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ith the BJP emerging as Wthe single largest party but missing its target of achiev- ing majority on its own in Maharashtra and losing the numbers it got in 2014, alliance Shiv Sena is likely to go for a hard bargain in the Government formation. Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said it &'' ;6%*.6<; is time to implement “fifty- fifty” formula for power-shar- t is not the kind of Diwali ing. Iwhich the BJP wanted in Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Haryana. Riding high on the Raut on Thursday said his slogan of “over 75 this time” party and the BJP will form the and abrogation of Article 370, $ && " & P , " next Government in $ . # & $ % , % " % # - the saffron party was reduced + ! Maharashtra, and stressed the ! , " % % , " to 40 seats with a resurgent two parties will stick to the pre- , " # " ! " ! Opposition gaining strength tured mandate notwithstand- protests of 2016 lies shattered decided “50-50” sharing for- due to agrarian crisis and grow- ing, the party’s Chief Minister to an extent this time around. mula. 2014. more seats. “The Opposition ing unemployment. would be sworn in. It will be Barely five months ago in With the early trends sug- !"# #$% &' (#%!" “I thank the people of won many seats,” he said. In a hung verdict, which only after being sworn in that the Lok Sabha election, the BJP gesting the NCP and the Maharashtra for giving a clear Fadnavis also hit out at has opened the doors for back- the backstage managers of the had swept Haryana winning all Congress collectively fairing < & ( . mandate to the ‘mahayuti’ Nationalist Congress Party door negotiations and new BJP would become active to get 10 seats. Now its vote share has better than the 2014 polls, 3" + (grand alliance). No doubt the (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, political realignments, several support from the JJP, smaller dipped by over 20 per cent. Raut ruled out the possibility of L>0+>0M $( next Government will be ours,” stating the veteran leader said new political possibilities of parties and the Independents to Political observers here felt the Shiv Sena joining hands < ' (,, ? $ he said. the Opposition parties would Government formation prove majority on the floor of that after playing the non-Jat with the Opposition parties to = ( . “In fact, it is time to cele- ensure a clean sweep in the emerged and the BJP clearly the House. card consistently over a period form the Government. = $ %& ( $' @0/A brate and not analyse. But if we election. has the advantage with the Given the fractured verdict, of five years and consolidating “The BJP and Shiv Sena ,"< = ' $ look at the result, the BJP had “We suffered only because numbers. a section of the BJP is con- other castes, the dominant will form Government in in 2014 contested 260 seats and of the rebels, they (Opposition) In the new Assembly, BJP templating whether Chief caste voted “strategically” in Maharashtra,” he told reporters won 122. This time, we fought need not be happy. We only are remains the single largest party Minister Manohar Lal Khattar this election giving the here. (3 B O 164 and are likely to get 105. forming the government, they and would stake its claim to is the best bet at this point of Congress and the JJP Asked about the possibili- ' ' ( Our strike is rate better, we won are far from being able to do form the Government. time to lead the party. His rain- significant seats in the Jat belt ty of the Shiv Sena embracing $ ( 6' @0/A 70% of the seats,” said Fadnavis. that,” he said. However, the biggest riddle bow coalition of non-Jat castes of the State at the cost of the the NCP and Congress to form Noting that he BJP received Fadnavis’s statement came for the party would be to get following the violent Jat BJP. Government, Raut said, “No, He noted that NCP chief As per the results, the BJP 28% of the total votes in the minutes after Sena chief the requisite numbers to get a we fought the polls in alliance Sharad Pawar “using his expe- and the Shiv Sena won 105 2014 Assembly elections, he Uddhav Thackarey said there majority in the 90-member with the BJP. We will go ahead rience” and fanning parts of the seats and 56 seats respectively. said, “This time we have got was a 50-50 deal with the BJP House. In such a scenario, the with the tie-up. There will be state also gave some success to The Opposition NCP and 26.5% of the votes despite con- and it should be clear as to who fledgling Jananayak Janata no change in the pre-decided the Opposition party. the Congress got 54 and 44 testing 164 seats.” should be the Chief Minister. Party (JJP) holds the key. 50-50 formula.” “But we are also winning seats respectively. The BJP contested on 164 In 2014, the BJP had won The JJP — the surprise He said Shiv Sena president seats in good number,” the In his first Press conference of the 288 seats in the state 122 seats in the state and the package this election and the Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Rajya Sabha member added. after the BJP emerged as the while its ally, the Shiv Sena, Sena 63 — effectively making true inheritors of the legacy of Minister Devendra Fadnavis On BJP candidate single largest party in fought on 124. Fadnavis said the Narendra Modi-Amit Jat leader Chaudhary Devi Lal will hold talks on implement- Udayanraje Bhosale trailing Maharashtra, Chief Minister that 15 Independent and rebel Shah-led BJP the “big brother” — would take a call on extend- ing the formula. against NCP’s Srinivas Patil in Devendra Fadnavis on candidates are in touch with in the alliance. ing support on Friday. On the Congress and NCP the Satara Lok Sabha seat Thursday said his party’s strike him. Indirectly hinting at the The traditional alliance Government sources indi- collectively fairing better than bypoll, Raut said the former rate has been the best ever in Sena’s claim for the Chief between the two has since cated that Governor Satyadev the 2014 polls in the State, Raut “was to face defeat”. the history of the state even Minister’s post, Fadnavis said been stormy, with the Sena Narayan Arya would invite the said the Opposition also needs Bhosale quit the NCP though it won fewer seats com- the Opposition had performed repeatedly attacking the BJP on single largest party BJP to form to be strong in a democracy. recently to join the BJP. pared to the Assembly polls in better and managed to win different fronts. the Government and the frac- ;6%*.6<; ut of the three sporting Ostars fielded by the BJP in the polls, only one managed to %898:;* seats went to the Opposition, secure a victory for the party. but the saffron outfit did com- The BJP had fielded he result of the bypolls for paratively better in Uttar Commonwealth wrestling Tthe 51 Assembly seats in 11 Pradesh, where it managed to champion Babita Phogat from
" $"% States, including politically retain seven out of 11 seats. Dadri, Olympic wrestling && ' $ ( important Gujarat, Bihar and In Madhya Pradesh, medallist Yogeshwar Dutt Uttar Pradesh, came as wake- Congress wrested its tradi- from Baroda and former up call for the BJP-led NDA on tional Jhabua Assembly seat national hockey team captain Monday. The BJP conceded from the BJP. In Rajasthan Sandeep Singh from Pehowa. ground to the Opposition in also, the Congress increased its All three were first-time can- !"