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! "$% !& +,- $+,.-+,/012 31', Raveesh Kumar said in New Delhi. ass shootings at two The mosque shooter has Mmosques full of worship- been identified as a 28-year-old pers attending Friday prayers Australian white nationalist killed 49 people in New who hates immigrants. He was Zealand as authorities charged set off by attacks in Europe that did not cross over into one person, detained three were perpetrated by Muslims. Myanmar but provided intelli- others and defused explosive The gunman — whose gence and mounted surveil- devices in what appeared to be name was not immediately lance through helicopters and a carefully planned racist ter- released by police — left behind drones on its side. ror attack. The shooter has a 74-page document posted on Giving this information been taken into custody. social media under the name here on Friday, officials said The deadliest attack Brenton Tarrant in which he most of the camps of the occurred at Masjid Al Noor said he hoped to survive the Arakan Army were located mosque in central attack to better spread his ideas 012 31', across the Border Pillars 1 to 9 Christchurch about 1.45 pm, in the media. on the Mizoram-Myanmar killing 30 people there. There And though he portrayed ndia and Myanmar Armies international border. The co- was a second shooting at the himself in his writings as quiet Iconducted a fortnight long ordinated action was launched Linwood Masjid Mosque that and introverted, he joint operation to smash camps as these camps posed a threat killed at least 10 people. livestreamed his assault on the of insurgent group, Arakan to both the countries. Unconfirmed reports worshippers at Christchurch's Army, along the Mizoram- Intelligence reports indicated claimed that nine Indian Al Noor Mosque. Myanmar border. there were about 1,000 insur- nationals were missing after the New Zealand Prime The co-ordinated action gents lodged in 10 to 15 camps shootings. An Indian-origin Minister Jacinda Ardern allud- starting February 17 was between Border Pillars 1 to 9. man was injured in the ed to anti-immigrant senti- undertaken to prevent the mil- The Assam Rifles guarding Christchurch terror attacks, ment as the possible motive, itants from targeting the the international border along his relatives residing in saying that while many people Kaladan transit and transport with Army troops sealed the Hyderabad said Friday. affected by the shootings may ! " # $ project linking Kolkata with border during the action. Khursheed Jahangir, brother of be migrants or refugees “they Sittwe port in Myanmar. The Alarm bells started ringing Ahmed Iqbal Jahangir, said have chosen to make New people on the sidewalk. 1 L M 6 joint operation was also con- some months back after reports his brother was injured during Zealand their home, and it is Children's screams can be + 0 8 ducted to protect Indian work- said members of the Arakan the attack and is currently their home”. “It is clear that this heard as he returns to his car 6 6: # ;* ers working on the strategical- Army, trained by Kachin undergoing treatment at a local can now only be described as to get another rifle. 0 # $ . ly important project in Independent Army, mostly hospital in Christchurch. a terrorist attack,” she said. The gunman then walks " 0 8 # < = Myanmar to improve connec- active in areas bordering Yunan However, India’s High The video livestreamed by back into the mosque, where K tivity in the North-East. province of China, started Commission in New Zealand is the shooter shows the attack in there are at least two dozen The Myanmar Army car- moving towards south ascertaining the reports. “Our horrifying detail. The gunman people lying on the ground. 6 2 ried out the actual operation Myanmar from their bases in (Indian High Commission) spends more than two minutes After walking back outside involving smashing the insur- the north of Myanmar. This mission is in touch with local inside the mosque spraying and shooting a woman there, gent camps and driving away movement started in late 2017. authorities to ascertain more terrified worshippers with bul- he gets back in his car, where the militants, the Indian Army Keeping this in view, the two details. It is a sensitive matter lets again and again, sometimes the song “Fire” by English rock 7 provided back-up support by countries decided to go after and therefore we can't give con- re-firing at people he has band “The Crazy World of 0 sealing the Mizoram border to the insurgent group and firmed numbers/names till we already cut down. Arthur Brown” can be heard 8 prevent the insurgents from launched the operation on are absolutely certain,” External He then walks outside to blasting from the speakers. K K K escaping into India. February 17 and ended it on Affairs Ministry Spokesperson the street, where he shoots at Related copies on P12 However, the Indian Army March 2. O 012 31', against terrorism. the proposal. France along with the US “A deadly attack took place n a significant development, and the UK had moved a pro- in Pulwama on February 14, P IFrance, which had made a posal in the UN Security 2019. The JeM, banned terror- fresh bid at the UN to get Council to designate the ists organisation since 2001, has '.+042 Masood Azhar banned, has Pakistan-based terror group claimed responsibility for this 012 31', '.+042 decided to impose financial Jaish-e-Mohammed chief as a attack,” said a joint statement by ifferences within sanctions on the JeM chief, “global terrorist”. However, the the French Ministry of Europe DSamajwadi Party first fam- he Supreme Court on fter several hiccups, the asserting that it has always bid was blocked by China and Foreign Affairs, the French ily came to the fore once again, TFriday agreed to hear the ABJP and the Apna Dal on been by India's side in the fight which put a technical hold on Ministry of Economy. when party president Akhilesh plea of 21 Opposition leaders, 2009. Friday decided to renew their Yadav snubbed his father led by Andhra Pradesh Chief 012 31', Sources told The Pioneer pact to contest the 2019 general Mulayam Singh by denying Minister N Chandrababu that despite Dikshit making her elections in Uttar Pradesh. ticket to sister-in-law Aparna Naidu, seeking that VVPAT espite being in two minds displeasure known against any The deal was finalised after % Yadav from Sambhal Lok Sabha slips of at least 50 per cent of Dand vehement opposition poll pact with the AAP, her pre- a meeting between BJP presi- seat. Aparna is the wife of voting machines in each by Delhi Congress president decessors, including JP dent Amit Shah and Apna Dal Prateek Yadav, the younger Assembly constituency be Sheila Dikshit, the Congress Aggarwal and Arvinder Singh (S) chief Anupriya Patel. UP in- son of Mulayam Singh. checked randomly in the Lok may stitch up an alliance with Lovely, have expressed their charge of BJP affairs JP Nadda ' ( Sitting MP from Mainpuri Sabha elections. the AAP in Delhi for the 2019 readiness to have a tie-up with was also present in the meeting. and grandson of Mulayam, Tej The leaders from six Lok Sabha elections if one goes AAP to fight the BJP, sources “With the commitment of Pratap Yadav was also a national and 15 regional par- by the indication of party’s said. ‘phir ek baar, Modi sarkar’, the claimant for Sambhal seat. ties, claiming to represent 70- Delhi incharge PC Chacko. A Delhi Pradesh Congress BJP and the Apna Dal will con- The SP on Friday 75 per cent of the population, Speaking to Outlook news leader on the condition of test the polls jointly in UP Lok announced list of five more have also sought the setting website, Chacko on Friday said anonymity said a pre-poll Sabha polls,” Shah tweeted. candidates for Lok Sabha elec- aside of the Election there were “six Congress pres- understanding with the AAP is The BJP chief also said the tions taking the number of Commission of India guideline idents in Delhi, including required to stop the BJP from Apna Dal would contest on two declared candidates to 15. on random verification of one Sheila Dikshit, and five of them repeating 2014 Lok Sabha polls seats, one in Mirzapur where The friction surfaced after Assembly seat. are in favour of an alliance.” when it won all the seven par- sitting MP and Union Minister Mulayam Singh asked Akhilesh A Bench, headed by Chief He said, “Similarly, the 14 liamentary seats in Delhi. Anupriya Patel would be the to field Aparna Yadav from Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said district committees are also all After not finding consen- candidate. The second seat Sambhal. Ignoring his father’s notice be issued to the Election in favour of a pact. We are of sus in the party over truck with would be decided later. diktat, Akhilesh