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 Ramesh Chennaithala, probably due to poaching, while of their livestock. 2016 tiger census, Odisha has Leader of Opposition in Kerala the other, a Royal Bengal tigress, The body of MB2, the 40 Royal Bengal Tigers — 13  Legislative Assembly, walked has been kept in captivity fol- male big cat which was shifted males, 24 females and three out of the meeting alleging that lowing public outrage that it from Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha calves. The relocation is part of    the CM’s intransigent stance on killed two people. tiger reserve in June this year, a tiger recovery programme to the issue led to the failure of the Unhappy at the State was found in Raiguda range on shore up the floundering pop- )    #54 talks. BJP’s Kerala chief PS Government’s failure to protect Hindol-Narsinghpur border — ulation of tigers in Satkosia Sreedharan Pillai, who has the big cats and sensitise the the core area of Satkosia Tiger where tigers vanished due to he all-party meeting con- been spearheading the agita- community towards wildlife, Reserve (STR) in Angul district biotic pressure. Tvened by Kerala Chief tion against the entry of women the National Tiger a few days ago. Conservationist Biswajit Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at in the 10-50 age group, later Conservation Authority Nayak said the exact reason Mohanty, who had been oppos- Thiruvananthapuram on told reporters that the NDA (NTCA) has now kept the of radio-collared MB2’s death ing the relocation plan since Thursday to sort out imbroglio would go ahead with the agi- translocation plan in abeyance is yet to be ascertained, but pre- beginning, feel it is bound to over the entry of women in tation from Friday against till the “environment becomes liminary report suggests that it happen as though the poor child-bearing age to Sabarimala women devotees making it to conducive for the big cats” in could have died of infections prey base in Satkosia has shown Temple in Kerala’s Western the temple. the tiger reserve spread over after it was caught in a snare a recovery in the core area, it Ghats ended in failure. A meet- “We just pleaded with the four districts — Angul, trap laid by poachers. is not enough to sustain a sig- ing the Chief Minister held Government to keep the Cuttack, Nayagarh and Boudh. The body was found by nificant tiger population. *  #,  -  
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    were injured when a 65-year- deceased, along with eight Rohan Gill (21), was caught red- the newly constructed old retired professor from other, was injured. They were- handed when he was fleeing after police revealed Thursday. Signature Bridge in the Delhi Hansraj College of Delhi taken to Sahgal Hospital. snatching money from an auto According to police, the went viral. University reportedly lost con- Deputy Commissioner of driver. The incident occurred deceased was later identified as Police have registered a ago, some men were seen trol and his Fortuner car Police (Outer) Seju P Kuruvilla midnight when the auto driver Rajesh Kumar (48) a resident case of obscenity in public pulling off dangerous stunts rammed into five vehicles near said that once the retired pro- was waiting for passengers at of Block-15, Kalyanpuri area. against the four persons. “We while taking selfies by climbing Meera Bagh traffic signal in fessor Kamal Kumar Beharai is Govindpuri Chowk, Ravi Dass The deceased was reportedly have detained four transgen- upon the boundary of the Delhi's Outer district. discharged from the hospital, he Marg and counting his money. killed on the spot. "He was ders and are questioning them bridge. The accident occurred late will be taken into police custody. “Meanwhile, Rohan came to killed on the spot after his head in connection with the inci- The Government has evening on Wednesday when a "The other injured persons are him and asked for a bidi.Then, was crushed by the wheel of dent,” said the senior police reportedly also planned 'safe retired professor, one Kamal out danger," he added. he snatched his purse and ran the school bus," said a senior official. selfie spots' to be developed in Kumar Beharai, allegedly lost The vehicle was badly dam- away. The complainant, then, joined a dance troupe and soon girlfriends and to get easy police official. “The exact date and time of the second phase of construc- control of his Fortuner and aged after the accident and was raised an alarm and nearby became the lead performer of his money for his expenses, he The driver of the speeding the incident is being ascer- tion that is scheduled to begin rammed into five vehicles- a seized for further investigation, patrolling 'Raftar' motorcycle troupe. He started performing in started commiting petty thefts school bus has been arrested, tained. The security on the this week, as per a Hindustan scooty, one motorcycle, one police said. Police said they are squad arrested the accused," events and parties," said the and snatching in the area," he police said. bridge has been tightened fol- Times report. The police have rickshaw and one mini bus checking the CCTV cameras Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP. said. The accused has been lowing claims that there weren’t reportedly written to Municipal before coming to a halt. installed in the area to under- (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal "While performing in Two cases of snatching and identified as 42-year-old any police personnel deployed Corporation of Delhi in order According to police, he stand what exactly happened. stated. events, he started consuming ten cases of theft were solved Aloknath. He is a resident of on the overpass,” said the senior to ask them to install caution was driving fast and lost con- They said they will question "During sustained interro- liquor and cigarettes in parties with his arrest. He was earlier Trilokpuri. police official. boards warning people against trol of the car at the time of Kumar after he recuperates gation, Rohan disclosed that he and events. Rohan used to stay arrested in December 2017 by Police said that the bus The iconic bridge has clicking selfies dangerously. applying break. and also ask for his medical test joined S.M Dance Academy in outside his house during nights Amar Colony police station, involved in the accident has become a popular hangout Meanwhile, Delhi Traffic Police The vehicle lost its balance to ascertain whether he was Kalkaji and completed a one and disclosed that he has three March and April 2018 by Okhla been seized. "We are further spot and embroiled in yet has started issuing challans to and rammed into the vehicles. drunk at the time of the acci- year professional Dance girlfriends. Industrial Area and Kalkaji investigating the matter," said another controversy ever since to motorists for traffic viola- The 16-year-old girl iden- dent. Training Course. After this, he In order to splurge on his police stations," DCP added. a senior police official. it’s opening. Only a few days tions. . .   $* +   $ "

  12 '34" The SIT demand was However, the demand was "Father of the nation, two accused-the first conviction !# /!! !  opposed by the counsel appear- opposed by advocate O P Mahatma Gandhi, was killed by in the cases reopened by the SIT. he Special Investigation ing for the convicts who sought Sharma, appearing for the con- Nathuram Godse. But did any- The court held both the   12 '34" sans and other people associ- opment of the country." TTeam (SIT) on 1984 anti- life imprisonment for his clients, victs, who said that the attack thing of that sort happen against accused guilty under various ated with them. The Union Minister of Sikh riots on Thursday sought the minimum for the offence of was not deliberate or planned anyone? The accused were lead- sections including 302 (mur- unar Haat’ has become a 'Hunar Haat' has been suc- State also inaugurated the death penalty for two persons murder. but a sudden flare up. ing the mob. The whole world der), 307 (attempt to murder), H‘credible brand’ to fulfil cessful in providing national Khadi Pavilion set up by the convicted by a court here, say- During the proceedings, "The Prime Minister of the is watching that how we treat 395 (dacoity) and 324 (volun- Prime Minister Narendra and international markets and Khadi and Village Industries ing that it was part of a “geno- the public prosecutor for SIT, country was shot dead by her such cases," Phoolka said. tarily causing hurt by dangerous Modi’s commitment to ‘Make employment opportunities to Commission (KVIC). cide” against members of a par- Surinder Mohit Singh, said that own bodyguards, belonging to Later, as the convicts were weapons or means) of the IPC. in India’, ‘Stand up India’, ‘Start master artisans and crafts- Later, the Minister also ticular community and fell it was "brutal murder of two a particular community. What being taken to the lock up Of the 650 cases registered up India’, said Mukhtar Abbas men," he said. clicked photographs with the under the rarest of rare cate- innocent young persons aged could be more wrong than inside the Patiala House Courts in connection with anti-Sikh Naqvi, Union Minister of The statement said that statue of Mahatma Gandhi gory of cases warranting the around 25 each. It was a planned that? She was warned and sug- premises after the proceedings, riots in Delhi, 267 were closed Minority Affairs while opening the Hunar Haat at Pragati (Selfie with Gandhi) which is capital punishment. murder since the accused were gested to change her guards. Still BJP MLA Manjinder Singh as untraced by the Delhi Police. Hunar Haat at 38th India Maidan is offering an array of one of the main attractions in Additional Sessions Judge carrying kerosene oil, sticks she kept them. Sirsa slapped one of the con- Of these 267 cases, five were International Trade Fair (IITF) handicrafts and handloom such the pavilion. Ajay Pandey reserved for etc." It was not the only incident But she was betrayed and victs-Yashpal Singh. Slogans later taken up by the CBI. The on Thursday. as ajarakh, bagh print, bandhej, As per some senior offi- November 20, the order on the in Delhi and around 3,000 peo- brutally killed. The present case were also raised against both the SIT also scrutinised the records “The employment oriented copperware, ceramic products, cials, around 50 MSME entre- quantum of punishment to be ple were killed, he added. was a sudden flare up. There convicts. However, the police of 18 cancelled cases. programmes of the Government among others. preneurs are displaying their awarded to Naresh Sherawat "People from only one was no pre-planning," the separated Sirsa, his supporters The SIT found 60 cases such as 'Hunar Haat' have sig- Later in the day, Minister of products at the pavilion, this and Yashpal Singh for killing community were targeted. It was defence counsel said. and the convicts. The case was appropriate for further investi- nificantly boosted the rich tra- State for Micro, Small and time. Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh a genocide. The incidents had However, his submission lodged on a complaint filed by gation. It filed "untraced report" ditional heritage of master arti- Medium Enterprises (MSME), Apart from them, other in Mahipalpur area of South an international ramification was opposed by senior advocate Santokh Singh, a brother of in 52 cases in the last one-and- sans," the Minister said. Giriraj Singh opened the pavil- schemes of the ministry are Delhi during the riots. and it took almost 34 years to H S Phoolka, who appeared for Hardev Singh. a-half years. As per a statement released ion of the ministry. also exhibited in the pavilion. It was the first conviction in get justice. A signal should go to the victims."Every Sikh con- The Delhi police had closed Out of the eight cases being by his ministry, Hunar Haats During inauguration cere- Besides this, women entrepre- the cases, reopened by the SIT, the society to deter them from demned the act of the assassi- the case in 1994 for want of evi- investigated, chargesheets have across the country over a peri- mony, he said, "The quality neurs, SC and ST entrepreneurs set up in 2015. The Delhi police committing such horrible nation of the Prime Minister. It dence. However, an SIT formed been filed in five and three, in od of one year have been able manufacturing and inclusive from North-Eastern States and had closed the case in 1994 for crimes. This is the rarest of rare was tragic. But does that mean in connection with the riots which senior Congress leader to provide employment oppor- growth of village industries minorities are participating in want of evidence. However, a case which calls for death penal- that Sikhs be killed? Does that reopened the case. The court on Sajjan Kumar is an accused, are tunities to over 1, 50,000 arti- plays a key role in the devel- the Fair. SIT on the riots reopened it. ty," Singh said. give licence to kill? Wednesday had convicted the pending investigation. ! !)   *#,   0    
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  -  or the first time since FDiwali, Delhi's air quality was registered in the 'poor' cat-  !  egory on Thursday, an 2 !    improvement from 'very poor' the day before, after rains   throughout the day. In addi- "It will be a two-way lashed the city washing away 12 '34" tion to the wearable sensors, a process - we are identifying " ! the pollutants. sensor will also be placed at the the children from among However, authorities n order to study the expo- home of a child and one at the those who come our clinic   12 '34" outpatient departments (OPDs) warned that the condition may Isure of asthmatic children to school, he added. seeking treatment for asthma, have seen approximately 30 % slip back to the "very poor" air pollution in nation’s capi- "These belts will provide and also are identifying espite the light showers in rise in the number of patients. range from Saturday. The over- tal, All India Institute of us with real-time pollution schools where we can go and DDelhi, pollution in the city "We are observing an all air quality index (AQI) in Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will exposure information and will conduct the study, likely to be is creating a menace. After res- increase in number of patients the national capital on alternatives "is bound to cre- wash-away effect. provide wearable sensors to get uploaded on the central completed within two years," piratory and cardiovascular coming to us with complains of Thursday was recorded at 213 ate issues". "Surface wind speed mod- school going asthmatic chil- information server which is he said. diseases, hospitals in the city are redness, Itching, watering in the which fall in the 'poor' catego- According to pollution erately increased but pollution dren which will monitor the recording the pollution levels," The study is being con- now busy treating patients eyes. Patients with pre-existing ry, according to data provided watchdog the CPCB, 25 areas level declined faster than exposure to air pollution, both he said further. ducted in collaboration with coming with the complaints of dry eyes are experiencing exac- by the Central Pollution in the national capital regis- expected. Still weather condi- indoor and outdoor. In addition to this, Dr IIT-Delhi, University of red and itchy eyes, suggest erbation due to high pollution. Control Board (CPCB). tered poor air quality and 11 tions are not completely "These high-quality sen- Randeep Guleria, Director, Edinburgh, Imperial College doctors across the city. We are observing an increase of Two areas of the city registered moderate air qual- favourable except sporadic sors will give us data on how AIIMS said that the sensors of London, and Sri According to the doctors, almost 30 % in number of recorded 'very poor' air qual- ity on Thursday. rain. This implies that the air much a child is exposed to air will be given to a child for a Ramachandra University in apart from itchy and watery patients coming to us with eye ity, 26 areas recorded 'poor' air The PM2.5 (particles in is lighter and free path pollution while they are in week and if feasible will be Chennai. eyes, patients these days are related problems," said Dr Ikeda quality while seven areas the air with a diameter of less increased to allow faster dis- school, travelling, or are at given for longer periods. The study is funded by the flooding in with dry eyes and Lal, Ophthalmologist, Sir recorded 'moderate' air qual- than 2.5 micrometres) level persion," it said. home. This will help us assess "It will help us study how Department of Biotechnology ocular allergy. Ganga Ram Hospital. ity, it said. was recorded at 95, while the "In addition to cleaning of its impact on their health," said the changing levels of pollution (DBT), Ministry of Science "Due to increasing pollu- Similarly, Dr Ashu On Thursday, the PM2.5 PM10 (particles in the air air by rain, it also tends to sug- Dr Karan Madan, Assistant impact and affect the health of and Technology, and the tion, there is increase in the Agarwal, Senior Consultant (particles in the air with a with a diameter of less than 10 gest that accumulative emis- Professor, Pulmonary a child and also establish a Medical Research Centre, the incidence of dry eye and ocu- Ophthalmologist, Indraprastha diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at sion loading is relatively less. Department, AIIMS. connection between the United Kingdom. lar allergy. This is causing dis- Apollo Hospital has seen 20 to micrometres) level was record- 177. An AQI between 0 and 50 Stubble fire is almost negligi- According to Dr Madan, indoor and outdoor pollu- Delhi's air quality fell in comfort even in normal eyes 25 per cent rise in the hospi- ed at 105, while the PM10 is considered 'good', 51 and ble. these pollution sensors are tion," he said. the 'poor' category Thursday and aggravates the eye com- tal. (particles in the air with a 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 The AQI is likely to lightweight, easy to strap The screening and enrol- as light showers brought down plaints in eyes that are prone to "Over the past 2 to 3 diameter of less than 10 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', remain in the 'poor' range on around the waist and will gen- ment of children for the study the pollution level slightly in dryness and allergies. If care is weeks, there has been an micrometres) was recorded at 301 and 400 'very poor', and Friday but slip back to the erate a comprehensive data on has already begun, said Dr the national capital, authorities not taken immediately, some of increase in the number of 191 in Delhi. 401 and 500 'severe'. 'very poor' range thereafter," their air pollution exposure Madan. said. these eyes can have reduced patients presenting complaints The EPCA has recom- The Centre-run System SAFAR said. vision due to this problem as of irritation, burning sensation, mended curbs on non-CNG of Air Quality and Weather Delhi's air quality has been Tuesday, the air quality has sig- PM2.5 concentration will 'very poor' categories in Delhi well," said Dr Rajesh Sinha, watering and redness due to private vehicles to tackle rising Forecasting (SAFAR) said air oscillating between 'very poor' nificantly improved, but fell in improve in the next two days. NCR. Also, the impact of bio- Professor of Ophthalmology, rising pollution," said Dr Ashu. air pollution, but experts say quality improved significant- and 'severe' after Diwali due to the 'poor' category. According "The air quality is likely to mass burning in North West All India Institute of Medical Amidst this, the doctors banning all private vehicles ly following sufficient rainfall explosion of fire crackers. to the Indian Institute of improve in the next two days, India is marginal over Delhi," Sciences (AIIMS). are suggesting some preventive without a proper strategy and on Wednesday night due to But after rains since Tropical Meteorology, the but will remain in 'poor' and it said. As per some doctors, their measures to their patients. *)   -3#*P   2 ! $53 (       

