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Road Sector Slumps As Nath Globetrots 145th Year Published From www.dailypioneer.com Rs 2 Delhi Lucknow Bhopal Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Dehradun Ranchi New Delhi | Wednesday | September 2 | 2009 RNI No. 53466/91, REGD. No. DL (C)-05/1219/2009-2011 *Late City|Vol.19|Issue 245 |Pages 16 |*Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable Nation>7 World>11 Avenues>13 Sport>15 Commuter violence hits ‘Pak’s N-arsenal contains Urological solution Sania, Somdev Mumbai train services up to 90 warheads’ clear first hurdle Road sector slumps Farooq comes to Advani aid over Kandahar Capsule as Nath globetrots Pioneer News Service n New Delhi Pak violates ceasefire pact, 1 soldier killed ■ Only 6 km of highways upgraded in a day uffeted by the storm raging Jammu: After a long gap, the Bwithin the BJP and under Pakistan Army on Tuesday ■ snide and not-so-snide attacks by breached the ceasefire agreement But Minister made 4 foreign trips in three months colleagues who were once close to with India in the holy month of him and wouldn’t dare look him Ramzan. It resorted to Nidhi Sharma n New Delhi in the eye, LK Advani has received unprovoked firing from across the praise and support from the most LoC in the Mendhar sector of ROAD NOT TAKEN unexpected of quarters. Union Poonch around 1.30 am. In the he first quarter of the cur- Minister for Non-Conventional half-hour firing, an Indian soldier rent financial year has ■ Govt report says the length of Energy and former Chief Minister guarding the forward ‘TIPA’ post in Tnothing to show in the roads/highways upgraded or of Jammu & Kashmir Farooq the Bulnoiee sector was killed. P6 road infrastructure sector. The lat- constructed in a day is 43.2 % Abdullah has spoken up for est Government report reveals that lower than the set target Advani at a time when he is under a mere 6 km of highways were relentless media fire over the Bhajji fined for driving ■ In June, Nath went on a personal upgraded or constructed in a day, Kandahar episode. what he has to say. He isn’t going had gone along with the without number plate trip to London which is 43.2 per cent lower than On an NDTV show, The Advani to remain silent...” Ministers but I don’t think his Chandigarh: India team player the set target. So what is the man ■ He did a road show in Singapore Legacy: Has the Iron Man Melted?, Asked what he remembers of heart was in it. In my heart of Harbhajan Singh was on Tuesday entrusted with the job of resur- in July hosted by Barkha Dutt, BBC vet- the Kandahar episode, Farooq hearts I could sense that this challaned by the Chandigarh recting India’s road sector doing? eran Mark Tully sought to place Abdullah was scathing in his man did the man didn’t want to Traffic Police for plying his Minister of Road Transport and ■ He unveiled another road show at Advani’s legacy in perspective, reply: “I want to forget the do it (release the terrorists).” recently-imported Hummer Highways Kamal Nath is busy on Zurich on August 12 disagreeing with the media’s effort episode. Time has gone by… Why After a pause, he added, “But vehicle without a registration foreign junkets. ■ to shrink it to fit the week span- are we digging old wounds? It’s so much hype had been created number. City’s SSP (Traffic) HS In Sept & Oct, he will spend most It is three months since Nath of his time in Europe and US ning Christmas eve and New over and done with. Why do you in the media… People were Doon said the vehicle was being took over as Minister of Road Year’s eve, 1999. “Advani is a man want to hang him (Advani)? Why (camping) outside Atal Bihari driven without a number plate. Transport and Highways on May 29, ■ In US, a series of luncheon and with a huge political past… He was the hell are you people playing it Vajpayee’s house, demanding “We have issued a challan of Rs and during this period, Nath under- dinner meetings are planned with in the engine room while Atal up so much? An icon will fall… their relatives (on the hijacked 3,000 for the violation,” he added. took four foreign trips. Within a foreign investors Bihari Vajpayee was the captain… You want it to fall… Advani is an flight) be brought back. Media P16 week of taking over as the Minister, He is the man who built the BJP.” icon India can never forget. He was there all the time… All the ■ Nath went on a personal trip to The ‘five-diamond luxury hotel’ Farooq Abdullah was asked: has done everything possible for hype that was