fielded Commission, and the Chief the view that Congress alone the AAP despite holding sev- However, the tweet created Shafiqur Rahman Burk from Election Commissioner (CEC) cannot win in Delhi. The eral internal meetings, the some confusion as Apna Dal is the Sambhal seat. should depute an officer to alliance is a policy decided by Congress on Wednesday con- led by Krishna Patel, mother of SP rewarded Burk hours assist the court in the matter. the working committee.” ducted a survey on its Shakti Anupriya while the outfit of the before he was about to join the The Bench posted the mat- Chacko said “Dikshit isn’t App, asking workers for their Union Minister is known as Congress. A known party hop- ter for further hearing on the final authority” on the point of view. The result of the Apna Dal (Sonelal). per and former MP from both March 25 and asked the issue as Congress president survey is yet to be known. In 2014, Apna Dal(S) con- SP and BSP, Burk had spoken Election Commission of India Rahul Gandhi will take the According to sources, AAP tested and won two seats — to UP Congress Committee to file its reply in two weeks. final call. may contest on East, Chandni Mirzapur and Pratapgath. This chief Raj Babbar and his can- The parties include the Sources said former Union Chowk and South Delhi seats time Anupriya was trying to get didature from Sambhal was Congress, NCP, AAP, CPI(M), Minister and Delhi Congress while other four seats could go more seats and was even pres- almost finalised. In the mean- CPI, TMC, SP, BSP, RLD,, president Ajay Maken favours to the Congress. “Next two days suring the UP Government to time, Akhilesh approached and Loktantrik Janata Dal and the truck with AAP as he is eyeing would be crucial as a final pic- make her husband MLC persuaded Burk to join the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam New Delhi Lok Sabha seat ture would emerge," said a Ashish Patel, a Minister in the Samajwadi Party. (DMK). which he had won in 2004 and Congress leader. Yogi Cabinet. -( .- tals. Second is the insurance poorest person to the apex peo- model and third is the public ple like ministers, officers and re we moving towards health system,” the Minister others. Former Chief Minister Ainsurance-based health pointed out. Raman Singh will be the first model which has become a The premium on health person to get our health card,” problem even for the USA cover of 50,000 costs the Gov- said TS Singhdeo. Insurance model like ernment around 1,100 which According to Singhdeo, 012 31', /'.+042 recurrent floods in these areas and permission has been Obamacare is sucking 30% of seven years back was around there is a misconception that L M as well as the reality of Ganga sought for her visit from their national budget, remarked 300. It is paid through the tax- government doctors are not fter unable to meet three of cleaning, which was first Prayagraj to Varanasi from TS Singhdeo, Chhattisgarh payers’ money. About 80% of good. “I have been treated by Aher schedules for Uttar launched by former Prime March 18 to March 20. Health Minister. this money is going to private a Government doctor for past Pradesh to initiate the Lok Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Priyanka is likely to arrive “In India we need to practitioners, he said. 40 to 50 years. There are sev- Sabha polls campaign, AICC Uttar Pradesh media in Lucknow on Sunday and strengthen our public health “America today is facing eral Government doctors with Congress general secretary coordinator Lallan Kumar said move to Prayagraj for her cam- delivery system while keeping the problem wherein 30% of its whom we had been consulting,” Priyanka Gandhi has finally Priyanka will use the narrow paign the next day. There she everyone covered. This is the budget is sucked up by the he said. L !M decided to undertake motor- broken trail taken by the locals is expected to visit the historic reason why we have intro- Obamacare (health insurance He also highlighting other " # boat journey from Allahabad to to interact with as many peo- Anand Bhawan, the erstwhile duced universal health system made available through the shortcomings in the present Varanasi in Ganga on a three- ple as possible. Her pro- official residence of the Nehru in Chhattisgarh,” Singhdeo Affordable Care Act) or the health insurance system intro- day poll campaign during gramme is being worked out as family, now dedicated as a went on to add. insurance model,” he observed. duced by the BJP Government which she is to halt at several per the huge demands by party museum housing the personal He was speaking to The The money through insur- at the Centre. $ %& places to interact with people men of the region. belongings of Jawaharlal Nehru Pioneer about ways to improve ance system goes to private “In the current system the residing along the riverine belt. The Congress is attempting and his father Motilal Nehru. health system in Chhattisgarh. practitioners and the insurance health insurance card functions ' This will be perhaps the to reach out to the Mallah, Similar to the line taken by Here are the excerpts. company. only when one is admitted in the first time that any leader will be Kewat and Nishad communi- party chief Rahul Gandhi, “Broadly there are three It should be changed. hospital. There is a guesstima- reaching out to the electorate ties of boatmen, fishermen and Priyanka too may offer prayers popular models of health care. Taxpayers and poor people tion that 70 to 84 % of health bill # $ using the river route in a 110 kms. In between she will agriculturalists living along the at Maa Vindhayavasini temple First is the out of pocket expense, should get benefits of the pub- is spent at the OPDS, where the motorboat. interact with the commoners of river. Priyanka's plans for the in Mirzapur and Kashi which means the service can be lic money. Universal health care card is of no use. So here, pub- She will start from locality like Mirzapur, Bhadohi first phase of her campaign Vishwanath in Varanasi. She availed by those who can afford is all about this, he observed. lic money is being used in far less ( )) *) # Prayagraj and reach Varanasi etc., and understand their prob- were stated in a letter submit- may also a visit mosques to pay for expensive health care “Our health model will extend, the universal health care covering a distance of about lems, the biggest of which is ted to the Election Commission enroute. available through private hospi- cover everyone right from the will support here,” he remarked. () * +,- ./+0 012 31', iven the cold shoulder by 012 31', $ %& Gthe Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party s many Opposition parties 6 (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh, the Ahave already released their ! Congress has worked upon first list of candidates for the another kind of 6 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP is Mahagathbandhan in the cru- expected to announce its first 0 6 cial State ahead of the Lok list of about 100 Lok Sabha can- J K Sabha polls. didates on Saturday which may The grand old party, include candidates from Uttar according to sources, is likely ( ( > - Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, J < to forge an alliance with ) < ( + " Assam, Odisha, Uttarakhand Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party and other States slated for first (PSP), headed by estranged SP , $ - . , phase of polling on April 11. leader Shivpal Yadav and with + The party is ready to deny 6 Bhim Army, led by )E tickets to a substantial number < O Chandrashekar Azad Ravan, of sitting MPs to beat anti- ' )E who hogged headlines after 1 incumbency. The strategy would ( being visited by Congress gen- be a continuation of party’s eral secretary Priyanka exercise during the Assembly Gandhi Vadra. " ' polls when it did not repeat over While Shivpal represents 50 per cent of the incumbent BJP may even again field 13# !14!5 /7/3 81/4!13! the OBC community, Bhim % ( MLAs in some of the States. Mriganka Singh, a Gujjar, from Army accounts for sizeable + According to sources, a list the Kairana LS seat, which she New Delhi: Three-term Lok Sabha MP number of SC votes which the ' of 10 candidates from Assam had lost to an SP candidate in Arvind Sharma, who joined the BJP on Congress is eyeing to capture has been finalised with BJP’s a bypoll. There would be many Friday, might be fielded from Karnal after being sidelined by 6 0 6 trouble shooter and State like Arjun Singh (West Bengal in Haryana, a constituency he had rep- Akhilesh Yadav-Mayawati J Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma MLA, who crossed over to the resented in the lower House twice. The combine. Sources said the expected to replace current MP BJP from TMC), Arvind