Imphal Times Supplementary issue 32 National & International News NDA Govt’s decision on new Large portion of road sinks near Kohima scheme for NE bypasses due to incessant rain; roads cut off Agency NEC’s Plenary Kohima, July 9, Incessant rain has taken its toll Agency Governors and Chief decision making authority. in Nagaland with a section of Shillong, July 9, Ministers of the North Eastern However I am very sorry to the National Highway 29 sank States who are the members learn that the decision on the in around two kilometers from The NDA government’s of the NEC,” sources pointed new scheme approved by capital city of Kohima. decision to introduce a new out. the4 Union Cabinet on Meanwhile, hundreds of scheme for the Northeast On March 28 this year, the 28th March 2018, bypassed vehicles, especially trucks which led to taking away of Union cabinet had approved the Plenary Council and the were stranded after the section some sectors from the North a new scheme known as new scheme came to us by of the NH 29 below a petrol Eastern Council (NEC) has “Northeast Special surprise.” depot here sank more than 10 raised a question mark in the Infrastructure Development Lal Thanhawla also said that feet. region. Schemes (NESIDS)” and this Rs 4,500 crore earmarked for According to concerned Some of the sectors that would scheme would be routed the new scheme for the whole officials, the road could not not come through the NEC directly through the Ministry North Eastern States during take the heavy load of tons of include skill development, of Development of North 2017-18 to 2019-2020 is going soil dumped by its side and education, irrigation, power Eastern Region (DoNER) with to be too less to have a with incessant rains, sank in among others. 100 per cent funding from the meaningful impact for the early hours of Sunday. This issue is likely to be raised Centre. region’s development. Meanwhile, traffic to and from allowed only for light be sorted out before earth Minister, Tongpang Ozukum in the 67th Plenary of the NEC Moreover, sources said that “The earmarked funds include Kohima has been diverted vehicles, officials said. cutting. and other officials of district which will be chaired by Union since the Centre has decided Rs 2,357 crore for committed through two alternative According to officials, it Machinery equipments were at administration, police, State Ministry for Home Affairs, to implement the new scheme liabilities of ongoing projects, routes- via Jotsoma by-pass would take around three the site to begin restoration Disaster Management and Rajnath Singh in Shillong on (NESIDS) from 2020 onwards, Rs 1,000 crore for North road or via Peducha-10 mile weeks for complete work. PWD engineers visited the Monday. the NEC was not allowed to Eastern Road Sector(Wokha road). restoration as fresh earth Meanwhile, Border Road Task affected areas and also The two-day Plenary of the take up new projects for two Development Scheme While the Peducha-10 mile cutting will be required. Force (BRTF) have been inspected the possible NEC will begin at 2 pm at the years from 2018 to 2020, except (NERSDS), and Rs 640 crore (Wokha road) can be used by However, issues like land entrusted to maintain the alternative roads including 10 State Convention Centre in ongoing projects which are for NLCPR liabilities. all types of vehicles, the compensation and other Jotsoma by-pass road. mile to Peducha road, Jotsoma Shillong. being funded on 90:10 basis However there is no fund left Jotsoma by-pass road will be related matters would have to Later on Sunday, State PWD road and Forest colony Kohima. Pointing out that the NEC is a between the Centre and the for new projects during the statutory advisory body respective state governments new scheme. It is highly under the NEC Act 1971 which in the North Eastern Region. doubtful that the region can came into being on November “This planned holiday of two be made an engine of growth Gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead in UP jail 7, 1972 with its headquarter in years disallowing the NEC to with such a meager Agency Sources say around 6.30 am than 100 times with an AK-47 to tell UP Chief Minister Shillong, sources said that take up new projects would investment from the Centre,” Uttar Pradesh, July 9 in the Baghpat prison, when in 2005. Adityanath ji that my members of the NEC which have adverse impact on the Lal Thanhawla said while the inmates were having tea, Chief Minister Yogi husband’s life is in danger. A include Governors and Chief region which requires speedy requesting the Centre to A gangster in Uttar Pradesh, another prisoner Sunil Adityanath said: “I have conspiracy is being hatched Ministers were not taken into execution of infrastructure,” allocate more funds to the Munna Bajrangi, was shot Rathiat, fired at Bajrangi, ordered a judicial inquiry and to kill him in a fake consideration when