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#)*)+, consultations with students and administration needs to be irtually ruling out the pos- implemented. situation from various agencies, Vsibility of sacking The VC, however, denied #)*)+, - #. officials said. Jawaharlal Nehru University claims that the formula arrived Besides the US, the dele- (JNU) Vice Chancellor M at the Ministry is not being 15-member group of gation includes diplomats from Jagadesh Kumar, HRD fully implemented. “As far as Aenvoys, including US Bangladesh, Vietnam, Norway, Secretary Amit Khare on the fee issue is concerned, Ambassador to India Kenneth Maldives, South Korea, Thursday said removal of the there has been no deviation Ian Juster, commenced their Morocco, and Nigeria. They V-C is not a solution to the pre- from the formula arrived at the two-day visit to Jammu & will return to Delhi on Friday. sent crisis. But a delegation of HRD Ministry last month. As Kashmir on Thursday as part Brazil’s envoy Andre Aranha JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) decided, students are not being of the Government’s outreach Correa do Lago was also sched- and JNU Teachers’ Association charged any services or utility programme to apprise them of uled to visit Jammu & Kashmir. (JNUTA) remained adamant He met a delegation of fees,” said the VC. He also the ground situation there after However, he backed out on the VC’s removal. representatives from JNUSU claimed to have written to the the abrogation of Article 370. because of his preoccupation The agitating students got and JNUTA where they put UGC to release funds for cov- The team didn’t include any here, the officials said on a boost when senior BJP leader forward the demand for the ering the utility and service envoy from the European Wednesday. and former HRD Minister VC’s removal. JNUSU presi- charges as decided. Union, while Brazil Giving details about the Murli Manohar Joshi too called dent Aishe Ghosh said the stu- The HRD Ministry had in Ambassador backed out at the visit, the External Affairs for the removal of the JNU VC. dents and faculty will not relent November formed a three- last minute. Ministry Spokesman said in But downplaying those till the VC is sacked. Ghosh member panel to mediate Envoys from the European New Delhi the tour was facili- demands, Khare said the HRD said they appealed to the HRD between the agitating students Union (EU) countries are tated by the Government and Ministry will talk to the JNU Ministry to remove the VC, and administration and restore understood to have conveyed !&# ' % () ! the envoys met security offi- VC and the students’ repre- which in turn said a dialogue normalcy in the campus. that they will visit the Union '*" # cials, political leaders, civil sentatives again on Friday over will be held on Friday. According to the formula Territory on a different date society groups and media. The the students’ claims of revised “We will not compromise proposed by the Ministry, the and are also believed to have “political tourism.” However, ble standards by allowing for- egation, Opposition leaders, visit was organised considering fee not being implemented. with the HRD Ministry over the JNU administration would stressed on meeting the three the External Affairs Ministry eign envoys to visit Jammu former Congress president and prevailing situation, he said. “Removing the VC is not removal of the VC. It is still charge only the increased room former Chief Ministers — said this allegation was & Kashmir, but not Indian CPI(M) general secretary, Asked about political lead- the solution. The basic issue on thinking whether the VC should rent and the service and utili- Farooq Abdullah, Omar unfounded. politicians.” could not go to Jammu & ers who met the group, Kumar which the whole problem has be removed,” said Ghosh. ty charges were to be borne by Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Justifying the envoys’ tour, He, however, clarified that Kashmir, then what was the said the visit by the envoys to arisen needs to be addressed The HRD Ministry has the UGC. In return, the stu- — who are under detention. External Affairs Ministry the Congress party was not purpose of taking foreign Kashmir is not yet over. The first. Changing X, Y or Z is not called the students again on dents would call off their agi- Officials said envoys of Spokesman Raveesh Kumar opposed to such a visit, but envoys there, Ramesh asked. EU envoys wanted to visit as important as resolving the Friday after the meeting with tation and engage in dialogue several countries had request- said in New Delhi the objective Indian politicians should also After they arrived in Kashmir in a group and the issues that have come up. The the VC and his team. Ministry with the university adminis- ed the Government for a visit of the visit was for them to see be allowed to visit there. Srinagar by a chartered flight, Government did not extend basic bone of contention needs officials, however, asserted that tration. to Kashmir to get a first-hand first-hand efforts to normalise Ramesh said this was the they were then taken directly to invite to all, he said. to be resolved,” Khare said. a “formula” decided during Continued on Page 4 account of the situation in the the situation there and termed second such attempt by the the Army cantonment for a Reacting to the visit, the Valley following the August 5 the criticism that it was a Government, after the one briefing. Top officials from the National Conference, whose decision to abrogate provi- “guided tour” unfounded. He planned for delegates of EU newly carved out Union two leaders Farooq Abdullah sions of Article 370 and bifur- also said a similar visit to Parliamentarians on October Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Omar Abdullah are in cate it into two Union Kashmir can be organised in 29 last year. At that time after received the delegation, which detention since August 5, said Territories, Jammu & Kashmir, future for others, including for facing criticism, the will be going to Jammu later in it was “disappointed” with the and Ladakh. European Union (EU) envoys. Government had to say it was the day and stay the night there. way the Government brought The Congress accused the His clarification came after an informal visit and not an The envoys will meet Lt envoys from various countries Government of “adopting dou- Congress leader Jairam official one, the Congress Governor GC Murmu as well to J&K to “endorse” its “claims ble standards” by organising Ramesh said in New Delhi, “the leader said. as civil society members and of normalcy” in the UT. “guided tours and terming it Government is adopting dou- When a parliamentary del- receive briefings on the security Continued on Page 4 R ! #)*)+, hief Justice of India SA CBobde on Thursday observed that the country is $ and give body massage to Gupta going through difficult times and his wife, the police and there is so much violence ong time personal assistant informed. A student of Class 11 going on as the Supreme Court Lof former Chief Minister at a Govt school here, the victim (SC) refused urgent hearing Raman Singh was arrested for recently shifted to the school's #)*)+, on a plea seeking to declare the allegedly raping a minor girl, hostel, where she came in con- Citizenship Amendment Act police said here on Thursday. tact with an NGO that helped inance Minister Nirmala (CAA) as constitutional. The Om Prakash Gupta was her file a police complaint on FSitharaman’s absence from apex court said it will hear the arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, police added. a high-level meeting convened The Congress took a swipe plea once the nation-wide vio- Thursday based on a com- The accused has been by Prime Minister Narendra at the Finance Minister over lence stops. plaint lodged by the 16-year- charged under section 376 Modi with top Ministers, her absence at a pre-Budget A bench headed by CJI old victim at women's police (rape) and 506 (criminal intim- Government officials and meeting with economists and Bobde expressed surprise over station here, Additional idation) of the Indian Penal !! " #% tycoons of India Inc created a experts at the Niti Aayog here the petition and said this is the Superintendent of Police (City) Code and provisions of the buzz on the twitter. which was chaired by the Prime first time that someone is seek- Praful Thakur confirmed. Protection of Children from More so because when the Minister. “Here’s a suggestion, ing that an Act be declared as According to the com- Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. +$'#/* They are Sudhir Singh (SSP O PM interacted with top busi- next Budget meeting, consid- constitutional. “There is so plainant, in 2015, her parents Gupta has been associated Ghaziabad), Ajay Pal Sharma ness tycoons to discuss the er inviting the Finance much of violence going on. The had left her in Gupta's care after with former CM and BJP's he Uttar Pradesh (SP Rampur), Ganesh Saha issues facing the economy and Minister,” the Congress said on country is going through diffi- he promised to take care of her national vice president Raman TGovernment on Thursday (SP Banda), Himanshu Kumar ! " measures needed to boost its official Twitter handle, using cult times and the endeavour education, following which the Singh for the last 15 years. suspended Noida Police chief (SP Sultanpur) and Rajeev # ! growth, the FM was not pre- the hashtag “FindingNirmala”. should be for peace... This abuse began in 2016 and last- Meanwhile Raman Singh (SSP) Vaibhav Krishna as the Narayan Mishra (SSP Special $ % sent. Business tycoons, like “How many men does it court’s job is to determine ed till December 2019. reacting over the incident said objectionable video involving Task Force Lucknow). Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, take to do a woman’s job,” the validity of a law and not declare Gupta sexually assaulted that he had sought details him was proved to be authen- “Vaibhav had himself made were among those who attend- Opposition party said in anoth- it as constitutional,” the the minor on several occasions from the police in this con- tic, officials said. a complaint over the circulation ed the meeting. er tweet, using the same hash- CJI said. at his other residence in Naya nection. “It would be early to The Government also of the clip... The video clips Away from the meeting, tag. The Congress tagged a The bench also comprising Raipur, and threatened her of comment without checking transferred five other IPS offi- were sent to a Gujarat-based & the Finance Minister was pre- tweet of the BJP that said the justices BR Gavai and Surya dire consequences if she com- the facts," he added. Police fur- cers whom the Noida SSP had forensic lab which concluded ' sent in the BJP office dis- Finance Ministry has invited Kant said it will hear the peti- plained to anyone, police ther informed that Gupta was named in the leaked letter he that the video is not edited or cussing Budget proposals with suggestions for the Union tions challenging validity of said.The victim, who hails from presented in a local court that had sent to State police chief morphed. There is no sign of #! ! the party’s frontal organisa- Budget 2020-21. CAA when the violence stops. Rajnandgaon district, was also sent him to jail on judicial OP Singh for being involved in edit,” the official added. tions’ leaders. Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 forced to do household works remand till January 16. the transfer racket. Continued on Page 4 % "#$#% & #)*)+, murderous crime that took The police and JNU pus and a posse of policemen the students? Did he try to find '((% place on the JNU campus on administration have their own is deployed outside. And yet the out who were the vandals? nyone familiar with even the Sunday night was certain- version to justify their inac- goons get away freely, and no What sort of enquiry did he Athe basics of the CrPC will ly not a non-cognisable offence. tions. For example, in the FIR, one is arrested. make? There are no answers. ) R know that the police have Taking the argument fur- which the police registered on Even if we take this on the Only questions begging for absolute right to enter any ther, if a man trespasses into a Monday, it has been admitted face value, the police will be answers. '/+' premises in pursuit of an private property on hearing the that the JNU administration expected to take follow up mea- According to the FIR, the offender, or if they have gen- cries of help of a person shot at alerted the police when skir- sures to prevent recurrence of police rushed a PCR van to the ngered by the violence uine reasons to believe that a by a criminal, will he be arrest- mishes first broke out at the such a situation and track the JNU north gate when they Aduring the Wednesday’s crime is taking place there. Not ed or rewarded? Letter and Periyar hostel around 3.45 pm culprits. One would expect the received calls around 7 pm strike sponsored by the Left- only that, the CrPC also autho- spirit are two dimensions of on Sunday. police to at least secure the about a “mob attack” and van- Congress alliance, Bengal Chief rises the police to go beyond its law. In case of the JNU, the spir- What did the police do? premises, make inquiries, and dalism at Sabarmati T-point Minister Mamata Banerjee has jurisdiction in the hot pursuit it of law has been convenient- Deputy Commissioner of try to track the fleeing goons, and Sabarmati hostel. The cops decided to skip the January 13 of an offender. ly sacrificed to justify the police Police (South West) Devender give them a hot chase, and do stationed inside the campus all-party meeting called by This is made clear in inaction. Arya has gone on record claim- nakabandi of nearby areas. They found masked men on the ram- Congress president Sonia Section 48 of the CrPC which The January 5 night of ter- ing that when a PCR van did nothing of this sort. They go page and used public address Gandhi. states, “A police officer may, for ror has spawned contradictory reached outside the campus, back to the cozy confines of system to ask them to disperse “I will not attend the meet- the purpose of arresting with- tales. But one thing stands + around 40-50 lathi-wielding their police station, leaving the peacefully while at the gate ing convened by Sonia Gandhi out warrant any person whom above the blame game: The masked men were found to be campus vulnerable for return waited the PCR and cops for in New Delhi on January 13 in he is authorised to arrest, pur- police were well informed about attacking the students and van- of terror. permission to enter the campus. protest against Congress-Left sue such person into any place the assembly of masked men, got an official “invitation” from permitting the cops to enter the dalising property. The police claims that DCP The masked men contin- hooliganism during in India.” wielding sticks, iron rods and Vice Chancellor Jagadesh premises? Going by Arya’s reported Southwest District Devender ued to assault the students at Wednesday’s strike,” Mamata The criminal code does hammers, within the JNU Kumar to do so. The answer to these ques- version, the rioters fled after Arya did enter the campus liberty. Only around 8 pm the said even as a Trinamool place restriction on the police- premises much before they Why did the cops wait tions hold the key to the con- seeing the approach of 15-20 around 5.15 pm and inspected cops entered the premises. By Congress twitter handle men if they want to enter any went on rampage, breaking the outside when they knew that spiracy angle that has been police personnel permanently the situation at Periyar Hostel. then the goons had completed declared that the TMC will premises while pursuing a non- skulls and limbs of their “tar- students were subjected to widely in circulation — and not stationed inside the campus at He found nothing amiss and their tasks and gone, leaving fight against the CAA and cognisable offence. In that case geted victims”. The cops stood mayhem by dozens of masked without reason — to project the the directive of the Delhi High returned to the main gate. behind a trail of destruction and NRC alone. the police must acquire a search outside the gate and entered the men? And why did the VC take JNU incident as part of a big- Court. So, a sizeable police Who did the DCP bleeding and crying students. Detatiled report on P9 warrant from a magistrate. The campus only at 8 pm after they so long to send formal letter ger design. force is present inside the cam- approach? Did he talk to any of Continued on Page 4
" $# ! 4)&)# 05$ said here India is “very close- " #%! " He also said in the past, the #)*)+, The officer said that the #)*)+, ly” monitoring the situation in US has shown understanding Bihar Government has assured the Gulf region. On on the importance of Chabahar ith the Bihar Government that the four-lane road con- s tension prevails between Wednesday, India took a series project in Iran. “How the whole Wclarifying that the nectivity from the institute to AIran and US following the of measures including an advi- thing is going to impact is Darbhanga Medical college NH-57 and a railway over killing of an Iranian military sory to its citizens to avoid trav- hypothetical, we’ll have to see. Hospital (DMCH) is not a her- bridge shall be provided and commander, US Defence elling to Iraq and rerouting the But, we do appreciate US itage building, the Union the cost of the required sand Secretary Mark Esper briefed flight path of the national car- exempting Chabahar port from Health Ministry has given its filling shall be borne by it. The Defence Minister Rajnath rier. The Indian Navy is also on the sanctions,” Kumar added. nod for setting up a second land for the AIIMS like insti- Singh in a telephonic conver- standby to evacuate Indian cit- In December 2019, the US AIIMS-like institute on the tute will be provided within six sation on Thursday about the izens in case of any exigency. had exempted the Chabahar campus of the medical facility months. recent developments in the The External Affairs port in Iran - being jointly in the State. The first AIIMS has institutes like AIIMS, pointing Earlier, a health ministry Gulf region. For its part, India Ministry’s remarks came a day developed by India, Iran and been set up in Patna. out that the land was not fit for. team had flagged lack of prop- conveyed its concerns over the after Iran said it will welcome $ 2" ! ! Afghanistan - from sanctions, Bihar, thus will be the third But with the State govern- er drainage system for dis- region during the conversation. any peace initiative by India to ) saying it recognised that the State in the country to boast of ment asserting that the build- charge of treated nd storm “We expressed firm resolve de-escalate tensions with the 2 9 ! port was a lifeline for having two AIIMS-like insti- ing is not a heritage structure water and that the present to strengthen the bilateral US following the killing of " : Afghanistan to get humanitar- tutes. Uttar Pradesh has one and making various commit- approach roads to the proposed defence cooperation. He also Iranian commander Qasem ian supplies from India. each in Rai Bareli and ments concerning infrastruc- AIIMS site was very congested. briefed me about the recent Soleimani. . The Chabahar port is con- Gorakhpur. Jammu & Kashmir ture, the Ministry gave green It also stated that a four-lane developments in the Gulf Major General Soleimani, ! %1 sidered a gateway to golden also has one each in the two signal to the proposal for set- road connectivity to the cam- Region. I shared India’s con- 62, the head of Iran’’s elite al- . ! % opportunities for trade by India, union territories. ting up the super specialty pus from state roads or nation- cerns and interests in the Quds force and architect of its Iran, and Afghanistan with A proposal for setting up institute in the area sprawling al highway and from city arte- region,” Singh said on Twitter. regional security apparatus, central Asian nations. It is the AIIMS-like institute in over 200 acre land. The cost of rial road is essential. This apart, India also said was killed when a US drone On Wednesday, Iran India is ‘closely monitoring” the located on the Indian Ocean in DMH in Bihar was cleared last the project is estimated to be Apart from 22 new AIIMS it will like the situation to de- fired missiles into a convoy that launched over a dozen ballistic situation, “peace, security and the Sistan and Baluchistan week by Union Health Minister around Rs 1,200 crore. which have been escalate as soon as possible and was leaving the Baghdad missiles targeting at least two stability in the region is of province of Iran. Easily acces- Dr Harsh Vardhan, said a A proposal will now be announced/sanctioned, pro- was in touch with important International Airport early on bases where US military and utmost importance to us. We sible from India’s western coast, senior Health Ministry official. sent to the Cabinet and accord- posals for setting up AIIMS- players in the Gulf region. Friday last week. The strike also coalition forces’ are stationed in are talking to several stake- the port is increasingly seen as Initially, the Centre had ing to sources the construction like hospitals have also been Making this position clear, killed the deputy chief of Iraq’s Iraq. Tehran said it was a “slap holders. The External Affairs a counter to Pakistan’s Gwadar rejected the Nitish work for the second AIIMS is received from Arunachal External Affairs Ministry powerful Hashed al-Shaabi in the face” of America. Minister has spoken to players Port, which is being developed Government’s proposal for set- likely to start by the end of this Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, spokesperson Raveesh Kumar paramilitary force. Kumar also said while in the region,” Kumar said. with the Chinese investment. ting up the super specialty year. Kerala, Tripura and Mizoram. !"