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Narendra Modi a marketing man, can even lay claim to Taj Mahal: Akhilesh Yadav

November 23, 2013

AkhileshLucknow, Nov 23: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at Narendra Modi on Friday saying the BJP's PM aspirant's campaign was heavily based on strong marketing tactics. Without taking Modi's name even once, Akhilesh said, "Ye sales aur marketing ke log hain. Inhe agar America ka visa milta to Taj Mahal ko bhi claim kar lete." (These people have built their image with the help of strong sales and marketing. If they were granted the US Visa, they would even stake claim to having built the Taj Mahal.)

The CM was speaking at an event to flag off radio taxi services in 13 municipal cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh also ridiculed Modi's dig at Gujarat lions taking over UP's Chambal valley. Implying UP knows how to tame the Gujarati lions, Akhilesh said the state government is making preparations to cage them within a "grand" 300 acre cage. Cheekily, he added that if Gujarat gave UP its lions, the most populous state of the country had also sent its share of "animals" to it.

Akhilesh, who has so far steered clear of political mud-slinging was more vocal than usual. A day after the Samajwadi Party rally in Bareilly drew large numbers, the CM's comments put a question mark on reports of a tacit understanding between the SP and the BJP. He said that the real battle of votes in UP was now actually a grassroots level fight over development. "This a battle of development in which SP is bound to win. People who are nothing more than media constructs will also be demolished by the media," he added.

UP CM, who laid emphasis on the government's commitment to its poll promises, said he was happy with the speed at which the government machinery was executing its plans. On Friday, Akhilesh laid the foundation stone of a 500-bed super-specialty cancer hospital and research and referral centre, flagged off radio cab service, launched online tax collection service for commercial vehicles in Ghaziabad and Lucknow and also laid the foundation stone for Awadh Shilp-gram along the lines of Dilli Haat, to encourage indigenous handicrafts.

Akhilesh also said that the ongoing political race in UP was worth nothing. "People from other states may come and stake their claim, but if you look at history you will know UP produces the prime ministers," he said, hinting at SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's prime ministerial aspirations.

Akhilesh also sharpened his attack against BSP chief Mayawati, claiming she had given out too many "sweeteners" to investors in UP and set a bad precedent. Saying his government and its officers were doing everything to attract industry, he said the BSP government has left the state's economy in a mess. "The condition of our economy is such that in many cases we will not get loans even if we want them," Akhilesh said. He also alleged that "pancham tal" (CM's secretariat) during Mayawati's term was forever researching new ways to increase corruption. The SP government, he added, was having to battle this while bringing fresh development to the state. "Now there are other people who are coming to UP to loot its coffers," he added, making yet another reference to Modi.

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January 17,2020

New Delhi, Jan 17: Airports in Srinagar and Jammu are to be “immediately” brought under the security cover of the CISF in view of the arrest of DSP Davinder Singh, a Jammu and Kashmir government order has said.

The two sensitive airports are to be “handed over” to the CISF by January 31, the order of the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department to the Director General of Police (DGP) said.

“This issue (CISF security at Srinagar and Jammu airports) has acquired immediacy in view of the recent developments relating to the arrest of Davinder Singh, DSP airport security, for trying to assist militants to travel to other parts of the country,” the order issued on Wednesday said.

Police had arrested Singh, a deputy superintendent of police, at Mir Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, along with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Naveed Baba and Altaf, besides a lawyer who was operating as an overground worker for terror outfits.

The two airports are guarded by the CRPF and the J-K Police at present.

The Union government had last year decided that the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be handed over security of these two airports along with the one in Leh in view of their sensitive and strategic location and the threats it faced related to possible terrorist and hijack attempts.

CISF is the national civil aviation security force and at present it guards 61 airports including the ones at Delhi and Mumbai.

News agency had on January 13 reported that the Union home ministry sanctioned about 800 personnel to the CISF in order to take over security duties at the three airports of the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

As per the original plan, the CISF was to take over Jammu airport by next month and the Srinagar and Leh airports after the spell of severe cold ends.

However, officials said, keeping in mind the arrest of the DSP and his alleged links, the latest order has been issued which also directs the J-K Police to make arrangements for accommodation, transport and other logistical requirements of the armed contingent of the CISF on a quick basis.

Once inducted at the most-sensitive Srinagar airport, the CISF will secure access control at both city and air side (tarmac area) while the CRPF will be responsible for securing the outer periphery. At the Jammu airport, the peripheral security duties will be rendered by the JK Police.

An assortment of surveillance and security gadgets like CCTVs, observation monitors, hand-held metal detectors, bullet-proof patrol vehicles and bomb detection and disposal equipment are also being provided by the airport operator, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), to the CISF.

The Union government sometime back made it clear that CISF will be the only civil airports guarding force and all such facilities in the country will be gradually brought under its command to bolster aviation security and tighten anti-terror and anti-hijack protocols.

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April 11,2020

Malappuram, Apr 11: Farmers in Malappuram district are facing problems in selling cucumbers and watermelons due to the drop in demand and prices in the market amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.

"We have cultivated cucumbers for our Vishu festival in Kerala. In recent conditions, we are facing issues in selling our crops. In comparison to the previous years, we have a huge production this time," said Saifu, a farmer in the Malappuram district.

"We have also cultivated different kinds of watermelons here. The major issues that we are facing are the low prices and the lockdown," he added.

The nationwide COVID-19 lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi form March 25 for 21 days as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Kerala is 364. Till now, 123 people have either been cured or discharged, while two deaths have been reported.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 7,529 including 6,634 active cases. So far, 652 patients have either been cured or discharged while 242 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Ministry of Health on Saturday evening.

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Agencies
July 30,2020

New Delhi, Jul 30: India's gold demand in 2020 is expected to fall to the lowest level in 26 years with domestic bullion prices hitting a record high and as falling disposable incomes could curtail retail purchases, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday.

Lower demand by the world's second-biggest bullion consumer could limit a rally in global prices, which hit a record high earlier this month, although it could also reduce India's trade deficit and support the ailing rupee.

"Fast rising gold prices could act as headwinds," said Somasundaram PR, the managing director of WGC's Indian operations.

Local gold futures have jumped 35% so far this year after rising a quarter in 2019.

India's gold consumption in the first half of 2020 plunged 56% on-year to 165.6 tonnes. Meanwhile, the coronavirus-triggered lockdown also slashed demand by 70% in the June quarter to 63.7 tonnes, the lowest in more than a decade, the WGC said in a report published on Thursday.

Millions of Indians have lost their jobs or taken a pay cut after the country imposed a lockdown on its 1.3 billion people to curb the spread of the virus that has infected more than 1.5 million Indians.

Consumption is generally high during the June quarter due to weddings and key festivals such as Akshaya Tritiya, but lockdown restrictions kept shoppers indoors this year.

The weak demand in the first half could drag down India's gold consumption in 2020 to the lowest since 1994, when demand stood at 415 tonnes, Somasundaram said, adding that it is still difficult to provide an estimate for full-year demand as the coronavirus crisis is still unfolding.

"Indian demand has previously jumped as much as 300 tonnes in a quarter. Latent demand could come out in the second half," Somasundaram said.

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