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He had said, ‘when big claimed that the Congress expressed “shock and anger” ashamed of the statement, I “Bhrastachari No.1.” president Rahul Gandhi. voters in Rajasthan’s 12 Lok and said, “The Prime Minister trees fall the earth shakes’,” chief had admitted in an inter- over Modi’s remarks about am a Gujarati too and come Nearly nine crore voters The BJP had bagged 12 of Sabha seats on Monday. After who insults martyrs by seek- Javadekar said at a Press con- view that his only aim is to Rajiv, saying if politics is not from Gandhiji’s state,” Pitroda will decide the fate of 674 these seats in 2014 with the this phase, polling will come ing vote in the name of their ference. tarnish the image of Modi. repaired, future generations said. “People of this state can candidates, including political Congress winning Sonia’s Rae to an end in the desert State. sacrifices yesterday crossed Also, he accused Rahul Javadekar asserted that will “not forgive us”. Rajasthan lie so much and speak such bigwigs Rajnath Singh, Bareli and Rahul’s Amethi -- Former Olympians his limits by insulting the and Priyanka of abusing Modi dynasts of the Congress were Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lowly things, this saddens us. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi the only two constituencies Rajyawardhan Rathore (BJP) sacrifice of a noble man who after he spoke the truth about afraid of the truth and that is accused Modi of defaming Normally the Prime Minister and Smriti Irani, in the fifth where the Congress succeed- and Krishna Poonia gave his life for the country. the former PM. “Yesterday as why the Congress president Congress leaders by levelling of a country speaks for the phase of polling on Monday in ed out of the 80 in the entire (Congress) have locked horns The people of Amethi will soon as the Prime Minister had tried to falsely accuse BJP “baseless” allegations against people”. 51 Lok Sabha constituencies in State. in the Jaipur Rural seat. reply as Rajiv Gandhi sacri- told the truth about Gandhi of corruption in Rafale deal. them. He asked, “Does it NCP leader Jayant Patil seven States. The Bahujan Samaj Party Rathore is a Union Minister. ficed his life for them. Yes family and especially Rajiv “The dynasts are afraid of the behove Modi to “insult” for- said Rajiv ushered in a tech- Voting will take place in (BSP) is contesting on five In Bikaner, Union Minister Modiji, the country never for- Gandhiji, the brother-sister truth. Rahul tried to falsely mer Prime Minister Rajiv who nological revolution in the 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 seats -- Dhaurahra, Sitapur, and former IAS officer Arjun gives cheating.” duo started abusing him. For accuse us in the Rafale deal for sacrificed his life for unity and country. “I condemn Modi’s in Rajasthan, seven seats each Mohanlalganj, Fatehpur and Ram Meghwal (BJP) is facing On the other hand, Union a full year, they called an a full year but failed miserably. integrity of the country?” remarks against him. This is in West Bengal and Madhya Kaisarganj. Its ally Samajwadi a tough fight from his cousin Ministers Arun Jaitley and honest Prime Minister a thief, They are worried that BJP’s Claiming that Modi was an insult of not just Rajiv but Pradesh, five in Bihar and four Party (SP) is fighting for seven and Congress candidate Prakash Javadekar tried to now they call him Hitler, mer- record is cleaner than theirs,” “jolted” by the corruption the information technology in Jharkhand. In Jammu and seats -- Lucknow, Banda, Madangopal Meghwal, a for- corner Rahul by asking why chant of death. It is the truth he said. allegations in the Rafale deal, sector which he helped grow. Kashmir, polling will take Kaushambi, Barabanki, mer IPS officer. Two seers -- he should be rattled by cor- being spoken which forces Former Union Minister P Gehlot said the Congress will I hope the Prime place in Ladakh constituency Faizabad, Bahraich and Sumedhanand Saraswati and ruption charges against his them to indulge in abusive Chidambaram and other continue to rake up the issue Minister henceforth will speak and Pulwama and Shopian Gonda. Baba Balaknath -- are con- father and also raked up the politics,” he said. senior leaders of the Congress till the Prime Minister is held what is befitting his post,” Patil districts of Anantnag seat. In Amethi and Rae Bareli, testing the polls from Sikar Rajiv’s comment on 1984 anti- Accusing the Congress hit out at Prime Minister for accountable. Gehlot said Modi said. The Election Commission the SP-BSP alliance has not and Alwar respectively. sikh pogrom. UPA partners and its president Rahul of the remarks on Rajiv, saying it has been continuously level- Former NDA ally and has set up 94,000 polling sta- put up any candidate, leaving In the seven Lok Sabha NCP and others too slammed attempting to tarnish his showed his “desperation” and ling allegations against now in UPA, RLSP leader tions/booths and made elab- the two constituencies for the constituencies spread across Modi for his remarks against image over the Rafale issue, “fear of defeat”. In a series of Gandhis though no one from Upendra Kushwaha too took orate security arrangements. Congress. three districts in West Bengal, the former PM and termed it Modi in a rally in Pratapgarh tweets, the Former Union the family has been a Prime on Modi and said the kind of In the fifth and smallest phase, Union Home Minister it is a four-cornered contest derogatory and shameful. in Uttar Pradesh had said, Finance Minister wondered if Minister in the past 30 years. statement being used by the total 8.75 crore voters will Rajnath Singh is seeking re- between the Trinamool In a series of tweets, Jaitley “Your father was termed ‘Mr any religion sanctioned speak- Indian