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The woman sustained virus threat persists in the According to information, A majority of the meat minor burn injuries and was neighbouring state. the demand for poultry prod- shops are found to be lacking rushed to the Rajendra Institute The poultry farms in ucts in the city has reportedly in hygiene inside the shops, of Medical Sciences (RIMS) by Odisha from where a huge fallen by 10 per cent to 15 per personal hygiene and medical a local auto driver. number of chickens are cent. As per the trend, the sale fitness of staff, disposal of The survivor teaches in imported in to the city have of poultry products is always waste water and steps to con- Kolkata Public School. She was now come under the scanner of high during the winter season trol flies. returning home by an auto- the district administration with however, but the fear factor has The department will issue rickshaw after participating in the health department per- forced the people to shun the a show-cause notice to the a school function when the sonnel being asked to ensure consumption. meat shop owners under the accused, identified as one adequate supply of anti bird flu Mohan Kumar a wholesale Food Safety and Standard Rules Shravan Kumar, perpetrated vaccines to the poultry farms dealer of poultry products in and on the basis of the the offense. based in the twin blocks, par- the city said there has been a 30 response, further action will be As she reached near ticularly in Rajnagar, Ghatshila per cent decline in the sale of taken as per the law against the Seventh Day Adventist School and Bahragora. chicken. "For the past two offenders.  2- *$)(" with top companies recruiting. Allianz Global Investors, Bain roles offered were Consulting, near Booty More, Kumar We attribute the excellent & Co., Adani Group, Jubilant Sales & Marketing and BFSI. approached her on a bike and avier School of placements this year as an Foodworks, Rivigo, Experion, Consulting firms extended threw acid on her. XManagement (XLRI) has affirmation by the industry of Belden, Xiaomi, Google, Udaan offers to 21% of the candidates. She started feeling burning successfully achieved 100% the high-standard of manage- amongst others. Sales & Marketing and sensations on her hand and leg placements for the outgoing ment-centric education that Prof. Uday Damodaran, BFSI constituted 27% and 22% and was taken to a local med- batch of 2017-19 in its flagship we strive to deliver to our stu- Chairperson, Placements (2 of the roles offered to Business icine shop the auto-rickshaw programme Two-year dents.” yrs. PGDM Programs), XLRI- Management students driver. She was later referred to Postgraduate Diploma in The median salary offered Xavier School of Management respectively. Other roles includ- the RIMS for better treatment. Management – HRM and BM, to the batch is INR 21 lakhs per said, “This has been a good ed niche functions in Analytics, City Superintendent of with all 358 candidates secur- annum. The average salary year for both of summer as well Product Management, Business Police Sujata Veenapani ing offers through the final saw an increase to INR 22.35 as final recruitments. Development, Brand reached RIMS and carried out recruitment process in two lakh per annum from INR This year’s performance at Management and Finance. preliminary investigation in days. 20.1 lakhs per annum in 2018. the Final Recruitment process The Boston Consulting connection with the case. The final recruitment The highest offer stood at INR reaffirms XLRI’s position as a Group made the highest num- “The victim and the process saw participation from 50 lakhs per annum from the preferred destination for ber of offers amongst other reg- accused were old friends. Their 104 recruiters with 362 domes- BFSI sector. recruiters and one of the lead- ular recruiters such as relation had however turned tic and international offers, Total Number of PPOs ing b-schools in the country. Microsoft, Amazon, P&G, sour in the recent past. The inclusive of 19 first time accepted: 122. The top seg- We are extremely grateful to all Aditya Birla Group, ITC, accused had also started harass- recruiters. ments based on roles offered the recruiters for showing belief Avendus Capital, Hindustan ing the victim,” said Veenapani. Fr. E Abraham, Director, were Consulting, Sales & in the XLRI brand and our stu- Unilever and others. First-time The survivor said, “The XLRI - Xavier School of Marketing and BFSI. The dents. recruiters included companies man was harassing me for the Management commented, “We Boston Consulting Group We are hoping that our such as Allianz Global past many days. I had lodged are happy to announce that this made the highest number of relationship with the recruiters Investors, Bain & Co., Adani an FIR against him with the year’s placement season has offers among the regular will go from strength to Group, Jubilant Foodworks, women police station.” once again witnessed remark- recruiters. strength and would be fruitful Rivigo, Experion, Belden, Police said they are yet to able success. 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Palamu Sources said that the In the competition the participant will con- National President, Amit Shah JVM(P) candidate, but there seat which is reserved for Mahagathbandhan is already harkhand kick started its maiden State Sports test for 153 gold 153 silver and 207 bronze and handed over a letter to him will be no compromise on Scheduled Castes (SC) borders facing trouble over Godda after JMeet on Sunday in a bid to provide better medals. A total of 1153 medals will be distrib- a few days ago citing his griev- .  Chatra and Palamu seat.” Bihar, during unified Bihar both Congress and Jharkhand opportunities to players from less developed uted in 28 various kinds of games. Boxing and ances with the State As per the the region used to have large Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) areas of the State. Karate competitions will not be included for Government. Mahagathbandhan seat sharing number of RJD MLAs from the are on loggerheads over the Jharkhand Olympic Association Vice pres- technical reasons. The matter soon caught the formula, which was discussed region. seat, Palamu issue can spoil the ident, Pratul Shahdeo said the Association has The international players of the State will attention of the media and the in Delhi between Congress RJD first tested victory shape of Mahagathbandhan in organised the meet to bring out hidden talents also be honored during the closing ceremony. State BJP saw red in this mat- president Rahul Gandhi and from the seat was during Jharkhand. From Godda, from various parts of the State. During the closing of Jharkhand State Games, ter. JMM vice president Hemant Mandal wave in early nineties. JVM(P) senior leader and party “We are satisfied with our efforts. Watching cultural programmes will also be organized. Speaking on the issue State Soren last week, Congress is to In 1989 Jorawar Ram became MLA from Poreyahat, Pradeep the Volleyball match between Ranchi and By the time this report was filed, Ranchi dis- Spokesperson, Pratul Shahdeo get seven seats, JMM four the MP on Janta Dal ticket Yadav and former Congress Godda was a treat to the eye. In places like trict was leading the medal chart by winning 15 said that Roy is a very senior seats, JVM two and one seat in from Palamu. However, from MP from Godda, Furkan Godda, Palamu and Latehar players are not get- medals including seven golds while Saraikela and respected leader of the RJD’s kitty. The Palamu seat has 1991 to 2004, BJP Braj Mohan Ansari has pitched their claims ting even 25 per cent of facilities that their bagged six medals including three golds. party and he should raise his been given to Marandi’s Ram represented the seat. In for the seat. Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Bokaro counterparts Jharkhand State Games will conclude on grievances in party forum JVM(P). 2004, RJD Manoj Kumar Meanwhile, the BJP is get,” said Shahdeo adding that these players will February 12 at Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor instead of approaching the RJD is to get Chatra seat became the MP and in 2006 by- happy with the emerging dif- surely win medals for the state and the country Stadium. media. !   with the party deciding to field election, RJD Ghuran Ram ferences among grand alliance in the days to come. The Chief Guest of the closing ceremony will “Since last four and half Bihar sand mafia Subhash retained the seat for Lalu’s constituents. State Urban Speaking on the details of the sports meet be Labour Minister Raj Paliwar, while Central years Roy is repeatedly raising behavior keeping in view that Yadav from the seat. Sources party. Development minister, CP Shahdeo said, “On 10th February the competi- Coalfield Limited, CMD Gopal Singh will be the question on the functioning of he is very senior and said that for Chatra seat, Yadav Sources said once RJD Singh said, “The BJP is least tion for Archery, Yoga, Hockey, Athletics, special guest. ADG Rezi Dungdung, Deputy the Government. He could respected party leader and he has even received the blessing used to send maximum num- bothered about alliance of Volleyball, Shooting, Handball, Bowling and Mayor Sanjeev Vijayvargiya will also attend the have talked to BJP’s State In- has been a party member since of RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad. ber of MLAs from Palamu Mahagathbandhan. In coming Basketball will begin. Hockey and Yoga contest event. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) charge according to the rules of Jai Prakash Movement in 1977. Manoj claimed that, region. Garhwa, Hussainabad days, more differences will will be held at the Astro Turf Hockey Stadium Secretary General Rajiv Mehta will preside over the party instead of going to the Replying on the issue Roy Palamu and Chatra has and Chatarpur have remained emerge among four parties.” situated at Morhabadi. Rest of the games will be the programme. media. The party has always said that he has no regrets heard his voice and done the regarding the matter as he has needful.” done nothing wrong against (Q )
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        ! The letter also directs regular inspec- school theatre group spreading which are running child care institutions tion of all the CCIs to ensure that no child the message of road safety. (CCI) across the State, along with police       is facing any kind of abuse. A copy of an Speaking on the occasion, verification of the employees.  advisory issued by the Union Government DC Sailesh Kumar Chaurasia, A letter issued by secretary of State to be followed by district administration mentioned that many young- Women, Chid Development and Social 31 CCIs were violating JJ Act norms. in case of abuse of children in any child sters have lost their lives in road Securities Department, Amitabh Kaushal Following this warning was given by the care institution has also been sent along accidents. He appreciated the directs Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of department to 15 CCIs while registration with the letter for the DCs. efforts being made by the dis- all the 24 districts to ensure that all the of 16 CCIs, including Nirmal Hriday, was Another letter issued by the secretary trict Administration, SAFE CCIs registered in the state are operated cancelled in mid January this year. directs the DCs to ensure that a female club, employees of district tics inside the Plant as far as of DTO, Santosh Kumar Garg. tion in road safety, as per the norms of Juvenile Justice Act, Now, with the irregularities coming to superviosr and a child development pro- transport officials, volunteer road safety is concerned is He presented the report on and more. 2015 and Jharkhand Juvenile Justice Rules, light, the department is all set to ensure ject officer is registered with CCIs in the services, and different schools, low, the same is not true for National Road Safety Week Students of Appaya Public 2017. that these violations are not repeated, respective district. in counseling and educating Bokaro city. and said, “Let us lay down the School and St. Xavier’s School The letter has been issued following keeping which is mind the letter was These officers will conduct regular people on road safety rules. “All road users of city are foundation today to make our namely Shereya Shruti, Arpit the incidents and developments in the last issued. inspection of CCIs and interact with the All vendor partners and either family members of Plant premises and city free and Hardik won the first prize eight months, rights from the scandalous The letter directs DCs to ensure that children to know about