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= ( : : ! " $77>4 ( ?@* , " $/ 8 ( ( 3:-38; Chief Electoral Officer, there are over 1.36 crore voters in Delhi. )( , olls to the seven Lok Sabha After the announcement, 6( ( Pseats in Delhi will be held Chief Minister Arvind + &% 3:-38; tions and individuals who uti- ( ( O K on May 12 with the polls to Kejriwal tweeted, “Ultimately lize applications like Twitter, K4 *6 A 4( , K4 begin on April 11 and contin- back to ‘We the people’ — the ith social media becom- WhatsApp, Youtube, 3 ue for over a month till May 19 real power of our democracy. Wing a significant tool in Instagram and other digital across seven phases, followed Time to throw out the most poll campaign, the Election social platforms for posting ,! 8 - B %1$78 ( 32 /" by counting of votes on May dictatorial and anti-federal Commission (EC) on Sunday poll related materials will , $/ 23, the Election Commission govt in the history of India. announced measures to tight- have to adhere to the poll 4 8 ( announced on Sunday. Time to seek answers on en the noose around the ser- watchdog’s laid down ethics. ( 2 The seven LS seats were demonetisation, jobs, destruc- vice providers and brought Announcing the Lok : ( won by the BJP in the last gen- tion of traders and destroying them under the umbrella of Sabha elections schedule, eral Assembly polls. According brotherhood amongst different model code of conduct. Chief Election Commissioner ( ) to the final electoral roll pub- communities.” Political parties, Sunil Arora announced that K4 C K ,',- K lished on January 18 by the Continued on Page 4 Governments, administra- Continued on Page 4 # ! " ,, ! " 4--4+4+4 sorry to know about the unfor- #$ tunate crash of Ethiopian our Indians, including an Airlines plane ET 302. We *3 -)44-4 tures. I have also sent a pro- FEnvironment Ministry have lost four Indian nation- posal to all the national parties consultant, were among those als in the air crash. I have iju Janata Dal (BJD) supre- and Chief Ministers in this killed when a Nairobi-bound asked Indian High L M Bmo and Chief Minister regard,” Patnaik said Ethiopian Airlines plane Commissioner in Ethiopia to Naveen Patnaik on Sunday “I would like to announce crashed after take-off from provide all help and assis- announced a 33 per cent reser- here at Kendrapada that Addis Ababa, External Affairs tance to the bereaved families,” vation for women in the list of Odisha will send 33-per cent Minister Sushma Swaraj said. Swaraj tweeted. BJD candidates in the upcom- women to Parliament in the The Boeing 737 crashed She said the Indian ! " $$% ing Lok Sabha polls. coming elections. The women minutes after an early-morn- Embassy in Ethiopia has L M He made the politically of Odisha will lead the way in ing takeoff from Addis Ababa informed her that the O significant announcement at a women empowerment in on Sunday, killing all eight deceased Indian nationals are ( Mission Shakti convention in India. If India is to lead the )4=) crew and 149 passengers on Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar, Kendrapada. world, if India is to be an board, Indian Environment Vaidya Hansin Annagesh, ( ) “In the 1990s, Bijubabu advanced nation like America hhattisgarh Chief Minister Ministry consultant, Shikha Nukavarapu Manisha and * showed the way to the entire and China then women CBhupesh Baghel said on Garg, who was on her way to Shikha Garg. ) + country by implementing, for empowerment is the only Sunday that the BJP-led Modi attend a UNEP meeting. “I am Detailed report on P12 the first time, a 33 per cent answer,” Patnaik said in his Government at the Centre reservation for women in the address to a huge gathering. failed to live up to expectations three-tier Panchayati Raj “I call upon all the nation- of people and claimed that his !"#$ Institutions and government al parties that they be true to Congress party would win all ,- jobs. In 2012, our Government their words and must follow 11 Lok Sabha seats in ( enhanced it to 50 per cent. what they are propagating for Chhattisgarh. just one. sweep polls in Chhattisgarh in ./0 Taking the move forward last women empowerment. This The polling for “BJP leaders and cadres in wake of poor performance of $111 ( year, our Government for the announcement at Kendrapara, Chhattisgarh to be held in state are in a sort of dejection the BJP government at the ( first time passed a resolution in the sacred land of Lord three phases on April 11, 18 after suffering a crushing centre. He added “people of the State Legislative Assembly Baladevjew will create history and 23 and counting will be defeat in assembly polls,’’ state have already rejected ( ( to provide 33 per cent reser- in the journey of women held on May 23. In 2014, the Baghel told reporters at his Raman Singh and now they 2 vation for women in both empowerment in India, BJP had won 10 seats in the official residence. He stated will also reject Narendra Modi”. & ( () ) " Parliament and State legisla- Patnaik added. State while Congress bagged that the Congress would Detailed report on P3 ! (* % &% '' 3 ( 44-* --* ( " 56 + &% 3:-38; Janata Dal (LJD). While February, announced that his on all the 543 parliamentary “bottle” symbol. Jan Sangh .78 ( Haasan’s party has been allot- party would go it alone in the constituencies. The LJD was Party has been allotted “green , hat is common to lady’s ted “battery torch” as common upcoming elections. floated by Yadav in 2018 after chilli” to Delhi and Bihar while Wfinger, green chilli, water- symbol, LJD was given the An independent candidate his fallout with Bihar Chief “dish antenna” allotted for 416 melon, lunchbox, sewing symbol of a “man blowing or someone contesting on Minister Nitish Kumar over the parliamentary constituencies ($)* machine, pencil box, razor, turha”. A person contesting on behalf of an unrecognised latter’s decision to end the across the country. boat with man and sail, violin, behalf of a recognised political political party has to approach alliance with the RJD and enter Bahujan Awam Party has 7 $1 battery torch, man blowing party will inherit the party’s the EC and get a symbol allot- into a tie-up with NDA-led by been allotted “toothbrush” turha, toothbrush and many symbol. ted from the list of ‘free’ sym- BJP. After his fallout, the three- symbol to contest more? They are all election Last year in February, bols available. time Rajya Sabha member was Parliamentary constituencies symbols allotted to 39 regis- Kamal Haasan announced his In the case of a recognised disqualified from the Upper in Uttar Pradesh; Hindustan 2 tered un-recognised parties set plunge into politics launching political party, the Commission House under the anti-defection People Party has been allotted /% 91 7 to contest 2019 Lok Sabha his political party Makkal allows it to ‘reserve’ a symbol. law. “pencil box” for Uttar Pradesh, O elections. Needhi Maiam (people justice For example, if a political party Loktantarik Rastravadi Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat The Election Commission centre) at a massive rally in recognised in a particular State Party has been allotted “tractor Ganasangam Party of India (EC) on Sunday allotted com- Madurai. In December, Haasan wishes to contest in elections in chalata kisan” sympol for 11 allotted “lady finger” for mon party symbols to 39 reg- announced that his party will another State, it can ‘reserve’ parliamentary constituencies Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, istered un-recognised parties contest the 2019 Lok Sabha the symbol being used by it. in Gujarat. Communist Party of Karnataka, Kerala and ,2
that included filmstar Kamal polls in all the 39 parliamentary The Commission will oblige, India (Marxist-Leninist) Puducherry Maharashtra Haasan’s Makkal Needhi constituencies of Tamil Nadu provided the symbol is not Liberation) has been allotted Parivartan Sena is given ‘sewing Maiam (MNM) and former and the lone seat in Puducherry being used by anyone else. “flag with three star” symbol. machine’ symbol and Apni Janata Dal (United) president Union Territory. The actor- As per the EC notification, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Party given “lunchbox” symbol $7( Sharad Yadav’s Loktantrik turned-politician then in Sharad Yadav’s LJD will contest (Ulgulan) has been allotted by the EC. () ( **+ ,-*. ! % & '( ) ' *+ ! ! !%,!( - 3:-38; "all talk no work". remained "unfulfilled". termed the government as and policy paralysis", he said, BJP ally and Lok Janshakti ! ! / Seeking people's support At a Press conference after "anti-poor and pro-capitalist" adding that India's self-confi- Party president Ram Vilas s the Election Commission for the BJP, its president Amit the announcement of the poll and which disturbed peace, dence was at an all-time low Paswan expressed confidence Aon Sunday declared a Shah said the Modi schedule, Congress leader K C caused unrest & anger among and people wanted to rid the that the NDA will win over 350 seven-phase general election Government has taken bold Venugopal said people will masses. nation of such "decay and pes- of the 543 Lok Sabha seats. 1!2!3 ! 