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ed former Bihar Minister Bariarpur constituency in rendered before a Begusarai said the Supreme Court on there is pendency. Enough is it, the Indian Navy said. Manju Verma, facing arrest Begusarai district, evading court on October 29. Thursday expressing displea- enough...," said the bench, which Maldivian Coast Guard under the arms act following arrest despite an arrest warrant The Supreme Court earli- sure over tardy approach of dif- also comprised Justices S K Ship (MCGS) Huravee suc- "  The letter stated that recovery of ammunition from and warnings issued by the er this week rapped the Bihar ferent High Courts and State Kaul and K M Joseph. cessfully completed her refit at "according to an input, a group her home during a CBI raid in Supreme Court to surrender. police for failing to arrest the Governments in filling up vacant "Some part of the problem Naval Dockyard   of 6-7 JeM terrorists are report- connection with the Verma had stepped down as former Minister and directed posts for judges in lowers courts has to be dealt with. We will ,Visakhapatnam, and the ship edly in Punjab, India (possibly Muzaffarpur shelter home sex social welfare Minister in the DGP to appear before it in- and providing proper infra- show them (Government) that was formally handed over to in Ferozepur area) and are scandal. August after media reports indi- person on November 27 if she structure for them. there is not adequate court- the island nation, a Navy Chandigarh: The Punjab planning to move towards JD(U) State president cated close links between her was not nabbed by then. A bench headed by Chief rooms, staffs and residences for spokesperson said Police is on alert after its Delhi from Punjab side." Vashishtha Narayan Singh said husband Chandrashekhar Police are conducting raids Justice Ranjan Gogoi on its own judges," it added. The top court The handing over of the counter-intelligence wing on The letter has been sent to the party suspended the Verma and prime accused in the in Bihar and Jharkhand for her had taken note of over 5,000 was particularly critical of the ship comes two days before Thursday informed that six to all police officials in Punjab. absconding leader from its pri- sex scandal case Brajesh Thakur. arrest. Over 30 girls were vacancies for judicial officers and lack of progress in States like UP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seven Jaish-e-Mohammad They have been asked to set up mary membership on A few days later, the CBI allegedly raped and sexually directed all the 24 High Courts Delhi and Bengal. In day-long pays a day-long visit to (JeM) terrorists are "planning checkpoints at all important November 10 in keeping with raided her Patna residence abused at a Muzaffarpur shel- and 36 States and UTs to apprise hearing, the bench first perused Maldives to attend the swear- to move towards Delhi" from routes, conduct strict vehicle the policy of zero tolerance for besides her in-laws home at ter home and the issue was first it of remedial measures. the responses of the UP ing-in ceremony of new the State. inspection and take suitable crime and corruption. Cheria Bariarpur from where a highlighted in an audit report On Thursday, it took stock Government, UP Public Maldivian president Ibrahim Police commissioners and counter measures for all sensi- "We have always taken a cache of ammunition was submitted by the TISS to the of the situation in Uttar Pradesh, Services Commission (UPPSC) Mohamed Solih. district police chiefs have been tive locations, it stated. tough stance whenever any seized. A case was then regis- social welfare department of Maharashtra, West Bengal, and the Registrar General of the Modi's visit is seen as an put on alert following the input, The letter stated that police member of our party is found tered against her. Bihar Government. Chhattisgarh, Delhi and the NE Allahabad HC on vacancies, indication of an attempt by according to a letter issued by areas along the India-Pakistan to be involved in any criminal She moved an application An FIR was filed on May 31 States. "We want our judges. We the recruitment process and New Delhi to mend bilateral the Punjab Inspector General border have been asked to or corruption case. Nothing for anticipatory bail before a against 11 people, including want our judges to function. We the aspects relating to man ties, which nosedived during of Police (Counter Intelligence) coordinate with the Border new in that," he said. Begusarai court which was Thakur, who was running the want courtrooms, infrastruc- power and infrastructure for the the outgoing Abdulla Yameen office. Security Force (BSF). PTI Singh was replying to turned down and a similar shelter home. PTI ture and man power (support judges. PTI Government. PTI 5
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 istrative authority of hall- the work in setting standards $  '# ,    marking. to ensure the country is not    "BIS has set standards for lagging behind in this area. 456 ! hallmarking of gold jewellery Paswan launched the  .: in three grades of 14 carat, 18 revamped website of BIS and Agartala: A group threw stones ers belonged to any political !O3 /!  carat and 22 carat. We are the pre-standardisation report at the vehicle of a CPI-M leader party and the South Tripura zilla going to make it mandatory on smart manufacturing. and the Zilla Parishad chief of sabhadipati Himanshu Roy Jashpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief soon," Paswan said at a BIS Minister of State for South Tripura district on escaped unhurt. 
 (*1 Minister Yogi Adityanath on event organised to commem- Consumer Affairs C R Thursday at Belonia town in the A group of about 100 mis- Thursday stoked a controversy orate World Standards Day Chaudhary too emphasised state and 17 people, including 10 creants pelted stones at the vehi- by making a veiled attack with a theme on 'Global that the need of the hour is to police personnel were injured cle of the zilla sabhadhipati New Delhi: The Press Council that it is advisable not to issue against former Congress pres- Standards and the fourth discuss setting of standards when the force intervened to (parishad chief) at Belonia, about of India has decided against direction/orders prohibiting ident Sonia Gandhi, saying Industrial Revolution'. for new smart technologies stop them, police said. 110 km from here and police had issuing a directive to the media the use of the word 'Dalit' in "agents from Italy" facilitated Paswan, however, did not like artificial intelligence that South Tripura superinten- to resort to lathi charge in which prohibiting the use of the all circumstances," the order religious conversions of local specify the date of implemen- are being embraced by the dent of police J S Meena said he seven attackers were injured, he word "Dalit", saying a blanket said. tribals when the party was in tation of the mandatory gold industry. PTI is not aware whether the attack- said. PTI ban was neither advisable nor PCI chairperson C K power in the State. feasible. Prasad, while replying to a Addressing a campaign rally In August, the Ministry of question on the issue of the use here for the second phase of Satkosia can only be done if Information and Broadcasting of the term 'Dalit' during a Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, . ///  locals accept them, Mohanty had issued an advisory to all media interaction, noted that Yogi said, "Italy se ayatit sauda- maintained, questioning the private satellite TV channels, the Bombay High Court direct- gar" (agents imported from From Page 1 long-term viability of the urging them to refrain from ed the I&B ministry to consid- Italy), undertook "anti-national" From Page 1 jewellery, from the house and “Satkosia had poor prey base translocation. “Without local using the nomenclature 'Dalit' er issuing such a directive. activities like conversion of trib- Police said Lakhani had left in Lakhani’s car, said an earlier. However, there is recov- support it would be impossible for people belonging to "The order of the Bombay als in the State. PTI set up a tailoring workshop in officer privy to the investiga- ery in the last four years in the for the forest department to pro- Scheduled Castes in compli- High Court was forwarded to her home. tion of the grisly twin mur- core area. But as a tiger landscape tect the tigers. I also fail to ance with a Bombay High us. The Council discussed During interrogation, the ders. it cannot sustain more than four understand what the relocation Court directive. that and has taken a decision three said they had hatched a Police said the accused to five tigers that too only if they will ultimately achieve for tiger The Press Council of India that to prohibit the use of the conspiracy to kill her. Anwar had four knives with them stay in the core area and do not conservation in the long term as (PCI), in its decision, that word 'Dalit' in all circum- claimed Lakhani had not paid which they had purchased stray to the buffer zone. The area there aren’t 100 tigers in the was made earlier but ratified stances will not be advisable. him for a couple of months from a weekly Sunday Bazar in has 102 villages in both core and state, which is the minimum during a meeting on Thursday, Maybe in a given case the use and would pay in piecemeal. Vasant Kunj. After killing buffer zones. There are villages required for viability. The two said it had an in-depth delib- of the term 'Dalit' may be nec- He was annoyed and hatched Lakhani and her domestic surrounding it on all sides. At or three tiger pairs will breed eration on the order of the essary, and therefore we have ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ a plan 10 days ago to kill her, help, the accused went to a least 50,000 cattle enter the park but this will be inbreeding and Bombay High Court's Nagpur said absolute prohibition is not a senior police officer said. pond behind Rangpuri Pahari everyday,” Mohanty said. they will die out in two or three bench. feasible, it is not advisable," he I, Mansi Devi Alias Manshi Anwar had been working area in Vasant Kunj to dis- Relocation of tigers at decades,” he said. "It (the Council) opined said. PTI Kumari Alias Mansi are one under Lakhani for close to creetly dispose of the knives and same person and I have three years, he said. and their clothes that had changed my name to Gyanti “After committing the blood stains. 8,
