Bharat Bandh Evokes Mixed Response in North, Violence in Bengal
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WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Thursday, January 9, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXIV, NO. 328, PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Himachal CM Jai Focus on education, Indian skipper Virat Kangana Ram Thakur directs health and self Kohli maintains top Ranaut applauds officers to restore reliance in coming slot in ICC Test Meghna all essential services budget: Haryana Rankings, Pujara Gulzar, in state Chief Minister slips to 6th position Deepika for 'Chhapaak' PAGE 5PAGE 3 PAGE 12 PAGE 10 80 American killed in Iran missile attack: Reports Ukraine Aircraft crash: 180 on- board killed TEHRAN: A Ukrainian aircraft with 180 passengers on board has crashed near Iran's Khomeini Airport, killing all passengers, lo- cal meedia reported on Wednes- day. According to them, the Boe- Tension escalates ing 737-800 jet crashed near Parand, a suburb southwest of capital Tehran shortly after take- off. According to Flighradar24 Bharat Bandh evokes flight tracker, the Ukraine Interna- US President Trump says ‘All is Well’ tional Airline Flight 752 was scheduled to take off at 0515 hrs (local time) heading to Boryspil AGENCY TEHRAN, JANUARY 8 mixed response in North, International Airport in the Ukrain- ian capital of Kyiv. "An investiga- Air India reroutes tion team from the national avia- Some 80 US personnel were killed and nearly tion department was dispatched 200 others injured during Iran’s missile attack flights after attack to the location after the news was on the American Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq NEW DELHI: The Air India on Wednesday violence in Bengal announced. We will give more re- on Wednesday, which was launched in retali- rerouted its flights overflying Iran to Europe and ports in upcoming bulletins," ation to the killing of Major General Qasem US in the wake of a missile strike by Tehran on AGENCY the police, leading to several arrests, Reza Jafarzadeh, spokesman of Soleimani, an IRGC source has claimed. US airbases in Iraq. “The Safety of our passen- KOLKATA/CHANDIGARH, the officials said. the Iranian Aviation Organisation Speaking to the Tehran-based private Tas- gers and crew members comes first. In light of JANUARY 8 Several buses were also van- said. nim News Agency, the source said the ballis- the tensions within the Iranian airspace a deci- dalised in Cooch Behar districts by tic missiles launched by the Islamic Revolu- sion to temporarily reroute flights of Air India Incidents of violence and arson were the protesters. tion Guards Corps (IRGC) killed at least 80 (AI) and Air India Express (AIX) overflying Iran reported from various parts of West The bandh supporters tried to Lawyer thrashed to “American terrorist forces”. has been taken,” Air India spokesperson Bengal with buses, a police vehicle break past barricades in Kolkata’s “At least 104 targets from the positions of Dhananjay Kumar said in a statement. and government properties being Central Avenue area, prompting po- death in Lucknow The statement further said that the rerouting the Americans and their allies in the region may lead to increase in flying time by approxi- vandalised by strikers who tried to lice to use force. Several strikers LUCKNOW: A lawyer was al- have been identified, and if the Americans enforce the 24-hour bandh on were held, they said. The shutdown legedly thrashed to death with mately 20 minutes for flights from Delhi and 30- make any mistake again, those positions will 40 minutes for flights from Mumbai. Wednesday. call evoked a good response in Pun- sticks by five men at Damodar be targeted,” the source warned. Protesters blocked a major road jab as normal life was disrupted, but Nagar in Krishna Nagar here, po- On the other hand, US President Donald He also promised to make a statement to in Sujapur area of Malda district, set in Chandigarh and neighbouring lice said on Wednesday. Trump, in his first reaction after Iran's missile the nation on Wednesday morning (local tyres on fire, ransacked government Haryana it was mixed amid rain. The accused had called Shekhar Tripathi (32) from his house on attack on two American bases in Iraq, insisted time). "We have the most powerful and well India asks citizens to buses and torched several vehicles, There was no report of any unto- Tuesday night and took him that "all is well" and promised to make a state- equipped military anywhere in the world, by including a police van. When police ward incident from anywhere in the away, SP (East) Suresh Chandra ment to the nation on Wednesday morning. far! I will be making a statement tomorrow avoid non-essential tried to control the situation, they states. The activists of several farmer Rawat said. On Tuesday night, Iran launched over a morning," Trump tweeted. Trump's tweet hurled stones