DailyWorld News - The First International Newspaper From India https://dailyworld.in/ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:50:48 +0530 en https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/1-killed-3-injured-in-bomb-explosion-in-bihars-bhagalpur-441102.html Patna June 25 One person was killed while two others got critically injured in a massive bomb explosion in Bihars Bhagalpur district on Saturday The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Taushif 17 a resident of Qurashi locality in Babarganj police station of the district The bomb exploded in his house at around 6 pm His mother Sultana Khatoon and uncle Abdul Mannan were injured in the incident Mohammad Abdul Gani the father of the deceased said that after hearing the loud sound of the explosion he rushed to his house I found my wife and my brother badly injured while my son was under the debri and he died Gani said Following the incident a team of Bhagalpur police headed by DSP city Ajay Kumar Chaudhary reached the spot and investigated the incident Dog and bomb squads were also called at the site to investigate the incident We are investigating how and why the bomb was kept inside the house We are also searching for more bombs that could be placed inside the house and the debris Chaudhary said The injured persons were admitted to Mayaganj medical college and hospital for treatment Their statements are awaited he said This is the second such incident in Bhagalpur Earlier two boys got injured when a bomb was exploded in a village under Madhusudanpur police station in the district IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/1-killed-3-injured-in-bomb-explosion-in-bihars-bhagalpur-441102.html Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/to-marry-or-not-is-entirely-rahuls-call-says-kamal-nath-440896.html Bhopal June 24 A day after RJD supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad advised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get married the subject seems to have assumed a centre stage in the political gallery Joining the bandwagon veteran politician and Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday said though several people have advised Rahul Gandhi to get married it is a personal issue Kamal Nath who shares close ties with the NehruGandhi family being friends and schoolmate of Sanjay Gandhi at the Doon School said Many people have advised Rahul Gandhi to get married but the marriage is a personal subject and he has to decide on it He made the statement while responding to a query during a press conference in Dindori district Others advice does not matter in subjects like marriage he said on a lighter note Notably during a meeting of Opposition leaders in Bihar on Friday Lalu Prasad while addressing a press conference said In dino Rahul ji ne accha kaam kiya aur dari bhi bada liya Abhi bhi deri nahi hua hain shaadi kar lijiye Rahul Gandhi performed exceedingly well during Bharat jodo yatra Also he spoke very well on the Adani group row in Parliament and has even grown a beard Its not yet late Please get married IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/to-marry-or-not-is-entirely-rahuls-call-says-kamal-nath-440896.html Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/hundreds-of-people-protest-at-jantar-mantar-for-peace-in-manipur-440915.html New Delhi June 24 A conglomerate of 40 organisations on Saturday held a peaceful protest at Delhis Jantar Mantar demanding restoration of peace in violencehit Manipur The speakers from each of these civil society groups conveyed their heartfelt condolences and sorrow over the ethnic violence that has so far killed 120 people injured over 400 others and displaced some 50650 men women and children since it first broke out on May 3 The groups also expressed their anguish over hundreds of churches being burnt down in parts of the state There has been an absolute breakdown of law and order in our state where armed mobs rule the day The properties built and developed over many decades by the people of Manipur have been burnt down to ashes in a matter of hours However sadly the local authorities have proved ineffective in diffusing the situation and the victims continue to be displaced The state government deplorably failed in its duty to protect the life and property of the people of Manipur the groups said in a joint statement Currently more than 1000 individuals including women and children have sought refuge in relief camps in the neighbouring regions of Assam and Mizoram It is crucial to emphasise that those seeking shelter in relief facilities are enduring extremely challenging circumstances lacking essential provisions like food clothing and clean water Though we appreciate the initiatives undertaken by the Home Ministry for appointing a threemember Judicial Commission offering compensation to the families of the deceased but the organisers of the protest at Jantar Mantar felt that the current rehabilitation package falls short in adequately addressing the needs of individuals who have suffered physical violence the loss of their homes livestock and in some instances their entire means of livelihood said Meenkashi Singh from Unity in compassion organisation Furthermore the displacement of children from schools has also exacerbated the situation said another protester IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/hundreds-of-people-protest-at-jantar-mantar-for-peace-in-manipur-440915.html Sun, 25 Jun 2023 02:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/congress-seeks-report-from-secretaries-ahead-of-rejig-440926.html New Delhi June 24 Ahead of an organisational reshuffle the Congress has asked the party secretaies to submit reports of the work carried out in their respective departments in the last six months a source said on Saturday The party source said Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is also reviewing the works of all the secretaries since December 2022 till May this year The reports pertain to the the number of days the secretaries have spent in the field for organisational work in their respective states or on any assignment given by the party from Delhi in the last six months the source said The source further said that a format was shared with all the secretaries on June 20 and they were instructed to fill in the details and submit to the Congress headquarters The party leadership asking the secretaries to furnish the details will decide the future of many leaders the source added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/congress-seeks-report-from-secretaries-ahead-of-rejig-440926.html Sun, 25 Jun 2023 03:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amit-shah-chairs-all-party-meet-over-violence-hit-manipur-440935.html New Delhi June 24 An allparty meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the situation in the violencehit Manipur started here on Saturday The meeting is being attended by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai Union Minister Pralhad Joshi BJP President JP Nadda former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi RJDs Manoj Jha Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma CPIM MP John Brittas Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek OBrien Samajwadi Party MP Ramgopal Yadav AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and several officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs According to sources the Centre will brief the opposition leaders about the actions it had taken in the last 50 days to maintain calm in Manipur and also seek their support for restorating normalcy in the violencehit state The Congress and other opposition parties have been critical of the Centre and the Manipur government for failing to control the situation since the ethnic violence first erupted on May 3 The Congress has also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modis silence over issue At least 120 people have diedover 400 others injured and some 50650 men women and children have been displaced in Manipur so far IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amit-shah-chairs-all-party-meet-over-violence-hit-manipur-440935.html Sun, 25 Jun 2023 04:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/monsoon-advances-in-hp-heavy-rainfall-likely-soon-440975.html Shimla June 24 The southwest monsoon has advanced in Himachal Pradesh with most of the hill state likely to experience heavy rainfall from Sunday the local meteorological office said on Saturday Widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in districts of Sirmaur Solan Shimla Bilaspur Una Hamirpur Mandi Kangra and Mandi and their adjoining areas an meteorological department official told IANS The state is likely to receive rainfall with its peak intensity between June 25 and 26 he added The monsoon normally hits Himachal Pradesh whose agriculture and horticulturebased economy is highly dependent on the rains by June 27 IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/monsoon-advances-in-hp-heavy-rainfall-likely-soon-440975.html Sun, 25 Jun 2023 07:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assam-flood-situation-still-critical-19-districts-affected-440848.html Guwahati June 24 With at least 19 districts still affected the flood situation in Assam continued to remain critical on Saturday According to the latest report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority ASDMA a total of 488525 persons across 1538 villages and two urban areas are affected On Friday a person died in Nalbari district in a floodrelated incident Nikhilesh Malla Bujorbaruah was reported missing after he accidentally fell into floodwaters near his house The State Disaster Response Force SDRF later recovered his body This was the second fatality in the state from this years first spell of floods The first deaths was reported on Thursday in Tamulpur district State government officials said that the victims families will receive compensation under the Exgratia scheme The 19 floodaffected districts are Bajali Chirang Darrang Baksa Barpeta Biswanath Bongaigaon Dhemaji Dhubri Dibrugarh Goalpara Golaghat Kamrup Kokrajhar Lakhimpur Nagaon Nalbari Tamulpur Udalguri according to the ASDMA Bajali district remains the worst hit by the floods with 267253 affected people followed in the second place by Barpeta 73233 At least 35142 floodaffected people have taken shelter in 225 relief camps operated by the state administration across 14 districts The highest number of camps were opened in Bajali where 15841 people have taken shelter in 73 relief camps According to a senior official of the state government the district administrators have been providing necessary food medicine and other essentials to the floodaffected people SDRF and the National Disaster Response Force NDRF teams have been placed on high alert in all the floodprone districts Meanwhile over 10782 hectares of cropland are submerged by the flood water which may result in the damage of large amounts of agricultural products according to the farmers Apart from humans 427474 animals have also been affected According to ASDMA data more than 200 animals domestic and wild have been washed away Erosions and damage to important infrastructures like bridges schools and houses were reported from several districts At least 14 river embankments have suffered damage in three districts Other infrastructure damages were reported in 213 areas in 14 districts The India Meteorological Department IMD has predicted heavy rainfall and issued a Yellow Alert till Sunday The Brahmaputra Manas Puthimari and Pagladiya rivers are all flowing above the danger level Due to the torrential rain urban floods were reported in Kokrajhar and Darang districts IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assam-flood-situation-still-critical-19-districts-affected-440848.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 20:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/opposition-leaders-have-decided-to-fight-against-bjp-together-nitish-440605.html Patna June 23 All opposition parties in the country are united and will fight together against the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday The leaders of the opposition parties after the mega meeting here jointly held a press conference where they said that they also decided to hold another meeting in Shimla on July 10 or 12 to decide the seats on which they would contest in the Lok Sabha election We have a good and positive meeting today where we have decided to contest the Lok Sabha election together The next meeting will take place under the chairmanship of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Shimla where we will decide on seats If we stand together we will reduce the BJP to under 100 seats Nitish Kumar said Those who are in power are not working in the interest of the country They want to change the history and constitution of the country If they come again to power in the country they will change the constitution he added On his part Kharge said We are trying to come up with a common agenda to fight together in the Lok Sabha election The next meeting will take place in Shimla We have to make a separate strategy for every state for fighting the Lok Sabha election NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that his party has been working against the party of Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena in Maharashtra for the last 25 years but now come together to save the Constitution and the country West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said The peoples movement started from the soil of Patna We will fight together The Modi government has become a dictatorship in the country The BJP and the RSS are attacking the democratic base of our country This is a fight of ideology and we are standing by the opposition parties to fight against the BJP We will work together and save our common ideology IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/opposition-leaders-have-decided-to-fight-against-bjp-together-nitish-440605.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 04:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-police-on-symbolic-protest-against-transfer-of-2-policemen-kamal-nath-lends-support-440869.html Bhopal June 24 Former Chief Minister and Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday extended his support to a symbolic protest of the states police over the transfer of an IPS officer and a police station incharge for lathicharge on the Bajrang Dal activists in Indore last week Several Police officers posted in Indore have updated their social media status with a similar tagline Khaki ka bhi to maan hai na the khaki also owes respect Sources in the police told IANS that a resentment has emerged among the police department over the BJPled Madhya Pradesh governments alleged biased action on this matter After the incident the BJP government ordered an ADGlevel inquiry into alleged violation of protocol and a senior IPS officer along with incharge of the particular police station were transferred The cops took it as a setback to the police and have launched a symbolic protest through their social media accounts Responding to the matter Kamal Nath on Saturday said This is a very unfortunate incident Our police deserve respect and the police department itself should respect its uniform They police serve to protect the rights of the people and the Constitution of India Notably on June 15 scores of Bajrang Dal activists had gone to Palasia police station in Indore to stage a protest against night culture and drug abuse During the protest a scuffle broke out between the police and the protesters following which the police had lathicharged the right wing members to disperse them and to control the situation Several members of Bajrang Dal were arrested after the incident but were released the very next day after the issue was politicised On June 16 DCP Dharmendra Bhadoria a 2010 batch IPS officer was transferred and Palasia police station incharge Sanjay Bais was shunted to the police line IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-police-on-symbolic-protest-against-transfer-of-2-policemen-kamal-nath-lends-support-440869.