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BJP told me of the war before<br />

LS polls: Pawan Kalyan<br />

Amaravati : Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan here on<br />

Thursday claimed, the BJP told him<br />

two years ago that there will be war<br />

before the Lok Sabha elections. Jana<br />

Sena chief revealed this while<br />

addressing an election rally in the<br />

Kadapa district. "I was told two<br />

years ago war will be coming. You<br />

can understand from this what kind<br />

of situation our country is in," said Pawan, a former ally of the<br />

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Voicing concern over the war-like<br />

situation between India and Pakistan, he said the terror attack on<br />

CRPF troopers led to this situation. Pawan said war was not a solution<br />

to any problem and could cause huge damage to both the countries.<br />

The actor slammed the BJP for behaving as if they were the<br />

only patriots. "Patriotism is not the BJP's right alone. We are 10<br />

times more patriotic than them," he said. Pawan, younger brother<br />

of superstar Chiranjeevi, also said Muslims do not need to prove<br />

their patriotism and asked Jana Sena cadres to foil any attempts to<br />

create communal disharmony in the society.<br />

"Muslims have equal rights in India. I don't know what is the<br />

status of Hindus in Pakistan but India keeps Muslims in its heart. It<br />

made Azharuddin captain of its cricket team and Abdul Kalam<br />

President of the country," he said.<br />

Putin calls Modi, conveys support<br />

in fight against terrorism<br />

New Delhi : Russian President Vladimir Putin called up Prime<br />

Minister Narendra Modi over phone on Thursday and conveyed<br />

solidarity of the Russian people with India's people in the fight<br />

against terrorism. He also expressed his deep condolences on the<br />

Pulwama terrorist attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.<br />

An official release said that Modi thanked Putin for Russia's<br />

steadfast support for India's efforts to protect its interests against<br />

cross-border terror attacks. He renewed India's commitment to<br />

strengthening bilateral cooperation in countering terrorism as a pillar<br />

of privileged and special strategic partnership.<br />

Both leaders agreed that all concerned should stop all support to<br />

terrorism. Both the leaders also agreed that the growing cooperation<br />

between the two countries will take their Special and<br />

Privileged Strategic Partnership "from strength to strength".<br />

President Putin reiterated the invitation to the Prime Minister to<br />

attend the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok later this year.<br />

Modi welcomed the invitation and underscored the significance<br />

of growing economic cooperation, including in the Russian Far<br />

East, between the two countries.<br />

CCEA approves support to<br />

tertiary health care programmes<br />

New Delhi : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs<br />

(CCEA) on Thursday approved continuation of several tertiary<br />

healthcare programmes for non-communicable diseases and e-<br />

Health upto 2020 with an outlay of Rs 2,551.15 crore.<br />

These include strengthening of tertiary care cancer facilities<br />

scheme, the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly,<br />

the National Programme for Prevention and Management of<br />

Trauma and Burn Injuries, the National Programme for Tobacco<br />

Control and Drug Addiction Treatment, the National Mental Health<br />

Programme, the National Programme for Control of Blindness and<br />

Visual Impairment and the Programme for Strengthening of e-<br />

Health and Telemedicine Services, an official statement said.<br />

Delhi Metro on red alert<br />

New Delhi, The Metro network has been put on red alert since 6<br />

p.m, the Delhi Metro<br />

Rail Corporation<br />

(DMRC) said here on<br />

Wednesday. The red<br />

alert indicates the highest<br />

level of security risk<br />

and is sounded only in<br />

extreme situations. The<br />

circular was issued<br />

apparently in the wake<br />

of ongoing escalation of military activities between India and<br />

Pakistan. “As advised by security agencies, the red alert has been<br />

declared in the entire DMRC network. Under the red alert, all station<br />

controllers are required to inspect entire station premises for any suspicious<br />

items/activity, including parking lots, and report the status to<br />

the control centre every two hours,” read the DMRC advisory.<br />

The CISF said security at all stations has been beefed up and<br />

extra vigil will be observed through the duration of the alert.<br />

“We will maintain extra vigilance on the movement inside the<br />

stations and surrounding areas,” CISF spokesperson Hemendra<br />

Singh told IANS.<br />

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BSP-SP flay Modi<br />

over video conference<br />

Lucknow : The BSP-SP on<br />

pointing out how ruling party over the issue and<br />

Thursday slammed Prime<br />

the IAF thwarted a said that when all Indians were<br />

Minister Narendra Modi for<br />

going ahead with party events<br />

and a video conference, purported<br />

to be the largest ever, even as<br />

Pakistani incursion<br />

on Wednesday and<br />

braveheart Wing<br />

Commander<br />

on the same page with regard to<br />

national security, it was "ironical<br />

and sad" that the BJP was mustering<br />

the support of its party<br />

tension between India and<br />

Abhinandan workers and trying to set<br />

Pakistan continued.<br />

Varthaman was records. The former Chief<br />

"At a time when India is facing<br />

hostility of war and country<br />

still captive.<br />

"The Indian<br />

Minister taunting the "suit-boot<br />

sarkar" claimed that the BJP<br />

needs firm leadership, Modi,<br />

instead of concentrating on matters<br />

of national security, is trying<br />

to serve political interest by about one crore people through<br />

government<br />

should put all the<br />

might at its command<br />

to ensure his safe release<br />

leadership would not stop "the<br />

celebratory mode" even though<br />

some party supporters were<br />

"angry and ashamed".<br />

addressing BJP workers," what the BJP said was the then only will the nation breathe<br />

