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)(+!(,- coastal belt of the State. Several Fani, AIIMS Delhi is cancelling trees were uprooted and the exam centre in yclone Fani (also known as thatched structures destroyed Bhubaneswar. Another exam CPhani, meaning “hood of at some places, including will be conducted for students the snake” in Bengali) rolled Bhubaneswar. All flights from affected by this cancellation as through Odisha’s Puri on Bhubaneswar have been can- soon as normalcy returns (sic),” Friday, bringing rain and celled since Thursday mid- Union Health Secretary Preeti windstorm that gusted up to night, and Kolkata airport is Sudan tweeted. 175 kmph, leaving at least 8 shut from 3 pm on Friday till KJ Ramesh, Director people dead, and blowing 8 am on Saturday. 140 trains, General of the India away thatched houses, uproot- including 83 passenger trains, Meteorological Department ing trees, electricity polls, cut- have been cancelled so far. (IMD), predicted light to mod- ting off power supply, and In Bhubaneswar, people erate rain in northeastern States swamping towns and villages took shelter under shades as the — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in the State. heavy rain lashed the city. They & Meghalaya and Nagaland, The strongest cyclone in said their “homes were shak- Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura India in 20 years made landfall ing”. After crossing Odisha, due to cyclone while heavy to around 8 am in Puri, with roar- cyclone Fani is likely to move very heavy rain predicted over ing winds flattening huts, towards West Bengal before Arunachal Pradesh and Assam enveloping the pilgrim town in tapering off. Cyclone Fani also on May 4 and 5. sheets of rain, and submerging triggered heavy rain in parts of “After making landfall this homes in residential areas. north coastal Andhra Pradesh, morning, cyclone Fani has The extremely severe where gusty winds with speed started weakening and it’s like- cyclone Fani, a name given by reaching up to 140 kmph ly to enter Bangladesh by Bangladesh, weakened from uprooted trees and electricity Saturday evening,” he said. an “extremely severe” to “very poles, officials said. No cyclone ever had such severe”, and is predicted to The Odisha Government a long duration in April. The further weaken to a “severe has evacuated over 11 lakh Home Ministry said an eye of cyclone” before moving to West people, including at least 600 cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ “com- Bengal. pregnant women, to camps on pletely moved into land” by 10 In several videos doing higher grounds. am on Friday weakening its rounds on social media showed “I assure the affected peo- fury, but heavy rainfall is still the impact of the powerful gale ple that the nation and the cen- predicted in Odisha, and heavy rain. In videos post- tre are with them,” Prime Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal ed by Sitangshu Kar, the Minister Narendra Modi said at and parts of the northeastern Director General of the Press a rally in Rajasthan. He said States. Information Bureau, the roof of over 1,000 crore had been The system is likely to an undergraduate hostel in the released in advance for the weaken gradually and emerge Bhubaneswar AIIMS was seen states affected by Fani. into Gangetic West Bengal as a being blown off. Later the The Union Health “severe cyclonic storm” by the wind speed of Fani came down Ministry has announced can- early morning of May 4. to around 140-165 kmph. cellation of Bhubaneswar as a Thereafter, it is expected to According to officials, large centre for the AIIMS PG 2019 move further north-north- areas in Puri and other places examination due to Fani. eastwards and emerge into were submerged with water as “AIIMS PG exam is sched- Bangladesh by May 4 evening heavy rain battered the entire uled on May 5. Due to cyclone as a cyclonic storm. ' " " "# ' " ( $ ) $ !"# &' * $! Q(R) *, Q R + ,.)/+ )(+!(,- )/! he Congress candidate 0$$. Tfrom Lucknow on Friday am Aadmi Party (AAP) wo sewer cleaners — resi- took strong exception to party AMLA from Gandhi Nagar Tdents of Janakpuri in West joint team of security ! leader Shatrughan Sinha can- Anil Bajpai quit his party and Delhi and engaged by the Aforces early on Friday ! vassing for his wife, who is the joined the BJP on Friday. Noida Authority via a con- morning dealt a body blow to #$ Samajwadi Party candidate in “I worked with the AAP for tractor — died in a sewer tank top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) % the constituency. many years. I was hurt by the in Salarpur in Noida on Friday, commanders active in Kashmir # Shatrughan was present lack of respect and the peculiar officials said. Valley by neutralising Lateef # during the filing of nomination functioning of the party. AAP Though police are ascer- Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger of papers by his wife, Poonam has deviated from its original taining the cause of the death Dogripora Pulwama, the lone Sinha. He attended an election path,” Bajpai said. of Hamid and Aslam late on surviving member of Burhan meeting on Thursday with The move comes at a time Thursday, preliminary investi- Wani group, along with two Samajwadi Party president when AAP leaders, including gation suggests that they suf- other local terrorists in a fierce " Akhilesh Yadav. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind focated to death inside the firefight in South Kashmir’s “From the behaviour of Kejriwal, have accused sewer tank. Shopian district. ! Shatrughan Sinha, it appears !"# $ the BJP of indulging in horse Police, the Fire Timing of the clinical oper- & that although he has joined the trading. Department, and the National ation is set to boost the morale # Congress, but has not yet )(+!