c m y k c m y k SPORT Cricket BCCI has 14 agreed to come HE SIAN GE under Nada T NEWA DELHI SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2019 A ambit, says sports secy NATION | Politics WORLD | Asia BJP appoints Javadekar, Hong Kong protesters Tomar as poll in-charge stage airport rally to for Delhi and Haryana 2 win visitor support 5 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 175 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ Restrictions slightly relaxed in Valley to let people go to Friday prayers Mukul Wasnik Curbs to be eased in Jammu today frontrunner for 20 more J&K Dhoni likely to J&K, Ladakh Jaitley admitted ‘troublemakers’ hoist flag in Congress chief to ICU at AIIMS; flown to Agra Ladakh Aug. 15 will be UTs Kharge, Shinde are in race too Srinagar/Jammu, Aug. New Delhi: Cricketer from Oct. 31 SREEPARNA Modi, Shah visit 9: After being confined M.S. Dhoni, who is CHAKRABARTY Manmohan for RS New Delhi: Former to their homes for sever- serving a stint in the AGE CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, AUG. 9 from Rajasthan finance minister Arun al days, people in Territorial Army (TA) NEW DELHI, AUG. 9 New Delhi: Former Jaitley was admitted to Kashmir offered Friday in J&K, is likely to The Congress Party is all Prime Minister Dr the AIIMS here on Friday prayers in their local hoist the national flag Jammu and Kashmir set to get its first non- Manmohan Singh is all after he complained of mosques as restrictions in Ladakh on along with Ladakh will Gandhi president since set to be the Congress breathlessness and rest- were eased for this pur- Independence day in become Union territo- 1998 with former Union candidate for the ensu- lessness, and is under pose, officials said, what will be a power- ries from October 31, as minister Mukul Wasnik ing Rajya Sabha bypoll observation, sources at adding the Valley was ful symbolic move. the Centre notified the emerging as the frontrun- in Rajasthan. The seat the hospital said. Prime largely peaceful barring However, the exact Jammu and Kashmir ner to replace Rahul fell vacant with the Minister Narendra Modi, minor incidents of location has not been Reorgnisation Act on Gandhi. Mr Wasnik, how- Rapid Action Force personnel patrol a street during demise of state BJP Home Minister Amit stone-pelting in the revealed due to securi- Friday. ever, will only be an restrictions in Jammu on Friday. Restrictions have chief Madan Lal Saini. Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker apple-growing town of ty reasons. The notification was interim chief till the ■ been imposed in several districts J&K after the state The veteran Congress Om Birla, Union health Sopore in the north. More on Page 3 issued after President party holds an AICC ple- lost its special status. — PTI leader was a member of minister Harsh Vardhan People who had been Ram Nath Kovind earli- nary later. the Upper House of and minister of state for virtually been kept er gave his approval to The other names doing Parliament from Assam health Ashwini Choubey indoors because of the the new law. the rounds are of for almost three are at the hospital to heavy security deploy- The notification says Karnataka strongman decades. PAGE 4 enquire about his health ment in the wake of Accept new reality, Pak told “the appointed day for Mallikarjun Kharge, for- condition. Mr Jaitley, 66, removal of the special the purpose of the Act is mer home minister was admitted at the status for Jammu and AGE CORRESPONDENT We will have to respond October 31”, a Union Sushilkumar Shinde and Cardio-Neuro-Centre of Kashmir and the state’s with agency inputs After Samjhauta, to such a scenario. This is home ministry official AICC general secretary have invited all those pre- the hospital around 10 bifurcation, were NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, how we have seen wars said. K.C. Venugopal. sent on Friday to the dis- am, they said. “He is in allowed to go to the AUG. 9 Thar Exp. to stop start.” The MEA said What this means is The announcement of cussions before the CWC the ICU under observa- mosques in their locali- New Delhi: A day after there was a feeling that that both Jammu & the interim chief’s name meeting on Saturday. tion. A team of doctors ties without being asked Pakistan PM Imran Pakistan stopped “Pakistan is nervous” Kashmir and Ladakh may, however, take Sources told this news- is monitoring his condi- any questions by the Khan accused India on Samjhauta Express at that the welfare of J&K’s will be Union territories another “three-four” paper that Mr Wasnik’s tion,” one of the sources security personnel. Friday