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The AAP is a quintessential organisation %.*!./0 seen as a clear favourite and man who is expected to con- Nadda would require all his solidate the rapid gains the iting differences on skills to make it an even con- party has made under his pre- CCitizenship Amendment intact and remain in the test. His other challenges are decessor Amit Shah. Act (CAA) and National National Democratic Alliance Assembly elections of Bihar, He takes over at a time Register of Citizen (NRC), (NDA). West Bengal, Assam, Kerala when the BJP is witnessing vig- BJP’s old ally Shiromani Akali Incidentally, SAD leader and Tamil Nadu, all scheduled orous challenge from a united Dal (SAD) Badal, on Monday Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the sit- within one year or so. opposition in assembly elec- announced that the party will ting MLA from Rajouri Garden The reverses faced by the tions amid signs that it needs not contest Delhi Assembly Assembly constituency who party in Jharkhand and loss of to rejig its electoral strategy fol- polls. However, well placed had won on BJP symbol said, power in a big State, like lowing a string of losses in state sources in the BJP said that the “SAD and BJP have an old rela- Maharashtra, have made polls. SAD wanted to contest elec- tionship but SAD’s stand has Nadda’s task all the more diffi- If a relatively inexperienced tions on six seats whereas they been quite clear on CAA and cult. Nadda would be required Shah in 2014 was seen as Prime were offered three seats. NRC. The SAD president has to revamp party organisation in Minister Narendra Modi’s SAD was also not very welcomed the CAA which was several States and also step up handpicked man to shake up keen to contest on BJP’s ‘lotus supposed to include people the BJP’s pro-CAA (Citizenship the saffron organisation by eas- symbol’ as it wanted to contest from all religions but we never Amendment Act) campaign ing out veterans and infusing on its own party symbol of demanded that any one religion across the country. !"# !"$ !" % $& '( # ) young blood to galvanise party “weighing scale”. BJP leaders should be excluded from the Enjoying the confidence " $ +& " cadres and fuel its expansion tried to convince SAD leader- list.” of Prime Minister Narendra drive, Nadda is considered a ship to let its candidate contest Continued on Page 4 Modi and Shah, the new head Nadda, with parental roots in Pradesh, his home State, and at Shah and all top Central lead- him as “an outstanding seasoned hand who will build on its symbol as they have won of the BJP is largely expected to Bihar, was associated with the the Centre. He has also been in ers, Ministers and Chief karyakarta (worker)” on these gains without causing while going with this symbol continue with the course it took Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi charge of his party’s campaigns Ministers of the BJP-ruled “I do not think words can too many disruptions. during past elections. SAD under Shah with Modi laying Parishad (ABVP) from his col- in a number of States, includ- States. The PM, who later do justice to the rich contribu- His immediate challenge is president was not very keen to out the broader agenda. lege days before joining the ing in Uttar Pradesh, during the joined party leaders in felici- tion of Shah as the BJP presi- the February 8 Delhi Assembly forego his party’s identity and Considered an affable and youth wing of the BJP and ris- 2019 Lok Sabha elections. tating Nadda, said he is sure dent. During his presidency, polls where the BJP is locked in decided not to field its candi- ! accessible politician, Nadda ing through its ranks. Nadda was unanimously that the party will scale newer the BJP got opportunities to a tough fight with Aam Aadmy dates on the seats being offered strikes good rapport with all Nadda has also served as a elected as BJP president in heights during his presidency. serve in several parts of India,” Party, followed by year-end by the BJP. top party leaders and is seen as Minister in the BJP party headquarters here at a The PM also praised Shah Modi said in a series of tweets. elections in Bihar. Importantly, the SAD will seasoned organisation man. Governments in Himachal function in the presence of for his contribution, describing Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 keep its alliance with the BJP # $# % R $# # %.*!./0 %.*!./0 AP national convener and %.*!./0 ADelhi Chief Minister %.*!./0 he Supreme Court on Arvind Kejriwal, who missed Delhi court Monday con- TMonday dismissed the plea filing his nomination due to n a respite to over 12,000 has- Avicted key accused Brajesh of Pawan Kumar Gupta, a the delay in rally, will file it on Isled homebuyers of Unitech Thakur and 18 others for sex- death row convict in the Tuesday. Ltd, the Supreme Court on ually assaulting several girls in Nirbhaya gang rape and mur- Kejriwal said he will file Monday allowed the Centre to a shelter home run by him in der case, to be declared a juve- his nomination on Tuesday. “I take total management control Muzaffarpur, Bihar. nile at the time of the com- was supposed to file my nom- of the embattled realty firm and Additional Sessions Judge mission of offence. ination today but the office appoint a new board of nomi- Saurabh Kulshreshtha convict- A bench comprising jus- closes at 3 pm. I was asked to nee directors. ed Thakur, who once unsuc- tices R Banumathi, Ashok go in between and file the The top court approved the cessfully contested assembly Bushan and A S Bopanna said nomination but I said how P name of retired Haryana cadre polls on Bihar People’s Party there was no ground to inter- can I leave people at the road IAS officer Yudvir Singh Malik (BPP) ticket, for several fere with the Delhi High court show and go? I will go to file as chairman and managing offences including the aggra- order that rejected Pawan’s nomination tomorrow with O director (CMD) of the new vated penetrative sexual assault plea. The trial court had also my family,” he said. board and directed that the under section 6 of Protection of rejected Pawan’s claim of being Thousands of AAP sup- existing board of directors of Construction Corporation Children from Sexual Offences a juvenile. porters gathered in Central O the company would stand (NBCC); Renu Sud Karnad, (POCSO) Act, and offences of Advocate A P Singh, Delhi on Monday to take !" # superseded. Chairman of HDFC Credila rape and gang rape under the appearing for Pawan, said as part in Kejriwal’s mega road- # It also refused to appoint Finance Service Pvt Ltd; Jitu Indian Penal code (IPC). per his school leaving certifi- show called ‘Walk With # $ Unitech Group founder Virwani, CMD of Embassy In its bulky judgement cate he was a minor at the time Kejriwal’ which was to be fol- Ramesh Chandra, as a member Group; and Niranjan running into 1,546 pages, the of the offence and none of the lowed by him filing his nom- of the new board saying that it Hiranandani, Managing court also convicted Thakur for courts, including trial court and ination but was postponed till !" would not be appropriate at this Director of Mumbai-based the offences under sections High Court, ever considered Tuesday owing to the delay in # # stage. Hiranandani Group. 120-B (criminal conspiracy), his documents. the rally. $ $&'( " A Bench of Justices DY “The idea of a profession- 324 (causing hurt by dangerous But, solicitor general He said the convict was 19 the authorities from executing The rally started at % Chandrachud and MR Shah al board is to allow them to take weapons or means), 323 (vol- Tushar Mehta, appearing for years old at the time of offence the death penalty, scheduled for Valmiki Mandir near RK & ' asked the new board to submit control of the company and untarily causing hurt) and abet- Delhi police, said that his claim and there is a certified copy of February 1. Ashram Marg metro station ( # its report in two months on the complete the pending projects ment under IPC, section 21 of juvenility was considered at his birth certificate as well as A Delhi court on Friday to the Hanuman Mandir near # resolution framework of the in the interest of homebuyers,” (failure to report commission each and every judicial forum school leaving certificate which issued fresh death warrants Connaught Place traversing company. the bench said and indicated of an offence) of the and it will be a travesty of jus- was taken on record by each for February 1 against the four around 2.2 kilometres in over * It also approved the names that the court would stop mon- POCSO Act section 75 (cru- tice if the convict is allowed to and every judicial forum. — Vinay Sharma (26), Akshay two hours and dancing to the ' of members of the board which itoring the Unitech matter once elty to child) of Juvenile raise the claim of juvenility Pawan had moved the apex Kumar Singh (31), Mukesh tunes of the party’s anthem - L M include AK Mittal, ex-CMD of everything falls in place. Justice Act. repeatedly and at this point of court on Friday. He had also Kumar Singh (32) and Pawan ‘Acche Beete Paanch Saal, # - National Buildings Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 time. sought a direction restraining (25) — in the case. Lage Raho Kejriwal’. !"
) %.*!./0 heat waves, as well as the transition away from outdoor of India’s population faced a 2017, the report says, labour impact on outdoor work could work,” the report stated. heat wave, the number rose to hours lost in agriculture rose limate change hazards continue to increase in a non- The report finds that all 61.4 per cent in 2017 and fell from about 40,000 million Ccould impact India’s Gross linear way. 105 countries examined could to 52.94 per cent in 2018. hours in 2000 to about 60,000 Domestic Products (GDP) in a “The number of people experience an increase in at “Global temperature records million hours in 2017. “Similar “non-linear” way by 2030, a living in areas with some like- least one type of risk to their were broken during the sum- trends, although of smaller McKinsey Global Institute lihood of experiencing a lethal stock of human, physical and mer of 2019, with the July tem- magnitude, affect the industri- report has maintained. Extreme heat wave could rise from zero natural capital by 2030. The perature 1.2 deg C above the al and service sectors, where heat wave and humid condi- today to 250 million to 360 mil- share of annual outdoor work- pre-industrial era,” it said. the effect of climatic conditions tions could potentially cause a lion by 2030, with a 9 per cent ing hours lost due to extreme A study by Indian Institute is reduced due to less physically reduction in the GDP between annual probability of occur- heat and humidity in exposed of Technology-Gandhinagar strenuous work condition,” it 2.5 and 4.5 per cent, the report ring, and to 700 million to 1.2 regions would double from 10 says India will see a four-fold states. stated as it highlighted the billion by 2050 with a 14 per per cent today to 15 to 20 per rise in heat waves if global tem- “Overall, India lost nearly unrecognised non-linear cent annual probability of cent by 2050. perature rise is restricted to 1.5 75,000 million hours of labour aspects of climate change. occurring (under an RCP According to the India degree Celsius by the turn of in 2017, relative to about 43,000 The report attributed the (Representative Concentration Meteorological Department this century. “If the world fails million hours in 2000, an GDP reduction to lethal heat Pathway) 8.5 scenario and not (IMD), July 2019 was the to contain global temperature increase of over 30,000 million wave that would drastically factoring in air conditioner hottest July ever in recorded rise, India could see an eight- hours over two decades. For a bring down working hours penetration). Knock-on Indian meteorological history fold rise in heat waves,” it said. developing economy like India, and lead to decline in labour impacts from climate hazards and 65.12 per cent of India’s The Lancet report 2019 this represents a substantial productivity by as much as 15 could affect employment, are close to physical and bio- The report estimates that will need to adapt through population was exposed to has stated 153 billion hours of impact on individual, house- per cent during days by 2030. incomes, and connected sec- logical thresholds. “Once addressing some of the risk of capacity and knowledge build- temperatures of over 40 deg C labour were lost globally in hold and national budgets, The report further esti- tors,” the report stated. thresholds are breached, lethal heat waves by 2030, ing, investment in adaptive between May and June, 2019, 2017 due to heat, an increase of necessitating urgent national mated by 2050, both the inten- The report warns that soci- impacts could be non-linear,” it using air conditioning, could technology and infrastructure, the most widespread over four 62 billion hours relative to and regional adaptation plans,” sity and exposure to lethal eties and systems most at risk stated. cost up to $110 billion. “India and supporting the economy’s years. In 2016, 59.32 per cent year 2000. Between 2000 and the report said. " 3 !
