- . !"# +,- !"#! VRGR $"#(!#1')VCEBRS WWT!Pa!RT%&!$"#1$# !"#$ )233)4 /)*%01 2)&05 2+"4 6 $% &'(& ((& 6 & & 5$ $ & ( %$% )* & && ( ( ( ) ( ( 6( % 7 6 ,, .// '/0 1 &2-, ## %&'(')*!&+,!-. !#* # &'()*%(&%+, % s expected Army Chief R !" AGeneral Bipin Rawat was on Monday night appointed the first ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He will assume charge on December 31 when elhi is experiencing the he retires as the Army Chief. Dcoldest winter in over a Vice Chief of Army Manoj century. The India Mukund Naravane will take Meteorological Department over as the next Army Chief. (IMD) declared Monday as a The CDS will have a tenure coldest day in the national of three years or will serve till Capital in 119 years with max- the age of 65. Rawat will com- imum temperature dipping to plete 62 years when he retires 9.4 degrees Celsius at as the Army Chief. The Union Safdarjung (official) observa- Cabinet on Tuesday last week tory. The Regional Weather had approved the creation of Forecast Centre (RWFC) has the CDS. He will function as predicted no relief from cold the Principal Military Adviser wave on Tuesday. to the Defence Minister and Sixteen flights were divert- head the new department of ed and four cancelled at the military affairs in the Defence Delhi airport on Monday due Ministry. to heavy fog, an official said. Since Rawat is the senior Many trains were running late. most Service Chief, as the CDS Citing 24 hours tempera- he will first among equals ture trend, the IMD said the among service chiefs. The Aya Nagar observatory record- CDS, who will draw salary ed day temperature at 7.8 equivalent to the Services degrees Celsius, followed by Chiefs, will be responsible for Ridge 8.4 degrees Celsius, rationalising weapons pro- Palam 9 and Lodi Road 9.2 around 11.30 pm on Sunday. curement procedures, besides degrees Celsius. The deceased have been integrating the operation of the Forecasting weekly weath- s the fog engulfed Delhi- identified as Mahesh (35), armed forces. er for the national Capital, the ANCR on Sunday night Kishan Lal (50), Neeresh (17), However, he will not exer- RWFC has predicted rain on dropping the visibility to zero, Ram Khiladi (75), Mallu (12) cise any military command January 1, 2 and 3 while degrees Celsius January 1 mal for this day of the year. was recorded 9.4 degrees ing 9.4 degrees Celsius and six people, including two and Netrapal (40), all residents over the three chiefs of the December 31 is still tagged as onwards. “Today was the coldest day Celsius. “Delhi is likely to Palam 9.0 degrees Celsius,” minors, were killed when their of Sambhal district in Uttar Army, Navy and Air Force. “cold wave” day. There will be Low visibility in Delhi and recorded for the December,” record the coldest day today in IMD tweeted. Maruti Etriga car skidded off Pradesh. Police said there was Most of the developed coun- no respite before January 3 as National Capital Region (NCR) Kuldeep said. last 119 years for December On Monday, a thick blan- the road and fell into a canal one more car accompanying tries, including the permanent minimum temperature will delayed thirty trains. Kuldeep Around 3.30 pm, the IMD month as day temperature till ket of fog engulfed Delhi and in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater them and they all were going members of the United Nations fluctuate around 3-4 degrees Srivastava, head RWFC, said announced that Delhi is likely 14.30 IST of today has been the minimum temperature set- Noida. Five other occupants of to Delhi when the unfortunate Security Council(UNSC) have Celsius, while maximum tem- the day temperature was almost to break previous records of unusually following a coldest tled at 2.6 degrees Celsius. the car suffered injuries in the incident occurred. CDS for ensuring jointness perature will be around 16 half of what is considered nor- cold as maximum temperature trend with Safdarjung record- Continued on Page 4 accident that took place Continued on Page 4 and synergy R 2 ++ .62%! 5$ # ' $ ttar Pradesh Deputy Chief UMinister Dinesh Sharma countered Congress general $ ( )*+,- R secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on her remarks against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath 5$ preached kindness. The chief on Monday and accused her of minister (Yogi Adityanath) denigrating Hinduism. ongress general secretary wears saffron robe, he should ! Addressing a Press confer- CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra follow Hindu religion,” she ence barely two hours after the lashed out at the Yogi said. Congress general secretary made Sharma alleged. “Yogi ji ne Adityanath government in Priyanka demanded that a certain remarks against dharam ko dhaaran kiya hai Uttar Pradesh over police sitting or retired judge of the Adityanath, before returning to (Yogiji has imbibed