the realtime situ- associated companies who par- Bokaro steel as well as Coal belt from road accidents.” for painting while second prize ‘baby selling’ case at Nirmal Hriday, a details of children living in CCIs is pro- ation. "They will ensure that the children ticipated in this campaign were family members and local vil- During the campaign, dif- went to Subham Paul, Chitra branch of Missionaries of Charity, to vided to child welfare committees on a in CCIs under the ambit of their district also appreciated at the function lagers. Indirectly we can say ferent inter-divisional safety and Sara. In slogans competi- inspection of shelter homes by Jharkhand monthly basis, CCTV cameras are installed are not abused and if any incident as such and were reminded to keep the they are entire family of competitions were held like tion Sadya and Aditya won the State Commission for Protection of Child at CCIs, providing computer, telephone comes to light, they will be held respon- effort going throughout the Bokaro. By our joint effort we quiz, model department in first prize while Aditya Kumar Rights. and vocational training facilities at every sible," the letter said. year. can bring a visible change in the road safety implementation, Singh and Khusi bagged the JSCPCR conducted inspection of 120 CCI and preparing an individual child care The letter also directs the DCs to pro- Bokaro SP, P Murugon, behavior of all users,” he said. model rail crew, poster com- second prize and Shereya CCIs in the month of August and plan for each child living in the CCI. vide a list of all the CDPOs and female highlighted the road safety The closing ceremony was petition, role model leadership Shruti and Arti got third posi- September 2018 and submitted the report The letter said, "During the inspection supervisors to the department so that they journey of Bokaro Steel. He facilitated through Safety for road safety management, tion. The winners were award- to the department which mentioned that of JSCPCR many CCIs were found having can be trained and monitored. said that while incident statis- department under the guidance best transporter for digitaliza- ed at the function. !$        %   $ !%$(R %   --- From page1 The memorandum said,    * +,R   “The cardinal principle of law  *  2;9 is that “no one can be a judge    9:59-- earlier been the followers of the der,” he said. in his own cause.” $;: victim but late last year had A large crowd gathered to Constitutional scheme and the  Shakti-2019 programme is Under this, they would he Bengal Police has named switched over to the BJP. pay last respects to the deceased essential Rule of Law envisage +*-3$0>-"* being inaugurated from visit women hockey nursery,    '  TMukul Roy — BJP leader Attacking the Chief MLA at his residence, a few that no individual can audit or Kurukshetra in Haryana. Kalpana Chawla museum and  '   $   and former confidant of TMC Minister, a livid Roy said, metres from the Saraswati Puja examine or sit in judgement rime Minister Narendra He said that under this women police stations, the  '   chief Mamata Banerjee — in “Mamata is afraid of us. marquee where he was shot. over one’s own actions. PModi will send out a mes- mission, the Central spokesman said.     &  the murder of Satyajit Biswas, It is on orders of her that Urban Development “It has been now revealed sage of cleanliness from Government and the State About the National  ' -   a Trinamool Congress MLA allegations are being levelled Minister Firhad Hakim alleged to us that the audit of the 36 Haryana’s Kurukshetra on Government has, so far, Institute of Ayurveda at Shri  '-   3( from Krishnaganj in against the BJP for his murder.” that “the BJP is importing the Rafale aircraft deal by you as February 12 during the released Rs 122.69 crore and Mata Mansa Devi Complex, Nadia district. Meanwhile, police arrested politics of violence and murder CAG is one such glaring case. “Swachh Shakti-2019” pro- Rs 169.75 crores, respective- Panchkula, the spokesman  $*"-$(3 Roy’s name figured among Kartik and Sujit Mondal, both in West Bengal from Gujarat. Under the Defence gramme. ly to urban local bodies in said that the estimated cost of four accused two of whom alleged BJP workers. The duo “They think that they will win Procurement Procedure as also “This programme is ded- order to promote cleanliness this project is Rs 270.50 crore. he portals of Badrinath were arrested on Sunday and was on Sunday remanded to the seat if they eliminate him,” the Government of India icated to women. About 7,500 in the state. The Prime Minister will Tshrine will be reopened to remanded in police custody. police 14-day custody. The he said accusing the BJP. (Transaction of Business) women representatives from The State Government also lay the foundation stone the public on May 10 this year. Demanding an impartial prime suspect is still at large, Hakim also squarely Rules, Ministry of Finance and across the country and 15,000 has implement Swachhta of this project on February 12. The date was decided at a tra- probe into the matter, Roy, the said police, adding they expect- blamed the BJP for the killing the then Cabinet Committee women Panches and Shehri Puraskaar yojana. This institute will be a nation- ditional ceremony held in the erstwhile TMC MP who joined ed to nab the person soon. of Biswas, who belonged to the on Security (CCS) are the Sarpanches from across the Under which, the best ward in al level institute for Ayurveda palace of the erstwhile the BJP following differences The officer in-charge of Matua community - deemed appropriate authorities for state, are participating in this Municipal Corporation areas treatment, education and royal family of Tehri on the with Mamata, termed the FIR as local Hanskhali police station vital as a support base in financial sanction and approval programme,” said an official would be awarded cash prize research with 250 bedded occasion of Vasant Panchami “politically motivated, and said, and the personal security offi- Bengal. of the defence deals.” spokesman. of Rs 2 lakh for its sanitation hospital, the spokesman said. on Sunday. “In the entire State of Bengal cer of Biswas were suspended “The Prime Minister came The memorandum states, On the occasion, the efforts, best ward in It will cater to over 500 As per tradition, a cere- whenever anybody is killed by amid allegations that there was to woo the Matua community “You were Finance Secretary Prime Minister will also lay Municipal Committees with students every year offering mony was held in the their (TMC’s) own people or by no security cover despite the in Thakurnagar last week. Now from October 29, 2014 to the foundation stone of cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and UG, PG and PHD degree Narendranagar palace of the other miscreants, the TMC presence of the MLA and a the local BJP leaders are resort- August 30, 2015. This means National Institute of best ward in Municipalities with facilities for auditorium, erstwhile royal family of Tehri Government tries to implicate Minister at the venue of a ing to criminal activities to gain that you were the Finance Ayurveda at Shri Mata Mansa with cash prize of Rs 50,000, hostel accommodation, staff on the auspicious occasion of that it is by leaders and workers Saraswati Puja where the inci- political turf,” he said. Secretary at the time of unilat- Devi Complex, Panchkula the spokesman said. He fur- quarters and guest house etc. Vasant Panchami. of the BJP. I demand probe by dent occurred. Denying allegations of eral announcement of pur- from Kurukshetra through ther said that in the current Haryana Government as well After rituals and consulta- independent agency into the A departmental enquiry BJP’s involvement, the party’s chase of 36 Rafale aircraft at a digital link. He will also inau- financial year 2018-19, Rs 75 as Shri Mata Mansa Devi tions, it was announced that the matter.” has also been initiated against state president Dilip Ghosh cost of Rs 58,000 crore by the gurate National Cancer crore was approved in the Shrine board have provided portals of Badrinath would be Biswas, a popular leader the OC and the PSO, who was demanded a CBI investigation Prime Minister.” Institute (NCI) at Badhsa, revised budget. Under the 19.87 acre of land of Shri reopened to the public on May from Krishnaganj-Ranaghat- reportedly on leave on into the killing. An indepen- “Representatives of the Jhajjar through video confer- sanitation campaign, the Mata Mansa Devi shrine 10 at 4:15 AM. Hanshkhali region of Nadia, Saturday, police said. dent probe will reveal the truth, Finance Ministry ie, Members encing. number of toilets were con- Board at Panchkula on lease The date for Gadu Ghada was on Saturday gunned down Asked about the chances of he said. Ghosh also echoed of the Cost Accounts Service Giving details of “Swachh structed, has reached to to the Union Ministry of (oil pot) Yatra was fixed on alleged by BJP supporters while the assailants fleeing the area, Roy’s sentiments and said and Financial Advisers were Shakti-2019” programme, the 70,000 from 60,000. In AYUSH, he said. April 24. Tehri MP Mala Rajya he was inaugurating a Saraswati an officer said the State police Biswas was a victim of internal part of the Indian negotiating spokesman said that in order Haryana so far, more than Topography and geo- Laxmi Shah, Badrinath Puja Pandal at Majdia village have been put on a high feud within the ruling party. team. Hence, you were also to empower women, the 3,700 community toilets have technical investigation has Kedarnath Temple Committee near his home, barely 15-20 km alert.”Nadia shares border with “If an MLA gets killed like involved in the negotiations of Prime Minister had first been constructed for the pub- been completed. The con- chairman Mohan Prasad away from Bangladesh border. Bangladesh and there could be this, how can the common the Rafale deal,” the Congress launched the Swachh Shakti- lic. The women coming to cept plan, master plan and Thapliyal, BKTC chief execu- “Those who have been a possibility of them (assailants) feel safe?” he maintained. says. 2017 programme from this programme would be architectural drawings are tive officer BD Singh, Dimri arrested were seen firing at my trying to escape to the neigh- CPI (M) state secretary “We urge upon you to Gujarat, Swachh Shakti-2018 informed regarding efforts to being finalized and the con- Panchayat head Rakesh Dimri husband,” the grieving wife of bouring country. Police have Surjyakanta Mishra said this recuse yourself and publicly from Lucknow in Uttar further empower the women struction of this building will and others were also present on the deceased youth leader said been put on high alert to check incident shows that nobody is accept the gross impropriety Pradesh and the third Swachh of the state. start soon, he said. the occasion. claiming the assailants had the movements along the bor- safe under TMC rule. committed by you in initiating the audit of 36 Rafale aircraft deal,” it said. $ % %$  Congress has been accus- 
