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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014 (PAGE 9) NCP leader Nagmani quits Delhi most unsafe for women Rajiv case SC defers Centre's plea against release of convicts party, praises Modi travellers: Travel survey NEW DELHI, Mar 6: has no locus in the matter. moved the plea seeking a stay NEW DELHI, March 6: NEW DELHI, Mar 6: in a group of women, majority Out of 37 per cent respon- It had asked as to why the on the release of convicts The Supreme Court today Centre rushed to the apex court Nalini, Robert Pious, of respondents preferred travel- dents who have travelled solo, deferred till March 26 the hear- Nagmani, a known-party hopper, today resigned from the NCP Delhi has been pegged as the ling to a city as it offered a high- 56 per cent said they liked trav- instead of replying to the State Jayakumar and Ravichandran in praising Narendra Modi, a first fall-out of Congress-RJD-NCP most unsafe city in the country, ing on the Centre's plea against Government's letter seeking the the case. er sense of security, law and elling alone and will continue to the Tamil Nadu Government's alliance in Bihar, where he could not be accommodated as a can- for the second time in a row, by stand of the Union Government The Jayalalithaa order. Hill stations and beaches do so in the future. decision to release seven prison- didate for Lok Sabha polls. women travellers, a recent sur- on release of the prisoners. Government had on February were second and third choice A total of 53 per cent said ers convicted in Rajiv Gandhi Nagmani, who was heading the Bihar unit of NCP and was vey has found. The bench had questioned 19 decided to set free all the respectively," the annual they travel alone only to desti- assassination case. looking after Jharkhand affairs of the party as well, said he was in "Delhi retained its notorious the State Government, saying, seven convicts in the assassina- women traveller survey 2014 by nations (India or abroad) that A bench headed by Chief touch with the BJP for more than two-and-a-half months. reputation as the most unsafe "Is the Centre rushing or you are tion case. the travel portal said. are perceived as "safe." Justice P Sathasivam adjourned He said that he had decided to work for Modi even when there city amongst the top 10 Indian rushing?" and made it clear that Santhan, Murugan and The findings which come "Solo women travellers pre- the case and posted it for final was a talk that NCP could be given two seats under the "secular cities polled with 95 per cent it will first consider the main- ahead of the International ferred yoga and other spiritual hearing on March 26 after the Arivu are currently lodged in alliance" with Congress and RJD. respondents expressing the tainability of the Centre's peti- Women's day are based on retreats three times over to those Centre sought time to file a the Central Prison, Vellore and NCP wanted the second seat for Nagmani but it could get only opinion as opposed to 84 per tion before going into its merits. information collected from travelling in a group who pre- rejoinder to State Government's they are in jail since 1991. one from where Union Minister Tarique Anwar will contest. cent in 2013" according to a sur- 1068 women and are aimed at at ferred to do activities like sight- response. The bench had said that The other four are also Nagmani, son of Jagdev Prasad, a legendary firebrand leader of vey by travel portal understanding travel sentiment seeing and shopping," Ganju Earlier, the apex court had every State must be aware about undergoing life sentence for backward castes in Bihar, had served in almost all parties includ- TripAdvisor. and preferences of Indian said. restrained the State Government the procedure to be followed for their role in Gandhi's assassina- ing Congress, BJP, JD(U), RJD and LJP and is now all set to re- Kolkata and Jaipur were women with respect to leisure For solo travellers other pre- from releasing the prisoners release of prisoners. tion on May 21, 1991 in join the BJP. ranked second and third most travel while travelling solo or as ferred activities include festi- who were undergoing life sen- The apex court had on Sriperumbudur. "I have met all senior leaders of BJP except Narendra Modi. I unsafe cities respectively with part of an all-women group. tence and directed it to maintain February 20 stayed the release The bench had on February have met BJP President Rajnath Singh, its former President Nitin 64 per cent and 53 per cent vals of music or literature (29 47 per cent of the