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N ine personnel, six from the Army and three from Central Paramilitary Forces (CAPF), were awarded Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry medal, on the occasion of the Republic Day. In all, the President approved 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations for the armed forces personnel. Also, President’s Police Medal will be conferred on over 1,000 police personnel for gallantry and distinguished service. These include four President’s Police Medals for Gallantry; 286 Police Medals for Gallantry; 93 President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, and 657 Police Medal for Meritorious Service. In the list of police personnel listed for the honour, the Jammu & Kashmir Police has the maxi- mum names at 108, followed by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at 76. Squadron Leaders Siddharth Vashisht and Ninad Mandavgane, pilots of Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 heli- copter that was accidentally shot down in Budgam on February 27 last year, were posthumously awarded Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry). Last October, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria acknowledged the helicopter crash was a case of friendly fire and was a “big mistake.” A four-storey building hous- ing a coaching centre col- lapsed in Northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura on Saturday evening, killing five people, including four students, and injuring 10 others. Around 30 minor students were attending classes on the first two floors of the coaching institute, when the roofs of the upper two floors caved in, trapping the students under debris, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Kirti (10), Deeshu (14), Krishna Bharti (9), Farhan (6), all students, and Umesh (30). They were declared brought dead at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital. Deceased Umesh was the younger brother of Shankar, who owns the building and runs the coaching centre. “The fourth floor of the building was under construc- tion when suddenly the upper two floors of the building col- lapsed. Some of the students were rescued by locals, while 13 others were rescued by the fire department and police,” a senior DFS official said, adding a call regarding the tragedy was received at 4.30pm. Laxmi, the mother of deceased Krishna and injured Nitin, said, “My children were studying there from past six months. They should not have moved them to the third floor as we heard from the other locals that the construction material was there. I lost my son Krishna and Nitin is injured. He is admitted at the GTB hospital.” Arif Sultan, father of deceased Farhan, said , “My daughter who is in Class VIII called me to inform about the incident. I rushed to the spot. I climb up the stair and I myself took out my child from the debris after around one and a half hour. He was not breath- ing. We took him to hospital where he was declared brought dead.” Taking note of the incident, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: “Receiving bad news from Bhajanpura. Praying to God for everyone’s safety. I will reach the spot soon.” S even more people who returned from China have been kept under observation following screening for possi- ble exposure to novel coron- avirus. The Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday reviewed India’s preparedness to deal with the deadly syndrome and mounting global concern over growing number of cases in the neighbouring coun- tries. At a meeting chaired by PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the PM, Health Ministry officials presented and updated about response measures being undertaken. M ukesh Kumar Singh (32), one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya murder and gang-rape case, on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking judicial review of the rejection of mercy peti- tion. “A petition has been filed under Article 32 for judicial review of the manner of rejec- tion of the mercy petition in terms of the judgment of the SC in Shatrughan Chauhan case,” said Vrinda Grover, who is representing Mukesh. Earlier, a Delhi court rejected charge that Tihar jail didn’t hand over documents to convicts to file mercy pleas. C hief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday approved a rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) package for the people who would be displaced for the renovation project of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The project aims at trans- forming the State’s premier medical institution into a world-class hospital As per the decision, the Government would directly acquire the land owned by the individuals in an approved process for the project by pay- ing them compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Government would provide Rs 1 lakh of financial assistance to each family for expenses towards transport and other emergency services. The residents of the hous- es constructed in unautho- rised manner have also been included under the package. “Each affected family will be provided Rs 50,000 and will be allowed to construct their own houses on their expenses for a temporary period at the land belonging to the Cuttack Municipality Corporation (CMC) and the district admin- istration,” said a release from the Chief Minister’s Office. The families would have to vacate the houses after being rehabilitated under the hous- ing project carried out by the Government. The displaced families sheltered at temporary houses would be provided food for a maximum period of eight days. The CMC would make all arrangements for transport of the belongings of people for their relocation. Besides, the Government announced to provide financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to ven- dors and fish sellers registered under the CMC for their relo- cation apart from making a system to refund their securi- ty deposits. The authorities would also allot places to the street vendors in the CMC vending zones on a priority basis. The Government would also compensate the people who have built shops at their own lands under the Land Acquisition Act. The CMC authorities would bear trans- port expenses of the affected shopkeepers by paying them Rs 1 lakh each in two phases. For unauthorised shops, the Government would pay Rs 30,000 each to the affected ven- dors while the street vendors would receive Rs 20,000 each for their relocation. Besides, the Government announced Rs 1 lakh for relocation of each reli- gious establishment and club and Rs 20,000 each for cow shel- ters. However, a decision would be taken by a committee formed by the RDC as per the market price for providing rented accommodation facili- ty for any establishment. The Government employ- ees, who will vacate their quar- ters, would receive monetary assistance for house rent for a period of one year till they are allotted new accommodations in the city. T he Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) authorities on Saturday began a probe into the collapse of the roof of an under- construction Link Building at the airport in which a person was killed and many others were injured on Friday night. BPIA Director VV Rao said a slab of the building con- necting the domestic terminal with the international terminal caved in at around 11 pm. “A 200-m concrete slab of the link building collapsed. Most of the workers had left the spot and only two workers were pre- sent,” he said. Rao said a committee would be formed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and a detailed probe into the technical drawbacks and other aspects which led to the mishap would be conducted. Though a case is yet to be registered by the Commissionerate police, Dillip Khatei, owner of Dilip Constructions Private Limited which is executing the con- struction work at the airport, was detained. City DCP Anup Sahoo interrogated Khatei and the process of verifying docu- ments have also begun. “The concerned contractor and engineers are being inter- rogated. A special team com- prising forensic officials and engineers of the Works Department has been formed to probe the mishap. Action will be taken based on its report,” he said.

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Nine personnel, six from theArmy and three from

Central Paramilitary Forces(CAPF), were awarded ShauryaChakra, the third highestpeacetime gallantry medal, onthe occasion of the RepublicDay. In all, the Presidentapproved 409 Gallantry andother defence decorations forthe armed forces personnel.

Also, President’s PoliceMedal will be conferred on

over 1,000 police personnel forgallantry and distinguishedservice.

These include fourPresident’s Police Medals forGallantry; 286 Police Medalsfor Gallantry; 93 President’sPolice Medal for DistinguishedService, and 657 Police Medalfor Meritorious Service. In thelist of police personnel listed forthe honour, the Jammu &Kashmir Police has the maxi-mum names at 108, followed bythe Central Reserve Police

Force (CRPF) at 76.Squadron Leaders

Siddharth Vashisht and NinadMandavgane, pilots of IndianAir Force (IAF) Mi-17 heli-copter that was accidentallyshot down in Budgam onFebruary 27 last year, wereposthumously awarded VayuSena Medal (Gallantry). LastOctober, IAF Chief Air ChiefMarshal RKS Bhadauriaacknowledged the helicoptercrash was a case of friendly fireand was a “big mistake.”

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Afour-storey building hous-ing a coaching centre col-

lapsed in Northeast Delhi’sBhajanpura on Saturdayevening, killing five people,including four students, andinjuring 10 others. Around 30minor students were attendingclasses on the first two floors ofthe coaching institute, when theroofs of the upper two floorscaved in, trapping the students under debris, officials said.

The deceased has beenidentified as Kirti (10), Deeshu(14), Krishna Bharti (9),Farhan (6), all students, andUmesh (30). They weredeclared brought dead at theGuru Teg Bahadur (GTB)Hospital. Deceased Umesh wasthe younger brother of Shankar,who owns the building andruns the coaching centre.

“The fourth floor of thebuilding was under construc-tion when suddenly the uppertwo floors of the building col-lapsed. Some of the studentswere rescued by locals, while 13

others were rescued by thefire department and police,” asenior DFS official said, addinga call regarding the tragedy wasreceived at 4.30pm.

Laxmi, the mother ofdeceased Krishna and injuredNitin, said, “My children werestudying there from past sixmonths. They should not havemoved them to the third flooras we heard from the otherlocals that the constructionmaterial was there. I lost myson Krishna and Nitin isinjured. He is admitted at theGTB hospital.”

Arif Sultan, father of

deceased Farhan, said , “Mydaughter who is in Class VIIIcalled me to inform about theincident. I rushed to the spot.I climb up the stair and Imyself took out my child fromthe debris after around one anda half hour. He was not breath-ing. We took him to hospitalwhere he was declared broughtdead.”

Taking note of the incident,Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal tweeted: “Receivingbad news from Bhajanpura.Praying to God for everyone’ssafety. I will reach the spotsoon.”

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Seven more people whoreturned from China have

been kept under observationfollowing screening for possi-ble exposure to novel coron-avirus. The Prime Minister’sOffice on Saturday reviewedIndia’s preparedness to dealwith the deadly syndromeand mounting global concernover growing number of casesin the neighbouring coun-tries.

At a meeting chaired byPK Mishra, PrincipalSecretary to the PM, HealthMinistry officials presentedand updated about responsemeasures being undertaken.

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Mukesh Kumar Singh (32),one of the four death-row

convicts in the 2012 Nirbhayamurder and gang-rape case, onSaturday moved the SupremeCourt seeking judicial reviewof the rejection of mercy peti-tion.

“A petition has been filedunder Article 32 for judicialreview of the manner of rejec-tion of the mercy petition interms of the judgment of theSC in Shatrughan Chauhancase,” said Vrinda Grover, whois representing Mukesh.

Earlier, a Delhi courtrejected charge that Tihar jaildidn’t hand over documents toconvicts to file mercy pleas.

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Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik on Saturday

approved a rehabilitation andresettlement (R&R) packagefor the people who would be displaced for therenovation project of the SCBMedical College and Hospitalin Cuttack.