# " !() ( ( 2 9 & (( )( ( ! 2 8 ' % #)*)+, ), -) New Delhi: Enumerators of the predominant material of the " census will seek the mobile floor, wall and roof of the cen- he Enforcement #)*)+, :8 ! number of the head of the fam- sus house, use of census house, TDirectorate (ED) on . % ily, information related to toilets, condition of the census house, Thursday provisionally aintaining that the TV, Internet, vehicles owned, household number, total num- attached movable and immov- MGovernment would like source of drinking water besides ber of persons normally residing able assets consisting of land, the NRIs to invest in a big way 2 asking other questions during in the household, name of the real estate projects, commercial in India, External Affairs # L M the houselisting phase of the head of the household and the projects, residential houses, Minister S Jaishankar on L M exercise beginning April 1. person’s sex. school, cinema hall, balances in Thursday said soon steps will be . L In a notification, the The numerators will ask bank accounts besides fixed taken to facilitate it. M 8 =' Registrar General and Census whether the head of the house- deposits worth 2510.82 crores Jaishankar, while interacting ! 9 Commissioner said the census hold belongs to a Scheduled of the Haryana-based SRS with NRIs in Australia, Surinam, ! officers have been directed to ask Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Group, its promoters, their the US, Singapore, Quatar, in Qatar, Jaishankar said the mat- as many as 31 questions to col- Other category, ownership sta- family members and associate Malaysia, the UK and Mauritius ter was “very strongly on the gov- ! ! lect information from every tus of the census house, number companies in a money laun- ciates hatched a criminal con- specific investment plans. To through video conferencing on ernment’s radar” and it will 2 >?@% household during the houselist- of dwelling rooms exclusively in dering case. spiracy and have lured invest- sustain their illegal investment the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya remain vigilant. He also said that ing and housing census exercise possession of the household, The agency initiated inves- ments from several individual schemes, they further availed Divas, also said he would find a the government hopes to issue ,, scheduled from April 1 to number of married couple(s) liv- tigation under Prevention of and institutions on fake loans which were used for practical solution to the issue of the Emigration Bill soon. 3 September 30. ing in the household, main Money Laundering Act after promises of high returns in the repayments and to develop tracing of roots for non-resident Minister of State for External ) The notification, however, source of drinking water, avail- taking cognisance of a guise of investments in real their other projects, it said. Indians (NRIs) and persons of Affairs V Muraleedharan and A)B CC made it clear that the mobile ability of drinking water source Faridabad police FIR relating to estate units viz. shops, plots, “These schemes of invest- Indian origin (PIOs). Secretary, East, Vijay Thakur : number will be sought only for and main cereal consumed in the cheating, criminal conspiracy, flats, SCOs, apartments etc, “ ment were not prudent finan- Responding to a question Singh were also present at the census-related communications household. forgery of valuable security the ED said in a statement. cial structure but only proved posed by an NRI from Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebra- ! % and not for any other purpose. Questions related to main and using forged document as These funds/investments their mens rea and culpability Singapore, he said, “We as a tions here. " The other information that source of lighting, whether the genuine. While the Faridabad were later siphoned off into and with no intention of repay- country, as a Government defi- The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas " ! " will be sought from every house- family has access to a toilet, the police had filed a chargesheet group companies through var- ing the amount invested. nitely would like to see the NRIs is celebrated on January 9 every ! ! hold is: whether the family owns type of toilet, waste water outlet, in the case, an additional FIR ious shell companies of the SRS Investigation also revealed that invest metaphorically and liter- year to mark the contribution of % a telephone, mobile phone, availability of bathing facility, from the Economic Offences Group having dummy direc- movable and immovable prop- ally in India in a bigger way.” Overseas Indian community in smartphone, bicycle, scooter, availability of kitchen and Wing, New Delhi was also tors who were mainly SRS erties have been illegally “We hope to take measures the development of India. ! : motorcycle, moped, car or jeep LPG/PNG connection and main received in the instant case. Group employees. acquired in the name of vari- soon to facilitate investment by January 9 was chosen as the 8 DE% or van, radio or transistor, tele- fuel used for cooking will also be “During PMLA investiga- Further they presented fake ous companies of SRS Group NRIs and PIOs,” Jaishnkar said. day to celebrate this occasion vision, laptop or computer or has asked by the enumerators, the tion, it is revealed that accused and fabricated balance sheets in and family members of accused He said the external affairs since it was on this day in 1915 * access to the internet. notification said. Anil Jindal, Jitender Kumar order to enhance their turn- and being proceeds of crime ministry will also seriously think that Mahatma Gandhi returned Information will be sought The 2021 census will be con- Garg and Praveen Kumar over and balance sheets, the these assets totalling to Rs. about organising a ‘pravasi glob- to India from South Africa, led $ , on building number (municipal ducted through a mobile phone Kapoor were the key promot- agency said. 2510.82 crores have been pro- al CEO conference’ sometime India’s freedom struggle and 9' 0 or local authority or census application, moving away from ers of SRS Group. They along The Group kept investors visionally attached PMLA,” it this year in London. changed the lives of Indians " number), census house number, the traditional pen and paper. with other accomplices/ asso- in dark by not giving investors added. On exploitation of workers forever. ! , 8 D> N ! O% G 0 " 8#$% withdrawn with liberty to approach ) !, # the High Court for appropriate relief in accordance with law.” ! P * New Delhi: A 26-year-old mahout S A Bobde wondered how a habeas In July last year, the elephant !! failed to get the custody of elephant corpus plea can be heard for an ele- had gone missing and a country- Lakshmi as the Supreme Court on phant and asked the lawyer appear- wide alert was issued to trace it. The ! D@I Thursday refused to entertain his ing for the mahout whether he had animal was found by the Delhi for- !O habeas corpus plea seeking its document to show legal right of pos- est department two months later. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on +.#98 ! release from alleged illegal deten- session. The police had “detained” the jumbo Thursday sought response from the Centre '2 " tion. “Is elephant a citizen of India?” — Lakshmi — along with its and the Election Commission of India on *9, Lakshmi was in news a few the bench, also comprising Justice mahout Saddam, from Yamuna a plea against use of plastic, especially ban- months back when she was alleged- B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, Pusta area in the national capital in ners and hoardings, during elections. ! # ly taken away by the mahout before said. September. A bench comprising justices L # L M Delhi police rescued her and took The Supreme Court said that if The plea alleged that Lakshmi Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta issued % to a forest shelter. the animal was with the Elephant was not being kept properly in the notices to the Ministry of Environment and Saddam, the mahout of the 47- Rehabilitation Centre, the petition- rehabilitation centre at Haryana Forests, and the poll panel while seeking ,5 P year-old pachyderm, had moved the er would have to produce some doc- and that the elephant would eat their response within four weeks. apex court seeking its directions to uments to get back the custody of and drink fine only when Saddam The apex court was hearing an appeal release Lakshmi from “illegal deten- Lakshmi. liberty to approach the high court. with liberty to approach the High is around. According to the peti- filed by advocate W Edwin ! ! tion” at Elephant Rehabilitation At this, advocate Wills The top court in its order said, Court for appropriate relief. tion, Saddam and the elephant has Wilson against the National Centre and bring her back to Delhi. Mathews, appearing for the peti- “Counsel for the petitioner seeks Permission sought for is granted. a long bonding of over 10 years Green Tribunal’s order ask- ! A bench headed by Chief Justice tioner, withdrew the petition with permission to withdraw this petition The writ petition is dismissed as since 2008. ing the Election 1 = A1B Commission of India and the chief electoral officers : of all states and UTs to ) ! !2 " $ monitor the compliance of ! $ % + advisories against the use of !! ! 9 1 . 9 plastic. L ' -. # /!, The plea, ! through advo- %M . ! cates Sanjay New Delhi: The Supreme Court con- Upadhyay and New Delhi: The Supreme Court journalist was arrested in stituted on Thursday a committee of Salik Shafique, Thursday sought Uttar Pradesh August last year but the environment experts to suggest an alter- in the apex #* government’s reply on a bail plea high court was not deciding his native to felling of over 350 trees for con- court said that 2 of a journalist arrested under the bail plea. struction of railway over bridges (ROB) the NGT did stringent UP Gangsters and Bhushan claimed the high and widening of National Highway-112 not pass effec- !" Anti-Social Activities court has been frequently from Barasat to Petrapole on the Indo- tive order on the main issue of ban on PVC A2B! (Prevention) Act for alleged adjourning the matter and giv- Bangladesh border in West Bengal. banners used in elections which are a huge 7 %, blackmailing and extortion of ing opportunity to the state gov- “When we cut a heritage tree, imag- menace. 08 Noida police officials. ernment to file counter affidavit, ine the value of the oxygen the tree pro- Wilson had claimed that campaigning " . The top court asked the without appreciating uncon- duced all these years,” the top court said. material made of plastic is used during elec- 22 O Allahabad High Court to pro- troverted facts on record and A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde, tion involves different considerations,” of oxygen these trees produced, if you tions and later discarded as waste, which . ! >' ceed with the similar plea before baseless, motivated and uncor- Justice B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant the bench said. have to buy it from somewhere else”. was detrimental to the environment. 7 . C@C@ 8 it concerning the bail of jour- roborated charges levelled asked the committee, which included It added that whatever be the Chief Justice Bobde recalled that He has sought a direction to prohibit D@ % nalist and decide the issue expe- against the journalist. environmentalist Sunita Narain of the method adopted for evaluation of the when the Nagpur-Jabalpur road was use of short-life polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ditiously. He said petitioner Nitish Centre for Science and Environment, to loss to the environment, it is desirable constructed around 4000 trees were cut. synthetic plastic polymer and chlorinated A bench of Chief Justice Pandey is a journalist and not a furnish its report in four weeks and list- that alternatives to proposed felling of “Legally, the decision to construct plastic, which includes banners and hoard- Ranjan Gogoi and Justices B R gangster that he can be booked ed the matter after five weeks. heritage trees is considered by experts. the road was upheld by the High Court ings, for promotion and advertising during 8 00 Gavai and Surya Kant issued under the stringent law. The four-member committee is During the hearing, the bench told but loss to the nature was enormous,” he the poll campaigns. ! notice to the state government Bhushan said he had car- headed by Dr Soham Pandya of the the West Bengal government, “When we said, adding prima facie it is in the favour The NGT’s decision came after it was O : and sought its reply within two ried several news stories on his Centre of Science For Village, Wardha. cut a heritage tree, imagine the value of of construction of ROBs and widening informed that the MoEF had asked the chief + " ! weeks. news portal against Noida police “This case presents usual dilemma the oxygen the tree produced all these of the road but if the alternatives can be secretaries and the chief electoral officers Advocates Prashant exposing corruption in the between environment degradation and years. Compare it to how much you found then there is no harm in explor- of all states and UTs to use alternative % Bhushan and Govind Ji said the department. PTI development. Obviously, each situa- would have to pay for equivalent amount ing them. PTI options during election campaigns. PTI chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | FRIDAY | JANUARY 10, 2020 CAA & NRC meant to Special session of C’garh harass people : Baghel assembly on January 16 STAFF REPORTER n they bring those documents? RAIPUR According to the Chief Minister, 40 per cent people hhattisgarh Chief in Chhattisgarh live below CMinister Bhupesh Baghel poverty line. “There are has slammed the Union numerous illiterate people so government on the new how will they provide their citizenship act (CAA), NRC documents,” he asked. and NPR. In an exclusive interview If they are not able to with IANS TV, the Chief prove their citizenship then Minister stated that the union where will you keep them? He government once again wants questioned. to make entire nation stand in “Entire nation is oppos- queue. ing these things and the “Just like everyone was world is also criticizing it. standing in queues during the There is no need for such ‘Notebandi’, this time even thing. There have been arson children and elderly people and people have lost their will have to stand in line,” the lives in protests against such Chief Minster said. move,” he said while suggest- STAFF REPORTER n Gangrade, on January 16, Scheduled Tribe in the coun- When people already have required? He questioned while Picking up the details of one’s parents’ date of ing as far as census is RAIPUR assembly session will open try. As per the constitutional ration, voter id, PAN, Aadhar adding if anyone is coming contentious part of National birth and place he considered the clause of with address of Chhattisgarh provision, each state will for- card or Passport then what from outside then they should Population Register (NPR) said- Those who are in their providing parental details in hhattisgarh State Governor. ward the resolution for more kind of certificate is be caught and prosecuted. that requires providing 70s or 80s, from where will NPR should be removed. CAssembly will be After discussion on extending the tenure of reser- organising a day-long special Constitution (126 Ammendment) vation. It is then forwarded to session on January 16. Bill, 2019, the state assembly will the central government. The notification of which pass a resolution. Similarly, as per parlia- Flower exhibition has been issued on Thursday. The resolution is basically mentary tradition, it is the HC orders release of MISA detainees’ pension cum competition According to notification for extending the reservation first session of the year, on the issued by Assembly Principal time period for next 10 years first day it will begin with amendment in the act enforced from tomorrow Secretary, Chandra Shekhar for Scheduled Caste and address of state governor. in 2008 regarding the issue was not been done termed the act RAIPUR: Capital city of government unjustified. Raipur will host the Meanwhile, welcoming the annual ‘flower exhibi- court’s decision, National Vice- C’garh makes ‘Chhapaak’ tax free tion cum competi- President of Loktantra Senani tion’ from January 11. RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Sangh and senior BJP leader The exhibition Sachchidanand Upasne said Bhupesh Baghel has waived off tax for the “though the pension had been sus- will conclude on movie ‘Chhapaak’. pended from month of February January 13, 2020 In the film, Deepika Padukone is playing the character of Laxmi Agrawal, an acid attack citing the reason of physical verifi- organised at Gandhi- Nehru Garden. survivor. The film will be released across the cation of the detainees, the inten- country on January 10. tion of government was to wind it Horticulure ‘Chhapaak’ is story of Laxmi Agrawal, an up as the process of verification department, n acid attack survivor. Born in Delhi’s middle STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR India Rules (DIR) during physical verification. was not even initiated”. Government of class family, was only 15-year-old when a man Emergency period, 1975-77. The bench of Justice P. Roughly 300 people are left Chhattisgarh and has thrown acid on her face in 2005, while she hhattisgarh High Court Earlier right after forma- Sam Koshi provided this relief nowadays in the state and most ‘Prakruti kee Or was going to her music class. The man was Bilaspur on Thursday C tion Baghel government in to 28 of the petitioners of of them are widows of Society’ (Towards twice of her age and she had rejected his ordered the state government for state in the month of January detainees, Upasne said adding Bilaspur region. Nature) are jointly advances. She later filed PIL against the sale of immediate release of suspended last year had suspended the that there was a crisis of liveli- Advocate General, organising the event, acid in the country and sought compensation. pensions for those jailed under pension from February 2019 Chhattisgarh, Satish Verma hood before them and also for The Supreme Court ruled in her favour by Maintenance of Internal Security citing reason that it would be confirming about the order getting treatment of ailment said an official press restricting the acid sale. Laxmi runs a NGO for Act (MISA) and Defence of further continued only after said citing that necessary they are suffering in old age. release. all the acid attack victims. ADGP reviews road safety Over 15,000 fowl culled and status of road accidents STAFF REPORTER n KOREA district administration, as per Bird flu outbreak in Korea the standard procedure, and STAFF REPORTER n n outbreak of bird flu has culled all 15,426 birds (chick- been reported from a RAIPUR A ens and quails) and destroyed state-run poultry farm in 30,000 eggs in the farm and its dditional Director Korea district, prompting the adjoining areas," the official AGeneral of Police R K authorities to cull over 15,000 said. Vij reviewed the road safety birds and step up vigil on poul- Of the total culled birds, and status of road accidents try birds within 10 km radius nearly 641 chickens were being in the state in a meeting held of the affected area, officials reared by locals within one km at Police Headquarters on said on Thursday. radius of the farm. The locals Wednesday. So far, 15,426 chickens and were given compensation for the Government of India, districts of Dhamtari, Durg, During the meeting, he quails have been culled and culling of their birds, he said. 30,000 eggs destroyed after the Road, Transport and Kabeerdham, Mungeli, reviewed the preparation for "We have completed the National Highway ministry Janjgir, Surguja, Kanker, safety week, new grey/black highly contagious H5N1 virus culling process and sealed the is organising the nationwide Kondagaon, there has been spot related quantitative/qual- was detected among birds at 31st National Road Safety reduction of accidents in itative information, driving the poultry farm and hatchery farm. After sanitizing the area Week from January 11 to 17, 2019. But in other districts license suspension, third in Baikunthpur town, located in 10 km of its radius, we sub- mitted a report to the state's 2020. Vij also reviewed the death rates have recorded party insurance, over-loading, around 300 km from here, they File Photo preparation for the road higher in road accidents. In speed governor in school said. directorate of veterinary servic- safety week in the state. primary data, there is reduc- buses, awareness programme, There has been no case of collected and sent to local lab- erinarians suggested symp- to Bhopal-based