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)<br />

supremo Mayawati said.<br />

The outreach programme of<br />

the ruling party titled 'Samvad'<br />

took place between Modi and<br />

"world's largest video conference"<br />

as part of the BJP's campaign<br />

for the Lok Sabha election<br />

scheduled in April-May. The 63-<br />

year-old Dalit leader took to<br />

a sigh of relief" she said. She<br />

termed Modi's action "ridiculous"<br />

and said it showed a<br />

"betrayal of national sentiments".<br />

Bharatiya Janata Party workers micro-blogging site Twitter and Samajwadi Party chief<br />

and supporters as he addressed vented her anger at the event Akhilesh Yadav also targeted the<br />

Tabu to be honoured at LA<br />

INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL<br />

Mumbai : National Award winning actress<br />

Tabu will be honoured at the Indian Film Festival<br />

of Los Angeles in April.<br />

Announcing the lineup of films and the other<br />

activities of the festival,<br />

Christina Marouda, IFFLA<br />

Executive Director, said in a<br />

statement: "We have been discussing<br />

honouring Tabu for a<br />

long time, and this year felt like<br />

the right time. Her work and<br />

personality embody everything<br />

that IFFLA is about -- being<br />

fearless, versatile, independent in spirit, unwilling<br />

to compromise, brilliant in the range of her performances,<br />

and simply beautiful." "With half of the<br />

festival's 2019 lineup directed by female filmmakers,<br />

this couldn't be a stronger celebration of<br />

women in Indian cinema," he said. While Tabu's<br />

recently released film "Andhadhun" will be the<br />

opening film of the festival, other female filmmakers'<br />

work will also be showcased on the occassion.<br />

With several feature, shots and documentaries --<br />

films will be shown in nine languages.<br />

'Taking The Horse To<br />

Eat Jalebis' by Anamika Haksar,<br />

'Jonaki' by Aditya Vikram<br />

Sengupta featuring veteran<br />

Bengali actress Lolita<br />

Chatterjee, 'Namdev Bhau In<br />

Search Of Silence' by Dar Gai,<br />

'The Sweet Requiem' by Ritu<br />

Sarin and Tenzing Sonam among others. The short<br />

film "Maya" featuring Kirti Kulhari and Naveen<br />

Kasturia will also be screened at the festival. The<br />

17th edition of the festival will be held from April<br />

11 to April 14 at Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco<br />

Innovation Center in Los Angeles.<br />

China urges India,<br />

Pakistan to ease<br />

tension through talks<br />

Beijing : China on<br />

Thursday urged India and<br />

Pakistan to resolve their problems<br />

through dialogue in the<br />

wake of escalating tensions<br />

between them.<br />

"India and Pakistan are<br />

both friends of China. We<br />

urge the two sides to resolve<br />

their problems through dialogue,<br />

work in the same direction,<br />

and maintain communication<br />

to avoid an increase in<br />

tensions," Chinese Defence<br />

Ministry spokesperson Ren<br />

Guoqiang said at a press conference.<br />

"China wants to see peace<br />

and stability in the region,"<br />

Ren said.<br />

Amarinder reviews Punjab security<br />

with Army, cautions against rumours<br />

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister<br />

Amarinder Singh on Wednesday reviewed<br />

security arrangements in the state with with<br />

top officials of the Army, the BSF, the ITBP<br />

and the Punjab Police and appealed to people<br />

in the border areas to be wary of rumours in<br />

the current tense situation between India and<br />

Pakistan. The Chief Minister, who had to<br />

delay his departure from Chandigarh for the<br />

border belt due to inclement weather followed<br />

by air space restrictions, said the situation<br />

was under control and the armed and<br />

paramilitary forces, along with the police<br />

and district administrations, were aggressively<br />

countering all rumours.<br />

Amarinder Singh said he would go<br />

around the border areas in the districts of<br />

Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Pathankot, Faridkot<br />

and Ferozepur over the next two days to<br />

instill confidence among people.<br />

He asked the police and security forces to<br />

sensitize the people about the situation, in<br />

wake of the Indian Air Force air strikes on a<br />

militant camp in Pakistan following the<br />

February 14 Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy<br />

in Kashmir. The Chief Minister assured<br />

all possible help from the state government<br />

to the Army to tackle the situation and ensure<br />

that the border areas remain stable and<br />

secure. “The state is fully prepared to deal<br />

with any eventuality amid the escalating tensions<br />

at the LoC,” he said.<br />

Officials briefed the Chief Minister about<br />

the security measures undertaken at all the<br />

sensitive installations, including the Army<br />

bases and airports, in the region.<br />

“Adequate steps had also been taken to<br />

prepare the civil hospitals to handle any situation,<br />

which might arise in the current circumstances,”<br />

a government spokesperson<br />

said. Before leaving Chandigarh, the Chief<br />

Minister chaired a high-level meeting of the<br />

police and civil administration to take stock<br />

of the situation and discuss steps to maintain<br />

peace and order in the state, which shares a<br />

553-km-long border with Pakistan.

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