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7 ; RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 '33' < '4+ // =3=>36? /, O ! "#$ %&!' ( & R R QR play in the region and beyond shows that both the leaders are waited till the last day of the fil- leaders and former Ministers, rime Minister Narendra taking ownership of the com- ing of nomination forms, told the media, “The Congress PModi and Chinese plex relationship. October 9, before making pub- party was keen on contesting President Xi Jinping will hold “The key aspect of the lic their decision to boycott the the BDC polls in the larger talks in Tamil Nadu’s coastal engagement will be how both local body polls. interest of the State. town of Mahabalipuram on the countries make incremen- Addressing a Press confer- Unfortunately, in the absence of October 11-12 to deepen ties, tal progress in addressing their " #$ ence at the party headquarters conducive atmosphere in the including in the field of differences and end the cycle of in Jammu, J&K Pradesh State, we were forced to take counter-terrorism, even as the ups and downs in the ties,” he % Congress Committee chief GA this decision to stay away from second informal summit comes told PTI. Mir, flanked by senior party the poll process”. amid lingering unease in ties He said the India-China over Kashmir with India assert- relationship is not only con- ing that it is an internal matter. fined to bilateral ties, but has Hours after India and important regional and global he State unit of the & '(R )*)+ % China announced Xi’s visit to dimensions. TCongress, which had earli- India, the Chinese state media The first informal summit er decided to contest the Block quoted the Chinese President between the two leaders took Development Council (BDC) as telling Pakistan Prime place in the Chinese city of elections in Jammu & Kashmir ),-- $.( % Minister Imran Khan during Wuhan last year months after to strengthen the second tier of their meeting in Beijing that a 73-day standoff between their the Panchayati Raj Institutions, China has been “paying close armies in Doklam that had on Wednesday announced to /012 attention” to the situation in triggered fears of a war. boycott the polls. Kashmir and the “facts are The perception that India’s With their leadership under clear”. decision in August to withdraw detention since August 5, the tled there in the Centre’s reha- According to the Xinhua 34'3& '56 37784889 Jammu & Kashmir’s special two regional parties from bilitation package. news agency, the Chinese status, triggering tension with Kashmir valley, the National he Union Cabinet on These families were left President also hoped that the China’s ally Pakistan, clouded Conference and the Peoples’ TWednesday approved a out of the package approved by “relevant parties” can solve the O preparations for the summit Democratic Party have already resettlement package under the Cabinet on November 30, issue through peaceful dia- gained ground as both sides indicated that they would stay which one-time financial assis- 2016 for displaced families of logue. could only announce the dates away from the poll process in the tance of 5.5 lakh will be Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Reacting sharply to reports for Xi’s India visit on “absence of conducive” political given to each of the 5,300 dis- Kashmir (PoJK) and Chhamb of Xi and Khan discussing OO Wednesday, barely 50 hours atmosphere in the State. placed families who had under the PM’s Development Kashmir, External Affairs O before the Chinese leader lands The Congress decision has migrated from PoK and first Package 2015 for Jammu & Ministry said Beijing is “well O in Chennai. made the entire poll process a settled outside Jammu & Kashmir. aware” of New Delhi’s position “The forthcoming Summit futile exercise as the BJP Kashmir before relocating As per the estimates, in the and it is not for other countries will provide an opportunity for remains the only party in the themselves to the State. wake of the 1947 Pakistani to comment on its internal matter if there is a query. trade and business ties. India is ty along nearly 3,500 km long the two leaders to continue fray for the BDC polls begin- The Cabinet meeting aggression in Jammu & affairs. The summit in the ancient expected to raise the issue of Sino-India border will be major their discussions on overarch- ning October 24. In Jammu chaired by Prime Minister Kashmir, 31,619 families Government sources also coastal town in southern India ballooning trade deficit in focus areas in the talks. ing issues of bilateral, regional region, Jammu & Kashmir Narendra Modi approved the migrated from PoJK to Jammu said there was no question of is also taking place against the China’s favour, the sources Strategic affairs expert and global