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Two of the seven Lok ing here with party general sec- Sabha constituencies could not R retaries even as senior Minister win a single MLA for the BJP Prakash Javadekar sent out a that included Pravesh Varma’s Q R letter to all Union Ministers West Delhi. asking them to design a cam- Against the backdrop of a 1%(%034&3/%(&*&( paign to highlight the welfare near wipeout in the Delhi poll, work done by their respective the Modi-Government S president Donald Trump Ministries. renewed its attempt to create Uwill receive a “memorable” Facing criticism of running more visibility for its public welcome during his two-day a polarising and shrill cam- works and schemes by circu- stay in India during which he paign, the party has begun to lating a letter to all the Central will hold trade and diplomat- review the gaps in its poll Ministers asking them to ic engagement in Delhi and strategy that includes low pri- design a campaign to highlight take part in a roadshow in ority given to local develop- the welfare work done by their Ahmedabad and also inaugu- -+# #!( # mental issues. respective Ministries. rate a newly-built cricket sta- ,./ .012# 34 " +!$P 2( # Nadda has been elaborate- The Information and !"# $ "# % &" ! dium there. A mega spectacle #!2 #! , % ) ly briefed by the State leaders Broadcasting Minister has shot in Ahmedabad — Kem chho and other party representatives off the letter asking all his min- rout in the Delhi polls, BJP gen- Madhav said at the “Times However, Madhav under- Trump — on the lines of Secretary Stephanie Grisham man and I look forward to about the possible reasons for isterial colleagues to inform eral secretary Ram Madhav Now Summit”. lined that the BJP has strong “Howdy Modi” event held in said in Washington on Tuesday. going to India. So, we’ll be the debacle. The BJP Delhi unit people about their Ministry’s cryptically said one of the “When it comes to nation- State-level leaders who were the US last year, has been Trump’s predecessor going at the end of the month,” may be restructured in a “large “public welfare work” through things which people look in al politics, there is nobody Chief Ministers as well, like in planned to greet Trump. Barack Obama had travelled to Trump told reporters in his measure”, sources said. Union television, newspapers, out- State elections is a “leader who who can come anyway near to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Narendra India twice, in 2010 and 2015. Oval Office, a day after the Home Minister Amit Shah door and digital mediums can deliver”. He, however, said Modiji in terms of popularity and Chhattisgarh, and said, Modi on Wednesday expressed Modi said the visit is a very White House announced dates who had spearheaded the elec- between February 15 and that in terms of popularity in and popular confidence... The “Each State is different. A his “extreme delight” that the special one and will go a long of his anticipated India trip. tioneering in the Capital also March 31. national politics, no one is same situation we are facing in leader is one ingredient that we US President and his wife way in further cementing the Trump, during his India held consultations with the The one-and-a-half- close to Prime Minister State after State. In States, it also need but that’s not everything Melania Trump will be in India India-US friendship. “India visit, would participate in a party president. month-long campaign should Narendra Modi. comes to who is the leader who that a party needs for success.” later this month and said they will accord a memorable wel- grand roadshow in Barring Kailash be themed “Har Kaam Desh Ke “We have moved into a can deliver. Probably people are When asked about politics will be accorded a “memorable come to our esteemed guests,” Ahmedabad and also tour the Vijayvargiya and Anil Jain, all Naam”, the letter stated. new kind of politics, we should thinking on these lines. Perhaps centred around one leader, welcome”. the Prime Minister said. Sabarmati Ashram and inau- other general secretaries Javadekar urged the Ministers be careful as a party. We should one of the messages from this Madhav said this trend is ris- In a series of tweets, Modi During a phone call over gurate a newly-built cricket attended the meet. The meet to issue immediate directives to not lose sight of the fact that (Delhi) election is that,” he said ing across the country and the said India and the US share a the weekend, Trump and Modi stadium here with Modi. decided that the party should officials in this connection. you build leaders who are while responding to a question verdict in Delhi is for Arvind common commitment to agreed the trip would further During his visit to Modi’s initiate an Assembly segment- Meanwhile, a day after its strong and have support,” on the Delhi Assembly polls. Kejriwal. democracy and pluralism. “Our strengthen the India-US strate- home State Gujarat on nations are cooperating exten- gic partnership and highlight February 24, Trump, along sively on a wide range of issues. the strong and enduring bonds with Modi, would participate in Robust friendship between our between the American and a grand roadshow, planned !" nations augurs well not only for Indian people, Grisham said. along a 10-km decked-up our citizens but also for the Trump said that he is look- stretch from the Ahmedabad entire world,” he said. ing forward to his visit to India airport to the Sabarmati Trump and his wife will be later this month where millions Ashram, said #$$%& ' visiting India on February 24 of people would welcome him. officials from ( +,+, and 25, White House Press “He (Modi) is a great gentle- Ahmedabad. " +, $ - 1%(%03 . #/ ooking gas price has been 1%(%03 Chiked by a steep 144.5 per non-subsidised LPG cylinder. am Aadmi Party (AAP) This