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The visiting jumped in the well of the Union Territory of Jammu & terror acts. envoys expressed satisfaction at he opposition created a House and started raising slo- Kashmir, but the terrorists still He further explained that the soft policing being attempt- Truckus inside and outside gans against the government. retain the ability to strike. despite the number of esti- ed in J&K. the Uttar Pradesh assembly The opposition members The Army also said while mated terrorists in the UT On being queried about the on the opening day of the waved posters and banners the grassroots politics is taking coming down to nearly 200, the role of NGOs in supporting the budget session on Thursday by which showcased the farmers’ root, the terror organisations’ counter terror operations still Government efforts, the Corps boycotting the governor’s issues, rise in the prices of effort to target political work- require a grid deployment to Commander shared that many address after a brief sloganeer- petroleum products, bad law ers is a cause of worry. ensure security to the citizens. local and national NGOs are ing and creating noisy scenes. and order, dues of the cane “It is a clear message that International experiences helping in Government effort Samajwadi Party MLC farmers and other relevant Pakistan-sponsored elements including in Afghanistan prove in J&K, these are in diverse Ramesh Yadav was detained issues. Some of the posters said: do not want a change in the sta- the need for boots on ground fields including drug abuse, outside the Vidhan Bhawan ‘Betion par atyachar me num- tus quo. Any activity that leads in counter terror operations, Lt women empowerment and when he tried to enter on a ber one, UP sarkar sharm karo’, to normalisation of the situa- General BS Raju added. The skilling of the youth. The tractor loaded with sugarcane ‘Ganna mulya bhugtan karo’, tion is opposed,” the Army said. Corps Commander also drew national NGOs bring in skills, and paddy while the SP legis- ‘BJP sarkar kha gayi rojgar, The interaction between attention to the propaganda technology and help in build- lators held a ‘kisan panchayat’ naujawan ho gaye berojgar’ the Army officers and the efforts of Pakistan and the ing cross-regional linkages, to symbolise and support the and ‘Mehnga diesel, mehngi members of the foreign dele- separatists, he shared that which would prove invaluable farmers’ agitation against the bijli’. gation took place in the Badami Kashmiri citizens have seen in the long term. three new farm bills, at the stat- Later, after 10 minutes of Bagh Cantonment, headquar- Police Vijay Kumar along with the hinterland. killing of the tanzeem leaders through the lies of the cross- In Jammu, the visiting del- ue of Chaudhary Charan Singh ruckus, the opposition mem- ters of the Srinagar-based other senior Army and police The visiting delegation was has resulted in a more secure border propaganda and are egation first met Chief Justice on the Vidhan Bhawan cam- bers including SP, Congress and Chinar Corps before the envoys officers were present during the also informed that the securi- environment in the region. choosing to ignore it. On being of the Jammu & Kashmir High pus. Bahujan Samaj Party, staged a headed to Jammu. interaction. ty forces in Kashmir valley The police briefing includ- queried about de-radicalisa- Court Justice Pankaj Mithal The joint sitting com- noisy walkout from the House, General Officer in The envoys were briefed by managed to neutralise several ed an update on the efforts on tion efforts, the Corps and later they were hosted by menced with the national boycotting the governor’s Command of the Chinar Corps the police and Army represen- top terrorist commanders last “mainstreaming the youth” and Commander shared that the the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha anthem and thereafter when address. Lt General BS Raju, Kashmir tatives on the ground situation year without suffering any “policing under Covid 19 chal- principal supporters in such at Raj Bhawan. Governor Anandiben Patel Continued on Page 11 range Inspector General of at the Line of Control and in major collateral damage. The lenges”. efforts are the parents, society Continued on Page 11 started reading her speech, the ■ Related reports on P2 " " # $% ! & virus’ threat and commitment He was in charge of the to fight together. Many regions reconstruction of the and groups followed our exam- he BJP in Kerala sprang a Palarivattam