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These chil- dren do not know what citi- #8.0869& in all districts of the State since + 7 + ' zenship is and they were pre- the crack of dawn, unfazed by sent with stones.” fter Uttar Pradesh, it was the winter fog and chilly 4 ! "#$ ABihar’s turn to witness winds. ' 8 9( large-scale vandalism and dis- They sat down on railway 7 61)'#7. protesters. “Women and chil- party delegation to meet the ruption of rail and road traf- tracks and blocked bus termi- )+( dren were used as shields by the families of those who were fic on Saturday. Rashtriya nuses at various ' " he death toll in continuing protesters. If anyone died due killed in violence that Janata Dal (RJD) supporters places to enforce the day-long Tclashes during protests in to our fire we will conduct a broke out during the protest in blocked roads and disrupted bandh. Uttar Pradesh against the judicial enquiry and take Lucknow. movement of trains at differ- In Patna, the protesters + ! ,4 Citizenship (Amendment) Act action. But nothing happened The Home Department ent places in the State during reached Dak Bungalow : 8 (CAA) rose to 15, including an from our side,” the DGP said. extended internet restrictions the “Bihar Bandh” call given by “chowraha” (intersection) and ,)+( + + Q# eight-year-old, on Saturday IG (Law and Order) till Monday noon in 15 districts New Delhi: On a day when it against the Citizenship blocked traffic while raising 7 " ( even as violence erupted in Praveen Kumar said over 260 of Lucknow, Saharanpur, Prime Minister Narendra (Amendment) Act (CAA) and anti-Government slogans. The 2/ 3 ; Rampur and Kanpur. The Yogi policemen were also injured, of Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Agra, Modi is all set to address a rally National Register for Citizens supporters also pelted stones at " Adityanath Government, for its whom 57 received gunshot Aligarh, Bareilly, Mau, in Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, (NRC). West Bengal, Assam Government buses, breaking 8 part, initiated the process of wounds. “Since December 10, Azamgarh, Agra, Sambhal, the Congress will stage a silent and Meghalaya were relative- glass windows. 0< identifying those guilty of dam- when the protests erupted in Kanpur, Unnao, Moradabad, protest (satyagrah dharna) at ly peaceful. The protesters smashed 5 = aging public property in the State, 705 people have been and Prayagraj. In 12 other dis- Rajghat against the Citizenship Hundreds of RJD sup- windshields of taxis and three- % ( Lucknow and tasked four arrested and around 4,500 per- tricts where internet was Amendment Act (CAA) and porters — among whom chil- wheelers and damaged cycle- Upper District Magistrates with sons were released after pre- stopped, a decision to further National Register of Citizens dren of not more than 10-15 rickshaws that plied on the %% the disposal of cases related to ventive arrest. Fifteen restrict the services would be (NRC). Congress president years of age and some of the roads in defiance of the call for the losses. casualties have happened,” he taken by respective District Sonia Gandhi along with agitators in their underwear — the shutdown in Bhagalpur, ) UP DGP, OP Singh, reiter- said. Magistrates. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka could also be seen carrying Muzaffarpur and outskirts of " ated that the police did not Politics over the CAA, The bandobast and UP Gandhi Vadra and other senior bamboo sticks and party flags. Patna. Schools, colleges and 7) open fire anywhere in the State however, continued with the CM’s renewed appeal for peace leaders will participate in the The bandh supporters gath- most government offices and claimed all deaths were due Trinamool Congress announc- notwithstanding, protesters “satyagraha dharna” till the ered at bus stands, railway remained closed as it was a to cross-firing between the ing the visit of a four-member set ablaze Yatimkhana police evening. PNS tracks and other vantage points Saturday. ( 0< 8 > 8 # 7 ) 8 , 7) + 7 amid protests in various parts P Q ( of the country against the new 5/&"15 urgent need to give emphasis on #8.0869& provision in the Citizenship Act rural industry, processing of = =( and the proposed creation of a hhattisgarh Chief Minister minor forest produce, process- Q5 7 s many as 1,100 academi- National Register of Citizens. CBhupesh Baghel on ing and marketing of medicinal + 77& 7 Acians and research scholars Party general secretary Saturday suggested that empha- plants. Inviting industrialists to 8 = from various universities across Bhupender Yadav told reporters sis should be given on inclusive set up industries in Chhattisgarh, ( 8 India and abroad as well as #8.0869& that the BJP within next 10 days development for accelerating the Chief Minister said that the 7 " prominent persons released a will contact more than three the pace of economy. State has flexible and supportive =( statement in support of the gainst the backdrop of crore families, organise rallies in Addressing the 92nd annu- industrial policy. ' amended Citizenship Act on Acountrywide protests every district and hold over 250 al convention of FICCI On the problem of $ Saturday. against the Citizenship Press conferences across the (Federation of Indian Chamber Naxalism, Baghel said that his The signatories to the state- Amendment Act (CAA), the country to inform masses about of Commerce and Industry) in Government has succeeded in 5 ment include Rajya Sabha BJP on Saturday announced a the new law. New Delhi, the Chief Minister winning the trust of locals in the member Swapan Dasgupta, massive public outreach to The new law seeks to give said that the target of making affected areas, resulting in 50 per : 8 8 IIM Shillong Chairman Shishir expose the “lies” spread by citizenship to minorities from India a 5 trillion dollar economy also be encouraged. cent decline in the problem. ? Bajoria, Nalanda University Opposition parties and apprise three neighbouring countries, could be beneficial only if basic He said alternative meth- The CM said the State has = 7 Vice-Chancellor Sunaina the people of the details about who arrived in India before needs of each citizen get fulfilled. ods should be adopted for use potential in tourism sector and 7 Singh, JNU professor Ainul the legislation. The BJP will December 2014 due to religious Speaking on the subject of foodgrains and stubble. He his Government has been ! 