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Order on surveillance meant to Associated Journals to
IN BRIEF

protect privacy, govt. tells SC approach Supreme Court

‘December 20 notice was to ensure that only authorised agencies accessed data’ Ministry officials not allowed to repossess Herald House
Remove links to video
on Ramdev, HC tells FB
Krishnadas Rajagopal Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI
NEW DELHI New Delhi
The Delhi High Court has
asked Facebook Inc. to The Centre told the Supreme The Associated Journals Li­
ensure that the links to a Court on Friday that its De­ mited (AJL) has decided to
video which allegedly had cember 20, 2018 notification approach the Supreme
defamatory content against allowing 10 central agencies Court against the Centre’s
Ramdev and Patanjali to snoop on people is in fact decision to terminate the
Ayurved Limited were no a measure to protect citi­ lease for Herald House on
longer made available on its zens’ privacy. the Bahadur Shah Zafar
platform. Justice Prathiba M. The government was res­ Marg in the national capital.
Singh said that her Bench had ponding to a PIL filed by ad­ The Land and Develop­
viewed the video which vocate M.L. Sharma, chal­ ment Office of the Ministry
showed “a protagonist lenging the December 20 of Urban Affairs had sent a
casting aspersions and notification as a violation of notice to AJL on Thursday Aborted bid: Urban Affairs Ministry Officials at the Herald
levelling threats against” the fundamental right to stating that the possession of House in New Delhi on Friday. * R.V. MOORTHY
Ramdev and Patanjali.
privacy. the premises be handed ov­
ATF price hiked, still The order allows central er to its officers at 11 a.m. on they had received the notice on Thursday upheld the de­
costs less than petrol agencies, from the Intelli­ March 1, failing which pro­ and had already responded cision of a single judge
gence Bureau to the Central ceedings under PPE Act to it by email and speed bench that had in December
NEW DELHI
Jet fuel price was hiked on Board of Direct Taxes to the would be initiated against post. The L&DO had been last year, dismissed AJL’s pe­
Friday by a steep 8.1% to its Cabinet Secretariat (RAW) to AJL without any further not­ told that AJL would be ap­ tition against the centre’s de­
costliest level this year as the Commissioner of Delhi is in fact restricting the exer­ that the right to privacy of ci­ to the country from terro­ ice. Officers of the L&DO ar­ pealing the decision in the cision. The L&DO had, in Oc­
international oil prices rose, Police, to intercept, monitor cise of powers, removing a tizen is not violated. rism, radicalisation, cross rived at the premises on Fri­ Supreme Court in a week. tober 2018, terminated the
State­owned oil firms said. and de­crypt “any informa­ possible vagueness and The government said sur­ border terrorism, cyber day to execute the order. He added that the officers lease for the property given
The price of Aviation Turbine tion” generated, transmit­ specifying the agencies/or­ veillance is necessary “in the crime, drug cartels”, and who had arrived at the pre­ to the AJL.
Fuel (ATF) was hiked by ted, received or stored in ganisations who only would modern world where mod­ these cannot be ignored or Set to appeal mises were not aware of the AJL is owned by Young In­
₹4,734.15 per kilolitre to “any computer resource”. have the powers to utilise ern tools of information under­stated. There is a However, advocate for AJL, reply, and left after they dia (YI), of which Rahul
₹62,795.12 per kl in the The order is based on Sec­ the powers of section 69 of communication, including need for “speedy collection Nikhila Bhalla who was pre­ were informed of the same. Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi
national capital, according to tion 69 (1) of the Information the Act,” the Centre said. encryption, is used”. Sur­ of actionable intelligence” to sent at the spot, said that The Delhi High Court had are majority shareholders.
price notification issued by Technology Act of 2000 and veillance is done only in the counter threat to national
State­owned oil firms. Prices Rule 4 of the Information ‘Restricted powers’ defence of India, to maintain interests.
were unchanged since the
Technology 2009 Rules (Pro­ It said the very purpose of public order, etc. “It is therefore imperative When are you
last revision on February 1. PTI that requests for lawful inter­ Swine flu cases on
cedure and Safeguards for the December 20 order is to “There is no blanket per­
Interception, Monitoring ensure that surveillance is mission to any agency,” the ception or monitoring must coming back,
40 objects removed and Decryption of Informa­ done as per due process of government explained. Per­ be dealt with by the execu­
from man’s abdomen the rise in Gujarat
tion) Rules, 2009. law; that any interception, mission for surveillance tive authority to maintain HC asks Mallya
CHENNAI Turning the argument on monitoring, decryption of needs to be got from the Un­ speed in taking decisions. A
Keys, coins, metallic objects,
