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over 12 lakh people from vul- of apex court’s Secretary cerned, namely, the CJI.” nerable areas to safe places BHUBANESWAR: Chief General came out with the The Committee submit- 
  ahead of the cyclone, Modi said Minister Naveen Patnaik on ibetan spiritual leader the findings of the committee, the ted its report to Justice Arun “Navee Babu (Chief Minister Monday submitted an interim TDalai Lama on Monday woman issued a press state- Mishra — number four in Naveen Patnaik) has done a memorandum to Prime announced to pay an financial ment saying that she was “high- seniority.     good job.” Minister Narendra Modi seek- assistance of 10 lakh from the ly disappointed and dejected”. After the CJI, Justice Bobde The Prime minister also ing an assistance of 17,000 Dalai Lama Trust for the She said “gross injustice” is the next senior most judge, rime Minister Narendra praised the people of Odisha , crore and reiterated the demand Cyclone Fani-affected people of has been done to her as a followed by Justices N V PModi Monday announced particularly the fishermen, for for according special category the State. woman citizen of India and Ramana, Arun Mishra and R F 1,000 crore financial assis- paying heed to the govern- State(SCS) status to Odisha in “worst fears” have come true, Nariman. tance for immediate relief and ment’s instruction before the view of it being a victim of fre-    and all hope of justice and The findings of the panel restoration works in cyclone- disaster and moving to safe quent natural calamities. redress from the highest court were not submitted to Justice ravaged Odisha and mooted a places such as cyclone shelters. While 10,000 crore was of the land have been shattered. Ramana as he was part of the long term disaster mitigation the disaster which has claimed munication and health care “Shifting of more than 12 lakh sought for disaster-proof ener-   She said that she will con- Committee when it was con- plan for all the coastal states at least 34 human lives so far. facilities. people in a short span of time gy infrastructure in coastal sult her lawyer and decide on stituted but recused himself which are vulnerable to such A central team will soon Emphasising that men, is not a small task, it’s a major areas, 7,000 crore is required   the next steps. after the former woman calamities. visit Odisha to make a detailed machines and money are essen- job. It has minimised loss of for construction of houses A notice by the office of employee, who is the com- The Prime Minister made assessment of the extent of tial for speedy restoration and life. If a building collapses, we damaged by cyclone “Fani”, In a letter to Chief Minister Supreme Court Secretary plainant, expressed certain the announcement after con- damage caused by the cyclone, relief, the Prime Minister assured can rebuild it, but loss of life is Patnaik said. Naveen Patnaik, the Dalai General said the report of the reservations over his inclu- ducting an aerial survey of which has affected more than the state that adequate man- irreparable. This is my greatest Justifying the often repeat- Lama announced this and con- Committee, headed by Justice sion. some of the severely hit areas one crore people in over 14,000 power, equipment as well as satisfaction that human lives ed demand, Patnaik said the veyed his appreciation of the S A Bobde, “is not liable to be The panel was constituted and reviewing the situation at villages of the state, so that fur- funds will be made available and have been saved,” Modi said State faced Cyclone Phailin in efficient precautions he and his made public”. on April 23, 2019. a high-level meeting in the ther assistance could be pro- both the Centre and state gov- adding he had been constant- 2013, followed by Hudhud in Government have taken to The Committee, also com- On April 25, Justice aftermath of the extremely vided for expeditious restora- ernment will work in coordina- ly monitoring the movement of 2014, an acute drought in 2015 evacuate people for which prising two woman judges of Ramana recused himself after severe cyclonic storm “Fani” tion. “A team of PMO (Prime tion to tide over the situation. the cyclone despite his hectic and Cyclone Titli in 2018 and casualties have been relatively the SC — Justices Indu the complainant expressed her that hit the landmass with a Minister’s Office) which came Noting that natural calami- election campaign schedules. now ‘Fani’. Such calamities low. Malhotra and Indira Banerjee reservations over his inclusion wind speed up to 240 kmph in with me, will also be stationed ties like cyclone are a regular Noting that the Centre, have hit the State’s economic “I would like to express my — had on May 1 recorded the on the ground that he is a close Puri on Friday. in the State to extend necessary menace for states like Odisha, weather department and backbone which can only be sadness about the lives that statement of the CJI. friend of the CJI and a regular Noting that the centre had help,” he said. the Prime Minister said a long- Odisha government worked healed to certain extent if it gets were lost, the devastation