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www.dailyworld.in dailypick Indulge in cow smuggling and international Catalonia: Spain’s you will be killed: King Felipe warns Raj BJP MLA 09 Jaipur Rajasthan’s ruling Bharatiya Janata ‘separatists’ Party MLA, Gyan Dev Ahuja, has warned that if anyone indulges in cow smuggling or slaughters a cow, he will be killed. B Choudhury Ahuja’s threat to cow smugglers came as a response to an alleged cow smuggling incident GST made 2017 in Alwar district on Saturday. most significant “Mera to sidha sidha kehna hai ki gau taskari karoge ya gau kashi karoge to yun hi maare jaoge year for (I say this clearly: if you smuggle or slaughter cows, you will be killed),” he told reporters. economy since Not stranger to making controversial and bi- 06 zarre statements, Ahuja had previously claimed Independence Former Indian that the premier Jawaharlal Nehru University Navy officer was a hub of sex and drugs, where 3,000 used Kulbhushan condoms and 2,000 liquor bottles were found Jadhav’s wife and mother daily. On Saturday, an alleged cow smuggler was AIADMK cracks meet him while caught, while two of his associates managed to seated across a escape in Ramgarh area of the district, which whip against nine glass partition often sees violence by cow vigilante groups. Dhinakaran aides at the Pakistan The man caught was allegedly beaten by local Foreign Office residents. However, Ahuja claimed the accused in Islamabad on Chennai Stung by the R K Nagar bypoll defeat Monday. / PTI was injured after the vehicle in which he was at the hands of rebel leader T T V Dhinakaran, allegedly smuggling cows overturned. / PTI / the ruling AIADMK on Monday axed nine of his aides and warned of action against those who “betrayed” the party. The Dhinakaran camp questioned the ruling Jadhav meets wife, mother 20 dead in party’s locus standi to take action against them. District secretaries P Vetrivel, N G Parthiban, Philippines bus M Rengasamy and Thangatamilselvan, all considered close to Dhinakaran, were be- —from behind glass screen crash on way to ing “relieved” from their posts, said chief minister K Palaniswami, who is also AIADMK Islamabad Kulbhushan Jadhav, on It was the first time that Jadhav province after he reportedly entered them. Pakistan Foreign Office later Christmas mass co-coordinator, and deputy chief minister and death row in Pakistan for alleged was meeting his family since his from Iran. It claims that he was in released pictures of Jadhav talking Twenty pilgrims from the same extend- party coordinator O Panneerselvam. spying, on Monday met his wife arrest in March, and Pakistan por- possession of an Indian passport that to his wife and mother from behind ed family were killed on Monday in a head-on Vetrivel is the district secretary Chennai and mother but separated by a glass trayed it as a humanitarian ges- identified him as Hussein Mubarak a glass screen. The communication bus collision while travelling to Christmas Day (North), while Parthiban is the secretary of screen in a carefully choreographed ture to mark the birthday of the Patel. between them was through an in- mass in the northern Philippines, police said. Vellore (East). event that unfolded in tweets, photos country’s founder Muhammad Ali India, however, maintains that tercom device. A small bus taking the group to a dawn church Rengasamy is secretary of Thanjavur (North) and TV footage. Jinnah. Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran The meeting started at around service crashed into a larger bus in the town of and Thangatamilselvan is AIADMK Theni The 40-minute meeting, which “Pakistan permits the meeting where he had business interests after 1.35 pm local time (2.05 pm IST) Agoo killing 20 on board, including six children, district secretary. Palaniswami and Panneer- took place after many representa- of wife and mother of Commander retiring from the Indian Navy. and lasted about 40 minutes, after police said. The nine other occupants of the selvam gave no reason for the action against tions, was held at the heavily guarded Jadhav with him, as a humanitar- Faisal also tweeted that the meet- which Jadhav’s wife and mother were small bus were injured, as were 17 travelling on the four but they were apparently given the Foreign Affairs Ministry building, ian gesture, on the birthday of the ing was arranged in light of “Islamic driven away in a white SUV. the bigger bus, according to an updated tally sack for working in favour of Dhinakaran in and came after the Hague-based Father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam traditions and based on purely hu- The two women had arrived in released by regional police. “They (the family) the bypoll. The two leaders also announced International Court of Justice (ICJ) Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” Foreign Of- manitarian grounds.” Islamabad earlier today via Dubai were trying to catch a mass in ,” Agoo removal of V P Kalairajan and V Muthiah, asked Pakistan in May to stay 47-year- fice spokesman Mohammad Faisal TV footage showed Jadhav’s on a commercial flight, and spent police officer Vanessa Abubo told AFP, referring district secretaries of South Chennai (north) old Jadhav’s execution. tweeted. mother Avanti and wife Chetankul about 30 minutes at the Indian High to a northern Philippine town near Agoo with a and Tirunelveli Urban, respectively, from the The Foreign Office also issued The tweet made it a point to iden- entering the ministry building’s Agha Commission before being driven to famous . The centuries-old Our party’s primary membership and all posts. Va a new video message of Jadhav in tify Jadhav, a former Indian Navy of- Shahi Block, accompanied by India’s the Foreign Office. Jadhav’s family Lady of Manaoag church is a popular pilgrimage Pugazhenthi, secretary of AIADMK’s Karnataka which he is seen thanking the Paki- ficer, with his military title. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh had a brief stop at the mission again site in the mainly Catholic nation, featuring an unit and spokespersons Nanchil Sampath and stan government for arranging a claims its security forces arrested and a Pakistani woman official. After before they headed to the airport to icon of the Virgin Mary which the faithful say CR Saraswathi faced similar action. / PTI / meeting with his wife and mother. Jadhav from its restive Balochistan they went in, the door shut behind catch a flight to India./ PTI / page 7 > performs miracles. page 8 > / AFP / dailyheadlines