Overseas Congress PM suggest the culture of decide the fate of 674 candi- election from Lucknow, while Congress, BJP, Congress and said Rahul thinks that Clean’ by his courtiers, but his ing ill of the dead. chief Sam Pitroda said the Modi and the party dates. his colleague at the Centre the CPI(M). The Trinamool “dynast” does not have to life ended as ‘Bhrastachari Former Delhi Chief party is hurt by what the and cadre (RSS) to which he The fifth phase of polling Smriti Irani is again taking on had won all the seven seats answer any question even number 1’ (corrupt number Minister Sheila Dikshit who Prime Minister said. “Why belongs. in 14 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Rahul in Amethi. in 2014. for the ‘vikaspanthi’, the prior- time, Modi has got through the election lens and ity is the welfare and develop- the ban imposed on Masood that is the reason the Congress rmed with new terminol- ment of the 130 crore people of Azhar. and its allies are in this condi- Aogy, Prime Minister Nar- the country”. They see everything tion today. / / endra Modi launched a blis- Referring to Jaish-e- / / not even give a report card of his tering attack on the Opposition Mohammed (JeM) chief fter whirlwind election- work’’. on Sunday and also sought to Masood Azhar, who has been Aeering tour to Uttar hhattisgarh Chief Minister "The issues on which he drive a wedge among the part- declared as a global terrorist by Pradesh (UP), Jharkhand and CBhupesh Baghel on Sunday fought 2014 elections remain ners of the “mahagathbandhan” the United Nations (UN), Modi Madhya Pradesh (MP), Chief hit out at the BJP and said that untouched and his key initiatives (the SP-BSP-RLD alliance) in said, “A couple of days ago, the Minister Bhupesh Baghel the party failed to deliver in its — be it Smart city, Swachh Uttar Pradesh. biggest organisation in the returned back to state late on five-year regime at the Centre Bharat Mission (SBM), employ- Addressing a poll rally here world declared Masood Azhar, Sunday night. and had been fighting the Lok ment to 2 crore people, start-up in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Modi who has claimed hundreds of Baghel extensively cam- Sabha polls on pseudo-nation- India, etc— were all unsuccess- said, “After Independence, lives in India, a global terror- Their rebuttal came paigned in alism. ful. The biggest failure was there have been four types of ist. Are you happy? Is Modi against the backdrop of Modi Amethi Lok Addressing a press briefing Minister Narendra Modi and demonetisation which also governance, parties and polit- working properly? Pakistan, day after PM Narendra saying at a rally in UP’s Sabha con- in Bhopal, Baghel said: "In the said: "BJP party workers are resulted in the death of 125 peo- ical culture — ‘naampanthi’, which was hosting parties for AModi charged the SP with Pratapgarh on Saturday that stituency ensuing Lok Sabha elections, BJP seeking votes in the name of ple." He also claimed that the BJP ‘vaampanthi’, ‘daam aur him, is now compelled to act going soft on the Congress as the SP was “going soft” on the where is neither talking about their past Narendra Modi and 'Modiji' is is losing these elections and damanpathi’ and the fourth one against Masood Azhar. This is part of a “big game” against Congress, though Mayawati Congress five years of work nor their vision seeking votes on the name of the UPA government will come to that has been brought by us, the the impact of India’s growing the BSP, the two “mahagath- was attacking the grand old President for the next five years. Election army's valour." power with Rahul Gandhi as the ‘vikaspanthi’.” prowess.” bandhan” partners blamed party. Rahul Gandhi is locked in a Commission continuously Sharpening his attack prime minister after May 23. He explained that “naam- “But what shall I do with the PM on Sunday for trying He also claimed that the direct fight with BJP’s Smriti speaks against usage of armed against Modi, Baghel who single- The Lok Sabha elections panthi are those who only the ‘mahamilawati’ parties, to create a rift in the alliance. SP had benefitted due to the Irani. Notably after an impres- forces in elections, yet the BJP is handedly led his Congress to are being held in seven phases in indulge in chanting the names who are not ready to accept this BSP supremo Mayawati alliance and “Behenji”had now sive victory in the state the repeatedly violating the model power in assembly polls late last the country. The first four phas- of the members of a family. achievement of India?,” he said the alliance “will understood that the Akhilesh stature of Baghel has surged code. This makes it clear that BJP year in Chhattisgarh, cited var- es were held on 11, 18, 23, and Vaampanthi are those who try asked. In a scathing attack on continue in the future as well”, Yadav-led party and the manifold and he emerged as has nothing to talk about and ious initiatives of the central gov- 29 April. The rest three phases to foist foreign policies on the Opposition alliance in Uttar while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Congress were playing a “big the star campaigner for the they are fighting these elections ernment and said, "Narendra are scheduled to be conducted India. ‘Daam’ and ‘damanpathi’ Pradesh, the Prime Minister said the PM was “misleading” game” with her. Congress in neighbouring on the name of pseudo-nation- Modi is the first prime minister on May 6, 12, and 19. The are those who rule using said, “The ‘mahamilawati’ par- people. Detailed report on P7 states of UP, Jharkhand and alism." who did not do a single press counting of votes will be held on money and muscle power and ties say since it is election Madhya Pradesh. 