SC to Hear Pleas on TN Jallikattu Law on Jan. 31
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DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 24 ● CITY EDITION ● 24 Pages ● Rs. 8.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Salman pleads not Karnataka HC issues Death toll in Gurez Nadal outlasts Dimitrov, guilty in blackbuck bailable arrest warrant sector avalanche sets up dream poaching case against Vijay Mallya climbs to 14 final with Federer Page 9 Page 9 Page 12 Page 17 • • BRIEFLY SC to hear pleas on TN No proof of sabotage, wagon faults NIA chargesheets two for supporting IS may have derailed train, says panel NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has jallikattu law on Jan. 31 Preliminary findings Prabhu had written to Home filed a charge sheet against a man rule out subversive Minister Rajnath Singh and a woman for allegedly act in Kanpur, says about the possibility of sab- propagating the activities of the Applications of otage in six train accidents, Islamic State in India and Railway Commission including the derailment of motivating 14 persons from Kerala govt., animal the Patna-bound Indore-Ra- to travel to Afghanistan to join the rights groups to SOMESH JHA jendranagar Express near outfit there. The two are Abdul Kanpur on November 20. Rashid Abdulla, 30, a resident of be heard together NEW DELHI: The Commission of While the Bihar Police Kasaragod district in Kerala, and Railway Safety (CRS) has not claimed to have arrested a Yasmeen Mohammad Zahid, 29, a KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL found any evidence of sabot- few people who could have resident of Delhi. age in the November 20 de- been linked to the possible NEW DELHI: The Supreme railment of the Indore-Ra- sabotage of the Indore-Ra- ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 Court on Friday said all ap- jendranagar Express. jendranagar Express, Uttar plications filed to challenge The Commission has Pradesh Director General of Tamil Nadu’s amendment of identified ‘carriage and Police Javeed Ahmed told Plot to assassinate TNA the Prevention of Cruelty to wagon defects’ as the prime OFF THE TRACK: Derailment of the Indore-Rajendranagar Express The Hindu earlier this week legislator uncovered Animals Act of 1960, allow- reason for the accident, near Kanpur claimed over 140 lives. — FILE PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT that there was no evidence ing jallikattu to be held in the which resulted in the most on the ground to corroborate COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities State, would be heard on number of casualties in a the accident. The Ministry of Agency (NIA) to probe the the sabotage charge. have uncovered a plot to January 31. Youths tame a bull at the jallikattu organised by the BJP train accident in over a dec- Home Afairs had asked the accident. assassinate Tamil legislator M.A. A Bench of Justices Dipak at Veerappanpalayam in Erode. — FILE PHOTO: M. GOVARTHAN ade. Over 140 people died in National Investigation Railway Minister Suresh ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Sumanthiran. Earlier this month, Misra and Rohinton Nar- the Prime Minister’s office sent him iman will have a scheduled a message about a “serious hearing of the challenges security threat” to his life. The Anti-nationals had against the new jallikattu law. Shanmuganathan message was said to have been Meanwhile, Attorney- Congress a sinking ship, don’t based on high-level intelligence General Mukul Rohatgi in- infiltrated protests: CM cited health reports. ½ formed a Bench led by WORLD | PAGE 14 Justice Misra, in a mention- SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT the protests. Though the grounds to quit trust it, Modi tells Punjab ing, that the Centre has filed State had promulgated an or- an interim application seek- CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief dinance facilitating the bull VIJAITA SINGH VIKAS VASUDEVA Army Chief launches ing to withdraw its notifica- Minister O. Panneerselvam taming sport to honour Amarinder is CM whatsapp number tion of January 7 last year, on Friday told the Assembly people’s sentiments, a sec- NEW DELHI: Meghalaya Gov- JALANDHAR: Prime Minister bringing bulls back into the that anti-national tion of the protest- ernor V. Shanmuganathan, Narendra Modi on Friday candidate: Rahul NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of stable of performing animals elements, including ers sought to raise who resigned on Thursday said the Congress was a several soldiers taking to social under the 1960 Act in the some holding por- unrelated demands, following complaints of “sinking ship” breathing its MAJITHA (PUNJAB): Rahul media to express their light of the new law passed traits of al-Qaeda such as a solution sexual harassment, has said last — “a thing of the past,” Gandhi on Friday said grievances, Army Chief