The project aims at trans-forming the State’s premiermedical institution into aworld-class hospital

As per the decision, theGovernment would directlyacquire the land owned by theindividuals in an approvedprocess for the project by pay-ing them compensation underthe Right to Fair Compensationand Transparency in LandAcquisition, Rehabilitation andResettlement Act, 2013. TheGovernment would provideRs 1 lakh of financial assistanceto each family for expensestowards transport and otheremergency services.

The residents of the hous-es constructed in unautho-rised manner have also beenincluded under the package.

“Each affected family willbe provided Rs 50,000 and willbe allowed to construct theirown houses on their expensesfor a temporary period at theland belonging to the CuttackMunicipality Corporation(CMC) and the district admin-istration,” said a release fromthe Chief Minister’s Office.

The families would have tovacate the houses after beingrehabilitated under the hous-ing project carried out by theGovernment. The displacedfamilies sheltered at temporary

houses would be providedfood for a maximum period ofeight days. The CMC wouldmake all arrangements fortransport of the belongings ofpeople for their relocation.

Besides, the Governmentannounced to provide financialassistance of Rs 1 lakh to ven-dors and fish sellers registeredunder the CMC for their relo-cation apart from making asystem to refund their securi-ty deposits. The authoritieswould also allot places to thestreet vendors in the CMCvending zones on a prioritybasis.

The Government wouldalso compensate the peoplewho have built shops at theirown lands under the LandAcquisition Act. The CMCauthorities would bear trans-port expenses of the affectedshopkeepers by paying themRs 1 lakh each in two phases.

For unauthorised shops, theGovernment would pay Rs30,000 each to the affected ven-dors while the street vendorswould receive Rs 20,000 each fortheir relocation. Besides, theGovernment announced Rs 1lakh for relocation of each reli-gious establishment and cluband Rs 20,000 each for cow shel-ters.

However, a decision wouldbe taken by a committeeformed by the RDC as per themarket price for providingrented accommodation facili-ty for any establishment.

The Government employ-ees, who will vacate their quar-ters, would receive monetaryassistance for house rent for aperiod of one year till they areallotted new accommodationsin the city.

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Airport (BPIA) authorities onSaturday began a probe into thecollapse of the roof of an under-construction Link Building atthe airport in which a personwas killed and many others wereinjured on Friday night.

BPIA Director VV Rao

said a slab of the building con-necting the domestic terminalwith the international terminalcaved in at around 11 pm. “A200-m concrete slab of thelink building collapsed. Most ofthe workers had left the spotand only two workers were pre-sent,” he said.

Rao said a committeewould be formed by theAirports Authority of India

(AAI) and a detailed probe intothe technical drawbacks andother aspects which led to themishap would be conducted.

Though a case is yet to beregistered by theCommissionerate police, DillipKhatei, owner of DilipConstructions Private Limitedwhich is executing the con-struction work at the airport,was detained. City DCP Anup

Sahoo interrogated Khatei andthe process of verifying docu-ments have also begun.

“The concerned contractorand engineers are being inter-rogated. A special team com-prising forensic officials andengineers of the WorksDepartment has been formedto probe the mishap. Actionwill be taken based on itsreport,” he said.

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Army War College Mhoworganised Combat

Cyclothon at Mhow toCommemorate 71 st RepublicDay and mark the beginning ofcelebrations of AWC GoldenJubilee, which will be cele-brated on April 21, 2021.

The event was conductedin following categories- UltraCycling (200 KM) –Jan 24,2020, Josh Cycling (100 KM)–Jan 24, 2020, Amateur Cycling(Jam Gate & Back, 56 KM)–Jan 25, 2020 and Fun Cycling(Patal Pani & back, 18 KM)–Jan 25, 2020.

The Cyclothon was heavi-ly subscribed by veterans,ladies, gentleman and chil-dren. Around 1600 personsparticipated including 655school going children. The agegroup of participants variedfrom five years to 70 years.

Cycling has evoked highinterest in Mhow with thisevent and the active CyclingClubs ofMhow, like “Gears andBears Cycling Club” of ArmyWar College, which was con-ceived and brought into beingby Lt Gen Dushyant Singh,PVSM, AVSM, Commandant,Army War College, was at theforefront of organising andparticipation in the event.

The Ultra Cycling catego-ry (200 KM) was subscribedwith 50 participants and firstposition was bagged by SachinKumar Singh, who completedthe route in 8 hr, 27 min, 15 sec.He was awarded with a FirefoxBicycle. Pankaj Pardeshi andAjay Yadav stood second andthird respectively. To motivatethe cyclists, Lt Gen DushyantSingh participated in the UltraCycling, event finishing theroute in 9 hr 32 min making itin Top-10.

The Josh Cycling of 100KM evoked a high josh in the

cycling from ladies. The par-ticipants travelled on Mhow –Manpur - Ratlam highway topedal the route. Nb Sub GurdipSingh stood first in this cate-

gory by completing the route in4 hr, 8 min, 28 sec and wasawarded with a Firefox cycle.Col Jaideep Sengupta, VrC,Retd and Capt Gulshan Kumar

bagged second and third posi-tion respectively Usha Singh,President Family WelfareOrganization, Army WarCollege also participated inthe event and successfully com-pleted it.

The Amateur category of56 KM was flagged off by LtGen Milind Bhurke, VSM,Commandant MCTE at 7 amon Jan 25, 2020 with 172 par-ticipants. Traversing the scenicbeauty of interiors of MadhyaPradesh, the cyclists travelledto the Heritage site of JamGate.

Mixing pleasure with thecompetition, RamkrishnaPatel stood first in the event.Riflemen Ravi Gurung camein second and Maj SK Deystood third.

Fun Cycling had the par-ticipation of 1300 cyclists fromschool students, NCC cadetsand ladies. The cyclists wentthrough the fold of grounds,

enjoying the outskirts ofMhow and relishing the green-ery around. While enjoyingthe music of military band,peppy songs and scenic beau-ty of the 300 ft waterfall atPatal Pani, the cyclists paidhomage to the legendaryTantya Bheel, the tribal RobinHood.

Chief Guest SumitraMahajan, Former Lok SabhaSpeaker, gave away the prizesfor all events.

While addressing the gath-ering, she said the Army andSociety has a very strongbonding and the trainingactivities of institutes at Mhowreinvigorate the human souland body, motivating us torededicate us to the nation.

She praised the Army WarCollege for taking monumen-tal step of orgaising thiscycling event, rekindling theappreciation towards cyclingand introducing this sport toour new generation of chil-dren. She highlighted thatIndore has been a Cycle city 50years ago and is again movingin that direction now. Shecomplimented Lt Gen

Dushyant Singh and UshaSingh for their accomplish-ments in the Cyclothon, whereboth of them completed 200km and 100 km event in excel-lent timings and proving thatage is just a number while anygoal can be successfullyachieved through sheer grit,dedication and passion.

Commandant Army WarCollege felicitated the felicita-tors of the event by presentingmemento to Rajesh Kumar,CGM, SBI, Naveen Saini,Proprietor, BhanwarilalMithaiwala and MaheshKarda, Proprietor, Cycle WorldIndore. At the end Col VivekBhat was felicitated for theexcellent conduct of the eventby and his team of officers,JCOs and other ranks.

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Aweek-long academic work-shop on Sustainable

Heritage Development organisedunder the joint venture of theInternational Centre for InclusiveCultural Leadership, AnantUniversity, Ahmedabad, Gujaratand the Indira Gandhi RashtriyaManav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal,concluded on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion,Prof Amareshwar Galla,Director, International Centre forInclusive Cultural Leadership,Anant University, said thatdesign makes life excellent. Thework of heritage conservationhas been mainly done by thepeople of the community.

Design is an importantsource to achieve an outcome atorganisational or social levels thatinvolves engagement, personalconnections, interactions, part-nerships.

Ethics provides an ethical,reversible and socially responsive

approach to community engage-ment that is responsible forunderstanding communityneeds, ideas, and expectations,facilitating strong relationshipsbetween community members.

Besides, Galla said thatAustralia is the only country inthe world where heritage con-servation work is done by thecommunities and for that, sub-sidy is also provided. In eachcountry, various heritage worksare being done, but no one paysattention to its maintenance.

At the same time, in today'stime, the construction of variousvaluable heritage is being donethrough the local vendors, ratherthan by the experts of the saidart, thereby eliminating the orig-inality of that art. He laid specialemphasis on studying contem-porary planning and architecturein the context of Indian culture.

He pointed out that thebuildings built by British archi-tects have given special attentionto the characteristics of other cul-

tures along with their local cul-ture inherited.

At last, 25 Interns (architects,engineers, designers, artists) gavea presentation their observationand suggestions about the TribalHabitat and Rock Art Heritageopen air exhibition throughslideshow. The conduct, assess-ment and conclusion of the pro-gram were given by Dr. P.Shankar Rao (Assistant Keeper,IGRMS) and the vote of thankswas presented by Dr. S. K.Pandey (Assistant Keeper ofIGRMS). On the occasion, theofficials of IGRMS and studentswere present in a large number.

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The Governor ofUttarakhand, Baby Rani

Maurya, and Chief MinisterTrivendra Singh Rawatgreeted the people of theState on the occasion of the71st Republic day. In hermessage, the Governor saidthat the Uttarakhand is alsocompleting 20 years of itscreation this year. Termingwomen as the axis ofdevelopment of the State, shesaid that State Government isproviding ampleopportunities of employmentto women.

She said that the State hasalso taken the task ofdoubling the income offarmers by the year 2022.

In his message on the eveof the Republic day, CM saidthat the State Government hasinculcated the mantra ofTrade, Technolog y andTourism given by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andis following the path of ‘SabkaSath, Sabka Vikas and SabkaVishwas’.

He said that the StateGovernment is committed toensure that the a l l theschemes are common personcentric and officials have beendirected clearly on it.

The CM said that inaccordance with the basicaspiration of people duringcreation of a separate State,effective measures are beingtaken to stop migration andbringing improvement in thelife of the person standing laston the social pyramid.

