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R ashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the word “nationalism” is nowa- days equated with Hilter’s “nazism” or Mussolini’s “fas- cism” and it is better to avoid this word, stressing on using some alternative terms. Bhagwat’s remark came amid continued protests in several cities of the country against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which is branded by those opposing the CAA as a reflection of “Hindutva nationalism” that is detrimental to Muslims. Besides, analysing the results of this month’s Delhi Assembly polls, the BJP’s ide- ological mentor RSS said in an editorial in its mouthpiece on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah cannot always help the BJP win Assembly elections. Recalling an RSS event in the United Kingdom (UK), Bhagwat said, “During my recent visit to the UK, I was advised by an RSS worker not to use the word ‘nationalism’ as English is not our language and it could have a different mean- ing in England. It's okay to say nation, national and national- ity but not nationalism. Because it means (alludes to) Hitler, Nazism and Fascism (in England).” Calling upon RSS mem- bers to connect with people irrespective of their caste, lan- guage, religion or region, Bhagwat said India’s charac- teristic is to bind everyone in one thread following the prin- ciple of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is a family). “We (Indians) live for each other, not for ourselves. We believe that the world has made us and we have to give back to it. We look at the world with gratitude,” he said. Sharing an anecdote, he said, a Muslim intellectual from the country once went for Haj and was sent to jail on blas- phemy charges for wearing a “locket”. The then Foreign Minister, Sushma Swaraj, inter- vened and got him released within eight days, he said, apparently suggesting that everyone from India is con- sidered a Hindu outside the country. “...Because Bharatiya san- skriti (Indian culture) is also known as Hindu sanskriti, reflecting its values, ethos and culture,” he said. The RSS chief also gave a call to make India a super- power. Bhagwat said, “The aim of the Sangh is to unite Hindu society. The Swayamsevaks are dedicated to their aim. By feel- ing proud of the culture of our country we have to work to take the country to new heights. We have to make India a world ‘Guru’. It is time to make India a superpower, but not like other superpowers that misuse their influence.” I n what could be termed as another attempt to buy more time and delay the hanging of the four death-row convicts of the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, one of them, moved the court on Thursday and demanded better treatment for his “men- tal illness”. The court has sought response from the Tihar jail authorities on a plea by Vinay, who through his counsel sought remedy for his claimed mental illness, schizophrenia and the injuries suffered in his head and arms. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Dharmender Rana directed the prison authorities to file its reply on the plea of Vinay on Saturday. “Vinay injured himself by banging his head on his cell wall in Tihar Jail. The incident happened in jail number 3 on Sunday afternoon and he got some minor injuries and was treated inside the prison premises,” said a prison official. During the hearing, the prosecution opposed the plea saying it was not maintainable. Counsel for Vinay told the court that he was refusing to recognise people, including his mother. The plea claimed that when Vinay ’s counsel visited him in the prison on the request of his family members, he found that he had sustained grievous head injury, fractures in his right arm with plaster and was suffering from insan- ity, mental illness and schizo- phrenia. D elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to take the US First Lady, Melania Trump, on a brief tour of a Government school to help her get a first-hand experience of the “happiness curriculum” introduced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government, dur- ing her visit, along with US President Donald Trump, to Delhi on February 25. The US First Lady is also expected to interact with stu- dents of the school. “Melania is likely to be wel- comed by Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia,” a Government official said. Trump, accompanied by wife Melania and a high-level delegation, will arrive in Ahmedabad early on February 24 for a little less than 36-hour- long trip to India. From Ahmedabad, he will travel to Agra before arriving in the national Capital for the main leg of the visit. A visit to heritage site in Agra — Taj Mahal — is also in the schedule. Melania is to visit the school when President Trump will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Delhi Government’s “happiness curriculum” was introduced in Delhi Government schools two years ago with an aim to reduce stress among schoolchildren. In 40 minutes of happiness class, meditation, relaxation tech- niques are imparted. J ogging, cycling or long walk on the roads of the national Capital is fraught with risks as the sheer volume of traffic on the roads poses physical injury threat. In its bid to ensure safe corridors for pedestrians, morning walkers and joggers, the Public Works Department (PWD) is going to create a ‘sep- arate and safe’ lane for the pedestrians and Non- Motorised Vehicles (NMVs) from Ashram to Naraina. Part of the Delhi Government’s dream project ‘Street scaping, beautification and widening’, the stretch will be completely redeveloped on the standards of American Road designs and architecture. The main agenda behind this project is to create a pedes- trian-friendly road by making the people feel happy with green ambience and ‘zero’ traffic hur- dles while traveling on these roads. The total estimated cost of the redevelopment plan for this stretch is Rs 75 crores, said a Government official. “The stretch from Ashram to Naraina barring Moolchand to Moti Bagh will be redevel- oped, beautified and widened. The stretch will be developed on American standards with an aim to provide a pedestrian- friendly as well as disabled- friendly road because if you see, most of the roads in the city are not disabled friendly. Encroachment and narrow roads are also another issue on this stretch, which will also be cleared,” added the official. As per the official, the pro- posal was passed by the Government last year but the project could not start due to the imposition of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Delhi Assembly elections. However, the work on the stretch has started and is expected to be completed by December 2020. From AIIMS to Ashram is one of the identified and select- ed stretches from the 10 most congested roads of Delhi. Currently on this stretch, the bus stops and pedestrian facil- ities such as FOBs and subways are also in un-designated places, for instance far from the bus stop or very close to ramp of the flyover, which becomes one of the main reasons for accidents. “Further, during the study of this stretch, the department found that there is no facility for NMV vehicles and pedes- trians, termination of service lanes at junctions, parking are very close to intersections which hinder the movements. Moreover, due to the poor condition of the street, barrier- free movement becomes impossible,” said the official. “Thus, the PWD has decid- ed to beautify and streetscape the roads by giving an aesthet- ic look and to provide maxi- mum basic facilities to the road users as per the norms of United Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering (UTTIPEC) and pedestrians can walk, jog and cycle without any fear,” said the official. Under the street scaping and beautification of roads, the PWD will redesign and provide good infrastructure such as bus stops, separate lane for pedestrians, stands for auto-rickshaws, cycles and e-rickshaws will be created. The official further added that public toilets, drinking water points, police booths, separate parking for police and emergency vehicles would also be provided. It has been deemed necessary to provide basic amenities to the people and also ensure cleanliness on the stretches. Separate street vending zones, mohalla clinics, public canteens, maps, traffic signages, green carpeting and seating arrangements will also be developed. Once this project is completed, the outcome would be analysed and new such corridors would be devel- oped in other parts of the city as well, the official said. R ahul Gandhi is all set to be back as the Congress chief in the party’s plenary session in April. Rahul had quit the post following the Congress rout in the Lok Sabha polls last year. Congress Working Committee (CWC) had appointed Sonia Gandhi as interim president of the party in August last year. But as the unwell Sonia had to skip the party’s campaign in the recent Assembly polls, the calls for Rahul to head the party have become stronger. The Congress on Thursday said Rahul was a clear choice for the party president’s post. Party sources said Rahul was the only contender, hinting that elections in that case may not even be necessary. “Rahul has acceptability across the country and also the capability to lead the party,” said a senior Congress leader. Several party leaders have called for the appointment of a full-time party president. On Thursday, former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, who has been advocating elections to the CWC, said, “I renew my appeal to CWC to hold lead- ership elections to energise workers and inspire voters.” “I was referring to my ear- lier call — eight months ago — for elections among the 10,000 party workers who constitute the ‘AICC plus PCC delegates’ list. These should be for the elected seats in the CWC as well as for the party presiden- cy,” said Tharoor. Former MP Sandeep Dikshit has accused senior leaders of failing to find a new president because they are “scared who will bell the cat”. Reacting to the remarks, Tharoor tweeted, “What Sandeep Dikshit said openly is what dozens of party leaders from across the country are saying privately, including many with responsible posi- tions in the party. I renew my appeal to CWC to hold lead- ership elections to energise workers and inspire voters.” Asked about the remarks made by Tharoor and Dikshit, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the CWC will decide on the Congress chief post. “If anyone has any doubts about this, he should kindly read the resolution of the CWC before giving any statements in public,” Surjewala said. “Instead of giving state- ments on social media and interviews in the media, if Sandeep Dikshit works hard in his own constituency and polit- ically encash the work initiat- ed during Sheila Dikshit’s rule, the Congress will emerge vic- torious. It is my appeal to every leader like Dikshit that instead of giving knowledge to the entire country, they should first show the benefits of their own work done in their con- stituencies,” he said. Continued on Page 4 T he mediation attempt by Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors advocates Sanjay Hedge and Sadhana Ramachandran to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to lift blockade of the Delhi- Noida main road remained futile for the second day on Thursday. The protesters patiently expressed their anguish but refused to budge from their Day 1 demand that they would end protest only after the CAA is repealed and proposed NRC is shelved. After holding talks with the protesters, Hegde and Ramachandran left for the day. It is understood they are like- ly to visit the sit-in protest which has been going on since December 15 again on Friday to find an amicable solution to end the impasse. Like Wednesday, Hedge and Ramachandran expressed their unwillingness to talk with protesters in the presence of the media. As Ramachandran started addressing the protest- ers reporters surrounding the dais tried to suggest her on how to hold talks. It angered her, and she asked the media per- sons to leave the tent where the talks were to be resumed. Ramachandran began addressing the protestors say- ing, “Aapne bulaya, hum chale aaye (You called us and we are here)”. Hegde said the SC has recognised their right to protest, but added “the rights of others have to be respected”. “When Shaheen Bagh has become an example of protests in India, let us set an example of a protest that does not dis- turb anybody. You all must be rest assured that we are here to fight for you. Don’t think if you change your spot, your fight will die down,” Hegde said. “We have seen many PMs come and go. Whoever comes in power and runs the country, sometimes some could be right and some could be wrong. Whatever you are saying the whole country and the PM are listensing,” he added. Ramchandran said she is waiting for that day when the country’s atmosphere will change. Then an elderly man expressed his fear, “I am very scared... I am very scared for my children. Madam save me,” he said. When Ramchandran asked him more about his fear, the man replied, “I am a single father. I will die but my chil- dren should get to live here fearlessly. My girls go to school where they are being told that you will go out of the country.” Continued on Page 4 RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015

