Downloaded From:- www.Estore33.com www.Estore33.com https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_Official follow us: november 18, 2018 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 42 pages ț ₹15.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu BJP leader K. Surendran Odisha Assembly Vyapam charges have Alexander Zverev stuns taken into preventive accepts the apology no substance, says BJP’s Roger Federer in last­four custody at Nilackal of Abhijit Iyer­Mitra Vinay Sahasrabuddhe stage of ATP Finals page 8 page 9 page 11 page 17 Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Delhi Chief Secy. Anshu Ganga waterway project cleared after overruling expert panel Prakash transferred NEW DELHI Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Environment Ministry and inland the river between Varanasi vancy works. ion Ministry of Environment Prakash, who was allegedly waterways body differed on clearances in Uttar Pradesh and Haldia The ₹5,369 crore project and Forests and the Inland assaulted at Chief Minister in West Bengal. The project is partly funded by the Waterways Authority of In­ Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Jacob Koshy try. The latter had recom­ entails construction of 3 World Bank. However, to en­ dia (IWAI), which is attached February this year, was NEW DELHI mended public consulta­ multimodal terminals (Vara­ able container barges and to the Union Shipping Minis­ transferred to the India’s longest waterway tions and a full­fledged nasi, Sahibganj and Haldia); ships to carry at least 2,000 try, have been at odds over Department of project, one terminal of environment clearance, doc­ 2 intermodal terminals; 5 whether this dredging re­ Telecommunications on which was inaugurated by uments made availablehttps://www.Estore33.comRoll On–Roll Off (Ro­Ro) ter­ SUNDAY SPECIAL quired environmental clea­ Saturday, an official order Prime Minister Narendra through the Right to Infor­ minal pairs; a new naviga­ rance (EC). This process in­ stated. The 1986­batch IAS Modi earlier this week, was mation (RTI) Act show. tion lock at Farakka; assured tonnes, the project requires volves a consultation with officer of the AGMUT cadre made possible only after a As part of the the Modi go­ depth dredging; an integrat­ the river bed to be dredged locals likely to be affected by was at loggerheads with the high­power Committee of vernment’s ambitious plan ed vessel repair and mainte­ to enable a minimum draft the project and residing at Kejriwal government. An Ministers and senior officials to make stretches of the nance facility; a Differential of three metres along the riv­ locations along the river, order of the Department of from multiple Ministries 2,500­km­long Ganga suita­ Global Positioning System er, as well as to make the riv­ where major constructions Personnel and Training said overruled the recommenda­ ble for transporting contain­ (DGPS); a River Information er channel at least 45 metres would be executed. Mr. Prakash has been posted as Additional Secretary in the tions of experts appointed ers, it decided to make na­ System (RIS); and ‘river wide. Not so placid: The recommendation for environmental CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 * Department of by the Environment Minis­ vigable a 1,390­km stretch of training’ and river conser­ Since early 2016, the Un­ clearance and public consultation was rejected. R.V. MOORTHY Telecommunications. CITY Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ‘Fear of probe led to curbs on CBI’ Poll panel orders transfer of No sovereignty on corruption, Jaitley says of A.P., West Bengal move on consent senior Chhattisgarh official Special Correspondent case. In the case of West Ben­ in the CBI as a lame excuse NEW DELHI gal, the alleged involvement and a ruse to brazenly save Offered journalist money to record video of Cong. leaders Union Finance Minister of Trinamool Congress lead­ the corrupt and extend polit­ Arun Jaitley on Saturday said ers in the Narada and Shara­ ical patronage to people and Special Correspondent leged that public money was “there is no sovereignty of da scam “cannot be wiped organisations involved in NEW DELHI being used to target the Con­ any State in the matter of out by merely saying we will acts of corruption and crimi­ The Election Commission on gress. corruption.” keep away the CBI,” Mr. Jait­ nality,” the Rajya Sabha MP Saturday ordered the remo­ Special Secretary P. Anba­ He was responding to the ley said. said. val of Secretary and Com­ lagan, a 2004­batch IAS of­ decision by the Andhra Pra­ In New Delhi, the BJP The Congress government missioner of Public Rela­ ficer, will replace Mr. Toppo, desh and West Bengal go­ again lashed out at the And­ in Punjab, however, said it tions of the Chhattisgarh who has been