is the sixth such hike in Anational convener Arvind the last six months and the Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi biggest such increase in the last Chief Minister for the third six years. The Opposition has time at Ramlila Maidan on slammed the hike and February 16, party senior demanded immediate rollback. leader and Deputy Chief The state-run oil compa- 0&35% ! " Minister Manish Sisodia said nies have said that LPG price ( # on Wednesday. has been hiked due to spurt in "# % ) afiz Saeed, the master- Kejriwal, who returned to benchmark global rates of the Hmind of the 2008 Mumbai "$%! power with an impressive win, fuel. But to insulate domestic 200 in one year.” attack and Jamat-ud-Dawa # will take oath of office along users, the Government almost The party in statement chief, was sentenced to 11 with his team of Ministers in a doubled the subsidy it provides said the Modi Government years in two terror financing ! " " grand ceremony that will be on the fuel to keep per cylin- has electrocuted the budget of cases on Wednesday, four days #P open to public. The oath-tak- der outgo almost unchanged. the common man. “While talk- ahead of a crucial meeting of % %'( & ing ceremony will take place at The Congress said the sub- ing about current, they have the Financial Action Task Force O "( $ 10 am on Sunday in which all sidised cylinder on May 16, struck the pockets of the pub- (FATF) in Paris where Pakistan " Cabinet Ministers will take 2014 was only 414 and under lic with current,” he tweeted in will present its case to escape ! oath along with Kejriwal. Modi regime it is 567, an an apparent reference to Home from being blacklisted. The )" Sisodia urged people to increase of 151 per cylinder, Minister Amit Shah’s remarks crackdown on Saeed’s outfit last turn out in large numbers to and if you use 12 cylinders, during the Delhi polls cam- year followed a warning by the " " witness the ceremony. then this price also goes up by paign that “press the button so FATF to Pakistan to deliver on +!, !! ! *#+ “Everyone in Delhi is invited to almost 2,000 per annum. hard that protesters in Shaheen its commitments to curb terror + "# 4 + come and bless their son, their The Congress hit out at the Bagh feel the current.” financing and money launder- #% ) brother, Arvind Kejriwal and BJP over the LPG cylinder “The Modi Government ing. )*+ ,# take an oath for a better Delhi,” "# 6# - ! +( price hike, saying it has struck with one stroke of pen has Saeed, a UN designated A total of 11 years sentence will % %'( Sisodia said. #& "# % &" ! the pockets of the people with increased the price of gas cylin- terrorist whom the US has run concurrently. " , He lauded the efforts of “current”. The party has der by 144 taking the price of placed a USD 10 million boun- Saeed and Iqbal were sen- #" $ voters to make the party win 62 Kejriwal, under the aegis of and rejected the politics of demanded an immediate roll- non-subsidised gas cylinder to ty on, was arrested on July 17 tenced in two cases registered out of the total 70 seats in the Anna Hazare, started anti-cor- hatred. For the first time in back of the hike, reasoning that 858.50. I want to remind in the terror financing cases. against them in Lahore and Delhi Assembly. “Heartiest ruption agitation which got a India people voted for the the price of the international Prime Minister Narendra The 70-year-old hardline cler- Gujranwala cities on the appli- " congratulations to the people of nationwide response and also work. People have shown that crude oil has fallen. Modi, who came to power ic is lodged at the Lahore’s cation of the Counter " P # Delhi. It has given huge respect paved the way for him to form the citizens of Delhi are pro- Hitting out at the promising almost zero inflation high-security Kot Lakhpat jail. Terrorism Department (CTD) % %'( &-. to the politics of works,” he said. a political party. development and pro-work,” he Government over the hike, that when the Congress demit- Anti-terrorism court Judge of Punjab police. “Saeed and Kejriwal has taken oath as Expressing gratitude to the said, adding that people of Congress’ chief spokesperson ted power on 16th May 2014 a Arshad Hussain Bhutta sen- Iqbal will have to spend five &&+/0& the Chief Minister twice before people of the national Capital Delhi has made the politics of Randeep Surjewala said, “Modi non-subsidised gas cylinder tenced Saeed and his close and a half years in imprison- 12O from Ramlila Maidan. The for keeping faith in the party love win and rejected the pol- ji increased the price of LPG price was only 414. It is aide Zafar Iqbal to five and a ment,” a deputy prosecutor "( venue assumes significance as intact, Sisodia said, “People itics of cylinder by 144. Cooking gas 858.50 today,” Surjewala half years each and imposed a general said after the " it was from this ground that has given us a historic mandate hatred. price has been increased by said. fine of Rs 15,000 in each case. verdict. $ ( ) * 1%(%03 peanuts, opening sealed biscuit packets and digging into oily an you ever imagine foreign meatballs to extract an assort- Ccurrency being smuggled in ment foreign currencies rolled peanuts and biscuits? A Dubai- and wrapped neatly inside. bound flier’s bid to smuggle According to CISF official, ension was palpable in Saudi Riyal, Qatari Riyal, on Tuesday at 6.30 pm, the TNorth-East Delhi’s Kuwaiti Dinar, Omani Riyal CISF surveillance and intelli- Bhajanpura on Wednesday and Euro by concealing them in gence personnel at IGIA after five members of a family cooked meatballs, peanuts, observed the suspicious activ- were found dead under myste- cookies and other eatable items ities of a passenger in the rious circumstances in their kept inside his baggage foiled by check-in area of Terminal-3. house. Police said no suicide the alert Central