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India including Delhi and Congress president Rahul NCR has witnessed severe fog Gandhi stepped up his attack only on January 18 where the on the Narendra Modi visibility was reduced to 0 to 50 Government over Rafale deal meters this year. on Friday following a news Fog is a seasonal feature report claiming that the that commences around Defence Ministry objected to November and goes on till “parallel parleys” by the Prime February, impacting road, air Minister’s Office (PMO) with and rail traffic badly. the French authorities. Generally, 10 to 15 days in A report published by The  $*"-$(3 6357171717 are also available Mussoorie MLA Ganesh January and 10 to 12 days in Hindu claimed that “the French to members of the public want- Joshi, he said that while the December are marked for side took advantage of parallel he Bharatiya Janata Party is ing to give suggestions to the Congress had been duping ex- moderate to severe fog every less in north India during the tive methods,” said IMD offi- from what they are in the parleys by the PMO that weak- Ttaking suggestions from party for its manifesto. Before servicemen for 40 years on year. ongoing winter season. cials. plains of East India. ened Indian team’s position” in various sections of society in the first stage of filing nomi- their demand for one-rank, As per data, fog occur- “When passage of a west- “Dense fog in Delhi and The terrain of Northeast negotiating the Rafale deal the cities and villages and will nations, the BJP will also come one pension, Narendra Modi rence was only 19 days (95 ern disturbance affects the North India (from December India is a mix of everything, with France. take these into cognisance out with a report on the status met this demand soon after hours) of total duration in plains on a large scale it caus- to January) is the most com- from hills and valleys to moun- while drafting its Sankalp Patra of the promises it had made in assuming office. 2017-18 as compared to 29 es y widespread rain and thun- mon feature of the winter tains, which is conducive for (manifesto). The people want its 2014 election manifesto, The BJP Government at days (174 hours), 20 days (93 dershower activities. which leads to massive delays trapping fog for longer dura- stability and a Prime Minister said the Bihar deputy Chief the Centre is according top hours), 26 days (120 hours) for This is flowed by dense to and cancellations of flights tions. Northeast is well known $    like Narendra Modi, said the Minister. priority to the issues of sol- 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17, very dense fog formation,” the and trains. for dense fog throughout the Bihar deputy Chief Minister He further said that fac- diers and ex-servicemen, he respectively. 1n 2017, 11,090 IMD said. The reason for fog in winter season due to persistent     Sushil Kumar Modi. He was tors like Priyanka Gandhi added. Exhorting the ex-ser- people died of fog related road The Met Department said North India is entirely because flow of moist air from River addressing the media as part of Vadra’s entry into active pol- vicemen to provide their sug- accidents while 9,317 people January witnessed seven west- of western disturbance affect- Brahmaputra. Lucknow,   CP  the Bharat ke Mann ki Baat, itics will not affect the BJP. gestions which could be died in 2016. ern disturbances this year ing the hills of Jammu and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, Modi ke Saath campaign. He The people do not want a included in the party’s mani- IMD officials attributed while December saw 6-7 west- Kashmir which lead to a sud- Patna in Bihar, Kolkata in the  $*"-$(3 later interacted with ex-ser- weak and unreliable Prime festo, he for the first time in occurrence of less fog this ern disturbances against nor- den reversal of winds from the Indo Gangetic plains and vicemen. Minister, he added. “People the world, the BJP was col- year to frequent western dis- mal of 4-5 every year. normal dry and cool north- Jorhat in Northeast India are he sky remained cloudy for Addressing the media, will view what was done by lecting suggestions from 10 turbances and high speed of February also witnessed westerly to humid some of the places that witness Tmost parts of the day in Modi said that 300 plus vehi- the Congress in 55 years and crore people. Some of the ex- winds in January this year and one western disturbance in easterlies or southeasterlies dense to very dense fog during Dehradun on Sunday, though it cles with LED screens are mov- compare it to what the BJP servicemen raised issues per- December last year. In the the first week while the second which could cause widespread winters,” the Skymet said. did not rain. ing across the nation. Three Government did in 55 taining to OROP, health, normal circumstances, plains one is expected on February 13 fog,” said a private weather Dry Central India is gen- The State Meteorological short films on subjects includ- months. Listening to political house tax waiver, pensions for witness rainfall during winter which will bring rainfall, hail- broadcaster. erally escapes the wrath of fog Centre has forecast a dry climate ing the Centre’s five-year speeches is different than widows and family. Modi which allows formation of storm and thunderstorm in According to Skymet, the in the winter season. However, in Uttarakhand on Monday. achievements are being shown choosing a candidate. The assured them that these issues ground frost and moisture. several parts especially north reason for fog formation in East places closer to the sub-trop- However, the centre has issued through these vehicles. A total entry of Priyanka Gandhi would be resolved. This year, snowfall and rains east and southern peninsula of India is primarily due to its ics (at around latitude 23?N) a yellow-coded warning of mod- of more than 7,000 drop boxes Vadra or any other personal- BJP state vice president restricted to hills only. the country. proximity to water bodies like Jabalpur, Indore and erate fog likely to envelop some are also being kept in towns ity will not diminish support Jyoti Gairola, party’s state Plains have received less “Forecasting of fog still (River Ganga) and slow wind Nagpur do witness fog some- parts of the plain areas on the and villages to receive public for the BJP,” he stressed. media in-charge Devendra rainfall which led to little remains a grey area. Weather speed. times. Changing weather con- day. The places specially marked suggestions. Later while interacting Bhasin and other party office moisture on the ground. Due models cannot predict fog “In the hilly areas of the ditions in North India leads to for fog formation are in those in Further, the social media with ex-servicemen at a pro- bearers were also present on to this weather conditions are directly and can only be done Northeast, characteristics of rare occasions of fog in Central Haridwar and Udham Singh and a missed call facility on gramme presided over by the occasion. clear and fog occurrence are through objective and subjec- fog are completely different India. Nagar districts . %# ( #) "%#%) **+,-*.    (4

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In the face of all this, Ministry make payments to tected from these ‘institution ters a cow before the cameras organising loot on the banks they allege that institutions are two suppliers of electronic vot- wreckers’,” said Jaitley, who in Kerala, and invokes the between 2008-2014, Jaitley said under attack by the ing machines (EVMs) and Saturday returned from the National Security Act against Chhattisgarh elections. Rahul try, he said. the party is now alleging that Government would be a mock- paper trail machines ahead of US after medical treatment. the cow killers in Madhya Gandhi stood shoulder to Accusing Congress industrial loans had been ery” he said. the Lok Sabha elections. In his Facebook post, the Pradesh,” he said. shoulder with the ‘Tukde President Rahul Gandhi of waived. “Not a single rupee was On RBI, Jaitley said The Government, in the senior Minister said Congress- There are two critical fea- Tukde’ gang at the Jawaharlal stalling functioning of waived. On the contrary, the Congress governments in the third batch of Supplementary led Governments used to inter- tures of these new emerging Nehru University. The Parliament, Jaitley said his two defaulters have been thrown past have been liberal in asking Demands for Grants for 2018- fere with institutions like the breed of ‘institution protectors’. Congress was in the forefront speeches on Rafale are based on out of management & governors of the central bank 19, has sought Parliament’s RBI, judiciary and the Central They criticise the government of defending the urban naxals a personal hatred for the Prime Congress’s falsehood was to quit. approval for 1,637.14 crore to Bureau of Investigation (CBI). the maximum and simultane- in court. And yet it claims to be Minister emanating from envy. exposed,” he said. “Pt. Nehru, Mrs. Indira allow the Law Ministry pay In the post titled ously argue that the free speech friend of both, the idea of “History will record that Stating that the govern- Gandhi and subsequently Mr Electronics Corporation of ‘Institutions Under Attack - is in danger, Jaitley said. India and its institutions,” Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s great ment has consistently main- Yashwant Sinha had asked India Ltd and Bharat parliamentary constituency The Latest Fabrication’, Jaitley “They shed crocodile tears Jaitley said. grandson has singularly dam- tained an arm’s length dis- Governors to quit. During the Electronics Ltd for electronic and the other for legislative said the past two months have for democracy and make every He said these ‘institution aged India’s Parliament as an tance with the Election UPA Government, two voting machines and paper assembly constituency. witnessed several “fake cam- effort to convert the world’s protectors’ support the legit- institution more than anyone Commission, he said the attack Governors were barely on trail machines, according to the In case of an error with the paigns” which failed to cut largest democracy into a dynas- imising of illegal infiltrators else,” he said. on the EVMs is not merely to speaking terms with the document. VVPAT, the machine is much ice as falsehood does not tic one,” he said. into India. They readily jump The minister said the allay defeat, it is an attack on Finance Minister. Nothing of The third batch of supple- replaced with a reserve. 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Nagaland, CH47F (I) Chinooks will be ferried to premium trains such as Shatabdi, trol unfair practices of overcharging, lunch, travellers in the chair car will National Urban Livelihoods according to the NGO report, Chandigarh, where they will be formally induct- Rajdhani and Duronto express, issues of quality as well quantity and need to pay 344 for the same. Mission (NULM). Secretary  '  '  is the state with “very poor ed into the Indian Air Force later this year. where travellers can choose not to also to avoid wastage of food. This Those travelling from New (Housing and Urban Affairs)   +  compliance” and scored nine The Chinook is a multi-role, vertical-lift plat- take catering services, officials said. gave the passengers option to ‘not Delhi to Kanpur and Prayagraj will Durga Shankar Mishra said marks. Manipur, Karnataka, form, which is used for transporting troops, However, passengers travelling eat’ if he does not want the food sup- have to pay 155 and 122 for exec- that under the concept, the  )(32 Sikkim and West Bengal have artillery, equipment and fuel. the last leg on the route of the semi- plied on board. utive class and chair car, respectively. owner will be given license to been listed in the category of It is also used for humanitarian and disaster high speed train — Allahabad to This also reduced the cost of the From Varanasi to New Delhi, do the mobile street vending. Act 2014. states with “poor compliance” relief operations and in missions such as trans- Varanasi — will have the choice of tickets on these trains by around 250. the passengers will be charged Rs The idea was floated at a Also, 2,344 ‘Street Vendor of the Act. portation of relief supplies and mass evacuation opting out of the meals provided by Talking about Train 18, an offi- 349 and 288 in the executive class recent ‘National Workshop on Committees’ have been con- According to Ministry, of refugees. the Indian Railways Catering and cial said, “The catering charges and chair, respectively. They will be Street Vendors’ organised by stituted and nine lakh street National Urban Livelihoods “The CH-47F (I) Chinook is an advanced Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), in between the stations have been served evening tea with snacks and the Ministry. “At the recent vendors have been issued iden- Mission (NULM) is aimed at multi-mission helicopter that will provide the advance while booking their tickets, fixed and they will be added to the dinner. national workshop on street tity cards under the Act, the providing shelters equipped Indian armed forces with unmatched strategic air- the sources told PTI. ticket fare of all passengers. The tickets in Train 18 or the vendors, several suggestions Secretary said. with essential services to the lift capability across the full spectrum of combat The catering charges would not “However, passengers boarding Vande Bharat Express, which will came up. One of the sugges- He said that street vendors urban homeless in a phased and humanitarian missions. The Indian Air be included in their ticket prices. the train to travel the final or first eventually replace Shatabdi trains, tions was to allow ‘mobile need some protection as they manner. Force currently has 15 Chinook helicopters on For others, the prices of the leg of the journey from Varanasi to will be priced higher than the fares shop’ in country. The ministry are providing various services It also stated that the order,” the statement said. meals will be part of the ticket fare Allahabad or Allahabad to Varanasi of the premium train. will consider it and find out a to the society. At the workshop NULM also addresses liveli- India had finalised a mega contract with of the train which will run from may opt out of the catering services. The train will cover the 755-km solution how we can provide held on Friday, a progress hood concerns of the urban Boeing to procure 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Varanasi to Delhi on its maiden They will have to opt out at the time distance in eight hours with stop- funding (to mobile shops),” report, prepared by Centre for street vendors by facilitating Chinooks for the Indian Air Force in September journey on February 15. of booking.” pages at Kanpur and Prayagraj. It Mishra said. Civil Society (CSS), an NGO, access to suitable spaces, insti- 2015. If the passengers who have “A separate receipt shall be will be the fastest train on the He said 18 lakh street ven- over the implementation of tutional credit, social security “Boeing has strengthened its supply chain with opted out in advance want a meal issued to such passengers by the route. dors have been identified so far Street Vendors Act, was and skills to the urban street over 160 partners in India, and a JV to manu- during their travel, they will have to IRCTC,” the source said. The current fastest train takes in 2,430 cities across the coun- released. vendors for accessing emerging facture fuselages for Apache helicopters. Annual shell out an extra 50 for it, the The train which has two class- around 11-and-a-half-hours to com- try under the Street Vendors According to the report, market opportunities. sourcing from India stands at $1 billion,” it said. sources said. es of tickets — executive class and plete the journey. *'  < 6      & >

