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LUCKNOW - CUTTACK - PATNA, , , , India, U.S. commit to linking, economies across sectors, , Indian grapes, US. cherries could be early winners as Trade Forum revives, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, NEW DELHI, , The United States and India, committed to integrating, their economies across sectors to harness the untapped, potential of the bilateral relationship, at the Trade Policy, Forum convened after a gap, of four years on Tuesday., , Co-chaired by Commerce, and Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal and U.S. Trade, Representative, Ambassador, Katherine Tai, the Forum resolved to take economic ties, between the two countries, to the ‘next high level’ and, exchanged views on ‘potential targeted tariff reductions’., , The two sides decided to, activate working groups of, the Trade Policy Forum, (TPF) on agriculture, nonagriculture goods, services,, investment, and intellectual, property to meet frequently, and address issues of mutual, concern in a mutually benef:, icial manner. The idea is to, deliver tangible benefits to, farmers and businesses of, both countries by resolving, , , , , , , , , ry, ann: &, HC: respond to residents’, plea against liquor shop, NEW DELHI, , The Delhi High Court on, Tuesday asked the Delhi, Government to respond to, aplea by a group of residents, challenging the proposed, opening of a liquor shop, outside their locality in, Jangpura. The residents, , have contended that no, , wine shop is permitted, within 100 metres of any, educational institution,, religious place or hospital., CITY} PAGE 2, , Global call for release, of human rights activist, SRINAGAR, , Rights bodies and activists,, including the United Nations, Special Rapporteur, on, Tuesday reacted sharply to, the arrest of Kashmir-based, human rights activist, Khurram Parvez, 44, by, , the National Investigation, Agency on Monday. He has, been held ina case registered, under the IPC and the UAPA,, pertaining to criminal, conspiracy and illegal money, transfer for terror activities., , NEWS } PAGE 8, , OPPORTUNITIES > PAGE 3, , Bolstering, , | The Indo-U.S. Trade Policy, , Forum decides to take economic ties to the ‘next high level’, , India seeks easier, market access, J for its mangoes,, , grapes and pomegranates; U.S. seeks quid, pro quo for cherries, pork, products and alfalfa hay, ey 60) Working groups, OO on agriculture,, 1 non-agriculture, goods, services, , will meet frequently, , outstanding market access, issues., , Mutual market access, Specifically, the Forum has, decided to forge an agreement to facilitate U.S. market, access for mangoes, grapes,, and pomegranates, pomegranate arils from India, and, reciprocate with similar access in the Indian market to, cherries, pork/pork — products and alfalfa hay for animal feed from the United, States., , Discussions will also be, held on enhancing market, , , , , & oe / India, U.S. to, , restart talks on, , agreement to, help professionals in both, countries move statutory, social security contributions, back home, , a, , access for products such as, distillers’ dried grains with, solubles from the U.S. and, resolving market access concerns for water buffalo meat, and wild caught shrimp from, India., , Both sides to work, with allies to secure, pharmaceutical, manufacturing base, , ‘Restore GSP benefits’, , The Indian side has sought, restoration of the GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) benefits by the U.S. and, said this would help industries from both sides in integrating their supply chain efficiently. The United States, noted it ‘for suitable consid, New Crypto Bill seeks, to ban private players, , Exceptions for underlying technology, , SOBHANA K. NAIR, NEW DELHI, , , , The Union Government will, introduce a Bill to regulate, cryptocurrency and ostensibly ban all private cryptocurrencies, along with 25, other pieces of legislation,, in the winter session of Parliament that begins on November 29., , ‘The Cryptocurrency and, Regulation of Official Digital, Currency Bill, 2021, which is, yet to be officially approved, by the Cabinet, seeks to, create a facilitative framework for creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of, India., , , , Pilot project, , The central bank is looking, at launching a pilot project, for an official digital currency soon., , “The Bill also seeks to, prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India. However, it allows for certain exceptions to promote the, underlying technology of, cryptocurrency and its uses,” according to the stated, purport of the Bill in a Lok, Sabha bulletin and the tentative list of the govern, SC rejects Trinamool plea, to delay Tripura civic polls, , Police told to ensure peaceful conduct, , LEGAL CORRESPONDENT, , NEW DELHI, , The Supreme Court did not, accede on Tuesday toa plea, by the Trinamool Congress, to postpone the conduct of, municipal polls in Tripura,, saying such step was a “last, and extreme recourse”., , A Bench of Justices DY., Chandrachud and Vikram, Nath directed the DirectorGeneral Police of Tripura, and Inspector-General (Law, and Order) to meet the State, Election Commission on, Wednesday to assess the, number of CRPF personnel, required to “ensure the, peaceful conduct of elections”. The officers should, , c, K, , , , then requisition the CRPF or, the Union Home Ministry, for the forces. Voting is, scheduled for November 25., , “The DGP and IGP shall, take all steps to ensure that, election process is conducted in a peaceful manner,, particularly on November, 25, leading up to the counting of ballots on November, 28,” the court directed., , The court said it would be, the duty of the DGP, IGP and, the Home Secretary to assuage any misgivings about, fairness in the poll process., , CONTINUED ON > PAGE 8, TRIPURA CM, PARTY, IN VERBAL SPAT > PAGES, , , , , , 3B, , P, , ee., ye), , , , , , The RBI plans to launch a, pilot project for an official, digital currency. «Reuters, , ment’s legislative business, for Rajya Sabha., , So far, the precise contours of the Bill are not in, the public domain and no, public consultations have, been held., , ‘The Finance Ministry has, been tight-lipped on the Bill,, which had been readied for, the Cabinet’s approval as, early as August., , No details, , Media queries about who, would be held responsible if, investors betting on crypto, assets that are liberally advertised, were to make heavy losses, have been met, with silence., , CONTINUED ON > PAGE 8, , Hi, , Minister of Commerce and, Industry Piyush Goyal with, U.S. Trade Representative, , Katherine Tai in New Delhi., = SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT, , eration’, an official statement, , ‘The Forum also agreed on, the significance of negotiating a Social Security Totalization Agreement in the interest of workers from both, sides, and pursuing further, engagements for reaching, such an agreement., , The agreement, being, pursued for over a decade,, would allow workers from, both countries to move their, retirement savings., , , , CONTINUED ON > PAGE 8, EDITORIAL > PAGE 6, , Press ‘broom’, for revolution, in Punjab: AAP, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, CHANDIGARH, , Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on, Tuesday announced over, half-a-dozen assurances for, trade and industrial development in poll-bound, Punjab, if the party comes, to power in the State., , Mr. Kejriwal, who was in, Amritsar as part of his ‘Mission Punjab’ programme,, held a meeting with industrialists and shared the party’s strategies after listening to their problems and, needs. His assurances included setting up of a commission, comprising traders and businessmen, to, make decisions and formulate policies, abolishing ‘inspector raj’, fixing VAT refunds, ensuring power, supply, setting up of a Punjab Bazaar portal, improving law and order and development of focal points., , He said, “Due to the, wrong policies of the Congress and the Akali Dal, the, youth are going abroad. Every trader, entrepreneur,, farmer, labourer, woman,, and student must press the, ‘broom’ button to bring a, revolution in the State.”, , , , , , SEE ALSO > PAGE 2, , Former Congress, JD(U), leaders join Trinamool, , Mamata welcomes them into party, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, NEW DELHI, , West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed former Congress leaders Kirti Azad and, Ashok Tanwar, along with, former JD(U) MP Pavan Varma, into the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Delhi., , Since its victory in the, West Bengal Assembly election, for the third consecutive time, trumping the BJP,, the TMC is keen on occupying the national stage at the, expense of the