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The start of SMS will TGovernment has suspend- Minister AK Abdul Momen (CAA) even as Law Minister While all the members of enable the common people to ed mobile telephone services Telecommunication Regulatory expressed ignorance over the Ravi Shankar Prasad said two fronts unanimously sup- stay connected with their loved along the borders with India, Commission (BTRC), in its Government’s decision. Parliament alone has got pow- ported the resolution and vehe- ones staying outside the Valley. citing security reasons. The order to telecommunications “I do not have any such ers to pass any law regarding mently criticised the Centre, O Addressing a Press confer- services in Jammu, Kashmir But the facility has still not been expression “in the current cir- service providers — information. Let me know citizenship and the Centre Rajagopal, the lone BJP MLA ence in Jammu, Principal and Ladakh regions. restored in J&K. cumstances” in the order is Grameenphone, Teletalk, Robi about it first and then I will mulled option to introduce in the 140-member House, Secretary Rohit Kansal, who is In the wake of significant Rohit Kansal said the being linked to anti-CAA and Banglalink — on Sunday, comment,” Kamal said. online process to grant citi- opposed the resolution, the J&K administration’s improvement in security sce- process had started on protests in India. The decision said network coverage in the Brig Gen (retd) SM Farhad, zenship to bypass the jurisdic- terming it as “illegal and spokesperson, said broadband nario, the Government had December 10 when SMS was will affect around 1 crore border areas should be sus- secretary general of the tion of States. unconstitutional”. internet services in all restored phone lines but held enabled on mobile phones to mobile phone users in the area, pended until further notice Association of Mobile Telecom Setting aside their political Chief Minister Pinarayi Government-run hospitals and back approvals to facilitate students, scholarship according to media reports. “for the sake of the country’s Operators of Bangladesh, said, differences, Kerala’s CPI(M)- Vijayan, who moved the reso- schools were being restored end the ban on internet and applicants, traders and others. The telecom operators sus- security in the current cir- “Mobile network operators in led Left Democratic Front lution and Leader of from January 1 across different SMS. They still could not send mes- pended the networks on cumstances,” it said. Bangladesh are compliant with (LDF) and Opposition Opposition Ramesh parts of Kashmir Valley. Kargil, part of the Union sages but could receive one- Monday within one kilometre “A high-level meeting of Government regulations; Congress-headed United Chennithala of the Congress, Since August 5, the Territory of Ladakh, got back time passwords from machine- of the borders with India, the the Government took this deci- accordingly, the directive on Democratic Front (UDF) once who seconded it, alleged that Government had disconnected mobile internet services last based connections such as Dhaka Tribune reported. sion, following which the border network coverage has again came together to launch the CAA was an attempt to mobile and landline phone week after a gap of 145 days. banks. The Bangladesh instructions were issued,” already been implemented.” a joint offensive against the make India a religious nation. %& !" -( && ()* +, - &' -(. HAPPY NEW YEAR #" 2020 ./ 01 # 5& 3 $ . * 578 &79 92 5:8 he meals served in the / 578 &79 TMLA Hostel have failed to inance Minister Nirmala he Uttar Pradesh go down well with a section of % / ' FSitharaman on Tuesday TGovernment has sought n the New Year’s eve, the Punjab legislators. Finding it unveiled 102 lakh crore of immediately ban on the OIndian Railways hard to digest, the MLAs have infrastructure projects, includ- Popular Front of India (PFI) for announced fare hike across its filed formal complaints with ing Mumbai-Ahmedabad High violent anti-CAA and NRC network, excluding suburban the Vidhan Sabha’s House Speed rail, in the next five years protests in the State. trains, effective from January 1, Committee. to help achieve the UP Police chief OP Singh 2020, according to an order It has been learnt that legis- target of $5 trillion (around said on Tuesday that they had issued on Tuesday. While sub- lators are not happy with the 356 lakh crore) economy by written to the Union Home urban fares remain unchanged, quality of the food being served 2025. Ministry, seeking a ban on the ordinary non-AC, non-subur- order. at the MLA Hostel, situated in Addressing a press confer- PFI after its UP head, Wasim, ban fares were increased by 1 According to the order, Chandigarh's Sector 4, while ence, she said Prime Minister and 16 other activists were paisa per km of journey. For there will not be any change in some have suggested adding a " Narendra Modi had in his arrested for allegedly master- AC classes, the fare has been the reservation fee and super- few items. # $ Independence Day speech spo- "# minding the violence in raised by 4 paise per km. fast charge and the hike in fares Confirming that complaints % ken of investing 100 lakh % & ' ( )(* + Lucknow during anti-CAA In the Delhi-Kolkata will not be applicable to tick- have been received by the House & '" crore in infrastructure. & & protests. Rajdhani, which covers a dis- ets already booked. Committee, the panel chairman %% ( Subsequently, a task force “We have written to the tance of 1,447 km, the hike at The last such hike was and Vidhan Sabha Deputy " ( headed by the Economic Jeevan Mission. here. Union Home Ministry, rec- the rate of 4 paise per km will announced in 2014-2015 when Speaker Ajaib Singh Bhatti ( Affairs Secretary identified “However, even as we are Of the 102 lakh crore ommending that the PFI be around 58. fares of all classes of trains were refused to divulge anything fur- ) *( 102 lakh crore worth of pro- talking, I’m happy to say that projects, 42.7 lakh crore (43 should be banned,” the DGP The railways also raised by 14.2 per cent and ther regarding the contents and +, % % ( " jects after conducting 70 projects are coming in and in per cent) projects are under told reporters here. announced a two paise/km freight charges by 6.5 per cent. nature of the complaints. stakeholder consultations in a the next couple of weeks, we get implementation, 32.7 lakh Deputy Chief Minister hike in fares of mail/express However, since then, the rail- One of the member MLA of short period of four months, additional projects of worth 3 crore (about 33 per cent) worth Keshav Prasad Maurya said the non-AC trains and four ways introduced the flexi-fare the House Committee, request- she said. lakh crore... So in all I think we of projects are at conceptuali- PFI is the “incarnation” of the paise/km hike in the fares of scheme which significantly ing anonymity, told The Pioneer (( The Minister said another have about 105 lakh crore in sation stage and 19.1 lakh SIMI. The PFI’s role AC classes. The fare hike is also raised fares on select trains and that the issue has already been % % ( 3 lakh crore of projects will be total of projects for 100 lakh crore (about 19 per cent) worth has been “established” in van- applicable to premium trains launched trains like Vande raised with the Government % % +,-# added to this pipeline that crore commitment we made,” of projects are under develop- dalism in UP, Maurya told such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Bharat and Tejas Express which and the concerned officers. " includes Jewar Airport and Jal the Minister told reporters ment, she said. reporters. Duronto, according to the have relatively higher fares. Continued on Page 4 . ! "# $ % " # & ' // 0%&) 578 &79 The prolonged cold and 5& 3 absence of adequate sunshine he “worst period” of cold due had caused the mercury to unjab Chief Minister Capt Twave in Delhi is over for plummet drastically, making PAmarinder Singh on now and icy winds won’t con- December the second-coldest Tuesday asked his Uttar tinue from northwest for long and Monday the coldest Pradesh counterpart Yogi due to “on and off” western dis- recorded day (with a maximum Adityanath to review a case turbances, claimed a senior of 9.4 degrees Celsius) since registered against 55 Sikh devo- scientist at a private forecasting 1901. Kuldeep Srivastava, head tees for allegedly defying pro- agency Skymet Weather. of the IMD’s regional centre, hibitory orders while taking out ed Capt Amarinder later on.