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SUDOKU
Solution to puzzle 12878 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku
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The role of a mother in the life of a child is huge and is, therefore, celebrated in verse in Tamil. The Jain work Naaladiyaar gives motherhood as an example while talking of theimportance of having the support of one’s family. It says aman who is surrounded by his relatives in troubled timeswill feel his weakness disappearing. In the same way, whenher child is placed on a mother’s lap, she forgets the discomforts of pregnancy and the labour pains. The only feelingshe experiences is joy. All else is forgotten, said Malayamanin a discourse. Attending to every need of the child, feedingit, bathing it, nursing it through sickness — a mother’s carefor her child continues during the child’s growing years.
Tamil literature has verses that capture the beauty of amother showing the child the moon and getting it to eat upits food, the child’s fi��rst attempts at walking and so on. Theyshow how a mother delights at each milestone in her child’slife. The work Yelaadi says that a mother has certain distinctive characteristics. She is patient; she is a woman with goodqualities; she is generous; she forgives those who treat herbadly; she is honest. Such a woman is a mother to everyone,says Yelaadi.
Thirikadukam says a mother is the one who sustains thewhole family. Thirikadukam says that a mother is also agood host, who welcomes guests warmly. Naanmanikkadikai says that no relative of a person can compare with his orher mother. Just as one’s mother deserves one’s gratitude,so too does one’s father. Achara kovai says it is the duty ofevery person to pay respects to his mother and father everyday. Thirikadukam says a person has three important duties— studying, living a virtuous life and worshipping his parents.
FAITH
In praise of mothers 2 Moan about a disturbed soul
becoming deviant (9)
3 Lecher exposes in a room!
Creep (2,2,1,6,4)
4 Wipes out revolutionary
observed holding gun (7)
6 Be very upset lately with
underground revolution?
(4,2,4,5)
7 Justifi��cation given by union in
dispute (5)
8 Foxy Carol acquires essentially
provocative skirt (8)
9 Arouse endless rage in
revolutionary groups (4,2)
16 Crack goal by English
champion eliminates France
(9)
17 A strategy prepared for match
played on opponent’s ground
(4,4)
19 Subatomic particle in
hydrogen radon compound
(6)
20 Dirty old boy on stage (7)
21 Refuse to retain Article,
leading to abrogation (6)
23 Woo, essentially lure into bed
(5)
12 Champion facing crazy rat race
shows determination (9)
13 Muesli digested fi��nally!
Enzymes released here? (5)
14 Heaps of money for hot dogs
(6)
15 Mercurial Trump’s latest drivel
— spiteful, exudes malice
primarily (7)
18 Critical instruction to catch
snake (7)
20 Characters in Hoover
docudrama ham it up (6)
22 Trivial talks by Yankee —
supports Britain exiting (5)
24 Choose escort possessing
ultimately attractive fi��gure
(9)
25 Distinctly better than what a
barber might provide? (1,3,5)
26 Plant a secret agent (5)
27 Reckon English appear to be
accepting Brexit fi��nally (6)
28 Suspension following blunder
in transaction (8)
■ DOWN
1 Spot to catch one fl��atfi��sh (6)
(set by Dr. X)
■ ACROSS
1 Mournful in lodge after
consuming dope (8)
5 Endures worthless person
aboard steamer (6)
10 A scoundrel endlessly drinking
spirit in Greek marketplace
(5)
11 Tolerate barbarian? Difficult
(2,7)
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EU leaders will seek a coordinated response to the coronavirus after Italy sealed off��much of its industrial north,where six prisoners werekilled in a riot over curbs onvisits.
EU leaders will hold a teleconference to discuss theirnext moves, European Council President Charles Michelsaid, with one offi��cial sayingthe call was likely to take
place on Tuesday. “We needto cooperate in order to protect the health of our citizens,” Mr. Michel, who chairsEU summits, tweeted.
In little more than twoweeks, the number of peopleinfected in Italy rose to 9,172— an increase of 1,797 on Sunday’s fi��gures. Italy’s civil protection agency reported 97new deaths, bringing thecountry’s toll to 463, the secondhighest death toll afterChina’s, putting its health
system under huge strain.More than 1,10,000 peo
ple have been infected in 105countries and territories,and 3,800 have died, the vastmajority in mainland China,according to a Reuters tally.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said strict European Union borrowing limitsshould be loosened and thefl��exibility envisaged by EUbudget rules should be used“in full”.
“Europe cannot think of
confronting an extraordinary situation with ordinarymeasures,” he said.
Italy's prison administration said six inmates haddied in a prison riot in thenorthern town of Modenaover new restrictions onvisits.
Series of rebellions “There have been a series ofrebellions across the country,” said Francesco Basentini, head of the authority. Vi
deo aired on TV showedpolice and fi��re trucks outsidethe prison as black smokeswirled into the sky.
With Italy's economy already on the brink of recession, bars and restaurants inLombardy were ordered toclose or to restrict entry andmaintain a distance of atleast a metre between people on their premises.
At the weekend, peoplehad queued outside supermarkets to buy food and
there was widespread confusion about what exceptionsmight apply to rules sayingpeople could travel only forproven work reasons oremergencies.
The rules do not stop people going to and from workor prevent goods deliveries,and Switzerland left its border open for the thousandsof Italians who commutefrom Lombardy into theneighbouring Swiss cantonof Ticino every day.
EU seeks to tackle virus as infections spread Italian PM asks for easing borrowing limits to contain the outbreak; six inmates die in a prison riot over new restrictions
Reuters
ROME
Democratic presidentialcontender Joe Biden, who isseeking to deliver a knockout blow to rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday as sixStates vote, received another boost on Monday whenformer presidential hopefulCory Booker endorsed hiscampaign. The Senatorfrom New Jersey, who ended his own White House bidin January, tweeted that Mr.Biden would “restore honorto the Oval Offi��ce.”