of “The In-House Committee visitor to his house. earlier provided Rs 381 crore in The Centre will also pro- term plan will be prepared for in perfect coordination to a special category status. property, and the hardship this has found no substance in the In Justice Ramana’s place, advance ahead of the cyclone, vide Rs two lakh each to the dealing with such disasters in ensure full preparedness ahead Emphasising that Odisha storm has caused to so many allegations contained in the Justice Bobde had inducted Modi said another Rs 1,000 families of those killed in the all coastal states in the country. of the cyclone, Modi said the has set “global standard” in sav- people. I offer my condolences complaint dated April 19, 2019 Justice Malhotra as she had also crore is being released imme- cyclone, while each injured Odisha Government has been Centre will provide all possible ing lives of people during to those families who have of a former employee of the alleged that the Committee diately keeping in view the person will get Rs 50,000, he requested to prepare a blue- assistance to the state for calamities, Patnaik said, “Now lost loved ones and my prayers Supreme Court of India. Please was not formed in accordance requirement of the state to said adding the focus at present print highlighting their require- speedy restoration and recon- we should work for setting for the welfare of everyone take note that in case of Indira with the Vishaka guidelines laid ensure speedy relief and is on restoring normalcy in ments which can be incorpo- struction operation in the rav- global standard in disaster affected by this huge cyclone,” Jaising vs Supreme Court of by the top court. restoration in areas affected by drinking water, power, com- rated in the comprehensive aged areas. resilience infrastructure.” PNS he wrote.   !"#$ 

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It said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sets of nomination papers sub- President Amit Shah on com- violations by the top two BJP together on May 10 the pleas Minister “will sink in his own contesting. mitted by him. plaints of Model Code viola- leaders. seeking review of its verdict on wave of lies”. Yadav, who was dismissed In the first set of papers on tions. A bench comprising Chief The EC has given clean chit the Rafale fighter jet case and Addressing a Press confer- gramme, the Modi lages which have been adopt- in 2017 after he posted a video April 24, he had mentioned Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice to Modi for two of his speech- the contempt petition against ence at the Congress head- Government promised skill ed by the PM in Varanasi. online complaining about the that he was dismissed from the Deepak Gupta has now listed es — one in Latur last month Congress President Rahul quarters, party leader Navjot enhancement for 40 crore peo- “Under Swachh Bharat food served to the troops, was Border Security Force. the plea of Dev, a Congress MP urging first time voters to ded- Gandhi for wrongly attributing Singh Sidhu shared details ple, according to Sidhu but Abhiyan, 400 toilets were made fielded by the Samajwadi Party On April 29 he submitted from Silchar Lok Sabha seat in icate their votes in the name of to the apex court the “chokidar about various schemes of the “only 41 lakh people have been in these two villages. In 80 per as its candidate from the a second set of papers as the SP Assam, for hearing on May 8. Balakot air strike heroes and sol- chor hai” remark against Prime BJP Government. trained”. “Out of 41 lakh, only cent of the toilets, cow dung Varanasi seat. nominee, but did not give out Senior advocate A M Sighvi, diers killed in the Pulwama Minister Narendra Modi. Talking first about the 6 lakh people have got place- and firewood are being Yadav, in his plea, termed this information. appearing for Dev, alleged that attack, and the other in Wardha A special bench headed by “20,000-crore” Namami ment,” he claimed. stored...The PM installed solar the decision of the poll panel He was also required to the poll panel has passed on April 1, where he indicated Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Gange scheme launched in Sidhu also talked about street lights. It does not have discriminatory and unreason- submit a no-objection certifi- unreasoned orders dismissing that Wayanad constituency had said the petitions seeking 2015, Sidhu said that Water the progress in the Atal Mission motor or batteries,” said the able and said it should be set cate from the BSF, giving rea- the complaints of the Congress more voters from the minority review of its December 14 ver- Resources Minister Nitin for Rejuvenation and Urban former BJP MP. aside. sons for his dismissal. party on violations of MCC community. dict of last year will come up for Gadkari had claimed that 80 Transformation (AMRUT) Sidhu alleged that out of hearing on May 10. per cent of Ganga cleaning scheme, which was launched in 684 crore allocated under the The bench, also compris- work will be completed by 2015. “Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao” $711   / +$ ing Justices S K Kaul and K M 2019. “AMRUT scheme has 500 scheme, 56 per cent of the !     