respon- status quo. of three convicts--Murugan, 20 issued notice to the Tamil Gadkari, organisational secretary Ramlal and senior BJP leaders votes each. per cent), health or wellness (24 dents said they took leisure trips The Tamil Nadu Santhan and Arivu-- whose Nadu Government, Inspector from Bihar. I was never in favour of joining hands with Congress. Ahmedabad toppled per cent) as well as light adven- as part of a group of women Government had opposed the death sentence was commuted General of Prisons, Chennai, "Even when there was a talk that NCP will be given two seats, Mumbai to be rated the safest ture like camping and hiking compared to 35 per cent who Centre's plea, saying the petition to life term by it on February 18 Superintendent of Central I had told BJP leaders that I wanted to contest from their party. city by 85 per cent of respon- (23 per cent). travelled solo in the last two was not maintainable as the in the case, saying there had Prison, Vellore and the convicts Today it is the nation's dream to see some backward or Dalit leader dents even as Maharashtra and For women travelling as a years. Union Government cannot file a been procedural lapses on the --V Sriharan alias Murugan, T as Prime Minister. Modi fulfils the criteria. I will leave no stone Gujarat were voted to be the group preferred activities "43 per cent of respondents writ in the case. part of the State Government on Suthendraraja alias Santhan and unturned to ensure that he becomes Prime Minister," Nagmani safest states with 16 and 14 per include Sightseeing-Eco tours The State Government had the decision to release them. A G Perarivalan alias Arivu--for said. cent votes each. Mumbai (72 were between the age of 18 and or village tours (28 per cent), also submitted that the Centre Thereafter, the Centre had today. (PTI) NCP general secretary Tarique Anwar, said party chief Sharad per cent) dropped to the 5th spot 35 years and 27 per cent of them light adventure-camping, hiking Pawar has dissolved the Bihar unit and has asked national secre- this year from the number 1 fell into the category between (39 per cent), festivals of music tary Mohal Lal Agrawal to look after its affairs. (PTI) position in 2013. 35 to 45 years," Nikhil Ganju, or literature (20 per cent) and The survey also noted that it Country Manager, TripAdvisor cruise or house boat (20 per AAP-BJP clash: Ashutosh, Shazia named in FIR was surprising to find that only said. cent). NEW DELHI, Mar 6: supporters staging silent protest. each other indulging in pelting of Ganju said there seemed to Police could not see bricks, stones stones. Plastic chairs were hurled Kiran Reddy moves SC 16 per cent women use the The respondents included a Top AAP leaders Ashutosh an rising trend of women who and chairs being thrown from the from inside BJP office on the pro- women safety applications that mix of working professionals and Shazia Ilmi have been named travelled solo or in womens inside of BJP Headquarter...They testers outside. Police had used are available. self employed women as well as in an FIR in which charges of riot- on Telangana issue could only see people much later water canons to disperse the war- "Whether travelling alone or only groups. homemakers. (PTI) ing and damage to public property retaliating. Police were protecting ring activists. NEW DELHI, Mar 6: have been included, raising the BJP supporters," Ilmi charged. In Lucknow, workers of Aam possibility of their arrest while 14 Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy today HC to hear Gulaab Gang producers' Police have termed the AAP Aadmi Party, armed with brooms, party workers were arrested in protest as completely illegal as no approached the Supreme Court against the Centre's decision to cre- connection with the clashes out- had clashed with lathi-wielding ate Telangana by bifurcating the State. prior permission was sought by activists of BJP and fought side the BJP headquarters here. the party. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, before whom The FIR was lodged at pitched street battles outside BJP the matter was mentioned, agreed to list his plea along with other plea against stay on release Ashutosh also accused Delhi office on Vidhan Sabha Marg in NEW DELHI, Mar 6: ble damage and injury" would dents depicted in it are not in Parliament Street Police Station police of bias against AAP work- petitions which will be taken up tomorrow for hearing. last night against the AAP protest- protest against detention of A batch of petitions is listed for hearing tomorrow against the be caused to Pal if it is released.