DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES Affordable air travel for all Modi Sarkar ki 1 crore 30 lakh people benefited by affordable le air travel under UDAN scheme Guarantee Hamara Sankalp Viksit Bharat Scan for more information 30 held for Haldwani Talks with farmers today, Centre going violence, some people with an open mind: Agriculture Minister KMM: Will wait Two years flee affected area later for the outcome Uttarakhand seeks more Central forces before deciding as curbs are eased, shops start opening on march to Delhi AVANEESH MISHRA HARIKISHAN SHARMA & RAAKHI JAGGA HALDWANI, FEBRUARY 11 UTTARAKHAND POLICE Sunday said 30 people were arrested,including 25 in the last 24 hours, in connection with Thursday’s violence in Nainital district’s Haldwani city that left five people dead and dozens injured. Country-madeweaponsandlive rounds were recovered from those arrested, police said. The state government has asked the Centre for four additionalcompaniesof paramilitary forces to be deployed in the district. On Sunday morning, normalcy returned to many parts of Haldwaniasshopsreopenedand internet services resumed. NEW DELHI, LUDHIANA, FEB 11 Policemen on guard during a curfew at Banbhoolpura area in Haldwani, Sunday. PTI RELATEDREPORT,P7 However, curfew remained in place in the Banbhoolpura area, wheretheincidenttookplace,and several residents of the locality wereseenpackingupandleaving. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Police put up barriers to thwart the march, at Fatehabad near the Haryana-Punjab border. Manoj Dhaka RELATEDREPORT,P7 AS PUNJAB farmer unions, who have called for a protest march to Delhi on Tuesday, announced they would wait for word on the outcome of talks Monday over their demands, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said Sunday that the PM visit for Abu Dhabi temple opening aligns with tolerance values: UAE envoy TRUMP: TOLD NATO TO PAY OR I WILL LET RUSSIA HAVE ITS WAY UP FOR FIGHT TO WIN POLLS: SUNAK P 10 DIVYA A NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 11 DESCRIBING PRIME Minister NarendraModi’supcomingtwoday visit to the United Arab Emirates for the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi as a “special occasion”, Abdulnasser Alshaali, UAE’s Ambassador to India, has said it “aligns with the values of toler- SANTOSH SINGH PATNA, FEBRUARY 11 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Many nursing colleges in MP ran with no students, infra: CBI to HC ANAND MOHAN J BHOPAL, FEBRUARY 11 NURSING COLLEGES with neither students nor teachers, poorlyequippedclassrooms,and in some cases, no toilets. These are among issues flagged by the CBI in its report to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had ordered an investigation into allegedirregularitiesintherunning of nursing colleges in the state. Ordering the probe on April 26, 2023, the High Court had observed that some of the colleges wererecognisedina“clandestine manner”,andthatthiswas“jeopardising public health and life of innumerable patients in hospitals… at the hands of so-called studentsof suchcollegesholding certificate of qualified nurse”. TheCBIthenpreparedalistof 364 colleges affiliated with the state-run Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, and submittedacompliancereporton 25 colleges on April 28 last year. After perusing the report, the courtsaiditwasa“gravesituation thatevensuchcollegeshavebeen givenaffiliationwhichdonotconformtotherequirementofrules”. The report contained investigation details pertaining to 25 colleges, including 15 in Bhopal, eight in Gwalior, and one each in Bhind and Vidisha districts. As per Indian Nursing Council standards, nursing colleges should have an area of at least 23,000 sq ft, and according to the Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council (MPNRC) stipulations, it should be at least 17,000 sq ft. Of the colleges CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PUNJAB FARM unions, who protested for a year at Delhi’s borders and lifted the blockade in December 2021 after forcing the repeal of three farm laws, are threatening a return at a time when political parties are bracing for LS elections. One of the key demands is for a law guaranteeing MSP for all crops. MODI IN THE UAE ON FEBRUARY 13-14 THE WORLD Back with BJP, Nitish to take Bihar floor test today, remove Speaker MORE THAN two weeks after he joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a ninth term, Nitish Kumar will face a floor test in the Bihar Assembly on Monday. According to the Assembly schedule,theBudgetsessionwill commence with Governor R V Arlekar’saddresstobothHouses of the legislature. This will be Centre is always ready to talk with an “open mind”. THE EXPRESS INTERVIEW ABDULNASSER ALSHAALI, UAE AMBASSADOR TO INDIA cbc 22201/13/0246/2324 cbc 22201/13/0263/2324 Government of India `7.00 (`8 BIHAR & RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 ance and acceptance that guide our bilateral ties”. Prime Minister Modi’s February 13-14 visit to the UAE will be his third in the last eight months and the seventh since 2015. He will hold bilateral meetings with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders will discuss ways to further CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PAK POLL RESULTS OUT Verdict split, Nawaz leads push to form coalition govt 133 magic mark; Of 101 independents, most Imran’s; PMLN wins 75, PPP 54 SAJJAD HUSSAIN & M ZULQERNAIN ISLAMABAD, LAHORE, FEB 11 THETHREEmainpoliticalparties inPakistanonSundayintensified their efforts for the formation of acoalitiongovernmentafteritbecame clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung Parliament after general elections. The general elections were held on Thursday, but the unusualdelayintheannouncement of results vitiated the atmosphereasseveralpartiescriedfoul and some resorted to protests. Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY REPORTS PAGES 10, 11 ‘I don’t care what happens to me. 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