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" play in the region and beyond shows that both the leaders are ing of nomination forms, told the media, “The Congress rime Minister Narendra taking ownership of the com- October 9, before making pub- party was keen on contesting PModi and Chinese plex relationship. lic their decision to boycott the the BDC polls in the larger President Xi Jinping will hold “The key aspect of the local body polls. interest of the State. talks in Tamil Nadu’s coastal engagement will be how both Addressing a Press confer- Unfortunately, in the absence of town of Mahabalipuram on the countries make incremen- ence at the party headquarters conducive atmosphere in the October 11-12 to deepen ties, tal progress in addressing their " #$ in Jammu, J&K Pradesh State, we were forced to take including in the field of differences and end the cycle of Congress Committee chief GA this decision to stay away from counter-terrorism, even as the ups and downs in the ties,” he % Mir, flanked by senior party the poll process”. second informal summit comes told PTI. leaders and former Ministers, Continued on Page 4 amid lingering unease in ties He said the India-China over Kashmir with India assert- relationship is not only con- ing that it is an internal matter. fined to bilateral ties, but has Hours after India and important regional and global he State unit of the &'(( $)* % China announced Xi’s visit to dimensions. The first informal TCongress, which had earli- India, the Chinese state media summit between the two lead- er decided to contest the Block quoted the Chinese President ers took place in the Chinese Development Council (BDC) as telling Pakistan Prime city of Wuhan last year months elections in Jammu & Kashmir +,-. Minister Imran Khan during after a 73-day standoff between to strengthen the second tier of their meeting in Beijing that their armies in Doklam that the Panchayati Raj Institutions, China has been “paying close had triggered fears of a war. on Wednesday announced to &/&0 attention” to the situation in !" The perception that India’s boycott the polls. Kashmir and the “facts are decision in August to withdraw With their leadership under clear”. Jammu & Kashmir’s special detention since August 5, the tled there in the Centre’s reha- According to the Xinhua 56754 789 5::;6;;< status, triggering tension with two regional parties from bilitation package. news agency, the Chinese China’s ally Pakistan, clouded Kashmir valley, the National he Union Cabinet on These families were left President also hoped that the &">""'"","$?" preparations for the summit Conference and the Peoples’ TWednesday approved a out of the package approved by “relevant parties” can solve the ""'""+$$"""","O gained ground as both sides Democratic Party have already resettlement package under the Cabinet on November 30, issue through peaceful dia- could only announce the dates indicated that they would stay which one-time financial assis- 2016 for displaced families of ""&$&&"+"> ('$",""$& logue. 7=0+"&""($&" for Xi’s India visit on away from the poll process in the tance of 5.5 lakh will be Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Reacting sharply to reports Wednesday, barely 50 hours “absence of conducive” political given to each of the 5,300 dis- Kashmir (PoJK) and Chhamb of Xi and Khan discussing ''" "O"""" @;O'"$!"""" before the Chinese leader lands atmosphere in the State. placed families who had under the PM’s Development Kashmir, External Affairs ,"O$$-("!$''"&&""+"$$ in Chennai. The Congress decision has migrated from PoK and first Package 2015 for Jammu & Ministry said Beijing is “well >"O """!+$5:+,"$$" “The forthcoming Summit made the entire poll process a settled outside Jammu & Kashmir. As per the estimates, aware” of New Delhi’s position ," will provide an opportunity for futile exercise as the BJP Kashmir before relocating in the wake of the 1947 and it is not for other countries the two leaders to continue remains the only party in the themselves to the State. Pakistani aggression in Jammu to comment on its internal matter if there is a query. trade and business ties. India is ty along nearly 3,500 km long their discussions on overarch- fray for the BDC polls begin- The Cabinet meeting & Kashmir, 31,619 families affairs. The summit in the ancient expected to raise the issue of Sino-India border will be major ing issues of bilateral, regional ning October 24. In Jammu chaired by Prime Minister migrated from PoJK to Jammu Government sources also coastal town in southern India ballooning trade deficit in focus areas in the talks. and global importance and to region, Jammu & Kashmir Narendra Modi approved the & Kashmir. Of these, 26,319 said there was no question of is also taking place against the China’s favour, the sources Strategic affairs expert exchange views on deepening Panthers Party is the only sig- inclusion of the families