HUBBALLI  THURSDAY  NOVEMBER 07, 2024  `9.00  PAGES 12  CITY EDITION COLLATERAL-FREE EDUCATION LOAN UNDER PM-VIDYALAXMI SCHEME The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved PMVidyalaxmi scheme to provide financial support to meritorious students for higher education OVER 22 LAKH STUDENTS TO BENEFIT EACH YEAR `10,700 CRORE EQUITY INFUSION IN FCI Anybody who gets admission in Quality Higher Education Institutions (QHEI) will be eligible to get collateral-free, guarantor-free loan from banks and financial institutions to cover the full amount of tuition fees and other expenses related to the course. The scheme will cover 22 lakh students every year. An outlay of B3,600 crore has been approved | P7 ■ ■ In other major decisions, the cabinet approved infusion of B10,700 crore as equity in Food Corporation of India (FCI) in 2024-25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this will enhance FCI’s ability to manage food procurement and distribution efficiently, besides ensuring better support for farmers and helping improve food security 860 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA TO BE COVERED UNDER PM-VIDYALAXMI SCHEME 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 TRUMP BEATS A WOMAN RIVAL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION VICTORY HELPED BY HIGH ANTI-INCUMBENCY, VOTERS’ FRUSTRATION OVER HIGH PRICES DON POWER AGAIN IN U.S. This will truly be the golden age of America... I am going to stop wars - Donald Trump, US president-elect DONALD TRUMP Total votes so far 7,18,51,772 (51%) President-elect Donald Trump gestures at supporters during an election event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday | AFP 292 224 Total votes so far 6,69,80,370 (47.5%) 270 TO WIN ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT AND JILL COLVIN @ WASHINGTON (AP) Had a great conversation with my friend, President Donald Trump. Looking forward to working closely together once again Narendra Modi, PM Look forward to an era of a strong US under President Trump’s decisive leadership. We rely on continued strong support for Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine President D ONALD Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday , an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency . The victory validates his bareknuckle approach to politics. He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal—often misogynistic and racist—terms as he pushed an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants. The coarse rhetoric, paired with an image of hypermasculinity resonated , with angry voters—particularly men— in a deeply polarised nation. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump told cheering supporters in Florida even before his victory was confirmed. In state after state, Trump outperformed what he did in the 2020 election while Harris failed to do as well as Joe Biden did in winning the presidency J&K passes resolution seeking restoration of spl status, guarantees four years ago. Upon taking office again, Trump also will work with a Senate that will now be in Republican hands, while control of the House hadn’t been determined. “We’ve been through so much together, and today you showed up in record numbers to deliver a victory,” Trump said. “This was something special and we’re going to pay you back”. In his second term, Trump has vowed to pursue an agenda centred on dramatically reshaping the federal government and pursuing retribution against his perceived enemies. The results cap a historically tumultuous and competitive election season that included two assassination attempts targeting Trump and a shift to a new Democratic nominee just a month before the party’s convention. Trump will inherit a range of challenges when he assumes office on January 20, including heightened political polarization and global crises that are testing America’s influence abroad. His win against Harris marks the second time he has defeated a female rival in a general election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to speak to Trump to P9 congratulate him on his victory . ‘GOLDEN AGE FOR U.S.’ | P9 ‘TRUMP’S WIN POSITIVE FOR INDIA’S IT INDUSTRY’ | P10 SENATE RESULTS HOUSE RESULTS 52 Republicans 38 seats not up for poll, Trump’s A team ELON MUSK Expected to head a new entity called the efficiency commission, which will audit the government and recommend drastic reforms, including possible scrapping of entire depts 3 Flipped 50 28 seats not up for poll Democrats 182 218 TO WIN 2 Flipped VIVEK RAMASWAMY Helped Trump gain popularity among the young generation. Trump said he would love to have him around, heading a department: “He’ll do a better job than anybody you can think of.” ‘Samosa Caucus’ gets a little bigger A G E N C I E S @ Washington Trump’s first term witnessed high turnover rate with many of his team members resigning, being fired, or reassigned. This time, he is expected to fill his Cabinet with loyalists. Here’s who could be part of the Trump-Vance team in 2025 RIC GRENELL KASH PATEL Former US ambassador to Germany who also served acting director of national intelligence, enjoys good rapport with Trump. Could be considered for Secretary of State or NSA Served in various roles in the defence and intelligence communities during Trump’s first term; impressed him with ideas over security and defence issues. Could be made NSA or the CIA chief INDIAN-AMERICAN lawyer Suhas Subramanyam created history by becoming the first from the community to be elected from Virginia and the entire East Coast to the House of Representatives. He joined the ‘Samosa Caucus’ in the US Congress that currently comprises five Indian Americans — Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoor thi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar. All five of them were reelected. Subramanyam defeated Mike Clancy of the Republican Party . He is currently a Virginia State Senator. “I am honoured and humbled that the people of Virginia’s 10th District put their trust in me to take on the toughest fights and deliver results in Congress. This district is my home,” Subramanyam said. He had previously served as Lokayukta police quiz CM for 2 hours E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E @ Mysuru F AYA Z W A N I @ Srinagar THE newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution calling on the Centre to initiate dialogue with the elected representatives of the Union Territory to work out mechanisms