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PAGE 3 Ayodhya land dispute: Arguments concluded, SC reserves verdict Three LeT militants killed in Anantnag Judgement likely to be pronounced in 2nd week of Nov encounter ANANTNAG: Three Lashkar-e- AGENCY Drama during Taiba (LeT) militants were killed NEW DELHI, OCT 16 by security forces in an en- hearing on 40th day counter which ensued during a The Supreme Court on Thursday NEW DELHI: Tempers rose in- Cordon and Search Operation reserved its verdict on a batch of side the Supreme Court cham- Jolt to Cong, Tanwar (CASO) in this south Kashmir petitions in connection with the bers on Wednesday—the final district on Wednesday, official Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid land day of hearing in the Ayodhya ti- sources said. dispute case. tle dispute case, as the Muslim This is the first CASO launched The five-judge Constitution side tore into shreds a document by the security forces in Kashmir extends support to JJP submitted by the Hindu side, valley after post-paid mobile bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India right in front of the five-judge phones were restored on Mon- bench headed by Chief Justice day noon after remaining sus- Ranjan Gogoi, today reserved its AGENCY nounced on October 24. judgement, after a marathon of Ranjan Gogoi. Prompting a stern NEW DELHI, OCT 16 The former PCC president said pended for 70 days. The services reaction from the Chief Justice, were suspended on August 5, 40 days of hearing in the case. that he will also campaign against It is expected and very likely who observed that parties in- Days after announcing his resignation Congress in the Haryana assembly when the Centre scrapped Article volved in the matter were creat- 370 and 35 A, besides splitting that the judgement would be pro- ing an atmosphere not conducive from Congress, party's former polls and added that the grand old par- the state into two Union Territo- nounced by the top court be- for the hearing. "We cannot con- Haryana president Ashok Tanwar on ty will fight for third or fourth place ries. tween November 4-17, as the Supreme Court, after the Kesa- on a day-to-day basis (five days tinue like this in the hearing. Peo- Wednesday declared support to from now on. Sources said that following spe- CJI is going to retire on Novem- vananda Bharati case, which a week) after the mediation ple are getting up and speaking Dushyant Choutala-led Jannayak Mr Tanwar, however, maintained cific information about the pres- ber 17. went on for 68 days, while the process, conducted by a three out of turn. We can also get up Janata Party (JJP) in the state assembly that he will not join JJP, but will only ence of militants at Pazalpora, Bi- While talking to media, third one was a batch of petitions member Mediation panel, head- right now and finish the proceed- polls. give support to them, "so they can jbehara, about 3 km from Anant- Varun Sinha, Hindu Mahasab- challenging the Constitutional ed by Justice (Retired) FMI ings in the matter," he said. Addressing a press conference form the government". Responding to nag, troops of Rashtriya Rifles ha's lawyer said, "Supreme validity of Aadhaar case, which Kalifullah, in the case failed. along with Dushyant Chautala, Mr a question on whether his resignation (RR), Special Operation Group Court has reserved the order and was heard for 38 days. Supreme Court is hearing a Tanwar, who recently resigned from has been accepted by the Congress (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir has made it clear that the deci- The four other judges, in the batch of petitions challenging These three parties -- Ram the Congress over being sidelines in high command, the Haryana leader police and CRPF launched a sion will come, in this case, five-judge Constitution bench the September 30, 2010 Alla- Lalla, Sunni Waqf Board and the process of candidate selection from said, that he is expecting that it will be joint search operation in the wee hours at 0330 hrs on Wednes- within 23 days." which heard the case, were - Jus- habad High Court judgement tri- Nirmohi Akhara -- however, the state assembly polls, said,'I re- accepted today. Thanking Mr Tanwar day. As the proceedings today tices Sharad Arvind Bobde, furcating the 2.77 acres of the knocked the doors of the apex signed from Congress with pain and for the support, Mr Chautala said,' I concludes in the case after 40 Ashok Bhushan, D Y Chandra- disputed land at Ayodhya into court challenging the Allahabad now my workers want to support appreciate the decision of Mr Tanwar days, it turned out to be the sec- chud and S Abdul Nazeer. three equal parts to Ram Lalla, High Court verdict and sought Dushyant. So I am announcing