National es on Wednesday," Baghel said. AIG (Traffic) Sanjay tion of 0.7% (92) in road good Samaritan, health of infection in humans so far due oratories for testing," Dr R S toms of chronic respiratory Institute of High Security Animal The official said for the Sharma listing out data said, accidents but death has drivers in commercial/indus- to the outbreak of the avian Baghel, deputy director, veteri- disease, following which their Diseases where tests were found next three months, they will be in 2019, the state recorded increased by 8% (367) while trial areas, eye test, accident influenza, they said. nary department, Korea, said. line of treatment was followed. positive for the H5N1 virus on conducting surveillance in 10 13772 road accidents caus- the injury has been data recording, state road "After some chickens and When the disease was not "Despite the treatment, the December 23, he said. km radius of the affected area ing death of 4959 persons increased by 5.1% (644). safety council and district quails were found dead on properly detected, samples abnormal deaths of birds con- "Immediately after getting during which blood samples of and injury to 13369 others. State has registered 150 new road safety council taken December 7 last year in the were further sent to Jabalpur tinued," Baghel said. reports of bird flu, we took birds will be regularly sent to When compared to 2018, in black spots. decisions and others. farm, their samples were in Madhya Pradesh where vet- Later, the samples were sent permission from the Korea Bhopal for testing. Baghel dubs civic body poll mandate ‘historic’ BJP to launch ‘Bhaat par Baat’ on STAFF REPORTER n government aims to ensure RAJNANDGAON progress of 2.50 crore of state citizen by providing them the occasion of Chherchhera festival hhattisgarh Chief proper health, employment, STAFF REPORTER n procurement, he said. flagship scheme has no head or CMinister Bhupesh housing, education and food Baghel said people have RAIPUR He said promise of procur- tail and government is facilities on top priority, he ` misusing panchayat funds. given historical mandate to said. ing paddy at 2500 was made overnment of Chhattisgarh but still payment of the balance On the drive, he said the his party candidates in civic The CM listed out the is celebrating local G amount is unsure. A committee party would hold discussion body elections. different schemes which traditional festival The mandate reflects the were implemented in last one has been constituted to decide with the farmers while having ‘Chherchhera’, wherein food with them. State govern- result of earnest work done year after the formation of foodgrains are donated. the balance payment, but like ment has shown total disre- by the state government for Congress government in the On the occasion, state BJP other committees it has also the benefit of people in last state. is launching a drive ‘Bhaat par failed to deliver, he alleged. spect to the food growers and one year, he claimed. Mayor Hema Deshmukh baat’ (Talk over cooked rice) BJP leader said not a single scheme has been It is an achievement of in her address gave the new from January 10. Chhattisgarh has left behind started by the government. one year of the state govern- theme tweaking the state slo- Addressing the media, Punjab in consumption of Plan is to reach all 20,000 ment, Baghel added. “The Padmashri Govindram Chief Minister said and brotherhood exists. gan as ‘Gadbo Nava former minister and BJP Kurud liquor while panel constituted villages covering the 27 credit goes to urban electors’ Nirmalkar Auditorium. Chhattisgarh is a land of Where there is peace, devel- Rajnandgaon’. MLA Ajay Chandrakar alleged to look into the possibility of districts. blessings, unity and hard He said victory also saints and great souls where opment takes place,” he Forest minister and dis- Friday is ‘Chherchhera’ and the introducing prohibition is still A panel will be declared up work,” he said. brings along higher expecta- they had taken birth or added. trict in-charge Mohammed state government has no other to submit its recommendations. to Janpad level for three-tier Baghel was participating tions and responsibility. worked for welfare of the For claimed that for each Akbar, Home mnister programme. Similarly, he said, the 14th panchayat poll, he said. It at a function to mark the Chief Minister handed over people. category of people, schemes Tamradhwaj Sahu, women The festival is celebrated in Finance Commission funds would be monitoring the old assuming of charge by certificates of taking charge “It is their pious bless- were launched and imple- and child welfare minister villages by donating foodgrains. have been utilised for ‘Narva, age pension, chit-fund affected Rajnandgaon Municipal to Mayor Hema Deshmukh ings, the state has always mented within a year. Anila Bhedia, agriculture This government has Garva, Ghurva and Baari’ victims and other schemes Corporation Mayor Hema and Chairman Harinarayan remained peaceful due to Under its motto ‘Gadbo minister Ravindra Choubey literally made the farmers cry scheme which could be utilised including village linked issues, Deshmukh at local Dhaketa. which communal harmony Nava Chhattisgarh’ the state also addressed the gathering. in the name of paddy for rural development. The the BJP leader said. &
* OG ! ! 9 ), $# studies on water treatment units in Dehradun while daylong workshop on addressing the audience. Aopportunities and chal- Associate professor and assis- ,# . , lenges in grey water treatment tant dean (Research), School technology concluded at the of Engineering, UPES, SM unjab Chief Minister Capt UPES. The Uttarakhand State Tauseef spoke of his research PAmarinder Singh on council for Science and experiences. Thursday declared that he Technology (UCOST) direc- Water scarcity and its would not quit politics till he tor general Rajendra Dobhal management pose a big chal- had ensured jobs for the youth presided over the workshop lenge that should have been and opportunities for all to sponsored by the Department acted upon by yesterday grow in a progressive Punjab. of Science and Technology. instead of today or tomorrow. Capt Amarinder, address- Addressing the gather- Despite the delay, it is still bet- ing Punjab Youth Congress ing, Dobhal spoke on the ter to be late than never, he (PYC) members and workers current water availability sce- added. at the installation ceremony of nario and its management. Mahendra Rana from the youth wing’s newly-elect- “In view of the current Government Inter College, ed office-bearers including its water resource scarcity, its this already scarce resource. tribute for its conservation. about revival of water bodies Shilodi (Pauri) spoke on the president Barinder Singh state. and Dalvir Singh Goldy, effective management has Though 70 per cent of the Researchers and scientists and lakes carried out by loss of water in mountains Dhillon, made it clear that he He flayed them for what amongst others, could only become even more important. earth's surface is covered by need to develop technology NEERI with Delhi Jal Board’s due to lack of proper water would continue to lead Punjab he called the state’s second par- succeed because of the vision The need of the hour is to reg- water, less than one per cent for water solutions and collate support. Brij Mohan Sharma management while Sakshi in its growth and development. tition, which caused industry and leadership of Capt ularly undertake requisite is available for human con- its valuable data for the next from Society of Pollution and Gupta from Graphic Era “This is my state, you are to shift to Haryana/NCR and Amarinder Singh. steps for its proper manage- sumption, therefore it generations,” he added. Senior Environmental Conservation University spoke on rainwa- all my people…I will always be tourism to Himachal Pradesh, BOX: PREAMBLE CANNOT ment to avoid association of becomes even more essential scientist from CSIR-NEERI, Scientists (SPECS) also shared ter harvesting and entrepre- here for you, and will not go leaving Punjab to struggle BE ALLOWED TO BE TIN- additional challenges with that everyone should con- Delhi, Raman Sharma spoke his field experiences and case neurial opportunities. anywhere till I have ensured with poor resources. KERED WITH: CAPT the welfare of every citizen of Speaking on the occasion, Punjab,” said the Chief Cabinet Minister Vijay Inder Terming the situation in Minister amidst slogans of Singla said that the youth the country these days as 0 # 1 ‘Saada naara, Captain dobaraa’. body had been a great breed- “extremely distressing”, Punjab At the same time, Capt ing ground for future leaders. Chief Minister Capt Amarinder assured the newly- Zira MLA Kulbir Singh Amarinder Singh on Thursday elected office bearers of State Zira lauded former Punjab urged the youth to come for- From Page 1 the situation? Didn’t they alert police, which has not arrested Delhi Police which invaded Government’s full support in Youth Congress presidents, ward to safeguard the nation The FIR claims that the their bosses that any delay anyone even after four days of the Jamia university campus ensuring holistic development, including Singla, Jalalabad and its Constitutional princi- administration asked the police could be fatal? Why didn’t the the attack? It’s the same police without any permission from and promised that they would MLA Raminder Singh Awla, ples of democracy and to reach the campus at around police not barge into the cam- which arrest suspects without the Vice Chancellor on get full respect from the offi- and Amarpreet Singh Lalli secularism. From Page 1 3.45 pm and the cops claim that pus to arrest the goons? any evidence even in cases of December 25 and thrashed cials and others in all depart- for their leadership, and “Congress is the only party The observation came the V-C sent a WhatsApp mes- The V-C by his own admis- routine crime. the students without discrim- ments for any work in the expressed the confidence that that could provide secular, after advocate Vineet Dhanda sage to station themselves at the sion was present on the cam- Incidentally, the police inating between innocent once interest of the State and its new team would further democratic rule,” he sought urgent listing of his plea main gate and granted per- pus when the attack took place. have more than 100 video clips and stone peters. youth. strengthen the party at the said. The Congress fought for to declare CAA as constitu- mission only at 7.45 pm to Anyone in his position, seeing and tell tale chat groups mes- It’s also puzzling as to how Referring to the State grassroots. India’s independence and the tional and a direction to all enter the campus. his students attacked by dozens sages showing how the attack do the street lights go off dur- Government’s flagship ‘Ghar He also requested the Constitution was framed on States for implementation of This raises more questions. of masked men could have was preplanned. Some of the ing the attack, and how did all Ghar Rozgar’ scheme, Capt Chief Minister to give promi- the Preamble of a socialist sec- the Act. The plea has also Why the V-C did ask the police been terrified. messages also claim that the the attackers vanish even when Amarinder said that the pri- nent posts to former PYC ular democratic republic, he sought action against activists, to wait at the gate? Didn’t the One would expect him to police will not act when the stu- the police was stationed outside vate sector was supporting chiefs and members for their pointed out, adding that students and media houses for police know that the situation call up the Police dents are bashed up. the gate. Nothing the police or the initiative in a big way to service to the party and the though the various Articles of “spreading rumours”. was grave and goons had Commissioner and even the If it was a case of a lone the Vice-Chancellor say will supplement job opportunities State. the Constitution had since On December 18, the apex unleashed murderous attack on Home Minister and apprise wolf attack, the police could be satisfy the ‘nay sayers’. for youth. A large number of Lauding the Chief undergone many amend- court had agreed to examine students? After all, the cops had them of the dangerous situa- excused. But in the case of such Only an impartial probe, youngsters had already Minister for heralding an era ments, the Preamble has the constitutional validity of the received more than 100 SoS tion. Who knows the masked a large scale vandalism and led by retired or sitting secured good jobs in the pri- of all-round development, the remained untouched. CAA, but refused to stay its calls from panicky students. men could have been jehadi brutality, the failure of the Supreme Court judge, can vate sector, with one girl even new youth Congress presi- “The Preamble cannot be operation. The newly amend- Did the police seek per- terrorists? police to arrest even a single restore the confidence of the getting a yearly package of Rs dent Barinder Singh Dhillon allowed to be tinkered with,” ed law seeks to grant citizen- mission to enter the campus? The roles of the police and culprit is bizarre, to say the students and the nation about 42 lakhs, he pointed out, urged party’s all youth activists said Captain Amarinder, lash- ship to non-Muslim migrants What did the cop stationed the Vice-Chancellor are under least. the intention of the authorities adding that the Government to vigorously spread the State ing out at the current attempts belonging to Hindu, Sikh, inside the campus do to contain the scanner. More so of the After all, it was the same to punish culprits!. was doing its best to woo Government’s programmes by the BJP to divide the nation. Buddhist, Christian, Jain and industry into the State to gen- and policies. “What prevails today is Parsi communities who came erate more employment Thanking the Chief not Lok Raj but goonda raj. to the country from Pakistan, opportunities. Charging the Minister for ensuring political We all know what happened Bangladesh and Afghanistan '( P,-. / !! 222 Akalis with ruining the state to space for youngsters, espe- with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on or before December 31, promote their self-interest, cially from middle class fam- in Uttar Pradesh,” he said, 2014. Capt Amarinder blamed them ilies, Dhillon said that leaders underlining the need for youth A bench headed by Chief 0 222 From Page 1 squarely for the spread of like Raja Amarinder Singh to take the lead in saving the Justice Bobde had fixed a batch While Krishna has been drugs and gangsterism in the Warring, Kulbir Singh Zira country. of 59 petitions, including those suspended, a three-member filed by the Indian Union From Page 1 former MLAs.The Press release also said the high-level committee has Muslim League (IUML) and The party alleged that the envoys were party disciplinary committee has recommend- been formed to probe the Congress leader Jairam brought to the Kashmir Valley on a “guided tour”, ed the expulsion of all these leaders from the allegations of corruption he 3 Ramesh, for hearing on January where access has been limited to “handpicked basic membership of the party. The expelled made against the five 22. Several petitions have been individuals who toe the Government line. The leaders have thrown their weight behind former officers and submit a report filed challenging the constitu- National Conference is disappointed with the PDP leader Syed Altaf Bukhari and were part in 15 days, a government tional validity of the Act includ- way foreign envoys have been brought to the of the delegation that met Lieutenant Governor official said. 4#5/ ing by RJD leader Manoj Jha, Valley to endorse the Centre’s claims of nor- GC Murmu On Tuesday. The Government Trinamool Congress MP malcy.” This is the second visit of a foreign delega- spokesman claimed that the Mahua Moitra and AIMIM In another development, the People’s tion to Jammu & Kashmir since August 5 when action had been initiated leader Asaduddin Owaisi. Democratic Party (PDP) expelled eight party Article 370 giving special status to Jammu & under the ‘zero tolerance’ ,# . , tation are SC-related, the Several other petitioners leaders for going “against the will of the people” Kashmir was abrogated. Earlier, Delhi-based policy of the Yogi Cabinet also approved inclusion WATER REGULATION AND include Muslim body Jamiat by engaging in parleys with the Government. think tank International Institute for Non- Government towards unjab Vidhan Sabha will of the senior-most SC Minister DEVELOPMENT AUTHOR- Ulama-i-Hind, All Assam The eight leaders met the visiting envoys. Aligned Studies, a Delhi-based think tank took corruption. Phold a special session on Sadhu Singh Dharamsot as a ITY Students Union (AASU), Peace “PDP expels leaders for going against the will 23 EU MPs on a two-day visit to assess the sit- Krishna had claimed January 16 and 17 for ratification member. To manage and regulate Party, CPI, NGOs ‘Rihai of the people,” the party said in a Press release uation in the Union Territory. that it was a morphed video of the Constitution (126th The meetings of the water resources efficaciously, Manch’ and Citizens Against posted on its official Twitter handle. The lead- The Government had distanced itself from aimed at maligning his Amendment) Bill, 2019, for empowered committee would besides ensuring its judicious, Hate, advocate M L Sharma, ers who have been expelled are Dilawar Mir, Rafi the visit with Minister of State for Home G image. He had even lodged a extending SC/ST quota, exclud- be attended by the Chief equitable and sustainable uti- and law students have also Ahmad Mir, Zaffar Iqbal, Abdul Majeed Padroo, Kishan Reddy informing Parliament that the report against unknown ing anglo-Indians, in the House Secretary and Administrative lization, Punjab Cabinet on approached the apex court Raja Manzoor Khan, Javaid Hussain Baig, European parliamentarians were on a “private persons for making the by another 10 years, and to take Secretaries of the concerned Thursday paved way for setting challenging the Act. Qamar Hussain and Abdul Rahim Rather -- all visit”. video viral. up any other important business. departments, besides the Chief up a Water Regulation and As per the decision, taken Principal Secretary to Chief Development Authority by during a Cabinet meeting Minister, Principal Secretary to approving enactment of ‘The chaired by chief minister Capt the Chief Minister and Principal Punjab Water Resources Amarinder Singh, the Cabinet Secretary (Finance). (Management and Regulation) has recommend to the Governor The committee will meet Ordinance, 2019. to summon the 10th session of every week, at least for the first The Ordinance, which was ,# . , extension in the term of Sixth facilities from employees as it is done. We demand the forthcom- the State Government could eas- the House under Article 174 (1) six months, and the concerned approved by the Cabinet in its Punjab Pay Commission,” said the planning to stop 13th salary to ing session of the Vidhan Sabha ily generate money by stopping of the Constitution of India. administrative department meeting on December 4, 2019, hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on senior SAD leader Janmeja Singh Punjab police personnel. Earlier, be extended to discuss all these the profligacy of its Ministers and The Cabinet authorized the would put its agenda of schemes is now all set for legislation as SThursday termed the Sekhon.“Finance Minister it had also slashed the salary of issues,” said Sekhon, the former Advisors.“Instead of making the Chief Minister to approve the and projects to the Chief ‘The Punjab Water Resources Congress-led Punjab Manpreet Badal had promised to teachers from Rs 40,000 to Rs Minister. people suffer, the government address by Punjab Governor VP Minister through its Minister-in- (Management and Regulation) Government’s latest decision to implement the Sixth Pay 15,000,” he said. should ask its Ministers and Singh Badnore, with which the charge, for further placing it Bill, 2020’. The Bill proposes to delay the release of Sixth Punjab Commission from January 2020. Stating that the SAD would LOOK INTO FINANCE Advisors to forgo their salaries and special session will commence before the Empowered set up a Punjab Water Pay Commission report by anoth- Now, its implementation has been fight alongside the State employ- DEPT’S FUNCTIONING: perks. Simultaneously, it should on January 16 at 10 am. The next Committee for consideration. Regulation and Development er six months as the biggest further postponed up to June 30, ees to force the Government to SUKHBIR TO CM stop wasteful expenditure,” he day, after obituary references, a The agenda of the empow- Authority, consisting of a chair- betrayal of promises made to State 2020, and likely to be extended release the Sixth Pay Commission said.Sukhbir announced that the resolution would be placed for ered committee would be cir- man and two other members to employees. even more,” he said. report, Sekhon said: “We also SAD president Sukhbir Badal SAD would agitate along with ratifying the amendments in the culated to all concerned depart- be appointed by the At the same time, Akali Dal Lashing out at the State demand a special session of the on Thursday asked Punjab Chief employees for fulfillment of their Constitution (126th ments in advance, and they Government. condemned the state Finance Government for turning back on Vidhan Sabha to discuss all pend- Minister Capt Amarinder Singh genuine promises. He said that Amendment) Bill, 2019. would be provided an opportu- The authority will also be Minister Manpreet Badal for every promise it made to the peo- ing promises made to the people.” to look into the functioning of the besides more than Rs 4,000 crore The House would adjourn nity to present their views in the empowered to issue directions always making excuses of empty ple at the time of assembly polls, “Like the government’s promise to Finance Department and stop it pending in the form of Dearness sine-die after the proposed leg- meeting of the committee before and guidelines for the conser- coffers when it came to release the the SAD leader said that the implement the Sixth Pay from freezing development Allowance, the Congress islative business on the same day, a final decision is taken. vation and management of the dues of employees but wasting Government owed Rs 4,000 crores Commission at the earliest, sim- work.