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%/01/2#3 cussing, arguing and even dis- Congress leader, has support- Lecture, organised annually by " sent. Their assertion and belief ed the ongoing protests against ❝ 3 the Editors Guild of India in eighing in on the ongo- in the Constitution of India is the CAA and she was detained. December last year, Mukherjee Wing protests across the particularly heartening to see,” This is not the first time had emphasised that a democ- country, former President he said. that he has spoken out on racy without a free press is like Pranab Mukherjee on While Mukherjee did not issues of national importance. a “blank piece of paper”. Thursday said the present wave name the Citizenship Mukherjee had raked up a “Selective, orchestrated, of largely peaceful protests that (Amendment) Act or CAA, in major controversy by visiting one-sided, out of context, or have “gripped” the country his address, his remarks, par- the RSS headquarters in 1 motivated reporting and dis- will once again help deepening ticularly his reference to belief Nagpur two years ago. At that play, aimed at pushing the par- India’s democratic roots. of the youth in upholding the time even people within his tisan agendas of one group or Addressing the first Constitution of India, have own party, the Congress, crit- the other cannot or should not Sukumar Sen Memorial lecture come against the backdrop of icised him for showing prox- ever be the nature and charac- series at Pravasi Bharatiya protests against the CAA. imity to the ruling BJP at the ter of journalism,” he had said. Kendra on Thursday, former Incidentally, at several Centre. In October last year, !! %/01/2#3 Supreme Court recently but President said the last few places protesters, mainly On December 19 last year, Mukherjee pressed on the the advocate said Pawan is still months have witnessed people, youths, grabbed headlines by speaking at the second Atal importance of dialogue in a ith nine days left for their left with option to move a cura- particularly the youth, come simply reading the Preamble of Bihari Vajpayee Memorial democracy while delivering Wexecution, the four tive petition in the Supreme out on the streets in large the Constitution. Lecture at the India stable Government and not a tary democracy,” Mukherjee the North East Institute of death-row convicts in the Court. The lawyer also claimed numbers to voice their views The Modi Government has Foundation, Mukherjee had majoritarian one. A numerical said. The former President also Advanced Studies Foundation Nirbhaya gangrape case are that Akshay is also left with on issues “which in their view faced several protests during its cautioned against a “majori- majority in elections gives you pointed out that while people Day lecture in memory of yet to inform the Tihar jail optiond to file curative petition. are important”. second term across the coun- tarian Government” against the right to make a stable gov- have given “strong majorities” Justice (Retd) KN Saikia in authorities about when they Meanwhile, a senior jail “Indian democracy has try on issues such as CAA/ the backdrop of pan-India ernment. The lack of popular to various parties since 1952, Guwahati, Assam. want to meet their families for official while elaborating about been tested time and again. NRC/NPR, abrogation of protests against the CAA. majority forbids you from not a single one has been elect- Mukherjee stated that the the last time or whom they the procedure before executing Consensus is the lifeblood of Article 370, and Triple Talaq. “A numerical majority in (becoming) a majoritarian gov- ed with over 50 per cent vote. soul of India resides in plural- want to will their assets and the death-row convicts said after democracy. Democracy thrives Mukherjee’s daughter the elections only gives a polit- ernment. That is the message Similarly, delivering ism and celebration of its diver- money that they have earned the death warrants were issued, on listening, deliberating, dis- Sharmistha Mukherjee, a ical party the right to form a and essence of our parliamen- Rajendra Mathur Memorial sity. during their incarceration. the convicts were asked when Delhi Prisons authorities they would like to meet their have begun preparations for the respective families for the last execution of the four convicts time and if so, who all do they !$ " on February 1 and have con- wish to meet. But none of tracted Pawan, the hangman them have responded yet. from Meerut who would be The official said the con- paid 15,000 for each hanging. victs were also asked if they % Meanwhile, the counsel for would want to prepare their the convicts, AP Singh told The will, but they have not respond- Pioneer that options are there ed yet. “The families of all the before him as Akshay Singh four convicts are allowed to )/3*3%& tims’ average age was 73, with and Pawan Gupta’s curative meet them twice a week but the the oldest 89 and the youngest " %/01/2#34 Trump said the US was watch- petitions are yet to be filed last date of meeting has not hina on Thursday locked 48. So far 631 cases have been 5%3/1%637% ing the developments related to before the Supreme Court. been fixed because they still Cdown five cities, including confirmed in 25 provincial- Kashmir “very closely” and Once the petitions are filed, the have not responded,” he said. Wuhan, suspending all public level regions in the country. rushing aside Prime repeated his offer to “help” hanging will be stayed till the “Dummy execution of the transport in an unprecedented The Government has BMinister Imran Khan’s plea resolve the matter. petitions are decided. four death-row convicts was move to contain the coron- sealed Wuhan and Huanggang, for global intervention to pre- Reacting to Khan’s call to The four convicts, Vinay performed in the prison last avirus that has infected over a prefecture level city with ! 