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Bihars politics. it is ridiculous that on the one the forces zeroed in on the sus- Reports said that intense Meanwhile, at least nine investigation team (SIT) The court chose Shillong "The party had held that "He was compromising on hand Nagmani is accusing pected place, the hiding terror- clashes erupted in the area near persons including four police formed by West Bengal Chief as the neutral meeting place my presence at functions our cherished goal by putting Kushwaha of putting up party ists fired upon forces indis- the gunfight site and other men, three CRPF personnel Minister Mamata Banerjee to "to avoid all unnecessary con- attended by Chief Minister tickets on sale. He did not say tickets for sale and on the criminately triggering gunfight areas of Kulgam. Reports said and two pedestrians were probe the Saradha scam before troversy" and made it clear Nitish Kumar was tantamount anything then but I sensed other he is also upset that after that continued for several hours. youth pelted stones apparently injured after unknown militants the case was handed over to the that Kumar would not be to indiscipline. Both such func- that I had ruffled many feath- removing him from the nation- Five terrorists were killed in on security forces to disrupt the attacked security party with CBI by the apex court. arrested. tions were held in the memo- ers. Kushwaha bared his fangs al executive president's post, the ensuing gunfight. They counter terrorist operation to hand grenade near Palladium Ghosh, who arrived here The CBI had moved the ry of my father Jagdeo Prasad, the very next day," he added. Kushwaha refused to talk to were all local residents and had give safe passage to the holed up Lane in Lal Chowk area of shortly after 10 am, sought Supreme Court after its officials who is extolled by our Asked about the Rashtriya him. joined the Hizbul outfit last year. terrorists. They said the forces Srinagar city on Sunday blessings of goddess Saraswati were thwarted by Kolkata Kushwaha community as an Lok Samta Party's (RLSP) con- Nagmani had won the One of them identified as responded by firing tear gas evening. at a pandal, barely 100 meters Police when they had gone to icon. Can I be accused of anti- tention that it was unacceptable Chatra seat in 1999 on an RJD Waseem Bashir Rather alias shells triggering further clash- Security sources said all from the CBI office, before Kumar's official residence in party activities in such a back- to see him beside Nitish Kumar ticket but engineered a split in Zeeshan was pursuing doctor- es. the injured with splinter injuries entering the highly secured Kolkata to question him on drop," Nagmani asked. when the party was accusing the party headed by Lalu al degree before joining the ter- The authorities have also were rushed to the hospital for office of the investigating February 3. The former Union minis- the chief minister of having Prasad and joined the BJP-led rorist ranks. snapped mobile internet ser- treatment. agency at Oakland. Banerjee had rushed to ter in Atal Behari Vajpayee's conspired to get Kushwaha NDA, becoming a Minister The other slain were iden- vices in the area and adjacent A woman is among the two "I have no comments (to the spot and had staged a Government also alleged that killed in the lathi charge of in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee tified as Zahid Parrey, Idrees places. The train services have civilians injured in the grenade make). I have been asked to three-day ‘Save the Upendra Kushwaha and his February 2, Nagmani quipped Government at the Centre. Bhat, Aqib Nazir Mir and been suspended in south attack. Meanwhile, security attend a hearing at this office. Constitution' sit-in against the "cronies" were upset with him "Kushwaha is a big 'nau- After the NDA lost power Parvez Bhat—all local residents. Kashmir while the services forces launched manhunt to nab All along I have been cooper- CBI move and accused Prime since February 7 when he tankibaaz' (One who indulges at the Centre, Nagmani After conducting all the for- resumed in north Kashmir the attackers. Jaish-e- ating with the investigating Minister Narendra Modi and flagged the issue of a party tick- in drama). He stayed in hospi- switched over to Ram Vilas malities, the bodies of the slain region after day long suspension Mohammad outfit claimed agency. So I came to attend it," BJP national president Amit et being given from Motihari to tal for two days without having Paswan's LJP before crossing were handed over to their due to shutdown called by the responsibility for the attack. he told mediapersons before Shah of plotting a 'coup'. PTI Madhaw Anand, who hails received a single blow on his over to the JD(U). PTI   * .  +!!0!0&      .$ -
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Goddess Saraswati. the CM behind the audio clip. broke, scores of people hailing As the number of visitors Even before 2 am, a num- "Kumaraswamy has edited the from different walks of life had started going up, senior police ber of devotees were seen tak-    3>-5("( audio and is trying to blackmail taken the dip with their friends officials were heard issuing ing the exit route from the Mela me. The other half of the audio and family. As a bright sunny instructions to the devotees to area, and searching for a mode n a major political develop- will be made public at the par- day progressed, the number of take a specific exit routes, and of transport to reach their Iment, Karnataka BJP State liament on Monday," he added. devotees and enthusiasts taking finish the bathing formality, so respective destinations. president BS Yeddyurappa, He further said that he dip went up. that other devotees could also It was 1.45 am, and Rakesh after denying, has accepted would release a video of "Around 1.5 crore people take the holy dip. Kumar, a resident of Banda, that he had met Sharangouda, Prajwal Revanna."He has given have taken dip on the occasion The Kumbh Mela police was heading home. the son of JD(S) MLA of statement that JD(S) is a suit- of Basant Panchami. Close to used gas balloons as indicator "The main reason to take Gurumitkal. Yeddyurappa who case culture party. The video 50 lakh devotees had taken dip to the public thronging the the (holy) dip early was that I had denied all allegations in the will be released on Monday," before the sunrise," Kumbh mela area to locate the lost- will get time to reach home. controversial audio tape, which Prajwal Revanna is grandson Mela Adhikari Vijay Kiran and-found centres run by it. The crowd was relatively less was released by Chief Minister of HD Devegowda and an Anand told PTI. Choppers were also used and hence there were no prob- HD Kumaraswamy, blamed aspirant to enter politics from He also said all 'akharas' for aerial monitoring of the lems," he said. this as a conspiracy. Gowda clan. have completed the shahi snan Kumbh mela area. Meanwhile, in the after- Yeddyurappa who spoke to It was on Friday (royal bath). 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This cials said. ghats. sation of the Kumbh, a senior around 15 crore people have Prior to Basant Panchami, tional mela officer, Dilip Kumar on February 7 and discussed also hampered operation lotus The continuous cold breeze Uttar Pradesh Chief UP government official said. visited the Kumbh Mela? Can shahi snans were held on Trigunayat said. many things. But the content, to de stabilise the JD(S) sweeping the mela area could Minister Yogi Adityanath has However, UP Cabinet min- they tell which route has been Makar Sankranti on January 15 Till 3.00 pm, more than in the audio tape Congress coalition not deter the devotees from expressed his gratitude to all ister and leader of Suheldev opted by the devotees and pil- and Mauni Amawasya on 1.50 crore pilgrims had taken Kumaraswamy released in Government in Karnataka. taking the dip in Sangam. They akharas and saints on the suc- Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) grims, while arriving at the February 4. a dip at 40 ghats, officials said. Bengaluru on February 8, is Lingayat strongman chanted devotional hymns cessful conduct of three shahi Om Prakash Rajbhar ques- Kumbh and departing from it?" Allahabad Mayor Amidst playing of various fabricated and its voice doc- Yeddyurappa had dismissed eulogizing various gods and snans and a total of four snans tioned the statistics of the pil- Rajbhar told reporters. Abhilasha Gupta Nandi said, musical instruments, and tored." all allegations and challenged goddesses. Chants of ‘Har Har during the ongoing Kumbh. grims turning up at the mega The entire Kumbh Mela "Basant Panchami is the third chanting of 'Har Har Mahadev' "It is true that I spoke to Chief Minister to prove the Gangey' and ‘Jai Ganga Maiyya' He congratulated all the event. area wore an illuminated look and the last shahi snan of the the Akharas participated in Gurumathakal JD(S) MLA charges and if it is proved he filled the air as devotees poured officers of the Team Kumbh for "On what basis are they (before sunrise), and devotees Kumbh. By taking three dips the shahi snan. PTI Naganagowda's son would retire from politics. 1+%,! &    ( 

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Why?" he asked. the National Gallery of Modern Delivering a lecture on 'State government tried to deviate the Sinha also said that media is Art (NGMA) over his criticism surate with an ideological of the Nation and the way for- topic by presenting it as a per- worst affected among all insti- of the Government on Sunday incline,” the veteran actor said. ward' here, Sinha, who had quit sonal conflict between him and tutes during the present Central snowballed into a controversy, “As of November 13, 2018, the BJP last year, referred to the his son, who is also a Minister government with a "fear envi- with the Opposition slamming the artistes’ advisory commit- recent resignation of two mem- in the Narendra Modi- ronment" everywhere. Hyderabad: A sex determina- the attempts to curb his free- tees operating at both regional bers of the National Statistical Government. "Voices are not heard, it is tion racket has been busted Lucknow: Enthused by the state capital to reach the Nehru dom to disapprove the centers i.e. at Mumbai and Commission and the issue of "The Prime Minister suppressed. In Delhi, it is said near here and a doctor arrest- appointment of new leaders to Bhawan office of the UPCC. Government's decision to scrap Bangalore have been abolished, data's authenticity. brought in Mahabharata and that daily instructions go from ed in this connection, police steer them into the coming Lok They will be welcomed by two artists’ advisory committees is what I have learnt!... Till now, "In 2017, I said that it was said that some people are cun- BJP on what to publish or tele- said on Sunday. Sabha election, Congressmen party workers and leaders at operating from Mumbai and which exhibition will be held at difficult to trust government ning and always spoke depress- cast. The biggest problem is that A team comprising health have planned a grand wel- nearly 37 points in the city Bengaluru. which space of the 2 NGMA data. I am telling you with all ing things. But I said I would not the fourth pillar of the