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T hree top Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) terror- ists, including a suspected mas- termind of Pulwama suicide bomb attack on a CRPF con- voy, were killed, and four Army personnel, including a Major, and a J&K Head Constable attained martyrdom in a fierce gunfight, which lasted about 18 hours, in Pinglena area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama dis- trict on Monday. One of the top Jaish-e- Mohammad Commander Abdul Rashid Ghazi, alias Kamran, an Afghan war veter- an, who infiltrated into Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in 2018, is believed to have been neu- tralised in the operation, police sources said. Ghazi is believed to be one of the masterminds of the February 14 suicide attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama and had trained the suicide bomber. Ghazi, a key aide of Jaish- e-Mohammad’s Pakistan-based chief Masood Azhar, was responsible for recruiting, rad- icalising and training terrorists in the Kashmir Valley. The second terrorist killed in the encounter has been identified as Hilal Ahmed, a local Kashmiri bomb specialist. At least nine security per- sonnel, including a Brigade Commander, a Lieutenant Colonel, and a Deputy Inspector General of the Jammu & Kashmir Police, were injured in the gun battle which erupted shortly after midnight, about 12 km from where a sui- cide bomber belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed drove his explosives laden vehicle into a CRPF bus last week, killing 40 jawans. One civilian, believed to be the house owner, where these terrorists had taken shelter, was also killed in the day-long operations. Sporadic incidents of stone pelting were also reported from the area at different intervals. The martyred army per- sonnel have been identified as Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, Hawaldar Sheo Ram, Sepoy Hari Continued on Page 4 A fter months of posturing and covert hard bargain- ing, the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena on Monday night came to a formal undertaking between them on forging an alliance to contest the forth- coming Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls in Maharashtra, after taking into account their “common ideol- ogy” and “nationalistic out- look”. Little over a year after it had announced that it would contest both the Lok Sabha and Assembly on its own strength, the Shiv Sena came around to strike a seat-sharing deal with the BJP for both the Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls, in line with its insistence that the seat-sharing for both the polls be linked so that there is no misunderstanding between them in the run-up to the Assembly polls and that the issues raised by it are addressed. Under the seat-sharing formula arrived at between the two saffron alliance partners, the BJP will contest 25 Lok Sabha seats, while the Shiv Sena will field candidates for the remaining 23 LS seats. In the State Assembly polls, the two parties will — after sparing some seats to other alliance constituents — contest equal number of seats. At a joint news conference addressing by the leaders of both the parties, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made a formal announcement about the BJP- Sena seat-sharing pact for the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, in the presence of BJP’s national president Amit Shah and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. Continued on Page 4 I ndia on Monday tore through the “opaque proceedings” of Pakistani military courts which try civilians against the inter- national norms, saying the judges, who tried Indian nation- al Kulbhushan Jadhav, are not required to have judicial or legal training or even a law degree. India’s plea at the International Court of Justice came as the top UN court began a four-day public hearing in the case of Jadhav, 48, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. Ex-solicitor general Harish Salve, who represented India, said that a foreign detainee has the right to life, the right to a fair trial and an impartial judiciary. “However, Pakistan has sen- tenced 161 civilians to death in their military courts in opaque proceedings in the last two years,” Salve said. International standards require that military courts like all courts must be independent, impartial and competent, and must respect minimum guar- antees of fairness, he said. T he Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolu- tion condemning the Pulwama attack on February 14 in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed. On the first day of the ses- sion, the House also con- doled the demise of senior leaders, including former Defence Minister George Fernandes and ex-Goa Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh among others. The House also paid trib- utes to former MLAs Jitendra Singh Bundela, Ghanshya Patidar, Lokendra Singh Tomar, Mohan Singh Bundela and Krishna Vallabh Gupta. As the House assembled, Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati mentioned about the death of Fernandes, Singh and the former MLAs as well as the Pulwama terror attack. Chief Minister Kamal Nath, recalling his long asso- ciation with Fernandes, said, “I got an opportunity to learn a lot for him.” Nath also recalled the contribution of former Goa Governor Singh. The MP CM strongly con- demned the cowardly act of terrorists in Pulwama and said, “The country will always remember their sacrifice and this incident has again united the entire country including the political class." Leader of Opposition Gopal Bhargava paid rich tributes to Fernandes and described him as a rare politi- cian and trade union leader who had the capability to win elections from any part of the country. "Born in Karnataka, he won (Lok Sabha polls) from Maharashtra and later from Bihar. Such leaders are rare in the country," he said. On the Pulwama attack, Bhargava suggested the House should pass a unanimous res- olution to give a strong mes- sage that people of Madhya Pradesh supported the Government for taking deci- sive action against terrorism. He also condemned the killing of four Army person- nel, including a major, during an encounter in Pulwama on Monday. Former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan praised Fernandes and con- demned the Pulwama attack. Both Chouhan and CM Nath supported Bhargava's suggestion of a unanimous resolution on the Pulwama attack following which it was passed in the House. After observing a two-minute silence in memory of the slain jawans and departed leaders, the House was adjourned till Wednesday. RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008

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Three top Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror-

ists, including a suspected mas-termind of Pulwama suicidebomb attack on a CRPF con-voy, were killed, and four Armypersonnel, including a Major,and a J&K Head Constableattained martyrdom in a fiercegunfight, which lasted about 18hours, in Pinglena area ofSouth Kashmir’s Pulwama dis-trict on Monday.

One of the top Jaish-e-Mohammad CommanderAbdul Rashid Ghazi, aliasKamran, an Afghan war veter-an, who infiltrated into Jammu& Kashmir (J&K) in 2018, isbelieved to have been neu-tralised in the operation, policesources said.

Ghazi is believed to beone of the masterminds of theFebruary 14 suicide attack onthe CRPF convoy in Pulwamaand had trained the suicidebomber.

Ghazi, a key aide of Jaish-e-Mohammad’s Pakistan-basedchief Masood Azhar, wasresponsible for recruiting, rad-icalising and training terroristsin the Kashmir Valley.

The second terrorist killedin the encounter has beenidentified as Hilal Ahmed, alocal Kashmiri bomb specialist.

At least nine security per-sonnel, including a BrigadeCommander, a LieutenantColonel, and a DeputyInspector General of the

Jammu & Kashmir Police, wereinjured in the gun battle whicherupted shortly after midnight,about 12 km from where a sui-cide bomber belonging to theJaish-e-Mohammed drove hisexplosives laden vehicle into aCRPF bus last week, killing 40jawans.

One civilian, believed to bethe house owner, where theseterrorists had taken shelter,was also killed in the day-longoperations.

Sporadic incidents of stonepelting were also reported fromthe area at different intervals.

The martyred army per-sonnel have been identified as

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, Hawaldar

Sheo Ram, Sepoy Hari Continued on Page 4

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After months of posturingand covert hard bargain-

ing, the ruling BJP and ShivSena on Monday night cameto a formal undertakingbetween them on forging analliance to contest the forth-coming Lok Sabha and StateAssembly polls inMaharashtra, after taking intoaccount their “common ideol-ogy” and “nationalistic out-look”.

Little over a year after ithad announced that it wouldcontest both the Lok Sabhaand Assembly on its ownstrength, the Shiv Sena camearound to strike a seat-sharingdeal with the BJP for both theLok Sabha and State Assemblypolls, in line with its insistencethat the seat-sharing for boththe polls be linked so thatthere is no misunderstandingbetween them in the run-up to

the Assembly polls and thatthe issues raised by it areaddressed.

Under the seat-sharingformula arrived at between thetwo saffron alliance partners,the BJP will contest 25 LokSabha seats, while the ShivSena will field candidates forthe remaining 23 LS seats.

In the State Assemblypolls, the two parties will —after sparing some seats toother alliance constituents —contest equal number of seats.

At a joint news conferenceaddressing by the leaders ofboth the parties, MaharashtraChief Minister DevendraFadnavis made a formalannouncement about the BJP-Sena seat-sharing pact for theLok Sabha and Assembly polls,in the presence of BJP’s national president Amit Shahand Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray.

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India on Monday tore throughthe “opaque proceedings” of

Pakistani military courts whichtry civilians against the inter-national norms, saying thejudges, who tried Indian nation-al Kulbhushan Jadhav, are not

required to have judicial orlegal training or even a lawdegree.

India’s plea at theInternational Court of Justicecame as the top UN courtbegan a four-day public hearingin the case of Jadhav, 48, whowas sentenced to death by a

Pakistani military court oncharges of espionage.

Ex-solicitor general HarishSalve, who represented India,said that a foreign detainee hasthe right to life, the right to a fairtrial and an impartial judiciary.

“However, Pakistan has sen-tenced 161 civilians to death in

their military courts in opaqueproceedings in the last twoyears,” Salve said.

International standardsrequire that military courts likeall courts must be independent,impartial and competent, andmust respect minimum guar-antees of fairness, he said.

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unanimously passed a resolu-tion condemning thePulwama attack on February14 in which 40 CRPF jawanswere killed.

On the first day of the ses-sion, the House also con-doled the demise of seniorleaders, including formerDefence Minister GeorgeFernandes and ex-GoaGovernor Bhanu PrakashSingh among others.

The House also paid trib-utes to former MLAs JitendraSingh Bundela, GhanshyaPatidar, Lokendra SinghTomar, Mohan Singh Bundelaand Krishna Vallabh Gupta.

As the House assembled,Speaker Narmada PrasadPrajapati mentioned aboutthe death of Fernandes, Singhand the former MLAs as wellas the Pulwama terror attack.

Chief Minister KamalNath, recalling his long asso-ciation with Fernandes, said,“I got an opportunity to learna lot for him.”

Nath also recalled thecontribution of former GoaGovernor Singh.

The MP CM strongly con-demned the cowardly act ofterrorists in Pulwama andsaid, “The country will alwaysremember their sacrifice andthis incident has again unitedthe entire country includingthe political class."

Leader of OppositionGopal Bhargava paid richtributes to Fernandes anddescribed him as a rare politi-cian and trade union leaderwho had the capability to winelections from any part of thecountry.

"Born in Karnataka, hewon (Lok Sabha polls) fromMaharashtra and later fromBihar. Such leaders are rare inthe country," he said.

On the Pulwama attack,Bhargava suggested the Houseshould pass a unanimous res-olution to give a strong mes-sage that people of MadhyaPradesh supported theGovernment for taking deci-sive action against terrorism.

He also condemned thekilling of four Army person-nel, including a major, duringan encounter in Pulwama onMonday.

Former Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhanpraised Fernandes and con-demned the Pulwama attack.

Both Chouhan and CMNath supported Bhargava'ssuggestion of a unanimousresolution on the Pulwamaattack following which it waspassed in the House. Afterobser ving a two-minutesilence in memory of the slainjawans and departed leaders,the House was adjourned tillWednesday.

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Aperson operating Facebookin the name of Mithun

Meena was booked by AshokaGarden police for hurting reli-gious sentiments of a commu-nity by posting derogatorycomments over Facebook onMonday.

Police said that miscreantMithun Meena was bookedfor posting offending senti-ments against a community. Acomplaint was lodged by thevictim Azam Khan of NawabColony.

In his complaint Azamstated that the comment overFacebook by user MithunMeena is offending against acommunity and hurts religioussentiments. Meena postedcomments targeting a com-munity on Facebook after thePulwama terror attack in which40 CRPF personnel were mar-

tyred. The post went viral and

several people of the commu-nity who found the post objec-tionable inciting religious sen-timent reached Aishbagh policestation and lodged a complaint

against the person who hadposted inciting post.

The police have registereda case under section 295 A ofthe IPC and Unlawful ActivitiesPrevention Act, 1967 Act andhave started search for theaccused.

Police have started to inves-tigate the user of the profile andin most of the cases it is foundthat fake profiles over socialnetworking sites are created topost derogatory remarks. Afterthe user would be traced theaccused would be narrowedand arrested.

The post created panicamong few community mem-ber who gathered other mem-bers of the community andalong with the victim a groupreached police station andstaged protest at the policestation and later after the inter-vention police registered a caseagainst the accused.

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A20-year-old youth wasarrested for allegedly mak-

ing objectionable commentsabout the CRPF jawans killedin the Pulwama attack anduploading an image of thePakistan flag on his Facebookaccount in Umaria district.

Monti Khan, a resident ofBirsinghpur in Pali town ofUmaria district, was arrestedon Sunday after a complaintwas received and a probe wasinitiated by the police's cybersquad, said Superintendent ofPolice Asit Yadav.

Yadav said the man wasproduced before a local courtand had been remanded in

judicial custody. Pali police station in

charge Ashok Kumar Jha saida resident named SonuVishwakarma filed a complaintagainst Khan following whichthe action was initiated.

"Khan made objectionablecomments about the CRPFmartyrs of the Pulwama attackand also uploaded a picture ofthe Pakistan f lag on hisFacebook account," Jha said.Monti was arrested under sec-tion 153 (provocation withintent to cause riot), 153 (A)(promoting enmity betweendifferent groups on grounds ofreligion, race, place of birth,residence, language etc) and153 (B) (offence of promoting

disharmony) of the IndianPenal Code, he informed.

C o m p l a i n a n tVishwakarma, the convener ofthe Bajrang Dal's district unithere, termed Khan's act asanti-national.

The Bharatiya Janata YuvaMorcha (BJYM), the youthwing of the BJP, held a protestmarch later on Sunday eveningover Khan's act.

Forty Central ReservePolice Force troopers were killed on February 14when a Jaish-e-Mohammedoperative rammed an explo-sive-laden vehicle into the para-military force's convoy inPulwama in Jammu andKashmir.

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The monthly newsletter ofSports and Youth Welfare

Department, ‘Junoon DuniyaJeetne Ka’ was released here onMonday at TT Nagar Stadium.

The newsletter wasreleased by the Director Sportsand Youth Welfare S.L.Thoussen. On this occasionJoint Director Sports VinodPradhan and B.S. Yadav,Deputy Director FinancePradeep Omkar and PublicRelations Officer MahendraVyas were present.

Sports Director S L.Thoussen told that newsletterfocused on departmentalachievements and sports activ-ities will be published month-ly per month "Winning the pas-sion world". Its aim is to pro-

mote and promote the achieve-ments made by the playersand to instill the public with thelatest information from thegame world.

Meanwhile, 9th HockeyIndia Senior Women NationalHockey Championship con-cluded here on Monday.During the match played hereon Monday Hockey MadhyaPradesh wins silver medal.

The Hockey MadhyaPradesh team won the silvermedal in the 9th Hockey IndiaSenior Women's NationalHockey Tournament held atHisar in Haryana and won thetitle of being the runner-up.

Here on Monday, the finalmatch was played. Here onMonday final match, IndianRailways team won by 5-0points in the match.

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The tale of Bastar was nar-rated through the play ‘Ek

Kahani Bastar Ki’. The play wasperformed on Monday atRegional College.

Directed by a young the-atre director, Sourabh Anant,and music by HemantDeolekar, the folklore is takenfrom one of the oldest folk sto-ries of Bastar.

The play was performed bythe artists of Vihaan DramaWorks. This tale is originallywritten and told in the Halbi

language of Bastari, also knownas Bastari language.

This story was written forthe entertainment of people

during that era.The story follows the life

of the King of Bastar- RajaChoubey. According to thefolk tale, the king remaineddeprived from the happiness ofbecoming a father for years.Years later he was bestowedwith the blessings and had adaughter. The king’s happinesswas indefinable, but therenowned scholar of his palace,Pandit,wanted to acquire thethrone. So, he played a con-spiracy and asked the king tosacrifice the love for his daugh-ter. Disheartened king askedthe soldiers to leave the child inthe forest. But a farmer foundthe infant and he brought herup, unaware that she is theprincess.

Years later, king’s proposalwas sent to the farmer’s fami-ly unaware of the fact that sheis kings’ only daughter and themarriage of the girl witharranged with her father.Before the marriage, the girlvisits the palace and discoversthat she is the lost princess.Soon she unveiles the conspir-acy of the Pandit and the kingfound his lost daughter.

With the use of folk musicof Bastar, the play appeared tobe a dance drama. Further, withthe elements of art, culture andtradition of Bastar, the playbecomes more interesting towatch for theater lovers.

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Panchayat and RuralDevelopment Minister

Kamleshwar Patel has issuedinstructions to make all per-ferfect arrangements in train-ing and capacity building work-shop of panchayat representa-tives under Rashtriya GramSwaraj Yojana in DussehraMaidan of BHEL on February23.

He said that informationabout every aspect ofPanchayati Raj and officialprocess will be given exten-sively in the workshop.

Patel issued the instruc-tions during review meeting forarrangements being made forthe training programme.

Patel said that Sarpanchand Up-Sarpanch of all GramPanchayat of Bhopal andNarmadapuram divisions, onemale and female panch (sched-uled caste/ scheduled tribe) willtake part in the workshop.Also, president and secretary ofself help group working underRural Livelihood Mission ineach Gram Panchayat will beincluded.

He said that exhibitionbased on development journeyof Panchayat Raj will be organ-ised.

Training module andmaterial will be made available

by director, Panchayat Raj andCEO, MANREGA in the train-ing. District wise registration ofPanchayat representatives willbe carried out at programmevenue.

Director, Panchayat RajUrmila Shukla informed thatfilm on Gram PanchayatDevelopment Plan, Ideal GramPanchayat and Innovation willbe displayed in panchayattraining and capacity buildingprogramme. Information aboutcommunity programme will begiven.

Noteworthy is that this isthe second training pro-gramme in the state. Beforethis, similar training was heldin Dhar district.

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ASanskrit play ‘Vidyotma’was staged at Jawahar Bal

Bhavan here on Monday.The play was performed

by the little kids of Jawahar BalBhavan and was much enjoyedby the audience. It was a storyof how Kalidas marriedprincess Vidyotma.

There was a king who hada very learned daughterVidyotma, in her knowledgeshe surpassed all the scholarsof the kingdom.

She declared she wouldonly marry the person whowould defeat her in a battle ofwits.

The scholars of the king-dom decided to take theirrevenge from the princess bymarrying her to a fool.

They went looking, and inthe forest saw a man sitting ona tree who was cutting thebranch he was sitting on.

On seeing this, they decid-ed they had found their man,and they would marry him tothe princess.

The fool was presentedbefore the princess.

The princess Vidyotmaand the man had a fight of wit.

The princess conceded defeatand was married to him.

After the marriage whenVidyotma discovered her hus-band had no knowledge andwas in fact a big fool, sheinsulted him and left him.

At this the fool was veryupset and he decided he wouldattain wisdom.

The scholars who had gothim there all left him alone. Itis said that he went to the tem-ple of Garhkalika in Ujjain andprayed to the goddess for thegift of knowledge.

He prayed and offered tothe goddess his tongue as sac-rifice and when was about tocut it off with a sword the god-dess appeared before him andblessed him.

Because of being blessedby the goddess, words of wis-dom started flowing throughhis mouth and he began towrite poetry and prose inSanskrit language.

He then created workslike 'Shakuntala' and'Meghdoot' and the beauty ofhis expression made him veryrenowned.

The play was beautifullyperformed by the students ofJawahar Bal Bhavan.

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Dear Students….

I extend my best wishes to youall for your respective exami-nations.

I am sure that you are fullyprepared and are full of confi-dence as you have studied yoursubjects sincerely throughoutthe year. I am confident of yoursuccess.

While you are well-versedin your subjects, I would like togive my humble advice that youmust believe in yourself andkeep mind relaxed and calm.Don't get disturbed at exami-nation hall.

Attempt every questionpatiently within the prescribedtime.

Do not get panic, if imme-diately you find it difficult toattempt any question. Proceedto the next question confi-dently and attempt fully. Besure of success.

You have already donehard work. Always, rememberthat concentration is the key.Keep away disappointment andlaziness which are your foes.Just dispel them and keepyourself enthusiastic and spir-

ited. Be honest to yourself.Nobody can stop you to treadthe path of success.

As you are aware thatexamination means a strugglefor the excellence.

The examinations proveyour worth. The results tell theworld your devotion.

If you score high it isindicative of how you workedhard. If we do not have expect-ed performance, just don't

worry. Opportunities lie ahead.

Just give a thought that you arefuture of your family, architectof the country.

The society has manyexpectations from you. Greaterresponsibilities you have toshoulder in future.

I believe in your strengthand confident of your success.I hope that you will bring lau-rels to your family and theState. Simply be confident andkeep patience with a beliefthat you are going to achievethe top position. If you studythe life of great personalities,you will find that they arenever discouraged and are fullof enthusiasm. Face examina-tions courageously and confi-dently. Success is imminent. Iextend my best wishes.

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Kamal Nath)

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Ziqitza Health Care Ltd,which operates the inte-

grated 108 ambulance servicesin Madhya Pradesh, launched40 state-of-the-art ambulancesunder the 108 Sanjeevani ser-vice here on Monday.

These ambulances werelaunched across districts inMadhya Pradesh, as per thevision of the Honorable ChiefMinister Kamal Nath.

The 108 Sanjeevani pro-vides emergency health careservices to the people of thestate in case of any emergencieslike accidents, heart attacks,stroke, or any other medicalemergencies.

It is expected that emer-gency medical aid will be pro-vided to more than 1 crore peo-ple through the 108 service.

