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DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 18 Pages ₹ 12.00 RNI No. UPENG/2012/49940 Vol. 14 앫 No. 225 Printed at » Chennai » Coimbatore » Bengaluru » Hyderabad » Madurai » Noida » Visakhapatnam » Thiruvananthapuram » Kochi » Vijayawada » Mangaluru » Tiruchirapalli » Kolkata » Hubballi » Mohali » Malappuram » Mumbai » Tirupati » Lucknow » Cuttack » Patna IMPASSE CONTINUES LANGUAGE POLITICS Doctors hold Refocus on talks with the relevance officials again of English ALERT MODE ALL PRAISE READY TO ROLL NEP ignores English’s Mpox detected in UAE Will meet Modi next India’s long season of role as global connector returnee in Kerala week, says Trump Test cricket begins STATES » PAGE 5 NEWS » PAGE 12 NEWS » PAGE 12 EDITORIAL » PAGE 6 SPORT » PAGE 17 IN BRIEF 쑽 Simultaneous polls plan J&K phase I poll peaceful, gets Union Cabinet nod records a 61.13% turnout Peerzada Ashiq Govt. to form implementation group to hold consultation; PM calls proposal an ‘important step’ SRINAGAR towards making democracy ‘participative’, Congress terms it impractical, against Constitution Congress bets Voters turned out in good numbers in the 24 Jammu 052ba430-7f3f-4405-915f-338ab5711f41 052ba430-7f3f-4405-915f-338ab5711f41 on ‘freebies’ for Sandeep Phukan It will destroy and Kashmir constituen- Haryana poll NEW DELHI federalism, cies that went to the polls in the first phase of the As- he Union Cabinet says Opposition sembly election on Wed- CHANDIGARH Seeking to wrest power from the BJP in Haryana, the Congress has placed its T on Wednesday ac- cepted the recom- mendations of a high-level NEW DELHI Opposition parties criticised nesday, registering a poll- ing percentage of 61.13%. There was a clear in- bet on freebies in its manifesto committee headed by the proposal for simultaneous crease in turnout in all 16 for the Assembly election, former President Ram elections, claiming that it will seats in the militancy-af- which the party released on Nath Kovind which had destroy federalism and is fected areas of the Kashmir Wait ends: Women queue up at a polling station in Shopian, Wednesday. » Page 13 proposed simultaneous “impractical”. They asked how Valley, in comparison with south of Srinagar, on Wednesday. IMRAN NISSAR elections to the Lok Sabha the government would deal the last Assembly election and Assemblies as the first with situations when a ruling held a decade ago, with Upbeat about the voter Kishtwar and Ramban dis- step, and municipal and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressing a press conference on party loses majority in a State many voters and candi- turnout, Chief Election tricts recorded between Nitish sets July panchayat polls within 100 simultaneous elections, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Minister of or at the Centre. » PAGE 12 dates expressing hope that Commissioner Rajiv Ku- 68% and 82% polling, 2025 deadline for days of the general election State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan is at right. ANI the democratic exercise mar said all sections of so- while the newly created in the next phase. will bring change to the ciety had responded to the constituency of Padder- Bihar land survey “This is an important in a post on X, said, “This dismissed the idea as “im- elections at a media brief- region. call of democracy whole- Nagseni in Kishtwar regis- step towards making our reflects Modi Ji’s iron will practical”. ing, Union Information Kishtwar recorded the heartedly. “Long queues of tered a turnout of 80.67%. PATNA democracy even more vi- to bolster our democracy “This is against the Con- and Broadcasting Minister highest turnout of 80.14% voters at the polling sta- The intensity of local Keeping next year’s Bihar brant and participative,” through clean and finan- stitution, this is contrary to Ashwini Vaishnaw said an and Pulwama the lowest at tions showcased to the en- participation was evident Assembly election in mind, Prime Minister Narendra cially efficient elections democracy, this is against implementation group 46.65%, as per provisional tire world, the deep trust from the women who Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has Modi, a strong votary of si- and accelerate economic federalism. The country would be formed to take data at 11.50 p.m. “Peaceful and confidence of the peo- swarmed the booths. initiated a comprehensive land multaneous polls, said in a growth through more pro- will never accept this,” he forward the recommenda- polling was observed in ple of J&K in the democrat- survey in the State, aiming to post on X. ductive allocation of re- said. tions of the Kovind panel. J&K. There are no instanc- ic exercise,” Mr. Kumar CONTINUED ON digitise land records of 45,000 Calling it a giant stride sources.” Announcing the Union es where we have to go for said in New Delhi. » PAGE 12 villages in the run-up to the towards electoral reforms, Congress president Mal- Cabinet’s approval to the CONTINUED ON repoll,” J&K’s Chief Electo- The eight seats of the MORE REPORTS poll by July 2025. » Page 4 Home Minister Amit Shah, likarjun Kharge, however, proposal of simultaneous » PAGE 12 ral Officer P.K. Pole said. Chenab Valley in Doda, » PAGE 13 Indus waters: India to Stripes in all colours ‘Militants’ open fire freeze talks with Pak. in Manipur village Jacob Koshy signed in 1960 to manage Press Trust of India Village volunteers Suhasini Haidar the sharing of six Hima- IMPHAL retaliate to firing; NEW DELHI layan rivers between India no one was and Pakistan. Commission- Suspected militants injured, say police There will be no more ers of both countries are launched a fresh attack at meetings of the Permanent mandated to meet every Mongbung Meitei village in Indus Commission (PIC) year, and sometimes have Manipur’s Jiribam district, ing the situation and have till the governments of In- met multiple times in a the police said on urged villagers to cooper- dia and Pakistan meet and year, to discuss and resolve Wednesday. ate with security forces discuss the renegotiation differences on the sharing The attackers fired sev- while conducting opera- of the 64-year-old Indus of river water and con- eral rounds from sophisti- tions, another officer said. Water Treaty, a highly struction of hydel projects. cated weapons around 7 “In the last couple of placed official told The Despite wars and dis- p.m. on Tuesday evening days, villagers have seen Hindu. putes between India and prompting retaliation from multiple drones flying The last meeting was in Pakistan, and the occasion- village volunteers in the above Mongbung Meitei Delhi in May 2022. Since Ja- al stalling of the meetings, area, the police said. “No village,” a police officer nuary 2023, India has writ- the PIC has been a perma- one was injured in the ex- said, quoting villagers. ten four times to Pakistan nent fixture. change of fire,” they said. “During search opera- to initiate talks on revising However, with India’s “Security forces were tions and area domination the treaty but not received call to renegotiate the IWT rushed to the spot to bring at Chanung and C Zoulen a “satisfactory response”, in January 2023, the PIC the situation under control village in Imphal East dis- according to sources. risks oblivion. and the firing stopped trict, security forces seized The PIC is the most con- around 8 p.m.,” an officer one SLR Magazine and live sequential product of the CONTINUED ON Friendly tigers: Artists perform pulikali (tiger dance) on the streets of Thrissur in Kerala on Wednesday, marking the end of Onam said. ammunition on Monday,” a Indus Water Treaty (IWT), » PAGE 12 celebrations. Thousands of people, including foreigners, thronged the streets to witness the annual show. K.K. NAJEEB Authorities are monitor- police statement said. ₹5 lakh each to transform tribal houses into homestays Walkie-talkies, solar equipment Abhinay Lakshman NEW DELHI explode a day after pager blasts bring sustainable agricul- tural practices to all Forest lies, lay 25,000 km of roads connecting ST-ma- Rights Act (FRA) patta hol- jority villages, and bring The Union Cabinet on ders “to enable them for piped water to every eligi- Associated Press Wednesday approved a maintenance and conser- ble village, with a focus on BEIRUT package that will provide vation of forest”, the offi- 5,000 hamlets