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"# during the last five years. its claim on the contentious seat Priyanka told the media, “If of Darbhanga in the heart of president Rahul Gandhi, who Tejashwi, announced the the party asks me, I will fight the Mithilanchal region. is reported to have assured Kirti candidature of his sister Misa from anywhere.” Following this, sulking Azad that he would be fielded Bharti from Pataliputra, When a party worker asked Congress leaders kept away from Darbhanga. Congress’ Meira Kumar from her to contest from Rae Bareli, from the joint Press conference As per the seat-sharing Sasaram and RJD leader Abdul she said, “Shouldn’t I fight addressed by RJD leader formula, the RJD has got 20 Bari Siddiqui from Darbhanga. from Varanasi?” Tejashwai Yadav in Patna to seats, out of which it is giving Siddiqui is a senior leader and The Congress incharge of announce the candidate of the up one for the ultra-Left party; has held important Ministries eastern UP has asked party Mahagathbandhan. the Congress has nine, followed besides having served as Leader workers to inform the people The Congress has by five for Upendra Kushwaha’s of Opposition in the State about the alleged unfulfilled announced the name of eight RLSP and three each for Jitan Assembly. Also in the con- promises of the Modi of the nine candidates who will Ram Manjhi’s HAM and tention for the seat was Md Government, particularly the be in the fray from Bihar. Kirti Mukesh Sahni’s VIP. Ashraf Fatmi, a RJD strongman problems in Varanasi. ! "# still has a chance of contesting The announcement of the and a close associate Lalu. While Congress sources from the State if he is nomi- grand alliance candidates was Fatmi, who represented too indicated that this could be when she asked about “devel- single village in his con- rich, richer. They have money Priyanaka accused the nated from the Valmiki Nagar made by Tejashwi, but absence Darbhanga in the past, was a surprise last minute decision, opment” in the area. She stituency though he has been for the businessmen, but not Modi Government of trying to seat, which is in the Congress’ of senior Congress leaders on runner-up in 2014. party president Rahul Gandhi claimed only 15 km of a 150- travelling all over the country for the poor.” destroy democracy and con- kitty and for which the party the occasion showed the party’s Tejashwi also announced provided grist to the mill by km road sanctioned by the pre- and abroad.” Claiming that Modi stitutional institutions. “I have has not named its candidate. displeasure over arm-twisting that the RJD would be fielding telling news agency PTI in an vious Congress Government Priyanka visited the retained the MGNREGA seen the truth in the leaking It was clear that despite by the RJD. Tanveer Hassan in Begusarai, interview that it was up to has been built there, and when Hanuman Garhi temple in scheme on coming to power roofs of the weavers’ houses, in being in jail, RJD chief Lalu RLSP leader and former the party candidate who came Priyanka to decide if she wants people drive away from the air- Ayodhya, but kept away from despite criticising it, Priyanka the eyes of the farmer who said Prasad called the shots in the Union Minister Upendra in second in 2014, a decision to contest election or not. port it is full of potholes. the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri said, “But funds are not being that only the rich have a distribution of seats and nom- Kushwaha too is reported to be that may queer the pitch for Referring to her recent Claiming Modi did not Masjid site. given to the scheme for six chowkidar (watchman),” she ination of the candidates of the sulking because the RJD wants CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar, who is visit to Varanasi, Priyanka said care about Varanasi, she said, “I She said, “The months. They are giving the said in an indirect reference to grand alliance. The denial of him to accommodate at least taking on firebrand BJP leader she was told about the road was told that in the past five Government’s focus is only on money to contractors... They Modi’s “I am a chowkidar too’ ticket to Kirti Azad is a per- one RJD nominee from his Giriraj Singh. from the airport to the city years he has not visited even a helping the rich, making the want to close the scheme.” campaign. sonal setback for Congress quota. Continued on Page 4 # %&& ! ! "# $ ! L M ! "! &12&*34 # (!