! # $% * Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, tally in the State legislature by didates. & $ while its ally Janata Dal(U) suf- one after winning the Assembly Sandeep recorded his $ fered a bloody nose in Bihar. bypolls to Mandawa, while MP maiden election victory from The BJP lost the prestigious Hanuman Beniwal’s Rashtriya Pehowa seat in Kurukshetra * $ + Satara Lok Sabha bypoll in Loktantrik Party retained the district and defeated Congress ( (, Maharashtra. However, the Khinwsar seat. candidate Mandeep Singh $ O ( . % NDA ally LJP retained the The BJP and its allies had Chathha by a margin of 5,314 & Samastipur (SC) Lok Sabha held nearly 30 of the 51 votes. constituency. Assembly seats, while the ! In Dadri, Babita could & ' ( In Gujarat, influential OBC Congress had won 12 and the secure only third place as an ' ()* leader Alpesh Thakor, who rest were with regional parties. Fatima, who is a Rajya Sabha cornered by the SP. The BSP of the Vidhan Sabha polls Independent Sombir won the !!,- ( recently joined the saffron Among the States ruled by the member and also wife of con- which contested separately scheduled next year. While the seat. Sombir polled 43,849 37,530 votes and Krishan party, lost to the Congress can- BJP and its allies, elections troversial SP leader and MP from the SP (unlike 2019 Lok RJD won two seats, one each votes followed by 29,319 of Hooda secured 42,379 votes. ' /0 " didate. The Congress and the were held for 11 seats in UP, from the constituency Azam Sabha alliance), scored a seat went to All India Majlis-e- JJP’s Satpal Sangwan and The most “famous” 10+0 ( BJP shared three seats each in followed by six in Gujarat, five Khan, has scored victory over duck. Itehadil Muslimmeen of 24,502 of Babita Phogat. celebrity candidate of the BJP $ " O $ the stronghold of the Prime in Bihar, four in Assam and two the BJP candidate. The NDA in Bihar pre- Asaduddin Owaisi, the JD(U), Olympic medallist — Sonali Phogat — who was " $ Minister and the BJP president. each in Himachal Pradesh and The BJP has won seven sented very poor show in by- and an Independent. But, in Yogeshwar failed to impress contesting from Adampur L3 * M The BJP also presented a Tamil Nadu. Assembly seats in UP with elections to five Assembly seg- Samastipur Lok Sabha seat, the voters as he was defeated against Congress’ Kuldeep L3 M $ ( dismal show in Bihar bypolls, SP candidate from one going to party of Apana ments of the State, seen by NDA constituent LJP com- by Congress’ Krishan Hooda Bishnoi also lost the where four of the five Assembly Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Tazeen Dal (Sone Lal) and three seats some as the “semi-final” ahead fortably retained seat. by 4,840 votes. Dutt was polled election. $ $ ! " #$ % & ' )*+ %898:;* attempt that has been made to litigation, said the government wriggle out of definition of in July had told the apex court he Supreme Court gross revenue,” said the Bench, that telecom firms have pend- TThursday ruled in favour of also comprising Justices SA ing licence fee outstanding of # the government on recovering Nazeer and MR Shah. over 92,641.61 crore till date. adjusted gross revenue (AGR) Reading out the crux of In an affidavit filed in the // of about 92,000 crore from 153-page verdict, Justice top court, DoT said that as per 96,;*%.=%7%898:;* 6.6:&5< telecom service providers Mishra, said: “We have held the calculations, including Bharti Airtel, definition of AGR will prevail” Airtel owes 21,682.13 ndia climbed 14 rungs in the hhattisgarh’s ruling Vodafone, Reliance and allowed the crore as licence fee to the gov- IWorld Bank’s Ease of Doing CCongress on Thursday won Communications and state- DoT appeal and “dismissed ernment and dues from Business ranking to stand at the Scheduled Tribe reserved owned MTNL and BSNL. that of licensees (telcos)”. Vodafone totalled 19,823.71 63rd position and figured Chitrakot Assembly seat in The setback to the telecos All other submissions of crore, while Reliance among the world’s top 10 most restive Bastar region and thus came as the apex court upheld headed by Justice Arun Mishra. the telecom companies are Communications owed a total improved countries for the blanked out the BJP from this the AGR definition formulat- The top court said that rejected and they have to pay of 16,456.47 crore. BSNL third consecutive time on the tribal stronghold region, which ed by the Department of overall revenue has to be taken penalties and interests to DoT, owed 2,098.72 crore and back of faster bankruptcy res- has 12 Assembly seats. Telecom (DoT) and termed as into account for determination the judges said. MTNL, 2,537.48 crore. olution and issuance of con- Congress candidate “frivolous” the nature of objec- of licence fees without “set An advocate, party to the Continued on Page 4 struction permits. Rajman Venzam registered an tions raised by them. off”, as provided in the agree- The rise, which comes on impressive victory over former “The definition of gross ment. the back of a 23-spot jump last legislator Lachhuram Kashyap his first reaction after the result sitting legislator of the Congress revenue is crystal clear in the “The same was defined to year, underscored the reformist of the BJP by over 17,800 votes. was officially announced. Deepak Baij resigned after being agreement. How the adjusted simplify it to rule out the liti- credentials of the Modi gov- The BJP’s tally in the State’s Visibly looking jubilant, elected to the Lok Sabha from gross revenue to be arrived at gation, disputes, and account- ernment that is hard pitching 90-member Assembly has Baghel mocked the BJP and said Bastar seat. is also evident. It cannot be ing myriads. The submission India as an alternative invest- come down to 14 while the “finally I have the Chhattisgarh’s former submitted that the revenue has raised that the term revenue ment destination to China. Congress’s number has surged BJP-mukt (free) Bastar’’. He Chief Minister Raman Singh, not been defined in the con- has to be interpreted as the “India put in place four to record 69 seats. reiterated that his Government who was the star campaigner tract. Once the gross revenue is consideration payable in keep- new business reforms during “I acknowledge the love would continue to work for the for the BJP in the by-poll, said defined, one cannot depart ing with commercial and finan- the past year and earned a place and affection of people of larger welfare of the people of in a statement, “Congress mis- from it and the very meaning cial parlance is what is intend- in among the world’s top ten Chitrakot,’’ Chief Minister the State. The polling in used government machinery to is to be given to the revenue for ed to be avoided. Raising of improvers,” World Bank said. Bhupesh Baghel remarked in Chitrakot was necessitated as win Chitrakot seat at any cost.” the agreement,” said a Bench such submission is a futile Detailed report on P10 ! "#$
+ % 0.#" " # & # .// 5 % & P&" !!,- * , 6' " %89 province. Kartarpur corridor. Rather $ ( ( 8:;*7:6;=<878<6 6 6 SCL Das, Joint Secretary in these were very difficult and %898:;* boundaries of India or Pakistan $ ( %6%6 the Union Home Ministry, and tough negotiations (with India) (physical and digital forms), lit- $ $" Mohammad Faisal, Pakistan keeping in view our hostile iFi and broadband erature, media items and ' $ aving the way for Indian pil- Foreign Office spokesperson relations with it,” Faisal Wdevices, flags and ban- objects including flags and $&3 % Pgrims to undertake visit to and director general (South said. ners challenging territorial banners challenging the terri- 3 O + . ( the shrine of the Sikh religion’s Asia and SAARC), signed the He said that Pakistan has integrity of India or Pakistan, torial integrity of India or '$ $3 founder Guru Nanak Dev in agreement at the Kartarpur stuck to the points it proposed liquor and a host of other Pakistan or potentially dam- Pakistan, the two countries on Zero Point at the International in the start of the talks on the items have been put in the pro- aging to communal harmony Thursday signed a historic Border, fulfilling a long-pend- corridor. “Under the agree- hibited list for pilgrims visiting in the two countries (both in agreement on the Kartarpur ing demand of the Sikh com- a new low when India revoked Overseas Citizen of India ment, the corridor will remain Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in physical and digital forms) are !!,- , corridor. The online registra- munity. the special status of Jammu & (OCI) card along with the open seven days a week from Kartarpur across the border. also banned for the pilgrims. @A;$ " H tion for the pilgrimage on por- The agreement will allow Kashmir in August following passport of their country, dawn to dusk. A total of 5,000 Except traditional kirpans, all Any goods for commercial , 5 ( tal prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in Indian pilgrims access to which Pakistan downgraded according to a statement issued or so Indian Sikhs will arrive sort