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C M C M Y B Y B RNI No: JKENG/2012/47637 Email: [email protected] POSTAL REGD NO- JK/485/2016-18 Internet Edition www.truthprevail.com Truth Prevail Epaper: epaper.truthprevail.com ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: India beat New Zealand By Three Runs; Seal Semi-Final Berth 3 5 12 Lt Governor reviews functioning of Mayor kick starts various Court should be the first, not last, Technical Education Department development works resort for seeking justice: CJ Mittal VOL: 9 Issue: 52 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 28, 2020 DAILY PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- Inside US panel slams Delhi violence; India says Inside desist from ‘irresponsible’ comments CAA violence: HC Death toll in Delhi violence reaches 38 Washington, February Ministry of External clarify the individuals being makes Centre New Delhi, February 27 : Arvind Kejriwal announced said no rioter from whichever said. "Disbursement will take 27 : Expressing “grave con - Affairs (MEA) spokesperson referred to, it is being seen as party in PIL for FIrs The death toll in the commu - on Thursday. party they belong should be place from the respective cern” over the violence in Raveesh Kumar said: “We a reference to US lawmakers over hate speech nal violence in northeast He also said the govern - spared. “If those involved in schools. Similarly, new sets New Delhi, a US commission have seen comments made by critical of India on the issue Delhi over the amended citi - ment will bear the cost of the riots are found to be from of uniforms shall also be pro - by 3 BJP leaders on international religious USCIRF, sections of the of the Delhi violence. zenship law reached 38 on treatment of those injured in the AAP, give them double vided free of cost," he said. freedom urged the Indian media and a few individuals USCIRF Chair Perkins New Delhi, February 27: Thursday, senior officials Jaffrabad, Maujpur, government to take swift said the “ongoing vio - The Delhi High Court said. Babarpur, Yamuna Vihar, action for the safety of its lence we are witnessing Thursday allowed implead - It was at 27 till Wednesday Bhajanpura, Chand Bagh and citizens. in Delhi and the report - ment of the Centre in the PIL night. Shiv Vihar areas were mainly The US Commission ed attacks against seeking lodging of FIRs and 19 calls received from vio - affected by the riots. on International Muslims, their homes arrests in northeast Delhi, lence-hit northeast Delhi Schools have been closed Religious Freedom and shops, and their where communal violence between 12 am and 8 am in northeast and east Delhi for (USCIRF) said the houses of worship are has erupted over the amended The Delhi Fire Service three days. The Central Board Indian government greatly disturbing. One citizenship law. A Bench of received 19 calls from mid - of Secondary Education should provide protec - of the essential duties of Chief Justice D N Patel and night to 8 am on Thursday (CBSE) has postponed class tion to people regardless any responsible govern - Justice C Hari Shankar grant - from riot-hit areas of north - 10 and 12 exams scheduled to ed four weeks to the Centre of their faith amid reports ment is to provide pro - east Delhi, an official said. be held on February 28 and of attack on Muslims and tection and physical and the police to file their Over 100 firemen are 29 in the violence-hit north - replies to the PIL seeking expressed “grave con - security for its citizens, deployed in the area and all east Delhi and parts of east cern” over the violence. regardless of faith”. lodging of FIRs against three the four fire station in the area Delhi following a request by BJP leaders for allegedly “We urge the Indian gov - regarding recent incidents of USCIRF Commissioner are provided with extra fire the violence and admitted to punishment,” he said. Deputy Chief Minister of ernment to make serious violence in Delhi. These are Anurima Bhargava said the making hate speeches. tenders to meet any emer - private hospitals. The Delhi government Delhi Manish Sisodia. Solicitor General Tushar efforts to protect Muslims and factually inaccurate and mis - “brutal and unchecked vio - gency and are being managed Those seriously injured will provide books and uni - "In view of a request others targeted by mob vio - leading, and appear to be lence” across Delhi could not Mehta told the Bench that as by senior officers, Director of will get Rs 2 lakh, the chief form to schoolchildren who received from the Delhi gov - the Centre is responsible for lence,” USCIRF Chair Tony aimed at politicising the continue. Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg minister told a press confer - lost them during the violence ernment and to avoid incon - Perkins said in a statement on issue.” “The Indian government maintaining law and order in said. Senior officers are also ence. Special camps will be and arson in northeast Delhi, venience to students, staff and Delhi, it be made a party in Wednesday. US presidential candidate must take swift action to camping in the riot-affected set up for people to get essen - Kejriwal said.. parents, the exams scheduled Reacting to the statement, Bernie Sanders and a number ensure the safety of its citi - the matter, which was area, he added. tial documents which they "If children have lost for February 28 and 29 in allowed by the court. India on Thursday described of other leading American zens,” she said, adding that Meanwhile, The Delhi lost during arson, Kejriwal books, the Directorate of northeast Delhi and other the comments by the USCIRF lawmakers have also reports are mounting that He informed the Bench government will give Rs 10 said. When asked about the Education shall provide affected areas stand can - that 48 FIRs have been and by “a few individuals” expressed concern over the “Delhi Police have not inter - lakh to the families of those alleged involvement of Aam books and notebooks free of celled. The next date for the over the violence in Delhi as clashes in several parts of vened in violent attacks lodged in relation to the vio - who lost their lives in the Aadmi Party (AAP) council - cost to children of both gov - affected students will be noti - lence and said there be no “factually inaccurate, mis - Delhi in which 34 people against Muslims, and the gov - communal violence in north - lor Tahir Hussain in the riots, ernment schools as well as fied shortly," CBSE Secretary leading” and an attempt to have been killed. ernment is failing in its duty judicial intervention till nor - east Delhi, Chief Minister Kejriwal, who is AAP chief, private schools," Kejriwal Anurag Tripathi said. malcy is restored in the politicise the issue. Though the MEA did not to protect its citizens”. National Capital. Mehta said the FIRs have Finance Deptt to setup helpline for Cong leaders meet Prez, demand Amit been lodged in relation to Army Chief General MM Naravane reviews Kashmir's security Shah’s resignation over Delhi violence arson, looting and the deaths DBT beneficiaries : Arun Mehta New Delhi, February 27 ders taking place in the in the communal violence. JAMMU, FEBRUARY hassle-free mechanism to arrangements, asks soldiers to stay alert for any situation : Congress president Sonia national capital over the last The death toll in the com - 27 : Financial Commissioner, transfer money and should be Srinagar : General MM of Control and high morale of Commander at Badami Bagh Gandhi and former PM four days. Instead of taking munal violence reached 34 on Finance, Dr. Arun Kumar encouraged at all levels. Naravane, Chief of Army the troops during his interac - Cantonment on the overall Manmohan Singh petitioned active steps to remedy or dif - Thursday, with around 200 Mehta today chaired a meet - Pertinently, as per DBT Staff (COAS) on Wednesday tion with the soldiers on situation pertaining to the President Ram Nath Kovind fuse the situation, the Central people injured. The High ing here to review the imple - portal, J&K has done more (February 26, 2020) visited snow-clad heights. Line of Control and the hin - on Thursday, urging him to Government as also the Court had on Wednesday mentation Direct Benefit than 82 lakh transactions till Kashmir for two days to Giving his views, terland. ask the Government to pre - newly elected Delhi review the prevailing C M expressed “anguish” over the Transfer (DBT) schemes in date for the current financial serve ‘Raj dharma’ in the Government, have remained C M Delhi Police’s failure to reg - security situation in wake of Delhi violence. mute spectators as complete - J&K during which he direct - year. It has transferred Rs y B Y B ister FIRs against three BJP ed setting up of a helpline to 6417 crore cumulatively with the Union Terrority. Speaking to reporters after ly mindless rage, designed leaders over their alleged hate facilitate the beneficiaries. more than Rs 1460 crore dur - The COAS was leading a delegation of top violence and organised loot - speeches in connection with He directed the concerned ing this fiscal benefitting accompanied by the party leaders to Rashtrapati ing of the property has con - the Citizenship (Amendment departments to upload all the some 24.45 lakh beneficiar - Northern Army Bhavan, Sonia Gandhi called tinued unabated. Due to the Act-related violence and relevant details of these ies. This has taken Jammu Commander, Lt Gen upon the President to secure complete inaction on the part observed that the city had schemes on the local DBT and Kashmir to the eighth YK Joshi and Chinar the resignation of Home of the Home Minister and the seen enough violence and it portal.