999 verdict,” said the CM. part of beefing up the securi- Devi W/o Mohan Kumar R/o crime, the accused said, they The accused thought Chennithala accused ty around the temple. Services -) 777 T-512/B-3 Mandir Marg stole valuable items, including police would trouble their Vijayan of creating troubles at of women cops from Tamil Baljeet Nagar Patel Nagar families if they ran away. So, FromPage 1 Sabarimala. “This is not good Nadu and Karnataka too have ND-8 for all future purposes. they decided to surrender, the “The Government is either for the CPI(M) or the been requested and it is From Page 1 PD(8222)C senior officer said. Police duty-bound to implement people in Kerala,” said the expected that they would take Chillar has also alleged that said Lakhani was single and the Supreme Court order Leader of the Opposition. position by Saturday morn- DU was “deliberately delaying” the had been living in Vasant allowing women of all ages Sasikumara Varma, head ing. Interestingly, leaders of verification process as no fresh Kunj for several years. into the temple. We will not of the Pandhalam Royal various Hindu organisations polls would be held for DUSU “Lakhani’s sister lives in make any amendment in the Family, said though the talks told this newspaper that they presidency in case Baisoya’s elec- Gurugram and her brother in Supreme Court verdict deliv- with the CM was cordial, would lay siege to the temple tion is set aside over the fake Goa. We have informed them ered on September 28,” there was no consensus to prevent the entry of women degree issue after expiry of the regarding the incident and a Vijayan told reporters after because of the intransigence to the sanctum. The 2018-19 two-month period. case has been registered,” the all-party meeting. The of the latter. “We will have a festival season in Sabarimala However, the Opposition said the DCP adding that the CM said the Government is meeting with the priests and Temple is going to be a sea- party AISA and NSUI claimed that crime scene has been pre- willing to set apart certain then decide the future course son of tension and turmoil the ABVP and the varsity are play- served and the bodies sent for days exclusively for women to of action,” said Varma. because of the intransigence ing ‘game’ with the students as the a post-mortem examination worship at the temple. The Kerala Government of the anti-Hindu Marxist time limit for the re-election has and further investigations “Beyond that we will not do is deploying nearly 1,000 Government,” said BJP chief been crossed. are in progress. anything to dilute the court women cops at Sabarimala as Sreedharan Pillai. “ABVP made Baisoya resign after the 60-day time period for re- election is over. After Baisoya’s res- ignation, the ABVP will still retain , ,6(-777 the presidential post as Shakti Singh, current DUSU vice-presi- dent, will take over,” said AISA Secreatry Madhurima Kundu. From Page 1 Meanwhile, once again upping the community — at Thakurnagar in North On the other hand, the NSUI Incidentally, senior BJP leader and ante on the BJP for dividing the people 24 Parganas — on the 100th birth Delhi State president Akhay Lakra party’s observer for Bengal Kailash along religious and linguistic lines anniversary of the community’s reli- said, “This is clearly a decision Vijayvargiya had earlier said that “the Mamata told a congregation of Matua gious head Binapani Devi. under pressure by the ABVP and NRC will definitely be conducted in community (a large part which migrat- Aware that the BJP was trying to take in light of the upcoming HC Bengal if the BJP comes to power here as ed from Bangladesh to Bengal and even out a slice of Matua vote by offering tick- order on October 20, when it is it is also facing severe infiltration issues.” Assam) in North 24 Parganas how the BJP ets to some of Binapani Devi’s family near certain that Baisoya would Ghosh’s statements came almost in was throwing out the Bengalis out of members, Mamata said none had done have been disqualified anyway. tandem with renewed attack from Assam and Biharis from Gujarat and so much for the community as her However, it is an attempt of ABVP Mamata who called the BJP a party of riot Maharashtra besides creating a division Government did. to retain the DUSU presidentship mongers that was more involved in cre- within the Matua society. “Now we will set up a Matua as the time period for the re-elec- ating religious and linguistic divide Bengal has about a lakh Matua vot- University in the name of the Matua reli- tion has crossed. NSUI demands among the people so as to capture power ers in North 24 Parganas and Nadia. gious head Guruchand-Harichand fresh elections. If DU adminis- in Bengal. “They are unnecessarily harassing a Thakur,” Mamata said adding the tration continues to show itself to Criticising the Chief Minister for great majority of people who are Indian Government would also construct two be servile to the interests of the “backing the infiltrators” he wanted to “ask citizens. They are threatening to throw huge gates identifying the Matua head- ABVP, we will pursue this matter Mamata Banerjee why she is siding with these citizens out of the country though quarters. in court.” the infiltrators”. Attacking the Trinamool they have genuine identity cards, caste cer- Incidentally Prime Minister Narendra According to Lyngdoh Congress leaders for playing vote bank tificates or similar documents,” Mamata Modi had also promised a great deal for Committee guidelines on univer- politics he said, “Unfortunately some peo- said attacking the BJP and assured “you the Matuas during his pre-electoral cam- sity elections, if a post fell vacant ple are more concerned about indulging all not to get scared as no one can snatch paign in 2014 but “they have done noth- within two months of declaration in appeasement policies and vote bank your citizenship.” ing for you save giving lip service,” of results, fresh polls would be politics than the progress of the nation.” Mamata was addressing the Matua Mamata said. held, his plea has said.    (  )* +,- ./+0  &

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Friday CBI Director Alok real estate developers, as many Puri also said that the “full C(CEO) of Mizoram SB The EC’s move was wel- After thousands of people Verma’s plea challenging the as 33,750 projects and 26,018 benefit” of the Real Estate Shashank was removed on comed by the civil societies gathered outside Shashank’s Government’s order divest- property agents have been reg- Regulatory Act (RERA) will be Thursday by the Election that had spearheaded a move- office in Aizawl on Tuesday to ing him of his duties and istered under the Real Estate realised only when the its pro- Commission, days before the ment to seek the poll officer’s seek his removal ahead of the sending him on leave in view Regulatory Authority ( RERA) vision is implemented in letter State goes to polls, following ouster. “We welcome anybody November 28 assembly polls, of allegations of corruption in the country. Maharashtra and spirit. “We will not tweak widespread protests against as state CEO, except Shashank, an EC team comprising against him. tops the list of States with RERA,” Puri told reporters on him. Ashish Kundra, a 1996 who was working against the Jharkhand CEO A three-judge bench, 18,392 projects registered. the sidelines of a workshop on batch IAS officer, will be the interests of the Mizo people by Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, EC headed by Chief Justice It is followed by Uttar the real estate law, organised by new chief electoral officer making an all-out effort to reg- director Nikhil Kumar and EC Ranjan Gogoi, is also likely to Pradesh with 2,514 projects, his Ministry amid growing (CEO) of the State. ister Bru voters in the Tripura secretary S.B. Joshi held talks consider the report of the Haryana, 1,214, Punjab, 602 workshop on RERA — a new are 27 States that have estab- demands from builders to The order came after some relief camps without following with the Mizoram NGO Central Vigilance and Uttrakhand, 221. Delhi era of transparency and lished the Authority, out of change rules. civil society groups in Mizoram established procedures,” Coordination Committee, an Commission (CVC), placed has 23 projects registered. accountability in Real Estate — which 14 States are interim. All Puri said the States which demanded Shashank’s ouster Vanlalruata, chairman of the umbrella organisation of non- before it in a sealed cover, with As per the Housing and 2 years of implementation and the States of northern region have made its own rules by over a row on allowing Bru vot- NGO, Coordination Government organisations regard to the probe into the Urban Affairs Ministry’s data Way Ahead”, the Union have established permanent tweaking provisions of the ers lodged in Tripura relief Committee said. and civil society groups. . allegations of corruption there are 3,873 projects regis- Housing and Urban Affairs Regulatory Authorities except RERA, will have to “fall in line, camps to exercise their fran- Shashank had accused After the visits, the poll panel against Verma. tered by northern States, which (MoHUA) Minister Hardeep Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and otherwise, the consequence is chise from there. The protest- Chuaungo of interfering with had asked the Mizoram The bench is also likely to is approximately 11 per cent of Singh Puri on Thursday cate- Chandigarh,” an official of very harsh”. ers had asked Shashank to quit the revision of electoral rolls Government to suggest names consider the report of acting total 33,750 projects got regis- gorically stated that the MoHUA said. There are some States who by November 5 and leave the of Bru refugees from for the CEO’s post. CBI Director M Nageswara tered pan India. If Uttar Government will not amend In a related development, have watered down the provi- state after the principal secre- Mizoram, who have been liv- Shawshank reportedly Rao also filed in a sealed Pradesh is excluded, the per- any provision of RERA and Delhi has finally got a full-time sions of central legislation. tary (home), Lalninmawia ing in relief camps in Tripura sought the deployment of addi- cover in the court with regard centage of ‘projects registration’ warned States against tweaking real estate regulator under Asked about several home- Chuaungo, was removed fol- since ethnic violence drove tional Central Armed Police to the decisions taken by him of rest of northern States will be rules of the centre’s real estate RERA with Lt Governor Anil buyers not being delivered lowing the chief electoral offi- them away in 1997. Most Forces (CAPF) in the state. from October 23-26. 