of knives are in the banned purpose for profit gain or com- ( $ $ ( started soon after agreement Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in diplomatic ties and expelled the by the Home Ministry in New every day and leave the same list. The pilgrims will not be mercial usage, as per applica- $ ( $ ( was signed. Pakistan where Guru Nanak Indian envoy. Delhi. Speaking to the media day. They (pilgrims) will have allowed to carry items in the ble laws, radio transmitters (? (( The corridor will connect Dev spent last 18 years of his Indian pilgrims of all faiths after the signing of the agree- to only bring their passport for negative list put on the newly not approved for normal usage, (( the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in life. and persons of Indian origin ment, Faisal said Prime their identity and it will not be launched portal prakashpurb satellite phone, objects made of $ India’s Punjab with Darbar The agreement was signed can use the corridor and the Minister Imran Khan had ful- stamped. India will share the 550.Mha.Gov.In, where pil- gold and silver, other than ( ? $ 6$/ Sahib at Kartarpur, just 4 kilo- after three rounds of tough travel will be visa-free. Pilgrims filled his promise and com- list of those visiting the grims will have to register ornaments for personal use or metres from the International negotiations despite bilateral need to carry only a valid pleted the corridor in a year. Gurdwara (Darbar Sahib online. for religious purposes, as per 7 . '' Border, located at Narowal dis- relationship witnessing a chill passport while persons of “It was never simple to Kartatpur) 10 days before their Maps and literature with applicable laws, are also pro- '&( trict of Pakistan’s Punjab recent years. The ties touched Indian origin need to carry reach an agreement on the travel plan,” he said. incorrect depiction of external hibited for the pilgrimage. !!,- ,
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6$>" 6 >+6 %898:;* Production) Subhash Chandra ' '>+? $ and Under Secretary of '5 %898:;* Yojana (Char Dham seasons. Besides ephemeral slopes and may give rise to ' $ n a bid to give a fillip to pro- Defense for Acquisition and Highway Development streams, the major perennial large-scale landslides,” said the Imote defence manufacturing Sustainment of the United arth scientists from Indian Project) is being exe- stream, including river Ganga scientists as they called for its in India through joint ventures, States Ellen M Lord. EInstitute of Technology cuted by the Union may witness such critical issues. proper channelization to avoid 5 the US and India on Thursday Speaking on the occasion, (IIT), Roorkee have raised a red Ministry of Road Such adverse practices are the build-up of pore pressure. ' held a review meeting here. It Subhash Chandra said that flag over the Modi Transport and unendurable and violation of The report has recom- !!,-F, was held under the aegis of the while DTTI has been an ongo- Government’s 12,000- crore Highways (MoRTH). It rules and regulations of the mended setting up a panel ;$ Defence Trade and Technology ing process, both sides were pet project Char Dham aims to connect four river ecosystem needs to be comprising of locals and Initiative(DTTI)and the now poised to actually achieve Mahamarg Vikas Pari Yojana holy towns in assessed.” experts to monitor the project L M Defence Ministry said the two tangible outcomes. The shared (Char Dham Highway Uttarakhand Similar activities in the for sustainable development in $ countries are poised to achieve values that form the bedrock of Development Project) that them. The project is already —Badrinath, Kedarnath, upper reaches of Uttarakhand the region. '( tangible results. stable relations between the two aims to connect the four drawing flak from environ- Yamunotri and Gangotri. will cause siltation problem in To attain safer design dur- " $ %<* Giving details of the ninth sides have led to deepening of pilgrimage in the Uttarakhand’s mentalists, NGOs like Citizen The scientists came to major hydroelectric projects, it ing pre- and post-construction ' " ( $ round of DTTI, set up some defence ties. The Indian fragile mountainous for Green Doon and locals who know about the violations after said. According to the scien- stages, efforts should be under- ' $ ( ( years back to foster trade in Government remains commit- eco-system. too have alleged serious viola- evaluating various stretches tists, no preventive and stabi- taken for better prediction of 6 10 defence, officials said here a sig- ted to continually engage with In their study published in tion of green norms as well as along NH-58, from Rishikesh lization measures were under- extreme rainfall events and nificant achievement of the the US Government and facil- the latest issue of Current rampant cutting of hills mak- to Devprayag and took excep- taken after excavation. accordingly planning needs to P'. meeting was the signing of itate cooperation between the Science, the scientists said that ing the area prone to landslides. tion that in order to complete However, in a few road-cut sec- be done, said the report adding / ( ‘Statement of Intent’ with defence industries of both the 900-kilometer long all- T Siddique and SP Pradhan the project, the scientific stud- tions, gabion walls have been that the real-time monitoring !!,- , respect to key deliverables in nations. Ellen Lord said, “the weather road project which from the Department of Earth ies/reports which ought to be constructed for stabilization; of slope movements should be ; $ the near, medium and long US National Defence Strategy envisages widening of National Sciences, IIT, Roorkee too given topmost priority were but these walls are deformed done along highly vulnerable + < ' + terms. This will assist in bring- envisages strengthening Highway-58, is being executed echoed similar views warning being ignored. Observing that due to inadequate stabilization and risk sections. '3? ing sustained focus on some of defence alliances and partner- in complete violation of envi- that inadequately performed the excavated materials, includ- measures and maintenance. Also, in rockfall-prone sec- ( $ the projects and signal com- ships. The DTTI has now ronmental norms with several excavation without proper con- ing massive rock blocks, soil The scientists also tions, rock shed may be @ 116 mitment of both sides towards matured enough where its var- irregularities. sideration of eco sensitive ter- and debris have been dumped expressed concern at authori- designed to overcome acci- . ( continued collaboration on ied activities could be translat- Adoption of unscientific rain may lead to catastrophic in hairpin bends along the ties ignoring scientific norms in dents and frequent blockage of ; mutually beneficial issues. ed into accomplishments.” methods, inappropriate dump- events as witnessed during the road, the report cautioned that handling percolation of water the highway and implementing 3 The DTTI is part of the She added that the inter- ing of tones of mud and debris, Kedarnath disaster in 2013. “these dumps are interrupting which was allowed to be col- preventive measures like steel India-US Bilateral Defence face of the industry with DTTI excavation at steep angles, Launched by the Prime the natural channel of many lected in a roadside ditch. mesh to retain potential falling Cooperation and the meeting would provide necessary fillip allowing wrongful collection of Minister Narendra Modi in ephemeral streams and may “Such careless practices are blocks along with flexible bar- / . on Thursday was held between to various projects under con- water percolated from the slope December 2016, the Char give rise to an alarming situa- continuously hampering and riers to reduce kinetic energy //& Secretary (Defence sideration. to the roadsides were some of Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pari tion in subsequent monsoon endangering the health of of these blocks. !!,- &3 % 3 & ( (E * F5, $ ,& ' '. N % && (;? 