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Tuesday, September 06, 2016
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NEWS brief In Madhya Pradesh Village, Man Uses Garbage To Cremate His Wife
New Delhi: Distressed over a case filed against her, a Hariyanvi entertainment artist today attempted suicide in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area. Sapna was upset over the case filed against her at Gurgaon Sector 29 police station in July under the SC Contd on page 5
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Air India Warns Of Exemplary Action After Pilots Skip Work
New Delhi: Air India today warned of "exemplary disciplinary action" against employees "sabotaging" the progress of the national carrier after some pilots did not report for duty in protest against Contd on page 5
Haryanvi Artist Attempts Suicide In Delhi's Najafgarh Area
Days After Attacking Journalists, Bhagwant Mann Says He 'Respects' Media
Rupnagar: With a case slapped on him for his alleged misbehaviour with mediapersons, AAP Sangrur lawmaker Bhagwant Mann today said he reacted in that manner after a journalist asked "irritating" questions. He also said he "respects" the media. Punjab Police has registered a case against Mr Mann on the complaint that he and his supporters had alleged-
National
Sedition, Defamation Charges Cannot Be Invoked For Criticising Government: Supreme Court
ly misbehaved with mediapersons at a rally in Bassi Pathana in Fatehgarh Sahib district on September 1. Addressing 'Badal Bhajao-Punjab Bachao' rally at Mianpur village near Rupnagar today, Mr Mann said he had reacted the way he did after he was asked "irritating" questions. A case was registered on the statement of some journalists against Contd on page 5
PM Modi Singles Out Pakistan At G20 Summit For Spreading Terror Hangzhou, China: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicted Pakistan without naming as "a single nation" spreading terror in South Asia. The PM's remarks were made at the G20 summit being held in China.The relationship between India and Pakistan has plummeted with July's shooting in Kashmir of terrorist
Burhan Wani, who was lionized by Islamabad as a martyr. Wani, 22, one of the top commanders of terror group Hizbul Mujahideen was killed by security forces, inciting huge mob protests by civilians. 70 people have died and more than 10,000 left injured by the worst unrest in Kashmir in six years. The violence has been
BJP Rakes Up Scams, Atrocities On Dalits Under Mayawati's Rule New Delhi: Dalit atrocities, scams worth lakhs of rupees, and support to criminals for short term political gains were the hallmarks of Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati's tenure as chief minister, Uttar Pradesh BJP alleged today. In a statement questioning Ms Mayawati's promise of providing good governance, the BJP said that she had no moral right to claim so after faced corruption charges in a number of scams. "She (Mayawati) has run her past goverments in the company of criminals and is still keeping them with her. She has no moral right ot claim that she will send them behind bars if she becomes chief minister again," said BJP's
national secretary Shrikant Sharma. The statement also contrasted Ms Mayawati's tenure as chief minister with that of the NDA at the centre claiming that the government under Prime Minister Modi had worked hard to curb crime and also launched a number of schemes to help the poor. "The National Rural Health Mission scam was during her tenure, it was worth Rs. 85000 crore. It just shows the story of corruption under her. There were scams in police recruitment, sugar factory, Taj corridor, the list is endless. The BSP is an alliance of the corrupt," Mr Sharma said. Citing records of atrocities against Dalits under the BSP governContd on page 5
Odisha Man Who Carried Daughter's Body For 6 km Has Just One Request Malkangiri: A string of news reports in recent weeks have thrown an unflattering spotlight on the state of medical facilities in Odisha. In Kolahandi, a man called Dana Majhi carried the body of his 42-year-old wife on his shoulder for 10 km before he got an ambulance. In a second incident in Balasore, the body of a woman was broken at the hip so that it could be stuffed into bamboo box because there was no ambulance. In another incident in Raigada, a pregnant lady delivered a baby
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PM Modi Raises NSG Bid, Scorpene Leak In Bilateral Meetings With Turkey, France
Hangzhou, China: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today discussed India's NSG membership with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and also raised the issue of the confidential data leak of the Indian Scorpene Class submarines with French President Francois Holland on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. On the second and final day of the summit in Hangzhou, PM Modi met Mr Erdogan and Mr Hollande in separate "pull-aside" meetings. Prior to that, he met Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May and held discussions on "building opportunities" in the aftermath of UK's decision to exit the European Union. In his meeting with President Erdogan, the Prime Minister discussed the issue of India's membership of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson
Bhopal: His wife had died of prolonged illness and 65-year-old Jagdish Bhil had no money for the cremation. A daily wage labourer, he had only Rs. 250 - one-tenth of the Contd on page 5
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boy in an autorickshaw, who died immediately after his birth. The most worrying of all however is that these incidents do not seem to be outliers. Last week, in the state's Malkangiri,
32-year-old Dinabandhu Khemudu, had to carry the dead body of his 4year-old daughter Barsha 6 km for as the ambulance transporting them allegedly left them midway. Barsha had
died of Malaria. But even in his grief, he has just one demand. "The village needs a medical facility. Because of lack of medical facility, we have suffered a huge loss today. I request the government to work on bringing a medical facility here," he said. His wife Basanti, said, "People like us fall victim to such things. Whenever you call for an ambulance in this village, they always make an excuse and say that they can't come." Contd on page 5
described by Pakistan as a "freedom movement in Kashmir" and India has accused Islamabad of funding the clashes as well as inciting them through the use of terrorists like Hafiz Saeed who move freely in Pakistan. Wani, who used social media to share photographs of himself posing with weapons Contd on page 5
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International
Obama Warns China Of 'Consequences' Over Behaviour In South China Sea: Report
India 'Substantially Free' From Homegrown Terrorism: President Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi today said India is "substantially free" from the globally witnessed menace of homegrown terrorism as citizens possess "ethnicity in mind and have faith in pluralism". Mr Mukherjee, while teaching students in the school inside the President's Estate as part of the second edition of his 'Pranab Sir's class', also spoke about the worrisome development of "political assassinations" in India and its neighbourhood adding that despite these instances "we have had a stable political regime".