4.03 per cent. law, asserting that it will lead to Baijal appointing retired IAS their houses by developers on cer’s complaint against him. Mizos, including the State This did not go down well with Besides the plea filed by Besides projects, “harsh consequences”. RERA, officer Vijay S Madan to the time, the Union Minister said, “The Election Commission Government, are opposed to the committee. Verma, the court is also seized Maharashtra also tops in the list which protects the interest of post. Until now, the Delhi “We will not hesitate from of India in consultation with the Election Commission’s Earlier this month, Chief of the PIL filed by NGO of registering of property devel- home buyers, was enacted by Development Authority (DDA) naming and shaming (of those the Government of Mizoram proposal for allowing Brus to Minister Lal Thanhawla wrote Common Cause, which has opers/agents. It has registered Parliament and States were vice-chairman was the interim developers not delivering flats hereby nominates Ashish vote at their camps and want to Prime Minister Narendra sought a probe by special 17,188 property agents under given powers to notify their regulator under the Real Estate on time).” At the workshop, Kundra as the chief electoral them to return to Mizoram for Modi on the issue. “... As peo- investigation team against CBI the RERA followed by Uttar respective rules and appoint Regulatory Act (RERA), 2016. attended by associations of officer for the state of Mizoram that. ple have lost faith in him officers. Pradesh of 2121 agents, Punjab regulatory authorities. Puri also pointed out that home-buyers, builders, banks with immediate effect,” a noti- The protests had forced the (Shashank), the only solution The court has issued of 1,267 agents, Haryana of 494 As per the Ministry’s data till the year 2016, there was no and other stakeholders, Puri fication issued by the EC said. Election Commission (EC) to for the smooth conduct of the notices to the Centre, CBI, agents, Uttrakhand of 204, there are 28 States and Union regulator for real estate and said Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Mizoram goes to the polls on send a senior official for talks Assembly elections 2018 would CVC, special CBI Director Delhi of 65 and Chandigarh of Territories (UTs) have notified construction sector, which is and Punjab need to take suit- November 28. The EC in its with the apex body leading the be removal of CEO S B Rakesh Asthana, Verma and 60. except the six north eastern the largest employer after agri- able action so that their rules order further stated that stir while accepting the “broad Shashank from office forth- Rao asking them to respond to Meanwhile, speaking at a States and West Bengal. “There culture and housing. He said, are line with the RERA. Shashank shall be attached contours” of its resolution on with,” he said. it by November 12. PTI 3 )! )) )  O    P  ,  /* 0,,+  6$ .* O   ing they had not only simpli- out of the mindset of looking at fied defence procedure but the India market alone. “I appeal     also ensured transparency. to you all to get out of that Steps were taken to make the mindset. There are several other )9 :
   "  procurement procedure less countries which are buying cumbersome, she noted. (defence equipment) that do not  D    “Procurement has simplified. have the capacity to produce.   12 '34" Without naming the BJP, (Eviction of Unauthorized Procurement is happening with They never had a history of the AJL’s lawyer and Congress Occupants) Act, 1971”. Later due diligence intact, but it is attempting to produce defence he publisher of the National leader Abhishek Singhvi further Mehta gave an oral assurance   12 '34" happening speedily,” the components. Look at markets THerald newspaper, who alleged that the order issued it will maintain status quo till Defence Minister said. outside. Make in India is not just was ordered by the Centre, to under pressure and directives November 22. n an effort to give a boost to Her comments come in the for making in India,” she said. vacate its headquarters at from the ruling party at the Former Haryana Chief IIndian defence industry and backdrop of the controversy The Minister assured the ‘Herald House’ building by Centre is vitiated by malafides, Minister Bhupinder Singh maintain operational pre- over the 58,000 crore Rafale gathering that the Government November 15, got a last minute bias and had “oblique political Hooda said that he was a vic- paredness of the armed forces, deal with the Opposition, pri- will make sure the industry gets breather on Thursday with the motives”. Singhvi said that the tim of “political vendetta” and defence procurement has been marily the Congress, alleging every possible help to export Delhi High Court directing Government’s actions were has done no wrong in the case simplified and is happening Minister said she cannot com- ly use the equipment should be corruption and demanding their products. To encourage status quo till November 22. purely politically motivated and involving allotment of a plot of speedily but with “due diligence pel armed forces to buy equip- convinced. that the price details be made domestic defence manufactur- However, the court did not stay based on BJP MP Subramanian land in Panchkula to AJL. intact, Defence Minister ment from them and it was up It is not necessary that the public. The Government has ers, she said, several items have the eviction notice, issued by Swamy’s petition. Hooda made the remarks on Nirmala Sitharaman said here to the domestic companies to armed forces will have to be vehemently denied the charges been removed from the list that Urban Development Ministry, Singhvi pointed out that the media persons’ query on on Thursday. However, the convince the forces that their bound by me or forced by me of corruption and said any was earlier reserved for ord- which started eviction pro- Centre has started eviction reports that Haryana Governor domestic manufacturers have product was “good enough.” or compelled by me to buy it disclosure of price would be nance factories and defence ceedings in the morning. proceedings in the Herald Satyadev Narayan Arya gave to convince the armed forces of Addressing the Indian Defence (from an Indian company)... I violation of the secrecy clause public sector undertakings. Meanwhile, the Governor gave House and argued that it is sanction to prosecute him in the quality, purpose, usefulness Conclave 2018 organised by the cannot say that to them.” and would give an advantage to She also said the government’s CBI sanction to prosecute for- unfair when the matter is seized the AJL case. and the relevance of their prod- Defence Innovators and The Minister also lauded adversaries. ‘Make in India’ project is not mer Haryana Chief Minister with the court. This was refut- “I have been maintaining uct, she said. Industry Association, she said her predecessors Manohar Sitharaman also urged just on paper and that orders Bhupinder Hooda for the ed by Solicitor General Tushar that I am a victim of political Making this point, the “the armed forces who actual- Parikkar and Arun Jaitley, say- defence manufacturers to get have been placed. alleged illegalities in the allot- Mehta and the court asked vendetta,” Hooda told reporters ment of land in Panchkula for Singhvi to ask his clients to ver- on the sidelines of a Congress the National Herald newspaper. ify the submission. After a few workers’ meeting. The case of In its petition in Delhi HC, minutes, Singhvi on instruc- cheating, corruption and crim- 1   !!  the Associated Journal Limited tions told the court that he has inal conspiracy, registered (AJL), publisher of National photographs of the two officials by the Haryana Vigilance  ) Herald alleged that the pro- and said that their names were Bureau against Hooda and AJL ceedings by the Urban — Gopal Rastogi and K R for irregularities in allotment of   12 '34" duction and better returns to Development Ministry were Rana. a plot of land in Panchkula to produce from market through being initiated for the purpos- While Mehta said the mat- the firm had been taken over o increase agricultural pro- collective action. He added that es of “scuttling the voices of dis- ter would be looked into, by the CBI last year. Congress Tduce trade in Asia and the the India is determined to sent” and the voice of the Justice Sunil Gaur said, “they veteran leader Motilal Vora is Pacific countries, India hosted improve productivity of agri- largest Opposition party in the (L&DO) cannot take posses- also made as an accused in the a two-day meet of the general culture products and use country, a reference to the sion like this. They have to pro- CBI case along with Haryana assembly of Network for resources effectively and Congress. ceed under the Public Premises Government officials. Development of Agricultural improve trade for farmers. Cooperatives in Asia and Pacific To establish marketing link- (NEDAC) to chalk out a strat- ages among cooperatives in the ! P egy for regional trade. NEDAC ASEAN countries fro possible %0'3 89 also adopted a new constitution business undertaking of their on Thursday. agricultural products, Sundeep  !  While inaugurating the Kumar Nayak, Managing assembly Parshottam K Rupala, Director of National => )    Union Minister of State for Cooperative Development Agriculture and Farmers Corporation said India has Chennai: The Madras High Welfare and Panchayatiraj, said, hosted the event with an objec- Court has directed the Union #'"   “Realising the need to enhance tive to increase trade between Home Ministry to sanction pen- the farmers income to address cooperatives of two or multiple sion for the widow of a freedom agrarian distress and promotes countries. “Through this, we fighter and slammed it for a delay farmers welfare Prime Minister will be able stimulate the capa- of over three decades in consid-   12 '34" Jhabu is a key dissident in has embarked on a mission for bilities and training human ering the woman’s application. Madhya Pradesh. Congress doubling farmers income by resources at all levels and accel- Justice R Suresh Kumar said he rebel candidates denied has been able to restrict the 2022.” He further said that the erate development through a the attitude on the part of offi- Ttickets in Madhya Pradesh rebel numbers by succeeding cooperatives have exhibited bet- more efficient utilisation of cials responsible for keeping the and Rajasthan may impact to have a chunk of them with- ;    #  6  -,1)  .  .  )   -,11    " ter performance and are living human, physical and financial application pending for more results of many constituencies draw their nominations. * 2O-  ,   # 5   1 