3& 5 #$ %898:;* ( $(( ( $ ' ( $O && 234 %898:;* % 6+ ' $ earing up to deal with encroachers of Central ; $ %898:;* New Delhi: Voicing concern over illegal construc- he Centre on Thursday moved the New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday GGovernment land, the Central Public Works ( ' tions, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed all TSupreme Court seeking extension asked the Jammu & Kashmir administration Department (CPWD) has directed its officials to come ( aking exception to some the cities in Maharashtra with population of 50 lakh of time for completing formalities to as to how long they intend to continue the up with a list of unauthorised occupants and the quan- ' 5& TUS lawmakers raising or more to get geomapping done of the municipal transfer Assam National restrictions, including internet blockade, tum of land grabbed by them. The CPWD has asked offi- . doubts about measures to pro- areas in the city. Register of Citizens (NRC) imposed in the Valley following the abroga- cials to submit details by the end of this month. The move tect people of Jammu & Geomapping, or surveying of land and sub sur- Coordinator Prateek Hajela to Madhya tion of provision of Article 370. comes close on the heels of Union Housing and Urban '& Kashmir after abrogation of face using GPS, presents a detailed view of a site and Pradesh. The Apex Court, which was hearing a Affairs Ministry deciding to hire a private agency to ( Article 370 giving special sta- the surrounding area including roads, buildings, The apex court on October 18 had batch of petitions challenging the restrictions protect Government land, bungalows and flats from !!,- 5 3 ( tus to the State in August, mountains, rivers, estuaries and pipelines. ordered the Centre and the Assam on movement and communication blockade encroachment. , $"; India on Thursday said ques- The top court held that Geomapping can be done Government to transfer Hajela to his imposed in the Valley, said the authorities According to the official, once the list is prepared, E tioning by the US was a reflec- by satellite, drones or vehicles and once it is done native State Madhya Pradesh within may impose restrictions for national interest a drive will be launched to free the CPWD land from $ ( ( + tion of lack of understanding it would be easy to control illegal constructions. seven days. but they have to be reviewed from time to encroachment. “All additional director generals and other " about robust functioning of A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and The counsel for the Centre on time. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana top officers have been asked to gather details about unau- $ $ ( democratic institutions in Aniruddha Bose further directed the Maharashtra Thursday told the bench headed by told Attorney General K K Venugopal and thorised occupants and quantum of land grabbed by $ India. government to ensure that sufficient funds are made Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who were them. Officials have been directed to submit the same India said it was regrettable available to the municipal corporations concerned though the government has taken steps appearing for the Centre and the J&K admin- by October 31,” official also said. The CPWD also sought 9 5. that a few US lawmakers used and the exercise be completed within a year from to transfer the 1995 batch IAS officer istration respectively, to come out with to know what action has been taken to free land from 6*)/& 6) a Congressional hearing to the date of this order. of Assam-Meghalaya cadre but pro- “clear” reply and find out other methods to encroachment, official added. Earlier this month, the !!,- 6+ question measures to protect It will be obligatory for all municipal corpora- cedural formalities will take some deal with the issue. Mehta told the bench, also Ministry had directed CPWD to deploy private securi- ( N. ' lives of people in Jammu & tions in the State of Maharashtra where the popu- more time. comprising justices R Subhash Reddy and B ty guards, preferably ex-serviceman in Delhi. As per the +* @0/O ' $ ' Kashmir. lation is 50 lakhs or more to get geomapping and “You file the application,” the R Gavai, that “the restrictions are being plan, the security agency will have to get their guards ver- **( % ' Ministry of External geo-photography of the areas under their jurisdic- bench, which also comprised Justices reviewed daily. In around 99 per cent area, no ified from the Delhi Police before their deployment at @/ ' Affairs Spokesperson tion done within a period of one year. PTI SA Bobde and S A Nazeer, said. restrictions are there”. PTI vacant Government bungalows, land and flats. 6 ( +: Raveesh Kumar said here 8 6 :8 the US Congressional hear- $* < ing on Kashmir was a 6 *<6 reflection of lack of * O understanding about (' $ robust functioning of ' democratic institutions in ! !! # India. &'' 6335 areas when it suddenly devel- pilot and his co pilot, too oped a technical snag and force received minor injuries in the op officers of the Indian landed in Bedar stream”. crash. All the injured officers TArmy, including Northern A High level inquiry has were evacuated to Command Army commander Lt-Gen been constituted by the Hospital in Udhampur. Ranbir Singh, a Major General Northern Command head- Defence Spokesman in heading 25th Infantry Division quarters to ascertain the exact Jammu said, “as army com- %898:;* and a Brigadier rank officer of reasons behind the crash land- mander was visiting units in 93rd Brigade had a ‘miraculous’ ing. Poonch sector the ALH devel- ith the objective of giv- escape along with six others According to official oped a technical snag and crash Wing a boost to defence when their chopper crash land- sources, “soon after the heli- landed”. He said, “all passengers exports and enhance ease of ed in Bedar stream, in general copter crash landed, locals in the and crew sustained injuries. doing business, Defence area of Mandi, around 2.00 p.m area rushed to the spot to help As per medical investigations, Minister Rajnath Singh on on Thursday. army officers”. all have sustained blunt and Thursday approved issuance Experienced pilot and his Official sources said, “army superficial injuries but are sta- of two Open General Export co-pilot saved the day for all the commander escaped unhurt ble”. Licences (OGELs) for export officers present on board. with minor facial injuries and The army authorities also of certain parts and compo- According to official was soon up on his feet after saluted local villagers for assist- nents and intra-company have Import-Export certifi- sources, “the Advanced Light undergoing precautionary med- ing army in management and transfer of technology to cate, the Defence Ministry Helicopter,Dhruv was returning ical checkup”. evacuation of the injured in # # & , " select countries. said adding “the quarterly after completing tour of forward Other officers including time. , Giving details of the and end of the year reports clearance, officials said the on all the transactions done application for grant of OGEL under OGELs should be sub- , 7$! & & will be considered by mitted to DPP for examina- 9 O F63( ' Department of Defence tion and post-export verifi- Production (DPP) on a case- cation.” & 89 ! & Chennai: An AIADMK func- ing, to permit to withdraw erected for the wedding of district on September 27 after to-case basis. The OGEL is a The items permitted tionary, arrested in connection them. Jayagopal’s son, was fatally run being on the run for more than one-time export licence to be under OGEL includes com- Guwahati: A CBI court here on tions of the Prevention of with the death of a 23-year-old Allowing the request, the over by a truck that was com- two weeks since granted to a company for a ponents of ammunition and Thursday sentenced an employ- Corruption Act, 1988. woman techie here after a judge dismissed the petitions as ing from behind. the death of Subashree, which specific period (two years fuse setting device without ee of the regional passport office Thakuria was found guilty of hoarding put up for his son’s withdrawn after taking an On October 15, when had triggered an initially). energetic and explosive mate- to four years rigorous impris- amassing assets worth wedding fell on her, withdrew endorsement of withdrawal Jayagopal pleaded