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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 89 | Saturday, 1 April 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS nNIFTY 9173.75 (00.00) qSENSEX 29,620.50 (-26.92) qDOW JONES 20,697.69 (-30.80) pNASDAQ 5,916.73 (+2.39) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.85(+0.07) pRUPEE/EURO 69.34 (+0.37) qGOLD/10GM 29,060.00 (-190.00) qSILVER/K 42,150.00 (-150.00) NUMEROUS DELAYS SHARP EXCHANGES SINDHU DOWNS ‘I MUST LATER, RAPID METRO BETWEEN LOP SAINA IN HAVE DONE PHASE II BEGINS AZAD AND NAQVI THRILLER, SAMEER SOMETHING OPERATIONS PG3 IN RS PG5 BOWS OUT PG14 RIGHT’ PG15 Quick News44 : ASSEMBLY PASSES AMENDMENT BILL Indian student beaten DA CASE HC removes Life term for cow to death in Poland, stay on Virbhadra arrest slaughter in Gujarat Swaraj seeks report HC dismisses Himachal Pradesh CM, his wife’s plea to quash case MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: An Indian student was report- MPOST BUREAU GANDHINAGAR: The Guja- edly beaten to death in Poland’s Pozan city on rat Assembly on Friday passed an Wednesday. External Affairs Minister Sushma NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on amendment bill prescribing life Swaraj on Friday sought a report on the issue Friday dismissed Himachal Pradesh Chief imprisonment for those found from the Indian Ambassador to Poland. Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife’s plea guilty of slaughtering cows. “I have just spoken to the Indian Ambassador seeking to quash the disproportionate assets The Gujarat Animal Preserva- Tough provisions in Poland and asked for a report,” Sushma said in case filed against them by the CBI. tion (Amendment) Bill also has a a tweet. “On Wednesday, an Indian student was Justice Vipin Sanghi also vacated the provision for ten-year imprison- » The bill also bans the trans- beaten to death by unidentified persons, are still Himachal Pradesh High Court’s interim ment for transportation, storage or portation of animals from one at large. The boy had a cut on his head because order of October 1, 2015, restraining the sale of beef. It provides for perma- place to another in the night. he fell after being hit on the edge stall,” a report CBI from arresting, interrogating or filing a nent forfeiture of vehicles involved published in Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, said. charge sheet in the case without the court’s in the transportation of progeny of » Those involved in the slaugh- Despite medics and passerby alerting police permission. cows and beef. The bill also bans the ter of cows, calves, bulls and about the incident, the boy couldn’t be saved “The writ petition is dismissed. Stay is transportation of animals from one bullocks, would face imprison- as cops failed to understand the word “beaten”, vacated,” the court said. place to another in the night. ment up to life, but not less the report said. Last month, an Indian engineer Singh has sought directions from the The bill, which seeks to amend than ten years. Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in United court to quash the FIR registered against the Gujarat Animal Preservation States’ Kansas City. AGENCIES him and his wife under Sections 13(2) and Act, 1954, by introducing stringent onment up to 10 years, but not less 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act punishments, was passed in the than seven years, for those found Petrol price cut by Rs 3.77/ and Section 109 of IPC by the CBI on Sep- absence of Congress MLAs, who to be involved in transportation, tember 23, 2015, here and urged the court to were suspended for a day for creat- sale and storage of beef. Earlier, the litre; diesel by Rs 2.91 summon records of the preliminary inquiry ing a ruckus in the House. maximum punishment for the same and the FIR. Introducing the bill, state Home was three years. NEW DELHI: Virbhadra and his wife Pratibha Singh Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja said, Under this Act, those found Petrol price was have claimed in their plea that there was no Department were not taken before raiding High Court restraining the CBI from arrest- “Cows not just have religious sig- involved in slaughtering cows and on Friday night order, direction or judgment by any court the residence of a sitting chief minister. ing, interrogating or filing a charge sheet in nificance, they also have an eco- related crimes are fined Rs 50,000, cut by Rs 3.77 that had authorised the CBI to inquire, inves- The CBI had contended that the allega- the case without the court’s permission. nomic significance in our society. It besides the jail term up to seven per litre and the tigate or register regular cases and exercise tions against Singh in the case are “very