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    Rashtriya SwayamsevakSangh (RSS) chief MohanBhagwat on Thursday said theword “nationalism” is nowa-days equated with Hilter’s“nazism” or Mussolini’s “fas-cism” and it is better to avoidthis word, stressing on usingsome alternative terms.

    Bhagwat’s remark cameamid continued protests inseveral cities of the countryagainst the Citizenship(Amendment) Act, which isbranded by those opposingthe CAA as a reflection of“Hindutva nationalism” thatis detrimental to Muslims.

    Besides, analysing theresults of this month’s DelhiAssembly polls, the BJP’s ide-ological mentor RSS said in aneditorial in its mouthpiece onThursday that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and HomeMinister Amit Shah cannotalways help the BJP winAssembly elections.

    Recalling an RSS event inthe United Kingdom (UK),Bhagwat said, “During myrecent visit to the UK, I wasadvised by an RSS worker notto use the word ‘nationalism’ asEnglish is not our language andit could have a different mean-ing in England. It's okay to saynation, national and national-ity but not nationalism.Because it means (alludes to)Hitler, Nazism and Fascism (in

    England).” Calling upon RSS mem-

    bers to connect with peopleirrespective of their caste, lan-guage, religion or region,Bhagwat said India’s charac-teristic is to bind everyone inone thread following the prin-ciple of “VasudhaivaKutumbakam” (the world is afamily).

    “We (Indians) live for eachother, not for ourselves. Webelieve that the world has madeus and we have to give back toit. We look at the world withgratitude,” he said.

    Sharing an anecdote, hesaid, a Muslim intellectual fromthe country once went for Hajand was sent to jail on blas-phemy charges for wearing a“locket”. The then ForeignMinister, Sushma Swaraj, inter-vened and got him releasedwithin eight days, he said,apparently suggesting thateveryone from India is con-sidered a Hindu outside thecountry.

    “...Because Bharatiya san-skriti (Indian culture) is alsoknown as Hindu sanskriti,reflecting its values, ethos and

    culture,” he said.The RSS chief also gave a

    call to make India a super-power.

    Bhagwat said, “The aim ofthe Sangh is to unite Hindusociety. The Swayamsevaks arededicated to their aim. By feel-ing proud of the culture of ourcountry we have to work totake the country to newheights. We have to make Indiaa world ‘Guru’.

    It is time to make India asuperpower, but not like othersuperpowers that misuse theirinfluence.”

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    In what could be termed asanother attempt to buy moretime and delay the hanging ofthe four death-row convicts ofthe Nirbhaya gangrape andmurder case, Vinay Sharma,one of them, moved the courton Thursday and demandedbetter treatment for his “men-tal illness”.

    The court has soughtresponse from the Tihar jailauthorities on a plea by Vinay,who through his counselsought remedy for his claimedmental illness, schizophreniaand the injuries suffered in hishead and arms.

    Additional Sessions Judge(ASJ) Dharmender Ranadirected the prison authoritiesto file its reply on the plea ofVinay on Saturday.

    “Vinay injured himself bybanging his head on his cellwall in Tihar Jail. The incidenthappened in jail number 3 onSunday afternoon and he got

    some minor injuries and wastreated inside the prisonpremises,” said a prison official.

    During the hearing, theprosecution opposed the pleasaying it was not maintainable.Counsel for Vinay told thecourt that he was refusing torecognise people, including hismother.

    The plea claimed thatwhen Vinay ’s counsel visitedhim in the prison on therequest of his family members,he found that he had sustainedgrievous head injury, fracturesin his right arm with plasterand was suffering from insan-ity, mental illness and schizo-phrenia.

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    Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal is likely to takethe US First Lady, MelaniaTrump, on a brief tour of aGovernment school to helpher get a first-hand experienceof the “happiness curriculum”introduced by the Aam AadmiParty (AAP) Government, dur-ing her visit, along with USPresident Donald Trump, toDelhi on February 25.

    The US First Lady is alsoexpected to interact with stu-dents of the school.

    “Melania is likely to be wel-comed by Kejriwal and DeputyChief Minister Manish Sisodia,”a Government official said.

    Trump, accompanied bywife Melania and a high-leveldelegation, will arrive inAhmedabad early on February24 for a little less than 36-hour-long trip to India. FromAhmedabad, he will travel toAgra before arriving in thenational Capital for the mainleg of the visit.

    A visit to heritage site inAgra — Taj Mahal — is also inthe schedule.

    Melania is to visit theschool when President Trumpwill hold talks with PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

    The Delhi Government’s“happiness curriculum” wasintroduced in DelhiGovernment schools two yearsago with an aim to reduce stress

    among schoolchildren. In 40minutes of happiness class,meditation, relaxation tech-niques are imparted.

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    Jogging, cycling or long walkon the roads of the nationalCapital is fraught with risks asthe sheer volume of traffic onthe roads poses physical injurythreat. In its bid to ensure safe

    corridors for pedestrians,morning walkers and joggers,the Public Works Department(PWD) is going to create a ‘sep-arate and safe’ lane for thepedestrians and Non-Motorised Vehicles (NMVs)from Ashram to Naraina.

    Part of the DelhiGovernment’s dream project‘Street scaping, beautificationand widening’, the stretch willbe completely redeveloped onthe standards of AmericanRoad designs and architecture.

    The main agenda behind

    this project is to create a pedes-trian-friendly road by makingthe people feel happy with greenambience and ‘zero’ traffic hur-dles while traveling on theseroads. The total estimated costof the redevelopment plan forthis stretch is Rs 75 crores, saida Government official.

    “The stretch from Ashramto Naraina barring Moolchandto Moti Bagh will be redevel-oped, beautified and widened.The stretch will be developedon American standards with anaim to provide a pedestrian-friendly as well as disabled-friendly road because if you see,most of the roads in the city are

    not disabled friendly.Encroachment and narrowroads are also another issue onthis stretch, which will also becleared,” added the official.

    As per the official, the pro-posal was passed by theGovernment last year but theproject could not start due tothe imposition of Model Codeof Conduct (MCC) for theDelhi Assembly elections.However, the work on thestretch has started and isexpected to be completed byDecember 2020.

    From AIIMS to Ashram isone of the identified and select-ed stretches from the 10 most

    congested roads of Delhi.Currently on this stretch, thebus stops and pedestrian facil-ities such as FOBs and subwaysare also in un-designated places,for instance far from the busstop or very close to ramp of theflyover, which becomes one ofthe main reasons for accidents.

    “Further, during the studyof this stretch, the departmentfound that there is no facilityfor NMV vehicles and pedes-trians, termination of servicelanes at junctions, parking are

    very close to intersectionswhich hinder the movements.Moreover, due to the poorcondition of the street, barrier-free movement becomesimpossible,” said the official.

    “Thus, the PWD has decid-ed to beautify and streetscapethe roads by giving an aesthet-ic look and to provide maxi-mum basic facilities to theroad users as per the norms ofUnited Traffic andTransportation Infrastructure(Planning and Engineering(UTTIPEC) and pedestrianscan walk, jog and cycle withoutany fear,” said the official.

    Under the street scapingand beautification of roads,the PWD will redesign andprovide good infrastructuresuch as bus stops, separate

    lane for pedestrians, standsfor auto-rickshaws, cycles ande-rickshaws will be created.