that he had outrage. The countries allowed rial; firing control and relat- onment while acquitting her 58,43,860, disproportionate to his bail petition filed in the from the counsel for Jayagopal no role in erecting the hoard- Jayagopal moved the high under the OGELs are ed alerting and warning spouse in a disproportionate her known sources of income, Madras High Court on and Meganathan. ings, the judge had sought to court seeking bail after a lower Belgium, France, Germany, equipment and related sys- assets case. during her posting at the Thursday. In a recent hearing, the know why he went absconding court rejected the relief. Japan, South Africa, Spain, tem; and body protective CBI Special Judge Soneka regional passport office here Apparently anticipating court has orally observed that for 12 days after the incident if In his petition, the former Sweden, UK, USA, Canada, items. Complete aircraft or Bora convicted the lower divi- from November 2006 to rejection of the plea, counsel for a “daughter lost her life in the he had not done anything councillor of a local body Italy, Poland and Mexico. complete unmanned aerial sion clerk/junior passport assis- September 2014. the petitioners Jayagopal and process of welcoming a daugh- wrong. claimed that the banners were However, export of items to a vehicles (UAVs) and any tant Anjali Das Thakuria in the Her husband Munindra Das, his brother-in-law ter-in-law”. Jayagopal, booked by put up by his party cadres along ‘Special Economic Zone’ is components specially case filed by the central agency’s who was acquitted, was accused Meganathan, who are co- On September 12, police on charges of attempt to the arterial road for not permitted. designed or modified for anti-corruption bureau in 2016. of instigating and aiding accused in the case, requested Subashree, who fell on the commit culpable homicide not his son’s marriage out of ‘love For acquiring the licences, UAVs are excluded under He also slapped a fine of Thakuria in acquiring the Justice C V Karthikeyan before road after being knocked off amounting to murder, and affection’ and that he had the applicant is mandatory to this licence. 50,000 on Thakuria under sec- assets. PTI whom the petitions were pend- her two-wheeler by a banner was arrested in Krishnagiri no role in it. PTI chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 25, 2019 Cabinet okays new industrial policy, Faith on Modi-Shah amendments in urban bodies act duo dwindling: Baghel STAFF REPORTER n producing bio-ethanol from STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR rice, agro as well as food processing units and RAIPUR tate cabinet in its meeting industries producing electric ommenting on assembly Son Thursday night gave vehicles would be on priority nod to the amendments Cresults in Maharashtra list, the minister said. and Haryana where BJP recommended by cabinet Provisions for employment to faced a stiff fight from the subcommittee in the Urban local youth have also been Bodies’ Act. incorporated in the new oppositions, Chief Minister The meeting also gave go industrial policy, he informed. Bhupesh Baghel claimed that ahead to new industrial policy The minister further the people across the country for the state. informed that preparations for are losing faith on Prime The meeting was held at three-day-long Rajyotsava Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister’s official were also reviewed in the Home Minister Amit Shah, residence on late Thursday meeting. the two most important lead- night. On the inaugural function ers of the BJP. Minister Mohammad Congress president Sonia While talking to Akbar briefing news persons Gandhi will be the chief guest reporters after arrival from about the details of the meet- while state Governor and his tour to Jharkhand, Uttar Now the BJP has been Minister said he had positive ing said as per amendment in Chief Minister would be the Pradesh and New Delhi, wiped out from both the discussions with the Union the Urban Bodies’ Act indirect Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel presides over a cabinet meeting on Thursday night. chief guest on second and Baghel greeted newly elected tribal dominated regions ministers Nitin Gadkari, elections would be held for the third day of the function MLA from Chitrakot of the state-- Surguja and Rajnath Singh, Nirmala posts of Mayor and has been slashed to 21 years ties could participate, he policy, the minister informed going to commence on estab- Rajman Benjam and said it Bastar, he further added. Sitharaman and Arjun Chairpersons in urban bodies. and the independent as well as informed. that it would be effective from lishment day of the state on was victory of the develop- About the outcome of Munda and that the meet- The age limit for these posts candidates from political par- Regarding new industrial 2019 to 2021. Industries November 1, he informed. ment issues. his New Delhi tour, the Chief ing will surely deliver fruits. Cong misused govt machinery Implement Supreme Court panel to clinch victory: Raman STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR directives on road safety: Vij ational vice president of ‘‘Will have a NBJP and state’s former STAFF REPORTER n to ensure that school children chief minister Raman Singh RAIPUR related accidents are reduced commenting on the results of meeting to and stern action are taken Chitrakot by-polls alleged that pecial Director General, against minor vehicle drivers the ruling Congress secured contemplate SPlanning Management along with ensuring reduc- victory by misusing and Technical Service R. K tion of accidents related to administration. Vij (IPS) directed to stray cattle by coordinating Talking to reporters on the implement in the state direc- with civic bodies. Raman alleged that the tives and orders of Supreme Vij further issued Congress misused govern- reasons of Court Committee on Road directives for identification of ment machinery for winning safety in letter and spirit. unsafe roads in rural areas, the elections in Chitrakot. He was holding a formation of road safety Replying to a query as to defeat and two-day review meeting of committees in rural areas, who in the BJP will take the Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, reducing accident prone areas responsibility for the shameful lapses being Sarguja and Bastar range with the help of public works defeat, he said they will have a traffic in-charges and high- department and audit for meeting to contemplate on the way patrolling employees at (danger zones and general ed and data available from less driving, driving without regular analysis and review. reasons of defeat and lapses committed” police headquarters, Nava accident prone zones), steps districts of the state, it was helmet/seat belt, and no He directed to prepare being committed. Raipur on Wednesday. taken to prevent accideents, found that maximum acci- action taken against drivers historical documentation of Notable, Congress’s defeating his nearest rival constituency as Congress’s Sanjay Sharma, Assistant three months district level dents have occured during involved in violation of MVA. all the road accident incidents Rajman Benjam on Thursday BJP’s Lachhuram Kashyap by Deepak Baij vacated the seat Inspector General of Police work plan and action plan 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm. The rea- The maximum loss reported occurred at black/grey spots emerged victorious in the 17,862 votes. The election was after being elected as Member (Traffic) briefed on the status under Motor Vehicle Act. sons found was consumption was of two-wheelers. with preparation of maps in Chitrakot by-election by necessitated in the assembly of the Lok Sabha. of black and grey spots As per analysis conduct- of intoxicants, speeding, care- Vij directed the officials all the districts. Women SHG from Durg gets `10L award for saving rare rice variety A farmer from `1.50 lakh, officials said. Notably, this award is Dhamtari working to given by Protection of Plant save a breed of Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority, which is a brinjal, ‘Niranjan body working under Union Bhata’ also received Agriculture Ministry. “The