending the deadline. also the bid deadline for the firms, and also sought de-
4%. On the demand side, sitions, who can then be in- half a billion this year. That company that provides cus- date for OALP Bid Round II The government had in 23 oil and gas and CBM tails of financial liabilities
domestic consumption vested in to build out larger means a potential surge in tomer support chat services & III stands extended up to January offered 14 blocks in blocks offered in the third of those entities.
remained the primary platform products,” said Ku- demand for online services using artificial intelligence. May 15, 2019,” upstream reg- OALP-II bid round and a round, which was launched These four ‘amber’ compa-
growth driver, but gross nal Agrawal, an analyst with and products from music to —Bloomberg ulator DGH said in a notice. month later offered another on February 10. —PTI nies are -- Hazribagh Ranchi
fixed capital formation Expressway, Jharkhand Road
and exports both made Project Implementation
growing contributions.
Smart filter The technology giant is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to fight interference Company, Moradabad Barei-
ly Expressway and West Gu-
Coated products jarat Expressway.
under govt lens

FB blocking a million accounts a day as elections near

The NCLAT also made
India has begun a probe clear that it has not stopped
into alleged dumping of IL&FS and its group entities
aluminium and zinc from going for the resolution
coated flat products process. During the proceed-
from China, Vietnam DNA Money Correspondent fight interference. For exam- ing and voter education ef- and taking action against ings of the appellate tribu-
and Korea following a correspondent@[Link] ple, these tools help us block Poll policy forts. This builds on the on- inauthentic coordinated nal, a two-member bench
complaint from a or remove approximately going dialogue we have had campaigns,” Mohan said. headed by Justice S J Muk-
„„Facebook has joined
domestic player. The New Delhi: Ahead of the one million accounts a day. with the commission, as well The social networking hopadhaya observed that the
other social media firms
commerce ministry’s general elections in India, They also help us, at a large as with the campaigns and firm said it will activate new money invested by pension
in a voluntary code of
arm Directorate Facebook has been blocking scale, identify abusive or vio- political parties,” he said. regional operations centres, fund, and provident fund in
ethics for elections
General of Trade or removing about one mil- lating content, quickly locate This work is done across focused on election integrity, the IL&FS companies should
Remedies (DGTR) lion accounts a day using it across the platform and „„It launched political dozens of teams, both in In- in Singapore and Dublin. be released first.
initiated the artificial intelligence and remove it in bulk. This dra- ad transparency tools, dia and around the globe, and These teams include engi- “Provident fund and pen-
investigation on an machine learning. matically reduces its ability giving a clearer picture began more than 18 months neers, operations specialists sion fund have nothing to do
application filed by JSW Facebook and its family of to spread. We continue to of who is placing the ads ago with a detailed planning and data scientists, and will with this, this is not your
Steel Coated Products. apps are making sure the elec- expand on this initiative, and risk assessment across work closely with the staff in money, it is related to the
The company asked for tions are fair and free from adding 24 new languages — Facebook’s platforms. “The Menlo Park, California head- employees. We want that it
an anti-dumping probe interference both foreign and including 16 for India — to thentic behaviour and spam. the Election Commission of findings allowed us to con- quarters, as well as with lo- should be released first,”
and imposition of a domestic, Facebook India’s our automatic translation “Promoting election in- India (ECI). It includes meas- centrate our work on key ar- cal experts in Delhi. the bench said. The NCLAT
duty on imports of the managing director and vice system,” he said. tegrity in India isn’t some- ures like a dedicated commu- eas, including blocking and Mohan said one of the most had directed four out of 13
flat-rolled product of president Ajit Mohan said in Last week, the company thing Facebook can do alone. nications channel for notice removing fake accounts; important new product chang- amber entities to prepare
steel, plated or coated a blog post on Monday. removed around 700 pages, We have recently joined oth- and take-down after receiv- fighting the spread of misin- es launched is political ad charts and held that the re-
with an alloy of “We have gotten better at groups and accounts in India er social media companies in ing valid legal order, process- formation; stopping abuse by transparency tools, giving peo- maining nine firms will also
aluminium and zinc, using artificial intelligence for violating Facebook’s poli- a voluntary code of ethics for ing of valid requests in the domestic actors; spotting at- ple a clearer picture of who is try to prepare charts by
from these countries. and machine learning to cies on coordinated inau- the general elections with blackout period ahead of vot- tempts at foreign meddling; placing the ads they see. April 16. —PTI
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Kuliza raises
$3 million from
Hotel cos in dilemma for Airtel gets nod for
`25K cr rights issue
raising funds via IPO or Reit
Deal
Street Emergent Ventures New Delhi: Telecom opera-
tor Bharti Airtel has re- getting it right
Kuliza, a leading software company, announced today ceived market regulator Se-
that it has received $3 million funding led by Emergent „„The board of the
bi’s approval to raise up to Rs
Experts feel Reits will benefit hotel firms looking to list in coming years
Ventures, an active investor in category-defining company had approved
25,000 crore through rights
enterprises and technology businesses across the globe. the rights issue proposal
issue, according to sources.
This funding will help Kuliza fuel R&D for its flagship in February
The board of the company
product - [Link] and assist its customers and partners

2,000 1,200
Ashish K Tiwari had approved the rights is- „„Singapore telecom

26
better. “We are excited to partner with Emergent t_ashish@[Link] sue proposal in February. major SingTel said it will
Ventures and with this financial backing, we will The Securities and Ex- infuse Rs 3,750 crore in
continue to propel product innovation and transform Mumbai: The success of the change Board of India (Sebi)
Hotels real estate Bharti Airtel
lending for financial enterprises worldwide with our initial public offerings room for has given green signal to the
low-code platform, [Link],” said Kaushal Sarda, chief Rooms Brigade Group plans to Brigade Group currently company SAMHI has
(IPOs) of Lemon Tree Hotels expansion rights issue of Airtel, the
executive officer, Kuliza. have by 2022 owns across 6 hotels in more than 10 cities
and Chalet Hotels followed sources said.
by a very positive real estate When contacted, Bharti
investment trust (Reit) IPO pens going forward,” said not about forecasting but Airtel spokesperson said,
Voltas signs deal Vanta arm enters from Embassy Office Parks Shankar, adding that it may stable income. “Hotel indus- “the company is in process
with Shima Seiki deal with Emcure Reit has made potential hotel take three to five or may be try thus needs to be very cau- of obtaining requisite ap-
companies think what’s the seven years for Brigade Hos- tious because we are under- provals and shall make nec-
Tata Group firm Voltas Vanta Bioscience Ltd best route to go public. While pitality to take the IPO/ Reit writing a significant hockey essary announcements at an
Monday said it has said its step-down hoteliers feel both options route. stick. And you can’t sell a appropriate time”.
entered into a subsidiary Vayam are explorable, listing Reits Housing all the hotel as- hockey stick projection/ The board has earlier ap-
distribution agreement Research Solutions has will require a different ap- sets, Brigade Hospitality model to a Reits investor. In proved the rights issue to
for sales and marketing entered into an proach compared to taking Services Ltd is a fully-owned fact, one should never offer raise up to Rs 25,000 crore
of Japanese textile agreement with Pune- the IPO route. subsidiary of real estate de- such a proposition to a Reits through issuance of fully ence.
machines based Emcure According to Nirupa veloper Brigade Group and investor,” said Jakhanwala paid up shares at a price of Last month, Airtel re-
manufacturer Shima Pharmaceuticals Ltd to Shankar, director of Banga- has plans to raise funds for whose company is backed by Rs 220 per share, and an ad- ceived commitment from its
Seiki’s products in provide bio-analytical lore-based Brigade Hospital- the hospitality assets busi- marquee investors like Gold- ditional Rs 7,000 crore via single-largest shareholder
India. This co-operation and bio-equivalence ity Services, both options ness. It currently has six op- Reits present a very at- man Sachs and Piramal foreign currency perpetual Singtel, promoters, and GIC
is expected to service for three years provide fairly similar exit erational hotels with 1,200 tractive option, however, ho- Capital & Housing Finance bond issue. Singapore to participate in
strengthen both Voltas from now. Managing strategies. “Having said that, rooms that are currently teliers feel it’s not something Ltd. The company had said the the Rs 32,000 crore capital
and Shima’s reach director of Vanta with Reits one needs to be under management con- that will benefit the pure- Leading lodging real es- capital infusion will help it raising programme.
across the rapidly Bioscience Ltd Dopesh careful about how the mon- tracts with Accor, Marriott play hotel companies looking tate company (SAMHI) cur- continue investments in fu- Singapore telecom major
expanding Indian Raja Mulakala said the ies are deployed. It requires and InterContinental Hotels to list in the coming years. rently has a portfolio of over ture rollouts to build large SingTel said it will infuse Rs
textile industry, the company has state-of- a bit more flexibility as well. Group (IHG). The company Ashish Jakhanwala, man- 26 hotels in more than 10 In- network capacity and cre- 3,750 crore in Bharti Airtel
company said in a the-art facility and So, we would be open to both plans to have a portfolio of aging director and chief ex- dian cities and the hotels are ate content and technology by subscribing to the pro-
statement. world-class expertise. options at this stage and are 10 hotels with a total of ecutive officer, SAMHI Ho- being managed under brands partnerships to ensure the posed Rs 25,000 crore rights
gearing up to see what hap- about 2,000 rooms by 2022. tels Pvt Ltd, said Reits are by Marriott, Hyatt and IHG. strong customer experi- issue of the company, —PTI

In brief
JLR shuts UK End of 95% subsidy under FAME-II to hit electric 2-wheelers
EV makers are expected to take time to come up with new models eligible for FAME-II demand incentive along with
Sobha
Share price on BSE in ` 575

plant for 5 days

M&M the necessary level of localisation, said a Crisil report 535
Share price on BSE in ` 1000 513.05 498.95
of electric 2-wheeler of vehicles that availed 495
920
models will not get
95% 90% incentives under FAME-I were

