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   Fisheries' and will by Government of India on Chief Election Commissioner timeline for framing new soon implement the fish catch account of misapplication or (CEC) on Sunday. Arora, the guidelines in monitoring and data by Fishery Survey of India non-implementation or lack or senior-most Election controlling of foreign deep sea by obtaining from vessels. The procedural formalities in Commissioner, succeeded trawlers operating in India's Government said that as per implementing the LOP Chief Election Commissioner exclusive economic zone. the estimates around 500 to 700 scheme and a report shall be OP Rawat, who demitted office Recently, the Kerala High tonne per year is expected to obtained within a period of six on Saturday on completion of Court asked Department of have caught by these vessels. months which shall b e pub- his tenure. Fisheries under Ministry of "There is no dispute about lished in the website of the Arora assumes charge at a Agriculture to appear on the fact that the issue raised by Ministry and appropriate time when the Election December 5 for not imple- the petitioner is of great con- action shall be taken based on Commission is in the midst of menting the order of June 2017 cern. Even according to the the said report." conducting Assembly elections 2    ) 0      2 to study and frame new guide- reports that had been filed In November 2017, the in five States. A CEC of the !  )  31 lines to prevent the deep sea Salim, exposing how foreign admitted to the Court that it fore this Court, the procedure petitioner approached the High Election Commission can have loot by more than 1,000 foreign trawlers were taking the sea didn't have the statistics on adopted was not transparent Court again pointing out that a tenure of six years or hold he retired as secretary of the tions as a bureaucrat, includ- fishing trawlers by just paying wealth to abroad in ships these foreign trawlers allowed enough to ensure proper the Ministry has not yet moved office till the age of 65 years, Information and Broadcasting ing as information and broad- 10,000 per year for getting parked in deep sea. During the to fish in the Exclusive accounting of the sea wealth an inch on this regard. The whichever is earlier. The con- Ministry in April 2016. casting secretary, secretary in permit. hearing, the CBI also filed its Economic Zone even as the e that was being caught by Indian Petitioner alleged that the vention is to appoint the Talking about the impact the Ministry of skill develop- In June 2017, expressing report about their probes and Coast Guard's report pointed vessels having LOP. The fact Centre was not acting due to the senior-most election commis- of social media on elections, ment and entrepreneurship shock on the Centre's apathy in found that many fishing com- out that they had frequently that Government of India had pressure from many lobbies sioner as Chief Election the CEC said the Committee and chairman and managing keeping an eye on these foreign panies were registered as for- found that these trawlers trans- decided to withdraw the LOP involved in the deep sea trawl- Commissioner. set up by EC to review Section director of Indian Airlines. trawlers, the High Court eign though the owners were shipped the fish to foreign scheme by itself proves that the ing and ignoring the Court's Upon taking charge as the 126 of R P Act, headed by He has worked as CMD of ordered that the Department actually Indians. The petition- vessels waiting in deep sea. fact that they system of LOP order and not yet even appoint- new CEC, Arora, addressing senior Deputy Election Indian Airlines for five years. should conduct and expert er also pointed out that many Thousands of tones of sea Scheme was not successful," ed a study committee on the the media, said his priority is Commissioner Umesh Sinha, With a career as a bureau- study and publish the study of these fishing trawlers were wealth were looted by these said the Judgment by Justices "deep sea loot." Initiating con- to carry forward preparations will submit its report by crat that spans over almost four report on the Ministry's web- patronised by power full politi- fishing trawlers by just paying AM Shaffique and Anu tempt of court procedures, the for Lok Sabha polls 2019, December end. decades, Arora has dabbled in site. The High Court order cians in South India and 10,000 per year for past Sivaraman. High Court has now asked the which started some time ago, Arora will have a nearly areas of aviation, economy came on the public interest