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As is the pro- its strategy, six tigers (three Department has also been put two notified tiger reserves in Bengal tigers have been sight- cedure we are seeking report pairs) were to be brought from on hold. the State. ed in the past. from the State Forest officials Madhya Pradesh. Two felines The NTCA will also seek Member Secretary of The status of these new to give their assessment on the were released in Satkosia, but report on Sunabeda wildlife NTCA Anup Kumar Nayak on locations and prey base will damages, if any, that the Fani resistance from local popula- sanctuary in Nuapada district Sunday said that it would seek also be assessed by the has caused to the wildlife in the tion in buffer villages has and Debrigarh wildlife sanctu- a status report on damage to top tiger conservation body two tiger habitats,” said Nayak. delayed the transportation and ary in Bargarh district of the two tiger reserves from under the Union Environment At present, the State release of the other tigers. Odisha which are proposed to the State Forest Department Ministry. Government is focusing on Moreover, one of the two tigers be accorded tiger reserve sta- shortly. “Presently, the State is grap- increasing the tiger population that was released late last year tus in view of sighting of big There are four more new pling in providing basic ameni- in Satkosia reserve. As part of got killed by poachers. cats in the region. ! trum and coal blocks, during and “there is a definite collu- Singh said. the 10-year tenure of the Singh- sion of people holding political The former Prime Minister rime Minister Narendra led UPA government. positions and scamsters who said one man would not do any PModi should be shown exit The former Prime Minister fled the country after defraud- justice to the aspirations and door as his five-year rule has also called Modi’s Pakistan ing banks”. hopes of the people by impos- been “most traumatic and dev- policy “slipshod”, which he Singh said the BJP’s “polit- ing the thought process and astating” for India’s youths, said was marred by a series of ical distress” emanates from its will of ‘one person’ on a diverse farmers, traders and every “flip-flops” — from going to “failed track record” and country like India. democratic institution, his pre- Pakistan uninvited to inviting claimed the party is searching “Representation in India is decessor Manmohan Singh “rogue” ISI to the Pathankot air for new narratives everyday. very important. A single man said Sunday. base in connection with the “This reflects the bankruptcy of can neither represent all the Singh, in an exclusive inter- probe into a terrorist attack. a national security vision for desires of 130 crore people of view to PTI, dismissed the Singh, known as the archi- the country.” India and can also not solve the notion that there was a wave in tect of India’s economic reforms “Five years of Modi variety of problems faced by favour of Modi and asserted that in 1990s, felt the country is Government is a sad story of them. The idea of ‘one man as the people have made up their headed for a slowdown and ! "# governance and accountability the monolith of knowledge’ minds to vote out the govern- accused the Modi regime of failure. In the year 2014, Modiji cannot be applied to India,” he ment that “does not believe in leaving the country’s economy $ came to power on the promise said on whether a presidential inclusive growth and is only wor- in “dire straits”. of ‘acche din’. His five years rule form of election is good for ried about its political existence He said people are “fed up” % & has ended up being the most democracy. On foreign policy, at the altar of disharmony”. with the daily rhetoric and traumatic and devastating for he said India has always been In one of his most fierce cosmetic change by the current India’s youth, farmers, traders, guided by national interests and attacks on the Modi dispensa- dispensation and there is an National Park instead of chair- marred by a series of flip- tum jump. with the BJP and it thrives on businesses and every democ- not for “image building of any tion, Singh alleged that the past undercurrent against this “illu- ing any meeting of the Cabinet flops- from going to Pakistan “A lie spoken a hundred societal fissures. ratic institution,” he said. individual”. five years only witnessed sion and boastful self aggran- Committee on Security (CCS) in uninvited to inviting the rogue times does not become the “A government which “Our socio-political ambi- Foreign policy entails “stench” of corruption peaking dizement”. the immediate aftermath of the ISI to investigate the Pathankot truth,” he said on Modi’s plank does not believe in inclusive ence has lost cohesiveness. “gravitas”, a sense of diploma- to “unimaginable proportions”, In a bid to counter the BJP’s Pulwama terror attack in which Air Base terror attack. Does it of nationalism, adding that growth and is only worried People are fed up with the daily cy and restraint, sensitivity adding demonetisation was focus on the issues of nation- 40 CRPF personnel were killed. not speak volumes about the terror attacks in Jammu and about its political existence at loud rhetoric of cosmetic towards the concerns of the perhaps the “biggest scam” of alism and terrorism in this elec- He claimed the “gross intel- strategic failures of Modi Kashmir alone have gone up by the altar of disharmony change. There is a sense of deep host nation and ultimately fur- independent India. tion, the former prime minis- ligence failure” in Pulwama Government on national secu- 176 per cent and ceasefire vio- should be immediately shown despair and disillusionment thering the interests of India, Incidentally, the BJP cam- ter sought to question Modi’s speaks volumes about this gov- rity front,” he asked. lations at the border with the exit door,” he noted. amongst the masses. People but “regrettably, this govern- paign in the run-up to the 2014 commitment. ernment’s preparedness to tack- Singh said the Modi gov- Pakistan up 1,000 per cent in He alleged that in the past have made up their minds to ment’s foreign policy is found- elections had centred on vari- He said it was “distressing” le terror.”Let’s not forget that ernment’s record on national the past five years. five years the stench of cor- reject the Modi Government ed upon anything but a mature ous alleged scams, including in to note that Modi was “filming Narendra Modi’s slipshod pol- security is “dismal” as incidents He said that division and ruption has peaked to and the BJP so that the future comprehension of diplomacy”, the allocations of 2G spec- movies” in the Jim Corbett icy on Pakistan has been of terrorism have seen a quan- hate have become synonymous “unimaginable proportions” of India is safe and secure,” he said. P Q O' % ./.000 Q #101!P so called mainstream Muslim organizations since 2016 for ( , been given by the Gujarat gov- give his nod to this? We n what could upset career alleged involvement in radi- New Delhi: With around 2,500 also provide better healthcare ment has made provisions to ernment to its MLAs, MPs demand proof from you...The Iprospects of several senior calization activities, but new hospitals proposed in next services. double the number of UG and its chosen people...Now, chowkidar has stolen the plot IPS officers in the fray for the Hashim’s movement could not 5 years and thereby creating 2.5 FICCI, jointly with NITI seats in medical education by ccusing Prime Minister even Modiji has written in his of a dead man and did not give top job at the Intelligence be tracked. Sri Lanka million additional jobs in the Aayog, has been working on 2024, but attaining the required ANarendra Modi of “steal- affidavit that these plots were true information about this in Bureau, the government has Thowheed Jamat is believed to health sector, India is expect- identifying innovative alter- number of specialist doctors is ing” a dead man’s plot of land, amalgamated. We made his affidavit. That is why we moved a proposal for granting be a branch of TNTJ and NTJ ed to meet the WHO norm of nate methods of strengthening a five times more difficult the Congress on Sunday alleged enquiries, we found that these repeatedly say that ‘chowkidaar yet another extension to IB was an offshoot of the former. 1:1000 doctor-patient ratio by the number of specialized doc- agenda. He further added that that the PM had submitted plots can’t be transferred or chor hai’,” he alleged. chief Rajiv Jain, who got a six NTJ along with another 2024, said Dr VK Paul, tors in India that can be scaled- 80,000 PG seats will be added wrong information to the sold. So if they can’t be trans- Khera also said the land months extension in January radical group of Sri Lanka Member, NITI Aayog at an up, especially for high burden by 2024, with participation of Election Commission about ferred then how can they be allotment was in 2002 when just before his superannuation. Jamathei Milathu Ibrahim have event here. He however, added diseases and conditions. In private sector healthcare the plot allotted to him in amalgamated,” he asked. Modi was chief minister of During the extended been identified by Colombo that attaining the required continuation to this, FICCI providers. Gandhinagar. Reacting to the allegations Gujarat. He claimed that BJP tenure of Jain, the Pulwama authorities for the serial suicide number of specialist doctors is has partnered with ECHO Manoj Jhalani, AS & MD Congress spokesperson made earlier in April, the BJP leader and advocate Meenakshi suicide hit occurred leading to bombings last month that a five times more difficult (Extension for Community (NHM), Union Health Pawan Khera claimed that had said that four plots pur- Lekhi has also told the Supreme the deaths of 40 CRPF jawans killed over 250 people includ- agenda. Healthcare Outcomes) to Ministry highlighted the Modi was asked which of the chased by four different people Court that no allotments for and forced the country to ing 11 Indians on Sunday Around 80,000 PG seats launch the first of its kind quadruple challenge of quan- plots belonged to him, point- were amalgamated into one on plots had been done post 2000. mount an aerial attack at Jaish Easter. will be added by 2024, with Diabetes Certification Course tity, quality, right skill-mix and ing out that in the first affidavit April 25, 2008, stating that the “They are full of lies. The facility inside Pakistan and Jain’s predecessor participation of private sector for General Practitioners (GP), physical distribution of human in 2002, he said it was plot number of the amalgamated first lie was that I (PM) have also put the two countries to Dineshwar Sharma had turned healthcare providers, said Dr considering the WHO statistics resources for healthcare. He number 411, then said 401/A in plot was different from the sep- ownership of 1/4th of the land, the brink of war. down a government proposal Paul at the launch of certificate of 69.2 million Indians suffer- said, “It is important to empow- the next affidavit, which found arate individual numbers. second lie was amalgamation... In the same period, the for one year extension in the course on ‘Specialist Training ing with diabetes in 2015 and er primary health teams and no mention of number 411. “What is shocking is that the Amalgamation is illegal. Colombo suicide bombings interest of professionalism and To Tackle The Burden of not enough endocrinologists to General Physicians (GPs). The The Congress had earlier also person whose plot has been Present the proof of amalga- occurred and the National in keeping with the career NCDs’ organized by FICCI deliver specialized care. Ministry is working on sever- alleged irregularities in