and a piece of magnet were its head, the Centre said the computer resource is done ion Home Secretary. Be­ well laid down procedure for Special Correspondent maximum, 32 cases, coming
removed from the stomach of order, in fact, limits the pow­ only by authorised agencies sides, the law mandates the oversight by a panel headed AHMEDABAD from Ahmedabad. In fact, Sonam Saigal
Mumbai
a 52­year­old man at the Rajiv er of surveillance to these 10 and with approval of compe­ Centre and States to consti­ by the Cabinet secretary With more than 3000 cases 178 people have been diag­
Gandhi Government General central agencies and none tent authority; to prevent tute a review committee doubtlessly ensures that pro­ and 99 deaths in two nosed with Swine Flu in the The Bombay High Court on
Hospital in Chennai. The other. unauthorised use of these with the Cabinet Secretary. visions of law, rules and SOP months, Swine Flu in Guja­ city in this week alone. Friday asked the advocate
patient picked up the habit of “What has been done un­ powers by any agency, indi­ The affidavit explained are adhered to,” the Centre rat has become an epidemic “Since January 1st, 2164 appearing for liquor baron
swallowing objects while der the December 20 order vidual or intermediary so how there are “grave threats said in its counter­affidavit. as almost 100 new cases are people have fully recovered Vijay Mallya, “The tag of
being treated at a mental reported from across the and have been discharged ‘fugitive’ will go away once
health facility, doctors said. state per day. from hospitals while 853 pe­ you come back. So when is
As on Friday, as many as
Former CM slammed More LHB coaches to be made this year 853 people are under treat­ ople are under treatment,” a that happening?”
A Division Bench of Jus­
statement issued by the
for vile remark ment for H1N1 influenza, health department said. tices I. Mahanty and S.V.
GUWAHATI which has already claimed “On average, we are get­ Kotwal was hearing an ap­
Former Nagaland Chief 99 lives in this year since Ja­ ting 80­100 cases and 2­3 peal filed by Mr. Mallya
Minister T.R. Zeliang has Rail Coach Factory is aiming at manufacturing 1,422 of them in 2018­19 nuary 1st. On Friday, 95 cas­ deaths per day for last two challenging being declared
attracted criticism for es were reported by the state weeks,” a health department a fugitive economic offen­
allegedly making a sexist Special Correspondent
remark against women while NEW DELHI health department with official said. der (FEO).
speaking on the contentious Railway Minister Piyush On January 5, a special
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Goyal on Friday said the Rail #398299 court declared him a FEO
in the Assembly on February Coach Factory is targeting to All quiet, but security beefed under the new law. On
25. He later retracted his manufacture 1,422 Linke June 22, 2018, the Enforce­
statement. ment Directorate (ED) had
Hofmann Busch (LHB) up along the eastern front filed an application at the
coaches in 2018­19.
Navy withdraws from PMLA court to declare Mr.
mine rescue operation Speaking at the release of Indo-Asian News Service the India­Bangladesh bor­ Mallya a FEO and sought
a booklet on the five­year
GUWAHATI achievements of the Rail­ Agartala/Aizawl der. However, in view of the orders to confiscate all his
The Navy on Friday withdrew Security has been stepped development in the western properties estimated to be
from the operation to retrieve ways, Mr. Goyal said 1,290 up along the country’s bor­ frontiers, BSF battalions around ₹12,500 crore.
bodies of miners trapped in a such coaches have already ders with Bangladesh in Tri­ have been asked to remain On June 30, 2018 the
Meghalaya coalmine since been manufactured and the On a roll: LHB coaches of a train at the Visakhapatnam railway station. * C.V.SUBRAHMANYAM pura and Myanmar in Mizo­ alert,” a Border Security PMLA court took cogni­
December 13 last year. An target will be reached by ram, although there were no Force official said in Agartala sance of the ED’s applica­
Army contingent to provide March 31. He highlighted year in the history of Rail­ 59% increase in the average 2014­18. Making a mention of immediate reports of any on the condition of tion. On March 13, 2019,
logistic support to the Navy that the capacity of Rail ways. There has been 81% pace of commissioning new the bullet train as well as the disturbances, a paramilitary anonymity. the special court will hear
would also be leaving the Coach Factory is to make drop in number of deaths line/doubling/third and Vande Bharat Express, the official said on Friday. “Our senior officials and the second part of ED’s ap­
operation. The NDRF would 1,000 coaches. from 152 in 2013­14 to 29 up fourth line projects from 4.1 Minister said these achieve­ “There is no input or re­ battalion commandants are plication on confiscation of
continue the operation, The Minister said that to Jan. 31, 2019, he said. Ad­ km during 2009­14 per day ments were unheard of in
officials said. 2018­19 has been the safest ditionally, there has been a to 6.53 km per day during the Railways. ports of any possible distur­ closely monitoring the situa­ properties and the interve­
bances and negativity along tion,” he said. nors will also be heard.

