c m y k c m y k TABLOID Hrithik Roshan 24 HE SIAN GE taking his T NEWA DELHI TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2019 A time to pick next project WORLD | Sweden NEWSMAKERS | People Greta was depressed, Dalrymple’s Anarchy one of but activism makes Barack Obama’s 19 her happy, says father10 favourite books from 2019 12 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 315 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ Pawar Jr back as Maha deputy CM Fogged-out Delhi sees Uddhav inducts son, coldest day in 119 years 35 others in ministry BHAGWAN PARAB 500 flights delayed; 6 die as car skids into canal in Greater Noida MUMBAI, DEC. 30 SANJAY KAW Thirty-six ministers, NEW DELHI, DEC. 30 including senior Nationalist Congress The national capital, Party (NCP) leader Ajit which has been shivering Pawar and Shiv Sena’s under an intense spell of Aaditya Thackeray, were cold wave for two weeks, sworn in as Maharashtra recorded its coldest day chief minister Uddhav in December since 1901 Thackeray expanded his on Monday, with the Cabinet on Monday. maximum temperature State governor Bhagat plummeting to the lowest Singh Koshyari adminis- Actress Deepika Padukone ever at 9.4°C. The city tered the oath of office at the promotion of her film and its adjoining areas and secrecy to 10 Cabinet Chhapaak in Mumbai on woke up to a thick blan- and four ministers of Monday. — PTI ket of fog that hit road, state (MoS) of the NCP, air and rail traffic. As eight Cabinet and four Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray greets many as 530 flights were MoS of the Shiv Sena, and Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari during Minor fire at PM’s delayed, 40 others can- eight Cabinet and two the swearing-in ceremony for state Cabinet expansion celled and 21 diverted MoS of the Congress at at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Monday. — PTI residential complex, due to the dense fog. Vidhan Bhavan. About 50-odd trains were The NCP now leads the ◗ Contrary to Aghadi (MVA) govern- house not affected also running late due to council of ministers with ment took over. the poor visibility. The a total of 12 Cabinet minis- expectations, the In a major move, the New Delhi: A minor fire fog also spelt trouble for The mangled remains of a car after it fell into a canal in Greater Noida on Monday. — PTI ters while the Shiv Sena allocations of Shiv Sena dropped five broke inside the residential road commuters, as six and Congress have 10 ministers who were part complex of the Prime portfolios did not people were killed and has also been witnessing ◗ The severe cold observatory. The visibili- each. Also, Ajit Pawar happen on Monday, of the earlier Devendra Minister, but his residence five others injured when its most unforgiving win- ty recorded by both the was sworn in as deputy Fadnavis-led government and office were not affected their car skidded off the ter in the past 22 years, weather is likely Safdarjung and Palam chief minister, who enjoys with the Maha CM — Ramdas Kadam, by it, the PMO said. The fire road and fell into a canal with minimum tempera- to remain over observatories stood at the rank of a Cabinet min- making it clear that Diwakar Raote, Deepak has been brought under in Greater Noida late on tures falling to around 3 northern India zero metres at 8.30 am. ister. it would be done Kesarkar, Tanaji Sawant control, the PMO added. Sunday night. degrees Celsius for the for two more days Heavy fog started to The chief minister and in a day or two and Ravindra Waikar. “There was a minor fire at 9, Severe cold conditions past few days. On envelop Indira Gandhi NCP supremo Sharad Instead, it has included Lok Kalyan Marg caused by have been prevailing in Saturday, the Safdarjung perature was 3.4 degrees International Airport Pawar were among those expansion has been done new faces such as Anil a short circuit. This was not most parts of northern observatory, whose read- Celsius, four notches around 2 am. A senior present at the swearing-in as per our plans and the Parab and Abdul Sattar in PM’s residential or office India since December 15, ing is considered the offi- below normal. airport official said that ceremony. allocation of portfolios along with Aaditya area but in the SPG recep- and these conditions cial marker for Delhi, On Monday, a thick the low visibility condi- However, contrary to also be done by tomorrow Thackeray. The Sena also tion area of the LKM com- have further intensified recorded the season’s blanket of fog also tions lasted for about 10 expectations, the alloca- (Tuesday) or a day after included allies Shank- plex,” the PMO tweeted. in the last four days, with lowest minimum