Industrial “The passenger was inter- note was recovered from the Security Forces (CISF) person- cepted and on suspicion, he house from where they found nel posted at the luggage was taken to the random five decomposed bodies. screening gate of the Indira checking point for thorough physical checking and during cealment of foreign currency. The deceased has been Gandhi International Airport checking of his luggage. Alam, physical checking, high volume This is a case of smuggling of identified as Shambhu (IGIA) Terminal 3. bound for Dubai by Air India of foreign currencies were foreign currencies,” said the by concealig it inside boxes Chaudhary (43), his wife Sunita Indian-born Murad Alam flight, was arrested later,” said found concealed in cooked official. containing sweets and biscuits. (37), their daughter Komal was arrested for carrying 45 the senior CISF official. mutton pieces, peanuts, biscuit This is not the first time Officials said they come (12), their sons Sachin (14) and lakh forex in food packets and “During x-ray screening packets and other eatable items that such incidents have been across several cases in which Shivam (17). Police said was handed over to the of his baggage, the CISF per- kept inside his baggage,” said reporter. Last year, a youth people are seen trying different Shambu used to drive e-rick- Customs authorities. A video sonnel noticed suspicious the CISF official. from Hyderabad was arrested methods to smuggle foreign shaw in Bhajanpura. provided by the force showed images inside his bag. The “This is a unique and pecu- for carrying 3.50 lakh Saudi currencies to foreign coun- Detailed report on P2 the security personnel cracking baggage was taken out for liar modus-operandi for con- Riyals, equivalent to 74 lakh, tries. !"#"#
45 , * $ )**+ +*+ ) *+P +,- +Q * 646 ) 01 2 1%(%03 be taken up as per con- 1%(%03 remaining in the Tamil Nadu ! vention on the first two capital. uring the second phase days of the session as the 1%(%03 OBC communities. The BJP mid renewed apprehen- He clarified that this does Dof the Budget session ification of notification regard- Upper House was adjourned has been systematically attack- Asion of tampering of EVMs not mean people can vote from from March 2 to April 3, the ing the Right to Information after the president’s address he Congress will hold a ing the provision of reserva- by incumbent Delhi Chief home but will have to visit des- Centre is seeking to get many Rules, 2019, laid on the table of during the joint sitting of Tcountrywide protest on tions for SC, ST and OBC Minister Arvind Kejriwal, ignated places to exercise their legislations passed, time for Rajya Sabha in November last both the Houses and after February 16 to expose the through various statements Chief Election Commissioner franchise. which has been allotted. year. laying of budget papers on “anti-quota” ideology of the BJP and actions for the last many (CEC) Sunil Arora on For the block chain system Among the issues proposed to Rajya Sabha recorded 96 the second day, no business and the RSS. The move comes years.” Wednesday asserted that the to be implemented, changes in be taken up during the second per cent productivity during could be transacted on the in the backdrop of the Supreme Slamming the BJP-led cen- machines cannot be tampered law may be required, according phase of the session are con- the first phase of the Budget third day on account of dis- Court verdict delivered early tral Govt, the party said with and that there was no to another EC official. sideration and passing of the session with 155 members ruptions. this week where it said that “Carrying forward this agenda, question of going back to the After political parties ques- Insolvency and Bankruptcy speaking during the nine days A total of 323 interven- there is “no fundamental right the BJP Govt now has taken ballot paper. upheld the use of the machines tioned the reliability of the Code (Second Amendment) of sitting from January 31 to tions, including Zero Hour which inheres in an individual unconstitutional stand in SC.” Arora also said that the to cast votes, he elaborated. EVMs, the EC had organized Bill, 2019 to replace an ordi- February 11. and special mentions made by to claim reservation in pro- “In response to the stand Commission would engage Responding to a question an EVM challenge in 2017 for nance along with the statuto- According to data provid- 155 members, were made dur- motions”, and also no court can taken by the BJP government, with political parties in the on holding Lok Sabha and them to prove that the ry resolution seeking disap- ed by Rajya Sabha secretariat, ing the six functional days order a State Govt to provide it has been decided by our coming days on various elec- Assembly polls simultaneous- machines can be tampered proval of the ordinance; during the nine scheduled sit- which comes to 54 per day, the for reservation to SC/STs. party to vehemently expose the toral reforms and the model ly, Arora said the call on the with. But none of the parties Mineral Laws (Amendment) tings of Rajya Sabha, the House officials said. The party has asked lead- BJP and agitate for the consti- code of conduct. subject has to be taken at the turned up for the challenge, Bill, 2020 to replace an ordi- functioned for a total of 38 A total of 75 Zero Hour ers to organise a dharna or tutional rights of the SC, ST Addressing a ‘Summit’ of a political level. Once a decision leading the EC to exhort that nance along with the hours 30 minutes as against the submissions were made during public meeting or protest and the OBC on February 16,” television news channel, he is taken by the Government, the political parties should statutory resolution scheduled available time of 41 four days at the rate of about 19 march under the combined he said in the letter. lamented