Congress., , Mr. Tanwar, once considered close to Congress, leader Rahul Gandhi, was, an MP from Sirsa during, , , , , , 2009-2014 and the president of the party’s Haryana, unit. He quit the Congress, days before the Haryana Assembly election in October, 2019 after he was replaced, by Kumari Selja and denied, ticket for the Assembly election. In February this year, he launched his own party,, Apna Bharat Morcha., , Ms. Banerjee said the Trinamool would start working, soon in Haryana and hinted, that the party could even, contest the next Assembly, elections in the State., , CONTINUED ON > PAGE 8, SONIA MEETS PARTY, AMID MAMATA'S VIS, , , , , , , , , Pi |), , cc!, et, , BHAROSA APNO KA, , OPPORTUNITY COMES IN, VARIOUS SIZES, , HDFC MULTI CAP FUND, , (An open ended equity scheme investing across, large cap, mid cap & small cap stocks), , , , Pl Ee), SCAN THE QR CODE “, TO KNOW MORE:, , , , invest in HDFC Multi Cap Fund?, , , , vi, , small caps (minimum 25% each), = Aims to benefit from:, © Stability of large caps, , © Growth of mid caps and, , 2 Potential of small caps, , Funds for more than 2 decades, , = One Stop Solution for diversification across large, mid and, , = Controlled exposure helps reduce volatility of portfolio, = HDFC Mutual Fund's track record of managing Equity, , Contact your MFD/RIA., , , , , , This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*:, , , , © to generate long-term capital apprecation/ income, , © investment in equity and equity related securities of large cap, mid cap and, small cap companies, , , , , , Investors understand that ther principal wl be at, very high risk, , , , , , *Investors should consult their financial advisers, if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them., , , , , , , , , , , , Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully., , B, , , , MNDNDE

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2 CITY, , IN BRIEF, , , , erless trains on Pink, Line from Nov. 25, , New peuit, The Delhi Metro Rail, Corporation has said that its, driverless trains will formally, start operating on the Pink, Line corridor from November, 25. Union Minister of Housing, and Urban Affairs Hardeep, Puri and Delhi Transport, Minister Kailash Gahlot will, inaugurate the driverless train, operations., , Capital reports 27 new, COVID cases, no death, NEW DELHI, , The city reported 27 new, COVID-19 cases and no death, in 24 hours for the eight, consecutive day, as per a, bulletin released by the Dethi, Government on Tuesday., , The caseload now stands at, 14,40,719 and the death toll, at 25,095. So far, 14,15,328, people have recovered and, there are 296 active cases., , A total of 49,590 tests were, done on Tuesday., , DU to put out special, cut-off list today, , NEW DELHI, , Delhi University will release a, cut-off list under a special, drive to fill vacant seats in, different colleges on, Wednesday, according to, officials. The university had, sought data of vacant seats, from the colleges on Saturday., Some colleges have not yet, sent the data, said an official,, adding that the institutions, can send in the numbers by 1, p.m. on Wednesday., , HC concerned, over Chandni, Chowk project, , PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, , NEW DELHI, , “The ‘vanvas’ should be, over by now” as even the, epic Ramayana did not last, for over 14 years, the Delhi, High Court observed on, Tuesday while expressing, concern over the pendency of a matter related to redevelopment of the, Chandni Chowk here since, 2007., , “This petition has been, going on since 2007... Even, the Ramayana did not last, for more than 14 years. The, ‘vanvas’ should be over by, now. What is going on?” a, Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani said., , The court made the observation while hearing an, application filed in the, pending petition by NGO,, Manushi Sangathan, on, the issue of redevelopment, of the Chandni Chowk area, and creation of lanes for, non-motorised vehicles., , , , , , , , HC seeks Govt’s stand.on.plea, against liquor outlet in locality, , ‘No wine shop is allowed within 100 metres of any educational, religious place’, , STAFF REPORTER, , NEW DELHI, , The Delhi High Court on, Tuesday asked the Delhi Government to respond to a, plea by a group of residents, challenging the proposed, opening of a liquor shop outside their locality in Jangpura here., , The residents of Jangpura-A have contended that no, wine shop is permitted to be, opened within 100 metres of, any educational institution,, religious place or hospital., , Justice Yashwant Varma, said he will consider issuing, notice to the licence holder, of the wine shop only after, getting response from the, Delhi Government and the, Commissioner (Excise, Entertainment, and Luxury, Tax). The High Court listed, the petition for further hearing on December 3., , , , , , Workers renovating a liquor shop in New Delhi., FILE PHOTO: RA. MOORTHY, , The petition said the proposal for opening of the, wine or beer shop at the, place was against the provisions of relevant laws, rules,, including the Delhi Excise, Policy 2021-22., , The plea said in terms of a, clause of the Delhi Excise, Policy and the Delhi Excise, , Rules, 2010, no wine/beer, shop is permitted to be, opened within 100 metres of, any major educational institution, religious place or, hospitals with 50 beds and, above., , “The proposal for opening of a wine/beer shop at, the said place is taken with, Kejriwal’s promises ahead of, Punjab polls a bundle of lies: BJP, , ‘AAP is murdering democracy by calling one-day House session’, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, NEW DELHI, , The BJP on Tuesday attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his poll-related announcements in, Punjab and accused the, AAP-led Delhi Government, of stifling the voice of the, Opposition in the Capital., , Leader of the Opposition, in the Assembly Ramvir, Singh Bidhuri said convening the Delhi Assembly for a, one-day session on November 26 in the name of winter, session was “murder of, democracy”., , “Kejriwal calls himself, the son of Delhi but is not, giving social welfare pensions to elders and widows, here for several months. He, has shamelessly announced, , , , 1,000 per month stipend, for women in Punjab,” Delhi, BJP president Adesh Gupta, said while interacting with, slum residents in northwest Delhi., , Mr. Bidhuri called the announcements made by the, Chief Minister in Punjab “a, bundle of lies” and said that, while Mr. Kejriwal was asking for votes in Punjab in, the name of Delhi, the residents in the Capital were, fed up with the AAP, Government., , Extend session, , He also said that the Delhi, Government does not want, to face opposition in the, House and was running, away from discussing the, problems of the people., , “The BJP Legislature Party has demanded from the, Speaker that the winter session should be held for at, least 10 days,” the leader, said., , ‘A meeting of the Delhi, BJP Legislature Party was, held on Tuesday under the, chairmanship of Mr. Bidhuri in which all the party, MLAs, including Vijender, Gupta, Mohan Singh Bisht,, Omprakash Sharma, Jitendra Mahajan, Anil Bajpai,, Ajay Mahawar and Abhay, Verma participated., , “The MLAs condemned, the decision of the Kejriwal, Government that the winter, session would be only for a, day and there would be no, question hour,’ the BJP, leader said., , HC pulls up municipal bodies for, failing to control dengue spread, , PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, The Delhi High Court on, Tuesday expressed its distress over the spread of dengue in the city, saying that, the concerns raised by it for, the lack of efficient functioning of municipal employees, have “fallen on deaf ears”., The court was hearing, South Delhi Municipal Corporation's (SDMC) plea, against the Delhi Govern, , , ment's decision to seek retrospective recovery of, grants-in-aid from municipal, bodies., , ‘A Bench headed by Justice Vipin Sanghi said that, this year witnessed a “big, surge” in the number of dengue cases, which resulted in, several fatalities, and sought, an affidavit from the municipal body on the steps taken, by it to control mosquito, breeding. The SDMC coun, sel told the court that he, shall communicate with the, municipal commissioners of, all the three corporations, and place before it the steps, taken., , Questioning if the spread, of dengue was “rocket, science”, the court asked the, civic body to state its action, plan to deal with the disease, the number of infections this year, and the reason behind any increase., , out adhering to the aforesaid provisions of rules as, there are not only more than, one religious places like, temple, gurdwara but also, school and hospital,” the, plea said., , Itadded