with less up to ₹5 lakh each to tribal cial statement said. than 20 households each. Explosions were reported households and villages As of June 2024, more It also plans to electrify in Beirut and other parts of across the country, to turn than 24 lakh FRA titles around 2.35 lakh house- Lebanon in an apparent se- their homes into tourist have been granted to peo- holds and unconnected cond wave of detonations homestays or to build new ple and communities from public institutions, provide of electronic devices, Hez- ones under the Tourism Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 25 lakh LPG connections, bollah officials and state Ministry’s Swadesh Dar- other traditional forest- bring discrimination-free media said on Wednesday. shan scheme. This is A homestay at Dzuleke village near Nagaland’s Kohima. FILE PHOTO dwelling groups, covering broadband connectivity to At least 14 persons were meant to “tap the tourist over 1.9 crore acres of for- 5,000 tribal villages under killed and 450 people were potential of tribal areas” was launched a decade in the Development Action est land across the country. the BharatNet project, and wounded on Wednesday and to “provide alternative ago, in 2014-15, though the Plan for Scheduled Tribes. However, of the 50.5 lakh set up 100 tribal multipur- when walkie-talkies and livelihood”, an official tribal homestay proposal Together, this will involve claims filed under the FRA, pose marketing centres. even solar equipment blew Lebanese soldiers gather outside a mobile shop in Sidon, Lebanon, statement said. may be a new element. an outlay of ₹79,156 crore, 34.83% have been rejected The tourism section of up, a day after hundreds of after a walkie-talkie exploded there on Wednesday. AP This is one of the 25 in- to be spent over five years, and 15.9% remain pending. the scheme aims to create pagers exploded, in an at- terventions planned under Outlay of ₹79,156 cr. with a Central share of The Centre hopes to “cata- five to 10 homestays in tack blamed on Israel. explosions of electronic targeting Hezbollah mem- the Pradhan Mantri-Janjati- The PMJUGA package is ₹56,333 crore, and a States’ lyse” pending claims and each target tribal village devices in Lebanon but bers, caused civilian ca- ya Unnat Gram Abhiyan aimed at ensuring the satu- share of ₹22,823 crore. expedite recognition and where there is a “tourist ‘New phase of war’ praised the work of Israel’s sualties too. At least 12 per- (PMJUGA), an umbrella ration of basic schemes in Significantly, Maharash- securing of forest rights. potential”, with an overall Speaking to Israeli troops Army and security agen- sons were killed and some package to implement ex- tribal villages, with inter- tra and Jharkhand, headed The new package also goal of setting up 1,000 on Wednesday, Israel’s De- cies, saying “the results are 2,800 people wounded in isting schemes in 63,000 ventions to be implement- to polls this year, account aims to give an impetus to such homestays. fence Minister Yoav Gallant very impressive”. the pager explosions. Scheduled Tribe-majority ed by 17 Ministries, and for over 18% of the coun- existing development declared the start of a Tuesday’s pager bomb- villages. For instance, the funding coming from each try’s tribal population. schemes to build 20 lakh RELATED REPORTS “new phase” of the war. He ings, which appeared to be RELATED REPORTS Swadesh Darshan scheme Ministry’s allocated share The PMJUGA intends to pucca homes for ST fami- » PAGE 14 made no mention of the a complex Israeli attack » PAGE 16 CM A ND-NDE YK  THE HINDU 2 Thursday, September 19, 2024 City Delhi City records 250 dengue cases in a week Bapa Nagar building collapse leaves four dead, 14 injured Press Trust of India corresponding figures for last The civic body said it had is- NEW DELHI year. Most of the cases (82) were sued 1,06 lakh legal notices, reported from the Central Zone. 36,008 challans, and 8,639 admi- Nearly 250 cases of dengue were “A total of 917 cases of dengue nistrative charges against those recorded in Delhi in a week, the were registered from January 1 to found to have flouted Delhi Mun- Municipal Corporation of Delhi September 14 this year, whereas icipal Corporation (Malaria and 50 rescuers pull out 18 people from under the rubble in 8-hour-long operation in the densely populated area; (MCD) said on Wednesday. 