7 Hasan, Institute of Peace and contact over 3 crore families persecution. He also accused ‘India: Roadmap to a 5 trillion also listed various measures working hard in this direction. Conflict Studies Senior Fellow and hold rallies in every district Opposition parties, especially dollar economy’, he said farmers that can be taken such as per- He added that action plans Abhijit Iyer-Mitra and jour- over the next 10 days. the Congress, of spreading in the country should be given mission for making ethanol have been made for develop- 1203 nalist Kanchan Gupta. The decision was taken in misinformation in a bid to a profitable value for their yield from stubble, setting up food ment of eco-tourism and Ram 8 The statement comes in the a meeting chaired by BJP work- disturb peace across the coun- to ensure that demand in the processing units, establishing Van Gaman Path. Work is in midst of countrywide ing president JP Nadda and try during recent protests market does not fall. He added food parks, capital grant, inter- progress in developing tourism protests against the new citi- convened to formulate the which have claimed several that activities related to farming est grant and relief from GST. in Sarguja, Bastar and Koriya ,7 zenship law. party’s strategy over the issue lives. and animal husbandry should He added that there is an districts, he said. = : > ? 8 7 L ; (5' ; ? L 7 ? Q " 8 8 9:085/;/0 advised the doctors to express $% 5/#)9& ! ; an independent view on the ) he Telangana High Court basis of the evidence collected anchi’s Nirbhaya, a 19-year- P + !-) Ton Saturday directed the by them. Rold engineering student, State Government to hold a re- The bodies of the four who was brutally raped and !" "# 7 postmortem on the bodies of accused are currently preserved killed by a “serial killer” in 7' : $ the four accused who were in the State-run Gandhi 2016, finally got justice on > Q killed in an alleged encounter Hospital here as per earlier Saturday as a Special Court of % ;) Q on December 6 in the veteri- orders of the High Court, fol- the Central Bureau of % - + narian’s gang-rape and murder lowing the filing of some PILs Investigation (CBI) awarded ! 8 case. The HC set December 23 alleging extra-judicial killing of death sentence to the killer & " ? 8 as the deadline for the conduct Medical and Health the men and claiming it was a Rahul Raj. The court also ! $ of the second autopsy and sub- Department, to request the fake encounter among others. imposed a fine of 20,000 on ! ( ) " # !-) mission of the report to the Director of All India Institute The medical Superintendent of the convict. !" & " Registrar General of the High of Medical Sciences, Delhi to Gandhi Hospital Dr Shravan After escaping from inves- Rahul Kumar alias Rahul Raj % & 8 Q Court. constitute a medical team with Kumar told the High Court tigating agencies for two and a was produced in the court and %' 8 A Division Bench com- three expert forensic specialists that the dead bodies of the half years, Raj was arrested by the Judge announced his verdict prising Chief Justice RS to conduct the second post- accused were 50 per cent the CBI and after a 19-month in the presence of the accused. %% ? 7 @ Chauhan and Justice A mortem. While it asked the decomposed and would be of hearing, the special CBI Special CBI Judge AK L)*'MK -* : P Abhishek Reddy directed State Government to video- decomposed completely in court on Saturday sentenced Mishra convicted Raj on ! 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Glimpses of political bigwigs and senior bureaucrats exercising franchise at different polling booths in their respective urban body wards. Civic body polls were held across the state on Saturday. Pioneer Photo Beautification work Action initiated on two model No violation of norms in of Kaushalya temple code violation complaints ballot paper printing: SEC STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR The Commissioner denied receiving any complaint from tate Election Commissioner, Kanker about fake notes distribu- All the necessary to commence today SChhattisgarh Thakur Ram tion or of bogus polling from any Singh said action has been initiat- part of the state. But he said on precaution was It is a part of tourist spots of Rama Van Path Gaman ed on two complaints, which were receipt of reports from respective found to be serious out of 200 district electoral officers, neces- taken in the STAFF REPORTER n complaints received. sary action will be initiated. One is regarding a liquor-slip RAIPUR Singh claimed that for the first printing of the related complaint and another is time the online voter slip facilities hief Minister Bhupesh pertaining to issuance of fishing were extended to the electors, ballot papers and CBaghel will on Sunday lease during the model code of which has been utilized by electors inaugurate the beautifica- conduct. The report has been sub- across the state. the entire process tion and renovation work mitted in one case and has been The Commission had was as per the of temple of Kaushalya, the forwarded to the state government developed the software within mother of lord Rama in for necessary action. three days. He claimed that set norms, the Chandrakhuri of the dis- At Baloda Bazar, three vehi- suggestions have been forwarded trict. With this, the state present on this occasion. (Balodabazar-Bhatapara), cles, used for carrying electors by to utilize same in the Assembly official said government will start the Among the total 51 Chandrakhuri (Raipur), candidates, were seized. and Lok Sabha elections so as to development of tourist places identified as spots Rajim (Gariaband), Sihava Regarding the polling day, he avoid the distribution of slips by STAFF REPORTER n allegations of former minis- printing of the ballot papers spots of Rama Van Gaman from where Lord Rama (Dhamtari) and Jagdalpur said in Nagar Panchayat Pendra political parties. RAIPUR ter and senior BJP leader and the entire process was as Path. travelled during his exile, (Bastar). polling centre 11, serial number He also said that the Rajesh Munat, he said print- per the set norms, the official Official sources eight of the places would Under the develop- 431 of electoral roll, name of differently-abled and senior tate Election ing ballot papers in a private claimed. informed that tourism be developed in the first ment of these earmarked Gagan Agrawal son of Poonam citizens also registered their SCommissioner Thakur printing press is not unprece- Singh also refuted the minister Tamradhwaj Sahu phase. These eight places places government would Chand was registered but participation in the polling with Ram Singh on Saturday dented. Special precautions charges that there was will preside over the comprise Sitamadhi- facilitate them with better Bacharwar resident Vikas Sahu enthusiasm as all facilities were denied that there was any were taken and the printing irregularity in the process of function while minister for Harchowka (Koria), connectivity and electrifi- (20 years) had carried out the vot- extended to them. In this regard, violation of norms in print- was done amid tight security, selecting private printing culture Amarjeet Bhagat Ramgarh (Surguja), cation along with arrang- ing due to which under IPC 1860 he cited that even a 102-year-old ing ballot papers for urban- he further said. press and said the entire and urban administration Sheorinarayan (Janjgir- ing other amenities section 171C, he has been handed senior citizen had cast her vote in body elections in the state. All the necessary tendering process was minister will specially be Champa), Turturia required for a tourist place. over to police for further action. Mahasamund district. Clarifying on the precaution was taken in the transparent. + ,,- ,./0 K L