of creating a “war- Wagah, its railway min- people will nullify its jus- from October 31, which days. This was indicated name was zeroed in at a said. A lawyer by profes- With no untoward inci- like” situation like after ister Sheikh Rasheed tification for cross-border is also the birth anniver- by Mr Gandhi at a meet- meeting between UPA sion, Mr Jaitley had been dent, the situation, as of the Pulwama attack, as Ahmed announced can- terrorism and it will not sary of India’s first ing of party general secre- chairperson Sonia an important part in now, was reported to be New Delhi asked celling of Thar Express be able to mislead people home minister Sardar taries, state in-charges, Gandhi, party treasurer Prime Minister Narendra fine in Srinagar and Islamabad to “see the new that connects Jodhpur any more. “It is time for Patel. PCC chiefs and CLP lead- Ahmed Patel and senior Modi’s Cabinet during south Kashmir, the offi- reality” after recent to Karachi. PAGE 3 Pakistan to see the new With Friday’s notifica- ers on Kashmir that was leaders A.K. Antony and cials said, but added that developments in J&K. reality,” MEA spokesman tion, all hurdles have held Friday at the party’s ■ Turn to Page 4 his first tenure. ■ Full report on Page 4 reports from all areas Mr Khan told a group of Raveesh Kumar said been cleared by the war room at Gurudwara Rahul urges Congress to were yet to arrive. The senior journalists that flag operation”. He said: Friday. Centre to form the two Rakabganj Road here. strongly oppose scrapping Jammu district adminis- India may stage a “false “The threat is very real. ■ More on Page 3 new Union territories. Mr Gandhi is learnt to of Article 370: Page 3 tration on Friday with- PM Modi to visit drew the prohibitory orders under Section 144 Bhutan Aug. 17-18 CrPC imposed here on China to Pak, India: New Delhi: Prime Minister August 5 in view of the Narendra Modi will pay Centre abrogating the a two-day visit to Bhutan constitutional provi- Settle issue via talks on August 17-18 during sions that accorded a which he will hold special status to Jammu AGE CORRESPONDENT MEA spokesman talks with the top leader- and Kashmir, according with agency inputs Raveesh Kumar ship on a host of to an official order. NEW DELHI/BEIJING, termed China “a very issues, including According to the order AUG. 9 important partner” for collaborating in the by Jammu’s district India. With external hydropower sector. magistrate Sushma China on Friday told affairs minister S. Full report on Page 3 Chauhan, all schools, Pakistan’s foreign min- Jaishankar to begin a colleges and academic ister Shah Mahmood three-day visit to China institutions may resume Qureshi, who rushed to soon, Beijing may raise Navy on alert for normally from August Beijing to seek its sup- this with New Delhi, 10. The officials said port over Kashmir, but sources said this 26/11-type attack there were minor inci- that it saw India and would not harm Sino- New Delhi: The Indian Navy dents of stone-pelting in Pakistan as “friendly Indian ties. is on high alert to prevent Sopore town, 50 km from neighbours” and wants Chinese foreign min- any 26/11 type attack by Srinagar, but was con- them to resolve the ister Wang Yi said: “We terrorists as a reprisal for tained immediately and issue through UN reso- call on the two sides to India’s move to revoke the crowd dispersed. lutions and the Shimla bear in mind their Article 370 from J&K. The The J&K authorities, Agreement. Beijing national development navy has put all its key meanwhile, airlifted a had objected to the cre- and peace in South assets on alert for quick fresh batch of 20 “poten- ation of the new Union Asia, properly resolve operational deployment. tial troublemakers” territory of Ladakh by historical grievances, Full report on Page 3 from Srinagar to Agra, India whose bound- get rid of the zero-sum officials said on Friday. aries extends to the mindset, avoid unilat- ■ Turn to Page 4 Chinese-occupied eral action and seek a COUNTERPOINT ■ Yechury and D. Raja not Aksai Chin. new path to peaceful allowed to enter Kashmir, Asked about the coexistence.” sent back: Page 3 Chinese reactions, ■ More on Page 3 3 groups will intensify stir for a separate ‘Bodoland’ MANOJ ANAND has also convened a Committee for Bodoland GUWAHATI, AUG. 9 meeting in New Delhi in Movement staged a September to chalk out three-hour demonstra- In what may be the first its strategy to intensify tion at the district head- direct fallout of the the movement. quarters, demanding Centre’s move to bifur- All Bodo Students’ creation of a separate cate Jammu and Union (ABSU) president state of Bodoland.