democ- and police officials carried out come to the party’s general sec- between the airport and the Speaking at the inaugura- branches, namely at Mumbai sense of responsibility that I can deviate from the topic, would racy has just collapsed. It is play- a decoy operation at a private retary in-charge of eastern UPCC office, Congress tion of an exhibition "Inside and Bangalore, was decided by command, that this is the first not make it personal issue ing a big role in weakening our scanning centre in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka spokesman Anshu Awasthi told The Empty Box" organised by the local artists’ advisory com- Government in India which is between father-son and would democracy," he added. Ibrahimpatnam on January 8 Gandhi Vadra, and others PTI. NGMA in memory of artist mittee,” Palekar said. manipulating data. No continue to raise the actual Talking about RBI's former and arrested a doctor for when they arrive in the State Before reaching the Prabhakar Barwe here, Palekar “I have also learnt that as of Government did this earlier. matter. Governor Urjit Patel's resigna- allegedly conducting prenatal capital on Monday. Congress office, the Congress slammed the Government for November 13, 2018, all these This Government is doing it "Quoting Mahabharata, I tion, Sinha said: "I don't think sex determination examina- Congress workers, led by leaders are expected to garland the scrapping of artists’ advisory decisions would be taken from continuously. said that only two brothers of the last word has been said about tion with the help of a media- Uttar Pradesh Congress the statues of Mahatma Gandhi committees operating from Delhi by the Ministry of "All the current economical Kauravas are known — Patel's resignation. One day tor, they said. Committee (UPCC) chief Raj and former prime minister Mumbai and Bengaluru and Culture. Accordingly at present, data are manipulated. The coun- Duryodhan and Dusshashana. when it will be opened, the truth Based on credible infor- Babbar, have made elaborate Rajiv Gandhi on the route. moving the process relating to no new committee has been try is not growing at 7.5 per cent, Nobody knows who is the third will shock everyone. I know mation that prenatal sex deter- arrangements to welcome their Hoardings of Congress decisions on the theme/content convened after the expiry of the it is not the fastest growing econ- in Kauravas. At most, people talk some information, but I don't mination tests were conducted leaders, including Congress leaders, including Rahul of the NGMA exhibitions to old committee’s tenure that omy in the world. Own (NDA) about Shakuni Mama. Today, want to share it today with you illegally on pregnant ladies at president Rahul Gandhi and Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, Delhi. ended on 25th October 2018,” data are revised upward and BJP's situation is like Kauravas because it may be termed an the scanning centre,a 6-month in-charge of the state's western have been put up along the “Many of you may not Palekar noted. UPA's data were revised down- — nobody knows who is the irresponsible statement." pregnant woman was taken region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, route they are proposed to know that this retrospective will At this point, a gallery ward," he said. third person," Sinha said with- He also attacked the Prime for sex determination test, as a who will accompany Priyanka take. Banners on the route be the last show that is decid- member interrupted him, During demonetisation out naming anyone. Minister on his alleged unilateral decoy, to the centre, they Vadra as she makes her first read, "Waqt Hai Badlav Ka". ed by the advisory committee requesting that Amol Palekar period also, data were "fudged" The former Union Minister style of functioning saying that added. public appearance in the State Workers of Congress and of local artists and not by some only talk about the artist. "This and the country's growth data attacked the Prime Minister the Home Minister, the Defence The doctor took 7,000 after her new assignment. its grassroots organisation Sewa bureaucrat or an agent of the is not needed at the moment, was revised at 8.2 per cent, several times without taking Minister, the Finance Minister or for sex determination and dis- The trio, who will arrive at Dal have been giving final Government with an agenda of sorry....The function is about Sinha claimed. his name for a single time and the External Affairs Minister are closed the gender of the unborn the Lucknow airport, will pass touch to the preparations since either moral policing or prolif- Prabhakar Barwe, please stick He mentioned about writ- said that he (PM) "does not "never consulted" before any baby, police said adding he through the main areas of the early Sunday. PTI eration of certain art commen- to that,” she said. ing an article in September believe in democracy". important decision. 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The spokesman said as the President Venkaiah Naidu on to economic fugitives," he added. around 39 crore from their a woman in a village in Shopian police party raided the house of Sunday asked various nations to These remarks come in the possession,a senior official said on Saturday night, went viral on the accused to recover the vic- reach a consensus to not provide wake of industrialist Vijay here on Sunday. social media. tim, they found two of the shelter to fugitives involved in Mallya's possible extradition to The accused were about to "The video is being probed accused — Mohsin Khan and economic offences. India from the United send the drug to South Africa, and an inquiry is ordered to Saleem Khan — in the house. "In the wake of the eco- Kingdom. police said. examine the conduct of the "The family members of nomic offences by some indi- A UK court on December A team of Amboli police policemen," a police spokesman the accused, especially women viduals, I implore industry bod- 10 last year had ordered extra- nabbed the accused from the said. The spokesman said the around the house, tried to block ies to weed out black sheeps who dition of Mallya, who is wanted Maurya Estate road in subur- cops had gone to the house of the policemen on duty. The give a bad name to the business in India for alleged fraud and ban Andheri Saturday night one Rameez Khan while inves- accused meanwhile managed to community," he said at "The money laundering involving an and recovered drugs worth '      ,     !"# tigating a case of kidnapping of escape," he added. PTI Huddle," a thought conclave estimated 9,000 crore. PTI 38.95 crore, the official said. 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Kottayam (Ker): Rape-accused doubt whether Bishop Franco nuns, who are staying with the Another nun, Sister Neena left to the Superior General and with the survivor nun in the according to the transfer orders The cocaine allegedly Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who still wields power in the dio- rape survivor nun, that "there Rose, who is staying with the her council. convent in Kuravilangad. issued between March and seized from their possession was relieved of his pastoral cese," Sister Anupama, a rep- will be no move from the dio- rape survivor, was asked to "The Bishop of Jalandhar Talking to reporters on May last year. was supposed to be sent to responsibilities by Pope resentative of the protesting cese of Jalandhar to oust" them report to the Missionaries of does not normally interfere Sunday, Sister Anupama reject- The nuns Alphy, Johannesburg in South Africa. Francis, still interferes with nun, told reporters at from the Kuravilangad convent Jesus congregation's Jalandhar unless the overall interests of ed the clarification statement Anupama, Josephine and The accused were held the administrative matters of Kuravilangad near here. in Kottayam district as long as convent and meet its Superior the church demands such inter- issued by Kavumpuram, saying Ancitta were served notice by when they were heading for the Jalandhar diocese of the Roman Their statement comes a they are needed for the court General Sr Regina ference. By this clarification the they would not move out of the the superior general, urging office of a courier companyto Catholic Church, nuns protest- day after Jalandhar diocese case. Kandamthottu on January 26. Apostolic Administrator has convent in Kuravilangad. them to take up their assigned dispatch the consignment. ing against him alleged here on PRO Fr Peter Kavumpuram, The Bishop wrote to the Kavumpuram, issued a not interfered in the internal "Clarification statement responsibilities as befitting Additional Commissioner Sunday. who is allegedly close to Bishop nuns after they complained to clarification statement coun- affairs of this congregation, (issued by Kavumpuram) is not members of the congregation. of Police Manoj Kumar Sharma "We believe that Bishop Mulakkal, issued a clarification him against the head of their tering Bishop Angelo hours therefore the order to return to acceptable for us. We will con- The four nuns had earlier said the accused concealed nar- Angelo is the apostolic admin- statement countering an e- congregation, Missionaries of after his e-mail communication their rightful communities by tinue to stay in this convent till written to Kerala Chief cotic drugs in rings and pipes istrator of Jalandhar diocese. mail issued to nuns by its Jesus under the Jalandhar dio- was made public, saying even the Mother General is not can- the case is over," she said. Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seek- of curtains. 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Pradhan said the oil and exploration and exploitation of between 2017 and 2019 in its March 2018. It also gave dend for the current fiscal, the Speaking at the Petrotech gas sector is a key contributor unconventional hydrocarbon various establishments, accord- the same figure (92,842) as he Finance Ministry has total surplus transfer by the 2019 conference here on the to India’s economy and from all fields. ing to the interim budget for the estimated strength of Tsought from the Reserve central bank would be 68,000 outskirts of Delhi, he said cov- accounted for almost 55 per “We have set up a state-of- 2019-20. indirect tax establishment Bank of India (RBI) 27,380 crore in 2018-19. erage of LPG in the country has cent of its energy mix in 2017. the-art National Data Repository The Government said it Railways, police forces and the as on 1 March 2019. crore that was withheld by the According to sources, the reached close to 90 per cent, India is the third largest to facilitate potential investors to has generated 2,51,279 jobs in direct and indirect tax depart- The Ministry of Civil central bank towards risks and Government expects 69,000 rising from about 55 per cent consumer of crude oil and take informed decisions based on central Government establish- ments. Aviation will have 2,363 more reserves in the previous years, crore dividend in the next in 2014. petroleum products in the the geo-scientific data of hydro- ments between 2017 and 2018. The budget documents give personnel by 1 March this year said sources. financial year. “Very soon, India will be world, accounting for 4.5 per carbon resources in the country. This is estimated to go up by a sector wise break-up on how against its actual strength of The RBI had retained The Government has pro- connecting all households with cent of global oil consumption, “With the introduction of 3,79,544 to reach 36,15,770 on the jobs were added in central 1,174 in March 2017, the doc- 13,190 crore towards risks jected to mobilise 82,911.56 clean cooking fuel. The source behind US and China. ? National Data Repository, India 1 March 2019, shows an analy- Government establishments. ument shows. and reserves during 2016-17. It crore as dividend or surplus of fuel will be LPG as well as “We have taken several has joined the league of coun- sis of documents of the inter- It said Indian Railways will Similarly, for the increased to 14,190 crore in from the RBI, nationalised gas from bio-mass and alter- measures to overhaul the hydro- tries like UK and Norway im budget, presented by generate the highest number of Department of Posts, it said 2017-18. Together, retained banks and financial institutions nate sources,” he said. carbon policy framework to which have a national data Finance Minister Piyush Goyal jobs — 98,999 by 1 March 2019 there will be 4,21,068 person- amount is 27,380 crore. during 2019-20. The increase in coverage ensure energy security for the repository for the upstream on 1 February. against its actual strength of nel on 1 March 2019 as against The Ministry has request- After making