New Delhi: The Jamia Millia abusive or unparliamentary lan- "The rich have proof of their A small group of students violently. We have been protest- Islamia students on Saturday guage during the protest. identity or they will procure it sang parodies on the present sit- ing shouting slogans since a staged a demonstration yet again The protestors vent out their somehow. How will the labour- uation of the Indian government. week and never initiated vio- outside the varsity campus anger shouting slogans like ers and workers, who migrate The students from Aligarh lence”. against amendments in the cit- "Modi-Shah go back to school" from UP and Bihar, manage to Muslim University had also Several groups of people izenship law, days after violent holding placards which read: get the proofs?" joined the protests. lent their support to protesters clashes between police and agi- "Donate a book to needy stu- The students also took out Imran Khan from AMU and distributed food, water tationists in its vicinity. dents; Book's name Indian a march against the Citizenship said, “We are leading the protests and tea to the agitationists sit- The demonstration was led Constitution, Student's name: (Amendment) Act, 2019. Some in AMU and also helping our fel- ting outside Gate no 7 of Jamia by woman students of the cen- Amit Shah" and "Jab jab Modi former students of the universi- low student in Jamia and other for long. tral varsity and was later joined darta hai, police ko aage karta ty came to the spot with their universities to raise their voice Various groups, including by its male students as well as hai". children holding posters for against this draconian law." some women supporters, had alumni and "outsiders". The varsity has been at the demonstration. "Our friends have been brought biryani, samosas and The slogans like "Ladke forefront of the protest against Salim Ahmed from Okhla detained by Delhi Police but we other food items and distrib- lenge azadi" (will get indepen- the citizenship law. said, "I am with students of this will not get demoralised by it and uted tea, biscuits and toast to dence after fighting) and Participating in the protest, country. What happened at continue with our protests,” he protestors urging them to eat "Inquilab Zindabad" that echoed 76-year-old JMI alumus Nafiz Jamia Millia last week was added. and protest with full vigour. in a group of around 50 students Ikram said, "You all are leading unpardonable. My son is here Waseem Khan, LLM student The Delhi police had initially turned into mass protests a movement against what is carrying a poster and I want my from Jamia who was spear- entered the varsity campus on in few hours leading to more wrong. Don't step back. Don't get son to grow up in a secular gathered momentum. The hand, a 73-year-old woman studied in Delhi. I know when- heading the protests said, “The December 15 to than 500 persons joining the scared of police. You are the real nation and not a biased country”, women flocked from Okhla, from Okhla said, "I can't imag- ever students have held protests CAA is biased on the basis of look for 'outsiders', who protests. police who are fighting to pro- who had brought his five-year- Shaheen Baug, Jasola and neigh- ine what the mothers of those on a subject, they have put up a religion and each of us are fight- were involved in violence and As protesting crowd swelled tect our Constitution". old son to the protest venue. bouring areas to support the stu- kids went through who got strong fight against wrong prac- ing for something erroneous we arson during a protest against by minutes, the women students A protester who came from The women gathered in dents. injured." tices in India”. Her poster have observed in the CAA. the CAA, a few metres away specifically asked them not to use Bihar to join the protest said, larger numbers as the protests Holding a poster in her "I am a mother and my son read “My kids are not alone”. No students ever protest from the campus. PTI //" P )" + ;J"H , - 'E & Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh is in Former Chief Minister is whether these rivers will be the grip of a serious water cri- Shivraj Singh Chouhan had revived or their fate will be the . + / )9/#0& /59 New Delhi: Aam Aadmi sis. Crores of rupees are being launched a "Narmada Samagra same as during the previous Gwalior: "You see, I was a child fusions with as much integrity Party's National Convenor spent on major rivers but their Abhiyaan" to give new life to campaigns. prodigy. My musical career as thumri and khyaal. If you are village woman in Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday condition worsens with each the Narmada river. Amulya Nidhi, Co-con- started at the age of eight when honest towards what you are AHaryana's Hisar district said his party has changed the passing year. However, the condition of vener of the "Save Zindagi I was invited by some of the delivering, there is no scope of has accused her three uncles of political narrative of the nation- While the government's the river is worse than before. Abhiyan" campaign, said, "The greatest classical musicians like confusion. Also, I believe that sexually assaulting her with the al capital as the BJP is "unable expenditure is increasing, the In the last two and a half previous governments have Ustad Amir Ali Khan and those who can sing classical consent of her parents when to do Hindu-Muslim politics." number of water resources is decades there was a "Jal spent a lot of money to make Bhimsen Joshi. In case you should not have any problem she was a child, police said on Addressing AAP's National decreasing. The question is Bachao" campaign during the rivers flow in the state and don't know," says vocalist Pt. delving into light-classical." Saturday. She told the police Council meeting, he said the that even after spending crores Digvijaya Singh's tenure, revive