He added that growthcentres at the level of NyayaPanchayats are being set up soas to provide self employmentopportunities to the ruralyouth.

For wholesomedevelopment, centres of

excellence are being created atschools , col leges andUniversities.

In his message, the CMalso reiterated hiscommitment towards makingUttarakhand free fromcorruption, ensuringcleanliness of Ganga, waterconservation and sanitation.He said that the State hastaken a target to link all the

villages with roads. Rawat said that though

Uttrakhand is a smallmountainous State but it iscontributing effectively in theecology and economy of thecountry.

The growth rate of theState is better than that of thecountry and at �1,98,738 theper capita income ofUttarakhand is �72,332 more

than PCI of India. He claimed that long

pending work onconstruct ion of DobraChanthi Bridge in Tehriwould be completed beforeMarch this year. He addedthat under Atal AyushmanUttarakhand Yojana, a health

cover of �5 lakh is provided toevery family in one year andthe State Government hascompleted the task ofproviding electricity to everyhouse hold. Highlighting theeffort of his Government toremove malnutrition, Rawatsaid that officers have been

encouraged to adopt suchchildren.

He said that 5.5 Lakhfarmers have benefited fromthe loan provided under PMKisan Nidhi Yojana.

The Government has alsostarted a “farm machinerybank scheme” for the farmers

under which 80 percentsubsidy is being provided.

The State has benefitedfrom the Investors summitand projects worth �18,000crore have been grounded sofar.

The CM also mentionedthe pine needle and biomassbased power productionschemes in his statement.

He said that “home stays”are becoming the source ofincome for the vi l lagers and the StateGovernment is developing 13theme-based destinations inall 13 districts.

The Union Governmenthas released an amount of�1,200 crore for developmentof Tehri Lake.

Expressing happiness atenvironmental clearance forthe Jamrani multipurposeproject, CM said that theproject would become life line for TaraiBhabhar region.

The CM also felicitated 21officers and employees forexcellent performance in theirrespective fields on the day.

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Chief minister TrivendraSingh Rawat launched

‘Meri Yatra’ app devised by theState Disaster Response Force(SDRF) on Saturday.Appreciating the App the CMsaid that the App should alsoinclude information aboutspecial places of the State. Hesaid that updates about placesof tourist interests and thedisaster management would be

available in the App. The commandant of

SDRF, Tripti Bhatt said that aneffort to provide informationand services simultaneouslyhas been made in the App. Sheclaimed that many morefeatures would be added in theApp.

The State president of BJP,Bansidhar Bhagat, I G SanjayGunjyal and others werepresent on the occasion.

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After a long delay, themuch-awaited Pradesh

Congress Committee (PCC)was finally announced onSaturday.

The list of the officebearers of the PCC wasreleased at New Delhi by thegeneral secretary of All IndiaCongress Committee (AICC),K C Venugopal after approvalof Congress president SoniaGandhi. The jumbo list hasnames of 242 congressmen. Inthe new PCC, 22 leaders havebeen assigned the post ofVice President. Senior leaderslike Rajendra Singh Bhandari,Ranjit Singh Rawat,Mahendra Pal, MayukhMahar, Vijaypal Sajwan,Vikram Singh Negi, MadanBisht, Ganesh Godiyal,Suryakant Dhasmana, P DBhatt, S P Singh Engineer,Aryendra Sharma, DhirendraPratap, Sarojini Kaintura, P SChauhan and Narayan Palhave been assigned theresponsibility of vicepresident.

The PCC would have 31general secretaries, theprominent among thembeing, Vijay Saraswat, ProffJeetram, Sanjay Paliwal,Yashpal Rana and BhuwalKapri. Sunil Gulati has beennamed as treasurer while 98leaders most of whom youngones have made secretaries.Senior leaders like HarishRawat, Indira Hridayesh,Kishore Upadhyaya, PradipTamta, BrahmswaroopBharamchari, Govind SinghKunjwal, Prakash Josjhi,Manish Khanduri, KaranMahra, Lt Gen (retd) TPSRawat, Manoj Rawat andSurendra Singh Negi havebeen made special invitedmembers of PCC. The partyhas made 51 special invitedmembers.

The political observersopine that the PCC is abalanced one with partytaking care of differentfactions.

Expressing happiness atthe announcement of newPCC, Vice President SuryaKant Dhasmana said thataspirations of all parts andsections of the State havebeen taken care of in thePCC. Another Congressleader Mahesh Joshi said

that the Congress partyunder leadership of PritamSingh would win the nextAssembly election in theState.

Pritam Singh wasappointed as PCC chief inMay 2017 after the severedrubbing the party faced atthe hands of BJP in theAssembly elections in theState.

In these two and halfyears, Singh was not able toselect his new team in thePCC and continued to workwith the old PCC team thatwas chosen during the timewhen Kishore Upadhyayawas PCC President.

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The internal fissures ofthe State Congress

widened on Saturday afterannouncement of the newPCC. Dharchula MLA,Harish Dhami, aggrieved atbeing made secretaryannounced his resignationfrom the post offered tohim. It is learnt that Dhamiwas angry as his namefigured last (98th) in the listof secretaries.

Announcing hisresignation on his facebookpost, Dhami who is astaunch supporter of formerChief Minister Harish Rawatsaid that he would tender hisresignation on Monday andadded that soon he wouldleave the party too.

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Hong Kong on Saturdaydeclared a new coron-

avirus outbreak as an “emer-gency” - the city’s highest warn-ing tier - as authorities rampedup measures to reduce the riskof further infections.

The announcement cameas city leader Carrie Lam facedcriticism in some quarters overher administration’s response tothe crisis.

Of the five people whohave tested positive for thevirus in Hong Kong so far, fourarrived via a newly built high-speed train terminal whichconnects with the mainland.

That led to calls from somemedical experts and politi-cians to limit, or even halt,arrivals from China, the epi-centre of the outbreak with 41people dead.

Lam held emergency meet-ings with health officials onSaturday morning after return-ing from Davos.

“Today I declare the liftingof the response level to emer-gency,” she told reporters.

Schools and universities,which are currently on a LunarNew Year break, would remainclosed until 17 February, Lamsaid.

All mainland arrivals toHong Kong will now need tosign health declaration forms,she added, while public eventsincluding a new year gala andnext month’s marathon, wouldalso be called off.

“We haven’t seen seriousand widespread infections (inHong Kong), but we are takingthis seriously and we hope to beahead of the epidemic,” Lamsaid.

Ho Pak Leung, a microbi-ologist at the University ofHong Kong, said closing themainland border would be the“single most effective mea-sure” in containing the virus.

Transport links with themainland should be re-opened

“when the epidemic is con-trolled, when HK officials areawake, when there are enoughmasks and hand rubs for allHong Kong citizens,” he wroteon his Facebook page.

Hong Kong has a recentexperience of deadly viral out-breaks.-Nearly 300 people werekilled by SARS in 2003, atragedy that left a profoundpsychological impact on one ofthe most densely populatedplaces on earth.

The city’s ability to combatthe crisis was hampered bymoves in mainland China tocover up and play down theoutbreak, leaving a lasting lega-cy of distrust among manyHong Kongers.

Animosity towards themainland has intensified inrecent years as Beijing tightenspolitical control over the semi-autonomous territory.

The outbreak also comes ata sensitive time for Lam, whohas record low approval ratingsafter seven months of pro-democracy protests.

“We must stand united so

that we can prevent and controlthe disease,” she said, in a nodto the political unrest.

The often violent protestshave battered Hong Kong’sreputation for stability andhelped tip it into recession, withthe recent virus outbreak com-pounding the city’s economicwoes. Hospitals are alreadystruggling with the winter fluseason, but officials are isolat-ing anyone with a history oftravel to central China andthose exhibiting respiratorytract infections that look sim-ilar to the virus.

So far some 300 peoplehave been tested and moni-tored for the virus.

Quarantine centres havebeen set up in remote holidayparks for anyone found to havecome into close contact withpeople who tested positive.

On Saturday, officialsannounced a newly built butstill-empty public housingblock would be used for med-ical staff on the frontline whodid not want to risk returningto their families.

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China on Saturdayannounced plans to build

a second hospital within halfa month to treat more cases ofthe deadly coronavirus as thefast spreading virus continuesto wreak havoc in the countryand abroad with 41 peopledead and more than 1,300infected, dampening theChinese New Year celebra-tions.

The confirmed cases forthe first time crossed the1,000 mark and rose sharplyto 1,287 as of Friday with 237people in critical conditionbattling for their lives inChina, the National HealthCommission said on Saturday.

Almost all provinces,including Beijing, are report-ing steady rise in the numberof cases mostly of people whotravelled from Wuhan, theepicentre of the coronavirusoutbreak.

The pneumonia situationhad resulted in 41 deaths,

including 39 in central China’sHubei province and one innorth-eastern provinceHeilongjiang, the health com-mission said on Saturday.

Additionally, a total of1,965 suspected cases havealso been reported, it said.

China on Saturday said itwill build another 1,300 bedmakeshift hospital in Wuhanin the next 15 days in additionto the 1,000 bed hospital beingbuilt in the city in 10 days,state-run People’s Dailyreported.

The feverish pace at whichthe hospitals are being builtindicate that China apparent-ly is preparing to treat farmore patients considering thespeed at which the virus isspreading.

The virus has spread toHong Kong, Macau, Taiwan,Nepal, Japan, Singapore, SouthKorea, Thailand, Vietnam andthe United States as ofThursday.

Japan on Friday reporteda second confirmed case.

A chinese doctor report-edly died of the novel coron-avirus on Saturday morning,the first fatality among healthworkers since the pneumonia-like illness first surfaced in lateDecember, state-run ChinaDaily quoted online newswebsite Paper.Cn as saying.

