Year : 04 Issue : 342 New Delhi Friday, February 21, 2020 Rs. 1/- Pages - 8 E-mail - [email protected] / [email protected] Facebook - www.facebook.com/opensearch.co.in Website - www.opensearch.co.in When Democrats vote... P5 FIRST COLUMN Driver, conductor who died Court asks CBI why Rakesh China ‘firmly opposes’ Amit Shah’s in Coimbatore bus accident Asthana wasn’t put visit to Arunachal Pradesh were heroes 2 years ago through lie detector Kochi, Agency. Lucknow, Agency. Transport Corporation (KSRTC) are in a state of anguish China, which claims Arunachal Pradesh after the loss of two of their colleagues in the accident that as part of south Tibet, on Thursday The staff at the Ernakulam unit of the Kerala State Road district of Tamil Nadu Thursday morning. At least 19 people, Amit Shah’s visit to the region on the occasion of statehood day, saying it took place on the highway near Avinashi town in Tiruppur “firmly opposed” Union Home Minister passengers died in the early morning collision between the violated Beijing’s “territorial sovereignty New Delhi, Agency. A Delhi court on and sabotaged political mutual trust”. including driver VD Gireesh, conductor VR Baiju and other Wednesday came down heavily on the CBI “China’s position on the eastern sector for not conducting psychological and lie Volvoburst, air-conditionedafter which it buscrossed and the containermedian on truck. the Accordinghighway and crashed into the right side of the bus coming from the detector tests on its former special director southern part of China’s Tibet region, to preliminary reports, one of the tyres of the container truck opposite direction. The bus was on its overnight service from ofis consistentthe China-India and clear,” boundary, China’s Foreign or the he was recently given a clean chit. Special RakeshCBI Judge Asthana Sanjeev in Aggarwal a bribery alsocase directed in which told reporters in Beijing. “The Chinese Bengaluru to Ernakulam, with most of its passengers hailing Ministrygovernment spokesman has never recognisedGeng Shuang the Bassi, to appear before it on February the28 to initial explain investigating the case diary. officer, The Ajay CBI Kumar had registered an FIR against Asthana on the so-calledsouthern part‘Arunachal of China’s Pradesh’ Tibet region and as is firmlyit violated opposed China’s to territorial the Shah’s sovereignty, visit to the businessman Satish Babu Sana, facing undermined the stability of the border basisinvestigation of a complaint in a 2017 from case Hyderabad-based involving meat area, sabotaged political mutual exporter Moin Qureshi. Sana’s allegations trust, and violated relevant bilateral of bribery against Asthana had triggered a agreement,” he added. Beijing also urged war within the CBI, particularly between to “further complicate the border issue”. from Kerala. KSRTC staff fondly remember the services New“The Delhi Chinese to prevent side takingurges theany Indianaction then director Alok Verma and his number two, Asthana. Special Judge Aggarwal asked may further complicate the border CBItest investigatingand psychological officer test Satish ?” Dagar Dagar, replied, “Did of Gireesh and Baiju, especially their generosity towards side to stop taking any action that 22 rounds of Special Representatives which the duo were commended by the KSRTC. The incident you subject Rakesh Asthana to lie detector uphold peace and tranquillity of the passengers on the bus. And one of the striking memories n The Chinese government has never they have is of an incident that took place in June 2018 for a 164 statement (Sana’s statement under issueborder andarea,” takeShuang concrete said. Shah actions is in to “No.”CrPC TheSection judge 164)?” asked, Dagar “Why, said, Sir, “Thereif there is Arunachal Pradesh to attend the 34th recognised the so-called ‘Arunachal had ordered the destruction of talks to resolve the border dispute. was first reported in a community blog of the KSRTC that is no direct interaction in the (Section) Statehood Day function and launch a Pradesh’ and is firmly opposed to Last year, customs officials in China 164 statement.” The court said, “After number of projects related to industry year. On June 3, 2018, Gireesh and Baiju were manning the Shah’s visit to the southern part Arunachal Pradesh and Taiwan as part way into the journey, Dr Kavitha began to experience seizures going through the chargesheet, which and roads. On February 20, 1987, the Ernakulam-Bengaluru overnight Volvo service when a three lakh maps for not mentioningpassenger,and became Dr violently Kavitha ill. Varier, By then, boarded the bus from had reachedThrissur. Hosur Mid- I have done…you have been giving too Arunachal Pradesh became a full of China’s Tibet region as it violated lawsuit against four persons for trying much indulgence