that day-to-day dia- the Election Commission can stop crying foul at they ran seeking disapproval of the hours and 10 minutes. per day and 38 special men- aegis of the SC, ST and OBC This is the second protest logue is becoming “more coarse only facilitate its implementa- away from the EVM challenge. ordinance. While the House lost 5 tions on six days at the rate of depts, coordinated and moni- by the party in last two months “ and it should be “avoided”. tion. Later in an affidavit before Besides, the National hours 32 minutes on over six per day, the officials tored by State unit chiefs. with earlier “Bharat Bachao The CEC said EVMs can The CEC also informed the the Supreme Court, the EC had Commission for Indian System February 3 due to disruptions said. In a circular issued to all Rally” held in national in malfunction like a car or a pen audience that his colleagues in said it had invited all parties to of Medicine Bill, 2019; National and forced adjournments. Thirty-four starred ques- the State units and the frontal December 2019 which is tout- but they cannot be tampered the EC are collaborating with prove that the voting machines Commission for Homeopathy The members sat for tions were taken up on five organisations, Congress ed to be a great success. In the with. The EVMs are in use for Indian Institute of Technology, can be tampered with, but no Bill, 2019; the Aircraft three hours and 56 minutes days at the rate of seven per General Secretary rally the grand old party had 20 years now and there was no Madras to set up a “block one turned up. The EC Amendment Bill, 2020, after it beyond the scheduled time, day and 45 members spoke on (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal attacked the Modi government question of returning to the chain” system where, say a response to the SC came on is passed by Lok Sabha; Direct resulting in a net loss of one the Motion of Thanks to the said, “As you are well aware that on a number of issues, includ- ballot paper, he emphasised. person from Rajasthan work- petitions by the Congress and Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, hour and 36 minutes of the president, while 55 participat- the BJP and the Sangh Parivar ing the economy, the Various courts, including ing in Chennai can vote for BSP regarding the functioning 2020 after it is passed by Lok scheduled time, officials said. ed in the discussion on the ideology is opposed to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act the Supreme Court, have elections in Rajasthan while of EVMs. Sabha and the motion for mod- Not much business could budget. reservations for SC, ST and and women’s safety. " " : " +! 6) #"" O+ P 1+ 6 6 % %'( *& & $, ! 6" " ! ,$ "3+ 5&!" O ! 6*$ $ +$P 1%(%03 ical and criminal conspir- 1%(%03 the bench to list the matter for 1%(%03 acy hatched in the back- L "M Friday. 1%(%03 petition was filed on drop of the Delhi elections L ! ! M upreme Court judge Justice “List before another tatutory child AWednesday in the and since February 6, no ( 1 SMM Shantanagoudar bench since Justice Mohan M uvenile Justice Boards are not meant Srights body Supreme Court seeking a action has been taken 8! recused himself on Wednesday Shantanagoudar expressed his Jto be “silent spectators”, the Supreme NCPCR has moved CBI probe monitored by it against the accused. from hearing the plea filed by inability to participate in the Court has said while making it clear that the Supreme Court into alleged molestation Poll is Delhi were O Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging hearing of the matter,” the a juvenile cannot be kept in jail or police for an SIT probe, of students by a group of held on February 8 and the #P the detention of her brother bench said in its order. lockup. monitored by the men who had gate-crashed result was declared on % %'( and National Conference “The Registry is accord- The apex court said all JJBs in the top court, into the a cultural fest at the all- February 11. " leader Omar Abdullah under ingly directed to obtain nec- country must follow the “letter and spir- cases of children women Gargi College of “The State the J&K Public Safety Act. essary directions from the it” of provisions of The Juvenile Justice allegedly sold by the Delhi University. Government took no After Justice Chief Justice of India for list- (Care and Protection of Children) Act, shelter homes of the has arrayed them as parties in The PIL, filed by ML action. It is a clear crimi- Shantanagoudar “expressed ing of the matter on February 2015 and the law meant for protection Missionaries of Charity, which its plea. Sharma, has sought a nal conspiracy hatched by his inability” in hearing the 14 before an appropriate of children “cannot be flouted by any- was founded by Mother Teresa, A bench of Chief Justice SA direction to the probe the political party to " matter, the apex court direct- bench,” the top court said in its body, least of all the police”. A bench of in Jharkhand. Bobde and Justices BR Gavai agency to seize all video deploy accused persons to " ed its registry to obtain nec- order. Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha It has sought direction for and Surya Kant issued notice recordings and footage provoke the Delhi public essary directions from Pilot had on Monday Bose said this when its attention was an apex court monitored time on Monday to Jharkhand, from CCTV cameras for effecting voting in their " L Chief Justice of India SA approached the top court chal- drawn to two instances and certain alle- bound investigation of all such Arunachal Pradesh, West around the college cam- favour. " Bobde for listing the plea on lenging her brother’s detention gations appearing in the media related organisations in Jharkhand to Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Bihar, pus.It also sought arrest of Despite presence of " / February 14 before an “appro- under the J-K Public Safety to children being purportedly detained ensure protection of children. Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and the people behind the Delhi Police . On February " priate bench” Act, 1978, saying the order of in police custody and being “tortured” The NCPCR, which has Maharashtra Governments and “planned criminal con- 6, neither principal nor $M Pilot’s plea came up for detention is “manifestly illegal” in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. for the first time moved the tagged the matter with the spiracy”. other State authorities tried hearing before a three-judge and there is no question of “The proviso to the section (of the apex court under Article 32, already pending matter related The incident came to to stop and arrest the bench comprising justices N V him being a “threat to the Act) clearly lays down that a child sought enforcement of funda- to protection of child rights in light after some students accused persons,” the PIL Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar maintenance of public order”. alleged to be in conflict with law shall not mental rights of prohibition of school. took to Instagram to nar- stated. ! "! and Sanjiv Khanna. The plea has sought quashing be placed in a police lockup or lodged trafficking in human beings The plea, filed through rate their unpleasant expe- The petition claimed % %'( “I am not participating in of the February 5 order detain- in a jail. Once a child is produced before guaranteed under Article 23 of advocate Swarupama riences during the fest on that “deliberate chants of " this matter,” Justice ing Omar Abdullah, former a JJB, bail is the rule,” the bench said. the Constitution. Chaturvedi, cited cases of February 6 and alleged Jai Shri Ram discloses that " Shantanagoudar said at the chief minister of erstwhile “Even if bail is not granted, the child The National Commission child rights violation in that security personnel did it is a political, planned outset without citing any spe- state of Jammu & Kashmir, cannot be kept in jail or police lockup for Protection of Child Rights Jharkhand and said that nothing to control the conspiracy” and blamed ! N cific reason for his recusal. under the PSA and also sought and has to be kept in an observation (NCPCR) said discrepancies authorities in the state have unruly groups. the Chief Minister of Delhi ! O Senior advocate Kapil his production before the home or place of safety,” the court said have been found in children’s adopted a callous approach to The petition alleged for not taking any action ! " Sibal, appearing for Pilot, urged court. in its February 10 order. homes in various states and it protect the minors. that it was a planned polit- against the accused. O! +$ ! P /%&
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When a number of budget will help achieve the of Defence Staff Gen Bipin less efforts to deradicalise years are being radicalised in TAffairs was on Wednesday The MEA won an award taxation system, the current people do not pay tax, find target of a USD 5 trillion Rawat said on Wednesday said young people. “When I said the Valley, he said, describing awarded for its e-governance certificate for doing com- dispensation has been making ways to evade it, the burden economy,” said Modi. the armed forces are at the cusp camps -- I meant groups of it as a matter of concern. “We initiatives and implementing mendable work in implemen- it more citizen-centric, Prime falls on those who honestly “Along with strengthening of transformation. people. The classification of have got deradicalisation camps the e-office, which is an initia- tation of the e-office, officials Minister Narendra Modi said pay their dues,” he said. The the economy we are striving to Gen Rawat also rejected people based on their views going on in our country.” tive envisaging creation of dig- said. on Wednesday, urging people Prime Minister added that it strengthen our tier 2 and 3 criticism that the armed forces and the impact of relentless At the conclave on ital and paperless workplaces by The emphasis of the to pay their dues for the devel- was unbelievable but true that cities. are suppressing the rights of the efforts to deradicalise young Wednesday, Gen Rawat also streamlining the work flow in Government on service deliv- opment of India. only 2,200 people in the coun- We are the first people in Jammu & Kashmir people. The word camp got talked about the need for pre- inter and intra Govt processes. ery and citizen-centric gover- Speaking at an event of a try had declared earnings of Rs Government to focus on ful- and said required steps are misunderstood,” he said during ventive deradicalisation strate- The award was bestowed nance is reflected through steps news channel, he said the one crore per annum. filling the dreams of small being taken keeping in view an interactive session at a con- gies and how the Indian Army on the Ministry for achieving to implement four mission concern was that as some He also said that this was cities” said Modi narrating ground realities and the threats clave organised by a news is running a number of schools a compliance rate of more than mode projects of e-Kranti people always found ways to the first time any Government various measures taken in the of terrorism in the Union channel. In an address at the in Kashmir as part of its out- 80 per cent. The award was (fourth pillar of the Digital evade taxes, the honest got had focussed on smaller cities infrastructure sector. Territory. Raisina Dialogue last month, reach programme. handed over by Minister of India Programme). +$$ 9-$$ 346 !