2,264 cases were registered dur- other Mosquito Borne Diseases) the injured say building had developed cracks; found nothing dangerous about structure in our survey: MCD Data released by the civic bo- ing the same period last year,” bye-laws. dy revealed that over 900 den- read the statement. It added that The corporation has stepped gue cases were registered in the the positivity rate in 2023 was up measures to control mosquito Samridhi Tewari city till September 14 at a positiv- 56%. breeding and implemented a Satvika Mahajan ity rate of 18%. This year’s first dengue-relat- multi-pronged strategy to com- NEW DELHI In its statement, the MCD stat- ed death — of a 54-year-old man — bat the dengue cases, including T ed that the total cases and the was reported from Lok Nayak house-to-house visits and fogging hree factory workers positivity rate were less than the Hospital on September 8. drives, the statement said. and a boy were killed and 14 others injured after a five-storeyed building EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL collapsed in central Delhi’s GENERAL densely populated Bapa Nagar GENERAL on Wednesday. The reason behind the inci- dent is yet not clear, the Muni- EDUCATIONAL cipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said in a statement, ad- GENERAL ding that “nothing dangerous was found” at the building in a pre-monsoon survey conduct- ed by it. However, those injured al- leged that seepage and cracks 052ba430-7f3f-4405-915f-338ab5711f41 052ba430-7f3f-4405-915f-338ab5711f41 had developed in several parts of the building and its owner Rescuers pulling out a man from under the rubble and (right) an injured person being taken to a hospital after did not heed their repeated re- the five-storeyed structured caved in at Bapa Nagar in central Delhi on Wednesday. PTI quests to carry out necessary repairs. 106 (causing death by negli- police said those rescued were haven’t told his mother about According to the police, the gence) and 290 (negligent con- taken to RML Hospital, where the incident yet as she won’t be building’s lower floors served duct with respect to pulling four of them were declared able to bear the loss,” Rehaan as accommodation for the down or repairing buildings) of dead on arrival. said, adding that the victims workers while a slipper manu- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Chief Minister-designate At- were having breakfast when facturing unit was being run ishi met the injured at the hos- the building caved in. from the upper storeys. ₹10-lakh compensation pital and announced ₹10 lakh DCP (Central) M. Harsha Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Depu- compensation to the kin of ‘MCD failed in duty’ Vardhan said the deceased ty Chief S.K. Dua told The Hin- each person who died in the The BJP slammed the Aam were identified as Aman, 12, du that the rescuers faced a incident. Aadmi Party-ruled MCD, with Mukim, 25, Mujib, 18, and Mo- tough time as they reached the In a post on X, Ms. Atishi its Delhi spokesperson Pra- sin, 26 — all natives of Khatana- site after navigating narrow said she had ordered the Dis- veen Shankar Kapoor alleging gar village in Uttar Pradesh’s lanes and that they could not trict Magistrate to ascertain the that the civic body did not car- Rampur. use heavy machines like reason behind the incident. ry out a survey of building He said the incident took cranes during their almost Meanwhile, grieving over deemed dangerous despite re- place around 9 a.m. and that eight-hour-long operation. his cousin’s death, Rehaan, 17, peated requests by them. an adjacent building also suf- “We pulled out 18 people said Aman had come to the ci- New Delhi BJP Lok Sabha fered severe damage. from the rubble. A total of 50 ty for his medical treatment MP Bansuri Swaraj also met The DCP said they have re- firefighters were involved in and had gone to meet his un- those injured at the hospital gistered a case under Sections the operation,” he said. The cle, who lived in the building.