that, “Arya Samaj, Mandir with a school is situated at 30 metres, Kanthi, Mata Mandir is at the distance of 60 metres, Mai Ka, Gurdwara is at the distance, of 90 metres, and a municipal hospital is at the distance, of 60 metres”., , It said the residents of, Jangpura-A and Bhogal have, made a complaint to their, councillor and the Member, of Legislative Assembly of, the area and a meeting was, convened where concerns, regarding law and order problem, danger to children,, women, and elderly people, were also addressed., , caw THE HINDU, , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021, , Delhi Cong. to oppose, new liquor vends, , ‘Will move resolution in House session’, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, NEW DELHI, , , , ‘The Delhi Congress on Tuesday said that it would continue to oppose the city Government’s new liberalised, excise policy., , Delhi Congress chief Ch., Anil Kumar said permission, has been given to open liquor vends in residential areas,, unauthorised colonies, JJ, clusters and unauthorised, buildings, without taking, the consent of women, groups, Residents’ Welfare, Associations and religious, bodies., , “Due to this retrograde, policy, there are 18 Assembly constituencies which will, have 216 new liquor vends,, instead of the previous five., Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on one hand has promised to eradicate the vice, of liquor and drug addiction, in Punjab in his tours ahead, of the election, and on the, , other hand is turning Delhi, into a ‘Nashe Ki Rajdhani’, with a liberalised excise policy,” Mr. Kumar said., , Leader of the Congress, party in the South Delhi, Municipal Corporation Abhishek Dutt said that he will, move a resolution in the, House meeting on November 25 to oppose any move, to open liquor vends in residential areas and unauthorised buildings. “The Kejriwal, Government could provide, only 440 jobs in the past seven years, but opened 864 liquor vends to make easy, availability of liquor across, Delhi,” Mr. Dutt said., , The Congress said the BJP, and the AAP were silent on, the excise policy and the, BJP-ruled municipal corporations were giving no objection certificates to open liquor vends, which shows that, both parties were working, together., , Favourable, winds help, improve AQI, , STAFF REPORTER, , NEW DELHI, , ‘The air quality of Delhi improved to the “poor” category on Tuesday and is, likely to remain in the upper end of “poor” category, to the lower end of the “veTy poor” category over the, next three days, as per, authorities., , Gufran Beig, founder, and project director of SAFAR, said the air quality, had improved as the surface level wind speed was, high — above 6 km/hr., , The transport-level, winds, which bring in, smoke from stubble burning in the neighbouring, States to Delhi, too slowed, down., , On Tuesday, the contribution of stubble burning, in the neighbouring States, to PM2.5 in Delhi was only, 3% and the effective fire, count in the region was, down to 770 from 909 a, day earlier, as per SAFAR., , , , Govt. initiative to make Capital roads safer, , Minister launches tactical urbanism trials which are quick, low-cost interventions, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, NEW DELHI, , , , The Delhi Government on, Tuesday threw open “Tactical Urbanism’ (TU) trials at, Rajghat here aimed at improving road safety in the, Capital., , TU trials are temporary,, quick and relatively low-cost, interventions which test urban design, transportation, planning and infrastructural changes aimed at improving road safety for all, users, especially the most, vulnerable among them —, pedestrians, cyclists and, other non-motorised transport users., , For two months, , The Delhi Government has, collaborated with SaveLIFE, Foundation to work on road, safety to make the city, streets safer through such, trials which will be conducted for two months., , The trials will also involve, the Delhi Traffic Police, the, Public Works Department, (PWD) and SWAYAM charitable trust as important, stakeholders., , As part of the Zero Fatality Corridor (ZFC) Project, with the Delhi Transport Department, SaveLIFE Foundation tests temporary urban design interventions to, improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and other, road users starting this, week. “The trials will see, road space being redistributed to ensure modal equity, road geometries being, modified, traffic being chan, A chance to own a rare vintage beauty, , 20 vehicles from a bygone era to be up for grabs at online auction in a first-of-its-kind event in country, , ASHOK KUMAR, GURUGRAM, , , , For those interested in car, collection, here is an opportunity to own some rare, vintage cars ranging from, the 1924 Austin 7, fondly, known as “Baby Austin”,, and 1947 Chrysler Windsor,, a luxury sedan, to an ex-Indian Army Mahindra Jeep, from 1971 Indo-Pak war., , Ina first-of-its-kind event, in India, 20 vehicles froma, bygone era, would be up, for grabs in an online auction from December 3-9., , The preview for the, event to be held by Historic, Auction, the country’s first, specialist automobile and, automotive fine arts auction house, will be open to, the public from November, 24-27 at the Museo Camera, in Sector 28 here., , Besides the cars, 15 pieces of automotive art —, paintings by renowned, filmmaker and artist Raja, Muzaffar Ali — will also go, under the hammer., , Historic Auctions chief, executive officer Amal Tanna told The Hindu that the, event, aimed at automotive, enthusiasts and high networth individuals, had ma, cM, vK, , , , (Top) Filmmaker and artist, Raja Muzaffar Ali posing, next to the Cadillac Sedan;, (below) other vintage cars, ondisplay. »asiox kumar, , ny firsts to boast about, such as the Indo-Pak jeep, with no reserve price, a, Land Rover belonging to an, exroyal family of Kutch, and an assurance to the, winner to have the vehicle, restored ina colour of their, choice., , Fetch higher bids, , “The vehicles up for auction have a minimum reserve price, except the, jeep. Of the vintage cars,, , > ), , , , the 1959 Cadillac Sedan, made famous by Hollywood film Cadillac Pink, has the highest reserve, price in the range of U, crore to 1.20 crore, but we, expect it to fetch higher, , bids. It is an extremely unique and one-of-its-kind car, in the country in this condition,” said Mr. Tanna., , The proceeds from the, auction of the cars, belonging to different personali, ties across the country, will, be donated to different, foundations. While the proceeds from the Indo-Pak, war jeep will be donated to, Army Veterans’ Welfare, Group, those from the, paintings are pledged to, Kotwara_ Welfare Trust, working for the upliftment, of artists and craftsmen., “The auction of paintings is, open to all across the, world, but the cars are only, for the residents of India, with restrictions on their, export,” said Mr. Tanna., , Mr. Ali, speaking at a, press meet for the event,, said the whole journey of, understanding and appreciating the old machines, had come of age today and, it was really a milestone in, a culture when people begin to respect, value and, cherish old things., , “For me these cars are, not just beauties in themselves, but are full of memories. Each car for me isa, story, a place and a person., It is the child inside you, that makes you fall in love, with a car. We need to see, them with our inner eyes, or they are just pieces of, metal,” said Mr. Ali., , The tactical urbanism project to make roads more convenient, safe and pedestrian-friendly at, the Rajghat intersection in the Capital. »sanoecp saxena, , nelised, vehicular speeds, being reduced, and pedestrian and cyclist safety infrastructure being added,”, the Government said., , The Transport Department had earlier signed an, MoU for the reduction of, crashes at 13 intersections in, Delhi., , Similar trial, Two years ago, a similar urbanism trial was also conducted on Bhalswa Chowk, which, the Government, said, yielded positive results, and reduced crash fatalities., “Through these tactical, urbanism trials, earlier at, Bhalswa Chowk and now at, , Rajghat, we aim to develop a, comprehensive network of, safe roads and junctions, across the city,’ Transport, Minister Kailash Gahlot said., , Transport Commissioner, Ashish Kundra said the objective of these trials is to insert safety elements for all, road users., , Since 2016, the Rajghat intersection and Rajghat bus, depot collectively witnessed, 47 crashes, 13 fatalities and, 51 injuries, he said., , “These trials are aimed at, making the intersection safe, for all in an inclusive, cheap, and quick manner,” he, added., , Piyush Tewari, SaveLIFE, , SDMC budget proposes, ahike in property tax, , Civic body looting Delhiites, says AAP, , STAFF REPORTER, NEW DELHI, , , , Seeking to augment its revenue, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on, Tuesday proposed in its, budget to increase the property tax levied on residential and commercial properties, and reduce the number, of rate slabs from three to, two., , In response, the Aam, Aadmi Party accused the BJP, of increasing residential and, commercial property tax by, 14%., , “Budget lacks vision’, “The BJP has presented a, budget which completely, lacks vision and only includes ways of looting Delhi, and its people. Tax on houses in Delhi has been increased from 12% to 14%., Tax on commercial property has been increased to, 20%. Tax exemption for senior citizens, differentlyabled and women on purchase of property has been, reduced from 30% to 20%,”, AAP leader Durgesh Pathak, said., , , , Delhi BJP spokesperson, Praveen Shankar said it appeared that AAP leaders like, Durgesh Pathak either didn’t, have knowledge of the municipal _ administration’s, working or they intentionally ignored it to try and score, political points against the, BJP-ruled civic bodies., , “People of Delhi should, remain assured that the BJP, leadership of SDMC will not, allow a rise in any tax nor, will allow [a] reduction in, any waivers. Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta has already instructed SDMC leadership in this regard,” he said., , In another development,, the AAP claimed that after, the intervention of MLA, Vishesh Ravi, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has fined and vacated a, school from an acre of land, it had illegally encroached in, the Karol Bagh area for the, past 35 years., , “After 35 years of struggle, a sports complex for SC/, ST children will be built in, this space as promised”,, said Mr. Ravi., , (With PTI inputs), , B, , , , Foundation CEO, said, “Our, zero-fatality corridor model, extensively uses evidence to, determine the best solution, to save lives. At Rajghat, we, have followed a six-point intervention strategy to redesign the junction.”, , Minimising conflict, According to Mr. Tewari, all, elements at Rajghat focus, on either reducing the, speed, or minimising conflict., , “Through these interventions we have managed to, reduce the Pedestrian Exposure Distance by about 50%, and Pedestrian Exposure, Time by 30%,” he said., , 3 men held for, cheating firms, of %10 crore, , PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, , , , Three men were arrested, for allegedly cheating companies of more than 10, crore by selling them properties that were already, mortgaged with a bank, the, police said on Tuesday., , Based on an investigation, accused Rishi Arora,, Umesh Azad and Manoj, Dwivedi were arrested on, Monday by the Economic, Offences Wing of the city, police in connection with a, case registered against, them in 2018., , The trio cheated the, complainant companies by, selling the properties already mortgaged with a bank, and duping them of over, 210 crore, the police said,, adding further investigation is under way. Complainant Vinod Kumar Rajpaul,, director of two companies, and its sister concern, filed, two different complaints, against Shri Colonizers and, Developers Pvt. Ltd. and its, directors alleging that the, land sold by the accused, was already put as security, against a bank loan of %15, crore., , MNDANDE

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THE HINDU cus, , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021, , Probe into Jayalalithaa’s death, is in public interest, says T.N., , In Supreme Court, the State Government points out a series of events, , © Timings, , DELHI, , WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, , @ RISE_06:51_SET 17:25, \ RISE 21:22 SET 10:57, THURSDAY, NOV. 25, , @ RISE 06:52 SET 17:25, , RISE 22:18 SET 11:41, , FRIDAY, NOV. 26, , @ RISE_06:53 SET 17:25, RISE 23:17 SET 12:20, , Delhi Weather = max _ min, Delhi City 2710, Safdarjang 2710, Palm 2513, , Delhi Palam Today, 26°C A dry weather with, smoke haze to continue, Morning will be slight cold with, Shallow fog. Day will be, comfortable., , Delhi Palam Tomorrow, 27°C The weather wil be, comfortable with moderate, pollution level. A very cool, morning with shallow fog and, mist turns comfortable day., , © Copyright Seymet Weather 2019, ANlrights reserved, , IN BRIEF, , , , Reo S, Landslip blocks NH-5, in Shimla district, SHIMLA, , The National Highway-5 has, been blocked due to landslip, in Shimla district of Himachal, Pradesh, a State Disaster, Management official said., , The landslip occurred near, Khachi Mod in Theog late on, Monday night, he said., Efforts are on to clear the, road., , , , Murder accused held, from Maharashtra, , THANE, , Aman wanted in a murder, case in Jharkhand was, arrested by the police in, Maharashtra’s Thane city, an, officer said on Tuesday. Based, ona tip-off, a team from the, Crime Unit-1 laid a trap and, nabbed Tejnarayan Prasad, from Naupada on Monday,, , the official said. Prasad was, presented in court on, , Tuesday and a transit remand, was obtained, the officer, added., , ED attaches, assets worth, %144 crore, , DEVESH K PANDEY, NEW DELHI, , , , The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets, worth %144.40 crore of the, then director and some junior functionaries of the Insurance Medical Scheme, (IMS) and others for allegedly causing a loss of {211, crore to the exchequer., , The properties of some, medicine suppliers and family members of the accused IMS officials have also been attached under the, Prevention of Money Laundering Act., , ‘The ED probe is based on, eight FIRs registered by the, Telangana Anti-Corruption, Branch in Hyderabad,, against the IMS officials and, others for alleged violations, in tendering process and, misappropriation of government funds., , It is alleged that the then, IMS director, Devika Rani,, conspired with the joint director and other staff and, violated all the norms and, procedures to issue purchase orders to firms mostly belonging to a supplier, named K. Srihari Babu and, also “benami” entities set, up by her, P. Rajeshwar, Reddy and others., , ‘The agency said medical, items were bought at inflated prices. Indents of dispensaries were falsified and, stock registers fabricated., IMS joint director, K. Padma, was found to be diverting medicines and supplies., , Dr. Rani and a pharmacist named Nagalaxmi entered into a conspiracy with, PMJ Jewellers and regularly, channelled the funds and, bought jewellery worth, about %6.28 crore. They, made cash advances to acquire prime real estate., , The ED has till now identified and attached 131 immovable assets in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,, Bengaluru and Noida, besides movable assets in the, form of securities and fixed, deposits., , , , cM, vK, , KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL, NEW DELHI, , , , Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was “undoubtedly one of the tallest, leaders” of the State whose, 75-day treatment, and death,, at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai needs to be probed in, “eminent public interest”,, the Tamil Nadu Government, said in the Supreme Court on, Tuesday., , Appearing before a Bench, of Justices $. Abdul Nazeer, and Krishna Murari, senior, advocate Dushyant Dave, for, the State, said, “All the Government wants is an inquity.” The State narrated a seties of events which showed, , the seriousness of her death., “Her estate was burgled within days. A guard there was, murdered. Another person’s, wife and daughter were, killed. A third person manning the computer died... All, this shows the seriousness of, her death,” he said., , Bias alleged, , The State was replying to, Apollo Hospitals’ petition alleging bias on the part of the, A. Arumughaswamy Commission of inquiry., , Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, for the Commission,, said the commissions were, an antidote to distorting rumours and allegations. Truth, , must be established even if it, brought the conduct of people into the “fierce light of, publicity”., , “For one year, they [Apollo Hospitals] participated in, the inquiry... they sat on the, fence and then they say the, inquiry was biased. The doctrine of waiver applies here,”, Mr. Dave submitted. Mr. Dave, said the commission would, submit its report to the Government. “Until the Government decides there is a need, for action, nothing will happen....allow the commission, to complete its inquiry,, which is eminently in public, interest.”, , Later at the hearing, Mr., , Teachers upset over no offline, classes for primary students, , ‘Consistency is important for children in Class | to 4, , ALOK DESHPANDE, , MUMBAI, , The Maharashtra Government’s decision not to begin, schools in the offline mode, for Class 1 to 4, despite