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Meena   12 '34" oped over the past few years are ty for the managers for regular over the issue in the matter the Assembly polls, the BJP is had joined the BJP in 2014. sustained in the future as well. monitoring. known to law, the judge said. The facing problem of dissidents Meena joined the Congress in hile Sikkim has already The teams from the ODF V Radha, Joint Secretary matter relates to L Kathayee and has so far expelled 64 of its the presence of former Wtaken lead in becoming States of the region spoke about from the Ministry spoke about Ammal, the widow of freedom rebel, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister the first Open Defecation Free efforts to sustain their ODF sta- the need to increase the cover- fighter Lakshmana Thevar, who Ministers Sartaj Singh, Ram Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, (ODF) in the country, the tus. Sikkim highlighted the age of household water supply has been made to wait for 30 Krishan Kusmaria and former whose father Rajesh Pilot held other States from the Northeast solid and liquid waste man- connections by taking up years for the pension. Gwalior mayor Sameeksha the Dausa constituency. region have committed to make agement initiatives being community-managed, low cost Ammal’s application has Pandey. A total of 2,932 can- Meena’s elder brother the region ODF by December undertaken in the first ODF schemes. been kept pending by the cen- didates filed nominations out Namo Narayan Meena is a end this year. State of the country. Since its launch in October tral government and the court of which 578 were rejected and senior Congress leader who This was decided at a Non-ODF States commit- 2014, the Swchch Bharat wants to register its displeasure 538 withdrew their papers for was defeated by Harish Meena regional review meeting of the ted to declaring themselves as Mission, the world’s largest against all those responsible, the November 28 poll in the from Dausa. North Eastern States — ODF by December 2018. sanitation program, has the judge said in his order. The State. BJP is locked in a tough Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Assam shared highlights of changed the behaviour of hun- petitioner’s husband was an ex- Kusmaria has been an MP electoral battle with the Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, such as geo-tagging, verifica- being made by the Central “Mission Sambhav”, under dreds of millions of people with Indian National Army person- thrice and has also served as a Congress in both the states and Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim tion of ODF villages, conver- and State SBM teams towards which more than one lakh pit respect to toilet access and nel who joined the INA in Minister in the Shivraj Singh deployed all its key leaders led held in Guwahati in Assam sion of dysfunctional toilets, sustaining gains made under digging activities were initiat- usage. About 300 million peo- Malaysia and was captured by Government between 2008 by Prime Minister Narenddra recently. IEC expenditure, Swachhagrahi the program so far. ed on a single day during the ple have stopped defecating in the British. After WWII, the and 2013. The BJP had sent its Modi and party president The workshop comprised engagement were reviewed. He spoke about the impor- Swachhata Hi Seva fortnight. the open since the Mission petitioner’s husband applied to central leader Prabhat Jha to Amit Shah to override the discussions on sustaining ODF Speaking on the occasion, tance of continued focus on Akshay Rout, Director began, down from 550 million the Tamil Nadu and Central salvage the situation but he incumbency factor. It is esti- status, solid and liquid waste ParameswaranIyer, Secretary, behavior change communica- General, Special Projects from at the beginning of the pro- Governments seeking freedom could not succeed in his mated that at least 30 to 40 management (SLWM), and Ministry of Drinking Water tion and periodic verifications the Ministry pointed to the gramme to about 200 million fighters’ pension, but before the efforts. seats in MP could be a touch rural water supply. Teams from and Sanitation emphasized the to ensure that the safe sanita- criticality of the sustainability today, according to the application was considered, he For the Congress, Xavier and go affair on account of Key aspects of sustainability importance of the joint effort tion habits and practices devel- phase of SBM and the necessi- Government data. died in 1969. PTI Meena, a former Minister from ‘rebel’ candidates presence.    (  )* +,- ./+0  ' &


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In They are threatening to throw Tamil Nadu coast post-mid- districts, the government said. police officer said on Thursday. fact, State BJP president Dilip these citizens out of the coun- night, with the Government A holiday has been Senior Superintendent of Ghosh on Thursday clearly try though they have genuine machinery put on high alert in declared for educational insti- Police, Poonch, Rajiv Pandey said the State leadership was identity cards, caste certifi- vulnerable districts. tutions in seven districts, said a special investigation team more in favour of the cates or similar documents," The storm which lay over including Nagapattinam, (SIT) headed by a sub-divi- Citizenship Bill than the NRC. Mamata said, attacking the the south-west Bay about 285 Tiruvarur, Cuddalore and sional police officer (SDPO) This came in the wake of BJP, and assured "you all not to km from here and 225 km east Ramanathapuram, and the was formed to probe the case. Mamata Banerjee stepping up 28 4 4 0+ 2 get scared as no one can snatch of Karaikal in neighbouring government has advised private Auqib Ahmad Bhat and - )  )  )   !6 attacks on the BJP. 8B"17 5 # 56  your citizenship." Puducherry, was very likely to firms, and establishments to Shabir Ahmad Dar, both hail-  5  #  ' )   (   (1 "I think once the 3" 5. 6 C5 B Mamata was addressing cross the coast between send back their employees ing from Pulwama district of Citizenship Bill is tabled and the Matua community — at Cuddalore and Pamban around early so that they could reach south Kashmir, were arrested enacted, the NRC will not be 5..8"17 "# 5 5  Thakurnagar in North 24 Nagapattinam by this evening their homes before 4 pm. during a joint operation by O! 23   the recovery of the weapons, required because that will pro- 5. "1+1" 'C"E . "3B Parganas — on the 100th or night after weakening into a As the sea was rough, police and the Army in      including four hand grenades, vide enough evidence of a per-  8   "' birth anniversary of the com- cyclone, the Met office said. police have been advised to Mendhar area of the border   2   which were kept in a specially son's citizenship credentials," 151 4' '51 5 64 munity's religious head At the time of landfall, intensify efforts to bar people district on Wednesday. !"   built cavity in the vehicle at Ghosh said. .58 4 5 61"B  Binapani Devi. wind speed of 80-90 kmph from going near the beaches to Two AK-56 rifles, two      5  their disclosure. Incidentally, senior BJP Aware that the BJP was gusting up to 100 kmph and witness the cyclone or click magazines, 60 rounds and four "A case was registered 48 75C81 1 '"' 2  2! leader and party's observer for trying to take out a slice of heavy rain were likely along the selfies. hand-grenades were seized   6 ! against them and a special Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya Matua vote by offering tickets region, it said. Four teams each of National from their possession. 73P   investigation team headed by had earlier said that "the NRC "Unfortunately some people to some of Binapani Devi's The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Response Force per- "Prima facie, it was estab- SDPO Mendhar Neeraj Padyar will definitely be conducted in are more concerned about family members, Mamata said Disaster Management sonnel have been deployed in lished that they were part of   has been formed to probe the Bengal if the BJP comes to indulging in appeasement none had done so much for the Authority, in a tweet, said as per Nagapattinam district while LeT module and were assigned case thoroughly," he said. power here as it is also facing policies and vote bank politics community as her the latest updates #GajaCyclone two teams of the state disaster the task to shift weapons from However, he said Poonch The SSP said from where severe infiltration issues." than the progress of Government did. is likely to have landfall response force in Cuddalore dis- Poonch to the Kashmir Valley," Police was in touch with its the weapons had come was yet Ghosh's statements came the nation." "Now we will set up a between 8 pm and 11 pm trict, officials said. the SSP told reporters. counterparts in the Kashmir to be ascertained. almost in tandem with Meanwhile, once again Matua University in the name tonight in all probability in The State disaster man- Presenting the arrested per- Valley to probe the arrested He said security agencies renewed attack from Mamata upping the ante on the BJP for of the Matua religious head Nagapattinam district, about agement authority has released sons before the media persons, persons' involvement in are on high alert in the district who called the BJP a party of dividing the people along Guruchand-Harichand 300 km from here. an animated video aimed at he said preliminary investiga- terrorism. and have not lowered riot mongers that was more religious and linguistic lines Thakur," Mamata said adding There was no significant creating awareness on the do's tions revealed that they were The SSP said police their guard. involved in creating religious Mamata told a congregation the Government would also rainfall so far Thursday in most and don'ts during cyclone. not in the district to carry out received specific information "The combing operation is and linguistic divide among of Matua community (a large construct two huge gates of the districts expected to be The government has any terror activity. "They are about movement of some sus- going on in rural and forest the people so as to capture number of whom migrated identifying the Matua affected by the cyclone. Chennai announced helpline numbers associates of terrorists and their pected persons and according- area. We are conducting oper- power in Bengal. from Bangladesh to Bengal headquarters. witnessed sporadic spells of rain. 1070 (state-level) and 1077 only motive was to shift the ly established checking points ation in every inch of Mendhar Criticising the Chief and even Assam) in North 24 Incidentally Prime So far, 1,313 people have (districts) for those who may weapons from Poonch to which led to the arrest of the sub-division and elsewhere," Minister for "backing the infil- Parganas how the BJP was Minister Narendra Modi had already been shifted to relief cen- need assistance. PTI Kashmir," Pandey said. duo from Jaran Wali Gali and Pandey said. trators" he wanted to "ask throwing out the Bengalis also promised a great deal for Mamata Banerjee why she is out of Assam and Biharis the Matuas during his pre-elec- siding with the infiltrators". from Gujarat and toral campaign in 2014 but Attacking the Trinamool Maharashtra besides creat- "they have done nothing for Congress leaders for playing ing a division within the you save giving lip service," vote bank politics, he said, Matua society. Mamata said.

