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Severed Tdahan to mark the end of Eyewitnesses told The Magistrate, Amritsar I, Rajesh bodies, including of many chil- Durga Puja festivities turned out Pioneer that due to sound of Sharma said 61 bodies have dren, were still lying on the acci- to be a heart-rending event in firecrackers people could not been found and at least 72 dent site hours after the incident Amritsar when a speeding train hear the sound of the approach- injured have been admitted to with angry people not allowing mowed down around 61 rev- ing trains. “No one heard the a Government hospital. Officials authorities to remove them. ellers who were gathered on the trains coming and it was run- said the toll may be higher. Continued on Page 4 tracks to watch the ten-headed ning at quite a speed,” said Wails and cries of people Detailed reports on P4 Ravana effigy go in flames across Sukhjinder Singh an eyewitness. the railway crossing on Friday. “I have lost my minor child. I As the effigy was lit and the want him back,” an incon- fireworks went off, a section of solable mother could be heard. the crowd started retreating The train was coming from towards the tracks where a Jalandhar to Amritsar when large number of people were the incident occurred in the already standing to watch the evening at Joda Phatak. “There event, officials said. However, are more than 60 casualties. We two trains arrived from the are evacuating people, injured opposite direction at the same are being taken to the hospital”, time giving little opportunity to said SS Shrivastava, ) $.#&$"&&")&$&$!0 &"$"$$)("-$ !"#$$! $& &)$&".$&"$"$,$.$1"+ +$., +$!" "0!&&"# "&" " !"#$$! "$, $()&&&*)$+, ""+ $()&$0 $",$&$ &" " $()&#"+" ") &$$ "-#-$$"& !!$$"&$$##$""$" && "$&*)$& !$. &"!& $()& ,,-'/01+'+'0-0+23*-2-0&'& + "&"-) &". &&*)$+, 45(-'6'*&'1+'/-'#&6-4 &"$&"+$#&$"&/)("-, "$"$ +///4'/3'+,+'46('/L9)):& &"$""$"" )$. "") &$$"&"+$. 9);<==9;>'+',3-'46('/* +/**- $##$"&$!" '9)#===?9)#=@:&"'-,4B/3'+,+' "!! &)&"$ . ( 2 %& 46('/<)#: )$$!$ &&&$&+$2&$" $" )$ )&$ Nilakkal: Amid the huge !&$3"##)04" #$&O protest after the Sabarimala "&"#)"$&$/$"$, verdict, the Travancore )&$!&$."" Devaswom Board (TDB) on &)$$ $6 7 Friday decided to file an appeal "4&"" ""&$"&"#)" " against the apex court’s order of -) &&&$&"$.$$ allowing women of every age to !$&" #/"$ enter the historical shrine. +#""$,)&$!& " " The Board also said it is "&!! "&"" ready for any sort of ") ""& &"$ compromise to end this &"+ &&&$/ extreme scenario. $!!$$""$, “We have decided to appeal against the Supreme ! " wo women, including a TV Court verdict that #$ Tjournalist in her late 20s, allowed women of all age &'(& "#"(& ")/ nearly made it inside the groups to enter the Sabarimala $$ ".""2&$" Sabarimala temple on Friday Temple,” TDB president A $9:&&" !&#" under heavy police security, but Padmakumar informed the "&, " "$)&$. !" #$ %& they had to retreat amid massive media. Agencies +$.! $- protests by Ayyappa devotees $$$"-"$&$! and the head priest’s threat to ".""/ $ $.$. close the temple if any woman ' ( " #-&;, of the barred age group of 10-50 years entered the premises of the ) *+ , - )" " sanctum sanctorum. One of the two women *+ &)<::! wore police uniform and hel- . . (( " ' %" %& move activities indoors. Also, Sunday. Concentrations of =9!"#$$ "!""" met in an apparent bid to mis- asthma suffering people have both the pollutants (PM10, )"& $" guide the protesters. The A third woman of 46 years, sacred steps leading to the been suggested to keep relief 2.5) for next three days are — " -##)$$ attempt by the women to go to who trekked through the premises of the temple). ir quality in the national medicine handy. 270 -125, 297-138 and 311-144 ed by carnage in stocks of $ &$)&"$&$& the temple followed a recent forests up to Pamba, five km The women agreed to ACapital on Friday has “Stop outdoor activity at (μgm-3). This further means Lhousing finance sectors and ".#"$!"&$-" Supreme Court ruling allowing down the temple, also retreat- return as, first, police said they recorded “very poor” as early morning and after sunset the concentration of pollu- major sell-off in shares of mar- .$&/$"$2&$", !)& anybody to enter the temple ed following intense protests. did not want to take them to National Ambient Air Quality times. Avoid prolonged or heavy tants in air is abnormal. ket leader Reliance Industries as ".