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instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 12 No. 287 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 26 February, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate multiple development projects in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will a release said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday to The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of nation the 709 MW Solar Power Project of will visit Tamil Nadu and various development initiatives. According to the NLCIL, established over an area of about Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Prime 2670 acres of land across the districts of Puducherry on Thursday to Minister will lay the foundation stone for 4 laning Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram of NH45-A - 56 km Sattanathapuram - and Virudhunagar. inaugurate and lay the Nagapattinam package of Villupuram to The project has been set up at a cost of over Rs Nagapattinam project covering Karaikal district 3,000 crore. He will lay the foundation foundation stone of various in Puducherry at around 11:30AM. stone of the extension, renovation and The capital cost to be incurred in this project is modernization of the Lower Bhavani development initiatives. The about Rs 2,426 crores. He will also lay the Project System. The extension, renovation foundation stone of the Medical College and modernization of the Lower Bhavani Prime Minister will also Building at Karaikal New Campus - Phase I, System has been taken up at a cost of Rs 934 dedicate to the nation the 709 Karaikal District (JIPMER). The estimated cost crore under NABARD Infrastructure of the project is Rs 491 crore. Development Assistance. The Prime MW Solar Power Project of The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone Minister will inaugurate the 8-laning of for the development of Minor Port at Puducherry Korampallam Bridge and Rail Over Bridge NLCIL, established over an area under Sagarmala Scheme. He will inaugurate the (ROB) at V.O.ChidambaranarPort. Blood Centre at Jawaharlal Institute of "It is a lignite-based power plant designed for power He will lay the foundation stone for the of about 2670 acres of land Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), generation capacity of 1000 MW and has two units of 500 design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 5MW Puducherry, which will function as a research laboratory and MW capacity each. Built at a cost of about Rs 8000 crore, the grid-connected ground-based solar power plant at across the districts of a training centre for the short- term and continuous blood pit head power plant will utilise lignite as fuel from the V.O.Chidambaranar Port. He will inaugurate the tenements bank personnel training in all aspects of transfusion. existing mines of Neyveli, which have sufficient lignite constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, The school education department has announced a holiday for reserves for meeting the lifetime requirement of the project. scheme.PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for the government and private schools as traffic in the city has been The Plant has been designed for 100 per cent Ash utilization. development of Integrated Command and Control Centers Ramanathapuram and diverted due to the Prime Minister’s visit. In Tamil Nadu at The power generated would benefit Tamil Nadu, Kerala, (ICCC) in nine Smart Cities including Coimbatore, around 4 PM, he will dedicate to the nation the Neyveli New Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, Virudhunagar. Thermal Power Project. with Tamil Nadu having a major share of about 65 per cent," Tiruppur, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi. Courageous and bold Bengal BJP workers attacked ahead of Rath Tamil Nadu: Woman IPS officer judgment: Former attorney alleges sexual harassment general Mukul Rohatgi on Yatra, party claims 'TMC goons' behind incident against top cop, inquiry ordered Kolkata.Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) think they are from the Disha Ravi's bail order workers were allegedly attacked by the TMC."Jagatdal police have initiated Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in an investigation into the matter. North 24 Pargana district of West Bengal Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP vice- on Wednesday night. president Arjun Singh said the The incident took place at Shyamnagar Barrackpore City Police has cancelled Power House Corner of Jagaddal police the permission for Thursday's station when BJP workers were arranging 'Poriborton Yatra' on Ghosh Para Chennai.The Tamil Nadu government has set party flags and banners ahead of the Rath Road from Kanchrapara to up an inquiry committee to probe a woman Yatra scheduled to take place on Thursday. Barrackpore on instructions of the IPS officer’s complaint of sexual harassment One person was seriously injured in the CM [Mamata Banerjee]."The yatra is against Special Director General of Police attack and taken to Bhatpara State General injured in the incident, alleged the TMC postponed. We will move to court and (Law and Order) Rajesh Das. An order to this New Delhi.Aday after a Delhi court granted Hospital.Three BJP workers -- Ram Avatar resume the yatra," news agency ANI bail to Bengaluru activist Disha Ravi in the goons are behind the attacked. effect was issued by Additional Chief Prasad, Ajay Bhagat and Ganesh Sahu -- Ram Avatar, a teacher by profession, said. quoted him saying.The situation remained Secretary, Home Department SK Prabakar. 