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Vol XXVIII No. 156
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00
Govt finalises Rs 15k cr plan for munitions
Hamilton wins Spanish GP to increase title lead
Theresa May headed for Cabinet showdown over Brexit
national, Page 7
sports, Page 11
international, Page 9
Law Min proposes DNA banks throughout India DNA DATA BANKS To maintain a national database for identification of victims, accused, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unidentified human remains
to have it, will be punished with a jail term of up to three years and a fine of up to Rs one lakh. Similar punishment is also prescribed for those who seek the information on DNA profiles illegally. The government had recently informed the Supreme Court that a Bill for DNA profiling to enable maintenance of records was likely to be brought in the upcoming session of Parliament. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the statement made by Addl. Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, saying the government should take steps as “expeditiously as possible”. The court was hearing a PIL filed by the NGO stating that India did not have a national DNA database to address the issue of thousands of unclaimed dead bodies that are reported annually.
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): In a decision that has serious ramifications over data leaks which have been on the news, the Law ministry has come up with a proposal to set up DNA data banks at the national and state levels to store profiles, reports PTI. The PTI report quoting a draft Bill on DNA technology being finalized by the Law Ministry said those who leak the information stored in such facilities will be punished with a jail term of up to three years. The draft Bill also states that all DNA data, including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only
be used for identification of the person and not for “any other purpose”. The draft Bill, based on the one prepared by the Law Commission recently, states that national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of victims, accused, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unidentified human remains. The Law Ministry is now finalising the official draft before it goes to the Union Cabinet for final approval. It states that those who leak the DNA profile information to people or entities, who are not entitled
Shortage of doctors at Tsg civil hospital irks CTS, CSUTT
Assam in turmoil over Citizenship Amendment Bill
D I M A P U R , M AY 1 3 (NPN): Changsao Thangjam Setshang (CTS) and Chang Students’ Union Tuensang Town (CSUTT) have expressed shock at the sad state of affairs at Tuensang civil hospital. This follows a visit by the organisations to the hospital on May 10 to take stock of the situation. According to a press release issued by Naong and Bhukyim, presidents of CTS and CSUTT respectively, the government and health department seem to have taken things for granted as the hospital is currently functioning with only one doctor. Out of five sanctioned posts of doctors, three had been transferred, while one doctor resigned, they pointed out. Warning that shortage of doctors could risk lives of people, CTS and CSUTT reminded the Health department to implement the September 16, 2017 office notification. CTS and CSUTT said the Tuensang civil hospital is not only the hope for a large population of Tuensang town, but also the whole rural population of the district. They, therefore, urged the department to deploy the required number of doctors at the earliest. During the visit CTS and CSUTT also donated medicines worth Rs 50000 to be distributed to poor patients.
Spl. Correspondent/Agencies
NEW DELHI, MAY 13: BJP governments in the North East such as– Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and even Manipur- could face difficult times ahead if the Modi government goes ahead to pass the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 that seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan facing persecution and violence for their beliefs. The proposed law that would give citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh has stirred up the North East against the BJP, which rules six of the seven states. Illegal migration is a sensitive issue in states like Assam and some of the BJP’s alliance partners have threatened to withdraw support from the coalition governments.
Before passing the Bill, Centre constituted a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) comprising of 16 members who are currently on a tour of the North East to solicit views on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants belonging to six communities-Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- eligible for Indian citizenship after six years of residence in the country. A key amendment in the Bill seeks to grant citizenship to people without valid documents. This component has had hundreds of organizations in the North East expressing strong objections which could affect the stability of governments such as in Assam.
