Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI No: Deleng/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Issue No: 88 Hyderabad, Saturday, April 1, 2017 Price: 3.00 No: 5 Published from New Delhi & Hyderabad Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) Louis Berger scam: 14 Blast near mosque kills Virat Kohli receives Padma Shri: shell companies ferried 24 in Pakistan Cricket fraternity lauds Indian bribes to Goa netas skipper for prestigious award P-5 P-8 P-11 Briefs Use mobile phones SC bans hotels, restau- Mukherjee inaugurates to connect with rants along highways Namami Brahmaputra voters for 2019 polls: from serving liquor festival in Assam PM to BJP MPs Guwahati, March 31 drive, right policies and ef- metres in respect of mu- (IANS) President Pranab fective implementation” was New Delhi: Prime Min- especially mobile. Each nicipal/local bodies with Mukherjee on Friday inau- needed. ister Narendra Modi to- one of our leaders and 20,000 or less population gurated a five-day Namami Referring to the diverse day said mobile phones MPs should have pres- falling along the highways. Brahmaputra river festival and distinctive culture of As- will be the biggest in- ence on Facebook, Twit- While the top court ex- here in Assam and suggested sam, Mukherjee said India’s terface between politi- ter and Whatsapp among empted Sikkim and Megha- that the state government strength was its ability to cians and voters in the others. laya from the ban altogether, make it a regular event. manage diversity and forge 2019 Lok Sabha polls and “In 2019, digital New Delhi, March 31 it brought Himachal Pradesh Mukherjee inaugurated unity. asked BJP MPs to use platform will assume (IANS) The Supreme Court in the ban limit of 220 metres the programme by lighting “It was not just the elites them extensively to stay greater importance and on Friday said hotels and as applicable to local bodies a ceremonial lamp at the but also the common people in touch with people. mobile phones will be restaurants falling within adjoining the highways with Kachamari Ghat near Fancy who were firmly committed At a meeting with MPs the greatest interface 500 metres on either side of 20,000 or less population. Bazar in Guwahati. to trust, mutual understand- from different states, his to communicate and the national and state high- The court declined to pro- “Assam is emerging as an ing and harmony,” he said. Deepika Padukone in a best-selling game fifth and last such exer- convey your message ways cannot serve liquor. vide any relief to Tamil Nadu economic hub of East India The President said the called Mall World? cise, he told them that to the people at large,” The top court, by its De- which had sought more time and South East Asia, which Brahmaputra River is the they need to have pres- Parliamentary Affairs cember 15, 2016 order, had to implement the December is an important destination lifeline of Assam and the re- Pakistan trying to destabilise ence on digital platforms, Minister Ananth Kumar banned liquor shops within 15 order. The top court’s for India’s investment and gion. It was intertwined into especially through mo- quoted Modi as having 500 metres on either side of order on Friday came on a trade. India will soon cel- the economy, culture and India: Rajnath Singh bile phones, and use said. He met party MPs the national and state high- batch of applications filed ebrate 25 years of its associa- day-to-day life of the people. New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Home Minister Facebook, Whatsapp from Karnataka, Andhra ways. A bench of Chief Jus- by some state governments tion with Asean,” the Presi- He complimented the Rajnath Singh on Friday accused Pakistan of and Twitter extensively. Pradesh, Odisha, Telan- tice Jagdish Singh Khehar, and the owners of hotels dent said. state government for having trying to destabilise India and said cross-border “Interface is changing gana, Jharkhand and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and restaurants located Terming Assam rich in started “Namami Brahma- terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir egged and we all need to have Tamil Nadu, besides and Justice L. Nageswara along the highways seeking natural resources and its putra” as an annual festival on youths to stone security forces. presence on digital plat- nominated parliamen- Rao, however, relaxed the modification of the Decem- people hard working, the to showcase Assam’s culture The Minister urged the Kashmiri youths not forms, social media and tarians. ban by reducing it to 220 ber 15 order. President said a “strong as well as potential. to fall prey to Pakistan sponsored propaganda to indulge in stone pelting during encounters in the state. “Not only the state, the terrorists are trying to destabilise the whole country through The PM of their cowardly acts,” Rajnath Singh