a drop, in the number of COVID-19, cases, has come under criticism from teacher groups, who are highlighting the, need for offline education,, especially in rural areas that, lack facilities., , “Consistency is of extreme, importance in primary education. We have already lost, almost one-and-a-half years., Physical classes are of extreme importance not only, for education but also for a, student’s social and mental, health. Their happiness index is on the decline. It is necessary that schools reopen, at the earliest and run full, , , , , , , , ao hs, , , , The Governments not giving reasons for delay in opening, , primary schools, say teachers. «Five pic FoR REPRESENTATION ONLY, , time,” said Bhausaheb Chaskar, convener, Active Teachers Forum (ATF), a pan-Maharashtra forum of teachers., According to Mr. Chaskar,, online education cannot be, the alternative to physical, classes in a country like India. “The Government is not, even letting us know the reasons for not opening primary, , schools,” he added., , Teachers’ organisations,, too, have been demanding, the reopening of physical, classes., , “Those who are in Class 2, cannot identify letters and, those in Class 3 cannot read a, sentence,” said Vijay Kombe, of the State Primary Teachers’ Committee., , Kumar said the commission’s, report, along with the action, taken report, is placed before, the Legislature. “‘Action taken’ is in the past tense..., What if, on the basis of the, Commission’s report, an FIR, is registered,” the Bench, asked. Mr. Kumar referred to, how in the past the Government had put reports submitted by commissions in the, “cold storage” without taking, any action. Justice Nazeer, said commissions were constituted for “time- just, to defuse the situation”. The, court asked the commission, to file an affidavit on whether, the nature of its inquiry was, public or in camera., , , , , , STATES 3, , Job scam bigger than Vyapam’, , Haryana CM misleading youth, says Cong. leader Surjewala, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, GURUGRAM, , Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government in, Haryana over the alleged, “job scam” in the wake of, the arrest of senior Haryana, Public Service Commission, official recently, Congress, general secretary Randeep, Singh Surjewala on Tuesday, accused the Chief Minister, Manohar Lal of misleading, the youth of the State with, false claims of transparency, in jobs., , He also demanded the, dismissal of HPSC and Haryana Staff Selection Commission and cancellation of, all recruitment examinations conducted during the, posting of HPSC Deputy Secretary Anil Nagar. Mr. Nagar was arrested on charges, of corruption., , , , , , Class 11, 12 students to get, tablets soon: Haryana CM, , This will cost the State 2560 crore, , PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, CHANDIGARH, , Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday said, free tablets will soon be given to students of Class 11, and 12 across the State., , The Government has decided to purchase five lakh, tablets, which will be given, to the students studying in, Class 11 and 12 in the upcoming academic session. A total of %560 crore will be, spent to buy these tablets,, he said., , In future, the Government would plan to give tablets to the students of other, classes as well, he said., , Besides, 15,000 tubewell, connections will be issued, to the farmers soon, Mr. Lal, said. In this regard, the process of purchasing power, equipment worth %350, crore was completed during, , , , the meeting of a high-power, purchase committee., , These decisions were taken in a meeting held here, in which Education Minister, Kanwar Pal, Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma,, Power Minister Ranjit Singh, Chautala, and Agriculture, Minister J.P. Dalal were, among others present, ac, cording to an official, release., Curbing corruption, , Later, interacting with reporters, the Chief Minister, said curbing corruption is, the main goal of his Government. “If any officer or employee is found involved in, corruption, strict action will, be taken against him,” he, said in response to questions on the alleged scam in, recruitment for dental, surgeons., , Anil Nagar, his associate Ashwini Kumar and others, it, has now become clear that, recruitment scam in Haryana is bigger than the biggest, , y job scam of the country —, , the Vyapam scam,” he said., , The jobs, he added, were, being sold, papers being, leaked, blank Optical Mark, , Recognition Sheets getting, , filled after exams, roll num, Randeep Singh Surjewala., , Mr. Surjewala said corruption in jobs under the, present regime was high and, the HPSC had become “Haryana Post Sales Counter”, with jobs on sales. “By exposing more than 32 ‘paper, leaks and recruitment, scams’ , we have been raising, our voice against the injustice to the youth and allround corruption prevailing, in Haryana job recruit, bers being arranged one after the other to give benefit, to favourite candidates, but, Mr. Lal had been claiming, transparency in jobs. “From, the confessional statement, of Nagar to the Vigilance BuTeau, it is now clear that the, rates for each post were, fixed. From Haryana Board, to HPSC, he continued to get, important postings and this, would not have been possi, , , , , , ments. 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Staaten, , General public is hereby informed, that an unidentified dead body of, female namely Age: Approx 50 years,, Complexion: Wheatish, Height: 5°,, Built: Thin, Face: Oval, was wearing, Cream & Brown colour Full Sleeved, Sweater and Yellow colour Saree., was found in unconscious condition, due to accident at Chapparwala, Chowk, DBG Road, Karol Bagh, Delhi, on dated 18.11.2021 and was, declared brought dead at RML Hospital. In this regard a, FIR No. 482/21 U/S 279/304A IPC, dated 18.11.2021, has, been registered at P.S. DBG Road, Delhi., Her dead body has been preserved in RML Hospital, Mortuary for 72 Hrs. Any person having any information or, clue about the deceased family may kindly inform to the, undersigned on the following address or telephone nos., SHO, P.S. DBG Road, Delhi, Ph.: 011-23613252, 23537374, , , , , , DP/1098/CD/2021, , ed a ee, , , , 3, , HtarGhar sot Empanelment of eligible, it ean Mion, , Jal Shakti, Public Health Engineering,Department., , Standard Bidding Document, For, , diffrent zone for Execution of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) works,, , contractors at Provincial level and fixing of item rates foreach istictgeographically, , , , , , NOTICE INVITING TENDER, , e- NIT No76 OF 2021-22, Dated: 18-11-2021, , For and on behalf of Lt. Governor of UT of J&K, Chief Engineer Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, Kashmir/Jammu invites, e-tenders from reputed and resourceful Contractors! Firms/Companies/Joint Venture of all classes registered in, JKPWDICPWDIRailways or any other state Government for “Empanelment of eligible contractors at Provincial, ind fixing of item rates for each distric/geographically different zonos for execution of Jal Jeevan, Mission (JJM) works”, details of which are given below. The bidding process shall be completed online in two covers, , , , , , , , , , , , General Public is hereby informed, that one female namely Pinki Devi,, Wlo: Sanjay Rai, R/o H.No. C-43/49,, Ambedkar Basti, Faiz Road, Karol, Bagh, Delhi, Age: 35 years, Height:, 5', Complexion: Wheatish, Face:, Round, Built: Medium, wearing Yellow, Salwar Suit and Black Chappal in feet, has been missing from her house, since 31.10.2021. In this regard a DD, No. 89A, dated 02.11.2021 has been lodged at P.S. Desh, Bandhu Gupta Road, Delhi., , Sincere efforts have been made by the local police to trace, out the female but no clue has come to light so far. If any, one having any information about her please inform to the, following., , , , , , Website : http://ebi.nic.in SHO., E-mail : cic@cbi.gov.in, , Fax: 011-24368639 P.S. Desh Bandhu Gupta Road,, Ph. No, : 011-24368638, 24368641 Delhi, , DP/1094/CD/2021 Ph: 011-23613252, 23537374, , EARCH FOR MISSING, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, , appeals., , can THE HINDU, , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021, , Law students to help prisoners, with bail pleas, appeals: NHRC, , ‘Pilot project will inculcate professionalism among students’, , The aim of this collabotative exercise is also to promote and protect the human, rights of prisoners besides, inculcating professionalism, among the law students. The, students from NLU Delhi, now may assist the prisoners, in filing bail applications and, appeals,” it said., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Jal Jeevan Mission (DJJM), , ‘The tender inviting authority is Chief Engineer, Kashmir