* & @&<4 ( A A A 35/0$&3%#. 67) ,%","2 /,01.( +%,-. 7D4!1"D ?!8!7!;+D 7*7! ! 7!& ! ! "#$%&' !& !"% '( (%#!("( *7D *&**74!?*&!7 ;;4 1D; &3;&*1 ";!9).*74 #!%(!!("% B 1 ($! .-33# #C- B! ! 8 ' 68 *9 6: 7 * + * 7<* “allies or partners.” questions. However, an indus- ( “The (CAATSA presiden- try source said the law is * n a clear indication that tial) waiver is narrow, intend- ambiguous about “when a IIndia was not going to buck- 5 ed to wean countries off waiver is necessary so this can le under the threat of US sanc- ! ( Russian equipment and allow be avoided for years”. A police official tasked tion over the S-400 missile deal for things such as spare parts The National Defense with the investigation said with Russia, Army chief Gen for previously-purchased Authorization ACT (NDDA) prima facie it appears that the Bipin Rawat on Sunday said equipment,” a White House 2019 gives the president the shuttering was hit by a tractor- the country has an indepen- + National Security Council power to waive of the CAAT- 7<* trolley carrying construction dent foreign policy and it might ) spokesperson told PTI hours SA sanctions if it is a national material, which led to the inci- go ahead with acquiring the after the conclusion of the S- security interest. n yet another incident gross dent but the cause is yet to be Kamov helicopters and other 400 contract. But for the pres- It also mentions several Inegligence on part of the ascertained. “Nine people were weapon systems from Moscow. 4 ( idential waiver, CAATSA sanc- other reasons for a presidential contractors, four labourers lost injured when the shuttering of The Army chief’s state- >9 tions come into place in the waiver, prominent among their lives while five sustained the building collapsed. Four of ment is significant as New )-00 5 event of a major purchase like which is if the purchasing critical injuries, when tempo- them have died, while five Delhi is confronted with the O < S-400 missile defence system. country is taking or will take rary iron fixtures around an others have been hospitalised,” threat of US sanction under Ahead of the deal, the US had steps to reduce its inventory of under-construction multi- Senior Superintendent of the Countering America’s urged India not to purchase major defense equipment and storey private building on the Police, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Adversaries Through Sanctions Russian defence systems. “The advanced conventional Noida-Greater Noida Ajay Pal Sharma said. Act (CAATSA) after India on Administration has indicated weapons produced by the Expressway collapsed on An FIR has been registered Friday signed a multi-billion- that a focus area for the imple- defence sector of the Russian Sunday. at the Sector 39 police station, dollar deal to procure the S-400 mentation of CAATSA Section Federation as a share of its total The incident occurred at under whose jurisdiction the Triumf air defence system from 231 is new or qualitative inventory of major defence private real estate firm BPTP’s building is located, police said. Russia. Gen Rawat, who upgrades in capability - includ- equipment and advanced con- 18-storey ‘Capital City’ in The deceased have been returned Saturday night after a ing the S-400 air and missile ventional weapons over a spec- Sector 94 when the shuttering identified as tractor-troller dri- six-day visit to Russia, had defence system,” the White ified period. (temporary fixtures built of ver Naushad and workers held talks with military officials House NSC spokesperson said. In fact, over the last decade, iron) came crashing down in Karan, Vijaypal and Ramvijay, of that country to enhance Last month, the US had India the top arms purchaser of the morning, police said. they said. bilateral cooperation. He said imposed sanctions on China the world, has gradually the Russians were very keen on for the purchase of S-400 from reduced its dependence on associating with the Indian Russia. “Our recent action to Russian weapons. It now stands defence forces. Washington has also threat- icy. I told them while we are based systems and technologies sanction a Chinese at about 60 per cent, which is “They (Russians) do ened to impose restrictions on talking sanctions and you are from Moscow to enhance its Government entity for an S- much lower than it was a understand that we are a strong New Delhi for dealing with questioning on sanctions, space capabilities. 