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 22:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/manipur-cm-asks-officials-to-expedite-construction-of-prefabricated-houses-for-displaced-440688.html Imphal June 23 Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday visited Kwakta areas in Bishnupur district where prefabricated houses would be constructed to provide temporary shelter to the people displaced in the ongoing ethnic violence After visiting the areas Singh tweeted Inspected the site for construction of prefabricated houses at Kwakta Bishnupur district to address the housing needs for the people displaced by the unfortunate violence in the state This site is one of the many temporary facilities which is being developed by the state govt to accommodate people displaced by the violence at both the hills and the valley In these difficult times let us take all possible steps to bring peace in Manipur for good The Chief Minister has asked the officials to speed up the construction of the prefabricated temporary houses for the displaced people Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi several other leaders and senior officials accompanied the Chief Minister Singh had earlier said that 4000 prefabricated temporary homes would be constructed within two months for the people displaced in the ethnic violence which broke out since May 3 and had so far has claimed 120 lives and injured around 400 people of different communities Collection of construction materials and process to construct the temporary houses have already started to build the prefabricated temporary houses for the displaced people After completion of the temporary houses the inmates of the relief camps would be shifted there for a brief period before their permanent settlement at their original places Singh had told the media In view of the ethnic strife in Manipur since May 3 approximately 50650 men women and children displaced in the violence are sheltered in 350 camps Over 13000 displaced people from Manipur so far also took shelter in Mizoram Nagaland and Assam An official statement said that the Manipur government has been running relief camps since May 3 for the displaced people in view of the prevailing law and order situation in various violence affected districts The semipermanent relief camps for the affected people have been set up in line with the basic minimum requirements as per the provisions of National Disaster Management Acts NDMA prescribed minimum standard in respect of shelter in relief camps Certain conditions were fulfilled while setting up a relief camp These camps preferably opened in the existing government structures having basic minimum facilities and the buildings are well protected and secured preferably by security personnel and Army the statement said The building or site of these camps have easy access for fire tenders and have differentlyabled friendly facilities and special care arrangements for pregnant and lactating mothers children and elderly people The district administrations have been arranging basic one time facilities and consumables like mattresses cooking utensils water tanks toilet food items drinking water etc for the inhabitants in the relief camps For these camps a three level Relief Camp Management structure was set up to ensure effective functioning and monitoring of the camps in all the violenceaffected districts The relief camps are supported by the district administration which appointed one nodal officer for each camp who are responsible to provide support to the relief camp in close coordination with the available Civil Society Organisations and local clubs the statement added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/manipur-cm-asks-officials-to-expedite-construction-of-prefabricated-houses-for-displaced-440688.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 10:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assam-flood-situation-remains-grim-nearly-5-lakh-people-affected-440354.html Guwahati June 23 The Assam State Disaster Management Authority ASDMA said a total of 495799 people have been affected by floods in the state with one death recorded so far In its latest bulletin the ASDMA said the fatality was reported on Thursday in the floodhit Tamulpur district The other affected areas include Bajali Baksa Barpeta Biswanath Bongaigaon Chirang Darrang Dhemaji Dhubri Dibrugarh Golaghat Hojai Kamrup Kokrajhar Lakhimpur Majuli Nagaon Nalbari and Sonitpur The majority of those impacted by the floods were in Bajali followed by Darang In the two districts there are about 1350 villages throughout 58 revenue circles that are experiencing flooding At least 162 relief camps have been set up by the state government to house 14035 people According to state government officials food medicine and other essentials are being provided the people Teams from the National Disaster Response Force NDRF and State Disaster Response Force SDRF are on high alert in all the areas across Assam that are prone to floods According to farmers the flood water has inundated over 4091 hectares of lands which would cause significant agricultural damage Apart from this erosion and damage of important infrastructures including bridges schools and houses have been reported from various districts The India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a yellow alert for the next two days and also forecast heavy rain in numerous regions The Brahmaputra Manas and Puthimari rivers are all flowing above the danger level Meanwhile flash floods were reported in Bajali Darrang Jorhat Kamrup Metro and Kokrajhar districts IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assam-flood-situation-remains-grim-nearly-5-lakh-people-affected-440354.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/flood-situation-worsens-in-assam-120-lakh-people-affected-440163.html Guwahati June 22 The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Thursday with more areas being inundated due to an upsurge in the water levels as torrential rain have continued to lash the state According to the latest bulletin of Assam State Disaster Management Authority ASDMA over 119800 people have been affected by the floods in the districts of Dhemaji Dhubri Kokrajhar Baksa Barpeta Darrang Lakhimpur Nalbari Sonitpur and Udalguri Nalbari is currently the worsthit with almost 45000 people reeling under flood waters followed by Baksa 26500 and Lakhimpur 25000 according to the ASDMA data A total of 20 districts and subdivisions have been flooded with over 10000 hectares of crops damaged and more than 1 lakh animals affected The state administration has opened at least 14 relief camps in floodhit districts Another 17 relief distribution centres were also operating More than 2000 people have taken refuge in the relief camps The State Disaster Response Force SDRF has swung into action and already rescued 1280 people Meanwhile the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department in Guwahati has issued an orange alert and predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the state over the next few days IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/flood-situation-worsens-in-assam-120-lakh-people-affected-440163.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 02:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/clash-erupts-between-delhi-police-locals-over-removal-of-temples-encroached-section-440175.html New Delhi June 22 A clash erupted between the Delhi Police and local residents of the citys Mandawali area after authorities initiated the removal of an encroached section of a temple Following the clash a number of protesters were also detained To maintain law and order a significant number of police personnel along with paramilitary forces has been deployed in the area The authorities have also taken precautions by erecting barricades around the vicinity The locals have been agitating against the move since early Thursday morning More details are awaited IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/clash-erupts-between-delhi-police-locals-over-removal-of-temples-encroached-section-440175.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 02:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/up-ats-to-get-army-like-arsenal-440192.html Lucknow June 22 The Uttar Pradesh AntiTerrorist Squad ATS is preparing to upgrade its arsenal on the lines of Indian Army The specialised operational commando unit of UP Police the ATS engages in highrisk operations for which periodic upgradation of weapons is necessary The organisation is preparing to purchase radar systems that can penetrate through walls long range high precision sniper rifles pump action shotguns night vision drone cameras night weapon sight and thermal imaging sniper sight to name a few Special DG law and order Prashant Kumar said We are conducting a market survey for purchasing specialised weapons equipment and accessories that could be used by the special police operation team SPOT of UP ATS to strengthen its fighting capabilities during special operations to counter any unforeseen emergency that may be a threat to man and material of UP He further said We will make ATS a potent force in the state to tackle high risk operations Citing the utility of weapons he said one is see through wall radar that is used by the Army It detects up to 45 numbers of persons in a room and gives indication to the operator about the kind of activity in the room whether the person is standinglying he said Another one includes night vision goggles passive night vision binoculars Thermal imaging sniper night sight is used by advanced armies along with protective eyewear and body shields IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/up-ats-to-get-army-like-arsenal-440192.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sharjah-jail-holds-mumbai-actress-chrisann-pereiras-passport-family-fumes-over-delays-440454.html By Quaid Najmi Mumbai June 23 A pall of gloom had descended on the family of actress Chrisann Pereira after the Sharjah Central Jail declined to release her passport and is not contemplating deporting her to India her mother said here on Friday Nearly two weeks ago the Sharjah Court had not only cleared Chrisann of all the charges in the fake drugsframing case but also directed that her passport be handed over and she be permitted to return home Since then we have been eagerly awaiting her return Yesterday when she went to the Sharjah Central Jail they said that it might take another one or two months to release her passport a distraught Premila Pereira told IANS She claimed that the jail officials have even indicated that Chrisann may be deported to India something that has shocked the family especially since the trauma of the past few months is now taking a toll on her mental and physical health The Court orders were very clear Then why are the jail authorities not honouring the Court verdict Why should they withhold her passport and now talk of deportation when her record has been cleared both in Sharjah and even in Mumbai Premila demanded She is deeply worried that the scars of the past nearly three months in a foreign land without resources has started affecting Chrisanns health We have already sent her psychiatric medicines She is alone and unable to bear all these tortures any more If anything happens to her will the Sharjah government take responsibility for it Premila demanded The family also rued that neither the Indian Embassy nor the Ministry of External Affairs is ready to help out in the matter despite repeated pleas Concerned about mounting expenses and bills Premila is now preparing to go to UAE for the third time in three months to take care of her daughters health issues and try to appeal to the Sharjah authorities for help The Pereiras said its shocking that the Sharjah jail is not honouring directives of the Sharjah Court and the police investigators who had probed the sensitive matter very thoroughly and professionally On April 1 Chrisann got unwittingly trapped in a fake drugs case and was arrested by the Sharjah UAE Police after which she spent around 25 days in the prison there As her family moved heaven and earth with the Mumbai Police for assistance she secured bail on April 26 and the investigations finally helped her emerge untainted said Premila Chrisann was all prepared to get back her passport and hoped to fly back to India last week putting the long ordeal behind her IANS report June 14 Now again Chrisann is stuck in a rut the family terms it as travesty of justice by the Sharjah jail authorities they are unsure when she will return home and the nightmare will end Quaid Najmi can be contacted at qnajmiiansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sharjah-jail-holds-mumbai-actress-chrisann-pereiras-passport-family-fumes-over-delays-440454.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-hc-issues-notice-to-centre-on-xiaomis-petition-440205.html Bengaluru June 22 The division bench of Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the Centre on Xiaomis petition against the single bench order in connection with seizure of Rs 555127 crore for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act FEMA by the Enforcement Directorate ED The bench headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice MGS Kamal issued the notice on Wednesday while looking into the appeal petition by Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited seeking remedy under Section 37A of the FEMA Act The Karnataka High Court had rejected the plea by the Chinese firm Xiaomi against the seizure of Rs 555127 crore from its bank accounts by the Enforcement Directorate ED on April 21 The bench headed by Justice M Nagaprasanna though dismissed the petition upheld the maintainability of the petition The Chinese technology company is facing charges of violations of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act FEMA The notice has also been issued to Enforcement Directorate ED and directed them to file objections to the appeal petition The hearing has been adjourned to July 11 Earlier the counsel for Xiaomi India had argued before the single bench that the firm was being targeted as it is a Chinese company and other companies are allowed to make payments of technology royalty They have also brought to the notice of the court that banks are not allowing Xiaomi to make remittances in foreign exchange for imports They argued that the company is required to make payments for foreign companies in connection with manufacturing and marketing smartphones IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-hc-issues-notice-to-centre-on-xiaomis-petition-440205.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/fissures-in-powerful-social-group-of-kerala-hindus-nss-440497.html Thiruvananthapuram June 23 Cracks have appeared in the Nair Service Society NSS the powerful body of the Kerala Hindus Nair community with discontentment brewing against its general secretary Sukumaran Nair Incidentally the Hindu community in Kerala accounts for more than 50 per cent of the nearly 330 crore state population of which Nairs come a close second after the Ezhava Over the years NSS has been maintaining an equidistant policy when it comes to supporting the CPIMled Left or the Congressled UDF When the BJP also joined the political bandwagon in the state many thought that NSS would partially shift towards it which did not happen But after the Sabarimala temple issue surfaced the NSS was a bit upset and at times they nearly took an open stand favouring the Congressled UDF Since long Sukumaran Nair has been at the helm of affairs and on Friday things took a turn for the worse when the internal strife surfaced in the open when Kalanjoor Madhu who has been a close confidant of the former walked out at their annual general body meeting which consists of 300 elected members from various NSS units Madhu is the elder brother of State Finance Minister KNBalagopal and Sukumaran Nair in his speech said that a section is trying to scuttle things and termed them traitors Angered by this Madhu and six of his close associates walked out of the meeting Whatever little democracy that was there in the NSS has disappeared and I decided not to contest this time because of this Things are not the same in the NSS as it was before and I cannot adjust to that and hence took this step and came out said Madhu Another reason for things not all that well in the otherwise disciplined NSS is on account of finding a successor to Sukumaran Nair who has been at the helm of affairs for a long time NSS had their own political outfit National Democratic Party NDP but the legendary Congress veteran KKarunakaran who was the beall and endall in Kerala politics in the eighties in one stroke finished off both NDP and the political arm of the Hindu Ezhavas Socialist Republican Party Both these political outfits were allies of the Congressled UDF and Karunakaran felt that if given more exposure it could turn wary for the Congress in general Now all eyes are on how the present rift in the NSS will be capitalized by the three political combinations as the Lok Sabha election is round the corner IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/fissures-in-powerful-social-group-of-kerala-hindus-nss-440497.