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HDD not convinced about hung assembly, says wait for May 15

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A common sight after any elections is the exit polls run by verious analysts and media houses to keep their viewers engaged and pass the time till the actual announcements of the results. This time, exit polls across various television channels, have predicted a possible hung Assembly. With each party making their own predictions and claiming victory before the ink has dried, JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda too, added his party in the winners’ list.

Stating that the reality would be known only on May 15, the former Prime Minister said that he would neither accept nor reject anything till the results are announced.

Confident that his party did well, he said that the JD(S) would form the next government in Karnataka. Some political analysts have predicted that the JD(S) will come out on top. Although prominent members have rubbished rumours of the JD(S) and BJP parties joining hands, some still consider that a tie up between the two is still a possibility.

Both the Congress and the BJP have, during the campaign, accused the other of having secretly planned a tie up with the JD(S). What is known for sure however, is that the JD(S) and the BSP have joined hands.

IPL a good arena to test a player’s temperament

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The strength of a team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) depends on the quality of Indian players as only four overseas players are there in the eleven. That gives the Indian youngsters plenty of opportunities to impress the national selectors.

Gone are the days when the IPL was seen as some kind of a circus or tamasha for entertaining spectators on summer nights after a hard day’s work. Talent scouts in the eight franchises watch the fresh faces going round the country during the domestic season.

All those who derided the popular Twenty20 league as a corrupt influence on young cricketers are now seeing virtues in it. Even the national selectors are taking it seriously and an impression is gaining ground that the IPL is the place to see the temperament of a young player in a matter of seven weeks, that, too, in a tough competition wherein he is competing with some of the top careerist limited-overs specialists.

The selectors had a wide range of young fast bowlers to pick from when they sat to pick teams for Test, One-Day and Twenty20 internationals and India A. There are seven of them, Barinder Balbir Sran, Mohammad Siraj, both of whom have already played for India, Shivam Mavi, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Asif and Prasidh Krishna, who came in as replacement for Kamlesh Nagarkoti, one of the star performers of India’s junior World Cup winning team, in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.

Strangely, Rajneesh Gurbani, who is chiefly responsible for Vidarbha winning the Ranji Trophy taking 39 wickets in six matches, including a hat-trick in the final, had no IPL takers, though the selectors did not forget him and included him in the India A team to England.

Among the young batsmen, Rishab Pant has been a big hit with his Delhi Daredevils teammate Prithvi Shah. Also Nitish Rana, Shubhman Gill and Ishan Kishan can keep reminding the selectors of their presence.

Youngsters playing in the IPL or hoping to make it must see Pant’s repertoire of strokes and his improvisation. His hundred against Sunrisers Hyderabad was something one doesn’t see all too frequently. Such hitting is associated with batsmen like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum of yore, David Warner and Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Yuvraj Singh on their day.

Yet, Pant had no place in India ODI or Twenty20 teams either as a batsman or as reserve wicketkeeper. Dinesh Karthik is preferred, also on current form and experience. Twitterati predictably went after the selectors and they would have done the same if Karthik had been dropped giving the same argument.

Pant went on the rampage soon after the squads were announced, cracking the IPL’s highest score, 128 off 63 balls hitting seven sixes, against table-toppers Sunrisers, after hitting 51 off 34 balls with four sixes against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous match. In his last two innings he smacked 69 (29 balls, 5 sixes) against Rajasthan Royals and 79 (45 balls, 4 sixes) against Chennai Super Kings to make the selectors squirm.

Like Pant, Rohit Sharma also must be feeling let down as he could have been given one last chance in the Test against Afghanistan, but then the selectors chose to reward Karun Nair for his heavy domestic scores.

Is it the end of the road for Rohit, as he may not have many opportunities to fight his way back into the Test squad for the series against England or even Australia unless he shows such remarkable touch in the limited overs cricket. Rohit though cannot complain about not getting enough chances.

If the limited-overs sides are picked on the basis of the IPL performances, then one would have liked to see the young Punjab leg-spinner Mayank Markande, who bamboozled even the big guns with his brilliant wrist work. It’s nice to see Nitish Rana, Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Krishnappa Gowtham and Ankit Rajpoot in the A squads.