    The official further addedthat public toilets, drinkingwater points, police booths,separate parking for police andemergency vehicles would alsobe provided. It has beendeemed necessary to providebasic amenities to the peopleand also ensure cleanliness onthe stretches. Separate streetvending zones, mohalla clinics,public canteens, maps, trafficsignages, green carpeting andseating arrangements will alsobe developed. Once this projectis completed, the outcomewould be analysed and newsuch corridors would be devel-oped in other parts of the cityas well, the official said.

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    Rahul Gandhi is all set to beback as the Congress chiefin the party’s plenary session inApril. Rahul had quit the postfollowing the Congress rout inthe Lok Sabha polls last year.

    Congress WorkingCommittee (CWC) hadappointed Sonia Gandhi asinterim president of the partyin August last year. But as theunwell Sonia had to skip theparty’s campaign in the recentAssembly polls, the calls forRahul to head the party havebecome stronger.

    The Congress on Thursdaysaid Rahul was a clear choicefor the party president’s post.Party sources said Rahul wasthe only contender, hintingthat elections in that case maynot even be necessary.

    “Rahul has acceptabilityacross the country and also thecapability to lead the party,”said a senior Congress leader.

    Several party leaders havecalled for the appointment of afull-time party president. OnThursday, former UnionMinister Shashi Tharoor, whohas been advocating elections

    to the CWC, said, “I renew myappeal to CWC to hold lead-ership elections to energiseworkers and inspire voters.”

    “I was referring to my ear-lier call — eight months ago —for elections among the 10,000party workers who constitutethe ‘AICC plus PCC delegates’list. These should be for theelected seats in the CWC aswell as for the party presiden-cy,” said Tharoor.

    Former MP SandeepDikshit has accused seniorleaders of failing to find a newpresident because they are“scared who will bell the cat”.

    Reacting to the remarks,Tharoor tweeted, “WhatSandeep Dikshit said openly iswhat dozens of party leadersfrom across the country aresaying privately, includingmany with responsible posi-tions in the party. I renew myappeal to CWC to hold lead-ership elections to energise

    workers and inspire voters.”Asked about the remarks

    made by Tharoor and Dikshit,Congress chief spokespersonRandeep Surjewala said theCWC will decide on theCongress chief post.

    “If anyone has any doubtsabout this, he should kindlyread the resolution of the CWCbefore giving any statements inpublic,” Surjewala said.

    “Instead of giving state-ments on social media andinterviews in the media, ifSandeep Dikshit works hard inhis own constituency and polit-ically encash the work initiat-ed during Sheila Dikshit’s rule,the Congress will emerge vic-torious. It is my appeal toevery leader like Dikshit thatinstead of giving knowledge tothe entire country, they shouldfirst show the benefits of theirown work done in their con-stituencies,” he said.

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    The mediation attempt bySupreme Court-appointedinterlocutors advocates SanjayHedge and SadhanaRamachandran to persuadethe Shaheen Bagh protesters tolift blockade of the Delhi-Noida main road remainedfutile for the second day onThursday. The protesterspatiently expressed theiranguish but refused to budgefrom their Day 1 demand thatthey would end protest onlyafter the CAA is repealed andproposed NRC is shelved.

    After holding talks with theprotesters, Hegde andRamachandran left for the day.It is understood they are like-ly to visit the sit-in protestwhich has been going on sinceDecember 15 again on Fridayto find an amicable solution toend the impasse.

    Like Wednesday, Hedgeand Ramachandran expressedtheir unwillingness to talk withprotesters in the presence of themedia. As Ramachandranstarted addressing the protest-ers reporters surrounding thedais tried to suggest her on howto hold talks. It angered her,and she asked the media per-sons to leave the tent where thetalks were to be resumed.

    Ramachandran beganaddressing the protestors say-

    ing, “Aapne bulaya, hum chaleaaye (You called us and we arehere)”. Hegde said the SC hasrecognised their right toprotest, but added “the rights ofothers have to be respected”.

    “When Shaheen Bagh hasbecome an example of protestsin India, let us set an exampleof a protest that does not dis-turb anybody. You all must berest assured that we are here tofight for you. Don’t think if you

    change your spot, your fightwill die down,” Hegde said.

    “We have seen many PMscome and go. Whoever comesin power and runs the country,sometimes some could be rightand some could be wrong.Whatever you are saying thewhole country and the PM arelistensing,” he added.

    Ramchandran said she iswaiting for that day when thecountry’s atmosphere will

    change. Then an elderly manexpressed his fear, “I am veryscared... I am very scared formy children. Madam save me,”he said. When Ramchandranasked him more about his fear,the man replied, “I am a singlefather. I will die but my chil-dren should get to live herefearlessly. My girls go to schoolwhere they are being told thatyou will go out of the country.”

    Continued on Page 4

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    New Delhi: Former CongressMP Ashok Tanwar moved theSupreme Court on Thursdayseeking contempt proceedingsagainst the DDA and the DelhiGovernment for allegedly “wil-fully and deliberately disobey-ing” its orders allowing con-struction of a permanent struc-ture for the Guru Ravidas tem-ple at Tughlaqabad. The templewas demolished by the DDA fol-lowing the SC’s August 9 lastyear direction which hadobserved that “serious breach”was committed by Guru RavidasJayanti Samaroh Samiti. PTI

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    With Bihar Assembly pollclosing by, BJP presidentJP Nadda will visit Patna onFebruary 22 to discuss hisparty’s strategy with State lead-ers and that of NationalDemocratic Alliance (NDA)there besides to inaugurateBJP’s new offices in 11 districts.

    This would be Nadda’s firstvisit to Bihar after taking overparty’s baton this year fromAmit Shah, the Union HomeMinister.

    “Nadda would be inaugu-rating the newly-built office ofthe BJP in 11 districts in Bihar,including Samastipur, Siwan,Bhagalpur, Arwal, Naugachhia,Lakhisarai, Gopalganj,Sasaram, Saharsa, Aurangabad,and Sheohar by a remote con-trol at Patna office. These newoffices are equipped with latestequipment, including an e-library that would help partyworkers in advancing BJP ide-ology in their districts,” saidParty’s General Secretary andBihar-in-charge, BhupendraYadav .

    Nadda will hold meetingswith members of the core com-mittee to ensure the victory ofNDA with Nitish Kumar being

    the Chief Ministerial face of theNDA alliance.

    Picking its lessons from theDelhi poll debacle, BJP is keento rein-in its motor mouthsand spoil its campaign in Bihar.Recently Nadda had sum-moned union minister andMP from Begusarai GirirajSingh’s controversial commentsagainst a prominent minorityinstitution.

    BJP intends to focus onstate and development issuesrather taking up national agen-da in the forefront of its cam-paigning in the Bihar poll. BJPwants to win to end it series ofreverses in Maharashtra, Delhiand Jharkand by faithfullyaligning with the JDU and notqueering its pitch on aNationalist agenda.

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    Amid concerns and criti-cisms, Union Housing andUrban Affairs MinisterHardeep Singh Puri onThursday said thatGovernment infrastructure,including the North and SouthBlocks, was built more than acentury ago and there is no rea-son why the Centre should notgo for a new-look CentralVista aesthetically while pre-serving the heritage.

    Speaking at a function,Puri said that some people aretalking about the Central Vistamakeover without knowingwhat is happening. “Lookevery 100 years somebody hasto take charge and decide whatthe city is going to look like.Delhi in its present from...Thecurrent Delhi Governmentalinfrastructure (including)

    Rashtrapati Bhavan, NorthBlock, South Block, were builtin 1910s or 1920s,” Puri added.

    The questions are beingraised by experts from variousquarters that what is the needto do so and what’s the objec-tive and why it is being imple-mented. “We are paying thou-sands of crores of rent to houseGovernment buildings. Wehave the land, so there is noreason why we can’t do it in anarchitecturally, aesthetic way,preserve the heritage etc andcreate a New Delhi,” he said.

    Sources said that the DelhiDevelopment Authority (DDA)has received nearly 400 objec-tions to the proposed change ofland use for 101 acres in cen-tral Delhi for the Centre’s ambi-tious Central Vista redevelop-ment project. The objectionsrange from questioning theneed for the project to itsimpact on environment andtraffic. Some also stressed onthe need to protect heritage anddemanded a proper assess-ment before going ahead withthe plan.

    LokPATH (people forAppropriate Transformationof Habitat), a collective ofurban development experts,which was formed recently,has flagged the lack of trans-parency in the process of landuse change. The Indian Societyof Landscape Architects(ISOLA) has called the projectan “inappropriate planningdecision”. Many have ques-tioned the need for the projectand said it contradicts the pro-visions of the Master Plan ofDelhi 2021.