Brahmin leader had won from Sonepat Congress, which has so far between Akhilesh Yadav and to family feuds over the lead- with BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s RP Sharma from Tezpur. Sharma (Congress MP from as an Independent candidate in 1996 announced 25 Lok Sabha seats, Rahul Gandhi continue to ership of SP patriarch Mulayam sister on Friday announced Assam would go to poll in Karnal, Haryana) and Tom and then won from Karnal on a may give a share of 10 seats to remain cordial that could come Singh Yadav. that he will the first phase on Aril 11 when Vaddakan (Congress leader Congress ticket in 2004 and 2009 but both the parties. handy post elections results. Either with an alliance or contest the Lok Sabha elections 91 LS seats would go to polls from Kerala) who joined the lost to the BJP’s Ashwini Chopra in Shivpal, who had met Congress sources said no alliance, Shivpal has already against Prime Minister across the country. BJP on Thursday would also be 2014. PNS Priyanka Gandhi in a closed- Chandrashekhar will make up announced his interest in con- Narendra Modi from the BJP MP Varun Gandhi, fielded by the party. door meeting in Delhi on for the BSP loss given its con- testing from Firozabad Lok Varanasi seat, a move that is who won from Sultanpur, UP, The election for 543 par- Maharashtra, West Bengal, mances of its MPs in the Thursday, expressed his siderable sway among the Sabha constituency. The cur- likely to upset the SP-BSP would be shifting to Pilibhit, liamentary seats will be held in Odisha and Assam, also to respective States by constitut- resentment over the delay Dalits who have been rent MP from Firozabad is alliance in Uttar Pradesh. her mother Maneka Gandhi’s seven phases till May 19 and witness polling on April 11. ing committees headed by a but remained hopeful for the Mayawati’s electoral mainstay Akshay Yadav, who is the son “I will challenge Narendra constituency. The Congress the counting of votes will be The Assembly polls in central leader. For Delhi’s seven announcement of an all these years. of Shivpal’s estranged brother Modi in Varanasi... To protect has fielded Sanjay Singh, a taken up on May 23. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha LS constituencies, senior BJP alliance soon. UP Congress media coor- Ram Gopal Yadav. the Constitution and the rights royal scion and Rajya Sabha Modi, party president Amit will be held simultaneously leader Nirmala Sitharaman was Congress sources said dinator Lallan Kumar said the During the Yadav family of Dalits. I do not want to member, from Sultanpur Lok Shah and senior BJP leaders with the general election. deputed to assess performances while the State unit cadre Congress has always welcomed feud in 2016, Ram Gopal had become an MP or MLA. Had Sabha constituency. will attend the central election A suggestion has been made of the incumbent MPs. Former sounds ok with the alliance like-minded parties for an sided with Akhilesh Yadav. that been the case, I would have Prime Minister Narendra committee meeting on that Modi should be contesting Team India player Gautam with Shivpal, who is an old alliance. Several smaller parties, Shivpal is believed to have an chosen a reserved seat,” Modi is to repeat from Varanasi Saturday to consider and from Puri in Odisha, where the Gambhir’s name has also been warhorse of his erstwhile party including the PSP, are influence in Firozabad and its Chandrashekar said. Lok Sabha seat from Uttar finalise the list approved by the BJP is set to give Biju Janata Dal going round for one of the SP, the national leadership is of in touch with the Congress top adjoining districts and is capa- Until now, the Bhim Army Pradesh and his second seat is State committees. (BJD) a tough fight in the seven seats in Delhi. the opinion that the relations leadership which has to take ble of giving a tough fight to the had been saying that it won’t yet to be finalised. In 2014 Lok All 42 seats in Andhra Assembly polls, sources said. the final call. incumbent MP. Shivpal is also contest elections. It had wel- Sabha polls Modi had Pradesh and Telangana will The BJP has done elaborate Shivpal continues to be a in talks to field two candidates comed the SP-BSP alliance in won from Vadodara, Gujarat go to the polls in the first phase exercise to zero in on the win- MLA from Jaswantnagar seat in Tamil Nadu and two candi- the State and said it would sup- too. Contesting a second seat is with a fraction of constituen- ning candidates after receiving but formed a separate political dates in Karnataka. port anyone who’s ready to take not ruled out this time also, cies in many other States, public feedback as also making outfit following resentment For his part, Bhim Army on the BJP and fight for Dalit sources said. including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, its own assessment of perfor- with his nephew Akhilesh due chief Chandrashekhar in a rally rights. ( ) 2 3 ' 0 %-. 012 31', Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Manipur Q.."0 12. have 12 lakh, 27,342, 85673, est Bengal has the max- 20,200, and 28,614 first time 012 31', The issues discussed at the Wimum number of first- DE#)E ! @#* H#B voters respectively. meeting included ways of curb- time voters in the coming Lok ! The number of first time %3!43 he Election Commission’s ing of covert expenditure by Sabha election, followed by 2 3 *A F@; ! voters decreased by 30 per cent Tmulti-department commit- candidates and political parties; Uttar Pradesh and Madhya % in 2019 in Telangana when tee on election intelligence will sensitisation of the law enforce- Pradesh. According to Election . - compared to 2014. The number aim to map almost every Lok ment agencies about their role Commission data, 20.10 lakh 6 ( of first time voters was 2.3 crore Sabha constituency to check during elections; co-operation first-time voters will be exer- . in 2014 and is 1.5 crore in 2019. transportation of smuggled and sharing of intelligence of cising their franchise in West )F#AE 6 Nearly 900 million people goods, drugs and liquor, besides economic offences among law Bengal. Uttar Pradesh and )D have so far registered for the cash and fake currency. enforcement agencies for effec- Madhya Pradesh have 16.70 )B#FE DA B;D @HFAB 17th Lok Sabha elections, out The first meeting of the tive action; preparation of lakh and 13.60 lakh first-time ! DE DEE of which 15 million are first- EC’s election intelligence units roadmap for action during the voters, respectively. D@ F); time voters between the age of held on Thursday and top elections; mapping of con- The number of people eli- 18-19. This includes the citi- most on its agenda was “curb- stituencies by concerned agen- gible to vote in Lok Sabha polls - 6 0 zens who turned 18 on 1 ing covert expenditure” by can- cies to check transportation of beginning next month has $ 0 ( January, and have been regis- BE 012 31', didates and political parties in smuggled goods, drugs, liquor increased by 8.4 crore as com- )D#@ ))#* DE)* $ tered as electors. This first-time ership berth is reserved for a the upcoming Lok Sabha elec- and cash, including fake cur- pared to the 2014 general elec- voters account for 1.66 per cent member of the preferred fami- tions. More than 15 agencies rency, through seaports, inter- tion, and these include 1.5 crore of the total electorate, com- ontinuing his attack against ly. When the Party is now in topmost officers attended the state borders and internation- “young voters” who are in the the age group of 18-19 years. Pradesh have 12.8 lakh, 11.9 pared to the last Lok Sabha Cthe Congress and its first doldrums, another member of meeting in an effort to operate al borders and pro-active and 18-19 age group and would These “young voters” constitute lakh, 8.9 lakh and 5.3 lakh first- elections in 2014, where the family, Finance Minister Arun the family has entered the in a coordinated manner to preventive action by each law exercise their franchise first 1.66 per cent of the total electors. time voters, respectively. Delhi voter turnout was recorded to Jaitley on Friday took a jibe at scene,” said the senior BJP check economic offences dur- enforcement agency. time. Rajasthan, Maharashtra, has 97,684 first-time voters. be 814.5 million, including the entry of Priyanka Gandhi leader who is in-charge of ing elections. Sources said the EC Over 1.5 crore voters are in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, 23.1 million new voters. into politics and targeted party’s publicity committee. During the meeting, the intends to cover all areas relat- Congress president Rahul Jaitley was referring to Heads of Tax Boards, Law ed to flow of illegal money dur- Gandhi too in the same breath. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who enforcement agencies, Central ing the elections, from the “One failed. The other won’t has been recently appointed as Paramilitary Forces and repre- generation of such funds to the ,4P take-off,” he said as he contin- Congress general secretary in- sentatives of Financial movement of funds across bor- ued the series of his blogs on charge of eastern Uttar Institutions assured the ders and states and its ultimate 0 ‘Agenda 2019’. Pradesh. Commission of prompt 24X7 distribution as bribe to influ- Generation after genera- The Finance Minister fur- expenditure monitoring and ence voters ahead of elections, New Delhi: The Supreme Court on tion, the Congress Party’s lead- ther said: “The key question is surveillance action and imple- so as to ensure free and fair New Delhi: A delegation of Friday asked the Election Commission ership berth is reserved for a - will the dynastic parties learn mentation of instructions to polls. Sources said the EC has Congress leaders on Friday to respond to the DMK’s plea member of the preferred fam- from their 2014 drubbing and ensure curbing of abuse of chalked out a stringent plan approached the Election seeking directions to the poll panel for ily, he said as he traced the a possible defeat in 2019? money power in elections. In with different enforcement Commission (EC) and sought its holding by-elections in three post-independence history of Possibly not. It is here that the 2014, as many as Rs 300 crore agencies to ensure that there are intervention in removing hoard- vacant Assembly constituencies in the party from Jawaharlal people of India will have to seized as dubious transaction no illegal cash transactions ings projecting achievements of Tamil Nadu. Nehru to Indira Gandhi to bring about a change. India is across the country during polls. during campaigning. the Narendra Modi Government, A Bench comprising justices SA Sanjay Gandhi to Rajiv Gandhi. not a monarchy. Neither is it a claiming it is a violation of the Bobde and SA Nazeer asked the EC to He said the Congress tried kingdom or dynastic democ- model code of conduct. file its response within two weeks. to remove itself from the shack- racy. Dynasts disapprove per- $ +! “It has come to our notice The DMK has questioned the les of dynasty for a brief peri- sons of talent and merit. “The that hoardings and advertise- poll panel’s move to not hold by-elec- od after the unfortunate assas- real strength of democracy : ments featuring the Prime tions in Tiruparankundram, sination of Rajiv Gandhi but will be realised when myth of Minister and projecting his Ottapidaram and Aravakurichi. could not get out of its clutch- dynasties is finally buried and 2 Government’s achievements are ( -" ( ) ( 0 Senior advocate Abhishek Manu es for long. these parties are taken over by being displayed at public places ) " , $ - . , Singhvi, appearing for the DMK, told “Smt. Sonia Gandhi then men of competence and merit. and most notably petrol pump the bench that it is “bizarre” that the took over as the longest serving That will provide Indians with stations across the country despite the memorandum submitted by the party lead- Election Commission is holding by- President of the Indian National a better choice.” announcement of the schedule of the Lok ers said. elections for 18 of 21 vacant Assembly Congress and thereafter passed The another curious fea- ! Sabha elections. “The said display is not only The Congress demanded that the EC constituencies in the State. on the leadership baton of the ture, he said, is that most fam- in violation of the model code of conduct but issue directions for immediate removal of all The by-elections are slated to be Party to her son Rahul Gandhi. ilies where a single dynast cre- also represent misuse of public funds and offi- such hoardings and also seek a compliance held on April 18 along with the Lok “Thus, generation after gener- ated the party, have moved into cial machinery for campaign purposes,” the report in the matter. PNS Sabha polls. PTI ation, the Congress Party’s lead- the next generation.
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In 2016, India’s propos- port” from the international not spoken on China blocking ); )H .0 global terrorist at the UN for olution to designate Azhar a al was co-sponsored by US, community for listing the Jaish- the resolution in the UN + the fourth time, External global terrorist, alleging that the France and UK. In 2017, US, e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Security Council (UNSC). ! Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj PM was “weak” and “scared” of UK and France moved the under the UN Sanctions Slamming the on Friday sought to put the Chinese President Xi Jinping. proposal. In 2019, the propos- Committee. Government, Congress chief ( % records straight asserting that Taking to Twitter, Sushma al was moved by US, France “I have shared these facts spokesperson Randeep & K the critics must see that India said she wants to apprise the and UK and supported by 14 of with you so that leaders who Surjewala had said, “Sadly, ! was alone when the move was people of the facts regarding the 15 UN Security Council describe this as our diplomat- Modiji’s foreign policy has + first made in 2009 under the the listing of Azhar under the members and also co-spon- ic failure may see for them- been a series of diplomatic 9 UPA rule, while it has world- United Nations Sanctions sored by Australia, Bangladesh, selves that in 2009, India was disasters.” RAIPUR | SATURDAY | MARCH 16, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 Congress to include right to health in LS manifesto: Rahul STAFF REPORTER n tion as they ensure treat- RAIPUR ment of only selected health problems. Instead, the need ongress president Rahul of the hour was to strength- CGandhi on Friday said en the public health system, Vadakkan not a big that right to health would be he said. In this regard, he included as a key poll prom- opined, assistance of private ise in the party’s manifesto sectors would also be for the upcoming general needed. elections. Without adequate budg- leader, says Rahul Addressing a function etary provision, no health on ‘national convention on care scheme could be suc- RAIPUR: Congress presi- time loyalist to Gandhi opportunities). The other health for all’ organised here cessful and hence the dent Rahul Gandhi on family Tom Vadakkan issue is of corruption. by a non-government Congress government Friday made a sarcastic joined the BJP this week ‘‘You must have heard organisation Mayaram would increase the budget- comment about his family’s and even hit out at his for- about Rafale. PM has put Rs Surjan Foundation, Gandhi ary provisions on health and erstwhile loyalist Tom mer party’s stand on 30,000 crore in the pocket said health, education and education sectors, he fur- Vadakkan's decision to join Balakot air strikes. of businessman Anil employment would be three ther assured in the sympo- the BJP and termed him not Gandhi also attacked Ambani," he said. key sectors on which the sium. a big leader. Prime Minister Narendra ‘‘The third issue is of Congress government Congress’s Chhattisgarh "Vadakkan? Vadakkan Modi over unemployment, farmers. We (Congress) would focus if it comes to in-charge P.L. Punia, Chief is not a big leader," Gandhi farmers distress and alleged waived off loans of farmers power. Minister Bhupesh Baghel, told reporters at Raipur air- corruption in the Rafale in Chhattisgarh within two Criticising Ayushman Heath and Panchayat port before leaving for deal with France. days (of coming to power). Bharat scheme of the BJP- Minister T.S. Singhdeo were Odisha tour. "There are three issues Narendra Modi talked led government, the also present on this occasion In a huge embarrass- in the country. The biggest about farmers for five years Congress president said the along with specialist doctors ment to the Congress ahead issue is of unemployment. of his rule and keeps on insurance-based health and experts from all over of the Lok Sabha polls, its Narendra Modi has failed talking about them," he schemes could not be a solu- the country. spokesperson and a long- (to create employment stated. Former CM Raman Police constable Dilip Kaushik joins Cong, Singh's son-in-law shoots himself in Sukma may contest LS polls n STAFF REPORTER SUKMA DRG Jawan ended his police constable shot himself with booked on fraud charges Ahis service weapon in Naxal-hit life by shooting himself from Mahasamund Sukma district, police said here on n STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Friday. with his service rifle at STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR olbazaar police on Friday booked Dr Soyam Ramesh (30) who was his camp in Chintagufa ilip Kaushik, an