seri- The matter was transferred by the is utmost necessary to increase the years. In another change, the Guja- rate of diesel was jurisdiction in the territory of Himachal ous” as a huge amount of money was involved Supreme Court to the Delhi High Court, punishment to deter those involved rat Animal Preservation (Amend- lowered by Rs Pradesh.The chief minister has contended and the state government has shown “over which on April 6, 2016, had asked CBI not in the slaughtering of cows.” ment) Bill also proposes that all 2.91 per litre. The in his plea that the raids on his private resi- anxiety” in protecting him. to arrest Singh and had directed him to join As per the bill, those involved in offences shall be considered cog- cut in rates, effective from Friday midnight, is dence and other premises were conducted The agency had said it had jurisdiction the probe. the slaughter of cows, calves, bulls nisable as well as non-bailable. In excluding state levies and the actual decrease in with “malafide intentions and political ven- to register and investigate the case in Delhi On November 5 last year, the apex court and bullocks, would face imprison- the present Act, such offences are prices will be slightly higher. Indian Oil Corp detta” by the central investigating agency. as the disproportionate assets were allegedly had transferred Singh’s plea from Himachal ment up to life, but not less than ten considered only “cognisable” and (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hin- He has alleged that CBI had overstepped its acquired by the Congress leader from the Pradesh HC to Delhi HC, saying it was not years. In the present Act, which was not “non-bailable”. To deter trans- dustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) revise rates of jurisdiction in filing the case as the cause of income generated here when he was a Union expressing any opinion on the merits of the amended in 2011, the maximum jail portation of beef or bovine for the petrol and diesel fortnightly. AGENCIES action did not arise in the territory of Delhi. minister during UPA regime. case, but “simply” transferring the petition term for such acts was seven years, purpose of slaughtering, the state Singh has also claimed that the permis- Singh had on October 1, 2015, got an “in interest of justice and to save the institu- but not less than three years. government has proposed to per- Coal India director R Mohan sion of the state government and Home interim order from the Himachal Pradesh tion (judiciary) from any embarrassment”. The bill also proposes impris- manently “forfeit” vehicles. Das’ services terminated CONTEMPT CASE Prompt action against SC ban on liquor vends along highways to stay NEW DELHI: State-owned Coal India on Fri- those offering cash, day announced the termination of the services MPOST BUREAU ative for areas other than speci- The 220-metre criterion for of one of its directors R Mohan Das with effect Justice Karnan appears gifts to voters: EC fied in Friday’s order. allowing liquor vends along from March 30. As a director (Personnel and NEW DELHI: The Supreme The bench, also compris- highways will also be made Industrial Relations) with Coal India (CIL), Das CHENNAI: The Election Commis- Court modified on its order ing Justices D Y Chandrachud applicable to hill states like Sik- was responsible for the formulation and imple- before Supreme Court sion on Friday said prompt action banning liquor vends within and L N Rao, said that the kim, Meghalaya and Himachal mentation of personnel policies of our company, would be taken against political par- 500 metres on national and verdict was given keeping in Pradesh. the PSU said in a filing to BSE. His services were MPOST BUREAU ties or candidates who try to influ- state highways, reducing the mind road accidents owing to The apex court’s decision terminated as per the directions received by the ence voters for the April 12 R K Nagar distance to 220 metres in areas drunken driving. came on pleas seeking a relook PSU from the Coal Ministry, it said. Das’s “ser- NEW DELHI: Controversial Cal- Assembly bypoll by offering cash or having a population of up to It clarified that licences at its verdict banning liquor vices is terminated w.e.f March 30, 2017 as per cutta High Court judge Justice C S gifts. 20,000. given to liquor vendors prior vends within 500 metres of the directions received from the Ministry of Karnan on Friday appeared before Deputy Election Commissioner A bench headed by Chief to the December 15 judgement national and state highways Coal...and hence he ceased to be the director of the Supreme Court which granted Umesh Sinha, who is here to review Justice J S Khehar, however, would be valid up to September from April 1 with Attorney the company,” Coal India informed.