Assam to be oil exporting Ayushman Bharat cover

hub for Southeast Asia for Uber cab drivers

‘Many projects are nearing completion’ No facility in States out of AB­PMJAY

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Bindu Shajan Perappadan Under the agreement,
GUWAHATI NEW DELHI Uber, under its Uber CARE
Assam is slated to soon be­ The Ayushman Bharat­ initiative, will help set up
come one of India’s major Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya common service centres
oil exporting hubs catering Yojana (AB­PMJAY) has (CSCs) at Partners Seva Ken­
to the eastern neighbours of joined hands with Uber to dras. “This is a pilot study,”
the country and Southeast extend health cover to their the PMJAY spokesperson
Asia, Petroleum Minister driver and delivery partn­ said. The CSC’s entrepre­
Dharmendra Pradhan said ers. neurs will verify eligibility
on Friday. Assam has four refineries. The facility will not be and issue e­cards to drivers
The Minister based his available in Delhi, Odisha with benefits worth ₹5 lakh
prediction on a slew of pro­ 2030, worth more than and Telangana — States that to each family per year.
jects for augmenting oil ex­ ₹1,500 crore, were inaugu­ have not joined AB­PMJAY. National Health Agency
ploration, refining and tran­ rated in Guwahati. “About 30­40% of the driver CEO Indu Bhushan said:
sportation capacity in “Assam will soon send pe­ partners would be eligible “Through this partnership
various stages of comple­ trol and diesel to Bangla­ for healthcare services un­ with Uber, we hope to reach
tion in the region. desh, Bhutan, Myanmar, der the health insurance out to lakhs of people and
Eight of these projects and Southeast Asian coun­ scheme,” a PMJAY spokes­ their families in the driver
under Hydrocarbon Vision tries,” Mr. Pradhan said. person said. and delivery community.”

Palghar records magnitude 4.3 quake

Some believe it is related to Till a while ago, seismolo­ emerging from within 4­5
Scientists divided groundwater levels, and gists believed the driver be­ km underground.
on causes of the others attribute it to tecton­ hind the Palghar activity In contrast, the Palghar
phenomenon ic activity. If high groundwa­ was hydroseismicity. In this quakes have continued into
ter is the cause, the quakes
February, indicating that
phenomenon, rainwater en­
may remain small. This phe­ ters the existing faults in the tectonic activity is at play,
Priyanka Pulla nomenon, called hydro­ earth’s crust. This increases says Dr. Srinagesh. Also, a
BENGALURU seismicity, is common pressure, which is released few of the temblors originat­
Palghar district in Maha­ across the Deccan plateau. through small earthquakes. ed from 15 km under­
rashtra, which has seen In 2017, after heavy rains, ground, deeper than most
thousands of small earth­ Stress theory such a phenomenon oc­ hydroseismic quakes. With
quakes since November However, another hypothe­ curred in Hyderabad’s Bora­ magnitude crossing 4 Mw
2018, experienced a quake sis is that intra­plate tecton­ banda suburb. “It continued this month for the first time,
measuring 4.3 on the mo­ ic forces could be generating for a month and a half and “all we can say is that disas­
ment magnitude (Mw) scale stresses along faults in stopped,” said D. Srinagesh, ter mitigation procedures
on Friday forenoon. This is Palghar. Such a mechanism chief scientist at the Nation­ should be set into motion,”
the first time the magnitude is believed to be behind the al Geophysical Research In­ he said.
has crossed 4 here, with tre­ 1993 Latur earthquake. If in­ stitute in Hyderabad. Such Previously, scientists had
mors felt even in Mumbai. tra­plate activity is the earthquakes typically mea­ estimated that Palghar
Scientists, however, are cause, Palghar could see sure less than 4 Mw and sub­ could see a “maximum cred­
divided on the primary larger, more destructive side by December. They are ible earthquake” (MCE)
cause of this phenomenon. quakes. also very shallow, typically measuring Mw 6.5.
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