Sunday, August 13, 2017

State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent

State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES
First mid-year Economic Survey scaling down growth figures, and the tragic death of children in a Gorakhpur hospital receive prominent attention in the press this morning.
"Economic Survey Lists Growth Pains, Prescribes Pep pills"; makes strong case for monetary easing and fiscal adjustments, writes The Economic Times. "Deflation may lay economy low" leads The Hindu Business Line. "Slowdown is here, growth is a challenge" says The Indian Express.
"Oxygen cut, 30 children die in Gorakhpur hospital" is the lead in The Hindustan Times. The Indian Express reports "60 kids die in five days at Gorakhpur hospital, 9, the day Yogi came visiting", though the Gorakhpur District Magistrate denied any death due to shortage of oxygen supply."
On the Doklam stand-off, The Tribune writes "Talks stuck, alert along LAC" while also citing the Chinese navy as saying, it has "No axe to grind with India". The Indian Express observes, "Cautiously, army raises alert level in Arunachal Pradesh". "India pumping in more soldiers, weapons on entire eastern front," reports The Times of India.
Faced with challenges of having two nuclear armed neighbors, the Indian "armed forces undergo nuclear, biological warfare training," notes The Hindu Business Line.
A Bihar IAS officer committing suicide just a week after being appointed District Magistrate of Buxar is widely reported. "Failed marriage drove Buxar DM to kill self on Ghaziabad railway tracks," states The Pioneer. The Times of India observes "Two calls, 6 police teams in pursuit, but Buxar DM's suicide couldn't be stopped."
On the fall-out within the JD-U, the Statesman reports "Nitish meets PM, Shah; says Sharad free to go alone."
"Import talk halts onion price surge" states The Hindu Business Line, as the price rally seems to be ebbing, while the quantity imported is not clear."
The Hindustan Times has a box item on "Polluted Mumbai river dyes dogs blue", with a photograph of a blue dog! The paper notes, untreated industrial waste being released into the Kasadi river in Navi Mumbai area may be the culprit.

No comments:

Post a Comment