3 4 / vent a showdown between the global community, the Shrama (26), Akshay Singh week. 630 people and left 17 others over 7.4 million people, in an 3 4 “two nuclear armed” nations, External Affairs Ministry (31), Mukesh Kumar (32) and The officials recorded the dead, dampening the celebra- unprecedented effort to curb New Delhi on Thursday reject- Spokesman Raveesh Kumar Pawan Gupta (25), who are weights of the convicts and tions of the Lunar New Year. the spread of the deadly novel ed President Donald Trump’s said Pakistan efforts would be lodged in separate cells of Jail then prepared the dummies On Thursday evening, coronavirus. The other three #$$%'%$&(%)*+( offer of “ help” to resolve the better spent in taking verifiable No 3 where the execution will accordingly with sacks filled Chinese officials announced cities too have substantial pop- matter insisting that Kashmir action against terror groups on take place, are scheduled to be with debris and stones,” a suspension of public transport ulation. New Delhi: An Indian nurse Affairs V Muraleedharan said. issue was a bilateral issue. its territory than trying to hanged at 6 am on February 1, senior jail official said. The in five cities - Huanggang, From 10 am on Thursday, working at a hospital in Saudi In a tweet, he said, “Update India also asked Pakistan “distract” the global commu- in case they fail to file the cura- execution will take place in Ezhou, Zhijiang, Qianjiang and all public transportation, Arabia tested positive for the from @CGIJeddah : About 100 to take verifiable action against nity. tive petition. Jail No 3, the official Wuhan in Hubei province, including city buses, subways, novel coronavirus when she Indian nurses mostly from terror groups active there and In an interview on the According to AP Singh, said, adding that the official media reported. ferries and long-distance and nearly 100 of her Indian Kerala working at Al-Hayat blamed it for “spewing venom sidelines of the Davos meet, Pawan and Akshay still have Uttar Pradesh Prison Wuhan, the city of 11 mil- coaches in Wuhan were sus- colleagues, mostly from Kerala, hospital have been tested and and false narratives” in the Imran Khan had urged inter- options to file curative petitions authority has confirmed lion people where the virus is pended, and outbound chan- were screened, the none except one nurse was United Nations, saying it takes national powers — including in the Supreme Court. Pawan that Pawan Jallad from believed to have first emerged, nels at airports and railway sta- Government said on Thursday. found infected by Corona virus. to hate speech like ‘a fish takes the UN and the US — and Akshay are yet to request Meerut will be sent to has no trains or planes in or tions closed until further The affected nurse is being Affected nurse is being treated to water” on the Kashmir issue. to help de-escalate tensions for the “Presidential pardon”. hang the four con- out. Nationwide, a total of 17 notice. The city officials have treated at the Aseer National at Aseer National Hospital and Addressing the media between India and Pakistan A petition of Pawan claim- victs.All the four are people have died, all of them in asked people in both the cities Hospital and is recovering well, is recovering well.” along with the Pakistan Prime before things get to a point of ing to be juvenile at the time of likely to hanged and around Wuhan. The vic- not to leave. Minister of State for External Detailed report on P5 Minister in Davos on Tuesday, no return. crime was rejected by the simultaneously. # " $ # $ %&'() ) %/01/2#3 the social media a letter wherein he had made mention ) ! ihar Chief Minister Nitish of the BKumar on Thursday lashed Chief Minister having * out at party leader and former expressed apprehensions “in diplomat Pavan Varma for private” about the BJP’s “divi- publicly questioning the sive” agenda. JD(U)’s tie-up with the BJP for “He is a learned man for !! %/01/2#3 Delhi Assembly elections and whom I have a lot of respect raising his differences with the even if he may not have sim- ith Delhi Assembly elec- party over the citizenship ilar sentiments for me. Wtions just 16 days away, issue, saying he was “free to But is it proper to share such ruling Aam Aadmi Party go” wherever he likes as the things in public and not on a (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata latter reacted saying he would party forum? What if I start Party (BJP) stepped on the gas decide on the next course of sharing what he said to to woo the voters. Delhi Chief action after receiving a reply me in public?” Nitish