DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020, LUCKNOW, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8-PHASE POLLSBEGIN NOV 28, END DEC 22 SC allows UP to fill up SecurityblanketforDDC pollsinJ&K: 69,000 posts Candidatesandcampaigninlockdown of assistant teachers Security an excusefor locking ENS&PTI NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 NewArmyaccommodation in eastern Ladakh. ANI up candidates THE SUPREME Courton opposed to BJP: Wednesdayallowed the Uttar Omar,Mufti Pradeshgovernmentto fillupva- New rooms, tents cancies of 69,000 assistant basic teachers as per the resultsthat NAVEEDIQBAL were declared in May thisyear. with heating for &DEEPTIMANTIWARY The Bench, headedbyJustice SRINAGAR,NEWDELHI,NOV18 UULalit, rejected aclutchofpe- titions filedbyUttar Pradesh troops on LAC as WITH JUSTNINE days leftfor the Prathmik ShikshaMitra DistrictDevelopment Council Association challenging the (DDC) elections to commence in AllahabadHighCourt’s May6 Jammu and Kashmir,the Centre order to upholdthe cut-off harsh winter sets in has issuedorders to move an ad- marks forselection of assistant ditional 25,000securityperson- basic teachers in the state. “Troops on the frontline are nel to the Union Territory. In the The association and several KRISHNKAUSHIK accommodatedin heatedtentsas Valley, candidates arebeing other individuals Shiksha Mitras NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 pertactical considerations of their whisked away by the J&K Police had challenged the UP govern- deployment,” he said,addingthat to ‘cluster accommodations’ as ment'sorderof January7,2019,by AS THE six-month-old military “adequatecivilinfrastructurehas soon as theyfile the nomination whichthequalifyingmarksforthe standoffinLadakh enterswinter also been identified”. papers due to aperceivedthreat Assistant Teacher Recruitment and soldiers brace forextended Partsofthe region experi- to their lives. Examination 2019 were fixedat deploymentinfreezing condi- ence close to 40 feet of snowfall Senior officials in theadmin- 65and60forgeneralandreserved tions, the Armyhas created tem- starting December.“Coupled istration arguedthat onlythose Candidates forthe District Development Council polls staying undertight security in abuilding in Pampore. Express categories respectively. poraryaccommodation for with the wind chill factor,tem- seeking protection were being “The StateGovernmentshall troops just behind the Line of peraturesdip to minus 30-40 de- housedinsecuredesignated nowbeentitledtofill up allthe Actual Control, including tents grees Celsius, and road accessis spaces.But candidates and po- concernedposts in terms of the ED with heating. also affected,” the officer said. liticalparties TheIndianExpress Elections Elsewhere it is part of ‘Gupkar result declared on 12.05.2020 An Armyofficer said Another Armysource said spokewith said theywerebeing without and in accordance with law,”the Wednesdaythat“in order to en- the habitat can accommodate confined to thesespaces against PLAIN E Supreme Courtordered. ● campaign sureoperational efficiency of “the complete strength deployed their wishes and this had se- EX Gang’ but in Kargil, NC is BJP’s ally “If the ultimate object is to se- troops deployed in winters, in eastern Ladakh”. verely restricted their move- lect the best available talent and Armyhas completedestablish- The source said four com- ment and ability to campaign. AFTERAdecision to kick- PAGD. Of the 26 elected mem- Soil Conservation. thereisapowertofix the mini- ment of habitatfacilities forall mands of the Indian Army— The additional troops being startpolitical dialoguein ARUNSHARMA bers of the LAHDCK, 10 arefrom The NC andBJP had con- mum qualifying marks... we do troops deployedinthe sector”. northern, western,eastern and drawnfromCRPF,BSF,CISF,ITBP the Union Territorywith JAMMU,NOVEMBER18 the NC,eight from the Congress tested the Kargil Hill Council notfind anyillegality or impro- India has around 50,000 central commands —are autho- and SSB were required giventhe elections to DDCs, the and three from the BJP; thereare elections in 2018 on theirown, priety in fixationofcut offat65- troops in theregion to mirrorthe risedtohaveExtreme Climate security situation in the Union government’s move of THE BJP has declared the five Independents. The Ladakh said the BJP’s Executive 60% vide order dated 07.01.2019. Chinese deployment. At such Clothing and Equipment, Territoryand concerns that there shifting candidatesto‘se- People’s Alliance forGupkar Union Territoryadministration Councillor,who representsthe The factsonrecordindicate that high altitude, the weather is an neededlargely forhigh and very maybeattemptstodisrupt the curespaces’restrains Declaration(PAGD) as a“gang” nominates four members to the Shargole constituency. even with this cut-off, the num- additional challengefor the