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/busy-schedule-awaits-amit-shah-on-his-2-day-jk-visit-440269.html Srinagar June 23 A busy schedule awaits Union Home Minister Amit Shah as he will begin his twoday visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday Shah will arrive in Jammu at around 1030 am following which he pay tribute to Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his death anniversary and then address a public rally in the citys Bhagwati Nagar area Later he will meet BJP leaders and take their feedback on the ground situation in Jammu Shah is also likely to visit Shri Tirupati Balaji Temple on the outskirts of the city On Friday afternoon Shah will fly to Srinagar where he will attend the Vitasta festival meet members of political parties and the civil society In the evening he will chair a highlevel security meeting with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and senior officers of the police intelligence paramilitary forces and the army to review the security preparation for the Amaranth Yatra that begins on July 1 and will end after 62 days on August 31 On Saturday the Union Home Minister will lay the foundation of Balidan Stambh in Pratap Park adjacent to the Lal Chowk in Srinagar IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/busy-schedule-awaits-amit-shah-on-his-2-day-jk-visit-440269.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/not-gathbandhan-but-thagbandhan-meeting-in-patna-says-mp-home-minister-440532.html Bhopal June 23 Madhya Pradesh Minister for Home Affairs Narottam Mishra on Friday hit out at the Opposition meeting in Bihar saying that it is not a Gathbandhan but a Thagbandhan meeting Mishra said that the heads of each of these political parties do not like each other personally but they are meeting only to corner the BJP Its nothing but a showgame and it will not succeed Mishra said Talking to media persons in Bhopal Mishra said that the people of the country have already accepted their leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meanwhile Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that Rahul Gandhi was instrumental in bringing together the Opposition leaders from across the country Congress ideology can never be separated from Bihar If we win Bihar we will win India Kharge said while addressing party workers at the Congress office in Patna ahead of the joint Opposition meeting Leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge Congress leader Rahul Gandhi West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann AAP MP Raghav Chaddha besides Left parties leaders D Raja and Dipankar Bhattacharya NCP Chief Sharad Pawar former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have reached Patna for the opposition meeting IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/not-gathbandhan-but-thagbandhan-meeting-in-patna-says-mp-home-minister-440532.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/we-want-oppn-to-fight-unitedly-to-remove-bjp-from-centre-kharge-440290.html New Delhi June 23 Before leaving for the meeting of the opposition parties in Patna Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that he wanted all parties to fight unitedly to remove the BJP government from the Centre He also said that the Congress will decide on the ordinance issue of Delhi before the Monsoon Session of Parliament Speaking to the media before leaving for the first meeting of likeminded parties in Patna Kharge said We all want to fight together against the BJP and our agenda is to remove the BJP government by fighting unitedly We want everyone to fight united and after going there we will get the opinion of everyone and a consensus will be reached Rahul Gandhi has been trying for opposition unity and this meeting in Patna is part of that Kharge asserted To a question about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals AAP threatening to walkout of the opposition meeting if they dont get support of Congress over ordinance Kharge who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said I am not aware of this and he also knows that ordinance is not opposed outside It is done in Parliament When the Parliament session begins then several parties decide on agenda on which issues they need to take up and what to leave Even their party leaders attend the allparty meeting in Parliament I dont know why they are publicizing this Around 18 to 20 parties take decisions on what to oppose and support in Parliament And we will take a decision on this on supporting AAP against the Centres ordinance before the Parliament session the Congress president added The first meeting of the opposition parties is scheduled in Patna to bring the likeminded parties together ahead of the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha polls The meeting will be attended by several top opposition parties including Samajwadi Party Janata DalUnited Rashtriya Janata Dal DMK JMM Shiv Sena UBT NCP and others Besides Kharge former Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi is also attending the meeting IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/we-want-oppn-to-fight-unitedly-to-remove-bjp-from-centre-kharge-440290.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/us-to-train-and-fly-indian-astronauts-to-international-space-station-in-2024-440549.html Sunita Williams NASA astronaut left listens as Mukesh Ambani Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries right speaks during a meeting with President Joe Biden Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi and American and Indian business leaders in the East Room of the White House Friday June 23 2023 in Washington PTI Chennai June 23 After Russia in 1984 it is now the US to fly Indian astronauts to space But this time the US will fly Indian astronauts to the International Space Station next year much ahead of Indias own human space mission Gaganyaan According to the joint statement issued by the US White House the US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a course to reach new frontiers across all sectors of space cooperation The leaders applauded our growing cooperation on earth and space science and space technologies They welcomed the decision of NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation to develop a strategic framework for human spaceflight cooperation by the end of 2023 the statement said The leaders hailed the announcement by NASA to provide advanced training to Indian astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas with a goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station in 2024 the statement notes It may be recalled that it was Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma who had travelled to space in a Russian rocket in 1984 It will be interesting to know who from India will be travelling to the International Space Station on an American rocket Already four Indian Air Force IAF officials have undergone astronaut training in Russia as a part of Indias Gaganyaan programme Whether the same four will be considered for the USIndo space programme or a different set of people is not known Be that as it may the other IndoUS joint space programme NASAISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar NISAR an earth observation satellite will be orbited by an Indian rocket next year from the Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh The NISAR is an earth observation satellite jointly built by NASA and ISRO The satellite has already reached India from the US Modi and Biden called for enhanced commercial collaboration between the US and Indian private sectors in the entire value chain of the space economy and to address export controls and facilitate technology transfer President Biden deeply appreciated Indias signing of the Artemis Accords which advance a common vision of space exploration for the benefit of all humankind the White House statement said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/us-to-train-and-fly-indian-astronauts-to-international-space-station-in-2024-440549.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 23:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/oceangate-ceo-said-once-he-broke-some-rules-to-build-titan-submersible-440318.html New York June 23 OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush one of the five passengers killed after an instantaneous implosion of the Titan submersible tour to the Titanic once said that he has broken some rules to make the deepsea submarine In comments to Mexican travel vlogger Alan Estrada in 2021 Rush evoked US General Douglas MacArthur as saying Youre remembered for the rules you break Ive broken some rules to make this Titan I think Ive broken them with logic and good engineering behind me Rush was quoted as saying in the video that has now surfaced on social media after the tragedy Rush said that deepsea submersibles as a rule should not be made with carbon fibre and titanium but he did anyway reports Fox Business Its picking the rules that you break that are the ones that will add value to others and add value to society Rush said in the video In another old clip of Rush he is seen explaining that he preferred not to hire 50yearold White guys with military experience to pilot his companys vessels Rush valued captains who were inspirational over experience noting that anybody can drive the sub which is controlled with a 30 video game controller When I started the business one of the things youll find there are other sub operators out there but they typically have gentlemen who are exmilitary submariners and youll see a whole bunch of 50yearold White guys Rush told Teledyne Marine in a 2020 interview over Zoom Meanwhile the US Coast Guard has announced that a debris field found by searchers near the Titanic is wreckage from the missing Titan submersible with all the five people on board declared dead US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said that a remotely operated vehicle ROV discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible about half a kilometre from the bow of the Titanic on the seafloor I offer my deepest condolences to the families he said Shortly before the announcement OceanGate Expeditions the USbased company that owned and operated the submersible said in a statement that it believed the five passengers of the Titanicbound submersible have sadly been lost The five passengers included Hamish Harding a billionaire and explorer PaulHenry Nargeolet a French explorer Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood members of a prominent Pakistani family and OceanGate CEO Rush IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/oceangate-ceo-said-once-he-broke-some-rules-to-build-titan-submersible-440318.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/punjab-police-bust-cross-border-smuggling-module-of-isi-439826.html Chandigarh June 21 Punjab Police have busted a crossborder smuggling module backed by Pakistan ISI with the arrest of its two operatives from Mohali said Assistant Inspector General Ashwani Kapur here on Wednesday Two 30 bore pistols along with 10 cartridges were recovered from their possession Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gora alias Armaan Chauhan a resident of Kot Ise Khan village in Moga and Rohit Singh a resident of Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan Both have criminal background as cases under the NDPS registered against them in Punjab while they were also wanted by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a commercial quantity drug smuggling case registered in Rajasthan IG Kapur said preliminary investigations suggest that the arrested persons were key members of a highly organised crossborder smuggling module that had direct links to Pakistanbased drug smugglers The module was actively involved in smuggling of contraband across the IndoPakistan border posing a significant threat to national security he said The accused Gurpreet Singh who is a model and singer by profession played crucial roles in facilitating the movement of hawala money an illegal and clandestine method of transferring funds which further enabled the financing of the crossborder smuggling activities The other accused Rohit Singh used to provide location coordinates to Pakistan entities along the Rajasthan and Punjab border via Gurpreet Singh alias Gora and thus facilitated the retrieval of heroin consignments via drones IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/punjab-police-bust-cross-border-smuggling-module-of-isi-439826.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-lokayukta-finds-loopholes-in-documents-of-mahakal-lok-corridor-project-440084.html Bhopal June 22 The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta department has found loopholes in the tender process in the first phase of the Mahakal Lok corridor project sources said on Thursday In its preliminary investigation the Lokayukta department has noticed some lack of clarity in agreement between the Ujjain Smart City board and Gujaratbased private firm that developed the project Sources said that apprehensions were raised after the Lokayukta department verified the documents received from the Ujjain Smart City and noticed that the sign on the agreement paper of the project was missing Who has signed the agreement with the company that built idols is unclear a source told IANS adding that some documents submitted to the Lokayukta department were also lacking clarity The Lokayukta department has directed the Ujjain Smart City board to send the remaining documents pertaining to the Mahakal Lok corridor project by July 20 The said board is headed by Ujjain Municipal Commissioner as executive director of Ujjain Smart City The falling of Saptarshi idols during a thunderstorm on May 28 raised questions on the quality work in the Mahakal Lok corridor and the opposition Congress accused the Shivraj Singh Chouhanled BJP government of corruption The BJP government led by CM Chouhan has made Madhya Pradesh a corruption and protest state in the last 18 years They have not spared even God and huge corruption was done in Mahakal Lok corridor The people are fed up with BJP and CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan who made two promises every day Kamal Nath said during a visit to Shajapur on Wednesday Meanwhile the board members of Ujjain Smart City have reviewed the second phase work of Mahakal Lok corridor During the meeting the board members were also instructed to complete the second phase work within the time period according to an official note Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had earlier stated that the work on the second phase of Shri Mahakal Lok has started including the development of Shikhar darshan meditation room restoration of Chhota Rudra Sagar renovation of ancient temples and heritage dharamshala However if sources are to be believed the board is likely to face a series of questions regarding the work of first phase of Mahakal Lok corridor that was inaugurated September last year and apprehensions have been raised on the quality of work after six Saptarshi idols fell on ground during a thundershower on May 28 IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-lokayukta-finds-loopholes-in-documents-of-mahakal-lok-corridor-project-440084.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 23:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mandaviya-assess-preparedness-for-heat-related-illnesses-439918.html New Delhi June 22 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a meeting with Health Ministers and officials of seven states affected by heatwaves via video conferencing to assess and review preparedness for heatrelated illnesses Mandaviya told health ministers that with coordinated actions we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves After the meeting Mandaviya took to Twitter and wrote Had a fruitful meeting with Health Ministers and senior officers of seven states affected by heat waves along with Minister Nityanand Raiji Highlighted the importance of joint efforts between Centre and States for effective management of any disaster including severe heatwaves The Union Health Minister said With coordinated actions we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves Also urged States to implement the State Action Plans at the ground levels with a timely warning to the people and ensure preventive preparedness to reduce the severe impact of heatwaves IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mandaviya-assess-preparedness-for-heat-related-illnesses-439918.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mehbooba-mufti-arrives-in-patna-for-opposition-meeting-439962.html Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives at NSCBI Airport to leave for Patna to attend the opposition meeting in Kolkata Thursday June 22 2023 PTI Patna June 22 Ahead of the opposition meeting PDP chief and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti reached Patna on Thursday Mufti arrived at the Patna airport around 11 am and went to the state guest house located near Raj Bhawan She is the first opposition leader to arrive in the state capital for the meeting She is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RLD chief Lalu Prasad later in the day Besides her West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Punjab CM Bhagwant Maan Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal CPI leader D Raja CPIM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury CPIML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and other leaders are arriving on the day The state guest house is located adjacent to the chief ministers residence cum office and Raj Bhawan Other leaders like Rahul Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge Sharad Pawar Uddhav Thackeray and others will come Friday morning The meeting is scheduled at 11 am in Nek Samwad house on Friday inside the chief ministers residence in Patna and it will continue till 4 pm During the period lunch hour is also scheduled The guests will be treated in different cuisines including Bihari and the respective states where they are coming IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mehbooba-mufti-arrives-in-patna-for-opposition-meeting-439962.