RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From AVENUES 10 WORLD 13 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL SIR SYED KHAN: THE BOOST START-UP 14 IRAN SECURITY PERSONNEL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR RENAISSANCE MAN CULTURE ABDUCTED ON PAK BORDER CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 281 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 UMESH YADAV INCLUDED IN ODI} SQUAD } 15 SPORT www.dailypioneer.com Allahabad is now Prayagraj STF tasked with nabbing UP Cabinet clears proposal New khandsari policy BSP ex-leader’s son PNS n LUCKNOW also ridiculed the opposition for PNS n LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI resisting the renaming process. ccepting the demand of “They are just doing politics but we to encourage investors leuths of the Special Task saints and others, the Yogi have done it to honour the lost reli- SForce (STF) have been AAdityanath government on gious dignity of the old city which PNS n LUCKNOW khandsari unit from 15 kilometre radius of pressed into service to nab the Tuesday announced to rechristen was once known as Prayagraj,” a sugar mill to 7.5 km. Besides, there will be son of former BSP MP Ashish Allahabad to its old name Singh added. iming to boost the defunct khandsari speedy approval of new units in two hours,” Pandey, who was booked for Prayagraj. During his participation in A(gur) industry and generate jobs and the government spokesman said. brandishing a gun outside a The decision was taken in a Kumbh Margdarshak Mandal benefit cane growers, the state government Singh said that it was unfortunate that five-star hotel in New Delhi. meeting of the Uttar Pradesh meeting at Allahabad with saints has brought about a transparent khandsari while in 1995-96 there were 1,082 khand- The accused is suspected to Cabinet chaired by the Chief some time back, Yogi had assured policy effective from April 1, 2018. sari units in the Uttar Pradesh, their num- have fled to Uttar Pradesh and Minister in Lucknow on Tuesday. to rechristen Allahabad as The new policy will encourage investors ber had came down to just 165 as on date. taken shelter somewhere in State government spokesperson Prayagraj. The meeting was also to set up new khandsari units or revive old Sugarcane Development Minister Suresh Kanpur after his video went and Health Minister Sidharth Nath attended by Governor Ram Naik, and closed down units. Rana said that already 40 new khandsari viral on social media. Singh told reporters that now all who had instantly given his nod. The government has also decided to licences had been issued for crushing 9,000 Ashish Pandey hails from departments like Railways and Prayag was renamed as Allahabad hand over 50 acres of land of Dhuriyapar TCD that was equal to four sugar mills. Lucknow and is the son of for- others would be asked to change by Mughal Emperor Akbar in sugar mill in Gorakhpur to Indian Oil “Besides, 15 more licences are in the mer BSP MP Rakesh Pandey. the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj 1580 as he maintained that it was Corporation Limited for setting up a second pipeline and they will be equal to two sugar His brother Ritesh Pandey is a In this video grab, accused Ashish Pandey seen with a gun outside a 5-star hotel in in their records. Allah’s place and hence coined its generation ethanol manufacturing plant . mills. The government has waived penalty sitting MLA in UP. A team New Delhi on Tuesday “It was the demand of saints name. “The wrong that the Mughal These decisions were taken in a Cabinet and taxes on old and closed down units and from Gautampalli police sta- and people of Allahabad to restore emperor did should be corrected. meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi there will be no objection to shifting of any tion, along with that of Delhi Earlier, a complaint about seen brandishing a gun in the the historic name of the city and We expect that the Chief Minister Adityanath at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow on unit from one place to another,” Rana said. police, raided Pandey’s house at the incident was received by the foyer of the hotel. The victim this demand has been accepted by will issue orders for changing the Tuesday. The minister claimed that UP had Santushti Apartment near Delhi police on Monday from had told newsmen that Pandey the government ahead of Kumbh name of Allahabad as Prayagraj,” State government spokesperson and already produced 120 lakh quintal of sugar Dilkusha Colony but failed to the assistant security manager walked up to him and used Mela scheduled next year,” he the saints had advocated . Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said in 2017-18, becoming the largest producer trace him. of Hyatt Regency Hotel in RK cuss words. “A man with a gun said. In 2001, after the Kumbh that the move to revive khandsari industry of sugar in India with 38 per cent share. “Pandey was not found at Puram, following which a Look walked up to us menacingly “Rig Veda, Mahabharat and Mela, then Chief Minister Rajnath would pave way for better health and He charged the previous governments his home. We interrogated the Out Circular (LOC) was issued hurled abuses. I was intimi- Ramayana also mention Prayagraj Singh and Governor Vishnu Kant lifestyle of citizens. in the state with acting against khandsari servants and some of his asso- and later, an FIR was registered dated and scared. The hotel (for Allahabad),” he noted. Earlier, Shastri had also favoured chang- “The new policy will have several sops units. ciates about his location. No in the case. The incident staff present at the spot tried to Singh had also written to Governor ing the name of Allahabad to for khandsari units and it will revive the old Meanwhile, the government also person has been detained in occurred in the early hours intervene but they also looked Ram Naik to consider renaming Prayagraj but the promise and closed down units. The government has approved a proposal to hand over 50 acres this connection,” Gautampalli (3:40 am) of October 14. intimidated,” the victim Allahabad as Prayagraj. He had remained unfulfilled. also shortened the distance for setting up Continued on Page 7 SHO Nand Lal said. In the video, Pandey was Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE PRASHANT KISHORE D-Day for Sabarimala: SC 2 Cong MLAs join BJP, shatter party’s Goa plan APPOINTED JD(U) V-P New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar appointed PNS n NEW DELHI GOAHOUSE: 40MLAs ing party of “poaching” the leg- ing claim to form an alternate Prashant Kishor as the party’s Ruling side: BJP 16 + GFP 3 + islators by using “money power Government. The Congress vice-president on Tuesday, order meets devotees’ ire he Congress’ efforts to form MGP 3 + NCP 1 + and threats”. had then claimed it has the sup- effectively making him the Ta Government in Goa suf- Independents 3 = 26 Their resignation has now port of legislators from other second most powerful person in fered a major setback when two reduced the Congress’ strength parties and can form the the party over a month after he Court ruling of its MLAs joined the ruling Opposition: Congress 14 = 14 from 16 to 14 in the 40-mem- Government, if given a chance. joined it. BJP. Congress MLAs Subhash ber House led by ailing Chief The Congress had sensed comes into Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte Minister Manohar Parrikar an opportunity to topple the FUGITIVE INDUSTRIALIST on Tuesday resigned from the who enjoys the support of 26 BJP Government when Chief MITTAL EXTRADITED Goa Assembly and also from MLAs. The Congress had Minister Manohar Parrikar New Delhi: Absconding effect today the primary membership of the emerged as the single largest was admitted into the AIIMS in industrialist Vinay Mittal, wanted party and joined the BJP at a party after the 2017 Assembly Delhi and BJP’s allies started in seven bank fraud cases worth PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM special event in presence of elections, winning 17 seats. talking about the need for `40 crore, has been extradited to Union Minister Piyush Goyal. However, within days its num- change of leadership. However, India from Indonesia, officials erala geared up for massive Shirodkar and Sopte ber was reduced to 16 when its the party manager failed to said on Tuesday. Kunrest on Wednesday over reached the national Capital on newly-elected Vishwajit Rane engineer the much-needed the implementation of the Monday late night and met BJP resigned. defection in the BJP rank to JASWANT SINGH’S SON Supreme Court order allowing president Amit Shah before Goa Congress MLAs are felicitated by The Congress had submit- pose any serious threat to the TO JOIN CONG TODAY women of all age groups to quitting the party. The Piyush Goyal on joining BJP in Delhi ted a memorandum to State Government. Jaipur/Barmer: Veteran BJP enter the Sabrimala temple. Congress has accused the rul- on Tuesday Alwin Singh | Pioneer Governor Mridula Sinha, stak- Continued on Page 7 leader Jaswant Singh’s son and With thousands of men and MLA Manvendra Singh will join women devotees of Lord the Congress on Wednesday, Ayyappa opposed to entry of ahead of the Assembly polls in women of menstrual age into Rajasthan in December. the temple and threatening to Women protesters check Sabarimala-bound vehicles at Nilakkal to ensure that no Killer baba Rampal gets life behind bars commit mass suicide, the State women of menstruating age are going to Lord Ayyappa temple in dense forests at KOLKATA METRO REGISTERS administration faces a serious Sabarimala, on Tuesday AP PNS n CHANDIGARH November 2014.