The special session was held to observe 'Teachers Day' with students of Class XI of the Delhi government-run Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya during which Mr Mukherjee said "secularism is part of the life" for Indians. India has suffered the brunt of terrorism, including that of the cross-border variety, he said. The President said it was the credit and success of India's policy and acumen of the administration that incidents of homegrown terrorism, the biggest menace to international peace and community,
'One India One Election': PM Modi's Idea Gets President's Vote New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today appeared to support simultaneous national and state elections in India - an idea pitched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - while taking a special class at a government school on Monday. "Call me Pranab Sir or Mukherjee Sir," the 80year-old veteran politician declared as he walked into a classroom of 60 students. "Pranab Sir's class" was a Teacher's Day treat for students of the Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, which is within the sprawling presidential
estate. He shared his views about a range of subjects, including PM Modi's idea of holding all elections at the same time. When a Class 11 student asked the President on the spending on elections and whether it would be good to hold all polls in one go, he
replied: "The Election Commission can also put in their idea and efforts on holding the polls together and that will be highly beneficial." The student, Ragini, said she "couldn't believe" that the President had answered Contd on page 5
has kept India "substantially free" from its tentacles. "It is we who are attacked and we are the victims of cross-border attacks... But not so much of homegrown terror," he said, adding this was because of the "ethinicity of mind, belief and faith in pluralism, huge diversity in language, religion, food... Almost in everything." We all belong to the same system, the President said, adding that this quality was "unique". Talking for about 50 minutes to the students Contd on page 5
ISRO To Launch Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3DR On September 8 Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch the GSLV-F05 carrying advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR from the spaceport of Sriharikota, about 110 km from Chennai, on September 8. "GSLV-F05/INSAT 3DR mission is scheduled to be launched on September 8 at 1610 hours from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota," ISRO said on its website. The previous launch by ISRO on Geosynchronous Contd on page 5
Experts Sent By PM Modi Vindicate No Foreign Funds For Zakir Naik's NGO Without Government Permission My Stand, Says Nitish Kumar Patna: As he awaits the verdict of experts on what drove the worst floods in Bihar in over a decade, Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, is anxiously tweeting what he claims as evidence that the deluge is man-made. Last week, five experts were sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bihar to determine if the floods that have killed 75 people and forced five lakhs into shelters or temporary camps are the result of problems thrown up by a dam, the Farakka barrage in Bengal. The Chief Minister had requested that the PM pick "neutral" observers. Mr Kumar says that the Farakka barrage is creating humongous
problems with the accumulation of silt, which has raised the river bed of the Ganga, causing it to overflow. 12 of Bihar's 39 districts are under water, including areas like the capital of Patna, which were unaffected in earlier floods. "It is essential to develop a proper and appropriate national silt management policy without in any way disturbing the ecology and the Contd on page 5
New Delhi: Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation cannot accept foreign funding without seeking the Union Home Ministry's permission, the government has decided, putting the organisation on what it calls a "prior permission category list." This is a first step towards canceling permission for Dr Naik's organisation to receive foreign funds. The ministry has said the foundation's licence to receive funding under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA was "accidentally" renewed last month, even though Dr Naik is under investigation for allegedly misus-
ing foreign donations. He has also been accused by the Bangladesh government of making speeches that could have incited some of the terrorists who attacked a Dhaka cafe in July, killing 20 people. India has promised detailed investigation into Dr Naik's speeches. "We have suspended three officers, because permission couldn't have been renewed when the probe was on," Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told NDTV last week on the licence being renewed. Sources said the Islamic Research Foundation's funding was being investigated from before Contd on page 5