3 # %5%5/ and on January 8 and later this where peaches, apricots and year is being considered bene- kiwi are also cultivated. he winter has been good in ficial for the apple cultivation It is after a gap of about 15 TUttarakhand this year with carried out in Mukteshwar, years that snowfall was experi- snowfall and rain being expe- Ramgarh and Dhanachuli areas enced in some of the regions of rienced over an extended peri- of the Nainital district. Nainital. Mukteshwar and od in considerable quantities According to cultivators, Ramgarh received about one feet even in areas where it due to the snowfall this season, of snow which also eliminated was not experienced for some the production of apples this the pests. On the other hand, years now. year will be more. Apple is a when the snowfall is less, it has One such place is Nainital, crop which requires consider- a detrimental effect on the apple where some of the regions able care and attention. crop. Not only apples, the snow- received snowfall after a gap of The apple tastes sweeter fall is considered good for other fall is expected to benefit the the area, Harendra Singh Bisht about 15 years. This has and also has better form if the crops and vegetables too. After apple production the most said that the snowfall in this brought smiles on the faces of tree experiences cold temper- snowfall, moisture remains in because now the trees will be region will prove quite beneficial farmers, especially those atures for about three months. the soil for many days. less susceptible to disease and to the apples. While cultivators involved in horticulture and Apart from the apples, the Apart from Nainital, other will also flower on time. were not being able to benefit fruit cultivation. The orchard snowfall experienced this sea- areas, including Harshil, Cultivator Jagat Singh said from the climate for some time owners are now busy preparing son is expected to bring better Ranikhet, Munsyari, Chakrata, if there is no hail, there will be now, the snowfall this season will their orchards for a better yield. yield in Nainital’s fruit belts Tehri, Dhanaulti and a bumper crop of apple and ensure that the apple trees The snowfall experienced Joshimath, and received good other crops. remain free of disease and pro- on December 13, 14 last year ## $ # " # snowfall this season. The snow- Another horticulturist of duce better quality fruit. - # 053!*53 !"# $ $%&'# oga guru Swami Ramdev’s Yaide, Acharya Balkrishna was awarded the Champions of Change Award by former President Pranab Mukherjee at the Interactive Forum on Indian Economy in New Delhi on Monday for the preservation, promotion and health services rendered through Ayurveda by Patanjali. Acharya Balakrishna was selected for this award by the jury comprising former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court KG Balakrishnan and former Supreme Court Judge Gyan Sudha Mishra. Receiving the award, Balkrishna said, “We are happy that Patanjali Yogpeeth, led by Swami Ramdev, with the tireless efforts of many karmayogis, dedicated volunteers and teach- ers, has revived and established the tradition of yoga and Ayurveda of our sages. Great effort has been made. This has been possible only with the cooperation and efforts of all those involved in this initiative. It is said that today any honour or award received in the name of Yoga-Ayurveda, is the result of the greatness of those sages !.035!4% ing the inspection there was no this waste management plant and the hard work and effort of us the opportunity to become or the collection and publica- At the same time, the work count of medicinal plants is not arrangement for the leachate more important than human Patanjali’s hard-working broth- instruments in this great work.” tion of ancient manuscripts or of conservation of manuscripts yet available. Balkrishna did esidents of Sheeshambada generated from landfill site lives?” ers and sisters, dedicated vol- Balkrishna has made a sig- the identification and classifi- and their publication is also research and created a check- Rarea protested at which was flowing through Usha Chetri, one of the unteers and teachers. I also nificant contribution in reviv- cation of medicinal Ayurvedic being guided by him. There are list according to which there Uttarakhand Environment the drain from one side of the protestors said, “The noise of dedicate this honor to all of you. ing Ayurveda. Whether it is the plants, he is said to have played 3.6 lakh species of plants all are around 62,000 medicinal Protection and Pollution site and getting accumulated on machine never stops at the We feel proud that god has given subject of research in Ayurveda a role in all these efforts. over the world, but complete plants in the world. Control Board (UEPPCB) the other side during rain. plant. It is always working regional office against the solid There was no storage facil- which makes it difficult for waste management and recy- ity for the different kinds of children to focus on their stud- cling plant which has been waste material and all were ies or get proper sleep. Every ! %) # operating for five months with- decanted together. It is also type of garbage is dumped out No Objection Certificate mentioned in the report that whether it is wet, dry or dead (NOC). Effluent Treatment Plant animals like cows, dogs, cats in The protestors entered (ETP) was not operational dur- our neighbourhood due to gheraoed the UEPPCB region- ing the inspection and had not which we can’t even open our %% P al officer and questioned him been operating since last 15 days windows.” about how the corporation as per the project in charge. “Initially we were told that was still dumping garbage at The issue of foul-smell is there would be one layer of the plant which was function- also mentioned in the report. waste and one layer of soil !.035!4% ing without an NOC for One of the protesters which will help in the decom- months now. Sunny Sundriyal alleged, position of garbage without any ehradun mayor They also told regional “Every department is involved issue, but everything is dumped DSunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ inau- officer Amit Pokhriyal that in this mess. How the MCD is together due to which the gurated the Gau Sadan of the they are suffering for the past still running the plant even whole area smells horrible. Municipal Corporation of in the last board meeting of the three years due to the mis- after such a clear report is ques- Even the guests have stopped Dehradun at Selaqui on MCD. However, till now the management of the waste man- tionable.” coming to our house due to the Monday. This facility will be MCD only had one Kanji House agement plant in the area and Geeta Devi, one of the res- unbearable stench that lingers used to shelter stray for sheltering stray cattle. they will not leave unless they idents of Sheeshambada said, “I there day and night,” added cattle of the city. This Kanji House in are assured in writing that protested near solid waste man- Rajesh Sharma. The stray cattle are a big Kedarpuram area has the NOC will not be renewed for agement and recycling plant for Municipal Commissioner issue in the city that not only capacity for holding about 70- the plant. one week and I have got skin Vinay Shankar Pandey had hamper smooth flow of traffic 75 cattle at a time whereas the The regional officer did not allergy all over the body. It is recently rejected the claims of but also end up sustaining population of stray cattle in the provide any such assurance not just me, other women have the protesting locals. According 053!*53 and started investigation. three pistols and a mobile injuries in accidents and even city is estimated to be in the but on their insistence, he gave also developed skin allergies. to him, there is no foul The team identified the phone from the accused. They die due to consumption of plas- thousands. Last year, the MCD them a copy of the plant’s Moreover, our kids are getting smell and disease-causing olice arrested four persons accused through CCTV also said that they had carried tic while foraging garbage officials had visited Mathura in inspection report prepared by sick every week too, we cannot germs on the site. Enzymes are Pand recovered all the items footage. On a tip off from an out similar crimes in Aligarh dumps for food. The issue was Uttar Pradesh to study the the UEPPCB. keep visiting the doctor regu- sprayed six times a day to ster- they had robbed from a home informant while conducting a and Bareilly. also raised by many councillors model of the Gau Sadan there. The report states that dur- larly because of this plant. Is ilise the place. more than a fortnight ago. check near the Rahimpur gate, Salim, Azaruddin and Addressing the media, Rais Ahmed from Ghaziabad, Ayub used to carry out rob- Haridwar senior superinten- Ayub from Meerut, Azaruddin beries by first posing as crime dent of police Senthil Avoodai from Meerut and Anis Ahmed branch officials. &'( &
Krishnaraj S informed that on from Ghaziabad were caught Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh and December 31, Vandana by the police. One of the Bareilly police have also been Mohan, a resident of Yadavpuri accused, Salim Saifi from informed in this regard. in Ramnagar informed the Meerut managed to escape. In Several serious crime cases are '"#$ )$"" $"#! %" '*#$"#!&+ "#& Gangnahar Kotwali that four the police interrogation, the registered against the accused unidentified armed men had accused confessed to having Rais Ahmed, Azaruddin and barged into their house and carried out the armed robbery Ayub. Efforts are being made 053!*53 any action then the Hindu Jagran one has any objec- held the family hostage. at Yadavpuri in Ramnagar. to arrest the absconding Manch will take some action. tions, one should The men robbed cash and The main accused had come to accused Salim. hooting of the movie Haseen According to Atul Painuli, director express the same gold jewellery from the home pay obeisance at Piran Kaliyar The Garhwal inspector SDilruba, which casts Taapsee Pannu of the Impression Line Production, the through the valid before leaving. In this regard, and committed the crime while general announced a reward of and Vikrant Messi began recently in movie Haseen Dilruba is a murder mys- official process. No Kotwali police registered a case returning from there. The Rs 5,000 and SSP announced Haridwar. However, it has elicited tery. There is no vulgarity in the movie. one will be allowed against unknown accused police recovered six gold coins, an award of Rs 2,500 to the opposition from some persons here. The Chief Minister and State to disturb law and under IPC sections 342/392 various golden ornaments, police team. The Hindu Jagran Manch has alleged Government are encouraging shooting order on this issue, that the film title does not match the of films in the state. He further said that she stressed. sacred spirit of Haridwar. the government had officially allowed The city magis- On Monday, a delegation of the the production house to shoot the trate Jagdish Lal told Hindu Jagran Manch met city magis- movie in the state. Stating that there is this correspondent trate Jagdish Lal and submitted a mem- nothing illegal or objectionable in that permission for orandum asking that the shooting of the shooting the movie here, he said that filming the movie film be stopped in Haridwar. The such a protest will send the wrong kind here had been grant- Hindu Jagran Manch district president of message to the film industry in ed from the state Manish Chauhan told this correspon- Mumbai. One film project provides government level. dent that the the film title and poster employment to many and results in The local adminis- is vulgar. The production house is income generation for the locals too, he tration can only stating that the movie is a murder mys- added. maintain the law tery. If it is so, the movie can be shot Meanwhile, the superintendent of and order while elsewhere too out of Haridwar. Chauhan police (City) Kamlesh Upadhyay said that ensuring that the says that the group had submitted a if the production house has valid per- film shooting gets memorandum to the city magistrate, mission to shoot the movie, there is not conducted proper- adding that if the authorities do not take point in trying to stop the same. If any- ly, he added.
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India Institute of Medical On the call given by its par- Sciences (AIIMS). ent organisation, the Akhil He said college which had Bharatiya Prathmik Shikshak &"8 a deficiency of 30 percent last Sangh, the teachers belonging year in the faculty positions has to PSS had taken one day mass brought down the deficiency to leave to attend the protest at 15 per cent. parade ground. The department pays a Addressing the teachers, fixed salary of Rs 1.43 Lakh to the president of PSS, Digvijay after the year 2004 are listed retirement. in the sixth pay commission Professor while the Associate disciplines. these teams, the MCI would 150 seats in the first year of Singh said that the teachers of under the New Pension They are demanding that and the recommendations of Professor gets a salary of Rs The college has applied to recommend initiation of the MBBS course. Four batches of the state are on a path of pro- Scheme (NPS) under which a the government should restore the VII pay commission should 1.23 Lakh per month. The start PG courses in Anatomy, PG courses in the college to the the MBBS students are at pre- tracted agitation the issue of fixed contribution from their the OPS for them. In response be implemented uniformly for salary of Assistant Professor is Physiology, Microbiology, union ministry of medical sent enrolled in the college and OPS and their other demands salary every month is deposit- to a question about restoration all the teachers in the country. fixed at Rs 95,000 a month. Pharmacology, Community health and family welfare. it has started the process to seek but the Government is paying ed to create a corpus (fund). of OPS in state assembly The association also wants Similarly the SR is employed on Medicine and Pathology to Most recent of the three approval of MCI for the fifth no heed to the justified The employees get the recently, the officiating parlia- that all teachers working in a salary of Rs 65,000 while the start with. Recently a team of government medical colleges of batch of the MBBS students. demands. interest generated from their mentary affairs minister, capacities such as Para teachers, pay of JR is Rs 47,000. Medical Council of India Uttarakhand, the GDMC got The college would have to He said the representa- corpus as pension on retire- Madan Kaushik had informed contractual teachers, Shiksha Apart from salary, the staff (MCI) had inspected facilities permission to start MBBS class- continuously upgrade the facil- tives of associations from all ment which is not fixed as it that the state has 1.40 lakh Mitras should be regularised. members are also provided at the college and associated es in the year 2016 after it got ities in the associated hospital states would organise a relay was in OPS. employees who are under OPS The PSS also wants that the anti accommodation by the hospital for PG course. Letter of Permission (LoP) by and medical college for these hunger strike at Jantar The employees organisa- while 80,000 employees are teacher provisions from the Government. It is pertinent to During the visit the team Ministry of health and family renewals. The college eventu- Mantar in New Delhi from tions are claiming that they under NPS. National Education Policy mention here that the GDMC had sought details about the welfare, government of India ally plans to upgrade itself to a February 21 to 27. would get meagre pensions The PSS is also demanding should be removed and efforts to is planning to start Post faculty members of the college. on the basis of MCI report. multi specialty centre with 750 It is worth mentioning here under the NPS which would that the state government strengthen primary education in Graduate (PG) courses in many On the report submitted by The college at present has beds for in house patients. that the employees recruited not be able sustain them after should remove the disparities the country should be initiated. #( 6 0 - # 1 2 -4 9$,$6.+;;5, Dehradun: Uttarakhand is ranked health sectors. District magistrates of technical education, he said. of public grievances are among the , 676.