VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( 3 4 E. $ :, :, : -(!.-/01+ @1 # ), >A--# BC @ ) ,, 1+,%2 +./0 &(+,$-# .!$ ;0.50.8 0/#80)/5 !67/ 060 .7/ #)6)5 30.7. 3)$1 #)068 670 80%8 ! 4$410#)4. D) 1 606/06 1.>C % 2 3 04254067 058B ! "$% !& <4 ( 5 $ 6 %$. * 6') % Modi at a rally in Changsari in %5 8 .0: % !. 1 :0. 6 %! Assam where he laid the foun- dation stone of the All India belt has further shifted east- rime Minister Narendra Institute of Medical Sciences wards now and thunderstorms, ! " PModi on Saturday assured (AIIMS). The Prime Minister hailstorms at isolated places are !!! ! the people of Assam and the also said the BJP is committed likely over east and north- ! ! ! Northeast that the Citizenship to implementing the 36-year- east India, including Assam, "# ! % Bill will in no way cause harm old Assam Accord and a com- Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram !& to their interests. Addressing a mittee set up on the imple- and Tripura on February 10- ' " public rally in Assam, Modi said mentation of its Clause 6 is a 11. Himachal Pradesh’s pop- ( ! !! ! the NDA Government is com- step in that direction. ular tourist destinations Kufri ! mitted to protecting the lan- Modi also lashed out at the & 6)5)180 and Dalhousie received more &) ! guage, culture, resources, hopes Opposition and said the main snowfall on Saturday leading to ! "* and aspirations of the people of job of the mahamilawatwalas is s farmers in northern a drop in temperatures by sev- ! "( Assam and the Northeast. to deride him and it seems they AStates — Punjab, Haryana, eral notches. !! “It is a national commit- were all competing in an Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan As per preliminary reports, ! ! + ! "( ! ! ment to the people of the Olympics of hurling abuses at and Madhya Pradesh — brace potatoes crop in northern ! ! Northeast that they will not be him. Calling the Opposition a for another round of rainfall States have been damaged due ! harmed in any way and citi- mahamilawat (great adulter- ! # and hailstorm next week, to untimely and frequent rain- " zenship will be only granted ation) again, he said its leaders $ % &% experts said frequent showers fall and hailstorm this year. - ! ! after due investigation and rec- are only involved in “holding with hailstorm and thunder- Turn to Page 4 ! ! !! ommendation of the State each other’s hands in meetings storm in the past two week !! Governments,” Modi said. in Delhi and Kolkata for pho- have damaged potatoes, mus- ! ". “It must be understood tographs”. “The job of the tard, green pea, onion, orchard /+ that there is a difference mahamilawatwalas is only to and rice of the rabi season. A # % ! M between those who forcefully heap abuses and more abuses clearer picture will emerge ! ! 1 M entered the country and those on Modi. It is as if an Olympics over the next few days as !"- who were “forced to flee their is on to deride Modi,” said the %5 8 .0 Saturday when they stripped reports start pouring in. % ! ! ! "- ! homes to save their lives due to Prime Minister at a public naked in front of Janata Bhawan The India Meteorological ! & their faith. Both are not the rally in Agartala in Tripura. rime Minister Narendra — the State secretariat here. Department (IMD) has fore- 0 !"% same”, he asserted. “We have “The results of the com- PModi’s second day in Assam The KMSS activists had cast a fresh western distur- #, !" committed to provide shelter to ing Lok Sabha elections will saw nude protest, a bandh, arrived in cars and stripped bance that will affect western 0 , . ! those who are minorities in show what it takes to lie to the raising of black flags and burn- naked before holding the Himalayan region and plains of *0+, ! & neighbouring countries and people,” Modi said com- ing of effigies by agitators over protests. The Tai Ahom Yuba the north-west region from / => L7 2 had to leave everything due to menting on the allegations the contentious Citizenship Parishad had called a 12- February 13. The IMD pre- / => ! M the atrocities inflicted on them. leveled by Congress on cer- (Amendment) Bill. hour bandh in the State to dicted that another western / =? 3 ") Q 51 1 They have come to our coun- tain issues including the Six Krishak Mukti Sangram protest against the PM’s visit disturbance may affect western ! try and embraced the idea and Rafale fighter jet deal. Samiti (KMSS) activists were to the State. Himalayan region from . 