WEDNESDAY CHENNAI MIIXEDXED BAAGG 29 MAY 2019 7 2 assault, rob friend Jaganmohan offers at Anna Nagar Heatwave to last prayers at Tirupati Tirupati, May 29 (PTI): | NT Bureau | Chennai, May 29: YSR Congress Party chief and Andhra Pradesh - Two men have been arrested two more days in TN designate YS Jaganmohan Reddy for robbing and assaulting their today offered prayers at the fa- friend at Anna Nagar. u Sky condition is likely to be partly cloudy in Chennai, says IMD mous hill shrine of According to the police, Mani Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala Bharathi and Gopinath, both |NT Bureau| ‘Like previous years, the daytime near here. Jaganmohan, who is set temperature will go down because aged 30, had a fall-out with their Chennai, May 29: to sworn in as Chief Minister on friend Sathyaraj (30) over a busi- of the effect of the southwest mon- Thursday, arrived here Tuesday soon which is expected to commence ness plan. Heatwave is expected to last for by a special fl ight from Vijaya- in a week over Kerala. The days will The duo beat him up and stole two more days in Tamilnadu ac- wada and reached the hills by be hot and nights warmer till end his phone, bracelet and gold chain cording to IMD reports despite the road amid tight security. of this month,’ he added. on 19 May. end of Kathiri veyyil

today. After an overnight halt on the Rains expected

The police said Sathyaraj from Peak summer in Tamilnadu, re- hills, the YSRC Party chief visited The situation is bound to improve Thanjavur worked for a private ferred to as Agni Natchathiram the ancient hill shrine and offered from Friday as monsoon conditions company. Mani and Gopinath, aka Kathiri veyyil

commenced prayers to Lord Venkateswara look favourable over southern Bay who are also from his native place, 4 May and it ends today. this morning. of Bengal. This condition will bring had business plans with him and The intensity of heat it brought Before leaving the shrine, Reddy fairly widespread rain and thun- joined him in the city. forth in several parts of Tamilnadu was honoured with a sacred silk derstorms over the Andaman and The trio lived in a rented house was higher than the past summer cloth, memento and prasadam Nicobar islands. in Anna Nagar. On 19 May, while average. This was partly because by top TTD officials while the they were together on the road, a Fani cyclone sucked away the hu- Down south, the convergence of priests blessed him amid chanting fi ght broke out and the duo began midity in the air from the Southern temperatures touched a sweltering be warmer than usual with the winds from the Arabian Sea and the of vedic hymns, a temple offi cial attacking Sathyaraj. After being States as it moved to 45 degree Celsius. minimum temperature just a notch Bay of Bengal will produce weather told PTI. robbed, the following day, Sath- and In Chennai, with the end of the below 30 degrees. instability in the region. Kerala Later, he left for Kadapa, his yaraj lodged a complaint against Yesterday and today, the tem- traditionally hottest part of the A weather expert said, ‘The nights and Tamilnadu will get fairly wide- home district to visit a dargah, them at Thirumangalam police perature touched 40 degrees Cel- year, IMD said that the sky condi- are warmer because the daytime spread rain and thunderstorms. a church and the memorial of station. sius in more than 10 places, in- tion is likely to be partly cloudy. temperature is high and the heat Scattered rain and thunderstorms his late father and former Chief are also possible over Karnataka Subsequently, the police ar- cluding usual cities like Tiruchi, Maximum temperature is likely gets trapped as the nearby areas Minister of undivided Andhra and northeastern parts of Andhra rested the duo and recovered the Karur, Vellore and Madurai. In the to be around 39 degree Celsius. are hotter and there is no wind Pradesh Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Pradesh. mobile phone. Vellore-Tiruttani belt, maximum The nights are however going to movement.’ a government offi cial said. 15 youth held ED issues fresh summons Naveen Patnaik for bike racing at Marina to Robert Vadra sworn in as Odisha CM | NT Bureau | u Asks him to join probe tomorrow Chennai, May 29: u Dignitaries including captains of industries attend ceremony New Delhi, May 29 (PTI): tion and and the trial court had , May 29: to Lord Jagannath for the people The city police held 15 persons not discussed the gravity of the of- The ED has issued a fresh sum- of Odisha before I take oath as for racing on Kamarajar Salai, Ma- fence in its order that gave relief mon to Robert Vadra, brother- Biju (BJD) chief chief minister tomorrow in Bhu- rina Beach, to Vadra, husband of Congress in-law of Congress President Naveen Patnaik took oath as the baneswar,’ he told reporters outside in the wee leader Priyanka Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi, to appear before Chief Minister of Odisha for the the temple. hours of to- The ED case against Vadra it Thursday in connection with a fi fth time today. The swearing-in The party secured 112 seats in day. relates to allegations of money money laundering case linked to ceremony was held at the Exhibi- the 147-member Odisha Assembly laundering in the purchase of a According purchase of alleged illegal assets tion Ground in Bhubaneswar. in the recently-concluded elec- London-based property located to the police, abroad, offi cials said. Many other BJD leaders who tions, held along with at 12, Bryanston Square worth the men, They said Vadra has been asked have been allotted portfolios