a religion). “atrocities” on innocents dur- High Court should probe every New Delhi after winding up a The Hindu religion never teach- ing protests against Citizenship case of violence before the four-day visit to the State capi- es to do any harm to anyone. (Amendment) Act (CAA) and government and police moved aharashtra Chief Minister tal, Sharma said, “Priyanka Hindu religion does not speak National Register of Citizens ahead for prosecuting those MUddhav Thackeray on Gandhi stands with those who about insulting any other reli- (NRC), saying that the action arrested or confiscating their Monday sprang a surprise by indulged in (anti-CAA) vio- gion. Hindu religion is very huge was “illegal” and had no legal properties. She said that all including his son Aditya lence.” Priyanka hit out at Chief and you are saying that a person basis. legal process should be com- Thackeray in his team and Minister on Monday, saying (imbibing Hindu religion) is “I think it is happening for pleted before confiscating carried out his first full-fledged there was no place for violence doing such a thing,” he said. the first time that a chief min- property of persons accused in expansion of his Ministry by or “revenge” in the country. “You have started a clash of ister has made a statement like the violence. inducting Ajit Pawar as Deputy In a jibe at Adityanath religions for your politics. ‘badla liya jayegaa (we will “I went to meet a family in Chief Minister and 35 new days after he said those who Please do not do this. This is take revenge)’. And this is what Bijnor. Their 21-year-old son, Ministers in his Cabinet. damaged public property dur- not the question of Hindu and is happening in the state,” harassing people,” she said. Suleman, who had come home With the expansion, the ing protests against the Muslims. It is the question of Priyanka said while addressing “A saffron clad chief min- on vacation, had gone to the Cabinet size has gone up to 43, Citizenship Amendment Act India’s future and national media persons in Lucknow on ister warning of revenge is local mosque for namaz. the maximum for 288-member (CAA) and the ensuing vio- unity,” he added. Monday. very unfortunate. In Gita too, Suddenly, the news came that Maharashtra Assembly. ! lence would be made to pay, the Sharma said no one would Elaborating further, the Lord Krishna has talked about he had been hit by a police bul- Ajit Pawar, who returned as " # $ Congress general secretary said leave saffron for the fear of Congress general secretary said ‘karuna’ (sympathy), not of let,” Priyanka said. Suleman was the Deputy Chief Minister of ! % ' ( #% ) saffron denotes Hinduism, a expletives. “The more you hurl that innocent protesters were revenge. Lord Ram too is a killed during protests against the State for a record fourth religion that does not advocate abuses, the more our self-con- being targeted by the UP police symbol of ‘karuna’ and in the amended citizenship law on time, and 35 other Ministers, Mumbai. number of Ministers in the violence or “revenge”. fidence will increase,” he added. and administration. Shiva’s ‘baarat’, every commu- December 20 and his family including Aditya Thackeray Of the Ministers who were Uddhav Thackeray Cabinet Hitting back at Congress To a question, Sharma clar- “When a chief minister nity danced. Saffron is a sym- claimed that he was shot by the and former Chief Minister administered oath by the has risen to 43, including that general secretary Priyanka ified that Adityanath had used warns of taking revenge from bol of country’s tradition and police during protests. They Ashok Chavan, were sworn Governor, 25 are of the Cabinet of the Chief Minister. Gandhi, Sharma said the clash the word ‘badla’ (revenge) to the people, then what do you Hinduism promotes ‘karuna’, later filed an FIR against six into office by Maharashtra rank, while the remaining 10 Sena spokesperson Sanjay of religions should not be start- convey that vandals will have to expect from the state machin- but the chief minister, by warn- policemen on Sunday. Governor Bhagat Singh are Ministers of State. Raut’s MLA-brother Sunil Raut ed for the sake of politics. pay for the damage caused to ery. To follow the diktats of the ing of revenge, had violated all She also claimed that more Koshyari at an oath-taking cer- With the induction of 36 couldn’t find a place in the “The Congress general sec- public property during protests chief minister, the administra- traditions of the country. This than 5,000 people had been emony held on the Vidhan new Ministers, including the Cabinet expansion. retary has accused the saffron against the amended citizen- tion will violate all norms by country’s soul has no place for detained across the state and Bhavan premises in south Deputy Chief Minister, the Continued on Page 4 along with the Chief Minister,” ship law.