from families settled in Jammu & any discussion on the issue as backdrop of China’s growing said. Ashok Kantha said the summit India-China closer develop- nificant player in the poll fray. Jammu & Kashmir which were Kashmir and 5,300 families it is India’s sovereign matter but trade friction with the US. They added that political between Modi and Xi in an ment partnership,” the MEA Interestingly, the State lead- displaced in 1947 and had initially moved to other parts added that Modi will update Both leaders are likely to relations, trade and ways to informal setting in the midst of said in a statement. ership of the Congress party initially moved out of the State of the country. the Chinese President on the explore ways of expanding maintain peace and tranquili- evolving geo-political power Continued on Page 4 waited till the last day of the fil- but later on returned and set- Continued on Page 4 & " 12 R K ! % +/ 4 ""O $""& 'O(")"K %% +$,&"-" $'&$""&0" +"!'" n a Diwali gift to nearly &'"$$0 I1.15 crore Central "1 Government employees and pensioners, the Modi ! " Government on Wednesday # $ "%" approved 5 per cent hike in &'() &("" fter the flood fury that dearness allowance. The hike &&'"&+( Awreaked its anger on near- benefitting 50 lakh employees "0" ly 2 crore people across 14 and 65 lakh pensioners, to be $"("'"$ States, the southwest monsoon effective from July 1, 2019, finally began retreating on would result in an additional "$+ +("""$( Wednesday. The monsoon outgo of 16,000 crore annually "1 withdrawal will be complete by for the Government 345167 October 20. The season ended The Cabinet meeting '"!"$+ " with a 10 per cent higher rain- chaired by Prime Minister &89316:'"1 *+ fall than the long term average. Narendra Modi approved According to India west monsoon has withdrawn releasing an additional install- Meteorological Department from some parts of Punjab, ment of Dearness Allowance ,+- . (IMD), this is the longest Haryana and north Rajasthan (DA) to Central Government / /) "!"$ delayed withdrawal of mon- today, October 9, 2019, as employees and Dearness Relief '"&' soon. “The most delayed with- against the normal date of (DR) to pensioners — repre- 9:'("$&""$ drawal in the past years was September 1,” the IMD said. senting an increase of 5 per- ,'"$ recorded in 1961 (on October The excess rain this year centage points over the existing ''$"'"+ 1), followed by September 30, has not only flooded several rate of 12 per cent of the basic ""(" ! 2007,” the IMD pointed out. cities and towns but are also pay/pension — to compensate "$";(1 The normal date of the with- expected to cause extensive for price rise, an official state- drawal is September 1. damage to standing kharif ment said. The increase is in . “The withdrawal started crops in States such as Madhya accordance with the accepted # from Kapurthala, Ambala, Pradesh, Maharashtra, West formula based on the recom- ()( "&"" Karnal and Churu on Bengal, Rajasthan, Bihar and mendations of the 7th Central &" " Wednesday. In view of the eastern Uttar Pradesh. Pay Commission. "$$$&"" persistence of an anti-cyclonic As per data of flood situa- “This is the highest ever 5 "$$+&+ circulation in the lower tro- tion reported by the Ministry percentage points increase in '$"&$"! pospheric level over north- of Home Affairs, over 1,700 DA in one go by the Central "(<,!"$ west India, gradual reduction people have died and crops in Government,” Information and =7:<$' in moisture in the lower and nearly 13 lakh hectare in these Broadcasting Minister Prakash "'$$$$1 mid tropospheric levels and 14 States have been destroyed. Javadekar told the media. reduction in rainfall, the south- Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 the Bench said. The Bench said that if both The court, in a series of the parties to the marriage he Supreme Court has judgments, has exercised its agree for separation perma- Texercised its inherent pow- inherent powers under Article nently and/or consent for ers under Article 142 of the 142 of the Constitution for dis- divorce, in that case, certainly Constitution to annul a mar- solution of a marriage where both the parties can move the riage of an estranged couple, the court finds that the mar- competent court for a decree of residing separately for over riage is “totally unworkable, divorce by mutual consent. two decades, saying it was a emotionally dead, beyond sal- “Only in a case where one case of irretrievable break down vage and has broken down irre- of the parties does not agree of wedlock. trievably, even if the facts of the and give consent, only then the All efforts to continue the case do not provide a ground powers under Article 142 of the marriage have failed and there in law on which the divorce Constitution of India are is no possibility of reunion could be granted,” the Bench required to be invoked to do because of the strained rela- sible for them to live together.