    The redevelopment of theCentral Vista — the nation’spower corridor in Delhi —envisages a triangularParliament building next to theexisting one, a common CentralSecretariat for ministries and therevamping of the three-km-long Rajpath - from RashtrapatiBhavan to India Gate.

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    With the discharge of a womanmedico, who was country’sfirst novel coronavirus patient beingtreated at the Government MedicalCollege hospital in Kerala onThursday, India may have becomea pathogen-free country for now, butthe pathogen continues to take itstoll in neighbouring nations.

    One more Indian aboard aquarantined cruise ship off Japanwas tested positive for the novelcoronavirus and shifted to hospital,taking the number of Indian nation-als infected with the virus on thevessel to eight, the Indian embassysaid on Thursday. China has report-ed 2,118 deaths while the overallconfirmed cases has climbed to74,576.

    The Indian embassy said that atotal of 138 Indians, including 132crew and 6 passengers, were among

    the 3,711 people on board theDiamond Princess cruise ship. In atweet, the Indian embassy heresaid, “1 Indian crew who tested pos-itive for #COVID19 among 79 newcases on #DiamondPrincess yester-day too has been shifted to hospi-tal for treatment. All 8 Indiansreceiving treatment are respondingwell. Rest all Indians on-board arebraving out the trying circumstances.”

    Earlier, seven Indians were test-ed positive for the COVID-19. Themission said that infected Indianswere responding well to the treatment.

    Many countries have bannedarrivals from China while major air-lines have suspended flights to thecountry. In India, national carrierAir India has announced that it isextending the suspension of itsflights to the neighbouring countrytill June 30.

    The discharge of the women

    medico student marked the recov-ery of all three cases of infection inIndia reported from Kerala. Twoother students — one fromAlappuzha and another Kasaragod— had been discharged recently

    after they too tested negative for thevirus in fresh tests days after beinginfected by it.

    A total of 650 people werebrought back from Wuhan in Chinaon February 1 and 2 in two 747

    Boeing Air India aircraft after theoutbreak of coronavirus in thatcountry.

    Last month, the Air India hadsuspended its six weekly Delhi-Shanghai flights from January 31 to

    February 14. However, it did notrestart the flight operations fromFebruary 15 onwards.

    The national carrier had alsosuspended its Delhi-Hong Kongflights due to the coronavirus epi-demic that has killed more than2,000 people in China till date.

    “Flight operations on bothroutes— Delhi-Shanghai and Delhi-Hong Kong — have been suspend-ed till June 30,” an Air Indiaspokesperson said on Thursday.

    Earlier, IndiGo and SpiceJet hadsuspended their flight operationsbetween India and China.

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    Aday after US PresidentDonald Trump said inWashington that India has nottreated his country “very well,”on issues of bilateral trade, theMinistry of External Affairs onThursday said the context inwhich the remarks were madewas balance of trade and therehave been efforts to address theconcerns. The US President’sremarks came days ahead of hismaiden two-day visit to Indiacommencing February 24.

    Looking forward to hisvisit to India, Trump had saidIndia has not treated his coun-try “very well” on the tradefront and indicated that a “verybig” bilateral deal with NewDelhi may not be signed beforethe American presidential elec-tion in November.

    Trump, forcefully pursuinghis ‘America first” policy, haspreviously described India as a“tariff king” for imposing“tremendously high” tariffs onAmerican products, also

    expressed dissatisfaction overthe US-India trade ties. “Well,we can have a trade deal withIndia, but I’m really saving thebig deal for later on,” Trumptold reporters at the Joint BaseAndrews outside Washingtonon Tuesday when askedwhether he expects a trade dealwith India before the visit.

    Asked about his com-ments, the External AffairsMinistry spokesperson RaveeshKumar said here it is importantto understand the context inwhich the remarks were made.The context was balance oftrade and efforts have beenmade to address concerns, hesaid.

    India is eagerly awaitingPresident Trump’s visit and itwill strengthen the bilateralglobal strategic ties, Kumarsaid. He also said “we don’twant to create any artificialdeadline” replying to questionon when India-US trade dealwill be signed.

    On how many agreementswill be signed during Trump’sIndia visit, Kumar said aroundfive MoUs were under discus-sion. Asked whether the issuesrelating to H1B visa will figurein Modi-Trump talks, Kumarsaid they could come up.

    Trump will reachAhemdabad on February 24where a grand event - called“Namaste Trump” - to welcomehim will “showcase India’s richand diverse culture that willhave few parallels in India orelsewhere”.

    “US President Trump willland in Ahmedabad aroundnoon, from there he will go tothe Motera Stadium to addressthe ‘Namaste Trump’ event.The route from the airport tothe stadium -- we expect a large

    number of people will line-up,”Ravish Kumar said.

    Talking of the route fromthe Ahmedabad airport to thestadium, he said, “We expect alarge number of people linedup along the route”. So far, 28stages have been set up whichwill represent various parts ofthe country, on which artisteswill be performing.

    The roadshow will featureMahatma Gandhi’s life and theprogramme at the MoteraStadium would be like the“Howdy Modi” event, he saidreferring to the mega pro-gramme at Houston in US,where Trump had shared stagewith Prime Minister NarendraModi and addressed the assem-bled Indians.

    The other stop on Trump’sschedule is Agra and the laststop is New Delhi where Modiand Trump will hold talks onthe entire range of bilateralissues including defence andtrade. Incidentally, it will be thefifth meeting between Modiand Trump in the last eightmonths.

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    Days after the landmarkSupreme Court judgmentdirecting the Government togrant permanent commissionand command postings towomen officers, Army ChiefMM Naravane on Thursdaysaid his force has been cham-pioning gender equality and theapex court verdict has given theArmy clarity to move forward.

    In a momentous ruling onMonday, the apex court onMonday had called for a“change in mindsets” anddirected that women officers ofthe Army, serving under ShortService Commission(SSC), beconsidered for grant ofPermanent Commission, irre-spective of tenure of service,and also for command posts innon-combat areas since “anabsolute bar on women seekingcriteria or command appoint-ments would not comport withthe guarantee of equality underArticle 14.”

    Making the Army’s standclear, the Army Chief said herethe Indian Army does not dis-criminate any soldier based onreligion, caste, creed, or evengender. The outlook of theIndian Army has been through-out like this and “that is why westarted inducting women offi-cers as early as in 1993.”

    Outlining steps taken toinduct women in the force, hesaid the Army has taken theinitiative to induct women inrank and file, and the first batchof 100 women soldiers isundergoing training at Corps ofMilitary Police Centre andSchool, he said.

    Supreme Court’s decision isa welcome one as it brings outa sense of clarity and purpose togainfully employ officers for bet-ter efficiency of the organisa-tion. I must assure that every-body in the Indian Armyincluding women officers will

    be given equal opportunity tocontribute to the nation as alsoprogress in their careers,” he saidhailing the verdict as enabling.Naravane also said letters arebeing sent to women officersasking whether they will preferpermanent commission.

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    Observing that the judge-ment is for those who havecrossed a certain point in theircareer in the Army, he saidthose rules for young officerswill not be applied on them. Inthe next batch of women offi-cers trained all these factors willbe discussed, he stated.

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    STAFF REPORTER nRAIPUR

    Raising demand toextend the last day ofprocurement, farmersstaged protests at severalplaces across the state onthe last day of paddy pro-curement at minimumsupport price.

    Road blockade wasalso done by farmers atChhirha in Bemetara andin Kondagaon districts aswell.

    Notable, even onWednesday farmers resortedto chakka jam at places likeBemetara, Marwahi,Kawardha, Kanker,Kondagaon and Surajpur.Upset over ‘non-procure-ment’ of their paddy theyalso set ablaze their crop atSurajpur to mark theirprotest.

    Meanwhile, theAgriculture Minister, in a

    statement, claimed that thedemonstrations of farmerswere sponsored and wereinstigated by oppositionBJP. The minister alsodenied the allegation ofcane charge on farmersand said the administra-tion tried to pacify the agi-

    tated farmers and that theallegation of cane chargewas not true.

    Regarding balancedifference amount of`2500 from that of thepaddy support price, theminister said a budgetaryprovision of `5000 crore

    had been made.A policy decision had

    been taken by the cabinetsubcommittee regarding itand soon after arrival ofthe Chief Minister fromhis foreign tour thescheme would be given aname, he added.

    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    State government hasclaimed that the paddyprocurement on support pricethis year was highest ever sinceinception of the separate stateof Chhattisgarh.

    A total of 83 LMT ofpaddy was purchased tillThursday evening and the pro-curement process will contin-ue till late night, sources said.The procurement figure isthus expected to be 85 LMT,

    they added.A payment of 14,500 crore

    was being made till date to thebank accounts of farmersdirectly.