influential Kurmi GPunit Gupta, son-in-law of former posted in District Reserve Group Dleader from Mahasamund region, chief minister Raman Singh, for his (DRG) ended his life by shooting police station area, formally joined the Congress in presence alleged involvement in a fraud worth Rs himself with his service rifle at his located around 500 km of party president Rahul Gandhi here on 50 crore. camp in Chintagufa police station Friday. “Case against Dr Punit Gupta was area, located around 500 km away away from Raipur After his induction in the party, it is registered on the basis of a complaint reg- from Raipur, Sukma Additional widely speculated that he might contest istered by Dr KK Sahare, director DKS Superintendent of Shalabh Kumar anti-Naxal unit of Chhattisgarh the elections as a Congress nominee Super Speciality Hospital, Raipur,” Sinha said. Police. form Mahasamund. Additional Superintendent of Police When Ramesh’s colleagues heard Later, the hearse that was carrying Dilip is the son of noted socialist (ASP) City Prafull Thakur said. the gunshot, they rushed to the place mortal remains of Ramesh to his leader and former Union minister and In the complaint Dr Sahare informed and found him lying in the pool of native village Errabor in the district, member of parliament Purushottam Lal that an audit committee formed at the blood. Immediately, he was rushed to overturned near Kerlapal after the Kaushik. He was away from active poli- directives of the state government had a local hospital where he was declared driver lost control over the steering, tics following allegations of pursuing found out that Dr Gupta, while being a 409 (criminal breach of trust) 420 (cheat- brought dead, he said. the police officer said. dynastic politics. He has now plunged director of DKS Hospital, was involved in ing), 467 (forgery of valuable security The exact reason that prompted However, no one was injured in into politics to fill the “vacuum” created Dilip increased his political activities serious financial irregularities. He had etc), 468 (forgery for the purpose of him to take the extreme step was yet the accident, Sinha said. Soon after in Mahasamund region following the right after the formation of the Congress also violated rules while giving appoint- cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) to be ascertained, he said. Police have being alerted, another vehicle was demise of his father last year. government in the state under the lead- ment on contractual basis, the ASP said. of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), police registered a case in this connection rushed to the spot for their assistance, Immediately after the formation of ership of Bhupesh Baghel, another He has been booked under Sections said. and started a probe. The DRG is the he added. the Congress government in the Kurmi leader of the state. Excise department alerts field officers ahead of LS polls STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR n view of the upcoming Lok Sabha Igeneral elections 2019, Excise depart- ment has alerted all its field officers to step up their efforts to put an end to ille- gal trade of alcohol and other intoxi- cants. Excise Commissioner Dr Kamalpreet Singh on Friday chaired a video conference of all the district excise officers of the state, at the state secretari- at, Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan), said a government press communiqué. He directed the officials to be more alert during the elections. He gave instructions to the district excise officers to coordinate with respective district lished at the inter-state borders of He gave instructions to constitute collectors and take necessary preventive Chhattisgarh to prevent suspected two temporary flying squads for Lok measures to stop illegal trade and supply smuggling of alcohol. Sabha elections in Durg and Sarguja of alcohol and other intoxicants. Excise commissioner said that state- Divisions. He also directed them to keep an eye level and division-level flying squads Additional excise commissioner and Students smear gulaal on each other in a school in Raipur on Friday, the last day of school classes on inter-state borders of Chhattisgarh. should continue with the sudden inspec- deputy commissioners of Raipur, before Holi festival. Santosh Sahu Temporary check-posts with video- tion in their respective work Bilaspur and Bastar divisions were also recording facility should also be estab- jurisdiction. present in the meeting. Show-cause notice New avenues for ash utilisation Civil services aspirants issued to BMO, three undergo SVEEP programme doctors of CHC Dharsiwa discussed at NTPC workshop RAIPUR: Show-cause notices were STAFF REPORTER n BILASPUR STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR served to four doctors, including a Block n ash user meet and techni- istrict nodal officer of Medical Officer (BMO), and a few other Acal workshop on "New DSystematic Voter’s staff of a community health centre at avenues on ash utilization" was Education Participation pro- Dhariswa after they were found absent organised by the NTPC-Sipat gramme Dr Gaurav Singh during a surprise inspection conducted by Environment Management administered oath to vote to Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Raipur Group at Hotel Ananda Imperial civil services aspirants in Sandeep Agrawal the other day. here on Friday. Nalanda premises and The SDO directed to issue the show- The meet was inaugurated by explained to them the directive cause notices to all the absentees. Padmakumar Rajasekharan, principles of the Indian During the inspection it was also group general manager (NTPC- Constitution on Friday. found that the bed-sheets were not pro- Sipat). Addressing the gathering for Solid Waste Research and maintenance, V Ganesh, general Addressing the aspirants at vided for the patients’ bed. There was also Padmakumar emphasised the Ecological Balance delivered a manager, technical services, Dr. local central library hall, Singh He also conducted a quiz cer, Singh, on the occasion lack of cleanliness in the wards in partic- need of power for development key note address on Nano con- M L Agrawal, HoD, (civil), said the youth play vital role in programme on the Constitution stated that there was no ular and the health centre premises in and with generation of electricity crete Technology, FAL-G bricks, Government Engineering democratic process and their of India on this occasion and alternative to hard work in general. its byproduct, fly ash is also gen- Kadanza pavement bricks which College, Bilaspur, officials from valuable contributions help the lent a helping hand to the civil getting success. The SDO also interacted with the erated. mainly utilize fly ash as basic raw the public works department, nation scale a greater height. services aspirants in their stud- Radio Jockey Animesh was patients admitted there to get feedbacks He said that fly ash is not a material. Among others Suresh Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak “Casting vote gives a feeling ies. made the brand ambassador of on health services and other available waste but a resource material, Venkatesh, general manager, Yojna, fly ash brick manufactur- of pride and self satisfaction to Citing his own experience SVEEP programme in the dis- services being extended to them at the which has several utilisations. environment, western region-II, ers and engineering students the voters”, he said. the young administrative offi- trict. centre. N Kalidas, director, Institute J S S Murty, general manager, attended the workshop. () * +,- ./+0
