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WORLD | Iran NATION | Disaster Opposition leaders say Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali’s Ayatollah Khamenei is documentary on Bhopal like ousted Shah of Iran 11 gas tragedy ‘canned’ 2 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 286 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS Japan to aid ■ Cong’s Patole is Speaker; deputy CM later N-E projects; China focus NCP set to get key of 2+2 talks SRIDHAR KUMARASWAMI portfolios in Maha NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 AGE CORRESPONDENT The subject of China MUMBAI, DEC. 1 came up in a major way at the inaugural India- The expansion of the Japan 2+2 Dialogue that Uddhav Thackeray-led took place in New Delhi Cabinet is expected to at the foreign and take place in the first defence ministers’ level week of December with on Saturday, and both the Sharad Pawar-led agreed that it was impor- Nationalist Congress tant to “encourage” Party getting key min- Beijing to follow inter- istries. However, NCP Girls, along with activists, take part in a candlelight protest over the Hyderabad Actress Deepika Padukone national rules, Japan leader Praful Patel has rape and murder case in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI during the launch of the book foreign ministry deputy said the appointment of Sridevi at an event in New press secretary Atsushi the deputy chief minister Delhi on Sunday. — PTI Kaifu told reporters would be done after the here on Sunday. In HYD HORROR CM orders fast-track court Winter Session of the new response to a question, Assembly. NCP MLAs take selfies with party leader Supriya Sule at Winter chill grips Mr Kaifu also said his After the Maha Vikas Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Sunday. — PTI country was looking at Aghadi (MVA) proved its North India, J&K the situation in Kashmir RTA had chance to halt majority on the floor of “carefully”, and hoped the House on Saturday, & Ladakh shiver for a “peaceful resolu- all eyes are now on the Pankaja to ‘introspect’: New Delhi: North India was tion” of the issue expansion of the Cabinet. swept by chilly winds through dialogue. rapists’ lorry, but failed According to sources, the on Sunday, with many Asked whether Japan expansion is likely to take FB post creates flutter places in Kashmir, Ladakh would extend financial IREDDY SRINIVAS then restarted the lorry place in the first week of and Himachal Pradesh aid to projects in India’s REDDY ‘Reject mercy plea and took it to a petrol December as the Winter AGE CORRESPONDENT the coming days. It has witnessing sub-zero tem- northeastern state of HYDERABAD, DEC. 1 pump at Bhootpur road Session is beginning from MUMBAI, DEC. 1 led to speculations that peratures and the mercury Arunachal Pradesh — in Nirbhaya case’ in Mahbubnagar, where December 16. she is planning to quit dropping to 9.4°C in the which China claims as Road Transport New Delhi: The Delhi he parked. “The crucial portfolios Bharatiya Janata Party the BJP. national capital. Leh town its own — the Japanese Authority (RTA) offi- government has Then, Arif phoned of home, urban develop- (BJP) leader Pankaja If Pankaja quits the witnessed the coldest night official said his country cials had a chance to “strongly recommend- Chennakeshavulu ment, revenue and hous- Munde, who lost the party, it will be a big jolt of the season at -13.2°C, was continuing to dis- impound the lorry used ed” to reject the mercy (another accused) who ing may be distributed Assembly polls to her to the BJP, which is while Srinagar recorded a cuss the issue “very by the killers of Dr P. petition filed by one of biked over and they had among the three con- cousin Dhananjay already reeling under low of minus 0.9°C. In carefully” in view of the Priyanka Reddy. They the 2012 Nirbhaya food. A bit later, Naveen stituents (Shiv Sena, Munde of the the shock of losing Himachal, Manali, Lahaul- “current status of that did not. Had they done murder case convicts, (also an accused) and Congress and NCP) of the Nationalist Congress power to the Maha Vikas Spiti and Kinnaur recorded area”. However, he so, she might have sources said on Arif proceeded on bike MVA,” said sources. Party (NCP), created a Aghadi (MVA). Pankaja freezing temperatures. added that Japan was woken to a new week Sunday. Delhi home while Chennakeshavulu It is to be noted that NCP flutter in political cir- is the elder daughter of Full report on Page 4 interested in develop- this morning. Prime minister Satyendar drove the lorry to ministers Jayant Patil cles on Sunday after BJP heavyweight late ment projects in the accused Mohd Ali alias Jain has