(5@$5 (( second among Himalayan and hill and chief development officers can Industry principal secretary Manisha government’s priorities. Monitoring states and 10th in the all India gov- play a vital role in this. Innovative Panwar stressed on the need for lay- at the district level is essential for this Dehradun: Former Chief Minister and senior ernance index. Work will have to be projects should be uploaded on the ing special focus on local tradition- purpose. Congress leader Harish Rawat came in support undertaken in the mission mode to CSR portal while best practices in the al crafts for livelihood. Value addi- Referring to measures being of Anganwadi workers protesting in support of .( 3 improve this ranking further, said districts should also be made avail- tion to local products and facilitat- taken for doubling the income of their demands here on Monday. chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh. able online, said the chief secretary. ing a market for the same is among farmers, additional chief secretary Rawat said, “Anganwadi workers are the pil- 053!*53 He was speaking at the inaugural ses- Secretaries R Meenakshi Sundaram, the government’s priorities. Principal Om Prakash stressed that both lars of rural development, especially in projects ! % & sion of discussions held as part of the Nitesh Jha, Sowjanya, Arvind Singh secretary Anand Bardhan said that farm-based and non farm-based related to child nutrition, child education, and olice have registered a case ' IAS Week at the secretariat on Hyanki along with Nainital district district magistrates should also schemes will have to be implement- women empowerment that revolve around these Pof alleged rape and murder ! Monday. magistrate Savin Bansal and his inspect higher education institu- ed effectively.He also pointed to the women. Their workload has been increased con- against two accused including Referring to the state’s tourism Rudraprayag counterpart Mangesh tions. District specific skill develop- need for developing markets for the sistently by the government. We had started the one police constable in the case potential, Singh stressed on the need Ghildiyal expressed their views on ment programmes should be con- local produce. There is also need to process of increasing their allowance including few wherein a woman was found & for special focus on cleanliness of ease of living. ducted in the institutions, for which work on risk management to facili- holidays that was discontinued by the current gov- dead in a hotel room in ! # main roads and tourist destinations. In the second session, addi- the assistance of the district admin- tate crop insurance and minimise ernment. These women are struggling for so many Haridwar on Sunday. The government is also according tional chief secretary Om Prakash istration is also needed, he said. loss to the farmers. Focus on the days, even during the night and the rain but the The woman, 35-year-old priority to waste disposal and facil- spoke on various aspects of techni- In the final session, the power micro plan, integrated model village Chief Minister could not find the time to meet Anu Tyagi from Dehradun coming to the hotel for which itating modern toilets. He remarked cal education. Special focus needs to secretary Radhika Jha said that qual- and skill development in agriculture them. When I found out about this, I decided to was found dead in the room of they had asked for a room that innovative works had been be laid at the district administration ity power supply, encouraging green sector is also needed to double meet the Anganwadi workers. Though they did- a hotel at Ranipur Mod. After to be booked. started in agriculture, education and level for development in the sphere energy and ensuring swift redressal income of farmers, he added. PNS n’t call me, I came on my own”, he added. PNS her body was found, it was The manager had asked the ascertained that the hotel room constable for a slip stating so had been booked by police but Chauhan didn’t give it then constable Deepak Chauhan. and said that it would be deliv- , # ) According to the informa- ered to the hotel later. tion provided by official The guests- a man and a sources, the woman found woman came to the hotel at 8 dead in the hotel was a beau- PM on Saturday and were !.035!4% (danger level III) especially for Meanwhile, the State mete- tician and had come to given a room. Uttarkashi, Chamoli, orological centre has forecast Haridwar regarding her work. When the manager asked he district magistrates of Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh partly to generally cloudy across Police have registered a for the woman’s ID, the man Tfour mountainous districts districts. In case of heavy snow- the state today with possibility case of rape and murder against accompanying her had said of the state have been asked to fall in these regions, there of light rainfall/snowfall at a few constable Deepak Chauhan that he is from the police. observe precautions consider- could be the risk of avalanche places especially in the moun- and an unidentified person. Considering this, the hotel ing the possibility of snowfall too. Considering this, the locals tains. Dehradun is forecast to According to police, the hotel manager gave him a room. and avalanche. should observe some basic pre- experience party clear sky with room in which the woman’s When the door was The Uttarakhand State cautions. They should stay possibility of light rain/thun- body was found had been knocked the next morning, Disaster Management informed about snowfall/ derstorm in some areas. The booked by constable Deepak there was no response from the Authority (USDMA) execu- avalanche in their nearby areas. maximum and minimum tem- Chauhan. inside. After this, the hotel staff tive director Piyoosh Rautela In case of avalanche/snow- peratures in Dehradun are Taking this matter seri- called the police who broke has written to the district mag- fall, people should avoid travel- expected to be 17 degrees ously, a case has been registered open the door and found the istrates of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, ling to areas with snow and trav- Celsius and seven degrees against Chauhan and another body of the woman on the bed. Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh el only if absolutely necessary. Celsius respectively. person on the directions of the SP city, Kamlesh Upadhyay regarding this. Further, during snowfall, On Monday, the maximum Haridwar SSP Senthil Avoodai said that a case has been regis- Rautela informed that people should not allow too and minimum temperatures Krishnaraj S. tered with Kotwali inspector according to the forecast issued much snow to accumulate on recorded at various places in the Also, instructions have Praveen Koshyari as the inves- by the Snow and Avalanche the roofs of their homes, tem- state were 17.8 degrees Celsius been given to SP City, Kamlesh tigation officer. Study Establishment (SASE) on porary shelters and cow sheds. and 5.9 degrees Celsius respec- Upadhyay to investigate the The viscera of the woman Monday evening, there is a pos- Those staying temporarily in tively in Dehradun, 14.8 degrees case. In the case, hotel manager has been preserved while the sibility of snowfall and avalanche areas with heavy snowfall Celsius and 6.2 degrees Celsius Anil Verma said that two post mortem report is still in some of the high altitude should shift to lower altitudes in Pantnagar, nine degrees policemen had come from the awaited. The exact cause of regions of the State from Monday for some days. Celsius and -0.3 degrees Celsius Mayapur post on Saturday death is expected to be ascer- till the evening of Tuesday. Extreme care should be in Mukteshwar and 10 degrees evening and had informed that tained in the post mortem The possibility of snow- observed in areas known to be Celsius and one degree Celsius a guest of the CO would be report. fall/avalanche has been forecast avalanche zones. respectively in New Tehri. 2
" 6$" (! # # ! "5%5 the aforementioned columns after a request to the effect nion Minister Ram Vilas was made by many states, not UPaswan on Monday ruled by the BJP, that these be sought to dispel misgivings “dropped”. The Union about the Citizenship Minister, who holds (Amendment) Act and the Consumer Affairs, Food and %.*!./0 National Population Register Public Distribution System but underscored that the portfolio, however sought to ice President M Venkaiah Constitution guaranteed allay fears that people not VNaidu on Monday said it is “right to freedom of expres- possessing required docu- quite natural for the Kashmiri sion” which ought to be ments could lose their citi- Pandits to expect the govern- respected while dealing with zenship and Muslims whom ments and society to under- protests. the CAA allegedly discrimi- stand their sufferings and take Paswan also claimed that nates against would suffer the steps for their rehabilitation. it was at his instance that the most. He said it is the duty of the Union Home Ministry agreed “No Government can country as a whole and the to “amend” the NPR forms dare to snatch away any per- Kashmiri people in particular wherein columns like those sons citizenship. It will lead to to see that the “sons of the soil, pertaining to places of birth of an upheaval. Any regime who were driven out due to parents had triggered fears which seeks to do so will be killings and terror instigated by that the exercise might be a torn apart by the media. This India's neighbour, are provid- precursor to the National is simply not possible”, he ed safety and security upon Register of Citizens (NRC). said. However, he added “we their return.” “Even I do not know my date owe our rise in politics to the In a series of tweets, Naidu sufferings and take steps for of birth. Do I cease to become 1974 students movement. said it is the rightful demand of their rehabilitation,” he said. a citizen on that account? I Now, students, the youth have the Kashmiri Pundits and other The displaced Kashmiri had told the Home Ministry their own sentiments. We displaced persons that they pandits across the world com- that these things will cause cannot do much about that. should be facilitated to return memorated January 19 as confusion. Now the Ministry But it is true that the police to their place of birth. “holocaust day” to mark the has amended the forms”, he often goes overboard in “I feel that it is quite natural exodus of over 70,000 pandit told reporters here. enforcing rule of law”, said for the Kashmiri Pundits to families from the Valley due to Notably, the Union Paswan, who is the founder of expect the governments and killings and terror by Pakistan- Home Ministry had recently Lok Janshakti Party an NDA -5 6 " 6 "/2 society to understand their sponsored terrorists in 1990. stated that people could “skip” constituent ! O&# # 6P
" ".805*53 free entry of Indian Sikh pil- (6.+(6@(,6A Khyber Patkahunkhwa. including Gorakhnath and Jammu: The Jammu and disgraced officer on December Police Medal for Gallantry grims to celebrate the 550th 65,'$,;5(6=$'$ It will promote religious Bholaynath, he said. Kashmir administration on 31, 1998. “Consequent upon awarded to Davinder Singh in he Hindus in Pakistan's birth anniversary of founder @$.,'$$568$6,, tourism and put Pakistan's Kali Bari Mandir in Dera Monday forfeited the DGP's the arrest of Davinder Singh, 2018. Tnorthwest province have of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev. economy on track, he said. Ismail Khan district too has a commendation medal and cer- Dy SP on January 11, while try- Police had arrested Singh at asked the Government to The corridor provides the 5$;&(=,$,'$)5,5;+5 Diyal said if the govern- great importance in Hindu tificate given to suspended ing to assist terrorists to travel Mir Bazar in Jammu and replicate the Kartarpur corri- shortest route for Indian Sikh =55(.5$8;&$- ment agreed to develop religion, Diyal said. DSP Davinder Singh, who has outside J&K and recovery of Kashmir's Kulgam district dor example by developing pilgrims to the revered .$$&;(67,'$(5$51 Hindus' religious sites, they The followers of the been arrested for helping ter- arms and ammunition, which along with Hizbul Mujahideen their over 200 religious sites Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in 5$&(7(+(,$(6)'-$5 would attract many pilgrims Hindu religion have swelled rorists travel out of J&K, five amounts to disloyalty and con- terrorists Naveed Baba and in Khyber Patkahunkhwa, Kartarpur area of Pakistan's ,@'+6@'0$5,(67 from the across the world. to over one billion in the days after he lost his Sher-e- duct that has brought the force Altaf, besides a lawyer who was asserting that it will promote Narowal district, where Guru There are over 65 reli- world and to woo them to the Kashmir Police Medal for into disrepute, the DGP com- operating as an overground tourism and help put the Nanak spent last 18 years of ,',(,(&&;58,$ gious sites in Swabi district, province will be a boon to Gallantry. mendation medal along with worker for terror outfits. country's ailing economy on his life. ,+5(86.'$&;;+,,'$ and 154 in Nowshera district Pakistan's economy, he added. An order issued by the certificate awarded to him on Searches were carried out a sound footing. Leader of Hindu =+6,5A(&(67$=68 of Khyber Patkahunkhwa According to the Pakistan Director General of Police December 31, 1998 is hereby at Singh''s residence in In November, Pakistan Community Peshawar 6+6.4,(67 (KPK), he said. Hindu Council, there are Dilbag Singh announced the forfeited,” the order read. Srinagar, right next to the and India separately inaugu- Haroon Sarab Diyal said on The KPK has one of the around 8 million forfeiture of DGP's commen- On January 15, the Jammu Army's XV corps headquarters rated the historic Kartarpur Sunday that in view of the provincial and federal gov- world's largest Shivlinghams Hindus living in Pakistan, dation medal and certificate and Kashmir administration at Badami Bagh cantonment, corridor on their sides of the positive impact of the ernments should also develop and is home to 12 panths of comprising 4 per cent of the which was awarded the now forfeited the Sher-e-Kashmir PTI border to facilitate the visa- Kartarpur corridor, the the religious sites of Hindus in the Sanatana dharama, Pakistani population.