lit- Western India. decades. The High Court ordered Ministry of Agriculture to covering facets like electoral two-and-a-half-year tenure as and sports among others. For igation filed by an activist MK Interestingly, the Centre During the arguments, the that Ministry of Agriculture appear before it on December 5. register, EVMs, voter educa- CEC. Under his supervision, his peers, with his versatile tion etc. the Commission will conduct experience across domains, Arora also sought cooper- Lok Sabha polls next year. Arora illustrates the ability of ation from all stakeholders, Assembly elections in Jammu IAS officers to seamlessly move 450 6 % &&" political parties, media, civil and Kashmir, Maharashtra, from one sphere to another. society organisations and peo- Odisha, Haryana, Sikkim and Back in his home State, ple at large — "in making our Arunachal Pradesh also have Arora was one of the most  !  elections totally free, fair, to be held in 2019. trusted officers of Vasundhara "     peaceful, accessible and ethi- Arora's name was earlier Raje during her earlier term as cal." Arora was appointed an cleared by the Centre and sent Rajasthan Chief Minister. He election commissioner in to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was her principal secretary      New Delhi: India's first loco- September 2017 — a year after has served in several key posi- from 2005 to 2008. motive-less less train, known as Train 18, breached the 180  

    Tamil Nadu coast was likely to be at Dubai . The contraband in the ship (  )   drugs. Despite geographical distance, signment of 1,500 kg of heroin worth used for smuggling of not just low-cost was supplied through small boats n what has raised concerns in the India was being dragged in the move- Rs 4,500 crore in the international ganja but heroin as well. The need of from Pakistan and the crew comprised New Delhi: Prime Minister Isecurity establishment, drug syndi- ment of narcotics from Afghanistan market was intercepted by the Coast the hour is to strengthen coastal both Indians and Pakistanis. Narendra Modi Sunday wished cates, sourcing the contraband from due to employment of Indian crew on Guard following an input from the security to effectively target drug The Director General of the the people of Israel health and Afghanistan, are resorting to alternate vessels used by international drug car- NTRO (National Technical Research smuggling activities in view of the Indian Coast Guard has been desig- prosperity on the occasion of sea routes including through Indian tels for such transshipments. Organisation). The vessel was loaded increasing use of new sea routes," a nated as Commander of the Coastal Hanukkah. coastline to export these products to Afghanistan is a major source of with narcotic substances near Gwadar senior NCB official said. Command responsible for overall "My friend, PM Europe and US due to disruption of heroin, opium and related products port of Pakistan. In April 2014, an India registered coordination between Central and @netanyahu, Happy its three traditional routes namely, and accounts for two-thirds of opium Other instances include seizures ship MV Satyanarayanawas inter- State agencies in matters relating to Hanukkah to you and the peo- North, South and Balkan routes on production. seizures of three consignments from cepted by Australian Navy off the coastal security . The Indian Coast ple of Israel. May this special account of the worsening situation in An example of exploitation of the Tamil Nadu coast which bound for Sri coast of Kenya with contraband sub- Guard has also been nominated to occasion further the spirit of commemorating the rededi- Iraq and Syria over the last four to five vulnerabilities along the Indian coast- Lanka. Another attempted smuggling stances. The investigation had function as the Lead Intelligence brightness and happiness. May cation of the Second Temple in years. line by drug syndicate is the inter- was reported by Narcotics Control revealed that the ship had started from Agency for coordination and sharing everybody be healthy and Jerusalem at the time of the Sources said Tamil Nadu coast has ception of an Iranian ship Prince ear- Bureau from Tuticorin to Maldives India made stops at various ports in of intelligence among various agencies prosperous," Modi tweeted. Maccabean Revolt against the emerged as a vulnerable point in lier this year with 10 Indians making and Sri Lanka. the Middle East with the last one being operating on the coast. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday Seleucid Empire. PTI 1 ":)              896!