4 starting April 11, political par- decisions for their welfare in its change the Modi Government Modi in his tweets drew a simism". The choice before people is ties welcomed the much-await- first term and will ensure India's that believes in all talk and no comparison of his government's "Guided by 'Sabka Saath, whether to elect a strong gov- Ahmed Patel said BJP is walk- ed announcement with the rul- giant leap to make everyone work. performance with the preced- Sabka Vikas, NDA seeks your ernment or a helpless 3:-38; ing down a dangerous path by ing alliance making a pitch for "happy and prosperous" in its All its promises have ing Congress-led UPA govern- blessings again. We spent the Government, he said, express- "using the military" to conceal its re-election while its rival second. remained unfulfilled, he said ment, asserting that the last five last five years fulfilling basic ing confidence that Modi will ongress president Rahul its own "failures" and asserted expressing confidence of The BJP-led National asserting that it will be defeat- years have shown what was ear- necessities that were left unful- be Prime Minister for another CGandhi on Sunday asked that the EC's circular prevent- unseating it. Democratic Alliance ed when votes are counted on lier deemed impossible has filled for 70 long years. Now, term. The NDA will sweep the Prime Minister Narendra Modi ing the use of armed forces in Prime Minister Narendra Government has achieved "phe- May 23. Senior Congress leader now become possible. time has come to build on that polls in Bihar, which sends 40 to tell the families of the 40 election campaign was much Modi sought people's "bless- nomenal results" in various Ahmed Patel claimed the The 2019 polls are about a and create a strong, prosperous MPs to the Lok Sabha, he CRPF jawans killed in needed. ings" for the NDA in the Lok spheres of governance during upcoming elections will herald spirit of confidence and posi- & secure India," he said. added. Pulwama as to who released The Election Commission Sabha polls, saying his this term, he said, citing a a new era ending five years of tivity with which India is ful- CPI(M) general secretary Samajwadi Party president Masood Azhar, whose Jaish-e- (EC) on Saturday asked polit- Government has made possible number of its welfare initiatives. "chaotic, despotic and destruc- filling the aspirations of its Sitaram Yechury said the Akhilesh Yadav predicted a Mohammed claimed responsi- ical parties to "desist from dis- what was earlier deemed The Congress, however, hit tive" dispensation and the coun- people, he said. announcement of polls will loss for the NDA, saying the bility for the terror attack. playing photographs of defence impossible, but Opposition par- out at the Government saying try will return to the path of In 2014 people compre- end the unfair use of official poll announcement is also an Taking to Twitter, he alleged personnel" against the back- ties said voters will throw it out it will e best remembered for "sobriety, integrity and inclusiv- hensively rejected the UPA as resources by the Modi announcement of a "big change" that it was the present National drop of a picture showing a of power for "wasting" its his- "wasting" its historic mandate ity". there was unprecedented anger Government as the model code in interest of people and the Security Adviser who went to hoarding with images of Indian toric mandate and practising and that all its promises BSP supremo Mayawati over its "corruption, nepotism of conduct has come into force. country Kandahar to hand over the Air Force Wing Commander "murderer" Azhar. Abhinandan Varthaman as well Azhar, along with some as leaders of the BJP. other terrorists, was released by "The EC's circular on pre- " P 4* the Indian government in venting the use of of armed %& $ December 1999 in lieu of the forces in election campaign release of over 150 hostages of was much needed. This needs 4 said. the IC-814 Indian Airlines to be implemented in letter & + * ( ( " ;4F4+4- "When you frisk, some flight that was hijacked to spirit. Let's keep security forces people get annoyed and even Kandahar. out of politics," Patel tweeted. rime Minister Narendra say 'I will see you' and you have "PM Modi please tell the "By using the military to con- ( 4 $ PModi on Sunday sent across to tell them that it is your duty families of our 40 CRPF ceal its own failures the BJP is a strong message to terrorist which has to be done," the PM Shaheeds, who released their walking down a dangerous * ( forces targeting India, saying added. Therefore, he contin- murderer, Masood Azhar? Also path," he said. A (%1$9 the country cannot keep suf- ued, "I would dare tell such tell them that your current In a fresh instruction fering forever and that his people to be disciplined and NSA was the deal maker, who issued to all political parties, G AHAI ; Government has taken some cooperate with the security went to Kandahar to hand the the EC referred to its A "strong decisions" against such personnel in carrying out their murderer back to Pakistan," December 2013 letter in which 4 %1$> * ( elements. task." CISF gets a number of Rahul Gandhi tweeted. At least it had "called upon all politi- $7D."( 4: "For many decades, the complaints from legislators and 40 CRPF jawans were killed in cal parties to advise their can- + ,4 country and numerous families others categories of VIPs alleg- the terror attack in Jammu didates and leaders to desist 2 2 ( have suffered the wounds and ing high-handedness by their and Kashmir's Pulwama dis- from displaying photographs pain given by terrorism, staff at various airports. trict on February 14 for which of defence personnel or pho- - + Naxalism and insurgency. The PM said it was his JeM has claimed responsibili- tographs of functions involv- * What happened in Pulwama "emotional feeling" that secu- ty. ing defence personnel in and Uri was heartbreaking. rity personnel donning the Senior Congress leader advertisements". We cannot bear this pain till 'khaki' have not got the recog- O eternity. Enough is enough," nition and respect they deserve. P the Prime Minister said while The PM asked the CISF to ! addressing CISF personnel at create a "monitor and study in (6 its base. The paramilitary force realtime global trends and on Sunday celebrated the 50th techniques of terrorism" so ( year of its raising. * $ #!- ./ 0 "1 ) ! *& that a better preparedness is This is the first time Modi ensured against. He also direct- 0> J attended the event of any of the taken some strong decisions, in of duty. it was wrong on part of such ed the force to install 'digital five Central Armed Police an apparent reference to the The PM lauded the valour people to throw their weight museums' or electronic walls at 3:-38; Forces (CAPF) since he took IAF strike on terror camps and dedication of CISF men around, get angry and humil- airports so that people get to charge in 2014. Raised in 1969, after the Pulwama attack. He and women who protect "vital iate security personnel, a major know about CISF's history, ifty-six of the 112 “inspiring” personalities, who were select- the Central Industrial Security said the government has adopt- assets" of the country in the brunt of which is faced by the role and its expectations from Fed for this year’s Padma awards, will be conferred the presti- Force has about 1.56 lakh per- ed "a new policy" to act against face of a "hostile neighbour CISF. "I'd say the biggest prob- the citizens. "You are not only gious honour on Monday by President Ram Nath Kovind at a spe- J6 sonnel in its ranks at present. terrorism and that it was its which does not have the capac- lem while carrying out your standing at the gate, you are cial function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. N ) The PM said that following responsibility to live up to the ity to fight a war." duty is people like me, VIPs.. contributing to the country's Among those receiving the Padma Vibhushan, Padma 2 , G " dastardly acts of terrorist vio- expectations of the families of Modi also hit out at the The VIP culture at times is the growth," Modi told the CISF Bhushan and Padma Shri on Monday are late actor Kader Khan, lence, his government has the personnel killed in the line abuse of "VIP culture", saying biggest threat to security," he personnel. Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and renowned journalist (+ * late Kuldip Nayar. Khan (posthumous) will be honoured with Padma Shri, Dhindsa and Nayar (posthumous) will be honoured with Padma Bhushan, a Home Ministry official said. & : # # Noted theatre personality from Maharashtra Babasaheb A Purandare alias Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (Padma : G Vibhushan), Bihar leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav (Padma 4 8 Bhushan), former CEO of multinational techno giant Cisco sys- tems John Chambers, renowned dancer and filmmaker Prabhu J- ) Deva (Padma Shri) will also be honoured. : %$ Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra 2 B4 56" 1 Modi and other dignitaries are expected to attend the function. ) 3L J ,(6 3:-38; on unverified reports. For meet- financial grants, or promise any The Padma awards were announced on the eve of Republic Day 3:-38; and who is this important, pow- ings, it is mandatory for the construction of roads, provision and the remaining awardees are likely to be conferred the hon- erful man who is saving him. s the Election Commission political parties to inform the of drinking water, and so on. our at another function to be held on March 16. ongress on Sunday claimed Why the Modi government A(EC) announced the 2019 local police about their rallies Other parties must be allowed This year's awardees are from across the nation, all segments Cthat fugitive diamantaire applied for extradition of Choksi Lok Sabha poll schedule, the and public meetings and provide to use public spaces, and it must of society and the government has gone beyond excellence alone, ( Mehul Choksi has applied for from Antigua with which India Model Code of Conduct came them time to make adequate not be monopolised by those in recognising larger impact and their selfless service, the official said. registration of a new company in has no extradition treaty," he into force with immediate effect security arrangements. power. the United Kingdom and asked questioned. on Sunday evening. Among Carrying or burning effigies H- I- * + the Narendra Modi Government Choksi, along with his other things, the Model Code of of the opponents is not allowed. 