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  On August 7, the Bombay reservations, SCs and ST com- munities, Chavan said: “The Court in three cases. Ition of Vibrant Gujarat High Court, which is hearing munities account for 13 and 7 Congress had granted Maratha However, a HC bench, Global Summit (VGGS) to be       a bunch of public interest liti- per cent, respectively, while reservation in 2014, but the headed by the then Chief held in January 2019, the  (P     gations seeking reservation OBCs have 19 per cent per BJP-Sena Government failed to Justice Mohit Shah, had sub- Gujarat Government is hosting     6 " and directions to the MSBCC cent reservations, VJNT. protect this reservation in sequently allowed reservations a roadshow in New Delhi on ujarat Chief Minister Sardar Patel had also recon- had set November 15 as dead- Together, Special Backward court. More than 40 people to Muslims in educational insti- Friday. GVijay Rupani on structed the Somnath temple. head of a fresh round of line for MSBCC to submit its Class and Nomadic Tribes have lost their lives in this agi- tutions, on the ground at that The roadshow at the nation- Thursday flagged off the Ekta He called upon the people Aagitation threatened by the report to it. account for 13 per cent. tation. If the Government had their educational achievements al Capital for the Gujarat Rath Yatra Phase II from to rise above regional, commu- Maratha Kranti Morcha from Confirming the receipt of Sources said that the taken action earlier, these 40 were "abysmally low" and that Government’s flagship biennial Ahmedabad to spread the nal, religious and linguistic November 25 to press for reser- the report on Marathas from MSBCC had in its report rec- lives could have been saved. there was a need to draw them event for attracting investments knowledge about the contri- parochialism and imbibe the vations for their community, the MSBCC, Jain said: "We ommended reservations to There is no need to delay this into the "mainstream of secu- would be attended by Chief butions of Sardar Vallabhbhai ideals shown by Sardar Patel as Maharashtra Chief Minister have received a report from the Marathas without disturbing decision further”. lar education". Minister Vijay Rupani and other Patel in uniting 562 erstwhile the most befitting tribute to the Devendra Fadnavis on MSSBC on the economic, the quota already set aside for "We have given 16 per cent On its part, the BJP-led saf- senior officials. The roadshow princely States in India post- Iron Man of India. Thursday indicated that his social and economic status of the OBCs. reservation to the Marathas. It fron alliance Government – on Friday would be first out of Independence. Rupani said that Prime Government would come out the Maratha community. We Marathas, who have been is to be seen how much the which came to power after the six to be held at Delhi. During Speaking on the occasion, Minister Narendra Modi had with a formal announcement will study the report and table agitating under the aegis of BJP-Sena Government will October 2014 Assembly polls - the event, the Rupani and oth- Rupani said the world’s tallest revived the stories of sacrifices about reservations to Marathas it before the State Cabinet for Maratha Kranti Morcha, for provide for," former Chief -subsequently moved the apex ers would meet leaders of trade statue, the Statue of Unity, has and valour of illustrious sons of in Government jobs and edu- a decision to be made on the reservations in jobs and edu- Minister Prithviraj Chavan court challenging the stay and industries in the Capital and been built to spread the mes- India like Mahatma Gandhi cation on December 1. basis of recommendations cations across the state for the said. Leader of the Opposition granted by the high court on an showcase investment opportu- sage. About 25,000 people are and Sardar Patel, Dr Ambedkar, “We have received a report made in the report”. past two years, account for in the State Legislative Council ordinance promulgated by the nities in Gujarat. visiting the site of the statue Veer Savarkar, Shyamji Krishna from the Maharashtra State The MSBCC, headed by more than 30 per cent of Dhananjay Munde of the NCP previous Congress-led DF In order to promote the daily. It has emerged as a pil- Verma. In phase-1, 59 Ekta Backward Class Commission Justice (Retd) NG Gaikwad, Maharashtra's nearly 11.25 asked the State Government to Government. event senior-level delegations grims centre. Had there been Raths had fanned out across the (MSBCC) on the socio-eco- had over the past few months crore population. announce reservations before However, the Supreme have already visited across the no Sardar Patel, we would have state to cover 171 talukas in 33 nomic status of the Marathas. had held a series of public hear- Reacting to the chief min- the start the winter session of Court rejected the State globe and organised 24 road- to apply for visa for going districts from October 20 to 29 I request all of you to prepare ings and perused more than ister’s announcement about the the Maharashtra Legislature. Government’s petition. shows in different countries. from Somnath temple to Gir last. Nearly 16-lakh people yourselves for celebrations on two lakh documents, letters, state government’s plans to It may be recalled that on The matter came back to The Summit will be held from lion sanctuary (Junagadh). joined these Yatras. December 1,” Fadnavis said, affidavits placed before it. come out with reservations for November 14, 2014, the the high court after advocate Jan 18-20 next year. Gujarat while addressing a public rally Official sources said that Marathas, former Chief Bombay High Court had Vikas Patil filed an interven- Government will hold such Region known as Dholera SIR – emphasised on manufacturing at Ahmednagar in western the chief minister would make Minister and Maharashtra stayed an ordinance promul- tion petition in the Supreme road shows in Mumbai, Pune, a Greenfield city being developed sector, this time focus is on trade Maharashtra. a formal announcement about Congress chief Ashok Chavan gated by the previous Court on the issue. Bangalore, Kolkata and in the proximity of Ahmedabad and service sectors. VGGS was Fadnavis’ announcement reservations to Marathas dur- said: “We fully support Maratha Congress-led Government The apex court directed Hyderabad. with all state-of-the-art ameni- conceptualised by former Chief came hours after MSSBC ing the winter session of the reservation. The Government ahead of the October 2014 the high court to hear the During the road shows, the ties to attract big ticket invest- Minister, Prime Minister member-secretary DD Maharashtra Legislature begin- should take immediate action to State Assembly polls extending bunch of petitions pending State Government would show- ments. Unlike previous summits Narendra Modi. First VGGS Deshmukh submitted the ning on November 19. guarantee Maratha reservation”. 16 per cent reservations to before it. case Dholera Special Investment where the State Government was organised in 2003. -     
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Now, while the blame for this Construction does not mean that for many months while attempt- accident, prima facie should lie with the during construction things improve, ing recovery from consumption, driver who smashed through the kerb, often they get worse The state of the then described it as the “most especially if the allegations of being Delhi-Panipat highway currently under beautiful lake I have ever seen.” drunk are true, there is another factor in construction is downright dangerous. American novelist Mark Twain play over here. That is the poor design And even in cities like Delhi, poor plan-   0 called it a “heaven of quiet rest.” of the road median in India. The fact that ning and the desperate need for jugaad The landscape, the tranquili- Indian city planners feel that a one-foot solutions have made road construction t wasn’t that Indians weren’t weddings, unions and vacations ty, the connection to heritage and kerb is enough to stop a speeding sites dangerous. The stretch under RTR aware of Lake Como in Italy. with the unique spectacular villas the natural elegance continue in motorcycle let alone a car is one that is Flyover on Outer Ring Road, itself the IBut what Isha Ambani’s and historical hotels, sophisticat- boutique properties and water- wrong. Far from stopping the vehicles, best example of poor planning, is often engagement and Ranveer- ed atmosphere, delicious food front homes, which have drawn the kerb design makes most accidents closed at night with traffic diverted onto Deepika’s wedding at villas there options and proximity to interna- solace-seeking Hollywood celebri- worse by often launching the vehicle into the oncoming lane with no lights, warn- have done is to make it the next tional airports,” says Karan Anand, ties. And it is this little cul de sac oncoming traffic at a height. ing or traffic dividers. Not even plastic aspirational benchmark on our Head, Relationships, Cox & Kings. of medieval repose with wisteria Whenever one travels to the devel- ones. And this is a stretch where heavy social calendar. The interest in Italy as an wraps that has made Lake Como oped world, you see the pavements on commercial vehicles regularly operate at “After Ranveer and Deepika’s event destination has been gath- a glamorous destination. The the side of the road are at short heights. night. Accidents and deaths are wedding, Indians are discovering ering pace, especially after the estate owners have only upped And on the median, even if it has trees inevitable. Lake Como in Italy as a ceremo- wedding of cricketer Virat Kohli expectations by customising com- or other beautification, there is the It is mighty easy to blame the dri- nial destination. The place was and actor Anushka Sharma in forts, services, standard metal barrier protecting vehi- ver in cases like that. And shoddy already quite popular among elite Tuscany last year. As Manmeet boat rides and even arranging cles from going over into the other lane, police work condemns the drivers to be Indians and this wedding will give Ahluwalia, Marketing Head, spectacles. From May to October, in most cases by absorbing the energy “inebriated” even if they’re not. The lack it a fillip. As November marks the Brand Expedia, enunciates, “Italy the estates see a wedding every of the impact. In India, roads are poor- of proper metal barriers and dividers and end of the season at Lake Como, has been a popular destination weekend — English, American, ly designed, often by the whims of local the absence even of low-cost solutions we are already receiving inquiries among Indian travellers and con- Russian and Indian among them politicians. 