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XI ISSUE NO. 330 PAGES. 8+8 ` /- 4 ENGLISH DAILY THE SOUTH INDIAEDITOR TIMES IN CHIEF: BUCHI BABU VUPPALA 22 WEDNESDAY, JULY, 2020 PUBLISHED FROM: HYDERABAD, CHENNAI & BANGALORE www.thesouthindiatimes.com /facebook/thesouthindiatimes.yahoo.in / thesouthindiatimes.yahoo.in PUNJAB SIGNS PACTS WHETHER HE KNOWS NO MORE LOCKDOWNS WITH IIT ROPAR FOR SKILL OR NOT, TRUMP WILL LEAVE IN K'TAKA, CURBS ONLY IN DEVELOPMENT WH: PELOSI CONTAINMENT ZONES: CM SHORT TAKES INDIAN, US WARSHIPS PAKISTAN VIOLATES ANOTHER BREATHER FOR PILOT AS HC CONDUCT MARITIME CEASEFIRE IN J&K'S RAJOURI DISTRICT RESERVES ORDER TILL JULY 24 DRILLS NEAR ANDAMAN TSIT BUREAU Jammu, July 21 : Pakistan re- TSIT BUREAU nior counsel and Con- tion against notice served AND NICOBAR ISLANDS sorted to unprovoked fi ring and Jaipur, July 21 : In anoth- gress leader Abhishek to them by the Speaker intense shelling on the line of er respite for rebel Con- Manu Singhvi on a plea by the Congress control (LoC) in the Rajouri dis- gress leader Sachin Pilot In his arguments on for their disqualifi cation. trict of J&K on Tuesday. Colonel and his supporting MLAs, Tuesday, Rohatgi said: The rebels had moved Devender Anand, Defence Min- the Rajasthan High Court "The Assembly Speaker the court, arguing that istry spokesman, said at 5.15 on Tuesday asked the As- gave only three days time "free speech" cannot be p.m. Pakistan initiated ceasefi re sembly Speaker not to for legislators to respond, labelled as "anti-party violation by fi ring with small take any action against however, a time of seven activity" and that they arms and shelling mortars in the them till Friday when it days should have been can't be served such no- Sunderbani sector. "The army is will deliver its order on given to them. Why were tices when the Rajasthan retaliating befi ttingly," he said. their petition. they (the ruling party) in Assembly is not in ses- On Sunday too, Pakistan had vi- Completing the hear- July 24. "Having heard other MLAS to fi le their such a hurry?" sion. Questioning the TSIT BUREAU ing through IOR. During olated ceasefi re in the same sec- ing on the writ petition learned counsel for the response till 5.30 p.m. Singhvi, on Monday, validity and correctness New Delhi, Jul 21: Amid the passage, #IndianNavy tor. So far this year, Pakistan has fi led by Pilot and 18 other respective parties and on Tuesday, to further had told the court that of the notice issued by border standoff with China units undertook Passage Ex- violated ceasefi re on the LoC Congress MLAs against taking on record the sub- extend this period till the the Speaker "has just giv- the Speaker, they termed in Eastern Ladakh, Indian ercise (PASSEX) with #US- and the international border in notice issued to them missions advanced on delivery of its order on en notice, not disquali- as "motivated" the com- Navy’s warships on MOnday Navy. Indian Navy had also J&K 2,711 times, killing 21 civil by the Speaker asking behalf of the respective Friday. The Pilot camp fi ed the MLAs". "The plaint on behalf of Ma- conducted a maritime drill conducted similar PASSEXs and injuring 94 others. why they should not be parties as noted above, was represented by two Speaker's order can be hesh Joshi, the Chief with a US Navy carrier strike with #JMSDF (Japan) and disqualifi ed from the we direct that matter of India's top lawyers -- challenged only on lim- Whip of the Congress in group, led by USS Nimitz #FrenchNavy in recent past,” ECONOMIC 'GREEN Assembly, the division shall be listed on July 24 Mukul Rohatgi, a former ited grounds, so there is the assembly. However, in the Indian Ocean region the Indian Navy tweeted. The bench of Chief Justice for passing of necessary Attorney General, and no basis to the petition the hearing on Thurs- (IOR). The passage exercise Navy’s Eastern Fleet, which SHOOTS' VISIBLE, Indrajit Mahanty and orders," the court said. Harish Salve, a former fi led by the Pilot faction," day was deferred within involved a total of eight In- had already been carrying GOVT OPEN TO TAK- Justice Prakash Gupta, of It also asked the Speak- Solicitor General, while he contended. 