provision for has been credited to the country while pursuing the sector,” he said. ? The data assumes signifi- 12,70,714 in March 2017. its actual strength of 41,88,18 ed the RBI to provide an inter- bad and doubtful debts, depre- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana green path to progress,” he said. In downstream sector too cance as the Congress and There will be 79,353 addi- in March 2017. im surplus for the current fis- ciation in assets, contribution to (PMUY), which provides free Listing reforms to revitalise India has been able to attract other opposition parties have tional jobs in police depart- In the Ministry of cal on the analogy of the pre- staff and superannuation fund cooking gas (LPG) connec- the exploration and production global investments, he said, been targeting Prime Minister ments by 1 March 2019, up External Affairs, 11,877 peo- vious financial year and trans- and for all matters for which the tion to the poor. Under PMUY, ecosystem, he said a new rev- adding that leading players Narendra Modi over rising from the actual strength of ple are estimated to be work- fer the amount withheld from provision is to be made by or about 6.4 crore connections enue sharing model, uniform like Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, unemployment. The 10,52,351 as on 1 March 2017. ing by next month as against the surplus of 2016-17 and under the Act or which are usu- have been provided since the licence for all hydrocarbons Total and Shell are expanding Government has rejected the Similarly, jobs in direct tax its actual strength of 10,044 in 2017-18, sources said. ally provided by bankers, the launch of the scheme on May and marketing freedom for oil their footprints in the country’s charges. departments will touch an esti- March 2017, which was esti- Earlier this month, Economic balance of the profits shall be 1, 2016, he said. and gas have been introduced. energy space and looking to Most of the recruitment mated 80,143 by next month as mated to have reached 11,870 Affairs Secretary Subhash paid to the central Government, “Before March 31, 2020, we Also, the government has invest more in the Indian oil was done by the Ministry of against 50,208 in March 2017 in 2018. 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               0  manufacture and assemble air and growing focus on ‘Make in conditioners and related cool- India’, it said. ing products with a total capac- The chosen location provides he Navratna public sector bauxite mining. It was discussed that should be on research and develop- ity of more than 1 million units dual benefits of superior market undertaking (PSU), under aluminium is an environment friend- ment. We are spending more than to start with,” the company said access and cost effective connec- TMinistry of Mines, NALCO is ly metal since it does not corrode, is this amount and have set up a in a BSE filing. tivity via road and port, it added. the country’s leading manufacturer anti bacterial and light. In case of modern research centre. The Centre Voltas said it aims to cre- Voltas will cater to the south, west and exporter of alumina and alu- automobile sector, aluminium is a bet- of Excellence is functioning under ate technologically advanced and east markets through this minium. The company has declared ter metal and this can be understood four broad categories—application products which are expected to manufacturing facility. its financial results for the third quar- from the fact that if one kg of metal of new products, process efficiency, start rolling out from the sec- “We are delighted to have ter ended December 2018 which is an is replaced with one kg of aluminium, fundamental research and wealth ond half of 2020. laid the ground for the Voltas indication of a good year in 2019. there is a reduction of 23 kg of carbon from waste. We are also setting up The company plans to invest manufacturing plant here in Edited excerpts from the interview: dioxide. It is a direct impact on a Special Purpose Vehicle in col- over 500 crore while putting Tirupati. This facility helps us in improving air quality. Electrical vehi- laboration with the Department of together an OEM (original expanding our manufacturing ● Despite the drop in prices of alu- cles are manufactured from alumini- science and Technology (DST) and equipment manufacturer) base capabilities while increasing our minium in the global market, um, which reduces two-thirds of con- knowledge partners like IIT, NIT, for home appliances, and simul- reach in the Southern market,” NALCO has recorded good profits. sumption of fuel and thus indirectly ICTR and IIIT to develop incuba- taneously creating local employ- said Pradeep Bakshi, managing What has brought about this suc- reduces the consumption of fossil fuels. tion centres particularly for tech- ment opportunities in the region. director and CEO, Voltas Ltd. cess? nology. Recently, we have had a The aluminum prices have come ●What is the focus of the ongoing breakthrough in combating fluoride down from the third quarter to the international tie-ups of the compa- contamination with the use of nano- 9
  : % fourth quarter almost by $100. ny? technology. According to the results for the third To ensure that we have access to strate-     ! quarter of the financial year 2018-19, gic minerals like lithium and cobalt, ●What are the CSR initiatives of   we recorded a net profit of 302 crore along the lines of ONGC Videsh, a the company?     and the net profit for the period from joint venture was set up between We have introduced the idea of April 2018 to December 2018 grew to NALCO, Hindustan Copper and Employee Social Responsibiliy    1499 crore in camparison to 1,085 Mineral Exploration Corp Limited, to (ESR) along with Corporate Social ?AH crore during the same period last year, look for and acquire strategic miner- Responsibility (CSR) which is an which is a growth of 38 per cent. This al assets abroad, particularly in idea to engage the employees of the  34$5*0  #+ is already more than the last year’s Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A col- company for socio-economic uplift-  >"-"3:0$-  total profit of 1,342 crore. Our (" * ' )'$() -'/ laboration with Argentina is highly ment. We introduced a scheme— arvy Consultants, the arm operating profit was 589 crore, reg- likely for lithium extraction to be done ‘NALCO Ki Ladli’, where a poor and Kof the Karvy Group that ndia’s largest LNG supplier istering 80 per cent growth over the by India. The other tie-ups focus on underprivileged girl child is adopt- provides financial services to IQatar on Sunday urged the same period of the last year. The net crore. This year itself, we are likely to aluminium industry vis-à-vis other high-end technology. We are also ed to provide education from retail individuals, high net- central government to include sales for the nine months of the fis- register a gross turnover of more than metals and contribute for green devel- planning to set up high-end alumini- kindergarten to post graduation. worth clients, and corporates natural gas in GST to help cre- cal are 8,644 crore which is a growth 12,000 crore. We have managed to opment. This event provided us a um products plant by availing tech- The employees can contribute in India and internationally, ate demand for the environ- of 32 per cent over the same period clock this growth by increasing the mega platform to exchange ideas on nology from foreign suppliers. The 3,000 per annum, per girl child, launched the 11th edition of ment friendly fuel and raise its of the last year. production capacity, reducing the cost the latest technological advances, technology for high-end aluminium choose a school from a list of the Annual Commodity and share in the country’s energy We have also achieved a record of production and also reducing upstream and downstream integration products plants is not available in defined government schools and Currency Report 2019. The basket. growth in production in all fronts. energy costs. Now, our plan is to open and also became the platform to pro- India. So, we are in talks with poten- then the school adopts the child to report offers a comprehensive Speaking at Petrotech con- During the first nine months of the the Utkal-D coal block mines in the mote Odisha as the aluminium capi- tial suppliers in USA and Russia to fulfil the educational requirements. outlook on commodities and ference here, Qatar Gas CEO current fiscal, we achieved production first half of 2019 which will help us tal of the country. We also formulat- avail their technologies. If we get the The company also contributes an currencies for this year and Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of 55.39 lakh tonnes of bauxite, as bring two million tonnes of coal, ed the Aluminium Roadmap 2030 right technology, our proposed plant equal amout which is given to the aims to guide market partici- said India is very important compared to 54.40 lakh tonnes which will be a game changer in which focuses on reducing the cost of may come up within the aluminium principal. We started in 2016 with pants in investment decisions. market for Qatar. achieved during the comparable peri- NALCO’s profitability. production through technology solu- park at Angul or somewhere closer to 277 girls and many of these children The last year was a cata- “If there is change in od of the previous fiscal. We pro- tions. This reduced cost of production the site. We have floated an Expression have done extremely well in their strophic one for both the com- demand worldwide we will see duced 15.92 lakh tonnes of alumina ● What were the major insights will make the metal more affordable of Interest (EoI) to select the technol- examinations. Taking the scheme modity and currency market, it in India especially in fossile hydrate, against 15.51lakh tonnes during the recently held to the masses and thus increase its sal- ogy supplier. We already have a mem- further, NALCO is now supporting domestically and internation- fuel,” he said. achieved in the corresponding peri- International Conference on ability, leading to scalability. Another orandum of understanding (MoU) the girls until they are settled as a ally. The stellar performance of Qatar supplies 8.5 million od of the previous financial year. The Aluminium (INCAL 2019)? attraction was the exhibition with over with the Defence Ministry PSU— professional. As many as 300 base metals in 2017 failed to tonnes a year of liquefied metal production was 3.29 lakh INCAL 2019 was a grand success 100 exhibitors from across the globe Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited employees have already shown sup- extend the same trend in 2018. natural gas to India. It is the tonnes, against 3.17 lakh tonnes dur- which saw participation from more for industries to showcase their tech- (Midhani) for manufacture of high- port to the cause. We have also For Indian Rupee, the problem country’s single largest source ing the comparable nine months of than 850 delegates, including 150 for- nology, products and processes. end aluminium alloys. introduced an Integrated Health of widening twin deficits-fis- of imported gas, supplying the previous fiscal and the net power eign delegates from 20 countries. This It was deliberated that aluminium Management scheme to plug the cal and current account- about 40 per cent of all over- generated during the period was global summit saw aluminium pro- should be projected as the metal of ●What initiatives have been taken gaps in the health care system. We emerged as the biggest pain seas shipments reaching 4,580million units. ducers, technologists, equipment sup- choice for driving growth and devel- to boost research and develop- are developing a structure where we point. India. We have a corporate plan to pliers, raw material suppliers from opment. The conference was also ment? can connect the people from the This year is foreseen as a He said the country needs increase the turnover from the exist- across the globe who came together instrumental in dispelling some myths As per the government mandate, one peripheral areas to the ongoing mixed one for the commodi- to build infrastructure so that ing level of 10,000 crore to  30,000 to develop a roadmap for sustainable regarding the environmental impact of percent of the company’s expenditure schemes of the government. ties and currencies market. clean fuel can reach all corners. %# ( #) "%#%) **+,-*. ' 33

