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C ongress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made his resignation public through an emotional four- page letter that he put out on tweeter in which he took moral responsibility for the party’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls asserting that accountability is critical for the future growth of the party. “As president of the Congress party, I am respon- sible for the loss of the 2019 election. Accountability is crit- ical for the future growth of our party. It is for this reason that I have resigned as Congress president. Rebuilding the party requires hard deci- sions and numerous people will have to be made account- able for the failure of 2019. It would be unjust to hold others accountable but ignore my own responsibility as president of the party,” he said in the let- ter shared on his Twitter account. Signing off his letter, he said, “Thank you to the thou- sands of Indians, both at home and abroad, who have sent me letters and messages of sup- port. I will, of course, contin- ue to fight for the ideals of the Congress party with all my strength. I am available to the party whenever they require my services, input or advice. To those who support the Congress ideology, especially our dedicated and beloved karyakarta, I have absolute faith in our future and the utmost love for you.” While Rahul will official- ly continue to be the president of the party till his resignation is accepted by Congress Working Committee (CWC), there was speculation that vet- eran Moti Lal Vohra may be given interim charge till the process of electing a new party president is completed. Vora, 90, is currently Congress gen- eral secretary in-charge of administration. According to the Congress constitution, the party’s senior- most general secretary will take over as its interim chief in case of a resignation by the incumbent. In his letter, Rahul said it had been an honour to serve the party whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of this beautiful nation. “It is an honour for me to serve the Congress party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation. I owe the country and my organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and love. As president of the Congress, I am responsible for the loss of the 2019 election. Accountability is critical for the future growth of our party. It is for this reason that I have resigned as Congress presi- dent,” Rahul stated. Rahul said the Congress didn’t fight a political party in the 2019 election, rather it fought the entire machinery of the Indian state, every institu- tion of which was marshalled against the Opposition. Leading the grand old party in two general elections, Rahul noted that he personal- ly fought Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the RSS and the institutions they have cap- tured. He further said this capture of power will result in “unimaginable levels of vio- lence and pain for India,” while alleging that the PM’s win does not negate the “breadth of corruption allegations against him”. Asserting that it was now crystal clear that India’s once cherished institutional neu- trality no longer existed, he said, “The stated objectives of the RSS, the capture of our country’s institutional struc- ture, is now complete. Our democracy has been funda- mentally weakened. There is a real danger that from now on, elections will go from being a determinant of India’s future to a mere ritual. “This capture of power will result in unimaginable levels of violence and pain for India. Farmers, unemployed youngsters, women, tribals, Dalits and minorities are going to suffer the most. The impact on our economy and nation’s reputation will be devastating. The Prime Minister’s win does not negate the breadth of cor- ruption allegations against him; no amount of money and propaganda can ever hide the light of the truth.” Rahul urged the CWC to entrust a group of people with the task of finding a new pres- ident as it would not be prop- er for him to do so. W ait for many Delhi University aspirants was over on Wednesday evening as the university declared the second cut-off list with a mar- ginal dip in marks required for admission in undergraduate courses. However, the major- ity of North Campus colleges closed admissions for Political Science for the unreserved category students. A few colleges also closed admission for courses like Psychology and English (hon- ours) for the category. The cut-off for BCom (Hons) in SRCC is 98 per cent for general category. Jesus and Marry College has announced no second cut- off list for BCom (Hons), BCom, Economic (Hons), BSc Maths (Hons), Political Science (Hons), Psychology (Hons). In Gargi college, admission in BA (Hons) Applied Psychology has been shut for general category while the cut off percentage for OBC, SC , ST and EWS category for the course is 94, 91,91 and 96 per cent respectively. Kashmiri migrants still have chance with required percentage 88 per cent to get admission in the course. Various colleges have shut down the admissions for the much-sought after courses, for instance admission in BA Economics (Hons) in SRCC for general category is closed. For BA (Hons) Political Science, chances are still high for general category with cut- off percentage 95.50 per cent. For BA (Hons) English, required percentage is 95.75 per cent while Gargi has set 96.50 per cent for BA (Hns) Economics. Commerce aspi- rants can apply in Gargi with required percentage 95.25 per cent for BCom. According to the second cut-off, required percentage to get admission into BSc (Botany) course in Gargi col- lege is 91 per cent while per- centage required to get admis- sion in Bsc (Hons) Chemistry is 95.66 per cent, for BSc (Hons) Physics cut-off is 96 per cent while for BSc in Life Sciences, required percentage according to the second cut-off is 90.33 per cent. Notably, Gargi has closed the admission for English and Psychology (combination) for all categories. In Deshbandu college, admissions for BA (Philosophy) and BA (Political Science), BA pro- gramme in History and Political Science) have been closed. College has closed admission in a few courses for general category, required cut-off percentage for BA (Hons) Economics and BSc (Hons) Physics is 94.5 and 94 per cent respectively. In Ramanujan, admissions in Bcom, Political Science (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics have been closed. In Kalindi college, the highest cut-off is in BA Journalism with 94 per cent, followed by Bcom (Hns) with 93 per cent. I n its bid to give a major boost to farmers across the coun- try impacted by the delayed onset of the southwest mon- soon and scanty rainfall, the Modi Government has raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy, a key kharif crop, by 3.7 per cent from 1,750 to 1,815 per quintal for the 2019-20 crop season. The MSP for paddy (grade A) saw an increase of 65 per quintal. Paddy is the main kharif crop, the sowing of which begins with the onset of southwest monsoon. Despite a below-normal monsoon last year, there was a record rice output of 115.63 million tonne due to increased support price. This year too, the rice output is likely to be on the higher side. Due to delayed rains, the total area sown to kharif crops was down at 146.61 lakh hectares till last week as against last year’s 162.07 lakh hectare, as per Agriculture Ministry data. The MSP of tur (arhar), moong and urad pulses also have been raised by 125, 75 and 100, respectively, for the 2019-20 crop season. The MSP of arhar increased from 5,675 to 5,800 per quintal; moong from 6,975 to 7,050 per quin- tal and urad from 5,600 to 5,700 per quintal. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday which approved the hikes in MSP. The move will lead to increased investment and pro- duction through assured remu- nerative prices to the farmers. The increase in MSP for kharif crops is in line with the principle of fixing the MSPs at a level of at least 1.5 times of the all India weighted average cost of production which was announced in the Union Budget for 2018-19. After the CCEA meeting, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the monsoon has been delayed this year and it is worrisome for the farmers as well as the Government. “But according to the weather department’s forecast, the situ- ation would improve and the monsoon would be normal,” Tomar said. As per Cabinet decision, the minimum support price, which the Centre guarantees to pay to farmers, has also been raised in case of groundnut by 200 a quintal and soyabean by 311. In addition, medium cotton MSP has been raised by 105 quintal and long cotton MSP by 100 a quintal. The highest percentage return to farmers over their cost of pro- duction is for bajra (85 per cent) followed by urad (64 per cent) and tur (60 per cent). The MSP for jowar has been increased by 120 per quintal from 2,430 to 2,550, and ragi by 253 per quintal from 2,897 and 3,150. The move comes against the back- drop of the need to promote cultivation and consumption of nutri-cereals. Besides, India celebrated 2018 as the National Year of Millets and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council has approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023. As many as 26 out of the total 36 subdivisions of the country are facing deficient rainfall, with the overall mon- soon deficit standing at 28 per cent. Rains have been below normal in West Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, where the deficit is more than 60 per cent. The country has so far received 138 mm rainfall against the normal of 191.6 mm. As on July 3, the monsoon is yet to cover Punjab, Haryana, and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Tomar said the Centre has increased the MSP of kharif crops for 2019-20 in line with the principle of fixing MSPs at a level which is at least 1.5 times the cost of production, which was announced last year. The MSP mechanism pro- vides a price guarantee to the farmers for their produce. This is implemented across the country as nearly 86 per cent farmers are in small and mar- ginal category. A s many as 23 persons were feared dead on Wednesday, after Tiware dam breached in Chipulan taluka of Ratnagiri district in coastal Konkan region and led to a flood-like situation in at least seven downstream villages. Till evening, bodies of 11 persons were recovered from the bed of the dam by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, while one person was found alive from a downstream loca- tion three kilometres away from the breached dam. The NDRF teams are searching for 11 more persons who were among who had gone missing after the dam breached around 9.30 pm, an hour after it started over- flowing. Following the breach of the dam that took place on Tuesday night, seven down- stream villages — Daadar, Akle, Riktoli, Ovali, Kalkavne, Nandivase — were inundated. Built in 2004, 308 metres long, 28 metres wide and 28 metres tall bridge had a stor- age capacity of 20 lakh cubic meters. The water from the dam was being used for both drinking water and irrigation purposes. Relatives of the victims said they had asked district administration to repair the dam as they had spotted cracks in November last year. There was an issue over the jurisdic- tion of which tehsil Tiware dam falls in, as Chiplun and Dapoli tehsil offices had ignored the plea of the vil- lagers, said a family member of one of the dead. “It is only because of their negligence that we have seen this day,” he said. “My parents, wife and child of one and a half year is missing,” he added. Nearly two dozen vehicles belonging mostly to the vil- lagers were washed away in the swollen waters. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an enquiry into the cause and circumstances lead- ing the breach. “We will fix responsibility for the incident and take action against the erring persons,” Fadnavis said. Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan who visited the tragedy site, assured the affect- ed people that the state gov- ernment would rebuild the affected downstream villagers. “Homes of the villagers washed away will be constructed at safe places,” he said. A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MLA and gang- ster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and six others accused in the 2005 murder case of BJP leader Krishnanand Rai as all the eyewitnesses and material witnesses turned hostile. “The case in hand is another example of the prose- cution failing due to hostile witnesses. If the witnesses in this case had the benefit of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 during the trial, the result may have been different,” Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj said while exonerating all the accused. Further, the court held that the CBI investigators failed to prove the charges by not bringing enough evidence against the accused persons who were allegedly responsible for the gruesome killing of seven persons, including Rai. D elhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik was sum- moned by Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday to discuss Walled City communal incident in which a temple was vandalised after a fight broke out over parking of a two- wheeler at Lal Kuan area under Hauz Qazi police station on Sunday night. After the meeting was over, Patnaik told reporters, “It was a general briefing about the Hauz Qazi incident and how the situation is. The situation is well under control now.” He said four people have been arrested and action would be taken against all involved. “We have the CCTV footage. These are a group of criminals... we are analysing the footage and all those involved will face action,” he said. A minor is among those arrested over the violence. Security has been stepped up in the locality to avoid any unto- ward incident. Late in the evening people from the two communities, in presence of police, held dis- cussions on ways to defuse the tension. Jamshed Siddiqui, who was present in the meeting, said, “We have spoken to each other on the issue and decid- ed that the ‘aman committee’ (peace committee) would bear the expenses to renovate the vandalised temple.” E nvironmental degradation by illegal and unregulated coal mining has taken place in Meghalaya, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday and direct- ed the State to deposit 100 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for restoration work. It said however that Meghalaya has very limited sources of revenue and allowed it to transfer 100 crore from the Environment Protection and Restoration Fund. A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph said the CPCB, as directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), will utilise the amount of 100 crore only for restora- tion of the environment. “The allegations of envi- ronmental degradation by ille- gal and unregulated coal min- ing were fully proved from materials on the record, including the report of the experts, report of the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, the report of former High Court Judge BP Katakey committee, which all proved environmental degra- dation of water, air and sur- face,” the Bench said. T he Punjab State Women Commission has sought action against rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh for allegedly using vulgar lyrics against women in a recent song. Taking suo motu cog- nizance, chairperson of the women panel Manisha Gulati has written to the state home secretary, Punjab Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police (Crime), rec- ommending appropriate action against the singer. "We have asked the police to register an FIR against the singer for using vulgar lyrics against women in his song 'Makhna'," Gulati said. The women panel has asked the police to submit a status report in the matter by July 12, she said. Gulati said the song with the objectionable lyrics against women should be banned in the State.