work. was agreeable to revisit its 2017 The top court said proposal as there is urgent need R that it will appoint a retired apex for the projects of Unitech Ltd. court judge to monitor the To be taken up by a specialised preparation of resolution frame- agency, so as to ensure comple- From Page 1 opted out as they refused to change their divided on the basis of religion, the ed Assembly seats which are - Hari work by the new tion in a time bound schedule in “BJP leadership wanted us to recon- stand on including Muslims in the party was asked to reconsider the stand Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Tilak Nagar and Board. the interest of the home buyers. sider this stand, so, we decided to not CAA. “Our party’s stand was questioned on including our Muslim brothers in the Kalkaji. Notably, SAD fought Assembly From Page 1 It said the committee head- In 2017, the Centre had fight these polls instead of changing our by the alliance partner - BJP,” Sirsa said. CAA. The Akali Dal does not favour the elections in 2015 while in 2017 Sirsa The top court ordered that ed by Justice S N Dhingra, moved the National Company stand,” Sirsa added. “We were questioned on SAD lead- NRC also,” Sirsa said. fought by-election from the Rajouri existing management board of which was appointed to sell the Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking Sirsa who was accompanied by ership’s stand on CAA and told in meet- Pertinently, Delhi has over 10 lakh Garden seat which he lost to Aam Unitech would stand super- company’s assets and use the suspension of the current direc- Harmeet Singh Kalka, president, Delhi ings that this was not the BJP stand. Our sikh voters and SAD contested elections Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jarnail seded with the new board of money in completion of pend- tors and taking of control of the unit of the SAD said that they have stand is clear that country cannot be in Delhi from the four Sikh dominat- Singh. directors taking charge. ing projects, would continue to management of Unitech Ltd but Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, work till the new board comes up had later withdrawn the proposal appearing for existing manage- with a resolution framework. after a stay on its move from the Committee (CWC) of report commission of an Public Prosecutor Amit Jindal. authority, punishable under ment of Unitech, said that The bench clarified that the apex court. In 2018, Muzaffarpur, child protection offence. After the pronounce- It had recorded the state- the Juvenile Justice Act. Ramesh Chandra and an newly constituted board can the apex court had directed a officer of District Child ment of the judgement, one of ment of 44 girls who were The court had reserved accountant should be allowed to take any commercial decision in forensic audit of Unitech Ltd and Protection Unit Ravi Roshan, the convicts Ravi broke down physically and sexually assault- order on September 30, 2019 be appointed on the new board the interest of homebuyers and its sister concerns and sub- member of CWC Vikas Kumar in the courtroom. ed at the shelter home, of after final arguments by the of the company as it would be of with regard to any pending pro- sidiaries by Samir Paranjpe, R and other accused Vijay Kumar “I have not done any of the which around 13 were mentally CBI counsel and 20 accused in immense help to the homebuy- jects. The top court also direct- Partner, Forensic and Tiwari, Guddu Patel, Kishan crimes told by you. I have not disabled. It had examined 20 the case in which former Bihar ers due to his experience. ed the present management of Investigation Services in M/s Kumar and Ramanuj Thakur committed such shameful acts defence witnesses, said advo- Social Welfare Minister and the The Bench however refused the company, forensic auditors, Grant Thornton India. were convicted for the offences on the girls. You are sending cate Dheeraj Kumar, appearing then JD(U) leader Manju to agree with the contention and asset reconstruction companies, The forensic auditors have From Page 1 of aggravated penetrative sex- me to jail. I will commit sui- for some of the accused. Verma also faced flak as alle- said that to avoid any misun- banks and financial institutions also submitted their report which The court fixed January 28 ual assault under POCSO cide,” he told the judge. The trial was held on a day- gations surfaced that Thakur derstanding, it would not be and state governments to extend said that Unitech Ltd received for hearing arguments on Act, criminal conspiracy, The judge asked his coun- to-day basis and was complet- had links with her husband. appropriate to appoint any mem- cooperation to the new board. around Rs 14,270 crore from quantum of sentence. The rape, gang rape, causing hurt, sel to console him. Following ed within six months as per the She had resigned from her ber of the existing board on the Attorney General K K 29,800 homebuyers mostly offences entail a maximum abetment to rape under IPC this, some female convicts also Supreme Court’s directions. post on August 8, 2018. new one. Venugopal, appearing for the between 2006-2014 and around punishment of life imprison- and POCSO Act, and section started crying to which the The court had on March The case was transferred on Unitech promoters Sanjay Centre, said the new board tak- Rs 1,805 crore from six financial ment. It however acquitted one 75 of the JJ Act. judge sternly directed the inves- 30, 2019, framed charges February 7, 2019 from a local Chandra and his brother Ajay ing control of Unitech manage- institutions for the construc- Vikki in the case for the want Two of the accused -- tigating officer and the jail against the accused, including court in Muzaffarpur in Bihar Chandra are currently lodged in ment is a mix of talent and would tion of 74 projects. of evidence. One of the female Rama Shankar Singh and Dr authorities to take them outside Thakur. to a POCSO court at Saket dis- Tihar jail for allegedly siphoning help in speedy completion of the The audit revealed that accused Rosy Rani, former Ashwani-- were held guilty for and console them. It had held trial for the trict court complex in Delhi on off homebuyers’ money. stalled projects. around Rs 5,063 crore of home- assistant director of child pro- the offences of criminal con- Advocates P K Dubey and offences of rape, sexual assault, the apex court’s directions. The top court granted two- He said the Centre will not buyers’ money and tection unit in Muzaffarpur, spiracy and abetment to rape. Nishaank Mattoo, appearing sexual harassment, drugging of The matter had come to month moratorium to the new infuse any funds for completion around Rs 763 crore of fund was convicted for the offences Rama was also convicted under for Thakur, told reporters that minors, criminal intimidation light on May 26, 2018 after Tata board and granted it immuni- of pending projects of the com- received from financial institu- under section 21(1) (failure to sections 323 of IPC, 75 of JJ Act they will challenge the verdict among other charges. Institute of Social Sciences ty from any legal proceedings pany and the court should ensure tions were not utilised by the report commission of an and 21 of POCSO Act. in the higher court. Advocate Thakur and employees of (TISS) submitted a report to against the company’s man- a period of calm and direct a company and high value invest- offence) of the POCSO Act. Female accused -- Shaista Gyanendra Mishra, represent- his shelter home, as well as the Bihar government high- agement sayiing the proceed- moratorium on litigations for 12 ments were made off-shore tax- Since the maximum pun- Praveen, Indu Kumari, Minu ing Dillip, too said there was no Bihar department of social lighting the alleged sexual ings initiated against the firm, months. haven countries between ishment for the offence was six Devi, Manju Devi, Chanda evidence against the accused welfare officials were charged abuse of minor girls in the shel- subsequent to any court order It said, that the idea of board 2007-2010. The top court months, which she had already Devi, Neha Kumari, Hema and he will challenge the judge- with criminal conspiracy, ter home for the first time. The would also stand suspended till of independent directors is to ordered investigation into the undergone, she was granted Masih, Kiran Kumari -- were ment in the higher court. neglect of duty and failure to report had been submitted to further orders. It said howev- professionalise the management omission and commission of bail by the court. held guilty for criminal con- The court had recorded the report assault on the girls. The the Bihar Social Welfare er that investigating agencies of the company. O n promoters of Unitech Ltd Dillip Kumar Verma, for- spiracy, abetment to rape, cru- statement of 69 witnesses lead charges also included offence of Department by TISS in probing irregularities in the December 18, last year, the top under Prevention of Money mer chairman of Child Welfare elty to child and failure to by the CBI, represented by cruelty to child under their February that year. PTI company would continue their court had asked the Centre if it Laundering Act (PMLA). 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From Page 1 ceremony that was attended BJP leaders hailed the From Page 1 and also worked as a minis- every religious leader of con- leadership that he became Wishing Nadda very best by members of the BJP appointment, expressing con- However, his big test ter in BJP governments in his sequence and holding long the leader of the opposition in for his tenure, the PM said, Parliamentary Board, its high- fidence that the party would would be the next year’s home state of Himachal meetings with party leaders Himachal in 1993 after being “Nadda is a dedicated and dis- est body, and veterans like LK achieve new successes under assembly polls in West Pradesh. and allies to take on the for- elected an MLA for the first ciplined karyakarta who has Advani and Murli Manohar his leadership. Bengal, a state where the BJP He was also a Cabinet midable challenge posed by time. worked for years to strength- Joshi. Shah congratulated has never tasted power but minister in the first Modi gov- the SP-BSP alliance. When the BJP stormed to en the party at the grassroots. Earlier, Shah was joined Nadda and expressed confi- has emerged as a strong chal- ernment. Nadda hails from power in 1998 in the state, he His affable nature is also by senior party leaders, dence that under the new lenger to Mamata Banerjee- The Brahmin leader is Himachal Pradesh but was became a minister. He was a known to all.” including Union Ministers BJP president and the guid- headed TMC. considered within the party born and raised in Bihar minister again in 2010 when “Be it as a young party Rajnath Singh and Nitin ance of Modi, the party will Despite its overwhelm- an epitome of political cor- where his father was a pro- he resigned to become the karyakarta, MLA, Minister Gadkari, besides several func- scale new heights of success ing win in the 2019 Lok Sabha rectness with his manners fessor in Patna University. party’s national general sec- in Himachal Pradesh or tionaries from State units in and grow from strength to polls, the BJP has suffered unfailingly polite in public He joined the ABVP, the retary when Nitin Gadkari organisational duties at the filing nominations in sup- strength. Wishing Nadda a several defeats in state polls and his attacks on rivals never RSS’ student wing, there and was its president. Centre, MP and Union port of Nadda. successful tenure, Rajnath since 2018 and its govern- triggering any unseemly con- was active in the anti- He enjoyed warm rela- Minister, Nadda has added BJP Chief Ministers, like Singh said, “I am confident ments have been unable to troversy. Emergency stir headed, his tions with Prime Minister value to any responsibility Yogi Adityanath of Uttar the party will achieve new come to power, except in However, party insiders colleagues say. Narendra Modi as the latter he has held,” Modi added. Pradesh and Vijay Rupani of glory and success under his Haryana where it had to join say Nadda can be very firm in On his return to his home was for long incharge of the BJP leader Radha Mohan Gujarat, were also at the party leadership. Known for his hands with JJP to form gov- his handling of organisation- state, he was elected as stu- party’s affairs in Himachal. Singh, who was the in-charge headquarters. organisational experience ernment. al affairs and electoral chal- dent union president of the Nadda was elected to of the organisational election Nadda’s elevation was on Naddaji has always been an The 59-year-old Nadda, lenges but makes it a point to Himachal University. Rajya Sabha in 2012 and process, made the announce- expected lines since his asset to the party.” who holds a degree in law, not make any public fuss He became president of made a member of the party’s ment of Nadda’s election as appointment as the BJP work- Gadkari said the eleva- brings decades of experience about them. Bharatiya Janata Yuva parliamentary board in 2014 the party’s 11th president ing president last June after tion of Nadda, who started as during which he served at key He is also a man of detail Morcha, the BJP’s youth wing, when Shah took over as its after he emerged as the only Shah joined the Modi a common party worker and party posts, headed its elec- as party leaders recall that he in 1991. Incidentally, Shah president. His steady rise nominee in the fray. Government as the Home rose through its ranks, shows tion campaign in a host of spent months in Uttar was also a BJYM office bear- through the organisation con- Modi later arrived at the Minister. The BJP has tradi- that the BJP was an organisa- states -- from Bihar to Uttar Pradesh, a state he was made er that time. tinued when Modi and Shah party headquarters to felici- tionally abided by the norm of tion of workers unlike parties Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra incharge of during the 2019 It was a sign of the trust chose him to be its working tate the elected president at a ‘one party one post’. run by dynasties. and Punjab among others -- Lok Sabha polls, meeting he always had of the party president last year. 3
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' # O -. $ 0"<- # # ? * %.* The all-women bikers con- - # %.*!./0 Odisha cadre IAS officer tary in the coal ministry. !./0 tingent is slated to perform as E - Vishal Gagan will be joint sec- S Suresh Kumar and many as nine acts of daring bike ( he Centre on Monday retary, department of defence Puneet Agarwal have been omen daredevilry will be riding and conclude by forming % '" O& Tapproved a major bureau- for a tenure of five years, it said. appointed as joint secretaries in Won full display on Rajpath a human pyramid on multiple cratic reshuffle posting 31 offi- Ashutosh Agnihotri has department of commerce and this Republic Day, as an all- motorcycles and is expected to cers as joint secretaries been appointed joint secretary department of defence pro- women bikers’ contingent of fly the tricolor and the CRPF flag )BC including Rajeev Singh Thakur in home ministry. Jammu and duction respectively. the CRPF will make its debut and on the top. !? and Shantanu in the newly-cre- Kashmir cadre IAS officer Vineet Mathur, a 1994 showcase its nail-biting stunts. At the 2018 Republic Day $ $&'( . 6 ated department of military Ashok Kumar Parmar will be batch officer of Indian Postal The 65-member team of parade, a women bikers contin- affairs. advisor, inter-state council Service, will be JS, department women will display its acrobat- gent of the Border Security N O Thakur, a 1995 batch IAS secretariat under the Home of consumer affairs and Indian ic skills on 350 cc Royal Enfield deployed with the Rapid Action performed at the birth anniver- Force (BSF) had debuted on the # > 6 officer of Rajasthan cadre, will Ministry. Forest Service (IFoS) officer Bullet motorcycles towards the Force (RAF), a special anti-riots sary celebrations of country’s first occasion that year. B C # H have a tenure till December 3, Bharat H Khera has been Sanjukta Mudgal has been end of the over 90-minute-long combat unit of the CRPF. Home Minister Sardar In 2015, women marching # 2022. Shantanu, a 1997 batch appointed joint secretary in appointed as joint secretary in parade. The Central Reserve Police Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31 contingents of Army, Navy and Tripura cadre IAS officer, has Cabinet Secretariat. culture ministry. It will be the first time that Force is the world’s largest para- last year at Kevadia in Gujarat, Air Force had debuted in the been appointed to the post till Vimalendra Anand IAS officer Tanmay Kumar the women bikers will perform military force with about 3.25 an event that saw Prime Minister national parade. According to * March 27, 2024, an order issued Patwardhan, an officer of has been appointed joint sec- in the Republic Day parade. lakh personnel in its ranks. Narendra Modi in attendance. tradition, the BSF and the Army’s ) by the personnel ministry said. Indian Audit and Accounts retary in the power ministry. This squad was raised in 2014 to The members of the squad In 1986, the CRPF had bike-borne daredevils end the $ $&'( ! 8-' The Government had last Service,has been named as Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS involve women in the entire have been specially chosen from raised the first armed women’s Republic Day parade every alter- @" '5 month created the department joint secretary and financial officer Hari Ranjan Rao will be spectrum of roles performed by various combat units of the battalion in the Asia region. nate year riding their roaring 4 !# ' of military affairs, which is adviser in ministry of civil avi- joint secretary, department of the Force. Force and are in the age group Presently, the CRPF has six bikes. This year, the opportuni- L/5 5 headed by Chief of Defence ation, and IAS officer Nagaraju telecommunications for The contingent will be led by of 25 to 30, officials said. Mahila Battalions (6,000 per- ty has been given to the CRPF * % " M#!!8 Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat. Maddirala will be joint secre- five years. Inspector Seema Nag, who is This contingent had earlier soonel. women personnel, officials said. 6 ' " ' 5 4 * 5 B*5C$<$<8 ; "&/%.$< # %.*!./0 especially in times of disasters Coordination Police Wireless Ministry of Home Affairs in sitting at different locations in the 5 when regular communication (DCPW) that operates POLNET 1950 with the primary mandate country with Internet-enabled 5 8 ' ' # '! nion Minister of State for either gets jammed or crashes. or the police network services in of coordination between state multimedia services, ? 