over Brexit
840 incentive under FAME-II electric scooters 455
760

`10,000 cr - Outlay increased in FAME-II `895 cr - Outlay under FAME-I

747.60 665.10 680 415

600 375
Apr 2, 18 Apr 8, 19 Apr 2, 18 Apr 8, 19

90% `2,000-`7,000
Costas Pitas
of beneficiaries under FAME-I
M&M sales cross London: Jaguar Land Rover
(JLR) shuts its UK plants on
were lead-acid powered electric scooters - average subsidy per vehicle reduced to
Sobha clocks
1.5 lakh units Monday for five days over
Brexit, adding to other shut- record sales
Auto major Mahindra &
Mahindra on Monday
said its pick up vehicles’
downs to leave at least half
the country’s car production
off-line in what could be a
Bain to invest
`992 crore in
Singapore govt sells 6.8 crore of `3,122 cr
domestic sale crossed
in last fiscal
DLF shares for `1,298 crore
pivotal week for Britain’s di-
1.5 lakh units in vorce from the EU. uphill
domestic marker during
the fiscal ended March
The move by Britain’s big-
gest carmaker, to prepare for
task Panacea Biotec New Delhi: Realty firm Sob-
this year. The pick up any disruption resulting ha Ltd Monday reported a
range has sold 1,62,000
vehicles in FY-2019,
compared to 1,49,121
from Brexit, was taken a few
months ago at a time when
the departure date - since ex-
1.52 mn
cars were manufactured in
Mumbai: The Bain Capital
and Ajay Piramal group-run
distressed asset fund India
New Delhi: Singapore gov-
ernment on Monday sold 6.8
crore shares of realty giant
DLF
Share price on BSE in ` 230
crore to pick up 50% stake in
DLF’s two housing projects
at Moti Nagar in Delhi.
9% increase in sales book-
ings at a record Rs 3,122.5
crore during 2018-19 on ac-
vehicles in FY-2018, tended to April 12 - was UK last year Resurgence Fund Monday DLF for Rs 1,298 crore As per NSE bulk deal count of higher volumes.
logging a 9% growth, March 29. said it will invest Rs 992 through open market trans- 212 data, French investment The company had
thereby posting the
highest-ever annual
sales growth in the
Automotive firms face a
number of possible risks un-
der a disorderly Brexit, in-
5.8%
decline in JLR’s retails sales for
crore in New Delhi-based
pharma player Panacea Bio-
tec which is facing financial
action, with its stock price
tumbling sharply by over
8%.
200.90
194
fund Societe Generale has
picked up 2.08 crore shares
of DLF at Rs 191 per share.
achieved sales bookings of
Rs 2,861.2 crore in 2017-18 fi-
nancial year, the Bengaluru-
segment since the cluding delays to the supply financial year 2018-19 headwinds. Singapore government 184.65 176 According to the sources, based developer said in a
launch, the company of ports and finished models, The joint venture fund held around 7.32 crore shares HSBC and other investors regulatory filing.
said in a release. new customs bureaucracy, has been active in the phar- in DLF as on December 31, 158 who had participated in “In 2018-19, we have
the need to recertify models clined to say on which dates ma business and the an- 2018 quarter. These shares DLF’s recent QIP issue have achieved pre-sales of 4.03
Honda starts and an up to 10% tariff on they will take place. nouncement comes after the were worth 4.11% stake in 140 also bought shares in this million square feet valued at
CB300R deliveries finished vehicles. Britain’s once buoyant February 26 announcement the realty company. Apr 2, 18 Apr 8, 19 block deal. Rs 31.23 billion (Rs 3,123
Honda Motorcycle and Prime Minister Theresa car sector has since 2017 by Panacea about reaching a In a bulk deal transaction The bulk sale of shares by crore). This is the highest
Scooter India (HMSI) May’s efforts to obtain a posted sharp falls in sales, one-time settlement with the on the NSE, Singapore gov- exposure of about $1.7 bil- Singapore government has ever new sales booking in the
Monday said it has longer extension have also output and investment. lenders to pay off Rs 864 ernment has sold nearly 6.8 lion through its two joint come close in the heels of history of the company,”
commenced deliveries ruined contingency plans for JLR has already had to crore of debt. crore shares of DLF at Rs ventures. DLF’s Rs 3,200 crore QIP is- Sobha said.
of its bike CB300R. First some of them. cut output last year as it The fund said the deal in- 191.01 per share, translat- Singapore government sue where the realty compa- Among the cities, Ben-
lot of keys were Shutdowns are generally faces declining sales, partly volves an investment of Rs ing the deal at Rs 1,298 through its sovereign wealth ny sold 17.3 crore shares at galuru achieved the highest
delivered in organized far in advance so as customers shun diesel ve- 864 crore into a forthcoming crore. fund GIC has two joint ven- Rs 183.4 per share. ever new sales booking of
Chandigarh, Jaipur, employee holidays can be hicles. non-convertible debenture Sources said that Singa- tures with DLF. In December Shares of the company 2.76 million square feet dur-
Delhi and Gurugram, scheduled and suppliers can Overwhelmingly foreign- issue, and Rs 32 crore to- pore government has proba- 2017, GIC invested Rs 9,000 closed at Rs 184.60, 8.43% ing 2018-19, it added.
while deliveries in other adjust volumes, making owned, the Britain-based car wards subscription in share bly sold its share to rejig its crore to acquire 33.43% stake lower on the NSE, while at “The financial year was
cities will be followed them hard to move. industry has become in- warrants to be allotted on a portfolio and book profit as in DLF’s rental arm. It had BSE it cracked 8.36% to Rs also notable for record com-
soon, HMSI said in a With Britain’s political creasingly frustrated as a preferential basis. —PTI the company has significant also invested around Rs 2,000 184.65. —PTI pletion of 5.41 million square
statement. The Honda leaders still deadlocked over stable and attractive invest- feet of saleable area with
CB300R is priced at Rs Brexit and some EU states ment environment becomes 3,516 units in residential
2.41 lakh (ex-showroom).
BMW launches
new Z4 Roadster
questioning a further depar-
ture delay, culture minister
Jeremy Wright said May
would continue talks with
mired in a deep political cri-
ses, risking free and friction-
less trade.
At least 25% of Britain’s
IndiGo to launch new overseas services space for the company, which
demonstrates its unparal-
leled execution capability
and strong backward inte-
the opposition Labor Party automotive engine capacity Mumbai: Budget carrier In- commercial officer, IndiGo. grated process,” Sobha said.
German luxury
to try to find a compromise is also closed as BMW’s cen- diGo announced the expan- adding routes Jeddah being the commer- As per the data, sales
carmaker BMW Monday
solution. tral English Hams Hall fac- sion of its international net- „„To also launch cial capital and the gateway bookings in volume terms
launched a new version
BMW’s UK Mini and tory continues a four-week work from the city besides additional flights to for Haj, Dammam being the rose to 40,29,779 sq ft during
of Z4 Roadster in India,
Rolls-Royce plants are also shutdown while JLR’s Wol- launching additional flights domestic destinations to growth centre in Saudi Ara- 2018-19 from 36,25,390 sq ft in
priced at Rs 64.9 lakh
shuttered this week, as is verhampton site stops pro- to domestic destinations to cater to the demand bia and Abu Dhabi being a the previous year.
(ex-showroom). The
Peugeot’s Vauxhall factory, duction for the week as cater to the demand follow- major cultural and commer- Sales realisation, howev-
model comes in two „„Three new overseas
which brought forward sum- part of Brexit prepara- ing the withdrawal of sever- cial centre in UAE, are criti- er, fell to Rs 7,749 per sq ft in
engine variants -- the services include daily
mer shutdowns to April. tions. al routes by the struggling cal markets for strengthen- 2018-19 from Rs 7,892 per sq ft
BMW Z4 sDrive20i and flights to Jeddah and
Together JLR, Mini, Meanwhile, Tata Motors- carrier Jet Airways. ing IndiGo’s presence in the in the previous year. “As the
the BMW M Dammam and Abu Dhabi
Rolls-Royce and Peugeot’s owned Jaguar Land Rover The three new overseas Middle-East, he added. after-effects of implementa-
Performance model, the
Vauxhall brand, which is (JLR) reported 5.8% decline services include daily non- The services on the Mum- tion of various structural
BMW Z4 M40i, the
branded as Opel on the con- in retail sales at 5,78,915 stop flights to Jeddah and bai-Abu Dhabi route will be reforms in the real estate
company said in a
tinent, built over 750,000 of units for financial year 2018- Dammam and Abu Dhabi We are strengthening 5 and July 5, respectively. operational from July 5, it sector, the residential de-
statement. The Z4
Britain’s 1.52 million cars 19. while the domestic services Mumbai as a key travel hub Mumbai is the commercial said. IndiGo is temporarily mand and supply inched up-
sDrive20i variant is
last year. Sales for 2018-19 were up will be launched to cities for domestic and interna- hub of India and we see great adding approximately 20 wards in 2019. The residen-
priced at Rs 64.9 lakh,
Honda has also sched- year-on-year in North Amer- such as Indore, Kochi and tional connectivity from In- potential connecting the new departures each from tial segment was also backed
while the Z4 M40i trim
uled six “non-production ica (by 8.1%) but down 34.1% Patna among others, IndiGo dia. We are adding Jeddah Middle-East with this city,” Mumbai and Delhi from by several government ini-
is tagged at Rs 78.9 lakh.
days” in April but has de- in China. —Reuters said in a release. and Dammam effective June said William Boulter, chief April 15. —PTI tiatives, —PTI
TVS launches four
products overseas
TVS Motor Company
Monday said it has
feeling the pinch Credit profile of several local firms deteriorated at the fastest pace in six years Adani Power to acquire
launched four products
in Bangladesh. The
company has introduced Cash crunch takes toll on companies’ financials Korba West Power Co
Apache RTR 160 4V New Delhi: Adani Power tion shall be subject to ob-
single disc, 125cc- Max Anurag Joshi Care Ratings, Icra and In- lem has lingered, Care Rat- Monday said it has been taining the necessary ap-
125, Metro special
Slippery Slope
dia Ratings & Research. ings Ltd downgraded more awarded a letter of intent to proval from the NCLT,
edition and XL100 Rating downgrades exceed upgrades for first time in six years
India’s cash crunch is taking Lower ratings force borrow- companies than it upgraded acquire debt-laden Korba Ahmedabad, and satisfaction
Heavy Duty in the upgrade-to-downgrade ratio
its toll on the health of com- ers to pay more for money in 1.2 for the first time in six years West Power Company. of the conditions precedent
neighbouring country. panies and risks inflicting debt markets. The Reserve in the 12-month period “The company has been under the resolution plan,
“Each product will cater further financial damage, Bank of India on Thursday through March 31. The awarded the letter of intent the company added.
to the growing mobility after the credit profile of lo- cut interest rates for a sec- 1.1 worsening “can largely be (LOI) for Korba West Pow- KWPCL owns and op-
needs of the country by cal firms deteriorated at the ond time this year, citing eco- attributed to the liquidity er Company Ltd (KWP- erates a 600 mega watt
addressing fastest pace in six years. nomic headwinds. Policy crunch and decline in oper- CL). The Committee of (MW) thermal power
performance, durability There were two issuer rating makers have struggled to 1.0 ating profits,” Care said in a Creditors of KWPCL, a com- plant in Raigarh district in
and comfort. This is in downgrades for every up- guide financing costs lower report. pany undergoing insolvency Chhattisgarh. Adani Power
Note: Data is for fiscal 12- month periods ending March 31
line with our endeavour grade in the first three for companies. Creditors re- Source: Care Ratings As the central bank tries resolution process under the said the successful acquisi-
to provide superior 0.9
months of 2019, the worst main wary after the collapse to get more money flowing Insolvency and Bankruptcy tion and implementation of
mobility experience to ratio for any first quarter last year of non-bank lender 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 through the financial sys- Code, 2016, has approved the the resolution plan for acqui-
our customers,” TVS since at least 2013, according Infrastructure Leasing & Fi- tem, it has embarked on its resolution plan submitted by sition of KWPCL will con-
Motor Company senior to a Bloomberg News review nancial Services Ltd. added Minister Narendra Modi as national elections kick off most aggressive monetary Adani Power,” Adani Power solidate its position as India’s
VP- international of moves by three of the na- to bad loan problems. That’s who is trying to get the econ- this week. policy easing in more than said in a BSE filing. leading private sector ther-
business R Dilip said. tion’s biggest credit raters: a challenge for Prime omy back on steadier footing In one sign that the prob- three years. —Bloomberg The closure of the transac- mal power producer. —PTI
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to shaking off a thigh strain and has been successfully defends her Monterrey Open title in
named in Barcelona’s squad for the Champions Mexico on Sunday when Victoria Azarenka retire
League quarterfinals first leg at Manchester injured from her first WTA singles final in three
United on Wednesday years. Muguruza was leading 6-1 3-1
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Rahul takes Kings home Curran picks

