kannur l Sunday l september 15, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 28 l city edition India beat pakistan, reach semis of Asian champions trophy India recorded their fifth consecutive win in the six-team round robin league to storm into the semifinal. Pakistan too qualified for the semis captain harmanpreet the star again In a scintillating group match, in-form India captain Harmanpreet Singh once again was the star of the show after Pakistan scored the first goal through Ahmad Nadeem. However, the Olympic bronze medal winners drew level through two penalty corners converted by the India captain. This was Pakistan’s first loss in the tournament ■ 17 india set to face korea challenge ■ In other matches, Malaysia and South Korea played out a 3-3 draw, while hosts China beat Japan 2-0 The defending champion, India, will take on Korea in one semifinal, while Pakistan will face hosts China in the other semifinal of the ACT hockey tournament the number of matches india have remained unbeaten vs Pakistan CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Dynasty vs J&K youth in assembly polls, says Modi Fayaz wa ni & H ar pr eet baj wa @ Srinagar, Chandigarh IN his first assembly election rally in J&K, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the National Conference, the Congress and the PDP, saying the polls will decide the future of the region where militancy was taking its last breath. “This assembly poll in J&K is historic. It will decide the future of J&K. Since Independence, J&K was targeted by foreign powers. Afterward, pariwarwaad (dynastic rule) started hollowing this beautiful state. The political parties you trusted did not care for your children. Those parties only promoted their own children. Youth of J&K were suffering in terrorism and the parties promoting pariwarwaad were having fun by misleading you. These people never allowed new leaders to emerge anywhere in J&K,” Modi said at the rally. It was the first rally by any PM in Doda district in 42 years. He said parties indulging in pariwarwaad did not allow the local youth to come forward. However, after the local body polls about 30,000 youth joined politics and took the reins of J&K, he added. Modi framed the poll contest as between three families and the youth of J&K. “They were supporting militancy so that their shops worth crores of rupees run. Due to their sins, thousands of youth lost their lives. You should remember the time when at sunset, there used to be an undeclared curfew. The situation was such that even the home minister in the Congress government were afraid of visiting Lal Chowk,” he said. Addressing a rally in pollbound Kurukshetra in Haryana, the PM said the state has decided that BJP will score a hat-trick by winning the October 5 polls. Voters, he said, gave him a third term at the Centre, and going by their enthusiasm, the BJP is set to score a hattrick in Haryana too. With this issue Stalemate on amid high drama Didi visits protest site, calls for talks S u l a g n a S e n g u p ta @ Kolkata Amid high drama, the stalemate in talks between the agitating doctors and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued for the fourth successive day on Saturday. Junior doctors had launched their cease work agitation ever since the horrific rape-murder of a trainee physician at the RG Kar Hospital in the city on August 9. If Mamata seized the initiative in the afternoon by making a surprise visit to the protest site outside Swasthya Bhawan in Salt Lake, the agitating doctors sought to wrest it back at night by sending a delegation to the CM’s house but staying firm on their demand of live telecast of their talks. Later the delegation claimed they “agreed for talks with just signed minutes of the meeting but were asked to leave”. Earlier, the protesters and government officials tried to sort out the sticking point on live streaming. While the government parroted the line that live streaming was not possible as the matter is in court, the doctors said the demand was non-negotiable. Mamata, too, tried to persuade the delegation of doctors to enter her house for talks. “I would request you all to come inside and attend the meeting. As the matter is before the court, we cannot allow live streaming. I will video-record the meeting and provide you with a copy only after permisB P deepu The New Indian Express wishes its readers on the occasion of Onam. Our offices will remain closed today. There will be no issue of the paper tomorrow actor abduction trial To by An to n y @Kochi Exclusive Supplement WITH THIS ISSUE The Great Masala Mess PLUS 12 PAGES Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing a delegation of junior doctors, at her residence in Kolkata | PTI sion from the Supreme Court,” she said, while appealing to students to come inside and not to get drenched in rain. “Today, you said that you In a landmark trial, the investigation officer in the 2017 actor abduction and assault case involving actor Dileep underwent witness examination for 109 days at Ernakulam District Principal Sessions Court. This may be the longest witness examination in Kerala, if not India. The prosecution witness examination, which began in January 2020, concluded on Friday. Baiju Paulose, DySP of Kerala AntiTerrorist Squad (ATS) and the investigation officer, was the 261st and final prosecution witness. Baiju’s examination started on January 4 this year. The Special Prosecutor conducted the chief examination for 19 days. The advocates of eight other accused cross-examined him for a day fol, lowed by Dileep’s counsel’s cross-examination, which lasted over 80 days. “It might be one of the longest crossexaminations in the entire country I . can confidentially say that in Kerala Police’s history, there has been no case in which a police officer was cross-examined for such a long duration. Mostly the examination of the investigation officer lasts a couple of weeks,” George Joseph, former SP of Kerala Police, told TNIE. “I assume that in Dileep’s case, a lot of digital evidence was collected during the probe stage. The examination of this evidence during the trial takes a long duration,” he said.  ● More on P5 EXPRESS READ 3 women die after being hit by train Kasaragod: Three women died after being hit by Hisar-Coimbatore superfast train while they were trying to cross the track near the Kanhangad railway station on Saturday. The women had come to Kanhangad to attend a marriage and were planning to return in the evening train. The deceased are Chinnamma, 70, Angela, 30, and Alice Thomas, 62. There were 45 members in the group which came from Chingavanam in Kottayam. 2 sites chosen for Wayanad rehab Kalpetta: Steps are in progress to finalise a place for permanent resettlement of the survivors of Wayanad landslides. Of the 29 places considered in the district, two are in the final list. The plots are in Kalpetta municipality and Muppainad panchayat. If the government gives sanction, the authorities will start procedures to acquire the land. P5 want a meeting, so I have been waiting. Why are you people insulting me like this? Please don’t insult me like this. Earlier on the three occasions, I have been waiting but you people didn’t come,” she said. In the afternoon while visiting the dharna site, Mamata made an impassioned pitch, assuring she would address all their grievances and not take any action against them. “You all have suffered a lot in this inclement weather. I have come here not as a CM but as your didi. If you give me some time I will study your demands and see what best can be done,” she said. “This is my last attempt to resolve crisis,” she said. After she left, the doctors sent a mail to CMO seeking a meeting. Suspected Nipah death in Malappuram Express News S ervi ce @ Malappuram Probe officer examined for 109 days in court 4 PAGES Docs yield on streaming, accept signing of minutes A suspected Nipah death has been reported in Malappuram district. The samples of a 23-year-old college student, who died while undergoing treatment for fever at a private hospital in Perinthalmanna last Monday, have reportedly tested positive for Nipah virus during the preliminary examination in Kozhikode. However, the infection can be confirmed only after getting the results of the samples sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune. The youth, a resident of Naduvath in Thiruvali, was studying MSc Psychology at a college in Bengaluru. “He came home on August 23. He developed fever last week and when it worsened, he was taken to a private hospital in Perinthalmanna on September 8. However, he died on September 9. Doctors said he had fever and jaundice,” said Ramankutty K, Thiruvali panchayat president. “We have not received any official confirmation on Nipah infection. His family members do not have any health issues or symptoms right now. We are checking the details of persons who came in contact with the deceased,” said Ramankutty .