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    Congress president RahulGandhi on Wednesdaymade his resignation publicthrough an emotional four-page letter that he put out ontweeter in which he took moralresponsibility for the party’srout in the Lok Sabha pollsasserting that accountability iscritical for the future growth ofthe party.

    “As president of theCongress party, I am respon-sible for the loss of the 2019election. Accountability is crit-ical for the future growth ofour party. It is for this reasonthat I have resigned asCongress president. Rebuildingthe party requires hard deci-sions and numerous peoplewill have to be made account-able for the failure of 2019. Itwould be unjust to hold othersaccountable but ignore myown responsibility as presidentof the party,” he said in the let-ter shared on his Twitteraccount.

    Signing off his letter, hesaid, “Thank you to the thou-sands of Indians, both at homeand abroad, who have sent meletters and messages of sup-port. I will, of course, contin-ue to fight for the ideals of theCongress party with all mystrength. I am available to theparty whenever they requiremy services, input or advice. Tothose who support theCongress ideology, especiallyour dedicated and belovedkaryakarta, I have absolute

    faith in our future and theutmost love for you.”

    While Rahul will official-ly continue to be the presidentof the party till his resignationis accepted by CongressWorking Committee (CWC),there was speculation that vet-eran Moti Lal Vohra may begiven interim charge till theprocess of electing a new partypresident is completed. Vora,90, is currently Congress gen-eral secretary in-charge ofadministration.

    According to the Congressconstitution, the party’s senior-

    most general secretary willtake over as its interim chief incase of a resignation by theincumbent.

    In his letter, Rahul said ithad been an honour to servethe party whose values andideals have served as thelifeblood of this beautifulnation.

    “It is an honour for me toserve the Congress party,whose values and ideals haveserved as the lifeblood of ourbeautiful nation. I owe thecountry and my organisation adebt of tremendous gratitude

    and love. As president of theCongress, I am responsiblefor the loss of the 2019 election.Accountability is critical for thefuture growth of our party. Itis for this reason that I haveresigned as Congress presi-dent,” Rahul stated.

    Rahul said the Congressdidn’t fight a political party inthe 2019 election, rather itfought the entire machinery ofthe Indian state, every institu-tion of which was marshalledagainst the Opposition.

    Leading the grand oldparty in two general elections,

    Rahul noted that he personal-ly fought Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, the RSS andthe institutions they have cap-tured. He further said thiscapture of power will result in“unimaginable levels of vio-lence and pain for India,” whilealleging that the PM’s windoes not negate the “breadth ofcorruption allegations againsthim”.

    Asserting that it was nowcrystal clear that India’s oncecherished institutional neu-trality no longer existed, hesaid, “The stated objectives ofthe RSS, the capture of ourcountry’s institutional struc-ture, is now complete. Ourdemocracy has been funda-mentally weakened. There is areal danger that from now on,elections will go from being adeterminant of India’s future toa mere ritual.

    “This capture of powerwill result in unimaginablelevels of violence and pain forIndia. Farmers, unemployedyoungsters, women, tribals,Dalits and minorities are goingto suffer the most. The impacton our economy and nation’sreputation will be devastating.The Prime Minister’s win doesnot negate the breadth of cor-ruption allegations againsthim; no amount of moneyand propaganda can ever hidethe light of the truth.”

    Rahul urged the CWC toentrust a group of people withthe task of finding a new pres-ident as it would not be prop-er for him to do so.

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    Wait for many DelhiUniversity aspirants wasover on Wednesday evening asthe university declared thesecond cut-off list with a mar-ginal dip in marks required foradmission in undergraduatecourses. However, the major-ity of North Campus collegesclosed admissions for PoliticalScience for the unreservedcategory students.

    A few colleges also closedadmission for courses likePsychology and English (hon-ours) for the category.

    The cut-off for BCom(Hons) in SRCC is 98 per centfor general category.

    Jesus and Marry Collegehas announced no second cut-off list for BCom (Hons),BCom, Economic (Hons), BScMaths (Hons), Political Science(Hons), Psychology (Hons).

    In Gargi college, admissionin BA (Hons) AppliedPsychology has been shut forgeneral category while the cutoff percentage for OBC, SC ,ST and EWS category for thecourse is 94, 91,91 and 96 percent respectively.

    Kashmiri migrants still

    have chance with requiredpercentage 88 per cent to getadmission in the course.Various colleges have shutdown the admissions for themuch-sought after courses, forinstance admission in BAEconomics (Hons) in SRCCfor general category is closed.

    For BA (Hons) PoliticalScience, chances are still highfor general category with cut-off percentage 95.50 per cent.For BA (Hons) English,required percentage is 95.75per cent while Gargi has set96.50 per cent for BA (Hns)Economics. Commerce aspi-rants can apply in Gargi withrequired percentage 95.25 percent for BCom.

    According to the secondcut-off, required percentageto get admission into BSc(Botany) course in Gargi col-lege is 91 per cent while per-centage required to get admis-sion in Bsc (Hons) Chemistryis 95.66 per cent, for BSc(Hons) Physics cut-off is 96 per

    cent while for BSc in LifeSciences, required percentageaccording to the second cut-offis 90.33 per cent.