The selectors thus spread the net wide to catch quite a few youngsters at the right time and even remembered Siddharth Kaul after his splendid death-overs bowling in the IPL. Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu will also thank the IPL for their return to big-time cricket.

Pant is there in the India A ODI side for the tri-series in England with West Indies as the third team, but not for the four-day “Test” match for which Andhra’s wicketkeeper-batsman Kona Srikar Bharat was preferred on his showing in domestic cricket. Chief selector Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad should know about wicketkeepers, being a former international ‘keeper himself.

Look at the number of players, playing for India today, first noticed in the IPL. That adds up to a healthy number.

Kolkata face Rajasthan in needle clash

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will look to outshine one another in their bid to secure a playoff spot when the two sides clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday.

Both Kolkata and Rajasthan are on 12 points from the same number of outings and have two more matches to play before the knockouts stages commence. While KKR are placed fourth owing to slightly better net run rate (-0.189), Rajasthan are fifth (NRR -0.347).

A victory for either side on the morrow may not rubber-stamp their passage to the playoffs but would surely help in the cause going to the final round of fixtures.

KKR take on already-qualified Sunrisers Hyderabad away on May 19 while Rajasthan host Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore on the same day.

Rajasthan were slow to get off the blocks and almost put themselves out of reckoning before some individual brilliance from England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler catapulted them back into reckoning.

Against Mumbai Indians on Sunday night, Buttler racked up his fifth consecutive IPL fifty — a feat previously managed only by Virender Sehwag — while his team picked up their third back-to-back win on the spin.

Even a week ago, Rajasthan, who won the inaugural IPL in 2008, were on the verge of elimination. But Buttler’s unbeaten 94 ensured the Ajinkya Rahane-led side not only win but also improve their net run rate by reaching the target of 169 with two overs to spare.

Matching Buttler’s exploits with the bat, West Indian bowling all-rounder Jofra Archer has been in fine form for the Jaipur-based side. In the last game, the 23-year-old removed Suryakumar for 38 and Rohit Sharma for a golden duck in successive deliveries, much like what Andre Russell did for Kolkata against Kings XI Punjab.

Rajasthan would, thus, bank heavily on Buttler and Archer to deliver the goods. Australian opener D’Arcy Short has disappointed Rajasthan, mustering just 116 runs in his seven innings this season, at an average of 16.42.

Skipper Rahane made a good-looking 37 against Mumbai and joined hands with Buttler in an important 95-run stand for the second wicket, but his form too has been a concern, managing single digit scores in his last three innings before this.

Coming to the hosts, Dinesh Karthik and Co. bounced back in style after succumbing to a 102-run defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians.

They defeated Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs by piling up the season’s highest total of 245/6, fourth highest in IPL history. Punjab fought hard riding K.L. Rahul’s 66 but in the end it was too tall a mountain to climb.

There were many positives for KKR from that game. Karthik continued to lead from the front with a belligerent 23-ball 50 while Sunil Narine smashed a 36-ball 75.

There were important contributions from Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell as well, and end-overs cameos from Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill.

Russell was excellent with the ball too and so was M. Prasidh Krishna who grabbed two wickets.

In the head-to-head tally, each team has seen the other off seven times in 16 meetings with two tied games.

KKR: Dinesh Karthik (captain), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, R. Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.

RR: Heinrich Klassen, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), D’Arcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror

Over 8,000 affected by Sri Lanka flash floods

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Over 8,000 people were affected as heavy rains caused flash floods in Sri Lanka’s Galle and Kalutara districts, the Disaster Management Centre said on Monday.

Several people were evacuated from their homes due to the heavy downpour on Sunday but as the rains ceased by Monday morning, the situation was normalising, Disaster Management Centre’s spokesperson Pradeep Kodippilli was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.

He said no casualties or damages were reported but those living in low areas were urged to be vigilant. More rains were expected on Monday night.

Sri Lanka’s Meteorological Department said showers or thundershowers would occur over most provinces of the island country by Monday evening.

