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Max/Min temp. 35/21º C deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 76 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayanam Thithi: Phalguna Bahula Navami Drop religion from CAA, says Assembly MP CM may till 3.25 am (next day) Star: Moola till 11.49 am Varjyam: 10.10 am to 11.49 am; KCR questions divisive politics, says dissent can’t be termed anti-national 9.54 pm to 11.35 pm Durmuhurtam: 8.49 am to IREDDY SRINIVAS ter (NPR) and the National ● The House expressed maintaining that the state, He pointed out that states defy Gov on 9.37 am; 11.11 pm to 11.59 pm REDDY | DC Register of Citizens (NRC) concern over the pro- being the youngest in the like West Bengal, Kerala Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 which could “result in the posed implementation country and contributing and Rajasthan had passed HIJRI CALENDAR exclusion of a large num- to nation-building, had the similar resolutions. The Telangana State ber of people”. of the NPR and NRC responsibility to speak on Condemning slogans like Rajjab 21,1441 AH Legislative Assembly on The Congress and the such issues. “Goli maro sa….. ko,” floor test which could “result in PRAYERS Monday unanimously AIMIM supported the reso- the exclusion of a large “At a time when the raised by some leaders Fajar: 5.23 am passed a resolution oppos- lution moved by Chief number of people”. world is moving towards during the Delhi election, Zohar: 12.35 pm ing the Citizenship Amen- Minister K. Chandrash- breaking down borders, is the CM asked whether Governor Tandon issues 2nd Asar: 4.45 pm dment Act (CAA) and urg- ekar Rao. there a need for such divi- divisive and provocative Maghrib: 6.32 pm ing the Centre to amend While initiating the dis- ate such nuisance which sive politics?” KCR asked. politics were needed. fiat to Nath to prove majority Isha: 7.39 pm the CAA (1991) to remove cussion, the Chief has led to unrest in several “This is not to be taken While passing the resolu- SUNSET TODAY 6.26 PM references to any religion Minister said that it was parts of the country amid lightly, and there is need tion, the assembly urged RABINDRA NATH or foreign country. not a question of Muslims apprehensions,” he said. to oppose such narrow- the Telangana government CHOUDHURY | DC SHIVRAJ MOVES SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.21 AM The House expressed or Hindus, but one that Telangana had strong minded politics. Dissent to take all necessary steps BHOPAL, MARCH 16 MOONSET TOMORROW 12.37 PM concern over the proposed affected the entire coun- reasons to oppose the CAA can’t be seen as anti- to safeguard the people of MOONRISE TOMORROW 1.15 AM implementation of the try. “In a civilized society brought in by the BJP-led national, which is what is Telangana from exercises In a significant develop- SC, SEEKS EARLY National Population Regis- like India, we can’t toler- NDA government, he said, happening now.” such as NPR and NRC. ment, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal TRUST VOTE Nath on Monday dropped IN BRIEF enough hints that his gov- DC CORRESPONDENT ernment may not honour NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 Nirbhaya case the fresh directive from Centre bans all flights from UK, EU Governor Lalji Tandon to The Supreme Court is face a floor test in the likely to hear a plea by convicts move ICJ state Assembly on former MP Chief Minister New Delhi: As the day of DC CORRESPONDENT Tuesday to prove his Shivraj Singh Chouhan hanging of the four death NEW DELHI, MARCH 16 majority. on Tuesday, seeking an row convicts in Nirbhaya Mr Nath who met the early trust vote in the gang rape and murder case In a bid to contain the Governor in the evening, Assembly, contending nears, three of them have spread of novel coron- said he found no reason that incumbent CM moved the International avirus in India — with the for a trust vote in the Kamal Nath has lost sup- Court of Justice at Hague number of positive vases house since his govern- port of the majority. seeking a stay on their reaching 114 on Monday ment enjoyed a majority. The plea by former CM “unlawful execution”, alleg- — the government has In a strongly worded let- and nine other BJP law- ing the probe leading to banned the entry of pas- ter to Chief Minister makers is listed for hear- their conviction was sengers from the