2 4 8 how serious were its efforts for nephew Nirav Modi, is accused Conduct bars the Government It needs to be ensured that in his extradition. of defrauding the state-run from announcing any policy case two rival parties plan a road Congress spokesperson Punjab National Bank of Rs move that may impact voters' show in the same area, then their 2 ( ( Pawan Khera said Choksi had 13,000 crore. He fled the coun- decision. routes must not clash. During 35+ ( applied for the registration in the try last year after the scam came Opposition parties have the polling day, all those work- 232 4 L + ( UK of his company with its prin- to light. He has subsequently questioned the delay in ers who are working for their ( 9D ( (N 5 ( N cipal address in Dubai (UAE) taken up citizenship of Antigua announcing the poll dates, with parties in the polling booth 58 only three days ago and asked and Barbuda. senior Congress leader Ahmed must wear a badge with party 2 , ( 3 whether the Modi government Khera also asked whether it Patel asking the EC whether it name and symbol. 2 $1.07%D & knew about it. He also released was a coincidence that Nirav was waiting for the Prime In the polling booths, apart 35 N % purported documents in support Modi was seen moving around Minister's "official" travel pro- from voters, only those indi- ( 7%D111 44-;4 - " ( %1$9 of his claim. freely in London, and one-two gramme "to conclude". viduals with a permit from the D9 . ( A ( Claiming that the Modi dis- days ago Choksi got his "shell According to EC, the MCC EC will be allowed to enter %1$9 3 pensation was facing an immi- company" registered there. deals with eight provisions - gen- polling booths. The political N L 4! ( nent defeat in the coming par- Referring to the BJP's slogan of eral conduct, meetings, proces- party must not campaign for 711 ( liamentary election, the Congress "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas", sions, polling day, polling votes within a distance of 100 A $0 4 2 leader said the government must Khera said the government's booths, observers, party in metres of the polling booth on $D"$7 L" N tell the people if it knew about real intention was "Bhagodon Ke power, and election manifestos. the day of voting. The ruling ( 2 N J2 2 ( J Choksi's move. "Also, if agencies Saath, Bhagodon Ka Vikas' (help- Under General conduct, party must not advertise at the JA G .D.%0N N like CBI and Enforcement ing fugitives to prosper). while political parties can criti- cost of the public exchequer or 2 Directorate(ED) made any effort Nirav Modi, 48, was tracked cise the other candidates based use official mass media for pub- , ( , L + ! to extradite him," he told a press down to a three-bedroom flat on policies and programmes and licity on achievements. No $>//.D> ( 44-;4 J 554, N - conference. occupying half of a floor of the their work record, they are not Member of Parliament or min- , 4 $/ 9 554, 32 The Congress spokesper- landmark Centre Point tower allowed to use caste and com- ister should combine their offi- ( son also alleged that a "powerful block of luxury apartments, munal sentiments to lure voters. cial visit with campaigning or ( 4 ( 5 N person", who benefited from where rent is estimated to be They cannot bribe or intimidate party work. ( ( + ! 4 ( Choksi, was protecting him. around 17,000 pounds a month, voters and most importantly, Ministers and other author- N J "Who has benefited from Choksi 'The Daily Telegraph' reported. they cannot criticise them based ities must not announce any 5 " ! # $ % $& % '
month. It was found that the 4 ( : ? helped in maintaining histo- Ram Hospital Dr Manish mode in district hospitals 3:-38; creatinine and urea level in her logical parameter of kidneys, Malik agreed: "Scope of treat- across the States. blood had gone down signifi- ( apart from reducing high lev- ment in allopathy is very less, As per Indian Renal ialysis is a way of life for cantly to a healthy level. Not ( els of uric acid and electrolytes. is costly and not fully suc- Foundation, in the private sec- Dmany patients suffering only this, her hemoglobin level The study said that "the syrup cessful as well. Hence, bal- tor haemodialysis with 12 ses- with kidney ailments in the had also improved. Hence, the ( ; (Neeri KFT) is a potent anced diet and ayurvedic cost- sions every month costs country. However, as the World study concluded that "( nephro-protective formulation, effective drugs like Neeri KFT around Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 Kidney Day approaches on Punarnava-based medicines G ( protecting kidneys from based on herbs like Punarnava while peritoneal dialysis costs March 14, health experts say not only ensure kidney's health ( , + nephrotoxins including oxida- can help all those kidney around Rs 18,000 to Rs 20,000 that one can definitely help but also improves hemoglobin ; = H+;=I tive damage induced by lead patients who are under the monthly. Kidney transplants slow the disease's progression level. The study was conduct- acetate." regular dialysis." can cost Rs 4 lakhs to Rs 6 lakh, and treat its symptoms and ed in Banaras Hindu University Head of Department of Sanchit Sharma, Executive depending on the hospital. complications by following a (BHU). ( BHU's Dravayagunavigyan Director of Aimil Annually about 2.2 lakh new careful diet, exercise and hav- Similarly, another study 4 ? ) Vibhag KN Dwivedi asserted Pharmaceuticals, which is patients of CKD get added in ing medicinal plants like published in the Indo ( ( that herbal formulations in engaged in manufacturing and India resulting in additional Punarnava based formulations, American Journal of ( Neeri KFT can be an alternate marketing of Neeri KFT said demand for 3.4 Crore dialysis as has also been found by var- Pharmaceutical Research too 6( ( to dialysis to some extent. In that it has been developed every year. ious studies. talked about the efficacy of (6 fact, because of limited options after intensive research. Doctors warn that in the For instance, a study pub- Punarnava based herbal for- in allopathy for kidney treat- In view of increasing cases next two decades, apart from lished in World Journal of mulations including lotus ment, which is witnessing of CKD and rising cost of out heart ailments and brain Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals leaves, patharchur and other increasing trend due to chang- of pocket expenditure of the strokes, CKD will be the next Sciences noted that a woman major herbs besides Punarnava ing lifestyles, now emphasis is patients on dialysis, the gov- major ailment that would kidney patient was given when given to the subjects. It on ayurveda drugs. Senior ernment has initiated national potentially cause a lot of pre- Punarnava based syrup for a was found that the drug had nephrologist from Sir Ganga dialysis programme in PPP mature deaths among adults. RAIPUR | MONDAY | MARCH 11, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 Over 1.89 cr voters for three-phased C’garh polls STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR add their names till last date for filling hhattisgarh will go to Lok Sabha Polling for insurgency- of nomination papers. Cpolls in a three-phase voting for all “State has 23,727 polling centres 11 Lok Sabha seats on April 11, 18 and riddled Bastar will be held in in which 19,284 are in rural areas and 23, said Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral the first phase on April 11 4,443 in urban. Lok Sabha 2014 had Officer Subrat Sahoo while briefing the 21,424 polling centres. Around 5,625 media just after poll schedule while voting for Kanker, are critical polling centres. Each announced by Election Commission of Assembly constituency will have two India on Sunday evening. Rajnandgaon and ‘Sanghwari’ polling centres Polling for insurgency-riddled Mahasamund has been (Women),” Sahoo informed. Sahoo Bastar will be held in the first phase on added, “notification for first phase of April 11 while voting for Kanker, scheduled on April 18. The poll will be issued on March 18, last Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund has day for filing of nomination is March been scheduled on April 18. polling for remaining seven 25, scrutiny of nominations is on March 26 and last date of withdrawal The polling for remaining seven seats- Raipur, Bilaspur, of nomination is March 28 while in seats- Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Korba, second phase notification will be Janjgir-Champa, Durg and Sarguja, will Raigarh, Korba, Janjgir- issued on March 19, nomination last be held on April 23. Champa, Durg and Sarguja, date is March 