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NEARBY COVID­19 now a pandemic, says Jyotiraditya joins BJP, says Congress is in denial WHO; confirms 60 cases He praised the leadership of PM Jamia reopens library Over 1,18,000 positive cases have been reported globally across 114 countries months after vandalism Narendra Modi Bindu Shajan Perappadan will be allowed to travel and NEW DELHI The main library of Jamia will be quarantined on arriv­ Nistula hebbar New Delhi Millia Islamia, which was The World Health Organiza­ al in India for 14 days,” the vandalised on December 15 tion (WHO) on Wednesday release added. Former Union Minister Jyoti­ last year after the police said that according to its as­ It also noted that interna­ raditya Scindia on Wednes­ entered it following anti-CAA sessment, COVID­19 “can be tional traffic through land day formally joined the BJP protests, was reopened after characterised as a borders would be restricted. after resigning from the renovation on Wednesday. pandemic”. primary membership of the Dr. Zakir Husain Library has “WHO has been assessing Fresh cases Congress on Tuesday. He undergone extensive this outbreak round­the­ The number of confirmed lauded the leadership of renovation, the university clock and we are deeply con­ cases in India is 60 with two Prime Minister Narendra Mo­ New start: being welcomed by BJP chief said in a statement. cerned both by the alarming fresh cases — one each from di, and said the Congress was J.P. Nadda in New Delhi on Wednesday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR CITY Ī PAGE 4 levels of spread and severity, Delhi and Rajasthan being in “denial” about reality. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD and by the alarming levels of reported — according to a re­ At a press conference at former’s grandmother, the pal as the situation is delicate Assembly to discuss inaction,” it said. Growing concern: People enquiring at a COVID-19 helpdesk in lease issued by the Union the BJP headquarters in New late Vijaya Raje Scindia, and with regard to the Kamal NPR, NRC, COVID-19 According to the WHO, a Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. * S. MAHINSHA Health Ministry. Delhi, Mr. Scindia, 49, joined said, “He [Scindia] is joining Nath government.” NEW DELHI pandemic is declared when However, as per health of­ the party in the presence of his family and we welcome Mr. Scindia spoke rather The Delhi Assembly will hold a new disease for which peo­ plomatic, official, UN/inter­ ing reason may contact the ficials from the States, the its president, J.P. Nadda, Un­ him.” emotionally about his move. a one-day session on Friday ple do not have immunity national organisations, em­ nearest Indian mission and number of cases may be up ion Minister Dharmendra Mr. Nadda assured Mr. He said there were two dates to discuss the NPR, the NRC spreads around the world ployment and project visas, all incoming travellers, in­ to 65, but they are yet to be Pradhan, Scindia that he was now in a that had a profound impact and COVID-19. Party leaders said that AAP may push for a beyond expectations. It not­ stand suspended till April 15, cluding Indian nationals ar­ confirmed by the Centre. unit chief Vishnu Datt Shar­ “democratically run party” on his life — September 30, stand against the NPR. ed with concern that and this order will come into riving from or having visited “There are now 60 positive ma, general secretaries Anil and he would be heard. 2001, the day his father, the 1,18,000 positive cases had effect from March 13 at the China, Italy, Iran, Republic cases [including the 3 cases Jain and Arun Singh as well as Former Chief Minister late , CITY Ī PAGE 5 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD been reported in 114 coun­ port of departure. of Korea, France, Spain and from Kerala discharged ear­ spokespersons Jay Panda and Shivraj Singh Chouhan was passed away in a plane crash; tries, and more than 90% of The new advisory, issued Germany after February 15 lier],” noted the Health Mi­ Zafar Islam. absent at the induction. But and March 10, 2020, also the cases were in just four. following a meeting of the shall be quarantined for a nistry, which confirmed cas­ Mr. Islam, a friend of Mr. at a presser in Bhopal, 75th birth anniversary of his Group of Ministers, noted minimum period of 14 days. es from Kerala (8), Karnataka Scindia from the latter’s days flanked by Mr. Scindia’s pa­ father, when he decided to Visas suspended that visa­free travel facility “Provision for testing pri­ and Maharashtra reported as an investment banker, was ternal aunt and BJP leader leave the Congress after find­ With 60 confirmed cases in granted to OCI card holders marily for students/compas­ earlier this week by the State involved in him crossing over Yashodhara Raje, he said he ing himself at a “crossroads”. India, the Central govern­ would be kept in abeyance sionate cases in Italy to be governments. to the BJP. welcomed Mr. Scindia into ment on Wednesday issued a till April 15. It added that any made and collection for sam­ Welcoming Mr. Scindia in­ the party. ‘PROMISES NOT KEPT’ Ī PAGE 13 travel advisory stating that foreign national who intends ples to be organised accord­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 to the BJP, Mr. Nadda recalled A senior source in the BJP MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGE 13 OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 