“It is shocking that the Government was not allowing said the spokesperson. “Once a decision has been water resources, besides issuing crores on newly-appointed advi- to the state employees in Dearness ilarly farmers were promised Finance Department has issued a implementation of the sixth Pay It was further decided that taken by the empowered com- tariff orders specifying the sors and chairpersons.“The State Allowance dues.“Around 27,000 complete loan waiver, youth were circular stopping all development Commission and not regularizing the Cabinet will meet on January mittee, the concerned adminis- charges to be imposed by enti- Government has again stabbed its employees are awaiting regular- promised jobs and the Congress works in the State,” he said.Asking 27,000 employees whose cases had 14 to approve various Bills that trative department shall not be ties supplying water for drink- employees as well as pensioners in ization. Instead of giving anything, promised to augment social wel- Capt Amarinder to stop these been cleared by the previous will be placed before the House required to send any reference ing domestic, commercial or the back by announcing another the Government is taking away fare benefits. None of this has been anti-people steps, Sukhbir said that SAD-BJP government. during the special session. or proposal to any other depart- industrial .The Bill also propos- ment, including the es the constitution of an MINISTERIAL EMPOW- Departments of Finance and Advisory Committee on Water ERED PANEL TO EXPEDITE Personnel, for any further Resources, to be notified by the 12O PROJECT IMPLEMENTA- approvals. It shall be incumbent Government, consisting of TION upon the concerned adminis- experts and ex-officio members trative departments to ensure from various government An empowered committee compliance of all decisions of the departments, to advise the 2: ! of Ministers, headed by Punjab empowered committee,” said authority. The authority may Chief Minister Capt Amarinder the official spokesperson. also engage experts on its own. Singh, will now take all neces- Spokesperson said that the The authority shall have, From Page 1 sary decisions relating to the administrative department and maintain, a separate fund, V-C, saying it is “shocking” that he is adamant delays and speed up implemen- would be required to give spe- to be called the Punjab Water To compensate for the lost academic peri- on not implementing a Government proposal tation of various projects and cific timelines for completion of Regulation and Development From Page 1 od, JNU was asked to extend the semester by two to resolve fee-hike crisis in the schemes in the . projects and schemes or Authority Fund, in which the “Citizens from all walks of life are welcome to be a part of weeks. The university was also advised to noti- university.“Reports are that the HRD Ministry The decision to establish an assigned tasks, and it would sub- grants or loans would be cred- this exercise,” the tweet on the BJP twitter handle said. The fy the students’ union and withdraw police com- had twice advised the JNU V-C to implement empowered committee of mit its progress report thereon ited by the Punjab Government. FM’s meeting assumes significance as the Government is in the plaints against students. certain reasonable and working formula for Ministers was taken during the to the empowered committee. process of formulating Budget proposals for 2020-21, the focus On the issue raised by students of their resolving the issue of enhanced fees in JNU. He Cabinet meeting. With the Chief The very first item on the TOURISM POLICIES TO BE of which is likely to be on accelerating economic growth which Union not being officially notified by the uni- was also advised to reach out to teachers and stu- Minister as its Chairman, the agenda of each meeting of the MADE MORE DISABLED- is estimated to slip to an 11-year low of 5 per cent during 2019- versity, HRD Secretary said, “the Ministry’s focus dents. It is shocking that the V-C is adamant on Empowered Committee will empowered committee would FRIENDLY 20. is on academic issues on campus and not polit- not implementing the government proposal. have Local Government be to review the progress of deci- To make tourism more dis- Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways ical”. “We will talk to the university adminis- This attitude is deplorable and in my opin- Minister and Finance Minister sions taken by it in the previous abled-friendly, Punjab Cabinet Minister Nitin Gadkari, Commerce and Railway Minister tration that the fees changes which were decid- ion such a V-C should not be allowed to con- as its members and the Minister meetings, and discuss bottle- has approved necessary amend- Piyush Goyal and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, ed last month are implemented. tinue on this post,” Joshi tweeted. Hundreds of in-charge of the concerned necks, if any. ments to the Punjab State Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, CEO Amitabh Kant, We are working on resolving the issues and demonstrators, including students and members department as its co-opted All decisions to be taken by Culture Policy, 2017, and Punjab Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to restoring normalcy. It is a prestigious universi- of civil society organisations, member. On the suggestion of the empowered committee shall State Tourism Policy-2018, in the Prime Minister were present at the Thursday meeting which ty and should remain that way,” Khare said. hit the streets on Thursday protesting the the Chief Minister, who point- be placed before the Council of compliance with Rights of discussed a host of issues, including those related to agriculture, Meanwhile, former HRD minister Murli recent violence at JNU and demanding resig- ed out that many issues that Ministers, for their information, Persons with Disabilities infrastructure sectors. Manohar Joshi called for the removal of JNU nation of the varsity V-C. come up in project implemen- from time-to-time. (RPWD) Act, 2016. ( Washington: The US and Iran were on high alert. “maximum pressure” campaign % 3 stepped back from the brink of Last week Iranian-backed of economic sanctions. He said ' 4! 4! possible war on Wednesday as militia besieged the US Embassy the new, unspecified sanctions ! President Donald Trump sig- in Baghdad, and Tehran's prox- would remain in place “until 15 naled he would not retaliate mil- ies in the region remain able to Iran changes its behavior." Iran's itarily for Iran's missile strikes carry out attacks such as the one Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali 6 on Iraqi bases housing US on Dec. 27 that killed a U.S. Khamenei said the overnight London: UK Prime Minister Tehran: Iran sent mixed signals the missile attack, Iran also troops. Contractor and set off the most strike was not necessarily the Boris Johnson urged Iran's Thursday as tensions with the abandoned its remaining com- Islamabad: Prime Minister No one was harmed in the recent round of hostilities. totality of Iran's response. President Hassan Rouhani on US appeared to ease, with mitments under the 2015 Imran Khan has directed strikes, but US forces in the Hours after Trump spoke, “Last night they received a Thursday to end the con- President Hassan Rouhani nuclear deal, which President Foreign Minister Shah region remained on high alert. an 'incoming' siren went off in slap,” Khamenei said. “These frontation with the United warning of a “very dangerous Donald Trump had walked Mahmood Qureshi to visit Speaking from the White Baghdad's Green Zone after military actions are not suffi- States and underlined Britain's response” if the US makes away from in May 2018. Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US House, Trump seemed intent on what seemed to be small rock- cient (for revenge). What is commitments to Tehran's “another mistake” and a senior But Rouhani said Thursday as part of Pakistan's efforts to deescalating the crisis, which ets "impacted" the diplomatic important is that the corrupt nuclear agreement, Downing commander vowing “harsher that Iran would continue to defuse the tensions in the spiraled after he authorized the area, a Western official said. presence of America in this Street said. revenge" for the killing of a top cooperate with UN inspectors. Gulf region following the targeted killing last week of There were no reports of casu- region comes to an end.” Trump, Johnson "called for an Iranian general. Senior Iranian military killing of a top Iranian gen- Iran's top general, Qassem alties. facing perhaps the biggest test end to hostilities" and said Both sides appeared to step commanders struck a more eral in a US drone strike. Soleimani. Gen. Mark Milley, the of his presidency, credited the Britain viewed the 2015 back on Wednesday after Iran defiant tone. Khan has also asked Army Iran responded overnight chairman of the Joint Chiefs of minimized damage to an early nuclear deal as "the best launched a series of ballistic Abdollah Araghi, a mem- chief General Qamar Javed with its most direct assault on Staff, warned that it was “per- warning system “that worked arrangement currently avail- missiles at two military bases ber of Iran's joint chiefs of staff, Bajwa to contact "relevant mil- America since the 1979 seizure haps too early to tell” if Iran will very well" and said Americans able to deliver on our goal of housing American troops in said the country's itary leaders" to convey of the US Embassy in Tehran, be satisfied that the missile should be “extremely grateful stopping Iran from having a Iraq without causing any casu- Revolutionary Guard "will Pakistan's willingness for peace. firing more than a dozen mis- strikes were sufficient to avenge and happy” with the outcome. nuclear weapon", his alties. impose a more severe revenge In a tweet on Wednesday, siles at two installations in Iraq. the Soleimani killing. The strikes had pushed spokesman said. Iran said the attack was on the enemy in the near Khan said, "I have asked FM The Pentagon said Wednesday “We should have some Tehran and Washington per- US President Donald retaliation for the US strike that future,” according to the semi- Qureshi to visit Iran, KSA & that it believed Iran fired with expectation,” Defense Secretary ilously close to all-out conflict Trump on Wednesday said killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, official Tasnim news agency. USA to meet with respective the intent to kill. Mark Esper added in a and left the world waiting to see "the time has come" for Britain, the architect of its regional Tasnim also quoted Gen. foreign ministers, Secretary of Even so, Trump's takeaway Wednesday briefing, “that Shiite whether the American president Germany, France, Russia and security strategy, in Iraq earli- Ali Fadavi, the acting com- State; & COAS Gen Bajwa to was that “Iran appears to be militia groups, either directed or would respond with more mil- China to follow Washington's er this week. mander of the Guard, as saying contact relevant military lead- standing down, which is a good not directed by Iran, will con- itary force. lead and abandon the 2015 Rouhani said the strike on the missile attack was “just one ers to convey a clear message: thing for all parties concerned tinue in some way, shape or Trump, in his nine-minute, nuclear agreement, which sets the bases was a legitimate act of the manifestations of our Pakistan is ready to play it's role and a very good thing for the form to try and undermine our televised address, spoke of a limits on Iran's enrichment of self-defense under the UN abilities.” for peace but it can never world." Despite such concilia- presence there,” either politically robust US Military with mis- levels. Charter, but he warned that “if “We sent dozens of missiles again be part of any war." tory talk, the region remained or militarily. siles that are “big, powerful, Iran began breaking the the US makes another mistake, into the heart of the US bases Earlier, Foreign Minister on edge, and American troops There is no obvious path to accurate, lethal and fast.” But deal's rules once Trump pulled it will receive a very dangerous in Iraq and they couldn't do a Qureshi also said Pakistan including a quick-reaction force diplomatic engagement, as then he added: “We do not the US out in 2018, resulting in response.” damned thing," he was quoted would not become part of dispatched over the weekend, Trump pledged to add to his want to use it." AP a new wave of tension. AFP In addition to launching as saying. AP any war. PTI 3 Tehran: The brigadier gener- wounded "but we were not oping nuclear weapons. 6 al who leads Iran's aerospace after killing anyone in this European Council presi- program says its forces operation". He said, "We were dent Charles Michel spoke Budapest: Hungary's prime which would take place Kathmandu: The Nepal der Qasem Soleimani on launched 13 missiles at bases after hitting the enemy's mil- with President Hassan minister said Thursday that “immediately” if Iraq pulls out Government on Thursday Friday last brought the entire in Iraq used by US troops early itary machine." Rouhani ahead of a meeting of his country will keep its troops of the agreement. expressed concern over the Gulf region closer to a full- on Wednesday "but we were The US, however, has said EU foreign affairs ministers on stationed in Iraq as long as the Hungary has been mem- escalating tensions in West blown conflict. Regional ten- ready to launch hundreds". no Americans were killed in Friday to assess the rising ten- Mideast country stands by ber of NATO since 1999 and Asia and urged the parties sions remain high after Iran on Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh the missile strike. sions between the US and the agreement between the currently has about 150 troops involved to refrain from doing Wednesday fired missiles at also told Iranian state televi- Meanwhile, a top Iran. two governments. in Iraq's Kurdish region. anything that would "jeopardise two bases in Iraq used by US sion his forces simultaneous- European Union official is According to a European Hungarian Prime Hungarian troops are the peace and stability" in the forces in retaliation for the ly carried out a cyberattack on urging Iran's president to Council statement on Minister Viktor Orban told deployed in several interna- region. killing of Soleimani. a US military monitoring ser- avoid "irreversible acts" poten- Thursday, Rouhani told reporters after a Cabinet tional missions around the An unexpected US strike, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign vice in Iraq. tially fatal to the Iran nuclear Michel his country wants to meeting that plans were in world, carrying out mostly ordered by President Donald Affairs in a statement expressed He asserted that dozens of deal that is aimed at prevent- continue a "close coopera- place should the Hungarian tasks like peacekeeping and Trump, that killed Iran's most concern over the situation US forces were killed and ing the country from devel- tion" with the EU. AP troops need to be evacuated, partnership building. AP powerful military comman- developing in the region. PTI Tehran: Iranian authorities Iranian Civil Aviation have said a Ukrainian airliner, Organisation said on its web- Washington: The standoff over ceedings at a standstill. since the House impeached which crashed outside Tehran site late Wednesday. President Donald Trump's What started as a seeming- Trump on the charge that he with the loss of all 176 people "The plane disappeared impeachment trial deepened ly minor delay over process abused the power of his office by on board, had turned back from radar screens the on Wednesday as Senate and procedures is now a high- pressuring Ukraine's new leader after suffering a problem, as moment it reached 8,000 feet Majority Leader Mitch stakes showdown between two to investigate Democrats, using Ukrainian experts joined the (2,400 metres). The pilot sent McConnell said there will be “no skilled leaders facing off over the as leverage $400 million in mil- investigation on Thursday. no radio message about the haggling” with Democrats as rare impeachment trial, only the itary assistance for the US Ally Both Canada and the unusual circumstances. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi third in the nation's history. as it counters Russia at its bor- United States called for a full "According to eyewitness- demands for more details and “There will be no haggling der. Trump insists he did noth- investigation to determine the es, a fire was seen on board the witnesses. with the House over Senate ing wrong, but his defiance of cause of Wednesday's crash, plane which grew in intensity," McConnell's Senate major- procedure," said McConnell, R- the House Democrats' investi- which came shortly after the organisation added, report- ity has the leverage Republicans Ky., who met later Wednesday gation led to an additional Tehran launched missiles at US ing the first findings of its need to launch Trump's trial with Trump at the White House. charge of obstruction of forces in Iraq in response to the investigation into the crash. toward swift acquittal of the “We will not cede our authori- Congress. Senators from both killing of a top Iranian gener- The organisation said it charges, but Pelosi's reluctance ty to try this impeachment. The sides are eager to serve as jurors al in a US drone strike in was considering evidence from to transmit the articles of House Democrats' turn is over.” for Trump's day in court. The Baghdad. the ground as well as reports impeachment leaves the pro- Three weeks have passed trial will be conducted in the There was no immediate from a second aircraft which Senate, where Republicans have indication that foul play may was flying above the Ukrainian a thin majority. But even as have caused the Ukraine Boeing 737 as the disaster McConnell spoke from the International Airlines (UIA) unfolded. Senate floor, Pelosi, D-Calif., was plane to go down soon after Heartbreaking details giving no indication of her will- take-off, and Ukrainian started emerging about the vic- ingness to agree to his terms. In President Volodymyr Zelensky tims, most of them from Iran a closed-door meeting with the warned against speculating on or from the large Iranian dias- House Democratic caucus, she the crash causes. pora in Canada. AFP spoke instead about the crisis in "The plane, which was the Middle East, with Iran's initially headed west to leave retaliatory ballistic missile the airport zone, turned right " attacks on US Bases in Iraq, following a problem and was according to several Democrats headed back to the airport at in the room. AP the moment of the crash," the # Kiev: Investigators are pursu- ing several leads following the crash of a Ukrainian pas- senger plane in Iran, including a surface-to-air missile strike, an act of terror and engine fail- ure, a Ukrainian security offi- cial said on Thursday. The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing went down outside Tehran shortly after take-off London: After years of angry chance to "take back control" on Wednesday, killing all 176 arguments that toppled two from unelected officials in people on board. Governments, Britain's parlia- Brussels and see Britain regain "For the moment we are ment on Thursday will finally some of its past might. working on seven different approve the terms of Brexit, Businesses and govern- versions of the event that took clearing the divided country's ments in Europe, puzzled with place in Iran," Oleksiy Danilov, exit from the European Union Britain's struggles over what the secretary of Ukraine's on January 31. they viewed as a self-inflicted national security and defence The House of Commons wound, hoped that Brexit could council (RNBO), told AFP. will rush through a final day of still somehow be undone. The council is tasked hearings and ratify Prime But Johnson's comprehen- with coordinating the probe Minister Boris Johnson's sive victory in last month's into the disaster, the first divorce deal with Brussels, general election brought an fatal crash involving drawing a line under an extra- abrupt end to the turmoil, giv- Ukraine's biggest carrier UIA. ordinary period of political ing his Conservatives a parlia- Danilov also said on chaos. mentary majority with which to Facebook that the leads being For much of the time since push Brexit through. studied include both techni- the 2016 Brexit referendum, MPs gave their initial bless- cal malfunctions and foul lawmakers have been dead- ing to the EU Withdrawal play, but told AFP that "there locked over how, when and Agreement Bill before is no priority version" yet. even if Britain should leave its Christmas, and the govern- The leads under consid- closest trading partners after ment set aside just three days eration include a collision nearly 50 years. this week for detailed scrutiny with another airborne object, Some viewed Brexit with of the complex text. a rocket from Iran's missile horror, fearing that it stripped But few MPs even bothered defence system, an engine them of their European identi- to turn up on Tuesday and explosion caused by a techni- ties and turned Britain into an Wednesday, with both sessions cal problem, and an explosion insular, slightly smaller, and ending early, while the on board the aircraft due to an somewhat less important Government easily saw off "act of terror", he said on nation. 