 

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Katowice (Poland): With the global temperature rises to change are increasingly hard to But it said the US "reiter- "Katowice may show us if  0" " " ""%  direst warnings yet of impend- well below two degrees Celsius ignore," said the statement, a ates its decision to withdraw" there will be any domino effect" ing environmental disaster still (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and to copy of which was obtained by from the landmark accord. following the US withdrawal, ringing in their ears, represen- the safer cap of 1.5C if at all AFP. Even solid progress in Katowice said Laurence Tubiana, CEO of Washington: US President ing military threats and point- They agreed on the need tatives from nearly 200 nations possible. But with only a single "We require deep transfor- on the Paris goals may not be the European Climate Donald Trump said Saturday ed barbs. for "maintaining vigorous gathered Sunday in Poland to degree Celsius of warming so mations of our economies and enough to prevent runaway Foundation and a main archi- he hoped to organise a second The two leaders signed a enforcement of existing sanc- firm up their plan to prevent far, the world has already seen societies." In Katowice, nations global warming, as a series of tect of the Paris deal. summit with North Korean vaguely worded document on tions to ensure the DPRK catastrophic climate change. a crescendo of deadly wildfires, must agree to a rulebook palat- major climate reports have Brazil's strongman presi- leader Kim Jong Un in early denuclearisation of the penin- understands that denucleari- The UN climate summit heatwaves and hurricanes able to all 183 states who have outlined. dent-elect Jair Bolsonaro, for 2019, perhaps as soon as sula, but progress since has sation is the only path," Sanders comes at a crucial juncture in made more destructive by ris- ratified the Paris deal. Just this week, the UN's one, has promised to follow the January or February. stalled as Washington and said, using the North's official mankind's response to plane- ing seas. This is far from a given: the environment programme said American lead during his cam- Trump told reporters trav- Pyongyang spar over the mean- name, the Democratic People's tary warming. In a rare intervention, pres- dust is still settling from US the voluntary national contri- paign. elling home to Washington ing of the document. Republic of Korea. The smaller, poorer nations idents of previous UN climate President Donald Trump's butions agreed in Paris would Even the most strident cli- with him aboard Air Force One North Korea has taken few But differences have that will bare its devastating summits issued a joint state- decision to ditch the Paris have to triple if the world was mate warnings -- spiralling from Argentina that "three concrete steps to abandon its emerged between Washington brunt are pushing for richer ment as the talks got underway accord. G20 leaders on to cap global warming below temperatures, global sea-level sites" were in consideration nuclear and ballistic missile and Seoul on how to proceed states to make good on the in the Polish mining city of Saturday agreed a final com- 2C. For 1.5C, they must rises, mass crop failures -- are for the meeting, a follow-up to programs. with Kim, as the dovish Moon promises they made in the Katowice, calling on states to munique after their summit in increase fivefold. While the something that many devel- their historic summit in US Secretary of State Mike has long favoured engagement 2015 Paris agreement. take "decisive action... To tack- Buenos Aires, declaring that data are clear, a global political oped nations will only have to Singapore in June. Pompeo was due to meet with with the North. In Paris three years ago, le these urgent threats". the Paris Agreement was "irre- consensus over how to tackle tackle in future. When asked about a future a top North Korean official in North and South Korea countries committed to limit "The impacts of climate versible". climate change remains elusive. AFP meeting, Trump said: "I think early November, but the meet- have begun to remove land- we're going to do one fairly ing was abruptly put off, with mines and destroy military (soon) — into January, North Korea insisting that bunkers at parts of their com- February, I think." Trump had Washington ease sanctions. mon border as part of efforts to     A    been in Buenos Aires for the On Friday, Trump dis- improve long-strained rela- Group of 20 summit. cussed the situation with South tions.     