8- '@6 ' + Prime Minister Narendra Modi UHome Nityanand Rai on “The operationalisation of the country has brought out an and central police and security a senior official said. From 54 doesn’t want people to know Monday inaugurated revamped POLNET 2.0 is a big achieve- enhanced communication plat- agencies for radio communica- its control room in Delhi, it can OP who funds the BJP. police communication services ment for the country and the form for police and security tion and frequency allocation. It host 40 people talking at one ! *# “The whole electoral bond — POLNET 2.0. The new plat- DCPW is to be complimented forces to communicate better has been operating POLNET point of time, the official added. O P O P scheme is opaque and points to form is armed with a robust for rendering this task. This during law and order problems since 2006. POLNET 2.0 will also have a $ $&'( 5?"% a collusion between the BJP and multi-media facility and is a cap- system will work in any weath- and disasters, including linkup The new platform is named phone calling facility for per- %.*!./0 those who have become richer tive satellite-based network that er,” Rai said while launching the from remote border and coastal POLNET 2.0 and for the first sonnel of police and paramilitary '" as a majority of Indians become provides video, audio and data facility at Vigyan Bhawan here. areas. The DCPW was set up in time it will provide video-con- forces deployed in remote areas 8 # # iting slowdown in economy, poorer,” he claimed. connectivity across the country, The Directorate of 1946 and it was placed under the ferencing facility to four entities to talk to their families. ' CCPI(M) general secretary ' '8- > Sitaram Yechury on Monday # # O slammed the Government say- ' ing this was not just “misman- # 0# agement” but “destruction of & # - )P !)# lives”. Reacting to reports that 73 $ $&'( *A 8 the Government’s tax collection * As per the clause 7.2 of the / ! -O # - L: 5 is likely to fall short of its esti- %.*!./0 poor,” the former Congress %.*!./0 UCPMP “companies or their > -5 3M mate by Rs 2.5 lakh crore or 1.2 president said in a tweet. associations/representatives #?3 "# per cent of GDP in 2019-20, ongress leader Rahul The total wealth of all mid the controversy over shall not extend any hospital- # - # 5 Yechury said that the Centre will CGandhi on Monday alleged Indian billionaires is more than Apharma firms allegedly ity like hotel accommodation to # - # - # be made accountable. that Prime Minister Narendra the full-year budget, said the ‘bribing’ medical professionals, healthcare practitioners and # > -'3 “This is not mere misman- Modi extracts wealth from study titled ‘Time to Care’ the Alliance of Doctors for their family members under > - agement of the economy. It is India’s poor and gives it to his which was tagged by Rahul Ethical Healthcare (ADEH), a any pretext”. the destruction of lives and “crony capitalist friends” and Gandhi Oxfam also said the network of doctors from across The implied meaning of # livelihoods of millions of the big power brokers he is world’s 2,153 billionaires have the country has demanded this is that even extending Indians, while Modi’s rich dependent on. more wealth than the 4.6 billion that the Uniform Code of benefits to the doctors through # - - cronies continue to benefit and Rahul Gandhi’s attack on people who make up 60 per Pharmaceutical Marketing associations is unethical. But fund the BJP. The people on the the prime minister came over cent of the planet’s population. Practices (UCPMP) this is being flouted with streets have taken note, account- an Oxfam report which The Gandhi scion has framed five years ago be made impunity, alleged Dr Arun ability will be fixed,” he tweet- claimed that India’s richest 1 often used the term `crony cap- mandatory. Mitra, ENT specialist and for- 9* ed. per cent hold more than four- italism’ to attack Modi. “Presently, even after five Council, Ludhiana. denied by the pharmaceutical mer Chairperson, Ethics Quoting an Oxfam study times the wealth held by 953 He first used the term post years the code remains volun- Prime Minister Narendra companies, said Dr Grewal. Committee of the PMC, $ $&'( 5 8 which said that India’s richest million people who make up demonetization when he tary. This is despite the fact Modi, as published in a section He alleged that the com- Ludhiana. O one per cent hold more than for the bottom 70 per cent of alleged that Prime Minister’s that several medical organisa- of the media has warned phar- panies spend crores of rupees It is also equally important # 6 8 four-times the wealth held by the country’s population. demonetisation decision was a tions have demanded this maceutical companies not to through associations by spon- that the any freebies from the OB68C8 953 million people who make “Modi extracts wealth from “huge scam” and its objective repeatedly from the indulge in unethical practices soring the medical confer- pharmaceutical companies be B8 CN5 . O up for the bottom 70 per cent of India’s poor and gives it to his was to rob from the common Government. The global expe- and stop giving freebies to the ences. “They spend huge made taxable. These were tax- " (6 the country’s population, crony capitalist friends & the people of India to benefit his rience also shows that volun- doctors with a purpose to pro- amount on travel, accommo- able earlier but the decision while the total wealth of all big power brokers he’s depen- crony capitalist friends. He tary code does not work”, said cure business. However, that dation and other expenditures was reversed later by the Pune I! #58 Indian billionaires is more than dent on. 1% of India’s super again used the same terminol- Dr GS Grewal, one of the any such deliberations on the doctors for lavish Bench of the Income Tax 6 8 O5 the full-year budget, Yechury rich, now own 4 times more ogy during the Rafale scam ADEH members and former occurred in the meeting with arrangements of the confer- Appellate Tribunal, said the 6 $<$< said that this is the reason wealth than 1 billion of India’s controversy. president- Punjab Medical the Prime Minister has been ences.” doctor. ?# & % 4))3
* this process triggers wide- sepsis in 2017 and 11 million Rudd, assistant professor in both preventable and treat- dropped by 19 per cent to 48.9 %.*!./0 spread inflammation. deaths, representing 1 in 5 Pitt’s Department of Critical able,” said senior author million cases and deaths by 30 Blood clotting during sep- deaths worldwide. Care Medicine. Mohsen Naghavi, professor of per cent to 11.0 million. hough preventable and sis reduces blood flow to limbs The large majority of sep- For their analysis, Rudd health metrics sciences at “So what is the solution? Ttreatable, sepsis — a life and internal organs. sis cases - 85 per cent in 2017 and colleagues leveraged the IHME at the University of Well, to start with its basic pub- threatening complication of This deprives them of - occurred in low- or middle- Global Burden of Disease Washington School of lic health infrastructure. an infection— claimed about nutrients and oxygen. In severe income countries, higher Study, a comprehensive epi- Medicine. “We need renewed Vaccines, making sure every- 11 million lives worldwide in cases, one or more organs among females than males. demiological analysis coordi- focus on sepsis prevention one has access to a toilet and 2017, almost twice as high as may fail. By age, the incidence of sepsis nated by the Institute for among newborns and on tack- clean drinking water, adequate previously estimated. India too is facing tremen- peaks in early childhood, with Health Metrics and Evaluation ling antimicrobial resistance, nutrition for children and According to a study pub- dous sepsis burden. At least, more than 40 per cent of all (IHME) at the University of an important driver of the maternal health care would lished in the latest edition of 34 per cent of sepsis patients cases occurring in children Washington School of condition.” address a lot of these cases,” The Lancet, among the victims died in the intensive care unit under 5. Medicine. The study authors ana- said Rudd. are a disproportionately high (ICU) in 2016, as per another “I’ve worked in rural The study findings are lyzed annual sepsis incidence The research was funded number of children in poor study. Uganda, and sepsis is what we unprecedented as they repre- and mortality trends from by The Bill & Melinda Gates areas. Sepsis is caused by the The Lancet study, which is saw every single day. Watching sent mortality both in and out 1990 through 2017 and found Foundation, the National body’s defense system led by researchers at the a baby die of a disease that of the hospital. rates are improving. Institutes of Health Pitt, the (immune system) working University of Pittsburgh and could have been prevented “We are alarmed to find In 1990, there were an British Columbia Children’s overtime to fight infection. University of Washington with basic public health mea- sepsis deaths are much higher estimated 60.2 million sepsis Hospital Foundation, the The large number of chemicals schools of medicine, revealed sures really sticks with you,” than previously estimated, cases and 15.7 million deaths; Wellcome Trust and the released into the blood during 48.9 million global cases of said lead author Kristina E especially as the condition is by 2017, incidence had Fleming Fund. 7
3 ,%#"- "#"#. >&/>55 guise and is being pushed public opinion is going guarantee that if you do not said she might invite the Chief through in the name of NPR. against her she has provide the information your Ministers particularly of the fter Kerala and Punjab it is We condemn the Centre’s move hurriedly decided to name will not be marked for north-eastern States to take a ! ABengal’s turn to pass reso- for NPR.” pass the resolution.” future reference in NRC or decision on the issue. lution rejecting the Citizenship Accusing BJP for trying to On NPR Banerjee things like that? We have “I have no problem in Amendment Act. Accusing the squeeze out absurd information said, “I have come to passed a resolution against hosting a meeting of the Chief BJP of playing a “dangerous from the citizens in the name know from media NPR and request all the States Ministers in Kolkata if they are 4 game” by forcibly imposing of NPR so as to use it against reports that they are including the BJP-ruled states interested to join it,” she said CAA and National Population them in future Banerjee said demanding absurd of the North East to follow suit.” appealing to all the Chief Register Bengal Chief Minister CAA, NRC and NPR are mul- information about the State BJP leader JP Ministers and Governments Mamata Banerjee on Monday tiple sides of the same act parents of a person in Majumdar said such resolu- of the North East like Tripura, 034@5%5%05"435 needed. They have gone to the said the Trinamool Congress adding her Government would the NPR format. tions are of little value in the Assam and elsewhere to Supreme Court without too will pass a resolution soon pass a resolution rejecting There is a column face of a parliamentary law. oppose, CAA, NRC and erala Governor Arif informing me. That is an against the CAA soon. The CAA. Chief Minister for “making seeking information about par- In a public meeting at NPR. KMohammad Khan said on unlawful act. Not legally cor- move is a sharp departure “We passed a resolution volte-face too often.” ents, their birth place and birth Darjeeling, she said, “Even I Meanwhile, BJP leader Monday that he was not satis- rect. Hence it is neither a clash from the stand taken by her against NRC and CAB —which Opposition Leader Abdul certificate. How can anyone will not be able to provide these Chandra Bose on Monday fied with the explanation given of egos or personal differ- Government a few days ago. was only a bill then — a few Mannan and Left Legislature provide such information… documents,” adding how the wondered whether imposing by the Chief Secretary on the ences”, he said. Moments before leaving months ago. Now as it has Party Leader Sujan “They say that the column other parties were acting hyp- any law on the people without Left Government moving the Chief Secretary Tom Jose for North Bengal where he sub- become a law will pass a Chakrabarty said: “only a few is optional. Have you seen any ocritically by making loud their consent was the right way Supreme Court against the met the Governor on Monday, sequently told an audience that resolution against CAA and days we had brought the pro- blank column in the mark comments in the media against of doing things. The grand Citizenship law without a day after the latter sought a her Government would never demand its withdrawal,” posal in the State Assembly but sheet when you appear for an the CAA but joining the meet- nephew of Netaji Subhas informing him. report from the Left govern- allow either CAA or NPR to Banerjee said adding the reso- the government stopped the examination. This is a mis- ing in Delhi on NPR. Chandra Bose said, “you can- “No explanation can sat- ment over moving the apex take place in Bengal, Banerjee lution will be passed within 4- Congress and the Left from chievous column. I want to When asked as to whether not impose a law. You cannot isfy me”, the Governor told court against the Citizenship said “the NPR is a very dan- 5 days. bringing a resolution against know that if this column is not she would like to call a meet- threaten the people to follow reporters here this evening. Amendment Act without gerous game … it is National The Left and the Congress the CAA like Kerala and mandatory then why they have ing of opposition leaders in some law. This is not fare in “My view is approval is informing him. Citizenship Register in dis- immediately lashed out at the Punjab … now finding that the put it there? Again where is a order to unite them Banerjee democracy.” # #6 #
Kolkata: Principals of missionary schools and church priests on Monday took out a rally to register their protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. The participants walked a 1.5-km distance from St Paul’s Cathedral to the Gandhi statue in the city, holding placards that read “No division among people”, “We are all children of Jesus” and “No CAA”. They also chanted hymns in English and Bengali. “We only wanted to drive home the message that all are equal and we should not discriminate between religions and communities,” said the principal of a renowned missionary school. The Kolkata diocese of the Church of North India (CNI) also urged other protestant churches to join the rally. “This was the first time the CNI, Kolkata Diocese, con- vened such a large anti-CAA rally here. We chose two points for the march — St Paul’s Cathedral, that is part of the her- " ## # AB6$ itage of the city, and the statue of Mahatma, an apostle of #A$B $"# A$"B6 "/2 non-violence and harmony,” a spokesman said. PTI # $ 1 )- "/2 P #0"#Q - # > $6$" %"3 ' "" #$"5 . Lucknow: Samajwadi Party not going to be counted.” found themselves excluded from the ment demonetised high-value cur- president Akhilesh Yadav on “The reason is that the day the NRC at the end of the exercise to rency notes. 