26, scrutiny of nomina- The counting of votes will be held tion is March 27, nomination with- on May 23 along with others states. will be held on April 23 drawal is March 29. “After final publication of electoral The third phase notification will roll, state has 1,89,16,285 electors out of Sahoo informed. In Lok Sabha 2014, the be issued on March 28, final date for which 94,77,113 are men and 9438463 total voters in the state were 1,76,64,520. filing nomination papers is April 4, are female while third gender voters are The number of voters in 18-19 years scrutiny will be held on April 4 and 709 and service electors is 15758,’’ category is 4,60,394. The electors can the last date for withdrawal is April 8.” ‘BJP will repeat Cong will walk away with all 2014 poll 11 LS seats, claims Baghel performance’ STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR He added “people of state have already slashed power tariff, returned land acquired rejected Raman Singh and now they will for Tata Steel plant to the tribals of Bastar, ommenting on claim of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, newly hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Cappointed State BJP president Vikram Usendi said on Sunday that Baghel said on Sunday that the BJP-led also reject Narendra Modi” Accusing the commenced rural development to empow- C BJP of indulging in divisive politics in name er rural residents under Narwa, Garva, Congress was daydreaming of win- Modi government at the Centre failed to ning all the 11 seats. live up to expectations of people and of caste and religion, Baghel further said he Ghurva, Badi scheme. would seek votes in the state in Lok Sabha The tribal leader Usendi claimed that his Congress party would win The Chief Minister also claimed that he on the basis of performance of Congress claimed that BJP would repeat its all 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh. had opened employment avenues in state government which was voted to power in by starting recruitment processes of 2014 performance and in fact, it The polling for Chhattisgarh to be held December last year. Assistant Professors, Teachers, Sports would win all the 11 Lok Sabha in three phases on April 11, 18 and 23 and Regarding charges of borrowing loan Officers and Nurses and had not fooled seats. The BJP had won 10 seats in counting will be held on May 23. In 2014, one after another, Baghel said his govern- people like Narendra Modi government. 2014 Lok Sabha polls. the BJP had won 10 seats in the state while ment has taken loan for waiving off farm Regarding criticism of his government Usendi further said the issues Congress bagged one. loan and not for silly things like previous of not enforcing a total prohibition in the in Lok Sabha elections would be “BJP leaders and cadres in state are in a BJP government’s Skywalk, footwear and state as it was claimed by his party in run up different from that of state assem- sort of dejection after suffering a crushing mobile distribution schemes. He further to assembly polls, the Chief Minister said bly polls. He said that performance defeat in assembly polls,’’ Baghel told cited the work done by Congress govern- `this social evil would be curbed in state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reporters at his official residence. He stated Chhattisgarh in wake of poor performance ment in past 60 days and said apart from through a social movement and taking peo- would ensure a splendid victory for that the Congress would sweep polls in of the BJP government at the centre. waiving off farm loan the government has ple into confidence’. the BJP in Chhattisgarh. ‘Credibility Cell’ at PHQ to Govt job to martyred cops’ kin Baghel instructs SPs
STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR cop’s children. Baghel declared that if to rein in criminals handle public grievances hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh any cop was wounded while in line of STAFF REPORTER n CBaghel on Sunday announced to duty and had been medically retired, he RAIPUR appoint on compassionate basis to a too would be absorbed in state govern- STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR pset over rising family member of martyred cops’ who ment. He also announced that a transla- Ucrime graph in n a bid to address the grievances of common hail from Chhattisgarh and die while in tor who is well versed in local tribal state, Chief Minister Ipeople who had to run from pillar to post to line of duty. dialects would be appointed in each of Bhupesh Baghel on get justice, a ‘Credibility Cell’ will be set up at The government would also bear all the police station in insurgency-hit Sunday issued letters Police Headquarters (PHQ) in Atal Nagar, Naya expenses on education of martyred Bastar region. to all the Raipur. Superintendent of The Credibility Cell would directly work Police and had warned under command of Director General of Police stern action against and will work for immediate disposal of griev- Subramaniam sneaks into state planning panel them in case they fail to rein in criminals. ances of common people. n STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR Expressing con- Official sources at PHQ informed that the hhattisgarh government has cern over deteriorat- cell which would directly be under DGP, D.M. Cappointed Dr K Subramaniam ing law and order situ- Awasthi would work under supervision of (Retired IFS) as permanent member of ation in run up to cru- Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Crime Chhattisgarh Planning Commission till cial Lok Sabha polls, Research Department. next order. Baghel asked all the SPs to own up respon- There would a gazetted official for each of At present, he is holding the posi- the police division which would table the mat- sibility for containing on a busy national highway. tion of Director General, Chhattisgarh crime in their respective dis- ters after getting information from the police Opposition came down Council for Science and Technology, tricts. stations of concerned district. Raipur. heavily over the fast deteriorat- Notably, a couple of days ago ing law and order situation in A prompt response would be given to the He will have to resign from the post The order stated that the service condi- some culprit in a broad daylight state. The incident also tainted application and a legal action under set rules and take over the new charge which will tions and other details will be issued looted Rs 9 lakh from a collec- the image of the new Congress and regulation would be taken urgently. be effective from date of his joining. through a separate letter. tion agent at gunpoint in Bhilai government. Kids below 5 years get polio drops in mega campaign STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR As part of the national drive, hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh in Chhattisgarh the polio CBaghel on Sunday formally com- menced the National Pulse Polio pro- drive is being organised to gramme in state by administering polio drops at Girls’ School, Bhilai-3 while cover 35.98 lakh children Health and family welfare, Medical aged up to 5 years through Education Minister T S Singhdeo administered drops at Ambikapur. 14395 permanent vaccination Urban development minister Shiv Kumar Dahariya administered polio centres. drops at Chhattisgarh Club, Raipur to administered at the permanent booths. start the drive in Raipur district. On March 11 and 12, the health workers As part of the national drive, in will conduct door to door visit and Chhattisgarh the polio drive is being administer the vaccine to those children organised to cover 35.98 lakh children left out from the campaign. aged up to 5 years through 14395 per- Raipur Chief Medical and Health manent vaccination centres. Officer Dr K R Sonwani said that in As per information from health Raipur district the target is to adminis- department, 28759 vaccination teams ter 3,26,168 children through oral polio have been constituted with 57580 vacci- vaccine at 1204 booths. Each block has a Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel administers polio vaccine drops to a girl child in Bhilai on Sunday while a kid receives polio vaccine drops from Health Minister TS Singhdeo nators and 2879 supervisors. On day nodal officer to monitor the pro- in Ambikapur. More than 17 crore children below five years across the country will be given polio drops this year as part of the central government’s drive to eradicate polio one, Sunday, the oral polio drops were gramme. from the country. Pioneer Photo () ( **+ ,-*. (
