DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 (PAGE 7) Agreement for Indo-Bhutan joint Cong unable to digest strong Govt 'extorting' people with venture hydroelectric project signed NEW DELHI, June 29: Govt at Centre: Naqvi fuel price hikes: Sonia NEW DELHI, June 29: A concession agreement for the 600 MW Kholongchhu Indo- NEW DELHI, June 29: back the increase in prices of said, noting that it directly hurts petrol and diesel raised during the country's farmers, the poor, Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project was signed on Monday, Hitting out at the Congress Congress president Sonia paving the way for the commencement of its construction and for its criticism on issues of this crisis due to the corona pan- the working class, the middle Gandhi on Monday attacked the demic," Sonia Gandhi said in a class and the small businesses. other related works. national security and economy, BJP Government at the Centre The concession agreement for the project between the Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas video message. She said the price of petrol for raising fuel prices 22 times "I also urge them to roll back in national capital Delhi and Bhutanese government and the Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Naqvi on Monday said the since the lockdown, accusing it Limited was signed in the virtual presence of External Affairs opposition party is unable to other big cities has crossed Rs of extorting people, and sought 80 per litre. Minister S Jaishankar and his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji, digest the fact that there is a an immediate rollback of the "After the March 25 lock- a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said. strong government at the Centre hikes. which cannot be remote-con- down, the Modi Government, in "The signing of the concession agreement will lead to com- She charged the Government trolled. the last three months, has raised mencement of construction and other works of this first Joint with profiteering at the expense With the Congress attacking the prices of petrol and diesel 22 Venture Hydroelectric Project between India and Bhutan. The of the people, saying its duty the Modi government over the times," the Congress chief said, was to help them in times of cri- project is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025," it border standoff with China in adding that the price of diesel said. eastern Ladakh, the economic sis and not make profits out of has gone up by Rs 11 per litre The 600 MW run-of-the-river project is located on the lower situation and the handling of the their hard-earned money. and that of petrol by Rs 9.12 per course of the Kholongchhu River in Trashiyangtse district in east- Participating in the COVID-19 pandemic, Naqvi Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi litre. ern Bhutan. said the Congress leaders' Congress' "Speak Up Against "The Modi government has The project envisages an underground powerhouse of four 150 speaking after laying foundation stone for 'Sanskritik Sadbhav Fuel Hike" campaign across the remarks remind him of the Mandap' at Rampur (UP) on Monday. (UNI) made provision for collecting MW turbines with water impounded by a concrete gravity dam of proverb "empty vessels make country, she said on the one the rise in excise duty on petrol lakhs of crores by raising excise 95 metres height, the MEA said. the most noise". Prime Minister Narendra Modi large-scale infrastructure devel- hand, the COVID-19 pandemic and diesel since March this year duty on petrol and diesel in the It will be implemented by Kholongchhu Hydro Energy In an effort to prove them- is dedicated to the country's opment during the last about was wreaking havoc and on the and give this benefit to the coun- last three months. All this is Limited, a joint venture company formed between Druk Green selves "greatly learned", the safety, dignity and prosperity, he three years under PMJVK in the other, the rise in petrol and trymen. This will be a big relief happening at a time when the Power Corporation (DGPC) of Bhutan and Satluj Jal Vidyut Congress leaders are "wreck- said, adding that "country first" state, he said. diesel prices was making life in this period of economic cri- international crude oil prices are is the Modi dispensation's Under PMJVK, a total of Nigam Limited (SJVNL) of India, the statement said. ing" their own party, the minori- very difficult for the people. sis," she said. continuously falling," she said. mantra. around 1,84,980 projects with a Both Jaishankar and his Bhutanese counterpart emphasised the ty affairs minister claimed. The Congress launched the The Congress chief said this The Congress president said The "Sanskritik Sadbhav cost of about Rs 3,000 crore importance of hydropower development as an important pillar of The Congress is still suffer- countrywide campaign on in its own was the living proof that since 2014, instead of giv- Mandap" is being constructed have been constructed in Uttar mutually beneficial bilateral economic cooperation. ing from a "prejudiced feudal Monday to press the central of taking the hard-earned ing relief of the falling interna- with the cost of Rs 92 crore by Pradesh. They also recalled the trust, cooperation and mutual respect mindset and arrogance of government to roll back fuel the Union Minority Affairs He said a self-reliant India is incomes of the people and fill- tional crude oil prices to the that have long characterised the unique and special friendship, power", Naqvi told