(,- In a tweet on Thursday, Bajpai joined the BJP in the Disaster Response Force of the security forces deployed resigned from the RSS,” Kejriwal had claimed that Hans presence of party national vice- (NDRF) were called in for res- in the area to ensure peaceful ## Acharya Pramod, the Congress’ day after the Aam Aadmi would be declared ineligible to president and Delhi BJP in- cue, officials said. The bodies The Noida Authority has polling in the final phase in Lucknow candidate, tweeted. AParty (AAP) claimed BJP contest the election for fighting charge Shyam Jaju and Union of the workers were retrieved dismissed a contractual Junior Shopian and Pulwama districts Shatrughan Sinha quit the candidate from North West on a reserved seat. Minister Vijay Goel at the after nearly four-hour rescue Engineer (JE) from job and on May 6. BJP recently and is the Delhi Hans Raj Hans convert- Rejecting Kejriwal’s allega- Delhi unit office here. operation by a team of the proposed police action against After the killing of HM’s ! '( Congress candidate from the ed to Islam in 2014 and there- tion as canard, Hans asked at a Earlier Kejriwal had hit NDRF, said an official of the the contractor. “The JE has poster boy Burhan Wani in July $ Patna Sahib constituency in fore can’t fight from a Lok Press conference, “I am used to out at Vijay Goel for saying that disaster response force. been dismissed and a com- 2016, several other top com- ) $ Bihar. Poonam is the SP-BSP- Sabha seat reserved for the speaking Urdu but that does 14 AAP lawmakers were in “We reached the spot at plaint is being made against the manders were neutralised by RLD alliance candidate from Scheduled Caste, Hans on not mean I am a Muslim. Does touch with the BJP and ready 3.15 am and began operations contractor with police to reg- the security forces. # Lucknow, who is contesting Friday said he would file a a Muslim speaking Hindi to switch loyalty. On at 3.20 am. The first body was ister an FIR over the lapses that Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed * + ( against Union Home Minister defamation case against Delhi becomes a Hindu? I was born Wednesday, Manish Sisodia recovered at 6.25 am and the led to the death of the two in Shopian, was lone surviving # Rajnath Singh and Pramod. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a Valmiki family had claimed seven AAP MLAs second at 7.20 am,” said workers,” Noida Authority’s member of the group who was $ Polling will be held in and other AAP leaders for and my mother worships had been offered 10 crore Jeetender Yadav, who led the Officer on Special Duty Rajesh still active in the area. Lucknow on Monday. “maligning” his image. Valmiki.” each to join the BJP. nine-member NDRF team. Kumar Singh said. Detailed report on P9 over three lakh votes. But in the 0 .121.1,34&-1' .1 November 2018 Assembly elec- tions for the eight Assembly he Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seats in this Lok Sabha con- Tseat is all set to witness a stituency, four were bagged by very interesting contest the Congress, three by the BJP between two Olympians — and one by an Independent. sitting BJP MP Union Minister Punia has been working on Given the caste equation of Suraj Jatav. The Congress is Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a successful caste equation by Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat, working hard to end the enmi- and Congress’ Krishna Poonia. banking on the support of Jats, Congress candidate Abhijit ty between Jatavs and the Jats An equally keen contest is on and a combination of Ahirs Kumar Jatav, a retired bureau- arisen in the 1992 Kumher the cards in the neighbouring (Yadavs), Dalit and Muslim. crat, seems to have an edge over massacre when Jats set ablaze Bharatpur, a stronghold of Jats, Faced with such challenging BJP’s Ranjeeta Koli. In the more than 100 houses of Jatavs. between two Dalits — a retired scenario, Rathore is relying on recent Assembly elections, the Erstwhile ruler of Bharatpur bureaucrat and a daughter-in- the charisma of Prime Minister Congress and its alliance part- and a Minister in the Ashok law of three times BJP MP Narendra Modi. ner RLD won six of the eight Gehlot Government, Gangaram Koli. Both the seats “While Modi magic can Assembly seats in Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, has been will go to polls on Monday. work on youths and middle the Parliamentary constituen- deputed by the party to win While Rathore is a Rajput class, a large section of voters cy. While the BSP bagged the over Jats for the purpose. and an Olympic gold medalist, here are upset with Rathore, remaining two seats, the BJP Once represented by tall Poonia is a Jat from Haryana claiming that he confined him- failed to even open its account. leaders of the Congress such as and married in Rajasthan. She self to inaugurating projects Ranjeeta will also have to face Natwar Singh, Rajesh Pilot, is also a sitting MLA and inter- and remaining inaccessible. the backlash from the sup- Raj Bahadur and Vishvendra national gold medal-winner But Poonia worked at grass- porters of sitting party MP Singh, the Jat Kingdom was in discus throw and three times roots with her husband (athlete Bahadur Singh Koli, who was declared a reserved con- Olympic participant. Virender Poonia) and thus has denied the ticket. stituency for SC in 2008 delim- In 2014 Jaipur Rural Lok a chance this time,” said Though the Congress has itation. The Congress won in Sabha polls, Rathore defeated Sukhbir Chauhan of village an upper hand in Bharatpur, it 2009, but lost to the BJP in 2014 Congress veteran CP Joshi by Jomwar Ramgarh. has to guard against BSP’s in the heat of Modi wave. !
* ' ' " 53 + ## , # 0 " - + " # ' 2 - + 1 ## )(+!(,- */2' "" " New Delhi: 2 f India cuts down consump- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday 3 " " Instant mes- tion of dirty household fuels +567%$18919 agreed to hear next week a review plea filed saging app I New Delhi: such as wood, dung, coal and &'6:71#$71; by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further The Supreme Court on WhatsApp on kerosene that produce high lev- increase in random matching of VVPAT Friday appointed former apex court judge Friday told the els of household air pollution +56:71# # #$ )(+!(,- a statement soon after the inci- we are moving very closely and )( dent on February 14. Forty very fast with India," he said. )(+!(,- then working as medical offi- Vikas Gupta had official deal- 2(3 # ailing the listing of Jaish- Central Reserve Police Macron had visited New Delhi cer, and Goldar as Director ings with Goel Medicos and # # He-Mohammad(JeM)chief Force(CRPF)personnel were In March last year. he CBI has booked two (medical), Delhi, had alleged- Basant Goel, an empanelled * ( Masood Azhar as a "global ter- killed in a suicide attack in Meanwhile, diplomatic Tdoctors of ESIC for ly induced the supplier to pay chemist for supply of day to 6 * rorist" by the United Nations Pulwama and the JeM had sources said providing more allegedly taking a bribe of 1 1 crore as bribe for awarding day medicines and drugs and ' Sanctions Committee two days claimed responsibility for the hard credible evidence to UN crore from a medicine suppli- a contract in Central Rate dressings to various hospitals 6 # back, France on Friday said for act. Sanctions Committee finally er with the assurance of get- Contract (CRC) of ESIC for and dispensaries of Delhi and ( the first time, a consensus has & Kashmir Assembly. All Zeigler said France can led to the listing of Azhar ting him listed as an agent of supply of medicine and dress- NCR. The said chemist was # emerged in the world