(* &12&*34 n a tragic incident, eight Ipassengers, including a + # &12&*34 early a month after India's minor and two women, were ! $ ! Nair strikes on terror camps killed while 30 others sus- he Election Commission in Balakot, the Pakistan Army tained injuries after a private- T(EC) on Friday seized 100 % % for the first time conducted a ly-operated bus rammed into a kg heroin worth 500 crore ! media tour to Balakot in an tanker on the Yamuna from Gujarat. ! apparent attempt to refute the Expressway in Greater Noida Sources in the EC said & '!! # " news of the strikes that caused the troops of Frontier Corps, a on Friday around 5 am. Gujarat ATS arrested nine substantial damage and casu- paramilitary unit of Pakistan. The bus was heading to Iranian nationals carrying 100 alties to Jaish-e-Mohammad The Balakot camp is locat- Delhi from Uttar Pradesh’s kg heroin from Gujarat coast. Sajid Umar (20), and Dhor # (JeM). The nearly five-hour ed at the tri-junction of Jalaun district when the inci- Preliminary enquiry Mohammad Nakib Raisi (65). ! ( ' tour on Thursday saw a team Pakistan Punjab, Balochistan dent under the jurisdiction of revealed that the consignment According to the EC, ! ! of eight Pakistani journalists and North-West Frontier Rabupura police station. The was loaded at Pakistan’s enforcement agencies have ) ! *) shooting videos of the site, Province (NWFP). deceased have been identified Gwadar port by one Pakistani seized 255 kg drugs and nar- ++ ) ! which was partially covered by The IAF carried out air as bus driver Mahesh Kumar national Hamid Malek. cotics worth 3,23 crore from !! , tarpaulin sheets. strikes reportedly destroying (48), helper Bandu (25), pas- The worth of total seizure Maharashtra; 252 kg from + ! # Sources said the visit was the JeM’s biggest training camp sengers Vineeta (32), Arun " $ % of narcotics in Gujarat till Madhya Pradeesh; 221 kg from delayed for nearly a month in in Balakot on February 26 and (42), Asad (12), Suman (35) & ( ! "# Wednesday was only 6 crore. Nagaland; 143 kg from # an attempt to change the nar- Pakistan retaliated the next and Vishwanath Tiwari (75). The Pioneer had reported Karnataka and 17 kg from $ rative about damage and casu- day by intruding into India in The passengers were from said Sharat Chandra Sharma, saddened by the demise of earlier that heroin, opium, Bihar. It has seized drugs worth ! ' alties by repairing the infra- Rajouri sector in an attempt to Jalaun, while the driver and the Circle Officer (CO) of eight people in a bus accident brown sugar, anti-depressant 103 crore from Punjab; 19 -. structure there as a cover-up. target military installations helper hailed from Dhaulpur in Jewar sub-division. in Greater Noida today. Praying drugs, ganja, cocaine, denato- crore from Uttar Pradesh. The team was flown in a there. An aerial combat ensued Rajasthan. Three women and “The exact cause of the for the peace of the departed nium benzoate, methamphet- As per data updated till special military helicopter. The wherein Wing Commander three children were among the incident is yet to be confirmed, souls and strength to their amine, tablets of antidepres- March 29, authorities have L M$'!!# media persons interacted with Abhinandan Varthaman flying 30 injured who hailed from but prima facie it appears the families. Also wishing speedy sants Alprazolam and seized 250.18 crore of unac- nearly 300 children staying in a MIG-21 shot down F-16 jet Auraiya, Jalaun, Phaphund and driver was a bit drowsy. The recovery to the passengers Tramadol are being smuggled counted cash from 29 States % a madrasa run by JeM there. of Pakistan Air Force. However, Noida. tanker was moving slowly and injured in the accident.” to influence voters. and UT. As per data, as many % ## The group had claimed respon- his jet was also shot down by “Eight people were killed the speeding bus could have Earlier, an official The arrested Iranians have as 56.96 lakh litre liquor worth !&'(')( ! + sibility for carrying out a sui- Pakistan air defence and he and 30 injured in the incident.