transferred to vernments to withdraw ‘gen­ hra Pradesh and West Bengal had no intention of with­ government Rajesh Toppo the State Secretariat as Spe­ eral consent’ to the Central governments. “It is a clear drawing consent to the CBI. after he was caught on tape cial Secretary. Bureau of Investigation (CBI) malafide exercise of power “Any decision in this re­ asking a journalist to film Rajesh Toppo The Congress also lodged to conduct searches and oth­ step of not letting the CBI by corrupt parties to protect gard will be taken by the cen­ Congress members abusing a complaint with the Elec­ er operations in their States. come to the State.” their interests and a grand al­ tral leadership,” tweeted Ra­ the party’s State president the video was earlier broad­ tion Commission and sub­ Mr. Jaitley, who was in He alleged that in the case liance of these most corrupt veen Thukral, media adviser Bhupesh Baghel. He is also cast by a local news channel. mitted a copy of the video Bhopal to release the BJP of Andhra Pradesh, the parties is coming up,” BJP to Chief Minister Captain heard allegedly offering to and transcripts, seeking Mr. manifesto for the Madhya move to withdraw general spokesperson G.V.L. Nara­ Amarinder. pay for the operation. Misuse of public funds Toppo’s removal. Pradesh Assembly election, consent was motivated by simha Rao said. On Thursday, Mr. Baghel Seeking the immediate sus­ The second phase of elec­ added that “only those that the fear of what is likely to “The State government ‘WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT WILL shared the alleged conversa­ pension of the 2005­batch tion in the State is scheduled have a lot to hide take the happen than any particular has cited recent happenings HIT FUTURE CBI ACTION’ Ī PAGE 10 tion on his Twitter handle — IAS officer, Mr. Baghel al­ on November 20. ‘Centre must reveal loan defaulters list’ Expelled from INLD, Ajay Chautala to float new party CIC slams PMO for refusing to comply with his Nov. 2 direction ‘Gifts’ party to younger brother, promises to offer Haryana voters a viable alternative Priscilla Jebaraj sioner slammed the PMO with the direction. VIKAS VASUDEVA rently Leader of the Opposi­ native to the existing major NEW DELHI for refusing to comply with “The CPIO of the RBI did CHANDIGARH tion in Haryana Assembly, players in Haryana politics — The government must di­ his November 2 direction to not provide information ob­ The Indian National Lok Dal Mr. Ajay said at rally in Jind, the Congress, BJP and INLD­ vulge the list of wilful de­ explain what action has viously because of instruc­ split on Saturday with Ajay “Today I am gifting INLD to Bahujan Samaj Party al­ faulters of large loans, Cen­ been taken on former RBI tions of the higher authori­ Chautala, expelled from the Abhay, my younger brother. liance. “The INLD has be­ tral Information Governor Raghuram Ra­ ties, which might include party led by his father and We will take forward the prin­ come a puppet in the hands Commissioner (CIC) Srid­ jan’s 2015 letter alerting the apex policymakers,” Mr former Haryana CM Om Pra­ ciples of Chaudhary Devi Lal of a few people,” Mr. Ajay al­ har Acharyulu said on Fri­ PMO to high­profile cases of Acharyulu said. kash Chautala, announcing [their grandfather and form­ leged. Mr. Abhay held a party day, dismissing the Prime wilful default. But the CIC allowed the that he would float his own er Deputy PM] and announce workers’ meeting in Chandi­ Minister’s Office’s latest res­ The PMO had claimed RBI’s request for more time outfit. the name of new party on De­ garh, where he hit out at his SECTION 2 Ī 12 PAGES ponse disclaiming responsi­ that as the original petition to respond. Amid widening rift with cember 9.” brother, saying those who Ajay Chautala (right) with his MAGAZINEĪ 8 PAGES bility. was not addressed to it, it his younger brother Abhay The new party, Mr. Ajay staked claim over the party younger brother Abhay CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGE 4 & 6 In his order, the Commis­ was not liable to comply INTERVIEW ON Ī PAGE 10 Singh Chautala, who is cur­ said, would provide an alter­ have themselves left. Singh Chautala. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Manvendra Art meets politics to take on CM Raje in Rajasthan Special Correspondent JAIPUR The Congress on Saturday fielded Manvendra Singh, son of former BJP leader Jaswant Singh, against Ra­ jasthan Chief Minister Va­ sundhara Raje from her home turf of Jhalrapatan, which she has represented thrice since 2003 in the Assembly. ‘Our mistake’ Mr. Singh, 54, who was elected from Sheo in Barmer district in 2013 as a BJP candidate, quit the party in September this year, following differences with Ms. Raje over denial of ticket to his father in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.