7 Allahabad: The Vishva Hindu and thanked the Union Government Monday called the Centre’s plans on caste census takes place, the Hindu- weed out illegal migrants. The SP “The BJP created a rift between Parishad on Monday said seers will for “removing hurdles” in the way of NPR and NRC “anti-poor” and Muslim conflict will come to an end,” chief claimed that the NRC and the the rich and poor through demon- 5# - travel to villages to dispel the “con- national unity. pitched for conducting a caste cen- he said without elaborating. He recently enacted Citizenship etisation. All of us stood in queues. fusion” being created over the On the construction of the sus. Yadav has made the suggestion added that once this happens Amendment Act (CAA) are “anti- Tell me how many farmers benefit- Nagpur: Vanchit Bahujan Citizenship Amendment Act. Ram temple in Ayodhya, in the past as well. His demand now “nobody will be upset with Yadav poor” . In an apparent reference to ted. And the dream that corruption Aghadi chief Prakash The decision was taken at a meet- Akhileshwaranand said the VHP will comes days after the Odisha Cabinet brothers”. Yadav was addressing the recent criticism of the NRC and and terrorism will be eradicated, Ambedkar on Monday said ing here of the VHP “margdarshak declare a date after the Centre sets up adopted a resolution seeking reve- party workers at an event here to the National Population Register what happened to it?” he said. the Centre’s National mandal”. Mandal member the trust for that. lation of caste details in the next welcome new members to the SP. (NPR), he said the poor will find it Hitting out at the BJP Population Register exercise Akhileshwaranand told reporters that In a landmark judgment on Census. They included leaders at the block difficult to get their date of birth cer- Government in Uttar Pradesh, the was an “evil design” aimed at the “sadhus” will go from village to vil- November 9 last year, the Supreme Referring to an earlier Census, panchayat level and those who had tificates. former chief minister claimed that ferreting out information about lage and tell people, especially Court had directed the Centre to set he said,” We all wanted a caste cen- fought elections in the past. “Earlier there were no calendars the state has now become “number the caste and ideology of peo- Muslims, that the new law does not up a trust in three months to formu- sus but the Congress did not let that Criticising the National Register and the birthdays of most people in one in cybercrime, crime against ple in the country. take away anyone’s citizenship. late a scheme for the construction of happen and the numbers did not of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, he villages were based on festivals,” he women and children, bad quality The Centre had, on He said the seers also expressed a Ram temple at the site where the come out.” claimed it had created a rift in that said. He compared this to the midday meals, fake encounters, December 24, approved happiness over the abrogation of the Babri mosque was He said the Census is going to state. inconvenience people went through unemployment and farmer sui- 3,941.35 crore for updating special status of Jammu & Kashmir demolished. PTI take place again. “But again we are Lakhs of people in Assam had when the Narendra Modi govern- cides.” PTI the National Population Register. As per the Government, the NPR is a list " # of “usual residents” of the $6 - "/2 P# # !2 country, with “usual resident” being defined as a person who has resided in a local area for Guwahati: Ten prominent person- “It is quite possible that there “The younger generation as the past six months or more, or alities of Assam, including Sahitya may have been certain excesses, as admitted by all impartial observers a person who intends to reside Akademi awardees Hiren Gohain mentioned in some press reports, is particularly aggrieved and agi- in that area for the next six and Homen Borgohain and eminent and these are to be deplored but the tated by certain issues that have cast months or more.”The motive of filmmaker Jahnu Barua, have writ- public discontent and unrest can a dark shadow on their lives. the Government is to get caste ten to Chief Justice of India Sharad hardly be dismissed as wilful vio- “In Assam, the threat of and ideology information of Arvind Bobde urging him to delib- lence, as is being currently done by unchecked migration from neigh- every family. This is an evil erate on the prevailing “public out- the Government,” the letter bouring countries like Bangladesh design of the Narendra Modi rage and anger in the country”. said. had been compared by the Supreme government,” Ambedkar told The letter, made available to the Signatories to the letter include Court to a silent invasion and the reporters here. media on Monday, stated that the Sahitya Akademi awardee Nagen NRC for Assam was expeditiously The National Population Government has characterised the Saikia, scientist Dinesh Chandra prepared under the monitoring of Register (NPR) was prepared in ongoing protests across in the coun- Goswami, former Gauhati the highest Court,” it said. The let- 2010 under the provisions of try as being organised by “mis- University vice chancellor Gajendra ter said that at this juncture, grant- the Citizenship Act, 1955 and chievous elements” whereas the Nath Talukdar and ex-principals of ing citizenship to a large number of Citizenship Rules, 2003, and “reaction of thousands of people has Cotton College and Gauhati foreigners will put immense pres- was subsequently updated in earned the sympathy of all right Medical College, Udayaditya Bharali sure on scant resources of the state 2015 by seeding it with thinking sections of the society”. and N N Barman respectively. and its native population. PTI Aadhaar. PTI & < 5?9 2% 2
05%A5@43 the operationalisation of the # "- 222 Squadron, the air defence he Indian Air Force on capablilites of the IAF, partic- TMonday commissioned a ularly in the Southern Air 05%A5@43B%C be assigned to us,” Gen Rawat sula’s air defence. squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI at Command area will be said. The Indian Air Force the Air Force Station here, the strengthened. hief of Defence Staff Gen The Chief of Defence Staff commissioned a squadron of first such base in south India “This would also provide CBipin Rawat on Monday (CDS) said his new role was Sukhoi-30 MKI at the Air for the high profile fighter jets, protection to our island terri- said it was very difficult to aimed at integrating defence Force Station here, the first seen as a gamechanger in tories and sea lines of commu- predict if a scenario of a war systems and the three services such base in south India for the guarding the strategically nication in the Indian Ocean with Pakistan would emerge or (the Army, the Navy and the high profile fighter jets, seen as important Indian Ocean Region. The IOR is increasingly not but all the defence services Indian Air Force). a gamechanger in guarding Region (IOR). gaining importance and the were prepared to take on any It was for this reason the the strategically important The ‘Tigersharks’ squadron presence of a fighter squadron challenge. post of CDS was created, he Indian Ocean Region of Sukhoi 30 MKI jets inte- will provide security cover to all The top general, who said. (IOR). grated with the BrahMos cruise our strategic and vital assets in inducted the Sukhoi-30 MKI “...We will keep moving The ‘Tigersharks’ squadron missiles was inducted by Chief the region.” squadron here, was responding towards better integration and of Sukhoi 30 MKI jets inte- of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat in The squadron that was to a question about any possi- jointness,” Rawat, who was grated with the BrahMos cruise the presence of top officials inducted was raised at Ambala bility of a war emerging appointed the country’s first missiles was inducted in the including Air Chief Marshal in 1969. During the IAF between India and Chief of Defence Staff on presence of the Air Chief and Rakesh Kumar Singh exercise Gagan Shakti-2018, Pakistan. December 30 last year, top officials. Bhadauria. the capabilities of this aircraft “All the defence services added. The Su-30 MKI is a state- The Su-30 MKI is a state- were amply demonstrated. are tasked to be prepared for On strengthening the Air of-the-art all weather multi-role of-the-art all weather fighter Also, it showcased an extend- any option that may emerge. base here, Air Chief Marshal fighter aircraft capable of aircraft capable of undertaking ed air operational range with It is very difficult to predict Rakesh Kumar Singh undertaking varied air defence, varied air defence, ground the help of air to air refuelling a scenario. But, we are always Bhadauria said it will undertake ground attack and maritime attack and maritime missions. - 5?9 2 % - / + by the IL-78 flight refuelling prepared for any task that may the role of the southern penin- missions. A defence release said with 2 < "/2 aircraft. 8
9:3 # P!G ) A54 were gunned down by the Bashir were both involved in registered. Several other terror day celebrations. security forces in a successful killing of four police personnel crime cases were also registered During the meeting IGP # n yet another successful joint operation in Shopian district and four civilians in the area”. against him including case FIR directed the officers to carry Ioperation by the security on Monday”. DGP said, the He said, a total number of 19 numbers 12/2019, 23/2019, out intensive foot patrolling # forces, a group of three terror- killed terrorists have been iden- FIR’s were registered against 25/2019, 27/2019, 39/2019, and surveillance of the areas in !Q ists headed by a dreaded Hizbul tified as Waseem Ahmad Wani Waseem Ahmad Wani. 49/2019, 56/2019, 61/2019, and around the M.A. Stadium R!3(! Mujahideen commander resident of Wurpora Nagbal As per police records,Wani 62/2019, 01/2020 of PS Jammu to prevent any terror #9=> Waseem Ahmad Wani along Shopian, Adil Bashir Sheikh had a history of terror crime Zainapora. strike. with Adil Bashir, former Special resident of Zainapora Shopian records since 2017. Before joining police ranks On the border manage- Srinagar: Only five out of 36 Police Officer of J&K police, and Hidayatullah Malik resi- Similarly Adil Bashir as per in 2017, Adil was a stone-pel- ment front, IGP stressed upon Union Ministers will be visit- who decamped with seven AK- dent of Sharadpora Shopian. police records had a history of ter and was having links with the DIG JSK Range and district ing Kashmir as part of the 47 rifles and a pistol belonging DGP said, the killed ter- terror crime records since 2018. terrorists,official sources said. SSP Jammu, to lay joint secu- Centre’s outreach programme to security guards of a former rorists as per police records He was involved in many ter- The third terrorist, rity check points on all the infil- in the newly-created Union PDP MLA, Aijaz Ahmad Mir, were affiliated with proscribed ror attacks and civilian atroci- Hidayatullah Malik, as per tration routes and also on the Territory of Jammu & were killed in Wachi area of terror outfit Hizbul ties. police records was also roads originating from border Kashmir. Shopian on Monday. Mujahideen and were wanted He was involved in case involved in terror attacks and and touching national highway. According to officials, the Since January 1, eight ter- by law for their complicity in FIR No 57/2018 pertaining to other crimes in the area. He also stressed on checking of ministers visiting the Valley rorists have been killed in four terror crimes including attack the decamping of weapons # Meanwhile, Inspector hotels and other lodgements’ over the next four days are successful operations in on security establishments and from Jawahar Nagar area. He - 60 # "/2 General of Police Jammu Zone, on regular basis, setting up of Telecommunications Minister Kashmir valley. civilian atrocities. was part of groups involved in Mukesh Singh- IPS, Monday joint nakas in border areas so Ravi Shankar Prasad, HRD Addressing a press confer- Briefing media persons killing of civilian Nadeem Zainapora, killing of 02 civil- killing of civilian Irfan Hamid chaired a meeting to review that ANE/ASE trying to sneak minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, ence in Srinagar, DGP Dilbagh Dilbagh Singh said, “HM Manzoor at Safnagri, killing of ians Ilyas Khan & Zahid Khan Lone of Zainapora for which security arrangements to in the city are intercepted in Minority Affairs Minister Singh said, “three terrorists Commander Waseem and Adil four policemen at guard post in at Chittragam Shopian and case FIR No 25/2019 stands ensure incident free Republic border area. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik and minister of A " '/0 !1 state for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy. " #?## % % Naqvi will kick-start the valley leg of the outreach pro- Amaravati : The YS Jagan Assembly on the first day of the new legislation. gramme on Tuesday where he Mohan Reddy Government on extended winter session, The TDP members raised will lay the foundation stone for Monday introduced a Bill in the Finance and Legislative objection to the introduction of a high school in the Dara area Andhra Pradesh Legislative Affairs Minister Buggana the Bill and stormed the 3!5: on the outskirts of Srinagar. Assembly to give shape to its Rajendranath said the govern- Speakers podium. Amid the He will also lay the foun- plan of having three capitals for ment decided to enact a new din, the Government also Jammu: A senior police offi- Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir dation stone for the water con- the state, with the executive legislation for decentralisation moved another Bill to repeal cer on Monday reviewed secu- DGP Dilbagh Singh on servation project at Sarband in capital in Visakhapatnam, and inclusive development of the AP Capital Region rity arrangements for the Monday said there was no bar the Harwan area of the city. Legislative capital in Amaravati all regions in the state for Development Authority Act, Republic Day celebrations here, on investigating past crimes Reddy will begin his two- and judicial capital in Kurnool. ensuring “balanced and inclu- 2014. The Government said it stressing for a proper briefing committed by sacked police day programme of interac- The AP Decentralisation sive growth” of AP. intended to constitute a new to the security personnel officer Davinder Singh. tions in Ganderbal district on and Inclusive Development of “Regional imbalances, Amaravati Metropolitan deployed in view of the threat “There is no bar on Wednesday, while Prasad will All Regions Bill, 2020, also pro- absence of equitable growth Region Development Area of terror attacks and frequent investigating any complaints be stationed in Baramulla vides for dividing the State into have caused an acute sense of under the provisions of AP ceasefire violations by against him (Davinder Singh) district for two days starting various zones and establishing deprivation among various sec- Metropolitan Region and Pakistan. if we receive a formal com- Thursday. zonal planning and development tions of the state population, Urban Development Jammu zone Inspector plaint,” the DGP told reporters. Naik will be in Srinagar on boards.The village and (munic- leading to disturbances. "# Authorities Act, 2016. General of Police Mukesh He was responding to a Thursday, while Pokhriyal will ipal) ward secretariats system “The logical solution # 5## # " 6 The CRDA Act was enact- Singh also called for effective question about reports that be in the summer capital of the that the Government brought in would be to lay emphasis on (# 1 "/2 ed on December 22, 2014 for and coordinated efforts at the the sacked police officer had union territory on Friday. in October last year now gets distributed development and the development of the state grossroots level for a smooth committed several illegal acts According to the officials, statutory backing as it has been decentralised administration equally by people of various of the High-Power Committee capital post-bifurcation with a conduct of the main function in early years of his career but only eight meetings are sched- made part of the new Bill. to ensure fruits of socio-eco- regions,” the Minister said, of ministers and bureaucrats, specific area demarcated as to be held at M A Stadium, a those acts were overlooked. uled to be held in Kashmir over Moving the Bill in the nomic progress are enjoyed quoting the recommendations which formed the basis of the the Capital region. PTI police spokesman said. PTI A senior police officer the next four days, while over posted with the strategic anti- 50 such meetings and pro- hijacking team at the Srinagar grammes are scheduled in the airport, Davinder Singh was Jammu division. 53R 8 ( arrested along with two ter- The aim of the visits by rorists whom he was allegedly Ministers is to make people ferrying in a car in Kashmir aware of the “positive impact” Valley. “You are talking about of abrogation of Article 370, incidents of long ago. The offi- which granted erstwhile state of cers concerned at that time Jammu and Kashmir the spe- must have looked into it. But cial status, and share “develop- there is no bar on investigating ment initiatives taken by the if something comes to the fore Government” with them, the formally,” he said. PTI officials said. PTI