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Opposition Samaj Paksha and Vinayak sharing arrangement it can stituents of the Congress-NCP Sabha elections, Jammu & deciding the seven-phase Lok For the fourth phase, 3:-38; “Mahaghatbandhan” — having Mete-led Shiv Sangram which have with Prakash Amedkar- alliance-led Kashmir Chief Electoral Sabha elections in West Bengal, polling will be held in more or less formalised seat- have collectively demanded led Bharipa Bahujan Mahajan “Mahaghathbandhan” on the Officer (CEO) Shalinder Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Baharampur, Krishnanagar, he Election Commission ( sharing arrangements between three seats. Sangh, which has tied up with ground that the mainstream Kumar on Sunday said "we Aftab said on Sunday. Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, TEC) has appointed three them, the stage is now set for As against the 22 seats it Asaduddin Owaisi-led parties have done precious must respect the wisdom of Besides, there were "other Bardhaman-Durgapur, eminent former civil servants a battle royale between the rul- had contested in the 2014 Lok AIMIM and launched little to address the farmers’ the election commission" as issues", Aftab said without Asansol, Bolpur and Birbhum. as special observers for the ing saffron alliance and Sabha polls which it had con- launched Vanchit Bahujan issues and announced that his simultaneous polls were not elaborating it. The fifth phase will witness forthcoming elections in Congress-NCP combine-led tested in alliance with the BJP, Aghadi, which has several party would go it alone in the possible due to the prevailing The country will go for Lok voting in Bongaon, Jammu & Kashmir. joint Opposition in the Lok the Shiv Sena will contest 23 Dalit, tribal, Muslim, Lok Sabha polls. security situation in the state. Sabha election in seven phas- Barrackpore, Howrah, The observers are Amarjit Sabha polls to be held in four seats. In essence, the BJP has Dhangar, Koli and Agri com- The Congress and Sharad He said the incident like es between April 11 and May Uluberia, Srirampore, Hooghly, Singh Gill, an IPS of 1972 phases between April 11 and given up one seat, by agreeing munity leaders as members. Pawar-led NCP is yet to take February 14 Pulwama terror 19, and West Bengal will have Arambag. Batch, former DG, CRPF, 29, 2019. to contest 25 seats instead of Ambedkar has staked claim a decision whether or not to attack on a CRPF convoy has its share of polls in each of For he sixth phase, it will be Noor Mohammad, IAS of Unlike in the past, both 26 seats it had fought in the for 12 seats from the offer seats to Samajwadi Party put the administration on those seven days. held in Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, 1977 and Vinod Zutshi, (IAS the major political formations previous polls. Congress-NCP alliance but led by Akhilesh Yadav and alert and all necessary mea- Counting of votes will be Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, 1982). had begun their preparations The two parties had put the latter has committed only Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj sures have been taken to held on May 23. Bankura, Bishnupur. According to EC, Gill for the Lok Sabha polls very up a spectacular performance four seats. Party. Maharashtra Congress ensure free and fair elections The opposition parties of The seventh and last phase has wide experience in field early. While the BJP and Shiv in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by Raju Shetti-led chief Ashok Chavan and his across the state including the the state claimed that the polls on May 19 will be held in of security management in Sea struck seat-sharing 25:23 together winning 40 seats Swabhimani Shetkari NCP counterpart Jayant Patil border areas facing frequent seven-phase polls reflects the Kolkata and two neighbouring difficult areas. He worked as deal on February 18, the (BJP-22 and Sena-18 seats) out Sangathana (SSS) – which was and other senior leaders have ceasefire violations by "deteriorating" law and order districts. The seats are IG, CRPF in Jammu & Congress and NCP have for- of total 48 seats. part of NDA and later walked been holding parleys with Pakistan. situation under the Trinamool Dumdum, Jadavpur, Kolkata Kashmir. malised 50:50 seat-sharing Similarly, the total 48 Lok out of the Government –may smaller parties. "We must respect the wis- Congress rule, while the ruling Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar, Noor Mohammad, for- arrangement between them Sabha seats in Maharashtra, contest the Lok Sabha polls on Maharashtra Navnirman dom of the EC for whatever party alleged that Centre has Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, mer secretary has worked and are currently in the the Congress and NCP had its own strength. Sena chief Raj Thackeray has decision has been taken. It is "misled" the Election Mathurapur and Diamond more than a decade in the process of cobbling tie-ups fielded candidates in 26 and 21 The SSS had last month been lobbying for his party’s decided, now so why and Commission about the situa- Harbour. fields of election management with smaller constituents. constituencies respectively in pulled out of the ongoing seat- inclusion in the what may not be serving any tion in the state. The CEO said with the as chief Electoral officer of UP, Having decided on the the 2014 polls. The two parties sharing talks among the con- “Mahaghatbandhan”. While the purpose... Let us take it in a Polls will be held for two announcement of dates, model Deputy Election number of seats to be con- had won two and four seats stituents of the Congress-NCP NCP has shown readiness to stride that single election has seats on April 11, three on April code of conduct comes into Commissioner in the tested by their parties, respectively. However, the alliance-led involve the MNS in the been announced and now let 18, five on April 23, eight on force with immediate effect. Commission, senior consul- Maharashtra Chief Minister two parties had contested the “Mahaghathbandhan” on the “Mahaghatbandhan”, the us conduct single election in April 29 seven on May 6, eight He said an estimated 6.97 tant in iiidem and interna- Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv subsequent October 2014 State ground that the mainstream Congress has expressed serious a most free and fair manner," on May 12, and nine on May crore voters were eligible to tional consultant on election Sena president Uddhav Assembly polls separately. parties have done precious lit- reservations. It remains to be Kumar told reporters here 19. exercise their franchise in in Afghanistan. Thackeray are in the midst of The Congress and Sharad tle to address the farmers’ issues seen if the MNS will be a part this evening. Aftab said while polling 78,799 polling stations across Zutsi, former secretary in resolving issues over the Pawar-led NCP may offer at and announced that his party of the “Mahaghatbandhan” or Asked if security atmos- will be held in Coochbehar and the state. the Central Government also choice of a few seats on which least two seats to the would go it alone in the Lok contest the elections on its own phere was the condition for Alipurduar in the first phase, There will be Voter has wide experience for more both the BJP and Shiv Sena Samajwadi Party led by Sabha polls. As a consequence, strength. not holding simultaneous and Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Verifiable Paper Audit Trail than a decade in elections at have staked claim. “We will Akhilesh Yadav and Pawar is not taking any chances. Now that the election noti- elections, then how the EC Raiganj in the second. (VVPAT) in all the polling the state level as well as at the sort out the issues in the next Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj The SSS has asked for 15 fication has been issued, major going to conduct Lok Sabha The third phase polls will stations, the CEO said. commission level. The three few days and come out respec- Party. Maharashtra Congress seats from Mahaghatbandhan political parties will stitch up polls, he said "having both the witness voting in Balurghat, To a question the CEO said special observers will soon tive candidates’ list soon,” a chief Ashok Chavan and his and has given two days time to loose ends, formalise their elections together means that Malda North, Malda South, the process to identify vulner- have a meeting in the senior Sena leader said. NCP counterpart Jayant Patil Congress and NCP to take a alliances and go whole hog into you need more security for Jangipur and Murshidabad. able polling stations was still Commission before visiting It remains to be seen if the and other senior leaders have final call. It is unlikely that the their respective campaigns. candidates." PTI There will be higher num- on. PTI Jammu & Kashmir. /// , ) ' ! 6 From Page 1 order to fight the scourge of social media platforms fake news, all candidates * 7 8. such as Google, Facebook, standing for the 2019 Lok YouTube and Twitter have Sabha elections will have to said all political advertise- declare their social media Hyderabad: In further set- ments will be certified by accounts to the Election back to Congress in them before releasing. He Commission as part of their Telangana, another MLA is also said that Twitter, affidavit. All advertisement on likely quit the party and join Facebook and Google will social media will also require Chennai: Defence Minister the ruling TRS. also highlight political adver- pre-certification. All expen- Nirmala Sitharaman avoided Congress MLA from tisements on their platforms diture on campaigning adver- taking a special aircraft and Yellandu Haripriya Banoth specifically. Facebook and tisement in social media is to chose a commercial flight to would join the party, TRS Google have already deputed be included in the election New Delhi from here Sunday as sources said on Sunday. a dedicated a grievance offi- expenditure account, said the model code of conduct Already, three Congress cer to receive complaints of Sunil Arora. came into effect with the MLAs Rega Kantha Rao, any violation of EC guide- He also mentioned the C- announcement of Lok Sabha Atram Sakku and Chirumarti lines. Vigil app which was launched election schedule. Lingaiah