    Previous year, the paddyprocured was 80 LMT and thenumber of farmers increasedthis Kharif season wasrecorded to be 2.5 lakhs. InKharif crop season 2018-19,15.71 lakh registered farmerssold their produce while thisyear the number increased to18.45 lakhs, sources informed.

    STAFF REPORTER nRAIPUR

    Raising severaldemands, including awhite paper on paddyprocurement, a delegationof Chhattisgarh BJP calledon Governor AnusuiyaUikey and submitted amemorandum onThursday at Raj Bhawan

    The delegationdemanded of the state gov-ernment a white paper onpaddy procurement.

    The state governmentpromised to procure eachgrain of farmers andhence, the BJP demandedthat procurement durationbe extended by 15 days and

    token be provided to allfarmers.

    The delegation alsodemanded that thosefarmers who sustainedinjuries during cane charge

    by police should beextended free medicaltreatment and adequatecompensation be given tothem.

    The BJP delegation

    further stated that all casesfiled against the farmersshould be withdrawn and aprobe committee be con-stituted to fix responsibili-ty and to bring to bookthose responsible for canecharging.

    The other demandsinclude providing twoyears of balance bonus tothe farmers and no dues beissued so that they canavail loans in future. Thepaddy procurement targetbe raised to one crore met-ric tons of paddy and thecropping area forcefullyleft out be added again, thedelegation demanded.

    The BJP in memoran-dum claimed that during

    its rule in the state for 15years, the procurementhad been done smoothlyand the amount was beingtransferred directly intofarmer’s account. The BJPgovernment had procuredup to 80 lakh MT of paddywithout any chaos, itclaimed. Even zero percentinterest loans were beingextended by the thengovernment, it furtherclaimed.

    BJP alleged thatCongress has failed to keepall the promises it hadmade before coming topower and created hurdlesin procurement of paddyfrom the farmers atminimum support price.

    STAFF REPORTER n BHILAI

    Union Petroleum and NaturalGas and Steel MinisterDharmendra Pradhan inaugurat-ed the 180-ton capacity convert-er-3 heating process at the state-of-the-art steel melting shop-3 setup under the MODEX scheme atthe SAIL-Bhilai steel plant onThursday, during his visit.

    SAIL chairman Anil KumarChaudhary and top SAILofficials accompanied him.

    The inauguration is part ofthe plant expansion projectwhich will further increase pro-duction of crude steel and castblooms. Minister DharmendraPradhan planted a tree in theBhilai Niwas campus.

    He also inspected the plantand dedicated the newly con-structed converter number-3 ofSteel Melting Shop-3 to the

    nation. He also attended a reviewmeeting with top officials on steelproduction and upcoming prepa-rations. Later in the afternoon, hemet with representatives of thetrade union and officers' union.

    It may be noted that SMS-3has two converters and threecasters equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for qualitativesteel production it includes twobillet casters and one bloomcaster. Apart from this, SMS-3has secondary refining facilitiesincluding RH degasser and vac-uum arc degassing. The BloomsCast plant produced at SMS-3is used for rolling the world'slongest 130-meter rails at theUniversal Rail Mill (URM).

    Earlier, he was accordedwelcome by giving guard ofhonour by CRPF and CEO ofBhilai Steel Plant, AnirbanDasgupta.

    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    Asymposium titled‘importance of mothertongue’ was held here atregional office of Bank ofBaroda (BoB) on Thursday onthe occasion of InternationalMother Tongue Day.

    At the outset, the Rajbhashaofficers of the bank welcomedthe distinguished guests andthrew light on the objective oforganising the mother tongueday.

    Regional Head of the BoBRaipur Ranjeet Kumar Mandal,who presided over the function,appealed the staff to use theirmother tongue as much aspossible.

    On this occasion staff of thebank expressed their views intheir own mother tongues.

    Monthly felicitationprogramme ‘Rajbhasha Vaibhaw

    Puraskar’ was also held on thisoccasion and the winners werehonoured for their contributionin promoting the officiallanguage.

    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    Organized at the confluenceof Mahanadi-Sondur-PairiRivers in Rajim, Chhattisgarh,Maghi Punni Mela will con-clude on February 21 on theauspicious occasion ofMahashivratri at 7pm.

    Vidhan Sabha Speaker DrCharandas Mahant will be theChief Guest at the concludingceremony. The Rajim PunniMaghi Mela programme wasinaugurated on February 9. Onthe occasion, ReligiousEndowment Minister

    Tamradhwaj Sahu, PanchayatMinister TS Singhdeo,Agriculture Minister RavindraChoubey, School EducationMinister Dr Premsai SinghTekam, Forest MinisterMohammad Akbar, IndustryMinister Kawasi Lakhma,Urban Administration MinisterDr Shiv Kumar Daharia,Women and ChildDevelopment Minister AnilaBhendiya, Revenue MinisterJaisingh Agrawal, PHE MiniterGuru Rudra Kumar, will alsomark their presence in the pro-gramme.

    STAFF REPORTER nRAIPUR

    Reading ability is one ofthe most importantaspects of quality educa-tion. The textbooks serveits purpose only whenchildren understand whatthey read. Keeping this inview, School EducationDepartment has formulateda scheme to developreading ability in children.

    Under this scheme,entire month of April willbe dedicated to develop-ment of reading ability inchildren, so that they maylearn to read andunderstand their lessons.For this, competitions willbe organized from cluster

    level to state level. Nearly17 lakh children ofprimary schools across thestate will be benefittedunder the scheme.

    School EducationDepartment PrincipalSecretary Dr Alok Shuklahas written a letter to allthe district collectorsinforming them about thescheme, and has directedthem to chalk out and sub-mit the format for respec-tive district within a week.

    It was stated in the let-ter that evaluation work inall schools of primary-levelshould be completed by themonth of March, so thatApril month can be dedi-cated to development ofreading ability in students.

    In the month of March,workshops will be organ-ized at school-level in allthe districts and readingmaterial along with textbooks will be selected.

    This material will bemade available to primaryschools and in libraries.Collectors have beendirected to ensure that thereading material is enjoy-able for students, gamesand activities should beplanned to develop readingability in children. Teacherlearning material shouldbe developed by makingbest out of waste. In everycluster, minimum of 100games and TLMs shouldbe enlisted, through whichchildren may have fun

    learning experience.In the month of April,

    schools will dedicate entireday every day to teach read-ing to children. A team willbe formed by collector tomonitor this activity andevery school will beinspected at least once byany of the officer. Collectorshave been directed to pre-pare plan for monitoringsystem and share it withPrincipal Secretary SchoolEducation.

    Towards the end ofApril month, reading com-petitions will be organizedat cluster-level and motherof students will be thejudge. Local public repre-sentatives have also beenrequested to be present in

    these competitions.The competition will

    serve as parents-teachersmeeting. Winners of clus-ter-level competitions willparticipate in block-levelreading competitions. Andthe winners of block-levelcompetitions will partici-pate in district-level com-petitions. Collectors havebeen asked to set time tablefor these activities.

    On a fixed date in themonth of May, state-levelprogramme will be held,where children of allschools will read a lessonsimultaneously. In thisway, 17 lakh children in allthe primary schools acrossthe state will readsimultaneously.

    Land allotment forfood parks inprogress at JashpurJASPUR: As per the announce-ment of Chief Minister BhupeshBaghel to establish agro-basedindustries in the state, Jashpurdistrict and business centre withthe help of district administra-tion has begun the process ofidentifying land and its alloca-tion for establishment of foodparks in each block.

    As per information providedby general manager, Industriesand Business C. R. Tekam, inKunkuri block at Mayali 15acres, in Duldula block atPatratoli 19 acres, Farsabahar 15acres and in Pathalgaon block atChiknipani 15 acres of land havebeen allocated to industriesdepartment. Thus, in four blocksaround 64 acres of land havebeen allocated for establishmentof food parks. The land forestablishment of agro-basedproducts will be allocated onpriority basis in rebate.

    STAFF REPORTER nAMBIKAPUR

    Expressing discontent overweak policing in Surgujaregion, Director General ofPolice DM Awasthi curtly toldthe police officers to improvethe policing in the region or beready to face the consequences.

    The DGP chaired a reviewmeeting during his Surguja tourwhere he told InspectorGeneral of Police to holdmonthly meetings of officersstarting from district SPs toSDPOs and review their works.

    “In this duration responsi-bilities of every officer will befixed and if their performancesdo not improve then negativecomments could be made ontheir annual CR (ConfidentialReports),” the DGP said.

    He said that he will againreview the policing situation inApril. The DGP while sharinghis experiences gave tips for

    improving policing. He askedofficers to improve the image ofpolice among masses.

    He also assured that verysoon a proposal for settingpermanent traffic thana will besent to the state government.