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/allahabad-hc-questions-delay-in-reviewing-crime-history-sheet-439978.html Prayagraj June 22 The Allahabad High Court has sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government for not reviewing the crime history sheet after opening it The court has directed the state government to respond on June 26 The division bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Shoeb Ibrahim The contention of the counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioners human rights and fundamental rights are being violated for no reason whatsoever He submitted that the petitioners history sheet was opened as a history sheet on April 1997 and as per the Regulation 231 of the Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations the history sheet ought to be reviewed every two years This however he submitted has never been done Earlier this month the government counsel was directed to obtain instructions in the matter and the only information he brought on record was that the petitioner has a criminal history of about 18 cases He was unable to tell the court as to what was the result of the criminal cases He was also unable to inform the court as to why the petitioner has continued to remain a historysheeter since 1997 The court therefore considered it appropriate that a detailed counter affidavit be filed within a period of one week positively If the counter affidavit is not filed within the period aforesaid the court would be constrained to summon some responsible officer IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/allahabad-hc-questions-delay-in-reviewing-crime-history-sheet-439978.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/oppn-meet-in-patna-is-for-congress-mukt-bharat-claims-sushil-modi-439744.html Patna June 21 BJP senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday claimed that the Opposition meeting on Friday in Patna is taking place for a Congress mukt Bharat Congressfree India Addressing reporters here he said I want to make a point here that Mamata Benerjee does not want to contest the Lok Sabha elections with the Congress party If the Trinamool Congress will contest only in West Bengal then the Congress will be wiped out from there Similarly Arvind Kejriwal has been asked by the Congress not to contest in Delhi and Punjab KCR is saying the same thing for Telangana Akhilesh Yadav is saying the same in Uttar Pradesh So Fridays meeting is not taking place for a BJP mukt country but the regional parties are trying to make a Congress mukt Bharat A total of 17 opposition parties have given their consent to participate in the meeting Mamata Banerjee Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan are expected to reach Patna on Thursday The leaders who will be in attendance are Rahul Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge Sharad Pawar Uddhav Thackerey Akhilesh Yadav Farooq Abdullah Mehbooba Mufti Hemant Soren D Raja and Sitaram Yechury IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/oppn-meet-in-patna-is-for-congress-mukt-bharat-claims-sushil-modi-439744.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/himachal-court-seeks-remedy-to-deal-with-monkey-dogs-menace-439760.html Shimla June 21 The Himachal Pradesh High Court has impleaded the Animal Welfare Board of India as party in a public interest litigation and other petitions pertaining to menace of monkeys and stray dogs in Shimla and its surroundings A division bench comprising Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel passed this order to deal with the threat posed by monkeys and stray dogs Besides the Animal Welfare Board of India the court has directed the Ministry of Fisheries the Animal Husbandry and Dairying through the Secretary based in Faridabad to file suggestions to deal with monkey menace The court has also advised Advocate General to consult other bodies like Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams the temple trust dedicated to Tirupatis presiding deity where there has been successful eradication of monkey menace or bodies having scientific expertise in the eradication of the stray dog menace and file a report on next the date of hearing on July 17 The Municipal Corporation Shimla has already filed a compliance affidavit in the matter IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/himachal-court-seeks-remedy-to-deal-with-monkey-dogs-menace-439760.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/missing-bike-complaint-leads-up-cops-to-killer-parents-440016.html Sitapur June 22 An investigation into a case of a missing bike led the police in Uttar Pradeshs Sitapur district to a couple who had killed their 18yearold daughter over her relationship with a youth The naked body of an unidentified girl with her throatslit was found near a pond in Saholi village under Sandana police station limits last week Cops failed to ascertain the victims identity for nearly three days but a complaint about a missing motorcycle by one Ram Avtar of nearby Pakarnarayanpur village gave them a breakthrough in the murder case ASP Sitapur NP Singh said the police got suspicious after receiving information that one Pankaj Kumar along with his wife daughter and two sons was missing for four days after borrowing a motorcycle from Ram Avtar He said the complainant Ram Avtar informed that Pankaj Kumar a native of the same village had borrowed the bike to visit his inlaws place on June 16 and had been missing since then Probe confirmed the identity of the deceased girl as Pankajs daughter following which the police reached his inlaws house in Begurawa village nearby and took Pankaj and his wife into custody after which the couple confessed to killing their daughter The couple confessed that they were fed up with their daughter who had a relationship with a youth belonging to a different caste The family lived in Delhi where they worked as domestic help The couple visited their native village in Sitapur a week ago with a plan to eliminate their daughter if she did not agree to end this relationship the official said As per plan Pankaj left his village telling people that he was going to visit his inlaws house on June 16 He strangulated his daughter with the help of his wife after halting at a deserted place near Saholi village The couple also slit the throat of the girl and fled after disposing of the body there itself The couples two minor sons were also present when the crime was executed said OP Tiwari incharge of Sadana police station He said the accused removed the girls clothes so that her identity could not be ascertained He said the axe and the scarf used in the killing were also recovered from the accused and they have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 302 for murder 120B for criminal conspiracy and 201 for concealing the body IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/missing-bike-complaint-leads-up-cops-to-killer-parents-440016.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ballia-deaths-team-finds-lapses-in-patient-management-440021.html Lucknow June 22 The probe panel that investigated alleged heatstroke deaths in Ballia has found glaring lapses in patient management The team sent by the Uttar Pradesh government to Ballia has concluded that heatstroke was not the direct cause of any death However the team did find glaring lapses in the microlevel management of patients The development comes after 68 people reportedly died due to heataggravated preexisting diseases During its visit to the hospital the probe team found that the queue system was being followed in the Emergency ward as opposed to the mandated Triage protocol The Triage protocol demands that the most serious be given maximum and first attention It appears this assessment of most serious patients was poorly done at the hospital said senior health officials Given the poor management the members of the team got the Triage system implemented in the hospital They also ensured other arrangements such as coolers air conditioners and water coolers in the Emergency wing Notably the hospital has five doctors including three physicians Therefore any lack of manpower was not pointed out by the team Another point raised by the health department team members was on power cuts in Ballia Dr AK Singh one of the members of the committee sent to the district said the deaths at the hospital were primarily due to comorbidity and old age and not heatstroke He however added Power supply in rural pockets of the district was disrupted Transformers were burnt out The condition of the people worsened by the time they reached hospital due to nonavailability of electricity among other factors Also travel time to reach the hospital is a factor due to which the condition of patients worsened Dr Singh director of infectious disease said It takes more than four hours to reach Varanasi or Azamgarh the nearest districts if referred from Ballia In this scenario it becomes difficult for patients to travel to another district In the blood samples of 18 patients the Total Leukocyte Count TLC was found high indicating that they suffered from some illness However this was due to the illness mentioned in their medical history and not due to heatstroke the team found The blood samples tested negative for any viral load When asked about the status of the final report the team members said Once the report of water samples taken from the affected areas and blood samples of patients admitted to the hospital arrive the team will summarise and file the final report Meanwhile the health officials have been asked to avoid giving statements to the media In a letter by the principal secretary health Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma to all additional directors chief medical officers CMOs and the chief medical superintendents CMSs of the health department it was said that in case of health emergency no unauthorised person will issue a statement In case of crucial situations the concerned CMOCMS will in coordination with the district magistrate issue authorised information as per need IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ballia-deaths-team-finds-lapses-in-patient-management-440021.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pakistan-hec-bans-holi-all-cultural-festivities-in-varsities-stirs-debate-439772.html By Hamza Ameer Islamabad June 21 The Higher Education Commission HEC of Pakistan has banned Holi celebrations and other cultural festivities in universities saying that recent Holi celebrations in a federal capital university went overboard and challenged the countrys religious identity In a directive to all of its affiliate universities Dr Shaista Sohail Executive Director at the HEC in Islamabad said It was observed that the recent event of Holi celebration at the QuaideAzam University QAU Islamabad challenged the countrys identity as an Islamic state and its societal values becoming controversial through being widely publicised and reported raising concerns over its negative effects on the countrys image HEC being cognizant of its responsibilities as per mandate laid down in its ordinance has been formulating policies guideline principles and priorities for the betterment of the Higher Education sector based upon the concepts embodied in our own culture values and traditions thus preserving the nations ideology stated the HEC directive Unfortunately it is sad to witness activities that portray a complete disconnect from our sociocultural values and an erosion of the countrys Islamic identity One such instance that has caused concern was the fervor exhibited in marking Hindu festival of Holi This widely reportedpublicised event from the platform of a university caused concerns and has disadvantageously affected the countrys image the HEC directive added Foregoing in view it is advised that the HEIs may prudently distance themselves from all such activities obviously incompatible with the countrys identity and societal values the HEC directive maintained Interestingly the HEC directive also related the recent Holi celebration at QAU which it maintained went overboard and challenged the countrys religious and societal values with a hidden agenda of some individuals and elements who may use such events for what it termed as selfserving vested interests This has stirred a debate as it referred to the Holi event in QAU Islamabad which was claimed to be the biggest Holi celebration in Pakistan The event attracted both appreciation and criticism from various quarters with some praising it for promoting cultural diversity while others criticised it for going against the Islamic traditions and values A debate is underway after the HEC notification between maintenance and understanding of a balance between cultural expression and religious identity at educational institutions It is important to preserve the countrys Islamic heritage Such incidents are used to stretch the already confused youth further away from the Islamic values And educational institutions need to be careful because facilitation of such events that are aimed at countering our religious values cannot be tolerated said Waqas Talib a religious scholar Others argue that cultural events like Holi should be allowed as they create and spread the knowledge of diversity that exists among all cultures and religions Cultural festivities should be allowed as long as they are conducted with respect and understanding Holi celebration is a colourful cultural event There is no harm in celebrating it with the same zeal Such events not only create cultural acceptability but also inculcate religious respect for all religious followers and their values stated Tahira Abdullah a rights activist Experts say that HECs decision to ban Holi celebrations in universities reflects the complex yet strong imposing resistance the conservative religious elements hold in the country The ban on Holi celebrations in Pakistani universities reflects the complexities surrounding balancing religious identity and cultural diversity in a multireligious and multicultural society As the nation grapples with these issues fostering an environment that promotes dialogue understanding and respect for all beliefs and traditions in essential said Moeed Pirzada senior political analyst IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pakistan-hec-bans-holi-all-cultural-festivities-in-varsities-stirs-debate-439772.