These ambulances were

launched by Chief MinisterKamal Nath and HealthMinister Tulsiram Silavat alongwith other officers of the healthdepartment.

This initiative taken bythem in association with thecompany is expected to infusea new life to the existing 108service in the state.

These ambulances will beequipped with various kinds ofbasic medicines, oxygen cylin-ders and other basic andadvance medical equipmentsfor the aid of the citizens.

On the occasion of thelaunch, Jitendra Sharma,Project Head, ZiqitzaHealthcare Ltd said, “We havebeen committed to successful-ly serving the people ofMadhya Pradesh for over twoyears now. The supportreceived from the Governmentof the State during our tenure

has been tremendous and wewould like to thank them forthe same. We are proud toannounce the launch of yetanother fleet of ambulanceswhich will cater to the medicalaid of the people 24X7.

Medical emergencies canoccur at any given point of timeand hence we are glad that wehave played a pivotal role insafeguarding the emergencymedical needs of the citizens ofMadhya Pradesh.

We would like to assurethat at Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd,we are truly committed to sav-ing lives across the state andevery life matters to us, headded.

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A30-year-old man who wasinjured after his bike hit

head-on with another bike atKalyan Nagar under ChholaMandir police station area onFebruary 13, succumbed toinjuries while undergoing treat-ment at a private hospital onSunday.

The deceased identified asAshok Kuswaha was injuredwhen his bike rammed intoanother bike at Chhola Mandirarea and he was rushed to near-by hospital and later he diedduring treatment at LBS hos-pital.

The deceased was a resi-dent of Sonagiri and met whenhe was on his way to home with

his friend whose condition iscritical.

In the accident the biker onthe other bike died on the dayof the accident.

Notably, Mohar SinghJathav of Shankar Nagar diedon the spot while two personsescaped with severe injuriesafter his motorbike hit head-onwith another bike near KalyanNagar under Chhola Mandirpolice station area late in theevening on February 13.

The second casualty was

reported on Sunday in theform of Ashok Kuswaha. Thethree got injured after theirmotorbikes rammed into eachother.

The accident took place ataround 8 pm when Mohar wason his way to Shankar Nagarfrom Chopda village. Thedeceased who used to work aslabour was on his way to homeafter work while Ashok was aresident of Sonagiri and was onhis way to home along withManoj.

After the preliminaryinvestigation body was sent forthe post mortem and startedfurther investigation. The con-dition of Manoj is critical andis undergoing treatment at LBShospital.

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Light drizzles and dark denseclouds were witnessed in

the state capital for brief peri-od at isolated places during theday on Monday. For the secondconsecutive day weather con-ditions witnessed pattern ofincreasing temperatures onMonday.

The temperatures wit-nessed significant rise onMonday. State capital witnessedan increase of 4 degree Celsiusin day temperature in the past24 hours while night temper-ature increased by 3 degreeCelsius.

The night temperaturewitnessed increase in Bhopaldivision. Rewa, Shahdol andJabalpur divisions recordedtemperatures below normaltemperatures. The lowest tem-perature was recorded at 7degree Celsius in Betul.

Thundery activities andrainfall are likely to occur at fewplaces in the state. The regionswhich are likely to receivethundery activities and rainfallare Ratlam, Mandsaur,Neemuch, Ujjain, Dhar,

Sheopur, Guna, Gwalior,Rajgarh, Morena, Satna andRewa districts which wouldreceive rainfall in the next 24hours according to the forecast.

A WD would furtherincrease the rainfall activity atisolated in the state fromFebruary 20 and which wouldbe witnessed for the next 2-3days.

Khandwa recorded daytemperature with a rise of 6degree Celsius at 34.1 degreeCelsius. Khargone recordedday temperature at 34 degree

Celsius.Indore among the major

cities recorded the highest daytemperature at 32 degreeCelsius on Monday while nighttemperature was recorded at 12degree Celsius.

The nearby area of thestate capital Hoshangabadrecorded day temperature at29.5 degree Celsius on Monday.Weather conditions would fol-low the pattern for the next 2-3 days and later changes wouldbe witnessed said weatherman.

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Governor Anandiben Pateland Chief Minister Kamal

Nath have extended greetingsto the people of the state on theoccasion of Sant RavidasJayanti.

In her greeting message,Patel has said that the messagesof Sant Ravidas are inspira-tional and useful for the soci-ety. The Governor further saidthat Sant Ravidas has generat-ed consciousness in the societywith the light of his miraculousknowledge. Along with this, hetaught the society to followvirtue and generosity in life.

The Governor on thisoccasion urged youth to givetheir contributions in the devel-opment of the country by fol-lowing the ideals and preach-ing of Sant Ravidas.

Chief Minister Kamal Nathhas extended greetings to thepeople of the state on the occa-sion of Sant Ravidas Jayanti. He

said that there is a need toimbibe thoughts and teachingsof Sant Ravidas.

Kamal Nath further men-tioned that Sant Ravidas rep-resents Sant Samaj in truesense. The pioneer of the say-ing ‘Man Changa to Kathotimein Ganga’, Sant Ravidasfought against the social evilsand has generated a feeling ofsocial harmony with devotionamong the people during hisentire life.

In his greeting message,Nath said that we need tobuild our society according tothe ideals and thoughts of SantRavidas.

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A30-year-old man commit-ted suicide by hanging

with the ceiling at his resi-dence near Durga Chowkunder Ayodhya Nagar policestation area on Sunday.

Police said that thedeceased identified as DurgeshSilawat was found hangingwith the ceiling and wasrushed to nearby hospitalwhere he was declared dead.

In the afternoon onSunday family members havegone to attend a religiousfunction at house of their rel-ative and when they returnDurgesh was not present at thehouse and found locked inside

his room and failed to respondand later when family mem-bers managed to enter thehouse he was found hanging.

The deceased used towork as Plumber. Reasonbehind the suicide remainedunknown and would be inves-tigated.

The body was sent for thepost mortem after the prelim-inary investigation and a caseunder section 174 of the CrPCand started further investiga-tion.

Meanwhile, a 23-year-oldmarried woman committedsuicide by hanging with theceiling at her residence inVallabh Nagar in the night onSunday.

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Mhow: On the 109th Corps ofSignals Day, the cycle expedi-tion ‘MahakaushalMalwaMercury’is being undertakenby 1 Signals Training Centrelocated at Jabalpur under thetheme “Veterans Our Heritage”.

The cycle expedition teamcomprising of one Officer, oneJunior Commissioned Officerand twelve other ranks ofCorps of Signals was flagged offat Jabalpur on Feb 12.Theexpedition will pass throughNarsingpur, Hosangabad,Harda, Mhow, Bhopal, Sagar,Panna, Satna on February 25covering a total distance of1200Kms.

The cycle expedition team

reached Military College ofT e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o nEngineering (MCTE), Mhowon February 16 after passingthrough Narsingpur,Hosangabad and Harda. Thenext day, the team interactedwith veterans residing in andaround Mhow Station.

Lt Gen Milind M Bhurke,VSM, Commandant MCTE &Colonel Commandant Corpsof Signals met and interactedwith the cycle expedition teamon February 18.

He appreciated andencouraged the expedition’snoble cause of meeting our vet-erans all over the stretch of1200 Kms. PNS

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Film ‘Do Bigha Zameen’ was screened atAbhirang Hall, Bharat Bhavan here on

Monday under 37th foundation anniver-sary of Bharat Bhavan.

Many theater and film lovers visited towatch the show.

The film screenings are organizedunder the Chhavi series of classical cine-ma, Bharat Bhavan.

Notably, under 37th foundationanniversary, various events are beingorganized including the film fest. Moviesof renowned directors are being screenedunder the festival for art lovers to enjoy itwith full enthusiasm.

Further, Do Bigha Zamin is 1953Hindi film, directed by Bengali film direc-tor Bimal Roy and starring Balraj Sahniand Nirupa Roy in lead roles. The film isknown for its socialist theme, and is animportant film in the early parallel cine-ma of India and is rightly considered atrend setter.

Notably, this movie was made by BimalRoy after he got inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, Bicycle Thieves.

In the hope of earning enough moneyto pay off his debts and save his land, a

poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller inthe Calcutta and faces many difficulties.The story revolves around a farmerShambu Mahato (Balraj Sahni), who liveswith his wife Parvati (Nirupa Roy) and sonKanhaiya (Rattan Kumar) in a small vil-lage that has been hit badly by a famine.

After years of drought, the region final-ly gets rain, leading the farmers to rejoice.Shambu owns two bighas of land, whichis the only means of livelihood for thewhole family.

The local landlord Thakur HarnamSingh is very confident that he can buyShambu's land.

Shambu has borrowed money fromHarnam Singh several times in the pastand has not paid his debt.

The land is auctioned because Shambucould not pay back the debt. The land isnow owned by Harman Singh.

Shambu and his family return to thevillage only to see their land sold and a fac-tory being constructed on it. The audienceenjoyed the show with ecstasy.

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Singh and Sepoy AjayKumar. Major Dhoundiyal,who hailed from Dehradun,had married only last year inApril 2018.

Havaldar Ram (36) hadjoined the Army in 2000 andhailed from Jhunjhunu,Rajasthan. He is survived byhis wife and a son.

Sepoy Singh (26) belongedto Rewari in Haryana.

He joined the Army in2011 and is survived by hiswife and son.

Sepoy Kumar hailed fromvillage Bastikri in Meerut, UP.The 27-year-old had joined theArmy in 2012 and is survivedby his wife and a son.

Their mortal remains wereflown for the last rites to theirnative places, where theywould be laid to rest with fullmilitary honours.

According to spokesmanof the Jammu and Kashmirpolice, “Based on credibleinputs about the presence ofterrorists in Pinglena area ofSouth Kashmir’s Pulwama dis-trict, a cordon and searchoperation was launched joint-ly by police and security forcesin the intervening night in thearea”.

Police spokesman said, “Asthe searches were going on, ter-rorists from inside the targethouse fired indiscriminately onthe search party. In the initialburst of fire, four army jawans

and one civilian sustained crit-ical gunshot injuries. Theywere evacuated to hospital formedical attention.Consequently, four injuredjawans attained martyrdomand the civilian also suc-cumbed to his injuries”.

The Police spokesman saidthe fire was retaliated by thesecurity forces leading to anencounter. In the ensuingencounter three terrorists werekilled and their bodies wereretrieved from the site ofencounter, he said.

Personnel of the 55Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and theSpecial Operation Group of theJammu and Kashmir policeand CRPF jawans jointly con-ducted the operations.

While, the weekly Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus ser-vice was suspended in view ofthe prevailing law and ordersituation in Jammu, followingthe recent terror attack on aCRPF convoy in southKashmir. Curfew was imposedin Jammu city on Friday fol-lowing massive anti-Pakistanprotests and sporadic inci-dents of violence over the ter-ror attack in Pulwama district,which left 40 CRPF personneldead on Thursday.

“The cross-LoC (Line ofControl) bus service was sus-pended in view of the prevail-ing law and order situation,”Poonch District DevelopmentCommissioner Rahul Yadavsaid.

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“We have been together forover 25 years because of ourshared ideologies and spirit ofnationalism… In 2014Assembly polls, owing to cer-tain reasons we had split, butlater since the past nearly fiveyears we have been in the rul-ing alliance in Maharashtraand at the centre,” Expressinghis happiness over the renewedalliance between the BJP andSena,” Fadnavis said.

Expressing his happinessover the renewed alliancebetween the BJP and Sena,Shah said: “With our formingan alliance to contest the LokSabha and Assembly pollstogether, the wishes of crores ofworkers of both the partieshave been fulfilled. Afterdetailed discussions withUddhavji, we have formalisedthe alliance. the Shiv Sena and

Akali Dal are the oldest alliesof the BJP. They have been withus through ups and downs. Wehave resolved whatever differ-ences that arose in the recentyears and we will fight the elec-tions with renewed spirit toensure the return of ModiGovernment at the Centre andsaffron alliance governmentin the state”.

Uddhav said that both theSena and BJP, which had beentogether for the past 30 years,would be making a “new begin-ning” and hoped that the “bit-ter experiences” of the past fiveyears would not be repeated infuture, and that both partieswould work “shoulder-to-shoulder” in the forthcomingpolls.

Earlier in the evening, Shahhad driven down toThackerays’ Bandra residence“Matoshri” along with stateBJP leaders, held final round of

talks with Uddhav and for-malised the seat-sharing dealfor the Lok Sabha andAssembly polls.

In the 25:23 LS and 50:50Assembly poll seat-sharing dealstruck between BJP’s nationalpresident Amit Shah and ShivSena president UddhavThackeray, the Shiv Sena ---after having been an vociferouscritic of its saffron alliancepartner and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi –-- not onlymanaged to get some face saverto get back to the saffronalliance, but it also gained interms of seat-sharing deal inboth the Lok Sabha andAssembly polls.

As against the 22 seats ithad contested in the 2014 LokSabha polls which it had con-tested in alliance with the BJP,the Shiv Sena will contest 23seats. In essence, the BJP hasgiven up one seat, by agreeingto contest 25 seats instead of 26seats it had fought in the pre-vious polls.

The Shiv Sena --- whichwas playing hardball with theBJP by invoking the 1995

Assembly seat-sharing formu-la under which it had contest-ed 169 seats leaving the remain-ing 116 seats to its saffronalliance partner and got thechief minister’s post after com-ing to power in that elections--settled down for a 50:50 seat-sharing deal with the BJP forthe 2019 State Assembly polls.

However, both the partieshave chosen to keep the issueof chief minister’s post open.Dwelling upon the sharing ofpositions in the event of the saf-fron alliance governmentreturning to power, Fadnavissaid: “We are confident ofreturning to power both at theCentre and in the state. If wetake charge of the office onceagain in Maharashtra, we willshare power and positionsequitably”. However, he chosenot to say anything on the con-tentious issue of chief minister’spost.

On its part, the ruling BJPwent out of the way to bothgood humour and give a face-saver to Shiv Sena, by agreeingto the Sena’s demand for earlyconstruction of Ram Mandir at

Ayodya and assuring its part-ner that it would look intocomplaints of farmers whohave not so far benefitted fromthe state government’s loanwaiver scheme and the Centre’scrop insurance scheme, itwould shift the Nanar oil refin-ery and petroleum productscomplex from coastal Ratnagiridistrict in view of the opposi-tion from the local people andwaive property tax of peopleliving in flats less than 500 sqarea each.

Uddhav said that the Senawas satisfied with the assur-ances given by the chief min-ister on its various demands.“Since the chief minister hasspoken in detail about theissues that we had raised dur-ing the course of our talks andthe assurances given by thestate government, I need nothave to talk much about it. I amsatisfied with the assurancesgiven by him ( the chief min-ister)”.

It was a big day for Shah ashe managed to bring back theShiv Sena, which had contest-ed the 2014 Assembly polls

independently, into the saf-fron alliance. However, theBJP has paid considerable costfor restoring the alliance espe-cially in terms of the seat-shar-ing arrangement it has arrivedat for the State Assembly polls.

The BJP, which will becontesting anywhere from 135to 140 seats in the 2019Assembly polls, had won asmany as 122 seats on its ownstrength in the 2014 polls anddoubled the percentage of votes(from 14.02 per cent in 2009 to27.8 per cent in 2014). In fact,it had increased its winningtally by more than two and ahalf times from 46 seats in the2009 polls to 122 seats in the2014 polls.

As against the performanceput up by the BJP, the Shiv Senahad emerged second in the2014 Assembly polls by win-ning as many as 63 seats (outof 282 seats it had contested).The Sena had also increased itspolling percentage from 16.26in the previous polls to 19.4now and scale up its seat tallyfrom 44 in 2009 to 63 seats in2014.

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The construction of a modernbuilding of the Sambalpur

Muncipal Corporation (SMC)and the SambalpurDevelopment Authority (SDA)will be completed on December31.

The building will be a repli-ca of the famous Hirakud Dam.Kolkata’s Architect ConsultantCompany has designed thebuilding plan. Sambalpur-bornPriyadarshee Panigrahi, work-ing as general manager of amultinational company inDubai, had made the initial

design concept on the HirakudDam. He presented the idea andsketch to the then districtCollector Balwant Singh whenthere was a discussion on con-struction of a new building.

“Why should not our build-ing look like the famousHirakud Dam when we haveincluded Burla and Hirakudtowns situated near the dam inthe Sambalpur MuncipalCorporation? It will attracttourists,” Panigrahi pleaded.Singh approved the idea andsuggested the company to visitthe dam and prepare the design.The company made the designand handed it over to the district

administration for considera-tion. On specific occasions,water will flow from the top ofthe building as in the HirakudDam with a beautiful lightingsystem enhancing the environ-mental beauty.

Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik had laid the foundation-stone of the Rs 20-crore projectin 2015 during his visit toSambalpur. The multi-storeybuilding is coming up on thebank of river Mahanadi near theNational Highway on a five-acreland. The building will haveboth SMC and SDA offices sothat people can complete theirworks in one place.

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With Maoists failing tolure tribal youths to turn

as their cadre, a serious moveis on to infiltrate Odisha withyoung cadres fromChhattisgarh.

Young cadres fromChhattisgarh are being infil-trated inside the State andthey are trying to influenceinnocent people and whenev-er any opposition is surfacing,these civilians are killed dub-bing them as “policeinformer,” admit officials.

Though the Left WingExtremists (LWE)s are tryinghard to enrol young boys andgirls from tribal zone, they arenot inclined to join cadre,thanks to extensive anti-Maoist operations and aware-ness on their nefarious activ-ities, which is hitting the cit-izens.

As the Maoists are killingcivilians, and the youths in vil-lages are angry and reactingsharply against their mercilesskilling by the Chhattisgarhcadres, pointed out a seniorofficer engaged in anti-Maoistoperations.

And with large numbersof cadres from Odisha sur-rendering to the State police,

youths are not joining theultras, said he.

So the LWE leadership isforced to induct young boysand girls from Chhattisgarhand infiltrating them to neigh-bouring States like Odishaand Jharkhand.

Under this backdrop, theUnion Government hasadvised the State Governmentto take up joint operationsagainst the Maoists.

While the joint opera-tions by Odisha and AndhraPradesh police yielded posi-tive results, similar joint oper-ations are expected byJharkhand and Chhattisgarhsecurity forces, an officialsaid.

In fact, joint operations byAndhra Pradesh and Odishapolice have demoralized theMaoists and now Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border hasturned out to be a peacefulzone as ultras are not findingplace to set up their feet inthese areas.

So Andhra-Odisha borderzone of Maoists has weakenedand there is much less move-ment in these areas by theultras.

And with the Gurupriyabridge is open for public, it hasenhanced the mobility in the

area and the cut-off area is nomore disconnected from mainland, leading better connec-tivity.

Looking at the better con-nectivity, DGP RP Sharmahas chalked out separate strat-egy for these areas and jointoperations with AndhraPradesh Police are being takenup.

Earlier, operations bySpecial Operation Groups(SOG)s of Odisha police andGrey Hounds of AndhraPradesh police have paid bet-ter results and result was evi-dent.

Similar joint operationsare expected in borders ofJharkhand and Chhattisgarh,said a senior official.

While the StateGovernment is improving itsmanpower and capabilities inSOG and District VoluntaryForce (DVF), deployment ofmore Central Armed SecurityForces is need of the hour, saidthe officer.

Recently, ElectionC o m m i s s i o n e rAshok Lavasa has advised theState Government to seal the border zones adjacent toAndhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

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Nabarangpur MPBalabhadra Majhi inau-

gurated different developmen-tal projects worth �43 lakhwhich were undertaken fromMPLAD funds here atUmarkote on Saturday.

Official sources said theprojects include compoundwall of different schools, PHCbuilding, development of bur-ial ground, construction ofclass room in PendraniMahavidyala and a communi-

ty center at Bar AssociationUmarkote.

Speaking on the occasion,Majhi said that the BJDGovernment is committed todo all round development ofthe area under the leadership ofChief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Among others, UmarkoteMLA Subash Gond, BarAssociation president PrasantKumar Sahu, senior advocateJeydeb Parida, BJD leaderKaluPanda, town BJD presi-dent Santhosh Paricha andAjeet Pradhan were present.

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The beneficiaries ofMalkangiri district have

alleged misappropriation inthe supply of working tools,mason kit, carpenter kit,painter kit and safety kit alleg-ing that the kit made for dis-tribution is of low quality andsubstandard and threatened togo for stir if soon the culpritsbehind the scam were notarrested.

As per reports, the kitswere distributed among thebeneficiaries in seven blocks ofMalkangiri such as Malkangiri,Mathili, Khairput,Chitrakonda, Korkunda,Kalimela and Podia blocks.

Govid Khora of Mathiliblock said the kits are of verylow standard and cheap qual-ity. Everything in the kit dis-tributed to us by the adminis-tration is of no use. The kit

which may be costing nearly Rs1,000 to Rs1,500 is said to becosting Rs 5,000 each. Khorademanded an inquiry into thescam. According to sourcesthe administration has distrib-uted working tools among thelabourers. The tender whichwas earlier published in thewebsite of Malkangiri districtportal has a lot of irregularitiesand the administration hasalso violated certain rules andregulations in awarding thetender to a particular vendor.

