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Tirupati . lucknow NEARBY High Court quashes sanction BJP retains Vijay Rupani, to prosecute Ashok Chavan Nitin Patel in Gujarat But government formation in Himachal Pradesh turns tricky Former Maharashtra Chief Minister had challenged order in Adarsh scam case State­level shooter tries Nistula Hebbar to kill mother, brother Sonam Saigal lier order since the CBI had Kanwar Yogendra NEW DELHI Mumbai proceeded to le an applica­ NEW DELHI/SHIMLA A 47­year­old State­level shooter allegedly shot at her In a huge relief to former tion under Section 169 (re­ The BJP on Friday retained mother and brother, while Chief Minister of Maharash­ lease of accused when evi­ Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel inebriated, in south Delhi’s tra Ashok Chavan, the Bom­ dence is decient) of Cr.PC. as Chief Minister and Deputy Defence Colony on Friday. bay High Court quashed the The court ruled that Mr. Chief Minister of Gujarat, The police have arrested the sanction granted by the Go­ Rao’s order “cannot be sus­ but it found the process of accused and seized her vernor to prosecute him in tained and is quashed and forming a government in Hi­ licensed pistol. Sangeeta the Adarsh housing society set aside.” machal Pradesh tricky after Singh, who is unmarried and scam. “It was permissible for the rival groups staked claim. lives with her parents, A Division Bench of Justic­ Governor — the sanctioning The BJP legislature party brother and his family in es Ranjit More and Sadhana authority to review or recon­ in Gujarat unanimously Defence Colony’s C­Block, Jadhav was hearing a plea sider the earlier decision of elected Mr. Rupani and Mr. allegedly shot at her mother led by Mr. Chavan in 2016 the erstwhile Governor not Patel but the central obser­ Geeta and brother Harsharan challenging the February 4, to grant sanction to prose­ vers to Himachal Pradesh — Same team: Vijay Rupani, right, and Nitin Patel with Arun (48) following an argument, 2016, order passed by Ch. Vi­ ment of criminal conspiracy) while Governor K. Sankaran­ cute Mr. Chavan — on fresh Union Ministers Nirmala Jaitley, left, in Gandhinagar on Friday. * VIJAY SONEJI the police said. dyasagar Rao giving the nod and Section 420 (cheating arayanan, on December 17, material which had surfaced Sitharaman and Narendra to try him under Section 197 and dishonestly inducing de­ 2013, refusing sanction after after the earlier sanction was Tomar — had to face sloga­ The election of Mr. Rupa­ of the BJP legislature party DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD (prosecution of Judges and livery of property) of the In­ considering the material refused.” neering from the supporters ni and Mr. Patel in Gandhi­ and Nitin Patel as deputy public servants) of the Code dian Penal Code. presented by the Central Bu­ of the likely candidate for nagar was held in the pre­ leader of the legislature par­ of Criminal Procedure He challenged the grant of reau of Investigation. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 chief minister Jairam Thakur sence of Union Minister ty has been adopted,” Mr. (Cr.PC). sanction mainly on the Senior counsel Amit Desai ACT OF POLITICAL VENDETTA: and the party’s now defeat­ Arun Jaitley, the party’s cen­ Jaitley announced. Mr. Chavan is charged un­ ground that it is a review of pointed out that there was CHAVAN; A TIGHT SLAP ON BJP, ed chief ministerial face tral observer. “A proposal to der Section 120B (punish­ the earlier order of the erst­ no scope to review the ear­ SAYS OPPOSITION Ī PAGE 5 Prem Kumar Dhumal. elect Vijay Rupani as leader CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 The truth is out on 2G, ‘India, China must go Many rsts on the Magenta Line says Rahul Gandhi UPCOC Bill falters in beyond bilateral ties’ Innovations galore on section to be inaugurated on Monday Legislative Council LUCKNOW The architecture Scope of boundary talks extended Soumya Pillai The State government’s of BJP is based on NEW DELHI UPCOC Bill on Friday hit a Suhasini Haidar Atul aneja roadblock in the Uttar With the Botanical Garden­ lies: Cong. leader New DELHI/BEIJING Pradesh Legislative Council Kalkaji Mandir section of the where a determined Sandeep Phukan China and India must “tran­ Magenta Line operational New Delhi Opposition stalled its scend the bilateral dimen­ from 5 p.m. on Monday, passage. Following its Commenting on the 2G sion” of their ties for stabili­ commuters will be able to rejection, the Council spectrum allocation