*, ? * /(60/+," %9+0/+," SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' -*%/-0 12# . 11.% -./0"# ./"2 * ;; @A ** ! " # ""#$!#% %#%#% * :BC C ; >. #&#%%# : (, ->--. 7AA D8/9 ""/( $! $ 3! 314 2 3 Q Rao, who had just before the Assembly elections in his State, day after the BJP sealed its said his discussions with Aseat-sharing deal with Mamata was quite encourag- Janata Dal(U) and the LJP in ing. Bihar, the Congress revived its “After meeting Odisha alliance with the NCP in Chief Minister Naveen Maharashtra on Monday. Away Patnaikji, I have come to meet from the political manoeuver- Mamata didi. Here we have a ing of the BJP and the fruitful discussion. We shared Congress, TRS supremo and the matters of mutual interest Telangana Chief Minister K and national interest,” said Chandrasekhar Rao kept up his KCR, adding the topics of dis- persion of pollutants. He, how- against norms with regard to effort to float a Front excluding cussion were “usual,” as they ever, hoped that the anti-pol- pollution, construction activi- both these major players as he veered around “issues that are s Delhi continues to choke lution measures will help the ties and stubble and waste engaged with his West Bengal likely to crop up when two Awith air quality slipping to pollution level to go down. burning. Action has been taken counterpart and TMC chief national leaders meet. We dis- “severe” in the last few days, the The Graded Response in 70 per cent complaints. Mamata Banerjee. cussed certain issues that are Central Pollution Control Action Plan (GRAP) task force Talking about anti-pollu- Both the Congress and the needs to be approved by the crucial for the nation.” Board (CPCB)-led task force that includes Government offi- tion measures, he said the pol- NCP had contested the last Lok party leadership. The other On whether he still want- on Monday recommended clo- cials and environment, health lution watchdog has slapped Sabha polls together but went minor issues that are left over ed a non-BJP, non-Congress sure of all factories situated in and weather experts, advised fine of 1 crore each on three separately in the Assembly sharing of seats will be resolved Government at the Centre and the six industrial hotspots — the Environment Pollution oil companies for their failure polls held a few months later. by Congress president Rahul whether he still was working Mundka, Narela, Faridabad, Control Authority to intensify to install anti-pollution “vapour “In Maharashtra, the NCP Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad towards that end, Rao said, Wazirpur, Faridabad and ground actions as suggested in recovery” systems at fuel sta- and the Congress will togeth- Pawar,” said Congress leader “That is the mission of KCR. I Sahibabad — till Wednesday. a meeting chaired by Member tions. Vapour recovery device er contest the 2019 Lok Sabha Ashok Chavan. will continue to give my efforts. The ban will also cover con- Secretary (CPCB). The details is an instrument to capture dis- elections, along with the In the 2014 Lok Sabha This (a Federal Front) is not a struction activities in Delhi, of the meeting were shared by placed vapours that emerge Peasants and Workers Party of elections, the Congress had small thing to do. Dialogues are Faridabad, Gurugram, CBCB Chairman SPS Parihar from inside a vehicle’s fuel India (PWI). Till now, we have fielded 27 candidates in )" * + going on and they will Ghaziabad and Noida till to reporters here. tank during filling. “We have decided seat-sharing on 40 Maharashtra, while the NCP " * " )' continue.” December 26. Traffic police has been sug- also issued notice to SDMC seats, still eight are left. If any had contested on 21 seats. On the future of the con- The move aims to give gested to ensure smooth traf- and EDMC for failing to check consensus is not reached on The Lok Sabha seats that draw its demand. for the Rajendra Gawai-led tinuing dialogues, he said, “We respite to residents from the fic flow in areas with high traf- pollution in their areas,” he remaining eight seats then the are yet to be agreed upon Though the Congress is yet Republican Party of India (RPI) will give you good news soon. increasing air-pollution level in fic. The police department is added. final decision will be taken by includes Ahmednagar, to decide its candidate from and Akola for the Prakash Our talks will continue and we the city. But it will also leave strictly advised to ensure that The authorities have swung the two party chiefs in New Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Pune, party insiders said a Ambedkar-led Bharip Bahujan will come out with a concrete thousands of daily wagers non-destined heavy duty vehi- into action as Delhi’s air qual- Delhi,” tweeted NCP president Aurangabad, Yavatmal, Nashik, senior Shiv Sena leader, who is Mahasangh (BBM). The SP plan. We are discussing things. employed with the industrial cles travel through eastern