told Minister and AAP convener from Kumar to his letter. reporters in Patna. Arvind Kejriwal and Union ! " #$ % The Chief Minister also On Varma’s repeated Home Minister Amit Shah ' % % )%%*+ M expressed his strong displea- demands for “ideological clar- were in Maitiala Assembly con- N . ' sure and objection over ity”, Nitish said, “The JD(U)’s stituency on Thursday to drum )/ *% Varma, a national general sec- stand is very clear...He is free up support for their candidates. / retary of the party, sharing on to go wherever he likes”. Kejriwal held roadshows in Uttar Nagar and Vikaspuri areas while Shah held road- shows in Uttam Nagar, Palam and Nagloi Jat. The Union Home Minister P launched a tirade on AAP chief and said if a competition to make false promises is held in the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will #6%13&6-# murders, said a police officer. head and other parts of the body am after Karamvir went to win the first prize. The bodies had multiple after being hit by a train and is Arora’s house. On reaching the He also alleged that the woman and her two chil- wounds that were likely to under treatment at PGIMER. resident, he saw the gate locked AAP leader had forgotten the Adren were found murdered inflicted with a sharp object, the His condition was stated to be from outside and on using promises he had made to the with a sharp-edged weapon at officer said. critical till evening. Police said torchlight, he saw three bodies people of Delhi. “If there is a their residence in Chandigarh’s The victims have been that statement of Sanjay will be with blood. He called the police competition in the country of Manimajra on the intervening identified as Sarita Arora, 45, a taken after he become stable and immediately. making false promises, Kejriwal night of January 22 and 23. housewife, children- Arjun aged regains consciousness. He was “The police reached that would definitely get the first L M On the night of murder, the 15 years, who was student of stated to be under depression spot and CFSL team, crime prize. #$ % &' woman’s husband- Sanjay Arora class X and Sanchi Arora aged due to financial problems. team, photographers and dog I have come to remind ' was admitted in Post Graduate 22, a student of Law in Sanjay Arora was referred to squad were called to collect the you that you forgot the promis- Institute of Medical Education Chandigarh University. A case PGIMER from Hospital Sector evidences. The suicide note es you made, but neither the and Research in a critical con- has been registered under 6, Panchkula on Wednesday found at the house is being ver- people of Delhi nor BJP work- ) *0 1 2 % )3 *. 2 dition after he attempted to Section 302 of IPC against night. When calls to inform the ified for handwriting and ers have forgotten,” said the + 4 0 . commit suicide by jumping in unknown person and investi- family members went unan- authenticity,” the police officer Union Home Minister while /56 4 . ( front of a train. gation is in progress, the officer swered, PGIMER staff called up said. “All the scientific evi- addressing a public meeting in Sanjay is now seen as a said. Karamvir Singh, a colleague of dences alongwith CCTV West Delhi’s Matiala con- couldn’t bring a law for Lokpal the Chief Minister kept saying )*+ prime suspect in the triple mur- Sanjay Arora runs a sweep Arora, requesting him to inform footages are being collected. stituency ahead of the and when Modi ji brought it Prime Minister Narendra Modi ' der case after his suicide note shop namely Krishna Sweets in the family. The deceased bodies have been Assembly polls on February 8. you didn’t implement it here,” did not let him work so devel- N- was found. We are yet to ascer- Sector- 9 Panchkula. He has sus- The murders came to the sent for post mortem and med- “You became CM with the he said. opment could not be done in O tain the motive behind the tained injuries on right side of light post midnight around 1:30 ical report is awaited, he added. help of Anna Hazare but For four and a half years Delhi, Shah said. !!
#3$26 become more effective and Jan Manch and Chief Minister played on the Chief Minister in the stipulated time period so he system of redressal of result oriented as possibilities Helpline, Chief Minister Jai Helpline and were being that relief could be provided to Tpublic grievances would would be explored to integrate Ram Thakur said here on redressed promptly. He said a the complainants. Thakur said Thursday. Command Control Centre that the complaints and griev- Presiding over would be established soon for ances should be closed only after the review making the Chief Minister Sewa ensuring complete satisfaction meeting of Sanklap Helpline more effective of the complainants as force clo- Chief Minister and user friendly. sure without the satisfaction of Helpline, He said that Chief the complainants would be Thakur said Minister's Dash Board would viewed seriously. He said that all the com- also be established at the earli- effective coordination must be plaints est and a team of officers would ensured between different received in the visit Gujarat for studying the departments so that the com- Jan Manch model so that it could be made plaints do not shuttle from one programme