Diplomacy at Work to End Border Stand-O with China
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Tirupati . lucknow NEARBY Diplomacy at work to end Tribunal prohibits dumping border stand-o with China of waste near Ganga banks Green Tribunal for ‘No Development Zone’ close to river MEA strikes measured note on the situation at the Sikkim tri-junction Gangster’s death sparks Bindu Shajan Perappadan violence, one dead Suhasini Haidar New Delhi JAIPUR NEW DELHI Rajnath, An area of 100 metres from An indenite curfew was Diplomatic channels are still the edge of the Ganga clamped on Sanvrad village being used to resolve the Sushma to between Haridwar and Un- of Nagaur district on stand-off between India and nao has been declared a ‘No Thursday after violence broke China despite rising rhetoric brief Oppn. Development Zone,’ with the out in which one person was from Beijing, the Ministry of National Green Tribunal killed and 25 others injured. External Affairs said on leaders (NGT) on Thursday prohibit- Thousands of people had Thursday, continuing to ing dumping of waste within gathered in the village to pay strike a measured note on Special Correspondent 500 metres of the river. tribute to gangster Anandpal the situation at the Sikkim New Delhi An environment com- Singh, who was killed in a tri-junction that has entered Ahead of the monsoon pensation of ₹50,000 will be police encounter on June 24. the second month. session of Parliament, imposed on anyone dump- NATION Ī PAGE 6 “We have diplomatic starting on July 17, Home ing waste in the river. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD channels, we have embassies Minister Rajnath Singh and The NGT also directed the in both capitals that are the stand-off mirrors previ- ture, Education, Culture and External Affairs Minister Uttar Pradesh and Ut- available and they will con- ous such encounters. Environment, held in China Sushma Swaraj will brief tarakhand governments to tinue to be used,” MEA “[It] is utterly different in in June and July. Opposition parties on Friday formulate guidelines for reli- spokesperson Gopal Baglay nature from the previous Mr. Baglay also refused to on the border stand-off with gious activities on the ghats Solution in sight: A view of the Ganga near the Vishwanath said, repeating Foreign Sec- frictions between the two respond to the state-owned China and the situation in of the Ganga and its Temple in Varanasi. * R.V. MOORTHY retary S. Jaishankar’s com- sides at the undefined sec- China People’s Daily publish- Kashmir, Home Ministry tributaries. ments on Tuesday that India tions of the China-India ing a repeat of an editorial sources in North Block said. The order said: “Till the ing of drains, within two Ganga should be stopped and China were a “factor of boundary,” Chinese spokes- from 1962 just before the But across the road in demarcation of floodplains years. “The Uttar Pradesh from indiscriminate ground- stability” in a turbulent person Geng Shuang said on Sino-Indian War, saying that South Block, confusion and identification of per- government is duty-bound water extraction. BJP leader beaten for world, and that Prime Minis- Wednesday, again urging In- he wouldn’t “comment on prevailed over who called missible and non-permiss- to shift tanneries, within six The green court reiterated carrying ‘beef’ ter Narendra Modi and dia to immediately pull its opinions or editorials in the the meeting. The Ministry of ible activities by the State weeks, from Jajmau in Kan- its earlier order of a ban on BHARSINGI Chinese President Xi Jinping troops back and “properly media.” External Affairs said it had government, we direct that pur to leather parks in Un- mechanical mining in the The head of the BJP’s had agreed not to allow “dif- settle this incident.” However, India dismissed not been informed and 100 metres from the edge of nao or any other place it Ganga and said, “No in- minority cell in Katol division ferences to become the Chinese spokesperson’s refused to confirm whether the river would be treated as considers appropriate.” stream mechanical mining is of Nagpur district was disputes.” No confirmation reference to the Kashmir is- China would be discussed. no development/construc- permitted and even the min- attacked by a group of nearly “The Foreign Secretary’s However, the MEA spokes- sue unequivocally. “We have “There is perhaps a tion zone between Haridwar Supervisory panel ing on the floodplain should eight persons allegedly for speech underlines our ap- person didn’t confirm or seen the report that they said meeting, I say, perhaps, as I to Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.” The court also appointed a be semi-mechanical and carrying beef. proach. We are very sure of deny if National Security Ad- Kashmir