Earlier in a notification bythe Labour Commissioner, itwas strictly directed to all thedistrict labour officers (DLOs)to procure the supply itemsfrom reputed wholesaler/ dis-tributor at district level.

But this was violated. Thebidders were also asked topurchase the ISO mark prod-ucts but not a single product isof the ISO mark.

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Citing space constraints inCensus questionnaires and

increase in workload ofalready-overworked enumera-tors with data related works, theRegistrar General of India hasturned down the proposal ofthe Indian Organisation forRare Diseases (I-ORD), toincorporate patient data col-lection in the Census 2021programme.

“By just placing a columnon rare disease in the Census2021 questionnaire, we canidentify patients across thecountry and their demograph-ics easily. This opportunitywill not come for anotherdecade if we miss capitalisingit this time. The data acquiredfrom this census will result ina huge revolution in RDresearch, orphan drug devel-opment and treatment as Indiahas huge numbers, or one-thirds of global rare diseasepatients,” I-ORD president DrRamaiah Muthyala explained.

He lamented that though6-8 per cent of Indians, orapproximately 9-10 crore peo-ple, suffer from one of the7,000-plus identified rare dis-eases, the country does nothave any empirical evidence forestimating disease burden or

developing affordable orphandrugs. India does not evenhave a proper policy on rarediseases as the Union HealthMinistry is still working torevise its promise of an initialcorpus fund of �100 crore forthe treatment of patients withrare genetic diseases, many ofthem children.

By including the data in thecensus would help in getting toknow their actual number andhence adequate attention to

policies. However, sources saidthat the RGI has refused toinclude the column on rare dis-eases stating that the ques-tionnaire was already quiteexhaustive and it was not fea-sible to overload the enumer-ators with more works.

According to the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO),there are estimated 5,000-8,000rare diseases, conditions thatare primarily chronic and life-threatening. Most of these are

genetic in nature, with themajority manifesting in child-hood. In fact, recognising theimportance of data to treat raredisease sufferers, the IndianCouncil of Medical Research(ICMR) had two years backannounced the creation ofIndian Rare Disease Registry,but the project is yet to take off.

“As the diagnosis of suchcases is difficult and not avail-able at all levels of facility it willnot reflect the burden of dis-ease. The ICMR is going to ini-tiate soon Indian Rare DiseasesRegistry to address unmetneeds of people with rare dis-eases,” as per the ICMR.

“In fact, the council hadannounced the creation of reg-istries in April 2017. The intentof placing the column inCensus 2021 is neither to dupli-cate nor to replace the effortsof the ICMR. We seek to workwith the council,” Muthyalasaid.

In India around 70 Millionare affected by rare diseases.RDs include inherited cancers,autoimmune disorders, con-genital malformations, andinfectious diseases amongstothers include Hemangiomas,Hirschsprung disease, Gaucherdisease, cystic fibrosis, muscu-lar dystrophies and LysosomalStorage Disorders.

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Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad,who was suspended by

the ruling BJP for anti-partyactivities, joined the Congresson Monday in the presence ofparty chief Rahul Gandhi.Terming it his “ghar wapsi”(homecoming), Azad slammedBJP for its alleged lack of inter-nal democracy and for ped-dling in rhetoric.

Addressing a press confer-ence after finally being induct-ed in the party once repre-sented by his father and veter-an leader late Bhagwat JhaAzad, Kirti said he served theBJP selflessly for 26 years, butunder the Modi Governmenthe realised that the “real facebehind the mask had started tobecome evident”.

“I felt bad when I heardjumlas, I saw corruption...I feltthat the place where my fatherstarted his political career andserved, I should also do gharwapsi and serve there. I havemade a ghar wapsi,” he said.Bhagwat Jha Azad also servedas Bihar Chief Minister for abrief period.

“Today in front of RahulGandhi I joined the Congress,I felicitated him in traditionalMithila style,” Azad tweeted,along with photographs of himwith the Congress president.AICC general secretary Bihar-incharge Shakti Sinh Gohilwelcomed Azad into the partyand said that it was not possi-ble for any person with self-respect to stay in the BJP underModi and party chief AmitShah.

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Asserting that the time fortalks has passed, Prime

Minister Narendra Modi onMonday called on world lead-ers for united action against ter-rorism and its supporters. Thecomments came as part of thejoint statement between Indiaand Argentina during theongoing three-day visit ofArgentine President MauricioMacri here. Macri is the firstinternational leader to visitIndia after the Pulwama attackthat claimed lives of 40 CentralReserve Police Force personnelin Kashmir last week.

“I and President Macriagree with the view that ter-rorism is a serious danger toworld’s peace and stability. Thecruel attack in Pulwama showsthat the time for talks haspassed,” Modi said in a Pressstatement in presence of Marci.“Now it is required that theworld unites against terrorismand those who support it.Hesitation to take actionagainst terrorism and thosewho support it is a kin toencouraging terrorism,” Modisaid, without naming Pakistan.

Being a part of G20 coun-tries, it’s also important that weimplement 11 point agenda ofHamburg Leaders Statement.

India and Argentina will issuea special declaration on ter-rorism today,” he further stated.

President Macri, whilecondemning the attack, extend-ed Argentina’s support to Indiain the fight against terrorism.“I would like to convey my con-dolences to the victims of thecruel attack (Pulwama) perpe-

trated just a few days ago. Wecondemn every kind of terror-ist attack. I am truly pleased tobe able to work together to fightthis scourge on mankind,”Macri also said.

In a joint special declara-tion to fight terrorism, bothleaders agreed that terrorismposes a grave threat to globalpeace and stability and noted

the need for concerted actionby the global communityagainst terrorism.

They stressed, particularlyemphasising the “scourge ofcross-border terrorism”, thatthere could be no justificationfor acts of terror on anygrounds whatsoever. “Theyreiterated their commitment tocombat terrorism in all its

forms and manifestations, andasserted that strong measuresshould be taken against ter-rorists, terror organisations,their networks and all thosewho encourage, support,finance and provide safe haven to terrorists and ter-ror groups,” the special decla-ration said.

The two leaders alsounderscored the need to ensurethat terrorist organisations donot get access to any Weaponof Mass Destruction (WMD)or technologies or financesand committed to cooperate inthe specialised multilateral fora.The leaders stressed that ter-rorism is a “global scourge” thatmust be fought and terroristsafe havens rooted out in everypart of the world.

The international commu-nity has united in its condem-nation of terrorism followingthe Pulwama attack, with theUSA telling Pakistan to stopproviding a safe haven and sup-port to terrorist organisations.India had earlier called itsHigh Commissioner toPakistan, Ajay Bisaria, to Delhifor consultations after theattack. Pakistan has sincerejected all allegations, going asfar as calling Mahmood back toIslamabad “for consultations”on February 18.

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In her first meeting at theparty’s war room in Delhi,

Congress General SecretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra con-veyed to party leaders hailingfrom Uttar Pradesh that theforthcoming polls should bemade to appear as a direct fightbetween the ruling BJP and theCongress.

At the same time, at thebackdrop of high expectationsfrom her, she said that shedoesn’t have any magic wandand that only the full cooper-ation of party workers willbring the desired results.

She also warned partyworkers that anyone foundindulging in anti-party activi-ties will be shown the door. “Icannot do a miracle from thetop level, the workers need tostrengthen the party at thebooth level and I need yoursupport for strengthening theparty in the State,” said a leaderquoting Priyanka as sayingduring the meeting.

During the meeting, held atthe Congress’ war room at 15Gurudwara Rakabganj Road,Priyanka reviewed the booth-

level organisation of the party.She asked the Congress work-ers to strengthen the booth-level organisation of the party.

Priyanka said she was stilllearning about the organisationand comprehending whatneeds to be changed tostrengthen Congress in UP.She had conducted marathonmeetings with people fromalmost 41 constituencies inLucknow last week after hermaiden visit as the grand oldparty’s office bearers.

Priyanka’s UP East cam-paign is eagerly awaited byparty workers and the people,sources in the Congress saidadding she will be visiting thefamilies of CRPF jawans fromthe state killed in the Pulwama

terror attack. Party is also plan-ning scheduling her visits tofamilies of those who died inthe hooch tragedy.

She is likely to start cam-paign by visiting the KumbhMela in Prayagraj later thisweek and then visit Modi’sLok Sabha constituency as partof her four-day tour this monthto assess the ground situationin the region under her charge.

Anand Bhawan, the ances-tral house of Priyanka Gandhi,has been decked up for her visitand preparations are also in fullswing at the Sewa Dal camp inKumbh. Post Prayagraj,Priyanka Gandhi might visitVaranasi for three to four days.She is also expected to be inAhemdabad on February 28 toparticipate in the CongressWorkers Committee meeting.

Her Varanasi itinerary alsoincludes a visit to the KashiVishwanath temple and road-show in the holy city is also onthe cards. Priyanka alongwithher brother Rahul Gandhi andher counterpart for UP WestJyotriaditya Scindia held aroadshow on February 11 inLucknow. While Priyanka hasbeen assigned 41 constituenciesincluding Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s Varanasi,Scindia has 39 constituenciesfor the upcoming 2019 LokSabha Polls.

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The Supreme Court Mondayrefused to entertain a PIL

seeking court-monitored inves-tigation into incidents of fight-er plane crashes including therecent crash of Mirage-2000 trainer aircraftnear Bengaluru in which twoIndian Air Force (IAF) pilots

were killed.A bench comprising Chief

Justice Ranjan Gogoi andJustice Sanjiv Khanna saidthere cannot be a judicialinquiry into such mishappen-ings.

“The Supreme Court can-not undertake judicial enquiryinto mishappenings involvingfighter jets,” the Bench said.

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West Bengal Governmentand its police refuted

CBI allegations in the SupremeCourt Monday that theyobstructed investigation intothe Saradha chit fund scamcases, with the State copsasserting the Central agencyforcefully tried to enter theKolkata Police Commissioner’sresidence on February 3 with-out valid papers.

Chief Secretary MalayKumar De, DGP VirenderaKumar and Kolkata PoliceCommissioner Rajeev Kumarfiled separate affidavits in theapex court on the contemptpetition moved by the CBI inconnection with the scam andtendered “unconditional andunambiguous apology” allegeddisobedience of the court.

The trio maintained how-ever that the West BengalGovernment and the Statepolice at no point of timeobstructed investigation norany official denied cooperationto CBI.

The officers opposed thecontempt petition against themin which the CBI alleged thatthey were tampering with evi-dence and not complying withthe apex court’s various ordersrelating to the probe by assert-ing that there was a need fordirections to CBI not to makeany vague allegations withoutsubstantial and cogent evi-

dence. Referring to the February

3 incident, PoliceCommissioner Rajeev Kumarsaid in his affidavit that CBIforcibly tried to enter his housewithout valid papers. The con-tention has been supported bythe DGP in his affidavit.

They have also claimedthat no police officials went on‘dharna manch’ where WestBengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee sat to protest the CBIaction.

Kumar, against whom CBIhas alleged tampering of elec-tronic evidence including calldetail records, said he wasnever in direct possession ofevidence, material or docu-ments.

They responded to thenotices issued on February 5 bythe apex court which had askedthem to clarify their stand onthe allegation that evidencewas tampered with and thestate police was not cooperat-ing with the Central Bureau ofInvestigation.

A Bench headed by ChiefJustice Ranjan Gogoi had saidthat after perusing the affi-davits, a decision will be takenwhether they would required tomake personal appearancebefore it on February 20.

It said the SecretaryGeneral of the apex court willinform the trio on Feb 19whether they are required to bepresent on February 20.

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The Supreme Court Mondayrefused to entertain a peti-

tion challenging Centre’s noti-fication advising the media tonot use the term “Dalit” todescribe members ofScheduled Castes.

A bench headed by ChiefJustice of India Ranjan Gogoiand Justice Sanjiv Khanna saidit was not interested in enter-taining a petition that chal-lenged the 2018 advisory of theInformation and BroadcastingMinistry asking private satellitetelevision channels to useScheduled Caste instead ofDalit.

Senior advocate KapilSibal, appearing for petitionerVA Ramesh Nathan, ques-tioned the legality of the cir-cular and said, “How can theGovernment of India issuesuch a circular questioning myidentity”.

The bench remainedunimpressed and said, “At thisstage, we are not interested inentertaining this petition.Dismissed.”

The Ministry, in its August7, 2018 circular, had advisedthat the media should refrainfrom using the word “Dalit” formembers belonging toScheduled Castes and haddirected that ‘Scheduled Caste’should alone be used for allofficial transaction, matters,dealings, certificates for denot-ing the persons belonging tothe community.

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The Supreme Court Mondayrefused to allow reopening

of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant inTamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, whichwas at the centre of massiveprotests over pollution con-cerns, but granted the compa-ny liberty to approach theHigh Court.

A Bench headed by JusticeRF Nariman allowed TamilNadu’s appeal against theNational Green Tribunal(NGT) order only on groundsof maintainability and said thetribunal has no jurisdiction toorder reopening of the plant.

The court was hearing aplea by Vedanta group seekinga direction to Tamil NaduPollution Control Board(TNPCB) to implement theNGT order which had set asidethe Government’s decision toclose the plant.

On January 8, the apex

court had paved the way to re-open the plant by refusing tostay the tribunal’s order.

It had also stayed the lastyear’s December 21 decision ofthe Madurai bench of theMadras High Court which hadordered status quo with respectto re-opening the plant.

The state had moved thetop court, saying the NGT had“erroneously” set aside variousorders passed by the TNPCBlast year with regard to theSterlite plant.

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Kids as young as 10 andelders as old as 75 years are

in the grip of alcohol in thecountry. Overall, 16 crore peo-ple across the States are con-suming liquor withChhattisgarh, Tripura, Punjab,Arunachal Pradesh and Goahaving the highest prevalenceof its usage, as per aGovernment survey.

Conducted by the SocialJustice and EmpowermentMinistry in collaboration withthe All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS), thesurvey titled “Prevalence andExtent of Substance Use inIndia” covered all 36 statesand Union territories.

The study which was led byDr Atul Ambekar, principalinvestigator of the survey, alsoprofessor at National DrugDependence Treatment Centre,AIIMS said, that alcohol con-sumption is 17 times higheramong men than women.

Among those dependenton alcohol, one in 38 reportedsome form of treatment, whileone in 180 reported getting in-patient treatment or hospital-isation.

At the national level,

2,00,111 households were vis-ited in 186 districts and a totalof 4,73,569 individuals wereinterviewed, the report stated.

After alcohol, cannabis,and opioids are the next com-monly-used substances in thecountry, the survey has found.

About 2.8 per cent ofIndians (around 3.1 crores)reported having used somecannabis product in the last 12months.

At the national level, themost commonly used opioid isthe heroine (used by 1.14 percent of the people surveyed),followed by pharmaceuticalopioids (used by 0.96 per centof the people surveyed) andopium (used by 0.52 per centof the people surveyed).

About 1.08 per cent(around 1.18 crore) of Indiansin the 10-75 age group usesedatives (non-medical, non-

prescription use), as per thesurvey.

At the national level, anestimated 4.6 lakh childrenand 18 lakh adults need helpfor inhaler use, the surveyfound.

The survey also pointedout that nearly 3 per centIndians use cannabis to gethigh with Uttar Pradesh top-ping the chart in use of the nar-cotic substance. Bhang is themost common form ofcannabis used in the country,followed by ganja and charas.

The survey found that 3.1crore Indians between the ageof 10 and 75 years or 2.8 percent of the total populationused cannabis in the last twelvemonths to get high.

According to theGovernment, about 72 lakhindividuals need help for theircannabis use problems.

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Monday summoned RobertVadra, brother-in-law ofCongress president RahulGandhi, to appear before it onTuesday for questioning inconnection with a money laun-dering case relating to acquisi-tion of assets abroad.

Earlier this month, Vadrawas questioned by the ED inthe case for three days in thenational capital. Vadra wasalso quizzed by the agency lastweek in Jaipur in the Bikanerland scam case.

On Saturday, a designatedcourt here had extended theinterim bail of Vadra till March2.

The case relates to allega-tions of money laundering inthe purchase of a London-based property at 12, BryanstonSquare worth 1.9 millionpounds. The agency suspectsthis flat is owned by Vadra.

The ED attached assetsworth �4.62 crore after theprobe revealed these assets ashaving been created from the“proceeds of crime”.

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As the Government unravels the con-spiracy behind the horrendous carbomb attack on February 14, 2019, that

has taken the lives of 49 Central Reserve PoliceForce jawans, it must consider civilian sup-porters of terrorists, especially stone-pelters,who hurt the forces, as accomplices. Pulwamahas shaken India’s soul; we can no longer tol-erate human rights vultures while losing wor-thy citizens. In a little noticed episode onFebruary 13, 2019, an explosion at a privateschool in Narbal, Pulwama, injured 16 stu-dents. Yet, the police team that arrived toinvestigate the incident was pelted withstones. Apparently, a student of class X wascarrying explosives in his bag, which explod-ed after others fiddled with it.

This message should also be strongly con-veyed to the Supreme Court, whose judgeslast year ordered that FIRs be filed against sol-diers when civilian casualties occur, and whodismissed a petition by over 300 serving sol-diers asking the court to define where theirduty ends and crime begins in their opera-tions against anti-national forces. The peti-tion was an appeal to the apex court not toact as protector of the human rights indus-try; sadly, it fell on deaf ears and the PIL busi-ness continues to flourish.

It was a mistake to ask Northern Armycommander, Lt Gen DS Hooda (of Uri sur-gical strikes fame) to publicly apologise whenjawans at a check post fired upon a civilian,who refused to stop for a routine securitycheck, smashed through two check posts andwas moving through the third when stoppedby a bullet (April 2016). The provocation wasto the jawans, not the other way round, butthe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), infatuatedwith its alliance with the People’s DemocraticParty (PDP), humiliated the men in uniform.

Fortunately, the Government stood byMajor Leetul Gogoi when, during the vio-lence in Ultigam (Srinagar bypoll) in May2017, he grabbed an alleged ringleader ofstone-pelters and used him as a humanshield to save the lives of Indo-TibetanBorder Police personnel. In the violence thatday, petrol bombs were hurled and bouldersthrown from rooftops. It follows that whilefinalising its policy on Pakistan, theGovernment must enunciate a policyregarding civilian perpetrators of violence(those not officially affiliated with a terroroutfit) in Jammu & Kashmir. There has beenenough charity; now zero tolerance mustbegin at home.

We must also speak some harsh truthsto the nation, and particularly to Jammu& Kashmir. What is the purpose of inanedialogues to integrate Kashmir with India?Does the nation know that Maharaja HariSingh repeatedly offered to accede toIndia prior to 1947 but was rebuffed byJawaharlal Nehru, who insisted that powerbe handed over to Sheikh Abdullah as acondition for accepting the sensitive bor-der State? That Mountbatten knew of thePakistani aggression but withheld aid for

four critical days? That after1947, Central funds allotted forthe entire State were corneredby the Kashmir Valley to thedetriment of Jammu andLadakh?

The myth of artificial alien-ation of the Valley has to stopsomewhere. Four lakh KashmiriPandits were terrorised, bru-talised and forced out of the Statein the biting winter of 1989-90,and the Lutyens fraternityshamelessly blamed GovernorJagmohan when he had barelyentered the State. Now, asPulwana shatters the national stu-por, false stories of Kashmiri stu-dents being terrorised in someplaces are flooding the socialmedia. Has any Kashmiri politi-cian or human rights activistwondered about the careers ofnon-Kashmiri students of theNational Institute of Technology,Srinagar, who objected toKashmiri students celebratingIndia’s loss against West Indies inWorld T20 series (March 31,2016); they were thrashed byKashmir police for chantingnationalist slogans and wavingthe tricolour and left the State infear of their lives.

The Centre has to think care-fully about how to punishnuclear-armed Pakistan, whichhas also developed tactical (small,easily deployable) nuclearweapons. An Uri-like actionmay not be feasible; perhaps ter-ror kingpins like Saeed Hafiz andAzhar Masood can have a “badaccident”.

But before any action in oragainst Pakistan, there is much tofix at home: Repeal Article 370through Presidential Order; thePresident alone has the power.Repeal Article 35-A that wassmuggled into the Constitutionby Presidential Order in 1954 atthe insistence of JawaharlalNehru, despite Dr RajendraPrasad’s objections.

The State flag must go with-out further ado; Urdu (officiallanguage of Pakistan, which ledto its break-up) must no longerbe the official language of a Statewith a rich civilisational heritageand classical language, Kashmiri.Jammu and Ladakh must beallowed to adopt Dogri andBhoti (Bodhi) as language of edu-cation. It is true that the Centrehas granted Ladakh a CentralUniversity and Divisional status,but the long-neglected Jammuand Ladakh regions now deserveattention and national resources.

Major world capitals andneighbouring countries con-demned the Pulwama attackand stood by India. In a signif-icant statement, Washington,which needs Islamabad to extri-cate itself from Afghanistan,said: “US condemns in thestrongest terms the terroristattack today on an Indian CRPFconvoy in the Indian state ofJammu and Kashmir”. This isthe first time the US hasunequivocally called Jammu &Kashmir an “Indian State”.

Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, which was behind

the attack on the IndianParliament (2001) andPathankot air base (2016), hasclaimed responsibility forPulwama. But what deservesattention is the timing and pur-pose of the attack. Iran hasaccused Pakistan of supportingJaish al-Adl (Army of Justice)terrorists who are behind a sui-cide bombing that killed 27troops on February 13, 2019.Revolutionary GuardsCommander, Major GeneralMohammad Ali Jafari, hasthreatened retaliation ifIslamabad does not punish theculprits and warned that theaction would not be ‘limited toits borders’. He blamed twoother Middle Eastern nations forcomplicity in the attack.

Pulwama continues a seriesof Pakistani provocationsagainst the Indian armedforces: Pathankot (January2016); Uri (September 2016);Nagrota (November 2016);Sunjwan (February 2018). Butwhat could be the reason forIslamabad — which has alwaysfeared a two-front war — open-ing hostilities on two bordersat the same time? Its greatestbacker, China, does not want toalienate Tehran or New Delhi,even if Beijing is not support-ing India in having AzharMasood declared a ‘global ter-rorist’ at the United Nations.

(The writer is Senior Fellow,Nehru Memorial Museum andLibrary; the views expressed arepersonal)

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Sir — This refers to the editor-ial, “Pulwama offensive”(February 18). The Pulwama carsuicide attack on a CentralReserve Police Force convoy,that claimed over 45 lives of oursoldiers, should be taken as thelast straw on the camel’s back.India should urge all othernations, including the US, todeclare Pakistan as a “roguestate for terrorists” and isolate itform the mainstream.

India can no longer remaina witness to the dastardly killingsof its forces by militants based inPakistan, who are aided andabetted by the Government andthe Army over there. Even whennew rulers took charge of theadministration in Islamabad, ithas been amply proved by nowthat they have been incapable torein in the terror groups.

While India has revokedthe Most Favoured Nation sta-tus to Pakistan and imposed cus-toms duty on imports, in orderto make it toe the line, effortsmust be made to choke thenation with sanctions.

VS Jayaraman Chennai

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Sir — This refers to the editori-al, “Pulwama offensive” (February18). The suicide car bomb attackupon a Central Reserve PoliceForce convoy in Pulwama orches-trated by Jaish-e-Mohammed isreally numbing. It deserves notonly national condemnation butthe international community

must stand by India in its hour of crisis.

Meanwhile, India is com-pletely justified in its decision towithdraw the Most FavouredNation status that it accorded toPakistan. It’s good that the armedforces have been given a free handto take pin-pointed retaliation. Itis an undisputed fact that newly-inducted local young mil-itants have an underhand in the

dastardly act of cruelty and bar-barity. An in-depth search oper-ation in vulnerable districts ofKashmir must be carried out tohunt down the militants andtheir cohorts hidden in differentplaces. Separatists leaders, whoextend unstinting support toPakistan, must also dealt withsternly.

Nimai Charan SwainBhubaneswar

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“Pulwama offensive” (February18). In the first place, separatistsin Jammu & Kashmir, who wagewar against the nation in con-nivance with Pakistan, do notdeserve any security cover. Onefails to understand on what basisthe Government of India provid-ed security to the separatists at ahuge cost to the ex-chequer? It isdisturbing that the Governmentsquandered the hard earned tax-payers’ money running to hun-dreds of crores for the past 10years on six separatists, who havebeen acting against the interestsof the nation by brainwashingKashmiri youths to take to guns.

Colossal waste of money formen, who have been the architectof violence and killings of civiliansand forces conniving with terroroutfits, is a blunder. At last wis-dom dawned late than never andthe Government has withdrawnsecurity cover to them. This is astep in the right direction.

KR SrinivasanSecunderabad

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Despite recommendations of theNational Police Commission in1980 for legislation on a Model

Police Act, the Indian Police Act of1861 has continued to be in vogue forover 130 years before any seriousamendments were even contemplated.On the other hand, the Delhi SpecialPolice Establishment Act, 1946, hasbeen already amended twice duringthe last 20 years. The Act was createdinitially to conduct inquiries andinvestigations into post-war anti-cor-ruption matters.

This was reorganised on profes-sional lines in 1963, when the scopeof the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) was enlarged and cases ofnational-level importance and thosehaving inter-state ramifications were

brought into its ambit.The focus once again shifted in

2009, when the National InvestigatingAgency (NIA) was especially creat-ed to investigate bomb explosions andterrorism-related cases. While theCBI needed the concurrence of theState Government before taking upany matter, the NIA does not haveany handicap of this nature.

While the CBI has had spectac-ular successes, its role has also comeunder severe criticism from time totime. One such matter, popularlyknown as the Jain Hawala case,came under sharp gaze of theSupreme Court. Despite the factthat the CBI had failed in its pursuitof investigating allegations of corrup-tion in high places in this case, thejudgement from Chief Justice JSVerma was path-breaking and his-toric. The apex court had, for the firsttime, given concrete suggestions inthe nature of directions to strength-en the organs of the state involved infighting corruption.

The first change took place whenunder the directions of the top court,

the supervision and administration ofthe Delhi Special Police Establishmentgot vested in the Central VigilanceCommission (CVC). This had theeffect of taking away the CBI out ofthe direct control of the Departmentof Personnel, Government of India.The Ordinances issued for this pur-pose for the CBI and the CVC werereplaced by Acts of Parliament in 2003.

Later, after the enactment of theLok Pal Act, the Delhi Special PoliceEstablishment Act, 1946, was againamended and a new clause at 4A,constituting the committee forappointment of Director, was addedby a notification on January, 16, 2014.The committee stipulated in theprovision comprised (a) the PrimeMinister as Chairperson, (b) Leaderof Opposition or Leader of singlelargest opposition party in the Houseas member, (c) the Chief Justice ofIndia or judge of the Supreme Courtnominated by him as a member.

The inclusion of the Chief Justiceof India (CJI) in this high-poweredcommittee, in all probability, wouldhave been done at the draft Bill stage,

only after due consultations. But atthat point of time, perhaps, the pos-sibility of certain eventualities crop-ping up later had got overlooked.

First, the Prime Minister and theLeader of the Opposition party, notbeing in agreement, the casting voteand the final stamp of approvalwould always be with the CJI. In theevent of a petition or a hearing againstthe Director, CBI, in whose selectionthe CJI had a major role, the laterwould, in all probability, have torecuse himself.

On the other hand, even with thecase assigned to another bench, thefact that the person had been clearedby none other than the CJI himself,would always remain on record. Thepoint is whether Section 4A of theAct should have only mentioned thewords, a judge of the Supreme Courtnominated by the CJI.

Second, according to clause 4A(3) of the Act, the Committee shallrecommend a panel of officers on thebasis of seniority, integrity and expe-rience in the investigation of anti-cor-ruption cases and which has to be

chosen from among the officersbelonging to the Indian PoliceService. It can, thus, be simplyinferred that the entire process wouldinvolve scrutiny of the records of IPSofficers, sifting through the back-ground material and career profilesummary of each officer in con-tention and based on these makingan assessment on their relative suit-ability. Even as most of this part ofdue diligence would have been doneat the Secretariat level, it may still bea point of debate as prima facie, thisprocess, far from being a judicial one,appears to be an executive functionof the Government.

On the Doctrine of the basicstructure of the Constitution, Justice(Retd) VR Krishna Iyer had stated,“While infallibility is no attribute ofa Constitution, its fundamental char-acter and basic structure cannot beoverlooked.” Chief Justice SM Sikri,Shelat and Grover, JJ had for the firsttime in the Kesavananda Bharati caseillustrated separation of powersbetween the legislature, the executiveand the judiciary as one of the essen-

tials of the basic structure of theConstitution. Since then, this doc-trine of basic structure has beenreferred to in numerous matters bythe apex court. Accordingly, it mayalso be seen whether the participa-tion of the CJI in an executive func-tion of the Government, howsoeverpositive and well-meaning it may be,would have the Constitutional backup of the separation of powers andthe basic structure doctrine.

While the CBI Act was beingamended in 2014, these issues hadnot figured explicitly in publicdomain, nor were they fully debated,nevertheless, the Supreme Courtwill always have the last word on theinterpretation of the Constitution andthe law. At the same time, we have tobe conscious of the fact that theseenactments and amendments havebeen unable to address the inherentproblems as manifest in the events ofthe last few months.

(The writer is a retired DelhiPolice Commissioner and formerGovernor of Uttarakhand andMeghalaya)

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Every week, news comes in that Pakistanis moving towards bankruptcy. True,several countries like China and SaudiArabia have shown sympathies andgiven financial aid. However, if Karl

Marx were around today, he might have said thatloans are the opium of the classes. What couldbe true of the classes would be true of countries,too. It is too early yet to forget that in 1990, theReserve Bank of India was sending gold to banksin London as pledge for loans in foreignexchange. The Pakistani crisis is far more seri-ous because not only is there a financial pauci-ty but also an impending economic collapse. Thecountry is still essentially agrarian and feudal,and there has been little development since theBritish departed in 1947. In the meantime, thepopulation has multiplied to reach nearly 180million. Moreover, Islam commands a great dealof devotion from its followers but in turn, it doesnot encourage economic attention in contrast tothe Protestant work ethic.

Since the advent of the Baghdad Pact in1955 and SEATO in 1954, Pakistan has beenthe beneficiary of American military andother such aid, which helped the economy ingeneral and imports in particular. That aid isdrying up because of the country’s active asso-ciation with terrorism, the Taliban and others.Cereals and other basic food items are not aproblem yet, but Pakistan has run out of redmeat. Way back in the days of Field MarshalAyub Khan’s presidentship, it could be foreseenthat the supply of beef would become a prob-lem. He had, during his time in the mid-six-ties, declared one-day a week meatless. Nowwith the shortage of foreign exchange, how canimports be sustained? All these developmentsand more are a concern for India, too, not mere-ly out of human sympathy but also on accountof self-interest. How? We must anticipate thisto plan ahead.

Another grave weakness of Pakistan is itsinter-provincial relationship. All the threeother Provinces, namely Balochistan, North-West Frontier Province and Sind, resentPunjab, which holds two-third of the popula-tion. Punjab dominates, if not monopolises theArmy and the bureaucracy. There have beenseparatist movements in all three smallerProvinces. The Pathans or Pakhtoons look tothe Afghans as their brothers. Jio Sindh is notactive at present but sentiments are alive.Balochs openly say they want to separate andkillings take place frequently. Disunity does notaugur well for Pakistan. Hence, Islamabad triesto divert everyone’s attention by stokingKashmir as a daily issue.

India was partitioned in 1947 on demandof most Muslims of the sub-continent, whoaspired that their new homeland would becomea New Medina. The old Medina was the firstIslamic state, founded by Prophet Muhammadin 622 CE after his hijrat or migration fromMecca. When he ascended to heaven, his rep-resentatives or Caliphs took over one by one.They were conceptually the spiritual as well astemporal heads of all Islam, effectively theSunnis, who comprise 90 per cent of the worldcommunity, called the ummah. In 1924,

Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, the newunquestioned head of Turkey, abol-ished the Caliphate and exiled theincumbent. That was the end of thesymbolic head of all Islam. Muslimseverywhere would like that institutionto be recreated. The dream of the pre-1947 Muslims of India was thatPakistan would be the cradle of thisrecreated Medina.

The same sentiment in Arabia isreflected in the Islamic State (IS),which fought in Iraq against Baghdadand against the Syrian Government inthe ghastly civil war that has justended. Sentiment was so strong andwidespread in India that Pakistanbecame a reality even with its twowings, 1,600 kilometres apart.Bangladesh broke away in 1971 andexploded the myth that Islam alonecan bind any country together.

The same fissiparousness spreadinside the western wing of Pakistan toemphasise that Islam cannot alone bethe binding factor of any country orits parts. Followers have been tooambitious to expect religion to be atotal prescription for life and notmerely a spiritual path to connect manand God.

There must be leaders in Pakistan,who now realise this truth as well asrecognise that but unfortunately, noother ideology or political basis hasbeen allowed to sprout and grow. Inshort, Pakistan has allowed itself to gettrapped in a blind alley.

The only way out is to explode andthat holds a grave danger for India. Ifthe people have no alternative but tospill out, India is the only destination.What Bangladeshis did to India in yes-teryears, Pakistan could do in theyears to come. To be deceived once isignorance but to be deceived again islunacy. Fencing one’s border is a wisemeasure. US President Donald Trumpis building a wall across the southernborder of America against the wish-es of the Congress, which refuses togrant him a big enough budget. Buthow can one fence the sea shores?

Migrations by boat people are leg-endary, whether in Asia out ofVietnam, into Europe via sea orAmerica from Haiti.

Over and above, to fence theland borders, there has to be alert byinternal security who must be helpedby watch towers on the entire border,sea or land. The Aadhaar card isalright as a negative check but all adultcitizens must be issued domesticpassports to be okayed only after strictinquiries, much stricter than beforegiving out passports to travel abroad.With a passport, a person can settlein permanently. With India’s diversi-ty, there would be no alternative butcomprehensive vigil. Sooner or later,surreptitious infiltration is inevitablein large, medium or small measure.

Hence, above all, supreme deter-rence is needed. Remember, Pakistaniswould have friends and relatives who

have been in India since timeimmemorial. Very few Bangladeshishad this advantage; their allies werepoliticians with their eyes on buildingvote banks.

Further help to the agonised andotherwise helpless people of Sindh, aswell as Balochistan, should be contem-plated. Remember, Sindhi locals hard-ly played any part in driving out theHindus. That unfortunate role wasplayed by the Mohajirs after they land-ed in Karachi and had to either live incamps or sleep on the streets. In fact,Sindhis were nowhere near the fore-front of the demand for Pakistan, andtheir leadership had wondered as tohow their economy could functionefficiently without Hindu Amil offi-cials and Bhaiband businessmen.

Balochistan, until late in 1948, hadan Embassy in Karachi, which clear-ly showed that in terms of British tra-dition, the region had a distinct sta-tus and did not need an accession toeither dominion, India or Pakistan.Nevertheless, the Khan of Kalat cameto Delhi and officially called on PrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru andrequested for Balochistan to be takenover as a part of India. Nehru polite-ly declined. If either or both of theseProvinces can release themselves fromIslamabad’s clutches and becomeautonomous again, they can be ofmuch help to New Delhi.

(The writer is a well-known columnist and an author)

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Bengal Chief MinisterMamta Banerjee has

brought a serious chargeagainst the CentralGovernment accussing it oftapping her telephones in orderto get informations about her.

The Bengal Chief Ministeron Monday told media that theNarendra Modi Governmentwas misusing the various cen-tral agencies and illegally tap-ping her phones and gettinginformation about her.

“I have full evidence toprove that the centre is usingthe agencies to tap my phone,”which was unethical and unde-mocratic she said.

The Mamta Banerjee — ledTrinomool Congress had beenlocked in a bitter turf war inBengal which has only accel-

erated two — three monthsahead on the General Elections.“The BJP and the RSS are try-ing to fan communal tension inBengal, “in which they willnever succed.

Banerjee also accused thePrime Minister of playing pol-itics on sensitive issues. Herremarks came after Modi madesimilar remarks against her.

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Welcoming the SupremeCourt order, setting aside

the NGT directive to reopenthe Sterlite plant, an activist ofthe movement against the cop-per unit said it has brought‘relief and solace’ to people in Tuticorin.

Those in favour of thecompany being reopened how-ever said they would collec-tively move the Madras HighCourt as per the avenues made

available by the top court.Anti-Sterlite movement

activist Fathima Babu said people were relieved onhearing about the apex courtdecision.

“It is a big relief and solacefor the people and family mem-bers of those people who losttheir lives during the agitation. I saw quite a lot ofenthusiasm among the peopleof Tuticorin. We welcome theSupreme Court’s decision,” she said.

Fathima Babu said the stateGovernment had stood itsground during the movementand should now bring the matter to its logical conclusion.

“It has to initiate criminalproceedings against the com-pany, besides making themclean up the entire place andprovide compensation to allthose affected,” she said.

Thoothukudi ContractorsAssociation President SThiagarajan said it was an

“unexpected decision”.“We are all locals and have

not experienced anything likewhat has been alleged. Thereare townships in the vicinity. Ifthere was an issue, do you thinkpeople would reside there?.None expected such a decision.We will collectively approachMadras High Court,” he said.

Tamil Nadu State StevedoreRPT Stevedore AssociationVice President PeerMohammed said industry wasessential for any state or coun-

try for development.“We expected a favourable

judgement. The companyshould have initiallyapproached the High Court,instead of directly going to theSupreme Court. Now we willmove the High Court as per thedirections,” he said.

Mohammed, who isinvolved in logistics and trans-portation of copper, rock phos-phate and coal to the Sterliteplant, said those dependent onthe plant have suffered a lot.

The Apex Court Mondayrefused to allow reopening ofVedanta’s Sterlite plant, whichwas at the centre of massiveprotests over pollution con-cerns, but granted it liberty toapproach the high court againstthe state government’s order toshut it down.

It allowed Tamil Nadu’sappeal against the NGT orderonly on grounds of maintain-ability and said the tribunal hasno jurisdiction to orderreopening of the plant.

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Shillong: A Bangladesh national,who was caught by BSF trying tocross the International border inMeghalayas East Jaintia Hills dis-trict, was on Monday handedover to the BGB as a goodwill ges-ture, officials said.

The BSF troops deployed atLaijuri area in East Jaintia Hillsdistrict apprehended oneBangladeshi national Saidul Islam— while trying to sneak intoIndian territory.

After preliminary question-ing, the 35 year-old man hailingfrom Utholigram village underChouranga district was handedover to Border Guards Bangladesh(BGB) in presence of local policeas a goodwill gesture, a BSFspokesperson said in a statement.

He said the BSF troops has alsoseized 266 cattle and contrabanditems worth over Rs 57 lakh whilebeing smuggled out from India toBangladesh on the InternationalBorder along Meghalaya since inthe past one week.

These cattle and items wereseized from Tukya, Nayabazar,Lyngkhat, Umsyiem, Ryngku,Mukamchera and Shella in EastKhasi Hills district, Muktapur inWest Jaintia Hills district,Gumaghat in South West KhasiHills and Baghmara in SouthGaro Hills district of Meghalaya,the statement said.

The apprehension and theseizure of cattle and items weremade following the BSF steppingup their special drive against theillegal intruders and intensifiedoperations on the Indo-Bangladesh Border to preventtrans border criminals from car-rying out anti-national activities,it said. Meghalaya Frontier of theBSF is in charge of guarding the 443 km-long Indo-Bangladeshborder, most parts of which are unfenced, hilly and difficult to man. PTI

Aizawl: The Congress onMonday appealed to the peopleof Mizoram and the north east-ern region to vote against the BJPand its allies in the coming LokSabha polls as it is determined tolegislate the contentiousCitizenship Amendment Bill.

BJP national president AmitShah told a rally at Lakhimpurin Assam on Sunday that if thethe Narendra Modi-led BJPGovernment returns to power inthe coming Lok Sabha elec-tions, it would ensure the passageof the Bill.

It had been passed in theLok Sabha on January 8, it wasnot tabled in the Rajya Sabha.The Bill is now set to lapse onJune 3, when the tenure of thepresent Lok Sabha ends.

“As BJP is hell bent on thepassage of the proposed amend-ment bill, the people of Mizoram

as well as the north easternstates should unite against theBJP and its allies for the defeatof the proposed legislation,” thestatement said.

The Congress said that thefact that Shah “dared” to expresson the soil of the north east BJP’sdetermination to pass the pro-posed amendment bill showedthat he has no respect for thepeople of the region and theirwishes. The North East StudentsOrganisation(NESO), whichspearheaded the movementagainst the Bill, also issued apress statement condemning thespeeches of Shah.

“We are against the illegalBangladeshis and we do not dif-ferentiate them on the basis oftheir religion. An illegalBangladeshi is an illegalBangladeshi, irrespective ofwhether the person is a Hindu ora Muslim,” it said. The body fur-ther stated that the students ofthe north east region will neveraccept the ‘draconian bill’ andcalled upon all the indigenouspeoples of the region to thwartthe “evil designs” for the survivalof the race, identity, culture, lan-guage and future generations.

The Citizenship(Amend-ment) Bill, 2019 provides foraccording Indian citizenship toHindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs,Buddhists and Parsis fromBangladesh, Pakistan andAfghanistan after seven years ofresidence in India instead of 12years, which is the norm cur-rently, even if they do not pos-sess any document.

Kolkata: West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee onMonday wrote to PrimeMinister Narendra Modi urg-ing him to initiate a high-levelprobe into financial impropri-ety and possible misappropri-ation of savings of commonpeople due to the debt crisis inInfrastructure Leasing &Financial Services (IL&FS) Ltd.

The crisis has put to peril“lakhs and lakhs of employees”of private and public sectorenterprises who had put theirhard-earned money into thecompany, she said.

In her letter to Modi,Banerjee said the crisis inIL&FS calls into question therole of LIC and the SBI, alongwith that of major credit ratinginstitutions of the country.

Both LIC and SBI arestakeholders in the infrastruc-ture conglomerate.

The Chief Minister wrote,“These grave financial irregu-larities, which have continuedunabated under the UnionGovernment, have placedfinancial security of the peoplein even graver danger.