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 03:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/whistleblower-raised-safety-concerns-about-oceangates-tourist-submarine-was-fired-439786.html San Francisco June 21 A whistleblower had raised serious safety concerns about OceanGates tourist submarine called Titan that went missing with five people during an expedition to the Titanics wreckage in the North Atlantic He was later fired after presenting a scathing quality control report on the vessel David Lochridge director of marine operations at OceanGate was terminated after raising concerns about its firstofakind carbon fiber hull and other systems before its maiden voyage according to a filing in a 2018 lawsuit He was fired after presenting the report on the vessel to OceanGates senior management including founder and CEO Stockton Rush who is on board the missing vessel reports TechCrunch The report detailed numerous issues that posed serious safety concerns according to the filing These included visible flaws in the carbon fibre supplied to OceanGate raised the risk of small flaws expanding into larger tears during pressure cycling These are the huge pressure changes that the submersible would experience as it made its way and from the deep ocean floor Lochridge wrote that a previously tested scale model of the hull had prevalent flaws Carbon fiber composites can be stronger and lighter than steel making a submersible naturally buoyant But they can also be prone to sudden failure under stress Lochridges recommendation was that nondestructive testing of the Titans hull was necessary to ensure a solid and safe product according to the filing Lochridge was reportedly told that such testing was impossible He was worried that the system would not reveal flaws until the vessel was descending and then might only provide milliseconds of warning before a catastrophic implosion A few months after Lochridges termination the company had published a blog post stating reasons for not having Titan certified by the American Bureau of Shipping The vast majority of marine and aviation accidents are a result of operator error not mechanical failure As a result simply focusing on classing the vessel does not address the operational risks Maintaining highlevel operational safety requires constant committed effort and a focused corporate culture two things that OceanGate takes very seriously and that are not assessed during classification the blog post read Meanwhile the US Coast Guard on Wednesday confirmed that a Canadian P3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area for the missing tourist submarine with five people on board The submarine was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive to the Titanics wreckage in the Atlantic on June 18 according to the Coast Guard The five passengers on board are Hamish Harding a 58yearold British adventurer UK businessman Shahzada Dawood 48 and his son Suleman 19 PaulHenry Nargeolet 77 a former French Navy diver and Rush 61 the OceanGate CEO IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/whistleblower-raised-safety-concerns-about-oceangates-tourist-submarine-was-fired-439786.html Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ed-raids-multiple-locations-in-mumbai-in-rs-12-000-cr-bmc-covid-scam-case-439560.html New Delhi June 21 The Enforcement Directorate ED on Wednesday was conducting raids at more than 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case related to a Rs 12000 crore Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC Covid scam According to a source the raids are targeting BMC officers suppliers and others who were involved in setting up Covidrelated infrastructure in the city Earlier Iqbal Chahal an alleged accused was questioned by the ED in connection with this case We are raiding premises belonging to people including an IAS official close to Uddhav Thackeray Sujit Patkar and Suraj Chanav are among those who are being raided said the source Two days ago Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Sindhe announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team SIT to investigate the scam which involves more than Rs 12000 crore Last year the Comptroller and Auditor General CAG conducted a special probe and uncovered alleged misappropriation of Rs 12024 crore in the expenses of the civic body In response to the findings of the CAG audit the Maharashtra government established an SIT led by Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar The SIT includes officers from the Economic Offences Wing and senior officers from the city police Its purpose is to further investigate the financial irregularities identified by the CAG The ED has not made any official statement in this regard as of now IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ed-raids-multiple-locations-in-mumbai-in-rs-12-000-cr-bmc-covid-scam-case-439560.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-polls-death-toll-rises-to-9-after-cpi-439609.html Kolkata June 21 Another case of death related to clashes and violence over the forthcoming West Bengal panchayat polls was reported on Wednesday after a CPIM youth activist succumbed to bullet injuries The deceased was identified as Mansur Alam 23 who was admitted at a local hospital on June 15 after being severely injured in a gunbattle during the nomination phase in Chopra in North Dinajpur district He died late Tuesday night With this the total number of deaths due to pollrelated violence has risen to nine since the dates for the panchayat polls were announced on June 8 The maximum number of deaths has been reported from Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district where three persons were reportedly killed in clashes during the nomination period Reacting to the fresh report of death CPIM central committee member Sujan Chakraborty said that it was unfortunate that even after the reported deaths of so many persons the state government or the state election commission are reluctant to ensure free and fair polls under the blanket security cover of central armed forces On Tuesday only a division bench of the Supreme Court had upheld the previous order by a division bench of the Calcutta High Court directing the deployment of central armed forces throughout the state for the rural civic body polls However after the apex court order controversies erupted as the state election commissioner gave requisition to the Union home ministry for 22 companies of central armed forces which meant that one company will be deployed in each district where the rural civic body polls will be conducted The opposition parties have described this move by the state election commission as eyewash and an insult to the order of the court IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-polls-death-toll-rises-to-9-after-cpi-439609.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/10-baby-cobras-found-in-surgical-ward-of-kerala-govt-hospital-439683.html Thiruvananthapuram June 21 The surgical ward at the state run district hospital in Perinthalmanna in Keralas Malappuram district was closed after 10 baby cobras were found in and around the ward The baby cobras were found in a gap of three days The eight patients at the ward have been moved out to a nearby medical ward of the hospital The precincts of the surgical ward are full of bushes and the floor of the ward also has broken tiles The snakes are believed to have slithered through these tiles A few days ago a 55yearold woman who was sleeping on the floor of a pay ward of the state run hospital in Kannur district and accompanying her pregnant daughter was bitten by a viper snake IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/10-baby-cobras-found-in-surgical-ward-of-kerala-govt-hospital-439683.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/up-woman-cop-wanting-to-marry-muslim-man-transferred-439454.html Lucknow June 21 A woman subinspector SI from Uttar Pradeshs Bareilly who had applied for marriage with a Muslim man under the Special Marriage Act has been transferred to Sambhal district The Special Marriage Act allows two people from different religions to tie the knot without changing their faith But the controversy erupted when the SIs family who are from Meerut accused the Muslim man of forcibly making her embrace Islam The family had requested authorities to transfer her to another district closer to their native place so that she could be brought out of the influence of the man A senior police official said the SI had almost completed her maximum time period of seven years in Bareilly district and her transfer was already pending He however added that the request made by her family was also considered following which she was transferred to Sambhal which is closer to Meerut The official said the SI did not turn up before senior authorities when asked about her viewpoint Another police official said that the SI was absent from duty since last week without informing her seniors Bareilly city Magistrate N Ram who is incharge of the Sadar SubDivisional Magistrate SDM in the absence of SDM Pratush Pandey confirmed that the SI had applied to get married to the Muslim man under the Special Marriage Act IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/up-woman-cop-wanting-to-marry-muslim-man-transferred-439454.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ram-lalla-idol-to-be-installed-in-january-2024-439457.html Ayodhya June 21 The idol of Ram Lalla will be installed in the newly constructed temple in Ayodhya on Makar Sankranti in January 2024 the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has said The event will be held amidst a long celebration that will begin with Deepotsav on the eve of Diwali this year said Champat Rai general secretary of the Trust on Tuesday Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had set a deadline of December 31 for opening the Ram temple for devotees But according to the Trust in December there are no auspicious days for installation of the idol As per the Hindu calendar rituals can only take place from Makar Sankranti when the Sun moves from the southern hemisphere to the Northern hemisphere the Trust said Makar Sankranti is the most auspicious day for installation of the Ram Lalla idol said Champat Rai The Trust has always maintained that the construction work of Ram temple will be over by December 2023 and grand celebrations will start which will continue till Makar Sankranti in January 2024 Earlier the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had sent an invitation letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the grand opening of the Ram temple in Ayodhya Modi had presided over the bhoomi pujan of Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5 2020 At present Ram Lalla is being worshipped in a prefabricated temple at Ram Janmabhoomi which was installed there before construction of the Ram temple began A letter signed by Trust chairman Mahant Nritya Gopal Das has been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inviting him for the pran pratishtha idol consecration of Ram Lalla at the sanctumsanctorum of the Ram temple said Mahant Kamal Nayan Das the designated successor of Mahant Nritya Gopal Nripendra Misra chairman of Ram Mandir Construction Committee will most likely hand over the letter to the Prime Ministers Office in New Delhi IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ram-lalla-idol-to-be-installed-in-january-2024-439457.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/spicejet-enters-into-settlement-agreement-with-nac-for-q400-aircraft-439510.html New Delhi June 21 The SpiceJet airline has entered into a settlement agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital NAC a major lessor for its Q400 aircraft the spokesperson said on Wednesday The agreement settles all past liabilities for the Q400s leased by NAC to SpiceJet The airline presently operates five Q400 aircraft from NAC in its fleet the airline claimed The SpiceJet spokesperson said that separately the airline will be inducting three additional Q400 aircraft from NAC back into its fleet These three planes had been repossessed by the lessor The induction of the three planes in addition to the fleet revival and restoration program launched by the airline would result in a substantial addition of planes in the SpiceJet fleet in the coming weeks said the spokesperson In May Lessors had requested the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA to deregister one aircraft each from Wilmington Trust SP Services Sabarmati Aviation Leasing and Falgu Aviation Leasing with the airline IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/spicejet-enters-into-settlement-agreement-with-nac-for-q400-aircraft-439510.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/if-revolt-had-failed-shinde-wouldve-shot-himself-claims-maha-minister-439521.html Mumbai June 21 A Maharashtra Shiv Sena Minister has claimed that if the rebellion by the 40 MLAs and other independents in June 2022 which toppled the then ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government headed by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had failed then their leader Eknath Shinde could have committed suicide Making the sensational claim School Education Minister Deepak V Kesarkar contended that he was very close to Shinde and they would regularly exchangeAnotes so he was privy to the information Shinde had taken the step of the uprising along with us However he was very clear and said that in case it failed then he would send us all back to the party call up Thackeray and say sorry absolve us the 40 MLAs of any blame and take the full responsibility for it and then shoot himself in the head Kesarkar averred Shinde also reportedly told Kesarkar that he would ensure that no rebel MLAs political prospects were ruined while he would care even if he lost his life in the entire drama then Later the rebellion proved to be a success with Shinde becoming the Chief Minister and who will also complete a year in office on June 30 so everything ended well the state Minister told the media on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the walkout that was marked as Gaddar Day Traitors Day by the MVA allies Nationalist Congress PartyShiv Sena UBT He is a true Shiv Sainik Are you calling him a gaddar Now if we dont support him then who else can we support questioned Kesarkar while highlighting anecdotes of the unprecedented bloodless political coup that changed the course of Maharashtra politics after June 20 2022 when the revolt started Kesarkar also revealed how Shinde was allegedly slighted and insulted on various occasions by Thackeray and claimed that whenever promises were broken by the latter he Kesarkar would go and share it with Shinde IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/if-revolt-had-failed-shinde-wouldve-shot-himself-claims-maha-minister-439521.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/henchman-of-kapil-sangwan-gang-nabbed-from-punjab-439342.html New Delhi June 20 The Delhi Polices Special Cell has arrested a 27yearold henchman of infamous Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang along with his associate from Mohali in Punjab an official said on Tuesday The henchman has been identified as Rohit Sharma a resident of village Chhara in district Jhajjar He had conducted recce of the office of deceased Surender Matiala and also arranged shooters motorcycles and weapons for the murder said the official His associate was identified as Sanju Kadyan alias Sushant Rana 24 a resident of district Jhajjar Haryana On April 14 two unidentified men had entered the office of Surender district president Najafgarh Kishan Morcha of BJP Unit and fired upon him leading to his death Earlier police had apprehended eight members of the Kapil Sangwan gang including three juveniles in connection with the murder The Special Commissioner of Police Special Cell HGS Dhaliwal said that a team was continuously monitoring the activities of Nandu Gang manually and technically During monitoring it was revealed that the main handler and conspirator of Surenders murder Rohit Sharma was in direct contact with Kapil Sangwan through encrypted social media apps He was passing on instructions to the shooters present in Delhi to execute the killing of Surender while he himself was hiding in the Mohali area of Punjab with his associates said Dhaliwal   Police also learnt that Rohit along with his associate was also planning to eliminate Nandus rival gangster Manjit Mahal who is presently lodged in Tihar Jail On June 16 on the basis of specific input Rohit Sharma and his associate Sanju were apprehended from Mohali Punjab said the special CP According to police Rohits two brothers Mohit and Sohit have been arrested in Surender Matiala murder case Sanju was tasked to provide hideouts to the shooters in Surenders murder He also absconded after the incident as police had raided his house said the official IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/henchman-of-kapil-sangwan-gang-nabbed-from-punjab-439342.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/incessant-rain-throw-life-out-of-gear-in-bluru-439361.html Bengaluru June 20 Incessant rain lashing Bengaluru on Tuesday have thrown normal life out of gear as commuters are facing massive traffic jams across the city Traffic jams were reported in central business district areas while many arterial roads were inundated Traffic towards the KempeGowda International Airport has also been affected while metro stations were packed with crowds who were trying to avoid the roads The Bengaluru Traffic Police has requested drivers and riders to go slow and ensure a safe journey Meteorological centres have predicted at least two days of continuous heavy rain IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/incessant-rain-throw-life-out-of-gear-in-bluru-439361.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-breaks-105-year-old-rain-record-in-ajmer-439364.html Jaipur June 20 Cyclone Biparjoy has smashed a 105yearold record of rainfall in Ajmer in the month of June according to the Jaipur IMD Director Radheshyam Sharma On June 17 1917 a total of 1194 mm of rainfall was recorded in Ajmer in a single day marking the highest for the month of June This record was broken after Ajmer received 1318 mm of rain in a span of 24 hours from 830 am on Sunday to 830 am on Monday Sharma told IANS For the first time in Rajasthan there is a floodlike situation before the monsoon In four days cyclone Biparjoy has triggered rain in many areas due to which Barmer Pali Rajsamand Bhilwara and Ajmer have been left flooded In the last 24 hours Palis Muthana received 530 mm of rain Meanwhile several villages of Bundi Ajmer Bhilwara were without electricity The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Tuesday in Kota BaranSawai Madhepur A 12year record was also broken in Jodhpur after the city recorded 913 mm of rainfall on June 17 The previous record was reached on June 28 2016 when there was about 74 mm of rain The state received an average of 100 mm of rainfall from June 16 to 19 triggered by the cyclone which is about 24 per cent of the average rainfall during the monsoon season Rajasthan receives an average of 415 mm of rainfall during the monsoon season June to September The initial month of June receives an average of 50 mm of rain IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-breaks-105-year-old-rain-record-in-ajmer-439364.