reporters prices as they were hurting the ing the government's coffers. people, the Modi Government after laying the foundation stone Ministry under the Pradhan the guarantee for "Ek Bharat, common people. anchored in mutual understanding and reinforced by a shared cul- Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram Shrestha Bharat". "The Government's duty is has raised the excise duty 12 tural heritage and strong people to people links between India and for "Sanskritik Sadbhav Party leaders Rahul Gandhi to support the countrymen in times, which helped it collect Mandap" (multi-purpose com- (PMJVK). A total of around 13,276 Bhutan, the statement said. (PTI) and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also difficult times and not take additional revenue of nearly Rs munity centre) at the Numaish The community centre will projects with a cost of more than joined the campaign on social advantage of their plight and 18 lakh crore. Ground in Rampur, Uttar be utilised for various socio- Rs 350 crore have been con- media, and urged people to join Pradesh. economic cultural activities, structed in Rampur, he said. profiteer. Congress chief spokesperson 'Laxmmi Bomb', 'Bhuj' among 7 Bollywood them in pressing the govern- "The Government has set a Randeep Surjewala also put out "One cannot change one's skill development training, Naqvi said that be it econo- ment to reduce fuel prices. nature, no matter how much coaching, relief activities during my, safety of country's borders new example of extortion from a video as part of the campaign, movies heading to Disney+Hotstar "I, along with all people through this unjustified alleging that the Government time passes. They (Congress) disasters such as corona and dif- or national security, the Modi Congressmen and others togeth- MUMBAI, Jun 29: try to give orders, directions on ferent sports activities. government has created new increase in petrol and diesel has collected Rs 1.3 lakh crore er, demand from the Modi gov- prices. This is not only unjust through the fuel price hikes Superstar Akshay Kumar's "Laxmmi Bomb", "Sadak 2", featur- the issues of national security, Speaking on the occasion, records of development. ernment to immediately roll but also insensitive," Gandhi since the lockdown. (PTI) ing Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt-starrer "Bhuj: The economy, welfare of poor, inter- Naqvi said that during the last The Government has ful- Pride of India" are among the Bollywood films that are headed for ests of farmers based on their about six years, the Modi gov- filled the commitment to a direct release on the streamer Disney+ Hotstar as theatres remain narrow minded knowledge," ernment has developed socio- "empowerment with dignity", closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Naqvi was quoted as saying in a economic educational and he said. More than 10 lakh peo- Pradhan says R&D key element The first film as part of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex will be statement from his office. employment oriented infrastruc- ple belonging to minority com- Sushant Singh Rajput's last movie "Dil Bechara", which will start "They are unable to digest ture across the country in back- munities have been provided streaming from July 24. With an aim to honour the legacy of the the fact that today there is a ward areas under PMJVK. employment opportunities of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' late actor, the streaming platform is making the movie available to strong Modi government at the Similarly, Uttar Pradesh through schemes such as 'Hunar NEW DELHI, June 29: even the non-subscribers. Centre which cannot be remote- Chief Minister Yogi Haat', Garib Nawaz self Other titles getting a direct release on the digital platform controlled, like they used to do Adityanath's commitment to employment scheme and Petroleum and Natural Gas include Abhishek Bachchan-starrer "The Big Bull", Vidyut during their regime," he said. "inclusive development" has 'Seekho Aur Kamao' etc. During Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Jammwal's "Khuda Haafiz" and "Lootcase", featuring Kunal The Government led by resulted in the creation of a the last six years. (PTI) said on Monday research and Kemmu and Rasika Dugal. development is a key element in The initiative 'First Day First Show ki home delivery' by Tablighi Jamaat making India self-reliant in ener- Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex is aimed at re-imagining the theatrical gy sector and fulfilling Prime experience which has been at a halt from mid March in the wake HC asks Centre, Delhi Govt to respond to Minister Narendra Modi's vision of the coronavirus-led shutdown. of Aatamnirbhar Bharat. These seven films will release between July and October on the Mr Pradhan, along with streamer. foreigners' plea on alternate accommodation Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Akshay, Ajay, Alia, Abhishek and Uday Shankar - President, Lal laid the foundation stone for The Walt Disney Company APAC and Chairman, Star & Disney NEW DELHI, June 29: nate accommodations. other location without the per- Indian Oil's state-of-the-art The plea, filed through advo- mission of Delhi Police. India, were part of the virtual press conference moderated by Varun The Delhi High Court Mon- Technology Development & Dhawan. cates Mandakini Singh and The high court had allowed Deployment Centre as its second focus on demonstration & and sunrise technologies such as day asked the Centre, Delhi Gov- Ashima