Joseph, expressed surprise as to “Out of 20,000 crore ear- cities under it where sewage money has been used in adver- how the review pleas and the marked for the scheme, only facilities and water connectiv- tisements featuring the PM.  4;- <       contempt petition against 6,000 crore has been spent. ity has to be provided. Its pro- “Can you imagine? These are Gandhi were listed on different Only 10 per cent of the sewage ject utilisation is just 3 per cent. the flagship programs of the    dates when it had earlier treatment plants have been Can you imagine? In BJP-ruled PM Modi...Liar-in-Chief is his ordered that both the cases will made. The Ganga is most states of Assam and Bihar, not name. he Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea   
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Tdirected the CBI to complete its Attorney General K K will be heard together,” the Council was supposed to meet 46,000. “The person, who has you Raja Harischandra?” he Counsel for the State Government told the bench probe by June 3 into the alleged mur- Venugopal, appearing for CBI, told bench said. once a year. The PM is its chair- an annual income of 1.11 asked. comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice der of 11 girls at a shelter home in the court that completion of probe on Gandhi had made the con- man and the CMs of the five lakh, you are giving him a loan About Fasal Bima Yojana, Deepak Gupta that the order restricting traffic on Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and asked the this aspect “will not be possible” with- temptuous remark, “chowkidar states that have Ganga basin are of 46,000 and asking him to Sidhu said it is “even a bigger the national highway was taken due to the agency to file a status report. in two weeks. chor hai”, against Modi, which its members. This Council has start a business. What a joke scam than Rafale scam”. “I am ongoing election and will remain in force till May A bench comprising Chief Justice He said that 11 girls were sup- the apex court had said was not met even once in last five this is?” he asked. saying it categorically.” “Under 31. Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak posed to have been murdered and as wrongly attributed to it. years,” he said. “Just one per cent of the the UPA Government, 4.85 The bench, after hearing the submissions, said, Gupta said that since the matter was per CBI’s recent affidavit filed in the The top court had on April On the much publicised loans given under the Mudra crore farmers were insured. “We are not inclined to keep this petition pending.” “urgent”, it would be heard by a vaca- apex court, it was found that there 30 given another opportunity Digital India scheme, Sidhu scheme were above 5 lakhs,” Under the Modi Government, The State Government had issued an order on April tion bench on June 3. were a total of 35 girls with identical to Gandhi for filing one more said, “Digital India was sup- he added. 4.87 crores were insured. The 3 in which it said that keeping in view the Pulwama “Office to list the matter on June names who at one time or the other affidavit for his remark. posed to connect 2.5 lakh vil- About Saansad Adarsh premium taken under the UPA terror attack, another car bomb attack on security 3 before the vacation bench of this had stayed there. Though Gandhi, through lages with broadband connec- Gram Yojana, Sidhu said, “In regime was just 10,560 crore. forces’ convoy at Banihal and movement of forces dur- court. In the meantime, the ongoing “11 girls are supposed to have his counsel, admitted that he tions by February 2019. Only phase 3, 78 per cent of the 786 All of these are Government ing the Lok Sabha elections, no civilian traffic move- investigation, as stated in the reply of been murdered. In one case, we made a mistake by wrongly 1.1 lakh villages have got the MPs (Lok Sabha and Rajya companies such as LIC,” he ment will be allowed on the NH stretch from 4 AM the Central Bureau of Investigation have recovered bones also,” he told attributing the remark to the optic fibre cable as yet...The Sabha) have not adopted any said. to 5 PM once a week. (CBI), be completed and all necessary the bench. Supreme Court, it observed internet has not worked in village...46 per cent of the “Under the Modi The order had said there would be one “dedicated actions in accordance with law, In the affidavit, the CBI had told that in the affidavit filed earli- even two per cent of villages,” Union Ministers have not iden- Government, while the number day every week” for movement of security forces’ con- including filing of status report the court that 11 girls were alleged- er, at one point the Congress he said. “Now this work is tified any village. The scheme of people insured are the same voy when there would be no civilian traffic on the before this court, be also completed,” ly murdered by key accused Brajesh President admitted the mistake being outsourced to companies does not have any budgetary as UPA, the premium taken is national highway from Baramulla to Udhampur from the bench said in its order. Thakur and his accomplices and a and at one point denied mak- such as Reliance and allocation.” 