    Notably, Gargi has closedthe admission for English andPsychology (combination) forall categories.

    In Deshbandu college,admissions for BA(Philosophy) and BA(Political Science), BA pro-gramme in Histor y andPolitical Science) have beenclosed. College has closedadmission in a few courses forgeneral category, requiredcut-off percentage for BA(Hons) Economics and BSc(Hons) Physics is 94.5 and 94per cent respectively.

    In Ramanujan, admissionsin Bcom, Political Science(Hons) and BA (Hons)Economics have been closed.

    In Kalindi college, thehighest cut-off is in BAJournalism with 94 per cent,followed by Bcom (Hns) with93 per cent.

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    In its bid to give a major boostto farmers across the coun-try impacted by the delayedonset of the southwest mon-soon and scanty rainfall, theModi Government has raisedthe minimum support price(MSP) of paddy, a key kharifcrop, by 3.7 per cent from�1,750 to �1,815 per quintal forthe 2019-20 crop season.

    The MSP for paddy (gradeA) saw an increase of �65 perquintal. Paddy is the mainkharif crop, the sowing ofwhich begins with the onset ofsouthwest monsoon. Despite abelow-normal monsoon lastyear, there was a record riceoutput of 115.63 million tonnedue to increased support price.This year too, the rice output islikely to be on the higher side.

    Due to delayed rains, thetotal area sown to kharif cropswas down at 146.61 lakhhectares till last week as againstlast year’s 162.07 lakh hectare,as per Agriculture Ministrydata.

    The MSP of tur (arhar),moong and urad pulses also

    have been raised by �125, �75and �100, respectively, for the2019-20 crop season. The MSPof arhar increased from �5,675to �5,800 per quintal; moongfrom �6,975 to 7,050 per quin-tal and urad from �5,600 to�5,700 per quintal.

    The decision was taken atthe Cabinet Committee onEconomic Affairs (CCEA)chaired by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Wednesdaywhich approved the hikes inMSP. The move will lead toincreased investment and pro-duction through assured remu-nerative prices to the farmers.

    The increase in MSP forkharif crops is in line with theprinciple of fixing the MSPs ata level of at least 1.5 times of theall India weighted average costof production which wasannounced in the UnionBudget for 2018-19.

    After the CCEA meeting,Union Agriculture and FarmersWelfare Minister NarendraSingh Tomar said the monsoonhas been delayed this year andit is worrisome for the farmersas well as the Government.“But according to the weather

    department’s forecast, the situ-ation would improve and themonsoon would be normal,”Tomar said.

    As per Cabinet decision,the minimum support price,which the Centre guarantees topay to farmers, has also beenraised in case of groundnut by�200 a quintal and soyabean by

    �311. In addition, mediumcotton MSP has been raised by�105 quintal and long cottonMSP by �100 a quintal. Thehighest percentage return tofarmers over their cost of pro-duction is for bajra (85 percent) followed by urad (64 percent) and tur (60 per cent).

    The MSP for jowar has

    been increased by �120 perquintal from �2,430 to �2,550,and ragi by �253 per quintalfrom �2,897 and �3,150. Themove comes against the back-drop of the need to promotecultivation and consumption ofnutri-cereals. Besides, Indiacelebrated 2018 as the NationalYear of Millets and the Food

    and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) Council has approvedIndia’s proposal to observe anInternational Year of Millets in2023.

    As many as 26 out of thetotal 36 subdivisions of thecountry are facing deficientrainfall, with the overall mon-soon deficit standing at 28 percent. Rains have been belownormal in West Uttar Pradeshand Haryana, where the deficitis more than 60 per cent.

    The country has so farreceived 138 mm rainfallagainst the normal of 191.6mm. As on July 3, the monsoonis yet to cover Punjab, Haryana,and parts of Uttar Pradesh.

    Tomar said the Centre hasincreased the MSP of kharifcrops for 2019-20 in line withthe principle of fixing MSPs ata level which is at least 1.5 timesthe cost of production, whichwas announced last year.

    The MSP mechanism pro-vides a price guarantee to thefarmers for their produce. Thisis implemented across thecountry as nearly 86 per centfarmers are in small and mar-ginal category.

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    As many as 23 persons werefeared dead onWednesday, after Tiware dambreached in Chipulan taluka ofRatnagiri district in coastalKonkan region and led to aflood-like situation in at leastseven downstream villages.

    Till evening, bodies of 11persons were recovered fromthe bed of the dam by theNational Disaster ResponseForce (NDRF) personnel,while one person was foundalive from a downstream loca-tion three kilometres awayfrom the breached dam.

    The NDRF teams aresearching for 11 more personswho were among who hadgone missing after the dambreached around 9.30 pm, an hour after it started over-flowing. Following the breachof the dam that took place onTuesday night, seven down-stream villages — Daadar,Akle, Riktoli, Ovali, Kalkavne,

    Nandivase — were inundated. Built in 2004, 308 metres

    long, 28 metres wide and 28metres tall bridge had a stor-age capacity of 20 lakh cubicmeters. The water from thedam was being used for bothdrinking water and irrigationpurposes.

    Relatives of the victimssaid they had asked districtadministration to repair thedam as they had spotted cracksin November last year. Therewas an issue over the jurisdic-tion of which tehsil Tiwaredam falls in, as Chiplun andDapoli tehsil offices had

    ignored the plea of the vil-lagers, said a family member ofone of the dead.

    “It is only because of theirnegligence that we have seenthis day,” he said. “My parents,wife and child of one and a halfyear is missing,” he added.

    Nearly two dozen vehiclesbelonging mostly to the vil-lagers were washed away in theswollen waters.

    Maharashtra ChiefMinister Devendra Fadnavisordered an enquiry into thecause and circumstances lead-ing the breach. “We will fixresponsibility for the incidentand take action against theerring persons,” Fadnavis said.

    Maharashtra WaterResources Minister GirishMahajan who visited thetragedy site, assured the affect-ed people that the state gov-ernment would rebuild theaffected downstream villagers.“Homes of the villagers washedaway will be constructed at safeplaces,” he said.

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    ADelhi court on Wednesdayacquitted MLA and gang-ster-turned-politician MukhtarAnsari and six others accusedin the 2005 murder case of BJPleader Krishnanand Rai as allthe eyewitnesses and materialwitnesses turned hostile.

    “The case in hand isanother example of the prose-cution failing due to hostilewitnesses. If the witnesses inthis case had the benefit of theWitness Protection Scheme,2018 during the trial, the resultmay have been different,”Special Judge Arun Bhardwajsaid while exonerating all theaccused.

    Further, the court heldthat the CBI investigators failedto prove the charges by notbringing enough evidenceagainst the accused personswho were allegedly responsiblefor the gruesome killing ofseven persons, including Rai.

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    Delhi Police CommissionerAmulya Patnaik was sum-moned by Home MinisterAmit Shah on Wednesday todiscuss Walled City communalincident in which a temple wasvandalised after a fight brokeout over parking of a two-wheeler at Lal Kuan area underHauz Qazi police station onSunday night.

    After the meeting was over,Patnaik told reporters, “It wasa general briefing about theHauz Qazi incident and howthe situation is. The situation iswell under control now.”

    He said four people havebeen arrested and action wouldbe taken against all involved.“We have the CCTV footage.These are a group of criminals...we are analysing the footageand all those involved will faceaction,” he said.

    A minor is among thosearrested over the violence.

    Security has been stepped up inthe locality to avoid any unto-ward incident.

    Late in the evening peoplefrom the two communities, inpresence of police, held dis-cussions on ways to defuse thetension. Jamshed Siddiqui, whowas present in the meeting,said, “We have spoken to eachother on the issue and decid-ed that the ‘aman committee’(peace committee) would bearthe expenses to renovate thevandalised temple.”

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    Environmental degradationby illegal and unregulatedcoal mining has taken place inMeghalaya, the Supreme Courtheld on Wednesday and direct-ed the State to deposit �100crore with the CentralPollution Control Board(CPCB) for restoration work.

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    The Punjab State WomenCommission has soughtaction against rapper Yo YoHoney Singh for allegedly usingvulgar lyrics against women ina recent song.

    Taking suo motu cog-nizance, chairperson of thewomen panel Manisha Gulatihas written to the state homesecretary, Punjab DirectorGeneral of Police and InspectorGeneral of Police (Crime), rec-ommending appropriate actionagainst the singer.

    "We have asked the policeto register an FIR against thesinger for using vulgar lyricsagainst women in his song'Makhna'," Gulati said. Thewomen panel has asked thepolice to submit a status reportin the matter by July 12, shesaid.