“I and visited the site. PUBLIC NOTICE L-G proposes Kejriwal to relinquish CM House September 21 for Atishi’s and security within 15 days, ‘live swearing-in among common people’: Singh The Hindu Bureau NEW DELHI The Hindu Bureau information regarding Kejri- NEW DELHI wal on this issue.” Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Sax- ena has proposed September Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) na- Welfare schemes 21 for the oath-taking ceremo- tional convener Arvind Kejri- He also alleged that if the BJP ny of Chief Minister-designate wal, who resigned as the Delhi comes to power in the Capital, Atishi in his communication Chief Minister a day earlier, it will stop many welfare to President Droupadi Mur- will give up all government fa- schemes, such as free electric- mu, Raj Niwas sources said, cilities, including security and ity up to 200 units, as Prime adding that the final date will official residence — 6, Flagstaff Minister Narendra Modi has be conveyed by Rashtrapati Road, Civil Lines — within 15 repeatedly talked about abol- Bhavan. days and “live among com- ishing such programmes. Sources said the L-G had mon people”, the party said “On the one hand, you proposed the date while for- on Wednesday. have Narendra Modi, the BJP’s warding the files pertaining to “When Arvind Kejriwal re- tallest leader, who goes the resignation of Arvind Kej- signed yesterday, the first around the country, saying, riwal as the CM and Ms. Atish- thing he said was that he ‘Freebies should be abol- i’s claim to form the govern- would stop availing of all the AAP leader Sanjay Singh at a press ished’. On the other, there is ment to the President for facilities given to a Chief Mi- conference on Wednesday. PTI Kejriwal, who has been pro- approval. nister. We know how other viding revenue-surplus bud- Mr. Kejriwal had submitted leaders behave. If they get any “The BJP people have at- gets despite providing many his resignation to the L-G on facility, they continue to enjoy tacked him many times. We facilities free of cost to the pu- Tuesday, following which Ms. them for years, even after re- are all worried about his safe- blic, such as water, education, Atishi was nominated for the linquishing the post. But not ty. He said, ‘God will protect treatment, bus travel for wo- post after she was elected as Kejriwal,” said senior AAP me,’ when we expressed our men, and pilgrimage for the the leader of the AAP Legisla- leader and Rajya Sabha mem- apprehensions,” added Mr. elderly,” he claimed. ture Party. ber Sanjay Singh at a press Singh. “Arvind Kejriwal is the first AAP had not proposed any conference. When asked whether Mr. leader in the country who is particular date for the oath- Kejriwal will get a government saying, ‘Vote for me only if I’m taking ceremony of the CM- ‘Attacked in past’ accommodation in the capaci- honest’. He is asking for votes designate, sources also said. He said there are concerns ty of a national party chief, for the work he has done. Ms. Atishi, who holds the about Mr. Kejriwal’s security, Mr. Singh said, “While it is Now, it’s the turn of Delhi’s 2- most number of portfolios in given that he has been at- true that other national party crore people to respond to the the Cabinet, is set to become tacked several times, includ- chiefs have been given official BJP’s conspiracies through Delhi’s third woman CM. ing once at his home. accommodation, I don’t have their ballot,” Mr. Singh said. ‘Commoner Kejriwal’ is a drama to fool people: BJP The Hindu Bureau ishi, whom he has nominated from a street vendor. Later, a NEW DELHI as the next Chief Minister, will relative of theirs might fall ill PERSONAL request him to stay, but he will and be admitted to a govern- CHANGE OF NAME The BJP on Wednesday hit out refuse,” Mr. Sachdeva said at a ment hospital’s general ward, I, SUNITA Bhagasra W/o Satyapal the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), press conference. from where a photograph of a Phogat born on 01/07/1972 Residing saying its claim that Arvind “The script of their drama concerned-looking Kejriwal at 1779 Sector 16/17, Hisar, PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Kejriwal