BALL GAME
Rahane wants bail
fail be dead ball
Rajasthan Royals skip-
Opener’s 71* and his 114-run stand with Agarwal help Punjab beat Hyderabad by 6 wickets
Shami’s brains
to get better
per Ajinkya Rahane
opined that bowlers too
should be given credit if
the ball hit the wickets
but do not dislodge the
stumps by declaring it a New Delhi: Young England and I am sure I will be an im-
dead ball. “The rules are all-rounder Sam Curran has proved bowler at the end of
what they are, but I told already made a name for the tournament,” said the
the umpire, at least don’t himself with his sharp son of former Zimbabwe all-
declare it a boundary.
It’s already so tough for
Match No. 22 inswingers. Currently, in the
company of senior India
rounder Kevin Curran and
younger brother of England
the bowlers in T20, and DNA Correspondent pacer Mohammad Shami at pacer Tom Curran.
in such a situation, a sports@[Link] the KXIP camp, the 20-year- Curran hails from a crick-
ball may be declared a old sees himself improving eting family which, he says,
dead ball,” ICC quoted Mumbai: Kings XI Punjab significantly after his maid- doesn’t put him under in-
Rahane as saying. batsman KL Rahul (71*) and en stint in the IPL. tense pressure.
young all-rounder Sam Cur- Curran, who produced a “There is no specific goal
Rest Kohli before ran held their nerves in the man-of-the-match perfor- (that my family wants me to
WC: Vaughan last over to score 11 off it and mance in only his second achieve). They just tell me to
Former England captain take their team to a six-wicket Test – against India at Edg- enjoy my cricket, take one
Michael Vaughan said win over Sunrisers Hy- baston last year, has been game at a time.”
that the current Indian derabad in Mohali on Monday. making rapid strides since The Currans were surely
skipper Virat Kohli After Karnataka team- then. KXIP paid a hefty Rs 7.2 proud of his hat-trick at Mo-
should be given a rest mates Rahul and Mayank crore for his services this hali though he himself had
ahead of the upcoming Agarwal (55) had stitched to- season and he repaid the not realise what he had done.
World Cup. “If India are gether a 114-run partnership, faith by taking a hat-trick “It was a great moment. At
smart they rest @imV- KXIP appeared to be on its against Delhi Capitals. that time I was not focussed on
kohli now for the World way to comfortably overhaul “My first IPL and it has the hat-trick, I was focussed
Cup ... Give him some the target of 151. However, a been a very good experience on defending the runs for the
time off before the big couple of quick wickets and so far, playing in Indian con- team. Luckily I was able to do
event ... #IPL2019,” Mi- a low-scoring 19th over ditions and in front of mas- that day and hat-trick was just
chael Vaughan, the for- turned the tide for a few nerv- sive crowds. There is so a bonus,” he said.
mer England skipper ous moments. much to learn from estab- Curran is just 20 and some
posted on Twitter. With 16 runs needed from lished names and even the would think that he is bound
last two overs, Rahul and ones who have not played to feel the load of a whopping
Shades of Sehwag Mandeep Singh took five sin- international cricket,” Cur- price tag. He said: “I don’t need
in Prithvi: Lara gles off Siddharth Kaul and KXIP’s KL Rahul in action during his unbeaten knock of 71* against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Monday —BCCI ran said. to worry about that (price tag),
Brian Lara has found the new batsman fell in the Curran had a lengthy chat I’ve just got to keep perform-
shades of Virender Se- last ball hitting straight to
Orange cap HOW THEY STAND SCOREBOARD with his English teammates ing and take one game a time.
hwag in Mumbai young- long off. And the batsmen KXIP vs SRH, Match No. 22, Venue: PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali; Toss: KXIP, elect to bowl and IPL regulars before com- I am really enjoying playing
ster Prithvis Shaw’s bat- even changed ends. TEAM M W L T P NRR ing to India, giving him a fair in India. The crowd gives you
David Warner
ting style. “I see more of That brought Curran to KKR 5 4 1 0 8 1.058 SRH R B 4/6 SR KXIP (tgt 151) R B 4/6 SR idea on the pressures and so much energy here, they
Virender Sehwag in strike with 11 needed off the
(SRH) expectations involved in the really enjoy the game and that
CSK 5 4 1 0 8 0.159 D Warner (not out) 70 62 6/1 112.90 KL Rahul (not out) 71 53 7/1 133.96
Prithvi Shaw’s style of
batting and think his
maturity is amazing,”
last over. Mohammed Nabi
tried to cramp the English
batsman with a tight line but
349 runs KXIP 6 4 2 0 8 -0.061
SRH 6 3 3 0 6 0.810
Bairstow c Ashwin b Rahman 1 6 0/0 16.66
V Shankar c Rahul b Ashwin 26 27 2/0 96.29
C Gayle c Hooda b Khan 16 14 1/1 114.28
M Agarwal c Shankar b Sharma 55 43 3/3 127.90
D Miller c Hooda b Sharma 1 3 0/0 33.33
lucrative league.
In the KXIP set-up,
he is enjoying dis-
brings out the best out of play-
ers.” —PTI
Jonny Bairstow (SRH)  263 Md Nabi (run out) 12 7 0/0 171.42
Lara said. “I saw him the youngster managed to hit KL Rahul (KXIP)  217
MI 5 3 2 0 6 0.342 M Singh c Hooda b Kaul 2 3 0/0 66.66 cussing the game
M Pandey c (sub) b Shami 19 15 2/0 126.66 S Curran (not out) 5 3 0/0 166.66
play against the West In- and take two runs off first two DC 6 3 3 0 6 0.131 with the likes of
dies last October and he balls. and then a single of the D Hooda (not out) 14 3 2/1 466.66 Extras (LB1) 1 skipper R Ash-
RR 5 1 4 0 2 -0.848 Extras (LB5, W3) 8 Total (for 4 wkts, 19.5 ov) 151 (7.61 runs per over)
scored a lot of runs. It’s
wonderful to see a young
third. With six needed from
last three, Rahul hit a straight
Purple cap RCB 6 0 6 0 0 -1.453 Total (for 4 wkts, 20 ov) 150 (7.5 runs per over) Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Gayle, 3.1 ov), 2-132 (Agarwal,
win and opener
KL Rahul, but
player on Indian soil do- boundary and then took a two Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Bairstow, 1.4 ov), 2-56 (Shankar, 17.1 ov), 3-135 (Miller, 17.6 ov), 4-140 (Singh, 18.6 ov) is learning
Kagiso Rabada Bowling: B Kumar 4-0-25-0, S Sharma 4-0-21-2, R Khan
ing so well,” he said. off the penultimate ball to 10.4 ov), 3-80 (Nabi, 13.2 ov), 4-135 (Pandey, 19.1 ov) most from In-

Shaw is one of
make the evening his own.
(DC)
Six meter Bowling: A Rajpoot 4-0-21-0 (W1), M Ur Rahman 4-0-20-1, Md Nabi 3.5-0-42-0, S Kaul 4-0-42-1 dia’s swing specialist

11 wickets
Earlier, David Warner 4-0-34-1 (W2), Md Shami 4-0-30-1, R Ashwin 4-0-30-1, Result: KXIP win by 6 wickets Shami, who is at the

12 6 4
Stokes’ favourites struck his fourth fifty of the S Curran 4-0-30-0 Man of the match: KL Rahul top his game.
England and Rajasthan season before Deepak Hooda Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB) 9 “I spoke to a few guys
Royals all-rounder Ben played a cameo in the final Shreyas Gopal (RR) 8 missal, together with some start, Shankar edged a Ash- (from the England team) be-
Stokes revealed his fa- over to lift Sunrisers Hy- disciplined bowling from win (1/30) delivery to K L Ra- fore coming here and they
vourite young Indian derabad to a challenging Kings XI, made life difficult hul behind the stumps as were clear about how good
batsmen. “Prithvi, Sam- 150/4 against Kings XI Punjab late thrust to the visitors’ in- ly blow in the form of Jonny for Sunrisers batsmen as Sunrisers slumped to 56 for the tournament was and I
son and Tripathi my fa- in an IPL match here Monday. nings. Warner struck six Bairstow (1) after being sent Warner and Vijay Shankar two after 10.4 overs. can see for myself that the KXIP’s Sam
vourite young Indian Opening the batting, boundaries and one six dur- into bat. Bairstow failed to (26) found the going tough. Promoted up the order, Mo- standard is very high. Curran is
batsman to watch #tal- Warner carried on his bat for ing his knock. Hooda smashed control a flick off Mujeeb Ur The duo failed to strike big hammad Nabi (12) fell victim “I am getting to pick the improving
ents,” Stokes posted on an uncharacteristic 70 not out Mohammed Shami for two Rahman’s (1/34) bowling as and stitched 49 runs for the to an unfortunate run out af- brains of Shami. He is obvi- overall with
his Twitter account. off 62 balls balls to anchor fours and one hit over the Kings XI skipper Ravichan- second wicket off 57 balls to ter adding just 24 runs with ously a top-class bowler every IPL
Sanju Samson and Ra- Sunrisers’ innings but it was fence to pick up vital 15 runs dran Ashwin took a smart stabilise the Sunrisers in- Warner. The Australian left- and I am learning lots from game
hul Tripathi are Stokes’ Hooda’s unbeaten 14 off three off the last over. catch at short mid-wicket in nings. But just when it was handed batsman was not in him, especially how to —BCCI
teammates in RR. Sam- deliveries that provided the Sunrisers suffered an ear- the second over. The early dis- time to cut loose after a slow his elements.  (With PTI inputs) bowl in Indian conditions
son smashed the first