highaltitude(8,000-18,000feet) electionprocess, sources in New their abilitytocampaign. that wants“foreign forces to in- 30-member LAHDCK. The PAGD wasformallycon- berofqualifiedcandidates is troops to remain combat-ready. and Special Clothing and Delhi said. This putsaquestion mark tervene in Jammu and Kashmir”, Headedbythe NC’s Feroz stituted lastmonth as aplatform morethan twice the number of “Apartfromthe smartcamps MountaineeringEquipment, Candidates and mainstream over the entireprocess. but it is sharing powerwith the Khan as Chairman/Chief of sevenregional parties that vacancies available,” the withintegratedfacilities which that neededmainlyfor super parties,however,blamedthe National Conference (NC), oneof Executive Councillor,the Hill seeksrestoration of the special Supreme Courtobserved. have been built over the years, high altitude (above 18,000feet). Centreand questionedthe ad- the main parties of the alliance, Council has BJP’s MohammadAli status of Jammu and Kashmir as The Bench, however, said state-of-the-arthabitat with in- Muchofthis clothing equipment ministrationfor holding them up EVICTION ROW:J&K in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Chandan as one of the four other it existedbeforethe constitu- that one moreopportunity shall tegrated arrangementsfor elec- is imported. Over 10,000 ex- in ‘clusteraccommodations’ and SETS DATE FOR Development Council, Kargil Executive Councillors, with the tional changes of August5,2019. be afforded to Shiksha Mitras to tricity,water,heating facilities, treme cold weather clothing sys- notletting them ventureout. For FOREST RIGHTS (LAHDCK). portfolios of Health, Revenue, Parties in the PAGD have an- compete in the nextselection. healthand hygiene have been temkitswereacquiredfromthe instance, twoNational PAGE 5 NC presidentFarooq Agriculture, Forests, Wildlife, nouncedtheywill contestthe “Weleave it to thediscretion of created,” the officer said. US in September. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Abdullah is chairperson of the Industrial Training Institute, and CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Personal trainersshareholders, Today at e-Adda, sharing THE EDITORIAL PAGE THE WORLD ringside view, NKSingh DIATRIBE& IMRAN IN KABUL money also from other deals DISTRUST TODAY ON FIRST Why same old rhetoric by Shah? AFGHANISTAN VISIT Saxena detailscover-up afterstart of chopper dealprobe ENSECONOMICBUREAU PAGE 6 PAGE9 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 wasextradited from Dubai in Chairman, RITUSARIN January2019and wasinterro- IN THE time of the pandemic, Fifteenth NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 gatedbythe ED whichattached India’s economic recovery de- Finance his assets worthRs385 crore, pends notjustonboostershots Commission FROM ATTEMPTING acover-up AGUSTA describing them as “proceeds of from the Centrebut also on the afterauthoritiesopenedaprobe WESTLAND DEAL crime”. The ED has nowfiledan resilience of stategovernments to floatinganew companywith appeal in abid to divest Saxena to supportgrowth. his personal trainers as share- of his approver status foral- The roles of policy makers at holderstolaundering of pro- legedly notfullydisclosing the the Centreand the statelevel, ceeds from other defence deals factsofthe case. along with coordination be- —these areamong the admis- While attaching his assets, tween them, have become cru- sions made, the Enforcement including avilla in Dubai and five cial in today’s time. And one per- Directorate(ED) claims, by char- Swiss Bank accounts, the ED son who understands this teredaccountant RajivSaxena, claimed: “Rajiv Saxena has ad- duality is NKSingh, veteranbu- key accusedinthe CONFESSIONS mitted to laundering the pro- reaucrat and key policy influ- AgustaWestland VVIP chopper ceeds of crime notonlyof encer over three decades, who deal case, during questioning. OFKEYACCUSED AgustaWestland deal but also will be theguestatthe Express Currentlyonbail, Saxena PART3 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 EXPRESSNETWORK BUSINESSASUSUAL Ram temple needs special stone, BY UNNY Rajasthan to free sanctuary land wildlifesanctuarytoallowmin- Although on paper no min- JAYMAZOOMDAAR ing of the unique pink sandstone ing wasallowedafter 2016,ille- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 that is found in the area. galoperations continued—and Over 1lakh cubic feet of Bansi the Bansi Paharpursandstone THE RAJASTHAN government Paharpursandstone,coveted for remainedavailable in the grey has decidedtoseekasamatter itsunique pink shade, has al- market. However, the supplyhas of “highestpriority”, central ready been sourcedas theexclu- apparentlydriedupsince the VARAVARA RAO TO clearance under the Forest and sive material forthe construction Bharatpur administration seized BE MOVED TO WildlifeActsfor denotifying