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RO )  )   & Khan is paying a day-long a regular ongoing interaction The US special represen- '  -39-"- trip to the UAE to take part in between the government and tative for North Korea, Stephen     the 7th edition of the World the IMF and will continue in Biegun, visited Pyongyang last   C  urkey on Saturday con- Government Summit on the coming weeks, Najeeb said. week to work out details of the (#(      Tdemned China’s treatment invitation of Vice President “In addition, technical level February 27-28 summit MC         of its Muslim ethnic Uighur and Prime Minister of the subject-specific discussions also between President Donald  ?AK CC    people as “a great embarrass- UAE Sheikh Mohammad Bin support the process of overall Trump and North Korean  K         ment for humanity”, adding to Rashid Al-Maktoum. expenditures comes as a result dialogue,” he said. leader Kim Jong Un.        ! rights groups’ recent criticism Information Minister of a focus on what is known as The IMF has also asked for After being briefed by     & 3 CAA over mass detentions of the Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn a “primary balance” in the further monetary tightening as Biegun about his discussions in        Turkic-speaking minority. newspaper that the premier will parlance of public finance. well as a complete free float of North Korea, South Korea’s    !   “The systematic assimila- But critics say China is to end the human tragedy in meet Lagarde on the sidelines According to the official, the exchange rate. presidential office said that the    !     tion policy of Chinese author- seeking to assimilate Xinjiang’s Xinjiang region”. of the World Government there is some space for cut in “We are already towards US and North Korea used         ities towards Uighur Turks is a minority population and sup- Most mainly Muslim coun- Summit in Dubai. certain expenditures where target in these areas,” the offi- Biegun’s trip as a chance to     & great embarrassment for press religious and cultural tries have not been vocal on the The report quoted a senior Pakistan is in a comfortable cial said, adding that the IMF explain what concrete steps humanity,” Turkish Foreign practices that conflict with issue, not criticising the gov- official involved in the negoti- position. has acknowledged these mea- they want from each other. *6       Ministry spokesman Hami Communist ideology and the ernment in China which is an ations as saying that Pakistan “This agreement in cut sures. South Korea’s national      Aksoy said in a statement. dominant Han culture. important trading partner. and the International Monetary will pave way for accession to According to the official, security adviser Chung Eui- D$: -    The northwest Xinjiang “It is no longer a secret that Aksoy also said Turkey had Fund (IMF) have narrowed the programme,” the official Finance Minister Asad Umar yong, who met Biegun, report-   +  region of China, where most more than one million Uighur learned of the “tragic” death in their positions on the scale of claimed, adding that it will be has already conveyed to the ed that US-North Korea diplo-    C      Uighurs live, has been under Turks, — who are exposed to custody Saturday of Uighur adjustments over the past few a politically difficult decision. IMF during the recent parleys macy “is working well,” presi-  #       heavy police surveillance in arbitrary arrests — are sub- poet and musician Abdurehim weeks of continuous engage- A cut in the current expen- that only those measures will be dential spokesman Kim Eui-       recent years, after violent inter- jected to torture and political Heyit. ments. ditures still seems to put the taken which are favourable for kyeom said. He said a follow-    5  3,  & ethnic tensions. brainwashing in concentration “We’ve learned with great The IMF is asking for an government in awkward posi- the country’s economic growth. up US-North Korea meeting Nearly one million Uighurs centres and prisons,” Aksoy sorrow that dignified poet adjustment of around Rs 1,600- tion by making adjustments in Although the government ahead of the summit will take    E    and other Turkic language- said in the Turkish foreign Abdurehim Heyit, who was 2,000 billion over three to four subsidies and other special has secured a breathing space place in a third country in Asia   7 speaking minorities in China ministry statement . sentenced to eight years in years. It also wants some cor- grants. from Saudi Arabian and the in the week that begins "(>%$03(,   O have reportedly been held in re- “Uighurs who are not prison for his compositions, rective measures to put The IMF has been UAE loans, an IMF programme February 17.    5   >
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PC < # R   '     ;         # #          '  -$"0$ '  :-":05=05$6 ,"0-7 The Kurdish-led alliance imposed their brutal interpre-  $(-0 vices in line with the plan has since whittled down tation of Islamic law on a ter- ens of thousands of people Tomorrow 2021, and increase S-backed forces were jihadist-held territory to a scrap ritory roughly the size of Twaving Spanish flags joined n a landmark decision, Abu the transparency of litigation Ulocked in fierce fighting on of just four square kilometres Britain. But military offensives a rally on Sunday in Madrid IDhabi has included Hindi as procedures. Sunday as they pressed the bat- (one square mile) between the in both countries, including by called by right-wing and far- the third official language used “This is in addition to tle against the last shred of the Euphrates and the Iraqi border. the SDF, have since retaken the right parties against Prime in its courts, alongside Arabic facilitating registration proce- Islamic State group’s “caliphate” Up to 600 jehadis could vast bulk of that “caliphate”. Minister Pedro Sanchez over and English, as part of a move dures to the public through in eastern Syria. The jehadis still remain inside, most of On Saturday, Bali said he his negotiations with Catalan designed to improve access to simplified and easy forms and overran large parts of the coun- them foreigners, Bali said. expected the battle for the last separatists. justice. The Abu Dhabi Judicial raising litigants’ legal awareness try and neighbouring Iraq in Hundreds of civilians are also patch of ISIS territory to be Under the shadow of a Department on Saturday said it via interactive forms of the 2014, but various military believed to be inside, he said. over in days. huge Spanish flag that flies has extended the adoption of statements of claims, to ensure offensives have since reduced But Bali added the extrem- The jehadis, however, above the central Colon Square, interactive forms of statement access to the legal materials that territory to a patch on the ist group’s elusive leader Abu retain a presence in Syria’s vast the demonstrators waved their of claims filed before courts by related to the subject of the dis- Iraqi border. Bakr al-Baghdadi was likely not Badia desert, and have claimed own smaller red and yellow including the Hindi language pute,” Al Abri was quoted as The Syrian Democratic in the last pocket. a series of deadly attacks in versions of the same banner alongside Arabic and English in saying by the Khaleej Times. Forces (SDF), supported by a “We do not think he is in SDF-held areas. and held signs reading “Stop labour cases. He indicated that the US-led coalition, announced a Syria,” Bali said, without adding Since December, more Sanchez. Elections now!”. This is aimed at helping extension of the adoption of final push to retake the jihadist further details about the than 37,000 people, mostly Municipal police estimat- Hindi speakers to learn about interactive forms in several pocket on late Saturday, after a whereabouts of the man who wives and children of jihadist ed some 45,000 people had "             $ )  ) litigation procedures, their languages comes under the pause of more than a week to declared a cross-border IS fighters, have fled out into taken part in the protest, which   I"      $    < rights and duties without a lan- directives of Sheikh Mansour allow civilians to flee. “caliphate” in 2014. SDF-held areas, the comes just two days before the              ! $  !     guage barrier, in addition to bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy SDF spokesman Mustafa On the Iraqi side of the Observatory says. high-profile trial of Catalan   ! facilitating registration proce- Prime Minister and Minister of Bali on Sunday afternoon said border, French members of That figure includes some separatist leaders opens in dures via unified forms avail- Presidential Affairs and ADJD his fighters had battled their the coalition on Saturday stood 3,400 suspected jihadists Madrid under the national and before the start of the rally. ing the Socialists from power in able through the ADJD website, Chairman. Al Abri explained way forwards against the ready to pour fury on any detained by the SDF, according foreign spotlight. Sanchez came to power in the region after 36 years. the judicial body said. that the adoption of new lan- jihadists, capturing 41 positions jihadists trying to escape. to the monitor, which relies on The rally was called by cen- June with the support of They called the rally after According to official fig- guages comes as part of the from them. Dozens of 155-mm shells sources inside Syria for its tre-right Ciudadanos, the con- Catalan nationalist parties, Sanchez’s government last week ures, the UAE population is bilingual litigation system, the “Our forces are relying on were lined up ready to be information. servative Popular Party (PP) which voted with him in a no accepted the presence -- as estimated to be around nine first phase of which was direct combat with light loaded onto three green-and- The SDF holds hundreds of and far-right Vox, which has confidence motion against for- asked by Catalan separatists - million of which 2/3rd are launched in November 2018, weapons,” he told AFP. black Caesar gun-howitzers foreigners accused of belonging only recently burst onto Spain’s mer Prime Minister Mariano - of an independent “rappor- immigrants from foreign coun- through the adoption of pro- The Syrian Observatory with a range of 40 kilometres to the extremist group in its political scene, as well as a Rajoy, whose PP was embroiled teur” in future talks between tries. The Indian community in cedures requiring the plaintiffs for Human Rights monitor (25 miles). Coalition deputy custody, as well as members of handful of smaller far-right in a corruption scandal. Catalan parties. the UAE, numbering 2.6 mil- to translate the case docu- group said the SDF had commander Christopher their families. groups. They are angered by Polls show that between The right wing parties lion, constitutes 30 per cent of ments in civil and commercial advanced across farming land, Ghika last week said Iraqi They have urged Western Sanchez’s decision to take a them the PP, Ciudadanos and accused the government of the total population and is the lawsuits into English, if the backed by coalition air strikes forces had sealed their border governments to repatriate their more conciliatory tone with Vox would win a majority if a treachery over the move. largest expatriate community in defendant is a foreigner. and artillery fire. with Syria. nationals, but politicians pro-independence parties, general election were held Despite the government’s the country. “The foreign investor Earlier, an SDF field com- Since September, more abroad have been reluctant. whose votes are crucial to the today, giving them the com- concession, Catalan separatist Yousef Saeed Al Abri, receives the case files translat- mander reported “heavy clash- than 1,270 ISIS terrorists, more Relatives at home fear legislative agenda of his eight- bined parliamentary clout to parties still refuse to back the undersecretary of the ADJD, ed, thus contributing to the pro- es” as his fighters gained than 670 SDF fighters, and alleged foreign jehadis may month-old minority govern- drive Sanchez from office. government’s 2019 budget. If said the adoption of multilin- vision of a global judicial service ground. The SDF launched an around 400 civilians have been end up facing tough justice in ment. The three parties won a Sanchez is unable to approve gual interactive forms for claim that meets the requirements of offensive to expel ISIS from the killed in the fighting, the Iraq, where Human Rights “The government of majority in a regional election his budget, he could call elec- sheets, grievances and requests, residents in the Emirate of Abu oil-rich eastern province of Observatory says. At the height Watch warned they could face Sanchez’s time is up,” PP head in the southwestern region of tions before his term is over in aims to promote judicial ser- Dhabi,” he added. Deir Ezzor in September. of their rule, the jehadis “torture and unfair trials”. Pablo Casado told reporters Andalusia in December, oust- 2020. 