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One doesn’t need $#2 . ) Both the JNU incident and ter. Unemployment is at its at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). police training to know that ) % the episodes in Uttar Pradesh are highest in 45 years, the Gross On January 5, a mob of masked men and there is less likelihood of crime a shocking indictment of the Domestic Product (GDP) & 3 ?% women entered the JNU campus armed and violence when people $#)2+/72)# police in our country. We are no growth is low and consumer % ) : 4 with machetes, hammers and rods and think they can be identified. , .,) longer talking about mod- spending, too, is down. Which ) ) %% ) % ) attacked the students and teachers there. At Yet, we do not know what ernising the police force or is why these incidents keep least 23 people were injured, including fac- caused this curious case of #EN7) improving investigation. All happening under its rule. % " ulty members and students. missing lights. The Delhi those improvements can only be A study conducted by three % %% "% 3 %" The one image that stood out was of police’s image was further dent- . //2) built on a police force that has political scientists of the Yale 8 = " % " a “helpless” police force standing outside ed due to photographs that /$ A.B integrity, which the ruling University had said that the BJP the gates of the university campus even as showed people armed with Government has eroded. What benefits every time there is a : violence and damage raged inside JNU. As rods and sticks walking right in . /* , +/* we are witnessing now is how riot or religious discord. It has, % 5 "" - " per reports, WhatsApp alerts where sent front of them. #/#$2) the police force is being direct- therefore, decided to return to 5 ) 5 0) to the Delhi police, raising an alarm that In Uttar Pradesh, too, there )# #. // ed, instructed or nudged to its tried and tested method. The % % ) 5 0) a large gathering had entered JNU with have been certain horror stories overlook certain incidents from police, however, must realise weapons and sticks and were attacking the that have emerged over the past /*#%*, , certain pockets of people and that they owe allegiance to the % ) students. These alerts were sent around 3 month regarding the conduct of amplify certain incidents from rule of law and to the % % " pm. However, until 7:45 pm, additional the police. As per eye witness *,7 ,)) another. The discourse has been Constitution. They know this forces failed to enter JNU to stop the vio- accounts and newspaper reports, # )# ')) set by the ruling Government already but may be the police ) 5 ) lence and get a grip of the situation. it is estimated that more than with phrases like tukde-tukde needs reminding that public ) % In fact, as per a Delhi Police report, 5,500 detention and 1,100 arrests ,)# #. gang or labelling every critic as order is not what is defined by 8 ( ) $ % " starting from 2:30 pm, the police control took place across the State while $#) $+) anti-national. the BJP. If they allow it to be, % room received more than 50 calls about various groups protested against Why the BJP is setting the then it might as well be the masked miscreants entering the universi- the BJP Government’s nation aflame? It has nothing knell of democracy. ty campus and beating up students. This Citizenship Amendment Act to talk about other than these (The writer is a former IPS was not the only curious element in the (CAA). In fact, the Allahabad imagined rivalries between officer, a former MP and cur- - . sequence of events. As the attacks took High Court took suo motu cog- Indians. The fear and hatred rently a member of the AAP) = ! 7 8 # . " " * 8#$ : "! ', ! ! % . O %7 !" ! K M . M !% G % % : % # $ % " & ' .789!!#%9 :".9 ;7::9"#9 :; K ". 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We con- focussed on leading the country, rather ) # % "% sider it our ethical and moral responsibil- than on dividing it and fulfilling their ill- % S % % % ity to do so because this is an assault against begotten ideological dreams. not just mere individuals but against the The powers-that-be will do well to ) 6 ) very fabric of “personal liberty” guaranteed remember that the current as well as future 7 )% by the Constitution to its citizens. students, who are witnessing brutal assault ) % % % A pattern has been observed in the last and persecution, will be tomorrow’s jour- few months where young students, who nalists, newspersons, civil servants, engi- % ) should have been applauded for their pro- neers and entertainers. Would it be wise P Q 4 ) ) ) gressive mindset and outspokenness, are of it to alienate the future of this country ! &) ! !% 8 # " being met with petty vindictiveness by for some misguided notions? Instead, it those they dare criticise. JNU is one the should address grievances from the distant % S # S most esteemed universities that has made past, imaginary or otherwise. ) ! % % invaluable contributions to the country. It tract people’s attention from the own students. For whose development will We hope that our beloved country will ! %" % is a travesty that students are being singled Government’s own shortcomings in ful- this system work when every voice that emerge out of these dark and chaotic times out and the fury of muscle-power is filling what it had promised. We also con- dares to disagree with it is being silenced? with its secular and intellectual principles % % % being unleashed upon them. What we are sider it our duty as people associated Who will take this country forward when intact. In fact, stronger than ever. We would ' % % # forced to infer is a calculated attempt to closely with journalism to admit that we its own leaders have destroyed potential like to request the Government as also the % 26 dissuade anyone who dares to disagree are ashamed of the way a section of Indian minds? How can young minds hope to people to learn from world history and try with the Government at the helm. media has led the fray in hate-monger- build a better future for the country when to rise above vindictive agenda in favour % % 5 ) 1 Instead of having a dialogue with the ing and in casting patriotic students as all the nation’s resources are being used to of aiming at a harmonious and peaceful co- % students, the state machinery seems to be enemies of the State. At best, this section mislead people by bombarding them with existence. As students at JNU continue to S ) % " focussed on branding the students with of the media can be called “inept” and to constant propaganda? struggle, they have been a source of inspi- various monikers like “anti-nationals”, be more honest, “complicit.” We are also offended by many eminent ration and make us feel proud to be citi- 9 # ) “urban-naxals” and “tukde-tukde gang”. It boggles our minds and outrages us personalities, who have recently had the zens of India. 5 % " Attempts like these seek to pit the peo- to think what the Government/adminis- audacity of advising students to stick to Vande Mataram ple against the students and serves to dis- tration seeks to achieve by persecuting its their syllabi and exams while they them- Alumni and staff, IIMC 9 "#! # $% & !"! #" !" 5 ' / / / * % L 5 L " ! !: $ 0 ! > ()%*+,, 8 ", ? ( % " " $ 5 6 4 @) % ' " % & ABC " % 0 % " % 5 ) % DE " = 4 % ) ? % % % " % 3 ) % )% B ( 5 % " # ! ,7" ( ? %% % % % = % 4 % 6 % proposal by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to amend the 5S % " Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), % % A 2006, to render all underage marriages void, has % 4 raised the hackles of women’s groups, child rights ) " activists, community-based organisations and 5S legal and development researchers. They contend 4 5 6 % that this move would not benefit underage girls ) ) % " and do more harm than good. % ABC"A ) At present, under the PCMA, though all ) FC underage marriages are voidable, they are treated % 4 % " as valid. This means that while such marriages can be prevented with the help of this Act, they are con- 0) S %% " sidered valid once they take place. It (the marriage) % 4 0) can, however, be nullified by the underage girl. On 0 # $ *0#$+ %% the other hand, if amended, the PCMA will no G) ) longer recognise the marital status of underage girls 4 ) ) or their matrimonial rights as it does now. It will % ) " also take away their right to decide whether or not % ! they want to continue with the marriage or nul- ) " lify it. ) % %" 6" % " Then, how will this amendment empower 6 = ) girls? Why is the Government pushing for it when Karnataka has already tried this and not succeed- ))# 4 ) 0) ) % ed in deterring the incidence of underage mar- % ) " riages? In 2016, the Karnataka Government $#) ,) declared all underage marriages as legally void (as 2 ,/$., 7 " compared to such marriages being voidable if the ++$#) .) %% ) underage girl so wants under the Central legisla- 2 .) ) ly used with criminal laws by parents of ships, of which a large number were (CEHAT), with Mumbai Municipal = AA tion). In such legally void underage marriages, &/ 0+) ,)7 girls to target marriages without their between the age group of 16-18 years. Hospitals showed that of the girls S = AE E while the girl continues to stay at her matrimoni- ) ) ) consent. It found that PCMA cases filed A study of 731 police cases in 2017 brought in during the period 2008-2016 DB al home despite no legal recognition of her mar- &+ %/# ,) by the parents of the girl, essentially to in tribal areas of Gujarat’s Dahod, by the police for rape examination, 41 per ) % ) " riage, she has no access to inheritance and mari- / ,) ,# 1 counter elopements were far greater that Panchmahal and Morbi districts revealed cent were under 18 years. tal rights. 2)#) ,) those by Child Marriage Prohibition that reports of missing girls aged between Although these girls clearly stated Experts say that making the marriage void 14-18 years were registered as abduction that they were in consenting relationships ! % % % 2* ++#/ Officers (CMPO) against forced mar- impacts the girl negatively as she will continue to riages. cases. Conducted by Area Networking and did not want to record a complaint, % = be vulnerable until such time the couple marries +/#.) In such cases, parents used the and Development Initiatives, (ANAN- their parents insisted on filing First % E % again on reaching adulthood. Only then will their )/.# ) ,) Protection of Children from Sexual DI), a non-profit working in the State, the Information Reports (FIRs). Further, B )% = ) alliance be considered legally valid and the girl 2 + $ Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) in conjunc- research found that 46 per cent of these CEHAT also found that when girls vis- become eligible to avail social welfare benefits. /1$#) .) tion with PCMA to prosecute boys in abduction cases filed were related to mar- ited public hospitals seeking a medical 6 ) Consultations on whether or not this amendment . +/ ,) consensual relations and runaway mar- riage (against wishes of parents) and all termination of an unwanted pregnancy, 4 was needed were held recently by the Partners in 2 2/# + riages. Under POCSO, the age of sexu- the complainants were parents of the girl. the hospitals violated their right to ) Law in Development (PLD), a legal resource group. ., al consent is 18, the same as the mini- Adolescent girls who elope often do choice by making abortion conditional G) Over 25 NGOs working on the issue shared expe- /)#/*% mum age of marriage. This makes so from desperation. In their recent i.e. it would be allowed only if the girl DE 4 " riences of the circumstances in which girls were * +++/ ') POCSO a powerful legal tool to punish report on Why Girls Run Away to reported her case with the police and reg- % 6 ! 5 % )" " forced into underage marriages and how the law *7 ,) the boys in a sexual relationship with the Marry, the PLD points out that girls take istered a FIR. worked on the ground when they sought help adolescent girls even if it is consensual. this step when they realise discovery of Past cases have shown that delays fol- - 5 6 either to prevent or nullify them from duty-bear- ., /) ) In fact, romantic cases in which the their romantic relationship will cause lowing such reporting sometimes exceed % %) ers or community workers. *,) ,) / girl admitted to a consensual relationship trouble, or when forced marriage is 20 weeks within which a termination of % % The inability of the law to protect the commu- #/ ,)7*# with the accused boy constituted a high imminent. The study states that elope- pregnancy is allowed by law. This forces 6 nity or NGO workers when they intervened to help //# #$) percentage of cases under POCSO. A ment is also a way for the girls to escape the girl to either approach the courts or 4 % ) B these girls was also discussed, just as it failed to * , ,) study by the Centre for Child and the isolation or abuse in natal homes while carry the pregnancy to full term, both of % - 0) " help Bhanwari Devi, a Government worker 2 .)/ Law in Bengaluru’s National Law bearing the drudgery of housework. In which can be traumatic. = % & )% = employed to stop child marriages in Rajasthan. She #$++ 17 University of India found that of the such cases, the report states that puni- India is among 196 countries which = ) % was sexually assaulted to punish her for interven- 2,788 POCSO cases in the five States tive laws cannot be a solution to tackling are signatories to the Convention of the S %% 4 0) ing in the marriage of an infant girl from a dom- studied, Delhi topped the list with 23 per either elopements or marriages forced by Rights of Child (CRC). This calls for % inant caste. It has been over 25 years but her case cent of them being romantic cases fol- conditions of economic deprivation. recognising adolescent sexuality as well is yet to come to any conclusion and the perpe- lowed by Karnataka (21.8 per cent in just Since a high percentage of these cases as underage marriages of older adoles- = % E0") % = trators are yet to be punished. Therefore, in such three districts), Andhra Pradesh (21.2 per are of consenting relations between cents to be treated as valid if the indirect 5 % a scenario, greater focus on eliminating root caus- cent), Maharashtra (20.5 per cent) and adolescents, there needs to be a recog- harm outweighs its benefits. es of such marriages, addressing existing patriar- Assam (15.6 per cent). nition and acceptance of their sexuality Studies by the organisations oppos- ! %" chal attitudes and investing on empowering girls In Mumbai too, it was no different. instead of criminalising them. Since ing the proposed PCMA amendment % % % 6 and their families could be a better way to end child Aarambh India, a portal dedicated to health service providers are mandated to have provided evidence of the harm G) 0) 6 % % marriage. As early marriage is often not a choice, protection of children from sexual report cases of sexual activity and preg- caused by the law. Criminalising consent- % % ) " there was an urgent need to tackle poor education, offences, worked on 260 cases jointly with nancy among adolescents that come to ing adolescents is a violation of their % % 6 5 taboos around adolescent sexuality and the lack Prerana, a not-for-profit working on child them, it automatically pushes their case rights and addressing the root cause of % " of employment opportunities, all of which com- protection and the international ‘Break into the criminal justice system without such marriages/elopements by building ) )% % 5 5 " bine to make marriage compulsory for girls accord- the Silence’ campaign of the Hong the consent of the girls. capacities and sexual and reproductive ing to Madhu Mehra of PLD. Kong-based ADM Capital Foundation. Ongoing interventions and research health knowledge of adolescents must be % %" % A study by PLD on how PCMA has been used They found that about 25 per cent were between the Mumbai-based Centre for the only options. * + over nine years shows that the law had been large- involved in consensual sexual relation- Enquiry Into Health and Allied Theme (The writer is a senior journalist) providers and policymakers to explore e.g. gold and palladium in e-waste. material consumption by using prod- of parts route, discarded products get and delivering more reliable cars. moving towards zero-landfills may be superior options to face the challenge The widely-used linear business ucts with longer life instead of use- their parts having residual EoL The 10-R approach can acceler- the way out. The current, less privi- of growing material consumption model of “mine-refine-shape-assem- and-throw. Also, additive-manufactur- stripped-off, to be used in another ate the circular economy drive but not leged informal sector MSMEs engaged and depleting natural resources. ble-use-discard” ends up in waste gen- ing and 3-D printing in new product product, like in electronic goods. without associated barriers and chal- in repair and maintenance of products The increasing consumption eration. India expects to double its development and in manufacturing of The reuse of high-value metals route lenges. will have a critical role to play in the demand for material is primarily due consumption of metallic resources by spare parts of aircraft can lead to prac- extracts gold, palladium, iridium One of the first barriers is the infe- effectiveness of the approach. A high- to increased population and prosper- 2030. Its per capita consumption of tically no waste generation. from e-wastes to be used in other rior positioning of remanufacturing er degree of transparency of owner- ity, demographic changes, lifestyle stainless steel touched a new peak of In the remarket route, the discard- applications. In the reprocess scrap business with original equipment ship coupled with access to smart- transformations and intervention of 2.5 kg in 2019 (ISSDA report). ed products are resold and utilised in route, instead of discarding engi- manufacturers. Creating a sense of phones and internet; reducing costs of * !+* !, disruptive technologies. The result is Consumption of copper is likely to an alternate market in different avatars, neered products like motors, batter- urgency and awareness of its larger sensors are facilitating mapping of increased volatility in product prices double in the next five years. India is e.g. Cars24; OLX in the used automo- ies and canisters, metals like steel, cop- benefits and introducing material physical systems digitally to track EoL n a major decision, the 2020 Tokyo and ecological imbalance, affecting also the largest consumer of gold in tive market. Large volumes of defec- per, lead can be recovered efficiently circular in schools/colleges can trig- of products. Olympics authorities have decid- societies adversely. Scarcity of mate- the world. tive products are discarded even through scrap melting. ger the change. The challenge in Lack of incentive for product- Ied that the medals at the games will rial is a concern but the good news is For such a growing consumption when repair can provide a longer life, Finally, the rental route is a prod- handling the probabilistic reverse- return in today’s disposable society be made from 50,000 tonnes of elec- that the circular economy approach and the widening production-con- e.g. kitchenware. uct-as-a-service business model pro- logistics for collection of discarded with “cash-rich” and “time-poor” tronic-waste produced in Japan. can serve as a powerful solution. sumption gap, material recyclability In the refill route, the product viding tangible goods as a service. In products in terms of varying quantum, consumer needs revisiting. Rapid A US firm has designed a 99 per The circular economy seeks to and improved natural resource pro- under breakdown due to End-of-Life place of purchasing a product, provide quality and frequency is genuine. It awareness creation of the key drivers cent recyclable battery, which for a eliminate all kind of wastes in the mar- ductivity can provide sustainable (EoL) of one of its parts may get a new a shared-platform for multiple end- induces volatility in business. Low col- to circularity to the young population product so chemically complex and ket, i.e. waste of resources where mate- relief. lease of life if the defective part is usage. For instance, UK-based hydro- lection-efficiency of products after is the order of the day. A quick imple- hazardous, is of enormous impor- rial/energy cannot be regenerated; The concept of recycling/reuse is replaced with a new EoL part. gen fuel cell car manufacturer EoL is a big challenge. To facilitate col- mentation of a comprehensive circu- tance. Highly deficient in precious- wastage of capacities where assets are not new in Asia. Second-hand gar- Refurbishing or remanufacturing is Riversimple behaves as a lessor rather lection, ownership will have to move lar economy policy by the metal resource India, which pro- hardly or not fully utilised, e.g. poor ment, furniture, utensil and vehicle another business route. For instance, than a manufacturer by charging a upstream in the supply chain. Government has become inevitable, duces a whopping two million tons of utilisation of family-owned cars; markets, though unstructured, are machine tools, home-appliances are rental, covering maintenance, fuel Rental/shared-platform related as the Centre finalises the legal frame- e-waste annually is at the cusp of underutilisation of life-cycles through common in India. This phenomenon refurbished to near original state of and insurance from its customers. approach can majorly eliminate issues work for effective looping of materi- mobilising its recycling strategy. The accelerated development of new prod- is replacing the linear model by the cir- performance. Remanufactured car Instead of selling robots for spot of collection. al in the automotive sector and world seemingly has realised the true ucts, processes and business models cular model of “mine-refine-shape- engines can be 30-50 per cent less welding to car manufacturers, robot Lack of strong product design- National Resource Efficiency Policy. need of the circular economy. resulting in difficult-to-serve demand assemble-use-collect-reprocess-reuse” expensive. manufacturers can not only build, own based reverse supply chain is leading Hope this happens sooner than later. The Indian economy will contin- peaks, e.g. smartphones; and waste of with a “10-R” approach as its back- The retro-fitment route upgrades and operate robots but also sell the to a challenge in improving collection (The writer is Professor, ue to compel geologists, technocrats, embedded value where precious met- bone. existing machine tools, which is a client world-class weld spots, thereby of EoL products. Smart designs, tax- Operations, at Great Lakes Institute of economists, manufacturers, service als/energy are lost in waste streams, The first “R” attempts to reduce growing industry today. In the reuse maximising utility and life of robots ing virgin-material application and Management) :