# 1%(%03 launch JEET or the Joint Effort Dosage Combination initiated for Elimination of TB, a private since October 2017. “Also, acing against time to meet sector engagement program there are better and effective 1%(%03 relaxable for up to a maximum This upper-age limit is Rits ambitious goal of erad- operating in 45 large cities treatment regimen under of five years if a candidate had further relaxed for up to a icating tuberculosis (TB) by across the country. which newer drugs nlike last year, there will be ordinarily been domiciled in maximum of five years if a can- 2025 - five years ahead of the The official added, “The (bedaquiline and delamanid) Uno upper-age relaxation the state of Jammu & Kashmir didate belongs to a scheduled target fixed by the WHO - the increased number of notifica- were introduced in 2018,” he for applicants taking the civil during the period from caste or a scheduled tribe; up Government is hopeful that tions is an important step in the added. The Ministry has also services examination 2020 who January 1, 1980 to December to a maximum of three years in various transformative strate- elimination of the disease from announced financial incen- are domicile of the erstwhile 31, 1989. the case of candidates belong- gies introduced in the last few the country. We are already tives of upto 1 Crore to the State of Jammu & Kashmir There is no mention of ing to other backward classes years such as engaging private providing patients in the pri- best performing State in erad- between 1980 and 1989, such age relaxation in this who are eligible to avail of sector and the community, vate sector with diagnostics, ication of the deadly disease. according to a notification year’s exam notification. reservation applicable to such social support besides better reduction in incidence and ment with private sector health financial incentives of 500 However, major challenges issued on Wednesday. The erstwhile J&K State candidates, among others, it healthcare facilities will help 90% reduction in mortality by care providers,” said Vikas and free drugs, since last year. remain. For instance, migrant The age relaxation for has been bifurcated into two said. make the country free of the 2025 from a baseline of 2015. Sheel. TB notifications have increased population, lack of enough other categories will continue. union territories- Jammu & The UPSC will recruit deadly disease. The official said that there In line with the National 14% in 2019 as compared to the funds, unawareness coupled The Union Public Service Kashmir, and Ladakh - with officers of Indian “The measures are deliv- has been a 38 per cent increase Strategic Plan, the Government previous year with overall TB with the wide prevalent stigma Commission (UPSC) has effect from October 31, Administrative Service (IAS), ering results”, Vikas Sheel, Joint in TB case notifications to the has rolled out private sector cases reported at 23.9 lakhs in associated with the contagious announced 796 vacancies in 2019.”A candidate must have Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Secretary in the Union Health Government - from 17.36 lakhs engagement programs across both private and public sector.” disease. the country’s bureaucracy to be attained the age of 21 years Indian Police Service (IPS), Ministry told reporters here in 2017 to 23.98 lakhs in 2019. the country to engage private Dr KS Sachdeva, Deputy According to the filled through the civil services and must not have attained Indian Railway Traffic Service while sharing details of various “It means that we have been providers such as formal and Director General, Central TB Government data, although examination 2020, which will the age of 32 years on the 1st (IRTS), Indian Railway steps taken by the Government successful in closing the noti- informal doctors, chemists and Division said rapid molecular there is a provision of 500 to be held on May 31, the notifi- of August, 2020 i.E., he must Accounts Service (IRAS) and since the launch of the new fication gap (between estimat- diagnostic labs, aimed at facil- testing devices have been all TB patients as form of cation said. have been born not earlier Indian Railway Personnel National Strategic Plan (2017- ed incidence and notified itating appropriate delivery of ramped up from 1180 to 1530 nutrition support, there is a According to last year’s than 2nd August, 1988 and Service (IRPS), among others 25). Under the plan, the cases), referred earlier as the TB diagnosis and treatment. In in the year 2019. Also, he said, need to provide additional sup- civil services exam notification, not later than 1st August, through the civil services Government has committed ‘missing million’, to less than 3 2018, the Government part- 19.26 lakh TB patients are now port to patients to ensure treat- the upper-age limit of 32 years 1999,” this year’s notification examination 2020, the notifi- to ending TB by 2025 - 80% lakhs, through greater engage- nered with the Global Fund to on daily regimen through Fixed ment completion. to take the test was further said. cation said. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 13, 2020 NHRC hearing on SC, ST rights violation today Govt committed to STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR women’s safety, he National Human Rights TCommission (NHRC) is organising its ‘Open Hearing and Camp Sitting’ to hear the complaints related to the security: Tamradhwaj rights violations of people belonging to Scheduled Castes STAFF REPORTER n and Scheduled Tribes RAIPUR communities in the State of Chhattisgarh at New Circuit ome Minister House, Raipur on February HTamradhwaj Sahu in a 13. statement said that the state Justice H.L. Dattu, government was committed Chairperson, NHRC will for women’s safety and secu- inaugurate it at 10.00 AM. rity. NHRC members Jyotika Kalra Claiming that the gov- and Dr. D.M. Mulay, Secretary ernment was responsive in General, Jaideep Govind and controlling crime