    Additional Director Generalof Police RK Vij who was alsopresent in the meeting askedcops to keep eye on the qualityof construction works going onfor the police in Surguja region.

    He informed that in past

    two years 50 new police sta-tion/outpost buildings havebeen sanctioned.

    “For improving the func-tioning of police stations andmaking it fast 300 desktops withprinters will be made available atpolice stations. An investigationbox will be also supplied to 50percent police stations across thestate,” he said while adding thatmobile data on CUG numbersused by cops will be also madefree.

    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    Under Clean IndiaMission (Rural),women self-help groups aresupplying sanitary napkinsat low cost in girls hostelsand ashrams to createawareness towards men-strual hygiene amongwomen and teenage girls.

    Sanitary napkin supplyis turning out to be a betterbusiness opportunity forwomen in rural areas andhas become a medium fortheir financial empower-ment.

    On World MenstrualHygiene Day i.e. 28 May,National Rural LivelihoodMission had provided `1lakh each to 10 women self-help groups of the district toprocure high-qualitybiodegradable sanitary nap-kins at low cost. These sani-tary napkins are being soldby women self-help groups

    to women and teenage girlsin villages.

    The self-help groupsare also creating awarenessabout menstrual hygieneand advantages of usingsanitary napkins. This hasresulted in significantdecrease in number ofcases of infections, uteruscancer and pregnancyrelated complications.Attendance of girl studentsin schools has alsoimproved, as informed bythe women of GramSangathan. Women andgirls are also being madeaware of the importance ofusing biodegradable andeco-friendly sanitary nap-kins and their safe disposal.

    Inspired by the initia-tive, other self-help groupshave also started procuringsanitary napkins at theirown expense, to sell thesein rural areas.

    Concluding day too mark by farmers’ demonstrationPaddy procurement on support price

    ‘Record paddy procurement’

    Minister inauguratesconverter-3 heatingprocess at BSP

    STAFF REPORTER nJAGDALPUR/ BALRAMPUR

    Seven persons lost theirlives in different roadaccidents that happened inJagdalpur and Balrampurdistrict of the state.

    Four persons werekilled and a few othersinjured when the tractorthey were travelling inturned turtle in Bastardistrict on Thursday, policesaid.

    The incident took place atTirthum Square when the vic-tims were returning from amarket in Kodenar village,around 40 km away fromJagdalpur, Station HouseOfficer (SHO) Kodenar,Khileshwar Chandravanshisaid.

    As per preliminaryinvestigations, four per-sons, including the tractordriver, were killed when

    the vehicle overturned, hesaid.

    Few others who sus-tained injuries are under-going treatment at a localhospital, he added.

    The deceased personswere identified as JogaKorami (45) a resident ofBodenar, Mungdi (17),Sanko (20), Bitay (35) allresidents of Dilmili village,the official said, adding thatfurther probe is underway.

    Three killed as SUVrammed into stationarytruck

    In separate mishap,three persons were killedwhile one sustained seriousinjuries after a SUVrammed into a parked truckon Chando-Balrampur roadnear SP bungalow.

    The deceased wereidentified as VishnuPrajapati, Suraj Rajak andRahul Rajak, police said.

    The victims, all resi-dents of Tangarmarhi andPurandih village of the dis-trict, had come to Amdandvillage for attending a wed-ding party, police informed.

    “After attending the mar-riage party, they were on wayback to home when theMahindra Scorpio in whichthey were travelling rammedinto a road side stationarytruck,” a local police officersinformed.

    The impact of collisionwas so severe that two per-sons died on the spot whileanother lost his life on wayto hospital. Two personswere seriously injured ofwhich one has beenreferred to Raipur, headded.

    Meanwhile, police haveregistered a case in thisconnection and are furtherinvestigating the incident,he said.

    Rajim fair to conclude today

    BJP demands white paperon paddy procurement

    Improve policing or facethe music: DGP Awasthi

    Seven persons killed inseparate road accidents

    Menstrual hygieneawareness camp held

    BoB holds symposium onInternational Mother Tongue Day

    Govt plans to develop reading skills among primary students

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    New Delhi: The Vanvasi RakshaParivar Foundation will organ-ise ‘Vanvasi Raksha ParivarKumbh’ at the Indira GandhiIndoor Stadium, New Delhi on23 February 2020, Sunday. Inthis, 11 states of the country andDelhi-NCR and surroundingmetropolitan cities would be participating. Virendra Kumar,the organization's in-charge ofthe foundation, told reporters atPress Club of India, New Delhi,that under the Vanvasi RakshaParivar Foundation single cam-paign, the religious identity ofthe forest dwellers settled in 4lakh villages of the Vanvasi tribeand backward areas of thecountry, self-respect, Is dedi-cated to reinforcing the spirit of self-reliance and nationalism. PTI

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    Jaipur: Seven people werearrested for beating and tor-turing two Dalit men inRajasthan's Nagaur district, anincident that triggered protestsin the state assembly and con-demnation by political leaderson Thursday.

    Apart from the sevenarrested, seven others havebeen detained in this connec-tion, police said.

    DGP Bhupendra Singhsaid the Heinous CrimeMonitoring Unit (HCMU) willmonitor the case and it will betaken up under the case officerscheme for speedy investiga-tion.

    The police said IG HumanRights, Bipin Kumar Pandayhas been sent to Nagaur for adetailed investigation into theincident.

    Congress leader RahulGandhi earlier in the daytermed the torture of the Dalitsas “horrific and sickening” andasked his party government inthe state to take immediateaction to bring the perpetrators

    to book. “The recent video of two

    young Dalit men being brutal-ly tortured in Nagaur,Rajasthan is horrific and sick-ening. I urge the stateGovernment to take immedi-ate action to bring the perpe-trators of this shocking crimeto justice,” he tweeted.

    According to the police, theincident took place onFebruary 16 at a motorcycleservice agency in Karanu vil-lage falling under Panchodipolice station area. The staffersof the agency attacked theDalits after accusing them ofcommitting theft.

    The brutal incident cameto light after a video of theassault went viral. In the video,a group of men is seen thrash-ing two persons with rubberbelts. They later torture one ofthe victims by pouring petrolon his private parts with a pieceof cloth wrapped on a screw-driver.

    “Seven people have beenarrested after registering a case

    against them under varioussections of IPC and the SC/STAct. A cross FIR has also beenregistered for stealing money.We are ascertaining how muchmoney was stolen from the ser-vice agency counter. Furtherinvestigation in the matter ison,” DSP Nagaur, MukulSharma said.

    The police said section 308of IPC (attempt to commit cul-pable homicide) has also beenadded in the FIR.

    The arrested accused havebeen identified as Bhim Singh,Idaan Singh, Hanuman Singh,Raghuveer Singh, Chhail Singh,Chhatar Singh andRehmatullah.

    Meanwhile, three legisla-tors of the opposition RashtriyaLoktantrik Party (RLP), hold-ing placards, entered the Wellof the House in protest againstthe incident.

    When the Speaker askedthem to return to their seatsahead of the budget speech, thelegislators walked out of theHouse. PTI

    Washington: India needs toinvest an estimated extra USD109 billion in road safety overthe next decade to halve itscrash fatalities, the World Banksaid in a report released on aday when at least 35 peoplewere killed in four separateaccidents in the country.

    The bank said such aninvestment will bring economicbenefits equivalent annuallyto 3.7 per cent of the GDP.

    The report titled“Delivering Road Safety inIndia” was released at the 'ThirdGlobal Ministerial Conferenceon Road Safety' in Stockholm.Itpoints to the high death rate onIndia's roads caused by chron-ic lack of investment in sys-temic, targeted, and sustained

    road safety programmes andidentifies relevant investmentpriorities to reverse the trend.

    India has one of the high-est rates of road crashes in theworld. Every year, about150,000 people lose their liveson India's roads, and more thanfive times that number areinjured or maimed for life, thereport said.

    The national highwaysalone claim one life a year forevery two kilometers. This isten times higher than the devel-oped country threshold. Roadcrashes also impact economicgrowth, costing the economybetween 3 to 5 per cent of GDPa year, it said.

    At least 20 people werekilled and several injured seri-

    ously when a bus collided witha container lorry near TamilNadu's Avinashi town inTirupur district in the earlyhours on Thursday.

    Six people were killed andseven injured when their carrammed into a stationary truckin Maharashtra's Chandrapurdistrict on Thursday.

    In another accident inJammu and Kashmir, fivemembers of a family werekilled when their car rammedinto a stationary truck on the

    J a m m u - P a t h a n k o tHighway in Samba district onThursday.

    Four persons were killedwhen a tractor turned turtle inChhattisgarh's Bastar districton Thursday.

