RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 , (&!#-.% " ( 6">48&$$"8@<6 9> &59$ 6C?978@((8$4@@%67& 76898>%&@ 49@"849>4&6$ &9"> 9&759 "69 6&">$94% 5<6A7 " 4&%(>7$6 7697>& 9A7647<=A7 3- 4& /:+ B $ 6 / + #/)0#$1" #)2 !"#$ %&!&!' ()* $ R &67689 lood situation in Bihar and FUttar Pradesh worsened on Monday with over 141 killed in rain-related incidents in the last four days. Normal life in the two States has been thrown out of gear due to heavy rain and severe waterlogging in the past two days. In 23 flood-hit dis- tricts of Bihar, prices of essen- tial commodities have sky- rocketed due to short supply. Healthcare services have been hit hard with reports coming from several districts, includ- ing Patna, of hospitals and nursing homes flooded and paitents left in the lurch. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who carried an aerial survey on Monday to assess the *':3+ 4 ! situation, held a high-level /; 4 '% ' '6 '$ '% ' meeting to review the situation. " '8 # '4 '% '4 ' $ The India Meteorological 4 5 # ( # Department (IMD) has fore- cast no let-up in rain in Bihar and eastern UP and issued red " ! warning of heavy rainfall in the 4 '< = ' >" 4 ' next 48 hours. # $ % & ' ( # $ $ % $ '*+ ? >" *, -$ ! !./ In neighbouring Uttar " ## Pradesh, the flood situation remained grim in many parts been killed in the last four days others across the State were calamity" and blamed a par- waterlogging of such grave +11 >" of the State. The authorities in different rain-related inci- rescued by the disaster man- ticular “Hathiya Nakshatra” intensity since the 1975 floods. had to shift about 900 prison- dents as rainfall continued to agement forces. (constellation), for the heavy Officials said due to choked flights have been cancelled, has ordered the closure of all Ministry of Home Affairs ers to Azamgarh and batter several parts of the State. Renowned singer of Bihar downpour. Union Law sewerage system rain water rescheduled or diverted owing schools till Tuesday. said 23 flood affected Bihar dis- Ambedkarnagar jails. Parts of the Patna remained Sharda Sinha, who was stuck in Minister and Patna Sahib MP has not receded. The water- to the situation. The Bihar NDRF spokesperson said tricts include Araria, Floodwaters entered the bar- submerged in 4-to-8-foot deep Patna’s Rajendra Nagar, too Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was logging has severely affected Government has also asked for in most of the places people are Kishanganj, Madhubani, East racks of the Ballia district jail water. was rescued. in Patna Sahib on Monday, Nalanda Medical College and two helicopters from the Air stuck in their houses. Champaran, Supaul, Katihar, located near the Ganga river. Bihar’s Deputy Chief Interestingly, Union admitted drainage blockage Hospital (NMCH), one of Force for airdropping food “Patna is among the worst Purnia, Lakhisarai, Buxar, The Bihar Government Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Minister Ashwini Choubey on triggered waterlogging. Patna’s leading Government packets and medicines. The affected places,” the Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Munger said at least 30 people have and his family and thousands Monday said it was a "natural Patna has not witnessed hospitals. Several trains and Patna district administration spokesperson said. and Saran. ! " 9&759 finalise names of candidates. Haryana BJP president n the list of 78 candidates Subhash Barala will contest Iwhich the party released on from Tohana, Captain ! Monday for the Haryana Abhimanyu from Narnod and Assembly elections, the BJP has Om Prakash Dhankar from given tickets to sitting MLAs, Badli. Aditya Devilal, a grand- sporting stars and turncoats son of Jat stalwart Devi Lal, has &67689 ! " # who joined the party recenty. been fielded from Dabwali, " Hoping to form the the Chautala clan’s bastion rep- he Delhi High Court on $ Government for the second resented by Naina Chautala, TMonday denied bail to for- time in a row, the saffron party who is the wife of former MP mer Finance Minister P #% has given tickets to several Ajay Singh Chautala. Chidambaram, saying the & '" # ( prominent sportspersons who Making an exception on investigation is at an advance $ ) joined it in recent weeks with relatives contesting the polls, stage and possibility of him son (co-accused). This court constitute a class apart and a ! international wrestler former Union Minister and influencing the witnesses can- cannot dispute the fact that the class by itself, as it cuts the very Babita Phogat being fielded Jat leader Birender Singh’s MLA not be ruled out. petitioner has been a Finance root of probity and purity of " from Dadri, former Indian wife Prem Lata will contest However, the court reject- Minister and Home Minister public administration and #$$% hockey captain Sandeep from Uchana Kalan, a seat she ed CBI’s arguments that and currently a member of