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ON ‘DIFFICULT TO RECOVER' CASES READY FOR ODI BATTLE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 95 VIJAYAWADA, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PRIYANKA JAWALKAR ON A ROLL { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com FDI AT $34.90 BILLION TILL THAI WOMAN GIVES BIRTH ATTEMPTS MADE TO MISLEAD ‘LOVE JIHAD’ NOT DEFINED BY NOV OF FY'20: FINANCE MINISTRY TO BABY BOY ON FLIGHT PEOPLE ON UNION BUDGET: MODI LAWS, NOT REPORTED: KISHAN Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Bangkok made an emergency he Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India has been increasing on an rime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that attempts were he Centre on Tuesday said the term “Love Jihad'' is not defined under landing at Kolkata airport on Tuesday after a woman delivered a baby annual basis and was at USD 34.90 billion till November of this fiscal, A made to mislead people on the Union Budget, the extant laws and no case of “Love Jihad'' has been reported by T mid-air, officials at the airport said. This happened around 3 am when P T Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The FDI stood at $62 billion in the however, even critics now accept that it is the best any of the central agencies. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan the aircraft was flying over Kolkata, they said. The captain of the aircraft full 2018-19 fiscal, while at $60.90 billion in 2017-18 and $60.22 billion budget under the prevailing global economic Reddy said the Article 25 of the Constitution provides for the freedom to contacted officials of Air Traffic Control (ATC) at during 2016-17, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said while scenario. Speaking at the BJP parliamentary party profess, practice and propagate religion subject to public Kolkata airport, reported the matter and sought placing the data in Rajya Sabha. Speaking during the Question Hour, he meeting here, Modi hailed the Bodo accord and the order, morality and health. Various courts, including the permission for an emergency landing. The ATC said in spite of a global contraction in FDI inflows, FDI into India agreement to settle the members of Bru-Reang Kerala High Court, have upheld this view. "The term ‘Love officials gave clearance for the emergency landing at have significantly improved over the past decade to tribe in Tripura, terming them "historic" successes of Jihad' is not defined under the extant laws. No such case Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) $62 billion, which accounts for 2.37 per cent of his government in this decade, according to party of 'Love Jihad' has been reported by any of the central airport here, following which the aircraft landed GDP in 2018-19 fiscal. sources. agencies," he said in reply to a written question. safely at 3.15 am. Centre says CM Jagan has What if farmers support ‘power' to decide capital for AP CM's decision on capital? PNS n NEW DELHI In this backdrop, Jayadev n Tuesday two significant brought the three capitals' pro- Othings happened for Reports suggest that though the farmers In its first response to the AP posal and the farmers' agitation Andhra Pradesh. One is the state capital issue, the Centre to the notice of the Lok Sabha. Centre's statement that state expressed their apprehensions over the move to has made it clear that the Responding to this, governments have complete shift the capital, the CM 'sufficiently' assured Regional boards authority to locate capital of a Nityananda Roy, in his written power to decide their capital, them of steps to insulate them against possible state in any part within the reply, said that the state govern- clearing all illusions created to sweeten deal boundaries of the state lies ment alone is vested with the by some people. This is cer- collateral damage. Top sources have indicated purely with the relevant state authority to decide where the tainly a shot in the arm for many more such meetings are in the pipeline. for YSRCP government. state should be located. Chief Minister YS In a written reply to TDP Earlier raking up the issue, Jaganmohan Reddy's pro- leaders MP Galla Jayadev in the Lok aries of the state." ing a decision jeopardizing Jayadev noted that the farmers posed 3-capital move. The ruling party will get a boost to The Centre's clear Sabha on Tuesday, Union It may be recalled that the their interests when they had of Amaravati region have been other one is the meeting that expose those who opposed announcement in Parliament Minister of State for Home Government of AP decided to pooled their lands for anguished at the government's two delegations of farmers the decentralization plan in will also give strength to the Nityanand Roy went on record locate the executive capital in Amaravati capital city project. decision to relocate the state had with the Chief Minister other backward regions. This YSRCP government to argue 2 stating, "The AP Government Visakhapatnam, legislative cap- Unmindful of the protests, capital. Moreover, the state along with local MLAs. will further accelerate the against any number of cases on April 23, 2015 by an order ital at Amaravati and legal the state government went government turned a blind Reports suggest that exodus of leaders and party filed in the courts. Since the notified Amaravati as the capital at Kurnool, triggering ahead with its Administrative eye to the problems of the though the farmers expressed cadre from TDP to the ruling Constitution does not impose state's capital. I came to know protests in many parts of the Decentralisation Bill and farmers, he said. their apprehensions over the party or other parties as it any restrictions on capitals about three capitals proposal Amaravati Capital region. CRDA (Dissolution) Bill. The How can the police lathi- move to shift the capital, the happened in Telangana. No and their functioning, the only through media reports. Significantly, farmers and state Assembly passed these charge him for having support- Chief Minister 'sufficiently' one would want to be in a Centre's statement would be The state government has the women have been agitating in Bills, but the Legislative ed the demonstrating farmers, assured them of steps to insu- party that is bandied about as music to the ears of the state authority to choose the capital Amaravati region, criticizing Council referred them to a the MP wondered. late them against possible one working against local government. As a political at any place within the bound- the state government for tak- Select Committee. Continued on Page 3 collateral damage. Top-level interests. party, BJP leaders may say government sources have hundred and one things in indicated that many more public, but it can't go beyond such meetings are in the the Constitution, which gives ACB raids five pipeline. clear right to the state govern- "What happens if all farm- ment to decide on the num- officials in ers support CM's decision to The stand against ber of capitals. set up three capitals?" asked Rayalaseema and north Time will tell whether the one of my friends in TDP, sur- coastal Andhra regions will decision to shift the capital four districts prised at the fast-paced devel- certainly haunt TDP in the and have the administration opments during the day. As days to come as YSRCP will functioning from three places ‘4 states illegal assets matter of fact, it is the ques- try to exploit that to the would be in the interests of PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM tion of the year. Should farm- maximum. The BJP, which the state and YSRCP has to depriving poor ers stop their agitation and has been trying to play a dou- take full responsibility for In a state-wide action, sleuths Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy addresses farmers from Amaravati Capital region at his camp office on Tuesday. decide to sail with the govern- ble game in several states the outcome. At present, it of healthcare of Anti-Corruption Bureau ment, immediately the high- with the aim of consolidating will surely cause damage to benefits’ (ACB) on Tuesday raided rise palace built by the oppo- its vote bank, will get exposed the political identity of TDP five officials of various gov- sition parties on the premise thoroughly in one of the in several Andhra districts ernment departments in four I am thinking like a father, that there will be a revolt and dynamic states of the country. and it would be a herculean districts of for possessing people's movement against At the end, Jana Sena, which task for the party leadership wealth beyond their known the capital shift would get sided with BJP hoping that it to retain its cadre in the 5 source of income. Jagan tells Amaravati farmers shattered. Their image and would stop the shifting of the coming days. The ACB officials arrested credibility will take a severe capital, will have to bite the an executive engineer with PNS n VIJAYAWADA "A person sitting in the CM's needed infrastructural facili- beating. At the same time, the dust. — Krishna Prasad Tribal Welfare Department chair should think like a father ties. Over and above this and also ITDA- Parvathip- Making it clear that Amaravati and that is exactly what I am amount, the government uram, Vizianagaram district, will continue as the Legislative doing," he said.