    Gulati said the song withthe objectionable lyrics againstwomen should be banned inthe State.

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    The National GreenTribunal has sought a jointreport from the Centre and theHaryana forest department ona plea against the constructionof a police lines in the forestland of Aravalli.

    A bench headed by NGTChairperson Justice AdarshKumar Goel directed theRegional Office of the Ministryof Environment and Forests inChandigarh and the PrincipalChief Conservator of Forests tosubmit a report.

    "Let a factual and actiontaken report in the matter befurnished jointly by thePrincipal Chief Conservator ofForests, Haryana and theRegional Office of Ministry of

    Environment, Forest andClimate Change at Chandigarhwithin one month by e-mail [email protected]. The nodalagency will be the PCCF,Haryana for coordination andcompliance," the bench said.

    The NGT directed theapplicant to furnish a completeset of papers to the PCCF,Haryana and the RegionalOffice of MoEF&CC atChandigarh and file an affi-davit of service within a week.

    The matter has now beenposted for hearing onSeptember 13.

    The tribunal was hearing aplea filed by Haryana-residentRam Avatar Yadav allegingthat Haryana Police atGurgaon is raising construc-tions in the forest land of

    Aravalli in Manesar village inGurugram.

    The land in question isrecorded as 'Gair MumkinPahar' (land unfit for cultiva-tion). The construction is notpermissible without priorapproval of the CentralGovernment under the provi-sions of the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980, theplea said.

    The applicant has reliedupon the information underthe RTI Act, 2005 that the landhas been allotted to the PoliceDepartment of Haryana forconstruction of Police Lineswithin the Aravalli PlantationForest which is a deemed for-est. The applicant has reliedupon the judgment of theSupreme Court.

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    ��������&����)����(����������Chandigarh:Haryana ForestsMinister Rao Narbir Singh onWednesday appealed to thepublic to plant trees to cele-brate their marriage anniver-saries and make social occa-sions and festivals memorable.In a statement issued here, RaoNarbir Singh said that thestate-level program of thisyear's Van Mahotsav will beorganized in Gurugram andduring the Mahotsav, peoplewill be encouraged to plant

    ‘triveni’ of Neem, Banyan andPeepal.

    He appealed to the publicto cooperate and activelyinvolved in the plantation cam-paign run by the Departmentduring the 69th Van Mahotsavcelebrated in July and thatevery person must plant at leasttwo plants. The Minister saidthat last year, school studentswere also encouraged to par-ticipate in the Van Mahotsav,and more than 30 lakh plants

    were planted in educationalinstitutions. It was a greatachievement of theDepartment. During this year'sVan Mahotsav, a target hasbeen set to plant one croresaplings, he added.

    The change in climate dueto global warming is a matterof great concern.

    Ecological balance couldonly be maintained by planti-ng trees and developing forests,he said. PNS

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    Almost 25 years after hisassassination, IndiaInternational Centre namedafter the former Punjab ChiefMinister Beant Singh wouldcome up in Chandigarh soon.

    Punjab Chief MinisterCapt Amarinder Singh andGovernor and Chandigarh UTadministrator VP SinghBadnore gave in-principleapproval for the establishmentof an India InternationalCentre (IIC) at the existing siteof the Beant Singh memorialand the Chandigarh Centre ofPerforming and Visual Arts inSec 42, Chandigarh.

    Capt Amarinder said thathis government and the fami-ly of former Punjab ChiefMinister Beant Singh, who hadbeen martyred in a car bomb-ing in 1995, had no objectionto the proposed centre as longas the sanctity of the memori-al was maintained at all costs.

    The proposed centre, to bedeveloped on the lines ofDelhi’s IIC, will be christenedas Sardar Beant Singh IndiaInternational Centre. The costof the project would be equal-ly shared by the Punjab gov-ernment and the ChandigarhAdministration.

    The decision was takenduring a meeting of the BeantSingh Memorial Society andthe Chandigarh Centre forPerforming and Visual Arts,

    which the Governor and theChief Minister attended alongwith other representatives fromboth Punjab and Chandigarh.

    The governor suggestedthat the proposed centre will beindependent of the govern-ment/administration of bothPunjab and Chandigarh, andsaid that a membership drivewould soon be started for thesame.

    The Chandigarh IndiaInternational Centre, proposedto be developed adjacent to theBeant Singh memorial, willencompass the Media Centre,whose structure is ready, andthe existing library and theconference halls. The MediaCentre building will berenamed and will house a

    restaurant and cafeteria besidesa convention centre, as part ofthe proposed memorial cuminternational centre.

    The decision to set up a livememorial was taken way backin 1996, just months after theassassination of Beant Singh. Itwas decided then to developand raise a memorial in thememory of Late Beant Singh,and keeping Le Corbusier'spolicy of not installing any stat-ues of important personalitiesin public areas of Chandigarh,it was decided to have a livingmemorial.

    At the same time therewere plans of making aChandigarh Centre forPerforming and Visual Arts asthere was a requirement of such

    a cultural hub for the city ofChandigarh.

    A meeting of the steeringcommittee of the Beant SinghMemorial and the ChandigarhCentre for the Performing andVisuaL Arts was held on12.10.1996 under theChairmanship of the thenAdviser to the Administrator,Chandigarh. In the meeting itwas decided that instead ofhaving two societies (one forthe Beant Singh Memorial andother for Chandigarh Centrefor the Performing and VisualArts), only one society may beformed as Sardar Beant Singhwas a great patron of perform-ing and visual Arts.

    Accordingly, a societynamed Sardar Beant SinghMemorial and ChandigarhCentre for Performing andVisual Arts society was regis-tered on 26.11.1996.

    An amount of Rs. 18.55crores has been spent on thefirst phase of the project so far.The total contribution of thePunjab Government so far hasbeen about Rs. 8.00 crores,while the ChandigarhAdministration has made atotal contribution of Rs. 12.69crores.

    The meeting was attendedby late chief minister, BeantSingh’s family members,including MP Ludhiana,Ravneet Bittu, MLA Khanna,Gurkirat Singh Kotli and TejParkash, amongst others.

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    Haryana Chief MinisterManohar Lal onWednesday hailed the decisionof Cabinet Committee onEconomic Affairs to increasethe minimum support price ofkharif crops of 2019-20 andsaid that it shows that the gov-ernment is pro farmers andtheir interest is one of its toppriorities.

    The decision was taken inthe Cabinet Committee meet-ing on Economic Affairs heldunder the chairmanship ofPrime Minister, NarendraModi in New Delhi.

    Reacting to the decision ofthe Cabinet Committee, theChief Minister said that thisdecision would fulfill the goalof Prime Minister Narendra Modi todouble the income of the farm-ers by the year 2022.

    He said that it would ben-efit farmers of Haryana who cultivate bajra,cotton, paddy, sunflower, maizeand arhar crops, which are themain kharif crops in the state.

    The Minimum SupportPrice of bajra would beincreased by Rs 50 per quintal,paddy by Rs 65 per quintal, cot-ton by Rs 100 to Rs 105 perquintal, sunflower by Rs 262per quintal, maize by Rs 60 perquintal, arhar by Rs 125 perquintal and moong by Rs 75per quintal, the Chief Ministeradded.

    Following the decision, theMSP of Bajra has been

    increased from 1950 to Rs2000 per quintal, Paddy(Common) from Rs 1750 to Rs1815 per quintal, Paddy GradeA from Rs 1770 to Rs. 1835 perquintal, Cotton (Medium)from Rs 5150 to Rs 5255 perquintal, Cotton (Long Staple)from Rs 5450 to Rs 5550 perquintal.

    Similarly, MSP of

    Surajmukhi (Sunflower) hasbeen increased from Rs 5388 toRs 5650 per quintal, Maizefrom Rs 1700 to Rs 1760 perquintal, Arhar from Rs 5675 toRs 5800 per quintal.

    Apart from this the MSP ofJowar, Ragi, Moong, Urad,Groundnut, Soyabean,Sesamum and Nigerseed hasalso been increased.

    Meanwhile, HaryanaAgriculture and Farmers’Welfare Minister OP Dhankarhas expressed his gratitude to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and UnionMinister of Agriculture andFarmers’ Welfare NarendraTomar.

    Dhankar said that PrimeMinisteri has implemented theformula of increasing the cropprices by 1.5 times every year.This would ensure a definiteincrease in the farmer’s income,he added.

    He said that last year also,MSP of Kharif crops wereannounced and the farmers inHaryana celebrated this as afestival.

    To express their gratitudeto the government, the farmershad organized Bajra KisanRally in Mahendergarh,Surajmukhi Kisan Rally inShahbad and Kapas Kisan Rallyin Barwala.

