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The its upward trajectory across the Leo Tolstoy, was exactly the figure also included four deaths country, Prime Minister same in the modern context, reported from Delhi, Narendra Modi on Friday held the way Nirbhaya’s battered P + Karnataka, Punjab and a meeting via video link and soul and her grieving parents ,-# # ./# Maharashtra so far. deliberated ways to check its waited for the 7 long years to Presently, 6,700 people spread with Chief Ministers of see the rapists and killers being The brutality of the crime her on the road and left her for who came in contact with the various States. Union Health hanged. Justice was finally on a winter night more than dead on the cold winter night. patients are under rigorous Minister Harsh Vardhan and !"#$%& delivered when hangman seven years ago had shaken the Her friend who was with her surveillance. top Health Ministry officials ' Pawan pulled the lever of all the nation. After the execution of was also severely beaten and A spike in numbers were present in the meeting. four death-row convicts one the convicts, Prime Minister thrown out along with her. prompted the States and UTs to On the other hand, sever- which he briefed the partici- airlines to bring them back. after another at 5.30 am on Narendra Modi said justice She was so severely violat- reinforce its efforts to contain al Indo-Pacific nations on pants on the proactive steps “The MEA is working out , ! Friday morning and thus has prevailed. “It was of the ed that her insides were spilling the spread. While the Friday held a teleconference to taken by India to counter the the logistics with airline com- putting an end to the most utmost importance to ensure out when she was taken to hos- Maharashtra Chief Minister exchange their assessments pandemic. panies to bring back stranded ! talked about gangrape and the dignity and safety of pital and died in a Singapore said all workplaces in major about the coronavirus pan- On the issue of Indian Indians from EU countries,” the subsequent murder of a 23- women,” the PM said. hospital after battling for her cities, including in country’s demic and discuss ways to stranded in Europe in transit MEA said. , - %./ year-old paramedic girl in the While talking to the media life for a fortnight. commercial hub Mumbai and work in synergy to combat the due to the travel restrictions Continued on Page 4 independent India. at her home after a sleepless Of the six, Ram Singh Pune, will remain closed till global menace. Foreign imposed by India in the wake Mumbai: Snapping its four- Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan night that also saw the Supreme allegedly committed suicide in March 31, the Delhi Chief Secretary Harsh Vardhan of coronavirus scare, the day losing streak, equity bench- Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) Court holding an extraordinary Tihar Jail days after the trial Minister announced shutting Shringla took part in a US-ini- Government said it is working ! mark Sensex rallied over 1,627 and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) hearing that continued till 3.30 began, and the juvenile was down of all malls in the nation- tiated teleconference during out the logistics with various " points on Friday in line with were executed at 5.30 am in am, Asha Devi, mother of released in 2015 after spending global markets as Governments Tihar Jail. Nirbhaya said they finally got three years in a correctional New Delhi: The Delhi Metro across the world took drastic Cheers went up after the justice but their fight will con- home. services will be closed on measures to combat the eco- hanging with some waving the tinue for India’s daughters. On Friday morning since 4 #$%& %&# Sunday in view of “Janata cur- nomic blowback of Covid-19. national flag and shouting slo- Nirbhaya was raped and am, hundreds of people start- few”, officials said. “The move After starting on a volatile gans of “Long Live Nirbhaya” brutalised by six men, includ- ed to gather in front of Tihar is aimed at encouraging public note and swinging over 2,485 and “Bharat Mata ki Jai”. The ing a juvenile at the time, in an prison. In view on execution to stay indoors and maintain points, the BSE barometer crowd even distributed sweets empty bus that was driven the authorities has also social distancing, which is ended 1,627.73 points or 5.75 amid chanting “Nirbhaya has through the streets of the increased its security in and Q' (R ) essential in the fight against per cent higher at 29,915.96. got justice, the other daughters national Capital on December around the jail premises. COVID-19,” DMRC said. Detailed report on P11 still await”. 16, 2012. They then dumped Continued on Page 4 # #R % ',-.,/01 resident of India, dozens of ',-.,/01 PParliamentarians, Union Ministers, and several digni- ing and results were awaited. Singh was among the he Indian Railways on taries have come under the Both of them have quarantined many MPs who attended a TFriday decided to stop the coronavirus scanner for com- themselves. breakfast meeting hosted by operation all passenger trains ing into contact with Lok Meanwhile on Friday, the President Ram Nath Kovind originating from any railway Sabha member Dushyant Lucknow Police booked on March 18 as well as a station in the country from Singh, who had earlier attend- Kanika for negligence and dis- Parliamentary panel meeting midnight to 10 pm on Sunday ed dinner in Lucknow with obedience to the order issued on transport, tourism and cul- in view of the “Janata curfew” COVID positive Bollywood by a public servant. “An FIR ture attended by around 20 announced by Prime Minister singer Kanika Kapoor, famour was lodged under IPC Sections MPs on Wednesday. Narendra Modi. for her “Baby Doll” number. 269 (negligent act likely to “While in Lucknow, I According to a railway Dushyant’s mother spread infection of disease attended a dinner with my son order, mail and express trains Vasundhara Raje as well several dangerous to life), 270 (malig- Dushyant and his in-laws. will also stop services from 4 top officials of the State nant act likely to spread infec- Kanika, who has unfortunate- am to 10 pm on Sunday while Government and UP Health tion of disease danger-ous to ly tested positive for COVID- all suburban train services will Minister Jai Pratap Singh were life), 188 (disobedience to 19 was also a guest. As a mat- be reduced to a bare minimum. present at the party attended by order duly promulgated by ter of abundant caution, my “All passenger trains orig- over 180 guests. public servant),” said Police son and I have immediately inating between midnight of Dushyant, who had attend- Commissioner Surjit Pandey. self-quarantined and we’re tak- March 21/March 22 to 22:00 ed Parliament proceedings for Several MPs, including ing all necessary precautions,” hours of March 22 (approxi- three days after Kanika’s party TMC’s Derek O’Brien and Vasundhara said in a tweet. mately 2,400 services) shall and also attended a dinner Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, and According to sources, after not be run. However, the pas- reception hosted by President Apna Dal’s Anupriya Patel, on attending the party in Lucknow senger train services already on Ram Nath Kovind where Friday went into self-quaran- along with Kanika who is now run at 0700 hours on the day Union Ministers Rajnath tine following the announce- undergoing treatment for coro- will be allowed to run to the Singh, Smriti Irani, Maneka ment by the BJP MP and his navirus, Singh attended birth- destinations. Divisions should Gandhi, VK Singh and others mother that they were self-iso- day party of an industrialist and keep a watch and trains which were present at Rashtrapati lating themselves. Former former MP. Dushyant also are empty could be short ter- Bhawan on Wednesday. The Union Minister and senior attended the BJP Parliamentary minated, if required,” the rail- samples of Dushyant and Congress leader Jitin Prasada Party meeting on March 17. way order said. Vasundhara have gone for test- too went for self isolation. Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 * &#% *&+ 02/ ! " # ! $ & nding days of speculation Eover the survival of 15- month-old Madhya Pradesh Government after 21 Cong !" ' MLAs rebelled against their $ # own Government, Chief Minister Kamal Nath tendered ! L ! his resignation to Governor M Lalji Tandon around 1 pm on Friday.