7,, ethos of Mother India,” said Turn to Page 4 taken into police custody on Turn to Page 4 February 10, but the rainfall #$'()!*+ 4 "- & $% 1 6 '%( $ , (!" . ! * + 1 ! & 8 "-!! 4$ , L ! ' M % "+ 6)5)180 Q 3713 . , witter CEO and top officials ! ! Thave declined to appear he questioning of Kolkata ! " ! !11 before the Parliamentary TPolice Commissioner Rajiv # $ ! % 1 !" Committee on IT that had Kumar in connection with the %O '' - ! summoned them over the issue Saradha chit fund scam by a ( ! of safeguarding citizens’ rights CBI team in Shillong continued ) ! on social media platforms, for eight hours, a senior official *)+ ! & sources in the panel said on of the agency said on Saturday, , M ! Saturday. The Parliamentary adding that he has been called , 2 " Committee, headed by BJP again on Sunday. ,, & ! 3713 . MP Anurag Thakur, had asked The marathon questioning & 3"+ Twitter to appear before the began at 11 am this morning at # %& ! nidentified assailants on panel and an official letter in “There are repercussions the highly secured CBI office at ! ! 2 USaturday shot dead this regard was sent to Twitter because in any democratic Oakland in Shillong as per the ! " Trinamool Congress MLA on February 1. country, institutions need to be directions of the Supreme ! Satyajit Biswas from The BJP on Saturday respected by the world powers. Court, the official said. neutral meeting place “to avoid . ) 7 + Krishnaganj in Nadia district, warned Twitter of “repercus- If there is any violation of any Kumar was the functional all unnecessary controversy”, *)+ 3 + police said. The incident took sions” after the social net- sort, then there are repercus- head of the special investigation while making it clear that N O+! 5:! ! ; place when 41-year-old Biswas work company’s CEO and top sions to those violations...The team (SIT) formed by West Kumar will not be arrested. $ ' /' ' </ " 2! ;' was visiting a Saraswati Puja officials declined to appear institutions need to be respect- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata On February 3, a team of 0 */0/+ & pandal where he had been before the Parliamentary ed,” she said. Banerjee to probe the case CBI officials had gone to ,1 . " invited to inaugurate the festi- Committee on information The Parliamentary before it was handed over to the Kumar’s residence in Kolkata to ! ! val. The TMC immediately technology, saying no agency Committee meeting was CBI by the apex court. question him, but their attempt 7 2 " blamed the BJP for the crime. has the right to disrespect scheduled for February 7, but Three senior CBI sleuths was thwarted by the police, fol- - "- ! "He had already inaugu- institutions of the country. was later postponed to reached Shillong from Delhi on lowing which Banerjee had !"#$ % 22 3 ! =M rated the Puja and was walking “In any country, no agency February 11 to allow the Friday for the questioning. staged a three-day sit-in. 4 ,, 3M ! ! towards his car after coming has the right to disrespect the Twitter CEO and senior offi- The Supreme Court had on The central investigating ' 3 + 1 ! ! down from the stage where he institutions of that country. In cials more time to make them- Tuesday directed the Kolkata agency had said that its officials !2 O . 3 made a brief speech," said this situation, if Twitter is dis- selves available. Twitter cited Police chief to appear before the had wanted to question Kumar , ' + ! != locals, adding the assailants respecting the established insti- “short notice of the hearing” as CBI and “faithfully” cooperate to plug the holes in the Saradha ! "+ ! suddenly emerged and fired at tution of Parliament, then there the reason, despite being given in the investigation of cases scam probe as he was alleged- ! %?! +! +! ! him from point blank range are repercussions,” BJP 10 days to travel, the sources arising out of the Saradha chit ly in possession of certain key . , +!% +!" ! and melted away. spokesperson and New Delhi said. fund scam. documents as a member of the , !3 7 2 Turn to Page 4 MP Meenakshi Lekhi said. Turn to Page 4 It chose Shillong as the SIT. % 22 " + ! 7 2 Q ! " 7 2 ! "( ! M ' Q 2 ' M $! ; %! January 15 on Makar "# 2 Sankranti, the first bathing " ll roads led to Sangam city day, and the Mahashivratri on 8 !05 !: 8 ! 6$! Pradesh after