15 minutes as the Pilot dian and US warships, said out a fi ve-day long exercise the court's Jaipur bench, er, who had extended the the Rajasthan Speaker The Pilot camp had on camp wanted to amend an offi cial. “The Nimitz Car- off the Andaman and Nico- ING MORE STEPS: FM reserved its order till period for Pilot and the was represented by se- last Thursday fi led a peti- their plea. rier Strike Group is transit- bar archipelago. Amit Shah dials Meghalaya CM after Milk fl ows on roads as Maha fl ood ravages state farmers demand price hike New Delhi, July 21 (UNI) Faced with the rag- Pune (Maharashtra), July 21 ting down, and have made sev- New Delhi, July 21 (UNI) ing fl ood situation in the (UNI) Hundreds of farmers on eral demands which can avert Further steps might be ini- North East India which Tuesday emptied tankers and the crisis and help safeguard tiated by the Centre to sus- has now affected Megha- cans containing thousands of li- the milk producers of the coun- tain the economic revival laya as well, killing at least tres of milk on the streets in Sangli, try," said Shetti. The demands process as high frequency 5, Union Minister Amit Kolhapur, Jalna, Hingoli, Solapur are: The government should indicators have shown Shah spoke to the state and Pune demanding an increase purchase and maintain buffer visible economic "green Chief Minister, on Tues- in milk procurement prices. stocks of 30,000 tonnes of milk shoots", Finance Minister day. Hundreds of activists led by powder, provide Rs 30/kg sub- Nirmala Sithara man said "Loss of lives due to the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana sidy for milk powder export, on Tuesday. Speaking at fl oods in West Garo Hills, have been affected due (SSS) President Raju Shetti took to stop imports of milk powder, the USIBC India Ideas Meghalaya is very dis- to the fl oods in the state, the streets all over the state, espe- completely withdraw GST on all Summit webinar, she cit- turbing," Shah said. particularly in the West cially in some of the key milk-pro- dairy products -- which ranges ed rising power consump- He added that he has Garo Hills of Meghalaya. ducing regions of western Maha- from 5 per cent to 12 per cent tion, toll collection, bank spoken to Chief Minister A whopping 175 villages rashtra, and stopped milk tankers is down by over 40 per cent and ter and milk powder, the dairy -- till the pandemic situation is transactions and improve- Conrad Sangma to assure have been affected by and milk tempos transporting milk is being converted to butter owners are not ready to accept over to enable people afford and ments in PMI index as in- him "all possible help" the fl ood. Meanwhile, milk to towns and cities. or skimmed milk powder," Shetti raw milk from the farmers and consume more milk products. dicators of "green shoots" from the Central govern- Assam is already battling "The rural economy has been told . Due to the increasing pro- consequently they get barely Supporting the agitation, All In- in the economy. Besides, ment. "Nation stands res- a massive fl ood situation hit hard by the ongoing Covid-19 duction of butter and milk pow- Rs 18-20 per litre, resulting in a dia Kisan Sabha (AIKS) President Sitharaman said that ag- olutely with the people of that has killed at least 85 pandemic. The dairy industry is a der, the stocks are increasing and crisis in the dairy sector, Shetti Ashok Dhawale said that the riculture is driving the re- Meghalaya in these trying people and affected lakhs key supportive sector in the rural the prices are further dropping explained. "We have written to farmers are demanding a price vival of the rural economy. times," Shah added. others. At least 24 of the economy, providing livelihood to and have currently reached Rs 220 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, support of Rs 5 per litre, which is The Centre is monitoring the At least 5 people lost state's 33 districts are af- lakhs of farmers. But due to the and Rs 280, respectively, he said. seeking his urgent intervention very justifi ed as production costs situation closely, she said. their lives and over a lakh fected due to the fl oods. lockdowns, milk consumption With growing stocks of but- to prevent dairies from shut- have catapulted. The Finance Minister, how- ever, said that despite these "green shoots", all "options SC seeks details from Centre on funding of are open" and intervention BJP only party which did organisational can happen even in the fu- ture, looking at "how the children's homes, audit status chores during pandemic: Nadda industry responds". Elabo- rating on the government's New Delhi, July 21 (UNI) The Su- ment-run shelter home in Chen- Panaji, July 21 (UNI) The BJP of Covid-19 positive persons. stimulus measures, she said preme Court on Tuesday sought nai. The court had sought a status is the only political party in the "He also highlighted the that it gave 10 per cent of details from the Centre on the report from the state government, country which continued with its various measures taken by the GDP, which made a lot of funding of childrens homes across and asked it to explain the reasons organisational chores, inspite of central government under the difference for the compa- the country and also on their au- behind the spread of the viral in- the hardships caused by the Co- leadership of Prime Minister nies which wanted to come dit status.