more effective. "The service to another department thereby organised would prove a boon to the facilitating the complainants. throughout people of the State for speedy Principal Secretary IT, J.C the State redressal of their grievances," he Sharma informed the Chief would also be added. The chief minister said Minister that till date 205111 transferred to with the operationalisation of calls have been received in the Chief Minister Chief Minister’s Dashboard, he Mukhyamantri Seva Sankalp Helpline so as would be himself able to have Helpline 1100 out of which to ensure its first hand information of vari- 50887 were complaints. close and ous complaints and grievances He said that out of these effective mon- besides progress in their redres- 44210 complaints have been itoring for sal. resolved during the last four their speedy He said positive stories months. Chief Secretary Anil disposal. He regarding effective redressal of Kumar Khachi, Director said that public grievances should be General of Police S.R. Mardi, presently all highlighted in the right per- Additional Chief Secretary R.D. the complaints spective so that people could be Dhiman, Principal Secretary received in the motivated to use this platform Revenue Onkar Sharma, Chief for resolving of their various Principal Chief Conservator of Minister’s issues. He also directed the offi- Forests Ajay Kumar, and other Office were cers to ensure that grievances at senior officers were also present being dis- their level were redressed with- on the occasion. 37 !
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#6%13&6-# Rajasthan and Haryana,” he said. ranscending political bar- Triers, Punjab’s all promi- BREAK WHEAT-PADDY nent parties — Congress, CYCLE, ENSURE DIVERSI- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), FICATION: BJP Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), #6%13&6-# al issue in view of the climate Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Former Minister and change and melting glaciers. besides others — come togeth- senior BJP leader Madan elcoming positive and “Cities are predicted to go er on one platform on Mohan Mittal stressed on the Wconstructive sugges- under water across the world,” Thursday with the sole aim of importance of breaking the tions given by leaders of all he noted, adding that while saving Punjab waters. paddy-wheat cycle and ensur- the parties, the Chief Minister that “might not happen in our During the all-party meet- ing diversification, along with Capt Amarinder Singh said time, we owe it to the future ing convened by the Chief regeneration of ground water, that the State Government generations to find a solution”. Minister Capt Amarinder to boost the income of Punjab’s would seek time from the The meeting had been Singh, all political fronts unan- farmers, who were reeling Prime Minister to take an all- convened to discuss the issue imously demanded reassess- under major debts despite party delegation to represent threadbare and arrive at a ment of the state’s water avail- their contribution to the Punjab’s case. consensus to facilitate the ability and resolved that the nation’s food security. “The internationally formulation of a cohesive and Centre should ensure that Mittal, who thanked the accepted riparian principles long-term policy, he said. Punjab’s river water is not in Chief Minister for bringing all have been ignored in the dis- Expressing concern over any way transferred from basin parties on one platform on the tribution of water in India,” he the depleting groundwater to non-basin areas of the state’s critical issue, also agreed with pointed out, stressing the table, the Chief Minister three rivers. the State Government’s stand need to correct the same. observed that the level in Expressing concern over for minimum support price He also announced that Punjab rivers had reduced the state’s critical water situa- (MSP) support by the Centre the State Government would from 17 MAF, as listed by the tion, all parties also unani- for crop diversification. hold such all-party meetings Eradi Commission, to less mously demanded suitable every six months to discuss than 13 MAF now. amendments to the proposed LEFT PARTIES WANT important issues related to “State Government has Inter-State River Water by the Chief Minister Capt DIES, PURSUE SYL ISSUE short of riparian principle Principle and should therefore LONGOWAL ACCORD TO Punjab. been pressing the Prime Disputes Act to set up a new Amarinder Singh to ascertain POLITICALLY TOO: SAD would be acceptable as the be deleted in the Special BE FOLLOWED Terming the water prob- Minister to form a fresh tribunal, besides ensuring that ways to address the state’s con- basis for a solution to the Session of the Punjab lem a vital issue of concern to Commission to assess the Punjab gets adequate water “in tinuously aggravating water Terming Sutlej Yamuna issue of waters of all three Legislative Assembly to be Left parties, including the whole of Punjab, and not current water levels in a just and equitable manner in crisis. Link Canal (SYL) a major Punjab rivers. The party also called for the purpose. Communist Party of India just to his Government or the Punjab’s three rivers. This is keeping with its total demand