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4?5 Shiv Sena MP is evidence to suggest that from Shirdi Saibaba came to Shirdi when he fierce controversy over Sadashiv was about 16 years’ old in APathri village in Parbhani Lokhande, local 1858 and he remained there till district being declared as birth- BJP MLA his death in 1918. place of Saibaba blew over on Radhakrishna Three months ahead of Monday, after Maharashtra Vikhe-Patil and his death on October 15, 1918, Chief Minister Uddhav SSST’s CEO Saibaba told his devotees he Thackeray withdrew his earli- Deepak Muglikar would soon be “leaving his er statement and said that were prominent mortal body” (dying). By the Pathri would be developed as among others who end of September 1918, he a pilgrim centre and not as the were present at the had high fever and stopped eat- birth place of the 19th centu- causing considerable inconve- meeting. ing. As his condition deterio- ry saint. nience to thousands of devotees The controversy over the rated, he asked his disciples to The people of Shirdi and 30 visiting the place for a darshan birthplace of Saibaba had arisen recite holy texts to him and neighbouring villages — who of the presiding deity at the after a delegation of people continued to meet visitors. On had on an agitation for the past temple there. from Pathri village met the October 15, 1918 which hap- few days in protest against the During his meeting with chief minister, during the lat- pened to Vijayadashami, he chief minister’s recent state- the delegation from Shirdi, the ter’s recent tour of Marathwada. breathed his last. ment that Pathri would be chief minister said: “I do not They had claimed that Pathri His mortal remains were developed as Saibaba’s birth- know if Pathri is the birthplace was the birthplace of the 19th interred at “Buti Wada” in place — called off their indef- of Saibaba or not. I am not a century saint and urged the Shirdi, after which it has now inite agitation after a delegation researcher. Based on the infor- chief minister to make finan- become place of worship of their leaders, Shri Saibaba mation that I had received, I cial allocation for developing known today as Shree Samadhi Sansthan Trust (SSST) CEO, had made a mention of Pathri the place into a pilgrim centre. Mandir or Shirdi Sai Baba local elected representatives being the birthplace of On his part, the chief min- Temple. met Uddhav, his Cabinet col- Saibaba.” ister had announced that Pathri The claim that Saibaba was leagues Ajit Pawar, Congress “You should have taken me would be developed as as a born in Pathri village in Balasaheb Thorat and Aditya into confidence before resort- birthplace of Saibaba, that the Parbhani district of Thackeray. ing to a bandh in Shirdi... Let’s state government had prepared Marathwada region is based on At the meeting, Uddhav not have a controversy over a development plan for the pur- a reference made in the eighth told the aggrieved villagers Saibaba’s birthplace. The state pose and that it would soon edition of “Sai Charitra” (his- that he was withdrawing his government will allocate funds perform a bhoomi pooja for tory of Saibaba), a Hindi pub- earlier statement describing to Pathri village as a pilgrim developing a pilgrim centre lication brought by the Sai Pathri as the birthplace of centre. As the Chief Minister, there. Sansthan between 1972 and 76. Sababa. He said that Pathri vil- all the people are equal to me. Following the announce- So far, the Sai Sansthan has lage in Parbhani district of Let’s all of us pray before ment, the people of Shirdi and brought out 36 editions of “Sai Marathwada region would be Saikaba,” Uddhav told the del- neighbouring villages were up Charitra”. developed as pilgrim centre at egation of villagers that met in arms against the State Incidentally, the eighth edi- a cost of 100 crore and not as him. In all, there were 40 rep- Government’s Pathri develop- tion of “Sai Charitra” in which the birthplace of Saibaba. resentatives in the delegation. ment move. What has sur- a mention of Saibaba’s birth- The people of Shirdi and The delegates from Shirdi and prised many as to how the place has been made has gone neighbouring had opposed the neighbouring villages told the claim of Pathri being the birth- missing. The Shirdi temple chief minister’s reference to chief minister that they had no place of Saibaba has come up authorities have ordered an Pathri as the birthplace of objection whatsoever in Patri all of a sudden. inquiry into the missing pub- Saibaba so much so that they village being developed as a pil- There is no concrete evi- lication which can no way be had observed a total bandh in grim centre and not as the dence as to the date or place of considered as an authenticated the temple town on Sunday, birthplace of Saibaba. birth of Saibaha. However there document. % 9 6'""# 6% # - 2 1! " 2 2 #?$*/0:#/+ R ! ' ! % %# # 23% 4 4- +,$ P Q 5 ! # #A ! 3 # + 6 S ( # 7889 S ( : * +,$ S ! 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This points to deep indoctri- S P Q nation of every family within a targetted , $ ( ! area and does not bode well for the future. Experts expect the Islamic the IS reach other demograph- signs of exploitation and to On the one hand, it will intensify the State (IS) to formally tie up with ics and regions. They help it help exploited victims. 1 1 =!11> +,$S ghetto mentality within the community. the PFI to entrench itself in acquire resources and intelli- In September 2019, On the other, it will make other citizens India and reach Nepal, gence from areas its members Singapore arrested three * 1 wary of dealing with those who wish to Bangladesh and Myanmar. Sri normally don’t frequent. Indonesian women domestic leave or avoid the ghetto. This is a dou- Lanka has already been radi- 35% Migrant workers are easy workers who promoted the IS ! ble-edged sword that can only harm the calised by people who visited to manipulate as they are online in their spare time, ( Muslim community in the long and southern India before the Easter *&3>.3853. poorly educated, live in an donated money to militants : O ! short run. blasts in 2019. Several youth .58:& alien environment and are overseas and became so com- Doubtless, a powerful section of the from Kerala have travelled to lonely. Radicalisation usually mitted that at least one was ?@A . 1 community is behind the radicalisation agen- Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to 5%"4/5.58 begins after a traumatic event ready to die as a suicide bomber S " +,$S da, for reasons unknown. The first indica- join the IS; others have been 0.:53."&&3/: such as divorce, financial hard- in Syria. One Indonesian maid # tion of this phenomenon came during the caught doing online propagan- .!465.!'/@.% ship or culture shock. The revealed that she listened to + 1 . three-day Ijtema (religious gathering) organ- da for it. Intelligence agencies recruiter contacts the most Salafi podcasts while working ised by Tablighi Jamaat (November 30 to are aware that the IS is attract- 5% 5/.% vulnerable and offers a secure, and an Indonesian butcher she 1 December 2, 2018), when 15 lakh Muslims ing youth in India and in May romantic, and loving relation- met online encouraged her to S % ( gathered at Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, 2019, it announced a new .%@3&%.% ship; soon the migrant is invit- go to Syria to join the IS. though permission was given for only two “Wilayah of Hind” (Hind 5%!53./&%./: ed for training via online chat However, the Singapore lakh people. Many guests came from abroad. Province) without specifying its rooms. Often migrants are authorities discovered her plans 1S The proceedings of this gathering are geographical limits. 0.3.634.3 recruited by fellow workers at and deported her back to +,$S O not known. It attracted national attention The Counterterrorism 6&%5680. a prayer group or social gath- Indonesia in 2017. 4 1 . # when some cows were killed in a village Group (CTG) Analysis & ering on their day off. Some Zachary Abuza, expert on IS on the road to Bulandshahr. Police Intelligence Report (November &8 workers have been known to in South-east Asia at the +,$ inspector Subodh Kumar Singh died in 2019) states that after being dri- reach out to militants; they are National War College, P Q * 1 +,$ the violence that followed but managed ven out of Syria and the Middle @4/%.35?/.5%! quickly inducted into radical Washington, says the real stuff ( to contain the situation within the affect- East, the IS asked its leaders to &.38 groups and groomed to happens in dedicated chat rooms ed village. The Ijtema concluded peace- move to South-east Asia as become militants. on encrypted apps — from " fully but analysts said such a large gath- almost every country in this 58.643.' In a survey of radicalised bomb designs to active coordi- S ering should not have been permitted in region has deep ties to the 3&5%6' domestic workers, the Institute nation. The female recruits serve such a sensitive State and by such an Middle East. Its focus is on for Policy Analysis of Conflict as financiers, recruiters and orthodox body. Tablighi Jamaat exhorts female domestic workers in 5%!/&@% (IPAC) found that at least 50 coordinators; they collect funds # +,$ Muslims to strictly follow practices Hong Kong and Singapore, 3./5&%80"K Indonesian women working from radicalised maids and adhered to during the lifetime of the who are vulnerable on various overseas as maids, nannies and send them to domestic jihadist Prophet, especially in matters of dress counts; Malaysia, Indonesia 8&&%0. caretakers for the elderly were groups. India is sitting on a tin- and ritual. All traces of non-Islamic (syn- and the Philippines are next. 35%8 radicalised by the IS and its affil- derbox. When elementary ( +,$S 4 1 B $ 0 cretic) behaviour are to be erased. Female migrant workers iates. A study between 2013 and school children chant obnoxious : + " + This converges with a larger trend of are chosen because of their low %@.!&3 2018 found that around 800 slogans against the nation and its 0(1 home-grown radicalism within the coun- (but stable) incomes, familiar- 35%% @5 domestic workers from South- top leadership, the masterminds try. After the Students Islamic Movement ity with English and wide net- east Asia tried to enter Syria or behind the scenes should pon- +,$ / of India (SIMI) and the Indian Mujahideen work of international connec- &%/%.605 Iraq to join the IS after being der what poison harvest they (IM) were banned, the Kerala-based tions. Typically, they earn 3&&8 radicalised abroad. This shows will reap from these toxic seeds. +,$ PQ Popular Front of India (PFI) emerged as the around $1.00 to $1.50 per the efficacy of the IS’ recruit- Azadi cannot hide behind the successor militant body and spread to Tamil hour and are often in need of ment methods. IPAC has asked tiranga; India will never submit Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, financial help, for which they Governments to create manda- to further loss of territory. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya agree to join the Caliphate. tory training modules to edu- (The author is a senior )( Pradesh and Bihar. English-speaking workers help cate migrant workers about the journalist) 5 % 2 / 0 , ;". 6# 7 ( K * - &( # ( O # 5 ' # A# - # / # O M # # * /O # ?A" ( - # 655 BC7$6$5&$=5$,5 =,5 &(65(8$(6(,$5 !! (=$;5$(.$6, ( ( K8 : K> 3 K K6 > ? ) * % . . - . / .. # ,"./- Economic Forum (WEF) meet. For sure, Trump will renew his +,$ ( - running battle with the young cli- # Sir — One fails to understand mate campaigner when they join why so many chances are being the A-list movers and shakers % + - S given to depraved humans L M - attending the 50th anniversary of . * / * 0 $ indulging in heinous acts. Why # the Davos conclave this week. % * do we need to empathise with an 6 5 5B655C Thunberg has already made her 8 # ( undeserving handful of the worst message clear: Put an end to the behaved citizens? It is time to L M ? L M'?A"O fossil fuel “madness.” That her + S % change this thinking. There is a # . missive is aimed at Trump, among ( worldwide debate on whether the others, would be anybody’s guess. * * " 1 death penalty stands scrutiny. # L M L M Thunberg hogged the lime- There have been strong argu- 5 # light when she began a grassroot uquqrv ( " " ( ments for and against. Suffice it # # 5 ' campaign at the age of 15 by skip- P Q S to say that our legal system cur- O ' ? O# ping school every Friday to 1 ( rently allows death penalty to be ' # 9 ' - demonstrate outside the Swedish prescribed only for the rarest of %' # 9* Parliament. The protests had * % * rare cases. L M L M 6 inspired millions of young peo- +,$ * S 0S ( Rather than discussing this # # ple to take action against climate - 4 aspect, I would like to draw atten- ? L M L M L M L change. Her meteoric rise from an tion to the “sentence” meted out ' M # LM* ordinary school-going child to # % by criminals to innocent citizens # - - becoming a world-renowned cli- for no fault of theirs. The relatives L M 6 9 ' # mate campaigner must be appre- # 0 % * of the accused, sometimes abetted # 5 # 6 ?A" ciated. If Trump and other lead- by the local officials, put pressure ='+$66 ers cannot appreciate her efforts 1 ( * S , on the victim to withdraw the # to fight climate change, then we * case. The victim and her family can only pity them. If they can’t # " thus live under fear and dread help her cause, they must at least constantly. Now activists have Constitution? Or the human right with a great show of fairness. not throw a spanner in her efforts ) ( joined the bandwagon. Instead of against cruelty in the Universal Those adults, who commit these to fight climate change. + % focussing on the human rights of Declaration? heinous crimes, know it well that TK Nandanan the criminals, why do we not It is ironical how those, who they are punishable with severe Sir — US President Donald Chennai vociferously argue about the right brutally violate the rights of anoth- sentences. Trump and Swedish climate # % to life and liberty of the victim as er, clamour for their own rights to Padmini Raghavendra activist Greta Thunberg are both -4 * guaranteed by Article 21 of our be protected and are listened to Secunderabad attending the ongoing World &$,,$5,;(6$$5E78(&=8 < 6'""# 6% 5"-./0 # %# /0.- # ? # ) # # ##! # ! " $ ""# * " 3 % # - L ! #! L ! # %"5- # #
, *- 6 # " 8 %#25 # $ "( * " % % # ( * $ = *$> $ *$ ) 7AC ( *$ S CD 5 DE ?E DC 78 ?7 * F 0 1 / 1 % " ?8 *$ # 9 ;"= CC % ?A CAC9 o those among the linguistic and religious G CAC9 *$ # F minorities of Assam, who have failed the test Dof citizenship in the recently-concluded ?9H %5 H78 %5 F updation of the National Register of Citizens HH 9A ( (NRC), become the soft target of the heightened cry for protection of indigenous identity in Assam and CC ?8 CAC9 * ( North-east India? With the passage of the Citizenship S 78 Amendment Act (CAA), one section of those left # ( out of the NRC now gets an opportunity to be cit- * izens, solely on the basis of religion, while another *$ section remains ignored. Does such a contrived out- 7AA come make anyone happy in Assam? 0..535%! Assam’s Bengali-origin religious minorities, pop- 5%N.: 5 H78 %5 ularly called Miyas or Bhatiyas in Brahmaputra 8433&4%!% Valley and Bangals in Barak Valley face the biggest 0.%.*.%3.8 S threat of proving their credentials after being left out 3./5% & of the NRC. Those excluded will now have to pre- 50.3O8 CD7 %5 ! pare for a complicated legal battle to prove their cit- 7C F I $ *S G $ ?30"/56.5%! izenship through the Foreigners’ Tribunals. These !5.&?30% CA7E " < ( tribunals are supposed to decide the fate of an esti- mated five lakh presumed illegals and how many 0.%"3&35 " would succeed in such a trial is anyone’s guess. The 5%!!3&""% & tribunals, governed by the Foreigners’ Act, 1946, 5//48/ * ( place the “onus of proof” on the suspect and not on .8@5/83& ( the prosecution, making it difficult for a “suspect” 0./8& S $ $ =$$> to get natural justice. As citizenship is considered 0&/!5:8 stated clearly why non-indigenous citizens, protest. The shift of focus in the protest pose of anti-CAA protests also remain dif- S the most basic right to have or not to have all other 84 .8.!%0. being settlers cannot buy/own land. from illegal immigrants to strict measures ferent between North-east and the rest of rights, the shifting of the “onus of proof” makes it %"363.5.5 CAA’s exclusion of the Sixth Schedule of protection in Assam and Tripura not India. The question of defending the ) ( extremely difficult for anyone to prove credentials. tribal States from its ambit created a sense only created an alternative political dis- Constitution, an essential part of the pan- $$ ? .38.%8.& Worse is the case when the tribunals at random ex- !863%5&% of heightened anxiety in Assam and course of pre-colonial identity assertion Indian discourse of resistance to CAA parte declare too many people foreigners. Many of Tripura for being forced to accept those and securing of homelands, but it also finds very little speck in the North-east those people have been put in inhumane detention 0.8.%8.