Demonetisation and hasty andunplanned implementation ofthe GST took away livelihoodof common people. NowIL&FS’ financial debacle is tak-ing away their savings.”

“I would, therefore, urgeyou to kindly initiate a high-level impartial and indepen-dent probe into the sordidaffairs of financial improprietyand possible misappropriationof the life savings of the com-mon people due to the IL&FSfiasco,” she said.

“Such a probe and its find-ings must lead to the punish-ment of those guilty of defraud-ing the people and will alsoensure that hard-earned sav-ings of our common people arenot further jeopardised,” sheadded. The crisis had surfacedin October last year whenIL&FS defaulted on paymentsto lenders, triggering panic inthe markets.

The IL&FS group of com-panies is estimated to have out-standing loans of about �60,000crore to banks and financialinstitutions, while the total debtis over �91,000 crore. PTI

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Guwahati: Assam Governmenton Monday informed theAssembly that it did not haveany data whether any of the29,800 “foreigners” deported toBangladesh between 2016 and2018 had returned to the State.

From May 2016, when theBJP led Government came topower in the State, and August2018, a total of 29,800 peoplewere declared foreigners livingin Assam illegally and weredeported, Minister ChandraMohan Patowary said.

He was replying on behalfof CM Sonowal who holds theHome portfolio, to starredquestions of RamendraNarayan Kalita of AGP andNurul Huda of Congress.Asked if those who had beendeported to Bangladesh cameback to Assam, the Minister said there is no dataimmediately available on thismatter. PTI

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Abdullah and Mehbooba Muftion Monday issued a jointappeal for maintaining com-munal harmony across thecountry and urged the Centreto ensure safety and securityKashmiris in other States.

The appeal came againstthe backdrop of reports ofattacks on Kashmiris in someparts of the country followingthe terror incident, in which 40CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday. The two leadersunderscored the need to main-tain communal harmonyacross the country.

By “attacking, terrorising,intimidating Kashmiris, the

youngsters of Kashmir areimplicitly being told that theyhave no future outside of thevalley,” National Conferenceleader Omar Abdullah and PDPpresident Mehbooba Mufti said.

“Intimidating” Kashmiriswas aimed at creating a wedgebetween different communitiesin India, they said.

“We should not allow ter-ror to divide us. By using suchincidents to divide us, we fallinto the trap of those behindthe attack on CRPF soldiers; weare wittingly or unwittingly

playing to the tunes of our ene-mies,” they said in the appeal.

They asserted that attack-ing the innocent because oftheir ethnicity or religion was“no way to honour the sacrificeof the CRPF men”.

“Kashmiri Muslims or theMuslims of Jammu didn’tattack our CRPF jawans theother day, terrorists did. Thisviolence is a convenient tool bysome to shift the blame. Let usunite against terror, let’s notallow terror to divide us,” theNC and PDP leaders said.

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Srinagar: PDP presidentMehbooba Mufti on Mondayexpressed condolences to thefamilies of soldiers killed in thePulwama encounter, saying thebloodshed will only stop when the Centre overhauls its approach to Jammu &Kashmir.

“Deepest condolences tothe families. This bloodshedwill only stop when GoI(Government of India) over-hauls its approach (rather lackof it) towards J&K,” the formerJammu and Kashmir ChiefMinister said in a tweet.

She expressed the need to“stop the obsession withPakistan” and “set our ownhouse in order”.

“Lets drop the obsessionwith Pakistan and get our ownhouse in order. The currentattitude will only worsen thesituation & polarise the nation(sic),” she added.

Two Jaish terrorists, includ-ing a Pakistani commander ofthe group being investigated forhis role in the February 14CRPF bombing. PTI

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Jammu: Jammu & KashmirGovernor Satya Pal Malik onMonday discussed with hisadvisors issues relating to effec-tive maintenance of law andorder and directed that noanti-social element be allowedto disturb peace in the State.

K Vijay Kumar and KKSharma, advisers to theGovernor, met him at the RajBhavan on Monday eveningand briefed the Governor aboutthe prevailing law and order sit-uation in the aftermath of therecent terror attack in Pulwamadistrict, a Raj Bhavanspokesman said.

He said the Governor dis-cussed with advisers issuesrelating to effective mainte-nance of law and order anddirected them that no anti-social element should beallowed to disturb peace andharmony in the State.

He also directed that avail-

ability of essential commoditiesand medicines be ensured bythe administration. PTI

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Srinagar: Senior HurriyatConference leader MaulanaAbbas Ansari on Mondayasked the Jammu & Kashmir Government to with-draw security personnel post-ed at his residence.

His statement comes a dayafter security cover of six sep-aratist leaders, includingMirwaiz Umar Farooq, waswithdrawn, a decision thatcomes in the aftermath of thePulwama terror strike in which44 CRPF personnel were killed.

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Shahjahanpur/Bhadohi: Twoyouths, one of them chargedwith sedition, were arrested inShahjahanpur and Bhadohidistricts of Uttar Pradesh onMonday for allegedly posting“anti-India” remarks on socialmedia, police said.

A youth, identified asFarhan, was arrested inShahjahanpur for allegedlyposting the picture of a burn-ing tricolour with a slogandenouncing India on socialnetworking site Facebook, SP(City) Dinesh Tripathi said.

Members of a right-winggroup lodged a complaint inthis regard, following whichFarhan was arrested, policesaid. In Bhaodhi, Zeeshan Khanwas arrested for allegedly post-ing an objectionable Facebookcomment on February 15.

The post went viral afterwhich a sedition case waslodged against Khan and hewas arrested, police said. PTI

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Jammu: Senior BJP leaderKavinder Gupta on Mondaycalled for a probe against NCand PDP leaders for allegedlymaking anti-India statements.

“The BJP criticises the roleof mainstream political partieswhich are giving anti-Indiastatements and mislead theinnocent Kashmiri people. Therole of all such leaders from theNational Conference and thePDP should be thoroughlyexamined and the culpritsshould be put behind the bars,”Gupta said in a statement here.

His statement came a dayafter NC president FarooqAbdullah said the Kashmiris arenot responsible for Pulwamaattack, but such type of incidentswill continue till the “Kashmirissue is resolved politically”.Gupta said there is a need to for-mulate policy to check role of allthose elements who were pro-viding any type of assistance to“anti-national elements”. PTI

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The wife of an Army jawanallegedly committed sui-

cide in Gujarat’s DevbhoomiDwarka district as she hadbecome anxious about his safe-ty, police said on Monday.

Meenakshi Jethwa (22) hadbecome worried about her hus-band Bhupendrasinh’s safetyespecially in the wake of theattack on a CRPF convoy ear-lier last week, they said.

She was found to havehanged herself from the ceilingof her house in Khambhaliyatown on Saturday.

Her husband, posted atGulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir,was visiting home on leavewhen the incident took place.

The couple had got mar-ried only two years ago.

Meenakshi did not wanthim to return to Kashmir, saida local police official.

Jethwa had told his wifeabout how he once narrowly

escaped an avalanche whileon duty. This, in addition to theFebruary 14 attack in which 40CRPF jawans were killed, madeher all the more apprehensive,the police official said.

“As the date of his depar-ture neared, she got depressedand hanged herself,” a policeofficial said, adding that furtherprobe was underway. PTI

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Sikkim Chief Minister PawanKumar Chamling on

Monday said the StateGovernment would like tosponsor education of the chil-dren of 44 CRPF personnelmartyred in the terror attack inJammu & Kashmir’s Pulwamadistrict last week.

However, this will be possible only if the CentralGovernment agrees to the proposal, Chamling said inthe Assembly, without elabo-rating. The Chief Minister saidhis Government has alsoannounced an ex-gratia of �3lakh each to the next of kin ofthe CRPF personnel killed inthe attack on February 14.

Members of the SikkimAssembly also paid tribute tothe martyrs and observed two-minute silence as a mark ofrespect to them.

Kolkata: West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee onMonday questioned the timingof the Pulwama terror attack,asking whether theGovernment wanted to go towar when Lok Sabha electionswere round the corner.

She also accused the BJPand the RSS of fomenting com-munal tension in the wake ofthe terror assault that claimedthe lives of 44 CRPF troopers.

“When elections are knock-ing on the door you are tryingto stage a war... A shadow war.Amit Shah and Narendra Modiare delivering political speech-es. Even after such a big mishapyou do not resign takingresponsibility and are insteaddelivering political speeches,”she told a Press conference.

The TMC supremo alsowanted to know why a largeconvoy of CRPF personnel wasallowed to move on the highwaydespite the Government havingIntelligence inputs about a pos-sible terror strike. PTI

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Mumbai: The MaharashtraNavnirman Sena (MNS) onMonday asked private FMchannels in Mumbai not to playsongs of Pakistani artists in thewake of the Pulwama terrorattack in which 44 CRPF per-sonnel were killed.

A leader of the RajThackeray-led party also asked international apparelbrands not to sell clothes madein Pakistan.

MNS general secretaryShalini Thackeray said theparty took the step in view ofthe terror strike.

“If music of Pakistani

artists is not stopped by theseFM channels, then they should be ready to face themusic,” she said.

MNS leader Akhil Chitrewrote to some internationalapparel brands, asking themnot to sell any clothes that were completely or partiallymade in Pakistan.

“We don’t need to buyclothes made in Pakistan. Ihave written e-mails to sever-al international apparel brandsasking them to stop sellingtheir merchandise here. If theydon’t follow it, they will face theconsequences,” he said. PTI

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arrested another person in Biharfor posting a controversial mes-sage on social media about theCRPF personnel killed in thePulwama terror strike.

The man was held fromRahimabad village under thejurisdiction of Tajpur policestation area of the district, fol-lowing complaints about thesocial media message,Superintendent of Police,Samastipur, Harpreet Kaur, said.

“The accused has beenbooked under sections of the IPC relating to seditionand disturbing communalpeace, besides the IT Act,”Kaur said. PTI

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Jammu: Chairman of PeoplesConference and formerMinister Sajad Gani Lone onMonday said he “cannot sup-port” the decision to with-draw security to separatists inKashmir, noting his father waskilled months after his securi-ty was “lowered”.

The security cover of sixseparatist leaders, includingSajad Lone’s elder brother BilalLone, was withdrawn onSunday, a decision that comesin the aftermath of thePulwama terror strike in which44 CRPF personnel were killed.

“It is their (Government’s)decision (withdrawing securi-ty to separatists) but personal-ly as far as I am concerned, Ihave lost my father and I can-not support it because I willnever support violence of anysort against anyone,” SajadLone, son of politician-turned-separatist leader Abdul GaniLone, said.

The elder Lone, a promi-nent Hurriyat leader, was assas-sinated in 2002 during a rallyto mark the death anniversaryof former Mirwaiz of KashmirMoulvi Mohammad Farooq in

Srinagar. Moulvi Farooq, fatherof Hurriyat leader MirwaizUmar Farooq, was assassinat-ed in 1990.

“The security of my fatherwas lowered in 2002 and after afew months, I received his bodyat home. I am not in a positionto defend this decision (with-drawal of security),” the sepa-ratist-turned politician said,adding that “had I not been pro-vided security, I would not havefought the elections because Iwould not have been alive then”.

Besides Bilal, security coverof Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,Abdul Gani Bhat, HashimQureshi, Fazal Haq Qureshiand Shabir Shah has been with-drawn. Replying to a questionthat the Hurriyat leaders aretoeing the Pakistan line, SajadLone said it was also been saidabout him sometime back.

“Today I am being project-ed as an example... And give thisexample that had he not beengiven security, he should nothave been alive today,” he said.Sajad Lone was a Minister inerstwhile PDP-BJP coalitionGovernment in the State. Hisparty is an ally of the BJP. PTI

Suri (West Bengal): ABirbhum district court onMonday remanded an engi-neering student, who haduploaded a controversial poston social media over thePulwama terror attack, to threedays’ judicial custody.

The court of additionalchief judicial magistrateRampurhat remanded theyouth to judicial custody after he was arrested on Sundayfollowing a complaint against him.

The student belonged toNalhati area in the district. Hehad uploaded the post on the

Pulwama terror attack that left40 CRPF personnel dead onFebruary 14 and it raised a hueand cry in the locality.

The Facebook post is notavailable now. Instead, the stu-dent of an engineering collegein Kolkata had uploadedanother post on Saturday ten-dering unconditional apologyto all who might have been hurtby his earlier post.

He was charged under IPCSections 505/1A (circulatingstatement with intent to causedefence personnel to mutiny)and 505/1B (circulating state-ment with intent to cause fearor alarm to the public).

Another person, who wasalso booked for similar kind ofoffence, is absconding. PTI

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and the main OppositionCongress traded barbs in theGujarat Assembly on Monday asthey condemned the February14 terror attack on a CRPF con-voy in Jammu & Kashmir.

While the BJP claimed the“unresolved” Kashmir issuewas the root cause of today’s sit-uation, the opposition partyraked up the release of terror-ist Maulana Masood Azhar.

Legislators cutting acrossthe party lines condemned theterror attack in Pulwama lastweek in which 44 CRPF jawanswere killed.

The Gujarat Governmenthas called a five-day session ofthe Assembly from Monday topresent a vote-on- accountinstead of a full budget due tothe coming Lok Sabha polls.

Chief Minister VijayRupani said the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi-ledUnion government was takingall necessary steps to wipe outterrorism.

“This House, in one voice,condemns the terror attack onour jawans. All the politicalparties have come together tofight terrorism. Every citizen ofthis country is with our sol-diers. People want a fight-to-finish to wipe out terroristscompletely,” he said.

Leader of OppositionParesh Dhanani said whilepeople extended uncondition-al support to the Centre to fightterrorism, several attacks have taken place on the armedforces in Kashmir in the lastcouple of years.

“There are many othermeans to acquire power. Butwhen someone tries to breakour unity, we all must resolve

to give a befitting reply tosuch elements. Mere talks willnot serve any purpose. Wehave to take decisive steps toeliminate terrorism,” said theCongress leader.

Deputy Chief MinisterNitin Patel said the root causeof the current situation was theunresolved Kashmir issue.

“If Congress leaders hadallowed (then Union homeminister) Sardar Patel to han-dle the Kashmir issue...We maynot have been facing this prob-lem today,” he said.

Responding to him,Congress’ Amit Chavda saidCongress leaders have com-mitted several sacrifices tomaintain India’s unity andintegrity. Referring to Modi,Chavda said people are nowdemanding decisive action, notjust assurances. PTI

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Chennai: Makkal NeedhiMaiam chief Kamal Haasan hassaid a plebiscite could havebeen an option in Jammu &Kashmir earlier to foster peaceand disagreed with calls for animmediate surgical strike toavenge the Pulwama killings.

Sharing some of his ran-dom thoughts on the Kashmirissue at an event here largelyattended by students Sunday,the actor-cum-politician dep-recated ‘jehadis’ being glorifiedin Pakistan.

He also indicated casualtiescan be avoided if the leadershipof India and Pakistan“behaved properly”.

“Why plebiscite — to get toknow everyone’s view — wasnot held there. Why it was notdone.? what is their fear?. Thecountry was ripped apart into

two (India and Pakistan). Whydon’t you ask them (people ofJ & K) again, they (politicalleadership) won’t do it.”

On the recent killing of 40CRPF jawans at Pulwama inJammu and Kashmir, he said:”Ifthere is bleeding, the first job isto stop it...To talk immediatelyof surgery (indicating surgicalstrike was not an option) is...(pauses for a moment).”

In the same breath, hesaid, “..Surgery should also bearranged...Okay but when thereis blood loss, place cloth or iceto ensure coagulation, so thatthere is no further loss (ofblood). “I mourn this day,” hesaid and recalled that years agowhen he ran a magazine he hadpredicted “exactly,” that such things would happen inJ&K. PTI

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The Reserve Bank will pay aninterim dividend of �28,000

crore to the Government, amove that will help the Centrekeep fiscal deficit in check.

The announcement onMonday came after the bank’sCentral Board meeting, whichwas addressed by FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley.

This is the second succes-sive year when the ReserveBank of India (RBI) will betransferring an interim surplus.

This is in addition to�50,000 crore surplus transferannounced by RBI in August2018 for 2017-18 (RBI followsJuly-June financial year). Ofthis, �10,000 crore was given asinterim dividend to theGovernment on March 27,2018.

“Based on a limited auditreview and after applying theextant economic capital frame-work, the Board decided totransfer an interim surplus of

�280 billion to the CentralGovernment for the half-yearended December 31, 2018,” thecentral bank said in a state-ment.

RBI had given �30,663crore as dividend to theGovernment in 2017-18. Inhis address to the Board, Jaitleyoutlined various reforms andpolicy measures taken by thegovernment over the last fouryears and the effects thereof.The central bank transfers itssurplus amount to theGovernment, under Section47 of the RBI Act, 1934.

Section 47 of the Actsays:”After making provisionfor bad and doubtful debts,depreciation in assets, contri-

bution to staff and superannu-ation fund and for all mattersfor which provision is to bemade by or under the Act orwhich are usually provided bybankers, the balance of theprofits shall be paid to the cen-tral Government.”

As per the Budget docu-ment, the Government expects�82,911.56 crore as dividend/surplus of RBI, nationalisedbanks and financial institu-tions during 2019-20.

The statement further saidthe Central Board, chaired byRBI Governor ShaktikantaDas, also observed two minutessilence as a mark of respect forthe security personnel killed inthe terror attack at Pulwama,Jammu and Kashmir.

Fiscal deficit for 2018-19 isexpected to be slightly higherat 3.4 per cent of the GDP onaccount of �20,000 crore bud-geted for income support tofarmers. For 2019-20 too, thegovernment has retained thefiscal deficit at 3.4 per cent.

Mumbai: Equity benchmarkswilted under selling pressure forthe eight straight sessionMonday as risk appetiteremained subdued amid sus-tained foreign fund outflows andgeo-political concerns.

The 30-share BSE Sensextumbled 310.51 points, or 0.87per cent to finish at 35,498.44,while the broader NSE Nifty fell83.45 points, or 0.78 per cent,to 10,640.95. FMCG, banking,IT, auto and pharma stocksbore the brunt of heavy selling.

Banking shares weakenedafter Reserve Bank GovernorShaktikanta Das said he willmeet heads of public and privatesector banks this week to dis-cuss transmission of interestrate cuts to borrowers. Earlierthis month, the Reserve Bankcut the benchmark interest rateby 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent.However, only a handful ofbanks, including SBI, havereduced their rates, that too byjust 0.05 per cent. Top losers inthe Sensex pack included TCS,Yes Bank, ITC, Sun Pharma,Reliance, Coal India, AsianPaints, SBI, Maruti, HUL, HCLTech and ICICI Bank, falling up

to 2.91 per cent.However, ONGC, Tata

Motors, Axis Bank, Vedanta,NTPC, IndusInd Bank andHDFC gained up to 1.48 percent. “Market remained on aselling spree as reducing foreigninflows due to fear of escalationof tensions at the border impact-ed the sentiment.

“Rupee weakened, 10-yearyield inched up and rising oilprices are expected to weakendomestic macros. Volatility inthe market to continue due tolack of domestic triggers andinvestors are likely to remaincautious. Global market standspositive supported by hope inUS-China trade deals,” saidVinod Nair, Head of Research,Geojit Financial Services.

Sectorally, BSE bankex, auto,FMCG, healthcare, metal andteck indices declined up to 1.36per cent. Only telecom and real-ty ended in the green, gaining upto 0.88 per cent. Broader indicesended lower, with the BSEMidcap and Smallcap losing upto 1.04 per cent. The rupee,meanwhile, depreciated 21 paiseto 71.44 against the US dollar(intra-day). PTI

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The Central Information Commission haspulled up the Reserve Bank of India for “per-

functory handling” of an RTI application seek-ing records of its board meetings where the issueof demonetisation was deliberated, and issueda show-cause notice to its Central PublicInformation Officer.

Activist Venkatesh Nayak had soughtrecords of all meetings of the RBI Central Boardof Directors along with the papers, presentationsor other documents placed before it, which ledto the decision of demonetisation announcedby Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November

8, 2016.Not getting any information from the RBI,

which cited an exemption clause to deny therecords, Nayak approached the commission, thehighest adjudicating body in matters pertainingto the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hadannounced on November 8, 2016 that �1,000and �500 notes, which constituted about 86 percent of total currency in circulation then, wouldcease to be legal tender.

They were replaced by new �2,000 and �500notes. Several restrictions were also placed onthe withdrawal of currency notes from banksduring demonetisation.

New Delhi: A State minister-ial panel set up to review taxrate on lottery Mondayfavoured a uniform GST rate ofeither 18 per cent or 28 per cent-- a final call on which wouldbe taken by the GST Council atits meeting on February 20.Currently, a State-organisedlottery attracts 12 per centGST while a State-authorisedlottery attracts 28 per cent tax.