and all efforts to impose sanctions appreciate and gauge the sig- which China also backing it. a noted pharmaceutical man- ings by engaging him a agent allocated and was supplying the members of the United against JeM had earlier failed. nificance of this the UN deci- Evidence by several countries ufacturer under Central rate of a reputed manufacturer medicines to VK Nagar dis- P Nations Security Then France took the lead and sion on Tuesday last and said was given after China on contract. during the process of ensuing pensary of which Vikas Gupta Council(UNSC) stood firmly moved the UN body in 2017 listing Azhar as a global ter- March 13 put on hold the list- Vikas Gupta and Kajal tender for CRC, according to was the IMO. Therefore, ! '1 on the issue. Moreover, France for getting Azhar listed as a rorist has "concrete conse- ing, they said adding the pro- Goldar, both medical officers the FIR. Basant Goel has business inter- 6 $ took the lead in getting him global terrorist but the attempt quences." These entailed freez- posal to designate Azhar has to of Employees' State Insurance Basant Goel, the supplier, est and dealings as well as 0 declared as a "global terrorist" did not succeed. However, after ing of all his assets and restric- stand stringent legal scrutiny. Corporation (ESIC), now post- allegedly paid 1 crore to acquaintance with both the in the European Union(EU) the Pulwama attack, France tion on getting finances and Moreover, the evidence ed at its hospitals in Tirunelveli Gupta — 38 lakh in his officers," said the complaint, # and it may also get through. took the initiative and last international travel. given to the UN clearly high- and Kolhapur respectively, account, 10 lakh in his wife's which now part of the FIR. $ ) $ Making this assertion here, year, put Azhar on its ban list. On efforts to fight terror- lighted link between Azhar have been booked by the CBI account and another 52 lakh Goel also furnished video # French ambassador to India, France, the UK and the US had ism, he said India has been and the JeM and terrorist activ- for alleged criminal conspira- in cash on various dates to be evidence of the negotiations ' Alexandre Zeigler, said France moved a fresh proposal to invited to attend the G-7 meet- ities, sources said adding not cy, cheating and under the rel- delivered to Goldar. with the two doctors who #= played a vital role in getting declare Azhar as global terror- ing in France later this year and mentioning Pulwama and evant provisions of the On receiving complaint received the bribe from him. Azhar designated as a global ist by the UN in the wake of the one of the topics will be cyber Kashmir in the final proposal Prevention of Corruption Act. from Goel, the ESIC conduct- The ESIC also alleged sus- terrorist though the process February 14 Pulwama terror space terrorism. "The fight was more technical but the The action has been initi- ed a vigilance inquiry which picious high-value transac- ?16 ? was long. Highlighting his attack. against terrorism is one of the larger objective of listing the ated on a complaint from the confirmed payment of 48 tions in Gupta's accounts and 0 # 1@ country's support in this effort, Stressing on the point pillars of our strategic part- JeM succeeded. They also said ESIC which conducted a vigi- lakh to Vikas Gupta and his property dealings by him dur- > the envoy said France backed about consensus, the ambas- nership with India. Our two the UNSC condemnation of lance probe against the two on wife Geeta Gera, the com- ing 2013 and onwards for ? India in 2001 when there was sador said it was for the first leaders had recalled this during Pulwama incident helped in the a complaint from a Delhi- plaint from ESIC said. which no satisfactory expla- $ @ an attack on Parliament of time that the UNSC con- the State visit of President final process of getting the based medicine supplier. "It has also been estab- nation could be provided by ? India and earlier on the Jammu demned the Pulwama attack in Macron and I can tell you that JeM listed. During 2016-17 Gupta, lished that Kajal Goldar and him. ( ! ' * + $A #!$$,*' )(+!(,- other leading institutions with CSCs will ') further strengthen the government's * # ?= SC e-Governance Services India vision of Digital India. It will also ? = CLimited, a Special Purpose Vehicle improve the technical skills of our # under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, VLEs and make CSCs future-ready to has tied up with Indian Institute of implement more government schemes," " -. ++ / 0 Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale said CSC CEO Dr. Dinesh Tyagi. " 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan', the HRD The 15 higher education institutions New Delhi: The BJP on Friday Describing Madhya Pradesh Ministry's programme which is spear- which have been associated with CSC attacked the Congress over as a new ATM of Congress, Rao heading to evolve solutions for accel- are IIT-Kanpur; School of Management unaccounted money being alleged that as per entries in a erating sustainable growth in rural Sciences, Lucknow; Bundelkhand traced from "close associates" of diary traced by Income Tax India. University, Jhansi; Allahabad College of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Department, senior Congress Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Engineering & Management; Pranveer Kamal Nath, saying the State has leaders Digvijay Singh and IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur; become a "new ATM" for the Randeep Surjewala also got a cut leading higher education institutions tional institutions under Unnat Bharat ventions of IIT Kanpur," said Dr. Reeta Kiranlata Singh Mahavidyalaya, grand old party. from this unaccounted cash. ! ' from UP who have now agreed to work Abhiyan will adopt gram panchayats Singh from IIT Kanpur who is heading Fatehpur; Seth Badri Prasad Smriti Addressing a Press confer- The Congress dismissed the with CSC for the development of vil- and equip them with all citizen-centric Unnat Bharat Abhiyan project. College, Jalaun; SRSSD College, ence at the party office, BJP charge, saying it was a sign of # lages under the scheme. IIT Kanpur has services through CSCs. These institu- "All the participating institutions Auraiya; Virendra Singh Group of spokesperson GVL Narasimha desperation of the ruling party. ## already adopted five villages — tions will train village level entrepre- have been informed about various ser- Institutions, Unnav; Allen House Rao alleged that the Congress Senior party leader Anand # # Hridayapur, Baikanthpur, Ishwariganj, neurs (VLEs) who run CSCs as part of vices being delivered through CSC to cit- Institutions; Rama University; National