for restoring special status and constitutional guarantees to the erstwhile state. “That this legislative assembly reaffirms the importance of the special status and constitutional guarantees, which safeguarded the identity, culture and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and expresses concern over their unilateral removal,” it said. The resolution was moved by deputy J&K chief minister and senior National Conference leader Surinder Choudhary . BJP members, including the leader of opposition Sunil Sharma, opposed it. Assembly did Sharma said the resolution was not part of the listed business of the House. “Arits job: Omar ticle 370 is history. Nothing is going to J&K Chief Minister happen as Article 370 abrogation was Omar Abdullah passed by Parliament and supported by said the Assembly the Supreme Court,” he said. has done its job. Amid the uproar, Speaker Abdur Ra“The assembly him Rather asked the BJP lawmakers to has done its job. speak. “If the opposition members do I will only say this not want to speak, I will put it to vote.” much,” he said on As the protests continued, the Speaker the passage of put the resolution to voice vote and it the resolution passed. When the Speaker announced that the resolution was passed, the BJP members intensified their protests with some rushing into the well of the House chanting Jai Shri Ram and slogans against the resolution. Sharma warned the BJP won’t allow any further proceedings until it’s withdrawn. The Congress, which remained silent on Article 370 while campaigning for the J&K elections, said the resolution is “the first democratic expression” of the people of J&K and it reflects their aspirations. Democrats 42 204 Republicans 5 Flipped Harris expected to speak at Howard University at 4 pm local time; call Trump to concede poll KAMALA HARRIS Chief Minister Siddaramaiah leaves after he was questioned by the Lokayukta police in connection with the alleged MUDA scam, in Mysuru on Wednesday | UDAYASHANKAR S CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah appeared before the Lokayukta Police here on Wednesday in connection with the alleged irregularities in the allotment of MUDA sites to his wife Parvathi as compensation for the land acquired from her for formation of a residential layout a few years ago. The CM was questioned by a team of Lokayukta Police for nearly two hours. Siddaramaiah, who looked composed, arrived at the Lokayukta office by a private car around 10.10 am. After resting for a while at the HAVERI police on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old man from a house here for allegedly making a threat call to actor Salman Khan. T he accused, B h i k h a ram Bishnoi, a resident of Jalore in Rajasthan, had also allegedly demanded money from Khan during his phone call. Haveri police were tipped off by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai, which is investigating the threat calls made to the actor. A Mumbai Pol ic e t ea m a rrived in the city on We d n e s day and apprehend the accused with the help of Haveri p o l i c e . The team raided the house where the accused was with two others. P5 The accused made the two calls to landlines in Mumbai from his mobile phone — Police EXPRESS READ SC dismisses review petition on NEET-UG New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of the August 2 verdict wherein it had refused to allow a fresh NEET-UG 2024 examination. A bench, inclulding CJI D Y Chandrachud observed that there was no error in its verdict | P7 Congress dissolves Himachal party unit New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday dissolved its entire unit in partyruled Himachal Pradesh along with district and block units with immediate effect. The move is seen as part of the party’s plan to restructure the Himachal unit | P7 SC pulls up UP govt over illegal house demolitions Threat call to Salman: Man from Raj nabbed in Haveri A M I T S U PA D H Y E @ Haveri government guest house in the city, he headed to the office of the Lokayukta Police. The CM’s legal adviser and Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna was with him till he was in the guest house. Security was tightened around the office of the Lokayukta Police. All roads leading to the office were barricaded and police personnel were deployed there. After appearing before the Lokayukta, Siddaramaiah said he will respond to these “false allegations” in court, and until the court reaches a decision (about any wrongdoing), there is no black spot on his political career. a White House Advisor to President Barack Obama. Subramanyam’s parents arrived in the US through Dulles Airport in the late 70s. Shri Thanedar was re-elected for the second consecutive term from the 13th Congressional District of Michigan. He won it for the first time in 2023. Raja Krishnamoorthi won the seventh Congressional District of Illinois for the fifth consecutive term. Ro Khanna who represents the seventeenth Congressional District of California and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who represents the seventh Cong ressional District of Washington State, retained their respective seats. Dr Ami Bera, the senior-most Indian American Congressman representing the sixth Congressional District of California since 2013, was re-elected for the seventh consecutive term. S U C H I T R A K A LYA N M O H A N T Y @ New Delhi MURMU PREZ TO GET ONBOARD INS VIKRANT TODAY Onboard the indigenous aircraft carrier, she will witness the full spectrum of multi-domain naval operations on Thursday | P7 THE Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government over its “high-handed” approach to demolitions, and ordered it to pay `25 lakh to a man whose house was razed in 2019 without following the due procedure to widen a road. “This is completely highhanded. Where is the due process followed? We have an affidavit that says no notice was issued. You only went to the site and informed the people through a loudspeaker.You didn’t give time to the family to vacate,” the apex court said. “You can’t come with bulldozer and demolish the house overnight,” it added. A three-judge bench of the court, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, asked the state chief secretary to conduct an inquiry into the illegal demolitio in Maharajganj district. The bench was hearing a suo motu writ petition registered in 2020 based on a complaint by Maharajganj resident Manoj Tibrewal Aakash, whose house was demolished in 2019.