Focussing only on Russell

century of this year’s
edition of the IPL
against Sunrisers Hy-
derabad whereas Trip-
Need to improve in CSK VS KKR
Match No. 23, Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

a few situations: DK may backfire, says Fleming

athi has been knocking
him useful cameos for Live on Star Sports 1, 2, 1 Hindi, 8pm
the team. Prithvi Shaw,
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tals, already played a Jaipur: Kolkata Knight Rid-
couple of brilliant ers captain Dinesh Karthik CSK: Except for the MI KKR: Andre Russell has
Team been a vital cog in the end
Match No. 23
knocks for his team in has praised his players for game, CSK has had
the ongoing IPL. their all-round clinical ef- everything go their way. News overs. KKR are equally Chennai: Chennai Super
fort in his side’s eight-wicket Opener, middle-order well equipped man-for- Kings head coach Stephen
on the tube win over Rajasthan Royals and in bowling, spinners, man with spinners in Kuldeep Fleming on Monday said fo-
but said they need to im- have come good. Will look Yadav, Piyush Chawla and cusing too much on the big-
(All Live) prove in certain aspects. to continue their Sunil Narine posing a threat to hitting Andre Russell could
“It was a pretty clinical form against KKR any opposition backfire as Kolkata Knight
CRICKET effort, the bowlers bowled KKR’s Harry Gurney (R) —AFP Riders also have other quali-
Star Sports 1, 2, 1 Hindi well and the batsmen backed ty batsmen in their line-up.
20:00 IPL, CSK vs KKR it up well too,” Karthik said the world.” Faf du Key Harry “Possibly, there are a couple
Plessis contest Gurney
after the win here on Sunday Gurney, on his part, said, of challenges. One is you ig-
FOOTBALL night. “It was a pitch that suited nore the other six (batsmen).
Star Sports 3 “In India, you get to play my cutter options, so a nice Du Plessi scored 54 in his only game so far. Hasn’t touched 30 And in a team that has (Chris)
20:30 Super Cup semifinal, on a lot of slow surfaces and one to make my debut on. I against KKR ever. Today could be it. He’ll have to negotiate KKR left- Lynn, (Dinesh) Karthik and
Chennai City FC vs FC Goa you need to adapt to them. work hard on my variations armer Gurney, man of the match in his IPL debut in the last game (Robin) Uthappa you do that at (from left) CSK’s Shane Watson, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja share a
UEFA Champions League We need to improve in a few and on my yorker and it is your own peril. We’ve got to be light moment during nets in Chennai on Monday —PTI
(QFs 1st leg) situations, but that’s always nice to have them in tough Played: 18, CSK: 11, KKR: 7 careful we don’t focus overtly
Sony Ten 2 the case,” he added. situations, although I didn’t on Russell,” he said at the tion to focus on one or two form, Fleming whether it is
Asked about his side’s use it much tonight. Pitch Report: Last game Weather Report: Chennai is press conference ahead the players, but we’re acutely spin or seam, one had to be
00:30 (Wed) Tottenham vs here aided spin. Could always humid. Sea breeze from
debutant pacer Harry Gur- “I am working on a IPL match against KKR. aware of how dangerous accurate against hitters like
Manchester City ney, who took two wickets knuckle ball but I don’t
continue the same way across Marina Beach should
“Even though he has been these players are so, it’s busi- Russell. “You’ve got to put
Sony Ten 1 provide relief

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for 25 runs, Karthik said, think it will be ready during Punter Point: Watchability quotient: (1-3: Forget it; so dynamic, there’s still good ness as usual for us,” Flem- context around that as well
00:30 (Wed) Liverpool vs “Well Harry (Gurney) is a the IPL, maybe somewhere CSK: 10/11, 4-7: If there is nothing else to watch; work done by the other play- ing said. different stages of the game.
Porto true professional, he’s in the English summer.” KKR: 10/11 8 and above: try not to miss it) ers. So, again, I stress it With the flamboyant Ja- Look at analysis and match
played in leagues all over  —PTI doesn’t change our prepara- maican being in red-hot up with what you have.” —PTI

Second all-rounder, No. 4 talking points before selection of World Cup squad
Chander Shekhar Luthra ombudsman following con- overs at any given situation. after Kohli and team manage-
[Link]@[Link] troversial TV talk show two
months back. And given the Hyderabad on stand by for IPL final Vijay Shankar, off late, has
showed his utility to stake
ment has tried as many as 11
players since last WC in 2015.
New Delhi: There can be no worst case scenario where he New Delhi: Hyderabad’s nicipal corporation since claim for this spot. Though, Ambati Rayudu looked to
denial that Team India is one might be punished, it may Rajiv Gandhi Stadium will 2012. “We will have discus- Kedar Jadhav has also been in be Kohli’s first choice till
of the strong contenders to not be so after all or might not remain as the stand by ven- sions with TNCA as we a mix due similar capabilities. home series against West In-
win the upcoming World Cup be enforced before the end of ue for the IPL’s play off and don’t want to deprive CSK Kohli tried Vijay in each of dies last October. However, his
scheduled to be held in Eng- English summer. the final if the impasse with their right of playing at the five matches against Aus- patchy form has put selectors
land. With the five wise men Kohli is busy with his IPL regards to three closed home. But three empty tralia. His ability to rotate to consider others. Delhi’s left-
of Indian cricket and captain schedule but as his team RCB stands at the Chepauk is not stands is an issue. Hy- strike and play lofted hits handed Rishabh Pant was the
Virat Kohli slated to meet on is slated to take on Mumbai over. The Tamil Nadu Crick- derabad and Bangalore are along with ability to field at last one to be tried at No. 4
April 15 in Mumbai to pick in its away game, he will join et Association (TNCA) has the two stand by venues for deep has caught team man- against Australia after failing
the final 15, not much is left the senior selection commit- not been able to procure fit two play-offs, Eliminator agement attention during to find an answer in KL Rahul
to be debated apart from No. tee members on April 15. certificate for three stands and final,” a senior BCCI of- this home series. His 46-run and Dinesh Karthik.
4 batting spot and the choice Keeping in mind how I, J and K from the local mu- ficial said. —PTI innings in Nagpur and two Going by an insiders’ ac-
of second all-rounder after chairman of selection com- The Indian team for the Cricket World Cup will be named on April 15 for 15 spell might help his count, Rayudu still has the
Hardik Pandya. mittee, MSK Prasad, spoke cause in making it to the team best chance to go to England.
This despite the fact that his mind during the last One- amongst few known faces. IPL performances would not include five batsmen, a wick- this ideal combination comes ahead of Ravindra Jadeja. But a couple of selectors do
Pandya has been under the day series against Australia, “(List of about) 20-odd be looked at before trimming et-keeper and a batting all- when there is a solid second The biggest puzzle for believe that having a south-
scrutiny of Board of Control which India lost at home, the players has already been fi- it to 15,” Prasad had said. rounder along with four reg- batting all-rounder, who can Team India has still been the paw batsman at No. 4 (Pant)
for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) choice may be restricted nalised for this purpose and An ideal playing XI would ular bowlers. The drift from chip in with his four or five No. 4 batsman. This, more so, may give Team India an edge.
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Railways ‘reject’ dribbles his way to India probables

Rutvick Mehta camp that commenced in school, Keisham honed his other boys at the MHA. I spot- the Nationals in Gwalior. he doesn’t find a place in the
[Link]@[Link] Bengaluru on Monday. skills but couldn’t do much ted him playing, and ever “(India player) Kothajit Railways team. He is a versa-
The defender caught the about it due to his family’s since then I thought he’ll (Singh) told me David (John) tile player who can play any-
Mumbai: At the age of 15, eye of Hockey India high- financial condition. make it at the top at some was asking him about me. Ko- where. And in today’s hockey,
Roshan Keisham packed his performance director David Eager to support his par- point,” Joaquim Carvalho, tha bhai motivated me to play you require defenders who
bags, left his home in Ma- John during the senior na- ents, elder sister and a former Olympian and nation- well in the following match, can push forward,” Carvalho
nipur and came to Mumbai tional championships in younger brother, Keisham al hockey coach, said. saying people are watching added.
with the hope of pursuing Gwalior earlier this year. took the advice of his town- Carvalho — who was part you,” Keisham said. Having secured a job with
his hockey dream as well as “I’m very surprised to be mate Chinglensana, who of the MHA back then — His mentor Carvalho be- the Railways since 2013,
landing a stable job to sup- here,” the 25-year-old Keish- asked him to migrate to drafted him into the junior lieves Keisham is an ideal Keisham is satisfied that he
port his family. am said from the camp in Mumbai in order to find a job Mumbai team, and Keisham player in the world of total has made it to a position
That was in 2009, and over Bengaluru. as well as give his hockey a made a mark almost immedi- hockey played currently, and where he can support his fam-
the following decade, he did “I have struggled with my shot. ately. felt he should make it to the ily in Manipur. At the hockey
manage to get a job with the hockey career for the last 4-5 Little did he know that set- He led Mumbai to a silver Indian team in at least a year front, though, he has some
Railways but wasn’t consid- years. I didn’t get to play for ting foot at the Mumbai Hock- medal in the U-17 sub-junior or two, if not before. unfulfilled desire.
ered good enough to be a part even the Railways team, and ey Association (MHA) national hockey champion- “He has got all ingredients “I’m happy I have a job, but
of even their hockey team’s here I am directly in the India ground for a training camp ships in 2011, and yet his ca- of becoming a top all-round I want to achieve more in
camp, let alone the team. probables camp.” Roshan Keisham (L) caught the eye of David John in Nationals this year would change his life almost reer couldn’t quite take off hockey player. He has good hockey. My first aim is to get
On Sunday, however, Keisham’s hockey journey a decade later. from there. agility, good speed, good tack- selected in the core 33 group,
Keisham was drafted into the began in Khonzman, a small Chinglensana Singh, who ey World Cup. “This boy had just come to That’s until earlier this ling skills and a good vision,” and then my dream is to be a
list of 60 probables for the village in Manipur that has was the vice-captain of the Attracted to the sport by Mumbai from Manipur, and year, when he managed to he said. part of the Indian team,”
senior national men’s hockey given the country players like Indian team in the 2018 Hock- watching his seniors play in was training with some 40-50 generate some curiosity in “I am quite surprised that Keisham said.

Spurs seek stadium surge It’s official: Reid is

Hot on Heels

Olympic qualifier:
India need win
Indian women’s football
India hockey coach
team will have to come
out all guns blazing Tottenham will hope their new ground lifts them against red-hot City in first leg quarterfinals DNA Correspondent
sports@[Link]
team to one of the most excit-
ing and threatening teams in
against a formidable My- world hockey. I have a pas-
anmar side in a must-win Mumbai: After some delay, sion for the fast and attacking
final round-robin game Australian Graham Reid’s brand of hockey that India
of the 2020 Olympic City’s Riyad Mahrez (2L) and appointment as the head plays which marries closely
Qualifying tournament teammates train at the new coach of the Indian men’s with the Australian style,”
in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hockey team was finalised Reid was quoted as saying in
on Tuesday. India will on Monday —Reuters by the Sports Authority of a HI statement.
need to win the encoun- India (SAI) on Monday. What tilted the scales in
ter in order to proceed to Hockey India (HI) had, Reid’s favour among the other
the next round while a last month, finalised Reid’s candidates was his full-time
draw will be enough for name among the shortlisted commitment to the role, with
the hosts to qualify with candidates for the vacant the Aussie deciding to shift
better goal difference. post after Harendra Singh’s base in the country. “My wife
Both India and Myanmar ouster. It forwarded its rec- will also be moving to India in
are on six points from ommendation to SAI, with August and we are very hap-
two games but Myanmar salary negotiations said to be py to be making a home in
enjoy a better goal differ- the reason behind the late Bengaluru,” Reid said.
ence of (+8) compared to final stamp of approval on Interestingly, the Indian
India (+4). the 54-year-old. men’s team will now have a
It is learnt that Reid, who heavy Australian presence
Anand draws was the assistant coach of in its think-tank, with Reid
with Grischuk the Netherlands team during as head coach, Chris Ciriello
Viswanathan Anand the 2018 Hockey World Cup, as analytical coach and Da-
played out a draw with is set to join the ongoing vid John as HI high-perfor-
Alexander Grischuk of month-long national camp mance director.
Russia, while Norwegian in Bengaluru in 10 Reid was part of the
Magnus Carlsen raced days’ time. Australian team that won
ahead with a crushing His contract in silver at the 1992 Olym-
win over out-of-sort India will run till the pics in Barcelona.
Dutchman Anish Giri in end of 2020, which The Queenslander
the seventh round of means he will oversee coaching career
Shamkir chess tourna- the team’s Olympic took shape in 2009
ment in Shamkir. Having qualifiers at the Hock- when he was ap-
lost to Sergey Karjakin ey Series Finals in pointed the assis-
of Russia in the previous Bhubaneswar in June tant coach of the
round, Anand’s chances and the 2020 Tokyo Kookaburras and
to catch up with Carlsen Games, should India promoted as head
at the top have now al- London: Tottenham Hot- Head-to-head make it there. coach in 2014.
most evaporated as the spur are hoping for a lift ‘On fire’ Reds “As an opposi- However, he quit

