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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2018-20 millenniumPUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL.13, ISSUE 49 | Sunday, 18 February, 2018 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 post NO HALF TRUTHS CITY PAGE 3 NATION PAGE 4 FILM PAGE 16 GOVT ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR FREE CHANDRAYAAN-II LAUNCH IN APRIL, BACK WITH TREATMENT OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS TO AIM FOR MOON’S SOUTH POLE A BANG ‘CONG MISUSES GOVT POSITIONS, TWEAKS SYSTEM, QUIETLY COVERS UP EVERYTHING’ ANOTHER BANK FRAUD Sex ratio at Vikram Kothari birth dips in absconding 17 of 21 states BJP attacks Cong on PNB: ‘Original Gujarat sees worst dip of 53 points OUR CORRESPONDENT sin took place under your rule’ NEW DELHI: The sex ratio at birth OUR CORRESPONDENT (SRB) saw a decline 2 PNB officers, Nirav co’s in 17 out of 21 large NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday states of the country, alleged that the multi-crore PNB scam authorised signatory held MPOST BUREAU with Gujarat record- involving billionaire jewellery designer ing an alarming dip Nirav Modi happened during the UPA NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested NEW DELHI: After the Pun- of 53 points, a report rule and the Congress was spreading lies to two officials of Punjab National jab National Bank (PNB) fraud, released by the Niti mislead the public. The BJP, which fielded Bank, including a now retired more public sector banks (PSBs) Aayog stated and stressed on the need to check Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to deputy manager, and an autho- in the country seem to have suf- sex-selective abortion. According to the report, counter the Congress’s charges, claimed rised signatory of billionaire Nirav fered a massive scam. Kanpur-based among the 17 states which recorded substantial that it was under the NDA government Modi’s company. Gokulnath Shetty, Rotomac Pen Company owner drop of 10 points or more, in Gujarat the SRB that the alleged scams committed during then deputy manager (now retired), Vikram Kothari, who has taken fell to 854 females from 907 females per 1,000 the UPA rule were being unearthed. Manoj Kharat, a single window oper- loans of Rs 485 crore from Union males born registering a drop of 53 points from The Congress has alleged that the scam ator of PNB and Hemant Bhat were Bank of India and Rs 352 crore 2012-14 (base year) to 2013-15 (reference year) took place in 2017 under the Modi gov- taken into custody in connection with loan from Allahabad Bank, is being in this indicator. ernment when letters of understanding accused of fleeing with the money. Gujarat is followed by Haryana, which were signed by Punjab National Bank in its FIR registered on January 31. The Kothari had also reportedly registered a drop of 35 points, Rajasthan (32 favour of the companies of Nirav Modi FIR has listed eight fraudulent trans- taken loans from Bank of India, points), Uttarakhand (27 points), Maharash- and his partner and uncle Mehul Choksi. actions worth over Rs 280 crore but Bank of Baroda and Indian Overseas tra (18 points), Himachal Pradesh (14 points), Sitharaman said that Nirav Modi may based on further complaints from the Bank, which are yet to be returned. It Chhattisgarh (drop of 12 points), and Karna- have been able to run away from the bank the CBI now says the amount is now over a year since he took the taka (11 points), the ‘Healthy States, Progressive country but the government is taking investigated in the first FIR is over Rs Union Bank of India and Allahabad India’ report states. action against him, and claimed that it 6,498 crore, involving 150 Letters of Bank loans but neither has he paid “There is a clear need for states to effectively will “surely nab him”. Understanding allegedly fraudulently the interest nor has he repaid the implement the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal “The original sin took place during issued by Shetty and Kharat. loan principal. Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 the Congress regime. It multiplied, it took The lock has been closed for and take appropriate measures to promote the traction under the Congress regime,” she several days at the office of Rotto- value of the girl child,” the report stated. told reporters. “We are not conspiring to leading the people may be a strategy the Star Diamond International has taken on jali Group promoter Mehul Choksi and mac Company at the City Center According to the report, improvement in help scamsters flee the country, but the Congress likes to adopt. But I am sorry lease a property of Adwait Holdings in charged the BJP with playing “cheap pol- of Kanpur . Kothari is also said to SRB was witnessed in Punjab, which registered BJP government is catching them instead,” the facts are facing you and it is for them which Congress leader Abhishek Singh- itics”. “BJP/NDA’s cheap sense of poli- be missing. a rise of 19 points, followed by Uttar Pradesh (10 she said. to answer,” she said. vi’s wife is a director. “What is important tics has reached ludicrous and ridiculous Rajesh Gupta, an Allahabad points) and Bihar (9 points). “I am sorry, the Congress party’s alle- Sitharaman alleged Congress leader that the premises has been used by Fire proportions. Neither my wife, sons nor Bank manager, has expressed the Sex ratio at birth is an important indicator gations against this government and in Rahul Gandhi had attended a promo- Star Diamond International,” she alleged. me have anything whatsoever to do with hope that the money will be recov- and reflects the extent to which there is reduc- misleading people is just not going to hap- tional event hosted by Nirav Modi. She Singhvi, however, denied any links of Gitanjali or Nirav Modi companies,” he ered by selling Vikram Kothari’s tion in number of girl children born by sex- pen. Concerted repeating of lies for mis- also claimed that the Nirav Modi-run Fire his family with Nirav Modi and Gitan- said in a statement. properties. selective abortions, the report added. PM advised merger DALIT IMMOLATION CULPRIT ALSO ADMITTED KILLING 8 OTHER GIRLS No religion Gujarat accepts Death sentence for 7-year-old preaches hatred with EPS faction: OPS kins’ probe and VICE-PRESIDENT M VENKAIAH NAIDU land demands Pakistan girl’s rapist-murderer AHMEDABAD: The Guja- M ZULQERNAIN rat government on Satur- day accepted the demands LAHORE: An anti-terrorism In today’s of family members of Dalit court in Pakistan on Satur- activist Bhanubhai Vankar day sentenced to death a serial paper who had immolated him- killer for the rape and mur- self on Thursday. Vankar’s der of a seven-year-old girl ... kin had refused to accept his that sparked national outrage, CITY OUR CORRESPONDENT he said. body after it was brought for the first ever trial in the coun- The deputy chief minister said post-mortem to the Gandhi- try’s history that concluded in LOVELY RETURNS TO CONGRESS 3 THENI/ CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu that he had conveyed the same to nagar civil hospital. Vankar shortest period of four days. Deputy Chief Minister O Pan- two of his Cabinet colleagues from had set himself ablaze outside Announcing the verdict at the NATION neerselvam, who last year merged the Palaniswami camp prior to the the Patan Collector’s office on Kot Lakhpat Jail here at in- TRIPURA GOES TO POLLS TODAY 4 his AIADMK faction with that of merger, and that they too had insisted Thursday and died of burn camera trial amid high secu- with a fine of Rs 1 million protests across the country. Chief Minister K Palaniswami, has that he accept a minister’s post. “That injuries at a private hospital rity, ATC judge Sajjad Hussain for desecrating the body of a “The suspect had also con- BUSINESS said that he had acted on a sugges- is why I am a minister today. I have no in Ahmedabad the next day. handed down the death sen- minor. He was arrested in Jan- fessed to the killing of eight tion from Prime Minister Narendra desire to be a minister. Amma (Jaya- Hundreds of Dalit pro- tence to 23-year-old Imran Ali uary, two weeks after he raped other girls. He will be tried in 5 CR JOBS TO BE CREATED BY NEXT YEAR 5 Modi. Speaking at a party office-bear- lalithaa) made me MLA four times testers gathered outside the on four grounds murdering a and killed the 7-year-old girl these cases separately,” said ers meeting at Theni, the AIADMK and chief minister twice. That hon- hospital to support the fam- child, kidnapping a child, rape and threw her body into a gar- Prosecutor General Ehtesham INTERNATIONAL coordinator said that the issue came our itself is enough for me,” he told ily which was demanding the of a minor, and committing an bage dump in Kasur city, some Qadir, adding that this was the up during a courtesy meeting he had the gathering. Panneerselvam took setting up of a Special Inves- unnatural act with a minor. 50 kilometres from Lahore. The first ever trial in the history of TRUMP LINKED TO PLAYBOY MODEL 6 with Modi in New Delhi last year. over as chief minister twice — in 2001 tigation Team to probe the Imran has also been sen- brutal rape and murder of the Pakistan that concluded in four “He (Modi) said that you (Pan- and later in 2014 — when Jayalalithaa matter and re-granting of tenced to seven years in jail child had sparked outrage and days.