have announced The CEC informed that last year by the election com- Sitharaman, who earlier in their decision to join the IT giants have promised to mission. The app will help cit- the day participated in a func- Telangana Rashtra Samithi take action against hate izens to confidentially report tion here, also avoided govern- (TRS). speech. Stringent monitoring any violation of the election ment car and escort vehicles and The development is seen as of all events on election days code of conduct and any mal- arrived at the airport in the car a jolt to the Congress ahead of will be done using informa- practices. of a BJP leader, the party said. the MLC election (to be elect- tion technology, he said. In a decision taken earli- The Minister was scheduled ed by MLAs) scheduled for Arora also said that a social er, EC had also asked politi- to board a special aircraft but March 12. media expert is also going to cal parties to “desist from dis- shortly before her departure The Congress has fielded be part of the Media playing photographs of time, the Election Commission one candidate in the March 12 Certification and Monitoring defence personnel” against announced the schedule for the a release. election to fill five vacancies in Committee. the backdrop of a picture seven-phase polls commencing Airport sources said she the Council. According to the EC, the showing a hoarding with on April 11 and imposed the had also told officials not to Meanwhile, speculation is candidates will have to fur- images of Indian Air Force Model Code of Conduct. come to the terminal to see her rife that Congress MLA and nish the details of their social Wing Commander Sitharaman took a private off. Among other things, the former minister P Sabita Indra media accounts at the time of Abhinandan Varthaman as carrier's 8.40 pm flight to the code of conduct bars the Reddy would also quit the filing their nominations. In well as leaders of a party. national Capital, the BJP said in Government from announcing party and join TRS. any policy move that may Sabita Indra Reddy had impact voters' decision and served as Home Minister dur- restrains Ministers from mak- ing the Congress regime before ing use of official machinery or 2014 in undivided Andhra personnel. PTI Pradesh. PTI * * 4! # & & =+4 counter the issues raised by Sabha polls, Swaraj its part, the IAF has taken a stand that the Opposition on the said: “We (BJP) should it “does not count human casualties, only otwithstanding the Election Balakot air strikes, Swaraj ask questions like what has been hit and what hasn’t”. NCommission’s diktat to political said: “We should ask ques- whether you (voter) Union Home Minister and senior parties to desist from making references tions about whether our will support parties BJP leader Rajnath Singh said on Friday to armed forces in their poll campaign, jawans should count the that side with sepa- the IAF pilots were on a targeted mis- senior BJP leader and External Affairs dead bodies (after dropping ratists. We should ask sion to destroy terrorist facility in Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday bombs on terror camps) or people whether they Pakistan and not go on any pleasure trip indicated the IAF’s air strikes on terror return safely after carrying want to vote for those or to shower petals. camps in Pakistan would be an issue for out the air strike. Our party who question the val- Earlier this month, senior Congress her party in the Lok Sabha polls. workers should counter- our of our jawans”. leader and former Defence Minister AK Speaking at a gathering of the BJP’s question those who raise doubts about Swaraj’s remarks should be seen in Antony had urged Prime Minister women workers here, Swaraj said that the impact of our air strike”. the context of the barbs being Narendra Modi and the BJP president the BJP would soon come out with two Swaraj said that the IAF had gone exchanged between the Opposition not to “politicise the armed forces”. leaflets - one containing initiatives to kill the terrorists across the border parties and the BJP over BJP president Swaraj’s remarks should also be seen taken by her party for the welfare of and not bring the bodies back. “They Amit Shah’s claim that over 250 ter- in the context of the Election women and another with questions were supposed to go and launch an rorists were killed in the air strike on Commission’s advisory to political par- countering issues raised by the attack and return,” she said. the Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp. ties about the usage of defence person- Opposition vis-a-vis the Balakot air Hinting that the BJP would shy The Opposition parties have nel in party advertisements and refer- strikes. away from whipping up nationalist fer- demanded to know how Shah has ences to armed forces in their political Exhorting the party workers to vour during its campaign for the Lok arrived at the Balakot causality figure. On campaign.
Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Meghalaya, Mizoram, Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, -. Chandigarh (UT), Uttar Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Uttarakhand, Andaman and The CEC said 22 States and Nicobar Islands, Daman and /// Union Territories will see sin- Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, From Page 1 gle-phase election, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, The Aam Aadmi Party Manipur, Rajasthan and Delhi and Puducherry. (AAP) is the first major polit- Tripura will see polling in two To conduct the polls in a ical party in Delhi to From Page 1 Pradesh and West Bengal. phases, Assam and safe and secure atmosphere, announce its candidates. The States are: Bihar, The polling in the phase VI Chhattisgarh will have three- Arora said a large number of The party has fielded Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, will be held on May 12, in 59 phase polling, Jharkhand, Central Armed Police Forces Atishi (East Delhi), Dilip Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Lok Sabha constituencies Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (CAPFs) will be deployed. He Pandey (North East Delhi), Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar spread across Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha will see four-phase said a sufficient number of Raghav Chadha (South Pradesh and West Bengal. The Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, polling & Jammu and Kashmir video cameras and CCTVs Delhi), Gugan Singh (North fifth phase of polling will be held Uttar Pradesh, and West will have five-phase elections. besides web-casting will be West Delhi) and Pankaj Gupta on May 6 in 51 Lok Sabha con- Bengal. Polls in Delhi-NCR The places where elections used during the electoral bat- (Chandni Chowk) for the Lok stituencies spread across seven will be held in phase VI. The will take place in a single phase tle. “There will be extensive Sabha election. The candidate States including Bihar, Jammu polls in phase VII will be held are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal web-casting of sensitive voting for West Delhi seats is likely & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya on May 19. The election will be Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, booths. All critical events will to be declared soon. Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar held in 59 constituencies of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, be videographed.” () ( **+ ,-*. %!.
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But no one government and the will to injuring more than 80 people, Sunday morning, killing all 157 Islamic State group jihadists Leader Kim Jong Un’s rul- does. share their destiny with social- local media reported. on board, including Indians, hunkering down in their east- ing Workers’ Party has an iron By 6pm, the official KCNA ism to the last”, it said. The accident happened just authorities said, as grieving ern Syrian holdout and an grip on the Democratic People’s news agency reported, all elec- With a total absence of after noon Saturday off Sado families rushed to airports in assault was imminent. Republic of Korea, as the iso- tors in all constituencies had electoral competition, analysts Island, Kyodo News agency Addis Ababa and the destina- "The timeline (we gave) lated, nuclear-armed country is voted, “except for those abroad say the election is held largely reported, citing Japan’s coast tion, Nairobi. ISIS to surrender themselves is officially known. or working in oceans”. as a political rite to enable the guard. More than 30 nationalities over," Syrian Democratic Every five years it holds an Turnout in 2014 was 99.97 authorities to claim a mandate Five of the injuries were are among the dead. Forces spokesman Mustefa Bali election for the rubber stamp per cent and the vote was 100 from the people. serious and a 15-centimeter It was not immediately clear said on Twitter, using another legislature, known as the per cent in favour of the named It was the result of “estab- crack was found at the ferry’s what caused the crash of the acronym for IS. Supreme People’s Assembly. candidates, a result unmatched lished institutional inertia and stern. But ferry operator Sado Boeing 737-8 MAX plane, "Our forces have The exercise has all the anywhere else in the world. a need to legitimise the Steam Ship Co. Said the jetfoil which was new and had been received