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Mumbai NEARBY States get warning to brace for heat waves Talks with meat sellers Keep action plans ready, say Met department and NDMA fail, stir continues LUCKNOW Jacob Koshy Agitating meat sellers and NEW DELHI exporters held talks with Even as the country braces Uttar Pradesh Health for a scorching summer and Minister Siddhartha Nath temperatures in several Singh on the second day of States have been going up their strike on Tuesday but no over the past week, the India rapprochement appeared in Meteorological Department, sight. “We have noted all the along with the National Dis- issues raised by them with an aster Management Authority open mind. The Uttar (NDMA), is exhorting the Pradesh government will not States to implement Heat allow anything illegal to Wave Action Plans. happen,” Mr. Singh said. These describe step-by- NATION Ī PAGE 10 step procedures the States DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD REPORTS ON PAGE 15; EDITORIAL PAGE 8 ought to implement — from communication and ensur- ing first-aid to imposing early summer vacations in 3 civilians, militant killed in J&K encounter schools and ensuring that la- bourers employed in MGNREGA schemes aren’t The deceased youth were among those trying to help the lone militant escape assigned work during certain times of the day — in case of Press Trust of India launched a cordon-and- heatwave-like conditions. Srinagar search operation in the Dur- So far Andhra Pradesh, here a two-day workshop, deaths. This came down to Three civilians were killed in bugh area of Chadoora in the Gujarat, Telangana, Odisha meant to encourage more 723 the next year. an operation by security early hours of Tuesday fol- and Maharashtra have com- State-specific plans. While there are nuances forces against protesters lowing information about mitted themselves to action and region-specific differ- near an encounter site in the presence of militants in plans, which are implemen- Casualties reduced ences, the IMD broadly Budgam district of Kashmir the area, the police official ted in varying degrees by At a presentation, NDMA’s defines a heat wave as when during an anti-militancy op- said. their districts. Anup Srivastava said heat a place’s temperature is 5-6 eration, which ended with He said the search opera- waves killed 22,562 between degrees above normal. the killing of the lone milit- tion turned into a gunbattle Advice to U.P., Rajasthan 1992 and 2015. It already forecasts heat ant. “One militant has been after the militant opened fire “This year we’re talking to “In 2016, the number of waves on its website but a killed and a weapon re- on the security forces. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan casualties came down proper action plan would covered from the scene of The slain civilians have to have such a plan,” drastically to 1,111 from 2,040 mean that the States and dis- the encounter,” an Army offi- Continuing violence: Smoke rises from a house where been identified as Zahid Dar, Madhavan Rajeevan, Secret- in 2015,” he said in a paper. It trict administrations would cial said. militants took refuge in Budgam district. * NISSAR AHMAD Saqib Ahmad and Ishfaq ary, Ministry of Earth Sci- was from 2016 that the IMD get warnings on the likeli- The encounter has ended, Ahmad Wani. All of them ences, told The Hindu. began giving heat wave fore- hood of temperatures rising a police official said, adding men in their twenties — were ber of protesters threw had firearm injuries, the offi- Several IMD officials from casts and the States began to heat wave limits. that one paramilitary man killed while 18 others were stones in an attempt to help cial said. various States as well as rep- considering action plans. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 sustained injuries. injured in the security the militant escape. resentatives from municipal In 2015 Andhra Pradesh Three civilians — all young forces’ action as a large num- The security forces had CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 corporations are attending had 1,422 heat-related SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 6 Five arrested for attack on Nigerians 200 cops deployed outside places where African students live in Greater Noida Kallol Bhattacherjee teenager died allegedly on and moved them to a safe dents Association in India, NEW DELHI consuming drugs procured place,” she told the media. said at a press interaction on The police on Tuesday arres- from Nigerian sources. Since The Greater