All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have TUESDAY their exits and their entrances; and one JULY 30, 2019 man in his time plays many parts, his CHANDIGARH acts being seven ages. VOL. XXIII, NO. 172 PAGES 12 William Shakespeare Rs. 2 YUGMARGYOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER I am platform Drugs worth crores of rupees No rift with agnostic now: Saif seized in Sirsa in eight months Rohit: Virat Kohli ...PAGE 10 ...PAGE 12 ... PAGE 3 Month long Karnataka drama comes to end Priyanka ideal to lead Congress: Amarinder Yediyurappa wins trust Punjab CM bats for a young SBI cuts interest leader to rejuvenate party rates on various BUREAU vote; Speaker resigns CHANDIGARH, JULY 29: tenors of deposits NEW DELHI: The State Bank of Reposing his full confidence in the par- India (SBI) has slashed deposit AGENCY ty general secretary, Punjab Chief Min- rates on various tenors, citing BENGALURU, JUL 29 ister Captain Amarinder Singh on Mon- surplus liquidity and falling inter- day said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would est rate scenario. The three-day old BJP government in Kar- get all-round support if chosen to take Interest rates have been reduced nataka headed by B S Yediyurappa on Mon- over as Congress president. by 50-75 basis points (bps) for day proved its majority in the truncated Speaking to some journalists here, time deposits with shorter tenors state Assembly winning the confidence mo- the Chief Minister regretted the deci- of up to 179 days, SBI said in a statement on Monday. tion by a voice vote in a smooth affair. sion of Rahul Gandhi to step down For time deposits with longer Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar from the top party post. India is a tenors, there is a reduction of up announced his resignation soon after young nation, and will respond to a to 20 bps in the retail segment Yediyurappa won the trust vote in a process young leader, he reiterated. He was and 35 bps in the bulk segment, lasting less than an hour after the House asked to comment on Congress leader the party, which needed a dynamic it said. met. Shashi Tharoor’s statement that Priyan- young leader to rebuild it after the re- The country’s largest lender has With the BJP comfortably placed in the ka would be a good choice for being cent Lok Sabha election loss. She has also cut deposit rates on bulk de- numbers game after the disqualification of chosen as party chief. the intelligence and instinct to under- posits of Rs 2 crore and above. 17 rebel MLAs that reduced the effective Priyanka would be a perfect choice stand and relate to the needs of the na- The new rates will be effective strength of the House, the opposition Con- to take over the party reins but it would tion, and also has the courage to take on from August 1, 2019, the bank gress and JDS did not press for division. all depend on the Congress Working any challenge and take the fight to vic- said. The Speaker declared that the one-line Committee (CWC), which alone is au- tory, he added. Given Rahul’s refusal to motion expressing confidence in the Min- thorised to take a decision in the matter, take back his resignation, Priyanka was Heavy rains istry headed by Yediyurappa had been case of a tie) and one expelled BSP member self from this office... said Captain Amarinder. a good bet to replace him as the new adopted by the House. who was thrown out of the party for violat- I have decided to resign,"Kumar said The Chief Minister, it may be re- leader, said the Chief Minister. He ex- likely in Pb, Hry On the eve of the trust vote, Kumar had ing its directive to support the H D Ku- and handed over his resignation letter to the called, had earlier also advocated for a pressed the confidence that she would disqualified 11 Congress MLAs and three maraswamy government during the trust Deputy Speaker Krishna Reddy. Kumar young leader to take charge of the par- easily get the support of the party’s tomorrow JDS lawmakers till the end of the current vote on July 23. The Speaker's action on said as the Speaker, he had worked accord- ty at this critical juncture in the nation’s rank and file, across regions. In re- CHANDIGARH: Dry weather term of the House in 2023, in addition to Sunday had come as a big relief to the BJP ing to his "conscience" and in accordance journey. With majority of India’s popu- sponse to another question, the Chief persisted in Haryana and Punjab three earlier, bringing down the majority which emerged triumphant as expected. As with the Constitution. "I have upheld the lation now comprising youth, only a Minister described the events relating on Monday, with maximum tem- mark to 105, equivalent of the current was also expected, the Speaker announced dignity of office to the best of my ability," youth leader could connect with the to the Unnao rape victim as shocking. peratures in both