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Secretary PK Sinha will now being maintained or developed Bagh, but the senior Congress prepare a new set of compre- by States will directly fall under leader could not be traced. hensive guidelines for approv- the jurisdiction of the Centre. Chidambaram, who enjoy- ing and announcing projects. The PMO has asked the ing interim protection from seniormost judge. constitute a class apart and Sources said the PMO has Road Ministry to review the arrest from March 2018 ! !" The High Court said, “It need to be visited with a dif- acted to enforce fiscal discipline whole process and seek onward, suffered a major set- cannot be forgotten that the peti- ferent approach in the matters to avoid any burden on the approval from the PMO before back on Tuesday afternoon tioner (Chidambaram) was the of bail. exchequer at a time when the making any further decisions. after the Delhi High Court dis- not justify grant of pre-arrest has happened in some other are “gravity” of the offence Finance Minister at the relevant Ministry is facing fund con- There are no guidelines for missed his anticipatory bail bail to him”. Holding that the high-profile cases”. and “evasive” replies given by time and he had given FDI clear- straints. The fund constraint declaring a State road as NH plea, paving way for CBI and former Union Minister’s cus- “Facts of the case prima him to questions put to him ances to INX Media Group for R has prevented private develop- and it happens after the States ED to arrest him. The former todial interrogation was facie reveal that petitioner is the while he was under protective receiving overseas funds to the ers from bidding for projects. request the Centre for taking Minister was on the Supreme required for an effective inves- kingpin, that is, the key con- cover extended to him by this tune of 305 crore.” Bids have not been invited for over their roads as NH. Court complex throughout the tigation, the High Court said, spirator in this case. Law court. The 24-page judgment said at least seven projects in last Following a meeting in day, awaiting the HC order, to “granting bail in cases like the enforcing agencies cannot be In the Supreme Court, all the gravity of offence commit- one month, sources said. March, Nripendra Misra, approach the SC. instant one will send a wrong made ineffective by putting Congress lawyers were pre- ted in this case amply justifies The Road Transport and Principal Secretary to the PM, The High Court held that message to society”. legal obstacles,” the judge said. sent before the Registry for denial of pre-arrest bail and it Highways Ministry recently had also directed the expendi- he was “prima facie the king- Justice Sunil Gaur, who is The High Court also said urgent hearing. However, the was of the prima facie expressed its desire to become ture secretary to conduct an pin” in the INX Media bribery due to retire on Thursday, said this was a “classic case of apex court did not grant any opinion that it was not a fit he Enforcement the primary agency to manage inquiry into the role played by and money laundering cases this court cannot permit the money laundering” and the relief, asking Chidambaram to case for granting the relief to TDirectorate (ED) has arrest- the Central Road and the road transport Ministry’s and “simply because he is a prosecution in this “sensitive twin facts which have weighed mention the case on him. ed Madhya Pradesh Chief Infrastructure Fund (CRIF or financial advisers in deviating Member of Parliament it would case to end up in smoke like it to deny pre-arrest bail to him Wednesday morning before a It said, “Economic offences Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew the erstwhile Central Road from the existing system of Ratul Puri in a fresh case of Fund). In the past, the funds declaring national highways. money laundering linked to an were disbursed by the Finance Earlier in March this year, R alleged 354 crore bank loan Minister. sources said, Principal Secretary fraud case registered by the CBI In an effort to strengthen in the PMO, Nripendra last week. the finances of Road Ministry, Misra, had asked the expendi- Puri was placed under arrest Gadkari went for raising ture secretary to order a probe Soniaji to Hooda to talk about !" # under the Prevention of Money resources through borrowings, as to how the existing system of State Assembly elections. Laundering Act (PMLA) late on including bringing in up to declaring NHs was violated. week after taking over as Nothing should be read in $ " R % Monday night after he appeared 60,000 crore from the The probe is still on. ACongress’ interim chief, between as Hooda was present before the ED here which National Infrastructure he Delhi Metro Rail UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at the AICC headquarters for slapped a fresh criminal case Investment Fund for Delhi- TCorporation on Tuesday swung into action on Tuesday the flag-hoisting by Sonia against him and others, taking Mumbai Expressway, 25,000 issued tender for the con- reaching out to veteran Gandhi on Independence Day,” cognisance of the CBI FIR. crore from SBI, 7,000 crore struction of double viaduct Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who said the party sources. Puri was produced before from ADB, and a similar corridor for the elevated sec- seemed determined to break Hooda and his son Special Judge Arvind Kumar amount from World Bank, tions of the Aerocity to away from the grand old party Deepender Hooda, along with and the agency sought LIC, pension fund and Labour Tuglakabad in Phase IV. in the run-up to the forthcom- a dozen MLAs, have been 14-day custodial interrogation Ministry. For the first time Delhi will ing Haryana Assembly polls. reportedly planning to leave the in another money Road and have an elevated 4.2km long Sources in AICC said Sonia Congress to form a new party laundering probe related to Transport Minister metro section and 2.4 km six- rang up Hooda in the afternoon and tie up with NCP, AAP, and AgustaWestland copter Nitin Gadkari has lane flyover on the second and discussed the prevailing Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak scam. deck and a surface road below political turmoil in the poll Janata Party (JJP) for Haryana that. The four stations that will bound State. After their tele- and Delhi Assembly polls. be constructed are Sangam phonic conversation, sources In Haryana, elections are P Vihar, Khanpur, Ambedkar said senior leaders of the party scheduled to be held before Nagar and Saket G Block. requested Hooda to postpone November 2019, while in Delhi, Besides, a 430-metre six his scheduled Press conference it is due in February 2020. lane underpass will be con- in Chandigarh on Thursday. On Sunday while appreci- structed at Saket-G at Mandir AICC sources said Hooda ating the Modi Government’s marg crossing. On this wants to have a free hand in stand on abrogation of Article O'( )P section, the Metro viaduct shall managing the Assembly polls 370, Hooda indicated that he be on the upper deck at an ele- and was fed up with State was getting ready to he would do whatever the com- Ashok Tanwar should be vation of 18 metres, while the Congress leaders like Ashok break free from the mother mittee conveyed to him, the ball replaced immediately with a ) % # road flyover will be on lower Tanwar, who were not letting organisation. was in Sonia’s court. new one ahead of elections. He deck at height of 9.3 him have his way. With Hooda forming a Hooda’s main contention is has been demanding this for metres. “It was a routine call from committee and clarifying that that State Congress president more than a year. % # # Pakistani commando who ! " Awas behind the capture of Commander Abhinandan O Varthaman when his IAF jet # &&& crashed in Pakistani territory in " # " February this year, and had reportedly tortured the IAF . /0/ pilot, has been killed in firing &Q R lished in sec- different Odia words by Indian forces along the Line tions of media. and hurting senti- delegation of more than a of Control (LoC). P ( The video ments of Odia peo- Ahundred Congress leaders . /0/ 1 ! According to reports, shows some ple in the public reg- and workers led by Pradesh / Ahmed Khan, a subedar with . /0/ . /0/ miscreants dis- ularly. By doing so, Congress Committee (PCC) n a development in the inde- ! the Pakistan Army’s Special paraging Nag has violated president Niranjan Patnaik is Icent poster row of actor Papu Service Group, was killed by he State Government has group of writers and jour- ‘Chhabila Section 153 (A) of scheduled to visit New Delhi on Pompom’s upcoming movie 3 3 the Indian Army in Nakyal sec- Tcreated a separate direc- Analists on Tuesday lodged Madhu Barnabodha’, by dash- the IPC and Odisha Language August 22 for attending a meet- ‘Mr.
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