Three Pak Drones Escape After BSF Fires Shots
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2019 CHANDIGARH VOL. XXIII, NO. 254 PAGES 12 Rs. 2 YUGMARGYOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER India complete DGP praises security forces for Vidya Balan is all smiles after formalities peaceful conduct of VS polls bagging Youth Icon Award ...PAGE 12 .... PAGE 3 ...PAGE 10 Khaira withdraws his Infosys investors lose Rs 53,000 cr resignation as MLA AGENCY CHANDIGARH, OCT 22 as shares tank amid row over CEO Punjabi Ekta Party (PEP) president Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Tuesday withdrew his resignation as MLA from BSF seizes 1.05 Audit committee will conduct independent investigation: Nilekani the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Mr Khaira, justifying his step, al- kg heroin from leged that Aam Adami Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal had acted pure- Punjab border ly as a dictator and never bothered to JALANDHAR: The Border Secu- Sensex drops follow his own constitution, while rity Force (BSF) recovered three throwing him out of the party. plastic bottles filled with contra- He alleged it was Kejriwal who band suspected to be heroin 334 points from near the BoP Satpal, Ex- created a virtual split in the party by 136 Bn BSF in Ferozepur sector. MUMBAI: Equity indices ended in red in meekly apologizing to drug mafia A spokesperson of the Punjab choppy trade on Tuesday, with Infosys tum- Bikram Majithia over his repeated Frontiers HQ of the BSF here bling after the company said it was investigat- drug allegations. month. said that all the three packets ing allegations made against its top executive. Mr Kejriwal without summoning In a statement, Khaira later said he were weighed 1.05 kg heroin. Infosys shares dropped over 16%, the most any meeting of party’s legislature was approached by the people of Bho- The contraband was seized late on the NSE index, as country's top software wing, unconstitutionally removed him lath constituency, who advised him during search conducted this services firm received a complaint alleging as Leader of Opposition (LoP) over against resigning from the assembly, morning in the area of responsi- “unethical practices” by Chief Executive Offi- the twitter in July 2018, he alleged and saying it would only impose an unnec- bility of BoP Satpal. cer Salil Parekh. The company's stock slid as added that this brazen and unconstitu- essary by-election upon voters.Khaira, He said that late Monday night much as 16 per cent, its worst session in over tional act showed that Kejriwal works who was elected as Bholath MLA in the vigilant BSF troops of the the years, and weighed on the country's IT in- like a dictator and not a democrat.The 2017 on the AAP symbol, said he with- BoP Satpal, observed some sus- dex which fell as much as 4.81 per cent to hit law provides that a legislator can with- drew the resignation as per the advice picious sound and became alert. its lowest level in over four weeks. At close, draw his resignation at any stage be- of his legal team and the sentiments of However, no movement could be the broader NSE index fell 0.62 per cent to fore its acceptance, Singh said while the people of Bholath and his col- observed due to darkness. AGENCY 2,76,300.08 crore. 11,589.90, while the benchmark BSE index talking to reporters here.Khaira was leagues. Khaira said AAP leaders were Hence, to stop the misadventure NEW DELHI, OCT 22 It was the worst-hit among the front- edged 0.85 per cent lower to 38,963.84. The called by Vidhan Sabha speaker on free to prove their case of his disquali- of smugglers BSF troops opened line companies on both Sensex and Nifty. Sensex hit an intraday high of 39,426.47 and Tuesday for hearing on a petition seek- fication pending before the assembly fire following which suspected a low of 38,924.85. Similarly, the Nifty smugglers managed to escape Shares of IT services firm Infosys on Tues- In terms of traded volume, 117.70 lakh touched an intraday high of 11,714.35 and a ing his disqualification as MLA. speaker against him. He said he has a taking advantage of darkness day plummeted nearly 17 per cent, wiping shares of the company were traded on the low of 11,573.65. The market breadth was Khaira, however, sought its deferment befitting reply to be given to the dicta- and fully grown paddy crops. Lat- Rs 53,451 crore from its market valuation, BSE and over 9 crore shares on the NSE. positive as 921 shares advanced, against a on grounds of his son's wedding next tors at the appropriate time. er, during search conducted this on concerns over a whistleblower com- According to reports, a complaint by a decline of 889 shares, while 336 shares were morning; three plastic bottles plaint which