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Thiruvananthapuram/Panaji forgiveness taught by Lord Jesus Check if Nation Midnight masses and carols in Christ for the enlightenment of praise of Lord Jesus marked Christ- humanity. May this bring peace, WhatsApp will mas on Monday as the country got harmony and happiness,” a post gets into Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking a ride in Metro from Botanical Garden Station to Okhla Bird Sanctu- into a festive mood with people on the Twitter handle of the Vice work on your ary along with the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Ram Naik and the Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Aditya- thronging markets donning Santa President said. nath and other dignitaries after its inauguration, at Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. / PTI celebratory Claus caps and gospel bands en- Christmas was celebrated with phone from thralling the merry-makers. full fervour in the national capital Dec 31 mood with Worshippers across the country as thousands gathered in churches After launching new Delhi metro line, gathered in churches and cathe- and decked up . San Francisco Facebook-owned drals decorated with twinkling As the bells tolled, people mobile messaging app WhatsApp Christmas lights for the midnight service to thronged the churches -- includ- will stop working on a number of PM pushes for use of public transport celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. ing the Church of The platforms from December 31, the Noida Prime Minister Naren- metro and not driving our prism of politics which is based festivities Persons dressed up as Santa Redemption and Sacred Heart company has confirmed. dra Modi on Monday made a private vehicles should be a on the interest of parties. He Claus cheered the revellers at sev- Cathedral. Delhi Chief Minister The messaging app will drop strong pitch for use of public prestige issue,” he said. said development should be eral places such as malls, markets Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Merry support for ‘BlackBerry OS’, transport to save on fuel and The prime minister ob- an all-round phenomenon. and parks. Christmas” and celebrated the ‘BlackBerry 10’, ‘Windows Phone costs associated with the im- served that a multi-modal “Governance cannot hap- Christmas trees, bells, gifts and festival by attending several Christ- 8.0’ and older platforms, from port of petroleum, saying trav- transportation system will pen when the dominant cakes were flooded in the markets mas programmes in the capital. December 31, 2017, according to elling on a metro train should ensure that use of fuel is cut thought process begins at where several people wearing The neighbourhoods of church- an express.co.uk report published be a “prestige issue”. down, which will help the ‘mera kya’ (how will it benefit Santa Claus’ signature cap could es reverberated with traditional on Monday. Modi was addressing a pub- common man save money me) and ends at ‘mujhe kya’ be seen enjoying the festive spirit. Christmas carols, with gospel “We will no longer actively de- lic meeting in this suburban and also be useful for the en- (why should I bother). We have Prime Minister Narendra Modi bands enthralling the merry- velop for these platforms, some town in Uttar Pradesh border- vironment. changed this mindset. For us, wished people on Christmas, say- makers with songs such as ‘Jingle features may stop functioning at ing New Delhi after launching He said governments in- decisions are about national in- ing, “We remember the noble Bells’, ‘Oh Holy Night’ and ‘Santa any time,” WhatsApp said. a 12-km stretch of Delhi Metro’s cur a lot of cost in creating terest and not political gains,” teachings of Lord Christ”. Claus Is Coming to Town’. “These platforms don’t offer newly built Magenta Line. infrastructure but when it is he said. “Merry Christmas to all fellow In Kerala, which has a sizable the kind of capabilities we need He also said good gover- ready it benefits generations He said while India is a pros- citizens, especially our Christian Christian population, special to expand our app’s features in nance is possible only when to come. perous country, people have brothers and sisters. May the festi- prayers, midnight masses and the future. If you use one of these the mindset of deriving per- Modi also said that by 2022, been deprived of its benefits val bring happiness to our families low key festivities today marked affected mobile devices, we rec- sonal benefit while fram- when India celebrates its 75 due to poor governance. and our shared society,” President Christmas as the state witnessed ommend upgrading to a newer ing policies and completing years of Independence, he “But I have taken upon Ram Nath Kovind said on his of- massive devastation and loss of life OS version, or to a newer Android projects is shunned. “For us, wants to cut down on import- myself to change all this. It is ficial Twitter handle. due to cyclone Ockhi last month. running OS 4.0+, iPhone run- decisions are about national ed petroleum products. a tough decision (for many) Vice President Venkaiah Nai- Senior bishops and led ning iOS 7+, or Windows Phone interest and not political Without getting into spe- when they have to think du also wished all citizens on special masses and gave out Christ- 8.1+ so that you can continue gains.”“The top ten industrial- cifics, the prime minister whether the policy would Christmas. “It reaffirms our faith mas messages at cathedrals and using WhatsApp,” the company ists would not travel on metro. lamented that development benefit them politically,” he in the values of compassion and churches across the state. / PTI / added. / IANS / You will. For us, riding a at times is seen through the said. / PTI /