Gen Bipin by the Tamil Nadu Assembly leader Osama bin for the Cauvery in his letter to President which has, over the years, Capt. Amarinder Singh Rawat has launched a whatsapp on January 23. Laden, had infilt- river water sharing Pranab Mukherjee that he been involved in the politics would be the Congress’s number through which soldiers Justice Misra told Mr. Ro- rated the pro- row and a ban on was demitting oice on of destruction and not devel- chief ministerial candidate can directly reach him with their hatgi that the government’s jallikattu protests, products of multi- “health grounds,” a senior opment. for Punjab. He said grievances. The number has application would also be propagating anti- national compan- government oicial told The Mr. Modi was addressing a Punjab’s CM should be been put out in the public heard along with the applica- Republic Day sentiments. ies, he said. “A section of pro- Hindu. rally here to boost the elect- from Punjab, in a dig at Arvind Kejriwal, alleging domain to enable jawans to tions filed by Animal Wel- The Chief Minister was re- testers even demanded that Mr. Shanmuganathan’s oral prospects of the Akali- Narendra Modi speaks at a make use of it. fare Board of India (AWBI), sponding to charges by Tamil Nadu be declared an resignation was accepted by BJP combine, which is bat- he was trying to run the rally in Jalandhar on Friday. State from Delhi. PAGE 12 But given that anyone can Compassion Unlimited Plus Leader of the Opposition independent nation and that the President on Friday. The tling anti-incumbency after — PHOTO: AFP send messages, it has to be seen Action, other animal rights M.K. Stalin on the January 23 Republic Day be declared a oicial said he resigned at 9 nearly 10 years in power in how effective it will be. organisations and activists violence on the Marina black day,” he said, adding p.m. on Thursday. the State. Punjab Chief Min- legs and making all-out ef- to oppose Communists in ½ NEW | PAGE 12 against the Tamil Nadu law beach. there were images of Osama Earlier in the day, he took ister Parkash Singh Badal forts to save its political ex- West Bengal but just to grab on January 31. bin Laden on the protesters’ the salute at the Republic was also present at the rally. istence by compromising all power, later joined hands ‘Unrelated demands’ placards. Day parade in Itanagar. Hitting out at the Con- values through political op- with them...” METROPLUS MELANGE He said anti-social ele- gress, the Prime Minister portunism. 4 Pages ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 ments had sought to derail ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 said the party was on its last “They [the Congress] used ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 In message to China, US envoy Bhansali assaulted Woman priest held for cheating jeweller SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT notes and 24 gold bars, each ing delivery of the gold, the hosts Tibetan leaders, Rijiju on Padmavati sets of 100 gm,” said Banaskantha district police head said. AHMEDABAD: A woman priest at Superintendent of Police She did not elaborate on SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT States will continue during MOHAMMED IQBAL leging that the film was a temple in Banaskantha dis- (SP) Neeraj Badgujar, how she managed to get ₨1.25 the presidency of Donald presenting wrong facts about trict of North Gujarat has adding. crore in new currency notes NEW DELHI: Days before the in- Trump,” said Tempa Tsering, JAIPUR: Activists of a fringe Rajput queen Padmawati. been arrested on charges of when there is a limit on with- auguration of Donald Trump, senior Tibetan leader and ad- group stalled the shooting of “Distortion of historical cheating a jeweller of ₨5 Liquor seized drawals from banks. the U.S. Ambassador to In- viser, who was present at the Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s his- facts will not be tolerated,” crore. The police also recovered Following her arrest, she dia, Richard Verma, revived event. torical film Padmavati at Ja- said Karni Sena chief Narain The police have seized two dozen liquor bottles was suspended from the the issue of independence for “The event was hosted by igarh Fort here on Friday by Singh, as the accompanying ₨1.25 crore in new currency from her residence. temple. “She is a fraud, not a Tibet by hosting a dinner for Ambassador Verma in hon- assaulting the filmmaker and members raised slogans bills and 2.4 kg in gold bars A local jeweller had Sadhvi. There are several prominent representatives of our of his visiting friend Hol- vandalising the sets, alleging against the filmmaker. from Sadhvi Jaishri Giri. lodged a complaint that Sad- cases against her,” a local the movement at his resid- lywood star Richard Gere. that the movie was trying to “We raided her place in Pa- hvi Jaishri Giri bought gold priest from the district said.