Heavy falls was also expected at some places, particularly in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva and Western provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Vauniya districts.

The monsoons, which hit Sri Lanka in May 2017, caused heavy flooding and landslides in several districts resulting in over 200 deaths while thousands were displaced.

Tight security in place for counting, DC warns of strict action against trouble-mongers

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Security has been beefed up ahead of the counting for the eight assembly seats in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday May 15 at Mahatma Gandhi Centenary High School and PU College, Bondel, informed deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil.

Addressing the media here on Monday May 14, Sasikanth Senthil said, “I thank everyone, from the ground level staff to the police, as the election was held peacefully in the district and there was no major complaint. Overall the district saw good turnout in all the constituncies. The counting process will be held on May 15, for which we have made certain standard operative procedures. During the counting process there will be returning officer, assistant returning officer and observer, even a counting agent for a candidate has been appointed as they have responsibility to note down and tally the counting.

“Counting rooms will be under CCTV surveillance. The counting process will start from 8 am. We have 380 service voters and have received 11,401 postal ballots. Postal ballot counting will start at 8 am. If the postal ballot counting does not finish by 8:30 am then the normal counting will start. Counting will be held round wise, and every round’s result will be declared. This time postal ballot has bar code system.

“Section 144 has been imposed from May 14 midnight to May 16 midnight, during which holding rallies and victory parades is restricted. If any counting agents see misbehaviour in the counting centres, strict action will be taken so that the counting process is not disturbed,” he said.

Police commissioner Vipul Kumar said, “Election was held peacefully. I salute the spirit of Mangalureans. Even the post poll scenario is peaceful. We have made three-layer security arrangement ahead of counting which will be held on May 15. Outer zone will be traffic-free area, and parking vehicles within the 100 mtrs from counting centres is restricted. The three-tier security cordon consists of CAPF, KSRP, CAR and civil police. Three companies of CAPF-SSB are deployed to ensure peaceful counting process. All the persons entering the counting centres are thoroughly frisked before being allowed. No person is allowed to enter without the valid pass issued by DEO. Only the official and authorized vehicles are allowed. Emergency medical services and fire services have been arranged at counting centres. No vehicular movement in front of the counting centres is allowed. Parking for public vehicles has been provided at KHB ground and NMS ground. Traffic towards the airport and the city has been diverted.

“Only those who possess valid pass can enter the premises. Electronic devices like mobile phone, iPad, laptop are restricted. The counting centres will have three teams of SSB squad, 2 RAF squad, 6 KSRP, 6 CRF and 100 mobile patrolling vehicles so that there will be no untoward incident by any anti-social elements or any inconvenience to general public. I urge everyone to cooperate and ensure there is no breach of security,” he said.

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: Indian Eves to take on China on May 16

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The Indian eves will face China in the 5th Women’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy on Wednesday (May 16).

Besides India, Japan, China and hosts South Korea, Malaysia is the other team taking part in the tournament.

India began their title defence of the Asian Champions Trophy with a 4-1 win over Japan at Donghae in South Korea on Sunday (May 13).

Navneet Kaur scored a hat-trick for the defending champions, with Anupa Barla being the other goal scorer in the rain-hit match. Aki Yamada scored Japan’s only goal.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Double shock to the people of the state

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The people of the state who were literally in their own world busy discussing the possible poll outcome tomorrow were caught unawares on Monday.They had an experience of double shock as the prices of petrol and diesel were hiked after a gap of 19 days and the tariff for electricity consumption was raised with effect from 01 April.

The petrol prices per litre has been enhanced by 17 paisa while that of diesel has gone up by 21 paisa. On the other hand Karnataka electricity regulatory commission has revised the tariff from 01 April.According to MK Shankarlingegowda,Chairman of the commission, the tariff for domestic electricity consumers has been revised to increase it from 0.82 paisa to Rs. 1.62 per unit.The minimum hike announced is 0.20 paise and the maximum raise is 0.60 paise depending upon the region.

In BESCOM region comprising Bengaluru division there has been an increase of 13 percent with the tariff slab going to 0.82 paisa per unit while the tariff for other regions is as follows: Mescom-Rs. 1.23,Sesk-Rs. 1.13,Hescom-Rs. 1.23 and Jescom-Rs. 1.62.

