millenniumpost.in RNI NO.: WBENG/2015/65962 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 3, ISSUE 353 | Saturday, 30 December 2017 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 10,530.70 (+52.80) pSENSEX 34,056.83 (+208.80) pDOW JONES 24,865.11 (+27.60) pNASDAQ 6,953.08 (+2.92) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 63.87 (+0.21) qRUPEE/EURO 76.58 (-0.09) qGOLD/10GM 30,225 (-25.00) pSILVER/K 39,700 (+200.00) STATE-LEVEL FIVE CONG MLAS ENG REJECT BALL- I AM NOT HISTORICAL RECORDS RESIGN FROM TAMPERING AS RESTRICTING COMMISSION ON THE MEGHALAYA RAIN HALTS ASHES MYSELF AS AN CARDS: CM PG3 ASSEMBLY PG6 VICTORY PUSH PG14 ACTOR: KRITI PG16 POLITICAL FIGURES ATTEMPTING TO REWRITE HISTORY, SAYS CM PUB WAS HOSTING BIRTHDAY BASH; 21 OTHERS INJURED Mamata hits out at Centre Mumbai pub inferno kills 14 MPOST BUREAU » A majority of those MUMBAI: A fire that started killed were women at a rooftop pub during a party who had come for a spread rapidly through the birthday party for trying to distort history building, killing 14 people, including a woman celebrat- » The fire is suspected OUR CORRESPONDENT ing her 29th birthday and many to have started a of her friends, officials said on little after 12.30 am KOLKATA: Without naming BJP, Friday. and spread quickly the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee The fire, which also injured on Friday hit out at the Centre for its 21 people, started after 12.30 attempt to distort the country’s history. am in the “1 Above” pub on pound in Lower Parel area, a Hospitality, which manages the She was speaking at the 78th session of the terrace, and spread to favourite night spot as well as pub, along with others, under the Indian History Congress at Nazrul Mojo pub on the third floor commercial hub housing sev- various charges including cul- Mancha. one level below, said an offi- eral offices including national pable homicide not amounting “There has been a continuous cial of the Mumbai civic body, television channels. to murder. attempt to distort the history of our Brihanmumbai Municipal “I was on the night shift. They are also charged IPC country. I feel sad when I see that there Corporation. We heard people screaming at sections 337 (causing hurt by is a calculated effort to rewrite our his- Most of the victims died the pub. Initially, we thought it act endangering life or personal tory. If this trend continues what would of asphyxiation, said Avinash is due to the party which was safety of others) and 338 (caus- our future generations learn? Historians Supe, dean of the KEM hospi- underway there,” said Sanjay ing grievous hurt by act endan- are unhappy over the present situation tal where the injured and dead Jadhav, a programme producer gering life or personal safety of in the country,” Banerjee maintained. were brought. of a news channel. others). Two of those booked She also blamed the Centre responsi- Among the dead was “When I came out of my have been detained. ble for misguiding the people by distort- Khushbu Bansali who was cel- office, I saw that a fire has bro- Several media outlets, ing facts. “Some have gone to the extent ebrating her 29th birthday, and ken out on the rooftop pub. The including TV news channels of saying that Mahatma Gandhi was not ten other women, according main entrance of our office was Times Now, ET Now and TV9 a patriot. What would our researchers to an official list of the victims. blocked due to the flames,” he Marathi, have offices in the learn if some political figures attempt Bansali’s grandfather, Bab- said. complex. There have been alle- to rewrite history? History is our best ulal Mehta, blamed the “irre- The massive blaze engulfed gations that civic authorities teacher,” Banerjee asserted. CM at the History Congress in Nazrul Mancha PIC/MPOST sponsible” hotel management the entire building in about 30 have turned a blind eye to con- “One may come to power, but one and the civic authorities. minutes and took several hours struction irregularities and vio- should not forget constitutional obliga- “The hotel had put up a tem- to be put out. The cause of the lation of fire safety norms in the tions. The whole country is bleeding in the Centre that fabricating historical and Gujarat. “Regardless what may hap- renaissance. The glorious legacy of the porary structure supported by fire is not known. compound. the name religious fights and struggle facts was a crime. pen, our government will continue to country would remain incomplete with- bamboo, with the possibility of Teams of the fire brigade PM Narendra Modi and between different castes. We will con- Referring to recent incidents of pub- support historians to disseminate right out the history of Bengal. If political catching fire. There was no fire and police