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reigning world champi- from their new stadium as tion coach, I have the role after Aus-
on is now 1.5 points
ahead of the Indian with
they prepare for the daunt-
ing task of playing quadru-
take on Porto
60 tralia’s disappoint-
ing 2016 Rio Olym-

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just two rounds to go in ple-chasing Manchester City Liverpool manager Ju- Draw pics outing, mov-
Tottenham
the category-22 event. in the Champions League rgen Klopp says his ing on to become
quarterfinals on Tuesday. players are revelling in enjoyed watching the assistant coach
India hold
61 Played
Spurs won last week in the pressure to win first hand, the steady of the Dutch nation-
Malaysia 4-4 their first match at their every game as they rise of the Indian al team.
Navneet Kaur struck new home, beating Crystal chase a Premier League
twice as the Indian wom- Palace 2-0 to move back into and Champions League Manchester City
en’s hockey team over- third in the Premier League double. Klopp’s men
came a 2-4 setback in the
third quarter to level the
after a disappointing run
of results.
host Porto in the first
leg of the quarterfinal.
*Champions League: First meeting
‘Want stable environment’
scores 4-4 in their third City midfielder Kevin De “We have not finished FORM GUIDE New Delhi: Amidst Hock- every coach starts his ca-
match against Malaysia Bruyne claims Tottenham’s Tottenham’s Harry Kane during the season, we have not ey India’s hire-and-fire reer, he has that secret de-
in the five-match series new ground will not be a training on Monday —AFP finished our develop- Tottenham Manchester City policy with coaches, Gra- sire to coach India someday
on Monday. Though it significant factor in the ment. We want to write ham Reid’s biggest desire is and I am no exception. I
was India who estab- first leg of the tie but South PLAYING TODAY a few proper things on W L L W D WWWWW to have a “stable environ- love the way India play,”
lished a strong position Korean forward Son Heung- the pages of that sea- ment” for himself as well Reid said. India is regarded
after taking an early 2-0 min said the atmosphere Tottenham vs Man City son book. We are on fire as his players. “What I as a high-pressure job.
lead, the team made too could help his team, who (Sony Ten 2,12.30am, Wed) to be honest, you can ROUND OF 16 SHOW QUARTERS REPORT want is a stable environ- “Pressure only comes in
many errors inside the had been based at Wembley Liverpool vs Porto see it in training, but ment for me as well as the your mind. We should in-
circle while defending since the start of the (Sony Ten 1, 12.30am, Wed) other teams as well.” Tottenham While Spurs are in the players,” Reid said. “It is a stead focus on what we can
which led to conceding 2017/18 season. beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Champions League quarters for huge challenge but I am control as results will come
back-to-back PCs. “Of course,” he told re- on aggregate the first time since their sole looking forward to it. When from that,” he said.
porters at the pre-match match there was a special would be one of the most Manchester City previous entry in 2011, this is
Tendulkar academy press conference. “We take occasion. important of his coaching beat Schalke 10-2 City’s third last-eight tie in the
announces camp these plus points for us be- “It was just massive, I career but vowed to attack. on aggregate past four seasons
The Tendulkar Mid-
dlesex Global Academy
announced the schedule
cause maybe the City play-
ers don’t realise, they al-
ways play at home.
couldn’t believe it. I had an
unbelievable night.
scored, we won, three
I
“I think it’s going to be a
very tough game,” he said.
“Manchester City is one of n zone
did you know?
Baisoya and team
win Pune Pro-Am
for the Summer Cricket We’ve been nearly points, clean sheet, the best teams in Europe,

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No. of games out of 14 Tot- n Manchester City have
Coaching Camps for 2019 two years away from everything,” he said. not only in England. To-
tenham have won in English played 4 previous games
to be held in May in our home stadium. “It was very posi- morrow we want to start
domestic knockout matches against English clubs in
Mumbai. The camps will “What we’ve done tive. I think it’s also the game very aggressive,
European competition, and
be held over four days in the last two years very important to trying to dominate.”
have lost them all

2
each from May 2 to May was very positive take this positive en- And he said the stadium No. of matches City manager n This is Spurs’ fourth
5 at MIG Cricket Club in and I think we missed ergy for tomorrow. When could be a factor that works Pep Guardiola has lost of his all-English European tie but
Bandra and from May 9 home a lot and maybe we you think positive, positive in his side’s favour. 14 contests with Mauricio a first in 46 years, since
to May 12 at DY Patil can show them tomorrow things happen.” “Of course we hope and Pochettino an away-goals defeat by
Sports Centre in Navi night what is the difference Tottenham boss Mauri- wish that... (it) is going to
Liverpool in 1972/73
Mumbai. between Wembley and our cio Pochettino said the be amazing and going to be

7
No. of games Manchester n City have scored two
new stadium.” game against the defending tough for our opponent and
City have won of their last 13 or more goals in each of
Son, who scored the first Premier League champi- can help us to perform in
European matches, home and their four away games this
league goal in the new sta- ons, who are aiming for a the way we want,” he add-
away, losing 5 season (W3 D1)
dium, said the opening clean sweep of trophies, ed. —AFP
1

Sindhu eager for Sangli man Desai rakes in Professional Sachin Baisoya and his team Pankaj Sharma, Siddharth
Kulkarni and CJ Francis after winning the Pro-Am event in Pune

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form in Singapore `1.45 crore in PKL auction
DNA Correspondent score of 54.2. Malik’s team
sports@[Link] comprised amateurs Neeraj
Sharma, Gaurav Chaphalkar
Pune: The Pro-Am event of and Satish Shitut.
3 Singapore: Olympic silver
medallist PV Sindhu will
nals at India Open but went
down to He Bingjiao of Chi-
Mumbai: Up and coming
raider Siddharth Desai was
was retained by Puneri Pal-
ton for Rs 1.20 crore, Tamil
the Pune Open Golf Champi- The prize for the closest to
onship 2019, played at the the pin on hole No. 2 was won
look to shrug off the disap- na despite holding advan- bought by Telugu Titans for Thalaivas grabbed the im- Poona Club Golf Course, was by Jayant Thorat whose shot
pointment of her recent tage in the first game. the highest winning bid of pressive Rahul Chaudhari won by professional Sachin landed 30.5 feet from the hole.
early exits when she spear- With hardly any time to Rs 1.45 crore on the first day for Rs 94 lakh and all- Baisoya and his team recenty. The Incredible India Clos-
heads Indian challenge at make changes on her game of the Season 7 players’ auc- rounder Sandeep Narwal The Pro-Am was est to the Pin contest
the USD 355,000 Singapore or work on weaknesses, it tion of the Pro Kabaddi was purchased by U Mumba played in the Team Powered by on hole No. 16 was
Open starting on Tuesday. will be a challenge for League (PKL) held here on for Rs 89 lakh. Scramble format won by Hrishikesh
Sindhu, who had claimed fourth seed Sindhu to get to Monday. PKL-7 is to be held from where the best ball Kanitkar whose shot
the BWF World Tour Finals her best. She begins her The attacker from Sangli July 19 to October 9, league was chosen on every landed 10 feet from
in December last year, has campaign against Indone- in Maharashtra had earned commissioner Anupam Gos- shot. Delhi-based pro- the hole.
looked off colour in the last sia’s Lyanny Alessandra plaudits by his stellar show Siddharth Desai wami told a media confer- fessional Sachin Baisoya led The prize for the straight-
few weeks. She made a first Mainaky. in PKL last year. ence prior to the start of the his team to a win in Pro-Am est drive on hole No. 14 was
round exit at the All Eng- Kidambi Srikanth, who However, the winning bid not among the 27 players re- auction in the morning. event. His team, comprising won by Kashish Patel who
land Championship and reached the India Open fi- for Desai was still Rs 6 lakh tained by their respective Each of the 12 franchise amateurs Pankaj Sharma, landed it at a distance of two
Send in your answers to lost in the second round of nal, will continue his quest below the record league price teams ahead of this season’s teams was allotted a purse of Siddharth Kulkarni and CJ feet from the centre of the fair-
sportsdna@[Link]. Names Malaysia Open, losing to to break his title jinx when paid for Bhiwani’s Monu auction and was bought by Rs 4.4 crore to spend at the Francis, made a score of 50.7. way. The prize for the longest
of the first 10 winners will be Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun on he begins his campaign Goyat by Haryana Steelers at UP Yoddha for 93 lakh. two-day auction (April 8-9) Noida-based professional drive on hole No. 3 was won by
published tomorrow both occasion. against a qualifier at World last season’s auction. In other notable buys, after deducting from the sala- Amardip Malik helped his Piyush Khare who landed it at
She entered the semifi- Tour Super 500 event. —PTI Interestingly, Goyat was star raider Nitin Tomar ries of retained players. —PTI team finish second with a a distance of 290 yards.
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Whiile promoting Kalank on The Kapil Sharma Show, the host asked the cast how do stars
SK’s skincare ensure their skin glows all the time. While Alia Bhatt eats green veggies, Varun said that
he uses aloe vera gel recommended by Salman Khan. He stated that once while hanging
tips to VD out at SK’s house, the latter was tending to an aloe vera plant. When Varun asked him how
his skin is always so fresh, Salman gave him the plant and asked him to use its gel daily.