2 @ :) 3 ,3 R / R ' - R D % 822$ Srinagar: The National tus was revoked and it was “While the rest of the coun- Conference on Thursday said it downsized to a union territory. try is told that peaceful dissent ne of the founding members of the ,)## series of well planned and conceived was “disappointed” with the “The NC wishes to ask is the cornerstone of democra- OPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) hawala transaction,” said Suresh way the Government brought these envoys that if the situation cy, this right does not seem to and former Deputy Chief Minister anuary 21 will see 25,000 kg of Holy Gopinath, auditor and tax practitioner envoys from various countries in Jammu & Kashmir is “nor- extend to the people of Jammu Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Thursday JQuran described as “unclaimed and based in Kerala’s Perumbavoor. He said to Jammu & Kashmir to mal”, then why are scores of & Kashmir. Are the people of J claimed PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti uncleared” imported goods being auc- the town of Perumbavoor was the hub “endorse” its “claims of nor- people, including three former & K expected to live without the should not have made a 'provocative' tioned at the International Trans-ship- of hawala transactions and an amount malcy” in the Union Territory. chief ministers, under detention fundamental rights accorded to statement that none would be left to detained since August 4” . ment Container Terminal at of Rs 1,000 crore has been distributed The party alleged that the for almost 160 days and why other Indian citizens?” it said. hold the Tricolour in Jammu & Seeking their immediate release Vallarpadom in Kerala’s Kochi. among one particular minority com- envoys have been brought to the have the people been denied Officials said envoys of Kashmir if Article 370 was tampered Baig said that when one of Farooq The Holy Quran, believed to be munity in the small town. Valley on a “guided tour”, where access to the internet for over several countries had request- with. Abdullah’s friend moved a petition from a West Asian country and print- MIV Logistics Pvt Ltd Container access has been limited to 5 months?” a statement issued ed the Government for a visit Reacting to one of the straight under Section 107 (then RPC, now ed in state-of-the-art presses abroad had Freight Station is a joint venture com- “handpicked individuals who by the party said. to Kashmir to get a first-hand questions during his first media inter- IPC) questioning detention of a former been lying unclaimed in the Trans-ship- pany in which the major share holders toe the Government line”. The party described the account of the situation in the action in Jammu after August 5, PDP CM and sitting MP, Government ment Container Terminal for the last are Infrastructure Kerala Ltd (a public “The National Conference visit of enjoys from 15 countries Valley following the August 5 stalwart Baig maintained, “that state- slapped PSA on him. few months. Strangely, the authorities sector undertaking in which the is disappointed with the way to Jammu & Kashmir on decision to abrogate provisions ment was made by Mehbooba Mufti in “Others, who were thinking of said there were no addresses of the con- Government of Kerala is the majority foreign envoys have been Thursday as a “repeat visit” of of Article 370 and bifurcate it my absence. I was not there when she doing the same, dropped the idea out signees or senders printed on the con- stake holder), Mfar Bahrain, the busi- brought to the valley to endorse the European Members of into union territories, Jammu & made that statement”. He said, “state- of the fear of getting booked under tainer. Since the quantity of Qurans in ness house owned by West Asia based the Centre's claims of Parliament to the erstwhile Kashmir, and Ladakh. ments like that resulted in downgrad- PSA,” he said. the container weigh only 25 tonnes, P Mohammed Ali. normalcy,” it said. Envoys from State earlier. This is the second visit of ing Jammu & Kashmir from State to “I want to urge the Government there are speculation that the contain- What has shocked the authorities in 15 countries, including US The NC said while these a foreign delegation to Jammu Union Territory.It didn't help us. That that detained politicians should be er could have been used to import some Kochi is the callous manner in which the Ambassador to India Kenneth visits may provide “short lived & Kashmir since August 5. statement should not have been made”. immediately released and if they have other materials about which there are holy book consignment has been I Juster, arrived here on propaganda victories”, true nor- Earlier, Delhi-based think tank Talking about his own approach on done something wrong then book no disclosures. dumped in the port. The printing Thursday on a two-day visit to malcy will only be achieved International Institute for Non- such issues, Baig clarified, “if people of them under sedition charges and let MIV Logistics Private Limited, the rights of the book is reserved for “The Jammu and when all detainees are released, Aligned Studies took 23 EU Jammu & Kashmir have to stay them face trials,” Baig added. shipping company which has placed the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Kashmir, the first visit by communications and internet MPs on a two-day visit to together and take up their issues/griev- The PDP leader said that since the advertisement in local media was tight King Fahd Complex for the Printing of diplomats since August last restored and “genuine” political assess the situation in the Union ances, then we have to be polite and state lost its special status and has been lipped about the why and how of the The Holy Quran”. The earlier instances year when the state's special sta- activity resumed. Territory. PTI humble in our approach. We cannot downgraded to Union Territories, he Quran consignment. What baffles the when the Holy Book was shown disre- intimidate Prime Minister, Home would like the Centre and Parliament port authorities and intelligence agen- spect at Guantanamo Bay had given rise Minister and even NSA of the country to ensure domicile safeguards, land and cies are the absence of the names and to large scale furor. with our aggressive approach.We can- job rights to the people of Jammu & addresses of the sender and consignee. Shipping agents who spoke to The 7 :3 not earn anything”. Kashmir on the lines of northeastern Sources in Kochi Port said the intelli- Pioneer expressed shock over the indif- Expressing his serious concerns states. gence agencies have ordered a probe into ferent manner in which the religious Jammu: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) mended the expulsion of leaders from the basic over continuous detention of three for- “The Government has put domicile the whole affair. books have been sent to India. “Any on Thursday expelled eight party leaders for membership of the party, the twitter handle of mer Chief Ministers like Mehbooba safeguards via Article 371 in “The Vallarpadom Container international consignment could sent going “against the will of the people” by engag- the party stated. Mufti, National Conference leaders Northeastern states. Since J&K is also Terminal is infamous for the import of only with the addresses of the senders ing in parleys with the Government. The leaders who have been expelled are Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar a hilly region and unemployment is a containers carrying high denomination and consignees. It is shocking to note that “PDP expels leaders for going against the will Dilawar Mir, Rafi Ahmad Mir, Zaffar Iqbal, Abdullah, Baig said, “They took oath serious problem here, there should be currency notes during the 2004 to the people who are behind the export and of the people,” the party said in a press release Abdul Majeed Padroo, Raja Manzoor Khan, under Indian Constitution. They stood similar domicile safeguards, job and 2014 period. The entire consignment of import of this consignment has played posted on its official Twitter handle. Javaid Hussain Baig, Qamar Hussain and Abdul against Hurriyat and fought militancy. land rights in place for the people here”, counterfeit currency notes were inject- with fire because what they have done is Party's disciplinary committee has recom- Rahim Rather — all former MLAs. PNS And, now all of them have been he said. ed into the Indian economy through a blasphemy,” said a shipping agent. & , ! * O! !
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Complimenting '$ ) hief of Army Staff, General them for their tenacity CMM Naravane on and high morale despite ailway engineers, working Thursday visited forward posts the extreme challenges Ron the dream project of in Siachen Sector during his posed by inclement constructing worlds' tallest rail- maiden visit to Jammu & weather, difficult ter- way bridge to provide all Kashmir after taking the rain and super high alti- weather rail connectivity to charge. tude conditions, he said Kashmir valley, are finally see- At the Siachen Base Camp, that the entire Nation is ing the light at the end of the General MM Naravane laid a proud of the soldiers tunnel. wreath at the iconic Siachen who are deployed in According to their latest War Memorial in honour of all Siachen, defending the assessment, “the highest rail- the brave Siachen Warriors territorial integrity of way bridge, coming up over who have made the supreme India. river Chenab in Reasi district sacrifice in the defence of the Defence PRO Col of Jammu, has reached at a Nation. Kalia said, Army Chief stage where they are expecting During his stay, Army exhorted them to con- to complete all works by the Chief was also briefed on the tinue to discharge their end of December 2021”. operational readiness being duties with the same Chenab bridge, at 359 m maintained in the Sector by Northern Command and According to Defence enthusiasm and zeal and also above river bed and having 467 Commander, Siachen Brigade. Lieutenant General Harinder PRO, Col Rajesh Kalia, assured them the full support m of single arch span across Army Chief was accompa- Singh, General Officer “General MM Naravane also of the country as well as the mighty Chenab river, will be nied by Lieutenant General Commanding, ‘Fire & Fury’ met and interacted with troops Army, in carrying out their highest Railway Arch Bridge in to be huge. “It will provide all even spot two wheeler and at the arch bridge, Chief Public YK Joshi, Chief of Staff, HQ Corps. deployed at the forward posts duties. the world. This iconic bridge weather rail connectivity to some places four wheelers Relations Officer, Konkan soaring 359 metres above the the Kashmir valley, and it will parked inside the houses” Railway, LK Verma said, This bed of the River Chenab will be help in supply of all kinds of Gupta added. is the first time in India that 35 metres higher than the commodities to the valley and Referring to challenges this technique has been suc- % / 6 1 2 ! iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris. also for export of produce faced by the engineers on cessfully carried out and Chairman and Managing from the valley”. From the ground zero, Gupta said, the USBRL team need special com- ! !: Director of Konkan Railway strategic point of view, all alignment of the project pass- mendation for having success- 9 46 # Corporation Ltd, Sanjay weather rail connectivity will es through three major geo- fully executed the work. 0! Gupta,told reporters in Jammu, help Indian Armed forces and logical thrust zones namely Fabrication work of the super “The Udhampur — Srinagar- paramilitary troops to reach Reasi, Muree and Pir Panjal structure of this viaduct was Jodhpur: Reacting for the first Pilot, after a visit to Kota's as it would ensure good gov- Baramulla Rail Link Project is Kashmir valley in a short span thrust. Constructing large carried out by installing and time to the criticism over the J K Lon Hospital, had told the ernance,” the CM said. He also the most challenging project of time. number of tunnels in the region commissioning of an death of infants at a Kota hos- media that the death of infants termed the deaths a conspira- being undertaken post-inde- Interacting with the media was one of the biggest chal- extremely efficient and techni- pital by his deputy Sachin Pilot, was a serious matter and the cy against the State 1#9? #9@ D>:: ! pendence “. in Jammu, after reviewing the lenges. cally superior workshop at the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Government could not be Government and said those !! !: He said it has reached at a progress of the ongoing con- He said, there are 17 tun- site. on Thursday said people from spared of its accountability. who died had come from out- ! stage where we are seeing the struction work, Gupta said, “ nels aggregating length of 46.1 Verma said, “The erection both opposition and the “We have to fix side. light at the end of the tunnel once completed the national Kms. So far, Konkan Railway of Arch from both ends with Government could ask accountability. After 13 months “It was a conspiracy against and in a very short time, prob- railway project will give impe- has completed tunnel excava- the help of cable crane is under questions. of being in government, it may the Government. In order to % ably by the end of December tus to the tourism to a great tion of 37.1 kms out of 46.1 process. It consists of 2 nos. He stressed it was Pilot's not serve any purpose to keep propagate a word on it, media ! 0 2021 we should be able to extent and it will help boost the kms. The works are in progress Arches (One upstream and right to raise the issue as he also pointing towards the previous from Delhi was called. It was $ & complete all works and have a economic activity in the region for rest of the four tunnels, he other downstream) joined by held the post of the state Government. We done on purpose close on the ! train run through from Katra and also along the route of the added. wind bracings together para- Congress chief. have to face responsibility and heels of the Nirogi Rajasthan to Kashmir valley”. Railway train”. We are already witness- The Tunnels on this project bolic in shape having crown at “Pilot is the Pradesh consequences. People expect us launch,” the CM said, adding ! * engineers claimed, “passen- ing many changes in the socio- are being constructed using the 359.0 m height from river bed Congress Committee to deliver,” Pilot had s that only time would tell who , ! gers will reach Kashmir valley economic profile of the local state of art technology of New making it World Highest president. It is his right to say aid. were behind it. Referring to the % in less than 5 hours from residents in the area ever since Austrian Tunnelling method Railway bridge”. this about the Government. It Talking to the media, recent violence by a mob at " Jammu and the total journey construction work of the rail- (NATM)) and conventional Till date, erection of 5462 is not the Opposition only, Gehlot here at the airport said New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru ! time between Delhi and way bridge started. method. Out of the 17 Tunnels, MT out of 9010 MT has been which could ask questions. Pilot should give suggestions University, Gehlot said the ! Kashmir valley will be reduced “Earlier we used to see 13 Tunnels have been made completed. State of the Art People from the Government and say openly about any democracy in the country was to around 12 hours”. only temporary structures and through and work in progress technology is being used to could also ask questions,” said lacunaes. in danger and there was chaos Gupta said, the benefits of now concrete houses have in balance tunnels. control the Geometry of the Gehlot. “I have no problem with it everywhere. PTI % this national project are going come up in the region. We now Highlighting the features of Arch, Verma added. 6 ,1 O1 P
Modi’s call for entering one another’s representatives of slum- .#, #. total revolution. territory or being forcibly cap- dwellers, teachers, differently “Fishermen’s tured – a sensitive international abled and nomadic tribes. n his attempt to reach out to children will live so issue. Gujarat has asked the “After every interactive Ithe communities across long fishlings live,” Central Government to ensure session, officials of the con- Gujarat, Minister Vijay Rupani he said. early release of such Gujarati cerned departments work on has started meeting people to Talking to The fishermen from Pakistan’s the feedback and petitions that understand their genuine griev- Pioneer, the Chief detention”, the Chief Minister are received from people. This ances and also understand Minister said, added. initiative has gone a long way their expectations from the “Gujarat “ We are providing subsis- in ameliorating the condition of Government. Government con- tence allowance of 300 per the underprivileged class. I Keeping with his initiative, siders fishermen as day to the families of each of hold this session with the rep- Rupani met 65 fishermen from ‘Sagar Khedut, such detainee. As far as resentatives of various sections 15 coastal districts, extending meaning ‘farmers of fishermen declared missing in of the society on the fourth or from Saurashtra & Kutch to the sea’. They have high sea during storms or fifth of every month” the chief south Gujarat, as part of the requested me to cyclone, the State Government minister said. State Government’s ‘Mokla issue Kisan Credit provides ex-gratia compensa- A senior official of the Mane’ interactive session at Cards to them on tion as compassion towards the chief minister’s office said that his official residence. the lines of farmers, kin of such fishermen who do participants are mostly from Speaking on the occasion, I have directed con- not return for five years”, the underprivileged and dis- the Chief Minister said that a cerned department it out for territorial waters. “This is Ruapni said. advantaged classes of society 1,200-crore project to build them. We have also started to imperative since others States During interaction, a farm- and they are called to meet the nine new harbours in the State provide big trawlers to small do not allow fishermen from ers’ representatives from Chief Minister irrespective of has been started in consultation fishermen for their survival” he Gujarat to fish in their waters Devbhumi-Dwarka suggested religion, caste or sex to be a part with the Central Government. said. since the coastal areas are well that Chief Minister should of the programme. These The State will take steps The State Government is defined. A problem typical to inaugurate the new harbour at informal interactions help in needed to develop inland and also mulling issuing permits to Gujarat’s fishermen is the State’s Okha. It may be noted that solving problems as they pro- marine fishery in sync with fishermen of neighbouring territorial water bordering that Rupani had earlier held ‘Mokla vide instant feedback, the offi- Prime Minister Narendrabhai states for fishing in the Gujarat’s of Pakistan, inadvertently Mane’ interactive session with cial added. ! # #5! 5 & # ' <