>? @ G 0 ' ,%' +,(03 <(-, said that Sharma had expressed The BJP is also looking for his interest to join the BJP and a political heavyweight to break he Bharatiya Janata Party has appreciated the policies of the winning streak of three- Tgot a shot in the arm in BJP. time Congress MP Deepender election time as former Notably, the ruling BJP in Singh Hooda from Rohtak. Congress MP from Karnal, Haryana is scouting for win- Arvind Sharma on Friday ning candidates to contest on joined the party. 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. Three-time MP Arvind Speculations are that the Kalraj Mishra, incharge for Sharma joined the BJP in the party might field him from the the Lok Sabha elections in 3 presence of Haryana Chief Karnal seat. The other seats Haryana met senior leaders of Minister Manohar Lal, party’s that he could possibly be allot- Haryana in New Delhi to dis- +,(03 <(-, devotees desirous of darshan at state incharge Anil Jain among ted are Rohtak and Sonepat cuss election strategy. the gurdwara, said the Chief other party leaders in New constituencies. Chief Minister Manohar xpressing disappointment Minister. And curtailing the Delhi. saffron party is looking for Lal, Haryana party’s incharge Eat Pakistan’s response to visit to a limited number of A prominent Brahmin a candidate in the Karnal con- Anil Jain, Union Minister various issues raised by India days in a week would defeat the leader, Sharma had earlier won stituency represented by media Birender Singh, Haryana during the first meeting on the purpose even further, he added. the Sonepat Lok Sabha seat in baron and BJP Ashwini Kumar Cabinet Minister Ram Bilas Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab “Pakistan’ response to 1996 as an independent candi- Chopra. Sharma among other leaders Chief Minister Capt Amarinder India’s demands on Kartarpur date and joined the Congress in Union Minister Maneka were present in the meeting. Singh on Friday urged corridor is totally inadequate. 1999. Sanjay Gandhi, the seven-time talking to mediapersons, Islamabad to be more The corridor won't serve its He had won Karnal Lok BJP MP has expressed interest Mishra later said that winnabil- amenable and responsive to true purpose with such limita- SabhA seat in 2004 and 2009 to contest from Karnal con- ity will be the only criteria for India’s demands, keeping in tions. Sikhs have been deprived on Congress’ ticket but had lost stituency. Currently, an MP ticket distribution in Haryana. view the interests of the devo- of Kartarpur Gurdwara dar- to BJP’s Ashwini Kumar from Pilibhit Lok Sabha con- The party is yet to shortlist tees seeking to pay obeisance at shan for 70 years, need to Chopra in 2014 general elec- stituency in Uttar Pradesh, the probable candidates for 10 the historic Gurdwara across allow more people every day, tions. Maneka is seen as a frontrun- seats of Haryana. As of now, the border. including from overseas,” he Sharma had then quit the ner for Karnal constituency. people are submitting their The Chief Minister said tweeted. Congress ahead of 2014 Modi and Manohar Lal Khattar Sharma said that he applications to contest on 10 that Islamabad’s response to Capt Amarinder reiterated Haryana assembly polls to join at central and state level respec- is keen to work Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, he India’s demands was “totally his demand for visa-free ‘khule Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), tively and it was anticipated under the leader- said. inadequate” and the neigh- darshan’ at the gurdwara for which had named him as its that he would join the BJP ship of PM Modi. “I On a question whether bouring country needed to Indians of all faiths, from India Chief Ministerial candidate. soon. had in the past met Arvind Sharma has bargained reconsider its stand if the and overseas, seven days a The BSP had fielded him from Sharma, while talking to Prime Minister for a Lok Sabha seat, Kalraj said Corridor is to serve its true week. “Pilgrims should be two seats, but he failed on both. the mediapersons expressed Narendra Modi and that he has joined the party purpose, in the spirit in which allowed to go through He later quit the BSP and interest to contest from Karnal met BJP chief Amit without any condition. it was decided to be opened. Kartarpur corridor for ‘khule remained unaffiliated until seat while maintaining that he Shah on On giving party ticket to a The governments of the darshan’ at the historic gurdwara Friday, when he joined the will accept whatever the BJP Wednesday. I had also sup- work with the party and take its Karnal Lok Sabha con- family member of prominent two countries took a historic all seven days a week. Special BJP formally. decides. ported the BJP in Jind bypoll, ideology ahead,” he added. stituency is seen as a safest bet leaders in Haryana or out- decision by agreeing to open permits should be good for The former MP had in the When asked whether he Sharma said. Earlier, welcoming Arvind for the BJP with Manohar Lal siders, the BJP leader said that the Corridor to mark the 550th identity, the visa requirement past praised the BJP has bargained for a Lok Sabha “I am impressed with the Sharma into the party fold, being an MLA from the Karnal only winnability will be the cri- birth anniversary of Guru needs to be waived off. Pakistan Governments led by Narendra seat before joining the BJP, policies of BJP and wanted to Chief Minister Manohar Lal assembly seat. teria. Nanak Dev, in November this has to be more responsive on year, said Capt Amarinder, this issue,” he further tweeted. lauding the fact that the Pointing to the significance Pulwama attack and the sub- of Kartarpur Gurdwara in the 1 1+ sequent IAF airstrikes were life of the first Sikh Guru, who + not allowed to scuttle the talks had a massive following among between the two sides on tak- people of all faiths around the ing the project forward. world, the Chief Minister said +,(03 <(-, “It is good that the two the occasion demanded a more countries remained on track universal approach to the issue ith ample time in hand to %& with the project deadlines, but from Pakistan. Wdecide on its candidates in Pakistan needed to go a step He urged Pak Prime 2 Punjab, the saffron brigade will further to make the initiative Minister Imran Khan to show Department are its members. announce its candidates by truly meaningful for the pil- statesmanship in the true spir- +,(03 <(-, +,(03 <(-, He said that department mid-April. And this election, the grims, particularly the Sikh it of the sportsman that he was should send the proposal to Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) +,(03 <(-, national secretary Tarun community, which had been to ensure that no devotee want- hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) n view of model code of the office of Chief Electoral would bring in “new faces” in Chugh, former minister deprived of darshan at the ing to enjoy a darshan at Son Friday demanded the Iconduct effective during Officer through the screening the electoral fray to improve its unjab BJP chief Shwait Madan Mohan Mittal and Kartarpur gurdwara for over 70 Kartarpur Gurdwara is transfer of two Senior the Lok Sabha General committee, making it sure tally in the state. PMalik on Friday consti- Kamal Sharma, among oth- years,” he added. deprived any more of this Superintendents of Police Elections-2019, Election that the proposal is of high Election in Punjab would be tuted a 15-member election ers. The limitation of 500 pil- momentous opportunity. (SSPs) who are close relatives Commission on Friday urged importance and cannot wait held on May 19 in the last phase committee for shortlisting The BJP will fight the Lok grims a day, as proposed by Pakistan should show much of Congress leaders, saying senior officers in Haryana till the completion of the of the seven-phased electoral names of candidates for the Sabha polls beginning April Pakistan, was extremely insuf- more flexibility in this regard as that this was necessary to Government to get the pro- election process. process across the country. BJP upcoming Lok Sabha polls. 11 with its old ally Shiromani ficient to cater to the aspira- a mark of respect to the Sikh ensure free and fair elections in posals related to their respec- He said that, hekhar contests three seats, out of total Besides Malik, the com- Akali Dal (SAD). Of the 13 tions of the large number of community, he added. the State. tive departments examined by Vidyarthi has been appointed 13, in alliance with the mittee also includes Union Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, In a complaint to the state the screening committee. the nodal officer to ensure the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in minister Vijay Sampla, party the BJP will fight on three Chief Electoral Officer, SAD Haryana Chief Electoral compliance of model code of Punjab. state general secretary Dinesh seats -- Amritsar, Hoshiarpur president’s political secretary Officer Rajeev Ranjan has conduct and matters related “Announcing candidates Kumar, national vice-presi- and Gurdaspur. The SAD Charanjit Singh Brar said that urged the Additional Chief to its violation. would now take some time, and dent Avinash Rai Khanna, will contest the remaining 10. 