Noida police Tuesday afternoon. ted five members of a mob the death of the teenager on said over 200 cops have The Association issued a that targeted a group of Saturday, a series of attacks been deployed outside press statement stating that Africans in Greater Noida had targeted Africans in the places where African stu- it would write to all the even as officials assured the neighbourhood. dents live in large numbers. African heads of state on the African community of safety. The police on Tuesday even- “barbaric racism” that Afric- The External Affairs Min- Meeting with Africans ing also conducted a flag ans face in India and calling istry deplored the attack The Gautam Budh Nagar ad- march in Alpha commercial for a reduction in bilateral which drew a strong re- ministration and police offi- belt, Jagat Farms and Pari trade between the African sponse from the Association cials held meetings with the Chowk. Union and India. of African Students in India. African students’ association However, African students “We are tired of the ap- A group of Nigerian na- and Nigeria Embassy offi- said they feel vulnerable. peasement and promises tionals was attacked on cials on Tuesday. “Africans are not safe in this made by the Indian govern- Monday by a mob in Ansal Greater Noida’s Superin- country. They are con- ment and therefore, we will Plaza of Greater Noida. tendent of Police Sujata sidered cannibals. This is a be taking stringent actions,” The attack followed a Singh said the police had matter of public perception the Association said. protest march against Nigeri- helped the injured Africans. here,” Samuel Abiye Jack, CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 ans in the area after a local “The police rescued them president of the African Stu- SEE ALSO Ī DELHI METRO PAGE 1, 2 AI cancels Sena MP’s ticket again Special Correspondent New Delhi Air India continued its ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Tuesday, can- celling two tickets the par- liamentarian booked on Delhi-bound flights. The MP first booked a seat on Air India flight AI 806 from Mumbai to Delhi for Wednesday. When the airline can- celled the ticket, Mr. Gaikwad tried to book an- other seat, this time on flight AI 551 from Hydera- bad to Delhi. But this ticket, too, was cancelled by the national carrier. Both these bookings were made on open tickets (without any specific date) issued to Mr. Gaikwad. The airline is now ascer- taining how many open tickets and frequent flyer tickets have been issued to the MP from Osmanabad in Maharashtra so that they can be cancelled. “Our stand remains the same. We will continue to impose a ban on him,” an Air India official said. Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant said the party has not take any decision yet to move a privilege motion in the Lok Sabha. (With PTI) EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 2 NORTH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI Timings Wednesday, March 29 RISE 06:15 SET 18:37 Pappu Yadav held RISE 07:10 SET 20:02 Thursday, March 30 RISE 06:14 SET 18:38 RISE 07:54 SET 21:08 for clash with cops Friday, March 31 RISE 06:12 SET 18:38 RISE 08:40 SET 22:13 Bihar govt defends police action; wife raises issue in LS Special Correspondent Patna Madhepura Member of Par- liament and leader of Jan Ad- hikar Party (Loktantrik) Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested late on Monday night in Patna in connection with an old case related to creating chaos and brick-batting with policemen near the State capital’s Kargil Chowk on January 24. On Monday too, the MP and his supporters clashed with the police during a protest march towards the Madhepura Member of Parliament Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu State Assembly. They were Yadav in police custody. * PTI protesting against the recent hike of 55% in power tariff Sstate Parliamentary Affairs in his favour. and also to demand a CBI Minister Shrawan Kumar The police produced him IN BRIEF probe into the Bihar Staff Se- said in a statement in the le- before a judicial magistrate lection Commission (BSSC) gislative Assembly. who sent him to jail. He was question paper leak case. later lodged in the Beur cent- (PTI adds:The Bihar gov- ‘Rights violation’ ral jail, Patna. Houses demolished for Kishangarh airport ernment on Tuesday defen- (The issue of arrest of the MP Mr Yadav’s wife, Ranjit ded the police action to dis- was on Tuesday raised by his Ranjan, is the Congress MP perse the protesters of JAP wife Ranjit Ranjan in the Lok from Supaul.