orders for military trappings of votes elsewhere, “Our society is one in Government by simulating ferry still reached its intended delivered to the airline in ) ( () ) action to finish off what is from electoral rolls to sealed which the people are gathered democratic procedure”, said destination on the island, locat- November. The pilot sent out a ! (* left of the terrorists in ballot boxes to scrutineers for around the respected Supreme Andrei Lankov of Korea Risk ed off the west coast of Japan’s distress call and was given clear- Baghouz," a village near the the count. Leader with a single mind,” Group. main island of Honshu, accord- ance to return, the airline’s CEO The airline said 149 pas- The plane crashed six min- Iraqi border, he said. "The But in keeping with one of election official Ko Kyong Hak Soviet-style Communist ing to Kyodo. told reporters. sengers and eight crew mem- utes after departing Addis assault will start at any Pyongyang’s most enduring told AFP outside a polling sta- states had a long tradition of The ferry, which departed The state-owned Ethiopian bers were thought to be on the Ababa on its way to Kenya’s cap- moment," he told AFP. slogans -- “Single-minded tion at the 3.26 Pyongyang holding general elections, he from Honshu’s Niigata Port, Airlines, widely considered the plane. ital, plowing into the ground at The SDF, who are backed unity” -- there is only one Cable Factory. said, even if the ruling party was carrying 121 passengers best-managed airline in Africa, Indians, Kenyans, Hejere near Bishoftu, or Debre by air strikes of the US-led approved name on each of the Participation in the elec- ignored its own rules about and four crew members. calls itself Africa’s largest carri- Canadians, Chinese, Americans, Zeit, some 50 kilometers (31 coalition, have slowed red voting slips. tion was a citizen’s obligation, holding regular congresses -- The cause of the accident er and has ambitions of becom- Ethiopians, Italians, French, miles) south of Addis Ababa, at down their months-long With portraits of the he said, “and there are no peo- something the North skipped was under investigation by ing the gateway to the continent. British, Egyptians, Slovakians 8:44 am. campaign against the jihadists leader’s father Kim Jong Il and ple who reject a candidate”. for more than 30 years. coast guard officials, who said It is known as an early buyer of and others were among the The airline later published in recent weeks to allow civil- grandfather Kim Il Sung look- An editorial in the Rodong “North Korea is just emu- the ferry may have struck a new aircraft as it assertively dead, said the airline’s CEO, a photo showing its CEO stand- ians out from the shrinking ing down on every ballot box, Sinmun, the mouthpiece of lating all other Communist whale or some other sea ani- expands. Tewolde Gebremariam. ing in the wreckage. enclave. voters lined up to drop their the ruling party, reinforced states,” he said. mal, Kyodo reported. & O & 4 ( P 0 P O P A2A: formers who have complained C- 3C Donald Trump stuck up a con- also leaving parliament, Kelly of government pressure in ;A *A the office said in a statement. win,” he said. “The Chinese versation with him, the O’Dwyer, reportedly said as a housands of people rallied recent months. US officials and UN Communist Party must hear ustralia’s former Foreign Australian Broadcasting warning in a party meeting Tagainst Russia’s increasing- “The government is battling hina has issued a protest experts say China is believed to the cry of its people for reli- AMinister says she was mis- Corporation reported. several months ago that the ly restrictive internet policies freedom, including freedom on Cover remarks the US be holding 1 million Uighurs, gious freedom.” taken for the spouse of a politi- “Melania, standing by, Liberals were widely viewed by Sunday which some say will the internet, I can tell you this ambassador-at-large for inter- Muslims and members of other Brownback was expected cian by US First Lady Melania assumed David was the foreign voters as “homophobic, anti- eventually lead to “total cen- as somebody who spent a national religious freedom majority Muslim ethnic groups to meet local religious Trump, in her latest comments minister and she said to me: women, climate-change deniers”. sorship” and isolate the country month in jail for a tweet,” one made criticising Beijing’s in political education camps in leaders and religious studies on the subordinate role of ‘Julie, will you be coming to my Bishop said she was not from the world. of the rally speakers Sergei polices toward Muslim and Xinjiang. The US and other students and instructors while women in conservative politics. ladies’ lunch tomorrow?,” Bishop comfortable being the only The mass rally in Moscow Boiko, an internet freedom Tibetan Buddhist minorities governments have criticized in Hong Kong. The territory Julie Bishop has been vocal said of the encounter at the UN woman among 18 men in cab- and smaller events in other activist from Siberia, said. and saying the country was “at the crackdown. enjoys freedom of speech and about the treatment of senior General Assembly Leaders’ week inet after Turnbull’s predecessor cities across the country was Police detained several war with faith.” The Chinese government religion far beyond that in female politicians since she in 2017. “And I said ‘No, David’s Tony Abbott won national elec- called after the Russian lower people without explanation. An The Foreign Ministry’s says those camps are vocational mainland China, where the stepped down after the ouster of going to the partners’ lunch’. She tions in 2013. “This isn’t fine. house of parliament backed a AFP correspondent saw a man office in Hong Kong said the training centers designed to rid officially atheist government former prime minister Malcolm thought about that for a while, This is not completely normal,” bill to stop Russian internet traf- being dragged away by arms speech Sam Brownback gave the region of extremism. keeps tight control over any Turnbull last year. thinking: ‘Why would Australia’s she said of the situation. fic from being routed on foreign and legs near the entrance to the Friday “slandered” China’s reli- Brownback said President potential challenges to its Bishop, who was Australia’s foreign minister come to the There have been growing servers, in a bid to boost cyber- rally. gious policies. It said it had reg- Donald Trump’s administration authority. first female foreign minister partners’ lunch?’ calls for the Liberals to introduce security. The popular Telegram mes- istered its dissatisfaction is “deeply concerned and con- Brownback, the former and deputy leader of the Liberal “So this went on for a while quotas to improve the low lev- The move was labelled by saging app, which Russian Saturday with the US Consulate sidered it a deliberate attempt governor of Kansas, was due to Party, is among several senior until the president explained that els of female representation in critics as the latest attempt to authorities have been unsuc- in the semi-autonomous by Beijing to redefine and con- travel to Taiwan for a regional politicians from the centre-right I was the foreign minister.” the party. This is not the first control online content under cessfully trying to block for Chinese region, where the trol these Muslim minority meeting on religious freedom government set to quit parlia- Australia’s embattled minority time the issue of sexism has been President Vladimir Putin, with many months, called on its speech was given. groups, (their) identity, culture Monday. ment at upcoming national elec- government has been accused of raised in Australian politics. some fearing the country is on users to attend the rally last China’s constitution and and faith.” He urged In his speech, the Catholic tions amid expectations of an having a “women problem”, Former prime minister Julia track to completely isolate its week. A message in Russian on laws protect freedom of religion Beijing to grant free access to conservative called on China opposition win. with Prime Minister Scott Gillard became a torchbearer for network like in North Korea. its official account said that the and critics should “cease their the camps to investigate claims to release Wang Yi and John She told a talk in Adelaide Morrison recently boosting the women around the world in Activists counting people bill on internet centralisation slander of China’s policies on of abuse of inmates. Cao Sanqiang, detained pastors Saturday that Melania thought number of female politicians in 2012 with her fiery speech about said more than 15,000 people aims to “cut off Russia from the religion and the situation with More generally, Brownback in the “underground” her partner David Patton was his cabinet to counter the criti- misogyny in parliament, where have turned up to listen to rest of the world, after which freedom of faith and cease said, China is “at war with church that operates indepen- Australia’s foreign minister, cism. she accused Abbott of sexism. internet and media rights they can block foreign social using religious issues to inter- faith.” dently of official Government instead of her, after President One cabinet minister who is activists as well as music per- networks and messengers.” fere in China’s internal affairs,” “It’s a war they will not agencies. (AP) ;/ " ( & )O P)$6 3 4 :4; ,A on what that particular com- Pyongyang of “fire and fury” if escape US scrutiny. ! 