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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY 1,050 passengers rescued from FinMin, NITI Aayog guidelines stranded train near Mumbai ignored in airport privatisation Adani gained as curb on numbers, experience norm set aside Pakistan using deceit NDRF, Army, Navy engage in 10­hour rescue after flood waters inundate tracks over Kashmir: Modi JAGRITI CHANDRA NEW DELHI Special correspondent Secretary and Union Minis­ NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Mumbai ter of State for Home Affairs Modi termed the victory in A coordinated operation of Nityanand Rai. A Finance Ministry recom­ the Kargil war a “symbol of the NDRF, the Army and the NDRF teams were the first mendation not to award the India’s might, determination and capability”. Speaking at Navy on Saturday rescued to reach the site with six in­ same player more than two the commemoration of over a thousand passengers flatable boats at 9.43 a.m. airports, out of a total of six the 20th anniversary of the stranded on the Mumbai­ They were joined by the to be privatised by the war in New Delhi , Mr. Modi Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Ex­ Western Naval Command Centre, was among some of said that “wars are fought not press near Badlapur, follow­ with three diving units, a Sea the key suggestions by governments but by the ing heavy overnight rains King helicopter with divers brushed aside by the go­ whole country”. that inundated large swathes on board and several auto­ vernment panel for public NEWS Ī PAGE 10 of the Mumbai Metropolitan inflatable crafts. The first se­ private partnerships — the DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Region (MMR). ven passengers were evac­ PPP Appraisal Committee The train that left Mumbai uated at 10.05 a.m. By 2.00 (PPPAC) — effectively lead­ Nagaland forms panel to frame RIIN modalities on Friday night could not p.m., all the passengers were ing to Adani Enterprises Li­ KOHIMA proceed beyond Vangani in evacuated and brought to mited emerging as the win­ The Nagaland government on Thane district, around 65 the Sahyadri Mangal Karaya­ ning bidder for all airports. Saturday set up a commission km from Mumbai, as the Ul­ lay in Badlapur. Following the Union Ca­ to frame the modalities of has river near Badlapur binet’s in­principle appro­ creating the Register of burst its banks, leading to Special train val in November last to priv­ Indigenous Inhabitants of water­logging on the tracks. A special train from Kalyan atise six airports owned by project cost upfront for bidder for all six airports. Nagaland, officials said. The departed at 6.10 p.m. carry­ the Airports Authority of each of the airports, to bet­ On July 3, the Union Cabi­ RIIN, a register of all the SOS sent ing the evacuated passen­ India (AAI), the PPPAC met ter determine the financial net gave its nod for leasing indigenous inhabitants of the The first SOS on the train gers through the Manmad on December 11 to recom­ capability of interested three of these airports, State, is required to prevent was sent out at 5.25 a.m. A line to Kolhapur, railway offi­ mend the proposal for final players. while a decision on the re­ issuance of indigenous coordinated response was cials said. “We received un­ approval. maining three is awaited. inhabitant certificates to initiated by the Maharashtra precedented rainfall in a SPECIAL An email each to Sub­ ineligible persons, they added. government. short period. Our first objec­ Key suggestions hash Chandra Garg — who NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 7 In the 10­hour rescue op­ tive was to reach the train The panel dismissed key Three days later, on De­ was then Secretary, Eco­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD eration, seven Navy units, and ensure that passengers suggestions made by the Fi­ cember 14, the AAI floated a nomic Affairs, and also two helicopters of the Indian do not de­board in panic. nance Ministry’s Depart­ tender for operation, man­ headed the PPPAC — as well Air Force, and four Army co­ This was a first­of­its­kind ment of Economic Affairs agement and development as Secretary of the Ministry lumns retrieved 1,050 pas­ evacuation undertaken on (DEA) and the NITI Aayog in the PPP mode for the of Civil Aviation P.S. Kharo­ sengers, including nine preg­ this scale in Maharashtra,” to improve criteria for se­ Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jai­ la, with specific questions nant women, from the 20 said Sunil Udasi, Chief Public lecting bidders. These in­ pur, Guwahati, Thiruvanan­ on the final decision, re­ marooned coaches. The op­ Relation officer, Central cluded the requirement of thapuram and