    Given the rising trajectoryof crashes in India, the reportcalls the country's recent enact-ment of the Motor Vehicles(Amendment) Act, 2019 as animportant step towards reduc-ing road crash fatalities.

    Part of a regional report,“Road Safety in South Asia:

    Opportunities for SharedRegional Initiatives,” the WorldBank in its report calls forregional initiatives to makeroads and vehicles safer, evenwhile making national-levelactions a top priority.

    “Years of rapid economicgrowth in South Asia, followed

    by a steep rise in vehicle own-ership have led to mountingtraffic deaths and contributedto lost economic opportuni-ties,” said Hartwig Schafer,World Bank Vice President forSouth Asia.

    “South Asia's road safetycrisis is unacceptable but pre-ventable. The good news is thatSouth Asian countries recog-nise the urgent need to protecttheir people, save lives, and sus-tain their journey towardgreater prosperity. We at theWorld Bank stand ready to sup-port their efforts,” said theWorld Bank official.

    Towards this, the reportsuggests countries should col-laborate on making regionaltrade corridors safer.

    All categories of road usersand vehicle types – animals,pedestrians, bicycles, rick-shaws, motorcycles, motorizedthree-wheelers, cars, minibus-es, buses, mini trucks, trucks,and agricultural vehicles – arerepresented in these corridorswith narrow lanes, limited orno shoulders, and inadequatepedestrian facilities, it said.

    According to the WorldBank, the road safety condi-tions on these corridors mirrorthe nature and scale of condi-tions prevalent on nationalhighways.

    Crash data collected in asample of highway sectionsacross Nepal, India, andBangladesh reveal alarmingannual fatality rates ranging

    from 0.3 to 3 deaths per kilo-meter, at a yearly average of0.87 fatalities per kilometer.

    “In India, 34.5 per cent offatalities in 2016 resulted fromcrashes on the NationalHighways, which compriseonly 1.79 per cent of the coun-try's total road network,” thereport said.

    “Historically, when coun-tries reached motorisation lev-els of between 50–100 vehiclesper 1,000 people, road crashesbecame one of the leadingcauses of death and injuries.Improving road safety was thenrecognised as a national devel-opment priority,” said ArnabBandyopadhyay, LeadTransport Specialist, WorldBank. PTI

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    Kolkata: West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee onThursday said religions havetaught India to live in harmo-ny and not take recourse todivide and rule.

    The spirit of harmony waspreached by RamakrishnaParamahansa, SwamiVivekananda, Guru Nanak,Lord Buddha, Gandhiji andNetaji and others, she said.

    “They have said we love aunited India and we don'tdivide each other. We havetravelled with so many godsand goddesses. From the peri-od of Rennaissance to thefreedom movement, ourHindu religion is universal,”Banerjee said at a programmeof the Bharat SevashramSangha.

    “Hindu religion has taughtus that we can't close ourdoors to others. It has taughtus to greet everyone with openarms and also to show restraintand tolerance,” she said.

    The Trinamool Congresschief who had been severelycritical of the Centre's move oncitizenship said, “Our nation'swelfare is our welfare. Ourstrength lies in unity in diver-sity.”

    Taking a jibe at the BJP, shesaid religion does not meanonly loud sermons. It teachesmen to honour women andsisters, the chief minister said.

    In 2018, Banerjee said, shewanted to go to the US on theoccasion of 125 years of SwamiVivekananda's historic speechat Chicago.

    Mangaluru: Notices would beserved on 176 police officersand staff to appear for hearingon the December 19 firing onanti-CAA protestors in the city,Udupi deputy commissionerG Jagadeesha, conducting themagisterial probe into the inci-dent, said on Thursday.

    Addressing reporters here,he said officials, including thecity police commissioner PSHarsha, would be summonedto depose on the violence whichled to police firing that killedtwo persons. Mangaluru

    (north) assistant commission-er K U Belliappa, who is thenodal officer for the policedepartment, has given a list of176 policemen who are ready toadduce evidence in the hearing.

    The police officers wouldbe summoned in phases.Thenext hearing is on February 25.

    He said so far, 203 mem-bers of the public have deposedbefore him on the incident.

    Former city mayor KAshraf, who is under treatmentin hospital, has also provided awritten statement.

    The remaining members ofthe public can provide evi-denceduring next hearings, hesaid.On December 19, two per-sons were killed in police firingas protests against theCitizenship Amendment Act(CAA) turned violent here.

    The protesters had attempt-ed to besiege the Mangalurunorth police station and tried toattack police personnel, fol-lowing which force was used todisperse them, police hadsaid. PTI

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    Mumbai: The Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind (JUIH) on Thursdayopposed the upcoming NationalPopulation Register (NPR) exer-cise, saying it is a “big threat” toMuslims, who have been livingin the country forcenturies.

    The NPR exercise will becarried out across the countryalong with the house listingphase of the Census 2021 fromApril 1 to September 30, 2020.It is mandatory for every usualresident of India to register in theNPR. The objective of the NPRis to create a comprehensiveidentity database of every usualresident in the country.

    JUIH president MaulanaSyed Arshad Madani said theydo not have any problem withthe NPR if it is conducted in away that is similar to Censussince 1951, but it has nowacquired a different form andmeaning.

    Addressing a press confer-

    ence at the Mumbai MarathiPatrakar Sangh here, Madanialleged the central governmentis engaging in “politics of hate”for the past few years.

    “The world knows the gov-ernment is sowing the seeds ofhatred for the past eight years.We have a threat from the sur-vey officer of that government aswe will never get our rights,” hesaid. Madani said the NPR-NRC project is part of theCentral government's commu-nal agenda to transform Indiainto a Hindu nation.

    “The NPR-NRC is part ofa larger communal agenda toisolate and alienate Muslimsand make India a Hindu nation.They want to polarise the soci-ety,” he said. “When theConstitution guarantees equalrights to all citizens, irrespectiveof their religion, caste, language,region, the agenda behind theCAA-NRC-NPR is very clear,”the JUIH chief said. PTI

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    Another man, while talk-ing to the interlocutors, said,“I have a national flag on mybicycle. We love this countryand stop calling us traitors.”

    On Monday, the SupremeCourt observed that the block-ade of the road at ShaheenBagh was “troubling” and sug-gested the protesters go toanother site where no publicplace would be blocked. It,however, upheld their right toprotest.

    The apex court also askedHegde to “play a constructiverole as an interlocutor” topersuade the protesters tomove to an alternative site. Itsaid the interlocutors couldseek former bureaucrat

    Wajahat Habibullah’s assis-tance.

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    From Page 1After the Congress was

    decimated in the just conclud-ed Delhi Assembly elections,the question of leadership isbeing raised from within theparty. A senior Congress leadersaid that if Rahul Gandhi hadbeen president, the result couldhave been better in Haryanaand Maharashtra. “SinceSoniaji was not mostly unwell,there has been a leadership vac-uum and that affected theparty’s performance,” he said.

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    A43-year-old German manshot and killed nine peo-ple at several locations in aFrankfurt suburb overnight inattacks that appear to havebeen motivated by far-rightbeliefs , of f icials saidThursday.

    The gunman f irstattacked a hookah bar in cen-tral Hanau at about 10 p.M.Wednesday, killing severalpeople before heading about2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)west and opening fire again,claiming more victims.

    Witnesses and surveil-lance videos of the suspect’sgetaway car led authoritiesquickly to his home, near thescene of the second attack,where he was found deadnear his 72-year-old mother,said Peter Beuth, the interiorminister for the state of Hesse.

    A website believed to bethe suspect’s is being evaluat-ed, Beuth said.

    “Initial analysis of thewebpage of the suspect indi-cate a xenophobic motiva-tion,” he said. He said feder-al prosecutors have takenover the investigation of thecrime and are treating it as anact of domestic terrorism.

    “This is an attack on ourfree and peaceful society,” hesaid. Some of the victims arebelieved to be Turkish, andTurkey’s Foreign MinisterMevlut Cavusoglu said theconsulate in Frankfurt andthe embassy in Berlin weretrying to obtain informationon the attack.

    “According to the initialinformation, it was an attackwith a racist motive, but wewould need to wait for the(official) statement,” he toldstate television TRT.

    German news agency dpareported that police are exam-ining a video the suspect mayhave posted online several

    days earlier in which hedetails a conspiracy theoryabout child abuse in theUnited States. The authentic-ity of the video couldn’timmediately be verified.

    On a website registered bysomeone with the same nameas the man in the video,Tobias R., the owner says hewas born in Hanau in 1977and grew up in the city, latertraining with a bank andcompleting a business degreein 2007.

    The attack comes amidgrowing concerns about far-

    right violence in Germany.Chancellor Angela Merkel

    called off a planned visitThursday to a university inHalle.