case ty in Asia and the world, travel from Noida to south Chairman referred the Bill to verdict for the rst time, said National Security Advis­ Delhi in just 19­odd minutes. a House panel for scrutiny. Congress president Rahul er Ajit Doval and China’s #4 6 0 4 9 0 The section, that will be in­ NORTH Ī PAGE 2 Gandhi on Friday said “the State Counsellor Yang Jiechi augurated by the Prime Mi­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD truth is out” and described Rahul Gandhi at the CWC in their rst boundary talks Ajit Doval and Yang Jiechi nister, features several at­ Safety rst: Platform screen doors for safety, a feature only the BJP as a party whose meeting in New Delhi since the Doklam stando. before their meeting in tractions which are a rst for on the Airport Metro Line, have also been xed in each of the * AP “architecture is based on on Friday. * R.V. MOORTHY They discussed enhanc­ New Delhi on Friday. the Metro. nine stations since the Magenta Line can run driverless lies.” ing condence­building The trains, brought from trains. * R.V. MOORTHY “Do I think 2G is a vindi­ again attacked the Gujarat measures and an “early set­ reached by Prime Minister South Korea, are more spa­ cation? See the whole archi­ model of development and tlement” of the boundary is­ Narendra Modi and Chinese cious. Each coach can ac­ smoothened out. Additional we are not going to have a tecture of the BJP is about questioned Prime Minister sue, a statement by the Mi­ President Xi Jinping on the commodate at least 30 to 40 handrails have also been driver in it. For at least two to lies. The whole structure is Narendra Modi’s silence on nistry of External Aairs subject of bettering bilateral passengers more than the ex­ xed on the sides of the en­ three years we will operate about lies. Everyone knows the Rafale deal and the busi­ said. relations. “We know that isting coaches. trances for passengers not them with drivers, till the about 2G and the truth is ness dealings of Jay Shah, The 20th round of the President Xi and (Prime Mi­ seated. passengers have full faith in out,” Mr. Gandhi told repor­ BJP president Amit Shah’s Special Representative nister Narendra) Modi met Host of features The recent incident of a the system,” the DMRC said ters after chairing a meet­ son. But the CWC, presided talks, which ocials said this year in Xiamen and Platform screen doors have trial train rolling back and in a statement. ing of the Congress Work­ over by Mr. Gandhi for the were held in New Delhi on reached an important con­ also been xed in each of the crashing into the wall of the There are other innova­ ing Committee (CWC), the rst time, focussed its delib­ Friday under an extended sensus,” Chinese Foreign nine stations to ensure pas­ Kalindi Kunj depot notwith­ tions as well. For example, party’s highest decision­ erations on the 2G verdict. mandate that went beyond Ministry spokesperson said. senger safety. These doors standing, the DMRC also as­ the ticket vending machines making body. boundary issues, referred would be essential on this sured that all trains are safe have been axed to walls to Ī PAGE 8 PAGE 8 DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES The Congress chief once CONTINUED ON repeatedly to the consensus CONTINUED ON Ī line as driverless trains can and additional care has been save space. The display run on this stretch. taken to ensure passenger boards inside trains have CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC The travelling experience safety inside the trains and been automated — they will Storm brewing? Gujjars is also set to be more comfor­ on the platforms. “These ash live scenes of the sur­ Bicycle chief table with the bulges bet­ trains can be driven without roundings, CCTV footage, unhappy with 1% quota ween individual seats being a driver, but we never said and name of the next station. Want Rajasthan government to carve Naveen sacks Minister for casteist remarks out sub­quota within OBC quota Special Correspondent letter has been sent to the ty and triggered protests SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT was not acceptable to the BHUBANESWAR Governor to accept this dis­ across the State. JAIPUR community. Odisha Chief Minister Na­ missal,” Mr. Patnaik told jour­ This is not for the rst time Gujjars in Rajasthan are un­ “Even the Centre has in­ veen Patnaik on Friday nalists at the State that Mr. Rout’s remarks creat­ happy over the Bharatiya Ja­ itiated an exercise to exa­ sacked State Agriculture Mi­ Secretariat.