J   3   When asked Saturday if he Korean President Moon Jae-in They have also begun work would ever host Kim in the on the sidelines of the G20 to reconnect a train line and Mexico City: Anti-establish- issues fuelling widespread out- United States, the Republican summit. repair another rail link across ment leftist Andres Manuel rage: crime, poverty and cor- president replied: "At some The pair "reaffirmed their the border. Lopez Obrador vowed a "deep ruption. point, yeah." commitment to achieve the Despite the warming ties, and radical" change in Mexico But not everyone is per- In June, Trump and Kim final, fully verified denucleari- it remains unclear whether as he assumed the country's suaded: critics say the sharp- opened up dialogue on denu- sation" of North Korea, Kim will make his first-ever presidency Saturday, five tongued, silver-haired leader clearisation of the Korean Trump's spokeswoman Sarah visit to the South this year, as months after winning a land- has a radical and authoritarian peninsula after months of trad- Sanders said. Seoul is hoping. AFP slide election victory. streak. And despite his promis- The leader, widely known es of business-friendly policies, by his initials as "AMLO," took Mexican stocks and the peso DJ  the oath of office and donned have plunged in recent weeks. ,     the presidential sash before That did not stop Lopez Congress -- where the coalition Obrador, 65, from doubling      led by the upstart party he down on his promise of a founded four years ago, sweeping "transformation" as   -    F  Morena, now has strong he started his six-year term. majorities in both houses. "It might seem pretentious Ending 89 years of gov- or exaggerated to say it, but .$ /    1   ernment by the same two par- today is not just the start of a ties, Lopez Obrador surged to new government. It is the start London: Britain's opposition           C       0    B D victory in the July 1 elections of a political regime change," he Buenos Aires: Russian tions with Western powers. Labour Party ramped up the       " E"   )  0 promising a new approach to said. 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told the Parliament this year that march from Haridwar to Delhi from 130 among 180 countries. It cate- This forced them to sell their land and, enjoy wider support among between April 2014 and December September 23 to October 2. The Delhi gorised India as “mostly unfree”. But thus, a fall in their economic position. Mumbaikars. 2017, Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have police had to use tear gas shells and our country apparently is nowhere It is a vortex which leads to more debt In the end, cities will no longer be written off loans worth 2,72,558 even charged water cannons to man- near the Western norms. burden. able to sustain for long if villages con- crore. In the same period, they man- age the crowd. Issues were identical. The political system of the sup- The Supreme Court’s order to the tinue to collapse. Government ser- aged to recover only 29,343 crore — Last year, too, the nation was sur- posedly “despised” Congress contin- West Bengal Government to return vants, who feel secured with a pay a mere 10.7 per cent — of the loans prised to see farmers marching in per- ues, including the failed acquired Singur land to the farmers packet, may feel the pinch soon.    !8 $ that had been written off in that three- fect order from Nashik to Mumbai Manmohanomics, often referred to as lay fore the fact that Punjab too had Urban India may soon fall under new      ) year period. This should have put the without disturbing the Mumbaikars. the New Delhi consensus. Socialism acquired huge tracts of land in pressures. This can lead to severe gov- lections and competitive farmers in a comfortable situation. Farmer suicides, too, have not had at least ushered in green revolu- Barnala and even after 10 years they ernance issues if not chaos. Innovative &    F    promises for loan-waivers to Why then are they marching to the abated. According to the National tion and helped the farmers to a cer- remained unused. Land for roads may and equitable governance calls for a       Efarmers are inseparable. Parliament, demanding a special ses- Crime Reports Bureau, 296,438 farm- tain extent. But industrialist-centric give one-time bounty but they dis- churning in political thinking. The  1      + However, such promises have not sion to press for a discussion on agrar- ers have committed suicide since liberalism robbed the farmers of place farmers. The mesh of roads apathy is palpable, howsoever, polit- #  O     ended in alleviating farm distress. ian crisis? 1995. Distress is growing in rural areas their land for roads, industry, real causes desertification in fertile areas. ical parties couch it in jargons. If  F    O 
Even if not on a warpath, lakhs of dis- Their demands also include a 21- as the percentage contribution of agri- estate, et al. Tolls on roads are making the socialism had kept industrialists in tressed farmers have been marching day special session of Parliament to culture in GDP has come down to Farmer and rural destitution has farmers alien in their own villages. shackles of licences, the new “econ-    " = in Delhi, Mumbai and elsewhere for enact two laws: The Farmers’ about 14 per cent from over 50 per been growing. The urban sector has Large industrialists are making forays omy” has put many more controls. &       some succour. A number of States, like Freedom From Indebtedness Bill, cent. Though a section of economists not only seen a corresponding expan- into the farmland, thereby further But liberal FDI has its complexities           Punjab, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, 2018, and The Farmers’ Right to has welcomed the trend, suggesting sion but has been growing at a much impoverishing the farmer. And this is too. Repatriation of profits is high and !  