Jal Shakti (PHE) Department. The awarding authority is District I, , Note: « In view of the fact, that this NIT for item rate contract has been framed forthe first time in the Department, a, helpdesk shall be established at the Direction office level as wall as district level for encouraging and facilitating the}, intending bidders for participation in theinstant NIT to ens, , , , , , Keylcritical Dates:, , fe wide participation across allthe Districts., , vz Gover stconssing of Pe Quaeaton Bing, ede fee, eamest mony Gena Terns and Condon ane NEW DELHI ‘The NHRC signed an MoU, Technical Specifications. Cover"2nd! shall consistof Financial Bid paste ‘The National Human Rights with Delhi Prisons, the Nanc | ‘Pathe of i wor Steed | Crew ere | ee Commission (NHRC) on tional Law University, Delhi, fe [oo ase Tuesday announced a pilot and the Delhi State Legal, project for improving access Services Authority, it said in, rs ‘ $ $ 2 to justice for prisoners of 16 a statement. The project, Prov evel and tngottiem ratestoreech | wed | deeak — Delhi jails by allowing law — would also help in fostering, lelnevacosrenically eae et scheme students to help them in fil- a sense of public service in, These works are broadly consisting of:- een ing bail applications and _ the students of NLU., a. Construction of water supply schemes by | Section I, way of filtration plants, pump houses, | of tender, service reservoir, Overhead tanks, laying | document, ofistribution mains %, Group Above es 1.00 180 SALEM CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION “==, wee Roc.No.SSCL/14881/2021 Date:23.11.2021, Position of funds: Approved Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) INVITATIONS FORBIDS, , COVID cases, reported from, , , , Redevelopment of Saminathapuram Channal between, Dr.Rathinam Street and Lee-Bazzar Main Road in, ABDArea. Estimate Cost Rs.1100.00 Lakhs, , Odisha schools, , , , , , TT] PublshDate:, , , , i_| Document Downloadisale stan Date, , 195, , , , Ti_| Clarification star date, , , , Bid submission start dat, , 6 195, , , , v_| Clarification end date, , 18:, , 11] [Bid document and other information available at, www.tntenders.gov.in, www.tenders.tn.gov.in,, 7 www.salemcorporation.gov.in Tender document can be, downloaded from the above website, , SATYASUNDAR BARIK, BHUBANESWAR, , Odisha’s plans to gradually, open schools and colleges, received a setback after CO, , , , , , , Pre-bid Meeting date, , 025, , , , Document Downloadisals endDate, , 16., , , , Bid submission end date, , ie 16, , , , , , , , Date and time of Bid opening, , , , 17-12-2021, , Date, time and Venue for Tender Procedures., Submission of bids : 03.12.2021 upto 3.00 P.M., Opening of bids, , : 03.12.2021 at 3.30 P.M., , VID-19 infections were reported from different educational institutes., , , , virtualfoniine mode., 3. The Bids shallbe deposit, , (PHE) Department., , and shallbe payable at Si, , , , Ce Se, DOV ets eet, GYAN PATH, SUMMER HILL, SHIMLA-5, Ty, , ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE, , Online Applications are invited for admission to Ph. D. Programme, through Entrance Test for the session 2021-2022 in the following, courses on or before 10th December, 2021:, Mathematics, Physics, Bio-Technology, Botany, Zoology,, Computer Science, Economics, Public Administration,, Sociology, Social work, Law, Education, Sanskrit, Management,, Commerce, Psychology, Rural Development, English,, Chemistry, Micro-biology, For detail visit the H.P. University Website i.e. www. hpuniv.ac.in or, www.admissions.hpushimla.in., For detailed information please contact 0177-2830922 or 01772833888, 0177-2833648., , , , , , , , , , , , , , Dean of Studies, , , , after opening of nancial, , , , 1. Bid documents can be assessed at and downloaded from the websites http:/ktenders.gov.in, 2 The pre-bid meeting will be held in the office chamber ofthe Chief Engineer, Kashmir, PHE Department, through, , ted on the website http:ljktenders.gov.in, , 4, The complete bidding process willbe online http:iktenders.gov.in, 5. The Financial bids ofthe bidders shall be opened online in the office of the Chief Engineer, Kashmir, Jal Shakt}, , 6. Bids must be accompanied by bid security and cost of Tender Document as specified in column 6 & 7 of the table, , Srinagar., , a. Bid Security to be pledged in favour of FA/CAO, Kashmir, Jal Shakti PHE Department. Bid Security will have, to.be in form of CDRY FDRIBG of any scheduled Bank and shall have tobe valid for atleast one year afterlast date, cof submission of Bid. The Bid ofbidders having bid security less than as specified above willbe rejected., , b. The cost of downloaded tender documents should be in form of DD /TRIe challan in favour of FAICAO,, Kashmir, Jal Shakti (PHE) Department, The hard copies of cost of tender document in shape of DD/TRIe-challan, Earnest money in shape of, CDRIFDRIBG and other relevant documents shall be obtained from the bidder who is declared as L1 and others|, , 8. The bid shall remain open for acceptance for a period of 180 days from the date of opening of price bids. Itany| 1, bidder/tenderer withdraws his biditender before the said period or makes any modifications in the terms and}, conditions ofthe bid, the said eameest money shall stand forfeited and the bid shall be declared non-responsive,, , 8. Otherdetails can be seen in the bidding documents from the website http:/jktenders.gov.in., , 10. 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They immediately informed their, inspector. In view of the seriousness of, the matter & safety of the passengers, the Inspector conveyed the matter to, Senior Section Engineer and Station, Master Somna who suspended the, train movement, at 20.15 hrs by, switching off the OHE., , An analytical power point, presentation was made on CTC, , , , (Centralized Traffic Control) Tundla, by Senior Divisional Operations, Manager Prayagraj Division Shri, S.K.Shuka. During this presentation,, he detailed about the functional, issues and there solutions. The, General Manager expressed the, need to update this system as per, the latest requirements.During the, meeting, Shri Pramod Kumar directed, for necessary action regarding water, logging and maintenance in road, under bridges. Apart from this, the, General Manager stressed on the, need of night foot plating inspection in, view of safety in winter. He also gave, instructions regarding night patrolling, for safety of railway installations, , NBCC celebrates 62nd foundation, day, , NBCC (India) Limited, a Navratna, CPSE, founded on November 15,, 1960, celebrated its 62nd Foundation, Day on November 15, 2021 at its, Corporate Office in New Delhi. The, occasion began with a lamp lighting, ceremony by Shri PK Gupta, CMD,, NBCC; Smt. BK Sokhey, Director, (Finance), NBCC in presence of, senior officials and employees of, NBCC. During the momentous day,, Shri Gupta addressed the gathering, highlighting upon the key milestones, achieved by NBCC throughout its, remarkable journey of 61 years and, congratulated employees for their, dedication, urging upon them to, continue with the good work and, bringing laurels to the organization in, the years ahead, , BHEL develops Prototype Air, Pollution Control Tower in noida, , To deal with the problem of rising, air pollution in urban areas, Bharat, Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has, indigenously designed and developed, a prototype Air Pollution Control, Tower (APCT). This APCT has been, installed in Noida on a pilot basis by, BHEL in association with the Noida, Administration. With this initiative,, BHEL is working hand in hand with, the Noida Authority in the fight against, pollution in this area for improving, the health of local residents, officegoers and visitors.The APCT was, inaugurated by Dr. Mahendra Nath, Pandey, Hon'ble Union Minister of, Heavy Industries in Noida in the, presence of Dr. Mahesh Sharma, MP,, Lok Sabha and Sh. Pankaj Singh,, MLA, Noida. Dr. Nalin Shinghal,, Chairman & Managing Director,, BHEL, Ms. Ritu Maheshwari, CEO,, NOIDA, Directors on the Board of, BHEL, and other senior officials of the, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Noida, Administration, and BHEL were also, present on the occasion., , , , , , , , Published by N- Raviat Kasturi, Regd. DLND)-11/6110)2006, cM, vK, , , , , , 3B, , , , dings, 859 & 860, Anna Sali, Chennai-600002 and Printed by S. Ramanujan at WT Media Ltd. Plot No, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida Dist. Gautam Budh Nagar, UP. 201306, on behalf of TG PUBLISHING PVT LTD., Chennai-GO0O0D. 