importance and to Panthers Party is the only sig- inclusion of the families from & Kashmir. Of these, 26,319 any discussion on the issue as backdrop of China’s growing said. Ashok Kantha said the summit exchange views on deepening nificant player in the poll Jammu & Kashmir which were families settled in Jammu & it is India’s sovereign matter but trade friction with the US. They added that political between Modi and Xi in an India-China closer develop- fray. displaced in 1947 and had Kashmir and 5,300 families added that Modi will update Both leaders are likely to relations, trade and ways to informal setting in the midst of ment partnership,” the MEA Interestingly, the State lead- initially moved out of the State initially moved to other parts the Chinese President on the explore ways of expanding maintain peace and tranquili- evolving geo-political power said in a statement. ership of the Congress party but later on returned and set- of the country. linked with the honey-trap gang members. Police sources said fter the flood fury that he investigation in high-pro- that in the preliminary investi- Awreaked its anger on near- Tfile honeytrap case has now gation, it has come to fore that ly 2 crore people across 14 reached the State Mantralaya. besides giving out government States, the southwest monsoon Four Government depart- contracts, money trails for finally began retreating on ments including Agriculture directs transactions have also Wednesday. The monsoon department have come under been traced. withdrawal will be complete by scanner. Meanwhile, newly appoint- October 20. The season ended The police are also search- ed SIT chief Rajendra Kumar on with a 10 per cent higher rain- ing for the account details of Sunday reached Indore and fall than the long term average. senior officials to find out went through case diaries in the According to India whether they were directly cases registered in connection Meteorological Department west monsoon has withdrawn linked with the gang members. with the honeytrap scam. (IMD), this is the longest from some parts of Punjab, It is also being listed as how The probe into the sensa- delayed withdrawal of mon- Haryana and north Rajasthan many contracts were given out tional honey-trap scandal which soon. “The most delayed with- today, October 9, 2019, as to the selected NGOs. had shook the politics in drawal in the past years was against the normal date of Sources said that during Madhya Pradesh suddenly recorded in 1961 (on October September 1,” the IMD said. raids conducted at the premis- seems losing the steam as after 1), followed by September 30, The excess rain this year es of the accused persons, the assuming office, especially after 2007,” the IMD pointed out. has not only flooded several police have recovered govern- the third Special Investigation The normal date of the with- cities and towns but are also ment seals of four departments Team (SIT) formed into the drawal is September 1. expected to cause extensive and on this, the police have scandal. “The withdrawal started damage to standing kharif zeroed down its investigation Still all the five women from Kapurthala, Ambala, crops in States such as Madhya towards scrutinising the records arrested in the case are in Karnal and Churu on Pradesh, Maharashtra, West of these departments. Indore jail and surprisingly Wednesday. In view of the Bengal, Rajasthan, Bihar and These are the departments their families are also yet to persistence of an anti-cyclonic eastern Uttar Pradesh. where contracts were given to move the court with bail pleas circulation in the lower tro- As per data of flood situa- the voluntary organizations. as of now. Meanwhile the com- pospheric level over north- tion reported by the Ministry The SIT formed to look into plainant in the case, IMC City west India, gradual reduction of Home Affairs, over 1,700 the case has started searching Engineer Harbhajan Singh has in moisture in the lower and people have died and crops in for the money trails as well, to been suspended over ‘immoral- mid tropospheric levels and nearly 13 lakh hectare in these find out which officials were ity and corruption.’ reduction in rainfall, the south- 14 States have been destroyed. O P and industrial houses. He fur- restriction on vacation without grand welcome of the ther informed that work to permission for the officers and guests. eviewing preparations of determine department wise employees. Tripathi further said that Rthe Magnificent MP industry based policies is going He directed that there route indicators are being put Summit at Indore on on speedily and its results will should be no lack of any kind up at various places for the Wednesday, the chief secretary reflect in the entire state soon.

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