Though the resolution did issue, SAD’s senior leader demanded the deletion of Although the final resolu- (CPI) represented by Bant Congress party, the Chief imperative in view of the and securing livelihood of the not mention the Sutlej Yamuna Balwinder Singh Bhundur said Clause 5 of the Punjab tion of the all party meet did Brar, and Communist Party- Minister pointed out that changed situation,” he said future generations”. Link (SYL) canal, leaders of all that apart from legal remedies, Termination of Agreements not include our demand for Marxist (CPM) represented water had emerged as a glob- after the meeting. “Punjab does not have political parties, including the “it is important to pursue the Act-2004 as it violates the deletion of that Clause, but we by Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon, surplus water and is facing a SAD and AAP, maintained matter politically also”. Riparian Principle,” he said. were able to get the other par- demanded that the Longowal harvesting along with sewage water levels to ensure that threat of desertification with that any move to construct the Extending SAD’s support ties to agree to consider it dur- accord should be followed in treatment to conserve Punjab is not cheated out of its declining availability of its controversial canal with to any step taken by the Capt “SAD has made supreme ing the special session of the the distribution of water. groundwater. He suggested due. river water and fast depleting Haryana could be fatal for the Amarinder government to sacrifices and launched major Vidhan Sabha. We will insist CPM’s Sekhon was of the view that the Government should groundwater. The state’s State. tackle the crisis, Bhundur said Morchas to secure Punjab’s on its deletion in the special that Swaminathan give 100 percent subsidy for SHOW COLLECTIVE groundwater that meets 73 that reassessment of the water right on the waters of its rivers session,” he said adding that Commission report should be construction of composite pits WILL, LEAVE EGOS TO percent of its irrigation FILE ANOTHER SUIT levels in Punjab’s rivers was on the basis of the Riparian AAP did not support our implemented in toto in the for recharge of water. SAVE PUNJAB: JAKHAR requirements, has declined to IN SC SEEKING FRESH ASS- imperative. Also urging all Principle under which non- demand for the deletion of this interest of the farmers. TMC leader said that his alarming levels, threatening ESMENT OF PUNJAB parties not to indulge in blame Riparian State like Rajasthan clause. party was with the State Punjab Congress president the livelihood of farmers,” the WATER: AAP game, Bhundur said that all and Haryana have no right on Chandumajra also urged STOP FREE POWER Government on saving water, Sunil Jakhar, in his concluding resolution read. parties should unite to protect even a single drop from the the Chief Minister to demand FOR TUBEWELLS, PRO- especially through crop diver- remarks, urged all parties to It added, “In such a situa- Extending full support to Punjab’s water resources. waters from Punjab rivers. It is royalty for waters already given MOTE RAINWATER HAR- sification. show collective will, leaving tion, it is unanimously resolved the government in promoting Dubbing SYL as “suicidal” for unfortunate that in the past, from Punjab’s rivers to VESTING: TMC BSP’s Jasbir Singh Garhi their egos aside in order to save that the Government of India crop diversification to enable Punjab, SAD’s former Minister some parties, notably the Haryana and Rajasthan. “They asserted that Punjab had Punjab. He suggested that an should ensure that Punjab water conservation, AAP MLA Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal Congress opposed the SAD on have been using our waters Trinamool Congress’ always been discriminated all-party delegation to meet the river water is not in any way and the Leader of Opposition endorsed the Chief Minister’s the issue. But we feel vindi- against all constitutional and Manjit Singh maintained that against by the Central Prime Minister with a mercy transferred from basin to non- in Vidhan Sabha Harpal Singh oft repeated warning that it cated that today finally, all legal norms, precedents and to prevent water wastage, the Government, thus denying its petition, given that people basin areas of the Ravi, Sutlej Cheema suggested that Punjab would lead to violence and political parties have accepted principles. There are strong State Government should stop due water share. would start dying unless the and Beas as per the interna- should file another suit in the possible revival of terrorism in the correctness and constitu- precedents supporting Punjab’s giving free power for tubewells, NCP’s Swaran Singh also problem is resolved at the ear- tionally accepted riparian prin- Supreme Court seeking fresh the State. tional and legal soundness of demand for royalty from besides promoting rainwater batted for the reassessment of liest. ciple. assessment of the available “The Supreme Court the Akali demand,” he said. Further, alternatives water in the State. He added should hear a fresh petition He also expressed satis- should be ascertained, includ- that the state should insist on and stay its decree on con- faction over “SAD’s success in