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/one-doctor-has-83-hospitals-registered-in-his-name-in-up-439168.html Agra June 20 One doctor has around 83 hospitals registered in his name in Meerut Kanpur and various other districts of western Uttar Pradesh This came to light during the verification of licence renewal applications of hospitals and clinics More details are awaited on the case The authorities said that nearly 449 medical facilities in and around Agra have been found illegally being served by 15 doctors Chief medical officer CMO Arun Kumar Srivastava said Notices have been sent to these doctors The matter is being investigated in detail According to sources people who are not medical practitioners obtain a licence in the name of a doctor from the health department to operate hospitals clinics and pathology labs The scam got exposed after the Uttar Pradesh government this year mandated that the process for renewal of licence be done online The list of accused medical practitioners includes physicians cardiologists paediatricians and surgeons As per the health department records 1269 medical centres were registered during 202223 Of these 494 were hospitals 493 clinics 170 pathology labs 104 diagnostics centres seven sample collection centres and one dialysis centre The health department has so far renewed the registration of 570 hospitals and clinics for the year 202324 after verification of the applications In various cases hospitals and clinics applying for renewal of licence have not provided the required details related to trained paramedical staff compliance with fire safety norms and disposal of medical waste Information provided regarding bed capacity and other facilities is also suspicious the official said President of Indian Medical Association Agra Dr OP Yadav said This is a serious issue We condemn such practices and will support the health department in taking necessary steps The government should also take strict action against such centres and medical practitioners associated with them IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/one-doctor-has-83-hospitals-registered-in-his-name-in-up-439168.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jk-sia-conducts-searches-in-4-districts-against-secessionist-usage-of-social-media-439244.html Srinagar June 20 The State Investigation Agency SIA on Tuesday carried out searches in four districts of Kashmir in connection with the misuse of social media platforms for secessionist activities SIA sources said these predawn searches were carried out in Srinagar Pulwama Anantnag and Kupwara districts These searches are part of the investigation in case FIR No 052023 pertaining to misuse of social media platforms for unlawful and secessionist activities The case was registered by SIA Kashmir regarding Indiabased social media entities collaborating with their foreign associates to spread hatred against India and promoting terror activities The predawn searches conducted by SIA personnel are aimed to uncover the individuals and groups involved in propagating secessionist antiIndia sentiments through various social media platforms The identified entities are suspected of conniving with foreign associates to further their nefarious agenda which includes instigating and supporting acts of terrorism These entities have been targeting government servants hindering their ability to perform their lawful duties The searches conducted today resulted in the seizure of substantial digital and physical evidence like mobile phones sim cards etc The evidence will be meticulously analyzed to build a strong case against the accused individuals and organisations ensuring a comprehensive investigation and subsequent legal proceedings sources said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jk-sia-conducts-searches-in-4-districts-against-secessionist-usage-of-social-media-439244.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/common-people-will-be-the-winner-after-panchayat-polls-bengal-guv-439016.html Kolkata June 19 West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said that after the July 8 panchayat polls are over the real winners will be the common people The polls will be conducted peacefully and after the polls are over the pollbearers will be disappointed as the elections will results into victory of the people he said after the inauguration of the Peace Room at the Raj Bhavan on Monday through which the Governors House will directly monitor the development over the rural civic body polls in the state The Governor took the decision to open the Peace Room at the Raj Bhavan after returning from his visit to Canning in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday Throughout the last week Canning was in the headlines following sporadic clashes over the nomination process for the rural civic body polls A notification has also been issued by the Raj Bhavan authorities informing that the people would be able to report incidents of violence directly at the Peace Room through telephone call or emails In continuation of the frequent field visits of the Governor to the violence affected areas and in view of the numerous representations received from the citizens on the criminal intimidation in prepoll Bengal a help room has been opened in Raj Bhavan to respond to the grievances of the public The Peace Room will refer the issues to the Government and State Election Commissioner for appropriate action a statement issued by the Governors House said An email id and 24X7 phone number has also been mentioned there through which the common people would be able to inform the Raj Bhavan about the incidents of violence Recently the Governor had also observed that during his field visit he has witnessed deterioration in democracy in different pockets of the state His statement has attracted strong reactions from the ruling Trinamool Congress whose leadership has accused the Governor of acting beyond his constitutional limits IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/common-people-will-be-the-winner-after-panchayat-polls-bengal-guv-439016.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kejriwal-writes-to-l-g-over-delhi-law-order-situation-439277.html New Delhi June 20 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena expressing concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital and held the LG and Home Minister responsible for the condition Kejriwal stated that four murders have occurred within 24 hours which have made the people feel highly unsafe I am writing this letter to urgently bring to your attention the alarming rise in serious crimes in the National Capital Territory NCT of Delhi The severity of the situation can be understood from the distressing fact that four murders have taken place in different parts of Delhi in the last 24 hours reads his letter Kejriwal requested the LG to take urgent and effective steps to restore residents confidence in the security and safety of their lives as these serious crimes have shaken Delhi He emphasized that those responsible for ensuring the safety of Delhis residents should not be seen as repeatedly failing in their duty At this critical moment as a citizen of Delhi who has been entrusted with a constitutional responsibility by over two crore residents of the national capital I am ready to provide all possible cooperation to ensure the rule of law in the NCT of Delhi While I firmly believe that the latest National Crime Records Bureau NCRB report which was published last year should have served as an eyeopener for the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA and the LG both of whom are directly responsible for maintaining law and order here unfortunately that did not happen According to this NCRB report Delhi alone accounted for 3220 per cent of the total crimes against women out of the total crimes that occurred in 19 metropolitan cities in India the letter read Kejriwal mentioned that due to a lack of Delhi Police personnel in the field residents were being forced to hire private guards in large numbers to ensure their safety and protect their properties I must state that the urgency required for crime prevention in Delhi is completely absent on the part of decisionmakers responsible for maintaining law and order here The need of the hour is to ensure effective police patrolling particularly during nighttime and to engage with the residents of Delhi to find ways to improve the law and order situation read Kejriwals letter Kejriwal proposed a meeting between his cabinet colleagues and the LG for a meaningful discussion He urged that police officers be directed to hold joint meetings with elected MLAs councillors and RWAs to suggest better ways of reducing crimes in the national capital Thana level committees existed in Delhi until 2013 providing a platform for active and regular engagement between the police the people and elected representatives These committees should be revived the letter said Overall Kejriwal emphasized the need for collaboration among MLAs RWAs and the people to improve the law and order situation in Delhi and requested the revival of Police Station level committees IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kejriwal-writes-to-l-g-over-delhi-law-order-situation-439277.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/indias-position-is-clear-on-myanmar-says-foreign-secretary-439022.html New Delhi June 19 The External Affairs Ministry on Monday refused to comment on whether the ongoing situation in Myanmar will come up for discussion during Prime Minister Narendra Modis forthcoming visit to the US this week but added that Indias position is clear on Myanmar Foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra while addressing mediapersons on Modis state visit to the US from June 2123 in response to a question on whether Myanmars worsening situation and US divergent views on the country visavis India would come up for discussion during deliberations between Modi and US president Joe Biden said that it cannot be prejudged as to what the two leaders will discuss However he added it can be expected that regional and global situations will come up for discussion Its not correct to frame any agenda However Indias position is clear on Myanmar and US understands it Kwatra said We share a very large border with Myanmar which is our neighbour The kind of framework we deal with it is different We have been providing continuous humanitarian assistance to Myanmar even during troubled times their We can only try and wish that the country remains stable and peaceful the foreign secretary added Various think tanks in the US have been hoping that Washington should seize the moment to engage with India on Myanmar and urge New Delhi to work towards alleviating the humanitarian situation and help establish democracy in the Southeast Asian nation To another question on reports of some preplanned protests against human rights violations in India which the prime minister may face during his visit the foreign secretary said that though no comments can be offered on any such planned protests the visit is being viewed with a lot of positive intent in the US We sense a positive intent on prime ministers US visit and are determined to move towards new domains of partnership with US Kwatra said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/indias-position-is-clear-on-myanmar-says-foreign-secretary-439022.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/young-lawyer-in-vizag-dies-while-playing-cricket-438787.html Visakhapatnam June 19 A 26yearold lawyer died while playing in an interdistrict cricket tournament in Visakhapatnam Manikantha Naidu collapsed and died while coming out of Zinc Cricket Ground at Gajuwaka here on Sunday According to witnesses after completion of the match Naidu was coming out of the ground when he collapsed apparently due to cardiac arrest Teammates and others tried to resuscitate him but their efforts proved futile Medical staff who rushed to the spot in a 108 ambulance examined him and declared him dead He was shifted to a private hospital According to Visakha Bar Association president Chintapalli Rambabu the young lawyer had a cardiac problem The interdistrict cricket tournament began on June 16 However the organisers have come under flak for conducting the tournament in the scorching heat The coastal city has been experiencing heat wave conditions for the last one week with the maximum temperature crossing 40 degrees Celsius IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/young-lawyer-in-vizag-dies-while-playing-cricket-438787.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/three-missing-up-minors-found-dead-after-30-hours-in-locked-suv-in-nagpur-438796.html Nagpur June 19 The states second capital was stunned after the bodies of three minor kids who were reportedly missing or kidnapped since June 17 were found dead from an abandoned SUV close to their home in Farooque Nagar area of the city police said on Monday According to police the children identified as Afreen Khan 6 and her cousins Aliya Khan 6 and Taufiq Khan 4 had gone to play outside their house on Saturday afternoon after lunch As they played in the vicinity they reached the SUV parked unattended nearby entered it to play but somehow got mysteriously locked in the vehicle a Ford Ecosport It was only after nearly 30 hours that a local woman complained of a stench emanating from there that locals and police teams rushed there to check the SUV They were shaken to find the bodies of the three children piled atop each other the vehicles dusty windshields bearing finger marks of their struggle to come out or draw attention for help The bodies were removed from the SUV shifted to the Mayo Hospital the entire operation was videographed and later sent for postmortem The vehicle was later found to be from Jalgaon but owned by a Nagpur local and was parked outside a powerloom workshop by a garage mechanic in the vicinity Following the missing complaint lodged with the Panchpaoli Police Station different teams of around 200 personnel had scanned CCTV footage launched a doortodoor search in the neighbourhood and a dog squad had also gone there but failed to track the kids The locals said that the SUV was usually left unlocked and children often played inside but this time the kids may have unwittingly locked it and got trapped An official of Panchpaoli Police Station told IANS that the tentative cause of death of the three kids in the autopsy report is cited as suffocation probably owing to the intense heat conditions The viscera have been preserved for further tests the final autopsy report is awaited and police have lodged an accidental death report while further investigations are on Top officials led by Nagpur Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar Deputy Commissioner of Police M Sudarshan Crime and DCP Gorakh Bhamre Zonal are guiding the probe into the case The victims families hail from Uttar Pradesh have been working in Nagpur and living in rented homes for the past few years IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/three-missing-up-minors-found-dead-after-30-hours-in-locked-suv-in-nagpur-438796.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/wishes-pour-in-for-rahul-gandhi-on-his-53rd-bday-438805.html New Delhi June 19 Wishes poured in for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his 53rd birthday with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and many others extending their greetings The official Twitter handle of the Congress said To a fearless leader and to his unwavering commitment to keeping India united To his unflinching faith in love a love which is willing to forgive to trust to hope and to embrace differences To our own mohabbat ki dukaan Happy Birthday Rahul Gandhi Ji Also taking to Twitter Kharge said Warm birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi Your unflinching commitment to Constitutional values and your indomitable courage in the face of adversity is admirable May you continue speaking truth to power and be the voice of millions of Indians while spreading the message of compassion and harmony In his message Congress general secretary organisation KC Venugopal said Rahul Gandhi is a beacon of light in these dark times who dreams of a developed safe and peaceloving India Salute to his selfless struggle his commitment to inclusivity his progressive thought and his dedication for the poor and downtrodden Wishing Rahul ji the visionary of our times a happy birthday Apart from greetings and wishes different frontal organisations of the Congress are also celebrating the day Meanwhile Happy Birthday posters were put up outside Rahul Gandhis residence in Delhi on Monday IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/wishes-pour-in-for-rahul-gandhi-on-his-53rd-bday-438805.