Bridge built by the ' ()* ple, he said. Tsurprise on Thursday by previous UDF Government, The hopes of the region announcing that legendary E which got damaged within one " and the world are focussed now Sreedharan, popularly known year of its inauguration. additional charge of the UT on on rapid deployment of vac- as India’s Metro Man, has “Sreedharan Sir has com- Tuesday following the removal cines, and they should maintain joined the party. pleted the entire reconstruction he Congress Government of Kiran Bedi, issued the direc- the same collaborative spirit, “E Sreedharan, India’s pride and the bridge would be hand- Tin the Union Territory of tion to Chief Minister V Modi said in his brief address. has joined the BJP. He will ed over to the Kerala Puducherry will have to prove Narayanasamy after the oppo- Health cooperation in the become a member of the party Government before the second its majority in the Assembly on sition, which also has 14 MLAs, rime Minister Narendra region has already achieved so on February 21 at Kasaragod week of March 2021,” said February 22 with Lt Governor petitioned her, saying the gov- PModi on Thursday called much, the Prime Minister said, from where the party is launch- Narayanan, the Metro Man’s Tamilisai Soundararajan on ernment has been reduced to for greater integration among asking if the region now can ing its Vijaya Yatra. Sreedharan close aide for more than a Thursday ordering the floor minority and it should prove its South Asian countries for tack- raise its ambitions further. will be enrolled as a member of General of Kerala Police, who decade. test, hours after assuming strength on the floor of the ling any future Covid-19 like Modi also made certain the party by Yogi Adityanath, staged a war against corruption, According to Narayanan, charge vowing to function in assembly. pandemics and floated the idea island countries. suggestions to foster the col- Chief Minister of Uttar had joined the BJP last month Sreedharan’s decision to join accordance with the Narayanasamy earlier in of launching a special visa The spirit of regional soli- laborative spirit to help each Pradesh,” said K Surendran, during the party’s all India the BJP could be at the instance Constitution. the day attended scheme for doctors and nurs- darity shown during the pan- other. president of the BJP’s Kerala president JP Nadda’s visit to of the party’s Central leader- Following the Soundararajan’s swearing-in es so that they can travel quick- demic has proven such inte- He asked if a special visa president. Kerala. Cinema artist ship. “I understand the BJP’s Soundararajan’s order, Chief and also called on her later. ly within the region during gration is possible, he said. scheme for doctors and nurs- He was speaking to Krishnakumar was another Kerala leaders had called on Minister V Narayanasamy The present party posi- health emergencies. Through openness and deter- es can be created so that they reporters after a meeting with entrant into the party during him a couple of times request- conducted a meeting with its tion in the assembly: Congress Addressing a workshop on mination, Modi said the region can travel quickly within the the Metro Man on Thursday at Nadda’s visit. ing him to join the party. But MLAs on Thursday night to (ten, including Speaker), DMK “Covid-19 Management: has managed to achieve one of region during health emer- the latter’s Ponnani residency. Speaking to reporters who he remained non-committal,” decide the next course of action three, All-India NR Congress Experience, Good Practices the lowest fatality rates in the gencies. Surendran said that the thronged his residence on hear- Narayanan told The Pioneer. The development came seven, AIADMK four, BJP and Way Forward” with 10 world. Modi also proposed that a BJP wanted Sreedharan to con- ing about his joining the BJP, There are reports that Prof days after a ruling party MLA three (all nominated with vot- neighbouring countries, The Prime Minister noted regional platform be created for test the upcoming Assembly Sreedharan said it was the cul- TJ Joseph, whose hand was resigned, becoming the fourth ing rights) and one indepen- including the extended neigh- that experts had voiced con- collating, compiling and study- election from a constituency of mination of a thought which chopped off by the Popular to quit the assembly since last dent who has supported the bourhood, Modi said the spir- cern over the pandemic’s dan- ing effectiveness of Covid-19 his choice.