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THE HINDU, , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021, , , , , , , , , , , , DNA tests confirm Kerala woman’s.claim on baby, , Anupama and her partner Ajith are, likely to get custody of the baby soon, , K.S. SUDHI, , KocHi, , Anupama S$. Chandran, the, biological mother of the baby who was given in preadoption foster care, may get, her son back in a day or two., , The Kerala Government is, likely to move the Family, Court, — Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday, with a, plea to advance the hearing, in the adoption case, which, has been posted for November 30, in the wake of the, DNA tests confirming that, Ms. Chandran and B. Ajith, Kumar are the biological parents of the baby., , ‘The DNA tests, said the report issued by the Rajiv, Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, performed on the, blood samples of the child,, Ms. Chandran and Mr. Ajith, , , , tae, , , , LPG cylinder blast, injures 11, two critical, HYDERABAD, , An LPG cylinder exploded in, a building near the Hanuman, Temple in Nanakramguda, area of Hyderabad early on, Tuesday morning, injuring at, least 11 persons, two of, whom are critical, police said., , Man found walking on, lion enclosure moat, HYDERABAD, , ‘31-year-old man was found, walking precariously on the, boulders of the African Lion, moat area in the Nehru, Zoological Park on Tuesday., The man, identified as G. Sai, Kumar was caught by the zoo, staff and handed over to the, Bahadurpura police station., , Kumar, were sufficient to, conclude that he was the baby’s biological father and she, its mother., , The DNA test results were, ready by Tuesday afternoon,, thus ending the months-long, uncertainty over the biological parenthood of the baby., , A judicial order on the, case is unlikely to be pronounced on Wednesday. But, the court may consider the, matter on Wednesday if the, plea is moved., , Counsel for the Department of Women and Child, Development will move the, application for advancing, the hearing on Wednesday,, while briefing the court, about the later developments in the case, including, the DNA test results., , On its part, the Child Welfare Committee, which con, Happy moment: Anupama with her partner Ajith after meeting, , , , her child in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. «5. waninsiia, , ducted the DNA tests on an, instruction from the court,, will submit the results to the, court through the counsel, for the department. When, instructed by the court, the, committee will also recall its, Legally Free for Adoption, certificate issued to the baby, earlier, which will enable the, , Caste-wise census: A.P., House passes resolution, , STAFF REPORTER, , GUNTUR, , The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday adopted, a resolution urging the, Centre to conduct castewise census of the Socially, and Educationally Backward Classes of citizens, along with that of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled, Tribes and the minorities, while holding the General, Census for 2021., , Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan, Mohan Reddy said the enumeration of the Backward, Classes (BC) would help devise better policies for their, welfare, education and, employment., , “The last caste-based census was conducted in 1931, and even after 90 years, due, to lack of proper enumera, , , Tripura CM, party MLA, in verbal bickering, , They call each other ‘Mir Jafar’, ‘parachutist’, , SYED SAJJAD ALI, AGARTALA, , , , Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar compared party, MLA Sudip Roy Barman, his, baiter, with Mir Jafar and Jaichand soon after the latter, criticised his Government, and held him responsible, for the current phase of political violence in the State., , Speaking exclusively with, a group of television journalists on Tuesday, the Chief, Minister alleged that “Mir Jafar and Jaichand type of people become active before, every election and they are, now trying to cause damage, to the party ahead of the civic elections slated for November 25”., , Violence, clashes, targeted attacks and apathy of the, police have overshadowed, the poll campaigning which, ended at 4 p.m. on Tuesday., Top leaders of new entrant, Trinamool Congress and the, , Plea in HC, against new, liquor outlets, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, KOCHI, , The Kerala High Court on, Tuesday adjourned to November 25 the hearing ona, petition moved by Congress leader V.M. Sudheeran against the Government’s move to open more, liquor outlets allegedly under the cover of a High, Court order to provide better facilities in liquor, shops. In his petition, Mr., Sudheeran said the court, order was being misinterpreted by the Government, to legitimise the opening of, new outlets., , When the petition came, up for hearing, Justice Devan Ramachandran orally, said the court was not in favour of increasing the, number of outlets., , cM, vK, , , , tuling BJP regularly engaged, in spats, while the main Opposition CPI(M) had silently, carried out its campaign., , Chief Minister Deb did, not say who the Mir Jafar, and Jaichand were but his, comments were thought to, be aimed at Sudip Roy Barman and his dissident camp, mate MLA Asish Kumar Saha. Earlier in the day, the, duo spoke at length to criticise the Chief Minister without naming him, his Government for alleged gross, failures and the police for, apathy., , Ina harsh voice, Mr. Barman, who was axed from, the Cabinet after the Lok, Sabha poll in 2019, alleged, “there is no democracy in, Tripura”. He mocked the, Chief Minister stating “a parachutist is now leading the, helm of affairs of the State”, and “his [Mr. Deb’s) days are, now numbered”., , Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy, , tion, there is no scientific, data regarding their population to ascertain their social,, educational and economic, backwardness, which has, been posing a hurdle to, meet their interests and aspirations,” Mr. Jagan said., , He said the YSRCP Government had set up a permanent BC Commission and, also sent two BC leaders to, Rajya Sabha., , Water world, , mother to claim her baby., , ‘The mother had been ona, warpath demanding that her, baby be returned to her and, legal action taken against officials of the committee and, the Kerala State Council for, Child Welfare for what she alleged was illegal adoption, processes., , Foster parents yearn for, return of their ‘little God’, , ‘People must understand our plight’, , K.S. SUDHI, Kocni, , , , Battling grief and depression, the foster parents of, the baby boy entangled in, the adoption controversy, are yearning for the return, of the child., , “He is the little God of our, life. We want him back. We, want immediate justice,”, the father demanded as he, broke down., , It was on Saturday that, the baby was taken back to, the State from the couple on, an order from the Child Welfare Committee, Thiruvananthapuram., , “I want him back,” the, woman told The Hindu over, telephone from Darsi in, , Andhra Pradesh. “He never, cried when he was hungry., Instead, he would nibble on, clothes. He whimpered, when we were not around.”, , “He is a cheerful and lovable kid,” the foster father, said. “We don’t nurse any, grouse against Ms. Chandran. Ifit’s her biological baby, let him grow with her., But one should also understand our plight as the baby, got emotionally bonded to, us during the 135 days of his, life with us.”, , “We took the baby after, furnishing all the documents. Yet, he was snatched, away from me. How will you, justify it? Why is our plight, ignored?” asked the mother., , Man accused of RSS worker's, murder is a PFI activist: police, , He was taken to, the crime spot, near Palakkad, , STAFF REPORTER, , PALAKKAD, , The Kerala police team, probing the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, (RSS) worker A. Sanjith on, Tuesday brought an accused, to the crime site at Mambaram near here as part of the, investigation _ procedure., Police said the accused was a, Popular Front of India (PFI), activist., , However, they did not reveal his name. His face was, covered, and the police had, provided a tight security., , The accused was seen, showing the police the exact, , , , , , , , Police collecting evidence at, Sajith murder site in, Palakkad. «K.k. MUSTAFAH, , location where they hacked, Sanjith. The police team led, by District Police chief R., Viswanath was seen asking, various details about the execution of the murder., , He was later taken to Kannanur, where they had abandoned the weapons used for, , , , the murder. He reportedly, told the police that he travelled along with the gang, members in a white car until, Kuzhalmannam. After leaving the car in a workshop,, the accused dispersed in different directions., , The accused is reported, to have told the police that, the murder was executed after a two-month planning. It, is learnt that the police, rounded