Sunday, November 4, 2018

Minor girl gang-raped inside UP hospital ICU by staffer, 4 others

Minor girl gang-raped inside UP hospital ICU by staffer, 4 others

 AN OVERVIEW OF TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:-



The Congress party's petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's decision to send CBI Director Alok Verma on 'forced leave' dominates front page headlines. The Pioneer reports "Kharge moves SC over Alok Verma ; says CVC or Govt. can't curtail CBI chief's tenure, sending him on forced leave illegal, arbitrary".
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's comments at a seminar on internal security in Delhi are widely reported in the press. The Hindustan Times quotes the Army chief as saying "Attempts to revive Punjab insurgency through external links". Highlighting the urgency which General Rawat flagged in his comments, the Times of India reports him as saying "Have to act on Punjab terror bid or it'll be too late".
On the issue of the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, the DNA lead says "Clamour for Ram Mandir intensifies ; UP to erect 151 meter statue of Lord Ram near Saryu river". Drawing attention to a two day gathering of Hindu sants in Delhi, the Times of India quotes them as saying "Ram Temple cannot be left to judiciary's mercy".
All the papers report on the killing of a Tigress named T1 or Avani. The Asian Age writes "Man-eater tigress who claimed 13 lives finally killed". The Times of India draws attention to the anger expressed by wildlife activists to this killing as it quotes them as saying "Tigress killing was fake encounter".
With pollution concerns rising in the national capital as Diwali approaches, the Hindustan Times quotes the Delhi Police as saying "Nobody has the license to sell crackers". The DNA informs "Cops register 1st FIR for use of crackers after SC ban".
On the economic front, in a special report, the Hindustan Times reports "Govt. may give sops to workers in push to reform labour laws".
A very novel effort to preserve the environment by an Island Nation in the Western Pacific. The Hindu reports "Palau becomes first country to ban sunscreen to save coral reefs : An estimated 14000 tonnes of lotion ends up in the world's oceans each year".

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