- + 2 ! # 3 # 3 3 !"#$% '( '!)*+$, .45.56 (./0123 4./27 ! " 4=17 *456457*1." (..-4"-7.4(-6- .0*10&764/ $*4-0$*&$-.(/- /-(4".744'17"-00 -7*1-1& 7*-15-* '-(7&011) 1444>&-.( .*-& *).-$-1%-)/-- 807 % &9:'' 99; 8-( . -! # - *.-/.*01 *$2 !" India was, is and will always be ./.0*1 a sovereign matter. Seeking to interfere in that jurisdiction by he entire south India on invoking an alarmist vision of TFriday reeled under a mas- the region will never succeed,” sive flood with Wayanad in the Government said. Kerala bearing the brunt of the Meanwhile, after the dis- deluge which has claimed 28 ./.0*1 ruption of the Samjhauta lives in the State. Overall death Express service at Wagah bor- toll in south India stood at 110 fter suspending the der in Punjab, there were with Karnataka recording 72 ASamjhauta Express, reports on Friday that Pakistan deaths, followed by Kerala 32. Pakistan has also reportedly has also suspended Thar As many as 30 families were cancelled the run of the Thar Express, which links India and feared missing in a landslide in Express, inviting strong reac- Pakistan across the Rajasthan Wayanad, which has been dev- tion from India, which termed out to other nations to explain border. The train has been astated by yet another year of the decision “unfortunate” and its stand on Kashmir. This running between Jodhpur’s flooding. Two baby elephants asked Islamabad to accept the response came after Pakistan Bhagat ki Kothi station to were washed away in changed reality following the on Wednesday announced Karachi every Friday night Kuttampuzha village in abrogation of Article 370 that downgrading of diplomatic ties since services resumed on Ernakulam district and Eid hol- had given special status to with India and suspending February 18, 2006 after a 41- iday plans of thousands of Indian Jammu & Kashmir. bilateral trade. year suspension. expatriates from Kerala have Making India’s stand clear, The External Affairs Though there was no offi- been hit by the closure of the External Affairs Ministry Ministry on Thursday had cial word to North Western Cochin International Airport Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar asked Pakistan to review its Railway’s Jodhpur division on till Sunday after floodwaters said steps have been taken decision to downgrade diplo- any cancellation, there were submerged parts of the runway. keeping in mind the best inter- matic and trade ties after its reports that Pakistan has sus- Congress leader Rahul ests of Jammu & Kashmir. He decisions on Kashmir. On pended the Thar Express. “We Gandhi, who represents asserted Pakistan’s efforts to Wednesday, Pakistan had have not received any com- Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, concern now and maximum and Kasargod districts and all people were trapped and have family were killed in a landslip link peace deal with Kashmir expelled the Indian envoy in munication or information spoke to Prime Minister deployments of the NDRF educational institutions, includ- to be rescued. on Friday. At least six people issue have not worked. Islamabad and had announced from any side till now regard- Narendra Modi on the flood teams are in these States. ing schools and colleges, have The Government has sus- have lost their lives while “There is a feeling that a five-point plan that included ing the Thar Express. As per situation in Kerala. According to Lt Gen PS been closed. Examinations of pended the iconic Snake Boat 40,180 people have been evac- Pakistan is nervous over India’s downgrading its ties with India the current information, it will Many parts of Andhra Rajeshwar, Chief of Integrated the Kerala Public Service Race which was scheduled to uated by rescue teams from initiative in Jammu & and suspending bilateral trade. depart as scheduled today,” Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Defence Staff, as many as Commission and various uni- be held in Alappuzha on Friday. Belagavi district. Kashmir,” Kumar said, adding, The intention behind Jodhpur division spokesperson Nadu and Maharashtra are 45,000 people have already versities across the State, sched- Nearly 3,788 houses have been According to the “Pakistan thinks it will not be Pakistan’s measures “is obvi- Gopal Sharma said. also inundated. Over 1.24 lakh been rescued in southern uled for Saturday, have been damaged in the State. Last Karnataka Government, thou- able to mislead people if there ously to present an alarming Since its resumption, the people have been evacuated in peninsula and Maharashtra. postponed. year, the race was suspended sands of people have been is development in Jammu & picture to the world of our Thar Express too has been Karnataka in the couple of “Armed forces have already Kerala Chief Minister due to floods that claimed stranded and lakh of acre have Kashmir,” he said. Kumar also bilateral ties,” said the External popular with people visiting days, while Tamil Nadu asked pressed about 200 teams with Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday over 400 lives and caused submerged with Belagavi, said Pakistan suspending the Affairs Ministry statement. The