Mandla, said that during the shifting of the foreign nation- deployment of various technolo- Petrochemicals, Batteries/ Akshay said "Laxmmi Bomb" was close to his heart as he is ernment and police to reply to a R&D Campus at IMT in returning to the genre of horror-comedy after 2007's "Bhool the course of the month, 65 for- als to the eight facilities-Jamiat Faridabad. gies developed by IndianOil Energy Storage Devices, Bio- plea by several foreign nationals eign nationals housed at Meeraj Ulema Hind, Haj House, Zayed R&D. Energy- Greenhouse gas (CO2) Bhulaiyaa". connected to Tablighi Jamaat, He said, ''The R&D Centre of He said it was his most "mentally intense" movie as he shared International School have faced College, HR School, two MS Indian Oil has over the years The second centre at Sector capture, Novel nano materials for who participated in the religious discomfort with regard to the Creative Schools, Meeraj Inter- 67 will work in tandem with the catalysts or fuel cells, Hydrogen the posters of the film. The film also stars Kiara Advani, who pre- congregation at Nizamuddin blossomed into a state-of-the art viously worked with Akshay on "Good Newwz". arrangements there. national School (Couples) and research institution for down- existing campus at Sector-13 in production pathways and Fuel Markaz event during the It said the community is pray- Axle School-and to Hotel Smart Faridabad. cells for both mobility and sta- Ajay said through this initiative people will once again start COVID-19 lockdown, seeking stream petroleum R&D, focusing looking forward to new film releases. ing for permission to immediate- Plaza at Mahipalpur here in on indigenizing technologies and The research infrastructure at tionary applications. permission to add three more ly shift these 65 foreign nation- respect of the Malaysian Nation- the new campus includes state- Expressing gratitude to the "The corona pandemic threw all our comfort worlds into a places of alternate accommoda- processes to suit Indian condi- tizzy. And, at the same time the OTT medium that was a fairly new als from Meeraj International als. of-the-art laboratories and pilot Haryana government for its sup- tion for them. tions. Indian Oil's R&D Centre phenomenon gained a huge significance as far as consuming enter- School to Texan Public School in Delhi Police had told the high plants in the domains of alterna- port to the activities of the A bench of Justices Vipin has contributed significantly tainment is concerned. In the future, theatres and OTT will move Moujpur here, a new accommo- court that 47 charge sheets have tive & renewable energy -- fuel Ministry of Petroleum and Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar towards Prime Minister's dream in parallel," the actor said. dation suggested by them. been filed in respect of 910 for- cell, Hydrogen, gasification & Natural Gas in the state, Mr issued notices to the Centre and of a Aatmanirbhar Bharat.'' "Bhuj" also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, "Apart from the Texan Pub- eign nationals belonging to 35 The R&D centre will be a solar energy research, semi-com- Pradhan congratulated the Chief Delhi government and Delhi countries. Ammy Virk and Pranitha Subhash. lic School, the community has laboratory for alternative, clean mercial nano-material produc- minister for making Haryana a Police and asked them to take After being exposed to a Alia, who stars in "Sadak 2" which is the sequel to her father, now identified an additional 2 and indigenous energy solutions tion unit, scale-up or pilot plants kerosene-free state. The minis- instructions on the matter. large gathering in March amid veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's 1991 film of the same name, alternate places of accommoda- and is a big step towards realis- in petrochemicals, catalysts and ter said that during the Corona The court, which conducted the COVID-19 or coronavirus said the movie is very close to her heart. (PTI) tion, which may be used in the ing the goal of making India a biotechnology. crisis, India played an important the hearing through video confer- lockdown many members of future, if need be, to house any self-reliant in the energy sector, This new extension of Indian role in supplying medicines to the encing, listed the matter for fur- Tablighi Jamaat from Markaz of the 955 foreign nationals in he said. Oil's R&D Centre is going to world. He maintained that, ''The Return donations in PM-CARES Fund ther hearing on Tuesday. Hazrat Nizamuddin were taken question. The community once The new centre, with an focus on non-conventional ener- petrochemical requirement in the The application sought mod- out by the authorities and lodged again undertakes to bear all costs investment of Rs 2,282 crore, gy domains besides the conven- country is going up, and we have ification in the court's May 28 for shifting accommodation and in different quarantine centres in from Chinese firms : Amarinder and covers an area of about 59 tional ones and will aim at indi- to reduce import of the petroleum order by seeking to include three further duly notify the Respon- Delhi. Some of them were sent acres. The new campus would genisation of several frontline products.'' (UNI) CHANDIGARH, June 29: more places of alternate accom- dent No.4 (Delhi Police) of the to the centres a few days later modation for the foreign nation- whereabouts of the foreign after being detained from vari- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday asked the als connected to Tablighi Jamaat nationals," it said. ous mosques. Operation Greens scheme extended BJP-led Centre to return donations received from Chinese compa- in light of ongoing criminal pro- The high court had on May In April, COVID-19 cases in nies in the PM-CARES Fund, amid the India-China border ten- ceedings. 