the states hov- strength of 105 of the BJP, which also en- his resignation after a 14-month long tenure he added. Moving the confidence motion, people and resonate their aspirations, “Are we living in jungle raj?” he asked, ering close to normal limits. joyed the support of an Independent. in office, amid reports that the BJP was Yediyurappa said he would not indulge in he had said. Responding to a query to- adding that “if we cannot protect our Chandigarh recorded a high of The Congress has 66 members, JDS 34, mulling moving a no-confidence motion "politics of vengeance" and believed in the day, Captain Amarinder made it clear daughters and give them justice then 35.3 degrees Celsius, the mete- orological department said. the Speaker one (who has a casting vote in against him. "I have decided to relieve my- "forget and forgive principle." that Priyanka was ideally suited to head we are doomed as a nation.” In Haryana, Ambala registered a high of 36.3 degrees Celsius while Hisar recorded a maxi- mum of 34 degrees Celsius. UNNAO RAPE VICTIM ACCIDENT Karnal's maximum settled at India, Russia sign Rs 1,500 crore deal for 33.2 degrees Celsius, Bhiwani recorded a high of 33.5 degrees Celsius while Narnaul recorded air-to-air missiles to be used by Su-30 a maximum of 31.9 degrees Cel- sius. In Punjab, Amritsar and AGENCY bility to the Sukhois to take on enemy Rs 7,600 crore in procuring missiles such Ludhiana recorded a maximum NEW DELHI, JULY 29 aircraft at long ranges, they said. as the Spice-2000, Strum Ataka ATGMs of 34.6 degrees Celsius each. BJP MLA among 11 The missiles have been acquired un- and a large number of spares under the Ludhiana recorded a high of Boosting its capabilities in beyond visu- der 10-I projects which mandate the three emergency procurement route. After the 34.6 degrees Celsius while Pa- al range warfare, India has signed a deal services to maintain critical weapon sys- Pulwama attack, the Central government tiala's maximum settled at 35 de- worth around Rs 1,500 crore to acquire tems and spares for a specified minimum had given emergency powers to the three grees Celsius. R-27 air-to-air missiles from Russia to be period, which is known as War Wastage services to buy whatever equipment is re- Heavy rains are likely to occur at booked for plotting equipped on the Su-30MKI combat air- Reserve (WWR). The R-27 missile is a quired by them for safeguarding the bor- isolated places in the two states on July 31, August 1 and 2, ac- craft. medium-to-long-range air-to-air missile ders with Pakistan. Under the powers cording to the Met department AGENCY "A contract has been signed with developed by Russia for its MiG and given, the security forces can buy the forecast. RAE BARELI, JUL 29 Russia for the acquisition of R-27 air-to- Sukhoi series of fighter jets. In the last 50 equipment of their choice within three air missile to be fitted on the Su-30MKI days, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has months at the cost of up to Rs 300 crore The Uttar Pradesh police on combat aircraft fleet of the Indian Air signed deals worth over Rs 7,600 crore per case. The emergency powers were Mortal remains of Monday registered an FIR Force," government sources told ANI for acquiring equipment under emer- given to the forces within a few weeks af- against eleven people in- here. The Russian missiles with an ex- gency requirements approved by the De- ter the Pulwama attack in which 44 Jaipal Reddy cluding BJP MLA Kuldeep tended range would give an added capa- fence Ministry. The IAF has spent around CRPF personnel were killed . Singh Sengar, his brother consigned to flames and henchmen in connec- HYDERABAD: The mortal re- tion with the accident in mains of Congress veteran S which the Unnao rape vic- Jaipal Reddy were consigned to tim and her lawyer were Pensioners to hold flames on Monday on the banks critically injured while her LS okays Medical of Hussain Sagar Lake here with two aunts were killed. full state honours. The other accused were dharna on Aug 22 Senior party leaders Ghulam CBI meets victim, begins inquiry Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, identified as Manoj Singh C B SINGH Senger, the MLA's brother, LUCKNOW: With Uttar Pradesh government ready for a CBI CHANDIGARH, JULY 29 Commission Bill P C Chacko, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and Vinod Mishra, Haripal probe into the Unnao rape victim accident, the state police has K R Ramesh Kumar, who re- Singh, Naveen Singh, Ko- informed the CBI about the accident and a team of the central Annoyed with autocratic decision of Employees Provident signed as Speaker of Karnataka mal Singh, Arun Singh, agency has visited the Trauma centre here on Monday to Fund Organisation (EPFO) of Chandigarh, members of the assembly Monday, were among Amande Singh, Rinku equire about the incident from the family members.