O F %  Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Guaranteed Remunerative Minimum that industry and services are grow- faster pace than the agrarian econo- what the latter are protesting against. farm land is nothing but an invest-       Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Support Prices for Agricultural ing and contributing in a major way my. Nothing wrong with that but this It is a battle for survival for them. ment for the real estate. Puducherry have given loan-waivers Commodities Bill, 2018. to “improve” the national economy, development has come at the cost of There is a consensus on this among A national policy on land acqui-       K to farmers in the past three years. Now Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh the economic changes have led to an the rural and farm economy. The 1991 the Kisan Sabha and Rightist sition is a must, along with a deep F O      more promises are being made by Samiti, encompassing 207 organisa- increase in disparity. consensus crushed the farm econo- Bharatiya Kisan Sangh as also understanding on ending rural     K  almost all political parties. But the fact tions, the banner that is leading the The economic liberalisation of my, exploited it, impoverished it and Swadeshi Jagaran Manch. The char- indebtedness and multiplying farm      is that such assurances have only farmers to the Ramlila Maidan, has 1991 led to more Government con- corrections have not been in order. acter of the State, irrespective of incomes. Else, today’s Gandhian agi-      forced the farmers to stop repaying ostensible support of the Leftist Kisan trols. A US think-tank, Heritage Indebtedness among farmers is high political parties, has not changed. The tation may turn into a violent Maoist their loans. Sabha. Earlier too, the Bharatiya Foundation, in its report, Index of — around 86 per cent. Almost half the Mumbai long march showed that movement.     " The Narendra Modi Government Kisan Union had organised a similar Economic Freedom, ranked India at farm creditors are harassed to repay. farmers and agricultural labourers (The writer is a senior journalist)     ()  ( *+ ,-./

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The deluge of protest from Kasargode to the Hindu groups in Kerala over Government led by the CPI-M works associated with Cyclone December 2015 which almost Kerala Capital announced by the entry of women of all ages has been trying to implement erala PWD Minister and     &  Gaja, the union leaders were washed away Chennai sub- Chief Minister Pinarayi to the Sabarimala temple post the apex court's verdict even as KCPI(M) leader G   adamant on their decision to go urbs is still fresh in the minds Vijayan for January 1, saying a Supreme Court verdict. the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Sudhakaran on Sunday ahead with the agitation. of the people. The years 2016 it it will only whip up com- Vijayan sent out invites to Party and several Hindu groups slammed the Sabarimala temple Situation in the four dis- and 2017 saw cyclones Vardah munal passions. over 150 social groups, of are up in arms against it. tantri saying the donkeys in the "   tricts devastated by Cyclome and Ockhi causing havoc all Addressing the media, which around 70 took part "The talk of renaissance is temple town have more grace. 0/<<# Gaja in November continues over the State resulting in death Leader of Opposition Ramesh and it was decided to use the not by bringing ladies to Sudhakaran, known for to be pathetic. Accessibility to and destruction. The popula- Chennithala said it was rather #hashtag that the purpose of Sabarimala as there is no ban his sharp tongue, made the lose on the heels of Cyclone the villages continues dis- tion is yet to get over from strange that Vijayan was doing the 'women wall' would be on ladies. Instead, there is observation at an inaugural CGaja which devastated the rupted because of the trees these disasters when Gaja what no Communist Chief 'not to turn Kerala into a restriction, which is part of tra- speech at a cultural event here. four districts of Nagapattinam, and electric posts uprooted in struck. Minister in the State had lunatic asylum'. dition and the rituals associat- The Minister has been cut Sudhakaran said they Thiruvarur, Puthukottai and the cyclone. Pakkirisamy in a thought of. "Vijayan should release ed with the Sabarimala temple. up with the Sabarimala tantri (tantris) do not appear to have Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu is in for The entire mango trees in Nagapattinam village is a living "This 'women wall' will minutes of the meeting... "The BJP and RSS are try- family ever since they threat- any attachment or concern another disaster in the form of Vedaranyam and martyr as he has lost all his cash only help to polarise commu- Reports have surfaced that ing to create a terror situation ened to close down the temple towards Lord Ayyappa. an indefinite agitation by the Nagapattinam have been crops spread in 1.5 acres of nities and compartmentalise while Vijayan said all have in the temple town," added in case a women in the age "At the temple town, it is the Government employees and uprooted along with other cash land. “A mango tree will yield people in