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&#$ % $'((# 2$20 that a large people would turn out in Sinha’s 21-day “Gandhi Shanti ith no sign of protests against Yatra”. '/+' fight the BJP. “With the topmost Wthe Citizenship Amendment The rally is being organised echelon of the TMC trapped in Act (CAA) abating, former Union under the banner of Rashtra ngered by the vehemence of the Sharada, Narada and … with their Minister Yashwant Sinha on Manch, a political platform AWednesday’s general strike necks in the hands of the CBI she Thursday launched a 3,000 km launched by Yashwant Sinha last sponsored by the Left-Congress is afraid of the BJP Government 'Gandhi Shanti Yatra' from Mumbai month. The yatra is supported by alliance Bengal Chief Minister which wants her to break the anti- to New Delhi to seek the repeal of farmers' organisation Shetakari Mamata Banerjee has decided to CAA-NRC movement. So she is CAA and concrete assurance from Jagar Manch. “Various organisa- skip the January 13 all-party meet- avoiding the all-party meeting,” the Government that there would tions including farmers will par- ing called by Congress president senior CPI(M) leader Sujan not be a nationwide National ticipate in the yatra,” Sinha said. Sonia Gandhi. Charkabarty said. Citizens Register (NRC). Sinha tweeted that the route for “I will not attend the meeting Congress’ Abdul Mannan said NCP chief Sharad Pawar Gandhi Shanti Yatra-2020 and all convened by Sonia Gandhi in New “either the Chief Minister wants to flagged off the 'Gandhi Shanti other updates would be made noti- Delhi on Jan 13 in protest against break the opposition solidarity or Yatra' at the historic Gateway of fied on a specially created Facebook Congress-Left hooliganism dur- she the very impact of the strike India in south Mumbai, a yatra that page for the yatra. ing Wednesday's strike,” Banerjee demanding compulsory attendance. after many years has unnerved her will pass through five States — Sinha, who resigned from the said even as a Trinamool Congress The two parties also demanded an leading her to sense some kind of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Indian Adminstrative Service (IAS) twitter handle declared that the impartial investigation into the video alienation which is why she is Uttar Pradesh and Haryana — + ; ! M6 ! ; N 6 and joined active politics as a Bengal ruling party will fight against footages showing how the men in avoiding the joint meeting.” before culminating at Raj Ghat in ' # 2 1 #, ! 4 member of Janata party in 1984, the Citizenship Amendment Act uniform in Malda’s Sujapur were Meanwhile the Chief Minister on New Delhi on January 30, the 4 , , , was a Union Finance Minister in and National Register for Citizens torching the civilian and police vehi- Thursday led yet another rally in death anniversary of the Mahatma 1&# 1 2 # the Chandra Shekhar and AB alone. cles apparently in a bid to malign the Kolkata leading thousands of people Gandhi. 6 >?4 6 Vajpayee Governments during Banerjee was angered by the sponsors of the strike. at Barasat in the northern fringes of Apart from the repeal of CAA 1990-91 and 1998-2002 respec- alleged hooliganism on streets in the The Chief Minister’s decision to the city. and non-implementation of NRC those present at the yatra flagging- “There is acute fear in the minds of tively, while he was the External name of bandh senior party leader skip the meet comes a day after the Accusing the BJP Government of across India, Sinha is demanding a off ceremony. people with no birth and other doc- Affairs Minister in the Vajpayee Partho Chatterjee said reminding Left-Congress sponsored nation- misleading the people on the refugee judicial inquiry by a sitting Judge Speaking on the occasion, uments with them that they may be Government between July 2002 how the Chief Minister had sup- wide bandh against the Central issue she said “the BJP is today tak- of the Supreme Court into the acts Sinha said: The country is wit- sent to detention camps. and May 2004. He quit the ported the issues raised by the Front Government’s economic policies. ing the credit of enacting CAA to of “state-sponsored violence” like nessing the disturbance and there- The people across the country are Bharatiya Janata Party on April 21, and Congress — related to minimum The CPI(M) and the Congress provide citizenship to the refugees the one witnessed at the Jawaharlal fore, we are taking out a yatra unhappy with the Government at 2018. wage hike, pension, apart from with- were “indulging in dirty politics” in which is all bunkum. In fact we had Nehru University (JNU) recently. [march] in order to establish peace the Centre. That’s why people are Even while he was in the BJP, drawal of the controversial CAA — Bengal and it would be difficult for provided the refugees lands and Senior Congress leader and and harmony in the country. We taking to streets in protest against Sinha had undertaken a three- “but she opposed the strike because her to share a joint platform with other rights after coming to power former Chief Minister Prithviraj will not let the country be divided. the Modi Government. There is day-long agitation to press for the she is against the practice of spoiling them Banerjee reportedly told her making them permanent citizenship Chavan, Dalit leader Prakash We will go by constitution. We will need to show right direction to the demands of the farmers in the sui- mandays in the name of bandhs.” colleagues adding she would fight her of India.” She also asked the justifi- Ambedkar, senior actor-turned- not let anyone kill Gandhi”. people. We can save the cide-hit district of Akola in Both the Left and the Congress battle against CAA and NRC on her ability of amending CAA and apply- politician Shatrugan Sinha, State Pawar hit out at the Narendra Constitution through non-violent Vidarbha region in December 2017. had been complaining against the own. Both the CPI(M) and the ing it on the refugees who had Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Modi for creating an atmosphere of means,” the NCP Chief Through his agitation, Sinha had way the State Government had tried Congress promptly returned fire already been living in the country for Malik and former MP Balachandra fear in the minds of people across Minister. forced the BJP-led Government to to foil the strike through a circular questioning her true intention to decades and taking parts in elections. Mungekar were prominent among the country over CAA and NRC. Pawar expressed confidence accept all his seven demands. , 4 . 1 1 -,&& ,&& / Bengaluru: Some BJP workers down the students. “You are demonstration holding placards allegedly created ruckus on not concerned about citizen- and raising slogans. Wednesday at a college here ship, you are concerned about They asked the BJP lead- $$,) 7 while seeking support to the yourself. You should be con- ers not to bring politics into the Citizenship Amendment Act by cerned about India first. You are campus. They put up posters nion Minister Suresh C Angadi on Thursday charged the raising slogans like 'Go back to not an Indian then,” a BJP and held placards reading, Stop UCongress and left parties with trying to gain 'political mileage' Pakistan' outside the campus, worker is heard turning colleges into war zones, by creating disturbances on the CAA issue. even as girl students opposed a screaming at the girls in the Say no to CAA and You cant Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his campaign in neigh- pro-CAA banner on the wall of video. force your opinion bouring Lawspet block to garner the support of people for the their institution. They also questioned the on us. Citizenship Amendment Act, he said, “Congress is trying to politi- As the video of the incident students if they had valid rea- They came to the campus, cise the CAA issue also. Congress and left parties are seeking to went viral in the social media sons to oppose the Citizenship put up the poster and wanted us gain politically out of it.” and the matter became a hot Amendment Act and sought to to sign in favour of the law but He said there was no room for any apprehension on the part topic of discussion, Chief know whether they we did not agree. Then, they of anyone in the wake of the enactment of CAA.”If any one has Minister BS Yediyurappa and wanted an argument or a spoke to us in a rough manner, any grievances they can turn up for debates and parties were wel- Home Minister Basavaraj debate. which we opposed, said a stu- come to have a debate in a “peaceful manner” in Parliament on Bommai unanimously said they The BJP workers purport- dent on the campus requesting CAA,” Angadi said. would get the matter investi- edly told the girls that they were anonymity. The Union Minister of State for Railways also contended that gated. only the students of the college A posse of police was sent it was not the duty of the States to say that they would not imple- According to information and not the owner. “What's to the college to pacify the agi- ment the Act as it was the Centre that had the right to grant cit- received, a group of BJP work- your problem madam with the tated students and persuade izenship. ers, all supporters of local party CAA? Are you the owner of the them to get into the college Puducherry unit of BJP V Saminathan MLA and other leg- leader M M Govindaraj, had college?” they asked. Amid the campus. BTM Layout Congress islators here were among those who accompanied the Union put up a poster “India Supports heated argument, the BJP work- MLA Ramalinga Reddy visited Minister during his door-to-door visit to register people's sup- CAA” on the wall of Jyoti Nivas ers resorted to sloganeering the college on Thursday after ,&&4 , 4 . ' port for the CAA. College near Koramangala. This like 'We want CAA' and “Go learning about the incident was opposed by girl students, back to Pakistan', as seen in and spoke to its management. who said they would not allow another video shot by the stu- Later, he told reporters that any such poster to be put up on dents. the campus should not be . ) ( N* )&2M, M the college property. The BJP Agitated by the incident, allowed for any political activ- 0 ) ) (, ! *$ workers then tried to shout students of the college staged a ities. PTI Bengaluru: Accusing the BJP of temper. .$*, sions. Now they are saying that they threatening college students here to sup- While @BJP4India ideology is on will be launching a political party and port the controversial Citizenship weak foundations of fascism. BJP is ssam Minister Himanta Biswa uproot the BJP. The narration has Amendment Act, senior Congress leader threatened by the knowledge base of our ASarma said on Thursday that changed in the last one month. Now, K Siddaramaiah on Thursday said Chief Universities & hence they want to subvert those protesting against the CAA have we cannot put forward the ball and Minister BS Yediyurappa should control & weaken them,” he said in another tweet. announced they will be launching a say hit a goal,” he added. “hooligans” from his party. Later, speaking to reporters in political party, so there are no ques- Sarma, the influential BJP leader The former Chief Minister was Hubballi, Siddaramaiah said there was no tions of holding discussions and the of the region, said AASU general sec- reacting to an incident where some BJP democracy in the country now, and the matter will be settled through elec- retary Luring Jyoti Gogoi has forgot- workers allegedly created ruckus near a freedom of expression that has been tions. ten about the CAA and is devoting girl's college here, while seeking support guaranteed by the constitution is being All Assam Students Union most his time in criticising the for CAA by raising slogans, as students curtailed. (AASU), which has been spearhead- BJP. “If we hold discussion under the opposed a pro-CAA banner on the wall Alleging that an “atmosphere of fear” ing the protests against the con- present circumstances then I will have of their institution. was being created in the country, he reit- tentious Citizenship Amendment to say I will surrender my seat or BJP “@BJP4Karnataka goons are threat- erated that the recent attack on students Act (CAA), has hinted at launching will not contest the next elections. The ening students of Jyotinivas College to at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru a political party. clause of the CAA, the protesters are support CAA. Mr @BSYBJP, I am strict- University was “Government sponsored” “What is there to discuss after against or want to talk about, does not ly warning you to control hooligans from and questioned as to why no one has been they said they will launch a political exist now,” he said. Stating discussions your party. arrested so for in connection with the inci- party. It will be settled in the politi- will have to be on the rules of the Don't subvert knowledge & institu- dent. The Congress leader also claimed cal arena only...In the EVM only. How CAA that are being framed for safe- tions for your selfish motives. We won't that the freedom of students and rights will it be elsewhere,” said Sarma, the guarding the interests of the people, let Ktaka to be victim of your Hitler rule!” enshrined for citizens under the State Finance and Health Sarma said the state Government held Siddaramaiah tweeted. “Educational insti- Constitution are being snatched away, and Minister. “When the agitation was an a meeting on the issue with Union tutions are a source of dissemination of there was kind of “totalitarianism” in the agitation, we had said about talks and Home Minister Amit Shah earlier in knowledge, critical thinking & scientific country these days. PTI that the doors are open for discus- the day. 7 = /
2$20 they had formed three teams to trace the CCTV footage of her building where she absconding DIG. “ We are confident of was carrying a bag while leaving her bsconding Deputy Inspector-General arresting him soon,” a senior investigat- home shortly before midnight on Aof Police (Motor Transport Dept) ing officer said. Monday along with her male friend. We Nishikant More was finally suspended The alleged incident had taken place have learnt that the male friend lives in from his service on Thursday for alleged- at birthday party of the victim girl at her Navi Mumbai,” a senior police officer said. ly molesting a minor girl at a birthday in Navi Mumbai residence on June 5, 2019, Eyewitnesses to the incident have told June last year. where More the police that the victim girl’s birthday More’s suspension came hours after had barged in when the girl was cutting on June 5 last year was attended by sev- a Raigad Court rejected the DIG’s plea the cake and allegedly molested her. eral inivitees. Some of them offered thre seeking an anticipatory bail. Though the victim’s family had cake and also smeared it on her amid The Maharashtra government also lodged a complaint with the police clapping and singing. suspended More’s driver Dinkar Salve for against the DIG, the police dilly-dallied More, who was standing next to the allegedly threatening the father of victim on registering a case against More. victim girl, reportedly scooped some of girl at a Panvel court hearing More’s antic- Finally on July 26, the police the cake from her face with his fingers ipatory bail plea on Tuesday. booked DIG for alleged molestation. and licked it. He allegedly continued to Confirming the two suspensions, Meanwhile, the 17-year old victim left lick the cake pieces even when it fell on Maharashtra Home Minister Anil her home three days ago, leaving behind her chest. Upset with More’s misconduct, Deshmukh said: “We have formed police a note threatening that she would com- the victim girl subsequently lodged the teams to look out for the absconding DIG. mit suicide. In her note, she held More molestation complaint against More. We have also suspended the DIG’s driver responsible for her suicide. Afterwards, the DIG allegedly stalked the for threatening the father of the victim The police are on the look-out for the victim girl. He even humiliated and taunt- girl”. victim girl. “ We do not think that the girl ed the victim girl’s family members over The Navi Mumbai police said that would commit as we have seen her in the the birthday party incident. '
8 !" " % 6 89; ,, 3 /E@@ K K 2$20 which are expected to show 1.55 per cent. Bourses in O!! !A. )B) some improvement due to low Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo ! # 8 D@C@C@% :) he Sensex vaulted 635 base,” said Vinod Nair, Head of and Seoul ended up to 2.31 per ! !# ) Tpoints while the Nifty Research, Geojit Financial cent higher. /" )% D?N@@@G reclaimed the 12,000-mark on Services. BSE realty, auto, European markets too >@) . )) Thursday as global investors bankex, industrials, finance started with significant gains. E@@ D@@@ C?N@@ % . ) heaved a sigh of relief after the and energy indices rallied up to Brent crude oil futures rose N! US and Iran appeared to be 2.83 per cent, while IT ended 0.40 per cent to USD 65.70 per " ! !% ! backing off from a wider mil- in the red. barrel. The rupee appreciated ! % itary conflict. Broader BSE midcap and 26 paise to 71.43 per US dol- G : : " !! The 30-share BSE Sensex smallcap indices surged up to lar (intra-day). ! ! opened on a strong footing and ! % maintained its momentum throughout the session. It final- ly closed at 41,452.35, up 634.61 points, or 1.55 per cent. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty surged 190.55 points, or 1.58 per cent, to 12,215.90. Global equities soared after President Donald Trump said the US is “ready to embrace peace with all who seek it”, a day after Iran fired rockets at American military bases in Iraq in response to the killing 0) 8 #. Composite Index added 0.9% of its top general Qassem to 3,094.88. Soleimani. punches to avoid a wider con- visit Washington next week for sector experts and entrepre- lobal stock markets and oil Seoul’s Kospi rose 1.6% to Reports said there were flagration. the signing of the much-await- neurs at the Niti Aayog, and Gprices rebounded on 2,186.45 and Sydney’s S&P- >: )C@C@) 8=' no US or Iraqi casualties, amid Risk sentiment received a ed interim trade deal with the promised to take both short- Thursday as anxiety over ASX 200 added 0.8% to 2 . speculation that Tehran may further leg up after China said US. ICICI Bank was the top term and long-term measures potential US-Iranian conflict 6,874.20. India’s Sensex rose ! # 8 O 8 D@C@C@% have deliberately pulled its its Vice Premier Liu He will gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- to revive growth. eased. London and Frankfurt 1.4% to 41,409.69. C?) ) ) D@@@ lying 3.80 per cent, followed by “Expectation for initiatives opened higher and Tokyo Taiwan and Southeast N@ CO % ! SBI, M&M, IndusInd Bank, to bring growth in the upcom- gained more than 2 per cent. Asian markets also advanced ) Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints ing Budget and easing tensions Shanghai and Hong Kong also while New Zealand declined. % "' 8 P and Reliance Industries. in the Middle East seems to advanced. Trump said he would add eco- ) TCS, HCL Tech, NTPC cheer investors. Government is Markets sank Wednesday nomic sanctions on Iran but L $ " !# M% and Sun Pharma were the poised to bring initiatives and after Tehran launched missiles the United States is “ready to .:# > 2 ( only laggards, shedding up to policy measures to support at bases housing Americans in embrace peace with all who 2 . " 98 )/# 1.73 per cent. the economic growth to bene- Iraq in retaliation for the killing seek it.” Oil prices rebounded 0 90 21, & "' 0 Meanwhile, Prime Minister fit equities for long-term. of an Iranian general. Anxiety Thursday after first surging on + ) % 9 Narendra Modi on Thursday “Meanwhile, the short- subsided after reports indicat- news of the Iranian attack and ! & / =2, 2 held discussions on the state of term market trend will be dri- ed no Americans were killed then falling back once tensions % #)*)+, “It turned out to be a phe- the economy with economists, ven by events like Q3 results and President Donald Trump appeared to be easing. nomenal day for the equity said Iran “appears to be stand- Benchmark US Crude nvestors’ wealth rose by 2.25 markets as the benchmark ing down.” gained 43 cents to $60.05 per Ilakh crore on Thursday rose over one-and-a-half per The lack of casualties “gave barrel in electronic trading on tracking improved sentiment in cent. A sharp decline in crude * & the markets more confidence the New York Mercantile ( the equity market where the and strengthening of the rupee that the Iranians had instigat- Exchange. On Wednesday, the Sensex soared nearly 635 points further added to the buoyan- ed little more than the intention contract fell $3.09 to settle at as global investors heaved a sigh cy,” Ajit Mishra, vice-president -- ). to make a public show of force $59.61. It traded as high as of relief after the US-Iran con- (research), Religare Broking mainly to save face at home,” $65.65 following the missile < = flict appeared to cool off. Ltd, said. said Stephen Innes of attack. Brent crude, used to The 30-share BSE index From the 30-share pack, / AxiTrader in a report. price international oils, zoomed 634.61 points or 1.55 26 companies closed with In early trading, London’s advanced 52 cents to $65.96 per . =>?