Liang Wudong, a 62-year-old doctor with the otolaryn-gology department who treatsconditions in the ear, nose andthroat at Hubei XinhuaHospital, was suspected ofcontracting the new virus onJanuary 16. The hospital thathe works is in Wuhan.

On Jan 18, he was trans-ferred to Hubei JinyintanHospital, which has receivedthe majority of infectedpatients, and died at about 7am on Saturday, the report said.

Previously, the WuhanMunicipal HealthCommission said on Tuesday

that 15 medical workerswere confirmed as contractingthe virus, with one suspectedcase.

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Pakistan health author-ities on Saturday said a

Chinese national suspect-ed of coronavirus wasadmitted in isolation at amedical facility in Multanin Punjab province.

Feng Fen, 40, was liv-ing in a camp withChinese workers nearMultan after returning fromChina’s Wuhan city 10 days ago.

Feng was brought to

Nishtar Hospital on Fridaynight, National Institute ofHealth officials said.

“One suspected case isadmitted in isolation inMultan right now. His clini-cal condition is stable and itdoes not seem to be a case ofnovel coronavirus. Relevantsamples have been taken,” theNIH said.

Earlier this week,Pakistan setup counters atthe airports to screen pas-sengers coming from China

for coronavirus.Thousands of Chinese

nationals work in Pakistan on

various projects includingunder China-PakistanEconomic Corridor. ManyPakistan students study inChina.

Foreign OfficeSpokesperson Aisha Farooquisaid there were approximately28,000 Pakistani students allover China. “In Wuhan alone,there are close to 500 Pakistanistudents,” she said, adding thataround 1,500 traders fromPakistan travel to China fre-quently.

The death toll due to thecoronavirus rose to 41 in Chinawith 1,287 confirmed cases,China’s National HealthCommission announced onSaturday. Of the confirmedcases, the condition of the 237persons is critical.

The coronavirus hascaused alarm as it is similar toSARS (Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome) whichkilled hundreds of peopleacross mainland China andHong Kong in 2002.

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Police at a roadblock on theoutskirts of Wuhan turned

away cars trying to leave thevirus-stricken city on Saturday,as other anxious residentstrapped inside spent the LunarNew Year stocking up onmasks and medical supplies.

Authorities have prevent-ed anyone from leavingWuhan, the city of 11 millionpeople at the heart of the viraloutbreak which has so farinfected nearly 1,300 peopleand killed 41 others.

AFP saw a steady trickle ofcars approaching the road-blocks around 20 kilometres(12 miles) east of the city cen-tre on Saturday morning, onlyfor police in fluorescent jack-ets wearing masks to tell themto turn around.

The barricade, at one ofthe tolls for highways exitingthe city, was blocked with redand yellow plastic barriersand cones.

“Nobody can leave,” apoliceman told AFP.

A stray dog ran across theempty road in front of theroadblocks, which wereshrouded in grey fog and driz-zle.

AFP journalists only sawtwo vehicles allowed to pass theroadblock, including a whitevan which an officer said was“buying medicines” and wouldlater return to the city.

Authorities extendedtransport bans to 17 othercities around Wuhan in a gar-gantuan effort to control theSARS-like virus, restrictingtravel for around 56 million inHubei province.

While there are restric-tions on anyone leavingWuhan, a few people wereallowed to enter the citythrough the barricade:Desperately needed medicalworkers whose holidays werecut short to help overwhelmedhospital.

An empty bus was allowedto pass the roadblock intoWuhan after showing docu-mentation to the police at theroadblock.

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House impeachment man-agers on Friday night con-

cluded their argument beforethe Senate to remove USPresident Donald Trump fromoffice, saying he misused hisposition and indulged inobstruction to the Congress.

The house managersclosed their marathon 24-hourargument spread over threedays with an impassioned pleathat the trial be fair.

The ruling RepublicanParty enjoys 53-47 majority inthe 100-member Senate.Democrats, who have majori-ty in the House, have allegedthat the Republican leadershipin the Senate will be partisanduring the trial.

“I implore you - giveAmerica a fair trial. She’s worthit,” said Chairman of the House

Permanent Select Committeeon Intelligence Adam Schiff.

Trump is only the thirdpresident in American historyto have been formallyimpeached by Congress.

From Saturday, Trump’sattorneys would begin pre-senting their defense. Like theHouse managers they too have24 hours over the next threedays for their argument in

support of the president.Trump has asked the

Senate to dismiss both thecharges against him. He arguesthat he has done no wrong.

In his concluding argu-ment, Schiff outlined what hethinks Trump’s attorneys willsay.

“So what do all thesedefenses mean? What do theymean collectively when youadd them all up? What theymean is under Article 2, thepresident can do whatever hewants. That’s really it, strippedof all the detail and all the histri-onics, what they want us tobelieve is the president can dowhatever he wants under Article2, and there is nothing you or

the House can do about it,”Congressman Schiff asserted.

On Saturday, Trump’steam would present their argu-ment for three hours.

“I guess I would call it atrailer, kind of coming attrac-tions would be the best way tosay it. Obviously, we have threehours to put it out so we’ll takewhatever time is appropriateduring those three hours, kindof layout with that case will lookout like, but no, next week iswhere you’ll see the full pre-sentation, but there will beplenty to see,” Trump’s person-al attorney Jay Sekulow toldreporters. In an interaction withthe media, he slammed Schiff.

“Adam Schiff just said thatthis idea of the solicitation offoreign interference isdeplorable,” he said.

“I wonder if he thought thatabout the fact that the Clintoncampaign had sought when it’scompletely corroborated, it’suncontested, that (the) Steeledossier who is utilising bothsupposedly assets that a formerBritish spy had in Russia to getinformation on the presidentthen candidate. Was that notforeign interference? Was that

not an attempt for foreign inter-ference?” he asked.

The Steele dossier is a pri-vate intelligence document per-taining to alleged misconduct,and co-operation betweenTrump’s presidential campaignand the Russian governmentduring the 2016 election.

“So you can get on yourhorse and act haughty andproud about it,

but you know what? Let’slook at what the evidence says.And here’s what the evidencesays. There was foreign involve-ment, but let’s not forget whereit originated from. Let’s not for-get, and we haven’t even begunto put on our case yet. We stillwill not begin until, actually,tomorrow morning. But I wantyou to think about this. Wheredid that foreign intelligencecome from? Foreign informationcome from?” Sekulow asserted.

“It came from connectionsfrom the Federal Bureau ofinvestigation, the numberthree, whose wife happened towork for Fusion GPS, whohappened to be hired by theDNC to happen to do an inves-tigation on Donald Trump,” heargued.

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Iran is not ruling out negoti-ations with the United States

even after an American dronestrike that killed a top Iraniangeneral, the country’s foreignminister said in an interviewreleased Saturday.

Mohammed Javad Zariftold Germany’s Der Spiegelmagazine that he would “neverrule out the possibility that peo-ple will change their approachand recognize the realities,” inan interview conducted Fridayin Tehran.

There has been growingtension between Washingtonand Tehran since in 2018,when President Donald Trumppulled the United States out ofthe nuclear deal with Iran.The U.S. Has since reimposedtough sanctions that have crip-pled Iran’s economy.

But Zarif suggested Iranwas still willing to talk, thoughreiterated his country’s previousdemand that first the U.S. Wouldhave to lift sanctions.“For us, it doesn’t matter who issitting in the White House, whatmatters is how they behave,” he

said, according to Der Spiegel.“The Trump administra-

tion can correct its past, lift thesanctions and come back to thenegotiating table. We’re still atthe negotiating table. They’rethe ones who left.”

Trump has maintainedthat the 2015 nuclear dealneeds to be renegotiatedbecause it didn’t address Iran’sballistic missile program or itsinvolvement in regional con-flicts.

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Iran condemned Saturdaywhat it called the “illegal and

inhuman” treatment of itsnationals by US border secu-rity officers, after reports a stu-dent was deported despitehaving a valid visa.

“Such absolutely discrim-inatory measures that onlyhappen over people’s race,nationality or religion areagainst international humanrights laws and principles,” for-eign ministry spokesmanAbbas Mousavi said.

“These individuals werequestioned by America’s bor-der security over their politi-

cal views and beliefs, andtheir social media accountswere forcefully entered,” hesaid in a statement.

US media reported onMonday that an Iranian stu-dent headed to a Boston uni-versity had his visa cancelledat the airport and was deport-ed by immigration officials.

Tensions have soaredbetween Tehran andWashington since a US dronestrike killed Iranian generalQasem Soleimani in Baghdadon January 3.

Iran retaliated five dayslater by launching a wave ofmissiles at US troops sta-tioned in Iraq.

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The closure of Libya’s majoroil fields and production

facilities has resulted in lossesof more than USD 255 millionin the six-day period endingJanuary 23, the country’snational oil company saidSaturday.

The closures came whenpowerful tribal groups loyal tomilitary commander KhalifaHifter earlier this monthseized several large exportterminals along the easterncoast as well as southern oilfields.

Hifter controls the easternand much of the southern partof the country.

The moves were meant tochallenge Hifter’s adversaries inthe west, the UN-backed, but weak rival Governmentthat controls the capital, Tripoli.

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Rescue workers raced againsttime Saturday to find sur-

vivors under the rubble after apowerful earthquake claimed22 lives and left more than1,000 injured in eastern Turkey.

The magnitude 6.8 quakestruck on Friday evening, withits epicentre in the small lake-side town of Sivrice in Elazigprovince, and was felt in neigh-bouring countries.

Interior Minister SuleymanSoylu said 39 people have beenrescued alive from collapsedbuildings in Elazig province, witha further 22 people estimated tobe trapped under the rubble. Hesaid the death toll had risen to 22.

Among those found alivewas a pregnant woman whowas rescued 12 hours after thequake hit, state news agencyAnadolu said, while an AFPcorrespondent saw an indi-vidual saved 17 hours later.