  
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Tthat despite the ongoing committed, to our satisfaction, ians, including women and Elizabeth II, has voluntarily Crown Prosecution Service Palestinian attack on a young T2023 could end up being Averaged over the five- talks with the US and other to do what is necessary that children, a lawmaker from the surrendered his driving licence, (CPS),” a Norfolk Police Israeli woman, Prime Minister the warmest in over 150 years year period 2019-2023, forecast regional powers, it had “not yet would prevent Afghanistan region said Sunday. weeks after the duke miracu- spokesperson said. Benjamin Netanyahu who of records, say scientists who patterns suggest enhanced reached” any conclusion that from ever becoming a platform Mohammad Hashim lously escaped unhurt in a ter- The CPS said it would take seeks re-election pledged predict that the global average warming is likely over much of would entail an immediate end for international terrorist Alkozai said 13 civilians were rifying accident that injured the latest development into Sunday to freeze money trans- surface temperature for the the globe, especially over land to hostilities against America groups or individuals.” killed in one strike and eight in two women in another car. account. It is believed that fers to the Palestinian next five years will be one and at high northern latitudes, and its allies, according to a Since being appointed in another. Both were carried out “After careful consideration bringing a prosecution over the Authority. degree Celsius above pre- particularly the Arctic region. media report. September, Khalilzad has met late Friday in the Sangin dis- the Duke of Edinburgh has crash will not be deemed in the Israel collects around USD industrial levels. “A run of temperatures of “We are forced to wage war. with all sides in an attempt to trict, where heavy fighting is taken the decision to volun- public interest. 127 million a month in cus- The figures released by the 1.0 degree Celsius or above Our enemies are attacking us; end America’s longest war in underway between NATO- tarily surrender his driving Officers from local Norfolk toms duties levied on goods UK Met Office include data would increase the risk of a therefore, we are also combat- which the US has lost over backed Afghan forces and the licence,” Buckingham Palace Police have been investigating destined for Palestinian mar- from a number of sources temporary excursion above the ing them,” Taliban spokesman 2,400 soldiers in more than 17 Taliban. Alkozai said at least said in a brief statement. He the crash since January 17, kets that transit through Israeli including the latest publication threshold of 1.5 degree Celsius Zabiullah Mujahid was quoted years. five other people were wound- surrendered his licence on when the Duke pulled out of a ports and then transfers it to of provisional figures for 2018. above pre-industrial levels,” as saying by DawnNewsTV. But Mujahid said that, even ed in the airstrikes. Saturday, the palace said. side road onto the main road the PA. Records for annual global aver- said Doug Smith, a research fel- The Taliban control near- in Moscow talks, nothing con- "Innocent people, women The Prince’s decision to and collided with a Hyundai The Israeli parliament last age temperature extend back to low at Met Office. ly half of Afghanistan, and are crete was achieved that would and children, are the only vic- hand over his driving licence Kia driven by Ellie Townsend. year passed legislation to par- 1850. “Predictions now suggest more powerful than at any compel them to end the war tims of the airstrikes," he said, was entirely his own and he will The impact of the crash tially withhold funds, in “2015 was the first year that around a 10 per cent chance of time since the 2001 US-led and military pressure, the chan- adding that the military oper- be driven from now on, it flipped his Land Rover onto its response to PA global annual average surface at least one year between 2019 invasion after the 9/11 terror nel reported. ations have stoked public anger. added. The move means the side. Townsend, a 28-year-old payments to families of temperatures reached 1.0 and 2023 temporarily exceed- attacks in 2001. He insisted that the Taliban Omer Zwak, the provincial royal is likely to escape being teacher, suffered cuts to her Palestinians jailed by Israel for degree Celsius above pre- ing 1.5 degree Celsius,” Smith In a series of tweets after six are holding talks with the governor's spokesman, said charged and prosecuted for knee, while her friend and attacks against Israelis. industrial levels and the fol- said. days of talks with the Taliban United States “on their own ini- insurgents fired on Afghan careless driving after injuring passenger Emma Fairweather, “By the end of the week, lowing three years have all 2018 is cited to be the representatives in Doha last tiative”. forces from a civilian area. He two women in a crash outside 46, broke her wrist. Townsend’s the staff-work necessary for remained close to this level,” fourth warmest year on record month, Special US Responding to a question confirmed that airstrikes had the Queen’s Sandringham nine-month-old son escaped implementing the law on said Adam Scaife, Head of globally. It follows 2015, 2016 Representative for Afghanistan regarding the timing of the killed civilians but could not estate in Norfolk on January 17. without injury. deducting terrorists’ salaries Long-Range Prediction at the and 2017, which are the three Reconciliation Zalmay talks, the militant commander provide further information. Norfolk Police confirmed Though Philip was unhurt, will be completed,” Netanyahu Met Office in the UK. warmest years in the 169-year Khalilzad said the US has made explained that, even prior to the He says an investigation has that the duke had surrendered the accident stirred up a debate — who faces a general election “The global average tem- record. “significant progress” in its US invasion, the Taliban had been launched. Alkozai said he his licence to officers and it in the UK about old age and in April — told journalists at perature between now and The effects of climate peace talks with the Taliban. asked Washington to engage in has raised concerns about civil- would now be returned to the driving and raised questions the start of the weekly cabinet 2023 is predicted to remain change are not limited to sur- “We have a draft of the dialogue instead of war, the ian casualties in parliament DVLA. over the duke still driving him- meeting. high, potentially making the face temperature. Warming of framework that has to be channel said. and with officials. “We will follow the stan- self on public roads.

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She did not lose al philosophy and and gives the examples of Mother heart and decided that she would management lessons in Teresa’s service, Rani Laxmibai’s hero- transform every weakness into her the holy book were ics, Razia Sultana’s high morale and strength. She took up pottery and brought to light by the takes pride in a daughter like Kalpana started working hard day and night. efforts of many Indian Chawla, but on the other hand, we With the money that she earned, she saints. They call holy cannot bear to hear the news of a not only raised her daughter but also Gita the essence of daughter being born in our homes. It started taking care of her old parents Vedic Literature and a makes us feel humiliated. People and younger brother. Despite or guide to practical life. Undoubtedly, the book is full even go to the extent of killing a child maybe because she was uneducated, of wisdom par excellence but one misses its real mean- in the mother’s womb if they learn it she realised the importance of educa- ing if one doesn’t know to whom does the word is a girl. But there are also mothers tion. As a result, she spent most of her Bhagwan in the book refer to. The collection of divine like Rajkumari who consider their income on educating her daughter words say it in very clear terms that these are the utter- daughters to be their pride. and younger brother. ings of God himself (Bhagwan uvachya). It is really an Rajkumari was born to a poor Today, her younger brother, who unparalleled and a great claim. No one else, deliver- potter and was the fourth of the five is employed as a teacher, gives all the ing a discourse, has ever said that he, the speaker, is children. Due to lack of awareness credit to his sister. He says, “Whatever God. Hence he, who does not pay attention to these about education in the house, she did I am today is due to the hard work of words of God, is really unlucky, for it is a divine invi- not go to school. Though on one my didi (elder sister), who always tation to receive God’s greatest gifts to make a fabu- hand, while learning the domestic inspired me to study. Regardless of the lous fortune. work well, under the guidance of her weather, she went to distant markets He, who has made this pronouncement, is really father and grandfather, she became to sell the pottery products so that the most beloved. It is He who is speaking to us in skilled at making beautiful pottery. there would be no shortfall in our words and tone of endearment, affection and the purest But suddenly, at the age of eight studies”. On the other hand, her 20- sentiments of love. He whispers to us, “Wake up, my Rajkumari lost the power of sight in year-old daughter Shanti got married dear, come to me.” He also tells us, “I assure you that one eye. This incident not only into a well-educated family. With I will free you of all your sins done in utter ignorance changed her life, but also erased her pride in her voice she speaks about or misunderstanding. Come and take refuge in me, sur- real name from the memory of peo- her mother, Rajkumari Devi, “My render to me alone and I promise that I will liberate ple who now started calling her mother never allowed me to feel the you.” Kaani (person who is blind in one stay with her in-laws. Like any other absence of a father, nor did she He thus speaks to us as One who knows us inti- eye). 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J   *   ?AN held their nerves to pull off a were learnings in the second India needed to knock off a thrilling four-run victory on game. Both teams put in stiff 213-run target to bring C     5 I ?AAH Sunday. strong performances tonight, curtains on a memorable three- C        ?A@ "Disappointing to not we did slightly better," said month tour in a befitting man- @   -      ?A cross the line but we fought Williamson. ner but fell just short. well right till the end. 210 odd Opener and man of the Exploiting batting friendly @   3J *   ?AH (213 target) was always going match Colin Munro said it conditions at the small Seddon 2 22  to be tough, but we were in it was anybody's game with Park ground, New Zealand cut till the end. They held their India needing 16 off the final the Indian attack to shreds to game into the final over but their Indian bowlers had conced- nerve and kept hitting their over. post an imposing 212 for four. unbeaten 63-run stand off 28 ed 79 runs in first seven overs yorkers," said Rohit at the "It was touch and go there Opener Colin Munro produced balls did not prove to be enough. when Rohit brought Kuldeep post-match presentation. until the final minute. India — a 40-ball 72 and shared a 80-run target to chase. chase with some brutal hitting the striker's end but Karthik did New Zealand bowlers fared and the leg-spinner straight "Still lot of positives, we you get one good batsman, stand with fellow opener Tim India captain Rohit Sharma, but perished while trying to keep not run, sending his partner much better than India, consis- away made an impact, by getting started well with the ODIs, another one comes along. The Seifert (43) to lay foundation for who usually bats explosive in up with a steep scoring rate. back. tently hitting the short-of-length, Seifert stumped with Dhoni's wanted to do well here but the boys did a really good job of a big score. such situations, made an Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2 off 4) This was after umpire did which proved to be key on this lightening quick hands at work. boys throughout the tour were finishing off the really good Krunal Pandya was the uncharacteristical 32-ball 38 also could not do much. not give a clear wide bowled by small ground. Munro kept going strong as excellent, put in a lot of hard Indian batsmen," said Munro. most expensive of the Indian and it also hurt India's chances. India needed 16 runs off the Tim Southee. Earlier, Bhuvneshwar was he hammered Krunal for a six work. They will be disap- On his 72 off 40 balls, he bowlers, bleeding 54 runs in his Vijay Shankar (43 off 28) played final over and Dinesh Karthik Karthik could only manage hit for a six by Munro in his first to raise the team's 100 in the pointed tonight but we've to added: "I didn't really focus on four-over quota. If it was not for a useful knock though at the top (33 not out off 16) after taking a single off the next ball as over but the lean pacer respond- 11th over. learn from the mistakes we trying to do anything differ- left-arm Chinaman Kuldeep after Shikhar Dhawan (5) fell a double off the first ball, Southee bowled a straight ball. ed with splendid block-hole Again it was Kuldeep who made and move ahead." ent, tried to put pressure back Yadav (2/26)'s tight bowling in early. stunned the crowd and his By then, the match had clearly deliveries in the next over. came to team's rescue by seeing India next host Australia on the bowlers. Just came out the middle-overs and Rishabh Pant (28 off 12) and teammates by refusing to take a slipped out of India's hands. The Kiwis though did keep the back of dangerous-looking for two T20s and five ODIs, nice and free, had a bit of luck, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/37), Hardik Pandya (21 off 11) single in the third ball. Krunal Both Karthik and Krunal did a very healthy run-rate, racing Munro while Khaleel Ahmed starting in Vizag on February which you certainly need in India would have got a bigger infused some life into India's (26 not out off 30) had reached exceedingly well to take the to 50 in just 5.2 overs. got rid of Williamson (27). 24. this match."