Mangaluru mained unanswered till the eration was monitored by Railway. prior experience in opera­ airports. In February, the time of going to print. A train marooned: This screen grab from a video footage the Western Naval Com­ tion and management as AAI declared Adani Enter­ MAGAZINE Ī 32 PAGES (TABLOID) taken by the IAF shows the Mahalaxmi Express stranded mand, the Army, the Air LACK OF INFO LEFT PASSENGERS well as providing the total prises Limited the highest CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGES 4 & 6 between Badlapur and Vangani on Saturday. * AFP Force, Maharashtra’s Chief ON THE EDGE Ī PAGE 9 FIR against Deve Gowda says JD(S) GST on EVs, CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC VHP leader for chargers No pass hate speech will sit in Opposition cut to 5% ‘May back govt. on pro­people issues’ Special Correspondent TCA Sharad Raghavan Ghaziabad Staff Reporter NEW DELHI Taking suo motu cogni­ Bengaluru To encourage adoption of sance of a video where Vish­ A day after a section of Jana­ electric vehicles, the wa Hindu Parishad leader ta Dal (Secular) leaders Goods and Services Tax Prachi Arya was heard ap­ asked former Chief Minister (GST) Council on Saturday pealing to Hindus to boycott H.D. Kumaraswamy to ex­ decided to reduce the tax articles made by Muslims tend support to the BJP go­ rate on electrical vehicles for Hindu festivals, Baghpat vernment, party national (EV) from 12% to 5% and on police on Saturday regis­ president H.D. Deve Gowda chargers from 18% to 5% tered an FIR against her for said it would only play “a from August 1, 2019. hate speech. constructive role as a re­ H.D. Deve Gowda It also exempted the hir­ The VHP leader’s speech gional party, sitting in the ing of electric buses by lo­ was in response to Samaj­ Opposition.” wamy called these reports cal authorities from the wadi Party legislator Nahid Late on Friday night, “speculations.” GST. “The 36th GST Coun­ Hasan’s appeal to Muslims former Minister and senior Mr. Deve Gowda sought cil Meeting was held here to “boycott shopkeepers party leader G.T. Deve Gow­ to downplay the former Mi­ today via videoconference who sympathise with the da said a section of the nister’s statements. “It is his under the chairmanship of BJP”. Ms. Prachi went on to MLAs, at a meeting of the le­ personal opinion which he Union Finance and Corpo­ add that in trying to win gislature party, favoured is free to express,” he said. rate Affairs Minister Nirma­ everybody’s “ vishwas” supporting the BJP govern­ He said that while a deci­ la Sitharaman,” an official (confidence), Hindus were ment, stirring up a hornet’s sion on the alliance with the release said. Minister of suffering. She also de­ nest. The party president, Congress would be taken la­ State for Finance Anurag scribed madrasas as “terror however, said the JD(S) ter, the need of the hour was Thakur and Revenue Se­ factories”. SP Shailesh Pan­ might support the govern­ to strengthen the party at cretary Ajay Bhushan Pan­ dey confirmed that a case ment only on “pro­people the grassroots. dey attended the meeting. has been registered under issues” like the passage of Stuck in the valley: Trucks stranded near Sonmarg in J&K after the Srinagar­Leh highway was closed on Saturday following Sections 153, 153A, 505(2) the Finance Bill. BJP LIKELY TO SPURN CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 landslips on the Zojila Pass. * NISSAR AHMAD and 188 of the IPC. In a tweet, Mr. Kumaras­ OVERTURES Ī PAGE 8 DECISION HAILED Ī PAGE 13 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Surge in troops sparks panic in Kashmir U.P. judge transferred for ordering Governor makes parting 10,000 more personnel to be deployed; move attributed to Amarnath Yatra constable to disrobe in court shot at Mamata Vijaita Singh PRESS TRUST OF INDIA New Delhi JeM commander Drew judge’s ire for not letting his car pass on court premises Kolkata As panic gripped Jammu and killed in Shopian Outgoing West Bengal Go­ Kashmir over the additional Omar Rashid Ghurelal was tary retirement. He also re­ vernor Keshari Nath Tri­ LUCKNOW <> deployment of 10,000 Two militants, including allegedly forced by portedly broke down. pathi on Saturday said Chief troops, a senior official said Jaish­e­Mohammad’s top The Allahabad High Court on Minister Mamata Banerjee’s the judge to take off the movement was neces­ commander Munna Lahori, Saturday transferred a judge Police action “appeasement policy” is ad­ his shirt, belt and sary as the security forces were killed in a joint in Agra in western Uttar Pra­ Director General of Police versely affecting the social deployed in the Kashmir Val­ operation of the Army, the desh to Mahoba in Bundelk­ cap and made to O.P.