2 4 5 both officers – Jalandhar Rural Secretaries, Principal Meanwhile, the Election would be done by mid-April as SSP Navjot Singh Mahal and Secretaries and Heads of all Commission said that cVIGIL we still have two months in Kavita Khanna or his son and Punjab Congress president Sunil Muktsar SSP Manjot Singh the Departments to get the app India is now available on hand to cautiously decide on the Bollywood actor Akshay Jakhar, who won the seat by the proposals related to their iPhone. Earlier, it was avail- candidates. Besides, running Khanna. highest ever margin of 1,93,219 6 respective departments exam- able only on android based such a long campaign and sus- Earlier, the party is consid- votes in the constituency. ined by the screening com- mobile phones. It can be tain it for two months would be ering to field Bollywood actor Considering his past record, +,(03 <(-, ately nabbed the accused and mittee constituted under the downloaded from the App tough for any candidate,” a Sunny Deol, who had cam- Salaria is unlikely to get the recovered 25 gram 60 mil- ! chairmanship of the Chief Store of the iPhone besides senior BJP leader told The paigned for the SAD-BJP party ticket, and is inclined to n the ongoing campaign ligram heroin from his pos- Secretary, before sending it Google Play Store. Pioneer requesting anonymity. alliance in the past, field one from the Khanna fam- Iagainst drug smuggling in session. The arrested accused "# ! $% directly to the office of Haryana Joint Chief The BJP leader maintained but the talks failed to materi- ily. the state, Haryana Police has was identified as Gurvinder P Election Commission of India Electoral Officer, Inder Jeet that this election, the party alise. Amritsar, that witnessed seized around 25 gram hero- Singh, a resident of '%() " and Haryana Chief Electoral said that the Election would bring in new faces, and To hang on to the “star mother of all battles between in, 300 banned pills and 18 vial Sikandarpur. A case was reg- % *M, Officer, for obtaining per- Commission is keeping a vigil string candidates, while main- power” in Gurdaspur con- Jaitley and Capt Amarinder of restricted drug in district istered against him under pro- mission. on violations of Model Code taining that the Union Finance stituency, the party wanted Singh in 2014 Lok Sabha elec- Sirsa. visions of NDPS Act. - Ranjan said that Chief of Conduct. Minister Arun Jaitely will not Akshay Khanna to contest from tions, is also expected to have a Police has also arrested In another case, a team of Secretary DS Dhesi is the Thus to ensure the par- contest again from Amritsar. the constituency from where his prominent face as its candidate. two persons in this connec- CIA had also arrested chairman of the screening ticipation of the At the same time, the leader father had been elected four The party is planning to field its tion. Giving details, a Manpreet Singh from a car / " committee, while Additional common man, first time, the maintained that the party would times in 1998, 1999, 2004 and Sikh leader and the Union spokesman of Police with 300 banned pills and 18 " % Chief Secretaries or cVIGIL app has been retain the Union Minister and 2014. Minister Hardeep Puri from the Department said that Crime vial of prohibited drug from Commissioners and launched. sitting MP Vijay Sampla as its Besides Khannas, busi- holy city. Investigation Agency (CIA) Mansita bus stand area in - Secretaries of the He added that through candidate from Hoshiarpur. nessman-cum-politician Besides, it is also persuad- team during patrolling in vil- Sirsa. A case under the provi- Departments concerned and this latest mobile application, For Gurdaspur, the party is Swaran Salaria is also seeking ing renowned advocate and lage Sikandarpur area spotted sions of NDPS and Drugs and Dhesi – were vitiating the Principal Secretaries or citizens can report violations planning to field someone from party’s ticket from Gurdaspur. former MLA HS Phoolka to a suspicious person who tried Cosmetics Act was registered atmosphere by working as per Secretaries of the Monitoring of model code of conduct the deceased MP Vinod Salaria had unsuccessfully con- contest as party candidate from to flee away after seeing the against him in Police Station the dictates of the Congress and Coordination during the elections. Khanna’s family, either his wife tested 2017 bye-elections against Amritsar. police. Police team immedi- Dabwali. party and should be trans- ferred immediately. The complaint said that while Mahal was a relative of Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Dhesi was a rel- ative of the Chief Minister’s OSD Gurpreet Singh Dhesi. “It ,(- 32(- actions or question the reality Islamic country is the fount of thief having a burning hat. “It Did not Congress derive polit- seems both officers have been behind the action must see terrorism. India has every right is more than enough for us that ical mileage from the sacrifices posted deliberately at these ajya Sabha MP and former reason,” he said while he was in to rise to the occasion as she is the Indian Air Force attacked of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv stations with the aim of work- Rsenior Samajwadi Party Haridwar on Friday. He further at the receiving end of Pakistan- and bombed inside the house of Gandhi?” he asked. ing against SAD candidates,” he leader Amar Singh said that said that China is Pakistan’s new sponsored terrorism,” Singh the hostile neighbouring coun- He further opined that the said. with a strong feeling of nation- friend and not USA. “It is a said. try,” he said. hardships suffered by the peo- It said that Muktsar SSP alism sweeping across the coun- strategic victory for India that Training gun on the Quizzed over whether BJP ple on account of demonetisa- had shown his partisan attitude try, those who are engaged in the countries which were hos- Congress, he said that those is bent on milking the sacrifice tion, GST and other economic earlier also by facilitating booth casting aspersion on the Indian tile to India till recently are now who ridiculed the Balakot air of the Indian armed forces reforms would not matter much capturing by Congress workers Army’s counter-attack on ter- coming out in support of our attack dubbing it as a fiasco personnel for electoral gains, in the election. “What is impor- during the Zila Parishad elec- rorism would be washed away. country like USA and the that India alone can fight China nent. “China is jealous of India which targeted grasslands Singh said that there was noth- tant is the country and the secu- tions besides registering a false “Those who are casting doubt European countries,” he said. on economic and strategic and is supporting Pakistan even instead of the terrorists, Singh ing unnatural in it. “This is a rity of the country,” Amar Singh case against SAD president on the rightness of the deterrent Amar Singh further said fronts in the Indian sub-conti- when the former knows that the said that they can be likened to common practice in politics. said. Sukhbir Badal. The complaint said that both officers should be imme- diately removed from their stations to ensure they did not 5 6789 misuse their office to facilitate the Congress party and its candidates. Meanwhile, the complaint . ) ) ) ' 0: also apprised the Chief Electoral Officer about the brazen poll violations being +,(03 <(-, party chief Ashok Tanwar, Kiran While the state party leaders +,(03 <(-, 38/1743 3: !! / already been initiated against 96 done by the Congress workers Choudhry, Randeep Surjewala, were tight-lipped over the order, it 17/1#&;*5:< 7/ 1/<7 while the remaining would also be by offering fake allurements to fter issuing a coordination com- Kumari Selja, Kuldeep Bishnoi, is said that it had upset the former fter Model Code of Conduct 0" !37 !4/03 3: / )$.%) brought to book. the people to grab their votes Amittee list for Haryana Mahender Pratap Singh, Ajay Singh CM Hooda and his supporters. Acome into force in the state in 71/1" # 7/38 7! 3: He said that in security point of in the state. Congress on Friday evening, the Yadav, Deepender Singh Hooda, Hooda had earlier this week met view of Lok Sabha polls, the 03!77/03 #7! /8$.