On the whole the average hike has been assessed to be around 5.93 percent according to the sources of KERC.

Hindusthan Samachar/Manohar Yadavatti

NEW KARNATAKA EQUATION MAY SPOIL SP-BSP CHEMISTRY

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Karnataka assembly poll results may be an acid test of a possible SP-BSP pact in Uttar Pradesh ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election.
With exit polls projecting HD Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal (Secular), which contested Karnataka polls in alliance with BSP, as the kingmaker, SP is keeping a close watch on the developments. If JD(S) and BSP join hands with BJP to form a coalition government in Karnataka, the prospects of the SP-BSP alliance in UP  can run into trouble. Both SP and BSP see BJP as their arch rival.

Senior SP leaders believe that Mayawati will not join the BJP-JD(S) alliance at the cost of unsettling her party in UP. “UP is the home turf of BSP and the party’s presence in the state is no match to what it can hope to gain politically as an alliance partner with JD(S) in Karnataka,” a senior SP leader told TOI on Sunday. JD(S) has so far maintained that it will not go with any of the two national parties – BJP and Congress – to form the government in Karnataka. Reports say Congress may try to win over JD (S) by pushing for a Dalit CM if the two parties have to come together to form a coalition government.

The Maha-Thag-Bandhan of parties like Congress, JD(S), BSP, SP etc. basically has NO colour, NO ism or philosophy BUT possess the only agenda to befool common people, win elections by hook-or-crook a…

Analysts, however, don’t rule out the possibility of Mayawati, under CBI lens for alleged irregularities in sale of sugar mills when she was UP CM, joining the BJP-JD (S) coalition government in Karnataka. In 2002, Mayawati became CM along with seven BJP MLAs as members of her cabinet. But things have changed since then.
SP MLC Udaiveer Singh, one of the architects of the SP-BSP pact for Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls, said: “BSP has to take a call in Karnataka. At present, there is no reason why the SP-BSP alliance will not continue till 2019 Lok Sabha polls and beyond.”

Siddaramaiah says will make way for Dalit CM

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he will step aside for a Dalit Chief Minister if the Congress leadership wishes.

“It is fine if the party decides to have a Dalit Chief Minister,” he said, according to News18.

The statement comes after exit polls following Assembly elections on Saturday predicted a hung Assembly with the possibility of the Janata Dal-Secular emerging as the kingmaker.

Siddaramaiah also took to Twitter to dismiss exit polls as “entertainment” and told his party workers and supporters to relax and enjoy the weekend. “We are coming back,” he tweeted.

Earlier, he told the media: “This will be my last election.”

The Karnataka election results will be announced on Tuesday.

Centre Submits Draft Cauvery Management Scheme in Supreme Court

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The Centre on Monday submitted the draft Cauvery management scheme before the Supreme Court for its perusal and approval to ensure smooth distribution of water between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.

A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, took on record the draft scheme submitted by the Union Water Resource secretary and said it would peruse it.

“We need to examine whether the said scheme is in consonance with our judgment,” the bench said, adding that it would consider and approve the scheme on May 16.

The apex court said that it will not go into “correctness of the scheme” and rather confine itself to whether the scheme was in consonance with its February 16 judgment.

The top court had on May 8 summoned the secretary of the Union Water Resources Ministry to appear before it today with the draft scheme and warned the Centre that it was in “sheer contempt” of the February 16 verdict by not framing the Cauvery management scheme on river water sharing between the four southern riparian states till now.

The apex court had on February 16 asked the Centre to formulate a scheme to ensure compliance of its judgement on the decades-old Cauvery dispute.

It had modified the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award of 2007 and made it clear that it will not be extending time for this on any ground.

The top court had then raised the 270 tmcft share of Cauvery water for Karnataka by 14.75 tmcft and reduced Tamil Nadu’s share, while compensating it by allowing extraction of 10 tmcft groundwater from the river basin, saying the issue of drinking water has to be placed on a “higher pedestal”.

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