'toolkit' case, former attorney general Mukul tense in Kanchrapara of North 24 Parganas Rohatgi on Wednesday called it a "bold and were allegedly beaten while they were "We were sitting there when suddenly few Das has been downgraded and kept on courageous" judgment while saying that putting up party flags at Power House More anti-socials came and attacked me. We district on Wednesday after Nadda's "compulsory wait" at the office of the DGP, a there there was no material to establish the ahead of Parivartan Yatra in the Jagatdal. were putting the flags ahead of Parivartan 'Parivartan Yatra' was allegedly stopped by Home Department order from SK Prabakar, charge of sedition. Ram Avatar Prasad, who was seriously Yatra. We couldn't recognise them but we Bijpur police. Additional Chief Secretary. Das has been "Happy that a courageous and bold judgment replaced by K Jayanth Murali, additional has come from a district court and not the DGPdirector of Vigilance and Anti- Supreme Court. Full marks to the judgment corruption. and court for keeping the flag of liberty Army Likely To Use Indigenously Developed App The presiding officer of the six-member flying."The charge of sedition is a grave committee is additional chief secretary charge. In this case, there was no material to (planning and development) Jayashree establish the charge. Supreme Court and Raghunandan. Other members are additional High Courts are more reluctant to give bail SAI for Internal Communications From April 1 general of police (headquarters): Seema than lower courts. Lower and district courts Agrawal, inspector general of police have set an example for other courts to only use that for our internal (administration) A Arun, deputy inspector follow," Rohatgi further said. The application supports end-to- communications," General general of police (Kancheepuram range) B While granting bail to Disha Ravi, Additional end secure voice, text and video- Naravane said at a webinar Shamoondeswari, chief administrative Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana observed calling services for Android organised by the Vivekananda officer of office of the DGP V K Ramesh that "citizens are conscience keepers of International Foundation. Babu and International Justice Mission government in any democratic nation" and platforms over the internet. The application supports end-to- programme management head Loretta Jhona. "cannot be put behind the bars simply Simmi Kaur Babbar end secure voice, text and video- An order issued by Home Secretary states, "The because they choose to disagree with the New Delhi. The Indian Army is likely to calling services for Android committee shall take necessary further course state policies".Disha was arrested by the platforms over the internet. of action as per the provisions of the Sexual Delhi Police's Cyber Cell on February 13 in start using SAI (Secure Application for connection with a "toolkit" on the farmer Internet), a messaging platform, for The model is similar to Harassment of Women at Workplace protests that was tweeted by Swedish activist internal communications from April 1, commercially available (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, Greta Thunberg. Army chief General M M Naravane messaging applications such as 2013 (Central Act 14 to 2013) on the said said on Wednesday. WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD complaint." "The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to He said the application, developed by and GIMS, and utilises the end- Earlier, DMK leaders MK Stalin and minister to the wounded vanity of the to-end encryption messaging governments," the judge said in an 18-page Colonel Sai Shankar, is undergoing the Kanimozhi had questioned the state process of getting cyber and security protocol. SAI scores over these government, demanding action on the matter. order while terming the evidence produced "We plan to introduce that throughout the platforms in terms of security by the police "scanty and sketchy". Disha clearance and data testing. Stalin, in a statement, urged Chief Minister K "One of our officers has developed a Indian Army. It is undergoing cyber features with local in-house servers and Palaniswamy to initiate immediate action on was released from Tihar jail on Tuesday clearance, security clearance and data coding, which can be tweaked as per night.