in the polls. The BJP bagged 23 and the 1.9 million GBP (British pounds), Ministry also took oath along with aged around 19-20, were having a to depose before the investigating Congress nine assembly seats in which is allegedly owned by him. Patnaik. race from Labour statue to Adyar offi cer of the case at around 10:30 the state. Independent and CPI(M) The agency had told a Delhi , Patnaik’s sister was bridge. AM at the agency’s offi ce here. secured one seat each. court that it has received informa- also present at the swearing-in cer- At 12.30 am, Sub-Inspector Rajen- The Enforcement Directorate Seventy two-year-old Patnaik is It is the fi rst time Patnaik has tak- tion about various new proper- emony. She is a prominent writer. dran, on patrol duty on Kamarajar (ED) only last week moved a court one of the longest-serving Chief en oath in an open public ground. In ties in London which belong to Patnaik was invited by Odisha Salai up to Light House spotted the here seeking cancellation of the Ministers in the country. BJD has 2000, 2004, 2009 and 2014, he was Vadra. These include two houses, Governor on Sunday youths driving rashly and stopped anticipatory bail given to Vadra been in power in the state since sworn in at the Raj Bhavan. one worth 5 million GBP and the to form the next government in them. While some of them stopped, in this case and the Delhi High 2000. Around 7,000 dignitaries includ- other valued at 4 million GBP, six the State. others had to be chased. Police even Court had then issued notice to A day before taking oath as Chief ing captains of industries attended other fl ats and more properties. Prime Minister chased some of them till Adyar. him seeking his response. Minister for a fifth consecutive the swearing-in ceremony. Also, Vadra has denied the allegations sent out his best wishes to the Fifteen persons were caught rid- The ED, which had grilled Vadra term, Patnaik on Tuesday visited large number of BJD supporters of possessing illegal foreign assets Chief Minister and ‘assured com- ing on 11 bikes. The police did not over a dozen times in this case, Shree Jagannath temple in Puri and women grass root leaders at- and termed them a political witch plete cooperation from the Centre register a case yet, but the youth had told the Delhi HC that it re- in working for Odisha’s progress.’ and sought blessings. ‘I prayed tended the function. hunt against him. He said he was were asked to bring their parents quired Vadra’s custody as he was being ‘hounded and harassed’ to to Marina police station. not cooperating in the investiga- subserve political ends. I, Narendra... with simple majority. The party won 52 BJP fares well in ‘minority Stage set for... seats, and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 91. Other game series for two-and-a-half years. Their bolwing looks solid with parties and their alliances won 98 the includion of Jofra Archer in the squad. On the other hand, South concentration’ districts seats. The general elections were Africa is having a strong bowling unit. There is Dale Steyn and Kagiso held in seven phases and results New Delhi, May 29 (PTI): did not vote en bloc in favour of one In the minority-concentration Rabada and supported by Lungi Ngidi and Dwaine Pretorius. Their were announced 23 May. party or candidate this time. districts, the BJP gained the most battlung looks good with Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, de Kock, Miller It may be noted that Modi on The BJP has managed to puncture On the other hand, 27 Muslim in West Bengal, which has 18 such and Duminy promising a plenty. Recent terror attacks in cricket play- Tuesday met BJP chief opposition’s claims that the party is candidates won in the recently- seats. In Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur ing nations have heightened safety concerns regarding the World Cup, at his offi cial residence to fi nalise anti-minority by winning more than concluded elections. However, none district which has a Muslim popula- which features 48 one-day international matches in 46 days. And the the members of the new Council 50 per cent of the Lok Sabha seats in of the six Muslim candidates fi elded tion of nearly 49 per cent, BJP’s De- World Cup organisers have expressed their satisfaction with security of Ministers including those who 90 ‘minority-concentration’ districts by the BJP tasted success. basree Chaudhuri defeated TMC’s amid ‘moderate’ threat. will be part of the Cabinet. Sources identifi ed in 2008 by the then UPA The winning MPs are from Tri- Agarwal Kanaialal by 60574 votes. head into the World Cup as one of the favorites alongside Eng- said that during the meeting, which government. namool Congress (5); Congress (4); In neighbouring Jalpaiguri seat, land. With a strong batting lineup and a good mixture of variety in the lasted for about fi ve hours, the two Besides a considerable minority Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj BJP candidate Jayanta Kumar bowling, India is touted to be the team to beat in the tournament. Led leaders have fi nalised the names population, these districts have both Party (BSP), National Conference Roy defeated sitting TMC MP Bijoy by Virat Kohli, India’s top three looks very strong with Rohit of new ministers. Speculations socio-economic and basic amenities and Indian Union Muslim League Chandra Barman by 184004 votes. Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, alongside the skipper. Ever since the are rife that Shah would also join indicators below the national aver- (IUML) (3 each); AIMIM (2); LJP, The seat has about 20 per cent 2015 World Cup, no batsman has scored more runs than Kohli and the Cabinet, but BJP sources have age. NCP, CPI(M) and AIUDF (one each). Muslim population. Rohit and Dhawan, known to play big tournament well, the formidable dismissed the rumors as mere Of the 79 such constituencies, the The Opposition parties have been In Maldaha North seat in Malda, top three is expected to give a challenge to its adversaries on the fi eld. ‘speculations’. BJP has won the maximum of 41 accusing the BJP of not doing enough the party’s Khagen won seats, a gain of seven over 2014. The for the minorities and also aiding and defeating TMC’s by Congress’s share has almost halved, abetting attacks on them. a margin of 84288 votes. The seat down from 12 in 2014 to six now. Nearly 20 per cent of the country’s has nearly 50 per cent Muslim AICC general secy An analyst claimed that Muslims 130 crore people are Muslims. population. SC dismisses ‘Modi-Xi informal summit Karti’s plea seeking to meet K’taka MLAs return of Rs 10 cr date yet to be fi nalised’ u Voices of dissent are gaining ground New Delhi, May 29 (PTI): u Both sides are in touch with each other: MEA among Congress legislators The Supreme Court today dis- New Delhi, May 29 (PTI): in Wuhan, Chinese President Xi missed a plea had accepted the invitation of Modi Bengaluru, May 29 (PTI): Voices of dissent are gaining tors. The Ministry of External Affairs of Congress MP to visit India for the next informal ground within the Congress in today said the date and venue for Out of 34 Cabinet Ministers, Karti Chidambar- summit in 2019. The two sides Amid reports that a Cabinet ex- Karnataka as two of its MLAs met the Congress and the JD(S) have the next informal summit between am seeking re- are in touch, through diplomatic pansion or reshuffl e is on the cards former Chief Minister S M Krishna shared 22 and 12, respectively. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and turn of Rs 10 channels, to fi nalise the date and in a bid to save the Congress-JD(S) at his Bengaluru residence on Currently, three posts are vacant, Chinese President Xi Jinping is yet venue for the meeting,’ the MEA crore which he coalition government in Karna- Sunday. two from the JD(S) and one from to be fi nalised. spokesperson said. had deposited taka, AICC general secretary K The coalition government in the the Congress. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Ku- His response came following re- with the court’s C Venugopal will hold a series of southern state has been fragile Even as coalition leaders, includ- mar said both sides are in touch ports in a section of the media about registry for trav- meetings with party leaders and since its inception with reports of ing the chief minister, struggled with each other to finalise the the venue and date of the Modi-Xi elling abroad. legislators in the city today. its collapse surfacing every then to save the government, ministe- details of the upcoming summit informal summit. Karti Chidambaram is facing Venugopal, who reached here late and now. rial aspirants started lobbying on in India. The ties between the two neigh- Tuesday night, will meet Chief Venugopal’s visit to the city gains Tuesday. criminal cases being probed by CBI Modi and Xi held an informal bouring nuclear powers nose-dived Minister H D Kumaraswamy, CLP signifi cance as the coalition leaders Many Congress legislators have and ED. summit in the picturesque Chinese following the Doklam standoff leader and Coordination Committee are planing for an expansion or expressed strong reservation A vacation bench comprising city of Wuhan in April last year, in 2017, but relations improved chief , Deputy Chief a reshuffl e of the Kumaraswamy against priority being given to the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and months after the Doklam standoff signifi cantly following the Wuhan Minister G Parameshwara and cabinet, aimed at saving the gov- disgruntled, sidelining loyalists. Justice Aniruddha Bose rejected -- the most serious military face- summit. Pradesh Congress chief Dinesh ernment. With growing number of aspirants Karti’s plea and said, ‘Pay attention off in decades between the two In the last one-and-half years, both Gundu Rao, sources said. While, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday and less posts in hand, it remains to your constituency.’ nuclear-armed neighbours -- which sides have been making concerted Venugopal will then hold a meet- had said it would be an expansion to be seen how Venugopal and Con- The bench was hearing Karti’s had triggered fears of a war. efforts to reset ties. ing with Congress Ministers in to fi ll three vacant posts, there are gress leaders manage the situation. plea in which he had sought return In the summit, Modi and Xi re- In June last year, Modi travelled to the coalition government, they also reports quoting top sources in In the meeting, Venugopal and of Rs 10 crore deposited earlier by solved to open a new chapter in the Chinese city of Qingdao to attend said, adding he will also take part the government that some minis- the state party leadership may ask him in the apex court’s registry, ties and directed their militaries to the annual summit of the Shanghai in the CLP meeting scheduled in ters may be asked to step down to few Ministers to make way for oth- claiming he had taken the money on boost coordination along the border. Cooperation Organisation, a China the evening. make way for disgruntled legisla- ers, sources said. loan and was paying interest on it. ‘During the fi rst informal summit dominated regional bloc.