28 disposed of two petitions filed Delhi spiked after hundreds of sions. On May 28, the high court by various foreign nationals many Tablighi Jamaat members, to 18 more fruits, vegetables: Centre Addressing a press conference here, had directed that 955 foreign seeking to be shifted to alternate who had attended a large congre- Singh alleged that the PM-CARES nationals, who had participated accommodation and stating that gation in Nizamuddin, tested NEW DELHI, June 29: Fund, set up to strengthen India's fight in the Markaz, be shifted from the financial burden will be positive. against coronavirus, received donations The Centre on Monday institutional quarantine centres, borne by the community, Tab- The other members were announced that farmers and from some Chinese companies. where they were kept since lighi Jamaat. directly taken to quarantine cen- "I think we must take a tough stand processors can now get the bene- March 30 despite testing nega- The high court had warned tres to contain the spread of fit of 50 per cent subsidy on stor- on China," said the Congress leader. tive for COVID-19, to nine alter- that they should not shift to any COVID-19. (PTI) "I don't think we can afford to take age and transportation of 18 Chinese money when our boys are more fruits and vegetables from being killed," he said. Delhi facing manpower shortage with thousands surplus production areas to major Twenty Indian soldiers were killed consumption centres under the in a violent clash with the Chinese army in Galwan Valley of of healthcare workers infected by COVID existing 'Operation Greens'. Ladakh during the night of June 15-16. The objective of intervention Singh also named some Chinese companies which have made NEW DELHI, June 29: breach of the Delhi government ing to know about the PIL initiat- is to protect the growers of fruits undertaking in court that bodies ed by it. and vegetables from making dis- donation to the PM-CARES (Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance Delhi was facing manpower would not be found lying in hos- In response to the NGO"s tress sale due to the lockdown and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund shortage after losing four doctors pital wards or corridors. plea, the North Delhi Municipal and reduce the post-harvest loss- "This is not a question of how much money has come, even if to COVID-19 and thousands of The ASG further said that the Corporation (North DMC) has es, it said. one rupee has been received from Chinese companies at a time healthcare professionals being issue of dead body management filed an affidavit stating that cre- More fruits and vegetables when they (China) are responsible for COVID and secondly they infected, the AAP government Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat is also before the Supreme Court can be added in future on the are responsible for aggression against my country. informed the Delhi High Court mations of both COVID and Kaur Badal virtually launching the “Sapno Ki Udaan” under which on its own took up the basis of recommendation by the "I think this is the time whatever money has been received from on Monday and said it was "pre- non-COVID dead is going on Atma Nirbhar Bharat, in New Delhi on Monday. issue based on media reports and Ministry of Agriculture or state Chinese companies should be returned. India doesn't need Chinese posterous" to move a contempt smoothly and bodies are not pil- Papaya, Citrus, Pineapple, bles. is scheduled to hear further argu- government, it added. money to look after itself," he said. (PTI) petition against it over managing ing up at any of the crematori- Pomegranate, Jackfruit) and 8 Besides, the minister ments on July 20. Currently, only three com- of dead bodies at such a time. ums in the city. vegetables (French beans, Bitter announced that a free skill train- After hearing the brief argu- Presently, the six green modities -- tomato, onion and The submission was made ments, the bench said that since a Gourd, Brinjal, Capsicum, ing programme will be launched HC stays 50 pc reservation Mokshda furnaces and 50 wood- potato -- are covered under the before a bench of Chief Justice D similar matter is before the Carrot, Cauliflower, Chillies in the next two months for sched- N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan based pyres are being used to dis- scheme, which the Centre had (Green) and Okra). uled castes and scheduled tribes Supreme Court, which has issued recently said it will expand to all for Delhi students by Additional Solicitor General guidelines regarding managing pose of non-COVID dead bod- The scheme will be for the food processors. A three-month (ASG) Sanjay Jain appearing for ies, the affidavit has stated. horticultural crops as part of the period of six months from the certificate course will provide NEW DELHI, June 29: of dead bodies, and the Delhi Rs 20 lakh crore Atma Nirbhar the Delhi government. government is taking steps as per Besides that 57 wood-based date of notification on June 11, training in 41 identified food pro- package to tackle the economic The Delhi High Court Monday stayed the National Law Jain said that at a time when them, "the present matters are pyres and three CNG furnaces 2020. cessing topics. slump