‘My successes taught me ‘I have a very intense

a lot more than my failure’ character in Kalank’ House of Pixels

Alia Bhatt opens up on

Kunal Kemmu talks about his role in the period drama
Rinky Kumar
turning the tables with

K
alank is close to
her cinematic choices Kunal Kemmu’s heart
for more reasons than
one. The actor, who
Nayandeep Rakshit has become synonymous
with comedies over the last

O
ver the years, Alia Bhatt has few years, will not only be
seen a lot of success, but one thing seen in an intense avatar
has remained the same — her but is also part of a
energy and positive vibe. Today, mammoth production,
she has clearly claimed the top which has a star-studded
spot among all actresses and has cast comprising Sanjay
also given a lot of male stars a run for their Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Alia
money. From shouldering a film completely on Bhatt, Varun Dhawan,
her own to making her presence felt in a movie Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya
like Gully Boy that revolved around the hero, the Roy Kapur. He tells us
26-year-old has done it all. Here, the Kalank star more about the period
opens up about the thought process that goes drama. Excerpts…
behind her choices and why it will never be
plagued by anyone’s expectations, including l What attracted you
hers. Over to the powerhouse performer... towards Kalank?
All of us know that Karan
l During our last interaction, you had called Roop (Johar) wanted to make it
(your character in Kalank) the most layered one. since a long time. It was his
What was the reason? dream and Abhishek
If you notice, our trailer begins with my Varman was entrusted with It was nice to
character saying that a decision taken by her in realising it. To be part
Kunal Kemmu get into the
anger has had a domino effect on everybody’s of such a film is a huge
lives. She’s pure at heart and brave, but she’s honour. Also, the role that I skin of the
also a little rough around the edges. She’s am playing is interesting What are your thoughts? character. I was work with everybody,
imperfect and might make, what you may and quite different from The tension that you see on balance it out and still get
perceive, bad decisions. But whatever she does, what I have played before. I screen between the charac- doing comedies what he wants is truly
she does out of love. She’s fighting in love, for was happy that both, Karan ters is not driven as much since the past few commendable.
love and facing the consequences. Love is her and Abhishek, felt that I by the Hindu-Muslim divide
driving force and Roop is like a modern-day girl could portray it. as it is due to other factors.
years. So, it was l Any learnings after
in the 1940s, who’s ahead of her times. Her It does kind of pit them interesting to working with KJo, who is
attitude might be sehmi hui, but her thinking is l From the trailer, it seems against each other briefly approach a scene a visionary?
powerful and forward. So, she’s layered in many that you are playing a but we haven’t really gone He is honest towards his
ways because she doesn’t follow what’s right. negative character... in depth into it. in a different way work. He completely trusts
Whether he is positive the people that he works
l From Veera in Highway to Roop, you’ve or negative is some- l Varun and you share supposed to go shirtless for with. He lets them handle
celebrated imperfections in the characters you thing that you will see a great rapport, which it. I also had to suffer as I things independently. Even
Alia Bhatt have portrayed. Do you veer towards such roles? in the film. It would be a was visible at the trailer was only wearing a kurta, though the film was his
Yes, imperfect characters do attract me. Also, cliché to say there are more launch… but he didn’t give up till he baby, once Abhishek came
I feel that you have to give the audience some- shades to him than what is It was great working with was happy with the take. on board, he gave everybody
I’m not going to neglect the fact that thing to fight for. If the character is doing just seen in the trailer. But it’s him. He is one of those a free hand.
one thing, there’s no graph to it and it might an exciting part and I’m in- agony aunts who listens to l What did you discover Fox Star Studios presents
99 per cent of my films have done really well. I become monotonous. In life, as a human being, I terested to see how people you patiently and with about yourself as an artiste? Kalank, A Dharma
also understand that when people come in with a have taken a few good decisions and also made a react to it. whom you can talk about It was nice to get into the Productions & Nadiadwala
few mistakes. I have learnt from it all. In Kalank, anything. He is a lot of fun skin of the character. I was Grandson Entertainment
certain expectation, it’s not just me but also because every character is flawed in their own way, but l The movie is quite to be around. Varun is also doing comedies since the film. Produced by Karan
of the trailer and the content. However, I’m happy to they are also strong, which is why they are different as it’s set in the one of the most hard- past few years. So, it was Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala,
dynamic. When all of them come together, it pre-Partition era and working actors I have ever interesting to approach a Hiroo Yash Johar and
have this expectation on my shoulders. That’s leaves so much room for drama, layers and com- deals with love, a family’s met. We were shooting a scene in a different way Apoorva Mehta, it is co-pro-
pushing me to work harder plexities. It’s a true human relationship drama. legacy, and also about scene in Kargil. It was ex- after a long time. Abhishek duced by Fox Star Studios
Contd on P13 the Hindu-Muslim divide. tremely cold and he was is a fantastic director. To and releases on April 17.

‘Uri happened when I was on

the verge of giving up’
Aditya Dhar waited for a decade to make the war drama, which is now
among the top 10 highest-grossing films of all times
8
Melissa D’Costa D’Silva
Game Of Thrones
theories you should know
Bran, the creator and destroyer

T
he eighth season of Game Many fans are convinced that Bran is the
Deepali Singh made it here with his very first of Thrones will be the Night King. Comparisons have been drawn

A
directorial venture. Recounting concluding one for the linking the two because of their wardrobe.
couple of days ago, trade the numerous setbacks he’s had massively popular fantasy It’s believed that the man the Children of
analyst Taran Adarsh reaching this stage in life, drama. Before the fate of the the Forest used to create the first White
shared the news that Aditya says, “I was supposed to major players is revealed, fans Walker was none other than Bran Stark.
Uri: The Surgical Strike helm my first film in 2009. Then have their own thoughts about Fans also believe that Bran is both a creator
has found itself a place in the top after that, I was supposed to di- what’s in store, which has and destroyer as he can travel and manipu-
10 highest-grossing films of all rect for Vishal Bhardwaj in 2011. sparked online discussions and late time. Hodor lost his mind because of
times, sharing the honour with Then in 2013, for Karan Johar, debates. We pick the most Bran and there’s speculation that the voices
the likes of Baahubali 2, Dangal, and in 2016, I was about to direct popular theories that may the Mad King Aerys Targaryen would hear
Sanju, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and a Fawad Khan-Katrina Kaif film. change the future of the Seven was somehow connected to this Stark.
Sultan among others. What Finally, Uri happened in 2019, so Kingdoms.
makes it more special is that the it was a wait of 10 years!” For
war drama, starring Vicky some reason or the other, the
Kaushal, which released earlier project would reach a point of Tyrion is a secret Targaryen The Hound will kill The Mountain
this year, has been directed by a getting greenlit, then something Fans have been speculating that Often referred to as the
first-time filmmaker, Aditya would go wrong and it would get Tyrion Lannister is actually a Cleganebowl, it’s a term used
Dhar. shelved. “My mom would Targaryen. That would explain to describe the sibling rivalry
Sharing his excitement with always say, ‘There must be some- his father Tywin Lannister’s between Gregor and Sandor
us, Aditya recounts that he thing much bigger planned for contempt for his dwarf son. There Clegane. Many fans speculate
never thought even in his wild- you, that’s why this is happen- may be some truth to this theory as that an epic showdown
est dreams that something like ing. When it will come to you, it we saw Tyrion successfully freeing between the two brothers is
this would be possible. “We will come in such a way that you Daenyres Targaryen’s dragons — on the cards. And it will end
knew we were making a spe- won’t understand what hit you,” Rhaegal and Viserion. He got close to with Sandor (aka The Hound)
cial film and everyone worked he adds. He admits that it was them without being burnt to ashes. killing Gregor (aka The
extremely hard. There was heartbreaking trying to make a And if this theory is true, Tywin’s Mountain) as repayment for
some crazy energy at work and film happen. “Finally when it last words — “You’re no son of mine” disfiguring his face when
this was a script, which did, to be a debut filmmaker and — add up. they were kids.
everyone who was a part of the to be in the top 10 list of all-time
project, connected with. So, highest-grossing films, that too,
everything fell into place. But with a history of 100 years of In-
we never imagined it will cross dia cinema, I look back and un-
Jaime will kill Cersei
`200 crore here, go up to `350 derstand what she actually Jaime Lannister, Jon is the prince who was promised
crore worldwide and overall earn meant. This kind of a thing who is also referred Throughout the series we have
`400 crore! It’s surreal!” he says. doesn’t happen only because of to as the Kingslayer, heard of the legend of Azor Ahai,
While everyone else on the Aditya Dhar talent. There has to be some- may live up to his ‘a hero who fought against the
coveted list is an established thing extra. I would think it’s title once again. This darkness with a red sword’ and
filmmaker, it’s only Aditya who’s due to my family’s blessings and time, however, his ‘arose to give courage to the race
luck,” he smiles. twin sister Cersei of men and lead the virtuous into
His patience, we remind him, Lannister sits on the battle with his blazing sword
is also what got him here. Iron Throne. Her Lightbringer’. According to the
“That’s the only way you survive unhinged plots may prophecy, “When the red star
here,” he agrees. Early on, the lead him to kill the bleeds and the darkness gathers,
filmmaker says he realised there Mad Queen just like he killed the Mad King. Those who have Azor Ahai shall be born again
will be setbacks. He adds, “This been following the show will know that a young Cersei was told amidst smoke and salt to wake
industry will test and break you, by a seer that she would watch all her children die — only to be dragons out of stone.”
but ultimately, it will resurrect murdered herself. The prophecy goes, “And when your tears Considering the role Jon Snow
you. I was on the verge of giving have drowned you, the valonqar (High Valyrian for ‘little has played in uniting the living
up in 2016. My brother asked me brother’) shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat and against the white walkers, he
A still from Uri: The Surgical Strike to give it one more try. I did. choke the life from you.” could be the one who saves the day.
Fortunately, it worked and how!” Contd on P13

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‘My choices won’t get
manipulated by expectations’
l Do you think, today, the
audience as well as actors
don’t like watching vanilla
to work harder because I’ll
still make instinctive choic-
es. My choices will never get
so that you can stay on the
ground’ (laughs). I constantly
have these people telling me
8 theories you should know
Game Of Thrones
Ned Stark is alive
According to one fan theory, Jaqen H’ghar of the Faceless
Men and Ned Stark were being held prisoners in the Red
heroines anymore? manipulated by other’s ex- this. For me, the process is Keep at the same time. And it’s believed that Varys paid the
I wouldn’t say that pectations. But my attitude more important. So, on the former to replace the latter at his execution with an impost-
actresses don’t want to do towards work will get better. day of release, whatever er, thereby forcing Ned to stay in hiding until he pays the
it at all. But there is a new The more things are getting nervousness I have just debt owed to the Faceless Men for saving his head.
perception today. There has better, the more efforts I’m vanishes. Whatever the fate
been a Chameli (2004) or putting. I don’t think I was of the film may be, I don’t
a Gupt (1997) where the as hard-working two years overthink it.
actresses have had different ago. Now is the time to be
shades. We have just started even more focussed and l Kalank has had an emotional
noticing it now. Heroines attentive. journey in the last 15 years.
have been doing it since You even broke into tears at
ages. Even Madhuri ma’am l All your films have the launch...
has done some terrific roles, worked well, except one I felt emotional for
like in Mrityudand (1997). — Shaandaar. What have Abhishek (Varman). He’s
However today, there’s more you learnt more from — the like a brother who under-
hunger for roles that are off successes or the failure? stands me better than I
the beaten track. That’s Apparently, nothing teach- understand myself. I know
great and encouraging for a es you more than what a difficult task it has
lot of women and actors. Alia Bhatt failure. But for me, I have had been for him to put this film
one failure and that did teach together and I also under-
l Today, because of the have done really well. I also me a lot. My successes have stand how important it is for
films you’ve already done, understand that when they taught me a lot more. I also him and all of us to be loved
the audience always expects come in with a certain give a lot of credit to my fami- and appreciated. I feel proud
a certain performance from expectation, it’s not just me ly and friends. Whenever of him and it breaks my
All magic will be destroyed Jon and Daenerys will have a baby
you. Does that add pressure? but also because of the trail- things are going well, they heart when a human This theory suggests that the only way to defeat the We have already seen the two get intimate, but there
Yes, there’s a certain re- er and the content that’s al- keep reminding me that I being is so lovely. I don’t Night King is to destroy all magic. The fallout of that could be more to this love story. Some feel that Dany
sponsibility I feel towards ready been put out. Howev- should stay grounded, sane know why. I feel that strong- will be while Westeros will get rid of White Walkers it will die giving birth to their child. What role this
the audience. It’s not that er, I’m happy to have this ex- and simple. Ayan (Mukerji) ly about Abhishek and when will also spell the end of dragons and even Jon as he coupling and the baby will play in the Great War re-
I’m going to neglect the fact pectation on my shoulders. recently told me, ‘You should I saw the teaser, all the mem- was resurrected with magic. mains to be seen.
that 99 per cent of my films That’s probably pushing me tie some weight to your feet ories came back.

