Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 MONEY 10 WORLD 11 Published From DOWN IN DIVIDED G20 ADMITS TRADE EU WILLING TO RENEGOTIATE DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE DUMPS WARS RISK TO WORLD ECONOMY DEAL: UK FOREIGN MIN DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 157 LUCKNOW, MONDAY JUNE 10, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ART SUFFERS DUE TO FEAR: DIA} MIRZA } 12 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Modi empathises with Lanka on terror Nitish confines PM visits St Anthony Church to pay homage to Easter attack victims, calls terrorism ‘joint threat’ romance with PTI n COLOMBO you for the memorable wel- held an umbrella to provide come and hospitality,” he said cover to himself and Modi rime Minister Narendra before leaving the island nation. from rain. Modi also planted a PModi on Sunday said he Earlier, the Prime sapling of an evergreen Ashoka BJP to Bihar had an “immensely fruitful” Minister’s entourage made a tree at the President’s House. meetings with Sri Lanka’s top detour to St Anthony’s church He also addressed the leadership, including President — one of the sites of the hor- Indian community in Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, during rific Easter Sunday attacks — and said that India’s image has which the two sides agreed that on their way from airport to the tremendously transformed in terrorism is a “joint threat” that Presidential Secretariat. the last five years. He hailed the needs collective and focussed He paid tributes to the contributions made by the action, weeks after the island victims of the deadly terror Indian diaspora to project a nation witnessed the worst strikes at the church and said good image of India. jehadi attack. the “cowardly acts of terror can- Modi also received a spe- Modi, the first foreign not defeat the spirit of Sri cial gift, a replica of the leader to visit Sri Lanka after Lanka”. Samadhi Buddha Statue, from the deadly Easter terror attacks “I am confident Sri Lanka “special friend” Sirisena. on April 21, was accorded a red will rise again. Cowardly acts of “A special gift from a spe- carpet welcome. His visit is terror cannot defeat the spirit cial friend. President Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar along with party considered as a sign of India’s of Sri Lanka. India stands in @MaithripalaS presented PM vice-president Prashant Kishor and secretary general KC Tyagi during the JD(U)’s affirmation of solidarity with solidarity with the people of Sri @narendramodi the Samadhi national executive meeting at CM official residence in Patna on Sunday PTI Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Lanka,” he said. Buddha Statue. This is consid- the attacks, the worst in the his- Nine suicide bombers car- ered to be one of the best sculp- Party to go solo party’s chief general secretary tory of the island nation that ried out a series of devastating tures in the Anuradhapura era. KC Tyagi said after the nation- killed 258 people, including 11 blasts that tore through St The original statue was sculp- in J&K, Haryana al executive meeting. Indians. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at St Anthony’s Church in Colombo on Sunday PTI Anthony’s Church in Colombo, tured between the 4th and 7th “The JD(U) is not a part of “Met President St Sebastian’s Church in the centuries AD.” Delhi elections the NDA outside Bihar. We @MaithripalaS, our second when China is increasing its Rajapaksa and discussed the 2009 after the Lankan army western coastal town of “This replica of the want to make the JD(U) a meeting in 10 days. President forays in South Asia, including need for close collaboration killed its supreme leader Negombo and another church Samadhi Buddha Statue has PNS n PATNA national party. The JD(U) is a Sirisena and I agreed that ter- in Sri Lanka by investing bil- between the two countries in Velupillai Prabhakaran. The in the eastern town of been hand carved using white recognised party in Bihar and rorism is a joint threat that lions of dollars in infrastructure the fields of counter terrorism, war is thought to have killed Batticaloa, and three high-end teak. This masterpiece has mid reports of growing Arunachal Pradesh. We will needs collective and focussed projects, raising concerns in security and economic devel- between 70,000 and 80,000 hotels frequented by tourists in taken almost two years to com- Astrain with the BJP, the fight Assembly polls in of Delhi, action. Reiterated India’s com- New Delhi. opment. people. the country’s deadliest vio- plete. The meditation pose is Janata Dal(U) has said it will Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu mitment to partner with Sri