against other senior officers will also women, the minister said be present. crime investigation units are Fifty four cases will be The cases will be heard in meeting with NGOs from invited complaints for ‘Open public authorities. Seven being established in six heard in the ‘Open Hearing’ the presence of complainants 3.15 PM to 3.45 PM to ascer- Hearing’ in Raipur through other cases of Scheduled major districts of the state. by the three single benches and concerned public tain the human rights situa- Public Notices in the Castes and Scheduled Tribes Apart from it, there are help presided over by Justice Dattu authorities, so that some tions and related issues in prominent Newspapers of victims, already under the desks for women in 370 Rajnandgaon, Janjgir- reconciliation of family and NHRC members, Jyotika decisions are taken on the spot Chhattisgarh. Thereafter, the Chhattisgarh. Fifty four consideration of the police stations of the state, he Champa and Raigarh, he disputes, he added. Kalra and Dr. D.M. Mulay. for redressal of grievances of Chairperson and members complaints received in Commission and pending informed. said. Under Women’s Police Thereafter, the Full the victims of right violations. would brief the media about response, are being taken up action on part of the public The special crime Family consultation Volunteer Scheme, 4568 Commission will hear seven After the full the outcome of the ‘Open for open hearing and for authorities, have been investigation units are centers are also being women volunteers are active cases as part of the ‘Camp Commission sitting, the Hearing and Camp Sitting’. which reports have been included to be taken up for situated in districts of conducted at all the district in Durg and Korea districts Sitting’. Commission will hold a The Commission has called from the concerned hearing in the ‘Camp Sitting’. Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, headquarters of the state for of the state, he added. Morale of troops Baghel explores investment possibility for C’garh STAFF REPORTER n Kapoor is a classic rag-to- RAIPUR CM visits San Francisco riches story of Silicon Valley. He started working in the hief Minister of kitchen of restaurants when he high: DG CRPF CChhattisgarh Bhupesh first came here. Now owns a Baghel on Wednesday met chain of grocery stores, restau- STAFF REPORTER n is our professional challenge select investors, including rants (including Michelin 3 RAIPUR and we are prepared to deal Indians, from Bay Area in San star Saison in SF) and a huge with it. Neither me nor my Francisco with an aim to wo days after two CRPF boys believe this (Bijapur attract more investment in portfolio of real estate. Tcommandos were killed encounter) to be an acci- Chhattisgarh. Patnaik is an active and six injured in an dent," he said. He had dinner with investor in India. He runs encounter with Naxals in The injured personnel Trustee TiE Global and multiple companies in India Bijapur district, director gen- were getting the best possible General Partner Monta Vista that employ more than 1500 eral of CRPF Anand Prakash treatment, he said, adding Capital Venktesh Shukla, who engineers in Bangalore, Pune, Maheshwari on Wednesday that their morale is high and has roots in Chhattisgarh. Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. said morale of the troops is they will return to the battle- Chief Minister along with Also set up an incubator/ high and anti-Naxal opera- field. his delegation discussed accelerator in Bhubaneswar tions will continue. Two personnel of the investment opportunities in and a few other cities. The Central Reserve 204th battalion of the CRPF's Chhattisgarh with TiE Sharma is the Senior Vice Police Force (CRPF) chief elite Commando Battalion President B J Arun and President in the biggest phar- was speaking to reporters for Resolute Action (CoBRA) investors including Nitin company in India that is set- as well as globally. It supports nities, startup-related educa- Dwivedi, who sold his ma company in the world, after visiting the injured per- and a Naxal were killed and Mehta, co-Partner in ting-up a data center in Raipur. start-ups through networking tion, funding, and incubating. innovative breathing device to Johnson and Johnson. sonnel at a private hospital in six, including a deputy com- GreenOaks Capital TiE (The IndUS and raising capital for new Other investors at the Astra Zeneca for $1.2 billion, Yarlagadda is a successful Raipur city. mandant, were injured in a Management, one of the Entrepreneurs) is a Silicon and experienced entrepre- informal meet were Sarvajna has now started a medical serial entrepreneur and for- "The CRPF is a brave gunfight with ultras in biggest venture funds and Valley non-profit association neurs. It provides technology Dwivedi, Jag Kapoor, Sushant device company that seeks to mer President of Imagination force. They have inherited Pamed area of Bijapur on Raju Indukuri, who is an dedicated to fostering entre- entrepreneurs with mentoring Patnaik, Pallav Sharma, Krishna eliminate stents for unclog- Systems (Apple uses their valour. This (Naxal menace) February 10. investor in a data center preneurship in the Bay Area services, networking opportu- Yarlagadda among others. ging arteries. graphic chip in its products). Global delegates to attend NTPC’s Cong flays Centre for LPG price hike power conclave in Raipur today n STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n present Business Excellence the power sector, including laiming that the steep hike in RAIPUR awards to winners of NTPC representatives from CLPG cylinder price would be a power stations during the Advisory& Regulatory burden to housewives, state presi- TPC Ltd, India’s largest conference. He will also Authority, Power plant pro- dent of Congress’s Women’s Cell, Npower producer, is all