ing amendments to the pro- redistribution of water on struction of SYL. If the Centre’s getting the Chief Minister to posed Inter State River Water riparian laws. fresh legislation for a new tri- agree to convene a special ses- Disputes Act to set up a new “The situation in Malwa is bunal is passed, it would spell sion of Punjab Vidhan Sabha tribunal for a complete assess- bad,” he said, citing the grow- disaster for Punjab,” he added. to state that no exception ment of availability of river ing number of cancer cases Calling for change in Section would be made to the Riparian waters before the decision, to resulting from industrial water 12 of the Inter-State River Principle in the final settlement harness, develop and provide pollution, especially in Buddha Water Dispute (Amendment) of the River Waters dispute and adequate water to Punjab in a Nullah. AAP MLA from Bill, 2019, to protect Punjab’s to consider deletion of Clause just and equitable manner in Sunam Aman Arora urged the water interests, he underlined 5 from the Punjab Termination keeping with its total demand State Government to form a the need to put up a united of Agreement Act”. and securing livelihood of the sub-committee of Minister, fight on the issue. “We wanted the all party future generations.” officers and representatives of SAD senior leader Prem meet to reject the Clause 5 of The resolution was moved all political parties to further Singh Chandumajra was also the Punjab Termination of by Water Resources Minister work on the vital issue. of the view that riparian laws Agreements of Act today itself Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria at need to be followed in water as it constitutes an exception in an all-party meeting convened BESIDES LEGAL REME- allocation to Punjab.“Nothing so far as it violates the Riparian $ % & '
#6%13&6-# hold the portfolio of Art and Cultural Affairs," the statement, issued at midnight nding days of speculation and squabble said. The development came after the Ebetween Haryana Chief Minister Bharatiya Janata Party officially said the dif- Manohar Lal Khattar and Home Minister ferences between Khattar and Vij over the Anil Vij over the control of CID, the state CID's control have been resolved. Party in- government late on Wednesday night charge of Haryana, Anil Jain on Wednesday brought a notification divesting Vij of the said the issue has been resolved. department, which will now be handled by He said the chief minister is the head the CM. of the government and he can keep what- A Haryana government statement said, ever departments he wants to have. Vij had "Governor of Haryana, on the advice of the placed the demand that state CID chief Anil GOVT ONLY SQUABBLING ON chief minister, has allocated some new port- Rao, who is an ADGP-rank officer, be DEPARTMENT, ALLEGES HOODA folios to the chief minister and to two min- replaced with Shrikant Jadhav, another isters. As per a notification issued by the senior IPS officer, after charging the former After Home Minister Anil Vij was chief secretary, the portfolios of the Criminal with "disobedience and negligent behaviour stripped of the charge of CID, former chief Investigation Department, and the depart- in official duty". minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on ments of Personnel and Training and of Raj Rising tensions between the minister Thursday hit out at the Khattar-led BJP-JJP Bhawan Affairs have been allocated to the and the state CID chief had triggered a tug- government, saying it was doing no work chief minister, Manohar Lal, in addition to of-war between Vij and the chief minister except "squabbling over" who controls his existing portfolios, with immediate over the control of the department. Khattar which department. effect," the statement said. recently said the CID remained under the "Three months have passed, but this Apart from this, the portfolio of chief minister's control during the terms of government has failed to come out with a Elections has been allocated to Transport Bansi Lal and Devi Lal, an assertion that Common Minimum Programme...there Minister Mool Chand Sharma while the appeared to counter the home minister''s are burning issues facing farmers, economy, portfolio of Art and Cultural Affairs, hith- claim over the department. law and order, unemployment rate at 28 per erto allocated to Sharma, has been allocat- After the CID was taken away from him, cent is the highest in the country, ed to Education Minister Kanwar Pal, in a sobre Vij on Thursday said he has always but this government is paying no atten- addition to their existing portfolios. maintained that the chief minister is tion towards these and is squabbling over "Thus, the home minister, Anil Vij, will supreme and can take away or divide any who controls which department and is busy cease to hold the portfolio of Criminal department, hours after he was stripped of in ordering transfers of officials," the Leader Investigation Department and the transport the charge of CID. He refused to comment of the Opposition told a news conference minister, Mool Chand Sharma, will cease to on the matter any further. here. + $ +'+$ '