rushed to the spot, President Ram Nath Kovind tinue to raise our voice against those lic lynching in BJP-ruled states, Chief information. We must ensure that truth parties distort the country’s history in extinguishing facility either. It is and 35 injured people were expressed anguish over the who try to destroy the federal structure Minister said that the government prevails. History teaches us about the this manner, students will get an inac- the responsibility of the police, pulled out from inside the pub tragedy. of the country. There is an attempt to needed to take care of all communities glorious past of our country that links curate picture.” and civic authorities act against and taken to the hospital, a Maharashtra CM Devendra suppress the history of the country in irrespective of their caste, creed and reli- with the present and future. No one can “India is a great country. Unity in any violations,” he said. police official said. Fadnavis also expressed grief the name of political vendetta,” Baner- gion. It may be mentioned that in two change our history.” diversity is our main strength. The fed- 1 Above and Mojo are Police have booked Hratesh and said he had directed the jee pointed out. recent instances two men from Bengal Bengal is also rich in its heritage. eral structure of the country must be located in the Trade House Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and BMC commissioner to conduct The Chief Minister also reminded had been brutally killed in Rajasthan It had played a significant role in the maintained,” the CM added. Building in Kamala Mills com- Abhijeet Manka of C Grade an inquiry. More reports on P5 GOVT IS GOING TO BRING A DATA PROTECTION LAW Medal prospects will Yes, economy did slow Centre releases not face funding hurdles down: FM Arun Jaitley `24,500 crore Will inquire into Facebook RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE to compensate NEW DELHI: The Indian economy demanding users’ Aadhaar: Govt slowed down in 2016-17, with the states for GST gross domestic product declining OUR CORRESPONDENT In today’s drastically from 8 percent in 2015-16 to 7.1 percent the next year, the gov- NEW DELHI: Electronics and paper ernment said on Friday. Information Technology Minis- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said ter Ravi Shankar Prasad on Fri- ... the slower economic growth reflected day said he would “get the entire CITY lower growth in the industry and the facts” about social network- E-TICKET FOR ECO PARK VISITORS 3 services sectors, due to many factors MPOST BUREAU ing site Facebook reportedly including structural, external, fiscal demanding new users’ Aadhaar NATION and monetary factors. the fastest growing major economy and revert to Parliament. He said in the Lok Sabha that the in 2016 and second fastest growing NEW DELHI: The revenue “I have also seen the news RURAL BANKS TO DISBURSE `22.9K CR 6 lower rate of global economic growth major economy in 2017 in the world. loss to states on account of (about Facebook) in media. However, Facebook has tional language on the account in 2016, along with a reduction in He said the government had taken GST implementation was Rs They have also given a reply already clarified that it was “not sign-up page to explain that EDIT gross fixed investment to GDP ratio, various initiatives to boost the growth 24,500 crore between July- that it was not mandatory. But collecting” the Aadhaar data using their Aadhaar name will IS IT TOO EARLY? 8 stressed balance sheets of the cor- of the economy, including a giving a October and the Centre had I will get the entire facts on and was just running a “small help family and friends recog- porate sector, lower credit growth fillip to manufacturing, concrete mea- released compensation to record before I revert to you,” test” to weed out fake accounts. nise them. INTERNATIONAL in industry sector were some of the sures for transport and power sectors make up for it, Parliament Prasad told the Rajya Sabha in “There have been some “We are not collecting Aad- reasons for the low growth rate in as well as other urban and rural infra- was informed on Friday. response to a supplementary reports about a small test we haar data and do not require INDIAN STUDENT SHOT DEAD IN US 11 2016-17. structure, comprehensive reforms in As per the details of GST question on cybersecurity and ran in India to help new users people to enter their Aadhaar BUSINESS “Slower growth in 2016-17 reflects the foreign direct investment policy compensation released to data protection. sign up for Facebook. Some name when they sign up to lower growth in industry and services and special package for the textile states as on November 30, The Minister also said have interpreted this test as a Facebook,” it added.