pick your brain crossword hidato Baby Blues

Down (5)
2 Enrico ____ : 14 Antarctic
famous Italian explorer (5)
singer ? (6) 15 Watch (5)
3 ____ Gibson 16 Organs of
: she was a breathing (5)
tennis great of 18 Slang (5)
days gone by ? 19 Treeless plain
(6) (7)
4 Pod vegetable 21 Castrated man
(3) (6)
5 Muslim para- 22 Waning (6)
dise nymph (5) 23 Go back (6)
6 Framework (7) 25 Ramshackle
7 Stray (4) dwelling (5) The Pajama Dairies
8 Biblical hunter 26 Type of tree (4)
(6) 28 __ culpa : an
12 Strode to and admission of
fro (5) guilt (3)
13 Bitter or sour

Across 15 Otto ___ Bismarck (3) 26 Guide (5)

1 Fragment (5) 17 Andean shrub (4) 27 Of the moon (5)
6 Beldam (5) 18 Japanese form of self- 28 Take away in arithmetic (5)
9 Country, once Basutoland (7) defense (6) 29 Telephone riggers (7) The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid
10 Girl’s name which could be 19 Nobles (5) 30 Herb (5) with consecutive numbers that
great ! (5) 20 Make slow or late (6) 31 A representative (5) connect horizontally, vertically, or
22 A great lake (4) diagonally from first to the last
11 One of the As of AAP (5)
24 Nevertheless (3) number in the grid. The first and last
12 Geometrical solid (5)
13 African spear (7) 25 Walks haltingly (7) 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.
11 Average; 13 Good; 15 Wow!

Tinkersons
crossword
solutions

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shod, shoe, shoo

hood, hooded, hose, hosed, shed,
hold, hole, holed,
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spellathon

Marjorie Orr IF IT’S YOUR

BIRTHDAY TODAY
Your year ahead will be zippy, and outspoken as you race around a busy everyday schedule. You won’t always be tactful when you run into delays or
mistakes. But if you keep your head down and be conscientious you’ll gain the respect of the right people. Your finances won’t always run as smoothly
as before but there may be larger lump sums coming in as well as going out; and success will come from the year end.

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
Watch a tendency to run or You will be more stubborn than You will be fiery, headstrong Maybe your willpower feels You will focus your attention With Mars in your chart area of
drive too fast, which makes usual, slow to make decisions. and not always sensible. paralysed as if your more on making sure that everyone career and reputation until mid
you a little accident prone. Your patience will give you the Stopping to think will be less timid side had taken over. Ask is pulling in the same direction May, your dynamic energy is
Your tendency of blaming strength to push for what you easy than usual. Try not to more courageous or practical at work. You won’t want too being channelled into work and
others for getting in your way may not go want. You want to give your body things rush in where angels fear to tread. Your companions to help. They can give you the much togetherness today. You much prefer achieving your ambitions. You are likely to
down too well. You have got to be clear that smell, feel, taste and look nice. moods will be erratic, one moment motivation to get going. Your emotions are to be one of the crowd. As far as you are find that your feelings are more on public
in your own mind about the message you Pleasuring your senses is very tempting outgoing and charming, the next moment easily stirred just now, and perhaps you concerned, there is safety in numbers. display than usual today. At work you will
are trying to get across since you may but you will also worry about leaving rather withdrawn. You won’t know from are harbouring old unspoken resentments Though you may be irritated if a friend is be more scattered but also more
get scattered in a busy time. You have yourself feeling insecure if you go too wild. minute to minute or half hour to half hour about hurts from the past. Don’t worry and off talking to someone else when you want supportive. Don’t overreact, hear slights
too many loose ends flying around your If you can deal with the paperwork and get what it is you actually want. This is rather brood because your efforts are taken for their attention. Don’t overreact. This is all where none actually exist. You have got to
head, so you could be spreading yourself the budget in order, then you can spend pleasant, but you do need more stable, granted. Look after yourself well in the down to the fickle Moon: within minutes stand steady for other people at work. You
too thin and sounding unfocussed. with a clear conscience. practical and tolerant people around you. absence of anyone else doing it. the situation will have changed again. have to be an anchor for them.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES

Write to Sept 24 - October 22 Oct 23 - November 22 Nov 23 - Dec 22 Dec 23 - Jan 20 Jan 21 - Feb 19 Feb20 - March 20
Marjorie In discussions, you will head You will be plotting and There may be heated You will be throwing yourself Romantically upfront, you will You don’t want any
Orr straight to the heart of the planning how to get your own encounters along the way energetically into getting better head for what you want and aggravation today, you really
matter and could be candid way. You won’t easily forgive today since you will tend to organised, and making sure that won’t be shy about stating your yearn for a pleasant, relaxing
with your
to the point of bluntness. and forget if anyone lets you attract competitive or you get things right. You will fancy. You may be a little time. Even if you’re on your
queries at Your direct honesty can be unnerving down. Intensity is what you crave and ambitious companions. Even your nearest accident prone since you are more reckless own for a short while, it won’t bother you
also want to put your attention into health,
afterhrs@ to more sensitive, thin-skinned deep passion. You will either be on people and dearest will seem rather outspoken at diet matters and whatever makes you feel than usual. You’re much more emotional in because it gives you a chance to mull
dnaindia. companions. Don’t try to force other or off them. It’s love or loathing, nothing times, so you may have to keep the peace. you are boosting your stamina. Looking the way you connect to people. Reaching things over from the recent past. So get
net people into accepting your viewpoint. It wishy-washy in between. You’ve really got If you do stir up a problem by being over after yourself physically is more important out and expecting friendship in return. You your head together about things and see
www. is a rather predictive, prophetic kind of to push yourself to make new agreements emotional and overreacting, just don’t go than usual with the low energy Moon that is want deep relationships and connections what you need to do for yourself. Though
star4cast. Moon for you today. If you can look into with close partners where money matters too far. You will not really want to see it around. Don’t do anything that is going to that really mean something. Just don’t get with Mars now in your chart area of
com the future, then you can put your energy are concerned. It may take a compromise through. You may start something and at really put more strain on your stamina. too wrapped up in your own feelings and domestic matters for a few weeks, the
out more constructively. all round, but it will be worth it. the end of it all wish you hadn’t bothered. Think positively, eat healthily, and relax. forget to ask what others are wanting. mood will be revved up at home.
 I think some expression of regret (for Jallianwala
massacre); I don’t know what form it takes, it’s not second
front
|my job. Obviously, (apology) by the perpetrators. But
as a proud Sikh and as a very proud Indian, some
expression of regret will help in getting closure on this.
—Hardeep Singh Puri, Union minister
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‘Azaadi’ becomes clarion NIA questions Mirwaiz;

snapshot
‘All states have

asked to appear today too

strong leaders to

call for J&K Oppn parties

challenge PM’
DNA Correspondent
correspondent@[Link]

NC, PDP both claim that if Article 370 is scrapped, it will mean freedom New Delhi: Jammu and
Kashmir separatist leader
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on
Ishfaq-ul-Hassan Monday questioned for al-
h_ishfaq@[Link] articles 370 & 35A most eight hours in the terror
„„Under Special Status funding case at the National
HD Deve Gowda, Srinagar: Even as the BJP enshrined in Article 370, Investigation Agency head-
JDS supremo vows to scrap Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir quarters in Delhi and he has
35A in its manifesto released has a separate flag, also been asked to be availa-
Who is going to on Monday, the National Con- constitution and Ranbir ble for questioning again on
1 challenge Modi is an
issue. That has been
ference — following in the foot-
steps of former chief Mehbo-
Penal Code Tuesday. Officials said that
Naseem Geelani, son of pro-
going on in the media. Naidu ba Mufti a few days ago — „„Under Article 35A, Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Mirwaiz Umar Farooq arrives at NIA headquarters in Delhi on Monday —PTI
is the person taking up the made ‘Azadi’ its new battle cry. Indian citizens, other Shah Geelani, was also sum-
challenge saying “I am only Leading the charge this than the state subjects moned on Tuesday. questioning by resorting to cluding Abdul Gani Bhat,
the person, I can challenge.” time was three-time chief of J&K cannot acquire A senior IPS officer said various stratagems — not re- Bilal Lone and Maulana Ab-
minister Farooq Abdullah, property, get state that though Mirwaiz has sponding to the summons bas Ansari.
Naidu has taken the who has warned BJP that government jobs or joined the probe, he was not initially and later saying he The NIA had conducted
2 lead to fight Modi’s
undemocratic ways
scrapping Article 370 will
mean an end to the accession
avail state-sponsored
scholarship schemes
cooperating during question-
ing. Mirwaiz’s appearance
was ready to be examined by
the NIA, but in Srinagar and
raids in February 2019 at the
premises of Mirwaiz and
of destroying democratic of Jammu and Kashmir with National Conference leaders Farooq and Omar Abdullah at a rally before the NIA has paved the not New Delhi. However, he other Hurriyat leaders like
institutions. Every state has Union of India. way for a thorough investiga- eventually caved and trav- Yasin Malik and Naseem
provided such strong leader-

Army no to J&K order

“Wo kahate hain 370 Farooq’s son and former tion into terror funding and elled to the national capital Geelani. They are part of
ship. In the south there is khatam karo. Agar karoge to chief minister Omar Abdul- conspiracy charges against after being given assurance Joint Resistance Leadership
Chandrababu Naidu, West ihlak kahan rahega? (They say lah also questioned governor the Hurriyat leader. The of- that he would be provided se- who frequently organize pro-
Bengal Mamata Banerjee, UP they will abrogate 370. If you Satya Pal Malik about his ear- ficer claimed that this is a curity upon his arrival. tests, stone pelting and shut-