4.D1( 4(6 # &) mercial satellite picture shows.” it threatened the US, has been “We see exactly what they onald Trump’s national On Friday, the website of trying to negotiate the North’s are doing,” he said. +3? while Tibet’s unique Buddhist Dsecurity advisor said NPR posted a satellite image denuclearisation with its leader “We see it unblinkingly, 4+-?4 people started to panic. The pilot culture is being destroyed. Sunday that the US president that the public broadcaster said Kim Jong Un, but their recent and we don’t have any illusions came on and said ‘We have just hina is defending its often- Xinhua said “undeniable would be “pretty disappointed” showed intense activity around Hanoi summit ended in failure. about what those are.” mid-flight engine failure lost a left side engine. We are Ccriticized policies toward facts and figures” related to if North Korea conducted a new the North’s Sanumdong site, Since then, Trump has been Bolton said he was “not Aforced an Air France A380 returning to Abidjan,” Mieu Tibet 60 years after the Dalai development “debunk the missile test, but he refused to where missiles and satellite- cautious in his prognostica- aware of any” contact with the jet with more than 500 passen- said. Lama fled abroad amid an repeated lies and accusations confirm reports that such a test launching rockets have previ- tions, continuing to suggest a North since the Hanoi summit gers on board to turn back to the The Air France-KLM man- uprising against Chinese rule. that aim to smear Tibet’s may be near. ously been assembled. deal remains possible. but was expecting an update Ivory Coast capital Abidjan ager for West Africa Jean-Luc The official Xinhua News human rights with vile John Bolton appeared NPR quoted an expert on He said Kim promised in Monday from his South Korean where it landed without further Mevellec confirmed the inci- Agency says economic growth, motives.” notably cautious when asked on the North’s weapons programs, Hanoi that he would do no counterpart. incident early Sunday. dent. “Technically, it is what is increases in lifespan and better The article didn’t ABC’s “This Week” about a Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury more missile or nuclear testing, He said time remains on “We were flying over Niger called an engine blow-out. It is education refute the claims of directly mention Sunday’s report that satellite imagery Institute of International Studies adding, “I take him at his word.” Washington’s side, adding that (to Paris)... I saw a ball of flame a well known problem,” Mevellec critics. uprising anniversary, referring appears to show preparations at in Monterey, California, as say- Bolton declined to say the president “is not under for a few seconds and then a told AFP. Tibet is ruled under a to the events of 1959 instead as a North Korean site for the pos- ing, “When you put all that whether the US was aware at the pressure to make any deal. He large bang on the left side of the “It happens from time to smothering Chinese security the inauguration of “democra- sible launch of a missile or space together, that’s really what it time of the Hanoi summit of any wants to make the right deal.” aircraft,” Baudelaire Mieu, a time. It is a well known phe- blanket and many Tibetans tic reform” that saw the rocket. looks like when the North suspect satellite imagery from With North Korea still journalist with Bloomberg nomenon, well understood and abroad say the Himalayan dismantlement of the “I would rather not get into Koreans are in the process of North Korea. under economic sanctions, “the News, told AFP. crew are well trained on simu- region’s resources are being Buddhist hierarchy and feudal the specifics on that,” he said. building a rocket.” But he sent a strong signal leverage is on our side right now, “The plane began to roll, lators all year long to deal with exploited for Beijing’s benefit structures. “I’m not going to speculate Trump, who once warned to the North that it cannot and not on North Korea’s.” everything was shaking and this type of fault,” he added. 7 " < * -/3!3! ! 51 $ 4 O P Q/!/ 3!3 !/3!8 ,3;)4 O.-7'P/- ,3;)4 flying into Iraq under the cover Tehran sees the US military 43C raids. ;.-<<,'.=' of darkness meant “defeat” for presence at its doorstep in Iraq N484)3 In November, around a ran’s President Hassan ,-/,--/'/ ran’s president is making his the U.S. In Iraq and asking the as a threat — one that could even soldiers and 38 mili- O=4 ,,CA! dozen girls were taken in raids IRouhani has demanded /-;-7'/,.<<;/ Ifirst official visit to Iraq this U.S. President why he didn’t also undermine Iran’s influence Stants died in an assault by on several border villages in the Pakistan act “decisively against week as he faces mounting make an “open and official over Baghdad. the jihadist group Boko Haram :34A H!A=) southeast. anti-Iranian terrorists” in a /,,-,./?,-7=7.;7. pressure from hard-liners at visit.” Zarif alluded to that on in southeastern Niger, the In the same month, seven phone call with the country’s //-/@'-<,-A home in the wake of the Trump “You have to walk in the Sunday, saying that any coun- defence ministry said on 4*9/)!83 local employees of a French premier, Tehran said, a month ,/,'? administration’s unraveling of streets of Baghdad ... 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Mohammad Javad Zarif told Out of the 2015 nuclear deal ministry said in a statement Bakabe who had been in post A Sunni jihadist group, both know from where they are It is also Iran’s response to the official IRNA news agency between Tehran and world read on state television. :3)3)32A53)3-O since April 2018. No reason Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), being armed and financed,” President Donald Trump’s snap from Baghdad, where he was powers. Gueskerou is located in was given. which Tehran says operates Rouhani said, according to a December trip to Iraq and the preparing for Rouhani’s Last year, Iran’s exports to the Niger region of Diffa close the second in less than a month Boko Haram’s bloody mostly out of bases in neigh- Government statement. American president’s com- three-day visit that starts on Iraq amounted to nearly $9 bil- to the birthplace of Boko and targeted a remote military insurgency began in north- bouring Pakistan, claimed The Iranian president was ments that US Forces should Monday. lion. Tehran hopes to increase Haram in neighbouring north- position on Lake Chad, which eastern Nigeria in 2009 but has responsibility for the blast. alluding to the United States stay in Iraq to keep an eye on Rouhani, who had visited the roughly $13 billion volume eastern Nigeria. straddles Niger, Nigeria and since spread into neighbouring Iran has accused Pakistan’s and Israel, as well as Saudi neighbouring Iran, with which Iraq privately before becoming in trade between the two According to a provision- Chad, the scene of many raids countries, prompting a region- army and intelligence agency of Arabia and the United Arab Iraq shares a 1,400-kilometer- president, had planned an offi- neighboring countries to $20 al toll, seven soldiers and “38 by the jihadist group since al military response. sheltering the jihadists and Emirates, which it accuses of long (870 miles) border. cial visit in 2016 but that one billion. Also, some 5 million terrorists” were killed. One 2015. Some 27,000 people have summoned the country’s aiding jihadist groups respon- At the time, Trump slipped was cancelled over unspecified religious tourists bring in near- was taken prisoner. On February 16, seven been killed and two million ambassador in the wake of the sible for attacks from Pakistani into Iraq at night, without “executive” problems. ly $5 billion a year as Iraqis and Five vehicles belonging to Niger soldiers were killed dur- others displaced, sparking a attack. soil. stopping in Baghdad, to greet This time, Rouhani, who is Iranians visit Shiite holy sites in the attackers and “a large quan- ing an attack on Chetima dire humanitarian crisis in the Rouhani in the phone con- February’s bombing was US Service members at a base on a second four-year-term, is the two countries. tity of weapons (four AK47 Wangou, also in southeastern region. versation Saturday evening the latest of numerous attacks far from the Iraqi capital where particularly vulnerable because Under former dictator rifles, eight machine guns, two Niger. Militants have targeted with Pakistani Prime Minister on Iran’s security forces and he extolled the American of the economic crisis assailing Saddam Hussein, Iraq RPG rocket launchers, ammu- In early January, the Niger both soldiers and civilians and Imran Khan called to maintain officials in Sistan-Baluchistan, troops’ fight against the Islamic the Iranian rial, which has waged an eight-year war in the nition) were recovered”, the army claimed to have killed have been blamed for abduc- good ties and pointed the fin- where the minority Sunni State group. hurt ordinary Iranians and 1980s against Iran, a conflict statement added. more than 280 Boko Haram tions of children and employ- ger of blame at Tehran’s tradi- Baluchis accuse the authorities Rouhani later mocked emboldened critics to openly that left nearly 1 million killed The attack on Friday was militants in days of land and air ees of foreign companies. tional regional and interna- of discrimination. 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