the name of caste. pledged support for the State Chennithala. group 10 to 50 arrives to pray donkeys that do most of the teachers . crops like coconut, tamarind one tonne mangoes per What is even more strange is Government on the stand Meanwhile, the Nair at the shrine in line with a work. Till date they have not More than four lakh and amla. annum. One kilogram mango that this was decided at a taken by them on the Service Society, which repre- Supreme Court verdict. gone on any protest. After their employees and teachers under “The famous varieties of costs 20. Fruit traders from all meeting of representatives with Sabarimala issue, some leaders sents the Hindu Nair commu- The members of the hard work they take rest near the the banner of Joint Action Neelam and Banganapalle over south India come here to dozens of Hindu social organ- who took part later said they nity and which did not attend Kantararu family hold the Pamba river. These donkeys Council of Tamil Nadu mangoes will not be available buy mangoes from us and that isations where the Chief disagreed," added Chennithala. Saturday's meeting, on Sunday tantric rights of the Sabarimala have more grace than the tantri," Teachers’ Organisations and for the next two decades. It was our only source of income. Secretary was also present. The apex court on said that the Vijayan temple. The present chief tantri said a fuming Sudhakaran. At Government Employees usually takes 20 years for a It is all gone,” said Pakkirisamy Vijayan should see that this is November 13 refused to stay Government was trying to is Kantararu Rajeevaru and it the temple town, donkeys carry Organisation (JACTO-GEO) mango plant to bear fruit,” said to a team of journalists. not a state-sponsored pro- the September verdict, three make political capital out of the was he who made the offend- most goods from the base camp will come out to the streets Kattimannatkoil Kannan, One of the farmers, gramme," he said. days before the two month long Sabarimala issue. IANS ing remark. at Pamba to the hill temple. from Tuesday morning general secretary, Cauvery lamenting the destruction demanding the restoration of Delta Farmers Welfare caused by the cyclone said that the old pension scheme and Association who is leading a he used to earn 15,000 per regularising the services of team of rescue and relief month from a single amla tree. 3!4   ;  
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The official, however, In an unrelated incident, was about to begin his speech. ious demands, including lifting Patna: Union Minister Upendra ormer Jammu & Kashmir during the two-month-long said the pilgrim inflow is steadi- activists of BJP's youth wing, Police rushed to the spot and of prohibitory orders and pro- Kushwaha on Sunday drew snide FChief Minister Omar Mandalam-Makaravilakku sea- ly catching up in the recent days Yuva Morcha, attempted to removed them from the venue. viding basic amenities to pil- remarks from the ruling JD(U) Abdullah on Sunday son, which used to be marked as police had eased the curbs. wave black flags at Chief Gopalakrishnan later told grims in and around the Lord in Bihar over his new stance that expressed concern over the by heavy rush and long queues "The number of pilgrims Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at reporters that the BJP would Ayyappa temple. he was ready to “forgive and for- proposed changes in the pro- in Sannidhanam, the temple has registered a remarkable Mulakkuzha near Chengannur continue to agitate till police Since the September 28 get” alleged humiliation at the cedure for issuing permanent complex. increase in the last few days. when he was on his way to lift the prohibitory orders and verdict of the Supreme Court, hands of Chief Minister Nitish resident certificates (PRCs) in A TDB official, who does With this, the sale of appam and attend a function there. other restrictions imposed in allowing women of all ages to Kumar, and give up his insistence the State. not want to be quoted, howev- aravana (temple prasadam), Two people were arrested and around the hill shrine. enter the temple, no women in on a “respectable” share of seats Expressing his concern, he er, said a final decision in this which was comparatively dull in in connection with this inci- He slammed the Vijayan- the 10-50 age group has been within the NDA in Lok Sabha posted a letter addressed to the regard would be taken on the initial week, has also dent, police said. led LDF Government for able to reach the shrine due to elections. state Governor on his Twitter December 3. increased," he said. PTI Five Mahila Morcha allegedly filing false cases against frenzied protests from devotees. Kushwaha made a state- Lalu Prasad. The other is the handle. ment to this effect on Saturday model of Nitish Kumar, which "My letter to @jandkgov- night while talking to a local has thrown up institutions like ernor on behalf of @JKNC_ news channel amid speculations the IIT Patna, the Nalanda placing on record our concern +9  " that he might announce his exit University and the Chanakya about reports of changes being from the NDA, in the wake of Law College. Kushwaha has proposed to the J&K perma- the BJP giving a cold shoulder made clear which model he nent residents certificate rules," to his ultimatum for finalising stands for," he said. he said.    8 seat-sharing by November 30. Kumar also wondered Abdullah also said he had “I am ready to forgive and what the RLSP chief had done been trying to fax the letter to forget everything, the insults to improve the education sce- the Governor's office, but the Jammu: Hailing the Kartarpur !