up a few others in, connection with the murder., However, their arrests were, not registered. Police sources said the details of the accused would be released only after an identification, parade, which is likely to, take place on Wednesday., , BJP DEMANDS PROBE > NEWS 2, , , , , , Cut off: An aerial view of a submerged village near the Rayalacheruvu tank due to the release of water near Tirupati in Andhra, , , , Pradesh on Tuesday., , , , ‘= SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT, , , , , , Retain Amaravati as sole, capital of A.P., BJP tells Jagan, , Prior to polls YSRCP favoured it, says State BJP chief, , STAFF REPORTER, VIJAYAWADA, State BJP president Somu, Veerraju on Tuesday asked, the YSRCP Government to, retain Amaravati as the sole, capital of Andhra Pradesh,, pointing out that the ruling, party had accepted it and, took a stand in favour of it, before the 2019 elections., “Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan, Mohan Reddy has no commitment to resolving the, capital issue. The decision to, withdraw the Act pertaining, to three capitals was taken, to avoid the legal hurdles. In, the run-up to the 2019 elections, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that he had built, his house in the capital re, > ), , , , wy) /, , BJP leader Somu Veerraju, at a press meet in Vijayawada, on Tuesday. *K.s. cial, , gion and that he would build, capital in the same place. He, had lied in the Assembly., The YSRCP leaders must, stop using the Assembly to, , peddle lies,” Mr. Veerraju, told the media., , He said the Government, had no funds to run its dayto-day activities and pay salary to employees., , “In such scenario, how, can they speak about decentralised development. The, BJP promotes the concept of, decentralised development, and it has set up the key institutions in various parts of, the States where it is in power,” he said., , The YSRCP Government, was misleading farmers and, the people in the name of, decentralisation whereas it, could not repair roads which, would require %2,000 crore,, said Mr. Veerraju., , , , , , , , , , , , STATES 5, , Odisha villagers say they, will give up ganja farming, if MSP is guaranteed, , They demand Govt. welfare schemes, , SATYASUNDAR BARIK, BHUBANESWAR, , Villagers in Odisha’s Malkangiri district took out a, strange protest rally to get, their grievance heard. Despite knowing well that they, could be penalised under, stringent provisions of the, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,, for growing cannabis, villagers came out in the open to, put out the conditions that, they would stop cultivating, the illicit crop if all Government welfare programmes, were implemented in their, locality., , For giving up the cultivation, about 10,000 residents, of 35 villages of Ralegada, gram panchayats assembled, at Dhuliput to put forth their, 19-point demand on, Monday., , “We are not getting actual, price for our agricultural, produce. Most of the villagers of Ralegada and other, neighbouring gram panchayats depend on cannabis, cultivation. The money, earned from cannabis cultivation helps us send our, wards to distant places for, education,” Kamulu Hantal,, aresident of Ralegada, said., , “We are informed that the, Government is out to destroy all hemp plants. This, will snatch a robust source of, income. We urge the Government to facilitate marketing, for our agricultural produce., We will not stop growing, cannabis cultivation if our, demand is not met,” he said., , Another villager, Narayan, Hantal of Dhuliput, said,, “We have been growing cannabis knowing well that it is, illegal. We did not have any, option as there were no takers for our agricultural produces.”, , ‘The agitating villagers de, , , Villagers protestit, Odisha's Malkangiri, district. «speciaL arnancement, , , , manded inclusion of all households under the National, Food Security Act and the, Prime Minister Awas Yojna,, settlement of land under the, Forest Right Act and minimum support price for their, agricultural produce., , ‘These villages are situated, inside Swabhiman Anchal,, formerly cut-off area, which, was until recently bastion of, outlawed CPI (Maoist). The, area used to be covered by, water from three sides and, dense forest from another, side. Boat was only way of, communication to nine panchayats of Swabhiman Anchal. However, after construction of the Gurupriya, bridge, the Government has, begun laying roads. Now,, majority of the villages can, be accessed by roads., , Block Development Officer of Chitrakonda Rahul, Mandol said, “We are aware, of cultivation of ganja by villagers in Swabhiman area., However, we have been, reaching out to villages with, alternative crops. The Horticulture Department is promoting vegetables in a big, way.” Mr. Mandol said there, was truth in the allegation, that subsidised foodgrains, were not reaching villagers., “We will make sure that rice, reaches every household,”, he said., , Veerashaiva mahasabha, calls for ‘ghar wapsi, , ‘Report any case of conversion’, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, BENGALURU, , , , Just as the Government is, preparing the ground for introduction of an anti-conversion Bill in Karnataka,, the Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha has, asked its units to report any, case of conversion of its, members and prepare for, “ghar wapsi” to bring such, people back into the fold., ‘The mahasabha is a body representing —_ VeerashaivaLingayats., , ‘The timing of the letter by, mahasabha president and, veteran Congress leader, Shamanur Shivashankarappa to all its taluk and district, units comes amid opposition to the proposed Bill, from the Christian community. The mahasabha,, sources said, was expected, to urge the State Government to bring in a law to, monitor and prevent “forci, ble or induced” conversions. The letter, dated November 15, 2021, has asked, office-bearers to be in constant touch with religious, mutts and watch out for, such moves., , Programmes should be, framed to bring those people “who were trapped under pressure”, the letter, says, adding that it is a matter of grave concern that, some community members, have been “induced to convert” to other religions,, such as Christianity., , Defending the letter, mahasabha secretary H.M. Renuka Prasanna said, “The, letter has nothing to do with, the Government's proposed, anti-conversion Bill. We had, received information from a, couple of districts where a, few such conversions have, taken place. The units, sought our advice to deal, with such situations.”, , Chamundi development plan invites flak, , Instead increase the green cover atop the hill, says Kannada writer in letter to PM, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, MYSURU, , , , Saraswathi Samman awardee and Kannada writer S.L., Bhyrappa has expressed his, anguish over the Karnataka, Government's move to ‘develop’ Chamundi Hills under, the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation, and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD), scheme and said it was environmentally unsustainable., He has sent a letter to, Prime Minister Narendra, Modi requesting him to ask, the Tourism Ministry to apply the true spirit of an, ‘imaginatively and beautifully conceived concept of, PRASHAD’ to promote spiritual tourism for a project in, Chamundi Hills in Mysuru., “What I have heard about, the project proposal submitted by the Karnataka Go, vernment has pained me. It, is concentrating more on the, modern concept of architecture using concrete and environmentally unsustainable, materials. What we need is, to demolish the already existing concrete jungle and, restore the natural beauty of, , , , , , , , Concrete jungle: Many buildings have come up in and around, the Chamundi Hills in Mysuru. *1.a.sminant, , the hill with minimum interference from contractors., The proposal adds some, more to the concrete jungle, in the name of glamorising, it” said Mr. Bhyrappa in his, letter., , He instead suggested a, slew of measures for the con, B, , servation of Chamundi Hills, and called for planting more, trees suitable to the terrain., “Around the temple, on the, hill top, we should have massive planting of trees instead, of the artificial roof constructed. Today there are, hardly any trees and the proposal also does not talk of, any greening,” said Mr. Bhyrappa., , The letter drew attention, to increase in population, atop Chamundi Hills. “With, over 4,000 residents atop, the hill which was hardly in, hundreds few years ago, it, has reached unsustainable, levels. We should limit houses only to priests and staff of, the temple. All other houses, should be relocated in the city and compensated as was, done with tribals in reserve, forests,” the letter added., , MNDANDE