    Her spokesman, SteffenSeibert, said she was “beingconstantly kept abreast of thestate of the investigations inHanau.” Halle was the site ofa deadly anti-Semitic attacklast year. A man expressinganti-Jewish views tried toshoot his way into a syna-gogue, failed and killed twopassers-by before beingarrested.

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    Hanau (Germany): ChancellorAngela Merkel condemned the“poison” of racism on Thursdayafter a shooter with suspectedfar-right beliefs killed ninepeople at a shisha bar and a cafein the German city of Hanau.

    The suspect, identified as43-year-old German Tobias R.,was found dead at his home fol-lowing an hours-long man-hunt.

    The body of his 72-year-old mother was also found atthe flat in what appeared to bea murder-suicide.

    Federal counter-terror

    prosecutors investigating thecase said they saw “a xeno-phobic motive” behind theshootings, the latest deadlyattack blamed on the far rightin Germany.

    “Racism is a poison, hatredis a poison and this poisonexists in our society and it isalready to blame for far toomany crimes,” Merkel said inBerlin.

    The suspect left behindonline a “manifesto” and videomaterial that suggested a terrorattack motivated by “a hostileattitude to foreigners”, said

    Peter Beuth, the interior min-ister of the state of Hesse.

    Among the dead were “sev-eral victims of Kurdish origin”,the Kon-Med association ofKurds in Germany said in astatement, adding that it was“furious” that authoritiesweren’t doing more to combatrising extremism.

    The rampage started ataround 10:00 pm (2100 GMT)on Wednesday at a shisha barin the Heumarkt area of centralHanau, a city some 20 kilome-tres (12 miles) east ofFrankfurt. AFP

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    Beijing: The death toll from thecoronavirus epidemic in Chinahas climbed to 2,118 with thedeath of 114 more people,while the overall confirmedcases increased to 74,576,Chinese officials said onThursday.

    China’s National HealthCommission (NHC) said thenew confirmed cases declinedto 394, registering the biggestdrop since December when thefirst case was reported inWuhan city in the centralHubei Province.

    The NHC said onThursday that it receivedreports of 114 deaths onWednesday from 31 provincial-level regions. The overall con-firmed cases on the Chinesemainland reached 74,576 and2,118 people died of the dead-ly disease.

    The commission addedthat 4,922 people were still sus-pected of being infected withthe virus.

    Among the deaths, 108were in Hubei Province, theepicentre of the virus and oneeach from Hebei, Shanghai,Fujian, Shandong, Yunnan andShaanxi, it said.

    The worst-hit HubeiProvince and its provincialcapital Wuhan which were theground zero of the virusreported 349 new confirmedcases and 108 new deaths onWednesday. PTI

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    Bangkok: Thailand’sGovernment is scrambling tocope with new travel restric-tions after Israel banned the cit-izens of Thailand and threeother Asian countries and ter-ritories from entering overconcerns about a new virus.

    Israel on Mondayannounced it was refusingentry to all foreign nationalswho travelled to Thailand,Singapore, Hong Kong andMacau during the past 14 days.

    Israeli citizens and resi-dents will be isolated at homefor 14 days after their returnfrom areas at risk. AP

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    Seoul: South Korea reportedits first death from a new viruson Thursday while the mayorof a southeastern city urgedhis 2.5 million people torefrain from going outside asviral infections, linked to achurch congregation, spiked.

    The death of a previous-ly confirmed patient in SouthKorea marked the world’sninth virus fatality outsidemainland China.

    Other deaths haveoccurred in Hong Kong,Japan, Taiwan, the Philippinesand France. AFP

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    Brussels: The EU on Thursdayvoiced concern about China’sdecision to expel three WallStreet Journal reporters, sayingthe move was a fresh attack onfreedom of expression.

    Beijing ordered the Journal’sdeputy bureau chief and tworeporters to leave the country,saying the headline of a com-ment piece — titled “China is theReal Sick Man of Asia” — was“racially discriminatory” and“sensational”. EU Spokesperson

    for Foreign Affairs and SecurityPolicy Virginie Battu-Henriksson said it was the lat-est example of Beijing using visasto hamper the work of foreignjournalists in China.

    “The denial of visas and therevocation of credential in retal-iation for the publication of anopinion piece are of concern andamount to further restrictionson freedom of expression andopinion,” Battu-Henriksson saidin a statement. AFP

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    Tehran: Iran said onThursday that three morepeople have been infectedwith the new coronavirus thatoriginated in central China,following an announcementthe day before that two peo-ple had died of the illnesscaused by the virus in theIranian city of Qom.

    All schools and universi-ties, including religious Shiiteseminaries, were shut down inthe holy city of Qom, accord-ing to the official IRNA newsagency. Other news reportssaid Iran had recently evacu-ated 60 Iranian students fromWuhan, the Chinese city at theepicentre of the epidemic.

    Qom, located around 140kilometers south of the capi-tal, Tehran, is a popular reli-gious destination and a centreof learning and religious stud-ies for Shiite Muslims frominside Iran, as well as Iraq,Pakistan and Afghanistan andAzerbaijan. AP

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    Beijing: China on Thursdaydefended expelling three for-eign journalists of the WallStreet Journal, saying thatmedia which insults, smearsthe country and supportracial discrimination “mustpay the price”.

    China on Wednesdayexpelled three journalists ofthe Wall Street Journal (WSJ)following an article in thenewspaper titled “China Is theReal Sick Man of Asia” byWalter Russell Mead pub-lished on February 3 as thecountry was fighting an all-out war against the coron-avirus outbreak that has killedover 2,000 people.

    China’s Foreign Ministryrevoked the press cards ofthree WSJ journalists (twoAmericans and oneAustralian) and asked themto leave the country withinfive days. PTI

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    Washington: PresidentDonald Trump has ousted thePentagon’s top policy officialwho had certified last year thatUkraine had made enoughanti-corruption progress tojustify the Trump administra-tion’s release of congressional-ly authorised aid to Kyiv in itsconflict against Russian-backed separatists.

    John Rood resignedWednesday, saying he wasleaving at Trump’s request.

    The Trump administra-tion’s delay in releasing the aidto Ukraine was central to thepresident’s impeachment by

    the House on charges of abuseof power and obstruction ofCongress.

    The Senate voted to acquitthe president. But in the wakeof the Senate trial, an embold-ened Trump has gone afterofficials he has perceived asbeing disloyal.

    Rood is the latest official tobe purged. His forced resigna-tion comes as Democrats onthe Hill express concerns thatTrump is on a vendetta in thewake of his acquittal.

    Just days after the Senatevote, the White House reas-signed an Army officer, Lt. Col.

    Alex Vindman, a key witnessin the impeachment inquiry,from the National SecurityCouncil, and pushed his twinbrother, an NSC lawyer, outwith him.

    Gordon Sondland, Trump’sambassador to the EuropeanUnion who also was a key wit-ness before House investigators,was recalled from his post.

    Trump tweeted Wednesdaythat he wanted to “thank JohnRood for his service to ourCountry, and wish him well inhis future endeavors!” Rood, inhis letter to Trump, did notmention Ukraine.

    It’s my understandingfrom Secretary (Mark) Esperthat you requested my resig-nation,” Rood said. Rood saidhe will step down as ofFebruary 28.

    Rood wrote in a May 23letter to Congress that thePentagon had made a thor-ough assessment of Ukraine’santi-corruption actions andother reforms.

    And he said that, “I havecertified that the governmentof Ukraine has taken sub-stantial actions to makedefense institutional reformsfor the purpose of decreasingcorruption” and making otherimprovements.” AP

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    Las Vegas: From the openingbell, Democrats unleashed anaggressive verbal assault on NewYork billionaire Mike Bloombergand raised new questions aboutBernie Sanders’ take-no-pris-oners politics in a contentiousdebate Wednesday night thatthreatened to scramble evenfurther the party’s urgent questto defeat President DonaldTrump.

    The former New York Citymayor was forced to defend hisdivisive record on race, genderand Wall Street in his debate-stage debut, while Sanders,appearing in his ninth of the2020 primary season, tried tobeat back pointed questionsabout his healthand his embraceof democratic socialism.

    Fierce exchanges through-out the two-hour affair markedthe most aggressive sustainedperiod of infighting in theDemocrats’ yearlong search fora presidential nominee, reflect-ing rising urgency in a 2020 pri-mary season that is alreadydeep into its voting phase.

    Nevada votes Saturday.South Carolina the week after.And more than a dozen stateshost a series of Super Tuesday

    contests in less than two weeks.In a fight for her political life,

    Massachusetts Sen. ElizabethWarren was a leading aggressoragainst Bloomberg. She was onthe attack throughout the nightfollowinga sharp slide in thepolls, calling Bloomberg “a bil-lionaire who calls people fatbroads and horse-faced lesbians.”S


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