A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in FRIDAY their mission can alter the course DECEMBER 13, 2019 of history. CHANDIGARH VOL. XXIV, NO. 301 Mahatma Gandhi PAGES 12 Rs. 2 YUGMARGYOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Ranveer in talks to play Congress to hold 'Bharat Bachao' ‘I am not worry about my comicbook superhero 'Nagraj' rally tomorrow place in team anymore’ ...PAGE 10 .... PAGE 12 .... PAGE 3 Unrest continues in Assam Anti-CAB stir: People defy curfew, police open fire AGENCY Govt to sell GUWAHATI, DEC 12 100% stake in Thousands of people defied curfew in Guwahati on Thursday and took to Air India: Puri the streets, prompting police to open NEW DELHI: The government fire, even as protests against the con- has decided to sell its entire 100 tentious Citizenship (Amendment) per cent stake in Air India under Bill intensified in Assam. the proposed disinvestment Police said they had to open fire Retail inflation up process, Union minister Hardeep in Lalung Gaon area in Guwahati af- Singh Puri said on Thursday. ter stones were hurled by protestors. The national carrier, which has a The agitators claimed that at least debt burden of more than Rs four persons were injured in the 50,000 crore, has been making shooting. at 5.54 pc in Nov loss for long and as part of re- Police also had to fire in the air in vival efforts, the government has several other areas of the city, includ- decided on disinvestment. Industrial production in Oct down by 3.8 pc "After formation of the new gov- ing the Guwahati-Shillong Road ernment, Air India Specific Alter- which turned into a war zone as pro- native Mechanism (AISAM) has testors vandalised shops and build- AGENCY cent against 26 per cent in been reconstituted and the re- ings, burnt tyres and clashed with se- NEW DELHI, DEC 12 October. On the other hand, initiation of the strategic disin- curity forces. pulses and products recorded vestment of Air India has been Students' body AASU and peas- The retail inflation in Novem- inflation of 13.94 per cent in approved. ants' organisation KMSS called for a ber accelerated to 5.54 per November against 11.72 per mega gathering at Latashil play- cent due to higher prices of cent in October. ground in the city, which was attend- food items, government data Meanwhile, industrial 20-yr-old girl ed by hundreds of people. showed on Thursday. production shrank by 3.8 per Notwithstanding the restrictions, In October, the consumer cent in October due to poor kidnapped several prominent personalities from price index (CPI) stood at performance by power, min- KAITHAL: A 20-year-old girl was the film and music industry, includ- All trains from 4.62 per cent. Figures re- ing and manufacturing sec- allegedly kidnapped from Ramgarh ing icon Zueen Garg, joined the gath- leased by the Ministry of Sta- tors. Pandwa village falling under Kala- ering along with college and univer- Will not implement CAB Guwahati to upper tistics and Programme Imple- Factory output as meas- ma police station in this district on sity students. mentation showed that retail ured in terms of index of in- Wednesday, police said here on "Prime Minister Narendra Modi region cancelled inflation in rural areas was at dustrial production (IIP) had Thursday. Police have registered a and Chief Minister Sarbananda in Punjab: Amarinder GUWAHATI: All trains from Guwahati 5.27 per cent last month and expanded 8.4 per cent in Oc- case under Sections 363 and 366 Sonowal have betrayed the people of CHANDIGARH: Terming the Citizenship towards upper Assam region have 5.76 per cent in urban areas. tober last year. Power genera- of IPC on a complaint lodged by Assam by ensuring passage of the Amendment Bill (CAB) as a direct assault been cancelled, according to the Food prices grew 10.01 tion dipped sharply by 12.2 the father of the girl and started in- Bill," AASU advisor Samujjal Bhat- on the country's secular character, Punjab Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), per cent compared to 7.89 per per cent in October compared vestigation. In his complaint, tacharya said at the meet. Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on North-East Frontier Railway, as anti- cent in October. Inflation rate to 10.8 per cent growth in the Shamsher of Ramgarh Pandwa al- Leaders of the AASU and the Thursday said that his government would Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in cereals and products went year-ago period. leged that one Monu of Brana in North East Students' Organization not allow the legislation to be implemented protests continue to rock the state up at 3.71 per cent against Mining output also fell 8 Panipat district kidnapped his and other states in the North-East. daughter on Wednesday at about (NESO) said they will observe De- in his state. 