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Delivering a speech at He is a living legend who was Belur Math, the headquarters a leader for development and of Ramakrishna Mission order, fought on the forefront for the on the occasion of Swami idea of One Nation, One Vivekananda’s birth anniver- Constitution,” said the PM, sary, Modi said, “There are adding how “development of some people who are vehe- waterways has improved mently opposing the Kolkata Port Trust’s connec- Citizenship Amendment Act… tivity with industrial centres in (but) it is not that the BJP east India, making trade ! Government has brought the easier with our neighbouring " # ! Act overnight.” countries.” Reminding how the perse- '1231/4 cuted sections of the minority communities in Pakistan were he India Meteorological coming to India for shelter, he the citizenship of the people but Government for refusing to + TDepartment (IMD) on wondered if “the Government to provide them with one, he implement Central schemes Sunday predicted another spell should push these persecuted said, “I repeat again, like Ayushman Bharat, the of rain from Monday onwards and tortured people back to Citizenship Act is not to snatch, PM said, “They (Trinamool P -./ in north-west India, including Pakistan to die there or give but to give citizenship,” remind- Congress Government) have the National Capital Region them shelter and provide them ing how “after the been depriving the people of (NCR), due to formation of two citizenship!” Independence, Mahatma Bengal from implementing successive western disturbances Responding to the loud Gandhi ji and other big lead- the central schemes because in a short span. Weather applause, the PM said, “You ers of the time all believed that such schemes do not involve experts said the changes are seem to have understood this India should give citizenship to syndicates, middle men and going to bring chill in the air. very clearly, but the people persecuted religious minorities cut money.” !./!0 parties, including Trinamool According to IMD, % who are playing politics do not of Pakistan.” Claiming that his Congress, Left and the Himachal Pradesh will see per hours. The second western & ' realise this. It is not that they do At a subsequent function Government had transferred est Bengal Chief Minister Congress, slammed Modi for another spell of snow in the disturbance is expected to % not understand this but they are at Neta ji Indoor Stadium Rs 43,000 crore to the accounts WMamata Banerjee on dragging a “pious and pure reli- coming week and a yellow impact the region in quick purposely refusing to do so … organised by the Kolkata Port of the farmers directly under Sunday skipped Kolkata Port gious order” like Ramakrishna warning has been issued for low succession during January 15 to In Himachal Pradesh, 629 They are misleading the people Trust to celebrate its 150 years, schemes like PM Kisan Trust (KoPT) 150 years cele- Mission into politics by using hills on January 13 and an 17 and bring rainfall over the roads in the State, including about the real import of the the PM renamed the Kolkata Samman Nidhi, Modi said he brations, ostensibly to avoid its holy, apolitical precincts to orange alert for middle and high north-western plains, including five national highways and one Citizenship Amendment Act.” Port as Dr Syama Prasad did not know whether such sharing dais with Prime make political statements. hills. Meanwhile, fresh snowfall parts of Uttar Pradesh, with State highway, are still blocked Reminding that the CAA Mukherjee Port. Attacking schemes would get Minister Narendra Modi hours CPI (M) politburo in Kashmir threw life out of gear peak intensity on January 16. and power supply has not been was not meant for taking away the Mamata Banerjee the nod of Bengal Chief after he launched a scathing Member Md Salim wondered in the Valley on Sunday and dis- Due to change in wind direc- completely restored in snow- attack on the critics of the CAA how instead of paying tributes rupted flight operations. Most tion from North westerly to bound areas. More snowfall has from Ramakrishna Mission, to Swami Vivekananda the PM parts of the Valley received South-westerly and cloudiness been predicted on January 13 Belur Math. could use Belur Math for polit- moderate to heavy snowfall on rise minimum temperature by and 14 then again on January Minister of State for ical purposes. Sunday which continued during 4 degrees by January 17 more 15 and 16 due to western dis- Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya “Rama Krishna Mission the day. than 2-3 degrees above normal. turbances. On Monday, heavy had personally invited Mamata speaks about religious tolerance According to Dr Kuldeep Western disturbances are rainfall and snowfall is likely to to attend the event of the 150th and they prefer seclusion from Srivastava, a senior scientist of basically extra-tropical storms occur at few places in mid and anniversary of KoPT. politics. But here is a Prime the IMD, the first western dis- or low pressure systems which high hills. Shimla would also The Chief Minister on Minister who has not only turbance will bring scattered originate in the Mediterranean receive snowfall on January Saturday had shared the broken that tradition but also rain or light rain in North West Sea and move towards 13,14, 16 and 17 along with "#R Mayawati, Mulayam Singh, dais with Modi at a used its platform to mislead the plain, including NCR on Western Himalayan region to other places in snowbound Chandrababu Naidu, Parkash Government function. people of the country.” Monday. The wind speed is bring rain over India during areas of the State. ! Singh Badal and Farooq The Bengal Opposition Continued on Page 4 expected to be around 20 km winter months. Continued on Page 4 Abdullah, BJP leader and for- $! ! mer Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani. CRPF’s VIP Security division will now protect these '1231/4 !"! persons. Official said the Union n a major re-working of the Home Ministry wanted the 566 been identified as Umer Fayaz Isecurity apparatus, Union NSG should concentrate on its Lone alias Hamad Khan resi- Home Ministry has decided to original charter of handling joint team of security forces dent of Seer Tral, Faizan relieve National Security Guard specific tasks of counter-ter- Aon Sunday neutralised Hamid resident of Mandoora (NSG), the specialised force of rorist and anti-hijack opera- three terrorists of pro-Pakistan Tral and Adil Bashir Mir alias black commandos, of the bur- tions. For decades, the NSG Hizbul Mujahideen terror out- Abu Dujana resident of den of VIP security duties. The been several major decisions Security Cover was seen as a fit in Tral area of Awantipora. Monghama Tral”. elite task force was raised in regarding security cover to prestige for many leaders and The operation was According to police late 1984 and was used in the VIPs and other persons. First controversies were raised when launched by the security forces records, Umer had a long his- security ring of many VIP for was the removal of security the leaders did not allow the after receiving a tip off about tory of terror crime records the past two decades. At pre- cover of persons who were guards to go back to mandato- the presence of terrorists in the since 2016 and was involved in sent around 450 commandos enjoying protection for decades ry training to the force’s head area. Police spokesman said, planning and executing sever- are used for the protection of and then the controversial quarters. “As the security forces launched al terror attacks in the area. 13 VIPs having Z+ category decision of withdrawal of SPG The CRPF is currently search operation in Gujar Basti He was part of groups security. cover of Sonia Gandhi and handling the security of five ex- Gulshanpora area of Tral, the responsible for carrying out According to highly placed family members. SPG protectees — former PM hiding terrorists fired on the series of terror attacks and officials, CRPF’s special divi- At present, NSG Manmohan Singh and his wife, search party. The fire was retal- many other civilian atrocities sion handling VIP security Commandos are handling the Congress President Sonia iated leading to an encounter.” besides killing of policeman will take over the security security cover to Defence Gandhi and her children He said in the ensuing Haleem Kohli of Gutroo cover of the VIPs protected by Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Priyanka and Rahul. The encounter 3 terrorists were Bangdar Tral and killing of NSG Commandos. Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Central Industrial Security killed and the bodies were civilian Mehraj Din Zarger of For the past six months, Adityanath, Assam Chief Force protects VIPs like NSA retrieved from the site of Tral.