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TN/ARD/17/2012-2014 ● RNI No. 1001/1957 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 140 ● No. 25 ● CITY EDITION ● 30 Pages ● Rs. 4.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Mission with clear EC orders registration Theresa May signs Bumrah’s brilliant ambition is the way of case against Delhi $125 million fighter final over helps India to success: Modi CM Arvind Kejriwal jet deal with Turkey level the series Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 19 • • BRIEFLY NIA sets up camp near Court stops Trump’s Kanpur derailment site NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has set up a camp in Kanpur, close travel ban order to the site where coaches of the Indore-Rajendranagar Express derailed on November 20, as it tries to join the dots in at least Protests erupt at three train accidents. A suspect many U.S. airports claimed they were orchestrated at the behest of Pakistan’s ISI. where passengers ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 were detained Probe into BSF liquor VARGHESE K GEORGE sale to civilians WASHINGTON: A judicial order NEW DELHI: The Border Security on Saturday night stayed the Force (BSF) has ordered an deportation of people from inquiry after one of its clerks seven Muslim-majority posted a video on Facebook in countries who arrived in the which he alleged that liquor U.S. after President Donald meant for the personnel was Trump barred their entry WALL AGAINST TRUMP: A demonstration against the executive being sold to outsiders and said through an executive order order at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Saturday. — PHOTO: AFP that despite his complaint, no REPORT ON PAGE 17; EDITORIAL ON PAGE 10 on Friday. As the world action had been taken. watched with dismay Mr. government abuse or uncon- preserves the status quo and ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 Trump’s move, protests stitutional policies and or- ensures that people who erupted across America, par- ders. On week one, Donald have been granted permis- EC renews plea to RBI for higher cash withdrawals ticularly at airports where Trump sufered his first loss sion to be in this country are U.S. commando dies travellers were detained. in court.” not illegally removed of U.S. in Yemen raid SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Commission wants elections may be enhanced receipts and payments of the The judicial order does The New York court order soil.” cap raised to ₨2 lakh in order to ensure that the candidates during the elec- not deal with the merit of the extends to all of America and Earlier, Mr. Trump said the SANAA/DUBAI: A U.S. commando NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank candidates are able to defray tion process have to be executive order issued by provides relief to people in travel restrictions did not died in a dawn raid in southern of India (RBI) has turned per week for election expenditure up to routed through that account. Mr. Trump that could be similar situations but at least amount to a ban on Muslims. Yemen on Sunday that killed down the Election Commis- candidates in five the statutory limits,” said the The EC pointed out that deemed unconstitutional as three more similar court rul- “It’s not a Muslim ban…very around 30 people, including sion’s request to enhance the poll-bound States Commission. the entire election process it efectively sanctions reli- ings were reported from strict ban, and we’re going to al-Qaeda suspects and civilians. cash withdrawal limit for It had earlier written to the lasted only three to four gious discrimination. other States by Saturday have extreme vetting, which It was the first combat casualty nominated candidates in the and it appears that the RBI RBI stating that it had been weeks and therefore, the Anthony D. Romero, Exec- night. we should have had in this of the Trump administration and five poll-bound States, from has not realised the gravity told about the problems be- total amount that could be utive Director of American “Our country needs strong country for many years,” he its first operation in the war- ₨24,000 to ₨2 lakh per week, of the matter.” The EC reiter- ing faced by the candidates withdrawn would be only Civil Liberties Union borders and extreme vetting, said, as he signed another ex- damaged Arabian Peninsula. till the declaration of results ated that in order to facilitate from diferent political ₨96,000, “as against the stat- (ACLU), which challenged NOW. Look what is happen- ecutive order, to prepare ½ WORLD | PAGE 14 on March 11. proper conduct of elections, parties, particularly in the utory limit of expenditure of the presidential decision in ing all over Europe and, in- within 30 days a blueprint for Asking the RBI to recon- it was imperative that its dir- rural