United Kamal Nath, Mr Tandon ing before a bench com- “flawed” and they have Kingdom, member states had dismissed the reasons prising Justice D.Y. been treated as “guinea of the European Union as assigned by the Chief Chandrachud and Justice pigs”. The petition was filed well as the European Free Minister to skip the floor Hemant Gupta. through the convicts’ Trade Association, and test on Monday as “base- The petition by lawyer A.P. Singh Turkey. The airlines have less and meaningless” and Chouhan has sought been asked not to board cautioned him that “It direction from the SC to passengers from these will be deemed that the Speaker, the State assem- Another Gujarat nations with effect from Kamal Nath government bly and Chief Minister to 1200 GMT on March 18 no longer enjoyed majori- hold a floor test within and enforce this at the ty if it does not face floor “12 hours of passing of the Cong MLA quits port of initial departure. test in the house on order” by the top court Gandhinagar: Another The government has Tuesday”. and as per “direction” Congress MLA in Gujarat also said passengers com- Emerging from Raj issued by the Governor has resigned ahead of the ing from or transiting Bhawan after the meet- on March 14 and 15, 2020. Rajya Sabha polls in the through the UAE, Qatar, ing, Mr Nath told Chouhan and other BJP state, taking the tally of leg- Oman and Kuwait will reporters, “My govern- MLAs have questioned islators who have quit the need compulsory quaran- ment enjoys a majority in the Speaker’s decision to party to five. Speaker tine for a minimum peri- the house. I have no doubt adjourn the proceedings Rajendra Trivedi informed od of 14 days. This too will about that. Why should I of the assembly citing a the House that five Congr- be effective from March then face the floor test? If crisis due to Covid-19. ess MLAs — Pravin Maru 18. The government said the BJP thinks my gov- from Gadhada, Pradyuman- that both these instruc- ernment is in minority, release of these MLAs. Let sinh Jadeja from Abdasa, tions are temporary mea- then let the party bring no them come out in the open Soma Koli Patel from sures and will be in force confidence motion agai- to declare that they Limbdi, J.V. Kakadia from till March 31 and will be nst my government,” The resigned from the Assem- Dhari and Mangal Gavit reviewed subsequently. Fifteen tourists from Indonesia including three of them from Telangana, who are suspected to have symptoms of coro- Chief Minister alleged bly,” Mr Nath added. from Dang — have quit. After a meeting of the navirus, are being brought to Gandhi Hospital for isolation from Karimnagar. Report on Page 2 —DEEPAK DESHPANDE that 16 Congress MLAs Mr Nath’s meeting with Group of Ministers, the have been held “captive” the Governor comes in the government has issued an by BJP in a resort in wake of the Governor ED summons advisory asking all educa- SENSEX PLUNGES Bengaluru in Karnataka. issuing him a fresh direc- tional institutions, gyms, “I am concerned about tive to face a floor test on Subhash Chandra etc to be shut and travel to 4th Covid +ve case in city, the well-being of my Tuesday. be avoided as a part of 2,713 PT, ENDS MLAs. It is my duty to New Delhi/Mumbai: The ED “social distancing” mea- ensure their safety. I have ■ Page 8: BJP MLAs has summoned top corpo- sures. lens on Scotland returnee BELOW 32,000 urged the Centre to secure paraded before Governor rate honchos, including With four new cases Essel Group promoter detected on Monday, the RAVI RANJAN Subhash Chandra, Jet total number of positive DC CORRESPONDENT found positive for Covid-19 tive patient was in the city PRASAD | DC Airways founder Naresh cases of Covid-19 in India HYDERABAD, MARCH 16 disease, the state health on a visit from Scotland. MUMBAI, MARCH 16 Goyal and Indiabulls chair- is now 114. Out of this, 17 department said. The department said that Ex-CJI Gogoi man Sameer Gehlaut, to persons have been dis- Telangana confirmed its Two other Covid-19 it was awaiting tests on 19 Friday bounce back in appear before it this week charged, and there have fourth Novel Coronavirus patients are already under other individuals, whose share prices in the stock in connection with its been two deaths. One (Covid-19) positive case on treatment at the GGH samples were collected on market proved to be tem- money laundering probe each fresh case was Monday, of a man who here.