47,408 crore...The premium 4 AM to 5 PM. The bench initially asked the CBI “bundle of bones” was recovered ing contemptuous remarks. Vodafone,” he alleged. He also talked about has increased by five times,” he The regulation of the vehicular movement on the to complete the probe related to from a burial ground in Muzaffarpur During Monday’s brief Under the ‘Skill India’ pro- Jayapur and Nagepur - two vil- added. 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Pandya (380) and Kieron Stadium. anded a reality check in return to their den to take on HEAD      But Jadhav wasn't in the Pollard will be hard to stop In fact, both Mandhana and Deol struggled to get their last league fixture, table-topper MI, probably its $ &   best of form and his absence once they get going and CSK's going as Trailblazers crawled to 25 for one in six overs Hdefending champions biggest IPL rival, to decide /$ * would open up a spot for either bowlers have a tough task at after Harmanpreet Kaur-led Supernovas opted to field. Chennai Super Kings would which team seals a spot in the -,     Murali Vijay or Dhruv Shorey. hand. The BCCI is organising a bigger tournament for bank on home advantage to seal May 12 final. <9 1 Bowling has been CSK's The onus would also be on the women in comparison to the inaugural edition their place in the summit clash CSK boasts of a tremen-  3  KI $      strong point so far this season the ever-improving Deepak last year when only a one-off game was played. Four when they take on a confident dous record at home this sea- and becomes even more potent Chahar, who has taken 16 out of the three games will be broadcast live on prime Mumbai Indians in the son, winning six of its seven wickets and Krunal 10 wick-    J  on M A Chidambaram stadi- scalps so far, to pick up early time unlike last year with an aim to attract a bigger Qualifier 1 of the IPL here at games at the M A ets), leggie Rahul Chahar (10   um's sluggish wicket. wickets for CSK and stifle the TV audience. Chepauk Stadium on Tuesday. Chidambaram Stadium here wickets) and possibly Mitchell Imran Tahir (21 scalps), the rival batting line-up. At the venue, the stadium was far from full but After the gruelling league and come on Tuesday, it will McClenaghan.     second highest-wicket taker Going by the head-to-head that did not affect Mandhana's batting. After getting phase of the ongoing IPL, the act as a big advantage for the Skipper Dhoni (CSK's this season after Kagiso Rabada record this year, MI holds the used to the slowness of the wicket, the southpaw went stage is set for the play-offs with hosts. highest run-getter with 368      (25), has been at the forefront upperhand having won both its for her strokes and even smashed three sixes to go CSK and MI clashing against A defeat, however, will pro- runs from 12 matches, 3 fifties) of an effective CSK spin trio, encounters against CSK in the with 10 fours. each other for a place in May 12 vide both the teams a second has been the mainstay of a    also including veteran preliminary phase. Australians are not taking part in the event this final. chance in Qualifier 2 on May rather inconsistent CSK batting    Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra MI head coach Mahela time owing to a scheduling dispute between the BCCI There is hardly anything to 10. unit and along with openers Jadeja (both with 13 wickets Jayawardene would be aware of and Cricket Australia over men's ODI series. differentiate between the two The CSK top-order has Shane Watson and Faf du  3   each). the job at hand and won't take Twelve foreigners from five countries are taking sides as both CSK and MI have fired in fits and starts in the Plessis and Suresh Raina holds And the success of Tahir & CSK lightly despite the Lions' part in the tournament and are distributed equally won the title three times earli- league phase and will need to the key in Saturday's game as      Co against the powerful MI recent wobbly form. between the three teams. er. come out all guns blazing the usually fluent Ambati batting line-up could very well CSK will certainly receive Brief scores: Trailblazers: 140/5 in 20 overs The Mahendra Singh against a formidable MI bowl- Rayudu has struggled to get     determine the course of the a boost by playing the Qualifier (Smriti Mandhana 90, Harleen Deol 36; Radha Yadav Dhoni-led CSK has been patchy ing attack that includes Jasprit going. match. 1 at home with the crowd fully 2/28) beat Supernovas: 138/6 in 20 overs after a strong start and finished Bumrah (17 wickets), Lasith CSK, however, will miss the    MI captain Rohit Sharma backing the team in what (Harmanpreet Kaur 46 not out, Sophie Devine 32; its league engagements with a Malinga (15 wickets), the services of the Kedar Jadhav, (386 runs), the impressive promises to be a cracker of a Sophie Ecclestone 2/11, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/17) six-wicket defeat to Kings XI Pandya brothers (Hardik 14 who sustained a freak shoulder Quinton De Kock (492, third contest. by 2 runs. 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