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c m y k c m y k PEOPLE Newsmakers Harvey Weinstein to 12 HE SIAN GE be arraigned T ANEW DELHI MONDAY 26 AUGUST 2019 A again ahead of his trial NATION | Politics WORLD | Hong Kong Opp, press got taste of Police turn water cannons on ‘brute force’ unleashed protesters, fire teargas; people on people in J&K: Rahul 3 regroup despite pouring rain 5 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 191 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ Symbol of separate identity goes in 3 weeks Modi calls for mass movement against State flag removed plastics from Oct. 2 New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged peo- ple to observe the 150th from all J&K offices birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year as a day to make India plas- YUSUF JAMEEL tic-free and exhorted SRINAGAR, AUG. 25 municipalities, NGOs and Phone curbs saved the corporate sector to Jammu and Kashmir’s come up with ways for safe state flag was on Sunday disposal of accumulated removed from Srinagar’s civil secretariat and all lives in J&K: Malik plastic waste before Diwali. He said people from all stra- other government build- ta of the society should cel- ings. This comes three ‘No shortage of medicines or food’ ebrate Gandhi Jayanti this weeks after Parliament year as a day to make approved a resolution Srinagar/New Delhi, open on Sunday. “Mother India plastic-free”. abrogating J&K’s special Aug. 25: Most of the The Kashmir Valley has Full report on Page 4 status under Article 370 of chemist shops remained 7,630 retail chemist shops the Constitution and open in the Kashmir and 4,331 wholesale passed a bill for splitting Valley on Sunday as gov- shops, it said, adding that Shah plans to review the state into two Union ernor Satya Pal Malik around 65 per cent shops territories. denied any shortage of remained open there. anti-Naxal ops today Residents of neighbour- medicines and essential Mr Malik said there was New Delhi: Union home min- hood Suthrashahi said commodities in Jammu no shortage of medicines Rohan Jaitley, son of former finance minister Arun Jaitley, performs a ritual during his father’s cremation at they saw the state flag that and Kashmir, and said and essential commodi- ister Amit Shah on Monday Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI will take stock of the opera- stood on high along with communication curbs ties anywhere in Jammu tions against Naxals and the the national flag atop the helped save many lives in and Kashmir and enough development initiatives multi-storey civil secre- the state. stocks were available for being undertaken in Maoist- tariat building “missing” In a statement, the people to buy. “In fact, we hit areas, officials said. Top when they woke up on Jammu and Kashmir delivered meat, vegeta- Tearful last farewell to Jaitley Sunday morning. “It is administration said 1,165 bles and eggs to people’s officials of the paramilitary forces will also attend the another sad day for the out of 1,666 chemist shops doorsteps on Id,” he said. meeting. — PTI Leaders across the political spectrum join family, friends at Nigambodh Ghat people of Kashmir. This in Srinagar remained ■ Turn to Page 4 Full report on Page 4 flag was one of the sym- AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ The entire political Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat With their eyes moist bols of our distinctive NEW DELHI, AUG. 25 on Sunday afternoon. and hands folded, several identity. It too has been fraternity, a lot of Arun Jaitley, 66, had watched as Mr Jaitley’s snatched from us,” said Minority affairs ministry’s While he was alive, Arun sportspersons, died at Delhi’s AIIMS on son Rohan performed the Shamusuddin, a local resi- Jaitley with his hands diplomats, lawyers Saturday after a pro- last rites as the gun salute dent. team to visit Valley Aug 27 firmly locked behind, and people from longed illness. was fired. The skies The state flag consisted walking ahead of several The entire political fra- opened up and it poured of a deep red field, repre- New Delhi, Aug. 25: A those opposing the gov- BJP leaders and follow- all walks of life ternity, a lot of sportsper- heavily as the last rites senting labour, charged minority affairs ministry ernment’s withdrawal of ers, was a common sight. were present to sons, diplomats, lawyers began, but that didn’t with a plough to repre- team will visit the Kash- J&K’s special status, act- Today too the scene was pay homage to and people from all walks deter scores of his admir- sent agriculture. It also mir Valley for two days ing as per their “political something similar. Lying the BJP stalwart of life were present to pay