dispensation in the state is Sharma said that raising these ) $ 6 Pratappur Hari and Saxupurva — sit- the village development plan. The izens and further potential which CSCs Post Graduate College, Lucknow; "minting money and diverting issues at this stage shows the uated on the outskirts of Kanpur for its VLEs will also be skilled about the use offer in empowering communities and Lucknow Polytechnic, Lucknow; government funds. Rs 281 crore mindset of the BJP and the rul- 1 % overall development. of solar energy, cleanliness, and use of overall village development. We hope Dayanand Girl's PG College and CSM unaccounted cash was traced ing Government which were ?BCDC "As many as 15 affiliated educa- modern technologies through inter- that this relationship of IIT-Kanpur and Degree College, Chitrakoot. from his close associates". panicking. PTI 99CCC ? RAIPUR | SATURDAY | MAY 04, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 Fani: Chhattisgarh to lend Two hardcore Naxals held after encounter helping hand to Odisha STAFF REPORTER n DANTEWADA Baman, a member of Maoist military wo Maoists carrying platoon no. 16, had a reward of Rs 2 Cyclone rips through east coast, Odisha worst affected Trewards of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1 lakh on their heads were lakh on his head while Vetti, the head STAFF REPORTER n show concern for the pared for extending help to nabbed following an encounter cyclone affected people of the affected. between security forces and RAIPUR of Janatana Sarkar squad, was carrying Odisha. He talked to the the ultras in the insurgency hhattisgarh Chief Baghel while giving chief secretary and instruct- hit-Dantewada district, police Minister Bhupesh instruction to CS said, a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head C ed him to provide every pos- said here on Friday. Baghel on Friday gave “Odisha is not only our sible aid to the neighbouring The duo were identified head of Janatana Sarkar prompting the security forces instructions to Chief neighbouring state but the state. as Baman and Lakshman squad, was carrying a reward to retaliate, he said. Secretary Sunil Kujur to people there has a close cul- Following CM’s instruc- Vetti and were arrested from of Rs 1 lakh on his head, the When the ultras started make necessary arrange- tural ties with us. tions, the CS immediately the forest near Mangnar vil- official said. According to to flee from the encounter in ments to lend a helping hand The people of the two lage in Barsoor police station police a patrolling team of the the face of heavy firing from to Odisha in the wake of directed the officials of con- states also share common limits located around 450 km District Reserve Guard the police team, the two were cyclone Fani causing devas- cerned departments to make food habits and socio-cul- south of state capital Raipur, a (DRG) and Special Task nabbed, he said. tation in the coastal areas of necessary preparations to ture. In this situation when local police official said. Force (STF) was out on a Notably, on Thursday the neighbouring state. extend help to the cyclone the people of Odisha are fac- Baman, a member of search operation in the interi- security forces had gunned In between his hectic ravaged state. ing difficulty due to natural Maoist military platoon no. ors of Barsoor. Near down a Maoist commander election campaign in Uttar The CS also directed the disaster, we stand behind 16, had a reward of Rs 2 lakh Mangnar, the police party Madvi Muiya in Kirndul area Pradesh, Baghel stole time to State Disaster Management Force (SDMF) to be pre- them,” he added. on his head while Vetti, the came under Naxal fire of Dantewada. Congress govt flayed for scheduling Rouge tusker tramples PET-PPHT exam without controller STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR JP has criticized the state gov- two villagers to death Bernment for Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board STAFF REPORTER n JASHPUR Wildlife Sanctuary of the dis- (CPEB)’s decision to organise PET- wo villagers were trampled trict, he said, adding that forest PPHT exams without having an Tto death by a wild elephant personnel are keeping a tab on exam controller. in separate locations of tribal- the movement of the pachy- State BJP Chief Vikram Usendi dominated Jashpur district on derm. alleged that due to this irresponsible Friday, a forest official said. The kin of the deceased per- act of the state government, the cru- Both the incidents occurred sons have been provided imme- cial PET-PPHT entrance exams in the morning hours at diate relief of Rs 25,000 each, he were cancelled. Kunkuri forest sub-division, he said. “Was Chief Minister Bhupesh said. Notably, the forested Baghel not aware that in place of an In the first incident that Surguja division comprising exam controller the CPEB is being happened near Ib River close to five districts viz. Surguja, run by an advisor appointed by him, Chulahapani village, a man Jashpur, Koriya, Balrampur and which resulted in stalling of the identified as Pankhasiyus Kujur Surajpur, and two other districts (54) was killed by the tusker examination,” BJP chief Vikram of Korba and Raigarh of Usendi questioned in a press release. when he had gone to attend Bilaspur division, have wit- CPEB is a key department that nature's call, Divisional Forest decides the future of youth and the government owned servers, the reality is that he (Baghel) is a Officer (Jashpur division) nessed several such incidents of Bhupesh Baghle-led government by Usendi said by shifting the responsi- total failure in Chhattisgarh,” Krishna Kumar Jadhav said. man-elephant conflicts in the scheduling exam without having an bility on officers for the cancellation Usendi stated. Later, around 2 km away past few years. exam controller has very irresponsi- of exam, the state government has According to the BJP leader can- from the spot of the first inci- The region, which falls in bly jeopardised the future of lakhs of mocked lakhs of students. cellation of exam just a day before dent, a man identified as northern part of the state, wit- youth, Usendi remarked. “Bhupesh Baghel may be trying the test is unfair as candidates are Tarsiyas, a native of Pandripani Pioneer Archive nessed deaths of several vil- Raking up the issue of delay in to impress Congress national presi- provided with a window period of village, was trampled to death lagers and widespread damages payment of salary of state govern- dent Rahul Gandhi by engaging in five days to make sure they reach the by the same elephant when he the forest, the DFO added. rated from its herd and is roam- to houses and crops by rogue ment employees due to problem in electioneering in Uttar Pradesh, but examination center on time. was collecting herbal plants in This elephant has got sepa- ing around in Badalkhol elephants in the recent past. ‘Every petal of lotus has withered’ Bhupesh Baghel on an extensive electioneering tour of Amethi in UP
STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Baghel on Friday in his pub- hhattisgarh Chief Minister lic contact programme met CBhupesh Baghel was on an street vendors to common men extensive electioneering tour of and appealed them to vote for Amethi in Uttar Pradesh on the Congress to make Rahul Friday as a star campaigner for Gandhi the next Prime Minister. the Congress. During his campaign Spearheading the Congress’s Baghel also met senior doctor campaign there, he attended six Ganga Prasad Gupta. A close public meetings there. associate of late Prime Minister Congress in a tweet sharing Rajiv Gandhi and seek blessings a photograph of Baghel’s tour, of him for victory of the said that every petal of lotus was Congress. “Dr Saheb had always now withered and Congress blessed Rajivji with his guid- FANI EFFECT: A view of devastation caused by cyclone Fani in state capital Raipur. Dust storm and short spell of light showers caused President Rahul Gandhi was ance and I am fortunate enough going to register an impressive to get his blessings too”, said due to the impact of Fani toppled hoardings in the city. One such collapsed hoarding in Shankar Nagar locality. Pic Santosh Sahu and landslide victory from there. Baghel. No financial crisis in state, borrowings 3-month long intra-IIT sports far less than national average: Cong STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR state exchequer and regular had permitted the state to take hhattisgarh Congress in a payments are being made,” he loan up to Rs 12979 crore in league ‘Prayatna’ concludes Cstatement on Friday refuted said. financial year 2018-19 and the the charges of the BJP that the Regarding borrowing of state’s borrowing of Rs 12,900 STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR the IIT said. laid foundations for his success. Veena Bansal and Dr. Anshul Faye state has been pushed into loans, the Congress leader said crore is well within that limit, econd session of Prayatna, a This opportunity helps stu- He reinstated that sports not with their presence. financial crisis by burdening it it’s a normal practice that apart the Congress leader clarified. Sthree-month long intra IIT dents to interact, compete and lead only trains young minds to face Team Xandar were the champi- with heavy loans. from the revenue receipt, gov- The Congress leader also league organised by Sports Council their fellow teammates. physical challenges but also gears ons of the tournament and bagged State general secretary and ernment raises funds through refuted the charges of opposi- of IIT Bhilai to compete in events In the competitions, students them to be mentally strong as well. the championship trophy, followed chairman communication wing borrowings, he pointed out tion BJP that the government like volleyball, chess, badminton, displayed their sportsmanship Prof Moona in his address said by team Arkham and Wakanda as saying there is nothing wrong has stalled construction works of the state Congress Shailesh football, basketball and athletics skills in volleyball, chess, bad- that sports meet is a great opportu- the first and second runners up. Nitin Trivedi said as compare to in it. initiated by the previous gov- concluded on April 29 with felicita- minton, table tennis, basketball, nity for students to unite, rejoice, Saranjit Sarkar was adjudged the payments made in the “Chhattisgarh never ernment. tion ceremony of the young sports- cricket, athletics and football. introduce and represent them- Player of the Tournament. The month of April, 2018, this year crossed the annual credit limit Almost 700 construction Inspector, C.G. Police Dept selves. winners were felicitated with men. the Congress government had set for states by the Government works, including road and Rustam Sarang was the chief guest He also said Prayatna, the Inter trophies and certificates paid 1.5 fold more from the of India,” he said. building construction, irriga- The sports league was inaugu- at the concluding event. Sarang is IIT sports meet at IIT Bhilai gives IIT Bhilai is the youngest state exchequer. The loan component in the tion projects and other works rated on January 21 by Director, an Indian weightlifter who has rep- students a chance to not only per- among the 23 IITs in India. It came “There is ample money for state GDP is 17.4% which is far had been initiated, he said. IIT Bhilai Professsor Rajat Moona. resented India in CWG 2014 at form but outperform and re-ener- into existence in August, 2016. The all the welfare schemes for below the national average of The rest of the development The teams Arkham, Atlantis, Glasgow and has various accolades gize themselves. institute is currently functioning social security, financial aids 24.3%”, the Congress leader works will start after the model Metropolis, Valhalla, Xandar and to his credit. The event was also graced by from its transit campus at the and grants, construction works, claimed. code of conduct for the elec- Wakanda participated in Praytna In his address, Sarang shared his Rajni Moona, Dr. Suchetan Pal Government Engineering College, salaries and allowances in the The Government of India tions is lifted, he added. 2.0, a press communiqué issued by life experience and struggles which (faculty I/c sports and yoga), Dr. Sejbahar Raipur. ! ! $! *
-)!61- district. by INLD's Charanjit Singh while Yamunanagar forms part Apart from PM Modi and The Congress chief will Haryana. Sabha MP, sitting MLA and a Former Chief Minister Rori, who is seeking re-election. of the Ambala Lok Sabha seat, Amit Shah, BJP’s star cam- address an election rally in Hooda said that the third generation politician from ith polling for Lok Sabha Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son From Kurukshetra parlia- from where senior Congress paigners including Home Gurugram on May 4 in support Congress is confident of win- former Chief Minister Bhajan Welections just 10 days Deepender Singh Hooda is mentary seat, Congress has leader and former MP Kumari Minister Rajnath Singh, Road of party’s candidate Capt Ajay ning all 10 seats in Haryana. Lal’s family. away in Haryana, top leaders seeking re-election for the fielded former Minister Nirmal Selja is pitted against BJP’s out- and Highways Minister Nitin Yadav, who is facing a tough The former Chief Minister, In 2014, the Congress could across the political spectrum fourth term from Rohtak and Singh against BJP's Nayab Saini, going MP Rattan Lal Kataria. Gadkari, Finance Minister electoral