resulting from COVID-19 University, Delhi (NLUD) decision to reserve 50 per cent seats for four doctors have succumbed to adjourned to July 29". are being used to cremate coron- Food processors, farmer pro- The training will be conduct- pandemic. candidates from the national capital. COVID-19 with thousands more Apart from the contempt avirus casualties, it has said. ducers' organisations (FPOs), co- ed in collaboration with National "While we are announcing A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad infected and government is hard- plea, the bench was also hearing The corporation has further operative societies, individual Institute of Food Technology this, we have already received asked the NLUD to issue fresh admission notification on or before pressed to find manpower to a PIL by the high court on its said it can presently handle 367 farmers, licensed commission Entrepreneurship and over 100 applications online to July 2. manage the system, it was own based on news reports about COVID-19 bodies per day, agent, exporters, state market- Management - (NIFTEM) and The court said a prima facie case was made out for a stay on the "unfortunate" and "preposterous" the lack of facilities to cremate which is more than twice of the avail the benefit under this ing/co-operative federation, scheme," Food Processing Food Industry Capacity & Skill university's decision. that a contempt petition has been those who have died of COVID- current average requirement, and retailers etc engaged in process- Initiative (FICSI). Once certi- therefore, "there is no piling up Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal The court's interim order came on a plea by NLUD students and moved. The plea moved by advo- 19 and that such bodies were pil- ing and marketing are eligible for fied, these entrepreneurs would or waiting of COVID-19 dead said via video conference. alumni who challenged the reservation decision saying it "strikes cate Avadh Kaushik has sought ing up in the mortuaries. the scheme. have better employment poten- bodies at Nigambodh Ghat or The Operation Greens, being at the heart of national character and the standards of excellence" contempt action against the An anguished high court had Under the scheme, the min- tial, or they can start their own said if this was the correct situa- any other crematorium of North implemented by the Food of the university. Delhi government and medical istry will provide subsidy up to venture. director of LNJP hospital here tion then it was "highly dissatis- DMC at any point of time, and Processing Ministry, has been The students filed the petition against the introduction of 50 per 50 per cent of the cost of trans- The participant handbooks for allegedly not adhering to the factory and violative of the rights are disposed of with dignity". extended from tomato, onion and portation of eligible crops from cent horizontal reservation at the university for candidates who and the facilitator's guide created have cleared their qualifying examinations from an institute in undertaking given to the high of the dead". It said all three corporations potato (TOP) crops to other noti- surplus production cluster to by the ministry through NIFTEM Delhi. The last date for submission of application form is June 30, court with regard to handling Besides that, the court was have sufficient space available to fied horticulture crops for pro- consumption centre and hiring of will be converted into e-learning 2020, the petition has said. bodies of COVID-19 victims. also hearing a PIL moved by increase the cremation capacity viding subsidy for their storage appropriate storage facilities for format with suitable digital con- The court listed the matter for further hearing on August 18. Kaushik has alleged that bod- NGO "Mokshda Paryavaran and also accommodate both the and transportation from surplus eligible crops for three months. tent and online assessment serv- One of the petitioners Pia Singh said she intended to pursue ies of the dead were lying in the Evam Van Suraksha Samiti", COVID and non-COVID dead production areas to major con- The subsidy claims will have ice, she said. LLM from NLUD after graduating from a university in Rajasthan. same wards and corridors of the which runs green crematoriums, bodies. It said disposal of sumption centres, she said. to submit on portal The petition also challenges NLUD's move to increase the seat Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) offering its services in disposing COVID-19 bodies was going on Under the scheme, the gov- https://www.Sampada- These will be made available intake from 80 to 120, saying it was against the express decision of hospital where COVID-19 of the dead bodies. smoothly without any waiting at ernment -- in a statement -- said mofpi.Gov.In. The applicant in English, Hindi and other the varsity's governing council and there was also lack of infra- patients are being admitted and The NGO, represented by any of the crematoriums all of the benefit has been extended to should register on the portal regional languages by FICSI on structure like residential hostels for students, accommodation for kept. advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, which were functioning 24x7. additional 10 fruits (Mango, before carrying out transporta- the web and on android-based teaching and other staff and classrooms. (PTI) He has claimed that this a moved the high court after com- (PTI) Banana, Guava, Kiwi, Lichi, tion/storage of fruits and vegeta- app on mobiles, she added. (PTI)