The eight-member Groupof Ministers underMaharashtra Finance Minister

Sudhir Mungantiwar favouredhiking GST rate on the state-organised lottery to either 18per cent or 28 per cent. Whilethe GST rate on state-autho-rised lottery would be retainedat 28 per cent or brought downto 18 per cent. “The GoMfavoured a uniform GST ratefor both State-organised andstate-authorised lotteries. Afinal call on whether that rateshould be 18 per cent or 28 percent would be taken by the GSTCouncil on Wednesday,” an

official said.The other members of the

committee are West BengalFinance Minister Amit Mitra,Kerala Finance MinisterThomas Isaac, Assam FinanceMinister Himanta BiswaSarma, Punjab FinanceMinister Manpreet SinghBadal, Goa Panchayat MinisterMauvin Godinho, KarnatakaFinance Minister Krishna ByreGowda, Arunachal Tax andExcise Minister Jarkar Gamlin.

PTI

New Delhi: Stocks of RelianceGroup companies Mondayzoomed up to 11.3 per centafter the Anil Ambani-ledGroup reached a ‘standstillagreement’ with more than 90per cent of its lenders underwhich they will not sell any ofthe shares pledged by promot-ers till September.

Shares of Reliance Powerzoomed 11.27 per cent andReliance Communicationsadvanced by 10.91 per cent.

Reliance Infrastructurejumped 7.40 per cent whileReliance Home Finance gained6.71 per cent. Reliance Navaland Engineering soared 5.15per cent on BSE.

Reliance Capital gained2.86 per cent and RelianceNippon Life AssetManagement 2.64 per cent.

Under the pact, the Groupwill pay the principal and inter-est amounts to the lenders asper the scheduled due dates.

It has also appointed invest-ment bankers for part place-ment of the group’s direct 30per cent stake in Reliance Powerto institutional investors.

When contacted, a RelianceGroup spokesperson said: “Weare grateful to our lenders forbelieving in the intrinsic andfundamental value of our com-panies, and granting their inprinciple approval to standstillarrangements.” PTI

New Delhi: In the first-everdeal by an Indian company,Indian Oil Corp (IOC)Monday said it has signed anannual deal worth USD 1.5 bil-lion to import 3 million tonnesof crude oil in the fiscal yearbeginning April 1.

This is the first time anyIndian refiner has signed anannual contract since thecountry in 2017 began import-ing crude oil from the US.

“IOC has finalised a termcontract for import of up to 3million tonnes of crude oil ofUS origin grades as a part of itsstrategy to diversify termcrude sources,” the companysaid in a statement.

The contract was finalisedon February 15.

The term contract followsIOC signing up to buy crude oilfrom the US through a term-tender deal in August last year.

It had at that timebought about 6 million barrelsof US crude oil under singletender for delivery betweenNovember 2018 and January2019. PTI

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IT major Infosys has settled with Sebi a caseof alleged disclosure lapses regarding sever-

ance payment made to its former chief finan-cial officer Rajiv Bansal.

The company paid �34.35 lakh to settle thecase with the markets regulator, according toan order. The watchdog had issued a notice seek-ing to initiate adjudication proceedings againstthe company in November 2017.

The notice related to Sebi examining thescrip of Infosys during which the issues per-taining to severance payment to Bansal was alsolooked into. Bansal resigned from the compa-ny on October 11, 2015, according to the order.

During the examination, prima facie, it wasfound that the severance payment was madewithout prior approval of audit committee as wellas nomination and remuneration committee.

These were violations of variouslisting norms. In December2017, Infosys filed an applicationunder the settlement mecha-nism.

New Delhi: The Governmenthas reappointed A K Sharma asthe Director (Finance) of IndianOil Corp (IOC) - a first underPrime Minister Narendra Modiwhen a PSU director has beenreemployed in the same posi-tion after retirement. Sharma,who superannuated as Director(Finance) of IOC on January31, has been appointed forthree months in the same posi-tion, IOC said in a regulatoryfiling.The reappointment is witheffect from February 18, thecompany said without givingreasons for the reemployment.Officials said Sharma, who asthe finance head of IOC wasalso in charge of pricing ofpetrol, diesel and other fuels,has been reemployed keepingin mind the impending gener-al elections. PTI

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Pakistan on Monday con-ferred its highest civilian

award Nishan-e-Pakistan onSaudi Crown Prince Moha-mmad bin Salman for his “out-standing support” in reinvigo-rating the ties between the twocountries.

The award was presented byPakistan President Arif Alvi ata special ceremony held at thePresident House in Islamabad.Pakistan Prime Minister ImranKhan, members of princeSalman’s delegation, diplomats,senior officers and Cabinet min-

isters attended the ceremony.According to the citation,

the Crown Prince provided“outstanding support for rein-vigorating Pak-Saudi bilateralrelationship”.

The Crown Prince arrived atthe President House in tradi-tional Presidential chariot alongwith Prime Minister Khan. Aspecial contingent of Presidentialsecurity guards escorted thechariot.

President Alvi, ForeignMinister Shah MehmoodQureshi and InformationMinister Fawad Chaudhryreceived him on arrival.

“Saudi Arabia and Pakistanhave been indispensable part-ners for a very long time. Wehave been together for cen-turies. Our friendship is boundin religion and culture,” Alvi said.

“Even though there is geo-graphical distance between usbut we are very close in ourhearts. The recent visit of thePrime Minister and your visithas cemented the friendshipbetween us,” he said.

The President also hosted a luncheon for the royalguest. A formal meeting washeld between the President andthe Crown Prince, along withtheir respective delegations.

The two sides expresseddesire to further promote anddeepen the bilateral ties.

“I was honoured to meetthe president of Pakistan. Ithank you for honouring mewith Pakistan’s highest award,”prince Salman said in hisaddress.

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Saudi Arabia vowed to “de-escalate” rising tensions

between Pakistan and Indiaduring a high-profile summitin Islamabad on Monday asCrown Prince Mohammed binSalman prepares to travel fromIslamabad to New Delhi.

The kingdom’s ForeignMinister spoke at a press con-ference in Islamabad asPakistan recalled its envoyfrom Delhi for “consultations”,the latest development in afresh diplomatic crisis betweenthe neighbours.

India has vowed to retali-ate after the suicide attack inJammu and Kashmir’sPulwama that killed 41 CRPFsoldiers last week, the deadliestattack in the state in decades.

The attack has sparkedwidespread calls in the countryfor action against Pakistan.

“Our objective is to try tode-escalate tensions betweenthe two countries, neighbour-ing countries, and to see if thereis a path forward to resolvingthose differences peacefully,”said Saudi Foreign MinisterAdel al-Jubeir.

The pledge came as thecrown prince, widely known as“MBS”, prepared to head forIndia later Monday, at the con-clusion of his two-day visit toPakistan.

The Pakistan-based terrorgroup Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) claimed responsibility forThursday’s attack, and the vehi-cle was driven by a 22-year-oldterrorist.

India is garnering diplo-matic support after the attackand has vowed to “isolate”Pakistan diplomatically in theinternational community, say-ing it has “incontrovertibleevidence” of Islamabad’s role.Pakistan has rejected the alle-gations.

Saudi Crown PrinceMohammed Bin Salman meetsPakistan Prime Minister ImranKhan on Sunday night

After his arrival lateSunday, MBS signed $20 billionin investment deals with cash-strapped Islamabad and vowedto free thousands of Pakistaniprisoners in Saudi custody.

Islamabad is facing a seri-ous balance of payments crisisand hopes the huge dealssigned over the two-day visit —seven separate agreements andmemorandums of under-standing —will boost its strug-gling economy.

Pakistan has laid on a lav-ish welcome for the crownprince, including a 21-gunsalute, fighter jet escort, andhonour guard. He was also dueto receive the country’s highestcivilian award Monday, theNishan-e-Pakistan (Order ofPakistan), before heading toIndia to meet with PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

MBS is staging a three-country Asian tour just fivemonths after the murder ofjournalist Jamal Khashoggi, afierce critic, at the Saudi con-sulate in Istanbul ignited adiplomatic crisis.

After India, he is expectedto finish with two days inChina on Thursday and Friday.

Analysts have said the touris part of a Gulf pivot to risingAsia as a growing oil market,but also a timely demonstrationto the West that MBS is not aninternational pariah.

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Iran’s elite RevolutionaryGuards said on Monday it has

arrested three ‘terrorists’involved in last week’s deadlysuicide bomb attack on securi-ty forces in a region borderingPakistan.

“Safe houses in (the citiesof) Saravan and Khash wereidentified and eliminated, and the terrorists based in themwere arrested,” the force said onits official Sepah news agency.

“Three of the terrorists were

arrested and 150 kilograms(330 pounds) of explosives and600 kilograms of explosivematerials as well as weapons andammunition were confiscated,”it said.

The Guards said the threearrested had “produced, guidedand supported” the vehicle usedin Wednesday’s suicide bomb-ing.

The attack killed 27 mem-bers of Iran’s RevolutionaryGuards travelling on a bus in thevolatile southeastern province ofSistan-Baluchistan, which strad-dles the border with Pakistan.

It was claimed by the

jihadist outfit Jaish al-Adl(Army of Justice).

Iran has provided Pakistaniofficials with “information onthe terrorist groups’ hiddenand semi-hidden training cen-tres”, army chief-of-staffMohammad Bagheri toldTasnim news agency.

In a phone call withPakistani army commanders,Bagheri asked them to “eitherconfront the groups or allow(Iranian) forces to enter.”Islamabad launched an opera-tion against the “terrorists” in itsBalochistan border provinceon Sunday, he said.

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Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe kept quiet

Monday over President DonaldTrump’s claim that he had nom-inated him for the Nobel PeacePrize, but praised him andemphasised he did not denydoing so.

Trump’s assertion on Fridaythat Abe had nominated him forthe honour and sent him a copyof the letter has raised questionsand criticism in Japan.

Questioned in parliament,Abe praised Trump for his deal-ings with North Korea but said,“In light of the Nobel commit-tee’s policy of not disclosing rec-ommenders and nominees for50 years, I decline to com-ment.” Neither the prime min-ister nor his spokesman deniedTrump’s comment.

“I never said I didn’t” nom-inate him, Abe said in responseto a follow-up question byYuichiro Tamaki, a lawmakerfor the opposition DemocraticParty for the People.

Tamaki said in a tweetMonday that he was concernedsuch a nomination would “sendthe wrong message to North

Korea and the rest of interna-tional society.”

Junya Ogawa, anotheropposition lawmaker, cited var-ious policies and actions byTrump that he said ran contraryto the spirit of the peace prize,calling the nomination “anembarrassment for Japan.”

In responding to Tamaki’squestions in parliament, Abelauded Trump for meeting withKim and working to resolve thecrisis over North Korea’s nuclearprogramme and missile tests.

Trump had also addressedJapan’s concerns over pastabductions of Japanese citizensby North Korea, Abe said,adding “he and the entire WhiteHouse also actively cooperatedin resolving the issue.” “I high-ly praise President Trump’s lead-ership,” Abe said.

Trump’s claim that Abe hadsent him a “beautiful copy” ofa letter sent to the Nobel com-mittee could not be immediatelyverified. Nor could a reportSunday by the Japanese news-paper Asahi Shimbun, citingunidentified governmentsources, that Abe had nomi-nated Trump at the US presi-dent’s request.

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US President DonaldTrump’s demand that

European countries take backtheir nationals fighting in Syriais receiving mixed reactions, asnations pondered how to bringhome-grown Islamic Stateextremists to trial.

German Foreign Minister

Heiko Maas told ARD televisionMonday that German nationalshave the right to return, but thatit’s almost impossible to collectevidence in conflict-torn Syria.

Maas said late Sunday that“we need information, we needinvestigations. All that is not inplace, and as long as it isn’t, Ithink this is extraordinarily dif-ficult to implement.”

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India opener Smriti Mandhanamaintained her pole positionwhile ODI skipper Mithali Raj

remained fifth in the latest ICCODI Players' Ranking issued onMonday.

Mandhana is leading the packwith 774 rating points ahead ofAustralia pair of Ellyse Perry andMeg Lanning.

New Zealand's AmySatterthwaite is placed fourth, justahead of Raj. The other Indians tofeature in top 20 are DeeptiSharma, who jumped a place to17th and Twenty20 skipperHarmanpreet Kaur at 19th.

West Indies captain StafanieTaylor has advanced two placesand grabbed eighth positionamong batters even as a numberof players from Pakistan and SouthAfrica have also moved up in theICC Women's ODI PlayerRankings after winning theirrespective ICC Women'sChampionship series.

Taylor led the list of run-get-ters with an aggregate of 158,including two fifties, in a 2-1 losshere that enabled Pakistan toovertake the West Indies in thepoints table of the eight-teamchampionship. It provides directqualification berths to hosts NewZealand and four other top teamsin the ICC Women's CricketWorld Cup 2021.

South Africa have kept in

contention for a direct berth in thepinnacle event by completing a 3-0 triumph at home over Sri Lanka,

a verdict that has helped them tocatch up with the fifth-placedWest Indies on 11 points, even

though they remain behind on netrun rate.

Pakistan's victory over theWest Indies has lifted them to 12points and they are now in thefourth position, just behind Indiaon the net run rate in the list ledby Australia with 16 points fromonly nine matches and NewZealand second at 14 points from12.

Among bowlers, veteran pacerJhulan Goswami is the best-placedIndian at the third spot behindMegan Schutt of Australia andPakistan's Sana Mir, who is lead-ing the pack.

Deepti Sharma and PoonamYadav are two other Indianbowlers figuring at the top-10 ateighth and ninth positions respec-tively.

Deepti also features in the all-rounders chart at a career-highthird spot. Perry is at the pinna-cle of the list followed by WestIndies' Taylor.

No Indian woman has reachedthe top spot among all-rounders asall the former captains —Goswami (in July 2015), PurnimaRau (December 2000) andShubhangi Kulkarni (January1986) have attained the secondposition.

The upcoming India-Englandseries can be crucial in the finalstandings while defending cham-pions Australia host second-placedNew Zealand in another series thatalso starts on Saturday.

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Australia cap-tain Aaron

Finch feels that hedoesn't need a BigBash League tri-umph to "pep"him up as playingan away seriesagainst a formida-ble Indian teamis a big enoughchallenge.

Finch willlead Australia inthe upcominglimited oversseries in Indiastarting February24 where they would play two T20 Internationals apart fromfive ODIs to fine tune their preparation for the ICC World Cup.

Finch's side Melbourne Renegades beat Melbourne Starsby 13 runs in the BBL final on Sunday.

"I don't think you need anything to put pep in your stepwhen you're going on an Aussie tour, particularly to India,"Finch was quoted as saying by official Cricket Australia web-site cricket.Com.Au.

"If you are slightly off the mark, you are going to get hurt.They (India) are the best side in one-day cricket in their ownconditions, I think. So you've got to go there full of confidenceand have a real clear game plan," said the 32-year-old open-er.

Finch went through an eventful summer. He was appoint-ed Australia's one-day captain in a World Cup year, before mak-ing his long-awaited Test debut. But he has since been droppedfrom the Test squad after failing to fire, and has not been asdestructive as usual in the shorter form of the game.

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Former South African opener HerschelleGibbs named India and hosts England as the

two strong contenders to win the upcomingICC World Cup starting May 30.

"It is always wide open. The two standoutcontenders will be England and India. But, whois going to make the other two places for thesemi-finals? It is difficult to say. A lot dependson the weather in England. The bowlingattacks will all play a part (in the tournament),"the 44-year-old Gibbs said on Monday.

Asked about South Africa's chances, Gibbssaid that it isnot about ABde Villiers'absence thatwill be key butmore so aboutthe lack ofquality all-rounder.

" W e(South Africa)are always upthere irrespec-tive of ABD.We have gotFaf (DuPlessis) andQuinton deKock. The onlyissue for SouthAfrica is nothaving an all-rounder," Gibbs said.

Recently, ICC chairman Shashank Manoharexpressed his concerns about Test cricket'sfuture but Gibbs begged to differ.

"Test cricket is (still going) strong. I don'tknow why people say you need to revive it? Iam a big fan of Test cricket finishing in fourdays. It need not go on for full five days."

However the veteran of 90 Tests and 248ODIs, wants batsmen to be challenged more inthe longest format.

"The batsmen around the world get it easyin ODIs and T20. If they need to fight on sport-ing tracks in Test cricket, so be it. Sometime thegame finishes in two days, when the pitch isoffering turn. I don't mind that," the dashingright-hander said.

"It should not have to go for all five days.It is important that a batsman's technique getstested all the time. The bowlers, they also havesomething in it, to get their confidence going.They don't get it from T20s or ODIs becauseflat decks are on offer," said the 44-year-old.

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Pedro Manzi scored two goals and setup another to guide table-toppers

Chennai City FC to a 4-2 win over hostsShillong Lajong in a return leg fixture ofthe Hero I-League here Monday.

Pedro, the current highest scorer inthe 12th I-League with 18 goals to hiscredit, changed the complexion of thematch in a span of 12 minutes.

Spaniards Sandro Rodriguez andNestor Jesus were the other goal scor-ers for Chennai, while Kitboklang Paleand Samuel Lyngdoh scored for thehome team.

Chennai consolidated their positionat the top with 37 points from 17 games,five points clear of their nearest rival EastBengal.

Shillong remained at the bottom ofthe table with 10 points from the samenumber of games.

Akbar Nawaz gave new recruit andItalian keeper Mauro Boerchio his firststart under the Chennai woodworkwhile Allison Kharsyntiew started withan unchanged XI.

The game began with Chennai Citypressing hard from the first minute. TheSpanish duo of Pedro and Sandro alongwith Ajith Kumar combined well tothreaten the young Lajong defence.

It soon yielded results when Sandrocurled in a corner into Shillong net pastkeeper Phurcha Lachempa in the sev-enth minute to hand Chennai the lead.

Lajong then lost their keeper

Lachempa to an injury.Shillong started to attack a little late

in the half and made some threateningmoves to keep debutant Mauro Boerchiobusy.

Phrangki Buam, Mahesh Naorem,and Kitboklang Pale combined well tocreate a few opportunities but could notconvert any.

Lajong's efforts finally paid divi-dends when Kitboklang Pale came upwith a clinical finish, after a brilliantthrough ball from Phrangki Buam in the23rdminute.

The first half came to an end withthe scoreline reading 1-1 for both theteams.

In the second half, Lajong began ona more enterprising note but PhrangkiBuam and Samuel Lyngdoh wastedsome golden chances.

However, as has been the casethroughout the length of the league,Chennai's Spanish armada led by Pedrochanged the complexion of the game inthe last 12 minutes.

Off a Sandro free-kick from the leftflank in the 78th minute, Pedro headedin for his 17th goal of the league.

He then latched on to a long ballfour minutes later, from Josef Kaplanfrom inside the Chennai half andcrossed accurately for countrymanNestor Jesus to head home. SamuelLyngdoh then converted a penalty in the85th minute to keep Shillong interest-ed before Pedro's 90th-minute strikesealed the match in Chennai's favour.

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Minerva Punjab FCpulled out but

refused to give up onpoints while East Bengaladopted a wait and watchapproach towards itsscheduled fixture afterthe Pulwama terror attackcast a shadow on theirmatches against RealKashmir FC in Srinagar.

Defending champi-ons Minerva did notshow up for their clashagainst a ready RKFC inSrinagar on Monday afterasserting that the homeclub and the All IndiaFootball Federation(AIFF) failed in providingwritten security assur-ances.

East Bengal, on theother hand, conveyedtheir concerns about theFebruary 28 match to theAIFF but refrained frommaking an outright pull-out threat. Their clashagainst RKFC is the lastscheduled I-Leaguematch in Srinagar.

The AIFF, mean-while, has referred theMinerva issue to itsLeague Committee andmaintained silence onEast Bengal's concerns.

The entire sequenceof events is a fallout ofThursday's attack inwhich at least 40 CRPFparamilitary trooperswere killed while severalothers injured. It has beentermed the deadliest ter-rorist strike in three

decades in Jammu andKashmir.

Minerva claims itcouldn't have travelledto Srinagar after its for-eign players were specif-ically told by their respec-tive embassies to avoidthe J&K capital.

The club has refusedto offer a forfeiture andhas moved the DelhiHigh Court after theAIFF refused to relocatetheir match.

"We have filed a writpetition in the Delhi HighCourt, seeking relief sothat we are not forced toplay in Srinagar at thisvolatile time," MinervaPunjab FC owner RanjitBajaj told PTI.

"Even today therewas a 12-hour encounterwhere four Armymenhave been martyred. Andthey are saying 'comeand play football here'.Unless the court inter-venes, we are not expect-ing natural justice."

Interestingly, theAIFF has also notdeclared the match a for-feiture till now. Accordingto the FIFA guidelines, inthe event of a forfeiture,full points are awarded tothe team turning up forthe game.

After the February14 attack, East Bengalalso wrote to the AIFFasking for a change invenue.

"We have sent a letterto AIFF and we are await-ing the revert. Let them

reply and then we willdecide the next course ofaction," East Bengal CEOSanjit Sen said.

"AIFF has to let usknow when and wherethe match is going to beheld. Once they let usknow, we will decide ourstance," he added.

I-League CEOSunando Dhar thoughsaid security was not anissue as the local author-ities assured them of allthe necessary arrange-ments.

"The local securityauthorities in Srinagarhave given a go-ahead tohold the match. The AlFFhas assured of all thenecessary arrangementsfor players and officials bythe local authority," Dharsaid.

He added that the"whole security arrange-ment of the players fromthe airport to the teamhotel and from travellingfrom the hotel to theground and return,everything was taken careof."