Nearly 2,000 search andrescue personnel were sent to

the region while thousands ofbeds, blankets and tents havebeen provided, the Turkishpresidency said. The rescueefforts have been taking placein freezing temperatures aswood and plastic were burnedto keep crowds warm.

Hundreds of people wereanxiously waiting on the otherside of police barriers includ-ing a man who gave his nameas Mustafa.

“I have three relatives inthat building: one man, his wifeand her mother. They are stillunder the rubble,” the 40-year-old told AFP.”May God help us,we can do nothing but pray.”Iwas home during the earth-quake. It lasted for so long, itwas like a nightmare. I froze inthe living room when it hap-pened, my wife and our twochildren were screaming andrunning around,” he said.

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Airline passenger fatalitiesaround the globe has

declined sharply over the pastdecade as new research hasrevealed that the fatalities rateis now one death per 7.9 mil-lion passenger boardings, com-pared to one death per 2.7 mil-lion boardings during the peri-od 1998-2007, and one deathper 1.3 million boardings dur-ing 1988-1997.

The commercial airlinefatality risk was one death per750,000 boardings during1978-1987, and one death per350,000 boardings during1968-1977, said the study pub-lished in the journalTransportation Science.

“The worldwide risk ofbeing killed had been droppingby a factor of two everydecade,” said study authorArnold Barnett, Professor atMassachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT) SloanSchool of Management.

“Not only has that contin-ued in the last decade, the (lat-est) improvement is closer to afactor of three. The pace ofimprovement has not slackenedat all even as flying has gottenever safer and further gainsbecome harder to achieve,”Barnett said.

The new research alsorevealed that there is dis-cernible regional variation inairline safety around the world.

Nations housing the low-est-risk airlines are the U.S., themembers of the EuropeanUnion, China, Japan, Canada,Australia, New Zealand, andIsrael, showed the results.

The aggregate fatality riskamong those nations was onedeath per 33.1 million passen-ger boardings during 2008-2017.

For airlines in a second setof countries, which Barnett

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Home favourite NickKyrgios went five setsto ensure an Australian

Open showdown with RafaelNadal on Saturday as a seriesof shocks caused carnage in thewomen’s draw.

Kyrgios survived thelongest match of his career tobeat Russia’s Karen Khachanov6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (6/8), 6-7(7/9), 7-6 (10/8), collapsing onhis back after the fifth-set tie-breaker.

“That was insane — I’vegot no words to show I’m feel-ing right now,” he said, after the4hr 26min marathon markedby his trademark tweeners andexchanges with the umpire.

“This is just epic man, Idon’t even know what’s goingon. My legs feel about 40 kiloseach.”

The outspoken Aussie nowheads into a last-16 clash withNadal, with whom he has his-tory after calling him “supersalty” following criticism fromthe Spaniard last year.

“Whatever happensbetween us, he’s an amazingplayer, he’s arguably the great-est of all time,” said Kyrgios.

Top seed Nadal had a com-paratively easy ride against hisDavis Cup team-mate PabloCarreno Busta, racing through6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in what he calledhis “best match of the tourna-ment so far”.

While the men’s Big Threeof Nadal, Roger Federer andNovak Djokovic are all stillalive, it’s a different story in thewomen’s competition wheresix of the top 10 seeds crashedout in the third round.

After Serena Williams andtitle-holder Naomi Osaka fellby the wayside on Friday, sec-ond seed Karolina Pliskovabombed on Saturday with a 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3) defeat toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

“I was about 40 percenttoday of my game,” lamentedthe Czech.

RESURGENT MUGURUZASwitzerland’s Belinda

Bencic, the sixth seed, won

only one game againstEstonia’s Anett Kontaveit, theworld number 31, as she wentdown 6-0, 6-1.

And a resurgent GarbineMuguruza, a two-time Major-winner, thrashed fifth seedElina Svitolina 6-1, 6-2. Tenthseed Madison Keys lost toMaria Sakkari on Friday.

“I was very concentratedand focused on what I want-ed to do, it all went fast myway,” said Muguruza, whoraced through the first set injust 23 minutes.

Croatian 19th seed DonnaVekic also crumbled to lower-ranked opposition when she

lost 7-5, 6-3 to Poland’s IgaSwiatek, who is returning froma stress fracture in her foot.

However, Wimbledonchampion Simona Halepstayed on course with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Kazakhstan’sYulia Putintseva.

“I’m sure that for youguys (media) it’s a little bit ofshock when the top-10 play-ers are losing,” said Halep,shrugging off the exodus oftop seeds.

“But it’s life and we cannotbe 100 percent every day.”

The Romanian fourthseed will now play Belgium’sElise Mertens, who won in

three sets against CiCi Bellis— ending the American’sGrand Slam return from long-term injury.

Angelique Kerber, the2016 champion, beat CamilaGiorgi 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 to setup a meeting withPavlyuchenkova, the Russian30th seed.

Elsewhere, Germany’sAlexander Zverev dismissedFernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-2,6-4 to set up a last-16 clash

with Russia's Andrey Rublev,who remained unbeaten thisyear with his 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) win over DavidGoffin.

Austrian f if th seedDominic Thiem camethrough 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 against Taylor Fritz, GaelMonfils beat Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-3 and StanislasWawrinka, the 2014 champi-on, progressed when JohnIsner retired in the second set.

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A radio buzzing in a corner, the trans-mission is unclear, the signal seems tobe wavering. I adjust the antennae thatwe have fixed near the roof of the room.The voice on the side becomes better. Bythis time, I had repeated this ritual sev-eral times. However, the crackling com-mentary of the cricket match on theother side made up for all the hardwork and irritation. Both my youngerbrother and myself are stuck with theradio for the whole day. Our parents arenot at home. My mother wanted to callour grandma and therefore she went tothe post office to book a trunk call. Itwould take few hours of waiting beforeher turn comes and she can speak overthe government run public land phone,before returning home. We had thewhole day to ourselves. It took longerthan expected for our parents to comeback home. They could not find a taxinear the post office and had to walk fornearly a kilometre before they found atransport. Poor mom, she had to cookthe dinner after a long day. Meanwhile,India had lost the match. We spent thewhole evening helping our mom in thekitchen. Another uneventful day hadcome to an end. But we had someexcitement coming-up. Sunday was justa day away when we will catch anotherepisode of ‘Star Trek’ and by that timewe should also be getting a letter frommy cousin brother who was sharing oursecret encryption code, as he hadpromised in his last letter. This was toprevent elders from finding out the con-tents of our letter. And yes, he was alsosending some photos from his recentvacation...

When I tell this child-hood story of mine tomy son, after listeningto me with rapt atten-tion, he tells me that

there are technical flaws in my story.What? Technical flaws! I find hisexpression amusing, he finds it evenmore. He asks me: ‘Why were you lis-tening to the radio and not streaminglive cricket over the Internet?; Why didyour parents go to the post office tomake a call and not use their mobile tomake a video call?; Why did your par-ents not call an Uber instead of walk-ing a long distance?; Why didn’t youorder food over an app instead of let-ting your tired mom cook the dinner?;Why did you wait for Sunday to watchyour favourite show and not stream itover Netflix?; And why were you wait-ing for days for a letter instead of usingWhatsApp or Instagram?’

Not his fault, how will his genera-tion that has been born in the cradle oftechnology and rocked by social mediahandles understand the times when wewere children. They were born in atransformed world where on one handrapid advancements in technologyhave opened the realm of possibilities,including space tourism, whereas onother hand the same technologythreatens our very existence.

On one hand, the world has beenbrought closer than ever before withnetworks that defy limits of distance,and on the other hand, it has beenfragmented by economic, political andreligious conflicts. Everyone has morefriends than before, yet there is dearthof human connection. Today, they takemore photos than Kodak films wouldever allow, share them over Instagram,yet they will never know the nostalgiaof opening an old dusted photo album.

Zeners or Generation Z, born year2000 and after are a unique generation,shaped by transformed times. Theirformative years are shaped by a worldthat offers them tremendous opportu-nities and tools on the plate, yet theuncertainty and volatility of the samemakes them highly vulnerable. Howdo you otherwise explain the contrasts,when a 17-year-old boy discovers aplanet on the third day of his NASAinternship but on the other hand a 12-year-old girl kills herself after beingseverely cyberbullied.

Ronit has so much information on

his tablet that he can crack the mostchallenging quizzes, yet all that mattersat the end of the day are his grades inschool where he finds no use of hisknowledge of the world.

The high potential, high intelli-gence and high ability of this genera-tion is true on one hand, but in theworld that they live in, they find theirhomes changing, pressures mountingand the world becoming more preda-tory. They find themselves prey to anx-iety, depression and vulnerable to poormental health. Their susceptibility isoften disproved by many terming it asjitters of growing-up, but such peoplefail to count the transformed environ-ment that actually magnifies theirchallenges.

While writing the book ‘The Life ofZ: Understanding Digital Pre-Teen andAdolescent Generation’ I had the oppor-tunity of talking to countless zeners,their parents, teachers, tutors, childcounsellors, child psychologists, pedia-tricians and I came across such con-trasting stories. There are a group ofschool children who have turned theirschool project into an entrepreneurialjourney while there are many othersstruggling to realise their dreamsbecause they find low acceptance oftheir ideas with their elders.

There are also parents likeSubalaxmi who after understanding theaptitude and personality of her childhas dared to homeschool him, and herson, Akash, has excelled in many waysincluding being invited by a well-known scientist to work in his lab.There are parents like Mukta andSudhanshu, who have supported their

five-year-old daughter in her pursuit ofart and their five year old daughterKamakshi’s name has entered the Indiabook of records for being the youngestMandala artist. Interviewing Bollywoodcelebrity kids like Jannat Zubair (of TVseries Phulwa fame), Ricky Patel(Tubelight with Salman Khan), JineetRath (Talash with Aamir Khan) theirlife stories are interesting and filled withinsights on parenting this modern gen-eration. But, I also came across parentstorn apart by trauma whose onlytwelve-year-old son killed himself inBangalore, depressed by bullying andhis inability to share his anxiety; anoth-er parent who lost their child whokilled himself unable to cope with arelationship stress.