families across the border, and the IAF to be on standby for boats and helicopters,” he said. said landslides and mudslides extensive damage. Bagalkote, Vijayapura, Raichur, Samjhauta Express was a uni- reasons cited by Pakistan are according to an estimate, over rescue activities in rain-ravaged The India Meteorological have been reported from 24 In neighbouring Yadgiri, Uttara Kannada, lateral move, which was unfor- not supported by facts on the four lakh passengers have taken Nilgiris district. Department (IMD) issued red places and 28 people have died Karnataka, as many as 72 peo- Dakshina Kannada, tunate. ground, the Government said. the train in the past 13 years. National Disaster Response alert for heavy rain in in rain-related incidents in the ple have died and 61 are miss- Shivamogga, Kodagu and Pakistan should accept “The recent developments Though the Samjhauta Force (NDRF) DG SN Pradhan Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, last three days. The landslip in ing. Nearly, 1.24 lakh people Chikkamagalur districts bear- reality and stop meddling in pertaining to Article 370 are Express was briefly suspended said Maharashtra, Karnataka Palakkad, Malappuram, Meppadi has destroyed hous- have been evacuated. In ing brunt of the rain fury. India’s internal affairs, he said, entirely the internal affair of after the Balakot strike, Thar and Kerala are main areas of Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur es in Puthumala and nearly 150 Kodagu, four members of a Continued on Page 4 adding, India has also reached India. The Constitution of Express continued unaffected. # $ & ) Q R * " $ % +&, P & ./.0*1 ' ( ormer Finance Minister ./.0*1 FArun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS here on Friday after he he Supreme Court on complained of breathlessness. TFriday made it clear that it He is undergoing treat- would continue with the day- ment in the Intensive Care ./.0*1 to-day hearing of the political- Unit under the supervision of ly sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi- a multidisciplinary team of new person is likely to Babri Masjid land dispute case %-''& doctors. The AIIMS, in a state- Atake up the reins of the Minister Manmohan Singh to and assured a counsel for ment, said, “Arun Jaitley was grand old party as the Congress be Congress’s Rajya Sabha can- Muslim parties of giving mid- rinagar simmered with admitted to AIIMS today Working Committee meeting didate from Rajasthan. week breaks for preparing argu- Sresentment for the fifth con- morning. He is currently on Saturday is set to name a Sources also said in case ments, if needed. secutive day on Friday even as undergoing treatment in the new Congress president. AICC the CWC meeting fails to arrive The apex court reverted to a little relaxation from curfew Intensive Care Unit under the sources said despite over- at a consensus candidate, the the objections raised by senior was given to the masses. supervision of a multidiscipli- whelming view within the CWC may elect an interim advocate Rajeev Dhavan, repre- pute case from Monday to According to ground nary team of doctors. He is CWC that either Rahul Gandhi president who will call for senting the Muslim parties Friday every week till the con- reports, fresh clashes between ! " # haemodynamically stable.” should continue to head the fresh elections to pick the including M Siddiq and All clusion. security forces and stone-pel- Hemodynamically stable party or Priyanka Gandhi must Congress chief. Sources also India Sunni Waqf Board, that it The Bench, also compris- ters were reported from areas downtown Srinagar and other remained peaceful on Friday. means the patient has a stable take on the mantle, there is lit- said the CWC may also form a will not be possible for him to ing Justices SA Bobde, DY of downtown Srinagar. vulnerable areas, prone to spo- Worshippers offered prayers heart pump and the blood cir- tle possibility of them obliging panel of senior members to take part in the proceedings on Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan Exercising utmost caution, radic incidents of stone-pelting. across different religious places. culation is good. the party. look for the new chief. all five working days of the week. and SA Nazeer, however, security forces handled the sit- The communication and No untoward incident was Prime Minister Narendra “In case both in the Nehru- Former Union Ministers “We will continue day-to- assured Dhavan it would con- uation “coolly”. internet services remain reported from the region. Modi, Home Minister Amit Gandhi family decline, a non- and Gandhi family loyalists day hearing as ordered earlier,” sider granting mid-week breaks Since Monday, over one blocked across parts of As Section 144 of the CrPC Shah, Defence Minister Gandhian as desired by the Mallikarjun Kharge and Mukul a five judge Constitution Bench to the senior lawyer if he needs dozen civilians, participating in Kashmir Valley to check was lifted, educational institu- Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, may be party Wasnik are the front runners.