< E!&/! *# &/ people from both sides of the heaped on me personally and nario in Bihar as a Union fax machine was not working Corridor initiative, NC leader A3/<#<9 AE B!#A* border, which in turn will nor- the shortchanging of my party Minister. "Education is not in there so he had to post a copy Devender Singh Rana on malise Indo-Pak ties, he said. Jammu: A long area domina- Besides area domination, on the issue of seats, if the the state list but the concurrent of the letter on Twitter. Sunday called for the opening !A&/* &A 3AD =* &/ Rana further said the open- tion patrol was taken out on area familiarisation was also a Government in Bihar assures list. He cannot evade respon- "I'm trying to fax a letter to of Hindu and Sikh shrines in D/C &A F##<9 ing of various routes to PoK Sunday in Rajouri district of motive of the patrol, he said that it would work on my 25- sibility by pretending it is @jandkgovernor but the fax Pakistan occupied Kashmir 0ANagaland, other but also with those from improve connectivity and Union Home Minister Rajnath the neighbouring states in the engagement with southeast   *!#<9! istration is a part of the neigh- Singh said on Saturday the true spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Asia, he said, adding that India bouring country, while the event showcased the spirit of Shrestha Bharat', Singh said. and ASEAN (Association of ormer Jammu & Kashmir rest of the State is a part 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat'. Prime Minister Narendra Southeast Asian Nations) were FChief Minister and Lok of India. The festival got off to a Modi had initiated the concept partners in growth. Sabha member, Farooq Asked whether the colourful start at the pic- of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'. With restoration of peace in Abdullah on Sunday said the National Conference would turesque Naga heritage village The fest powerfully demon- the region, the northeast was day India and Pakistan become have some different proposal Kisama, about 12 km from the strates the diversity of Naga emerging as a favoured desti- friends, Kashmir issue would than the demand for internal state capital. people, Singh said, adding that nation for business and tourism, be resolved automatically. autonomy if it comes to power Hornbill festival is an each tribe is proudly unique in Singh said, adding steps were Talking to the media in in Jammu & Kashmir, he said annual tourism promotional its cultural richness. also being taken for speedy Jammu and Kashmir's the autonomy is his party's only event of the Nagaland "This spectacular demon- development of the eight States, Baramulla district, he said: proposal to improve Centre- Government. The event, also stration of unity in diversity is including Nagaland. "The National Conference State relationship. known as "festival of festivals", what India is all about," the The home Minister also (NC) has always supported He rejected the suggestion started in the year 2000. In his Home Minister said, stating asserted that a nation could friendly relations between India that the Central Government address to thousands of cele- that he got a glimpse of the prosper only when all States and Pakistan. has turned down the autonomy brants, which included foreign Indian spirit of "happy and developed at a fast pace. "The day these two coun- demand. and domestic tourists, Singh peaceful co-existence" at the fest. US Ambassador to India, tries become true friends, "The Centre cannot reject said the spectacular event Maintaining that Nagaland Kenneth I Juster also attended Kashmir issue would automat- that demand as the people of showcases the rich ancient was geographically located at a the inaugural function as the ically get resolved." the State have absolute power culture and civilization of the vantage point, being the gateway guest of honour, while Justice He said the part of the to raise such a demand under people of Nagaland. to the Southeast Asia, he said the Sharad Arvind Bobde was 2
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Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya Ram temple issue was likely to mollycoddling the Muslims look into the environmental Sabha elections. the question, betraying his A senior official of the on Sunday said that the saffron provide in the run up to the through various state endowed issues,” Banerjee wrote adding Though both the parties fron to discredit the hesitation in criticising Cane department said that the outfit prefers to rely on the elections Vijayvargiya said the schemes at the cost of the gen- she had joined Instagram to deny having any truck with Opposition unity. the BJP. matter had been sent to the court for an early verdict on issue seemed to have done eral population State BJP pres- connect to more number of the BJP, the political strategy In the case of