Being a parent of a teenage zenermyself, and in the profession of teach-ing and dabbling with social psycholo-gy, I can understand that parenting,teaching or counselling the zeners isnot at all an easy task. This generationis nothing like we were as kids or evenwhat millennials were when they weregrowing-up. They live in a differenttime, grow in a different environmentand mature early in many ways, yet aresusceptible to falling prey to onlineand offline predators.

There is a need to understandthem and their life issues that are oftencomplex. Without doing the same, thepath is that of ignorance. Recently Icame across a message shared in zeston a WhatsApp group. It read:“Today’s 13-year olds have relationshipstress. When I was that age, I used toclose the fridge door slowly to see howthe light goes off.” This was shared by a

40-something person, parent of azener. Some thought this was funny,but frankly I do not find it funny at all.This is just an evidence of how less weunderstand this generation.

I would not blame the zeners, ortheir parents, teachers or whoevermanages them. Often, we are ourselvesconfused or our thoughts are not inte-grated and zeners get confused by thevarying voices. Take little Ishaan’sexample. He studies in an alternateschool. Ishaan loves reading storybooks. But of late his mother has toldhim that she will not buy him storybooks as they need to care for theenvironment and save paper. Ishaandoes not quite like reading story bookson a digital reader. Anyways, he stud-ies everything academic on the tabletand even writes his notes on that, playsgames on mobile, but when it comes tostory books, he like them printed. Hehas read in his books that environ-mental sustainability means notadding non-biodegradable wastes,keeping the surroundings clean andrecycling wherever possible. Ishaan didnot quite fathom how buying storybooks is not caring for the environ-ment and is quite vocal about his dis-agreement.

During his recent visit to the pedi-atric ophthalmologist, the doctor toldhim to reduce exposure to digitaldevices as it is not good for his eyes.He hardly knows what it is to writewith a pencil or a pen as he uses stylusinstead. He remembers a physicianwho visited his school for medicalcheck-up of kids told his class thatwriting is not only important to have a

good handwriting, but it is also like anexercise that strengthens finger mus-cles and improves general health con-dition. Ishaan does not know whetherto believe his mother or his teacher orhis doctors.

Who do you really blame here?Hard to tell. But one thing is absolutelyclear that the older generation has toassume responsibility. The contrastingstories also make it clear that rightunderstanding and right guidance ofthe older generation can do wonders,but failure is seldom an option. Theparents/teachers have to stop project-ing their childhood or their issues onthe present generation pre-teens andadolescents; make a concerted effort tounderstand the times that they live,empathize with them and their lifeissues; and then manage them. Onlythen the efforts will be synchronised athome, at school and in the society atlarge, and we will be able to connectwith this generation and raise them tobe functional happy adults.

Zeners make close to 32% of theworld population and together withmillennials hold the key to our futureand the future of this planet andhuman civilization. Any short-sighted-ness in understanding them will becatastrophical, to say the least.

The writer is an award-winningauthor of the book, ‘The Life of Y:

Understanding Millennials asEmployees and Consumers’. His latest

book ‘The Life of Z: UnderstandingDigital Pre-teen and Adolescent

Generation’ (SAGE India) releasedrecently on Amazon

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When travelling abroad, trav-el insurance is no longerconsidered optional.

Escalating costs of healthcare, theftand loss combined with availabilityof affordable insurance makes it a no-brainer.

Take an example of a couplehoneymooning in Thailand withplans for sightseeing and adventuresports. While a regular insurancewould cost a few hundred rupees, anyhealth emergency and evacuationcould end up costing tens of thou-sands of dollars. Hospitals, even inAsia, can easily cost US$ 500 a day.Stolen papers, wallets, baggage —stories all too common for most trav-ellers — are also covered in mostplans. In the case of such travels, careshould be taken to ensure that acci-dents during adventure sports arecovered in the policy they purchase.

A variety of customised travelplans are region or risk-specific, like

it is mandatory for an individual tohave a Schengen travel insurance pol-icy or a health insurance plan alongwith the Schengen Visa. Schengentravel insurance policies generallyinclude benefits like emergencymedical expenses, repatriation, acci-dental bodily injury, death or perma-nent disability, extended protectionfor the family, etc in Schengen coun-tries. Meanwhile, to provide aneffortless globe-trotting experience tosenior citizens there is comprehen-sive travel insurance that has addi-tional benefits like cashless medicalservices, medical concierge services,state-of-the-art health care facilities,distress allowance, etc. Many trav-ellers are unaware that their travelinsurance can be extended if theirstay is prolonged. Different insurersoffer specific extension periodsdepending on the travel destinationand the type of traveller.

There are niche products in the

market as well, depending on thekind of travel you are planning: cov-erage for races and adventure sportslike bungee jumping, mountaineer-ing and parasailing, plans that covermedical costs pertaining to pre-existing conditions by offering awaiver to the exclusion, kidnappingetc are some of the value add-onsavailable for policies. We’re hearingof policies that will cover “ cold feetcancellation” for guests heading to adestination wedding, or inconve-niences related to being hijacked —a daily benefit if you are delayed inreaching your destination due to this.

A good idea when choosinginsurance policies is to first take alook at what is covered in your exist-ing plans — sometimes your home-owners or renters’ policies will covervaluables, or your health insurancewill cover emergencies abroad. Next,look at any risks you are taking onthe trip(s) you are covering (scuba

diving, hiking, cruises may requirea niche policy), and then choose apolicy that covers them all.

Another thing to consider whilebuying a travel plan is to keep an eyeout for the deductible. The deductibleis the amount that the policyholderagrees to pay if they need to make aclaim. The insurance company thenreimburses the costs over and abovethat amount. With most travel insur-ance policies, the deductible isapplied to emergency medical carecosts. It may also extend to baggageor trip cancellation/interruption cov-erage. Insurers usually offer a rangeof deductible amounts. Generally,higher the amount, the greater thediscount on the premium. So, addinga deductible is especially beneficialfor people paying high premiums-e.g., those staying abroad for monthsat a time. The growing trend is forpolicies that have a zero deductible,meaning there will be no out-of-

pocket expenses if a claim is filedwith the insurance company. Incountries with extremely high med-ical costs, like the United States, find-ing an insurance plan with a zerodeductible is always wise and almostimperative.

In the event of buying insuranceonline (obviously the most conve-nient option), the customers shouldconsider checking the travel insur-ance coverage, quote for the travelduration, claim settlement ratio andease of contacting customer care.Fine print matters — accidentsunder the influence of intoxicants arenot covered, acts of war or terrorismare often not covered — but for allpurposes, if you don’t have time togo through the various checklists,remember that the important thingis to be covered.

The writer is an insuranceexpert; CEO & co-founder,

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Spectators gathered along Rajpath towitness the Republic Day parade onJanuary 26, 2015 were surprised tosee the tableau of Jharkhand. Eversince the state was formed, it was

perceived to be the land of jungles and a richtribal culture. Beyond that were its indus-trial cities like Jamshedpur and Bokaro, butlargely, it remained unexplored.

The 2015 tableau of Jharkhand was are-creation of a few terracotta temples andthe face of an unknown Goddess enshrinedin one of those temples. It created a hugewave of interest among the audience pre-sent, as well as those who watched the tele-vised version. For many, it was their intro-duction to the terracotta temples of Maluti,a small village in Dumka district ofJharkhand. Up till now people were onlyfamiliar with the Bengal terracotta temples.This small village Maluti has 72 terracottatemples, most of which are embellished withexotic panels of baked clay.

Few months later, Maluti attractedattention once again, when in newly builtRanchi airport, tourism department ofJharkhand placed a huge poster of Malutiwith an objective of encouraging tourismin this almost unknown heritage village.Today, Maluti is counted among the uniqueheritage spots of India.

No where else can one find an instancewhere within a radius of 1,150 ft, a few gen-erations of zamindars have built more than100 terracotta temples instead of palaces andpleasure chambers. Even in Bengal, a statethat houses several world class terracottatemples, there is no such distinctive a vil-lage. Incidentally, Maluti is just a few kilo-metres from Bengal border and its dwellersspeak Bengali and not Hindi. The villagecult and customs are more Bengali thanJharkhand.

Though not much information orknowledge is available on these temples, thelocal folklore/legend has it that this placewas known as Mallahati, a zone owned byMalla dynasty that ruled Bishnupur ofBengal. It is the same place that housesmany world famous terracotta temples.

The place, it is believed, derives its namefrom a local Goddess named Moulakshi,who has no reference in Hindu mytholo-gy. It is assumed that this Goddess camefrom Tantrik cult of Buddhism in which sheis described as elder sister of Tara. Later, shemay have been adopted by the Hindus astheir Goddess and started attracting devo-tees. Based on this information, manybelieve that this place was once influencedby Vajrayana Buddhism, in which shadowof Tantrik cult is said to be profound.

A website claims Adi Shankara visitedthis place when he was touring India in hismission of re-emerging Hinduism overBuddhism. The conversion of a BuddhistGoddess into a Hindu Goddess may be atestimony of that forgotten past.

Legend has it that in the 15th century,a new rule was established by an orphannamed Baj Basanta, who got a huge tax freeland/property as gift, courtesy the thenSultan of Bengal, Alauddin Hussain Shah(1495-1525).

It is said that once during his huntingexpedition, Sultan lost his pet falcon andwas deeply depressed. Basanta, the village

boy, salvaged the falcon and got the birdback to the Sultan. Happy to have his fal-con back, Sultan rewarded Basanta with asizable land. The boy thus got famous as BajBasanta.

Baj Basanta founded his capital at aplace named Dumra. His several genera-tions ruled the area as prominent tax col-lecting landowners.