#&&"&&/ negating the tradition barring As the woman journalist the Sannidhanam, the temple Index (NAAQI) marked the exertion,” quoted SAFAR health Notably, the permissible limits well as heavy correction in IT "$,&$. women of menstrual age group and the other woman complex, by using force against index “red”. advisory. The values of both the of both the pollutants are 100 and banking sectors, the BSE $/ .$&/".$ & from entering the premises of reached the hilltop, a massive the devotees protesting against The System of Air Quality pollutants — Particulate Matter and 60 micro cubic per gram. sensex shed 464 points or 1.33 -!&$/ "# the celibate Lord Ayyappa. gathering of devotees their entry. Second, the ‘tantri’ and Weather Forecasting and (PM) 10 and PM 2.5 were Importantly, air quality per cent to close at 34,315.63 "$&-""&"&" )&"!&#" The police bundobust was blocked them at Valiya (head priest) declared that he Research (SAFAR), a unit of recorded at 8 pm 270 and 125 during day time measured points. Friday’s market move- "&-"$)&." a sequel to the apex court Nadappandhal, the queue would close the temple if the Ministry of Earth Sciences respectively in Micro Cubic Per slightly improved on index ment is worrisome because $ &"!)&) order to provide protection to complex located a few women entered the sanctum (MoES), in its advisory cau- Gram (μgm-3). due to moderate rainfall in a stocks saw a free fall despite ".# &" such women wanting to go up metres down the holy sanctorum. tioned people to avoid all phys- Also, SAFAR has forecast few pockets in Delhi. strengthening of Indian Rupees. " &#-$ , on the pilgrimage. ‘pathinettampadi’ (the 18 Continued on Page 4 ical activities outdoor and air quality “very poor” till Continued on Page 4 Detailed report on P11 / % - 01 & ! " from October to December mainly affects the five regions ! ! "# " he northeast monsoon is in the southern peninsula. Tlikely to arrive in the south- Officials said unlike south- Earlier, the CAG had ern peninsula — coastal west monsoon, there is no detailed the loss to exchequer Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, official onset date for northeast he Enforcement due to the big purchase of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and south monsoon, which sets in one go TDirectorate has slapped flights for Air India and some of interior Karnataka — within over the region, while the for- money laundering charges in which were sold to private air- the next 24 to 48 hours. While mer sets in place by place. several cases of irregularities in lines at cheap rates. it brings heavy rainfall in these According to private connection with the decision The other two cases relate regions, its deficiency may lead weather forecaster Skymet, the related to Air India during the the Finance Ministry and the to surrender of profitable routes to drought or drought-like withdrawal of southwest mon- UPA regime. The move comes Civil Aviation Ministry during and timings of Air India to conditions in the southern soon 2018 commenced very in the wake of CBI FIRs the regime of P Chidambaram favour national and interna- parts of the country. late on September 28. “In fact, against Air India and other and Praful Patel. Two cases are tional private players which According to officials, the southwest monsoon started Government officials of that related to the controversial allegedly caused a “huge” loss to weather conditions are retreating at a rapid pace and period. The controversial deci- merger of Air India and Indian the State-run carrier and alleged favourable for the arrival of at that point it seemed that this sions include aircraft pur- Airlines and alleged irregular- wrongdoing in the purchase of northeast monsoon and with- would be the quickest with- India within a week. Not only Meteorological Department has Dipole (IOD), both of chases by Air India and its ities in the purchase and leas- software for the airline. It is drawal of southwest monsoon. drawal of monsoon in the last this, conditions were looking expressed hope of normal north- which have a bearing on rainfall merger with Indian Airlines. ing of aircraft by the two State- expected that the ED will soon The arrival of northeast mon- few years,” the Skymet said. favourable for the early onset of east monsoon, this year. in the Indian subcontinent, as The CBI FIRs detailed the run carriers under the UPA issue summons to a few offi- soon was halted by Cyclone The Skymet said monsoon northeast monsoon during the The IMD has