Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ RNI No. Regn. UTTENG/2007/22374, REGD. No. UA/DO/DDN/126/2016-2018 Established 1864 Published From OPINION 8 WORLD 12 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL TREADING A CHINA REJECTS TURKEY SAINA, SINDHU TO BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR DANGEROUS PATH CRITICISM ON UIGHURS RENEW RIVALRY CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 13 Issue 41 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable DEHRADUN, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2019; PAGES 16 `2 BADSHAH TO MAKE HIS ACTING} DEBUT} 13 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Priyanka magnetises crowd Naidu’s fast binds Opp, BJP Rahul vows no rest till Govt ally Sena visits dharna site with Congress ideology formed
grandmother Indira Gandhi. Congress workers were seen wearing T-shirts with photographs of Priyanaka. Members of “Priyanka Sena,” a little-known organisation of her supporters, were also seen during the roadshow. “With the Priyanka Sena at the Nehru Bhawan, Lucknow it is almost celebration here,” tweeted Sushmita Dev, presi- dent of All India Mahila Congress. She attached a pho- tograph of her with members of the outfit. One of the ban- Samajwadi Party(SP) MP Dharmendra Yadav, Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister ners on the vehicle read, “Aagai Chandrababu Naidu, JDU MP Sharad Yadav, DMK leader Tiruchi Siva, SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and Congress leader Priyanka. Baj gaya danka. Jairam Ramesh during Naidu’s day-long fast ‘Dharma Porata Deeksha’ demanding for the special status to the state of Andhra Brashtachar ki ab Jalegi Lanka.” Pradesh in New Delhi on Monday PTI Rahul and Priyanka, also had a tea at famous tea stall in CM sits on day-long fast on Monday demanding that the Centre Lalbagh. At Hazratganj cross- fulfil promises made during ing, all the leaders garlanded demanding Special Status for Andhra Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation the statues of Mahatama in 2014. Naidu has been trying Congress President Rahul Gandhi with party general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia during a roadshow in Lucknow PTI Gandhi, Sardar Vallabh Bhai PNS n NEW DELHI Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut to unite the Opposition parties Patel and Dr BR Ambedkar also made a surprise appear- to take on the BJP in the gen- PNS n LUCKNOW public and workers who turned anti-BJP and anti-Modi slo- Congress workers showered before proceeding to UPCC. ndhra Pradesh Chief ance at Naidu’s protest. Raut eral elections. out in large number to catch a gans. rose petals and threw marigold At Transport Nagar metro AMinister N Chandrababu said he came to attend the Over the last three months, midst showers of petals glimpse of her. In a short speech Rahul garlands at her, celebrating the station, Amethi leaders dis- Naidu’s daylong fast on event as a representative of the he has held a number of meet- Aand raising of slogans, Standing atop the flower- said the Congress will bat on much-awaited political debut. played placards to welcome the Monday demanding Special Shiv Sena, amid strains with ings with the opposition party newly-appointed Congress bedecked rath, Rahul held a front foot and will not rest till Immediately after the 25-km trio — Priyanka, Rahul and Sci- Status for his State became a senior ally BJP. Naidu ended leaders on forming an anti-BJP general secretary Priyanka cardboard cut-out of Rafale jet the Government with Congress journey began, supporters ndia. One of the ice-cream rallying point for the his fast at 8.20 pm, accepting front. Vadra Gandhi, donned in white and showed it to the crowd ideology is formed in UP began taking vantage points vendors, threw an ice-cream Opposition parties. a glass of juice from JD(S) Naidu’s ‘Dharma Porata with light green design kurta, reminding them about the cor- As Priyanka’s cavalcade through the route to click pho- cone towards Priyanka which Those who met Naidu and supremo and former Prime Deeksha’ (a day-long protest finally made official entry into ruption of the BJP-led rolled through the streets of tographs. Congress workers she caught and handed over to addressed the gathering at Minister H D Deve Gowda. for justice), began at 8 am and the politics by holding a grand Government at the Centre. Lucknow, the Capital of polit- had been busy making arrange- Rahul. Andhra Pradesh Bhawan were This was the second time in ended at around 8 pm. The 20-km road-show here on The Congress workers raised ically crucial Uttar Pradesh, ments for the roadshow since In a rare visual, Priyanka Congress president Rahul less than a month when Andhra CM is scheduled to Monday, being seen as launch early morning. They were seen was seen on the front of the Gandhi, former Prime Opposition members present- submit a memorandum to of the party’s campaign in the distributing food packets, tea bus top while his brother stood Minister Manmohan Singh, ed a united front against the President Ram Nath Kovind State. Vadra urges people to keep her safe and water to passersby. behind her. Later all