the Union sources said. NEC in order to have a dead in a prison in Uttar killing him instantly. The suspension of the jailor. Such encounter,” Seema Singh, the Cabinet at the Centre decided Recently, only Mizoram Chief meaningful impact for the Pradesh on Monday, just a gangster had been an incident occurring inside gangster’s wife had said on to change the NEC scheme. Minister, Lal Thanhawla had region’s development. week after his wife had alleged transferred to the prison in jail premises is a serious June 29. “Such decision should have raised this issue, and dashed Lal Thanhawla also said that the a threat to his life. Bajrangi, Baghpat from Jhansi on matter. Will conduct an in- In 2012, Bajrangi had been approved by the Plenary a letter to Prime Minister Centre has even asked to put on who was accused of killing a Sunday. depth investigation and strict contested the UP election on of the NEC, but it was Narendra Modi on June hold projects sanctioned during BJP leader in 2005, was to be Munna Bajrangi, originally action to be taken against a ticket from Apna Dal. arbitrarily approved by the 8 where he stated that “the 2017-2018 as the new scheme’s produced in a court in Prem Prakash, was arrested those responsible.” Bajrangi, accused in as many Union Cabinet, and this Plenary of the NEC is effective period is scheme was Baghpat this morning. in Mumbai in October 2009, Bajrangi’s wife had recently as 40 cases of murder and reflects total disrespect to the considered to be the highest scheduled from 2017-18. The jailor and his deputy and for the murder of BJP told the police that his life was extortion, survived after he two others have been lawmaker Krishnanand Rai. in danger and there was a was shot nine times in an Man held for facilitating Assam suspended. The lawmaker was shot more conspiracy to kill him. “I want encounter in 1998 in Delhi. MLA to rape wife Strike disrupts normal life in Kashmir on death Agency AIUDF MLA, Nijam Uddin and could not lodge a police Hailakandi, July 9 Choudhury, had raped her at earlier as was forcibly anniversary of Burhan Wani Hailakandi circuit house on confined to the house. Agency the protesting youths at Kashmir as a precautionary massive violent protests that A man has been arrested after May 19 and later at her The Algapur MLA, however, Jammu, July 9 some places in south measure, while security left nearly 100 dead and his wife complained to the house on May 23, the police dismissed the allegation, Kashmir areas. forces were deployed in countless more blinded by police that he had helped an said, adding she claimed that saying, “It is totally baseless Normal life was disrupted in The Amarnath pilgrimage strength at sensitive places pellet fire. Assam MLA in raping her on both the occasions, her and a conspiracy against Kashmir in response to a was also suspended for a across the Valley to avoid any Separatists under the banner twice in May, the police said husband had facilitated the me.” strike called by separatists day following the call for a untoward incident. of Joint Resistance today. MLA. He said the woman had met to mark the second death shutdown. Restrictions have been Leadership asked people to The man was arrested from In her complaint, the woman him along with her husband anniversary of Hizbul “In view of law and order imposed in five police station observe Sunday as a black Azara area in Guwahati on July has accused the MLA of to settle their family problem Mujahideen commander situation in south Kashmir areas of Nowhatta, Khanyar, day following the killing of 7 and was produced in the trying to take her to and he had no connection Burhan Wani while where three civilians died in Rainawari, Safakadal and three youth, including a girl, Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Guwahati, but had to give up with her. authorities imposed clashes with security forces Maharajgunj of Srinagar’s in firing by security forces. Court in Hailakandi, which the plan after she threatened AIUDF president Badruddin restrictions in parts of the on Saturday and militant old city areas. The official The police said public remanded him to five days in to commit suicide. Ajmal said the law will take Valley. Burhan Wani’s death said restrictions were transport was off the roads, police custody. The woman alleged that she its own course after police Clashes between the anniversary, no fresh batch imposed in Pulwama and Tral while a few private cars and The woman had complained was not allowed to go out of investigations reveal the security forces and groups of pilgrims was allowed from townships of Pulwama auto-rickshaws were seen to the police on July 6 that the the house by her husband truth. of youths trying to defy the Yatri Niwas base camp in district in south Kashmir as plying in some parts of official restrictions occurred Jammu on Sunday,” said an well as precautionary Srinagar. at some places in Tral area, official at the Niwas control measures to maintain law and Senior separatist leaders Syed the ancestral town of Wani, room. order. Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz NCLT dismisses Cyrus Mistry’s plea, who was killed in an Only pilgrims already in Separatists had given a call Umar Farooq were placed encounter in Kokernag area Baltal and Pahalgam will be for a strike on Sunday across under house arrest while rules in favour of Tata Sons of Anantnag district on July allowed to move towards the Kashmir on the second death Muhammad Yasin Malik was 8, 2016. cave shrine. anniversary of the Hizbul taken into preventive custody Agency NCLT, as minority rebutted the allegations and Security forces used tear Mobile internet services commander. in Srinagar on Friday and New Delhi, July 9 shareholders, against Tata said Mistry’s removal was smoke shells to chase away were suspended throughout Wani’s killing had triggered remains in custody. Sons and others including because the board had lost The National Company Law Ratan Tata alleging confidence in him. Tribunal (NCLT) today oppression and The Tata group argued that the dismissed Cyrus Mistry’s mismanagement. law clearly allows removal of a Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel takes over as NGT chairperson plea, who had challenged his Mistry, in the petition filed chairperson and director and Agency Pradesh in 2011, and the Rahim was appointed acting apex environment watchdog ouster as chairman of the Tata under the Companies Act, Mistry was removed by a New Delhi, Jul 9 second was Justice Swatanter chairperson. left with less than one-third Group, according to television claimed that his removal was majority of 7 out of 9, as Mistry Kumar, who retired in At present, there is only one of its sanctioned strength of channel according to CNBC- a result of mismanagement by had not voted for his removal Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel December last year after functional court at the 20 officials. TV18. Mistry’s family owns the board’s trustees and and another official had today assumed charge as completing a five-year tenure. principal bench in the national The NGT was established on over 18% stake in Tata Sons, oppression of minority abstained. chairperson of the National Justice Goel was appointed capital. It comprises Justice October 18, 2010 under the the holding company of Tata shareholders of the group. The first allegation by Mistry Green Tribunal (NGT). Supreme Court judge in July Rahim and Justices R S National Green Tribunal Act Group, though holding with Mistry in his plea claimed that was that his removal as Justice Goel, who retired as a 2014. Rathore and S S Garbyal. for effective and expeditious voting rights is only under his removal as chairman was chairman and subsequently as Supreme Court judge on July The post of NGT chairperson Various important matters disposal of cases relating to 4%. Mistry had taken over as without reason and amounted director of the board of Tata 6, has been appointed for five was lying vacant for more such as air pollution, environmental protection and the chairman of Tata Group in to the majority shareholders Sons was a result of oppression years. than six months, since Justice rejuvenation of the Ganga and conservation of forests and 2012 after Ratan Tata suppressing the right of the by promoters, who are in-turn He is the third chairperson in Swatanter Kumar’s retirement Yamuna rivers, challenge to other natural resources. announced his retirement. minority to ask questions owned by Tata Trusts that the NGT since its inception in on December 20 last year. various redevelopments The tribunal’s principal Mistry, who was the sixth about matters involving the owns over 68% in Tata Sons. 2010. After Justice Kumar’s projects in Delhi and the bench is in New Delhi while chairman of the Tata Sons, was company. The second part of the plea The first chairperson was retirement, Justice Umesh Volkswagen emission fiasco its zonal benches are in ousted from the position in After his ouster as chairman, focused on the alleged Justice Lokeshwar Singh Dattatraya Salvi was made are pending before the Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and October 2016. Two months five months later, Mistry was mismanagement by Tata Sons Panta, who relinquished his acting chairperson. He retired tribunal. Chennai and its circuit later, Mistry and his family-run also removed from the post board and Ratan Tata which post after being appointed on February 13. The NGT’s functioning has benches are in Shimla, investment firm, Cyrus of director of Tata Sons’ caused revenue loss for the lokayukta of Himachal After him, Justice Jawad been hit by vacancies with the Shillong, Jodhpur and Kochi. Investments, approached the Board. The Tata group group.

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