The Hindu: 11/17/18

Saturday, November 17, 2018

A bridge too far

Kanakadurga flyover misses the deadline again and again
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Pakistan players get Indian visa

Find new sponsor for World Cup

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No target for Tokyo: Chopra

The javelin champion gets back to training in Patiala

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Duped investors stage protest

As many as 50 persons who were allegedly duped by an investment firm in Jayanagar staged a protest in front of Central Crime Branch headquarters deman
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Sustaining the embrace of democracy

It was as if the collective mood of optimism had a fragrance, and it wafted through the narrow streets of Male, bringing the Maldivian citizenry to i
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Police impose strict curbs at Sabarimala

A measure of allowance for the aged and physically challenged pilgrims
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Cyclone ‘Gaja’ toll rises to 33, relief work on war footing, says Chief Minister

“It has now been estimated that uprooted trees alone were 1,27,000. There is a possibility of the numbers going up.”
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INLD splits, Ajay Chautala to float new party

The INLD split on November 17 with former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s elder son Ajay Singh Chautala declaring he will set up a new pa
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Top news of the day: BJP’s promise of 10 lakh jobs a year in MP, hartal in Kerala, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day
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Make our leader Chief Minister, MGP sets ultimatum to BJP

MGP is part of the BJP-led coalition, which also includes Goa Forward Party and three Independents.
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New Zealand 56-1 at close on second day

Pakistan, resuming at 59-2, were dismissed for 227 in reply to New Zealand's first innings score of 153.

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One-off T20 international: South Africa beat Australia in truncated match

Carrara Oval’s debut as an international venue looked under threat when a violent storm brought torrential rain.

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Gay and back in India: a personal account

It’s the leap from feeling shame to feeling pride that many gay men and women find hard to make

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Eat, drink, hookah in Calcutta

In stately colonial homes, hearty meals were invariably followed by the hookah and brandy-pawnee

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Psychic Force wins main event

Psychic Force (Zervan up), won the Karnataka Police Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday (Nov 17). The winner is owned by Ms.

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Police weighing options to ease curbs

SPC calls on Chief Minister, interacts with TDB members
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Chhattisgarh Assembly polls 2018: Money for farmers' loan waiver will come from Anil Ambani, Mallya, Nirav Modi: Rahul

He promises to waive farm loans within 10 days of assuming power in the State.
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Pushpalatha Jagannath of Congress is new Mayor of Mysuru

Cong., JD(S) reach agreement on power sharing
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England sniff victory after Mathews wicket in second Test

The hosts, who trail the three-match series 0-1, need another 75 to win with three wickets in hand.

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Intense Stylist should make amends

Trainer S.K. Sunderji’s ward Intense Stylist, who ran second to Truly Epic at Pune, is in good shape and should make amends in the Maharaja Of Morvi

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Notes from Addis Ababa

The city is spread out against the beautiful Entoto Mountains

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Madhya Pradesh elections 2018: BJP promises 10 lakh jobs per year

Elections for the 230-member Assembly are scheduled to be held on November 28.
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The mystery of the two saints

Forgotten and vandalised tombs show the sorry state of heritage

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‘Jamal Khashoggi and Mary Colvin were killed for telling the truth’

Syrian journalist Kholoud Waleed speaks of how she began and still runs an underground newspaper against the Bashar al-Assad regime

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The girl in the garden

Perhaps in a first, an Amrita Sher-Gil painting whose subject is still alive, is up for auction

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Dastaan Live is more than a band

Dastaan Live, a genre-defying act, is a work in progress. And the audience is part of the work

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‘Cinema is slowly dying in Manipur’

In 2002, Bollywood was banned. In 2018, not just cinema halls but cinema itself is dying in Manipur

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The mystery of the two saints

Forgotten and vandalised tombs show the sorry state of heritage
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World Junior badminton championship: Lakshya Sen storms into semifinals

Indian pair of Vishnu Vardhan Panjala and Srikrishna Sai Podile could not progress any further.

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Reckless doubles?

East-West vulnerable, South deals

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I’ll wait till Nov. 30 for final decision on seat-sharing, says Upendra Kushwaha

He refused to disclose the number of seats offered to his party RLSP by the BJP.
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Kashmir’s Bandipora registers highest 42 percent voting till noon

The first phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir is underway, with Valley’s Bandipora registering highest 42 per cent and Jammu’s Ramban highe
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Cabinet expansion by month-end: Parameshwar

The Cabinet of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government will be expanded by the end of the month, Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader G.
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Students speak about the election in maldives.mp3

The response on the streets to the changes in Maldives.
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Avoid confrontation with Kohli, du Plessis tells Australia

Du Plessis said that his team gave India captain Kohli the “silent treatment” in an attempt to keep him quiet.