the water infrastruc- Ajay Pohankar with all the Pohankar however feels that that she now dared to lodge a party's full strength should be of rupees, neither new water whereas the "Jalabhishek" cam- ture." innocence. And with a straight many young artistes today are complaint as she came to know utilized for the Assembly elec- structures are taking shape nor paign and the "Narmada "The rivers are still dry. The face. depending way too much on PR the same crime was being tions due early next year as the rivers are flowing, so who is Samagra Abhiyaan" gained present government should A few hours before his per- and social media instead of committed with her younger target was "even bigger" this benefitting? momentum during the BJP's work on a new strategy keep- formance at the five-day Tansen striving for musical excellence. sister too. time. The Kshipra River, which 15-year rule. ing in mind the mistakes and Samaroh, one of the oldest "The problem is that they are Acting on her complaint, "We became the first party flows in the holy city of Ujjain, Hundreds of crores of challenges of the past, and that Indian music festivals being looking for immediate fame the police in Agroha registered to seek votes for the works is considered to be a rupees were spent on these the work should be entrusted held in Gwalior (December 17 and that can be dangerous." a case under various sections of done and not on the basis on "Mokshadayani" river (river of campaigns, but the situation to the people whose intentions to 21), the Sangeet Natak The vocalist, born to a the Indian Penal Code and religion. We brought about a salvation). The plight of this did not improve. are clear. Their work experi- Akademi and Tansen Samman landlord and lawyer father, and Section 8 of the POCSO Act major change in the political river has its own story. For a The water crisis has wors- ence should be evaluated," winning musician, who lent mother who held a doctorate against her parents and the discourse. few months in a year, after the ened. Rs 1,600 crore was given Nidhi added. his voice to the album 'Piya degree holder in Music stress- accused uncles on "The BJP sought votes in rains, the river's water becomes for a special package to resolve Social activist Pawan Bavari' composed by his son es that his early exposure to December 19. Haryana in the name of Jats fit for bathing. the water crisis in Bundelkhand Ghuwara, who fought against Abhijit Pohankar insists that some of the best musicians The victim said she was and non-jats. In Gujarat and However, in December, the -- a drought-prone area of the the misuse of the Bundelkhand there was a certain honesty ensured that he made that world sexually assaulted many times other parts of the country, People said numerous things river water becomes muddy. state. package, said, "The govern- about the era he grew up in. his own. "I was always encour- when she was 14-15 years old. they seek votes in the name of about us. But now after being With the aim to make this During the BJP rule, the ments approve the funds. "Artists did have a killer aged to interact with them." On her complaints to the par- Hindu-Muslims. But when in power for five years, even the river flow, the water of the Jan Abhiyan Parishad cam- However, the officials misuse it instinct, but never tried to crush Despite being immersed in ents, they used to thrash her, as they come to Delhi, they talk opposition believes that we are Narmada River was brought at paigned to make the water and the public keeps on long- each other, like we see today. music from an early age, per her complaint to the police. about the unauthorised running a very good govern- a cost of Rs 571 crore but to no sources full, the rivers flowing ing for water." Lobbies and groups rule the Pohankar's parents ensured that She got married in 2017. colonies. They (BJP) are not ment." He said the party's tar- avail. cleanly, but not a single river The Kamal Nath-govern- roost today and organisers have academics never took a back Investigating officer Kamla able to do the Hindu-Muslim get is even bigger this time. In January last year, Chief could be revived. ment is now enacting the Right their own politics. This was seat. "I have a Master's degree in Devi told IANS over phone politics in Delhi," Kejriwal said. "Last time we got 67 seats, this Minister Kamal Nath removed The council itself had to Water Act. Besides, a cam- something unthinkable in the two subjects. Education not that she got the medical exam- "For us, people said it was time it should not be less than the then Divisional revealed that more than 330 paign is underway to resolve classical circles during my grow- only broadens your horizons but ination of both the com- just a wave and would end in that." Commissioner and Collector rivers of the state have been the water crisis. ing-up years." also lends a certain confidence. plainant and her sister. a few days. But we saw major "We have to channel all our over the devotees having to lost. "The budget sanctioned Remembering how he Knowing the finer nuances of "We have summoned the successes. Winning the election energies. After the Delhi elec- bathe in the muddy water of The Kamal Nath-govern- for water should be spent on would be invited by the likes of your art completes you," he says. accused and the complainant was a struggle, but the journey tions are over, we will plan our the river during the Shanishvari ment has waged a campaign to water," Ghuwara added. Ustad Amir Ali Khan and Recalling how he felt let for questioning," she added. was more difficult after that. next move." IANS Amavasya. revive 31 rivers. The question IANS Bhimsen Joshi to perform at dif- down by the makers of the film ferent concerts across the coun- 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', try at the age of nine, he adds, the musician elaborates, "They "There were times I would fall would narrate sequences of #% "E J asleep backstage waiting for the film and ask me to suggest my turn, and would be carried songs. For a particular one, I )9/#0& /59 issue of flyover project. flyover to address the problem alternative to reduce the traffic in the arms to sing. Best part had told them to include The High Court (HC)?had of traffic congestion on this congestion in the area. It was being, neither those legends 'Albela Sajan'. It was decided E 5 mid apprehensions over last month stayed the trans- major junction. also informed that earlier, it was nor the audiences looked at me that I would sing it. However, Athe implementation of the planting and axing of 473 trees Now, public hearing will be proposed to cut around 700 as a child, but in fact a musi- soon I came to know that "9/ ./5/ Residents of Kapurthala, contentious Tribune Flyover for the Tribune flyover project, held on December 23, when the trees for the project but it was cian." Sultan Khan was roped in. Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and project, the Chandigarh on an NGO’s plea. aggrieved parties and those later reduced to around 400 to In fact, once when Begum This really disappointed me wenty-four men from Nawanshar districts, 13 of the Administration on Friday got “Senior officers from the who have reservations about ensure less impact on environ- Akhtar visited his hometown of and I decided never to associ- TPunjab's Doaba region, who men are aged between 21-25 the backing of Union Ministry Union Ministry, Haryana and this project have been invited to ment for the implementation of Jabalpur, she sent a message for ate myself with films." have returned home after being years and unmarried, while the of Road, Transport and Punjab Governments have fully share their views, he added. project. him to sing for her before her Though pleased that the held up in Russia for months, rest 12 are married and between Highways and Governments of supported the UT During the meeting, the It was also discussed that concert began. "After I con- corporate sector was support- complained on Friday that they 30-40 years of age. They said Punjab and Haryana for the Administration for the imple- representatives from Union the city was designed for a cluded, she said I must sing one ing more classical concerts and were made to "work like slaves" they were happy to reunite with project. mentation of the Tribune flyover Ministry, Punjab and Haryana population of five lakh only but of her ghazals when I grew up. festivals now, he adds, and given inadequate food only their families. "For 15 days, we The meeting of senior offi- project,” said Manoj Parida, were apprized about the project the population has more than On my 60th birthday, I record- "However, the problem remains once a day by their employers were given meal only once a day cers of UT Administration, Advisor to UT Administrator, through a presentation. doubled now and the decisions ed 'Aye Mohabbat'." that the organisers tend to for a fortnight. and we had to work like slaves," Union Ministry, Punjab and after presiding over the meeting. On the aspect of impact on related to developmental project Insisting that he is thor- showcase only those five-six They narrated their ordeal Pinku Ram, a resident of Haryana was held here follow- The Advisor said that it has skyline of the city due to the cannot be taken considering oughly enjoying working with names... Sometimes it seems to when they came to record their Narang Shahpur, said. "We were ing the directions of Punjab and been concluded that there is no construction of flyover, it was retaining the original vision or contemporary artists on fusions, be more like a racket." statement with police against not given salary for six months Haryana High Court on the alternative but to construct the concluded that there is no other character of the city. the musician adds, "I sing IANS two travel agents, who alleged- as the company said it had ly duped them by promising deducted the amount paid for them lucrative jobs at a Russian our tickets and visas from their company. The External Affairs salary," said Dharminder of Ministry and its mission in Rasulpur village. 0 Russia helped the men return According to the agree- home on Dec 16. ment, the travel agents — )9/#0& /59 lakh for the Council. try and the State. He said that dialect and customs and to said that on this platform, a Secretary, Haryana State A total of 26 men were Surinder Singh and Daljit Singh The Transport Minister this festival is no less than a showcase this Haryana State presentation related to differ- Council for Child Welfare stranded in Russia but one of — had promised them a month- auding the efforts being said that the State-level Bal Maha Kumbh where children Council for Child Welfare has ent cultures of the country is Krishan Dhull, said that great them, Malkiat Singh alias Sonu ly salary of Rs 35,000 and addi- Ldone by the Haryana State Mahotsav which is being from various parts of the State organized State Level Bal being given. enthusiasm for children is (25), died of an unspecified ill- tional pay for overtime. "But Council for Child Welfare in organised by the Haryana State will be showcasing their talent. Mahotsav at Kingdom of He also praised the art- being seen at the Mahostav and ness allegedly after the compa- nothing of the sort happened organizing a State-Level Bal Council for Child Welfare has The Minister said that the Dreams at Gurugram works made by the children every day maximum children ny did not provide him medical and we had to slug it out like Mahotsav at Kingdom of given a outstanding platform culture of Haryana state has a said this festival is a plat- and said that these artworks is are reaching here to participate aid in time. The body was slaves for more than 8 hours and Dreams at Gurugram, Haryana for the children to not only different identity on the world form that makes children's certainly the best way to show and it is expected that by brought back by his friend even on Sundays at far less Transport Minister Mool showcase their talent but also map. He said that in Haryana imagination come true. He the hidden talent and imagi- December 23, about one lakh Joginderpal, who did not return salary than promised," Rakesh Chand Sharma on Saturday spread a message of unity in after every 20 kilometers, one also praised the programs pre- nation of every child. children will ensure their par- to Russia. Kumar of Mandhali village said. announced an amount of Rs 5 diversity of culture of the coun- can see change in culture, sented by the children and Honorary General ticipation. A H N99H