to the person…” Special state from union territory. Last year, China’s territorial sovereignty ofto itsexport territory them and to had the decided Netherlands, to file a Judge Aggarwal also said that after going Beijing had opposed Prime Minister according to a media report. Prior and was inching closer towards the Karnataka border. At Narendra Modi’s visit to the area. On to that, China had destroyed nearly opposed to the Indian leader’s visit this point, Gireesh, as recommended by the passengers, Modi’s visit, Chinese Foreign Ministry 30,000 world maps printed in the turnedhis superiors the bus at around Bengaluru to make and its Thrissur, way towards he was the nearesttold to throughcharacter the “M”: chargesheet “You have co-accusedpounced upon Sunil country. A notice issued by China’s Mittal appears like a fictional James Bond boundary.” India, however, asserted hospital. The passenger was hospitalised. When Baiju asked tothat the the East state Section is an of integralthe China-India and duo deposited the admission fees at the hospital. Doctors spokespersonboundary question Hua Chunyingis consistent had andsaid, on March 22 said that the Qingdao yourINX own Media IO (investigating case: officer). Bail to inalienable part of the country, and stayinformed put andthe crewtake thatcare theof thepatient patient. was Thecritical driver-conductor and for “China’s position on the China-India that Indian leaders visit Arunachal General Administration of Customs treatment to begin, someone had to be a bystander. Since six former bureaucrats Pradesh just as they visit other parts of to be “seriously problematic” when clear-cut. The Chinese government India. Both India and China have held Customsthey were officialsexamined. found 28,908 maps has never recognised the so-called thehospital family till ofthey the arrived. patient would take several hours to travel ‘Arunachal Pradesh’ and is firmly opensearch from Thrissur to the hospital, Baiju agreed to stand-in at the Delhi Fire Services revokes Two Dalits brutally assaulted for stealing suspension of The Park hotel licence money, Rahul Gandhi calls it ‘horrific’ New Delhi, Agency. A Delhi court on Jaipur, Agency. Wednesday granted bail to the six former Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) The Rajasthan Police Wednesday arrested seven bureaucrats accused in the INX Media persons in connection with the case where two Dalit youths were beaten up on the suspicion of stealing minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti corruptionare accused. case Special in which Judge former Ajay Kumar finance The matter came to light when multiple videos of Kuhar granted bail to Sindhushree Khullar, moneythe assault from awent two-wheeler viral Wednesday. agency in NagaurThe incident district. Additional Secretary in the Department of on Sunday, as per Panchaudi SHO Rajpal Singh. The Agra, Agency. with the measures.” Delhi Police is tookSHO addedplace thatunder the FIRNagaur’s was lodged Panchaudi Wednesday station after limits EconomicKumar Bagga, Affairs, and former former Officer-on-Special- FIPB director also reviewing its cessation order videos of the incident went viral. “It was lunchtime The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Duty (OSD) to finance minister, Pradeep on the hotel. DCP, police licencing, and when the staff wasn’t around, the two youths, of the FIPB unit in the Finance Ministry, Asif Mohammad Ali said, “They have Panna Ram and Disha Ram, were allegedly trying to a complaint and lodged an FIR under IPC sections PrabodhAjeet Kumar Saxena. Dungdung; Former thesection then officer under submitted a letter for removal of the steal money from the cash register of the motorcycle secretary in the FIPB unit, Rabindra Prasad, Wednesday revoked the suspensioncessation order… It is under review.” A agency,” SHO Singh said. and former joint secretary (Foreign Trade) of fire safety licence of The statementPark hotel released by the hotel said, In their complaint, the two accused, who are Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention DEA Anup K Pujari were also granted the oncarried Parliament out by the DFSStreet, has concludedwhere a “Wefire had had received a suspension notice also cousins, said that they had gone to the agency forof Atrocities)assault, wrongful Act,” Singh confinement, said. On the as basis well of as the the relief by the court. “The CBI has not been brokenthat the hotelout is complyingSaturday. withAn theinspection in Karnu village to get a motorcycle serviced when able to show that the accused/applicants the staff accused them of stealing and beat them persons. Meanwhile, another FIR was lodged by the staff against the two for the alleged theft. “It was a fromWe complied the Fire withDepartment it. Following to undertake