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BCCI offered us to pay whatever we were losing: Bravo recalls contracts fallout debacle

Big money was at stake but Bravo said the BCCI understood their problems.

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Maldives President swearing-in ceremony | Live updates

After the thumping victory of the united opposition in the Maldives Presidential election in September, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is set to be sworn in as
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Arvind Kejriwal says Haryana government stopped him from visiting dispensary

In a tweet, Mr. Kejriwal asked: "...How can anyone by stopped like this? What is Mr. Khattar afraid of?"
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Chhattisgarh elections 2018: EC transfers IAS officer Rajesh Toppo

Rajesh Toppo was caught on tape abusing Congress State president Bhupesh Baghel.
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Julian Assange will fight charges: lawyer

The WikiLeaks founder has resided in the Ecuadorian Embassy under a grant of asylum for more than six years
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Hartal supporters force people to stay indoor in Malappuram, Kerala

Hartal supporters blocked roads at several places, and threatened people to stay indoors.
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Aikya Vedi hartal declared at 4 am catches public unaware

BJP backs the hartal in the last minute; Isolated incidents of violence reported
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Pune police likely to arrest Varavara Rao today

Hyderabad-based revolutionary writer Varavara Rao, who was under house arrest at his flat in Gandhinagar in hyderabad, is likely to be taken into cus
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Argentine Navy submarine found a year after disappearing with 44 aboard

The disaster spurred soul-searching over the state of the military in Argentina, which - after a series of financial crises - has one of Latin America's smallest defense budgets relative to the size of its economy.
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Hartal peaceful in Wayanad

Normal life in the district was affected by a State-wide dawn-to dusk hartal called jointly by Sabarimala Karma Samithi and Hindu Aikya Vedi on Satur
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Hartal inconveniences many in the Kerala’s capital

The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi in protest against the arrest of Hindu Aikya Vedi leader K.P. Sasikala on Saturday has
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Trump to visit California fire scene as death toll rises

Authorities on Friday night confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate more than 1,000 people. But they stress that not all the people may really be missing.
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Shinzo Abe visits Darwin shrine to Japanese war dead

The submarine was sunk in January 1942, during an attempted attack and remains on the seabed. Darwin was bombed a month later.
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Two college students drown in Madduvalasa reservoir in A.P.

They were on a holiday day trip.
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Alyque Padamsee, ad and theatre titan, is dead

The legendary adman had been ailing for a while
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UN committee condemns rights violations against Rohingya

The resolution expresses deep concern that violence by Myanmar’s military against the Rohingya has forced over 723,000 people to flee to Bangladesh since August 2017.
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She only cared for her work, says man accused of killing designer

‘When I asked for money, she would rebuke me’
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Chidambaram lists past Congress presidents in response to Modi’s dynasty jibe

Will the prime minister speak about farmers’ suicides now, Mr. Chidambaram asks.
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Ashwini Bhide Deshpande: Nurturing the covalent bonds of music

A versatile musician who draws from the melodies of everyday life, Dr. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande talks about performing at the unique Anand Parv and how Marie Curie continues to inspire her
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Kerala hartal live updates | protest marches taken out to various district police headquarters

Bandh was called by Hindu Aikya Vedi and Sabarimala Karma Samithi to protest the arrest of Aikya Vedi president K.P. Sasikala in Pathanamthitta on Friday night.
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Polling gets underway in Jammu and Kashmir panchayat election

The NC, PDP and the CPI(M) have announced to stay away from the electoral exercise due to the legal challenge to Article 35-A of the Constitution in the Supreme Court.
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Saudi women mount ‘inside-out’ abaya protest

“Because #Saudi feminists are endlessly creative, they’ve come up with new form of protest,” activist Nora Abdulkarim tweeted this week.
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Hartal gets off to a slow start in Kochi

The dawn-to-dusk State-wide hartal called jointly by Sabarimala Karma Samithi and Hindu Aikya Vedi got off to a rather slow start in the district as
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Hartal hits pilgrims' passage to Sabarimala

The Sabarimala Sannidhanam witnessed moderate rush on Saturday morning owing to the state-wide hartal affecting pilgrim’s passafe to the hill shrine.
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Trump says he ‘very easily’ answered Mueller questions

The President has expressed concerns behind closed doors that Mr. Mueller is closing in on his inner circle, including potentially his eldest son.
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Flash hartal affects normal life across Kerala