Shivpal and The independent MLA government for approval and as centuries old Temple litiga- more harm than good to his ident Deli Ghosh said “you people on the social media. of the saffron party is clear his Pragatisheel Samajwadi from Kunda has been a long- soon as they get the approval tion requesting the Supreme party in voting terms. This was (Banerjee) have been announc- National Pollution about the next Lok Sabha Party, there is a clear motive time associate of the the order for SAP would be Court however to dispose off because the opposition parties ing projects after projects for Prevention Day is observed elections. to dent the Samajwadi Party. Samajwadi Party, but his ties issued immediately. the case at the earliest. misinformed the people on the Muslims. You have been every year on December 2 in The political analysts see Shivpal has already declared with the SP got strained dur- The sugar industry pre- The BJP spokesperson said the BJP’s stand. announcing universities, it is, memory of the Bhopal gas the two parties as a formida- that his party will field can- ing the Rajya Sabha polls dominantly in the private sec- his party would “appeal to the The opposition used the polytechnic colleges, schools victims. On the same day in ble force which will help the didates even against his last year. tor, on the other hand, have court once again for a verdict on Ram temple issue to “terrorise and other schemes for the 1984 about 3,500 people died BJP protect its political space nephew and SP chief He then voted for the reiterated their inability to pay the issue (Ram temple)” and said the minorities and polarize minorities as though the after being exposed to methyl in the face of the onslaught it Akhilesh Yadav. BJP during the closely fought even the existing cane price the court should be given suffi- votes,” which harmed the BJP’s Hindus don not have any isocyanate gas which had is likely to face from a united Though SP leaders choose elections. Raja Bhaiya hostil- level of Rs 315 per quintal cient time to take a decision.” He electoral prospects to a great requirement, they do not feel leaked from a reservoir from Opposition in UP. not to comment officially ity with BSP president (common variety) fixed last however added though his party extent. The BJP has been under the pinch of hunger or they do a pesticide plant of a multi- Analysts suggest that the against the ‘uncle’, they are Mayawati is also an open year for 2017-18 season. The was not thinking of an ordi- great pressure from its allies as not have their aspirations. national company. new political outfits will aid unanimous in their belief that secret. Mayawati as the Chief farmers and their organisa- nance “as of now” it would take also the VHP and other saffron “You have even forgotten the More than 30,000 people the BJP, giving rise to specu- the BJP is behind his Minister had put him behind tions raised the demand for a call on it “if people’s aspirations organizations for an early con- mantras of Durga Puja while fre- were directly affected by the lation whether these heavy- party launched by the bar under the stringent hike in the SAP. keep increasing on it.” struction of Ram temple. quently attending Iftars, wearing gas leak which caused women weights launched their parties Shivpal Yadav. anti-terror law POTA. UP Sugar Mills’ The senior BJP leader who “During elections, some hijabs. Now when you have giving birth to deformed on their own or with some Unlike Shivpal Yadav, the Sources close to Raja Association has challenged spoke to agencies on the issue sections of people raise this noticed that the Hindus are babies years later. tacit understanding with the motive of Raja Bhaiya is yet to Bhaiya said that Raja wanted the SAP by the state govern- also said that if any party had issue just to terrorise minori- annoyed with your conduct your A nature lover herself the saffron party. acquire a clear shape. to keep his independent iden- ment. The UPSMA has said the guts to construct a temple ties. The issue doesn't help the men are apologizing in private. Chief Minister had taken The analyst believe that The huge turnout at the tity intact while strategically there is no justification of it was the BJP and none else. BJP, rather it causes damage as But you have already alienated extra care in decorating and even if the two parties do not launch of his Jansatta Party at working with the BJP and he SAP in view of the existence of “No one else (but the BJP) has minorities en bloc vote against the people and soon you will get planting trees throughout the forge alliance and have tacit Lucknow’s Ramabai could be a big factor in at least a centrally-announced Fair the guts” to construct a temple us,” he claimed adding his out- their reply.” ‘BJP not to press for State since she roared to understanding with the BJP, it Ambedkar maidan on Friday two Lok Sabha seats —- and Remunerative Price (FRP) he maintained. fit would construct the Ram Temple ordinance immediately.’ power in 2011. PNS will give a weapon to the saf- didn’t go unnoticed. Although Pratapgarh and Kaushambi. for the sugarcane. The High Court bench, hearing the peti- tion, said: “We would like to #
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