will lead a “common- is long. It will continue for a will emerge,” the BJP leader Haryana have changed my name to Sunita Phogat vide affidavit dated er’s life” after quitting as the while. Kejriwal, who faces cor- said. 17/9/2024 at Hisar Sworn before No- Delhi Chief Minister is part of ruption charges, will start liv- In response to AAP leader tary Advocate Suresh Kumar(11343) a long-winded “political dra- ing in a slum or some small Sanjay Singh’s claim that if ma” that will be played out ov- flat so that AAP uses it to gain voted to power, the BJP would er several days in an attempt sympathy,” he said. end the free welfare schemes to “fool people”. Mr. Sachdeva added that run by the Delhi government, The ruling party will try to Delhi BJP president Virendra “in the next stage”, Mr. Kejri- Mr. Sachdeva accused the rul- portray Mr. Kejriwal as a Sachdeva. SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP wal will “give up his luxury ing party of “misleading” the “common man” ahead of the car” and move around in a public. He said that only a few upcoming Assembly poll in AAP chief vacates the CM’s of- modest vehicle as he used to months ago, the Lieutenant- the Capital, Delhi BJP chief Vi- ficial residence. before assuming the CM’s Governor had asserted that rendra Sachdeva said, adding “Kejriwal will soon stage chair. the free services, including that the “first episode of the the drama of vacating his “Then, we will see Kejri- electricity, water, and ration, drama” will unfold when the Sheesh Mahal. After that, At- wal’s wife buying vegetables will continue unabated. CM A ND-NDE YK  THE HINDU Thursday, September 19, 2024 3 Delhi States Flood ‘man-made’ as POCSO case against ‘Delay in actor assault 21 houses set on fire in Bihar choreographer; case trial will erode excess water released victim to be provided trust in the judiciary’ Twenty-one houses were set on fire in Bihar’s Nawada district on from DVC: Mamata Wednesday evening, police protection The Hindu Bureau THIRUVANANTHAPURAM police said. Probe suggested a land dispute could be the cause, they said. PTI ‘Premeditated’ act by Jharkhand to save the State from floods, alleges the The undue delay in the The Hindu Bureau trial of the actor assault West Bengal CM; people stranded as rising water levels create havoc Timings HYDERABAD case, highlighted by the Su- preme Court, could lead to DELHI The Narsingi police of the an erosion of trust in the THURSDAY, SEP. 19 Shrabana Chatterjee Cyberabad Commissioner- RISE 06:08 SET 18:21 judiciary, Kerala Leader of RISE 19:13 SET 07:14 KOLKATA ate has booked choreogra- the Opposition V.D. Sath- FRIDAY, SEP. 20 pher Shaik Jani Basha, eesan said on Wednesday. RISE 06:09 SET 18:20 erming the floods popularly known as Jani In a statement, Mr. Sath- T in southern Bengal “man-made”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Master, under the Protec- tion of Children from Sex- ual Offences (POCSO) Act eesan requested the Kerala High Court to review the delayed trial proceedings V. D. Satheesan in the Malayalam film in- RISE RISE RISE 19:50 SATURDAY, SEP. 21 06:09 20:30 SET 08:23 SET 18:19 SET 09:33 said the release of water following allegations of in the 2017 case, as justice dustry. “The government from the dams of the Da- sexual assault by a woman. delayed is justice denied. is not with the victims, but modar Valley Corporation The 21-year-old victim “The Supreme Court with the perpetrators.... (DVC) was “premeditated alleged that Jani had been Jani Master said that the trial has been it’s becoming increasingly and done to put West Ben- harassing and sexually as- going on indefinitely. This clear that this government gal in trouble just to save saulting her over the past protection for the victim led to one of the key ac- is anti-women. The Oppo- their own State ( Jhark- six years since she started and a monitoring commit- cused getting bail. The fact sition had demanded that hand) from flooding.” working with him. Follow- tee will also be constituted that the trial in a case went only female officers investi- “This much water was ing the police complaint, to investigate such cases in on for seven-and-a-half gate allegations