battle against BJP’s who is contesting from Sonipat retain only one seat i.e. Rohtak, including Prime Minister the Prime Minister has chosen who is a Minister in the On May 10, Shah will again Arun Jaitley and External nominee and Union Minister Lok Sabha seat said he has been from where Deepender Hooda Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit the last day of campaigning of Manohar Lal Khattar cabinet. visit Haryana and address ral- Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rao Inderjit Singh. touring various parts of the state was elected to the Lok Sabha. Shah, Congress chief Rahul sixth phase to address a rally Haryana BJP chief Subhash lies in Hisar and Dadri. BJP vice president Uma Bharti, Another rally of Rahul is and people are eagerly waiting Gandhi, Congress general sec- there, which is considered as Barala on Friday said that the Jannayak Janta Party’s Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, scheduled on May 6 in to vote out the non-performing 0 retary Priyanka Gandhi will hit stronghold of the Hooda fam- party national president Amit leader Dushyant Chautala is HRD Minister Smriti Irani, Mahendragarh, which falls NDA Government at the the campaign trail in the state. ily. BJP has fielded a Brahmin Shah will also be addressing seeking re-election from Hisar UP Chief Minister Yogi under Bhiwani- Mahendragarh Centre. Prime Minister Narendra candidate, Arvind Sharma three poll rallies on May 5 in constituency, where the BJP has Adityanath will also address Lok Sabha constituency. Hooda said that there is no Delhi Chief Minister and Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah against Deepender Hooda n Sonipat, Panipat and fielded Union Minister election rallies in Haryana next The party’s general secre- Modi wave this time. The vil- Aam Aadmi Party convener will be addressing eight election Rohtak. Yamunanagar. Birender Singh’s bureaucrat- week. tary Priyanka Gandhi will visit lages that I have visited, people Arvind Kejriwal, who had rallies in Haryana, where Haryana Agriculture Two-time former Chief turned-politician son Brijendra Notably, the saffron party, Ambala, Hisar and Rohtak on are comparing the develop- recently held roadshows in polling for all 10 Lok Sabha Minister Om Parkash Dhankar Minister Bhupinder Singh Singh while the Congress has which was riding high on the May 7 for campaigning. ment that we undertook during Haryana will visit the state seats will be held on May 12. and Cooperation Minister Hooda is contesting from the fielded senior leader Kuldeep Narendra Modi wave in the Priyanka will hold public our 10-year rule as against the again on May 7 to hold an elec- The two top leaders of BJP Manish Grover have been Sonipat Lok Sabha seat against Bishnoi’s son Bhavya. 2014 Lok Sabha elections had meetings in Ambala and Hisar hollow promises the BJP had tion rally in Hisar. will be addressing election ral- appointed organiser and co- BJP’s outgoing MP Ramesh Dadri falls under Bhiwani- won seven seats out of 10 seats to seek votes for party candi- made in 2014, he said. Kejriwal, whose AAP is lies in areas where opposition organiser for the success of Kaushik, who is seeking re-elec- Mahendergarh Lok Sabha con- in Haryana. dates Kumari Selja and Bhavya The four-time former MP contesting the Lok Sabha polls Congress has fielded its stal- Modi’s rally on May 10 in tion for the second term. In stituency, where Congress for- Bishnoi respectively on May 7. added that Congress’ agenda is in alliance with Jannayak Janta warts in Haryana. Rohtak, known as political cap- Sonipat, JJP-AAP has fielded mer MP Shruti Choudhary, Later in the evening, she will development and not the divi- Party in Haryana, will hold the Prime Minister Modi will ital of Haryana. Digvijay Chautala, a fourth the granddaughter of former )B5 hold a roadshow in Rohtak in sion politics done by BJP. election rally in support of address three rallies on May 8 Fatehabad falls in the Sirsa generation member of Chautala Chief Minister late Bansi Lal, is In a bid to boost party’s Lok support of party candidate, The Congress, which is Dushyant Chautala, who is and May 10. On May 8, Modi parliamentary constituency clan. pitted against BJP’s outgoing Sabha poll campaign in three-time MP Deepender making all out efforts to capture seeking re-election for the sec- will be addressing public gath- from where the BJP has field- Panipat is part of Karnal MP Dharamvir, who is seeking Haryana, Congress president Singh Hooda. 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana ond term in Hisar. erings in Fatehabad and ed bureaucrat-turned-politi- parliamentary constituency mandate for the second term. Rahul Gandhi and party gen- Former Chief Minister after its 2014 poll debacle, has JJP patron Ajay Chautala, Kurukshetra while on the last cian Sunita Duggal to take on from where BJP’s candidate Barala added that the party eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi Bhupinder Singh Hooda on this time wheeled out its tried Haryana JJP chief Nishan day of campaigning for the sixth Haryana Congress president Sanjay Bhatia is pitted against has stepped up preparations for Vadra will tour the state over Friday said that the rallies by and trusted heavyweights Singh among other senior phase on May 10, he will be Ashok Tanwar. In the outgoing Congress sitting MLA and for- successfully holding these ral- the next few days for election top party leaders would boost which include former Chief leaders will also be present at addressing a poll rally in Rohtak Lok Sabha, Sirsa is represented mer Speaker Kuldeep Sharma lies in the state. campaigning. 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$&, which is over shadowing the 70 "0 year rule of the main opposition argeting Congress chief Congress. People should vote TRahul Gandhi, Haryana after considering the situation in -)!61- the success of our Air Force in Chief Minister Manohar Lal on totality, Manohar Lal said. Balkot,” said Capt Amarinder, Friday said that the Congress He added that the whole unjab Chief Minister Capt who has been unsparing in his leaders in Haryana have lost country trusts Modi unlike PAmarinder Singh on criticism of the prime minis- faith in their party president and Rahul Gandhi who has lost the Friday questioned Bharatiya ter over the latter’s attempts to felt ashamed in seeking votes in faith of his won partymen. Janata Party’s propaganda take credit for the actions of the name of their party chief. Referring to Congress man- against the Congress on the the Indian Air Force (IAF) Manohar Lal, while ifesto assuring to end sedition issue of the Balakot air strikes, and seek votes in the names of addressing the Vijay Sankalp laws, AFSPA and reduce the