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Delhi monday, january 23, 2017 www.thehindu.in ● Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 19 ● CITY EDITION ● 30 Pages ● Rs. 8.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Yechury accuses Trump targets media Mauritius PM Saina Nehwal Modi of protecting after millions take Anerood Jugnauth wins the Malaysia black money hoarders out march in America to step down Masters Grand Prix Page 8 Page 14 Page 14 Page 18 • • BRIEFLY 39 killed, over 50 injured as Two soldiers killed in TN CM fails to convince Arunachal encounter Hirakhand Express derails NEW DELHI: Two soldiers were killed and three injured in an encounter with terrorists after Railway Minister an Assam Rifles vehicle was protesters; 2 die in jallikattu visits accident site ambushed in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on in A.P., orders probe Sunday. Two terrorists were Schools, colleges neutralised later in the search B. MADHU GOPAL operations. to reopen today; KUNERU (VIZIANAGARAM): As ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 agitators stall many as 39 passengers lost Alanganallur event their lives and over 50 were Elusive Kodagu tiger injured when the engine and found dead SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT nine coaches of the Hirakhand Express, bound MYSURU: The elusive tiger, for PUDUKOTTAI/MADURAI: A day for Bhubaneswar from Jag- which a search involving after Tamil Nadu promul- dalpur, derailed near the Ku- elephants and a drone was gated an ordinance to con- neru railway station in Viz- under way, was found dead near duct jallikattu, a bull-tamer ianagaram district of Nittur village in Kodagu district and a spectator were gored Andhra Pradesh late on Sat- of Karnataka on Sunday. The to death by bulls and 129 urday night. The victims in- DISASTER STRIKES AGAIN: The derailed coaches of the Jagdalpur- male tiger, aged 9-10, had spectators injured at an cluded 15 women and an Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express near the Kuneru station stalked cattle in the villages event in Raapusal village in infant. in Andhra Pradesh. — PHOTO: C.V. SUBRAHMANYAM near the Nagarahole National Pudukottai district on The injured passengers Park and attacked a coffee Sunday, though hostile were rushed to hospitals, estate worker on Friday. crowds forced Chief Minis- with 22 persons admitted to ½ SOUTH | PAGE 8 ter O. Panneerselvam to re- the Parvatipuram Govern- Railways suspect foul play turn without inaugurating ment Hospital and 32 Army plans to revamp KUNERU: Railway heard a loud sound. The the event at Alanganallur in treated at the Rayagada Dis- spokesperson Anil area is Naxal prone and recruitment process Madurai. DIGGING IN: Villagers staging a demonstration in front of ‘Vaadivasal’ at Alanganallur trict Hospital. Saxena said there are the incident happened Across the State, protest- on Sunday, demanding a ‘permanent solution.’ — PHOTO: G.GNANAVELMURUGAN Later, nine severely in- NEW DELHI: The Army is indications of foul play as just ahead of Republic ers refused to leave venues, jured passengers were re- considering a proposal to end a goods train had passed Day,” Mr. Saxena said. demanding that the ordin- tion, the government on ferred to Visakhapatnam, chaos in its recruitment rallies, the same track just two Home Ministry sources ance be replaced with a piece Sunday announced that all Leave protest venues and Chief PRO of East Coast where thousands of youngsters hours before the incident, said they may ask the of legislation, which they see colleges and schools will re- Railway J.P. Mishra said. jostle to become soldiers. Under which occurred in the NIA to probe if the as a “permanent” approval to sume functioning from it, the written examination come to arenas: Activists Naxal-prone zone just derailment was a conduct the rural sport sans Monday even as negoti- NDRF teams rushed would be conducted online at ahead of the Republic subversive act. legal impediment. The pro- ations continued with the STAFF REPORTER Stating that they had gone Five NDRF teams were various locations and a smaller Day. However, Odisha DGP testers refused to accept Mr. protesters through some in- and discussed the issue rushed to the site to assist number would then be called for “The driver applied K.B. Singh ruled out Panneerselvam’s assurance terlocutors till late in the CHENNAI: A group of well- with the Central the RPF, CRPF and Odisha the physical and medical emergency brake after involvement of Maoists that legislation will be en- evening. known personalities, which government, Karthikeya Rapid Disaster Action Force evaluation. feeling a big jerk and in the derailment. — PTI acted in the Assembly ses- Following the opposition had lent strong support to Sivasenapathy, managing teams in rescue and relief ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 sion beginning on Monday. in Alanganallur, where the jallikattu