and ity remained in the severe cat- Sharad Pawar. Nandurbar, and one in likely to defect, is being con- has also been demanding one I will continue with my efforts,” units and construction centres western peripheral express- egory for the third consecutive AICC sources in Delhi said Mumbai which the Samajwadi sidered the party candidate seat in Mumbai. he said. KCR is likely to meet high and dry in the absence of ways. Concerned authorities day on Monday and the city the performance of the two Party is desiring to contest in from Jalna Lok Sabha con- Meanwhile, K SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and any work in these areas. are expected to take stringent faced its highest pollution level parties in the in the 2014 case the SP-BSP and Congress stituency. State BJP president Chandrashekhar Rao on Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Addressing a Press confer- action against illegal indus- since Diwali. Assembly polls has been the alliance takes place in Uttar Raosaheb Danve is a four-time Monday met Mamata Banerjee Mayawati in Delhi. ence, Union Environment tries. The residents have been While the CPCB data basis of the seat-sharing Pradesh. MP from this constituency. at Nabanna (Bengal State sec- Rao is expected to stay in Secretary CK Mishra said that advised to avoid all physical showed the overall air quality arrangment as then the A senior Congress leader Both the Congress and the retariat) in Kolkata where the Delhi for a few days during Delhi’s air quality remained in activities outdoors and shift the index (AQI) at “severe” level of Congress had won 61 seats, said the NCP was keen to con- NCP have also agreed to share two leaders engaged in a “pro- which he is also likely to meet the “severe” level for the third same indoors, said Parihar. 448, the Centre-run System of while the NCP 41. test from Pune and Jalna Lok three seats with other allies — ductive discussion” over the Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecutive day on Monday as The official said that since Air Quality and Weather “Our talks for seat-sharing Sabha seats, which are from the Hatkanangale in Kolhapur for possibilities of stitching togeth- and some senior Union wind speed and other meteo- November 1, they have Forecasting (SAFAR) showed with alliance partners have Congress quota but said the the Raju Shetti-led Swabhimani er a viable Federal Front ahead Ministers. rological factors remained received around 7,600 com- an AQI of 468. come to the final stage, which NCP has now agreed to with- Paksha, Amravati in Vidarbha of the 2019 general elections. Continued on Page 4 “highly unfavourable” for dis- plaints related to violation Continued on Page 4 !" #$% ! " ays after hike in “one time Dparking fee charges” in the national Capital, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash n anti-corruption court in Gahlot on Monday withdrew APakistan on Monday sen- the order of a 18-fold hike in tenced ousted premier Nawaz one-time parking charges for !"O%&'( Sharif to seven years in jail in cars and annual fees for com- %)*+% the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft mercial vehicles from January ,,, case but acquitted him in the 1. The order issued by the %,-../+++ Flagship Investments case, con- Transport Minister cited that /++ cluding a series of three court the December 21 order +"+0 cases against the Sharif family “appears to be irregular for in the high-profile Panama many reasons”. ! "# $ Papers case. Gahlot tweeted, “Transport $ Three cases — Avenfield department has been directed %&%1 ,2 (, properties case, Flagship invest- to withdraw the order dated */3 *4!%6, ment case and Al-Azizia steel 21.12.2018 regarding increase ,7'%)/8,9 mills case — were launched in parking charges in /%"+/) against the Sharif family by the South/East/North Delhi !8,, National Accountability Bureau " # Municipal Corporations. (8%/9+%6,,, on September 8, 2017, follow- ! ' !" ( Owners of commercial/non revised charges in the first Corporation Commissioner. Earlier in the day, a dele- ,,99 ing a judgment by the Pakistan commercial vehicles need not instance. For instance The order had raised the gation of State Transport 9++829 Supreme Court that disquali- Al-Azizia steel mills in Saudi the court, was immediately deposit the enhanced parking Transport Department is only one-time parking charges of Authority Operators Ekta 90 fied Sharif in the Panama Arabia by his family in 2001 taken into custody. His lawyer fees till the matter has been a collection agent on behalf of cars from existing 4,000 to up Manch met the Transport Papers case in July last year. and later on the Hill Metal requested the judge that the examined afresh.” the corporations. Secondly to 75,000 based on price of the Minister demanding with- Accountability Court II Establishment also in Saudi PML-N quaid (supreme) be He said in the previous there is no reference to the vehicles.