areas, due to imposi- ₨28 lakh in Punjab, Ut- the court on behalf of two deed, the world — a horrible defeating the IS. sider, the EC on Saturday ections were complied with. tion of cash withdrawal lim- tarakhand and Uttar Pra- travellers from Iraq who mess!” Mr. Trump tweeted EDUCATION PLUS again wrote to it expressing “In this context, the ECI its. desh, and ₨20 lakh in Ma- were detained at the JFK air- on Sunday morning. ½ INDIAN HELD AT U.S. 4 Pages serious concerns “about the had desired that the current As per the EC directive, nipur and Goa, as fixed by port in New York, said: “Our Lee Gelernt, an ACLU oi- AIRPORT | PAGE 12 METROPLUS cursory manner in which limit on cash withdrawal for each candidate has to open a the Central government on courts today worked as they cial who argued the case in ½ BACKLASH GROWS 6 Pages this issue has been dealt with candidates for the coming separate bank account. All February 28, 2014.” should as bulwarks against New York, said: “This ruling AGAINST ORDER | PAGE 14 Jallikattu held Akhilesh, Rahul exude in Tiruchi, bonhomie, justify tie-up Sivaganga Aim of the alliance SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT is to “defeat the TIRUCHI/SIVAGANGA: With the fascist forces” Tamil Nadu Assembly passing a Bill to amend the OMAR RASHID Prevention of Cruelty to An- imals Act and clearing the LUCKNOW: The positive chem- decks for the conduct of istry between Samajwadi jallikattu, the bull-taming Party president Akhilesh Ya- sport is being organised dav and Congress vice-pres- across the State. ident Rahul Gandhi was on On Sunday, two such display as the two leaders on events were held in Tiruchi Sunday walked in together to and Sivaganga districts amid a hall at the plush Taj Hotel great fanfare and enthusi- here. BROTHERS IN ARMS: Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi at a press asm. While the event in Kar- Dressed in identical white conference in Lucknow on Sunday. — PHOTO RAJEEV BHATT ungulam village in Tiruchi kurta-pyjamas and black district saw the participation jackets, the leaders started win more than 300 seats. a 10-km roadshow through of more than 400 bulls and the joint conference with a Both leaders resorted to prominent market areas, es- tamers, the jallikattu held at hug. symbolism to drive home pecially localities with large Siravayal, near Sivaganga, In the first public appear- their point. Muslim populations. too witnessed an enthusi- ance after the SP and Con- The show concluded with astic response. gress formalised the poll alli- ‘Two wheels of cycle’ a prolonged handshake Despite government oi- ance, Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Mr. Gandhi said he shared between the two as they cials and members of the or- Yadav justified the tie-up. both a “personal and polit- stood atop their campaign ganising committees taking Declaring that their com- ical relationship” with bus —U.P. Vijay Rath — at all eforts to avoid injuries to bined objective was to “de- Akhilesh and their coming the historic Ghantaghar animals and tamers alike, feat the fascist forces,” re- together was akin to the (clock tower) in the heart of scores were injured at both spond to “politics of hate” “meeting of the Ganga and the old city, amidst hundreds the places where the events and counter divisive ideo- Yamuna at the Sangam.” Mr. of cheering and flag-waving were held. While over 35 logy, the two leaders said the Yadav, in turn, pronounced supporters. people were injured at Kar- Congress-SP alliance would that he and Mr. Gandhi were ungulam, as many as 32 were usher in a “storm of develop- “two wheels of the cycle.” ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 hurt at Siravayal. ment.” The two parties Following the press meet, ½ MULAYAM WILL NOT claimed they would together the two leaders embarked on CAMPAIGN | PAGE 12 ½ DETAILED REPORTS | PAGE 7 Oil spill in Chennai dooms turtles SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT quite diicult. We feel as if there is a taste of oil in our CHENNAI: A thick oily tide from mouths and we smell of oil,” the sea lapped at the coast of said a vendor at the beach at several fishing hamlets in Bharathiyar Nagar, where north Chennai on Sunday, a hundreds of residents day after two cargo ships, gathered to watch the spec- one of them an oil tanker, tacle. collided of Kamarajar Port The Port insisted it had in Ennore. nothing to do with the colli- Several dead turtles and sion. Oicials of the Tamil hatchlings coated with the Nadu Pollution Control black oil were washed ashore Board (TNPCB) visited and discovered among the Bharathiyar Nagar of boulders. By afternoon, the Ernavur junction on the En- spread of oil was seen on a DEADLY WATERS: A turtle that was washed ashore along the nore Expressway, where the 400-metre long stretch, 40 Ernavur coast in Chennai on Sunday.