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It was no DIY goshtaba but the entire thought of slow food, she said that while cooked dish in a can. The freshness was ques- she wasn’t sure about categorising it, her tionable but that was my first tryst with the cui- menu definitely made for thoughtful and sine of Kashmir. The sour taste of the curd based deliberate eating. gravy was miles apart from the Lucknawi and After the #MeToo movement in Delhi food that I had eaten thus far. Hollywood, multiple stories from the Along the way, I have eaten mutton kebabs hospitality sector in the West have and rogan josh at a Kashmiri friend’s house but come to the fore. When asked about nothing quite as exquisite as the one that Chef nary tradition and the chef tried his best to policies at her restaurant, Chef Garima Sewa Singh from Vivanta Dal View, Srinagar had retain the authentic taste. said that they were very strict about prepared. It should include browned onions, cilantro, workplace safety. Staff members are The mutton seekh, butt haakh saag, rajma, yogurt, saffron and more, said Chef Mirza. “If encouraged to report incidents of harass- rogan josh and goshtaba along with a flavoured you take a fistful of good biryani and throw it ment by peers or guests that take place Gucchi pulao and missi roti from the wazwan on a plate, the rice should scatter as fluffy grains right away. “I take this very seriously. made me feel that I was at a wedding in Kashmir. and not clump together. The meat or chicken Any sort of misbehaviour within the The evening began with saffron milk which should be well done, moist with thick juices and staff or even from the guest towards my was followed by a lightly flavoured lamb and a traditionally with bone which is unlike the staff, is never accepted. And my staff has vegetable shorba. For the lamb, he used stock Indian pulao which is prepared with all the clear instructions that the minute it hap- made with lamb bones and for the vegetable one ingredients together in one dish along with the pens, they should let us know so that a vegetable-based stock with the same spices added liquids. Therefore, the mouthfeel and we can take immediate action. We were used. It made sure that the original flavour taste are expected to be quite different,” said Chef don’t wait,” she said, adding that 50 per of the ingredients remain intact while they mix Mirza. cent or more of her staff are women. it with subtle spices. Chef Prakash and Mirza of Lucknow, She believes that women need to In comparison, the Dilli ka khana and ended the afternoon soiree with a cook out dur- stop pulling each other down and then Lucknawi food at The Imperial, which is also ing which the former made fresh Shahi tukda’s, ueled with passion and skill, Chef But cooking in Paris at Le Cordon they can help each other up. “If we don’t doing a food festival much like Taj Vivanta a famed dessert from Old Delhi. Triangular cut Garima Arora, who started her Bleu gave her a worldview that a home support each other and don’t pave the Dwarka, brought out stronger flavours. The bread was first fried and then immersed in Fown restaurant GAA in Bangkok, kitchen obviously did not provide. way for the next generation what’s the Kashmiri food had a light spice palette chashni to be dressed in khoya and dry a dinner-only fine dining restaurant “Leaving India you have so many things point of it all,” she said. and the Delhi and Lucknow fruits. The resultant product serving world cuisine, has become the different. Just in terms of ingredients, Did she face any harassment kebabs and qorma were was a hot and succulent first Indian woman to receive a Michelin flavour combination that we don’t have, because of her ethnicity or gender? She more accented in com- piece of bread that is a star. that was something innovative for me. doesn’t deny facing difficulties but said parison. delight for sweet lovers. The coveted recognition in the I studied classic French food and that that she doesn’t know if her gender or “Dilli food repre- In comparison, the culinary world came as a surprise to her gives you a very different perspective on being brown had anything to do with it. sents the confluence chef from Lucknow, on October 30. And more than two cooking,” she said. 1B 58 5. “I have worked with amazing chefs who of many cultures and Mirza, had no dessert weeks down the line, it is yet to sink in. When asked what the name of her have been particular about protecting the flavours are more to offer. Garima’s story is a classic tale of restaurant meant, she replied like a proud "4C"568 their staff and taking care of them. I have dominating and At Vivanta, Singh what resilience and willingness to tra- mama that it was derived from her name. 2"4"1 4 not directly had any bad experiences but inspired by the cuisine offered three — a phirni, verse boundaries for dreams can lead to. Opening a restaurant in Bangkok was that’s not to say it doesn’t happen,” she of neighbouring regions, a fig ice cream and a She was in her early twenties and fresh unplanned in a way, she said. She was .. 58 .85 said. whereas, Lucknawi food is halwa — each appealing to out of journalism school, when she offered a job at the Gaggan Anand group 4 76 " The chef, who has two homes — steeped in tradition and the recipes different kind of dessert lovers. If decided that if she wanted to pursue her and after a few months their investors one in Mumbai and one in Bangkok — are passed down from generations. They con- you want a mildly sweet end to the meal, opt dream of becoming a chef it made sense asked if she would want to open her own 15 +'$ understood what made the latter city, as verge in terms of spices and traditions which for the phirni which was decorated with saffron to start early since the profession restaurant. “It was by chance that I well as that part of the world, so special have been carried through the years,” said the but if you want a rich explosion of taste in your requires long hours and physical moved here. I was supposed to go to B .. 4 while working there. She says that the chefs, Ved Prakash and Mirza Munnawar Baig. mouth go for the halwa. And the fig ice cream strength. Between mid-2000s to now, India but I am happy here which is why 38 warm hospitality and the friendships she At the Imperial, there were multiple kebabs has a fresh and captivating taste that will leave she’s covered the entire arc from study- I stayed back,” she said. A truly global has built have left a beautiful mark on made in the Awadhi style, like Dahi ke kebab you asking for more. Like a hospitable host, we ing at Le Cordon Bleu to working in individual, her life has taken her across "186"51 her. Her biggest takeaway from Ramsay’s as well as Chakundar aur ramdana ki tikki, a were topped up with kahwa, a lightly flavoured Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen to starting her the world and back. 4 4B kitchen was humility and learning to beetroot and quinoa pattie shallow fried which tea with saffron and dry fruits. The Taj Vivanta own restaurant after a few months at Her restaurant serves two menus, keep her head down and working, stole the show. The non-vegetarian options like is offering The Valley Beckons menu till Chef Gaggan Anand’s restaurant Gaggan the vegetarian one with 10 items and the 8+58 " which is what you need to do in the the Kakori kebab and the Sufiyan Murgh ki November 25 during dinner while The Clash in Bangkok. non-vegetarian one with 14. “The idea " '"3B 5 beginning of your career, she believes. ashrafiyan melted in the mouth as did the Dilli of The Titans at Daniell’s tavern at The Imperial And this is just on the professional is to find and explore the connection “Sometimes youngsters don’t under- 6 ka mutton qorma. The qorma, which is lamb will begin on November 17 and go on till the front. On the personal, she also navigates between India and Thailand through 4 2 1 stand that you have to put in the hours simmered in its own juices with yoghurt and 24. the challenge of a long-distance marriage flavours and techniques. The smaller # 8+"' and go through the grind,” she said. spices, was enough to transport one to the 19th Why choose the onset of winter for a festi- as her husband works and lives in meal lasts about two hours and the long In an industry where there are no century Delhi darbar. Chef Ved proudly said that val like this? The chefs said that this is the per- Mumbai while she’s in Bangkok. No one one lasts for around 2.5 hours,” she said. "51 holidays and you’re cooking when oth- Dilli 6 is the origin point of the capital’s cuisine fect time to enjoy Lucknowi and Dilli food because can dispute that her dreams are made The evening begins with smaller dish- ers are partying, there is no way to sur- as the newer part of the city is too heterogenous of the spice levels in the food keeps us warm in of hard work and sacrifices. “My dad has es and then goes on to the main ones. vive it if you think of it as drudgery. “If to have a food identity and culture. this season. It is also quite nutritious because of always been a huge influence in my life. “We look for unique ingredients. We you come into work and look at the Mirza added that the Lucknawi chicken the bone stock used in the meat dishes. From him, I learnt that cooking was work with the indigenous parts of clock to see when you’re going to get biryani is an aromatic and mouth watering dish And the reason why The Imperial chose to actually fun. As a youngster I spent a lot Thailand and the North Eastern part of home you won’t last a month. It’s just with succulent chicken in layers of fluffy rice, put the two cousin cuisines together was to make of time with him in the kitchen and I India, that is our primary concentration. something you do and it’s not just work,” fragrant spices and caramelised onions. It has sure that people can identify certain dishes with- think that stayed with me,” she said. 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)    0     expects more from 0'#!%*-%  against New squad after missing the third Sylhet that they won by 151 runs. Spinner Taijul dismissed drama on a day where Yasir, who managed #/:#2A>0/$= Zealand in the one-day with a groin strain, Taijul Islam added two more Sikandar Raza for 12 by taking a momentum swung both #0",) "(" just eight wickets UAE in 2014. hopes his team adapt fast. wickets to his five in the first innings sharp return catch to reduce ways. 0'#!%-*--%  ninth worth 56 runs against Australia. But Pakistan have not beaten "Obviously, coming into and finished the series with a career Zimbabwe to 120 for 4. At 165-6 and still 120 #/:>>0/$= between Silva and Akila "Yes, our bowling attack is New Zealand in a Test series Pakistan's home series there is best haul of 18 scalps in two match- But Taylor and Moor saw their runs behind England's first- Dananjaya (31). The Sri good," said Sarfraz on since 2011, and Sarfraz is not a lot of work to do in terms of es. He was named the player of the side through to the lunch break with innings total, the Sri was on 6 when Angelo Lankans were giving Thursday. taking them lightly. the overseas sides adapting to series. an unbeaten 41-run stand for the Lankans were under pres- Mathews fell for 20, and England a taste of its own "Abbas has been bowling "New Zealand are a good the conditions as best as they The home side declared the fifth wicket. sure. But Silva put up a mag- from there he stitched some medicine, after England superbly while Yasir didn't side and gave us tough times can," said Williamson. first innings on 522 for seven with Bangladesh declared their sec- nificent show, teaming with valuable partnerships with added 60 runs for the last look as great as we had expect- both in the Twenty20s and one- "I think it's important that Mushfiqur Rahim hitting an unbeat- ond innings on 224 for six at the tea the tail to push the hosts in the lower order to post a wicket. ed, but in this series I expect day internationals," said Sarfraz we adapt with this inexperi- en 219 -- the first time a wicket- break Wednesday after skipper front. However, the Sri competitive total, Sri Suranga Lakmal and more from Yasir." of the preceding series. enced side that we have come keeper hit two double tons in Test Mahmudullah Riyad completed his Lankans will still have to bat Lanka's highest in the series. Silva added 28 runs for the Yasir has been a match Abbas is likely to share the here with and look to learn as cricket. second century in eight years. last on a pitch that has Silva and Niroshan last wicket. Silva was the last winner on the neutral venues new ball with Hasan Ali with we can and do that quickly The visitors' hopes of securing The victory was Bangladesh's plenty to offer for spin Dickwella put on 46 runs for man dismissed when he of United Arab Emirates Yasir and Asif assisted by because we want to be playing a draw rested on the pairing of first this year and it came after eight bowlers. the seventh wicket but the attempted to loft Rashid to (UAE). Mohammad Hafeez in spin. our best cricket under these Taylor and Peter Moor, whose 139- innings in which the Test minnows Silva, in for injured cap- stand that handed Sri Lanka the boundary but failed to He took 15 wickets in the New Zealand skipper Kane conditions." run sixth wicket stand in the first could not cross the 200 run mark. tain Dinesh Chandimal, the initiative back was the clear mid-on.