@ per cent to close at 41,452.35. gains where ICICI Bank was Mumbai: The Indian rupee military bases in Iraq. FTSE 100 gained 0.4% to barrel in London. It fell $2.83 During the day, it jumped the top gainer among the advanced 22 paise to 71.48 per The comments came after 7,609.67 and Frankfurt’s DAX the previous session to $65.44. 664.38 points to 41,482.12. Sensex constituents, rallying US dollar in opening trade on Iran fired rockets at US facili- rose 1.5% to 13,520.35. France’s Gold had a similar whipsaw Led by the rally in the markets, 3.80 per cent, followed by Thursday as global markets sta- ties in Iraq in response to the CAC 40 added 0.6% to day. It climbed as high as market capitalisation (m-cap) State Bank of India, Mahindra bilised after the US and Iran killing of its top general 6,068.31. On Wall Street, $1,604.20 per ounce before #)*)+, boost demand,” the realty por- of the BSE-listed companies and Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, toned down their war rhetoric. Qassem Soleimani. Reports futures for the benchmark S&P settling at $1,560.10. tal’s report said. advanced 2,25,554.62 crore to Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints At the interbank foreign said there were no US or Iraqi 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Also Thursday, China he demand for residential It added Noida and Greater 1,57,06,155.38 crore. and Reliance Industries. exchange market, the rupee casualties from the Iranian Average were up nearly 0.4%. reported consumer prices rose Tspace registered a meagre Noida markets are struggling to US President Donald “Expectation for initiatives to opened strong at 71.44 against strikes, amid speculation that On Wednesday, the S&P 4.5% in December over a year 1.8 per cent growth in Delhi in pick-up despite demand Trump on Wednesday said that bring growth in the upcoming the greenback. Tehran may have deliberately 500 rose 0.5% while the Dow earlier, propelled by surging 2019, while the market is still matching supply, affordability, no Americans were harmed in Budget and easing tensions in The domestic unit had set- pulled its punches to avoid a advanced 0.6%. The Nasdaq pork prices due to an outbreak struggling in Gurugram and and lower interest rates. the attack by Iran on US bases the Middle East seem to cheer tled at 71.70 per dollar on wider conflagration. composite rose 0.7% to a of disease. Noida despite improving infra- While Noida’s average in Iraq as he offered to “embrace investors. The Government is Wednesday. US President Taking cues from the eas- record. In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei In currency trading, the structure and lower interest prices fell by 10 per cent, peace” with the Iranian leader- poised to bring initiatives and Donald Trump on Wednesday ing tensions, Asian stocks dart- 225 powered ahead 2.3% to dollar gained to 109.34 yen rates, a report has said. Greater Noida witnessed an ship, in a significant move to de- policy measures to support the said Washington did not nec- ed up in opening trade while oil 23,739.87 and Hong Kong’s from Wednesday’s 109.08 yen. Out of the 12 cities sur- increase of just 3.6 per cent in escalate spiralling tensions in economic growth to benefit essarily have to respond to markets recovered from supply Hang Seng rose 1.7% to The euro advanced to $1.1120 veyed, 10 residential markets the last 5 years. The Credit the Middle East. equities for long term. Iranian attacks at American disruption fears. PTI 28,561.00. The Shanghai from $1.1105. have shown positive market Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) dynamics in the last quarter of under PMAY has led to the year, Magicbricks’s increased buyer interest in the 3 PropIndex Report Q4 2019 affordable and lower-mid seg- = said. While some areas of the ment. Emerging localities in the country faced downward pres- price bracket of 4,000- sure on prices and reduction in 5,000/sq ft observed the high- supply, searches remained est consumer interest. #)*)+, return using the simple return “It has also been decided to robust in the affordable seg- The premium segment wit- forms. “After the notification, allow a person, who is required Beijing: China will allow for- ment. The search trend sug- nessed price declines in most olling back its week old concerns have been raised that to file return due to fulfilment eign companies to take part in gests that India is looking for tier-1 cities, as above 10,000 Rorder, the Income Tax the changes are likely to cause of one or more conditions oil and gas exploration and houses under 4,000-5,000 per per sq ft buyers looked for Department on Thursday hardship in the case of indi- specified in the seventh provi- production in the country, in sq ft, it said. negotiated deals. allowed joint owners of single vidual taxpayers,” the Central so to section 139 (1) of the Act, what officials hailed Thursday “In Delhi, the demand has The segments of 20-30 house property to file income Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to file his/her return in ITR-1 as a “major reform” opening up started to pick-up, but the lakh, 30-40 lakh and 40-50 tax return using simple Form- said in a statement. Form,” it added. the industry. The Ministry of options are limited. While the lakh each accounted for 10 per 1 (Sahaj) or Form-4 (Sugam). According to the state- The Government, which Natural Resources said for- city prices remained low in the cent of the searches at the On January 3, it had ment, the issue was examined usually notifies forms for filing eign firms registered in China last 5 years, an increase of 1.8 India level, the report said. debarred individual taxpayers and “it has been decided to income tax returns by individ- with net assets of not less than per cent in the last one year In most of the cities, sup- owning house property in joint allow a person, who jointly uals in April every year, on 300 million yuan ($43 million) indicates a positive develop- ply-managed to keep pace with ownership and those who paid owns a single house property, January 3 notified tax return will be eligible to obtain oil and ment for the residential seg- the demand. Bengaluru has 1 lakh in electricity bills in a to file his/her return of income forms for assessment gas mining rights. The change ment of the city. The residen- shown steady growth in the res- year or incurred 2 lakh in ITR-1 or ITR-4 Form, as year 2020-21 (income earning takes place from May 1 and tial demand in Gurugram has idential market, with a strong expense on foreign travel from may be applicable, if he/she year April 1, 2019 to also applies to domestic com- been dull. However, the city’s 25 per cent growth in the last filing their annual income meets the other conditions”. March 31, 2020). panies. PTI improving infrastructure could 5 years. ?9 " ,H 0 ?9# - " #)*)+, # $ he Finance Ministry on TThursday said 13th tranche
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Adogged Alex de Minaur pow- verting on their fifth match point, It took the top seed two hours to American qualifier Jennifer ered Australia into the ATP Cup sparking jubilant scenes. put away the 27-year-old McHale and Brady notched up her first-ever semi-finals on Thursday with an epic “That was incredible tennis. advance to a quarter-final with win over a top-10 player when she 2-1 win against the Tim Henman-led All three matches today everyone Germany’s Laura Siegemund, beat Barty 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Pat Britain, and they were joined by gave 100 percent and left it all out who ousted teen prodigy Coco Rafter Arena. Russia who overpowered Argentina. on the court,” said Hewitt. Gauff in the second round. Barty conceded afterwards The home team clinched the tie “Really proud of the boys, the Williams was broken three she had simply been outplayed by after an 18-16 third-set tiebreaker in way they were able to turn it times before losing the first set Brady, who also beat former world the doubles to set up a potential around... it could have gone either 3-6 but recovered to take the number one Maria Sharapova in blockbuster last-four clash against way.” next two sets 6-2, 6-3 in the all- the first round. Rafael Nadal’s Davis Cup-win- In the second quarter- American affair. Brady will now play two-time ning Spain who face Belgium final, Karen Khachanov “I really need to play matches like Wimbledon champion Czech today. continued his hot run of that to get to my goals,” said Williams, Republic’s Petra Kvitova, who Russia, spearheaded by form and got the ball who is determined to equal the beat Russian qualifier Liudmila world number five Daniil rolling for Russia by beat- record of 24 Grand Slams held by Samsonova 6-3, 6-2. Medvedev won both their singles ing an out-of-sorts Guido Australian great Margaret Court. Karolina Pliskova, the world to sweep past Argentina. Pella 6-2, 7-6 (7/4). “Tournament time is super- ! E , & number two and defending cham- Their reward is a semi-final The world number 17 has won important, match time is good. After pion, had to battle for two hours against either Novak Djokovic’s all four of his matches this season losing that first set I’m just glad to be with seven double faults and 49 to avoid the same fate as Barty, Serbia, or Canada. and was in control throughout still in the event.” unforced errors, which she put down eventually beating Australian Kyrgios crushed Cameron against the Argentinian, who It was the reverse from Gauff, to youth and inexperience. F F G wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6- Norrie in the opening singles 6-2, 6- appeared on the verge on tears in the seen as one of the rising stars of ten- “I’m still learning and that’s the A Garbine Muguruza “I did a good pre-season, I 7 (5/7), 6-1. 2 before Dan Evans came through a opening set. nis, who started strongly against problem that I have,” Gauff said. stepped up her Australian Open worked very hard,” Muguruza, the Pliskova will meet Alison memorable showdown against De Medvedev, also unbeaten, Siegemund but faded as the match “I didn’t play the right way and preparations by sending down 13 two-time Grand Slam champion Riske of the United States in the Minaur 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) to set quickly took charge of his show- wore on. if I lost playing the right way it would aces on Thursday while battling who endured a poor second half quarter-finals. up the decisive, winner-takes-all down with world number 13 Diego The 31-year-old Siegemund, have been fine, but I don’t think I was into the semi-finals of the to 2019. Third seed Naomi Osaka was doubles. Schwartzman, but lost focus in the who played her first WTA qualifier playing the right way.” Shenzhen Open. “There’s not a secret to taken to three sets for the second Australian captain Lleyton second and was slapped with a point in 2003 before Gauff was born, was Defending champion Julia Spain’s former world success. When you work match in a row before eventually Hewitt took a huge gamble by drop- penalty for twice smashing his rac- up 5-4 and serving when the Goerges cruised through to the number one defeated Zarina hard, in the end things will overcoming the USA’s Sofia ping regular doubles pair John Peers quet into the umpires chair during American teen broke twice to take final eight with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Diyas 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to reach her pay off. Kenin. and Chris Guccione in favour of an argument with the official. the first set. Jil Teichmann. first semi-final since winning a The other semi-final will be Kenin won the first set in a Kyrgios and de Minaur, and it He regrouped to race through But from there, she used her con- The German’s quarter-final title in Monterrey, Mexico last between unseeded Kristyna tiebreak before Osaka took con- looked a poor decision when they the third set for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win. siderable experience to ruffle the 15- today is against Caroline Wozniacki April. Pliskova and seventh seed Elena trol, winning 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-1. lost the first set 6-3. “The second set and third one year-old, forcing her behind the who survived two service breaks in The 26-year-old Muguruza, Rybakina. Osaka will play sixth seed Kiki But, spurred by Kyrgios’ boom- (of Medvedev’s match) was high- baseline and then drawing her for- the final set to overcome 2017 now ranked 35 in the world and the Rybakina booked her place Bertens in the quarter-finals after ing serve, they took the next 6-3 class tennis from both sides,” Russian ward with deft drop shots. Auckland champion Lauren Davis 6- sixth seed, faces fifth seed Ekaterina with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory over the the Dutchwoman beat Estonia’s before a nailbiting tiebreaker that captain Marat Safin said, adding that Against Siegemund, she finished 1, 4-6, 6-4. Alexandrova in the last four. third seed Elise Mertens of Belgium. Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. lasted more than half-an-hour. he was “very proud” of his team. ,/H' MAGUIRE SET FOR SPELL ON SIDELINES . & Manchester: 2 $ , 2! " 9 ! 0 % % 9 ! !2! M 9 ! 1 * % Sindhu’s ninth successive win $ " advance to Sunday’s final over Ohori. ) ! %0 2! 9 $ where they will meet the win- The 24-year-old Indian + ner of second semi-final now will take on world number M +! ! # % between 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the quarter- Barcelona and finals after the Chinese Taipei LEICESTER'S NDIDI MAY NEED SURGERY Atletico shuttler got the better of South Leicester: + * # Madrid. Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun 21-18, 16- " 1 0 “I’m happy 21, 21-10. ! !% ! with the whole performance,” Saina, who had won # 9 M ! said Madrid coach Zinedine the Indonesia Masters last ! Zidane. year before going through % L* " " " ! “For the goal of a rough patch, dispatched eight ! Isco, because maybe seed An Se Young of South ! M !%L M he needed that, the Korea 25-23, 21-12 after a " M genius of Kroos and thrilling 39-minute contest to ! ! 1 M then something that make the last eight. ! ! %M only Modric can do. This is Saina’s first win But it is a semi-final, ! over the South Korean, who got INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE FROM JAN 24 we haven’t won any- 0 ! * the better of the Indian in the New Dekhi: *1 1$:D?* * thing yet.” quarterfinals of the French Barca coach Ernesto '$++$2$ Open last year. , + 16 & M ! * Valverde had said earlier said The two-time +! A *+BC@D4:C@K "": 0 ! % ! & that he preferred the tradition- aina Nehwal and reigning Commonwealth Games cham- 1 0 ! 8 CE% al format of this competition, Sworld champion P pion will next take on ' DC Toni Kroos scored a curling finish with the outside that pitted the La Liga cham- V Sindhu produced Olympic champion ! wonder goal straight from a of his foot. pions against the winners of dominating perfor- Carolina Marin. M % DC corner as Real Madrid beat After two superb goals, the the Copa del Rey in a match mances to progress to In the men’s sin- " C! I ! Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday to only shame was more fans in Spain in August. the women’s singles gles, India’s challenge ! % reach the final of the contro- were not there to see them Under those rules, Real quarterfinals of the ended after both +) ) ) ! : % versial Spanish Super Cup in given the King Abdullah Madrid, who finished third in Malaysia Masters Super 500 Sameer Verma and H S 1 D>% Saudi Arabia. Sports City stadium appeared the league last term and failed badminton tournament here on Prannoy crashed out in the sec- rendan Rodgers warned Kroos caught Valencia only a little more than half full. to reach the final of the cup Thursday. ond round. BLeicester will have to suf- INDIA WIN QUADRANGULAR U-19 SERIES goalkeeper Jaume Domenech The official attendance would not even have qualified Sixth seed Sindhu notched While Verma lost to fer to reach the League Cup Durban: *"" : 8 " napping with a brilliant, was given as 40,877 out of a but they now have the chance up a commanding 21-10, 21-15 Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia 19-21, 20- final after Kelechi Iheanacho’s late goal ! : instinctive strike before Isco capacity of 62,345. to win their first trophy of the victory over Japan’s Aya Ohori 22, Prannoy was shown the earned a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on " " " made it two and Luka Modric Dani Parejo scored a late season, possibly against Barca in a pre-quarterfinal match door by top seed Kento Wednesday. I4 P ! $:D4 added a classy third from a Valencia penalty but Madrid in a Clasico final. AFP lasting just 34 minutes. It was Momota of Japan 14-21, 16-21. Rodgers’ side fell behind to Frederic %8 D@D DDN Guilbert’s first half goal in the semi-final ! " first leg at the King Power Stadium. & "?@ D@>A?EDIB ! But Iheanacho came off the bench to CN4 ! O'P 1 5/ equalise with his sixth goal in eight % + : " " AE->DB < ? appearances this season. # !6 Leicester will feel they should have D4@ E>%D % players but we also have the won after dominating for long periods, but best team.” French World Cup winner the team in second place in the Premier PAYAS WINS GOLD AT UTT NAT’L SCHOOL GAMES auro Icardi scored a hat-trick as Neymar doubled the lead Kylian Mbappe brushed aside questions League will have to finish the job at Villa Vadodara: MParis Saint-Germain demolished a with a nonchalant chipped about his future at Paris Saint-Germain Park in the second leg on January 28. 8 *0 !M2 ' ! depleted Saint-Etienne 6-1 on Wednesday finish over goalkeeper Jessy when he said “it’s not the time to make “Overall I thought we dominated the $:D? ! ! to power into the semi-finals of the French Moulin, who scored a comical waves” over contract talks. game. Villa made some blocks and the $ IN # . League Cup. own goal on the stroke of half- The 21-year-old striker, long linked keeper made some good saves,” Rodgers ! Icardi struck the opening goal inside time. Di Maria’s low cross was with a move to Real Madrid, insisted said. “Over two ties it was always going to . 1 A.1 B two minutes at the Parc des Princes before hacked by Timothee Kolodziejczak into his mind was only on helping PSG be tough and to get to a final you have to & %* # > teenage Saint-Etienne defender Wesley the legs of team-mate Loic Perrin, the ball defend their Ligue 1 title and chase an suffer, but the boys are confident.” *0 !M " DC:D@ Fofana was dismissed for a second book- rolling back off the post before hitting elusive Champions League triumph. Rodgers has a remarkable record of 4:DDDC:D@DD:? : ! 2 ing on the half-hour. Moulin and trickling over the line. “For now, I am ready to play foot- advancing from his last 30 domestic cup :M& "0!DD:? PSG ruthlessly capitalised on their The hosts bagged a fourth when ball,” Mbappe said after scoring in his ties with Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester. DD:IDD:E :!% man advantage as coach Thomas Tuchel Mbappe rounded Moulin and cut back for team’s 6-1 rout of St Etienne But the last team to beat Rodgers in a elected to field all four members of his Icardi to add to his tally, and he complet- “It is January, it’s the start of the domestic knockout competition were BENGALURU KEEP PACE WITH TOP GUNS fearsome attacking quartet — Icardi, ed his hat-trick when the former raced final sprint where there are titles to play Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals in 2014- Bengaluru: )" !! Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di clear before selflessly presenting the for. Therefore it’s not the moment to 15 when he was Liverpool manager. 0 ! 1 ! , Maria — against a side decimated by Argentine with a tap-in. make waves.” Mbappe has a deal at PSG And Villa, whose last major trophy was +! A +B !C:@ injury and illness. The pair reversed roles for the sixth which runs until 2022. the 1996 League Cup, will feel they are in ! 8 1 % “I am convinced that Icardi and goal, Icardi controlling superbly and “The club is calm and serene, pole position to reach the final after sur- : )" AOMB Mbappe love to play together,” said sliding across goal for a lunging Mbappe everyone is pulling in the same direc- viving a stern examination. ! M % AI>MB Tuchel. “We talk about the four attackers to turn home from close range. tion, so talking about things that are off The second leg winner will play " but we are a team with 11 players. Former PSG midfielder Yohan the pitch is not very realistic and not Manchester City or Manchester United in % "0 ! Neymar, for example, helps Juan Bernat. Cabaye hit a consolation goal for visitors very beneficial for the team,” added the final at Wembley, with City leading 3- CC DC %8 “That’s the sort of spirit which we when he headed in the rebound after his Mbappe who now has 19 goals for the 1 after their first leg at Old Trafford on D> % &6D,'D! need to be dangerous. We have the best % # & penalty was saved by Sergio Rico. season. AFP Tuesday.