saying there was "nothing martyred soldiers. rally here in support of party’s powers of the defence forces, wrong" in his party’s demand The Chief Minister nominee for Ambala Lok Sabha Manohar Lal said that the of proof from the Narendra ridiculed Modi for not find- seat Rattan Lal Kataria, said that defence forces personnel felt Modi government. ing anything unpatriotic in the so-called master plan made demoralised due to these pro- “If the strikes were as this but finding the Congress -)!61- emergence of nascent political districts, had seen maximum Delhi on Wednesday, and it by Rahul Gandhi for his party’s posals. In such circumstances successful as the Modi gov- demand for proof on Balakot party in Punjab by bagging four immigration to arid zones from would mainly be touring success is frightening the why would the defence per- ernment claimed them to be, as anti-national. . “Have they or driving home the mes- out of 13 total seats stunning Punjab. Punjab and Haryana. Congressmen who are feeling sonnel protect the borders, he it was actually a matter of (BJP) forgotten who won Fsage to its voters, the spe- the state’s traditional political Notably, in the US alone, “These two states have a certain of their defeat. questioned. immense pride for our coun- India its wars against Pakistan cially-designed ‘NRI Campaign parties — Congress, and SAD- there are approximately seven substantial number of NRIs, He said that from Kashmir He said that the foremost try and for all of us. So let us in 1965 and 1971,” he asked. Bus’ will traverse on the Punjab BJP combine. lakh Punjabis, of whom near- and they hold the power to to Kanyakumari there is decisive requirement is of all being see how our forces destroyed “I’m a military historian and Haryana roads cutting This time, besides AAP, six ly 2.5 lakh hold Indian pass- sway the voters here...they will wave in favour of the Prime nationalist. BJP is committed to Pak buildings and shattered also and if Modi doesn’t want through the length and breadth different political outfits are ports and are eligible to vote in be touring the two states, Minister Narendra Modi’s vic- protect the unity, integrity and their inflated ego,” the Chief to give the proofs of the of the two neighbouring states jointly contesting the elections the Punjab elections. largely the rural areas, to tory as electorate has made up security of the country and the Minister told a TV inter- strikes to the press or the ahead the crucial Lok Sabha under the banner of Punjab Various leaders, in fray, make the voters aware of the its mind to see the return of the government has given a free viewer, when asked to com- Congress, he can send them elections. Democratic Alliance (PDA), are using radio talk shows to party’s promises in the man- BJP government. hand to the defence forces to ment on BJP’s allegation that to me”, he quipped, adding The bus, carrying hun- which is also reportedly receiv- connect to the Punjabi dias- ifesto, especially the Nyay In the election phases held deal with the threats from ter- the Congress was being anti- that as an ex-army man and dreds of NRIs from the differ- ing a major NRI support. pora, and making a vote appeal, scheme,” added the leader. so far, voting has been for Modi rorists and separatists elements, nationalist by asking proof of an Indian, he would feel ent countries including USA, Its candidate, Punjab Ekta on popular Punjabi radio chan- With Haryana going to and in the remaining phases he added. the operation. extremely proud if the success UK, Canada, Germany, Party’s Bibi Paramjit Kaur nels abroad. election a week before Punjab, also, people are waiting to vote The Chief Minister said This is not the first time of the IAF was as being Switzerland, among others, Khalra — the widow of human “NRIs hold a major influ- the bus would first tour for Modi, he said. that the party would not allow proof had been asked, he claimed by the BJP leaders in would tour across the states rights activist Jaswant Singh ence among the state voters, Haryana, and then Punjab The Chief Minister said anyone to intrude into the said, even in the 1965 war he their speeches. making the electorate aware of Khalra — is receiving massive especially in the rural areas. areas. that Rahul Gandhi is no match country and do damage. remembered an Army major In any case, said the Chief Congress party’s vision and NRI support. Every election, they come A similar bus had earlier for Modi during the Lok Sabha He also questioned the bringing chopped ears of Minister, it was the BJP that poll manifesto while making a Besides lending a helping and work for the party, but toured Gujarat too, while a elections in world’s biggest mentality of those questioning those killed on the other side started the numbers game by vote appeal for the party can- hand in the state’s election this time, party’s overseas team of NRIs had also cam- democracy. the air strike and the Pulwama of the border to put all doubts going overboard to usurp the didates. campaigning, either from wing has decided to make it paigned for the party in the Cautioning the voters, attack on the CRPF convoy. of a certain Indian operation accomplishment of the air Elections for the 10 Lok abroad or by flocking here, the a planned thing, and elections held in southern Manohar Lal said that repre- The Chief Minister also at rest. Photographs were force by claiming hundreds of Sabha seats of Haryana will be NRIs have been seen making make the best use of their states. sentatives of many parties will highlighted various develop- released of the Kargil opera- casualties in Balakot. The held on May 12, while for 13 lavish donations to the much- support back home,” a seior More than 100 NRIs trav- come seeking votes detailing the ment programmes, including tion too, he pointed out, Congress only countered with seats of Punjab, polling will be needed poll funds. Congress leader told The elling on the campaign bus work done by them during the Ayushman Yojna, Ujjawala adding that demanding proof its demand for proof, he said, on May 19. It is estimated that around Pioneer. are from countries such as the past seven decades, but people Yojna, Crop Insurance from the government was not adding that the BJP should During the previous gen- 11 million NRIs are living in The leader said that the US, Canada, Australia, the should not fall into their trap as Scheme and employment on unpatriotic by any standard. not hesitate to grab the oppor- eral elections, the NRIs rallied various countries across the ‘NRI campaign bus’ was UK, Germany, Switzerland, their campaigning is based on merit initiated by the BJP to “I’m very proud that our tunity to show the world, and behind the Aam Aadmi Party world, most of whom are from launched by the Overseas and New Zealand. Earlier, falsehood. ensure welfare of all sections aging MIG 21 plane brought all doubt mongers, of the (AAP) by supporting through Punjab. The Doaba belt, com- Congress chairman and tech- about 1,000 NRIs had worked He sfurther aid that on the of the society including down a Pak F-16 and would great success of the Indian social media, poll funding and prising Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, nocrat Sam Pitroda from the on the Congress campaign in other hand BJP is detailing the women, youth, farmers and be delighted to know about forces. campaigning, leading to the Kapurthala and Nawanshahr AICC headquarters in New Kerala and Karnataka. achievements of its five year rule the poor. " $% &$ ' ( )&$ '