the three National Conference chair- Narendra Modi Government. on February Tuesday. A huge crowd in which PTI n NEW DELHI Patriotic songs were played on leaders — Priyanka, Rahul and person Farooq Abdullah, The last time when the “(Former PM) Atal Bihari general public outnumbered loudspeakers, elevating the Scindia were standing in the NCP’s Majeed Memon, Opposition came together Vajpayee said ‘’Raj Dharma’’ the Congressmen turned up to n a day Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was making her debut visit mood of supporters. Some front while other UP leaders Trinamool Congress’ Derek the same way was on January was not followed in Gujarat get a glimpse of Priyanka, who Oto Uttar Pradesh as Congress general secretary, her husband posters showed Priyanka as were in the back behind the O’ Brien, DMK’s Tiruchi Siva, 19, when 22 Opposition parties (during the 2002 riots). Now, was accompanied by Congress Robert Vadra on Monday said she was a “perfect wife” and “the Goddess Durga on a lion. security personnel. With slo- Loktantrik Janata Dal’s Sharad supported West Bengal Chief “Raj Dharma” is not being president, Rahul Gandhi and best mother” to their children and now the time had come to “Maa Durga ka roop behen gan of Priyanka, Rahul zind- Yadav, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee followed in the case of Andhra Jyotiraditya Scindia. hand her to the people of India. Priyankaji (sister Priyanka is abad, the Congressmen were Minister Kamal Nath, Delhi helda massive show of strength Pradesh. We have been denied Priyanka just ‘smiled’ and “Please keep her safe,” Vadra said, doffing his hat to his “best Maa Durga’s incarnation),” read beating drums on the entire Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Brigade ground in Kolkata. what is rightfully ours. If you waved all through the route to friend” over the years and warning her against the prevailing “vin- a poster. Another highlighted way to welcome their leader. and Samajwadi Party founder Naidu who left NDA as an don’t get it done, we know how acknowledge the greeting from dictive and vicious” political atmosphere. her resemblance with her Mulayam Singh Yadav. alliance partner last March is to get it done,” Naidu said. Rao says sorry Pvt colleges too SIT to probe audio clip in to top court for must pay stipends K’taka MLA poaching row transferring CBI to MBBS interns: officer Sharma MCI Board PNS n NEW DELHI truth.” PTI n NEW DELHI Kumar said in the conver- PNS n NEW DELHI arnataka Chief Minister H sation “one person induces Nageswara Rao on KD Kumaraswamy on another ....Says we have already MMonday admitted that here is good news for thou- Monday set up a SIT probe into booked the speaker for `50 as an interim chief of the CBI Tsands of MBBS interns asso- the controversial audio clip crore... About `50 crore having he committed "mistake" in ciated with various private med- showing BJP chief B S paid to the Speaker to accept transferring former Joint ical colleges across the country. Yeddyurappa in a purported the resignation of MLAs (of the Director AK Sharma and Taking up their long pending conversation to “poach” on a JD ruling coalition).” apologised to the Supreme demand, the Medical Council (S) MLA in his alleged attempt On Friday, Kumaraswamy Court, saying he had no inten- of India’s Board of Governors to topple the Congress-JDS had released the audio clip in tion to circumvent its orders. (BOG) is planning to make it Government. which Yeddyurappa is pur- Rao, who filed an affidavit mandatory for all private med- Amid turmoil in the State BJP Karnataka chief BS Yeddyurappa portedly trying to lure a JD(S) in response to a contempt ical colleges to pay them stipend Assembly over the audio tape, seen during the budget session at MLA for destabilising the notice issued to him on at part with what is offered to Speaker Ramesh Kumar made Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on coalition Government. February 7, said he was pray- interns of State-run institutions. an emotional appeal to the Monday PTI Kumaraswamy had said ing for an unconditional and The stipend to all Chief Minister to constitute a during the purported conv- unqualified apology by the Government medical students is Special Investigation Team to his office should be protected. ersation there was a mention of apex court. paid for one-year period of their probe the episode since the Responding to the BJP about a “`50 crore offer to "I sincerely realise my mis- compulsory internship after Speaker’s name also figures in members, who demanded that book” the Speaker to give a rul- take and while tendering my completion of their four-year and the tape. the probe be limited to the ing in favour of MLAs who unqualified and uncondition- six-month academic course. “Constitute an SIT to estab- charge against the Speaker so might resign to help the BJP al apology, I specially state I During the internship, students lish the truth. Give me relief in that the SIT was not misused bring down his Government. have not wilfully violated the assist in running the medical col- 15 days,” a visibly anguished for ‘political vengeance,’ the The Speaker said he