sent the file to Thondapally village. At and Chhagan Bhujbal stating that she might Gopinath Munde. ■ Northeast as a whole. Mohd Arif was stopped L-G Anil Baijal with about 9 pm, they parked have earlier experience of make a big decision in More on Page 3 Airtel, Voda & Jio Asked about the by the Mahbubnagar Arvind Kejriwal gov- on the side of the road, running the home depart- Japanese-aided high- RTA while carrying a ernment’s recommen- and slept in the lorry ment. On the other hand, emerge as the biggest Moreover, the Sharad hike pre-paid rates speed rail project — pop- load of iron bricks from dations in the case, cabin. Mr Patil and Congress’ gainer in the impending Pawar-led party is likely ularly known as the bul- Gangavathi in The next morning, the Balasaheb Thorat have Cabinet expansion and to get the deputy chief New Delhi: Mobile calls and they said. PAGE 13 let train — to connect Karnataka to Hyderabad police told them to move also handled the revenue bag high-profile portfolios minister’s post. Speaking internet charges will Mumbai and on November 24. Arif did the lorry, so they drove portfolio in the past. like revenue, home and to reporters on Saturday, go up by up to 50 per cent Ahmedabad, in view of not have his driver’s immobilising the vehi- and reached the According to a political the public works depart- Mr Patel had said: “The in the country, as top comments from certain licence and so the lorry cle. Accordingly, Arif Thondapally toll plaza commentator, a powerful ment. It is also likely that deputy CM’s post will be private sector players quarters in the new rul- was seized. Arif contact- removed a motor cable on the service road near minister must handle the the NCP may get one with the NCP. We will fill Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea ing alliance in ed the lorry owner, from the lorry. the Gachibowli outer revenue department since more ministry than the the post after the Nagpur and Reliance Jio on Sunday Maharashtra question- Srinivas Reddy, who With the lorry unable ring road. Shiva, the the state treasury is not in Shiv Sena, which has session of the Assembly announced their plans to ing the need for the pro- advised the driver to to start, the RTA left it fourth accused, good shape. emerged as the second- (also known as the Winter raise tariffs from ject, the Japanese avoid the impounding by and went away. Arif ■ Turn to Page 4 Sources also said that largest party in the recent Session) ends around December 3 onwards. ■ Turn to Page 4 the NCP is all set to elections. ■ Turn to Page 4 Full report on Page 9 Sweden King, Queen arrive in Delhi today SJM to govt: Halt sale of Humanity’s New Delhi: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia war against of Sweden will arrive in Delhi on Monday on a five- 5 PSUs, it is ‘imprudent’ nature has day visit to India, the min- istry of external affairs to stop: UN said on Sunday. Seeks debate on disinvestment, says junk Niti report Full report on Page 4 Madrid, Dec. 1: UN AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ Terming the Niti unfair advantage for Secretary-General NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 those who intend to buy. Antonio Guterres COUNTERPOINT Aayog report on The SJM believes that the said Sunday that the Joining the Opposition PSEs the ‘handwork government has no busi- world’s efforts to stop parties’ chorus of protest of a few consul- ness to be in business, but climate against the Narendra tants,’ the RSS affil- resists the plan to hand change Modi government’s move over the national assets to have been for strategic disinvest- iate has demanded corporate houses or “utterly ment of major public sec- that the report multinational corpora- inade- tor enterprises, the should be ‘junked’. tions (MNCs) at throw- quate” so Swadeshi Jagran Manch away prices,” reads the far and (SJM), an affiliate of the ment of PSEs is not only resolution passed at the Guterres there is a RSS, on Sunday it as “an an imprudent business SJM’s national assembly danger global warm- imprudent business deci- decision, but is also meeting in Hardwar. The ing could pass the sion” and also against the against the national inter- SJM has been consistent “point of no return.” national interest. The est. It not only denies the in its opposition to the Speaking before the Opposition had raised people of India — the real disinvestment of public start Monday of a two- this in the ongoing owners of the PSEs — the sector undertakings. week international Winter Session of fair value of the assets Terming the Niti Aayog Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, RSS chief climate conference in Parliament.