the amalgamated with the PM’s is mation,” the Congress leader Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) chief prospects of his subordinates. here recently. Commenting on the tie-up, al aspects to increase number disclosure which the BJP had the former BJP president Jana said. “Did Jana Krishnamurthy Zaharan Hashim was freely Bypassing the officials in line He added that with the Dr Paul said, “The ECHO of specialist doctors in the strongly rejected. Krishnamurthy. He died in give his consent for this seven roaming in South India with- for promotion can potentially improvement in the ease of model is unique in more than country and is also exploring Khera said that BJP in a September 2007. It was only months after his death...The out any inkling to the IB. lead to resentment amongst the doing business in the private one ways, but what makes this participatory approaches for tweet had clarified that the seven months after it that his country wants to know which Reports suggest that IB officials which can have a bear- healthcare sector, new players program even more unique is engaging private sector like plots were amalgamated. “Four plot was amalgamated with property papers are in your bag had knowledge of the suspi- ing on the overall profession- will enter the sector which the partnership with the indus- contribution for stipends paid plots were amalgamated. These Modi’s. and which address will you be cious activities of Tamil Nadu alism of the covert agency, will not only create new try through FICCI”. He also to DNB students at both pub- are allotted plots which have “Tell, me can a dead man going to,” he asked. Tauheed Jamat as also a slew of sources added. employment opportunities but highlighted that the govern- lic and private hospitals.”PNS ( )* %# ( , declassify the documents on Samba spy scandal, which was later found to be a false case. ith Delhi High Court Advocate Sachdeva said Wissuing notice to the they tried every legal recourse ( , / 0 1 not be able to take up NEET Centre on the demand for available to prove their inno- ( because of delay in the train declassification of the Samba cence but all to no avail as the & 1 services”. spy case, the 45-year-old scan- materials of the charges and undreds of students from .M On Saturday, the HRD dal in which more than 50 subsequent court martial pro- HKarnataka missed the Ministry had announced the army officials and jawans were ceedings against them were National Eligibility and 3 .4 postponement of the NEET acquitted, may see fresh twist never properly and fully dis- Entrance Test (NEET) on 1 exam in Odisha in view of the and turns. The Delhi High closed either to them or to the Sunday as their train reached P Cyclone Fani. The NTA had Court has issued notice to court. Justice Vibhu Bakhru Bengaluru an hour after the 1 on Friday announced changes Defence Ministry and Army noted the petitioner’s con- scheduled reporting time for in some centres owing to the Chief on the petition filed by tention regarding how long the exam. Over 13 lakh stu- Lok Sabha elections and retired officers, who were false- the documents can be kept dents had registered for the P advised students to download ly implicated, seeking declassi- classified. The judge asked the exam for admission to MBBS fresh admit cards. fication of the entire files of the Centre to respond to the ques- and BDS courses which was ' As per the official guide- Samba spy case. tion raised in the plea regard- conducted by the HRD 0 1 lines, students appearing for The Samba spy case came Later one of the jawan Though the Army officers in their age of 70s and 80s went ing declassification of the files. Ministry’s National Testing 1 566 NEET were supposed to be into light with the arrest of two caught for spying confessed were found innocent in mid up to Supreme Court to get jus- Advocate Sachdeva argued Agency (NTA) for the first dressed in light clothes with jawans who were arrested for that he falsely gave deposition, 90s, their demands for justice tice and their prestige back, that all major democracies, time. The exam was conduct- short sleeves worn with sal- allegedly spying for Pakistan in while the other jawan was shot and giving back the lost pres- many times during the argu- including the United State of ed successfully in rest part of N war/trouser. 1975 from the army unit in dead while trying to cross the tige were not delivered. The ments, the Defence Ministry America and several European the country, officials said. The NEET dress code Samba in Jammu. The case was border in mid 80s. The officers accused the and Intelligence Bureau sub- countries, declassify docu- The 16591- Hampi Express en route barred students from wearing any outfit hav- handed over to Military Intelligence Bureau’s investi- Governments for scuttling their mitted details in sealed covers ments after passage of a spec- Bengaluru reached the city at 2.30 pm due to ing big buttons, brooch/badge and flower. The Intelligence, and based on the gation panel later found that fight for justice in courts by and their cases were dismissed. ified time or a specified event. which hundreds of candidates could not appear NTA had notified candidates will be subjected depositions of the two jawans, the case was totally false and providing sealed covers and not Appearing for the petitioners The High Court in its recent in the exam, they said. Former Karnataka Chief to extensive and compulsory frisking before 168 officers starting from the officers were tortured and false- declaring the Intelligence former Captains Ashok Kumar Order asked Defence Ministry Minister Siddaramaiah took to twitter saying, entering the examination centre using metal unit head Brigadier to jawans ly implicated. The intelligence Bureau’s panel report which Rana and Ranbir Singh and Army to respond within “Mr. @narendramodi, You pat your own back detectors. The answer keys for the entrance in the unit was terminated panel was formed as per the found the spy case was false Rathaur, Advocate Pranav six weeks and the next hearing for others’ achievements but will you also take examination will be available by the night giv- and many were convicted upto orders of then Prime Minister one. Sachdeva argued that Defence of the case is posted for the responsibility for your cabinet min’ incapa- ing students an opportunity to evaluate their 14 years. Rajiv Gandhi. Many Army officers now Ministry and Army should Spetember 3. bilities. Hundreds of students in Karnataka may performance. %'() ( P +,$-&.$& .