inaugurate the NTPC’s new fessionals, power consult- Phoolodevi Netam flayed the deci- set to organise the 9th edi- building Vishwesariyya ants, start-ups, Power sion of the Union government. tion of ‘O&M-Indian Power Bhawan at Naya Raipur equipment manufacturers, In a statement, the Congress Station (IPS) 2020’ confer- during his visit. etc. leader, demanding of the Union ence at Pt Deendayal There will be Techno The conference will also government to roll back its deci- Upadhyaya Auditorium, Galaxy 2020 exhibition, showcase day-long sessions sion, charged that the Narendra Science College ground, where products and tech- on power plant safety, envi- Modi government at the Center, due to spurt in benchmark global Raipur. Inauguration of the nologies from 42 Indian and ronment management, which came to power by making rates of the fuel. Union government event will be held at 10.30 International manufactur- renewable energy and tech- false promises, was now indulging claimed that to insulate domestic am on February 13. ers will also be showcased. nology advancement in the in atrocity against poor. users, it had almost doubled the The annual power The overarching theme power sector. Instead of taking steps to subsidy it provides on the fuel to conclave will commemorate for the 9th edition IPS 2020 More than 750 delegates control the price hike, the Union keep per cylinder outgo almost the synchronization of R K Singh, Minister of S.N. Sahai, Secretary, and Board of Directors in conference is ‘Optimisation from the power sector in government is regularly increasing unchanged. LPG price was NTPC’s first unit at State with Independent Charge GOI, Prakash Mhaske, NTPC will also be present. of Generation Cost & India, USA, Germany, the prices of essential commodities increased to `858.50 per 14.2 kg Singrauli on February 13, for Power and New and Chairperson Central Electrical R.K Singh will release Integration of Renewables’. Japan, Australia, South like LPG cylinder, she alleged. cylinder from `714 previously, 1982. The conference will be Renewable Energy will grace Authority (CEA) along with the Sustainability The two day conference will Korea, and UK are expected Notable, LPG cylinder price according to a price notification of held on February 13 and 14. the occasion as chief guest. Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC Development report and include participants from to attend the conference. was hiked by `144.5 per cylinder the state-owned oil firms. Three-day multi-media Farmers forced to show less area Govt talks tough on illegal exhibition to begin today paddy transportation STAFF REPORTER n social worker Padmashri under paddy cropping: Kaushik n RAIPUR Shamshad Begam, Nagar STAFF REPORTER Panchayat Chairman, n JANJGIR-CHAMPA he Regional Outreach Ranu Hemant Sonkar and STAFF REPORTER support price from farmers. final dates the farmers could TBureau, Raipur under Nagar Panchayat RAIPUR This is the reason the farmers sell the produce with ease but tern action is on against the the aegis of Ministry of Vice-Chairman, have been at the receiving now the way hindrances were Sillegal transportation and Information and eader of Opposition in end, he alleged. Due to created by Congress led gov- storage of paddy all over the Gaukaran Sonkar will be Chhattisgarh assembly Broadcasting is organising the guests’ of honour on L reduction in cropping area of ernment, farmers are in agi- state. a three-day multi-media and BJP leader Dharam Lal paddy, around 30 lakh Metric tated mood. Official sources informed the occasion. Kaushik alleged that under exhibition on ‘Ek Bharat It is noteworthy that Tonne of paddy could not be He alleged the state gov- that a vigilance team on administrative pressure farm- Shreshta Bharat (EBSB)” under the EBSB, procured at minimum sup- ernment is crushing the agi- Wednesday took action against a from February 13 to 15 at Chhattisgarh has been ers from across the state were port price, he claimed. tations of farmers protesting rice miller Satyam Rice Products Champa. A pickup vehicle CG 10 Ganderdehi, in Balod dis- paired with Gujarat. forced to fill a consent form He further added that against the procurement pol- at Bahmanidih in Janjgir 9409 was also seized under trict of Chhattisgarh. Various photographs on the to reduce their area of paddy state government should pro- icy of the state government. Champa. After seizing 100 bags of Mandi Act and necessary action The three-day multi- life history of Mahatma cropping recorded during vide a clear cut reply on it and He demanded that the illegal paddy, the team registered was being taken, sources added. media exhibition will be Gandhi, swachchata, art, registration. take conducive steps to state government should pro- a case under Mandi Act and is Notable, February 20 is the inaugurated on February culture, tourist’s place of Thus a large section of ensure procurement of paddy cure paddy from all the farm- further investigating the matter. last date for procurement of 13 at 11.00 am at the Gujarat will also be farmers a denied the right to Kaushik said Congress- from such affected farmers. ers, even those having filed Apart from it, the vigilance paddy by the state government hands of Gunderdehi displayed prominently sell paddy to tune of 30 lakh led state government lacks The BJP leader said dur- the consent letter in form of team under leadership of and hectic illegal activities are MLA, Kunwar Singh during the three-day MT covering an area of 2 lakh clear cut policy for paddy ing the tenure of his party’s affidavit showing less paddy Tehsildar seized 75 bags of paddy on at the closing hours to dis- Nishad while renowned exhibition. acre of crop land. procurement at minimum government in the state, till cropping area. from village Choria in Janjgir pose-off the illegal paddy. !"#"# %