feeling unsafe in Pakistan, which has seen along with his wife and three sons due to #6%13&6-# many Sikhs being persecuted in recent threats from fundamentalists. months. The @pid_gov should take imme- Tony, who is chairman of Khalsa unjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder diate steps to protect him and others like Peace and Justice Foundation, had initially PSingh on Thursday urged Pakistan him and facilitate their safe passage if fled to Lahore in November 2018 from his Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure the needed,” the Chief Minister tweeted. native city of Peshawar in Pakistan’s restive safety of the Sikh leader who fled Pakistan Notably, the Sikh leader Radesh Singh Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, following threats from fundamentalists. Tony, who had contested the 2018 gener- leaving behind his business and “Urge @ImranKhanPTI to ensure al election in Pakistan as an independent property following threats from funda- safety of @aoepoeRadesh. I understand he’s candidate, has reportedly fled the country mentalists there. !!
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Administrator VP Singh Administration will submit a icated bus or auto drop offs At the meeting, when the Badnore last year.Notably, the report in this regard. #6%13&6-# , - and lane driving, the use of UT Administration pushed Administration had faced According to the 32 timers at light points, recali- for approval from neighboring severe criticism from the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, old weather conditions $%(:$# 6 # + bration/optimisation of tim- State Governments on denizens during the public over bridges or flyovers are Cprevailed in most places ing/dynamic timing (to pre- Tribune flyover project, the hearing held for the proposed not recommended to be con- in Punjab and Haryana on # + E #6%13&6-# vent clogging of vehicles at the Punjab Government clearly Tribune Flyover project in structed in entire city of Thursday, with minimum ;= 6 roundabout and prevent stated that the Tribune flyover December last year.Large Chandigarh due to heritage temperatures hovering below 6 ' ith the Punjab and empty green lights) among does not fall under its juris- number of people had turned considerations, since they normal limits. $ % : WHaryana High Court others.Instead of the con- diction and they will not com- up at the public hearing with impact the visual city scape, Chandigarh recorded a 6 1 6 ) )) order, virtually putting brakes tentious flyover project, the ment on it while Haryana alternative suggestions and and cause inconvenience to low of 6.7 degrees Celsius, a on Tribune Flyover project, UT Urban Planning Government had asked even, presentations to oppose the pedestrians. Meteorological Department ! 4545! the Chandigarh Department had earlier sug- Administration to explore the flyover project, which is To alleviate the traffic report said here.In Punjab, $%(:$# -1=F=F Administration has now gested that alternative routes alternatives such as installing stated to impact the city scape congestion at the Tribune Amritsar reeled at a low of 4.2 9 G >F6$ + & ;B decided to submit “best alter- or bypasses from Industrial Traffic Lights at the junction and heritage considerations Chowk, the master plan had degrees Celsius while Patiala 6 native options” to the Court in Area, Phase –II for right turn- instead of constructing a fly- besides resulting in cutting of infact recommended con- registered a low of 7.5 degrees G(>F place of the ambitious project. ing cars and buses towards over. more than 400 trees. struction of underpass, as Celsius. Ludhiana recorded a ;F(;< 9 + - ) <E4BH ' In its report to be sub- ISBT, Sector 43 may be “In its report to be sub- The High Court proposed in the RITES (Rail minimum of 7.5 degrees I# 'J K4<H4G ' mitted to the High Court explored. Apart from this, mitted to the High Court, the (HC)?had in November last India Technical And Celsius.Narnaul in Haryana >4KG4;F 'I%) 'J next month, the provision of lane markings, UT Administration will give year stayed the transplanting Economic Services) report. experienced a cold night at 4.7 ;4>4K 'I7) 'J Administration will apprize directional arrows, intersec- details about the alternative and axing of 473 trees for the However, the construc- degrees Celsius while biting the Court about “best alter- tion controlled markings and options that could be execut- Tribune flyover project, on an tion of the flyover and under- chill prevailed in Hisar, which ;4545 natives options” suggested bus boxes were recommend- ed in place of Tribune flyover NGO’s plea. The Court, while pass at Tribune Chowk was recorded a low of 5.8 degrees $%(:$#6 + / =F=F during public hearing and by ed. project to reduce traffic con- observing that the project is later proposed for making Celsius. ( 3 36 + / UT Urban Planning Only a day before at the gestion at the junction,” said being implemented in viola- traffic steady and smooth at The minimum tempera- =F=F + 1 6 9 Department. meeting of Apex Committee a senior officer of UT tion of Chandigarh Master the most busy junction of the ture in Ambala settled at 6.5 A $ ' E<+;; $' ) During the public hearing for coordination of tricity Administration. Plan 2031, had put the stay on city- Tribune Chowk, where degrees Celsius while Karnal $ 6 =FF held in December last year, held under Punjab Governor He said that the cutting of trees for the project, there is the highest concen- recorded a low of 6.2 degrees city based architects had come and Chandigarh Administration is preparing virtually putting brakes on the tration of vehicular traffic. Celsius. 4 ; (6 O )323 3'' 6 & ;F 4 "$ ;FF 2 $ 1&$)3+' $ 1 : I6&$J