While MinervaPunjab are not in con-tention, East Bengal andReal Kashmir are bothtitle contenders this sea-son, and it remains to beseen what the AIFF doesin the matter.

Real Kashmir FC co-founders SandeepChattoo and ShamimMeraj expressed disap-pointment that Monday'smatch did not take place.

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Reigning national championSourabh Verma has appealed

for financial help, which willenable him to play more interna-tional tournaments in order toimprove his current world rank-ing.

The 26-year-old had burstinto the scene with his firstsenior national title in 2011 butover training led to frequentbreak downs, which stoppedhim from playing tournamentsconsistently.

It affected his ranking asfrom a career-best ranking of 30in 2012 he now finds himself at55.

"I don't have financial sup-port to play international tour-naments. Now due to the newrule, only top 25 players are get-ting financial help from BAI.That led to my internationalexposure being reduced andhence my ranking slipped,"Verma said.

He said that BAI did spon-sor him for the Dutch Open buthe needs more funding.

Of course, Dutch wasfinanced by BAI after my perfor-mance in two domestic eventsbut if I get financial support, I cando well," he said.

"I need to play at least 10-12tournaments to get more rank-ing points. I had a knee problemlast year, which I had to take careby myself. I am playing tourna-ments on my own. As a player,it becomes a big burden if youhave to manage all by yourself,"he said.

Verma said that he had toeven pay for all his travel arrange-ments for his next two tourna-ments -- Swiss Open and OrleansOpen.

"I will be playing Swiss Openand Orleans Open next afterBarcelona Masters. I have paidfor my visa and financing every-thing (hotel and travel) all bymyself. So I don't have muchoption to play bigger tourna-ments," he reasoned.

Last year, Sourabh recoveredfrom a shoulder injury to wintwo Super 100 titles at the RussiaOpen and Dutch Open andclinched his third SeniorNational title at Guwahati lastweek.

"After 2017, I had frequentinjuries due to training overload.So I worked on my body andnow I am more aware about theplay-rest balance," said Sourabh,who will start his internationalseason at the Barcelona SpainMasters. Starting with the qual-ifiers Tuesday.

"I also had a knee issue andI wasn't playing too many events.Now I'm stressing on fitness. Iam looking at quality (of tourna-ments) and not quantity. I knowif I can take care of my body, Ican win tournaments," saidSourabh, who will start his cam-

paign in the second round qual-ifiers after his first-round oppo-nent Lu Guangzu withdrew.

Sourabh had clinched hismaiden international title atBahrain International Challengein 2013, before claiming theTATA Open.

The Madhya Pradesh shut-tler stitched a string of title winsat Iran Fajr and AustrianInternational, besides a runners-up at Malaysia Masters GPG in2014.

Despite the injury setbacks,he had a good year in 2016, whenhe won the Chinese TaipeiMasters, besides securing run-ners-up finishes at BitburgerOpen, Polish International andBelgian International.

He also claimed his secondsenior nationals in 2017, beatingLakshya Sen in the finals.

Lakshya Sen, who finishedrunners-up at Guwahati after los-ing to Sourabh again, will alsoplay at Barcelona Spain Masters-- his first international tourna-ment of the season in a yearwhere he is making his transitioninto senior from junior.

The 17-year-old fromUttarakhand, who is a AsianJunior Champion and a bronzemedallist at the world juniorchampionship, will have to playat the qualifiers to make his wayto the main draw.

Among others, formerCommonwealth Games champi-on Parupalli Kashyap and AjayJayaram will begin against HongKong's Wong Wing Ki Vincentand Malaysia's Cheam June Weirespectively.

Subhankar Dey, who wasdefeated by Mumbai's HarsheelDani at the Nationals, will playa qualifier in the opening round.

National championship sil-ver medallists Arjun MR andRamchandran Shlok will take onKorean eighth seed Kim WonHo and Seo Seung Jae, whileKrishna Prasad Garaga andDhruv Kapila face France'sChristo Popov and Toma JuniorPopov in another men's doublesmatch. Women's doubles pair ofPooja Dandu and SanjanaSantosh and mixed doublescombination of Venkat GauravPrasad and Juhi Dewangan arealso in the fray.

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Veteran off-spinnerHarbhajan Singh doesn't

want India to play Pakistan inthe upcoming ODI World Cupin the aftermath of the ghast-ly terror attack in Pulwama.

Harbhajan said India isstrong enough to win theWorld Cup even if they decideto forfeit the match againstPakistan in Manchester onJune 16.

Harbhajan's statementcame after the terror attack inPulwama killed 40 CRPF per-sonnel. Pakistan-based terroroutfit Jaish-e-Mohammad hadclaimed responsibility for theghastly act.

"India should not playPakistan in the world Cup.India is powerful enough towin the World Cup withouthaving to play Pakistan,"Harbhajan said.

"This is a difficult time.The attack that has happened,it was unbelievable and it's verywrong. Strict action will sure-ly be taken by the government.

When it comes to cricket, Idon't think we should have anyrelations with them otherwisethey will keep treating us likethis," he added.

Harbhajan said India does-n't need to revive any sort ofsporting ties with Pakistan asa mark of respect for thearmed forces.

"I don't think India shouldplay the World Cup matchagainst Pakistan. Countrycomes first and we are allstanding behind our country.Cricket or hockey or sports, itshould be kept aside becausethis is a huge thing and repeat-edly our soldiers are killed.

"We should stand with ourcountry. Cricket or hockey orany sport, we don't need to playwith them," he said.

"We should not keep anykind of ties with Pakistan: weare powerful enough to feedthe world on our own. Cricket,sports is not as important. Westand with every member ofthe defence force. Their sacri-fices should not go to waste,"Harbhajan said.

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Left-arm medium-pacerKomal Zanzad impressed

with a three-wicket initialburst but Board President's XIfailed to defend their modestscore of 154 and lost by twowickets against the visitingEngland XI in a practise gameon Monday.

Komal who is yet to playfor India but has taken anamazing 9 for 8 againstHaryana in the domestic one-day tournament of the BCCIlast season, rocked the visitorswith her devastating spell of3 for 9 in her first six overs atthe Wankhede Stadium.

England XI were gaspingat 11 for 4 by the fifth overtriggered by the triple strikeby the Vidarbha captainbefore Heather Knight, witha steady, unbeaten 64 off 86balls, lifted the team out of therut and guided it past the fin-ish line in the 38th over.England made 157 for 8.

Apart from Komal,Reemalaxmi Ekka and spin-ner Tanuja Kanwer picked uptwo wickets apiece.

Earlier, the local outfitlost wickets in clusters andwere bowled out in 49 overswith lower order batswomanMinnu Mani emerging thetop scorer with 28 in 57 ballsthat contained one of thetwo sixes struck in theinnings.

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Pakistan's shooters were on Monday grantedvisas to participate in the New Delhi World

Cup, a top Indian shooting official said, endingspeculation about their presence in the event inthe wake of the Pulwama terrorist attack.

The ISSF (International Shooting SportFederation) event, which will offer 16 quota placesfor the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, starts at the Dr KarniSingh Range on Thursday.

"Their visa has been cleared and we havereceived communication from the Indian HighCommission and the Pakistan shooting federation.The two shooters and the manager's tickets are alsobeing booked," National Rifle Association of India(NRAI) secretary Rajiv Bhatia said.

Earlier, the terrorist attack had cast a doubtover Pakistan shooters' participation in the WorldCup, with the country's federation saying inKarachi that it would not send its marksmen if thevisas don't come through by this evening.

Pakistan applied for visas for two in the rapidfire category GM Bashir and Khalil Ahmed.

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More importantly, the consequences ofwearing poorly fitting shoes can be painfuland debilitating, leading to a variety of footdisorders like blisters, callouses, bunions,hammer toes, circulation problems. It canalso lead to changes in the skeletal systemand the muscular structure that it supportsand even change a person’s posture and theway they walk. Aching feet can zap a per-son’s energy and cause pain in the ankles,hips, knees and lower back.

Our feet are the foundation of oureveryday lives. Every good foundation musthave the right support. Most of our livesare spent in shoes. We have shoes for everyoccasion and in every color under the sun.Anyone can go out and buy a new pair ofshoes based simply on how they look, butfor the person who is always on the go andalways on their feet, good footwear is worthits weight in gold. However, footwear goesfar beyond the appearance that a shoe hason the foot. There are tremendous causesand effects which are dependent upon hav-ing good footwear. Bad footwear cancause injuries or have a long term effect onour posture so investing in a quality pairwill be beneficial in the long run.

From physical improvement to beingable to participate in a society, shoes canimprove quality of life, prevent injury of dis-ease, help with healing for those withchronic foot conditions, offer support forinadequate arches or excess pronation,express one’s self, enable a person to workin hazardous conditions, or even help landthat coveted job.

Diabetics can also be susceptible to footinfections in the form of ulcers and can leadto amputation. It is important to have prop-er footwear to minimize diabetic foot infec-tions and to provide support to feet forcomfort and proper healing. Other footconditions, like bunions, Charcot foot, andcorns can also be alleviated with proper footwear.

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witnessed by a travel organisation. Therehas been a change in the perspective ofthe attendees towards the holy mela.Visitors not only want to explore spiritu-al tourism but want to combine it withhigh-octane adventure sports, bringing ina new flavour to the mela.

These are some of the major reasonsaccording to Thomas Cook (India) Ltd.(TCIL), why millions of travellers attendthe mela:

��World’s largest number of spiritualtravellers

While majority of visitors commuteby air, rail and road, this year there is aconsiderable rise in the number of peo-ple travelling to the Kumbh Mela on foot.A number of them have also been flyingto Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi andthen driving two to three hours toPrayagraj where the Kumbh takes place.While the mela of 1903 witnessed a crowdof four lakh people, the one in 2013 sawthe number surge to 12 crores, makingit the world’s largest gathering of visitors.This year, the area of the Mela has beendoubled to 3,200 hectares wherein thefirst Shahi Snan alone, has recorded theparticipation of 2.5 crore people.

According to CII, 2019’s budget allo-cation of �4,200 crores is the steepest forthe pilgrimage and the expected revenuefor Uttar Pradesh is �1.2 lakh crore.

��Spiritual tourism fused with adven-ture sports

Due to its cultural significance, theKumbh Mela was recognised as India’sIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanityby UNESCO in 2017. Spiritual tourismhas been on the rise in recent years. Thesurreal congregation of Naga Sadhus tak-ing the Shahi Snan is a highly pho-tographed event. This is coupled with therise in the interest in adventure tourism,sports like parasailing, paramotoring, wallclimbing, ball zorbing on land or theYamuna river and hot air balloons havebeen introduced at the Mela groundswhich has visitors queuing up.

��Cities of Kumbh The city of Prayagraj comes alive dur-

ing the mela with sites like Alopi DeviTemple, Allahabad Fort and more receiv-ing high traction. The world’s largest tem-porary city has been brightened up byaround 40,000 LED lights and has ade-quate water provision as well as 250 kmroads and 1.22 lakh toilets keeping inmind Swachh Kumbh, Surakshit Kumbh.

Over 4,000 tents have been set up inthe city for the growing urban-rural andnational-international crowd that offerbudget friendly as well as glamping (lux-urious) tents.

��An increase in working millennialsfrom metro cities

Interestingly, this year the company

received over 800 requests from peoplefor its Kumbh Mela packages, of whicha majority came from the working mil-lennials of the metro cities of Mumbai,Bangalore, and Delhi. They have beenopting for short, affordable and experi-ential packages, especially those offeredto suit their travel schedules.

One can definitely conclude that thereis a rising interest among millennialsabout the mela this year, as around 40 percent of the packages offered, have beenbooked by them. This growing demandcould be attributed to the social media,which has promoted the rich culture of themela through vivid and visual imagery aswell as the enticing packages that have beenoffered around the ongoing Kumbh Mela.Through these, they are able to explore themela, take a holy dip at the Sangam, indulgein local sightseeing including forts, templesand museums and experience an adrena-line rush through some adventure sports.

��Ease of attending and enhanced safety

Complemented by better infrastruc-

ture, greater connectivity and a surge inemployment, short haul pilgrimages haveseen a 40 per cent month-on-monthgrowth. The remodelled infrastructurefor this year’s Kumbh comprises upgra-dation of nine railway stations, twowater vessels deployed by the IWAI,construction of a new airport terminaland the introduction of additional spe-cial flights and 800 special trains by AirIndia and the railway authorities respec-tively.

Moreover, for enhanced safety andsecurity of visitors, IBM IntelligentVideo Analytics have been used for rail-way station surveillance. ‘Epidemicintelligence officers’ have been deployedto predict and prevent possible out-breaks at the Kumbh Mela and an appli-cation developed by the Uttar PradeshPolice is available to help attendees nav-igate their way through the PrayagrajArdh Kumbh Mela, 2019.

So this year has been about surren-dering oneself to the spiritual fever ofthe Kumbh Mela without any tangibleworries.

Victoria Beckham doesn’t needcelebrities at her fashion

shows — her A-list family pro-vides more than enough starpower.

The designer’s husband,retired soccer superstar DavidBeckham, and the couple’s fourchildren turned up as guests ofhonor to support her LondonFashion Week show. The formerSpice Girl was among the bignames showcasing their latestdesigns in the British capital,alongside Vivienne Westwood,Burberry and Roland Mouret.

Westwood used her show tospotlight climate change and warnof impending doom, Burberryfeatured a diverse show ofstreetwear and elegant classics,and Peter Pilotto showed a widevariety of lovely dresses and jump-suits.

BURBERRY SHOWS WIDERANGE, HONORS HERITAGEIN CATWALK SHOW

Burberry earned its place —again — as one of the top showsin London Fashion Week with awidely ranging catwalk show thathonored the British brand’s longtradition but showed it is stillready to mix it up and set trends.

Chief Creative OfficerRiccardo Tisci showed in his sec-ond collection that he is perfect-ly comfortable stretching theBurberry look to keep its youngerfans happy while easily switchinggears to create classic, severely tai-lored ensembles that ooze chic.

The two sides of the Burberrycoin were reflected in the twoadjacent rooms where the collec-tion was shown, one a sedate audi-torium with comfortable, paddedseats and other a raucous wide-open space ringed by a climbinggym of the type young kids woulduse.

“I have been thinking a lotabout England as a country ofcontrasts, from the structured tothe rebellious and free, and I want-ed to celebrate how these elementscoexist,” Tisci said.

He added he had four charac-ters in mind when putting the col-

lection together — a girl and a boy,and a lady and a gentleman.

The transition was obvious asmodels went from street-styleclothes to oversize puffer jackets,metallic ornamentation, revealingslip dresses, silver boots, fauxfur, big red plastic sneakers — tosubtle, timeless outfits in mutedfall colors.

Tisci made ample and imag-inative use of the traditionalBurberry trench and check, andpaired a number of sexy eveningdresses with full-length coats fora look at once provocative andclassy. There were a few eccentrictouches, including an outfit set offby a giant scarf that paid homageto “The Rime of the AncientMariner” by English poet SamuelTaylor Coleridge.

FAMILY AFFAIR AT VICTO-RIA BECKHAM

Like everyone else, Beckhamfamily members in the audiencewhipped out smartphones to takea picture of Victoria Beckhamwhen she came out for a bow at

the end of the display.The designer said she wanted

to channel “modern femininity”and cinematic drama for the col-lection and had in mind a partic-ular image of the woman wearingher clothes.

The result was a mix of lady-like classics , tailored check blaz-

ers, tweeds, argyle jumpers, silkyblouses neatly tucked into pencilskirts with saucy, eye-catchingdetails like knee-high, open-toedsock boots in lipstick red or leop-ard, or bright satin stilettos in cit-rus, bright fuchsia and chartreuse.

The bell-bottomed trouser, astyle the designer has adopted asher signature, made an appear-ance. So did the trend for checks,which still appears to be goingstrong. One ensemble featured awide-lapelled coat, trousers and atote bag in the same brown checkpattern.

SUITED AND BOOTED ATROLAND MOURET

Roland Mouret, the designeronce best known for his skin-tight“bandage” dress, has moved on.For the forthcoming autumn andwinter season, his clothes are allabout oversized shapes and man-nish suits.

Mouret, whose fans includeMeghan, the Duchess of Sussex,said he was interested in propor-tions and styling pieces without

regard to traditional genderdivides. There’s a creamy whitedouble-breasted trouser suit, andboxy wide blazers were wornover silky, flowing dresses. Aslouchy, checked suit with draw-string trousers was paired with alow-cut Lurex top.

For those looking for a prop-erly oversized piece, Mouret offersup a huge, shaggy faux fur coatthat is sure to be the talk of theparty wherever it goes.

There’s still much that’s tradi-tionally soft and feminine, though.Asymmetric, handkerchief-hemskirts caress the calves and swishbeautifully with movement.Strategically draped bodices slylyreveal a shoulder here and a col-larbone there. The shimmeringmetallic Lurex adds luxury, andthe show’s closing look, a paleblush gown worn under amatching faux fur coat, ismade of a fabric so light itbillows like clouds.

VIVIENNE WEST-WOOD GOES GUER-RILLA THEATER

The grand dame ofBritish fashion, VivienneWestwood, put fashionon the back burner andturned her catwalk showinto a broadside againstclimate change, corpo-rate greed and other ills.

Westwood has moved inthat direction in recent years,but she went into guerrilla the-ater mode for this show. It fea-tured angry models stopping inthe middle of the catwalk todenounce the planet’s prob-lems, finding time to complainabout artificial intelligence,robots, Brexit and a whole lotmore.

The first model set the tone byannouncing the world would bedead unless something is done thisyear. The models warned, to a per-cussive, threatening sound track,that humanity would soon go deafand blind and have squishedinternal organs.

One model with a micro-phone proclaimed “Hollywood

has made us into zombies.” A wit-tier riposte came from the modelwho announced, “England isgoing to die from irony.”

The clothes on offer weredistinctly and androgynous. Manymale models were outfitted indresses or tops and skirts, thoughothers wore beautifully made suitswith distinctive draping and a veryEnglish look.

Westwood is a fashion legenddating back to the punk era whoseemingly can do no wrong withher legions of fans. DRESSES, JUMPSUITS, TAI-LORED OUTFITS BY PETERPILOTTO

Designer Peter Pilotto seemsto be moving from strength tostrength as he solidifies his place

as one of London FashionWeek’s leading lights.

He showed a wide arrayof very soft, femininedresses, jumpsuits and tai-

lored tops and skirts,including some asym-metrical, off-the-shoul-der dresses made of lus-cious silk and other fab-rics. Pilotto is fond ofhigh-waisted trousersmatched with reveal-ing top. There weresparkly jumpsuitsgalore, an array of

the silk print dressesthat he’s known for, and abounty of tailored, shaped

floral suits and wraparounddresses that could be seen asa celebration of beauty.

Some of the models set offtheir outfits with long, spark-ly gloves that added a metallicsheen to the ensembles. Otherswore blouses with dreamy, bil-

lowing sheer sleeves. One of thefew misfires was a series of pleat-ed skirts with contrasting tops thatdidn’t really shine.

Pilotto seems to be hitting hisstride, buoyed by the buzz sur-rounding his wedding dress forPrincess Eugenie last year. His col-lections have become a highlight offashion week.

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Artist Prabir Purkayastha has over thepast two decades captured dulcetlandscapes in Ladakh as well as differ-

ent parts of the world as an itinerant traveller.The India Habitat Centre brings back its

Photosphere at the Visual Arts Gallery wherePrabir’s Dheemahi is an invitation and aninvocation to the realm of silent contempla-tion in a world crazed by technology and con-spicuous medleys of materialism.

“My images for Dheemahi are conceptu-al visual narratives of the disappearing land-scapes around us and within us,” states thephotographer.

“I don’t want the viewer to be furtherinundated with images of gruesome reality ofthe violation of Earth,” adds Prabir andbelieves that there are far better photographersthan him who excel in being masters of doomand gloom.

He says, “I prefer to celebrate the dark-ness within the darkness.”

One glance at these landscapes invites usinto the crevices and shadows of the abyss ofpathos and darkened interiors. These are byno means beautiful but they are powerful in

the synergy that they present.“The shadow of grief in our loss is

inescapable, something precious is passing usby... a dreamlike state exists in our experienc-ing what we once loved and are now sadlyloosing. It is as if we are witnessing the pass-ing of life itself,” explains Prabir.

He explains the electrifying speed thatsoars across the frame and elucidates that theimages are in motion and translucent. Thedarkness is prevalent and brooding, but themystical light is always present and gives hopeof a better day to come.

Prabir recalls the Vedas, probably the old-est holy scriptures known to man, which seed-ed the thought of holistic sustainability over5,000 years ago. “Bhuh Bhuvah Svah... Thesethree words of the Gayatri mantra, in the RigVeda, which mean earth, air and cosmos giveus the knowledge of the entire cosmos. Andthis mystical knowledge, born of man'sumbilical connection to Bhumi, is the guid-ing light that gently steers us through the darklabyrinths of time,” explains Prabir.

According to him, in today's world, wehave with alarming apathy and contemptu-

ous attitude turned our backs to this guid-ing ‘light’, and subsequently to the planet welive upon.