women SHG from a cash reward of Achanakpur village not only ` saved the germplasm for rare 1.50 lakh rice species like green rice, STAFF REPORTER n black rice and Karhani RAIPUR paddy but also disseminated it to ten states of the India woman self-help group thereby playing a key role in A(SHG) from Patan block its expansion,” Public in Durg district was awarded University (IGAU), Likewise, Leelaram Sahu Relation Officer IGAU with ‘plant genome saviour Agriculture Science Centre a farmer from Dhamtari Sanjay Nayyar said. award’ -which includes cash Durg received the award working to save a breed of Karhani paddy is a rare reward of `10 lakh- for sav- from the Union Agriculture brinjal, ‘Niranjan Bhata’ variety of rice, which is very ing and augmenting rare rice Minister Narendra Singh developed under the direc- useful for diabetic patients Tomar in a programme held tion of Agriculture Science and also contains iron, zinc Congress cadres celebrating victory of their candidate Rajman Venjam in Chitrakot by-polls at party’s state headquarters, type found in the state. at New Delhi, officials Centre Dhamtari also and other medicinal values, Rajiv Bhawan on Thursday. The SHG working under Indira Gandhi Agriculture informed. received cash reward of Nayyar said. Railway alerts passengers Street play, various competitions against carrying fire crackers organised by NTPC SIPAT to mark VAW STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR South East Central vendor is found to carry any STAFF REPORTER n such materials including RAIPUR ailways have alerted Railway in a burning stove, it should be also Rpassengers against carrying intimated. Additional to it s part of Vigilance fire crackers and inflammable message to the smoking in public places is AAwareness Week obser- materials while travelling in banned including in the trains vation by NTPC Sipat a trains during Diwali season. passengers urged and railway stations. street play on ill effect of cor- Carrying such materials while them not to carry Additional to it the ruption in the society was travelling is a crime and materials which have chances performed by the students of extensive checking is carried any inflammable to catch fire like match box, Khamharia, Higher out during this period. lighter, films are also not safe to Secondary School, South East Central Railway materials like gas- be kept during travelling. No Khamharia on Thursday. in a message to the passengers cylinders, passenger is allowed to tamper On this occasion urged them not to carry any with the electrical equipment Ravishankar Kaul, AGM inflammable materials like petrol/diesel, fire- and switch board inside the (HR) was invited as chief gas-cylinders, petrol/diesel, coaches. guest, said a NTPC press fire-crackers and others. If any crackers and others SECR urged the passengers communiqué. vigilance pledge was admin- To spread the message of lance awareness week is being competition, awareness cam- passenger finds any to cooperate with railway Apart from street play, istered to the students and preventive vigilance as well as organised by the Vigilance paign are being organised to co-traveller with such items, employees should be administration for a safe travel essay competition was organ- school staff by the officials of to aware people about the Department, NTPC Sipat. make people aware about the TTE, RPF or railway intimated. Similarly, if any during festival season. ised among the students and vigilance department. impact of corruption, vigi- During this week various corruption free society. ! "#$ $
.'5 Q* R E ( & ( '@@ 9 4 : ( :, " 3 Chandigarh: The mance would have been even '&' Even as the BJP has failed time from 33.20 in 2014, the && ;6%*.6<; Congress may be far away better," he said. ;6%*.6<; to emerge as a single largest BJP failed to repeat its 2014 from the halfway mark in Notably, Hooda retained party, the saffron party is set to performance when it had won aryana’s regional outfit, Indian National ;6%*.6<; Haryana, but the party's per- his stronghold Garhi Sampla- he “overconfident” and form the government for the 47 seats on its own and went HLok Dal (INLD), which won 19 seats in formance in the state polls has Kiloi in Rohtak with a com- T“overenthusiastic” second consecutive term in onto to form its maiden gov- the 2014 assembly elections, has been vir- he vote share of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party made former Chief Minister fortable margin. With this win, Bharatiya Janata Party, which Haryana, the political observers ernment in Haryana. tually wiped out in this election. However, T(BJP) fell by a massive 22 per cent in the Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda Hooda now has nine victories had set a target of winning “75 say. BJP’s main challenger- less than 12-month-old Jannayak Janata Assembly polls, the results of which were declared emerge stronger. under his belt, including one plus” seats in 90-member They say that the JJP with Congress which has made Party (JJP) emerged as a key player by win- on Thursday. After his party lost power against former deputy prime Haryana Assembly, failed to 10 seats in its kitty and seven handsome gains in its tally, ning 10 seats in a 90-member assembly. JJP’s The party secured over 58 per cent votes in the in Haryana in the 2014 polls, minister Devi Lal in the Lok even secure a clear majority as independents will now play a managed to get a vote share of party symbol incidentally is the ‘Key’. state in the Lok Sabha polls held five months ago the 72-year-old satrap had Sabha polls.Hooda has been the poll results on Thursday key role in the formation of 28.12 per cent, an increase Interestingly, the original party INLD in May and won all the 10 seats. In this assembly nothing going in his favour. chief minister twice and an MP yielded a hung House. next government in from 20.58 percent in 2014. almost diminished, but the third and fourth polls, it got 36 per cent. The ruling BJP at the Centre four times.This time, the BJP While most of the exit Haryana. INLD’s vote share has declined generations of its founder and Devi Lal sur- Several ministers in the Manohar Lal Khattar- had made alleged irregularities fielded against him Satish polls had predicted a comfort- The BJP and Congress to dismal 2.45 percent from vived by winning their respective seats. led government lost in the elections. While the BJP in the land deals during his Nandal, a former Rohtak dis- able victory for the saffron have already reached out to the 24.75 percent in 2014. "I believe the keys are in the hands of the managed to get 40 seats this time, it had won 47 in tenure a major issue and the trict unit president of the party, the actual poll results independents and the JJP, The vote share of NOTA JJP," Dushyant Chautala said earlier on the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls. Congress veteran was grappling INLD, who switched sides ear- stood in stark contrast, and is which came into existence after was 0.52 percent, SAD 0.38 Thursday as counting trends clearly showed The vote share of the Congress, which has with the cases against him. lier this year. seen possibly one of the most the split in Indian National Lok percent, BSP 4.11 percent and the BJP was set to win less than half the 90 emerged stronger than the last polls but is behind He remained at logger- Hooda had defeated telling political Dal last year. others 27.33 percent. seats and the Congress making rapid gains.” the BJP, is almost the same as it was in the Lok Sabha heads with the party's state unit Nandal twice, in 2009 and embarrassments suffered by The ballot battle in JJP, AAP, LSP, Swaraj Party Dushyant Chautala, the great grandson polls. The party got 28.42 per cent of the total votes chief Ashok Tanwar, who quit 2014 from the constituency, the BJP in the recent past. Haryana was multi-cornered had contested the State of the former deputy Prime Minister late polled in the Lok Sabha election. days after he was replaced by and now he inflicted a third As the electors in Jatland- this time with the BJP, the Assembly polls for the first time Devi Lal and grandson of jailed INLD leader Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala and state Kumari Selja, weeks ahead of shot. Haryana voted for a hung Congress, the Indian National in Haryana. While the region- OP Chautala, who led the newly formed JJP ministers, except two, lost the polls. the polls. Garhi Sampla-Kiloi came assembly, the BJP failed to Lok Dal-Shiromani Akali Dal al players -- BSP, AAP, LSP and in 2018 won from Uchana Kalan in Jind dis- Khattar retained his Karnal seat with a com- Hooda, who had virtually into being 10 years ago after a maintain its winning momen- alliance, Jannayak Janta Party, Swaraj Party-- had thrown the trict by defeating sitting legislator Prem Lata, fortable margin, winning by 45,188 votes over his threatened to snap ties with the delimitation exercise. Before tum in the state while its arch- Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan hats into the ring, none of them 59, wife of former Union Minister nearest rival Tarlochan Singh of the Congress. BJP’s Congress, too was accommo- that the constituency was rival-Congress, apparently pro- Samaj Party, Loktantra won a single seat in the polls. Birender Singh. JJP contested all 90 assem- outgoing ministers Capt Abhimanyu, OP Dhankar, dated and made state legislature known as Kiloi. duced a resilient comeback Suraksha Party and Swaraj None of these parties had con- bly seats. Ram Bilas Sharma, Kavita Jain, Krishan Lal Panwar, party leader, weeks before the Hooda had won from Kiloi even after struggling due to fac- India in the fray. tested on all 90 seats in the Dushyant, who was MP in 2014, is the Manish Grover, and Krishan Kumar Bedi, all elections, which some state twice, including the 2005 bypoll tionalism and infighting in the From 47 seats in 2014 State state. rising force in Haryana among the politically ended up with humiliating defeats. leaders admit to be a delayed when he was the Rohtak MP party. Assembly, the BJP was restrict- This time, Haryana had diminished Chautala clan of Devi Lal’s state But BJP candidate and Public Health and move. and was handpicked by the While both national parties ed to 40 seats this time. The recorded a low voter turnout of party INLD. The INLD which suffered set- Engineering Minister Banwari Lal won the Bawal "However, both Hooda and high command to be the chief ended short of securing a Congress recorded increase in 68.31 per cent, a sharp decline back in the recent past ahead of Assembly seat. Also Health Minister Anil Vij retained his seat Selja aggressively picked up on minister of the state. majority in the 90-member its previous election tally of 15 from 76.54 in the 2014 assem- election as its leaders shifted to BJP and JJP from Ambala Cantonment. Two sitting the issues like unemployment, In its sweeping Lok Sabha Haryana Assembly, the fledg- to 31 in the poll results declared bly polls. Of the total voters won the lone Ellenabad seat in Sirsa. ministers, Rao Narbir Singh and Vipul Goel, law and order, agrarian crisis, victory earlier this year, the BJP ling party-Jannayak Janta Party on Thursday. exercising their right to Interestingly, the original party diminished, were denied tickets and fresh faces were those relating to economy, had breached even the tradi- led by former Member The INLD which had man- franchise, 69.36 percent were but the third and fourth generations of its brought in. employees issues which res- tional bastions of its opponents. Parliament Dushyant Chautala aged to win 19 seats in 2014 men and 67.12 per cent were founder and Devi Lal survived by winning Outgoing Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu, onated with the people. Then Both Hooda, who fought from emerged as a key player in the could register victory on only women on the polling day i.e. their respective seats. The Chautala clan who who lost to JJP candidate and BJP rebel Ram Kumar the party came out with a Sonipat, and his son Deepender, poll results. one seat. SAD, which had con- October 21. won the elections is Dushyant and his moth- Gautam in the Narnaud constituency in Hisar dis- manifesto, which promised a three-time MP who contested The BJP secured 40 seats, tested on two seats failed to Altogether, 1,169 candi- er Naina Chautala and his uncle and Devi trict by a margin of 12,029 votes, admitted his defeat loan waiver to farmers and had from Rohtak, lost. Congress won on 31, JJP open its account. Former dates, including 105 women, Lal''s grandson Abhay Singh Chautala. during counting. something for other sections as However, in the Assembly managed to grab 10 seats, Minister Gopal Kanda’s Lokhit had entered the fray this time. Dushyant’'s mother Naina Chautala State unit chief Subhash Barala lost the Tohana well and this helped the party," polls Hooda managed to pro- Indian National Lok Dal and Haryana Party won one seat There were a total of 1.83 won from Badhra in Bhiwani district on JJP Assembly seat in Fatehabad district by more than a state unit leader said. tect his stronghold as BJP failed Haryana Lokhit Party won one while seven independents won crore voters including 98.78 ticket. The BJP fielded Devi Lal''s grandson 20,000 votes to JJP’s Devender Singh "Had the party high com- to make inroads in the Jat- seat each and seven indepen- the polls. lakh males, 85.12 lakh females Aditya Devi Lal from Dabwali in Sirsa Babli. Barala quashed mand given charge to Hooda dominated Deswali belt of dents were elected to the Even as BJP’s vote share and 252 transgenders in the district, but he lost the seat to Congress’ Amit rumours of his resignation from his post after his and Selja a few months before Rohtak, Jhajjar and Sonipat dis- House. increased to 36.47 percent this state. Sihag. defeat. the polls, Congress's perfor- tricts. PTI %& ()+) , ' ) * + , - . /
Chandigarh: The ruling strength is 19. tige for the ruling party, Sandhu sented by BJP's Som Parkash. -/0 ,++ Congress won three Assembly The BJP and the LIP have was locked in a fierce poll con- It fell vacant after Parkash was seats, while the Opposition two MLAs each. test with Ayali. elected to the Lok Sabha in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) In what is being seen as a As the stakes were high for general election held in April- )++ 1 won one in the Punjab bypolls, major victory for the ruling both the parties, the Congress May. He later became a Union the results of which were party in Jalalabad, Congress's did not leave any stone minister. Bhopal: The Congresss victo- in Jhabua from the front, announced on Thursday. Raminder Awla defeated SAD's unturned for ensuring the vic- Congress candidate Indu ry in the Jhabua Assembly promising "development" in While the Congress won Raj Singh Dibipura by a mar- tory of Sandhu, who was the Bala won from Mukerian by bypoll on Thursday came as a the tribal-dominated seat, the Jalalabad, Phagwara and gin of 16,633 votes. political secretary to the chief defeating her nearest rival, big relief for the ruling party in which fell vacant after sitting Mukerian seats, the SAD came Awla polled 76,073 votes minister. Several ministers as BJP's Jangi Lal Mahajan, by a Madhya Pradesh, where its BJP MLA G S Damor resigned up trumps in Dakha. while Dibipura bagged 59,439. well as the local Ludhiana MP margin of 3,440 votes. Government is precariously following victory from the If the Congress managed to Jalalabad was considered to had campaigned for the The seat fell vacant fol- placed. Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat cause a major upset to the SAD be a citadel of the Akalis as Congress candidate. lowing the death of Congress Congress candidate and in May. in Jalalabad, considered to be the seat was represented in the On the other hand, the MLA Rajnish Kumar Babbi. former Union minister Kantilal With Jhabua in its kitty, the a stronghold of the Akalis, the Assembly by them since entire Akali leadership had Indu Bala is the widow of Bhuria (68) won from Jhabua, Congress strength in the SAD dealt a blow to the grand 2007. campaigned for Ayali, though Babbi. defeating his nearest rival, BJP's assembly has gone up to 115, old party by handing it a crush- It was last represented by the opposition party had In the 2017 Assembly polls, Bhanu Bhuria (36), by a mar- just one short of the simple ing defeat in Dakha. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, charged the state government while the SAD and the BJP had gin of over 27,804 votes.With majority mark of 116. On the With these victories, the whose election to the Lok with "highhandedness" and won the Jalalabad and this, the Congress wrested the other hand, the BJP's tally has Congress consolidated its posi- Sabha from the Ferozepur "misuse" of the official machin- Phagwara seats respectively, seat, reserved for tribals, from now gone down to 108. tion with 80 seats in the 117- parliamentary segment ery to influence the voters in Mukerian and Dakha were the BJP, dealing a blow to the The 10-month-old Nath member Punjab Assembly, necessitated the bypoll. Dakha. won by the Congress and the main opposition party. government has been surviving where it enjoys a two-thirds Though the Congress won The seat fell vacant fol- AAP respectively. The bypoll win has helped on the support of two BSP, one majority now.With the addition three seats, its defeat in Dakha, lowing the resignation of The polling took place on the Congress improve its tally SP and four Independent of Dakha, the tally of the Akalis from where the party had field- former AAP leader and October 21 for the four in the 230-member assembly, MLAs. in the House is now 14. ed Chief Minister Amarinder Supreme Court lawyer H S Assembly constituencies and it but the party-led government The Jhabua by-election was As the Bharatiya Janata Singh's trusted lieutenant Phoolka from the state recorded an overall voter still has to bank on a few leg- a litmus test for Nath, who is Party (BJP) lost Phagwara, its Sandeep Sandhu, is being seen Assembly. turnout of 65.57 per cent, islators of other parties for also president of the Congress strength in the House will now as a setback for the CM, who The BJP suffered a setback which sealed the fate of 33 can- stability. in Madhya Pradesh, where the come down to two.The Aam had taken out roadshows for in Phagwara, known as the saf- didates. Kantilal Bhuria's victory party came to power in 2018 Aadmi Party (AAP), the main Sandhu twice during cam- fron party's pocket borough, as The highest polling was came as a shot in the arm for after 15 years. opposition party in the state, paigning. Congress candidate and former registered in Jalalabad at 75.46 Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Nath's leadership came failed to make a mark in the In a blow to the ruling IAS officer Balwinder Singh per cent, followed by 71.64 per who has been helming a wafer- under the scanner when the bypolls. party, SAD's Manpreet Singh Dhaliwal defeated the saffron cent in Dakha and 58.62 per thin majority government since Congress lost 28 of the 29 Lok In the 117-member Punjab Ayali defeated Sandhu from party's Rajesh Bagha by a cent in Mukerian. December 2018 and fending off Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the Congress at pre- Dakha by a margin of 14,672 comprehensive margin of The Phagwara (reserve) attacks from the BJP. in the April-May national elec- sent has 77 legislators. The SAD votes. 26,116 votes. seat recorded a voter turnout of Nath led the electioneering tions. PTI has 13 MLAs, while the AAP's Touted as a battle of pres- The seat was earlier repre- 55.97 per cent. PTI
aforesaid conclusion indicates ution margins to dealers, forex *%R ! " ;;; frivolous nature of objections,” fluctuations, sale of scrap and the bench said. waiver of late fee. As per the New Telecom It also said revenue from Policy 1999, telecom licensees non-core sources such as rent, From Page 1 are required to share a per- profit on sale of fixed assets, :5 Holding that interest and centage of their AGR with the dividend, interest and miscel- penalty have rightly been levied government as annual licence laneous income must be '& %898:;* on the telecom companies, the fee (LF). included while computing a bench made it clear that there The 1999 policy came after carrier’s AGR, dealing a setback n a bid to increase voter would no further litigation on operators made a representation to telecos who would have to Iturnout, the Government the issue and it would fix a time to Centre for relief against steep shell out more towards licence has decided to allow senior cit- frame for calculation and pay- licence fee which they had con- and spectrum usage fees. izens (80 years and above) and ment of dues by the telecom sistently defaulted since 1994 The court had formulated 19 person with disability to cast companies. and an option to licensees to questions for consideration -- their vote through postal bal- “Once an amount of short- migrate from fixed licence fee to Definition of gross revenue, lot. The Ministry of Law and fall has not been paid, it has to revenue sharing fee was made Discount and commissions, Justice has amended the carry 50 per cent of the penal- applicable in the year 1999. In Gains arising out of foreign Conduct of Election Rules, ty on defaulted amount, as addition, mobile telephone oper- exchange fluctuations, Monetary 1961, allowing senior citizens agreed. Thus, we find no sub- ators were also required to pay gains on sale of shares, Insurance and person with disabilities in stance in the submission that spectrum usage charges (SUC) claim in respect of capital assets, the absentee voter list. interest, penalty, and interest on for use of radio frequency spec- Amount of negative balance of The absentee voter refers to penalty cannot be realised. It is trum allotted to them. pre-paid customer, a vote cast by someone who is as per the agreement. In the Telecos had moved the top Reimbursement of infrastructure unable to go to the polling sta- facts and circumstances, we court against the Telecom operating expenses, Waiver of tion. Presently a postal ballot is officials. The ETPBS has recorded a find no ground to reduce the Disputes Settlement and late fee, Gains from roaming available to Armed forces and The Lok Sabha recently 60.14 per cent voting in the same, considering the nature of Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) charges and PSTN pass- through those assigned to poll duties. passed a Bill to allow proxy vot- recently concluded Lok Sabha untenable objections raised on order which ruled that certain charges.Other questions were, The poll officer will attest ing for NRIs. However, domes- elections, higher than that behalf of the licensees,” the non-telecom revenues like rent, “Non--refundable deposits, the absentee voter in the case tic migrants and absentee vot- recorded in 2014 which was bench said.It said that no liti- profit on sale of fixed assets, Licence fee demand where spec- of senior citizens and person ers in India cannot cast postal only 4 percent. gant can be permitted to “reap dividend and treasury income trum is not granted, Income with disability in the form votes. Out of the total number of fruits” on inconsistent and would not (rpt) not be count- from interest & dividend, Bad- 13A. “The system is designed Postal voting is done only service voters in 2019, untenable stands and litigate for ed as AGR on which licence fee debts written off, Liability writ- to increase voter turnout. In through the “Electronically 10,16,245 were from Ministry decades in several rounds would have to be paid to gov- ten off, Inter--corporate loan, some countries, the voter is Transmitted postal ballot of Defence; 7,82,595 from which is not so uncommon but ernment. Revenue under IP-1 Registration, required to give a reason for not Papers (ETPB)” system, where Ministry of Home Affairs is disturbing scenario project- The TDSAT exempted a Income from management con- going to the polling station, ballot papers are distributed to (Central Armed Police Forces); ed in very many cases. large number of streams from sultancy services, Res Judicata, before participating in an the registered eligible voters and 3539 of Ministry of External “We have examined the the definition of AGR, like cap- Levy of interest, penalty and absentee ballot’, said EC they return the votes by post. Affairs and State Police 267. matter upon merits and then ital receipts, bad debt, distrib- interest on penalty”. ! "#$ # 0
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