Shimla: The 17th century- page coffee table book ''Hidden by the waters of Maharana A major portion of inner Shiva, which has a huge follow- town of Bilaspur, considered to Himachal'' for Himachal Pratap Sagar, Daba Siba, which Seraj is taken up by the Tirthan ing in the Kangra region. be amongst the first planned Tourism. lied close to Punjab border, Wildlife Sanctuary that is con- One of the most remarkable towns in the hills of India was It was released by Chief holds a rare architectural and art tiguous to the Great Himalayan of Spiti''s monasteries is located also submerged in the water of Minister Jai Ram Thakur this marvel in the shape of striking National Park -- part of one of in Hikkam village. This is one of the Satluj river with the con- week. temple of Radha Krishna that the largest flora and fauna two Buddhist monasteries in struction of the Bhakra Dam in Divided in three sections, dates back to 1835. reserves in the Himalayas. Spiti under the Sakya-pa order. 1962. the first talks about those places At a height of some 6,000 For some 1,400 years Unlike the second, which is A cemetery in Dagshai, that have ease of accessibility feet, Dagshai was a barren hill Naggar was the seat of the erst- of relatively recent order and which grew under the rule of from the primary tourist desti- that in 1847 was transferred by while princely state of Kullu. located in Kaza, the one at British India, holds the grave of nations and yet are not very well the Maharaja of Patiala to the Naggar, which boasts of the Hikkam, some 350 km from Mary Rebecca Weston. Some known. British for the purpose of creat- famed International Roerich Shimla, is believed to date back consider this to the most elegant In the second section, the ing a military station or can- Memorial Trust, is home to to at least the 14th century. of graves in the country. A places with a little more difficulty tonment. age-old shrines, including the The Pangi Valley, lies strange superstition grew around level of accessibility, and the Inner and outer Seraj are not pagoda-shaped temple of between the Pir Panjal ranges the grave. Childless women third covers some of the most well known as nearby Kullu or Tripura Devi. and the Greater Himalaya, and believed that they would con- difficult areas like the Great Pradesh. tory of Bilaspur town, some 120 The temples remained Manali, but are woven with a The lesser known destina- may well be considered to one ceive if they swallowed a bit of Himalayan National Park in Both of these are fairly close km from the state capital, the unstudied largely by scholars. rich culture that is fairly distinct tions showcased in the coffee of Himachal''s best kept secrets. tombstone. Kullu district and some of the to Shimla and both, while rela- most significant loss in the sub- The only research done was by from that of the Beas Valley. table book include the shrine of For eight months, Pangi Like these, many other tales high mountain passes. tively off the normal tourist cir- mersion was of the 28 large and noted art historian Hermann For rural charm, undis- Mata Kunal Pathri located on remained locked within itself. It and stories of Himachal Pradesh Dhami and Arki are two cuit, have substantial natural small temples. Goetz in the 1950s shortly before turbed woods, exquisite temples the suburbs of Dharamsala is true that when Pangi was part were penned by city-based small towns that date back to the beauty and examples of fine According to Bhasin, most they went under water. and simple lifestyle, the Seraj town. of formerly state of Chamba, Shimla-based writer-cum-his- time when there were numerous architecture. of these were built in the classi- Surrounded by lush fields region is a great area for the off- The shrine is dedicated to officials posted there were given torian Raaja Bhasin in a 115- princely states in Himachal In terms of heritage and his- cal ''nagara'' style. and mango groves and bordered beat travellers. Devi Sati, the consort of Lord a ''funeral allowance''. IANS + ,,- ,./0 !"
# :40 % #$%&''&()* " /! #8.0869& Coordinator Lieutenant now has to look at the narra- DGISPR, they have got their with Islamic nations they tell General Rajesh Pant (retd) tive warfare and how to imple- act together," he said here at a them that Islam is under ndia's cyber security chief said the unified PR command ment it in various domains," seminar. threat, noted Pant, adding, Ion Saturday said the sepa- was needed to ensure an upper he said. According to official "What they told the southeast rate public relations wings of hand in the narrative warfare Talking about the Director Twitter handle Asia is that there is a region- the three armed forces are with Pakistan, which, he General Inter Services Public @OfficialDGISPR, Major al instability," said Pant adding "going in different ways" and opined, has "got its act togeth- Relations (DGISPR), which General Asif Ghafoor is serv- "So, they seem to have got #8.0869& Rawat had said on Friday here made a strong pitch for a uni- er" through its Director serves as the spokesperson ing the post since December their act together." India is optimistic that the situ- fied PR command for the General Inter Services Public for the Pakistan Armed Forces, 2016. It is important to clarify haring a disputed boundary ation along the LAC will further three services. Pakistan is Relations (DG-ISPR). Pant said the neighbouring Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant what the three services of Sfor decades, India and China improve with the two armies ahead of India in this aspect as "When are we going to country got its act together in added, "When they (DGISPR) Indian armed forces imply on Saturday agreed to maintain actively working to reduce and its Director General Inter have our own equivalent of the narrative warfare through the conduct a narrative warfare, and mean by 'information peace and tranquility in the manage troop confrontations Services Public Relations DGISPR because the (Indian agency. let's say in the case of Kashmir, warfare', he said. "They should border areas and stressed on after the Doklam face-off in (DGISPR) serves as the armed forces) services have "What we are finding from the message they send to come out with the definition approaching the boundary issue 2017, spokesperson for the Pakistan their own PRs and they are the other side — from the Europe is that human rights because now they are using the from the strategic perspective of The first informal summit Armed Forces. going in different ways? western border — that since are being infringed." terms - as you are aware - like bilateral ties. between Prime Minister National Cyber Security Somebody at the national level the time they have created the While when they engage 'narrative warfare'," he said. The two sides also resolved Narendra Modi and Chinese to intensify efforts to achieve fair, President Xi Jingping at Wuhan reasonable and mutually accept- in April 2018 had led to "strate- able solution to the boundary or gic guidance" to the two mili- 14 Line of Actual Control(LAC) Minister Narendra Modi and taries to actively defuse troop K M question during the talks Chinese President Xi Jinping confrontations during patrolling between National Security held the second informal sum- in accordance with existing pro- . 5 , Advisor(NSA) Ajit Doval and mit in Mamallapuram in tocols and mechanisms. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang October as well as after New "Post Wuhan, the strategic Yi here. Delhi pulled out of the proposed guidance from the highest-level 5+ They held parleys under the Regional Comprehensive and understanding of the Special Representatives frame- Economic Partnership (RCEP). nuances of the working mech- #8.0869& marmoset, a species of small long- work. This was the 22nd round Doval and Wang are the desig- anism at the functional level has tailed South American monkeys, of talks to resolve the disputed nated Special Representatives of enabled management of chal- he Enforcement Directorate (ED) about 1.5 lakh. boundary of more than 3,500 the two countries for the bound- lenges along the LAC," said Thas provisionally attached a land ED sources said that investigation km LAC stretching from ary talks. Rawat on Friday. measuring 11.5752 Decimal (5042 was initiated under PMLA on receipt #8.0869& Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Wang was to visit India for The statement came even as sq.ft.) in Kolkata valuing 77.7 lakhs of information from the Wild Life Uttrakhand to Arunachal the talks in September but the the eighth edition of the "Hand- under Prevention of Money Department of West Bengal regard- ays after the US provided a rare Pradesh in the east. trip was postponed then. in-Hand" exercise between the Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) ing seizure of prohibited Wildlife Dexemption to India from sanctions on The Ministry of External The India-China border Indian and Chinese armies, a belonging to a notorious smuggler of under Indian Wildlife protection Act the Chabahar port, External Affairs Affairs later said the talks were dispute covers 3,488-km-long confidence-building measure, wild life Supradip Guha in a case relat- 1972. Minister(EAM) S Jaishankar will on constructive with focus on tak- Line of Actual Control. China concluded at Umroi in ed to Illegal trading and smuggling of Investigation also revealed that the Sunday embark on a two-day visit to Iran, ing forward bilateral develop- claims Arunachal Pradesh as Meghalaya on Friday. Wild Life in Eastern India. In a first accused had also procured fake trans- where he will co-chair the 19th Joint mental partnership. There was part of southern Tibet while "The exercise was aimed at of its kind case, the ED had attached portation certificate for illegally trans- Commission Meeting with his Iranian Ministry said in another statement. consensus that both sides should India contests it. practicing joint drills of counter- three Chimpanzees, four Marmosets porting scheduled and protected counterpart, Javed Zarif. Jaishankar is also "During his visit, EAM, in addition to respect each other's sensitivities Both sides have been assert- terrorism operations in a semi- and other precious birds of Indian and Indian Birds for which a separate FIR expected to call upon Iranian President meeting his counterpart, will hold meet- and concerns, the Ministry said ing that pending the final reso- urban terrain under the UN foreign origin from his premises. At No. 86/2019 was registered against Hassan Rouhani, the external affairs min- ings with other ministers to discuss mat- in a statement. Wang arrived lution of the boundary issue, it mandate. The two armies have present, Guha is absconding and a him by PS North Bidhannagar of WB istry said on Saturday. ters of mutual interest. An agreement for here on Friday for the talks. is necessary to maintain peace gained from each other's exper- look out circular has been issued for Police. The meeting comes days after the US cooperation in the field of maritime Both sides agreed that it is and tranquility in the border tise and experience in conduct him. Investigations under PMLA exemption to India from sanctions on the transport will be signed during the visit. important to maintain peace and areas. of counter-terror and company- "Accused Guha a resident of revealed that accused Supradip Guha Chabahar port in Iran as Washington said EAM will also interact with the Indian tranquility in the border areas India and China fought a level operations. Troops of both Baguiati , Kolkata was involved inlarge had deposited illegally earned money it recognised that the strategic project was community in Muscat during the visit," the and underlined the importance war in 1962 and the subsequent the contingents departed on a scale illegal trade of wild life in West into 8 bank accounts owned by him a lifeline for war-torn Afghanistan to get statement said. of approaching the boundary years have not seen any major healthy note of mutual informal Bengal since long," it said in a state- in his name and in the name of his humanitarian supplies from India. This will be Jaishankar's first visit to issue from strategic perspective conflagration along the LAC. respect and goodwill." ment. The ED said its probe found family member and his firms. The Chabahar port -- jointly being Oman after the second term of the Modi of India-China ties, it said. The However, transgressions take Bilateral border tensions Guha was "running an organised Investigation also revealed that the developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan government began in May. "The visit is two sides agreed that early set- place by the Chinese Army have certainly reduced since wildlife smuggling racket". 'He is a accused was running an organised -- is considered a gateway to golden oppor- in pursuit of India's objective of enhanced tlement of boundary issue serves claiming the specified sector to the 73-day face-off in Doklam as clever criminal and recorded contra- racket dealing in illegal wild life trade tunities for trade with central Asian engagement with the Gulf region, which fundamental interests of both be in China. The Indian Army both the countries have evolved dictory statements before the customs and the proceeds of crime so earned nations by the three countries. It is locat- is in India's extended neighbourhood. countries, the Ministry said. has repeatedly prevented such mechanisms, especially at bat- authorities and wildlife authorities to by him run into more than three ed on the Indian Ocean in the Sistan and It will provide an opportunity to hold Officials said various dimensions transgressions leading to a talion commander-level, to evade action from both the depart- crores. The agency said the first-of-its- Baluchestan province of Iran. in-depth discussions with the political of the boundary issue were dis- stand-off with the Chinese ensure there are lesser con- ments, it alleged kind attachment under the PMLA Jaishankar will also be visiting Oman leadership on a wide range of bilateral, cussed at the talks. Army in Doklam near Sikkim in frontations along the LAC According to the ED, seven ani- "enabled" the zoo authorities to retain from December 23 to 25 at the invitation