& non-indigenous settler immigrants who harmed those who are supposed to ben- where the it is more about protection from # camps in six places, numbering around a thousand, "3&.6&% would be legalised by the CAA. The pos- efit from the CAA, notably the Hindu the non-indigenous and the illegals. The ( of which 23 have already died in custody. .%.35.!&4& sible demographic impact and squeeze on Bengalis. This change into community convergences and the divergences are both # The protest against the CAA remains silent on .53&?.% language and culture has reinvoked the affirmation rigidly redraws several bound- ingenuous as they promise to set up new ( this humanitarian crisis and the ignominy of effac- &4%4?.3.!% fear of getting outnumbered. To rein in aries, creates a reverse discrimination equations and alliances between social / ( ( ing these unfortunate excluded people from public 0.%&30.58 such a majoritarian impact of the CAA, towards the beneficiaries of the CAA by identities. The beauty of such disjointed discourse. With the coming of CAA, a section of ..!808.53 there are rising demands for introduction uniting everyone else. resistance to the CAA is that it gives rise these excluded people now wait for some redemp- &!863%5&% of an Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to The announcement of the National to a new form of federal relations. How tion, while another section silently prepares for a long physically restrict the movement of other Population Register (NPR) at the nation- the Government manages it will decide the 50.%5&%5/ and uncertain legal battle that lies ahead. Both the /.@./5%! citizens from outside the State. al level and much of the resistance to the future course of politics in India. 5 % sections, however, face another cultural test of prov- In a sense, the CAA meets its tough- idea that the NPR and National Register It is also worth nothing the debates ( ( ing their antecedents, which could be satisfied only @6.@.385 est resistance from such demands of pro- of Indian Citizens (NRIC) are the same centering around some of the States % by accepting the dominant language of the State. 5/0&4 0.53 tective discrimination, as it would further arose from transmission of Northeastern opposing implementation of the CAA and ( Any democratic movement, such as one cur- 35%88.58/:' alienate the North-east and its people from reactions to the mainland due to greater their moves by filing cases against it in the ( " ( rently against the CAA, should have taken into :.0.6548.5%! the mainstream while ensuring their spe- visibility of protests in the North-east. Supreme Court. Interestingly enough, account the plight of these people. But they are "43"&8.& cific rights. Certainly this would negative- After the first wave of protests in the Arunachal Pradesh, being a State with ILP B / looked upon as “foreigners” and “illegal immigrants” 5%655 ly impact economic transaction between North-east, major Indian cities witnessed is exempted from CAA, yet it has decid- %1# whose very presence threatens indigenous language "3&.885/8& the North-east and the rest of India and a stir against the NPR and NRC exercise ed to file a petition in the apex court and culture. This is how, much of the protesters 3.5% as a corollary break the idea of seamless that are supposed to supplement CAA by opposing any procedure to grant citizen- favour the NRC to weed them out while they reject economic connections with South and separating the infiltrators from persecut- ship to Chakma and Hajong refugees. It / 1 !.3.% the CAA. The CAA bears the signature of shelter- ?.*..% South-east Asian countries, as mooted in ed religious minorities. This inherently dif- is also widely contended that the CAA / ing “persecuted religious minorities from three the Act East Policy of the Centre. ferentiating tenor of CAA made a nation- might lead to exodus of tribal refugees " 1 ( neighbouring countries” and thereby changes the 0.%&30.58 The governance structure of States in wide resurgence of demands for a caste from CAA-exempted tribal States of the rules of the game with which the NRC was carried 5%!0.3.8 the North-east seemingly is not able to face census and rejection of any test of citizen- North-east to Tripura and Assam, where out. Because of CAA, even the NRC exercise gets &%!5 the implosion of sentiments of ethnic and ship. The dystopic Assam experience they can apply for citizenship through automatically debunked. This gives a further jolt to indigenous groups against the CAA and occupied much of the national imagina- CAA. The case of Bengali Hindu refugees / ethnonationalist identities, who take CAA to be a is also unable to contain the fight against tion in calling for a boycott of NPR cum in Bodoland Territorial Council of Assam bigger threat than illegal immigration. The layered the CAA from relapsing into a full fight NRIC, especially when CAA makes it is even more dismal, as they have to move # and nuanced ideas of citizenship as indigenity stand against the State and the Government. In clearer for whom the bell will toll. out of areas falling under the council and in contrast to granting citizenship to a section of ille- an Assam-specific way, a slew of measures The fear and anxiety surrounding the resettle in a neighbouring district within O gal immigrants on the basis of religion. In effect, old like amendment to Article 345, 347 and new entries relating to father’s birthplace Assam to become eligible to apply under * "( faultlines between indigenous ethnic identity and Article 371B to ensure protection of and date of birth in the NPR format and CAA. While these anomalies continue, the non-indigenous Indian citizens is reinvoked, turn- Ahomia as the State language, culture and dropping of all Muslim festivals from the lived reality of “illegal immigrants” con- $ ing both the CAA and NRC exercise as detrimen- identity of the people of Assam has been list of holidays, as suggested in the NPR, tinues to be difficult, as they try to sur- ( tal to the language, land and culture of ethnic groups. announced by the State Government to create a bigger sense of discrimination. vive through double-edged laws granting The question is no longer just saving the indigenous neutralise the anti-CAA protests, but social The sense of protection generated out of benefit and withholding them at the same / . 1 habitats of North-east from illegals but it is also a organisations are not convinced of some fear of being outnumbered in the North- time. question of “protective discrimination” for the native measures. They argued that if protective east feeds this fear of discrimination at the (The writer is Associate Professor at =Uur vr vTrv AryyhqTrv 9v rp U@SD> and the indigenous from non-indigenous Indian cit- measures had preceded CAA, probably it national level and vice-versa. Although North Eastern Hill University, Shillong and izens. The land policy of the Government of Assam would not have become such a big fear transmits easily, yet the cause and pur- a human rights activist) * "
it of the founders of the different religions mony is essential for peace and stability in lisation as having a fundamentalist attitude increase her little flock. The Church’s Combat all forms of expression which was the same though rituals differ. All reli- the country. and an aggressive methodology to achieve expansion is also seen as a Western exten- incite sectarian hatred and take action gions proclaim similar principles. Article 51A of the Constitution affirms their respective goals. sion. The increase in the number of Church against dissemination of such material in the Mahatma Gandhi, who devoted a large that it is the fundamental duty of every cit- Proselytism is opposed on several movements engaged in aggressive evange- media. part of his life to the study of religion and izen to promote harmony among the peo- grounds; it attacks other religious beliefs and lisation (understood in the very narrow Adequate training and awareness pro- discussions with religious leaders of all faiths, ple of the nation transcending religious, lin- practices and asserts that its own religion is sense of the word) is certainly a cause for grammes about religion and religious har- affirmed that every scripture should be treat- guistic and regional or sectional diversities. the only way to moksha (salvation). It is often concern for our brothers and sisters of other mony for young leaders at all levels and ed equally, that there is no justification for Respect for religious diversity and interfaith supported by financial resources and mar- faiths. Perhaps, it might be good to be Government officials, particularly the police the claim of supremacy of any one religion dialogue are an essential and urgent need. keting techniques that make local religious reminded of the golden rule which nearly and other law enforcement agencies, judges, 88 5"-/ and that we are all children of the same God. Some years ago, I decided to study the activities seem shabby. all religions speak of: Do not do to others teachers and social workers must be held. He said, “What is needed is a living issues that affect inter-religious peace and The Federation of Asian Bishops what you do not want done to yourself.” Introduce inter-religious education in friendly contact among the followers of the harmony in the country. In this connection, Conferences (FABC) articulates its theolog- The traditional way of teaching religion schools as part of the curriculum so as to eligion has emerged as a major source religions of the world and not a clash among I visited several States and held meetings ical vision thus, “Asia is the womb of the puts emphasis on theology and rituals promote communal harmony. of conflict across the globe. Ideological them in the fruitless attempt on the part of with leaders and organisations of different great world religions. All great scriptural reli- ignoring the social dimension, namely the Assure all victims of religious intoler- Rstrife has now given place to the “clash each community to show the supremacy of religions. I spent the whole of September gions were born on Asian soil. The Church need for interaction and tolerance among ance adequate support and speedy admin- of civilisations” and it is felt that in the fore- its faith over the rest.” 2004 in the villages of Odisha, in the districts has to be in constant dialogue with the reli- the followers of different religions. Religious istrative and judicial remedies. seeable future, religion will be a major source Swami Vivekananda asserted that all of Kandhamal and Mayurbanj, where gions of Asia and to embark on this with leaders and theologians from across the Provide effective access to all citizens, of conflict within and among nations. The religions preach ethics, virtues and good Graham Staines and his two sons were killed great seriousness… There may be more country should come together to review the including religious minorities, to the deci- possibilities of conflict are greater in coun- character. Yet, all major religions, instead of some years earlier. truth about God and life than is made different religions from the perspective of sion-making process in society. tries such as India where different cultures uniting people often divide them due to the The purpose of my visit was to study known to us through the Church. As such, pluralism and social justice. Counter social exclusion and margin- and religions meet. However, such clashes lack of understanding of the purpose of reli- and understand the open confrontation that Christians who take Jesus Christ’s injunc- The following steps ought to be taken alisation in particular by providing adequate can be prevented if appropriate strategies are gion by their followers. has existed for long in that State between tion seriously must search for this truth in to ensure peace and harmony in India: access to all to education, health and formulated and implemented at an early India has the largest number of religions Christian and Hindu missionaries for con- the various religions of the world.” Organised drives for conversion and recon- employment. Pay specific attention to stage so as to ensure religious harmony. and religious people in the world. In our version and re-conversion (ghar vapsi) On the question of proselytism, the version should stop. They violate the development of vulnerable groups such as The United Nations (UN) designates the country, we have millions of Hindus, respectively. I informed Chief Minister FABC says, “A phenomenon which contin- Constitution. The Government should pro- tribals and other weaker sections and those first week of February every year as the Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and Naveen Patnaik of what I had observed in ues to awaken the most resentment among mote an agreement among the religious who suffer discrimination on different World Interfaith Harmony Week. All reli- Buddhists. There are also Parsees and Jews. those areas and he promised to take neces- the peoples of Asia is that of proselytism and heads of all the major faiths in the country grounds. gions lead to the same God and differences We have eight religions in India, the max- sary action. Mainline Christian theologians conversion. In the minds of Asians, the to stop proselytism. Given the positive mind- With this we will ensure peace that fos- among them are not essential. Indeed, the imum number of religions and religious peo- see both the Sangh Parivar’s Hindutva ide- Church’s primary objective seems to be to set of theologians belonging to different reli- ters inclusive development. goal of every religion is the same. The spir- ple anywhere in the world. Communal har- ology and Christian campaigns for evange- convert as many people as she can so as to gions, this is possible. (The writer is a former Union Minister) !4
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Indian government has been as it relies on improved growth 8 ' In October, the Compared to the October taking various measures to outcomes for stressed " P% International Monetary Fund WEO forecast, the estimate bolster growth. economies like Argentina, Iran (IMF) had pegged India eco- for 2019 and the projection for For the emerging market and Turkey, and for underper- !> nomic growth at 6.1 per cent 2020 represent 0.1 percentage and developing economy forming emerging and devel- for 2019. point reductions for each year group, the IMF said growth is oping economies such as Brazil, 0 Listing decline in rural while that for 2021 is 0.2 per- Economic Forum (WEF) income growth. expected to increase to 4.4 per India and Mexico. -8 - # demand growth and an overall centage point lower. annual summit here. The country’s growth is cent in 2020 and 4.6 per cent Further, the IMF said the 0 . 'E credit sluggishness for lowering “A m o r e s u b d u e d g r o w t h India-born IMF Chief estimated at 4.8 per cent in in 2021 (0.2 percentage point balance of risks to the global % /6 $<;Q of India forecasts, IMF Chief forecast for India... Accounts Economist Gita Gopinath said 2019, projected to improve to lower for both years than in the outlook remains on the down- ; Economist Gita Gopinath how- for the lion’s share of the down- growth in India slowed sharply 5.8 per cent in 2020 and 6.5 October WEO) from an esti- side, but less skewed toward # ever said the growth momen- ward revisions,” the IMF said owing to stress in the non-bank percent in 2021 (1.2 and 0.9 mated 3.7 per cent in 2019. adverse outcomes than in the tum should improve next year ahead of the start of the World financial sector and weak rural percentage point lower than in “The growth profile for October WEO. "G! 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European M&A sales halved to " > .# 6/*# as part of initiatives towards a with a tooth comb. jewellers, disproportionate to The Global Investment The FDI flows to devel- $190 billion. Deals targeting # ;RA $<$< $5 trillion economy. Decriminalising Companies their known sources of income, Trend Monitor report compiled oped countries remained at a United States companies "#3 She said the Government Law ensuring no other act of during the demonetisation by United Nations Conference historically low level, decreas- remained significant — # does not want a law that could Government whether it is period. on Trade and Development ing by a further 6 per cent to accounting for 31 per cent of treat every business house with Income Tax or your PMLA These jewellers under (UNCTAD) states that the an estimated $643 billion. total M&As. 0 ! # suspicion. (Prevention of Money scrutiny have also not reflect- global foreign direct investment The FDI to the European The fall in global cross- $ $&'( ! 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