Friday, June 16, 2017

E Sreedharan for President

E Sreedharan for President

TODAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ,
The violence and unrest in Darjeeling in West Bengal following police raids on Gorkha Janmukti Morcha offices is the highlight on the front pages of most dailies. "Centre calls for tripartite talks as Darjeeling simmers" writes the Asian Age. The Hindu quotes the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha as saying "Talks only on separate state". The Pioneer reports "Government rushes 400 troops to Darjeeling".
The Centre's cattle trade regulations announced recently feature prominently on the front pages of the papers today. The Times of India states "Government may ease cattle trade rules to allay beef ban fear". Elaborating on the government's plans the Hindustan Times says "Centre plans new markets, says it will not push states to enforce norms". The Supreme Court is also going to examine this issue reports the Pioneer as it writes "SC to vet Constitutional validity of cattle sale.
The Tribune and the Times of India write that in a bid to stabilize population growth, the government is planning to accelerate family planning measures in 146 districts in the country which have a high total fertility rate. These measures include providing newly weds in the identified districts with kits containing contraceptives and hygiene products and enhanced compensation for sterilisation services.
In a special front page story captioned "It's raining government lawsuits", the Mail Today informs "State agencies party to nearly half of 3.2 crore cases stuck in court; railways the top contributor".
In a special front page story, the Hindustan Times writes that students and working professionals will soon be able to obtain a degree online. The paper says that the HRD ministry has decided to allow universities to offer such courses and is drafting rules for it.
And finally...some encouraging statistics...the Times of India reports "Tiger count in Kaziranga rises from 83 to 104 in 3 years".

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