    Dhankar said that thoughamong the 17 Kharif crops,Paddy, Cotton and Bajra are themajor crops of Haryana but thefarmers have now started grow-ing other crops also like Maize,Arhar and Surajmukhi (sun-flower).

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    To prevent potential murderincidents involving pastenmity in the State, HaryanaPolice has begun mapping ofall such cases in the State.

    “Police will connect infor-mation within police reportsand develop a strategy to pre-vent such unfortunate inci-dents.

    This exercise will contin-ue upto July 15,” HaryanaAdditional Director General ofPolice, (Law and Order)Navdeep Singh Virk said onWednesday.

    He said that under thisdrive, Police would systemat-ically study the police recordsand also, collect information orintelligence regarding suchpotential cases where there isa possibility of killings orattacks due to continuing pastenmity.

    Virk said that DirectorGeneral of Police ManojYadava had directed allCommissioners of Police anddistrict Superintendents ofPolice to work on a strategy toidentify and analyze the caseswhere there is a possibility ofsuch enmity developing into aserious dispute.

    They have been asked to

    depute a special team of ded-icated Police officers undertheir direct supervision tostudy the issue and compile adatabase of such potentialcases.

    After compiling the infor-mation, all concerned offi-cers through SHO or Crimeteams would carry out sus-tained efforts to prevent suchcases. We hope for more pos-itive results in the days tocome, he said.

    The ADGP also said thatsuch incidents come underunpreventable category wherea trivial issue suddenly takesan ugly shape.

    Analysis of recent cases ofmurders in the past few weeksin several districts shows thatthe basic reason is past enmi-ty that is carried on for yearsand leads to several murderson both sides over time.

    Even there have beeninstances where gangs havetargeted family members oftheir rival gang or witnesses,he said.

    This is an area of graveconcern and we are workingon this. Getting prior infor-mation about such cases willhelp to prevent crime anddetect criminal incidents with-out delays, Virk added.

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    To tackle the growing men-ace of stray dogs in Punjab,the Chief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh onWednesday constituted a work-ing group under the chair-manship of Additional ChiefSecretary (Health) SatishChandra.

    Capt Amarinder, presidingover a high level meeting to dis-cuss the growing incidents ofdog bites in the state, directedthe Chief Secretary KaranAvtar Singh to explore possi-bility to take support from theCentral Government to eradi-cate the problem.

    At the same time, he askedthe Chief Secretary to regular-ly monitor the progress ofimplementation and achieve-ment of the specific targetsunder the action plan given toall the Deputy Commissionersin this regard.

    The Working Group, set upto suggest ways to address theproblem, has been asked tosubmit its report within twoweeks. It has been mandatedwith the task of finalizing theaction plan to check the straydogs menace in a result-ori-ented manner, with a time-bound strategy to control their

    population.Principal Secretary (Rural

    Development and Panchayats)DK Tiwari are members of theGroup, which has PrincipalSecretary (Animal Husbandry)Raj Kamal Chaudhary as itsconvenor besides Guru AngadDev Veterinary and AnimalSciences University (GADVA-SU) Vice Chancellor Dr ASNanda to provide technicalsupport.

    Expressing concern overthe growing problem, whichhad assumed alarming pro-portions, the Chief Ministeralso asked the PrincipalSecretaries of the Departmentsof Animal Husbandry andRural Development andPanchayats to work out a jointstrategy to install state-of-the-art rendering plants in place ofthe dead animals disposal yards

    (hadda roris), which attractstray dogs in large numbers.

    The Chief Minister askedboth these officers to set uprendering plants in MunicipalCorporations as well as VillagePanchayats for proper dispos-

    al of the remains of the deadcattle in a scientific manner.

    The Chief Minister alsoasked the Principal SecretaryAnimal Husbandry to expeditethe programme to sterilisestray dogs.

    � During the meeting, the state Principal Secretary(Animal Husbandry) said that as many as 1,12,431 casesof dog bites were reported in 2017 and 1,13,637 in 2018across the state, of which 13,185 and 15,324, respectively,were reported in Ludhiana district alone.

    �Out of 4.70 lakh total canine population in the state, 3.05lakh comprised population of stray dogs.

    � It was also informed in the meeting that 1.20 lakh unitsof anti-rabies vaccine were issued in 2017, and 1,98,780in 2018, and 195 anti-rabies centres had been establishedfor treatment of dog bites.

    � Highlighting the activities of the Local Governmentdepartment to check the stray dog menace, the LocalGovernment director Karnesh Sharma said that out oftotal 167 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), 100 ULBs had gotresolution passed for sterilization to be started beforeSeptember 30, 2019.

    � In nine ULBs of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala,Mohali, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Zirakpur and MandiGobindgarh, the ABC (Animal Birth Control) dogs pro-gramme was going on in full swing.

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    Almost a month after he wasstripped of key portfoliosin a Punjab cabinet reshuffle, asulking Navjot Singh Sidhu isyet to take charge of his newassignment, as a stalemate withChief Minister Capt AmarinderSingh continues.

    On June 6, CaptAmarinder had divested Sidhuof the Local Government andTourism and Cultural Affairs Departments and allot-ted him the power and new and renewable energyportfolio.

    In an apparent snub, Sidhuwas also left out of the consul-tative groups formed by thechief minister on June 8, twodays after the cabinet reshuffle,to accelerate the implementa-tion of the government's flag-ship programmes.

    Congress veteran AhmedPatel was entrusted with thetask of resolving the issuesbetween the two. CaptAmarinder had met Patel dur-ing his visit to Delhi last month,but the party reportedlydescribed the meeting as a"courtesy call".

    Ever since the portfolioreshuffle exercise, the Punjabminister and his wife Navjot

    Kaur have been maintainingdistance from the media. TheSidhu couple is currently inAmritsar and meeting people.

    Sidhu had evenapproached Congress presi-dent Rahul Gandhi last monthand had "apprised him of thesituation" besides handing overa letter to him.

    He had also shared a pic-ture with Rahul Gandhi, partygeneral secretary PriyankaGandhi and senior Congressleader Ahmed Patel on hisTwitter handle and Facebookpage on June 10.

    Since then, he has notshared anything on Twitterand Facebook.

    Sidhu, a former BJP leaderwho had joined the Congressjust ahead of the 2017 Punjabassembly polls, has been at log-gerheads with Capt Amarinderfor sometime now.

    The tension between theChief Minister and his cabinetcolleague had come out in theopen last month when CaptAmarinder blamed Sidhu forthe "inept handling" of theLocal GovernmentDepartment, claiming that itresulted in the "poor perfor-mance" of the Congress inurban areas in the Lok Sabhapolls.

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    The College students inHaryana will now learnvaluable life lessons from icon-ic Hollywood and Bollywoodmovies. For, the StateGovernment is set to introduce“movie watching”, “journalwriting”, “developing entrepre-neurial models” among otheractivities in the College cur-riculum from this academicyear.

    Moving away from the tra-ditional methods of teaching,the Department of HigherEducation, Haryana has devel-oped a foundation booklet–RISE (Reflect, Innovate, Strive, Excel) whichwill be introduced for the firsttime in the Colleges, to inspireand empower students.

    Several interesting activi-ties have been chalked out inthe 72-page booklet that will bedistributed to the first year stu-dents (academic year 2019-20) in Government Colleges ofExcellence in the first phase ofan ambitious learning project.

    Activities like watchingBollywood movies namely‘Dangal’, ‘Lakshya’, ‘Chak De’,‘Iqbal’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Munna Bhai’,

    ‘ABCD (Anybody can dance)’,‘Secret Superstar’ andHollywood movies namely‘Kung Fu Panda’, ‘Up’ havebeen included in the booklet todeliver a strong message andteach a lesson or two to theyoung minds.

    American biographicaldrama ‘Hidden Figures’ andBollywood’s ‘Swades’ moviehave been recommended to celebrate crit-ical thinking and decision mak-ing while Americanscience fiction action-adven-

    ture film ‘Tron’ and biograph-ical drama ‘The Pirates ofSilicon Valley’ has been rec-ommended to teach the stu-dents about the power andmisuse of technology.

    Apart from the movies,the booklet mentions ‘words ofwisdom’ from MahatmaGandhi, Swami Vivekananda,Sant Kabir, Gautama Buddha toinspire the students.

    A separate column ‘Prideof our land’ has been includedto tell inspiring stories ofrenowned

    personalities from Haryananamely Olympic medallistSakshi Malik, Paralympicsmedallist Deepa Malik,Commonwealth and Asian

    Games medallist VineshPhogar, author and philan-thropist Navin Gulia and PoetSurya Kavi Dada LakhmiChand.