ers, party workers and had three white stripes on from Tuesday to identify prejudice”, will also come https://t.me/TowardsTomorrowin a flower-bedecked gun homage to the BJP stal- former colleagues from the hoist side represent- the areas to implement around to support the carriage, his body “Jab tak suraj chand wart both at his residence standing still till the cre- ing the three geographic centrally-sponsored devel- move after seeing its wrapped in the national rahega Jaitley tera naam and at the BJP headquar- mation was complete. regions of the state — opment projects after pro- impact. The team will flag, and hundreds walk- rahega” — on his last ters, where his body was The entire Cabinet of the Jammu, the Kashmir visions of Article 370 was look at all possibilities of ing behind him — some journey. The former kept. A large number of NDA government, includ- Valley and Ladakh. abrogated, Union minis- social-economic develop- sobbing, some silent and finance and defence min- them also accompanied ing home minister Amit The flag was adopted by ter Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ment projects, he said. some chanting “Arun ister was cremated with the gun carriage to Shah, defence minister J&K National has said. — PTI Jaitley amar rahein” and full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat. ■ Turn to Page 4 ■ Turn to Page 4 He also asserted that ■ More on Page 3 ■ IAS officer: Quit NSCN(I-M) chief writes to PM Modi, regrets govt is ‘going slow’ on peace talks Actress Shilpa Shetty walks the ramp during the Lakme Separate flag, constitution core issue: Nagas Fashion Week in Mumbai on Sunday. — SHRIPAD NAIK to get back my MANOJ ANAND peace talks, said: “The ◗ The outfit said Though the NSCN (I-M) that it observed that Mr GUWAHATI, AUG. 25 Government of India is did bring in any reference R.N. Ravi, now holding going slow in taking a that 3 years had to the scrapping of Article the dual post of Nagaland 3D tech lets UK lift passed since right to speak up The National Socialist stand on core issues. This 370, thereby withdrawing governor and Naga talks Council of Nagaland (Isak- changing situation and the Framework the arrangement of a state interlocutor, was speak- airports’ liquid ban Muivah) has regretted the other developments com- Agreement was flag and constitution in ing with much stronger London: British PM Boris ‘Can’t be mute if dissent is barred’ “slow progress” in the pels NSCN chairperson Q. Jammu and Kashmir, it passion to solve the Naga Johnson on Sunday unveil- peace talks and clarified Tuccu and general secre- signed but there had said: “This is in reference political problem that has ed plans for all major UK AGE CORRESPONDENT that there cannot be a tary Th Muivah to write a been no headway to the core issues like the hung on for too long. airports to introduce a new THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, honourable solution to the letter to Prime Minister Naga flag and constitu- Referring the journey to 3D baggage screening AUG. 25 Naga peace process with- Narendra Modi about the ry and situation of the tion, which are yet to be what they call the “Indo- equipment in order to even- out a separate “flag and doubt and confusion Nagas when the agreed upon between the Naga political talks” span- tually phase out the ban on Kannan Gopinathan constitution”. raised by the Naga people Framework Agreement two parties. Without these ning over 22 years, the liquids above a 100-ml limit quit the Indian In a letter to Prime if an honourable political was signed on August 3, two core issues solved, NSCN (I-M) said that the through security. — PTI Administrative Service Minister Narendra Modi, solution can be arrived 2015, the outfit said that any solution would be far Government of India had last Wednesday, saying which was released to the at.” three years had passed from honourable because done a great job by assur- he could not remain a media in Dimapur, the Pointing out that the 22- since the Framework Nagas’ pride and identity ing the Nagas that they WEATHER mute witness “when one NSCN (I-M), the first Naga year-old peace process Agreement was signed but is deeply entrenched deserved a solution, Now that I have outfit with which the gov- received official recogni- there had been no head- here.” which should be “hon- Max: O of the world’s largest 34 C democracies announced resigned, which ernment had initiated tion (of) the unique histo- way. The NSCN (I-M) said ourable and acceptable”. Min: 25OC a ban on the entire state itself is a state- RH: 75% (Jammu and Kashmir), Rainfall: 50% and even violated the ment, I have fundamental rights of regained my free- SINDHU MAKES HISTORY Forecast: Moderate rain the people..