had order of this court as I cannot leges and hospitals. Kumar told Kumaraswamy, after Speaker told Kumaraswamy received the audio clip and a even dream of violating or cir- However, interns in private members empathised with the that “this (SIT) should not lead letter from the Chief Minister cumventing order of this medical colleges are either Speaker, saying he was known to a witch-hunt. The probe on Friday and he was not sure court,” Rao said in the affi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi serves food to underprivileged children during a programme organised to mark the serving of denied stipend or paid a paltry for his integrity and dignity of should be only to establish the whose voice it contained. davit. the 3rd billionth meal by the Akshaya Patra Foundation in Vrindavan near Mathura on Monday (Related report on P6) PTI sum. CAPSULE CAG submits BROKE DIVYANG KILLS SELF AT ANDHRA BHAWAN Rafale Audit 2017 golden year for winged guests to India New Delhi: A differently-abled man from Andhra Pradesh, who was report to Prez SAPNA SINGH n NEW DELHI Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher The Big Bird Day is an facing financial crisis, allegedly n committed suicide by consuming PNS NEW DELHI (Mangaar), Dove, Orphean annual affair of bird watching poison outside Andhra Bhawan here, verseas winged guests Warbler (Dhigal), Mallard 9 and and counting. The event was police said on Monday. he the Comptroller and Oarrived in less number as Water Rail, Bengal Bushlark started by Delhi Bird in 2004. TAuditor General (CAG) compared to the last year in (Dhanauri), Jungle Prinia report on Rafale jet fighter deal, India. The Bird Count Index (Vasant Vihar Aravali), Verditer PAK VIOLATES CEASEFIRE, which has generated a massive (BCI) was “low” this (season) Flycatcher (Garhimandu), all TARGETS VILLAGES J-K political controversy, was sub- year with 247 different species special migratory species were Jammu: Pakistani troops on Monday mitted to President Ram Nath against 268 in the year 2017 sighted in different places across targeted forward posts and villages Kovind on Monday. Now, the due to adverse weather condi- the country. along the Line of Control (LoC) in Government is scheduled to tion and low visibility. Of all the migratory birds, Poonch district of Jammu and table it in Parliament on However, there is still good “Blue Rock Pigeon” was among Kashmir, prompting "strong and Tuesday, sources said. news for the ornithologists as the most abundant species seen effective" retaliation by the Indian The CAG report will be Hume’s Short Toed, Syke’s Lark all over the country. for at least 19 km that day for Army, officials said. tabled on Tuesday, a day before (Flats), Greater White Fronted Dr Faiyaz A Khudsar, said Dr Khudsar, adding, “The number of species spotted at the count,” said Daveskar. the end of the present Lok Goose, Cinnamon Bittern, ornithologist, and professor in number seems to be underes- Dighal in Haryana, followed In overall annual bird TOP PENTAGON OFFICIAL Sabha session. This is the last Painted Sandgrouse (Asola), Delhi University, timated due to heavy smog by Sultanpur outskirts and count, Rock Pigeon 610, Plum- VISITS AFGHANISTAN Session of the 16th Lok Sabha as Pacific Golden Plover, Tri Environmental Department, which led to little poor visi- Sungerpur in northwest Delhi. Headed Parakeet 556, Kabul: The Pentagon's top official the general elections are due in Coloured Munia, Black Throated said, “There is no drastic bility as well as sighting of Around 35 teams com- Northern Shoveler 508, made an unannounced visit to April-May. The Rafale issue was Thrush, Variable Wheatear, change in number. The count birds.” prising 4,000 - 5,000 individ- Eurasian Coot 501, Gadwall Afghanistan on Monday to meet with raised before the Supreme Curlew, Red Headed Bunting, is low mainly due to local cli- According to Nikhil uals including birders, forest 405, Green-Winged Teal 405, US commanders and Afghan leaders Court, which did not find any Short Eared Owl (Khadar at mate conditions, “Smog, pol- Daveskar, founder of Delhi guards and school students Northern Pintail 355, House amid a push for peace with the substance in the allegations. North Delhi), Black-Headed lution and forest cover, these Bird and organiser of the attended the event. “Such was Sparrow 352, House Crow 341 Taliban. Detailed report on P10 Cuckooshrike (Mangaar Baani) are the factors pivotal during event, in National Capital the enthusiasm and dedication and Eurasian Moorhen 324 Brown Shrike (Sultanpur), bird watching/ bird count,” Region (NCR), the highest that one of the teams walked were registered. he State Commission for TProtection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has taken a serious note of the children found begging in the city. The com- mission has given instructions to Child Line Dehradun to look he Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has col- into the matter with utmost Tlected a total amount of Rs 17 crore by way of com- seriousness. mercial and house tax from the city so far. The civic body Despite the practice of beg- officers claimed that given the pace of the