said in the Gujarat makes cow slaughter Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Lok Sabha during Zero Hour. Mohd Najib Bin “The whole country is aware of this act of Pak- punishable with life imprisonment Tun Abdul Razak istan. Our security forces are retaliating against being received by them in their own language,” he said. Gandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) The lakh,” Jadeja said. There is also provi- the Minister of Singh’s response came after Trinamool Con- Gujarat assembly on Friday made its sion for permanent seizure of vehicles State for Agricul- gress member Saugata Roy raised the issue of anti-cow slaughter law the toughest in used for transportation of animals for ture & Farmers stone pelting on security forces leading to the the country with the offence now be- slaughter as against the earlier version Welfare and Par- death of three civilians and injuries to over 60 coming non-bailable and punishable which allowed only impounding of liamentary Affairs, security personnel. with a life-time in jail. such vehicles for six months. Shri S.S. Ahluwa- The Gujarat Animal Preservation The minister said that the state gov- lia, on his arrival, Parrikar thanks Digvijaya for (Amendment) Act, 2017, was passed ernment would “strictly” implement letting him become CM with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Par- the new law. “Earlier it was a bailable in New Delhi on ty’s brute majority and the opposition offence and legal provisions were rel- March 31, 2017. New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Congress remaining suspended from atively mild. This did not act as an ef- Manohar Parrikar on Friday thanked Congress leader the house for the entire day on the last ficient deterrent for those committing Digvijaya Singh for failing to cobble together a major- day of the Budget session. this heinous crime,” he added. SC refuses to hold early March 21 urged the court to hold ity in the state despite the party winning the largest Moving an amendment, Minister Explaining the rationale for a an early hearing of the matter as number of assembly seats. of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja tougher law, Jadeja said several reli- it was pending before it for last so Parrikar made the remarks in the Rajya Sabha dur- said: “During this auspicious occasion gious saints and leading citizens had hearing on Ayodhya many years. ing Zero Hour. of Chaitri Navratri, the government, in the past petitioned the Chief Min- New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Khehar said that as of now it The top court had on March 21 “I express my thanks to the chairman, deputy chair- on suggestions of many sadhus and ister for making a stricter law for cow The Supreme Court on Friday did not have time to hear the said the settlement of the Ayodhya man and members of this house for their support dur- sants, has made amendments to the protection. refused to hold an early hear- petitions. The bench also told Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid ing my tenure as ‘raksha mantri’ (Defence Minister), Gujarat Animal Protection (Amend- “Cow is symbol of Indian culture. ing on petitions challenging the MP: “We came to know dispute through negotiation was and invite them to Goa whenever they want to come,” ment) Act, 2011. This is the harshest Cow protection is not only about re- the 2010 Allahabad High Court from the media that you are a better course than insisting on Parrikar said. law in the country.” ligious sentiments but also is of great verdict on the title suit of the not a party in the matter.” a judicial pronouncement. The “My special thanks go out to honourable member The new law provides for financial economic benefit to our society,” he disputed Ramjanmabhoomi- Swamy told the court that his bench headed by Chief Justice Digvijaya Singh, who happened to be in Goa but did penalty from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for said. The state government has also Babri Masjid site. writ petition seeking an early Khehar had said this on March 21 nothing so that I could form the government,” he said. such a crime. “If anyone is found to put curbs on transportation of cows Telling BJP leader Subra- hearing of the matter as his right after Swamy urged the court to Outside the house, Parrikar said there was no ques- illegally keep or transport a cow, the in the state during night hours. Even manian Swamy that there to pray at the Ramlala temple at set up a bench to hear a bunch of tion of immorality in the way the Bharatiya Janata Par- new Act has provision for 10 years’ im- the legal, licensed movement of cattle were too many things to do Ayodhya was being affected had petitions challenging the 2010 Alla- ty (BJP) formed a coalition government with support prisonment and minimum of 7 years would not be allowed between 7 p.m.