Mr. Booker’s endorsement — one day after another onetime candidate, Senator Kamala Harris ofCalifornia, did likewise —means Mr. Biden has pickedup the backing of two blackformer presidential contenders as he seeks the party’snomination to take on Republican President DonaldTrump this fall.
Mr. Biden over the pastnine days has powered tothe front of the contest for
the Democratic nominationto take on Republican President Donald Trump on November 3. A wave of endorsements by his former rivalshas made him the clear standardbearer for the Democratic Party’s moderatewing, while Mr. Sanders represents the party’s moreliberal elements.
A win in the Midwestern“rust belt” State could givethe former VicePresidentan insurmountable lead inthe number of delegatesneeded to win the nomination at the party’s Julyconvention.
Booker endorses Bidenahead of key primariesEarlier, former V-P got Harris’s backing
Reuters
Detroit
Joe Biden speaking at a rallyat Tougaloo, Mississippi, on Sunday. * AFP
ELSEWHERE
Netanyahu asks court todelay corruption trialJERUSALEM
Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu asked
on Monday for a 45day delay
in his corruption trial due to
open March 17, saying
prosecutors had not provided
all information relevant to
the case. AFP
35 killed in Ghana aftertwo buses collideACCRA
Thirtyfi��ve people, including
women and children, were
killed on Monday when two
buses collided on a busy road
in Ghana, offi��cials said. The
accident, which happened in
the Bono East region around
430 km from the capital
Accra, also left six people in
critical condition. AFP
Afghanistan lurched deeperinto political crisis Mondayas the country’s two rivalleaders swore themselves inas President at simultaneousceremonies that were interrupted by at least two blasts.
The bitter feud betweenPresident Ashraf Ghani andhis former Chief ExecutiveAbdullah Abdullah hasraised fears for Afghanistan’sfragile democracy as the U.S.prepares to leave the country following an agreementlast month with a strong andlargely unifi��ed Taliban.
Polls were held in September, but repeated delays andaccusations of voter fraudmeant that Mr. Ghani, the incumbent President, was only declared as winner of a second term in February —
sparking a furious responsefrom Mr. Abdullah, whovowed to form his own parallel government.
On Monday, Mr. Ghani,dressed in traditional Afghanclothing and white turban,arrived at the presidentialpalace to be sworn in, sur
rounded by supporters, senior political fi��gures, diplomats and foreign dignitaries,including U.S. special envoyZalmay Khalilzad.
Minutes later, in anothercorner of the sprawling presidential palace compound,a suitclad Mr. Abdullah in
augurated himself as President, vowing to “safeguardthe independence, nationalsovereignty, territorial integrity” of Afghanistan.
Two explosions As hundreds of peoplewatched Mr. Ghani’s ceremony, two loud explosionswere heard, promptingsome people to fl��ee.
There were no reports ofcasualties from the blasts,which mirrored a similar incident in August 2018 whenmilitants fi��red several mortars as Mr. Ghani was makinga speech at the palace, injuring six civilians.
“I have no bulletproof veston, only my shirt,” Mr. Ghanitold those who stayed behind as sirens wailed. “I willstay even if I have to sacrifi��cemy head.”
Rival Afghan leaders take parallel oaths At least two blasts hit Ashraf Ghani’s oath ceremony, no casualties were reported
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive AbdullahAbdullah both held swearing in ceremonies on Monday. * AP
Agence France-Presse
Kabul
U.S. aviation regulatorsplan to require Boeing torewire all 737 MAX aircraftbefore allowing the troubled planes fl��y again, The
Wall Street Journal has reported.
Regulators have concluded that the currentwiring layout violated safety standards to preventshortcircuits that couldcause sharp drops in aircraft pitch similar to whathappened in the case of anEthiopian Airlines fl��ightlast year, the newspapersaid on Sunday.
The order to modify thewiring would apply to thenearly 800 MAX plans already produced, accordingto the report.
U.S. airlines toforce Boeingto rewire jets
Agence France-Presse
New York
Sudanese Prime MinisterAbdalla Hamdok survivedan assassination attempt targeting his convoy as heheaded to work on Mondaymorning in the capital Khartoum, offi��cials said.
Mr. Hamdok said he wasin “good shape” and thatwhat had happened wouldbe “an additional push tothe wheel of change in Sudan”, where he heads atransitional government following the overthrow lastyear of longtime PresidentOmar alBashir.
Three witnesses said theattack happened near thenorthern entrance to theKober bridge, which crossesthe Blue Nile from Khar
toum North to the citycentre, where Mr. Hamdok’soffi��ce is located.
The convoy appeared tohave been targeted fromabove, they said. State radiosaid it had been hit by gunfi��re and a projectile, whilestate television said it hadbeen targeted by a carbomb.
Sudan PM survivesassassination attemptHamdok heads a transitional govt.
Reuters
Khartoum
Sudan Prime MinisterAbdalla Hamdok. * AP
The number of confi��rmedU.S. cases of COVID19 onMonday rose to 566, including 22 deaths, according tostate public health authorities and a running nationaltally kept by the Johns Hopkins University.
About threefourths ofthe 50 U.S. states have reported infections of the respiratory illness COVID19that can lead to pneumonia.
The number of peoplewho have tested positiveacross New York state in
creased to 142, up from 105a day earlier, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday. Most of the cases are inWestchester county, wherea Manhattan lawyer believed to be at the centre ofthe outbreak there resides,he told a news conference.
Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authorityof New York and New Jerseywhich controls airports andother major travel hubs, hastested positive for the virusand will be quarantined andworking from home, Mr. Cuomo added.
New York Port Authoritychief tests positiveReuters
Washington