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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna Kamal Nath resigns ahead of Singer’s COVID19 status fl oor test; BJP set to form govt. has politicians worried With a strength of 104 MLAs in truncated House, saff ron party has clear majority Leaders who attended events with Kanika also met President
Sidharth Yadav Bhadoriya said independent Omar Rashid Bhopal MLAs as well those from the LUCKNOW Ending 18 days of political BSP and the SP had shifted Bollywood singer Kanika Ka drama, Madhya Pradesh their support to the saff ron poor’s announcement on Chief Minister Kamal Nath party. Friday that she had tested on Friday submitted his re Speaking to reporters af positive for COVID19 trig signation to Governor Lalji ter Mr. Nath’s resignation, gered a scare among several Tandon, ahead of the Su former Chief Minister Shivraj top politicians who had at preme Courtmandated fl oor Singh Chouhan, who is the tended a series of events test. frontrunner for the top post with her in Lucknow recent Mr. Nath said he would again, said the Congressled ly as well as those who were rather stick to his political government had fallen un in contact with them. values and principles of 40 der its own weight. Many have since an years than compromise. “I “The BJP has never been nounced that they were go will continue to stick to my Conceding defeat: Kamal Nath addressing a press conference in the game of saving or top ing into quarantine. values. This is my strength,” in Bhopal before submitting his resignation. * A.M. FARUQUI pling governments. The sit Following Ms. Kapoor’s he told reporters at his offi uation turned so explosive revelation on Instagram, BJP NEARBY cial residence. “I will conti er N.P. Prajapati accepted Friday morning, BJP MLA that Congress’s own friends leader and former Rajasthan nue to struggle along with the resignation of 16 rebel Sharad Kol, who in the past got upset seeing the State’s Chief Minister Vasundhara each member of the Con Congress MLAs, who are at a had crossvoted with the downfall under Mr. Nath,” he Raje stated that she, along gress family in people’s inter resort in Bengaluru since Congress, also quit. added. Those around Mr. with her son and MP Dush est.” March 9, sealing the fate of With the resignations, the Nath, including Congress MP yant Singh had attended a Mr. Tandon accepted the the embattled government. strength of the Assembly Digvijaya Singh, created dinner where Ms. Kapoor resignation and asked Mr. The Speaker had accepted stands at 205, with the sim such a situation that the go was present, and as a matter Nath to continue as caretak resignation of six rebel MLAs ple majority mark at 103. vernment fell, Mr. Chouhan of “abundant selfcaution” er Chief Minister, Raj Bhavan on March 14. The BJP with 104 MLAs has a said, adding: “They must were immediately adopting sources said. The strength of the Con clear majority. introspect.” selfquarantine. Earlier, on Thursday gress in the 231member Moments after the govern No metro services in night, M.P. Assembly Speak House was down to 92. On ment fell, BJP leader Arvind CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 Delhi, Noida tomorrow NEW DELHI CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Following Prime Minister Mr. Singh was among ma Narendra Modi’s appeal to Throwing caution to the wind ny MPs who attended a 236 positive cases; PM observe ‘janata curfew’ on breakfast meeting hosted by March 22, the Delhi Metro President Ram Nath Kovind Rail Corporation and the holds meeting with CMs on March 18 as well as a par Noida Metro Rail Corporation SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT on Friday announced that liamentary panel meeting at Programme so that they NEW DELHI metro services will not be tended by around 20 MPs la can be tested for COVID19. available on Sunday. The ter in the day. With as many as 75 fresh It added that no suspected DMRC said that the step was While Rashtrapati Bhavan cases being reported on COVID19 patient should be being taken to encourage is yet to issue any statement, Friday, the number of turned away from any people to remain indoors and it is learnt that Mr. Kovind COVID19 positive persons hospital, and the admission maintain social distancing. would follow all protocols in the country stood at 236, of any such patient should Similarly, the NMRC said the prescribed. The Uttar Pra the ICMR said. be notifi ed immediately. move was part of “preventive desh government has not re Several States have Prime Minister Narendra measures”. vealed the names of politi imposed prohibitory orders Modi held a video