-)!61- is eyeing to grab a bigger and better share by riding high on n a big sigh of relief for the the Bollywood action hero O F I‘worried’ saffron brigade, the Sunny Deol’s star power in the election panel has agreed to have May 19 Lok Sabha elections in -)!61- cessfully contested the 2017 Gurdaspur. But for healthy actor-turned-politician Sunny the state. assembly election from democracy, it is necessity to Deol’s screen name on the A senior BJP leader had unjab Congress on Friday Sujanpur against BJP’s Dinesh stop airing of his movies which EVMs (electronic voting contended that the people knew Pdemanded from the poll Singh Babbu, claimed that are influencing free and fair machines) instead of his real him as Sunny Deol. “They panel to bar the airing of such movies would create election,” he said. name — Ajay Singh don’t know who is Ajay Singh. actor-turned-politician Sunny enormous electoral mileage Meanwhile, Gurdaspur Dharmendra Deol. When people would come to Deol’s movies on the national for film star turned politician Congress too has voiced the After finalising the list of vote for Sunny, they may get and regional television chan- Sunny Deol who was also BJP same demand to stop airing of contesting candidates for May 19 confused by not finding his nels till the elections. candidate from Gurdaspur. Sunny Deol’s movies on the elections, the Election name there. That is why we The state Pradesh In his letter to EC, he said television. District Congress Commission has written have requested the election Congress committee secretary that the Bharatiya Janta Party, president Roshan Joseph said approved BJP’s request to have commission to write Sunny Amit Singh Mantoo had writ- “by tactics of airing movies in that the movies would put an “Sunny Deol” on the EVMs. The Deol instead of his real name,” ten a letter to the Election television and video channels, influence on the voters’ mind. party had argued that the peo- the leader added. Commission of India urging it is trying to lure voters of “We have not a problem with ple know him by his screen Moreover, Sunny’s real to direct national and region- Gurdaspur parliamentary seat his movies, but till the election name, and most of the people name has not been mentioned al channels to stop airing of which is a clear violation of end, the movies should not be are not aware of his real name in the publicity material, and Sunny Deol’s movies till the Modal Code of Conduct. “The aired in televisions to conduct Ajay Singh Dharmendra Deol — only his screen name, “Sunny elections end. movies are propaganda by the free and fair elections,” he the name by which he has filed Deol”, is being publicised. Mintoo, who had unsuc- BJP to influence voters in added. his nomination papers. Taking his first electoral 2 plunge, the junior ‘Punjab da puttar” filed his nomination ) papers on April 29 to contest as the SAD-BJP combine candidate -)!61- They (BJP) can’t find candidates Prime Minister. Congress president and sitting from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat even for three seats in Punjab. Notably, the BJP had MP Sunil Jakhar, who won the -)!61- Dhawan participated in a While reacting to Kirron by the name of ‘Ajay Singh unny Deol or Sunny Leone”, They have fielded Sunny Deol announced Sunny Deol’s can- seat in 2017 bye-election fol- debate at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Kher’s displeasure of Dharmendra Deol’, as he has Sno one can stop Congress’ in Gurdaspur. The BJP can didature from Gurdaspur, the lowing death of the sitting MP t was a rare occasion when Sector 16. Chandigarh being a UT, Bansal been registered as the voter by “aandhi” (storm) in Punjab, bring Sunny Deol or Sunny seat actor late Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna. Ithree main candidates, con- Bansal said BJP’s nominee said it was unfortunate on her the same name. declared Congress’ candidate Leone but no one will be able to won in 2014, soon after he The Gurdaspur seat, in testing from three different and outgoing MP Kirron Kher’s part to say so, adding he is in For the same, the Bharatiya from Hoshiarpur Dr Raj Kumar stand before this aandhi,” said joined the party on April 23. He 2014, was won by yesteryear political parties from remarks where she expressed favour of Chandigarh remain- Janata Party (BJP) had urged the Chabbewal on Friday while Dr Raj Kumar while addressing filed his nomination papers actor Vinod Khanna on the BJP Chandigarh came on a platform her displeasure at Chandigarh ing as UT, and this is what peo- poll panel to mention its candi- taking a dig at the BJP’s decision a gathering in the constituency. the next day, and has been cam- ticket, who had also represent- to discuss issues concerning the being a union territory are ple of Chandigarh would always date’s name as “Sunny Deol” to field Bollywood actor Sunny He said that Punjab Chief paigning since, conducting ed the seat thrice. Sunny’s father city on Friday. really unfortunate. want to. Kirron later clarified instead of his real name. Deol from Gurdaspur Lok Minister Capt Amarinder Singh massive road-shows attracting and yesteryears’ star Congress candidate Pawan In the debate, all candidates that she is also in favor of UT Playing a minor role in Sabha seat. would ensure Congress’ victo- an enormous gathering. Dharmendra had represented Kumar Bansal, BJP candidate were given an opportunity to status of Chandigarh and had Punjab politics with just one “The Narendra Modi gov- ry in all 13 seats in Punjab and In his first electoral battle, the Bikaner Lok?Sabha seat Kirron Kher and Aam Aadmi speak on making Punjabi as the just commented on promoting member in the Lok Sabha, and ernment has failed miserably. make Rahul Gandhi the next Sunny is facing Punjab from 2004 to 2009. Party nominee Harmohan official language of Chandigarh. Punjabi in the city. three in Vidhan Sabha, the BJP ! '+,
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