alleged that two top execu- group that calls itself ‘Ethical Employees’ unchanged in NSE. Among NSE sectoral in- filled with contraband weighing tives of the company were indulging in has alleged CEO Salil Parekh and CFO dices, Pharma index gained the most by 1.96 approx 1.05 kg were recovered unethical practices to increase short-term Nilanjan Roy were indulging in “unethical per cent, followed by financial services, pri- INX media corruption case: SC from the area near the BoP. revenue and profits. practices” to boost short-term revenue and vate banks, FMCG and PSU Banks. Leading The Pakistan smugglers have The scrip tanked 16.21 per cent to profits. losers pack include IT 4.81 per cent, media, grants bail to Chidambaram been adopting new methods to close at Rs 643.30 on the BSE. During the Infosys on Monday said the whistle- metal and auto. push contraband into the Indian NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to former finance minister day, it tumbled 16.86 per cent to Rs blower complaint has been placed before and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in the INX media corruption case regis- Territory. Earlier, the smugglers 638.30, the most since April 2013. the audit committee as per the company’s whistleblower allegations. The committee also used this technique to tered by the CBI. On the National Stock Exchange practice, and that it will be dealt with in began consultation with independent in- The former minister will, however, continue to remain in jail as he is currently in the ED smuggle heroin in to the Indian (NSE), it plunged 16.65 per cent to close accordance with the company’s whistle- ternal auditors EY, and has retained law Territory whereas they had also (Enforcement Directorate) custody. at Rs 640. blower policy. In a statement on Tuesday, firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said, "The petitioner can be released on bail, started using water channels to The sharp fall in the scrip wiped out Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani said Co. to conduct an independent investiga- reach heroin to their Indian con- provided he (Chidmabaram) is not arrested in any other case'. tacts. Rs 53,450.92 crore from the company’s the company’s audit committee will con- tion, Nilekani noted in his statement to the Chidambaram (74) is is currently in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for his market valuation which now stands at Rs duct an independent investigation on stock exchanges. alleged involvement in the INX media corruption case. Neck-and-neck fight in Haryana for BJP, Congress, shows India Three Pak drones escape India, Pak to ink Kartarpur agreement tomorrow Today exit poll AGENCY sult in earning foreign exchange for the NEW DELHI : The BJP and Con- NEW DELHI, OCT 22 country creating jobs in different sectors in- gress are locked in a close tough cluding travel and hospitality". An MEA fight in Haryana and the result India will sign agreement with Pakistan statement in Delhi on Monday said: "The could go either ways, shows the after BSF fires shots on Kartarpur Corridor on Thursday, Government has consistently urged Pak- India Today-Axis My India exit sources said on Tuesday. On Monday, In- istan that in deference to the wishes of the poll for Haryana. The exit poll re- dia has announced that it was ready to sign pilgrims, it should not levy such a fee". sult for Haryana shows that the in AGENCY agreement with its western neighbour on However, it said in view of the long pend- the 90-member Haryana assem- FEROZEPUR, OCT 22 iconic Sikh pilgrimage hub and the pact ing demand of the pilgrims to have visa free bly election, the BJP is likely to will be inked on October 23. 'Kartarpur on levying a service fee of USD 20 per pil- access to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib and win 32-44 seats. In the last as- sembly election, the BJP won 47 Three Pakistani drones were forced to fly to Corridor agreement between India and grim per visit. In his Facebook post, Pak- in the interest of operationalisation of the seats while the half-way mark in the Pakistani Aerial Territory after being tar- Pakistan is unlikely to be signed on istan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sun- Corridor in time before the 550th Birth An- Haryana assembly is 45. geted by the troops of the Border Force in Wednesday,' said the sources New Delhi day said: "World’s largest Gurdwara will niversary of Guru Nanak falling on 12 No- The Congress on the other hand Hussaniwala sector. has, however, expressed "disappointment" be visited by Sikhs from across India and vember 2019, "Government has today con- is likely to win 30-42 seats in According to information, three drones that while an understanding has been other parts of the World.