regional and global issues and will advance It is the first high-level visit 2017. stretching from Ladakh to mals are valued at 81 lakh, with each the animals as the smuggler was of Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin India's growing engagement with Oman from China to India after Prime Army Chief General Bipin Arunachal Pradesh. chimpanzee worth 25 lakh and a making attempts to take them away. Alawi bin Abdullah, the External Affairs and the region," the statement said. " # ")1/#( 6 , O1 , + , New Delhi: Elaborate security Sunday, with CCTV surveil- expected to attend the rally arrangements have been made lance of all the routes leading to which will be dominated by New Delhi: The Press The statement, issued by the Citizenship Amendment for Prime Minister Narendra the venue and snipers being youths and women. Association, a leading body of Association president Act. Modi's rally on Sunday at positioned atop buildings to Cutouts of PM Modi, BJP 4 journalists, on Saturday strong- Jaishankar Gupta and general Wasim was seriously Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, which ensure security, they said. president and Home Minister ly condemned "attack and secretary CK Nayak, said it injured during stone-pelting is a little over a kilometre away The Delhi Police is in close Amit Shah and Working Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar said cryptically. unnecessary harassment" of has taken a serious note of the and had to be admitted to a from Old Delhi's Daryaganj touch with the SPG and the President JP Nadda have been on Saturday kept mum on The state Anti-Corruption journalists during coverage of detention of Omar Rashid, a hospital, the Association said. that was hit by violence on Bharatiya Janata Party for the put up around Ramlila Maidan. whether senior party leader and Bureau reiterated before the protests against the Citizenship journalist of The Hindu in Also an attempt was made Friday during the protest against security arrangements during "This rally will also sym- his nephew Ajit Pawar would High Court on Friday that it Amendment Act. Lucknow, detention of seven to allegedly manhandle a video the amended Citizenship Act. the programme. The Delhi BJP bolise that after winning seven become deputy chief minister in found no evidence against Ajit In a statement, the scribes in Mangalore and attack journalist of Zee News, Jaideep, According to sources, has also deployed volunteers as Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, the the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Pawar in an alleged irrigation Association said, it was also on a reporter and a video jour- camera of a news channel was senior officials remained in part of its security arrange- BJP is in full-swing in prepara- Maharashtra. scam. Amid a deadlock over concerned over incidents of nalist of Mathrubhumi News - damaged while another's was huddle till 5 am on Saturday to ments for the rally. tions for Delhi Legislative Chief Minister Uddhav government formation after burning of media OB vans - Arun Shankar and Vaisakh – taken but not returned as yet, discuss the security arrange- In a statement, senior BJP Assembly elections as well," Thackeray would soon take Assembly elections, Ajit had during the protests and in Delhi when they were doing it said, adding journalists were ments. In the meeting, among leader Vijay Goel said prepara- Goel said. decision on cabinet expansion, sprung a surprise and joined appealed to all sections to their duties. attacked in Sambhal and media other things, it was decided that tions for the rally, which is being He said that LED screens Pawar said at a press conference BJP-led government as deputy realise the need of a free and fair ANI Reporter Ujjwal Roy OB vans were torched in social media should be moni- organised to thank PM Modi for have been installed at several here. chief minister last month, but press and the importance of and Cameraperson Sarabjeet Lucknow too. tored to stop rumour-monger- giving ownership rights to 40 places. Outside the premises, Asked about Shiv Sena the government lasted for only media during incidents of Singh were assaulted while cov- In a separate incident, ing, especially in the wake of lakh residents of 1731 unau- people from Uttrakhand, leader Sanjay Raut's reported 80 hours. When asked if it was national importance. ering protests near Jamia Milia armed men shot dead elec- ongoing protests against the thorised colonies, are in full Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, statement that Ajit Pawar would taking longer than usual for cab- The Association said attack Islamia, it said. tronic media journalist, contentious legislation. swing. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will be become deputy CM in the Shiv inet expansion, Sharad Pawar on journalists on their line of Earlier, two journalists — Jobanpreet Singh and Gurchet Checking of vehicles has A total of 11 lakh signatures playing dhol. Sena-Congress-NCP govern- replied in negative. "We are duty in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Dinesh R and Wasim Sayeed of Singh, working for a vernacu- been stepped up on border by residents of unauthorised The BJP has majorly ment in the state when the cab- running an alliance govern- Kerala, Karnataka and Punjab Asianet News, a prominent lar daily in Moga in Punjab. areas to ensure that "unscrupu- colonies will be handed over to focused on unauthorised inet is expanded, the NCP chief ment and we have already made is an assault on media freedom. Malayalam news channel — The Association is lous" elements do not enter the Prime Minister Modi as a thank colonies in this rally because this refused to make any clarifica- allotment of portfolios. The It urged authorities con- were also attacked in the anguished over such incidents national capital to disrupt the you gesture, he said. will become a big issue in tion. "I have read Raut's state- chief minister may announce cerned to ensure full security to national capital during the cov- and demands speedy investiga- rally, sources said. Goel, the convenor of upcoming Delhi elections. A ment. But I am the president of expansion afterthe winter ses- the media in the discharge of erage of the protests by Jamia tion to deter perpetrators of such A multilevel security arrangements at the venue, said tableau of unauthorised colony my party, so I know who will sion of Assembly (which ended their duties as the Fourth Estate. Milia Islamia students against crimes, the statement said. PTI arrangement will be in place on more than two lakh people are has been installed too. PTI take oath in the expansion," he on Saturday)," he said. PTI # 2 5..6 N 7