A flash hartal called by the Hindu Aikya Vedi following the arrest of its leader K.P.Sasikala at Pathanamthitta brought normal life to a grinding hal
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California searches for 1,000 missing in its deadliest fire

The remains of eight more fire victims were recovered on Friday, bringing the death toll to 71, an official said.
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Homeless man who helped thwart Australia attack charged with burglary, theft

On Saturday, police said Rogers, 46, nicknamed “Trolley Man” on social media, had been charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
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Puducherry Cabinet assesses cyclone damage, Mandalam season begins in Sabarimala, and other news in pictures

2.00 pmCyclone damage in Karaikal assessedPuducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy convened an emergency meeting of the Cabinet to assess and damage
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U.S. Vice President vows no end to trade action with China until it changes

“We have taken decisive action to address our imbalance with China,” he said. “We put tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods, and we could more than double that number.”
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Pudukottai takes a beating; Tiruchi not so much

The district administration has initiated steps on a war-footing to restore normality: Collector
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Cyclone Gaja: rail, air services take a big hit

Several trees uprooted and fell on the track in the delta region. Platform shelters heavily damaged at Nagapattinam and Velankanni stations
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F1H2O Grand Prix will be annual event, says Naidu

Amaravati will be developed as a hub for water sports, says CM

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Breaking down kabaddi’s reinvention

How a professional league designed for television changed the game

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Does Pant fit the gloves?

In the post-Gilchrist era, India was one of the few Test sides that picked a wicketkeeper on glovework when it chose Wriddhiman Saha. But a shoulder injury to the Bengal ’keeper opened the door for Rishabh Pant. An explosive batsman still learning his trade behind the stumps, the 21-year-old will be tested in Australia

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India, Australia face off to decide group topper

Both the teams made the semifinals with a game to spare

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All is not well with BCCI

Johri episode has only compounded the situation

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World boxing championships: Gaint-killer Manisha topples Christina

Sarita uses her guard and combination of punches to beat Sandra

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Bengaluru open: It’s an all-Indian final

Myneni huffs and puffs while Prajnesh cruises in semis

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AIBA issues warning

India may lose 2021 event

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Root puts England on top

Spinner Akila Dananjaya picks up six wickets on a turning pitch

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New Zealand dismissed cheaply

Twelve wickets fall on day one

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i-league: Chennai City continues winning run

Sandro’s spectacular double helps defeat Aizawl

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BWF junior: Lakshya enters quarterfinals

Beats ninth seed Chinese Chen Cheng in the Junior Worlds

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Hong Kong Open: Srikanth, Sameer crash out

Indian challenge ended at the Hong Kong Open World Tour Super 500 tournament after Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma lost their respective men’s singl

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Will it be Rohit’s day at Buddh International Circuit?

Delhi’s Rohit Khanna (Dark Don Racing) has a far greater knowledge of the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). It’s quite obvious that he would come pre

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Jedvaj helps Croatia stun Spain

His stoppage-time strike throws Group 4 wide open

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Hardik’s absence will hurt India: Hussey

‘Mr. Cricket’ says the all-rounder’s game is suited for Australian conditions

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MRF Challenge: Frost gets cracking

Danial Frost from Singapore and Belgian Max Defourny scored a race and a podium apiece to open their accounts in the first round of MRF Challenge at t

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ITF women’s tennis: Kostic in final

Natalija Kostic of Serbia outplayed top seed Hiroko Kuwata of Japan 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Bhavna Swarup $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournam

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National shooting begins

The 62nd National shooting championships, rifle and pistol, got underway at the Vattiyoorkavu shooting ranges here on Friday.With the shooters involve

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Mumbai Racing Season from Nov.18.

The roar of the thundering hooves will be heard once again at the Mahalaxmi Race Course after a break of six months, as the Mumbai Racing Season will

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Knotty Ash and Snowdon may it fight out

Knotty Ash and Snowdon may fight out the finish of the Karnataka Police Trophy (1,600m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (

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Big Sur, Romantic Star, Automatic and Most Welcome excel

Big Sur, Romantic Star, Automatic and Most Welcome excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Nov 16)Outer sand:600m: Reverberat

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Siva Sakti oneness

Though tradition speaks of Siva and Sakti as separate beings for purposes of worship, together they represent an equality and oneness of power. Adi Sa

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A no-flush revolution on the cards

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) presented the Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing, China, on November 6, at which innovative toilet technologies were unveiled: these advanced methods process human waste within the toilet, and do not require a sewerage connection. They either separate liquid and solid waste for two processing streams or deal with them as a whole. The end products are plain water and ash. A walk through. Photos and text: G. Ananthakrishnan

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