is central to peace still have no written word on supervisory committee, preferably more manual.” NEWS Ī PAGE 10 the approach we are taking viser Ajit Doval would travel and stability in the region. that, but I understand there Order on PIL petition headed by the Secretary of “Such mining should be DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD on this issue,” Mr. Baglay to Beijing for a scheduled Our stand is absolutely clear. is a meeting tomorrow... I Giving its verdict on a 1985 the Water Resources Min- permitted only after a de- FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 12 PAGES said, refusing to be drawn meeting of the NSAs of all At the heart of the matter is do not know where it is but I PIL petition of environment istry and comprising IIT pro- tailed and comprehensive (TABLOID) out on comments from the BRICS countries on July 27- cross-border terrorism per- think, maybe, it is at the activist and lawyer M.C. Me- fessors and officials of the assessment of the annual re- DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES Chinese Ministry of Foreign 28, ahead of the BRICS sum- petrated on the people of In- Home Minister’s residence hta — which was transferred Uttar Pradesh government, plenishment of sand and Affairs that have repeatedly mit in Xiamen in September dia, including the people of and the External Affairs to the NGT from the Su- to oversee implementation gravel in the riverbed and repudiated the MEA’s com- that Prime Minister Naren- Jammu and Kashmir... As far Minister will also be present. preme Court in 2014 — a of the directions passed in ensuring that the connectiv- ments and have denied the dra Modi will attend. Despite as the Kashmir issue is con- But I don’t know what Bench headed by NGT Chair- its verdict. The committee is ity of the river is not distur- Karnataka to contention that Mr. Modi the tensions over the Dok- cerned, we have been ready subjects will be discussed,” person Justice Swatanter Ku- to submit reports at regular bed and that only a quantity and Mr. Xi had a substantial lam situation, the govern- to have dialogue on all issues spokesperson Gopal Baglay mar said the authorities con- intervals. less or equal to the annual probe charge conversation on the side- ment has been sending Min- with Pakistan, but in a bilat- said at his weekly briefing. cerned should complete The Bench further noted replenishment is permitted lines of the G20, and Mr. isters and officials for the eral framework,” the spokes- projects, including a sewage that all industrial units in the to be removed from the ri- of jail bribery Jaishankar’s statement that BRICS meetings on Agricul- person said. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 treatment plant and clean- catchment areas of the verbed or the banks,” it said. Special Correspondent CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Bengaluru After allegations of corrup- Spade work JD(U), RJD face-o over Tejaswi tion were raised against Party sources told The advice of others.” senior jail officials, Amarnath Tewary Patna Hindu that if the RJD did not “All RJD legislators are be- Karnataka Chief Minister Leaders of the ruling Janata act on the issue by Saturday, hind our leader Lalu Prasad Siddaramaiah on Thursday Dal (United) have begun de- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav, who will said he would order a manding Bihar Deputy Chief would be forced to take a de- not tender his resignation,” probe into the report sub- Minister Tejaswi Yadav’s cision in line with his “zero said Mr. Virendra. Several mitted by DIG (Prisons) D. resignation, following the tolerance to corruption” RJD leaders, who did not Roopa that implicates CBI raids on his family and principle. want to be named, said them. an FIR lodged against him Following the JD(U) lead- there was “no question of In her report on Wed- on corruption charges. er’s statement, RJD legislator Mr. Tejaswi Yadav resigning, nesday, Ms. Roopa accused “Tejaswi Yadav is yet to from Maner constituency come what may.” Director-General (Prisons) explain the charges made Bhai Virendra told journal- JD(U) TIGHTENS SCREWS H.N. Satyanarayana Rao against him,” said JD(U) ists that his party had 80 ON TEJASWI Ī PAGE 11 and others of accepting a leader and spokesperson MLAs in the Assembly and TEJASWI REGRETS ATTACK bribe of ₹2 crore from AI- Neeraj Kumar. would not function “on the ON MEDIAPERSONS Ī PAGE 11 ADMK leader V.K. Sasikala for preferential treatment at the Bengaluru Central Prison, where she is lodged. Speaking to presspersons in Raichur district, Mr. Siddaramaiah said he would order a de- tailed inquiry. For a good harvest: Tiwa tribals prepare a ‘jhum’ eld during the Panthai Langa ritual in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Thursday.