data in this regard. cadre allocation of the success- preference’,” the bench said and September 5, 2017. According to that policy, indicated the preference, he candidates have been denied “For all the aforesaid rea- ful candidates allocated to the disposed of four petitions. The pleas claimed that the the candidates were required to shall be allotted along with the cadres to which they were he Delhi High Court has sons, we are inclined to allow IAS and IPS, according to their For no preference in zones interpretation of Cadre first give their choice in the other such candidates in the otherwise entitled according to Tquashed the Centre’s cadre these writ petitions and to quash merit and by taking into con- and cadres, the candidates had Allocation Policy 2017 adopt- descending order of prefer- order of rank to any of the their preference and the same allocations of IAS and IPS offi- the cadre allocations made by sideration the preferences given to enter “99”. ed by the authorities was unrea- ence from amongst the various remaining cadres, arranged in have been allocated to the less cers of 2018 batch under the the respondents of the IAS offi- by the candidates irrespective of The court’s verdict came on sonable and grossly unfair, zones. Thereafter, the candi- an alphabetical order, in which meritorious candidates. new policy and ordered a fresh cers vide communication dated whether they have filled ‘99’ in four petitions filed by various unjust and arbitrary. dates will indicate one prefer- there are vacancies in his cat- “There can be no gain say- cadre allocation. December 3, 2018, and the IPS any of the zones or cadres. officers challenging the notifi- “The same is violative of ence of cadre from each pre- egory after allocation of all the ing that the common thread A bench of Justices Vipin officers vide OM dated “If a candidate is not able to cation of Central government the principle of equality in as ferred zone. candidates who can be allotted running in the said Cadre Sanghi and Rekha Palli accept- December 19, 2018. We, accord- get any of the preferred cadres allocating the cadres to candi- much, as, the more meritorious The candidates will indicate to cadres in accordance with Allocation Policy, 2017 is to ed the submission of the offi- ingly, direct so,” the bench said. according to his rank, cadre dates of Indian Police Service candidates, who have ranked their second cadre preference for their preference, it had stated. reward merit. The more meri- cers, who had approached the It said the court was allocation in respect of such a (IPS) on the basis of the results higher in CSE, 2017, have been every preferred zone thereafter. The petitioners’ grievance torious candidates are entitled to court challenging the process, inclined to grant relief to the candidate may be resorted to in of the Civil Services denied allocation to cadres for Similar process will continue till was that the authorities have consideration for allocation of that cadre allocation is a mat- petitioners considering that the manner set out in.... ,that is, Examination (CSE), 2017. which they had given their a preference for all the cadres is not allocated the cadres to cadres before the less meritori- ter which would affect their they have approached the court he may ‘be allotted along with They sought direction to preferences, and less meritori- indicated by the candidate. them as per their declared pol- ous candidates are considered. careers for all times to come. at the very earliest and at a stage other such candidates in the the Centre to issue a new list ous candidates have been allo- If a candidate does not give icy of merit-cum-preferences. “This is clear from the It noted that re-allocation when neither the IAS officers order of rank to any of the allocating the respective cadres cated to the said cadres,” the any preference for any of the The bench agreed with the overall scheme/policy ... That of cadres by the authorities nor the IPS officers of the remaining cadres, arranged in to the selected IPS candidates officers’ counsel had argued. zones/cadres, it will be pre- officers that the interpretation principle has been clearly should not take much time as 2018 batch have commenced alphabetical order, in which in the CSE, 2017, purely on the As per the 2017 office sumed that he has no specific and implementation of the breached by the respondents it is done electronically, that is their on-site training which are there are vacancies in his cate- basis of merit and preferences memorandum on cadre allo- preference for those Cadre Allocation Policy, 2017 due to the manner in which through computer program or cadre specific. gory if allocation of all the can- indicated in the online form, by cation policy, the states and zones/cadres and accordingly, resorted to by the respondents they have interpreted and software, and the authorities “We, therefore, direct the didates who could be allotted to correctly interpreting the Office joint cadres were divided into if he is not allocated to any one is unreasonable and arbitrary, implemented the OM dated already possess the requisite