temper- engulfed Delhi, while the hours, during which tions of portfolios did not (Wednesday),” he added. arrao Gadakh (Krantikari Full report on Page 4 the maximum tempera- ature at 2.4 degrees minimum temperature flight operations were happen on Monday, with The expansion took Shetkari Paksha) as a ture dipping down to 8-12 Celsius. The next day, the settled at 2.6 degrees badly affected. This year, the CM making it clear place more than a month Cabinet minister, and degrees Celsius. Delhi average minimum tem- Celsius at the Safdarjung ■ Turn to Page 4 that it would be done in a after the Thackeray-led Rajendra Patil Yadravkar 5 ex-MLAs released ■ from J&K detention day or two. “The Cabinet Maharashtra Vikas Turn to Page 4 Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday released five sec- ond-rung leaders of three Priyanka hits out Govt picks Gen. Rawat as India’s first CDS mainstream political parties after they reportedly signed PAWAN BALI until further orders,” said be to restructure the mili- will now be the perma- bonds assuring the authori- at Yogi raj: ‘No NEW DELHI, DEC. 30 a government statement. tary commands by inte- nent chairman of the ties that they will not Gen. Rawat was to retire grating the land-air-sea Chiefs of Staff Committee, indulge in any activities pro- In a historic but long- as Chief of the Army Staff operations of the three that has all the three ser- hibited in the documents. expected move, Army on December 31. The gov- services to create new the- vice chiefs as members. Full report on Page 3 place for revenge’ Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat ernment has extended the atre commands for effec- The Chief of Defence was on Monday appointed services of Gen. Rawat till tive military response in Staff will head the depart- PAN, Aadhaar can SREEPARNA I urge our as India’s first Chief of he holds the post of CDS. case of hostilities. ment of military affairs CHAKRABARTY Congress party Defence Staff (CDS), who Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Gen. Rawat will be the (DMA), to be created with- be linked till March with agency inputs will have the challenging Naravane will take charge principal military adviser in the defence ministry, NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, workers to task of synergising the as Chief of the Army Staff to the defence minister on and will function as its New Delhi: The last date for DEC. 30 meet the victims’ operations of the Army, on Tuesday. tri-services (involving secretary. The CDS will the mandatory linking of Air Force and Navy to The Centre had on Army, Navy and Air have the salary and perks the PAN with Aadhaar has families and Gen. Bipin Rawat Amid the ongoing provide all possible prepare them for future Saturday notified the Force) issues. of a service chief. been extended till March protests against the new wars. retirement age for the CDS. As the tri-services He will remain a four- The CDS will assign next year, the Central Board citizenship law, the assistance “The government has CDS at 65 years. This chief, Gen. Rawat will be star officer like the chiefs inter-services prioritisa- of Direct Taxes said Congress top brass upped — Rahul decided to appoint Gen. means Gen. Rawat, who the single-point military of the Army, Navy and Air tion to capital acquisition on Monday. The earlier the ante over the issue Bipin Rawat as Chief of turns 62 in March 2020, adviser to the Prime Force, but will be the proposals of the Army, deadline was Tuesday, with former party chief Gandhi, Defence Staff (CDS) with can have a tenure of a lit- Minister and the govern- “first Navy and Air Force based December 31. — PTI Rahul Gandhi asking its Cong leader effect from 31.12.2019 and tle over three years as ment. His main task will among equals”. The CDS ■ Turn to Page 4 leaders to visit those COUNTERPOINT injured in the police the memo said, is “unbe- excesses in agitations fitting of a force that is and AICC general secre- duty-bound to safeguard Navy bans use tary Priyanka Gandhi and protect citizens’ Kerala tops Niti SDG index, Bihar last Vadra castigating UP rights”. chief minister Yogi Addressing a press con- New Delhi, Dec. 30: Kerala Sikkim have shown maxi- shared the third spot, the at the launch of the of Facebook, Adityanath for his com- ference in Lucknow later, retained the top rank mum improvement, but report said. report. ment that those damag- she hit out at Yogi while Bihar was adjudged states like Gujarat have Bihar, Jharkhand and Speaking at the event, smartphones ing property would have Adityanath and said that as the worst performer in not shown any progress Arunachal Pradesh are Niti Aayog vice-chairman to pay for it.