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pm-modis-forthcoming-us-visit-a-milestone-of-bilateral-relationship-foreign-secy-438842.html EDS VIDEOGRAB VIA YOUTUBE MEAIndia New Delhi Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra with Spokesperson Ministry of External Affairs MEA Arindam Bagchi and Secretary CPV OIA Ministry of External Affairs Ausaf Sayeed briefs the media on Prime Minister Narendra Modis upcoming visit to USA and Egypt in New Delhi Monday June 19 2023 PTI New Delhi June 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modis first official state visit to the US from June 21 till 23 will be a milestone of bilateral relationship the external affairs ministry said on Monday Its a milestone of the relationship between the two countries said foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra while briefing the media on the state visit One of the key components which will be prominently showcased during his visit will be bilateral defence cooperation Kwatra said The second key component has been strong trade and investment partnership between India and the US and third is the technology component which interfaces with many other domains like telecom space manufacturing and investment the foreign secretary added On the first day of his arrival to Washington DC the prime ministers first key engagement will be an event that would focus on scaling for the future which would try to bring out key complementarities and the objectives that both systems seek to promote and achieve informed Kwatra On June 22 there will be four to five key components ceremonial welcome at the White House a set of bilateral meetings the prime ministers scheduled address to the US Congress and the ceremonial state dinner the foreign secretary said further On Modis visit to Egypt Kwatra said that his state visit to the North African nation will take place between June 2425 This will be the prime ministers first visit to Egypt and the first official bilateral visit of an Indian PM to Egypt since 1997 Kwatra informed IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pm-modis-forthcoming-us-visit-a-milestone-of-bilateral-relationship-foreign-secy-438842.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/nitish-kumar-monitors-preparations-for-mega-opposition-meet-438875.html Patna June 19 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is personally monitoring the ongoing preparations for the mega meeting of the 17 opposition parties scheduled to take place in Patna on Friday On Sunday he even inspected the state government guest house and the Patna Circuit House where the VVIPs will be staying The meeting will take place at Gyan Bhawan located at Gandhi Maidan He has given instructions to the the concerned officials to make all the required arrangements as the Bihar government wants to make this mega event a big success The leaders who will be in attendance are Rahul Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge Arvind Kejriwal Mamata Benerjee MK Stalin Hemant Soren Akhilesh Yadav Sharad Pawar Uddhav Thackeray Farooq Abdullah Mehbooba Mufti Sitaram Yechuri and D Raja Bihars Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said All leaders have given their consent for the meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav will also present in the meeting Despite majority of the leaders returning on the same day the Bihar government still does not want to fall short of hospitality The opposition leaders will discuss plans to fight against the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections Nitish Kumar has already given a formula of one opposition candidate against one NDA candidate They will also discuss the seatsharing formula as well Currently Madhya Pradesh 29 Rajasthan 20 Chhattisgarh 11 Himachal Pradesh 4 Gujarat 26 Karnataka 28 Assam 14 Haryana 10 Uttrakhand 5 are the states which have a total of 147 Lok Sabha seats While in West Bengal 42 the Trinamool Congress is against BJP In Jharkhand 14 JMM against the BJP In Bihar 40 Mahagathbandhan against the BJP In Uttar Pradesh 80 SP against the BJP in Maharashtra 48 MVA against BJPShiv Sena Shinde group In Punjab 13 AAP against BJP In Delhi 7 AAP against BJP A total of 244 seats are those where BJP is up against regional parties In Tamil Nadu 39 and Kerala 20 BJP is not in the scene as the Congress will fight against the left in Kerala and DMK will contest with AIADMK In Telangana 17 there may be a triangular fight between the Congress BJP and TRS In Andhra Pradesh 25 Chief Minister YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy will contest against Chandrababu Naidu the BJP and Congress In Odisha 21 the Naveen Patnaikled Biju Janata Dal will contest against the Congress and BJP IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/nitish-kumar-monitors-preparations-for-mega-opposition-meet-438875.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/india-us-to-focus-on-enhancing-cooperation-between-defence-tech-firms-foreign-secy-438981.html New Delhi June 19 The IndiaUS defence relationship has a wide framework and aims to include possibilities of enhancing cooperation between defence technology companies of both nations Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday Briefing mediapersons on Prime Minister Narendra Modis forthcoming state visit to the US from Wednesday to Friday Kwatra said that as far defence cooperation is concerned it is quite widespread between the two countries The framework of defence cooperation between India and US is quite widespread and includes several new aspects he informed This mainly focuses on how defence technology companies of both the nations can increase their cooperation Kwatra explained He added that another aspect to this framework would be to ensure that how the industrial supply line linkages can be enhanced The focus would be to see how can they such entities talk to each other and move towards an industrial production ecosystem Kwatra said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/india-us-to-focus-on-enhancing-cooperation-between-defence-tech-firms-foreign-secy-438981.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 22:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-ncr-wakes-up-to-rainy-morning-438746.html New Delhi June 19 The DelhiNCR region experienced an unexpected shift in weather on Monday as a muchneeded downpour brought relief to the residents who had been battling a relentless heatwave The refreshing rainfall not only rejuvenated the parched surroundings but also brought down temperatures in the area According to the regional weather department the minimum temperature is projected to hover around 29 degrees Celsius a significant drop from the scorching heat experienced in recent days Similarly the maximum temperature is expected to reach approximately 35 degrees Celsius providing a more bearable climate for the locals The weather department also predicted that DelhiNCR is likely to recieve more rainfall in next two hours Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of few places of Delhi Karawal Nagar Civil Lines Dilshad Garden NCR Loni Dehat Hindon AF Station Ghaziabad Gurugram Gohana Gannaur Sonipat Rohtak Kharkhoda Charkhi Dadri Jhajjar Farukhnagar Kosali Haryana Baraut Bagpat Meerut Modinagar Kithor Pilakhua Hapur UP during next 2 hours RWFC regional forecast department said in a tweet around 8 am IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-ncr-wakes-up-to-rainy-morning-438746.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/eight-ips-officers-transferred-in-up-438766.html Lucknow June 19 The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday morning transferred eight IPS officials Those transferred include Neelabja Chaudhary joint CP Crime Lucknow who has been sent in the same capacity to Kanpur Akash Kulhari who has been moved from Prayagraj where he was ACP to Lucknow in place of Chaudhary Ravi Shankar Chavi a 2007 batch officer has been moved out of Noida Commissionerate where he was ACP and has been made deputy inspector general of police DIG Public Grievances DGP HQ Lucknow Amit Verma a 2008 batch officer has been retained in his present position and his transfer to Kanpur as ACP has been cancelled Babloo Kumar DIG Anticorruption Organisation has been sent as Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP to Noida while Pawan Kumar has been sent as JCP to Prayagraj He was holding the post of Superintendent of Police SP AntiNarcotics Task Force HQ Lucknow Suniti has been transferred from the post of SP Admin DGP Headquarters Lucknow to Noida as JCP Sharda Narendra Pandey a 2017 batch IPS officer has been sent also as Joint Commissioner of Police JCP Prayagraj IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/eight-ips-officers-transferred-in-up-438766.html Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-poll-raj-bhavan-to-directly-monitor-reports-of-violence-438541.html Kolkata June 18 West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is acting tough on the continuing violence and clashes over the panchayat polls in the state as he has decided to directly monitor the daytoday incidents He has ordered the opening of a Peace Room at the Governors House in Kolkata where common people would be able to directly report fresh incidences of clashes and violence happening from now on during the rural civic body polls Raj Bhavan sources said the Governor took the decision on this count on Saturday night soon after returning from his tour to Canning in South 24 Parganas district which had been stung by continued violence almost throughout the week over the nomination process Through this Peace Room the Governor would be able to monitor the dayto day situation till the panchayat elections are over and the counting process is completed sources added In continuation of the frequent field visits of the Governor to the violence affected areas and in view of the numerous representations received from the citizens on the criminal intimidation in prepoll Bengal a help room has been opened in Raj Bhavan to respond to the grievances of the public The Peace Room will refer the issues to the Government and State Election Commissioner for appropriate action a statement issued by the Governors House has stated An email id and 24X7 phone number has also been mentioned there through which the common people would be able to inform the Raj Bhavan about the incidents of violence On Saturday the Governor observed that he has witnessed deterioration of democracy in certain pockets of the state during his visit to places which witnessed severe clashes during the week over the nomination for the panchayat elections Unfortunately in certain pockets I have witnessed deterioration of democracy But I want to tell the people that there is no scope for fear in democracy I am beside the people of the state I will not tolerate atrocities intimidation violence he said The Trinamool Congresss state spokesman in West Bengal Kunal Ghosh has ridiculed the governor for making such statements The Governor is adding fuel to false allegations by Left Front Congress and BJP Is the Governor a political agent He did not visit the spot when the train accident took place at Balasore He does not make spot visits when anyone from Trinamool Congress is murdered Ghosh said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-poll-raj-bhavan-to-directly-monitor-reports-of-violence-438541.html Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-governor-misusing-state-funds-alleges-trinamool-438700.html Kolkata June 18 The Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose accusing him of misusing the state government funds in purchasing his personal attire and accessories Has Honble Governor bought some of his dress suit sunglass shoe from Govt funds If yes this is totally unethical He should buy his own dress materials by his own money Funds of Governor house must be audited properly If allegation is wrong I am ready to pray apology Trinamool state Spokesman Kunal Ghosh wrote on Twitter In another Tweet on Saturday night Ghosh ridiculed the Governor for his visits to those pockets in West Bengal which witnessed unprecedented clashes and violence over the nomination for the panchayat polls over the last week The Governor is acting beyond his constitutional limits He is encouraging the opposition parties before the polls who have unleashed planned violence in three to four booth areas Our workers have died The situation in the rest of the state is normal The opposition parties have filed the maximum number of nominations The Governor is trying to project himself as the chairman of the opposition forces Ghosh tweeted There was no reaction from Governor House over allegations when this report was being filed On Saturday after visiting the troubleprone Canning area in South 24 Parganas district the Governor observed that he has witnessed deterioration of democracy in certain pockets of the state during his visit to places which witnessed severe clashes over the week over the nominations for the panchayat elections in the state Unfortunately in certain pockets I have witnessed deterioration of democracy But I want to tell the people that there is no scope for fear in democracy I am beside the people of the state I will not tolerate atrocities intimidation violence he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-governor-misusing-state-funds-alleges-trinamool-438700.html Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/three-arrested-from-patna-for-killing-jeweller-in-punjab-438706.html Chandigarh June 18 Punjab Polices AntiGangster Task Force AGTF in an operation supported by the Bihar Police and central agencies cracked the Moga jewellers killing case with the arrest of three persons from Patna and one from Maharashtras Nanded said Director General of Police DGP Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday As per the information five people had shot dead a jewellery shop owner Parminder Singh and looted gold ornaments from his shop Asia Jewellers at gunpoint in Moga on June 12 The assailants had also snatched and took away the licensed revolver of the deceased before fleeing from the spot DGP Yadav said three accused identified as Rajwinder Singh of Moga Rajvir Singh of Bihar and Varun Jazzi of Jalandhar have been arrested from Patna in Bihar while the fourth accused identified as Gurpreet Singh of Amritsar has been arrested from Nanded The police teams have also recovered the two pistols comprising one 315 bore countrymade and one 32 bore along with cartridges used to commit the crime he said while adding the licensed 32 bore revolver belonging to the deceased has also been recovered from the possession of the accused The DGP said preliminary investigations revealed that all accused persons are historysheeters and criminal cases pertaining to dacoity theft Arms Act NDPS Act etc have been registered against them in Punjab and Bihar The accused Rajvir had earlier fled from the police custody during court appearance in Jalandhar and was absconding since he added He said the police have also pinned down the fifth accused Golu of Patna and several teams are on manhunt to nab him IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/three-arrested-from-patna-for-killing-jeweller-in-punjab-438706.html Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rajasthans-free-mobile-yojana-promises-to-be-gamechanger-for-women-438462.html By Archana Sharma Jaipur June 18 Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be giving free mobile phones to the women of the state under Rajasthan Free Mobile Yojana 2023 Now the question being exchanged is if this scheme for women can be a gamechanger As per officials it is directly going to benefit around 133 crore eligible women of the state While BJP leader Nimisha claimed that the Gehlot government has woken up late to make this announcement at a time when the worlds cheapest internet services are being availed by women in india Congress spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi said that the scheme will script a new story of growth for women section of the state There are many ambitious schemes being chalked out by the Congress government in Rajasthan which will directly help women They can now avail a gas cylinder for Rs 500 Also there are free medicines and heath benefits being launched by the state government and through the free mobile they can stay updated of such schemes and get the benefits Chaturvedi added However Nimisha said India is the second top manufacturer of mobile in the world and in present times each citizen of the country is using mobile Gehlot ji Der se jage Gehlot has waken up late She added When worlds cheapest internet is already being used by women and they are now launching their own startups and rural females too are scripting their success story Gehlot governments new announcement comes as a part of election freebies