respondents to undertake fresh cadres in accordance with their Memorandum (OM) of five zones. of the cadres for which he has since the more meritorious September 5, 2017,” it said. RAIPUR | MONDAY | MAY 06, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 Human-elephant conflict rises as thirsty Chhattisgarh High Court to get new chief justice today jumbos sneak into civilians pockets STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR hhattisgarh Governor CAnandiben Patel will adminis- In summer season, the water sources dry up in the forest and elephants are forced ter oath of office to newly appoint- ed Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh to move out of jungle in search of water which leads to untoward incidents High Court Justice P. R. Ramachandra Menon in a func- STAFF REPORTER n RAIGARH The kin of the deceased per- leads to untoward incidents,” tion at Darbar Hall, Raj Bhawan sons have been given an immedi- Minj told The Pioneer. on May 6 at 11.00 am. ate aid of Rs 25,000 each, Mishra wo villagers were trampled to Loss of elephant habitat due The President of India has added. Tdeath by a wild elephant in to de-forestation is also fuelling appointed Kerala High Court Raigarh district on Sunday morn- A herd of 11 elephants has up the problem, he said. Judge Justice Menon as Chief ing, taking the death toll to five in been spotted in this forest and the Amalendu Mishra wildlife Justice of Chhattisgarh High The office of Chief past three days. elephant which attacked villagers expert based in Surguja who has Court. With onset of Tendupatta on Sunday is part of the same been closely monitoring the situ- The office of Chief Justice of Justice of Chhattisgarh season, the human-elephant con- herd, he said. ation for over two decades said Chhattisgarh High Court had fall- High Court had fallen flict is expected to rise as more On Saturday, a retired army the department is installing radio en vacant recently, after the resig- and more people would be ven- man was trampled to death by an collars to the wild elephants, but nation of Justice A K Tripathi, vacant recently, after turing into the jungle for collect- elephant in Sithra village of it is not sufficient. Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High the resignation of ing tendu leaves which is used for Raigarh. Earlier, on Friday, two In Surguja five radio collars Court. He was made the Member Justice A K Tripathi, making ‘bidi’. Tendupatta is a villagers were killed by a wild ele- have been attached to five ele- of Lokpal. major source of income for rural phant in neighbouring Jashpur phants, which are in same range. Justice Menon is the senior Chief Justice of households in Chhattisgarh district. Three of them are male and male most judge from Kerala High Chhattisgarh High Court. mainly among tribals. According to UD Minj, MLA elephants have a tendency to Court and has been functioning The latest incidents took Kunkuri there is need to aware stray away from the heard which there since his elevation as Judge. He was made the place in Dharamjaigarh forest deceased identified as Guruwar (Dharamjaigarh) Pranay Mishra people about wild elephant in the makes it difficult to know the Having completed his law Member of Lokpal. division of Raigarh district on Singh Rathiya (54), a native of said. region. exact location of the heard in real degree from Government Law Sunday morning when the vic- Khadgaon village, was attacked Later around 5 km away, the “In summer season, the water time, he said. Tagging collar to College, Ernakulam, Justice Kerala on January 5, 2009. He was tims had gone to collect tendu by the tusker in a nearby forest same elephant attacked Tejram sources dry up in the forest and Matriarch leader of the heard Menon was enrolled on January 8, then appointed as Permanent leaves in the forest. leaving him dead on the spot, Agariya (54) of Semipali village elephants are forced to move out could make the surveillance more 1983. He was sworn-in as Judge of High Court of Kerala In the first incident, the Divisional Forest Officer leaving him dead, he said. of jungle in search of water which effective, he added. Additional Judge of High Court of from December 15, 2010. Baghel announces `11 cr Chhattisgarh is power surplus for cyclone-hit Odisha STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR the devastation caused by state, confirms CEA report the cyclone. hhattisgarh Chief Minister Baghel has already CBhupesh Baghel on instructed Chief Secretary Sunday announced financial Sunil Kujur to lend a help- assistance of Rs 11 crore from ing hand to neighbouring the Chief Minister Relief Fund Odisha and make necessary for cyclone-hit Odisha. arrangements for all sup- Earlier in the day, Uttar port. Pradesh and Tamil Nadu He had also talked to Chief Ministers too his Odisha counterpart announced financial assis- Naveen Patnaik and had tance of Rs 10 crores each for assured him of every possi- the state. ble help. Baghel said The severe cyclonic storm “Odisha is not only our Fani with a wind speed touch- Rescue and relief opera- neighbouring state but the ing nearly 200 kmph made tions have been mounted citizens of there had a close landfall at Puri coast on May 3 on a massive scale in cultural and social relation wreaking havoc in Odisha. Odisha in the aftermath of with us’’. STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR in a statement while quoting within a year has recorded increase The energy sector in the coun- Chhattisgarh State Power Holding by 20 percent. try has been divided into Eastern, entral Electricity Authority Company Limited Chairman Shukla said that CEA, New Western, Northern and Southern and North-Eastern regions. C(CEA), New Delhi has con- Shailendra Kumar Shukla. Delhi under Ministry of Power, firmed in a report that Chhattisgarh The