-)71/1 view, preventive measures had been Brar informed that the party withdrew the order amid Navin Jindal, Kailasho Saini, Anil Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and it enforcement teams have seized valu- taken against 192 persons. “There Congress workers are seeking reports of senior party leaders being Thakkar, Kuldeep Sharma, Jaivir was anticipated that he will be ables worth Rs 23.5 crore in viola- are 1,,100 non-bailable warrant votes by promising them addi- upset. Singh Balmiki and Sardar Jaipal given a big responsibility for Lok tion of code besides confiscating chotropic substances amounting to cases under process in the state of tional aata-daal and old-age The coordination committee Singh Lali were members of the Sabha polls. unaccounted cash till Thursday, Rs 21.82 crore besides confiscating which action had been initiated pension cards. for Haryana was set up under the committee. The party’s poll committees March 14. unaccounted cash of Rs 1.32 crore, against 465 persons under non-bail- He urged the CEO to hold chairmanship of former Chief Till the filing of this report, no have been announced for neigh- Giving details in this regard on he added. able warrants after the enforcement officers personally responsi- Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda new order was issued in this regard. boring states such as Punjab and Friday, the state Chief Electoral The Chief Electoral Officer of Model Code of Conduct,” he said. ble to thwart such irregularities with 15 other members. Notably, the Congress state unit Himachal while the party central Officer Dr S Karuna Raju said that revealed that as many as 2,064 As per the directions of the and ensuring cards entitling AICC, general secretary, is struggling due to factionalism and leadership has been treading cau- the surveillance teams had seized highly sensitive places had been Election Commission, Dr Raju said voters to social welfare benefits Haryana, Ghulam Nabi Azad had former CM Hooda’s faction has tiously on formation of Lok Sabha 14,726 litres of liquor worth Rs 25 identified. Besides, 1,707 people that till date, 1,91,510 licensed were not distributed during the issued the order of withdrawing the been trying to dislodge Ashok polls related committees in Haryana lakh. have been identified, who can cre- weapons had been surrendered in period of model code of con- list. Tanwar from the state party lead- Congress amid unresolved issues in Similarly, the enforcement wings ate disturbance, he said adding that the state whereas 29 without licens- duct in the State. Congress leaders including state ership. the state party unit. have also recovered 670 kg psy- out of these persons, action had es weapons were seized in the state. () * +,- ./+0 1
' , 0'22342%'5 I +,- $+,.-+, < O P n Australian gunman Awhose assaults on two New London: Queen Elizabeth II, lost their lives,” she said, pay- Zealand mosques on Friday left New Zealand’s head of state, ing tribute to emergency work- at least 49 people dead, pub- said she was “deeply saddened” ers and volunteers providing lished a racist manifesto on by the attacks on two mosques support to the injured. Twitter before livestreaming on Friday which left 49 people Queen Elizabeth, 92, the his rampage. dead. world’s oldest and longest- The New Zealand “I have been deeply sad- serving living monarch, is Government said it could be dened by the appalling events queen of 15 other realms illegal to share the video, which in Christchurch... At this trag- besides Britain, including showed the gunman repeated- ic time, my thoughts and Australia, Canada and New ly shooting at worshippers prayers are with all New Zealand. from close range. ; ( ) ( P ) $ Zealanders,” she said in a mes- She last visited New The Facebook Live video, ( ( ) sage. Zealand in 2002 as part of cel- taken with a camera that " # “Prince Philip and I send ebrations to mark the 50th appeared to be mounted on the )) ) $ our condolences to the families anniversary of her accession to gunman’s body, shows a clean- room to room. AFP deter- showing the same areas. and friends of those who have the throne. AFP shaven, Caucasian man with mined the video was genuine The “manifesto” detailing streamed the attack. In the firearm. He then walks into the he moves inside. short hair driving to the Masjid through a digital investigation motivations for the attack was video, the shooter parks his car compound of the mosque and The gunman fires dozens al Noor mosque in central that included matching screen- posted on Friday morning onto next to the mosque and gets out fires at a person standing near of bullets at people trying to Christchurch. He enters the shots of the mosque taken a Twitter account with the of the vehicle with a rifle. He the doorway before dropping run away or lying down in hud- building and fires repeatedly at from the gunman’s footage same name and profile image slowly goes to the boot of his the rifle and shooting repeat- dled groups in corners of the worshippers as he moves from with images available online as the Facebook page that car and retrieves another edly with the second weapon as rooms. Melbourne: With an 7 8 Australia-born man emerg- Washington: President Donald =>22 ing as the prime suspect in one Trump on Friday called the ter- of the two terror attacks in ror attacks on two mosque in New Zealand, Australian New Zealand a “horrible mas- ) "# Prime Minister Scott Morrison sacre” and offered US assistance. J@ on Friday said he cannot Condemning the attacks, London: Scotland Yard on counterparts in New Zealand, Islamabad: Pakistan Prime what we have always main- understand how anyone who President Trump tweeted, “My Friday said that officers will be Scotland Yard’s Indian-origin Minister Imran Khan on Friday tained: that terrorism does not would engage in such hate and warmest sympathy and best undertaking extra patrols National Policing Lead for said that increasing have a religion. Prayers go to violence can be called a wishes goes out to around mosques in the UK in Counter-Terrorism Neil Basu “Islamophobia” after the 9/11 the victims and their families.” “human”. the people of New Zealand the wake of the terror attacks on said. terror attacks in the US was At least 49 people were At least 49 worshippers after the horrible massacre in New Zealand mosques in which “We will be stepping up responsible for the attack on two killed in attacks on the Al were killed in attacks on the Al the Mosques.” 49 people have been killed. reassurance patrols around mosques in New Zealand that Noor Mosque in central Noor Mosque in central “49 innocent people have The Metropolitan Police is mosques and increasing killed at least 49 worshippers. Christchurch and the Linwood Christchurch and the Linwood so senselessly died, with so monitoring the situation since engagement with communities “Strongly condemning” the Mosque in the city’s outer sub- Mosque in the city’s outer sub- many more seriously injured. the mass shootings at of all faiths,” the UK’s senior- terror attack on the mosques in urb, in what appeared to be the urb, in what appeared to be the The US stands by New Zealand Christchurch and remained on most counter-terrorism official New Zealand, Prime Minister worst attack on Muslims in a worst attack against Muslims in for anything we can do. God stand-by to offer support to its said. PTI Khan tweeted: “This reaffirms western country. PTI a western country. 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Her Indonesian co- “Let us all pray for her extension, with the issue like- with EU leaders. seek a much longer delay. accused was released this week health and immediate free- 9 ly to dominate a March 21-22 The government said it “It is very clear that the after prosecutors dropped a dom.” On Thursday the suspect 9! 3: /3 . EU summit in Brussels. would ask for a “technical” next steps, the next proposal on murder charge, but authorities sobbed in the dock and had to 6 The length of any possible delay until June 30 to pass nec- how to move forward must Thursday refused to do the be helped out of court by two " delay will depend on the out- essary legislation if MPs final- come from Britain,” German same for Huong. police officers after a prosecu- come of another parliamentary ly approve the deal next week. 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The Inside Tibet, Beijing has African Studies (SOAS) in Afghanistan you should not in a rare move to block the European countries opened an effectively wiped out any London. assume that you still have, or ? ! president’s effort to divert bil- arms control conference in organised opposition to its In 2007, the Buddhist spir- will get, a visa or that you will . - lions in funding to build his Berlin on Friday urging iron-clad rule, while outside, itual leader said his homeland permitted to enter in the US,” L.-M + O long-promised border wall Moscow “to return to complete the once-vocal support of sym- was facing its “darkest period in Secretary of State Mike without congressional and verifiable compliance” to pathetic governments and 2,000 years”. Pompeo told reporters. AFP 0 # approval. save the treaty. AFP %1-' 0
rom the South Pacific to the Fedge of the Arctic Circle, students mobilised by word of mouth and social media skipped class on Friday to protest what they believe are their Governments’ failure to take thorough action against global warming. The coordinated ‘school strikes,’ were inspired by 16- year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who began holding solitary demonstrations outside the Swedish parliament last year. Since then, the weekly protests have snowballed from a handful of cities to hundreds, fuelled by dramatic headlines about the impact of climate change during the students’ lifetime. Thunberg, who was recent- ly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a rally in Stockholm that the world faces an existential crisis. () * +,- ./+0 6 %& # #/ O$ 3 #/ /