400 delivery underscores the decade ago. As part of its diver- Army, capable of standing up Moscow. To this, Rawat President Vladimir Putin and “There is no end in sight to seriousness of our resolve on sification plan, India has for what is right for us, based responded saying, “Yes, we do Mr Narendra Modi, at this the manner in which we can this issue. The waiver author- increased its purchase of arms on our strategic thought appreciate that there could be juncture, are signing the treaty cooperate with your country. I ity is not country-specific. from the US to the tune of $18 process,” he said while deliver- sanctions on us, but we follow on purchase of S-400 weapon think the way forward is to see There are strict criteria for billion. A presidential waiver ing the Gen KV Krishna Rao an independent policy”. system in spite of the fact that what is best for the nation, considering a waiver,” said the can also be given if a country Memorial lecture here. Seeking to assuage Russian we may face challenges from strategically important for us,” spokesperson. is cooperating with the US On his Russian visit, Gen concerns over India’s growing America in the future.” he had said. The State Department, Government on other securi- Rawat recalled a question ties with the US, Rawat said, Disclosing that India was In a guarded reaction to which is tasked with reviewing ty matters critical to US strate- posed to him by a Russian “You (Russia) can be rest looking forward to procuring the Indo-Russian deal, the US the deal and initiating the gic interests. Experts believe naval officer that India seemed assured (that) while we may be Kamov helicopters and other said on Friday that its intent to process of sanctions or waiver that is exactly the case and one to be looking westwards at associating with America in weapon systems and technol- slap sanctions on Russia was under CAATSAA, and make of the main reasons for the US America, which has put sanc- getting some technology, but ogy from Russia, he said New not aimed at causing damage to recommendations to the designating India as a ‘Major tions on Russia, and that we follow an independent pol- Delhi was looking to get space- the military capabilities of its President, did not respond to Defence Partner.’ ! ! % &'( ')) "# /.% $#/.#23 4$## 5 1 4!&7! & ( 4; * ! ! " bout 40 girls of a residential school in O ! ollowing the violence during the Puri ' 7<* wildlife research body in tug- been imported from the US. #$ ASupaul district in north Bihar were FBandh on October 3, police arrested 19 of-war to conduct the study. CDV is considered a dan- thrashed by young boys and their parents people on Sunday. While the Lions Gate he National Tiger “However, now all the gerous virus and had been on Saturday evening for resisting sexual * 5 (Singhadwar) police booked eight people, TConservation Authority issues have been sorted out and blamed for wiping out 30 per advances. 5& 11 were arrested by the Town police. (NTCA) will soon commission the WII experts will soon start cent population of African !" The boys used to pass lewd remarks O 5 5 With this, total 42 persons, including a Wildlife Institute of India the study in a few tiger reserves lions in East African forests. # #$%& & and write vulgar things on the walls of the 20 by the Lions Gate police and 22 by the (WII) study to assess if the which will soon be identified. CDV is mainly found in wild ' () girls’ school. And when some girls found ( ( ? Town police have been arrested in con- canine distemper virus (CDV)- CDV is a highly contagious dis- dogs, jackals and wolves. It * one boy writing on wall they caught him + 2(8 < ( nection with various crimes during the — the deadly pathogen that ease and we should not be seen attacks the immune system * +K and reprimanded him. In retaliation, the bandh. recently killed over 5 lions in caught unprepared in the mat- and other vital organs in ani- -. students of Middle School, Trivenigunj 7 Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi said that a total Gir forests — can affect the ter,” the sources quoting offi- mals. In most of the cases, the K which is situated close to the girls’ school, of 15 cases have been registered against health of the tigers too. cials said. infection is fatal. ( /0 their parents, and village youths armed leaders and supporters of the bandh over Sources said the decision to He was referring to the Sources in the NTCA said with lathi and hockey sticks stormed the dents. Female constables and security per- damages of properties in the temple out- conduct the study was dis- death of 23 lions in Gujarat’s the study is being conducted ' Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya at sonnel will be stationed at girls’ residen- post, the Lions Gate police station, the cussed at a NTCA technical Gir sanctuary in less than a with an aim to assess and sug- (' Daparkha village and started beating the tial schools,” he said. Jagannath Temple administration office, committee meeting last month.