    Inspiring stories and inter-esting snippets have been usedto demonstrate the power ofself belief and self motivationin various chapters of the book-let.

    To encourage the studentsto become successful entre-preneurs, a separate chapter hasbeen included highlightingIndia’s richest self-madewoman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and a refer-ence to ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’movie, in which the lead-duoare wedding planners.

    The campaigns like ‘savethe girl child’ and ‘say no todowry’ also finds a mention inthe booklet to teach the studentnot to buckle under socialpressure.

    Encouraging the studentsto become guardians of theworld by planting trees, reuseand recycling, a chapter hasbeen included giving exampleof Rock Garden created out ofwaste material by late NekChand.

    “The foundation booklethas been specially designed todevelop positive psychology,

    life and job skills in the Collegestudents. We have released thefirst version of this bookletwhich will be distributed to thefirst year students,” said a seniorofficial of Department of HigherEducation, Haryana while talk-ing to The Pioneer.

    Giving more details, hesaid that the booklet is divid-ed into four sections with a sec-tion on chapter plan and prac-tice.

    Each of 20 chapters hassome words of wisdom,instances of rising above chal-lenges and achievements ofour people who have brought glory to our state,he said.

    Initially, this booklet will beused in mentorship groupsand copies will be distributedto students and teachers in 9colleges.

    The book content preparedby the professors ofGovernment Colleges, has beenaugmented with interestingand useful internet resources,especially with videos in Hindiwhich many be accessed by thestudent for self building, headded.

    In Haryana, around 1.5lakh students take admission incolleges every year.

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    Expressing disappointmentover Rahul Gandhi’s resig-nation as Congress’ nationalpresident, Punjab ChiefMinister Capt AmarinderSingh on Wednesday said thatRahul should have continuedto lead the party with the samedynamism and fighting spiritwith which he had steered theelection campaign.

    Reiterating that the onus ofthe party’s defeat in the recentLok Sabha polls did not lie onRahul’s shoulders alone butwas the collective responsibil-ity of all the Congress leaders,Capt Amarinder said that oneelectoral defeat could not betaken to define the sum total ofthe leadership of Rahul. “It isnot fair for Rahul to hold him-self accountable for a collectivedefeat,” he said.

    Pointing out that Rahulhad successfully led the partyto scintillating victories in threestates during Assembly pollsjust a few months before the

    Lok Sabha elections, the ChiefMinister said that it was clear-ly a multitude of factors thatcaused the downfall of theparty in the parliamentaryelections.

    “The BJP swept the polls atthe back of their nationalist dia-tribe, which overshadowed thepositive electioneering of theCongress led by Rahul,” headded.

    Victory and defeat are partof any political party’s for-tunes in an electoral politylike ours, said Capt Amarinder,adding that every defeat formsthe platform for the party torise again. “Under Rahul’smature and dynamic leadership, theCongress would definitely haverisen again, like the Phoenix, toemerge stronger and morepowerful,” he added.

    “This is what I and otherCongress chief ministers hadconveyed to Rahul when wemet him on Monday in NewDelhi,” he said lamenting that they hadfailed to persuade Rahul toreconsider his decision to quit,but hoping that Rahul willreturn to the helm of the partysoon.

    “It is a difficult time for theparty, but together, we will getthrough it, to come outstronger and bigger, withRahul’s vision continuing toguide us,” he added.

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    Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)and the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) on Wednesdaylambasted the Congress-ledPunjab Government for failingto provide its much-hypedhealth cover to the peopleafter refusing to implement theCentrally-sponsored healthinsurance scheme,

    Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojna (PMJAY), on thepretext of providing an equal-ly beneficial scheme to thestate, the so-called SarbatSehat Bima Yojna.

    Union Food ProcessingIndustries Minister and SADMP from Bathinda HarsimratKaur Badal said that PunjabHealth Minister should apol-ogize to Punjabis for deceivingthem with fake assurances ofimplementing the State healthinsurance scheme from July 1,2019. “Making fake promisesand reneging on them hasbecome a trademark of theCapt Amarinder Singh gov-ernment. They never walktheir talk. Punjabis shouldnot trust Congress ministersanymore,” she said.

    She pointed that when thecentrally-sponsored healthinsurance scheme, PMJAY,also known as AyushmanBharat was implementedacross India, the CongressGovernment had refused to itimplement in Punjab con-tending that it would imple-ment a much wider health

    insurance scheme of its own asit had promised insurance forall under the universal healthscheme in its manifesto.

    She said that the CongressGovernment’s coffers turn drywhen it comes to implement-ing the welfare schemes forunderprivileged and poor ofthe state. “It has stopped allschemes, be it Atta Dal,Shagun or old age pensionscheme over the excuse ofshortage of funds,” she saidadding that the CongressGovernment had refused toshare the burden of the centralgovernment sponsoredscheme, for which it needed toshell out Rs 65 crore only, andinstead, it chose to go with itsown insurance scheme costingit around Rs 220 crore.

    Meanwhile, BJP’s seniorleader and former MinisterManoranjan Kalia lashed outat the Congress Governmentasking when the State Cabinet,headed by Chief Minister Capt

    Amarinder, had already decid-ed eight months ago,

    that is on October 3, 2018,to adopt and implementAyushman Bharat Scheme toprovide health insurance coverup to five to 42 lakh familiesin the State, “what authorityhas the Finance Department tothrow spanner in its imple-mentation. Does it mean thatFinance Minister is showinghis superiority over the ChiefMinister?”“If it is a question ofpaucity of funds, the FinanceDepartment should have madeprior arrangement during theperiod of eight months beforethe launching date,” he said.

    Kalia said that sinceAyushman Bharat (UniversalHealth Insurance Scheme) hasbeen started in 2018 byNarendra Modi Government,it is due to the dilly-dallyingattitude of the Capt AmarinderGovernment that the people ofPunjab stood bereft of its ben-efits.

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    Shimla: The meteorologicaldepartment here issued a 'yel-low weather warning' for heavyrainfall in Himachal Pradeshon the coming weekend.

    The Shimla Met centre hasforecast rain in plains, low andmiddle hills of the state fromJuly 4 to 9 and has issued thewarning for July 6 and 7.

    The weather office issuescolour-coded warnings to alertpeople ahead of severe or haz-ardous weather that has thepotential to cause damage,widespread disruption or dan-ger to life.

    Yellow, the least dangerousof all the weather warnings,indicates the possibility ofsevere weather. Light to mod-erate rainfall was recorded atisolated places in the state onWednesday.

    Kasauli received 23 mm ofrainfall, followed by 3 mm atKufri, 2 mm at Shimla, 1 mmat Solan and 0.2 mm inSundernagar till Wednesday,they said. Una was the hottestplace in the state on

    Wednesday with the maxi-mum temperature of 42degrees Celsius, the Met officesaid. The maximum tempera-ture in Chamba was 38.5degrees Celsius, followed by37.2 degrees Celsius in Mandi,37 degrees Celsius in Kangra,36 degrees Celsius in Bilaspur,35.6 degrees Celsius inHamirpur, 34.4 degrees Celsiusin Sundernagar, 32.2 degreesCelsius in Palampur and 30degrees Celsius in Solan, theweatherman said.

    Manali recorded a maxi-mum temperature of 29.8degrees Celsius, while Shimlaregistered a high of 24.1degrees Celsius, Dalhousie andKufri recorded 24.5 and 16.2degrees Celsius, respectively,they said.

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    Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) onWednesday urged PunjabGovernor VP Singh Badnore torecall the pardon granted to fourcops, who abducted and mur-dered a 22-year-old Sikh youthin a fake encounter in 1993.Besides, the party urged theGovernor to order a thoroughprobe to expose the conspiracybehind the illegal and illogicalrecommendation.

    SAD president SukhbirBadal, who led the party dele-gation, met the Governor alongwith the father and sister of HarjitSingh, who was “murdered” bythe four cops. At the same time,he lashed out at the Congress ledPunjab Government for recom-mending the pardon. Briefingthe Governor, the SAD presidentsaid that the four cops wereawarded life imprisonment inDecember 2014 by the CBISpecial Judge 18 years after thePunjab and Haryana High Courtreferred the case to the CBI forinvestigation. “It is noteworthythat the convicts had appealedagainst the judgment of the CBISpecial Judge which is pendingbefore the Punjab and HaryanaHigh Court...Pardon cannot begranted in such cases where anappeal in pending,” pointedSukhbir saying that the “ChiefMinister Capt Amarinder Singhis totally unjustified in recom-mending the pardon and it

    amounts to misleading theGovernor”.