collection, the ging being banned in the state, target set to them would be achieved by March. the children begging at various It is learnt that the target is Rs 25 crore, a figure which places of the city are not hard is still a distant one for the civic body. However, the MCD to find. As per the information officers have exuded confidence that the target would be received by the sources, the record of them, but in spite of spreading this message among achieved. They said that a large amount of commercial tax n order to ease the tax collection child beggars being spotted in it, we from our side are trying the people, we have also con- is yet to be collected from many commercial property hold- Iprocess for the taxpayers based in the city are not from Dehradun our best to help these children ducted an awareness campaign ers. Once they are collected the target would be achieved before the city, Municipal Corporation of alone. A large number of out of the practice.” recently to let the people know March or would be within reach, they added. Dehradun (MCD) is going to launch them is from Saharanpur in Elaborating further on the that the money given by them Speaking of the matter, the officer in –charge of the civic a mobile application for tax payment. Uttar Pradesh aside from some matter, the officer said, “We to the child beggars is being body said that the amount which has been collected from The work is under process, the places of Jharkhand and Bihar, take initiatives to educate used to boost crime.” gress function. According to both the commercial and house tax payers is good civic body officers said and added sources said. They further said these children. But it is hard for An officer from SCPCR officials, a total of 14 applica- enough. “We have so far collected Rs 17 crore. Besides, we that the process would be complet- that the child beggars are dis- us to do so. It is important to said, “It has come to our he Uttarakhand chapter of tions were received for the are conducting house tax collection camps in various wards ed by April. posed to shift from place to understand that the child beg- notice that most of the child Tthe National Academy of award in 2018-19 by the coun- and in course of the camps, we are receiving an amount Speaking more of the matter, place, making it tough to keep gars are the soft targets even for beggars being spotted in the Sciences, India (NASI) held its cil. of Rs one to two lakh daily. There is little doubt that the the officer in- charge of the civic a record of them. their own parents. As per our city are not from here. A annual meeting at Uttarakhand The NASI Uttarakhand target would be met in time,” he said. body said, “We are launching a Quizzed over the matter, an experiences, they in most of the majority of them is from states State Council for Science and chapter head AN Purohit, for- Queried about the tax to be collected from the private mobile application to make tax pay- officer from Child Line cases are forced to be engaged like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Technology (UCOST) here on mer chairman of the chapter schools and the reservation expressed by some of them over ment easier for the tax payers. The Dehradun said, “It is true that in begging. After some time We have instructed the Child Monday. During the meeting, and former director of Wadia the schools being made to pay commercial tax, he said that work on updating the data is under a majority of the child beggars when they find it easy to earn Line to look into the matter. works undertaken by the state Institute of Himalayan they were engaged in preparing a list of the schools from process and we hope that the appli- spotted begging in the city is money in the process they get Besides, we would write to the chapter of NASI in 2018 were Geology, BR Arora, chapter which the tax would be collected. “We are making a list cation would be launched in April. from other places. These chil- fully involved in it. It is very Uttar Pradesh State discussed. secretary and UCOST director of the private schools as per order and the commercial tax Aside from this, the tax payers dren can be spotted during the important that the people are Commission for Protection The office bearers also dis- general Rajendra Dobhal and would be collected from these institutes. We have not would also get mobile text messages weekends in the city. On some made aware of the thing. If they of Child Rights (UPSCPCR) cussed candidates for the excel- coordinator DP Uniyal among received any complaint from any of the schools so far. of dates and information updates specific occasions, they travel stop giving money to these to look into the matter with lent science teacher award for others were present in the However, the order of collecting commercial tax from them regarding the status of the house tax to Haridwar with their parents children the practice can be at utmost seriousness and do this year. The awards are pre- meeting which discussed the would be executed,” he added. payments.” or groups. It is tough to keep a least minimised. Besides, something about it.” sented during the science con- applicants for this year’s awards.