JA K A RTA , M AY 1 3 (IANS): At least 11 people, including a suicide bomber, were killed and 41 injured on Sunday in bomb attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, police said. Two police officers were among the injured after a series of explosions took place in the morning during Sunday service, Efe quoted East Java police spokesperson Frans Barung Mangera as saying. The first explosion took place in Surabaya’s Santa Maria church, killing four people, including the suicide bomber. Almost immediately afterwards, there were explosions in a protestant Motorcycles burn following a blast at the Pentecost church on the Diponegoro Church Central Surabaya (GPPS), in Surabaya, East Java, street, where two people Indonesia on Sunday.
were killed, and another one at a pentecostal church on Arjuno street, where another two people died. Another person died later in a hospital in Surabaya. The police are yet to release details of the other two victims. The bomb disposal squad diffused another bomb outside the Diponegoro church. Broken glass and burned vehicles paved the road outside the churches. Wawan Hadi Purwanto, the Communication Director at the State Intelligence Agency said that one of the attackers could have been a women and they suspected that the Islamist rebel group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah -- inspired by the Islamic State -- was behind the attack.
Over 70 flights diverted as violent storm hits Delhi; 72-hour alert issued NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): A powerful dust storm and rain hit Delhi Sunday evening, grounding flights, uprooting trees and bringing traffic on the city’s roads to a grinding halt, days after an alert across North India for a massive
storm. The weather office said the wind speed was recorded between 50 and 70 km per hour. More than 70 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Sunday evening follow-
ing a powerful dust storm and rain, officials said. An IGIA official said the diversions took place between 4.15 p.m. and 9 p.m. “There is a circulation of a western disturbance in North-West India. Our forecast shows weather will
be adverse for the next 48 to 72 hours,” Charan Singh, a scientist, at the Indian Meteorological Department told NDTV. Staff Reporter adds: IndiGo flight from Dimapur to Kolkata was diverted to Bhubaneshwar Sunday due
to heavy turbulence which swept across Bengal and North India. According to information, the plane was grounded for several hours at Bhubaneshwar airport before finally taking off for Kolkata only late at around 9.30 p.m.
Govt’s Rs 15k cr plan to keep Army ‘fighting fit’
‘The Greensight Project’ undertakes aftercare exercise for tree saplings
Greensight Project volunteers take a break from work during the aftercare exercise. (NP)
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D I M A P U R , M AY 1 3 (NPN): Tobu Area Students’ Union (TASU) has called off the proposed indefinite closure of government office under Tobu sub-division in view of the positive response by the state government to resume the construction of Youth Hall that was left abandoned for eight years. In a press note, TASU expressed gratitude to the chief minister for his intervention and Youth Resource & Sports director, for the prompt response towards the ultimatum served by the union. TASU stated that the department assured to complete the project by December 2018. It may be recalled that the ultimatum on YR&S department was served on April 30.
11 killed in Indonesia Church bombings
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): Confronted with crippling operational shortages in ammunition stocks that would not last even 10 days of “intense fighting”, Defence ministry and Army are now finalizing a Rs 15,000 crore plan to get the domestic private sector to manufacture seven different types of ammunition. The government was rudely jolted out of its slumber after the terror attack at Uri in September 2016 when it found that the 13-lakh strong Army simply did not have certain categories of ammunition to undertake a full-blown war with “intense fighting” for 10 days. Similar was the case with the IAF and Navy. The conventional norm is that the force should have adequate the war wastage reserves (WWR) to last 40 days of “intense fight(Cont’d on p-7) ing”. (Full report on p-7)
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TASU calls off proposed stir
MOKOKCHUNG, MAY 13 (NPN): In their continuing effort to grow trees along the MopungchuketMilak road, volunteers of The Greensight Project on Saturday undertook an aftercare exercise for the tree
saplings planted last year along a 7-km stretch of the road. A total of 24 volunteers turned up for the day, and weeded and mulched the saplings and replaced those that did not survive by planting new ones. They also planted 300 more new saplings, includ-
ing an assortment of indigenous wild fruit-bearing trees and Himalayan cherry blossom trees. Further, in an effort to popularise the State tree in the area, they also planted 100 alder tree saplings. Launched in 2016, The Greensight Project is a five-year scenic enhancement programme of Mopungchuket Ait L a i s h i r Te l u n g j e m (MALT), students’ union of Mopungchuket village in Mokokchung district. Growing trees along the Mopungchuket-Milak road is the project’s flagship programme, which is complemented by undertaking various other environmental aesthetics development works in the village. An array of works to develop the village’s scenic appeal has so far been undertaken under the project.
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