For this, we raise a cacophony of futileexcuses and explanations in today’s Kali Yug.But primarily it is man’s unparalleled ruth-lessness and inexplicable thoughtlessnessthat is strangling his very own ‘raison d'etre,’or so Prabir believes.

He provokes the viewer into a meander-ing medley of thoughts with integral andimperative questions, “As we hurtle ourselvesinto oblivion, is there no power to steer usaway from the pending Pralay? Are we, as arace, beyond all hope and redemption?”

The photographer believes that in thisfrightfully unsettling narrative and brutalspectacle lives a potent cosmic force, abenevolent energy that man can merge intofor his future existence.

Dheemahi — ‘we contemplate’ — presentsa traditional visual narrative about our hid-den world, a visual tapestry that amplifies thedisappearing desolation, around and withinus. The resulting effect of such sublime con-templation in the exhibition will make it

impossible to ignore the Earth that we aredestroying. And, one that we need to passion-ately nurture and celebrate. For ourselves andfor the future generation as well.

The explanation that Prabir extols pre-sents another realm that we must meditateupon. “The divine dhiksha, of simple contem-plation for our Bhumi, will seamlessly con-nect us to one another. And, more important-ly, provide us with an immersive and collec-tive conscience to protect and nurture our oneand only planet.”

These are landscapes that talk to us aboutliving. Explanations for obscurity come in arush all day long. A landscape must make usponder. It must make us think of what wehave not seen and felt. Most landscapes arepredictable and passive, but here are a set thatare ephemeral by definition, telling us thatthey are quick to decay but at the same timethey stand testimony to the beauty of a paint-ing, a symphony or a novel.

It explores a mapping of understandingthat “Landscapes are for living,” and alsobecome a vehicle for and expression of a cer-tain inchoate impulse.

At the All India Working NewsCamera men’s Associationexhibition at Lalit Kala

Akademi, S Paul’s cameo of a few pho-tographs offer a milestone in nostal-gia and the understanding of the pre-cious moment which becomemomentous.

PRECISION AND PROUSTPeople and landscapes become

vital to understand the lucidity andlithe precision of the eye of Paul whosepoetic perspectives and clean strongimages affect us when we ponderupon them. In some ways I wasreminded of Sebastião Salgado’s modeof work, of his devotion and unend-ing sense of duty in capturing thedepth of the subject he traversedupon.

There are limpid landscapes andyou somehow recall the famousMarcel Proust work, Remembrance ofThings Past where when you flipcountless times through the pages ofthe final volume before you realisethat it is more about life and its manyperspectives rolled into the capsule oftime. When artistes speak to theworld, they do so in terms of awhole. Paul was one such artiste, aphotographer. Look at his landscapes

and you know he unconsciouslyunravels Proust’s novel as an organicwhole — one that conveys insight intohuman beings while giving readers thesense of an all-around summation.Landscapes for Paul were about thatsilent solitary summation.

VEILED WOMENOne work that stood apart from

all the images in the show was that ofa group of burqa-clad women with alittle boy amidst them. The timing ofthe image with its innocence and fem-inine aura somehow brings a smile toyour face.The gathering of the veiledwomen is a synergy that sighs like asymphony. It makes you rememberBresson’s Muslim women praying inSrinagar after India’s tryst with free-dom. It makes you think of theintrinsic quality and quotients of thepower of the veil and its esotericimmersiveness. Paul revels in blackand white sonatas. He offers a rareinsight into the charms and odditiesof the everyday idiom and signifies theimpact of being culturally distin-guished while at the same time cre-ating a subtle corollary of intellectu-al concern which underpins the exte-rior appearances of life in the citywherever it may be.

RURAL RHYTHMSPaul’s soft concerns show in his

two images — a baby sitting in a bas-ket of a rural couple and the brick wallthat hides a cow with magnificenthorns. Paul’s images talk to us, theyare like echoes of his personal mem-oirs. They are unusually tranquil, yetcharacteristically offbeat. Images ofdomestic life act as a springboard toprobe questions which he feels aresimmering beneath the surface. Paulpresents a contemplative perspectiveon street life and makes us think aboutour definitions of community and aman’s place in the society.

VISUAL TREATMENTSWhen you look at his land-

scapes, his language of minimalismis what stuns us and draws us into avortex of emotions and evocations.Most of our writing, our ideas of thesociety are urban, yet our fundamen-tal myths derive from village life. Youunderstand these landscapes byknowing the power of the visualtreatments.

Paul’s works talk to us about thegreat Dutch masters. In more waysthan one I remembered Piero dellaFrancesca and Johannes Vermeer.Francesca’s works had a quiet, solemnatmosphere; they had a clear spatialstructure and the figuration wasunassuming yet powerful. Vermeer’spictures portrayed simple settingsthat were serene yet full of poetic feel-ing, displaying the tranquil beautyinherent in life.

Paul brings back the language ofthe masters in his scene of the ruralrustic people on the streets of dailysustenance clothed in their onlyattire walking along life’s pathwaywith humble poverty as their onlydesign. It is the solemn signature thatstays with us and we know that Paulwas indeed a master of the scene, hewanted to capture that just for him-self and no one else.

From the brightly-coloured oils ina myriad combination that look-like stain glass to bringing togeth-er of still life with human formsto a depiction of the famous hors-

es and more — one could traverse throughthe works of who’s who of the art worldat the Delhi Travex organised by Sotheby’sat a five star hotel in the capital.

There was a mix of artworks, pho-tographs and sculptures from the remark-able artists from Bombay Progressives andBengal School of Art which will be the keyhighlights at an auction in New York onMarch 18.

Yamini Mehta, international head ofIndian and south Asian art, Sotheby’spointed out that there were reasons forbringing only a few selected works fromthe auction. “We brought over works thathave value, something that would catchpeople’s eye. These are the ones wethought will appeal to the audience. I want-ed to bring the sculptures by HumaBhabha as well but that would have costa bit too much.

The travex was bifurcated between 17paintings by prolific artists namely includ-ing G R Santosh, Ram Kumar and someof the modern and contemporary painters;two photographs by Steve McCurry, HenriCartier-Bresson and one sculpture byProdosh Dasgupta. Many of these worksare fresh to the market since they haveremained in private collections for sever-al decades.

Even though there were works of MFHusain, Jogen Chowdhury, J Swaminathanand even one by the Bangladeshi artistZain-ul-Abidin which is rare, it was FNSouza’s Golgotha in Goa which was thehighlight of the evening as it was broughtto India after nearly seven decades.

The rarity of Golgotha in Goa by theartist demonstrates the profound influenceof Catholicism on Souza's personal and

artistic development. While Souza was anincredibly prolific artist across his nearly-seven-decade career, works from this for-mative period remain incredibly rare as lessthan 20 paintings by Souza from the 1940shave ever appeared at auction, marking thisas a major event in the artist's market. Thisparticular painting was a personal favouriteof the artist and its first collectors did notlet go of this until their last breath andcherished it for their entire lifetime.

While Souza had the eyeballs, therewere other works too that drew the art fra-ternity for a closer look. JogenChowdhury’s The Grey Vase, a small butabsolutely unusual piece saw a buzzaround it. The beauty of the work whichcombines human figure with still life, avase with flowers with human forms oneither side, comes from its crosshatchdesign. “Chowdhury never made thehuman body perfect. He made a caricature.

When you look at this painting, it lookslike the body of a young woman, but whenyou look at her breast it is not that of one.So he played with less than perfect forms.He combines ink, water colour and pas-tels in this work,” said Uma Nair, indepen-dent curator and art critic.

A work by J Swaminathan, in Nair’sopinion too was worthy of mention.“These three are the the most importantworks in term of history, composition andthe artists themselves at the event,” saidNair.

Another painting that drew attentionwas George Keyt’s Portrait of PM, 1931, Oilon canvas as it was a portrait was from avery early period in the artist’s oeuvre,before he embraced modernism and start-ed to paint and draw in his signatureabstract and cubist manner. The subjectsin Keyt’s very early works were more mod-est and usually clothed but this voluptuousnude signalled a transition from tradition-al themes to his later, less inhibited por-trayals of women.

Mehta pointed out the work ofBangladeshi artist Zain-ul-Abidin as animportant one among the exhibits. “It isa signature work of the father ofBangladeshi modern art and it’s very rareto get a major from him. This is comingfrom an American diplomatic family andhas a impeccable provenance to it.”

Talking about the newer artists, Mehtapointed out that “If Indian contemporaryart is to be really successful abroad, it needsa push and a strong market first in thecountry.”

She also pointed out that among theup and coming artists, it was names likeGauri Gill, Simran Gill and SunithaKumar that were worth watching out for.

The evening saw connoisseurs andpeople from the fraternity bond over thecollected love of art.

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Bayern Munich knows all toowell how tough an opponentJuergen Klopp can be.

Now in his fourth season atAnfield, the former BorussiaDortmund coach is facing Bayern forthe first time while leading Liverpool.

Bayern visits Liverpool for thefirst leg of their Champions Leaguelast-16 game on Tuesday, mindfulthat it didn't always come out ontop against Klopp during histime at Dortmund.

While Bayern defeatedKlopp's Dortmund side inthe 2013 Champions Leaguefinal, Klopp had the upperhand in the 2012 GermanCup final, whichDortmund won 5-2. Kloppalso led Dortmund to suc-cessive league titles atBayern's expense in 2011and 2012.

"Personally I likeJuergen Klopp a lot," saidBayern president UliHoeness, who revealed thathe almost signed Klopp totake over before the clubdecided on JurgenKlinsmann in 2008.

Liverpool has not lost aEuropean match at Anfield since the3-0 group stage defeat to Real Madridin 2014 and Bayern has questionsover its defense ahead of its trip.

The Bavarian powerhouse con-ceded twice to relegation-threat-ened Augsburg in the Bundesliga onFriday, when Leon Goretzka scoredan own-goal after just 13 seconds -the quickest own-goal in 56 years ofthe league. Bayern won 3-2.

"We'll have to deliver a wholeother performance on the day, espe-cially in defense," Bayern coachNiko Kovac said, warning of the dan-ger posed by "the three up front,"referring to Liverpool's MohamedSalah, Sadio Mane and RobertoFirmino.

Liverpool also had the luxury ofa week without a game beforeBayern's visit, due to its early FA Cupexit. The team spent four days at atraining camp in Marbella, Spain.

"Our little preparation for the restof the season," Liverpool defenderAndy Robertson said.

Bayern winger Kingsley Coman

is an option for Kovac after fears ofan injury sustained in Augsburgproved unfounded. Coman scoredtwice, set up David Alaba's winnerand struck the crossbar in Augsburg,while he also underlined his grow-ing importance to the side with thewinning goal against Hertha Berlinin the German Cup.

Liverpool will have to copewithout central defender Virgil vanDijk as he serves a UEFA suspensionfor the first leg. Klopp faces theprospect of having to deploy mid-fielder Fabinho alongside Joel Matipwith Joe Gomez and Dejan Lovrenboth injured.

While Liverpool is accustomedto deep runs in Europe - winning theChampions League in 2005 andreaching the final in 2007 and lastseason — the club has not won theEnglish league since 1990.

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Despite an iron grip on domestictrophies, Barcelona have been

haunted by their recent failures in theChampions League and there areconcerning signs for the Catalans asthey prepare for Tuesday's last-16 firstleg away to Olympique Lyonnais.

Ernesto Valverde's side fly toFrance after an uninspiring 1-0 win athome to struggling Real Valladolid onSaturday which consolidated their leadat the top of La Liga but left plenty ofdoubts about their capabilities ofwinning Europe's top prize.

The drab victory overValladolid, in which LionelMessi scored a penalty andmissed one, followed a goallessstalemate at Athletic Bilbao, a2-2 draw with Valencia and a1-1 draw with Real Madrid in aCopa del Rey semi-final first leg.

Barca have fallen at thequarter-final stage of theChampions League each yearsince last winning it in 2015, suffer-ing a particularly humiliating elimi-nation to AS Roma last season aftertaking a 4-1 lead in the first leg of thetie.

They have looked on enviously asReal Madrid have won the last threeeditions of the big eared trophy,swelling their total number ofEuropean Cups to 13, which makesBarca's five look measly by compari-son.

Despite winning three of the lastfour La Liga titles and collecting theCopa del Rey four years in a row, thereis a widespread feeling that Barcashould have fared better on the con-tinent, especially while Messi hasbeen at his peak.

The Argentine seems to think sotoo - in his first speech as captain backin August, he pledged to do "every-thing possible to bring that beautifultrophy back to Camp Nou".

For that ambition to be realised,Barca must improve on a dismal away

record which has seen themwin only one of their last six vis-its in the Champions Leagueknockout rounds, scoring threegoals while conceding 13.

Barca will be boosted bythe return of France's WorldCup winning defender SamuelUmtiti after nearly three monthsout with a knee problem, whiledefender Thomas Vermaelen

and Arthur Melo are injured.The game could go a long way to

deciding Lyon coach Bruno Genesio'schances of keeping his job.

Although Genesio guided Lyon tothe last 16 without losing a groupgame, long-serving club presidentJean-Michel Aulas has yet to saywhether Genesio will stay on next sea-son.

Genesio will have to find a way tobeat Barca without Nabil Fekir, themain provider and scorer in Lyon'sattack, who is suspended.

With Fekir absent, Netherlandsforward Memphis Depay has thechance to put in the kind of perfor-mance to help him fulfill his wish ofjoining a bigger club next season.

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Asian Games Gold medallistAmit Panghal continued

his quest for a second consec-utive Gold medal as he reachedthe final of the prestigious70th Strandja MemorialBoxing Tournament inSofia, Bulgaria onMonday. The 23-year-old, also a Silver medal-list at the 2018C o m m o n w e a l t hGames, showed his gritand determination in ahard-fought 3-2 win overSaid Mortaji in the 49kgsemi-finals.

Former world juniorchampion Nikhat Zareen(51kg) led 3 women box-ers into the finals as India isnow assured of a total ofseven medals from this sea-son-opening tournament.Zareen put up a dominatingperformance as she outclassed

Drabik Sandra of Poland 4-1 to keep upher quest for the Gold. 48kg nation-

al champion Manju Rani too con-tinued her dream run on her debuton foreign soil. The youngster,who turned to boxing to manage her

anger, pummelled Emi-MariTodorova 4-1 to enter the final.

But the best performeramong the Indian womenpugilists on Day 5 of thisevent was MaisnamMeena Kumari. TheNagaland boxer, a for-mer Bronze medallistat the Asian

Championships, did notgive her opponent,

Ekaterina Sycheva to settledown and was declared a 5-0unanimous winner.

However, the journeyended for Neeraj (60kg), LovlinaBorgohain (69kg) and PwilaoBasumatary (64kg), all of whomhad to settle for the Bronzemedal following their losses inthe semi-finals.

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Kylian Mbappe's excellent volleysecured Paris Saint-Germain a

hardfought 1-0 win at Saint-Etienne onSunday as the runaway Ligue 1 leadersmoved 12 points clear at the summit.

The 20-year-old Mbappe firedhome his league-leading 19th goal of thecampaign with 17 minutes remaining.

"He (Mbappe) shows his qualityevery day in training, he has thishunger to score, score, score," said PSGcoach Tuchel. "It's his quality. He is aspecial player."

Mbappe has now scored 45 goalsfor PSG since signing from Monaco atthe start of last season.

"We lost to a goal from nowhere...A 20-year-old who will soon be the bestplayer in the world," said Saint-Etiennecoach Jean-Louis Gasset.

With a second straight French titleall but secured, Tuchel's men, who alsohave two games in hand on second-placed Lille, now have their eyes onbreaking their own record tally of 96points set in 2015-16.

Tuchel rested midfielder MarcoVerratti after his excursions in the mid-week Champions League victory at

Manchester United, with LeandroParedes handed his first league start forthe club.

"Everyone was tired afterManchester United — physically, butalso mentally," added Tuchel. "It was

necessary to control the game, to playfocused."

PSG fashioned their first clear-cutchance in the 18th minute, as JulianDraxler turned and fired over the cross-bar after a fine exchange of passes with

Dani Alves.Mbappe saw a shot well saved by

home goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier inan underwhelming first half.

The visitors always appeared incontrol of the game, but Draxler wast-ed another golden chance to put them

ahead shortly after therestart when he was deniedby a sprawling Ruffier stop.

Angel Di Maria, whostarred with two assists onhis return to Old Traffordin midweek, dragged aneffort wide as PSG contin-

ued to plug away in search of an open-ing goal.

It arrived in the 73rd minute, asAlves picked out the run of Mbappe,and the Frenchman caught out Ruffierwith a fine first-time volley on the turn.

Saint-Etienne started to showmore ambition with time running out,but the best they could muster wasKevin Monnet-Paquet's long-rangestrike which flew harmlessly over, withthe winger injuring himself in theprocess.

A late set-piece came to nothing forLes Verts, as PSG sealed a 20th winfrom only 23 Ligue 1 games this term.

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He isn't involved with Indian tennis butthe legendary Boris Becker knows

that the country's top stars have been "fight-ing a little" and on Monday he urged the trioof Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi andSania Mirza to work together for the sport'ssake.

Talking about Indian tennis, which hasnot been able to produce world-class sin-gles players in the last three decades,Becker said the trio (all doubles specialists)need to unite to take the game forward intheir country.

"India has a long success history in ten-nis. You have to have large pool of players,so that some of them go on to win titles. Atthe moment you don't see them but I wouldsay it is a matter of time," the German greatsaid.

"Tennis is very popular in India, I knowthat for a fact. May be the likes of Sania,Bhupathi and Paes need to do somethingabout it. I know they are fighting a little butthat is the only solution (to work together),"he added.

Paes, Bhupathi and Mirza have had pub-lic spats over choice of doubles partners atmulti-sport events in the past.

Last year, Paes had pulled out of theAsian Games, complaining that he did notget a partner of choice for the men's dou-bles event.

Speaking on the international tennisscene, Becker backed an in-form NovakDjokovic to chase Roger Federer's record 20Grand Slam titles and said the Serbian's bestchance to achieve the feat is in the next twoyears.

The 31-year-old Djokovic is back to his

best after a lean run and has won the lastthree Grand Slams, including a record sev-enth crown at the Australian Open lastmonth.

Federer is 37 but is still going strongdespite his fourth round loss at MelbournePark.

Seventeen-time Major winner RafaelNadal too is well and truly back in the mixand reached the final at Melbourne Parkafter an injury lay-off.

Becker said equalling Federer's tally of20 Grand Slams is now in the realm of pos-sibility.

"One of the misfortunes of playing inan era with Federer and Nadal is you can'treally compare yourself to them. Normally,after 15 Grand Slams and seven AustralianOpen titles, you would say 'wow'.

"It is wow but the next question is 'willNovak ever break Federer's record?" saidBecker, who coached the world number oneto six Grand Slam victories between 2014to 2016.

"The short answer is that there is a pos-sibility (of Novak getting close to Federer's20) but a lot of things have to happen. "

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Jose Mourinho saidhe could see him-

self coaching inFrance as he attend-ed the 0-0 drawbetween Lille andMontpellier toreportedly cast aneye over Ivorian starNicolas Pepe.

Mourinho was sacked by ManchesterUnited in December in a move that cost thePremier League club 25 million in severancepay for the Portuguese boss and members ofhis staff.

He has since taken on a punditry rolewith beIN Sports, and was pictured sittingalongside Lille sporting advisor Luis Camposat the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday.

"I can imagine (coaching) in France oneday," Mourinho said. "I'm a man who'sworked in four different countries, who likesthat, who likes to know other cultures."

"I like to learn all the time, to work in adifferent league would be a fantastic expe-rience. (At the moment) I'm calm, I'm try-ing to enjoy life with family and friends andcalmly working to hopefully find anotheropportunity in football."

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Napoli's title hopes took a further blow as CarloAncelotti's side was held to a goalless draw for

the third time in four league matches to drop fur-ther points against Torino and trail championsJuventus by 13 points.

Napoli had drawn at home againstAC Milan two weeks ago and atFiorentina last time out and will facea top-of-the-table clash againstJuventus on March 3 with their SerieA bid already all but over.

"We played with focus, motivation,determination, but it's unacceptable tohave 18 scoring opportunities over two games andnot score any of them," Ancelotti told Sky Sport Italiaon Sunday.

Napoli proved wasteful at the San Paolo Stadiumwith Arkadiusz Milik missing a string of chances tobreak the deadlock as Lorenzo Insigne hit the postin the 74th minute.

On-loan Chelsea defender Ola Aina threatenedfor Torino in the dying minutes but was chased downby Brazilian Allan as Walter Mazzarri's side stayedninth - three points off the Europa League places.

Earlier Sunday, Radja Nainggolan scored thewinner for Inter Milan to consolidate third positionwith a 2-1 win over Sampdoria at the San Siro, whileLazio's Champions League hopes took a knock withdefeat by Genoa.

Nainggolan rifled in low on 78 minutes afterDanilo D'Ambrosio had opened the scoring five min-utes earlier, with Manolo Gabbiadini equalising forSampdoria in between.

It was the Belgian's third goal this season andgave Inter a third straight win after a recent slumpas Luciano Spalletti's side sit seven points adrift ofNapoli in third.

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