7 all existing visas, except di­ to travel to India for compell­ ingly. Those tested negative MORE REPORT ON Ī PAGES 4, 8 & 9 the party’s founder and the said, “He has stayed in Bho­ A ROYAL SOMERSAULT Ī EDIT Suspension of seven SC to hear plea Role of L­G and govt. SBI cuts intertwined: Madras HC fixed deposit, Cong. MPs revoked lending rates on Lucknow banners today ‘They are expected to act in unison’ Need to preserve dignity of House: Birla SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Allahabad High Court had ordered removal of the posters Mohamed Imranullah S. Mumbai Special Correspondent CHENNAI The State Bank of India on NEW DELHI Legal Correspondent right which globally “under­ the Court is to prevent the The Madras High Court on Wednesday reduced its The on Wednes­ New Delhi pins human dignity and key assault on fundamental Wednesday said a govern­ lending rate by 10­15 bps, day passed a resolution re­ The Supreme Court will values of a democracy”. rights”. The State has chal­ ment is “a trustee for the lit­ and lowered fixed deposit voking the suspension of se­ hear on Thursday an appeal In a 14­page order on lenged the jurisdiction of the tle man who should not and savings account inter­ ven Congress members with filed by the Uttar Pradesh go­ March 9, it said, “This funda­ Allahabad Bench of the High have a perception that the est rates. It also waived the immediate effect. The reso­ vernment challenging an Al­ mental right provides lungs Court to suo motu take cog­ running of the government minimum balance require­ lution was moved by Minis­ lahabad High Court order to to the edifice of our entire nisance of the banners in is a gigantic conspiracy”. ment for savings accounts. ter of State for Parliamentary Speaker Om Birla the district and police auth­ constitutional system... Lucknow. There is a sepa­ It held that the role of Pu­ SBI has reduced the one­ Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal orities in Lucknow to “forth­ Slightest injury to it is imper­ rate Bench in Lucknow. ducherry’s Lieutenant Go­ year marginal cost of fund­ and passed by a voice vote. keeping away from the Lok with” remove roadside ban­ missible as that may be fatal The State has argued that vernor and that of an elect­ based lending rate by 10 With this, the MPs — Gau­ Sabha for the last three work­ ners displaying the personal for our values designed and the object of displaying per­ ed government in the Union Puducherry Lieutenant basis points to 7.75% with rav Gogoi, T.N. Prathapan, ing days of the House and details of select persons ac­ depicted in the Preamble of sonal details of the indivi­ Territory were intertwined Governor Kiran Bedi effect from March 10. Dean Kuriakose, R. Unnith­ was reportedly very upset cused of “vandalism” during the Constitution”. duals is to deter the mischief as per law, and therefore “This is the tenth con­ an, Manickam Tagore, Ben­ with the disruptions, held an the anti­Citizenship (Amend­ mongers from causing dam­ they were expected to act in “The view of the learned secutive cut in MCLR in FY ny Behannan and Gurjeet all­party meeting just before ment) Act protests in De­ HC erred, says State age to public and private unison and not in division. single judge suffers from a 2019­20,” the bank said. Singh Aujla — who were sus­ the suspension was revoked. cember 2019. The State has argued that property. Courts should not basic fallacy of drawing a As a result, equated pended on March 5 for the He later returned to preside A Vacation Bench of Jus­ the HC erred in invoking pu­ interfere in bona fide action Judgment set aside parallel on the basis of ex­ monthly instalments on remaining sittings of the over the House. tices U.U. Lalit and Anirudd­ blic interest jurisdiction, say­ by invoking the public inter­ Chief Justice Amreshwar pected notions of democra­ eligible home loan ac­ Budget session, returned to Congress leader Adhir ha Bose is scheduled to hear ing it was available only to est jurisdiction. Pratap Sahi and Justice Sub­ cy and republicanism vis­a­ counts linked to MCLR will the House. Ranjan Chowdhury said his the State’s special leave peti­ address the problems plagu­ The High Court had justi­ ramonium Prasad gave the vis the status of elected le­ get cheaper by around ₹7 “This House is the temple party never wanted to disho­ tion. The petition is against ing the underprivileged lot. fied its suo motu interven­ ruling, setting aside the gislature of a Union per 1 lakh on a 30­year of democracy and dialogue nour the Chair or disturb the the finding of a Bench led by The persons whose personal tion, saying public display of judgment of a single judge Territory and that of a State. loan. EMIs on car loans will and dispute are important functioning of the House, as Allahabad High Court Chief details were displayed on the personal details of citi­ who, according to the This cannot be done by a also be reduced by ₹5 per 1 aspects of it. We need to pre­ he sought revocation of sus­ Justice Govind Mathur that the banners were “capable zens on roadside banners is Bench, had delivered a ver­ judicial pronouncement lakh on a 7­year loan. serve the dignity of the pension of the members. had suo motu taken cogni­ enough to agitate their grie­ “undemocratic functioning dict in favour of the elected and has to be through a le­ The bank has reduced House,” Speaker Om Birla Noting that it is the responsi­ sance of the issue. vance, if any, at their own”. of government agencies government and held that gislative process by the ap­ the retail term deposit said in his remarks revoking bility of both the Opposition The High Court had sum­ In its order, the High which are supposed to treat the L­G could not interfere propriate legislature. For rates by 10 bps for deposits the suspension. “I appre­ and the Treasury Benches to moned the Lucknow District Court had addressed this all members of public with with its day­to­day function­ the time being, there is no with a maturity of one year ciate the fact that many floor maintain the dignity of the Magistrate and police chief line of argument, saying the respect and courtesy and at ing by fostering a “basically such law that may equate or and above while the rate leaders have denounced the House, he said, “You don’t for an explanation and held “economic status of the per­ all time should behave in incorrect” opinion that the put them at par,” the Bench has been cut by 50 bps for habit of rushing to the Well give life sentence to some­ that the wayside posters sons directly affected in such manner that upholds consti­ legislature of the Union Ter­ said. deposits up to 45 days. of the House,” he added. one for just killing a pigeon.” were a violation of indivi­ matters is not material. The tutional and democratic ritory was on a par with that Mr. Birla, who had been (With PTI inputs) dual privacy, a fundamental prime consideration before values”. of a State. ‘A BRIDGE’ Ī PAGE 12 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 Amit Shah lauds police Detentions spark fear among Chand Bagh residents for controlling Delhi riots At least nine men have been picked up around 11 a.m. on Wednes­ they haven’t.” day. His daughter Rukhsar Right opposite is street no. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT by Crime Branch officers since Monday said the police were looking 8 of E­Block from where As­ NEW DELHI for her brother Shahnawaz. lam, 23, was picked up on Home Minister Amit Shah on Hemani Bhandari picked up Mushahid without “We told them Shahnawaz Tuesday around 8 p.m. “As­ Thursday lauded Delhi Pol­ NEW DELHI giving any reason. When we wasn’t at home. They took lam sells vegetables in Azad­ ice for “controlling the Delhi “My brother was thrashed for asked, they said they will re­ my father instead,” she said. pur Mandi. At least they riots within 36 hours” and hours before he was let off,” lease him after questioning “People here are living in should tell the family what his informed the Lok Sabha that alleged Haji Bhure, standing about riots,” Mr. Bhure said. fear, don’t know whose door crime is,” said his paternal the Centre plans to attach at his grocery store in the On Tuesday, another brother A street in Chand Bagh where multiple detentions have taken the policemen will knock uncle Haji Shah Jahan. the properties of all those Amit Shah Chand Bagh area in north­ went to the Crime Branch of­ place in the last three days. * HEMANI BHANDARI next,” said Shakeel Ahmed, a In the early hours of Mon­ who indulged in arson and east Delhi. Released on Wed­ fice in Chanakyapuri and neighbour of Mr. Qadir. day, the police picked up rioting. Amidst a walkout by Con­ nesday morning, Mushahid’s tried to reason with the offic­ mained unavailable for com­ tify the rioters,” he said. In F Block’s street no. 8, three men — Habib, Usman Mr. Shah in his reply to gress members, the Home family sent him off imme­ ers that Mushahid was not in ment on the incident. At least nine persons have policemen picked up Mo­ and Yameen — from Nehru Vi­ the debate on Delhi riots, Minister targeted the party, diately to their home town, Delhi when the riots broke Mr. Bhure alleged that his been picked up by Crime hammed Yunus on Tuesday har. Their lawyer, Abdul Gaf­ said the government would pointing out that anti­CAA Budaun in Uttar Pradesh. out (on February 23). “We brother was beaten up in cus­ Branch officers since Monday around 5 p.m. They had al­ far, said the police have take such strict actions protests started in Shaheen The 35­year­old was picked made them talk to a relative tody. “He told us that they from different streets of Cha­ ready detained his brother slapped sections of rioting, against the rioters “that they Bagh a day after a ‘provoca­ up by police around 12 noon in Budaun with whom Mush­ continuously slapped him nd Bagh. The Hindu spoke to Mohammed Ayub by then. obstruction of duty and “mis­ would serve as a lesson for tive speech’ by the Congress on Monday from the same ahid works. They finally re­ and asked him if he knew the families of five of them. A relative of the brothers chief by fire with intent to future”. None will be spared, president at Ramlila Maidan. store where his brother was leased him,” said Mr. Bhure. who all were involved in the Among the detainees is a said their mother is inconsol­ destroy house” against them irrespective of religion, caste attending to customers on When contacted, senior of­ rioting. They showed photo­ 50­year­old tailor, Abdul Ka­ able. “They say they’ll release and they have been sent to or party affiliation, he said. DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 12 Wednesday. “They came and ficers of Crime Branch re­ graphs and asked him to iden­ dir, who was picked up them after questioning but judicial custody.

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