    Pointing out various facetsof the case, Sukhbir said that thePunjab Government had notdone its constitutional duty andnot briefed the Governor appro-priately about the case. “TheState Government failed to takemandatory permission of theUnion Home Ministry which isa must in all serious criminalcases investigated by the CBI.This was also advised by theAdditional Chief Secretary,” hesaid.

    Saying that the CongressGovernment also failed to takenote of the struggle waged by thevictim family to get justice in thecase, Sukhbir said that the veryfact that the State moved the par-don plea of the four cops afterthey had served only two yearsimprisonment is indicative of itshurry to let the killer cops off thehook.

    The delegation also urgedthe Governor to order a thor-ough probe into the mattersince gross illegalities were com-mitted in making the recom-mendation so that the entireconspiracy could be exposed.

    Sukhbir, while talking tonewsmen along with the affect-ed family, including the fatherMahinder Singh and sister HarjitKaur, said that the party wouldexplore all options, includingapproaching the judiciary, toensure justice for Harjit.

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    The Modi Government onWednesday accused theOpposition of adopting doublestandards on the issue ofEVMs, saying leaders fromtheir parties had become ChiefMinisters and Prime Ministersthrough the same votingprocess.

    "If people of this countryelect Narendra Modi, thenEVM is faulty. What is thislogic?" Law Minister RaviShankar Prasad asked theopposition members, whilereplying to the debate on elec-toral reforms in Rajya Sabha.

    "This hypocracy and dou-ble standards impinge upon thepolity of the country," Prasadadded. He also pitched for'one nation one poll' and urgedthe Opposition to consider theproposal with an open mind.

    The minister said the gov-ernment will write to theElection Commission to havea single voter list for assembly,panchayat and general electionsin the country. Prasad said thatthe government has taken var-ious measures to improve the

    electoral funding system andthat it was ready to considerany other suggestions.

    Replying to a short dura-tion debate on electoralreforms, Prasad counteredopposition charges related tomisuse of media, social mediaand electoral bonds during therecently concluded generalelections. "Time has come forone nation one poll. We shouldconsider this proposal with anopen mind," he said, and hopedthat some conclusion couldbe achieved after discussion.

    On aspersions related toEVMs and demand for return-ing to ballot papers, the min-ister said that post 1999, asmany as four general electionsand 122 assembly electionshave been held using EVMs.He said Manmohan Singhbecame the prime ministertwice based on elections heldwith EVMs. Similarly, manyopposition leaders likeAkhilesh Yadav, Mayawati andMamta Banerjee became CMsunder EVMs.

    The minister said theCongress recently won threeassembly polls in Madhya

    Pradesh, Rajasthan andChhattisgarh. He asserted nota single complaint has beenreceived regarding vote beingcast to a particular candidatethrough the EVM and it gettingtransferred to some other can-didate.

    On opposition charge ofcrediting itself with achieve-ments of defence forces duringelection campaign, the minis-ter said "Why national securi-ty should not become a plankfor election discourse?"Regarding allegations of man-aging media and social media,Prasad said: "Stop insultingthe voters of this country andtry to acknowledge yourdefeat."

    The minister said the gov-ernment would not allow themisuse of data by foreign pow-ers and said legislation in thisregard has been in the works.He also highlighted that BJP-led NDA has returned to poweron various schemes and pro-grammes for the welfare of thepoor.

    On electoral funding,Prasad said the government hastaken many steps in the past

    three years to improve the sys-tem and the corporates havebeen asked to give donationonly through cheques.

    Earlier, participating in thedebate, Derek O'Brien (AITC)said the time has come to formlaws for electoral reforms in thecountry while pointing out tovarious issues like "misuse" ofdata by political parties in theelections. Bhupender Yadav(BJP) said the time has come tohold Parliament and assemblyelections simultaenously andurged members of all parties toconsider it.

    Senior Congress memberKapil Sibal charged that BJPincurred huge expenditure onpublicity and misused socialmedia during the recent gen-eral elections. Ram GopalYadav of SP demanded that "weshould go back to ballot paper"as people do not have faith onEVMs. He sought one voter listfor panchayat, assembly andgeneral elections.

    Satish Chandra Misra ofthe BSP said his party oppos-es use of EVMs to conduct elec-tions as they can be manipu-lated.

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    Union Law Minister RaviShankar Prasad onWednesday said that anElection Commission (EC)proposal to put a ceiling onexpenditure incurred by polit-ical parties during polls on thelines of candidates is underexamination of theGovernment. A candidate canspend between �50 lakh and�70 lakh, depending on theState he/she is contesting theLok Sabha election from. For allStates, except ArunachalPradesh, Goa and Sikkim, acandidate can spend a maxi-mum of �70 lakh on cam-paigning.

    In a written response to LokSabha, Prasad said the poll

    watchdog has proposed thatthere should be a ceiling onparty's expenditure in all elec-tions on the lines of a cap onexpenditure for candidates. "Theproposal is under examinationof the Government," he said.

    Based on a March 2015consultation on political financeand a Law Commission reporton electoral reforms, theElection Commission had inApril 2015 issued an outcome

    paper which had recommend-ed that like individual candi-dates, there should be a ceilingon expenditure made by polit-ical parties.

    The EC had told the gov-ernment that there was a 'gen-eral agreement' among partici-pants who were part of the con-sultation on electoral reforms.

    At present, while there is aceiling on campaigning fund forindividual candidates in elec-toral fray, there is no such capon the money political partiescan spend for electioneering.

    "The ceiling on expendituremust include the period beforethe announcement of elections,when political parties engage inwidespread mobilisation andelectioneering," the EC paperhad said.

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    Inclusive education (IE),wherein children with dis-abilities go to mainstreamschools rather than specialschools, under the Centre'sSarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)continues to remain a distantdream with a UNESCO reportpointing out that three-fourthsof such kids in the age of fiveyears and one-fourth between 5and 19 years do not go to anyeducational institution.

    Indicating prevalent genderdiscrimination in education,the 2019 "State of the EducationReport for India: Children withDisabilities" report pointed outthat the number of girls withdisabilities in schools was"fewer" than boys. The reportwhich has been prepared byTata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS) and commissioned byUNESCO, talks in detail aboutchallenges such as inadequateallocations, delays in releasingfunds and under-utilisation ofallocation.

    Data from the 2011 censushave been studied, according towhich there are 78,64,636 chil-dren with disability in Indiaconstituting 1.7 per cent of thetotal child population.

    "The number of childrenenrolled in school drops signif-icantly with each successivelevel of schooling. There arefewer girls with disabilities inschools than boys with disabil-ities in schools.

    "Significant gaps thereforeremain, even though successiveGovernment schemes and pro-grams have brought large num-bers of children with disabilitiesinto schools," the report said.

    It said only 61 per cent ofCWDs aged between 5 and 19were attending an educationalinstitution compared to theoverall figure of 71 per centwhen all children are considered.

    "Around 12 per cent ofCWDs dropped out of school,which is comparable with theoverall percentage of dropoutsamong all children. 27 per centof CWDs never attended any

    educational institution, asopposed to the overall figure of17 per cent when the entirechild population is taken intoaccount," it added.

    It said a large number ofchildren with disabilities donot go to regular schools but areenrolled at the National Instituteof Open Schooling (NIOS).

    "The biggest group ofCWDs enrolling with NIOSover the years has been thosewith learning disabilities. Whilethere has been a drop in enrol-ment of students with locomo-tor and visual impairments,there has been a rise in thosewith multiple disabilities.

    "The percentage of childrenattending schools is the lowestamong those with multiple dis-abilities, mental illnesses andmental retardation," the reportsaid as it acknowledged thatinclusive education is complexto implement and requires a fineunderstanding of diverse needsof children and their familiesacross different contexts.

    "India has made consider-

    able progress in terms of puttingin place a robust legal frame-work and a range of pro-grammes and schemes thathave improved enrolment ratesof children with disabilities inschools.

    "However, further measuresare needed to ensure qualityeducation for every child toachieve the goals and targets ofagenda 2030 and more specifi-cally Sustainable DevelopmentGoal 4," it said.

    According to the UNESCOreport, the attitude of parentsand teachers towards includingCWDs into mainstream educa-tion is also crucial to accomplishthe goal of inclusive educationbesides accessibility to physicalinfrastructure, processes in theschool, assistive and ICT tech-nology and devices being essen-tial resources. It recommendedamending the Right ToEducation (RTE) Act to betteralign with the Right of Personswith Disabilities (RPWD) Actby including specific concernsof education of such children.