CITY Ī PAGE 4 cians, bureaucrats and to deal with the pandemic, conference with Chief DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD socialites who allegedly at more trains were cancelled Ministers and said the tended the event. as the country went into a COVID19 Economic Late on Friday, an FIR was semilock down mode. Response Task Force would lodged against Ms. Kapoor In an advisory to devise a suitable approach for negligence. She was hospitals and medical to eff ectively tackling the booked under Sections 188, institutions, the Union economic challenge. 269 and 270 of the IPC. Health Ministry said all Despite the government ordering closing down of malls till March 31 as a preventive measure against COVID-19, people still pneumonia patients must CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 hanging out at V3S Mall in New Delhi on Friday. * SANDEEP SAXENA (REPORT ON PAGE 3) be notifi ed to the Integrated MORE REPORTS Ī PAGE 3, 8 & 13 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC SESSION UNDER CLOUD Ī PAGE 13 Disease Surveillance DEATHS CROSS 10,000 Ī PAGE 14 Four Nirbhaya convicts hanged to death at dawn Odisha CM urges Modi to
Sentence carried Friday before a Supreme been hanged much earlier postpone Census work Court Bench, which did not but they made a mockery of out after SC rejects stay their hanging. our judicial system,” said Jag lastditch appeal Earlier, they approached vir Singh, a local. State machinery fi ghting COVID19, says Naveen Patnaik the Delhi High Court on saurabh trivedi Thursday night, but to no Two refuse to eat Staff Reporter involved to collect data by Soibam Rocky Singh avail. According to the jail authori Bhubaneswar NEW DELHI visiting each household dur Outside Tihar jail, several ties, Mukesh and Vinay had Odisha Chief Minister Na ing the fi rst phase. This has Death row convicts in the people gathered and started dinner on Thursday night, veen Patnaik on Friday re to be preceded by elaborate Nirbhaya gangrape and a countdown a minute be but Akshay and Pawan re quested Prime Minister Na training, awareness cam murder case Pawan Gupta, fore the time scheduled for fused. rendra Modi to postpone paign and related activities,” 25, Vinay Sharma, 26, Aksh the hanging. “They spent a sleepless houselisting, National Popu he noted. ay Kumar, 31, and Mukesh The moment the news of night and all of them repeat lation Register and Census Stating that the State was Kumar, 32, were hanged to the execution was confi rmed edly asked the staff on duty if related activities in view of fi ghting the COVID19 pan death in Tihar jail on Friday. by the jail authorities, peo there was any update from the COVID19 outbreak. Naveen Patnaik. * FILE PHOTO demic and all eff orts were di Sandeep Goel, Director ple broke into applause and the court on their fate. At “The Ministry of Home Af rected towards its contain General of Tihar jail, con thanked the judiciary and 3.30 a.m., the jail staff fairs has issued notifi cations ing census and updating of ment, Mr. Patnaik said, fi rmed that the four convicts Final countdown: People at Tihar jail on Friday in anticipation the Delhi police for deliver reached their wards to pre for conduct of Census 2021 NPR during the period falling “Mobilisation for Census will were hanged at 5.30 a.m. of the death sentence being carried out. * V.V. KRISHNAN ing justice to Nirbhaya. pare them for the execution and updating of NPR between April 1 and Septem pose a great risk for fi eld A fi vemember panel of “I was passing by the area and asked them to bathe,” throughout the country. I am ber 30,” said Mr. Patnaik in a functionaries and people as the Deendayal Upadhyay the bodies to the convicts’ fa “last wish” or will. when I got to know about the said the jail offi cer. given to understand that the letter addressed to Mr. Modi. well.” A decision to postpone Hospital forensic depart milies. Hours before their hang hanging. I am happy that fi States have been given sche “I am apprised of the fact the Censusrelated work ment performed the post A jail offi cial said the con ing, the convicts made a last nally Nirbhaya got justice. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 dules to complete the fi rst that about 30 lakh enumera should be taken immediately, mortem and handed over victs had not expressed any ditch appeal at 2.30 a.m. on The convicts should have MORE REPORTS Ī PAGE 2 & 12 phase for houselisting, hous tors and supervisors will be he said. Govt. approves Panel wants police to act on riots case land use change Haryana restricts gatherings to 20 people DMC also asks for list of all detainees since February 23 Damini Nath Up to fi ve persons allowed in Gurugram; Section 144 of CrPC imposed Statewide New Delhi Special Correspondent visible and one has been charges or warrants and that Special Correspondent Haryana Roadways have also any information and service The Centre on Friday noti NEW DELHI identifi ed from his Facebook they are being pressured to GURUGRAM been authorised to decide on during offi ce hours. Also, all fi ed the change in land use The Delhi Minorities Com page, you are directed to own up or to implicate oth The Haryana government on the frequency of public tran heads of departments have for seven plots in the Mas mission (DMC) has sent a take this accused man into ers in crimes they have appa Friday decided to impose sport both operating inside been directed to advise “vul ter Plan for Delhi2021, pav notice to the DCP North East custody and interrogate him rently not committed. Section 144 of the Criminal and outside the State depend nerable” employees, includ ing the way for the redeve Delhi seeking details about to know his role and the role “We are getting informa Procedure Code in both ur ing on the ridership. Though ing those above 50 years of lopment of Rajpath and the the case of an alleged at of other attackers seen in the tion that in some cases such ban as well as rural areas the frequency of buses could age, pregnant women and construction of a new Par tempt to murder during photographs,” the DMC said. arrested youth are forced to across the State restricting be reduced up to 40%, the those with medical condi liament House and Prime communal violence in the DCP (North East) Ved Pra pay huge bribes and if they gatherings to not more than roadways authorities have tions, to work from home. Minister’s residence. area on February 24. The kash Surya has been asked to do, they are let off . We take 20 people. In Gurugram and been told to ensure that pas However, no employee will The government had an DMC attached four photos of submit the details to the all this as a serious violation Faridabad, the permissible li Thermal screening device sengers do not suff er. The city be allowed to leave the sta nounced in October 2019 the alleged attempt on Mo commission by March 26. of the human and civil rights mit will be up to fi ve persons. being used in Faridabad. * bus service in Gurugram will tion while working from its plan to revamp the 3 hammad Zubair at an under of the people arrested. You Public transport in the FILE PHOTO be curtailed till further home. In a related develop kmlong Central Vista from pass near Bhajanpura mar ‘Haphazard arrests’ are directed to issue clear in State will also remain sus at a meeting held under the orders. ment, Gurugram Police Com Rashtrapati Bhavan till In ket, which it claimed has The panel has also sent a not structions to all SHOs under pended from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. chairmanship of Chief Minis In a separate order, the Ha missioner Muhammad Akil dia Gate, construct a new been published widely, and ice to the DCP claiming that your jurisdiction to desist on March 22 in view of the ter Manohar Lal in Chandi ryana Chief Secretary res ordered the setting up of a Parliament and develop a asked what action has been it has received several re from such illegal practices,” call for “janata curfew” by garh to review the steps to tricted public access to dis special task force in each pol new Central secretariat taken in the case. ports of haphazard arrests of DMC Chairman Zafarul Islam Prime Minister Narendra check the spread of trict and State Secretariats. ice district of the city to guard along the stretch. “Since the faces of a num youth in the age group of 20 Khan said in his notice to the Modi. COVID19. The public will be provided the quarantine centres and DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 4 ber of attackers are clearly 30 in the district without any DCP. The decisions were taken The general managers of telephone numbers to seek isolation wards.
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