and crude bombs. The associations were seen asking traders The body was found some dis- dozen ballistic missiles targeting at least two came after his reported meeting with his na- travel to Iraq police then baton-charged the mob, at several places in the Congress- bases where US military and coalition forces' tional security team, including Secretary of lobbed teargas shells and fired rub- ruled Punjab to keep their shops and tance away, he said. NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday is- Previous enmity is stated to be are stationed in Iraq, the Pentagon said. Ac- State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary sued a travel advisory, asking citizens to avoid ber bullets, officials said. In various business establishments closed to the reason behind the murder. cording to Iranian state TV, the attacks were in Mark Esper. Though there was no official con- non-essential travel to Iraq in view of prevailing sit- parts of the state, railway tracks and mark the pan-India protest. Reports One of the accused has been ar- revenge for the killing of the commander of firmation of the meeting, Pompeo and Esper uation in the Gulf country. In retaliation to killing of roads were blocked, affecting normal of partial shutdown of shops and oth- rested and identified as Vinayak Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards, Gener- were seen entering the White House on late top Iranian commander General Qassem life. The protesters burnt tyres and er establishments were received Thakur, police said. Taking note al Qasem Soleimani, in a US drone strike on Tuesday night. According to the White House, Soleimani, Iran has launched missile strikes blocked roads in various parts of the from Patiala, Ludhiana, Bathinda, of the incident, the Krishna Nagar Friday, which was ordered by President Don- President Trump spoke with Qatar Emir against two US military bases in Iraq on Wednes- East Burdwan district, besides stag- Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and other SHO has been suspended, Dis- ald Trump. Shortly after the missile attacks, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and day. "In view of the prevailing situation in Iraq, Indi- ing sit-in on railway tracks, affecting places. In Delhi and Uttar Pradesh trict Magistrate Abhishek Prakash Trump tweeted, "All is well! Missiles thanked him for his country's strong partner- an nationals are advised to avoid all non-essential train services in the sector. also shops and business establish- told a news agency. launched from Iran at two military bases lo- ship with the US. The two leaders discussed travel to Iraq until further notification," the advisory In East Midnapore district, ments were seen opened and the re- cated in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & the situation in Iraq and Iran, as well as other by Ministry of External Affairs said. stones were hurled at buses, follow- sponse to call was mixed in urban ar- damages taking place now. So far, so good!" critical bilateral and regional issues. ing which the protesters clashed with eas. Thieves decamp with ATM in Sikar HC transfers complaint against Nirbhaya SIKAR: Thieves uprooted and Cabinet approves MoU with Sweden on convict's lawyer to Bar Council decamped with an ATM contain- JNU VC advised ing Rs 4.24 lakh in cash in Ra- jasthan's Sikar district, police said cooperation in field of polar science NEW DELHI: The Delhi Tuesday. High Court on Wednesday re- to communicate The incident occurred at a Tata NEW DELHI, JAN 8 tection. ferred a complaint filed Indicash ATM kiosk located in Sweden as one of eight Arctic States is against the lawyer represent- Surera village on the Kuchaman The Union Cabinet was on Wednesday ap- one of the member states in the Arctic ing the convicts facing the gal- with students road on Monday night, they said. prised of the agreement on cooperation in Council whereas India has observer status lows in the Nirbhaya rape case They uprooted the ATM with the polar science between the Ministry of in council. to the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) which will take up the mat- help of a jeep and chains tied to Earth Sciences (MoES) and the Ministry Sweden has a vigorous scientific pro- ter on January 17. Bar Council of Delhi chairperson advocate K AGENCY the machine, they said. of Education and Research, Sweden. gramme in the polar regions, both in the C Mittal confirmed that the complaint referred by Justice Suresh NEW DELHI, JAN 8 ‘Some masked The thieves took away the CCTV The Memorandum of Understanding Arctic and Antarctic. India also has sus- Kumar Kait against A P Singh will be taken up in the next meet- camera, its wires and the UPS (MoU) was signed on December 2 during tained scientific research programmes in ing on January 17. Justice Kait had earlier imposed a fine of Rs HRD Ministry officials on persons with them to conceal their identity.