#6%13&6-# Sidhu said the major dis- after thorough investigation, !43894 crepancies that were cracked concerned DAFU puts up the n the backdrop of discrep- by SAFU team on which case to the State Anti Fraud !! Iancies regarding the imple- proactive action in the form of Unit for further action. Sidhu mentation of Sarbat Sehat show cause notices and warn- said apart from restricted 124 #6%13&6-# ernment colleges in the State in Bima Yojna (SSBY), the SAFU ing letters and penalties were health packages of which about 1.90 lakh students (State Anti Fraud Unit) of imposed in wrong referral Government hospitals, the aryana Education Minister are getting higher education. Punjab has issued 15 Show- cases, money taken cases from beneficiary can go directly to HKanwar Pal on Thursday There are already 4975 Assistant cause Notices to erring beneficiaries for medicines the empanelled private hospi- said posts of 2592 Assistant Professors posts sanctioned for Hospitals. and treatment by the empan- tal for getting treatment ser- Professors will be filled soon in these colleges. The total number SAFU was directed to elled hospitals, claiming money vices such as heart surgery, the government colleges of the of posts sanctioned will now be actively monitor, pursue any for ICU wards whereas the joint replacement, cancer treat- State, after which there will be no 7567 after the Haryana instance of fraud or irregular- patient was admitted in the ment and others covered under shortage of academic staff in col- Government has sanctioned ity observed under the SSBY general ward, claiming money this scheme. leges. 2592 new posts of Assistant and take a stringent action, for the bilateral surgical pro- He added that if any "Haryana Chief Minister, Professors for 33 subjects. He sparing no one for any default cedures whereas the unilater- District Hospital is not able to Manohar Lal has accorded informed that the vacant posts or violation of the guidelines of al procedure was performed, provide the 124 restricted approval for the creation of 2592 will be filled soon. the scheme, Health & Family denial of cashless treatment by health packages, the cases are new posts of Assistant Professors Terming this move of the Welfare Minister Balbir Singh the empanelled hospital to the immediately referred to an for Government Colleges," he State Government as historic and Sidhu said on Thursday. beneficiaries and more than empaneled private hospital said, adding that for the first time decisive in the field of education, The Minister said that he one surgical package claimed without any delay. in the history of Haryana that the Pal said that Haryana personally reviewed all the during single hospitalization. Under the SSBY, the State Government has decided to Government is committed to cases detected by SAFU team The Minister said that to Minister said that treatment fill such huge vacancies at a time. providing quality education to all relating to discrepancies, irreg- ensure the easy access of sec- services of worth Rs 132.45 Kanwar Pal said that at pre- the students, also in institutions ularities or frauds at the end of ondary and tertiary health ser- crore have been provided to sent there are a total of 157 gov- of higher education. hospitals in Punjab. vices under the SSBY, Punjab 122,798 patients and so far He said that SAFU team Government has established 40,35,910 e-cards have been informed that 15 Show Cause the DAFU (District Anti Fraud issued to the beneficiaries. Of notices have been issued so far Unit) in all districts to check these, more than 2010 have to the hospitals, penalties have these types of deceits. availed the treatment of heart been imposed and warning let- He said that DAFU has surgery, 1981 have undergone ters have also been issued to been directed to take immedi- cancer treatment, 18,050 have few hospitals those were ate action, if any health estab- facility of dialysis and 2630 allegedly violating the terms of lishment is found to indulge in elderly have got joint replace- SSBY. fraudulent means. He said that ment. ! #6%13&6-# request Prime Minister Justice, Empowerment and Narendra Modi to intervene Minorities, to prepare a com- aking note of delay in for immediate release of Rs 780 prehensive case to be submit- Trelease of pending pay- crore under the centrally-spon- ted to the Government of India ment of Post Matric scholar- sored scheme for the year in this regard at the earliest, and ships to the Scheduled Caste 2017-18 without any further to work out the modalities for students, Punjab Chief Minister delay. He also directed the immediate release of requisite Capt Amarinder Singh on Principal Secretary, Social funds under the scheme. Thursday said that he would soon take up the issue with the Prime Minister. Reviewing the progress of the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, he said he would !!