given to them… Govt not against Ambani London. He did a road show in Ritz Carlton, which has a room You were Chief Minister of Jammu India. He has thought for India. The Government had to give in. family MoU, SC told Singapore in July. In the name of tariff running up to US $5,800 for & Kashmir when Kandahar hap- He has lived for India. He will live That went against our real aim New Delhi: The Government on attracting foreign investment in the a presidential suite, has been pened. What do you make of for India till his last breath.” that we are going to fight ter- Tuesday informed the Supreme highway sector, Nath went to unveil booked for Nath Advani’s silence (in response to When it was pointed out rorists. The minute we gave in, Court that it was not for declaring another road show at Zurich on allegations levelled by Jaswant that Farooq Abdullah had India became a soft state.” the Ambani family settlement “null August 12. As per Ministry officials, Singh)? Don’t you think it makes opposed the release of three ter- Asked what he thought of and void” as prayed earlier and he will spend most of the next two the tallest leader of the BJP look rorists to secure the freedom of Advani the private man who is that its policies on gas pricing months in Europe and the US. shrivelled up? He responded: “I the hostages aboard IC-814, he prone to breaking into tears and were without prejudice to power Even a diktat on austerity and don’t think you are right in describ- promptly recalled, “I did oppose turning mushy, and Advani the no- cutting down foreign trips by Most core sectors fail ing him as a ‘shrivelled up figure’. it. I spoke to him (Advani) on the nonsense politician, an emotion- utility NTPC’s case against RIL. P10 Congress president Sonia Gandhi It is clear that Advani is allowing phone from Jammu. I have no al Farooq Abdullah said, “I see him on August 19 at Congress Working others to have their say. He will say doubt about it, I could sense he Continued on Page 4 Committee (CWC) doesn’t seem to have deterred the Minister. For to achieve targets ‘Tiger density him, September and October are packed with foreign trips. At pre- J Gopikrishnan n New Delhi The import cargo handling at sent, he is in London to meet for- sea ports registered a decrease of highest in eign investors and unveil a road 4.5 per cent of the targeted figures show. The entire top brass of the he Government may be claim- between April and June. Major Appointment of new Army Ministry and NHAI, including Ting that economic recovery is ports like Mumbai, Chennai, Corbett park’ Secretary (Road Transport) Brahm on the way, but a recent report by Haldia, Visakhapatanam and Kochi Prithviraj Singh n Dehradun Dutt, Director-General (Roads) the Programme Implementation suffered a decrease in handling Nirmaljeet Singh, NHAI chairman Department shows that most of the imported cargo during the period. Brijeshwar Singh and member core sectors are lagging behind in Though cargo export in the civil vice-chief sparks off row Wildlife Institute of (Finance) A Didar Singh, are accom- achieving their targets. aviation sector has increased, the AIndia survey report has panying him. The report covers the three- import of cargo decreased. The pas- Pioneer News Service n New Delhi two years of service left should take over the office claimed Uttarakhand’s Jim This is not all. He is off again month period between April and senger traffic in domestic airports so that he can get a grip of things and continue for Corbett Tiger Reserve has the to the United States from June and major infrastructure witnessed a steep decline in this a longer period. highest density of tigers in September 11 to 17. There are no areas like power, coal, steel, roads period, while the international sec- he appointment of Lt General PC Bhardwaj on Till now, the seniormost Lt General used to take the world. mega road shows as such, but a and crude oil and natural gas. tor gained marginally. The inter- TTuesday as the next vice-chief has sparked off over as the vice-chief, who would either serve in the One tiger is found on series of luncheon and dinner According to the report, the national terminals at the five major a controversy since he has superseded Lt General VK office for six to eight months or go on to become the every eight square kilometres meetings are planned with foreign steel and coal sectors are 11.7 per airports in the country handled Singh, tipped to be the next Army chief.
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