In 1680, Baj Basanta’s great grandson,named Rajchandra, was killed in a battlewith another king of Rajnagar in Birbhum.Following the incident, his four sons shift-ed their capital to Mallahati. They found theplace to be very peaceful. Once settled, thefamily branched into four and startedexpanding by building a plethora of tem-ples. It is believed that all four branchesstarted founding temples instead of build-ing palaces and pleasure houses.

Gradually, in the next 200 years, a timecame when it was found that the village had108 temples dedicated to various HinduGoddess and almost all decorated withexceptionally beautiful terracotta panels.Today, only 72 temples can be found inMaluti. Rest are either grounded or in adilapidated condition.

These 72 temples are situated in 4 clus-ters in the village and one needs to take nar-row lanes and beaten tracks to visit all. Itis a different matter that the village is verysmall and thinly populated, and so it doesnot take much time to visit all clusters. Poormaintenance and lack of public awarenesshas marred the charm of the place to a greatextent.

The first cluster is known as Madhyambari. The second and third clusters are locat-ed very close to each other and appear asone. They are known as temples of Rajbariand Sikhir bari. The last group of templeswhich are in equally bad condition is knownas Chayer taraf. Apart from these temples,there is a hexagonal rasmancha.

While all temples were originallyembellished with terracotta, due to weath-ering and random defacing of walls, manyof these temples lay painfully bare now. Inmany temples, panels are continuouslycrumbling. The temples have developedcracks and wild vegetation grows uncon-trolled. In a few temples, walls are defaced

with writings and cattle roam inside. Sometemples are still in use and hundreds of peo-ple continue to cause damage to its rich artworks. During Diwali, on occasion ofKalipuja, fairs are organised at temples clus-ters, attracting large crowds. These fairs areyet another cause of continuous damage tothe temples.

The beauty of the terracotta panelsfound on the walls of Maluti temples is dis-tinct from the panels found on the walls ofthe various temples of Bengal. In Bengal,apart from mythology and epic references,various social aspects also feature in terra-cotta panels, whereas in Maluti stories ofRamayana appears to be the main theme.

The central arch and its surroundingareas are all decorated with the battlesequence of Lord Ram and ten-headedRavana. In some panels, Ram is shown onthe shoulder of Hanuman, whereas, in sometemples the same warrior is shown fight-ing on his feet. In some panels, Ram sportsa manly moustache. In a similar manner,Ravana is also visualised in different formsand shapes. He has his usual ten heads andten hands but his postures are distinctivedifferent and vary from temple to temple.

While Ram is accompanied by Laxman andHanuman, Ravana is followed by demonwarriors elegantly dressed up and spirited.The panoply and shoes of Ravana in everytemple are beautiful and distinctive. In somepanels, Ravana can also be seen fightingalone on foot.

Some of the divine figures are veryunique and not commonly found in otherterracotta temples. Musicians, flyingdemons, foot soldiers with naked swords etcare in plenty on each front wall of temples.Social sequences like a royal man onpalanquin, worshiping, goat sacrifice andso on are also found aplenty.

The numbers of panels on the side wallsand back wall, however, are unusually fewand appear to have been removed. A rowof small chariots is carved under every fig-ure of Ram and Ravana. These rows of char-iots are placed just on the apex of mainentrance and again, those are very richlydecorated with warriors fighting withdeadly weapons, either on horses or ele-phants. Beautiful floral designs with vari-ous hindu motifs are etched all over the wall.

Mahishasurmardini Durga is anothercommon feature to be found on these ter-racotta decorated temples. Here, she mountsan animal which neither looks like a lionnor a horse. However, some panels depictexcellent horse statues. In some panels, sheappears with Laxmi and Saraswati on hereither sides and in some, she is depicted byherself.

Even though these temples are largelybelieved to be made of terracotta, there isa contention that these panels may actual-ly be carvings on a very soft type of sand-stone, locally known as phool pathar.Which is a possibility because in Birbhumdistrict of Bengal, some temples are actu-ally decorated with phool pathar and arecommonly confused for terracotta.

The locals have also been using thehexagonal roof less rasmancha (platform)to celebrate Holi and Raas Utsav of Radha-Krishna, which is causing considerableharm to the structure.

Temples of Maluti follow the Bengalschool of temple architecture but sadly notmuch variation found in that. Most of thetemples are made in charchala style, that has

single pinnacle with four sides slopes. Onlya few temples are made of atchala and deulstyle. So a monotony grips while taking atour. However, the thrill of photography seesno bound of satisfaction when one gets tocapture a plethora of similar looking tem-ples in a single frame.

As for now, the temple village ofMaluti is a victim of sheer negligence fromthe government side. The village remainedlost to world and even to the people of itsown state, the undivided Bihar, as well asBengal even before 1979 when ASI officialnamed AK Sinha first undertook a projecton this village and submitted a detailedreport of his work

Despite this report, no basic minimumamenities were built in Maluti and the placedid not find mention in any of the tourismpromotional literature. In 2009, GlobalHeritage Fund surveyed this village andmarked it as one of the fastest vanishing her-itage of the world. Even after that, no majorGovernment fund was sanctioned to pro-tect these temples.

It is heartening to see that the presentgovernment is atleast making that effort topromote it as a unique heritage site of thestate. At an individual level, a local residentnamed Gopaldas Banerjee who has beenobserving the gradual decline of the her-itage has done excellent work to record andprotect these temples. As someone born andbred in the village, Banerjee had heard var-ious legends and stories from his early child-hood and has penned several authenticbooks on the subject. He was recently felic-itated by Jharkhand Government for hiswork of recording history.

The temples of Maluti are a burning tes-timonial to India’s rich yet hidden heritageand if proper protection and exposure is notgiven these beautiful structures, all will belost. Their dilapidated condition is onlyworsened by overgrown vegetation andmassive water leakage from the roof and thewalls. A few of the temples have alreadycrumbled owing to neglect and many areawaiting the same fate. Though somerestoration work has started recently, but noamenities can still be found for the tourists.It would be a pity if these temples are lost— a sin beyond pardoning.

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Novel (new) coronavirus (termed“2019-nCoV”) — a new strain of virus

from China — has the world on edgebecause it’s a close cousin to viruses thatkilled hundreds in separate outbreaks.While it’s too early to tell if this latest threatwill prove as deadly, health authorities aredrawing on lessons from that grim past.

WHAT’S THE LINKThe new virus comes from a large fam-

ily of coronaviruses, some causing noth-ing worse than a cold. But in late 2002, acoronavirus named SARS erupted insouthern China, causing a severe pneu-monia that rapidly spread to other coun-tries. It infected more than 8,000 peopleand killed 774 — and then it disappeared,thanks to public health measures.

In 2012, another coronavirus dubbedMERS began sickening people in SaudiArabia. It’s still hanging around, causingsmall numbers of infections each year. TheWorld Health Organization has countednearly 2,500 cases of MERS in the WestAsia and beyond, and more than 850deaths.

So far, deaths from the new virus havebeen a small fraction of the roughly1,300 confirmed infections, most of thosecases in China.

WHERE DO THESE VIRUSESCOME FROM?

SARS and MERS came from animals,and this newest virus almost certainly did,too. The first people infected visited orworked at a seafood market in the Chinesecity of Wuhan.

SARS initially was traced to civet catssold in a live animal market, but later sci-entists decided it probably originated inbats that infected the civets. People cancatch MERS from infected camels,although again, bats likely first spread thatcoronavirus to camels.

That animal-to-human jump is ahuge concern for all kinds of viruses. Everyso often, new strains of bird flu make the

jump from Asian live poultry markets topeople, for example.

“These wildlife markets are a risk,” saidDr Ian Lipkin of Columbia University, whoassisted the WHO and China during theSARS outbreak and advises Saudi Arabiaabout MERS.

HOW SIMILAR ARE THEY?Experts can’t yet tell whether the new

virus called 2019-nCoV — it stands for

“novel coronavirus” — is more like SARSor MERS. Genetically, they’re all closelyrelated but “they really are different virus-es,” said Dr Anthony Fauci, infectious dis-eases chief at the US National Institutes ofHealth.

One indication of a virus’ danger ishow easily it spreads from person to per-son. Unlike SARS, “it looks like it doesn’ttransmit through the air very easily andprobably transmits through close contact,”

said Dr David Heymann, who headedWHO’s global response to SARS.

And while it’s too soon to be sure,Heymann said the new virus appears mostdangerous to older adults who have otherhealth problems. .

Complicating matters, if this newvirus is fairly mild, it may be harder to stemthe spread. That’s because people whoaren’t sick enough to see a doctor and thusdon’t learn they should be isolated could

keep spreading it, noted Neil Ferguson ofImperial College London, who has consulted for WHO. Nor is there any wayto know yet how often people become infected but show no obvioussymptoms.

“We may see more mild cases as thesurveillance intensifies,” WHO spokesmanTarik Jasarevic said Friday in Geneva. “Sothe issue is not so much really numbersthat we know will go up.”

HOW WILL PEOPLE KNOWTHE DIFFERENCE?

Since symptoms are similar — fever,cough and in more severe cases shortnessof breath or pneumonia — it’ll take a med-ical test to tell. There is one, but healthauthorities in China, the US and elsewhereare working to make it more widely avail-able. Given that it is flu season in China,too, it’s “all the more impressive that theywere able to recognize this outbreakquickly,” Dr Brian Garibaldi of JohnsHopkins University said.

Precautions that hospitals often use forflu season and for other infectious diseasesshould help for this, too, Garibaldi added.For example, in many US hospitals peo-ple are given masks if they arrive with afever and cough during flu season. And alegacy of the 2014 West Africa Ebola out-break — which also resulted in infectedtravelers — is that doctors and hospitalsare supposed to ask about recent foreigntrips.

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cific treatment — for SARS or MERS,Fauci said it is technically possible to cre-ate a vaccine against this new virus. NIHdid develop a potential vaccine candidatefor SARS. It proved safe in a small first-step study in people but never was testedfurther because by then, the outbreak wasending.