results in eroding the public &&( Singh given ticket from Pehowa Chief Ministerial face of the respectively. Deputy Speaker had won in 2014. Chidambaram could flee the Parliament. confidence which it reposes on and Olympic medallist party in the polls. Santosh Yadav, who represent- His son Brijender Singh, country or tamper with evi- “He is respectable member the Government elected by it,” *++,' Yogeshwar Dutt from Baroda The party’s Central election ed Ateli constituency in who quit IAS to join politics, dence in the case. of Bar Association of the Justice Suresh Kait said while constituency. committee, which had met on Mahendergarh district, too was won from Hisar parliamentary Dismissing the bail appli- Supreme Court of India. He has dismissing the bail petition. L M Former Indian fast bowler Sunday, has repeated 38 MLAs denied ticket. While Goel has seat in the May 2019 polls. As cation, Justice Suresh Kait a long standing in Bar as a Meanwhile, the court ! Chetan Sharma, who was seek- and dropped seven of them. Of been replaced by Narinder Birender Singh is already a pointed out that the CBI in a senior advocate. He has deep rejected CBI’s arguments that ing party ticket from Faridabad, the seven dropped MLAs, there Gupta, Manish Yadav comes in Rajya Sabha member, there sealed cover informed it that root in the Indian society and Chidambaram is a flight risk )# has not been accommodate in are two Ministers, Vipul Goel for Rao Narbir Singh and Sita are presently 3 members of the Chidambaram approached two may have some connection and would tamper evidence. "P + the first list. and Rao Narbir Singh. Some of Ram Yadav have replaced family in politics now. co-accused and told them not abroad. But, the fact that he will Regarding the flight risk, the &! ! /* As expected, Haryana the INLD turncoats who had Santosh Yadav. The candidates include to disclose any information. not influence the witness judge said it can be secured by # Chief Minister Manohar Lal joined the BJP in the last few BJP’s top brass, including nine women and two Muslims. “As argued by learned directly or indirectly cannot be putting conditions, including 01 Khattar has been fielded from months have been rewarded Prime Minister Narendra The last date for filing nomi- Solicitor General, (which is ruled out in view of above fact. surrender of passport, issuance the party stronghold of Karnal with with party tickets. Modi, party chief and Home nations is October 4. part of the sealed cover) two Moreover, the investigation is of look-out notice and the 31 for the October 21 polls in Vipul Goel and Rao Narbir Minister Amit Shah and BJP In the 2014 polls, BJP had material witnesses (accused) at advance stage, therefore this accused not being allowed to which BJP has given the slogan Singh, Ministers, were sitting working president JP Nadda stormed to power in Haryana have been approached for not court is not inclined to grant leave the country without the 4 # & of “75 plus” in the 90-member MLAs from Faridabad and deliberated with other CEC for the first time, winning 47 to disclose any information bail,” said the judgment. permission of the court (even 5 Assembly. Khattar would be the Badshahpur constituency members from Haryana to seats. regarding the petitioner and his “The economic offences via Nepal and Bhutan). ' ! R & $ & &67689 &67689 $ n a significant milestone in &67689 n a big infrastructural boost &67689 by the NIA in April and now Ithe history of the 53-year-old Ifor commuters of the NCR, lodged in the Tihar Jail here. Shiv Sena, its youth wing leader he Supreme Court on the Centre on Monday threw =578"> he National Investigation Sources said the NIA had Aditya Thackeray on Monday TMonday directed the open the 22-km long stretch TAgency (NIA) is almost recovered during searches on took a formal plunge into elec- Gujarat Government to give between Dasna and Hapur in hief Minister Bhupesh ready to file a supplementary Yasin Malik’s premises a digi- toral politics, raising the within two weeks 50 lakh Ghaziabad, a part of the Delhi- CBaghel on chargesheet under the amend- tal diary which mentions prospect of his landing Deputy compensation, a job and an Meerut Expressway project. Monday cau- ed Unlawful Activities receipt of money from Hafiz Chief Minister’s post in the accommodation of choice to The 82-kilometre long tioned Congress (Prevention) Act in terror Saeed’s outfit Jamaat-ud- event of the BJP-Shiv Sena Bilkis Bano, who was gan- Delhi-Meerut Expressway con- workers not to funding case naming Jammu Dawah (JuD). combine returning to power in graped when she was five nects the National Capital with be over confi- and Kashmir Liberation Front Besides this, the NIA has Maharashtra. months pregnant during the Meerut. On its completion in dent after an (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik, gathered evidence against Alam Addressing a “Vijay 2002 riots in the State.