on restricting convoys
Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav... do it where will the lier assertions that significant development as He was accompanied by downs in the Valley.
like this all the regional lead- accession remain?)” there was no danger Mirwaiz had tried to evade other separatist leaders, in-  (With agency inputs)
ers have come together to he questioned, add- to Article 370. “Re-
give an alternative force. ing, “I say that Allah cently J&K Gover-
Modi says stability
also wants it. We will nor claimed there DNA Correspondent the officers concerned before
I-T dept detects `281cr Oliver’s book
3 of such groupings is
become free from They talk of was no threat to Art correspondent@[Link] the order was issued. “Dur-
a question mark but
them. Let them do it, abrogating 370 and 35-A and ing informal talks, it was
lands in ‘most
racket in slush funds
we will see. I will see that parties like Srinagar: Army officials made clear to the state offi-
credit should go to Naidu
who will hoist their Article 370. If mine were only us-
objected’ list
said that the Army had oper- cials that such an order was
for uniting all such leaders.
Naidu has taken the lead
flag here. So don’t do you do that, ing them to drum up ated a convoy on Monday not possible to implement,”
such things which the accession fear in the elections. notwithstanding an order of said an officer who is engaged DNA Correspondent
to consolidate all secular
will break our I hope his colleagues the Jammu and Kashmir in convoy movement. correspondent@[Link] New York: Not everyone was
regional parties. It is not so will also not in the BJP send him government that such
hearts”. He was Meanwhile, former amused by the John Oliver
simple to consolidate all the
regional parties which have
speaking at an elec- stand. a copy of their man- movement of vehi- J&K CM Omar Ab- New Delhi: For a second day send-up of a picture book by
tion rally in Srina- ifesto,” he said. cles should take dullah also posted running, Income-Tax Depart- the wife and daughter of Vice
got their own ideology.... It is Farooq
gar. PDP president place only twice a a video of the se- ment continued its raids in President Mike Pence.
nothing new.
Launching a Abdullah, and former chief week — Sunday curity forces Delhi and Bhopal at the resi- “Last Week Tonight With
When Vajpayee was scathing attack, Fa- former CM and minister Mehbooba and Wednesday, m ove m e n t . dences of Madhya Pradesh John Oliver Presents A Day in
4 PM, he formed the
government with 23
rooq said they will
fight any plan to
NC president Mufti had also pre-
viously warned the
even as IAS topper-
tur ned-politician
“Here’s another
full strength convoy.
chief minister Kamal Nath’s
aides. It also said that it has
the Life of Marlon Bundo,” in
which the Pence’s family bun-
parties. Has he not fought the change the demog- BJP against scrap- Shah Faesal ap- I’m simply trying to detected a “widespread and ny turns out to be gay, was
battle, the Kargil war? Has he raphy of Jammu and ping Article 370. proached the J&K high highlight that the archi- well-organised” racket of col- Officials in Bhopal carry out items among the books most object-
not won the war? Now Modi Kashmir. “They think they “Why waste time in court? court against the order. tects of the highway closure lection of unaccounted cash seized in raids —PTI ed to in 2018 at the country’s
says he is the only one who will bring people from out- Wait for BJP to scrap Article The officials, who spoke have made no application of of about Rs 281 crore. public libraries. The best-
can challenge if there is any side, settle them here and re- 370. It will automatically de- on the condition of anonym- mind. Somehow this convoy The Central Board of Di- Search and seizure actions selling parody ranked No. 2 on
attack by Pakistan. That is the duce our numbers. Will we bar us from fighting elections ity, said the order will ham- on the highway is safe today rect Taxes (CBDT) stated that have so far been carried out the list of “challenged” books
false impression he is going remain asleep? We will fight since the Indian constitution per the operations of the but it wouldn’t have been yes- the money trail led them to in 52 locations at NCR, Bho- compiled by the American Li-
to give. —PTI against it. We will stand won’t be applicable to J&K Army and claimed there terday and won’t be on the house of a senior func- pal, Indore and Goa, in which brary Association, with some
against it,” he said. anymore.” were no consultations with Wednesday,” Omar tweeted. tionary of a political party more than 300 IT officials complaining about its gay-
living at Tughlaq Road. took part. themed content
“Searches in Madhya The statement also said and political

SC: No interim stay on PM Modi biopic ‘without proof’ Pradesh have detected wide-
spread and well-organised
racket of collection of unac-
counted cash of about Rs 281
that the searches in Delhi in
the group of a close relative
of the senior functionary
have further led to the sei-
viewpoint.
Oliver’s
book was a re-
sponse to the
DNA Correspondent| said, “Any kind of order from Singhvi pointed out that crore through various per- zure of “incriminating evi- Pences’ book
correspondent@[Link] the court will be possible if point of influence the movie is a biopic on the sons in different walks of life dence, including cash book and to the fam-
the petitioner states and Singhvi also pointed out life and times of PM Modi including business, politics recording unaccounted John Oliver ily’s conserva-
New Delhi: The Supreme pleads what the film is seek- that the lead protagonist and the release of the same and public service. A part of transactions of Rs 230 crore, tive social view-
Court on Monday said that it ing to depict and his objec- playing the role of PM will destroy the level-playing the cash was also transferred siphoning off money through point. The Pences themselves
cannot pass an order at this tions on this count,” while Modi is actor Vivek field that needs to be ensured to the headquarter of a major bogus billing of more than Rs did not publicly object, and
stage on a plea to stay the re- posting the petition for hear- Oberoi, listed as a star during the elections. He said, political party in Delhi, in- 242 crore and evidence of daughter Charlotte Pence even
lease of the PM Narendra ing again on Tuesday. campaigner for the BJP “Once released, the movie cluding about Rs 20 crore, more than 80 companies in said she purchased a copy of
Modi biopic and will instead As senior advocate Ab- in Gujarat. cannot be stopped and it will which was moved through tax havens.” the Last Week Tonight book.
give the petitioner, a Con- hishek Manu Singhvi stood run for the next 40 days hawala to the headquarter The CBDT added that sev- The library association
gress spokesperson, 24 hours to argue for the petitioner Vivek Oberoi is portraying PM Modi across all theatres in India, from the residence of a senior eral unaccounted and bena- announced that Alex Gino’s
to produce material in sup- Aman Panwar, the bench man Prasoon Joshi, wherein virtually engaging the minds functionary at Tughlak Road, mi properties at posh loca- “George,” a middle-grade
port of restraining. The film said, “Go see the movie and Court that the movie is sched- he had said, “The film is go- and thoughts of an entire New Delhi,” the release read. tions in Delhi have also been novel about a transgender
is slated to release this week, tell us what you are objecting uled for release on April 11. ing through the due process country during the polls.” Additionally, Rs 14.6 crore detected. It said these “in- child, was No. 1 on its list.
depending on the court order to. We have neither seen the But the bench referred to an of examination and certifica- But the bench said, “To of unaccounted cash were stances of violations of the Others included Angie
on Tuesday. movie nor do we know what April 4 statement given by tion according to the requi- defer or ban the release of a found, alongside 252 bottles of model code of conduct are Thomas’ best-seller about a
The bench headed by it contains.” the Central Board of Film site guidelines and is yet to be movie is the job of the CBFC. liquor, few arms and tiger hide- being brought to the notice of teen girl whose friend is shot
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Singhvi then told the Certification (CBFC) Chair- certified.” How do we enter into it?” skins, the statement added. the Election Commission”. by police. —AP

‘Karunanidhi kept
chilling effigy
Indonesian loses her blasphemy
under house arrest’ The Boeoegg,
a snowman
appeal over mosque complaint
Nilgiris: Tamil Nadu Chief made of Jakarta: Indonesia’s Su- dhism. Freedom of expres-
Minister K Palaniswami on wadding and preme Court on Monday re- loudspeaker woes sion is supposed to be guar-
Monday alleged that DMK filled with jected an appeal by a woman Meiliana, a Chinese anteed by law. But criticising
chief M Karunanidhi was firecrackers, sentenced to 18 months in jail Buddhist, was found religion — particularly Is-
kept under “house-arrest” for is set afire in a under the country’s contro- guilty of insulting lam, which is followed by
two years and indicated that bonfire in the versial blasphemy law for Islam for asking her nearly 90 per cent of Indone-
the government could launch Sechselaeuten complaining about the volume neighbourhood mosque sia’s 260 million citizens —
a probe into the matter. square in of a mosque’s call to prayer. to lower its sound system can land offenders in jail.
Palaniswami’s statement Zurich, Meiliana, 44, an ethnic because it was too loud Meiliana’s comments more
is seen as a direct counter to Switzerland on Chinese Buddhist, was found and ‘hurt’ her ears than two years ago triggered
his rival and DMK chief MK Monday. This guilty of insulting Islam for riots that saw angry Muslim
Stalin, who has been harping Rajinikanth visiting Karunanidhi at is part of the asking her neighbourhood mobs ransack Buddhist tem-
on the death of late chief his home in Chennai —FILE festivities for mosque in Medan, on Suma- rate further. ples. Some ethnic Chinese in
minister J Jayalalithaa in De- a traditional tra island, to lower its sound Indonesia, which has the the area fled in fear.
cember 2016, saying if the chief minister...he was not spring holiday, system because it was too world’s biggest Muslim popu- The case fuelled fears that
DMK comes to power, it would given proper treatment and followed by a loud and “hurt” her ears. lation, is officially pluralist Indonesia’s moderate brand
probe the circumstances lead- put under house arrest by parade. The Supreme Court, how- with six major religions rec- of Islam is coming under
ing to her demise. Stalin because he thought he —REUTERS ever, said that it had rejected ognised, including Hindu- threat from increasingly in-
Palaniswami on Monday cannot become party chief if her appeal, but did not elabo- ism, Christianity and Bud- fluential radicals. —AFP
claimed Karunanidhi was his father did well,”
kept under “house arrest” by Palaniswami said.
Stalin for his own “selfish DMK workers “say Karu- ground zero this election, social media giant is pulling out all stops to prevent influence
interests” and that it was the nanidhi would have talked if

Facebook’s poll war room hopes to leave no room for mistakes

“government’s duty” to he had been taken abroad and
probe any hardship faced by given better treatment. So
the veteran Dravidian stal- Stalin kept his father under
wart since he was a former house arrest for his own self-
Chief Minister himself. ish interests,” he said.
Palaniswami said com- Since Karunanidhi is a Menlo Park: Days before In- said the platform has also ex- the election operation centres,
plaints had been received in former chief minister, “it is dia begins to vote in the world’s panded partnerships with
concrete steps identifies attempts of plat-
this connection. At an elec- the duty of the government largest democratic exercise, third-party fact-checkers to „„Around 40 cross form abuse, they move swiftly
tion meeting here, Palaniswa- to probe whether he faced thousands of miles away a seven accredited organisa- functional teams from to contain them. Last week,
mi charged that Karunanidhi any hardship,” the AIADMK team of experts maintain tions in India. “These groups areas like cybersecurity, Facebook removed 687 pages
was not given proper treat- Joint Coordinator added. round-the-clock vigil on elec- cover eight of the most spoken public policy, threat and accounts linked to the
ment by Stalin, fearing he Karunanidhi fell ill in Oc- tion-related chatter on Face- languages English, Hindi, intelligence work in sync Congress and a smaller but far
may not succeed his father as tober 2016 due to a drug in- book, ready to combat the first Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Ta- more influential number of
party chief, should the vet- duced allergy and was admit- signs of misinformation, voter mil, Malayalam and Gujarati „„Soon, key officials what appeared to be pro-BJP
eran return in good health. ted to a private hospital in manipulation tactics, poll in- and we’re looking to add more. from US will be in accounts for “coordinated in-
“Karunanidhi is a former December 2016. —PTI terference and fake news. In a country largely driven by India and Singapore to authentic behaviour”.
Facebook — which counts local and community news, oversee the functions, Facebook has already
Karunanidhi is a former CM...he was not India as one of the biggest we knew it was critical to have as seven phase general brought in transparency ini-
elections get underway
given proper treatment and put under base — has put in motion an fact-checking partners who tiatives for political ads, and
elaborate strategy with ‘in- could review content across The war room staff in the Menlo Park headquarters —AFP rolled out initiatives like Can-
house arrest by Stalin because he thought he formation warriors’ at its regions and languages,” Mo- didate Connect (a voter out-
cannot become party chief if his father did well. election war room. han said on Monday. this week Facebook will acti- integrity, in Singapore and Park headquarters as well as reach feature that allows Lok
Ajit Mohan, MD and Vice Building on the lessons vate new regional operations Dublin. These teams will work with local experts in Delhi. Sabha candidates to record 20
K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader President, Facebook India learnt over the last two years, centres, focused on election closely with staff in Menlo Once the team, manning second videos). —PTI