This time around, scientists havemore of a head start. Just weeks after thefirst unusual pneumonias were reported,Chinese scientists mapped the genes of theviral suspect and shared them with worldhealth authorities.

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������� ������������������ �����������Sebastian Kurz, the youngest

Chancellor of Austria at theage of 33, has just taken over asthe Chancellor of the countryfor the second time. ThePeople’s Party, known as Öster-reichische Volkspartei (OVP),he represents, is primarily acentre-right political party.However, it regards itself as aprogressive centre party whichis the successor of the ChristianSocial Party, established wayback in the 1890s. In fact, theOVP came into being imme-diately after the reestablish-ment of the Republic of Austriain 1945.

Kurz became active in thepolitics of the OVP since theage of 16. As a law student inVienna, he was elected to thepost of the chairman of theyouth wing of the party. By2011, he left his studies to joinas a junior Interior Ministerand rose up to the rank ofForeign Minister in 2013, onlyat the age of 27. In 2015, whenthe whole Europe was plaguedby massive immigration fromwar-torn nations of West Asia,he proposed a plan for imme-diate integration of these immi-grant communities into themainstream. But then he wasall in praise for Hungary’s fire-brand populist leader andPrime Minister Victor Orban.That was the time he was allagainst absorbing more immi-grants from the troubledregions of West Asia and NorthAfrica, such as Syria, Iraq,Libya, etc.

Also, Kurz credited Orbanfor closing the Balkan immi-gration route in 2016. It mustbe noted here that though theopposition in Hungary accus-es him of backsliding when itcomes to democratic freedoms,but he has remained unde-terred in his shaping of a newpolity what he likes to call as“illiberal democracy”. Howeverthe critics simply brand it as asemi-authoritarian state. Withthis kind of a liking, Kurz hasfully endorsed a strong rightturn in Austrian politics and ofcourse change of tactics incoming elections.

Afterwards, he was electedchairman of the OVP in May2017. Surprisingly he led theparty to victory by garneringmore than 31 per cent of thevotes and became theChancellor with the support

from the far right FPO partyfrom December 2017 to May2019. His coalition govern-ment fell only when his coali-tion partner and its leaderHeinz-Christian Strache wererocked by the historic Ibizagatescandal. Therefore, the partythis time has dropped its for-mer coalition partner, the FPO.The OVP was forced to stayaway from this tie-up as theleader of the FPO, Strache, wascaught offering bribe to awoman who posed as the nieceof a Russian oligarch. And allthese took place in Ibiza, oneof the Balearic Islands of Spainlocated in the MediterraneanSea. The Ibizagate trimmed

down the voting share of theparty to only 16 per cent, asharp fall from 26 per cent inthe last elections. The OVP haswon 37 per cent of the votes, upfrom 31 per cent from the lastelection.

It is interesting to know thepolicies and programmes of theparty as they are simply goingto shape the future of Austria.The party is insisting on animmediate ban on theIdentitarian Movement (alsocalled as IBOe) once launchedby the far-right. In fact, itcame into light even before thegeneral election in September.Further the OVP leader AugustWoeginger repeatedly remind-

ed his party colleagues and theAustrian public that the ban onthe Identitarian Movementwould be a condition for mak-ing the next coalitionGovernment of the country.The IBOe is famous for its anti-immigration agenda. But ithas faced crisis as its leaderMartin Sellner is accused ofreceiving money and exchang-ing e-mails with the suspectedperpetrators of gun attacks onmosques in New Zealand, inwhich 51 people died.

Thus finally, the OVP hasstitched an unlikely coalitionwith the Green Party, headedby Werner Kogler. Interestingly,the Greens achieved a historic

win in this election by gettingmore than 13.9 per cent of thevotes. But ironically, Kurz hasbeen stressing for a proper cen-tre-right coalition deal sincethe beginning of the snap pollthat was held in September2019. In that case, the FPOcould have been the logicalpartner to deal with and forma government of their mutualinterests. On the other hand,the FPO was seriously dis-turbed by internal differences.And the party also indicated inthe recent past that it couldvery well go back and take theposition of an opposition party.

Further, the old coalitioni.e. OVP-SPO (Social

Democratic Party) that sur-vived the most parts of thepost-World War II periodseemed to be completely unvi-able today. This coalition isdeeply unpopular among theAustrian electorate today, par-ticularly among the young-sters. At the same time, Kurz,the new chairman of the party,has been criticising the newpower-sharing system devel-oped by both these parties asProporz. Hence, there was nooption left for Kurz, exceptaligning with the Greens.

For the first time inAustria, a female majorityGovernment has come topower this month. And in the

Cabinet of 17 Ministers in thisC o n s e r v a t i v e - G r e e nGovernment, 9 are womenministers. Kurz calls this coali-tion as the “best of bothworlds”. But some say that itwould be difficult for him tosurvive such an unusual tie-up.The reason behind is that howsuch a coalition of centre rightand centre left would survive?It would be difficult for boththe parties to further theirown interests. There are highchances that their supportersand sympathisers would soonbe disillusioned in the days tocome. The ideological gapbetween the Greens and theOVP is too big. The OVP hasa set agenda to cut taxes, dereg-ulate, and reduce public expen-diture whereas the Greenswould like to go for new taxeson inheritance, carbon emis-sions and capital gains, want toengage in huge public infra-structure projects for buildingpublic transportation networksacross the country. Again theGreens will find it really diffi-cult to support Kurz on issueslike tough stance on illegalimmigration, slashing publicfunds for refugees and deport-ing asylum applicants uponreceiving a negative noticeeven if they have jobs and suc-cessfully integrated with theAustrian society. Both the par-ties have strong differencesover education and welfarereforms. His going with theGreens is a critical misreadingof his long-term strategies.The ideological flexibility thathe is displaying at the momentis simply overstated. He willsimply pay for it in the nearfuture. Many thought he is rais-ing an illiberal democracy ofOrban type in Hungary. Butinstead, it seems he is trying tocling to power even with thehelp of the Greens. His brandof politics may soon lose steam.And if cracks appear in thepartnership, this will onceagain push Austria into a newuncertainty only.

Whatsoever it may be, peo-ple in Austria are just thinking‘schau ma mal’ i.e. Let’s see. Itis very apparent that it is acoalition that Kurz never want-ed and many say that it isunlikely to last.

(The writer is an expert oninternational affairs)

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endeavour since his session with me. Hewas advised to reflect upon his innerframe of mind in a meditative mode,identify the inherent fault lines,acknowledge them, and make necessaryamends from the root level throughfresh educative inputs. He did reflect fora while, but not in a meditative mode. Infact, he used to seek guidance on how tomodify his conduct. As also, on how torelate to his parents so as to keep themin good humour. The saner side of himwas then driving his thought process, aswould Jupiter beneficially aligned tomind signifying Moon may mean.

He, thereafter, began consciouslyevading getting into unnecessary argu-ment with his parents, unlike earlierwhen he would react to everything.That helped improve his relationshipwith parents over a period of time, butnot without intermittent bouts ofaggression. His habit tendencies wouldthen temporarily overtake his thoughtprocess. But after offending them, hewould regret, seek clarification onwhere and why he went wrong, and as

advised, say sorry to mend fences.Remember, habits die hard, and wouldnot spare you unless the thought-seedsto which they are rooted in the innerrealms of mind, are resolved from thebase level. That is only possible throughself-reflection in meditative mode.Otherwise, when caught unguarded, theinherent tendencies will come intoimmediate play, and evidently to one’sdetriment.

On work front, he was not contend-ed with just his family business, whichbeing considerably big demanded full-time engagement. His sense of insecuri-ty played heavy on his mind, coming asit may with the Sun placed adverse toSaturn. The trigger was, not beingnamed a director in the company,whereas his first cousins were inductedinto the board of his uncle’s company.He felt that he was being denied his due.He was afraid that because of tempera-mental differences with parents, hewould be deprived of his legacy. It couldnot register in his mind that they werein fact grooming him in a way thatbefore he was handed charge, he getstime and space to get over his attitudi-nal limitations, so that he could lead

with prudence and patience. The man in hurry wished to hur-

riedly create something of his own. Trueto his nature, he was toying with manyentrepreneurial ventures. For, mind sig-nifying Moon is posited in a Mercuryowned sign, a planet identified withmultiplicity. He was advised to take upone project at a time, take it to its logi-cal end, stabilise it, before getting intoanother venture. But given his habit, hekept arguing to prove his point andwon’t listen.

He tried to enter into partnershipwith one start-up company that wasassisting him in one of his projects. Butthe promoters refused. That raked uphis ego, as would the Sun placed adverseto Jupiter imply. He could not digestrefusal and thus got trapped in his ownbind. In reaction, he rushed throughpartnership with another start-up com-pany that was also assisting him in hisproject, just with the intent to outsmartthe other company. Made dispropor-tionate investment despite stiff resis-tance from his associates. Later, herealised that the return he expected maytake some time. He forgot that anymaiden venture has to go through meandown time before giving returns. Hethen lost his nerves. Following which,

he on the strength of money powerbegan playing all tricks in his hand totake over the company, which met withstiff resistance from the original pro-moters. Eventually the partnershipbroke off and he lost heavily.

If all that would not be enough, hespent heavily in branding himself. Hisillusionary perceptions made himignore all advice to wait till his venturetook off well, as would the Sun oppositemischievous Neptune imply. Beingyoung, he had enough time in hand forimage building. But he was in a hurry torough shoulders with the bigwigs in theBusiness world. In the process he wentout of proportion to pay a hefty sum tobecome a member of an Internationalorganisation.

Now, because of economic down-turn, on completion of his project, hisproduct line is not moving on expectedlines. Consequently, he is now undersevere financial pressure, making it dif-ficult to push through his product in themarket.

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