from the never released before. DVC the victim had written to the film industry.” years would affect people’s Hema committee report, 052ba430-7f3f-4405-915f-338ab5711f41 052ba430-7f3f-4405-915f-338ab5711f41 has released 3.5 lakh cu- the Telangana Commission Moreover, the commit- trust in the judiciary,” he but the government secs of water. I have spo- for Women. tee had recorded the vic- said. formed a team including ken to DVC officials, and In a 40-page document tim’s statement and was He said that the State go- male officers too. The go- thrice to the Jharkhand submitted by her, the vic- seeking legal opinion. Di- vernment has been taking vernment should bring the Chief Minister. But to no tim had cited instances of vulging on the matter of a dishonest stand on the K. offenders before the law avail,” Ms. Banerjee said. harassment and assault ov- workplace harassment and Hema Committee report without revealing the vic- “For how many years er the past six years, in- assault, the official said, on issues faced by women tims’ privacy.” will the people of Bengal cluding evidence. such instances were not tolerate this,” she asked. Chairperson Nerella being reported due to sev- The Chief Minister, who Sharada, on Wednesday eral fears, including loss of assured relief to the flood- said the commission had to job, society’s judgement affected, said, “The Cen- intervene in the matter among other factors. tral government does not Assures help: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee standing in floodwaters amid delays observed in “Even if women come out, do dredging of dams. I am in Ghatal, in Paschim Medinipur on Wednesday. @AITCOFFICIAL the police investigation. their professional choices tired of telling them time “The committee has issued are questioned,” the offi- and again.” trict, and many other woes. orders to provide police cial said. areas, were inundated as In Bankura district, hea- ‘Before Durga Puja’ DVC released 1,30,000 cu- vy water flow breached the State Law Minister Moloy secs of water on Wednes- embankments of the Kang- Ghatak said every year, day. This came after it re- sabati river, flooding river- “unrestricted” water re- leased 90,000 cusecs of side villages. lease from DVC floods vil- water on Monday night In Ghatal, locals have lages in West Bengal right and 2.1 lakh cusecs on begun using boats for tran- before the Durga Puja. Tuesday morning. sport amidst the floods. Chandrakona, Debra Agricultural land, Across the flood-hit areas, and Ghatal in Paschim Me- homes and roads have all bamboo bridges connect- dinipur district, Amta in been submerged. ing villages have been Howrah, Arambagh in Incessant rain between washed away, cutting off Hooghly, and Labhpur and September 13 and 16 has localities and affecting Ilambazar in Birbhum dis- added to the people’s communication and relief. CM A ND-NDE YK  THE HINDU 4 Thursday, September 19, 2024 States Delhi INBRIEF 쑽 With eye on 2025 Bihar Lalu, sons told to appear before Delhi election, Nitish sets July court in scam case deadline for land survey The Hindu Bureau NEW DELHI Nearly 10,000 officials appointed to digitise land records of 45,000 villages; ruling party will draw A Delhi court on Wednes- day summoned Rashtriya ‘maximum benefit’ from it: JD(U) leader; people facing trouble in verifying documents, says Oppn. 40 people stranded on Adi Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Railway Minister Kailash Yatra route rescued Amit Bhelari several such bold decisions “a small State like Assam Lalu Prasad and his sons — PATNA in the past like the liquor more than 22 lakh people Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Forty people stranded on the Adi Kailash Yatra ban and caste-based sur- took membership”, a party Pratap Yadav — in a money route due to landslides in Uttarakhand’s eeping next year’s vey, the JD(U) leader said if official said. laundering case related to Pithoragarh were rescued with the help of helicopters, an official statement said on Wednesday. Ravdesh Nandchahal, one of the K Assembly election in mind, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Ku- the land survey is complet- ed before the election, the