Modi also held “fruitful “Had an extensive meeting A Tamil National Alliance lence since the devastating civil known as Dhyana Mudra,” the not be a part of the BJP-led & Kashmir with all our strength Lanka for a shared, secure and discussions” with his Lankan with the Leader of Opposition, delegation led by R war ended in 2009. PMO tweeted. NDA outside Bihar and will and might,” said Tyagi. prosperous future,” Modi counterpart Ranil Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa. We Sampanthan also called on the ISIS has claimed the Under Modi the bilateral contest the upcoming At the same time, trying to tweeted after his talks with Wickremesinghe. discussed the need for close prime minister and congratu- attacks, but the Government ties between India and Sri Assembly polls in four States on play down speculation that the President Sirisena. “Assured India’s full sup- collaboration between India lated him on his electoral vic- has blamed local Islamist Lanka have touched a new its own. The JD(U) took the JD(U) maybe planning to walk- External Affairs Ministry port to further strengthen bilat- and Sri Lanka in the fields of tory. extremist group National high, including in the areas of decision at its national execu- out of the NDA after it was spokesperson Raveesh Kumar eral development partnership counter terrorism, security and Modi termed his visit to Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ) for security cooperation, trade, tive meeting presided over by given a “raw” deal in the Union said that the two leaders dis- including through people ori- economic development,” Modi Colombo “immensely fruit- the bombings. and cultural ties. Under the party president and Bihar Chief Cabinet formation, Tyagi said cussed bilateral issues of mutu- ented projects in Sri Lanka,” tweeted. ful”. “Sri Lanka has a special After paying tributes to Modi Government, India Minister Nitish Kumar. JD(U) is very much a part of the al interest. A banquet was host- Modi said after his meeting Rajapaksa, the former Sri place in our hearts. I assure my the victims of the Easter attacks handed over the first lot of “The decision has been NDA at the Centre and will con- ed in honour of Prime Minister with Wickremesinghe. Lankan President, led his coun- sisters and brothers of Sri at the Catholic church, Modi houses built under a `350 mil- taken in order to expand the test the Bihar Assembly elec- Modi by President Sirisena. Modi also held extensive try to a decisive victory against Lanka that India will always be arrived at the President’s House lion project for people, mostly presence of the JD(U) and to tions in 2020 under the NDA Prime Minister Modi’s visit meeting with the Leader of the the Tamil Tigers in 2009. there with you and support where he was accorded a cer- Tamils who live in Sri Lanka’s attain the status of a national banner. to Colombo comes at a time Opposition Mahinda The LTTE collapsed in your nation’s progress. Thank emonial reception. Sirisena tea plantation areas. recognised party by 2020,” Continued on Page 7 8 held for rave Chairman’s ouster exposes at fashion dark secrets of J&K Bank firm in Delhi MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI arely hours after Chairman he Delhi Excise Bof the J&K Bank, Parvez TDepartment and the Delhi Ahmed, was shunted out of the Police in a joint raid busted a office by the Governor’s admin- rave in Delhi’s Chhatarpur istration on Saturday, skeletons area post Saturday midnight. started tumbling out of the Following a tip-off, the closely guarded closet inside joint team raided the premis- the corporate headquarters of es and arrested eight per- the bank. sons, including one of the Ahmed was appointed as main coordinators of the chairman or the J&K Bank in party. “The venue, a big hall, October 2016 and his tenure belongs to a fashion design- was coming to an end in the ing company. Several bottles month of October 2019. have revealed that during his “The J&K Bank was also of alcohol and a number of The Anti-Corruption term in office, Parvez Ahmed directed to separate the posi- narcotic substances, including Bureau (ACB) officials raided was found allegedly involved in tions of chairman and manag- cocaine, were seized during the bank’s headquarters in promoting his close relatives, ing director for better gover- the raid on the premises of the Srinagar immediately after the sanctioned loans in brazen nance and ensure high levels of sprawling mill compound,” decision to remove the violation of rules and awarding financial probity,” spokesman said a senior Excise official. Chairman was made public by hefty contracts to renovate of the State Government said in Police said they also the Governor’s administration.