the de- to support us. It is difficult to take such ond longest /lengthiest hearing The apex court was hearing Sunni Waqf Board and Nirmohi modification of the High Court cision.' Haryana will go to polls on Oc- a decision. JJP is giving a big chal- No leave for ever in the history of the the case from August 6 this year, Akhara. judgement. tober 21 and the results will be an- lenge to BJP in Haryana". field officers till Nov 30 in UP LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government said on Wednesday ED arrests Chidambaram in INX that no leave will be granted till PSU banks had ‘worst November 30 to the state gov- ernment officers posted in the field in the view of upcoming fes- Media money laundering case tivals. phase’ under Manmohan, "In the view of upcoming festi- AGENCY premises for about two hours grant of FIPB approval to vals, no leaves will be granted till NEW DELHI, OCT 16 during which they are under- INX Media group. November 30 to the officers in stood to have briefly grilled INX Media got its FIPB the field. All officers in the field The Enforcement Directorate 74-year-old Chidambaram af- (foreign investment promo- are directed to be present at Rajan, says Sitharaman on Wednesday arrested for- ter which he was placed under tion board) approvals in their offices till November 30. mer Union finance minister P arrest. 2007-08 when Chidambaram Please ensure that orders are followed," a state government or- AGENCY Chidambaram in Tihar Jail in The arrest has been made was serving as the Union fi- der said. NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16 connection with its probe in under the provision of the nance minister. the INX Media money laun- Prevention of Money Laun- It is alleged that this ap- India’s public sector banks had the dering case, officials said. dering Act (PMLA), they proval was not legal and “worst phase” under the “combination” They said the ED investi- said. The central agency agencies have charged Chi- ‘Shivakumar's wife, of former prime minister Manmohan gating team followed proce- would now move court to dambaram with committing Singh and ex-RBI governor Raghuram dure after a local court here seek his fresh custody, they corruption and money laun- mother need not Rajan, and giving the ailing banks a on Tuesday allowed the cen- sary, in the case. said. dering by taking kickbacks “lifeline” was her primary duty now, Fi- tral agency to interrogate the A three-member team of The ED had filed a crimi- from promoters of the media appear before ED’ nance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has senior Congress leader, investigators of the central nal case under the PMLA in group, Indrani and Peter NEW DELHI: The Enforcement said. lodged in the jail, on Wednes- agency, who arrived at the 2017 to probe this deal of al- Mukerjea, through his son Directorate on Wednesday told The public sector banks have been day and arrest him, if neces- prison at 8.15 am, were on the leged irregularities in the Karti. the Delhi High Court that senior grappling with bad loans and the gov- Congress leader DK Shivaku- ernment has been taking measures to ad- mar's wife Usha Shivakumar and dress the issue. In August, the govern- mother Gowramma need not ap- All construction works at pear before the law enforcement ment announced upfront capital infusion agency as of now. to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore into the Kartarpur will be completed Harsh Vardhan launches Shivakumar is currently in judicial public sector banks. Besides, 10 public Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policies custody in a money laundering sector banks are being consolidated into of the Columbia University. Asked about by October 31: MHA food safety mitra scheme case. four. the ex-RBI governor’s comments during a GURDASPUR: Dispelling apprehensions that the ED counsel made this submis- Delivering a lecture at the prestigious recent lecture at Brown University in Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak will not be sion before a bench of Justice Columbia University’s School of Interna- which he had apparently mentioned that in completed in time, Union Home Ministry Additional NEW DELHI, OCT 16 Brijesh Sethi on two separate tional and Public Affairs here on Tuesday, its first term, the Narendra Modi govern- Secretary and Land Ports Chairman Authority Chair- pleas by Usha Shivakumar and Sitharaman said: “While economists can ment had not done better on the economy man, Govind Mohan, on Wednesday said that all Health and Family Welfare Minister Gowramma challenging the sum- take a view of what prevails today or pre- because the government was extremely construction works will be finished by 31st October.