2.16 per cent a month ago. per cent as against 7.3 per cember 12 as 'Black Day' every year Asserting his commitment to the pro- Assam's Guwahati city and Dibru- Vegetable inflation for cent growth in the correspon- 1000 hrs, when she was alone at garh district have been placed under home, as the accused wanted to in protest against the passage of the tection of Constitutional ethos of the coun- indefinite curfew till further orders in November stood at 36 per ding period last fiscal. marry her. Gurdev Singh said the Bill in Parliament. try, Capt Singh said the Congress, which the wake of protests after the pas- matter was being investigated. Kamrup district witnessed an ab- has a majority in the State Assembly, would sage of the Citizenship Amendment Meanwhile, one Gurjant (23) of solute shutdown with offices, schools block the unconstitutional Bill in the Bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Anaj Mandi Cheeka has com- and colleges closed for the day. House. His government, on it's part, would The administration had suspended SC dismisses all review plained to the police that as many Shops were also shut, with no trans- not let the legislation rip apart the secular mobile Internet services for 24 hours as eight persons armed with lathis, port plying as all major roads, in- fabric of the country, whose strength lies in from 7 pm on Wednesday in ten dis- petitions in Ayodhya case dandas and gun, made a murder- cluding the NH 31, being blocked. its diversity, said the Chief Minister, a day after the controversial Bill tricts of the state -- Lakhimpur, Tin- ous attack on him in Cheeka Anaj Police said they had to fire three was also passed in the Rajya Sabha. sukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Mandi on Wednesday evening. rounds in the air in Rangia town as Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Go- all the review petitions filed against its November 9 judge- protestors threw stones and burnt laghat, Kamrup (metro) and Kamrup. ment in the Ayodhya title dispute case. A five-judge Consti- Three member panel tyres. In view of the prevailing situation, tution bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde heard the Agitators were also baton- several airlines have announced that petitions in-chamber. Since the pronouncement of the ver- to investigate charged at several places in the town. AGP headquarters vandalised flights to Guwahati and Dibrugarh dict, a handful of review petitions have been filed in the Police also fired in the air in Go- GUWAHATI: Headquarters of the Assam Gono Parishad in the city's Ambari area have been cancelled on Thursday Apex Court challenging its judgement in the matter. Last Hyderabad encounter laghat district to disperse protesters was attacked on Thursday by people protesting against the Citizenship (Amend- and Friday and passengers travelling month, a five-judge bench had unanimously ruled in favour NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court who blocked the NH 39, officials ment) Bill, police said. to these two cities will be offered a of Ram Lalla and said the entire disputed land spread over on Thursday ordered a judicial in- The protestors went inside the building, located on the Gopinath Bordoloi Road in fee waiver on cancellation or said. rescheduling fee. Amid the unrest in 2.7 acres will be handed over to a trust formed by the gov- quiry into the alleged encounter of Tea garden workers stopped the heart of the city, and smashed a few window panes and damaged the property, ernment, which will monitor the construction of a Ram tem- four rape accused by Cyberabad they said. Assam, Prime Minister Narendra work in Lakhimpur and Charaideo Modi said in a tweet earlier today as- ple at the site. The top court also added that an alternative police. Retired SC judge VS Sir- districts and also at Numaligarh in Several vehicles, including those of the police, parked outside the building were five acres of land at a prominent location in Ayodhya should purkar will be heading the three- also vandalised, they added. Officials said police then had to baton-charge the agi- sured the people of the state that "no Golaghat district and some areas in one can take away their rights. be allotted for the construction of a mosque following con- member panel which will investi- Tinsukia district. tators. Several teargas shells were also lobbed. sultation between the Centre and the state government. gate the encounter. The commis- sion will sit in Hyderabad and in- vestigation has to be completed within six months, the court direct- ed. Other members of the investi- Recruitment in police soon Nirbhaya rape case: Convicts to appear gation team include former Bom- Bill to extend reservation bay High Court judge Rekha to strengthen force: Vij Prakash Baldota and former CBI CHANDIGARH: Haryana Home Minister before court through video conferencing chief Kartikeyan.