protests, late trustee of the Senaapathy operations. people blocked roads lead- on Sunday appealed to Kangayam Cattle Research The Rayagada District Minister escorted to safety ing to the arena, the Chief those at the protest venues Foundation, said they had Collector and the CPRF railed, with four coaches A stationary goods train As the protests continued, Minister told journalists, to disperse and instead been constantly asking for Commandant supervised overturning. on an adjacent line near the jallikattu could not be con- “The people will conduct come to the jallikattu arenas the Prevention of Cruelty to the relief eforts. The Dir- The derailment was cabin prevented another ducted at several venues des- jallikattu as per their wish at now that the State has Animals Act to be amended ector-General, NDRF was caused by a suspected rail coach from toppling over. pite the urgent ordinance. In a time chosen by them.” He promulgated an ordinance to allow jallikattu to take monitoring the situation, of- fracture at a few places near The impact of the derail- Coimbatore, Municipal Ad- left for Chennai in the facilitating the sport. place without hurdles. The ficials said. the railway cabin ahead of ment was severe enough to ministration Minister S.P. afternoon. “Leave the protest venues ordinance was a step Two AC coaches, four the Kuneru station.The S-8 detach the rails from the Velumani had to be escorted and come to the jallikattu towards that, and the group sleeper coaches, two gen- and S-9 coaches were the concrete sleepers, which ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 EDUCATIONPLUS to safety when he faced a ½ arenas,” said Rajesh, who was always for working eral compartments and the worst afected. Coach S-7 were lying broken. 4 Pages hostile crowd soon after he A FLOOD OF CASES | PAGE 8 heads the Veera Vilayattu within the constitutional guard-cum-passenger rammed into S-8, while S-9 inaugurated a rekla race. ½ IN FRUITLESS PURSUIT OF Paathukappu Peravai, at a framework to find a coach, besides the engine of toppled onto its side as did ½ PRABHU PROMISES METROPLUS In a bid to quell the agita- PERMANENCE | EDITORIAL joint press conference here. solution. the Express train, were de- another coach. STRINGENT ACTION | PAGE 9 4 Pages Congress gets 105 seats in deal with Akhilesh Sushma fights bigotry online SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT caste. often indulges in online OMAR RASHID Mulayam skips The parties cited the need “India is my country. In- trolling, posted a comment to preserve secularism and NEW DELHI: External Afairs dians are my people. The for Prime Minister Naren- LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi manifesto release unity of the country as reas- Minister Sushma Swaraj, caste, State, language or re- dra Modi earlier, “your Party and the Congress will ons for coming together. LUCKNOW: Mulayam Singh on during the weekend, took ligion is not relevant to Sushma only takes care of fight the 2017 Uttar Pradesh on aggressive online critics me,” said Ms. Swaraj on her Muslim visas, but Hindus Assembly elections to- Sunday gave a miss to the “New beginning” release of the Samajwadi who accused her of being oicial Twitter handle are getting harassed to get gether, in a move that both Mr. Babbar said the tie-up biased. Hitting back, Ms. when Hindu Jagaran Indian visa. Very upset.” parties hope will help them Party’s manifesto which would usher in a “new be- promised a host of schemes Swaraj, who often uses the Sangha, a fringe outfit, The comment from Ms. consolidate the Muslim ginning” in State and na- social media to rush help to tweeting from @Hindu- Swaraj is part of her ongo- vote, a significant 19 per cent for the development of tional politics and vowed to Uttar Pradesh. Page 12 Indians in diferent parts of Jagoran, accused her of ing eforts to reach out to of the electorate. “throw out communal forces the world, said she made no neglecting the majority the Indians abroad and at After days of wrangling and BJP.” distinction among Indians community. home about the crisis-solv- over the distribution of The formal announce- He said the two parties on the basis of religion and The organisation, which ing abilities of the MEA. seats, the two parties agreed ment of the tie-up was made would form a “political and on a seat sharing formula un- here at a hurriedly convened ideological force and chal- der which the Congress will BATTLE CRY: Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav at a joint press conference by SP lenge divisive politics” with contest 105 seats while the function to release party manifesto in Lucknow on Sunday. State president Naresh Ut- Congress vice-president SP will battle it out in 298 — PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT tam Patel, SP vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s ideology of seats under Chief Minister Kiranmoy Nanda and Con- empowerment of youth and Akhilesh Yadav.