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    The Union Cabinet onWednesday gave its approvalto the proposals for leasing outthree major airports —Ahmedabad, Lucknow andMangaluru — of the AirportsAuthority of India (AAI)through public-private partner-ship (PPP) with Adani Group.Earlier this year, the Adani grouphad won the bids to operate thethree airports for a period of 50years. Gautam Adani led grouphad also won the bids to oper-ate the Jaipur, Guwahati andThiruvananthapuram airports,owned by the AAI.

    The AAI had chosen thewinner on the basis of the "per-passenger fee" offered by the bid-ders. Principal Spokesperson ofthe Government of IndiaSitanshu Kar said on Twitter,"Cabinet approves proposal forleasing out of three airports viz.#Ahmedabad, Lucknow and

    Mangaluru of AirportsAuthority of India throughPublic Private Partnership.

    Cabinet meeting chaired byPrime Minister Narendra Modialso approved the long standingdemand of paramilitary officersfor upgrading their cadre.Cabinet "approved the propos-al for Grant of Organised Group'A' Service (OGAS) to Group 'A'Executive Cadre Officers ofCentral Armed Police Forces(CAPFs) and extension of ben-efit of Non-Functional FinancialUpgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional Selection Grade(NFSG)," said Government instatement.

    Several writ petitions werefiled in Delhi High Court byGroup 'A' Executive CadreOfficers of CAPF for grant ofOGAS status and consequentialbenefits of NFFU and NFSG.

    The Cabinet also approveda bill that bars commercial sur-rogacy and allows only close rel-

    atives to act as surrogates toneedy infertile couples for "altru-istic" reasons. The Surrogacy(Regulation) Bill, 2019 propos-es to regulate surrogacy in Indiaby establishing a NationalSurrogacy Board at the centrallevel and State Surrogacy Boardsand appropriate authorities inthe state and Union Territories,official sources said.

    "The proposed legislationwill ensure effective regulationof surrogacy, prohibit com-mercial surrogacy and allowethical surrogacy to the needyinfertile Indian couples. "Whilecommercial surrogacy will beprohibited, including sale andpurchase of human embryoand gametes, ethical surrogacyto the needy infertile coupleswill be allowed on fulfillmentof stipulated conditions. It willalso prohibit exploitation ofsurrogate mothers and childrenborn through surrogacy," anofficial said.

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  • China has managed to tame the wildTibetan yaks, according to Xinhua.“Under the touch of the petite scien-tist Yan Ping, the tall and powerful black yak,weighing over 400 kg, is as obedient as a lamb,”a report said. The news agency added,“Unlike other yaks, this one has no horns.”Yan, who works for the Lanzhou Institute ofHusbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,explained, “The Ashidan yak has no hornsand has a mild temperament, easy to keep andfeed.” How metaphorical this is.

    Beijing seems to have developed someexpertise in taming humans and nations, too.The Taiwan News reported how “Manila kow-tows to Beijing, cedes Exclusive EconomicZone (EEZ) in South China Sea.” The once-wild President of the Philippines, RodrigoDuterte, is said to have ceded “ground in theSouth China Sea through an ‘informal’ and‘undocumented’ [agreement] with PresidentXi Jinping.” The Taiwanese newspaper notedthat many citizens of the Philippines were“already concerned over the Government’sunwillingness to safeguard the territory of thecountry’s EEZ.” The article concluded that thismakes the Duterte Government appear evenweaker in protecting the nation’s maritime ter-ritory. But it is not only the Philippines, whichhas been tamed and has accepted Beijing’s dik-tats. India’s northern neighbour, Nepal,seems to have fallen in the trap, too.

    Newsgram, an independent media agency,recently pointed out that it is the NepalGovernment in Kathmandu, which forceslocal journalists to avoid critical reporting onChina, the largest investor of the Himalayanland-locked nation. Anil Giri, the foreignaffairs correspondent for The KathmanduPost, told Voice of America that “journalistsare discouraged from covering Tibetan affairsto mollify China and that Government offi-cials shy away from commenting on China-related issues. China sponsors junkets forNepalese journalists and that’s why probablywe don’t see a lot of criticism about China’sgrowing investment in Nepal, Chinese doingbusiness in Nepal and China’s growing polit-ical clout in Nepal.”

    The lamb-lamb attitude in Kathmanduwas clear in an incident that took place recent-ly at the Tribhuvan International Airport inKathmandu. The Himalayan Times reported:“Man labelled Dalai Lama’s agent, deportedto the US.” Apparently, the Nepal immigra-tion mistook a Tibetan called Penpa Tsering,holding a US passport and arriving fromAmerica with his homonym as former rep-resentative to the Dalai Lama in the US. Nepaliofficials argued that the man was “on China’smost-wanted list.” In Dharamsala, the formerTibetan representative observed: “It clearlyshows that the Chinese Government’s pres-sure on Nepal is working.”

    Nepalese Home Minister Ram BahadurThapa affirmed that the deportation was onlyan act “of honouring the ‘One-China’ policy.”A few weeks earlier, two members of Nepal’sParliament, Ekwal Miyan and Pradip Yadav,

    had to apologise for havingattended the Seventh WorldParliamentarians’ Conventionon Tibet, which was held inLatvia’s capital Riga betweenMay 7 and 10, after Beijing pres-surised Kathmandu.

    In a joint Press statement, thetwo MPs declared that they“happened to inadvertentlyattend the conference …due towrong information …when theywere on a private visit to Turkey,Switzerland and Latvia.” Theyhad even given their speeches bymistake! This shows how Chinacan today dictate terms to “small”countries like Nepal.

    At the same time, Xinhuaproudly reminded its readersthat in the summer of 1921, “adozen of Communist Party ofChina (CPC) members wereforced to leave a small buildingin the French concession area ofShanghai and boarded a boat onthe Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing,Zhejiang Province, concludingthe first National Congress of theCPC. …Since then, the [commu-nist] party has managed to leada vulnerable country to movecloser towards the world’s centrestage.”

    The news agency asserted:“The Chinese nation has stoodup, grown rich and is becomingstrong. …Socialism with Chinesecharacteristics have maintainedstability and vitality in the tide ofglobal changes.”

    The Tibetans, who havebeen tamed more than 60 yearsago, are an easy prey. A couple of

    weeks ago, a Tibetan Minister inthe Central TibetanAdministration (CTA) inDharamsala was denied visa toattend a conference in Mongolia.Karma Gelek Yuthok, Minister ofReligion and Culture, was toattend the Asian BuddhistConference in the Mongoliancapital, Ulaanbaatar. The Ministercould only say that it was “theclearest sign yet of China’s aggres-sive campaign of underminingcore democratic freedoms acrossthe world.”

    On the Roof of the World,China has now all the cards inhand to nominate its own 15thDalai Lama. Gyaltsen Norbu,the Panchen Lama, selectedand groomed by Beijing, hasbeen elected as the president ofthe Tibetan branch of theBuddhist Association of China.Gyaltsen Norbu recently visitedThailand. On his return toBeijing, he affirmed: “We arefortunate to be in the era of thedevelopment and the rise ofNew China and thank theCommunist Party of China forleading the Chinese people inachieving the tremendous trans-formation of standing up, grow-ing rich and becoming strong.”

    In other continents, too,nations have to kowtow, thoughthey are slowly waking up to thefact that all is not rosy. The exam-ples of Sri Lanka and theMaldives are often cited, but thereare some in Africa too.

    The Ethiopian BusinessReview recently had a cover-

    story: “Africa falling into debt-trap” while The African Exponent,an online outlet for Africannews, dared to write: “HorrorAwaits African Leaders as ChinaWithdraws Debt Funding.” Itexplained: “After an impressiverun of a good relationship withChina, scooping up at least $9.8billion between 2006 and 2017,making it Africa’s third-largestrecipient of Chinese loans, thegood ‘friendship’ between the twocountries seems to have come toa snag.” The reporter noted thatin September, China promisedanother $60 billion in aid andloans to the continent: “Xi Jinpingpromised the money wouldcome with no political stringsattached.”

    But all good things have anend. When Uhuru Kenyatta, theKenyan President, visited Chinain May, “the atmosphere thatgreeted him was unfamiliar to theChina of old. Questions wereraised about corruption, as wellas the figures and sums [thatKenya] had proposed.” Kenyattadid not like it.

    The Chinese even wantedto know if he planned to standfor office again in 2022: “It waslike talking to the World Bank,”observed an aide to the Kenyanleader. All this, as well as therecent events in Hong Kong,show that the taming ofhumans or nations cannot betaken for granted; nobodyremains a lamb forever.

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