state has also registered Government of India prepares Chhattisgarh state falls under power requirement and supply Western region and in out of the BJP unleashes 14 queries for is a power surplus state and while increase in power demand year after year. But compared to other report for the country. five regions, Western region has comparing to other states, availabil- states, availability of power against In Chhattisgarh the require- been in leading position in power ity of power against demand is demand is higher than the average. ment of power from April 2018 to availability. The shortage recorded higher than the average. The statement further informed March 2019 was 26130 million unit in Eastern region is 0.7 percent, Congress to counter Baghel ``Chhattisgarh as leading state that in April 2018, the demand for against which the availability shown Northern region 1.4 percent, in power availability. The power power in state was 3800 MW which was 26076 Million units. So, as per Southern region 0.1 percent and STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR freedom of expression. availability in the state is recorded rose to 4500 MW within a year by CEA, in state there is no shortage of North Easter region it was 2.8 Kaushik asked why as 99.98 percent,’’ the company said April 2019. Thus the power demand power. percent. Congress had indulged in pol- hhattisgarh BJP while itics when Afzal Guru was Crefuting the Chief declared terrorist and subse- Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s quent capital punishment was allegation of BJP’s nexus with awarded to him. Goods train derail in Dantewada, no casualties Naxalites, Leader of He alleged that Congress Opposition Dharamlal has tradition and culture of STAFF REPORTER n Kaushik on Sunday unleashed glorification of terrorists. 14 questions for Congress. Congress sometimes calls DANTEWADA Kaushik in a statement Osama Bin Laden as Osama-ji said BJP after formation of and Hafiz Saeed as Hafiz-ji, wo engines and three bogies of a government at the centre has which has been stated by party Tgoods train derailed near been working with ‘Zero president to other top leader- Dilmili in Dantewada district here Tolerance’ policy against ter- that Congress which has been ship. The other questions were on Saturday late night. rorism and is stand by its com- in mainstream of country pol- on Batla House encounter No loss to human life was mitment. itics and their leaders have case, relationships with Zakir reported but as the train was in high Dharamlal Kaushik rais- backed the persons having Naik, as how Rs 50 lakh was speed, the bogies after derailment ing questions one by one said, raising anti-national slogans received from Zakir Naik to jumped over the engine. should terrorism be replied in JNU premises in pretext to Rajiv Gandhi Trust when All the goods and passenger with surgical and air strike or freedom of speech. Even already under investigation, as trains movements have also been major loss has been reported except way to Vishakhapatnam from conduct of maintenance of the through talks. Congress party Gandhiji, Nehruji, Indiraji and how terrorism and naxalism affected on the route after the inci- for affecting the normal goods and Kirandul. damage. The railway is making all should clear its policy on it. Rajivji had never done such an had prospered under Congress dent. passenger train movement. Reports After the incident, the railway efforts to restore traffic on the rail The second question was act what Rahul did in name of rule. As per information received, no said that the goods train was on its team rushed for assessment and route after necessary repair. Panel to probe into expiry date injection at AIIMS Naxals torch four construction vehicles STAFF REPORTER n SUKMA
axals torched four vehicles Nengaged in a road construction work in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said. n The incident occurred under STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR village (Patan) resident Prakash the fault and pointed out that two Golapalli police station area, where Chandravanshi admitted at AIIMS and his Pharmacists, Kiran and Chitranjan were on ll India Institute of Medical Sciences construction work is underway on A(AIIMS), Raipur has constituted a com- condition became worse after he was duty. Both without counter checking the the road connecting Golapalli mittee to probe the administering of expired administered an injection of expiry date. expiry date of injection had handed it over village to Konta town, Sukma medicine to a patient while two pharmacists The injection was procured from the Amrit the medicine for the patient. AIIMS Raipur Additional Superintendent of Police from capital Raipur, and threat- construction firm, parked there, he have been terminated in this connection. Pharmacy in hospital complex. management has constituted a three-mem- Shalabh Kumar Sinha said. ened workers to leave the place, he said. No one was hurt in the inci- As per the preliminary said. dent. ber doctors’ committee to further probe into A three-member probe committee has During the preliminary enquiry, it was information, a group of ultras Before fleeing from the spot, After being alerted, a team of been asked to submit its report within a found that a total laxity has been shown by the matter. The team members are Professor reached the construction site, ultras torched two poclain security forces was rushed to the week. the pharmacists on duty in the store. Pharmacology Dr Alok Singh, Dr around seven kms from Golapalli, machines, one JCB machine and a spot, the ASP said, adding that fur- As per reports, on April 24, Odragahan Medical Store primary report also accepted Ranganathan and Dr H. Das. which is around 500 kms south truck trailer, belonging to a private ther details are awaited. ! 8