she commented Nimisha further said that the women neither feel safe nor being respected hence the government should focus on law and order rather than issuing such freebies Meanwhile Chaturvedi said Rajasthan is the only state which is scripting a success story in pension and social schemes We are the only one to take women as head of the family and give them the benefits of phones and free data so that they can smartly use the phones for their uplift It needs to be mentioned here that Gehlot government has announced free mobiles for women He said that if tender doesnt happen such a facility will be made that women can buy mobile phones themselves as they will be transferred money in their bank accounts to buy mobiles First an amount would be fixed for the phone and then the money would be transferred to the bank accounts of eligible women With this women will be able to buy phones with their own choice Women can buy mobiles on their own and decide which model which company how much GB mobile they want they can buy smart phones of their choice to ensure they script a smart empowerment story said Gehlot Also if they get money in their own account there wont be any complaint that some women has got mobile from one company while others have received mobile from other country he added while speaking on challenges if companies can make delivery of such a huge number of mobile stock It needs to be mentioned here that the Congress government in the state has announced to give free mobile phones to 133 crore women in three phases The first phase will be during Rakshabandhan in which it has been promised to distribute phones to 40 lakh women Gehlot announced the launch of Rajasthan Free Mobile Yojana 2023 during the budget speech 202223 Through this scheme free mobile phones will be given to women heads of 133 crore Chiranjeevi families of the state Internet data up to 3 years will also be given absolutely free in these mobiles Rs 1200 crore will be spent by the government on Rajasthan Free Mobile Yojana 2023 Now discussions are on if this scheme can be a gamechanger in view of the assembly polls scheduled to be held in or before December 2023 and if Gehlot can get votes from the women section by making them subscribers of smart phones and free data IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rajasthans-free-mobile-yojana-promises-to-be-gamechanger-for-women-438462.html Sun, 18 Jun 2023 08:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/top-retd-army-officer-compares-stateless-manipur-with-libya-lebanon-nigeria-syria-438495.html By Sujit Chakraborty Imphal June 18 Lt Gen L Nishikanta Singh retd who served in various positions in the Army for 40 years compared the ethnic violence devastated Manipur with wartorn Libya Lebanon Nigeria Syria Terming Lt Gen Singhs retd tweet as an extraordinarily sad call former Army Chief Ved Prakash Malik said that the law and order situation in Manipur needs urgent attention at highest level Army Chief during the Kargil War 1999 Gen Malik who served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff from September 30 1997 to September 30 2000 tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah in his tweet Lt Gen Singh retd tweeted Im just an ordinary Indian from Manipur living a retired life The state is now stateless Life and property can be destroyed anytime by anyone just like in Libya Lebanon Nigeria Syria etc It appears Manipur has been left to stew in its own juice Is anyone listening As ethnic violence continues in Manipur for around 50 days now in an unprecedented move 15 Manipurbased organisations of various communities have urged the United Nations and various international agencies seeking their help to end the ongoing crisis in the northeastern state The 15 organisations in their joint memorandum called for urgent attention on the issue of hunger poverty militarisation partisan role of the central security forces and violation of the ground rules of tripartite Suspension of Operation SoO agreement by the Kuki militants In another significant development state Chief Minister N Biren Singh was almost sidelined and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is closely monitoring the daytoday situations in Manipur Union Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh whose house in Imphal was vandalised and set on fire by a mob on Thursday night said that despite the presence of huge number of central forces the law and order situation in Manipur has totally failed Expressing his shock over this incident Singh who was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Inner Manipur parliamentary seat on a BJP ticket said that the existing state government could not maintain the law and order situation despite the Centre providing a large number of forces I do not know why the state mechanism has failed said Singh who earlier wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the Manipur crisis Explaining the reasons behind the states violence Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that infiltrators from across the border and militants have caused the ongoing unrest in the state and it is not an enmity between two communities Manipur shares around 400 km unfenced border with Myanmar Once again rejecting the demand for separate administrations equivalent to a separate state for the tribals as demanded by the 10 Kuki MLAs including seven of the BJP the Chief Minister said Anyone can make a demand in a democracy it is their democratic right We have said on a number of occasions that there would be no separate administration and the territorial integrity of the state would remain intact Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh however had said that the Kuki MLAs raised the separate administrations demand under tremendous pressure from the militants Earlier the Manipur government had apprised the Centre that three Kuki militant outfits the Kuki National Army KNA Zomi Revolutionary Army ZRA and Kuki Revolutionary Army KRA are not adhering to ground rules of the tripartite Suspension of Operation SoO agreement signed on August 22 2008 On a number of occasions the Chief Minister accused the Kuki militants of instigating violence and prompting the tribals to agitate against the governments actions against illegal poppy cultivation and drug menace After his fourday May 29 to June 1 Manipur visit Union Home Minister Amit Shah warned the Kuki militants to adhere to the ground rules otherwise they would face severe action Dropping a bombshell six student and youth organisations last week sought a clarification from the BJPs central leadership about the claim made by militant outfit United Kuki Liberation Front UKLF that the outlawed group had backed BJP candidates in the 2017 assembly elections The organisations including the influential All Manipur Students Union and Manipuri Students Federation in a joint statement said that it could be possible that the Kuki militants supported the BJP during the 2017 election after getting an assurance that their demand of a separate administration could be considered They observed that if this is true then the Centre is playing divide and rule in Manipur they stated It is time for the people to fight against the Government of Indias divide and rule policy We demand the central BJP leadership to clarify its stand on the claims made by the UKLF Otherwise the people will boycott the BJP and root out the party from the soil of Manipur the statement said The organisations also urged the Election Commission of India to take appropriate action on the claim made by the UKLF What made the people unhappy is that the Kuki militants are openly violating the ground rules of the Suspension of Operation SoO agreement and the government has not done anything Ten Kuki MLAs seven are from the ruling BJP have openly supported the Kuki militants demand for a separate administration or Kukiland Why is the central BJP not trying to find a solution through these MLAs Why is the state BJP not taking any action against these 10 MLAs till today Amidst all these the open support given by some paramilitary forces to Kuki militants led to the suspicion on the role of the Government of India the statement said These organisations demanded that the remaining 50 MLAs should go to Delhi and raise their voice against the Kuki militants Despite the deployment of 40000 additional troops in Manipur the government could not stop the Kuki militants from attacking the innocent Meetei villagers they said In another development Manipur governments Deputy Advocate General H Debendra Singh in connection with a complaint informed the Manipur Human Rights Commission MHRC that the Union government has not imposed Article 355 in the state of Manipur as yet Earlier it was reported that the Central government has imposed Article 355 in Manipur Article 355 is a part of emergency provisions contained in the Constitution that empowers the Centre to take all necessary steps to protect a state against internal disturbances and external aggression Rights Risks Analysis Group RRAG an independent thinktank based in Delhi had urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to consider imposing Presidents rule in Manipur in view of the failure to bring the ethnic violence under control despite the imposition of Article 355 on May 6 After the ethnic violence broke out on May 3 senior IAS officer Vineet Joshi was appointed as the new Chief Secretary and 1993 batch IPS officer Rajiv Singh belonging to the neighbouring Tripura cadre as Director General of Police DGP replacing state police chief P Doungel a 1987 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre Doungel has been posted in the newlycreated post of OfficeronSpecial Duty OSD in the Home Department Immediately after the violence began the central government had appointed former chief of the Central Reserve Police Force and retired IPS Kuldiep Singh as a security adviser to the Manipur government After Union Home Minister Amit Shahs visit Kuldiep Singh has been assigned as the head of the joint security command of all central and state forces Political analysts said that not taking timely actions against the Kuki militants despite signing of agreement 15 years ago indifferent attitude over the infiltrations from Myanmar and taking drastic steps against the poppy cultivators without making alternative livelihood for the farmers and faulty utilisation of the security forces are some of the main reasons behind the oubreak of the violence in Manipur The devastating ethnic violence which has so far left over 120 people killed and more than 400 injured began in Manipur on May 3 after a Tribal Solidarity March was organised by a tribal student body in the hill districts of the state to protest against the Meitei communitys Scheduled Tribe ST status demand However unofficial figures of the death toll and injury could be much higher Sujit Chakraborty can be contacted at sujitciansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/top-retd-army-officer-compares-stateless-manipur-with-libya-lebanon-nigeria-syria-438495.html Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-sisters-murder-video-shows-assailants-firing-in-full-public-view-438503.html New Delhi June 18 A video footage of the attack on two sisters in Delhis RK Puram area on Sunday showed that the assailants fired indiscriminately without fear The footage shows assailants shooting at the sisters Pinky 30 and Jyoti 29 who were trying to save their brother The video also shows a mob gathered at the scene Despite so many people at the spot the attackers fire and manage to escape Later they were nabbed by the police officials said Extra police forces have been deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident with patrols being conducted A case of murder along with charges under the Arms Act has been registered A team of senior police officials has been formed to investigate the matter The police mentioned that the assailants had a personal dispute over a financial matter with the deceaseds brother Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticized the law and order situation and expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-sisters-murder-video-shows-assailants-firing-in-full-public-view-438503.html Sun, 18 Jun 2023 11:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bjp-centre-insulting-hindu-religion-through-adipurush-aap-mp-sanjay-singh-438380.html New Delhi June 17 AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday accused the Central government and the BJP of insulting the Hindu religion by promoting and supporting Bollywood movie Adipurush Singh said All Chief Ministers of the BJP were busy insulting Lord Ram by promoting and supporting such a movie which has cheap dialogues Yogi Adityanath Shivraj Singh Chauhan Eknath Sindhe Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pushkar Singh Dhami all the BJP CMs and other leaders are behind the making of this movie How can they promote such a movie This movie has cheap dialogues BJP should apologise to the nation for insulting Lord Ram and Ramayana through this movie said Singh Listen to these dialogues Tel tere baap ka aag teri baap ki to Lanka bhi teri hi lagegi another is Teri Bua ka Bagicha hai kya to hawa khane chala aaya and Mere Ek Sapole ne Tere Sheshnag ko Lamba kar diya How can someone think of writing such dialogues he said Singh said that the BJP was working to defame the Hindu religion how could they show anything in the name of Ramayana They say a few scenes were based on imagination How can you show such cheap things in the name of imagination In one of the scenes it was shown that Goddess Sita was threatened at knife point which is very strange I ask BJP supporters whom do you support Singh said On Manoj Muntashir Shukla who has written the dialogues for the movie saying that he had used such words to give it a local touch Singh replied that in local language we hurl abuses does this mean that we can use such language for the Ramayana He alleged that Manoj Muntashir Shukla was made to write such cheap dialogues by BJP leaders In one of the scenes female doctors are coming to cure Lakshman ji very strange what have they made BJP should apologise to the Nation for insulting Ramayana Singh said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bjp-centre-insulting-hindu-religion-through-adipurush-aap-mp-sanjay-singh-438380.html Sat, 17 Jun 2023 23:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/religious-pontiffs-must-call-maha-panchayat-to-save-hindu-religion-ct-ravi-438179.html Chikkamagaluru Karnataka June 17 Reacting strongly against the Karnataka governments move to drop the anticonversion law the BJPs national General Secretary CT Ravi on Saturday said that religious pontiffs must call for a maha panchayat to carry out reconversions in order to save the Hindu religion Addressing reporters here he maintained that reconversions should be carried out through convincing donations warnings and punishment To save Hinduism inevitably a maha panchayat should be called The maha panchayat of religious pontiffs community leaders jagadgurus must be called We should initiate steps to save ourselves and our country and our own strategy must be evolved The religious pontiffs of different communities should take steps for reconversions he said The Congress government is giving an opportunity by dropping the stringent law on religious conversions Those who have gone away from Hinduism for different reasons must be brought back to the Hindu religion The people should be converted back to Hindu religion What is the stand of Congress to cancel the anticonversion law Is Congress for forceful conversions There is prohibition on religious conversions in the form of by force by lure and cheating What is the stand of the Congress party over forceful conversions Is Congress supporting forceful conversions Ravi questioned He further stated that I assumed Congress hated Dr BR Ambedkar It also hates Bhagat Singh Raj Guru and Sukh Dev We will place our textbooks before the people and ask them whats wrong with the content The lesson by author Chakravarthy Sulibele on these martyrs have been dropped He had not written about himself Congress opposed Ambedkar when he was alive they defeated him in the elections and they insulted him when he died as well IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/religious-pontiffs-must-call-maha-panchayat-to-save-hindu-religion-ct-ravi-438179.html Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/tn-records-10-fresh-covid-cases-5-came-from-abroad-438185.html Chennai June 17 In the last 24 hours Tamil Nadu recorded 10 fresh Covid19 cases of which five patients tested positive upon their arrival from abroad authorities said on Saturday Of the five two each came from the UAE and Singapore while one arrived from France The rest five cases were reported from Chengalpattu three Kancheepuram one and Tiruppur one Chennai did report any new Covid cases in the said period According to the states Public Health Department there are currently 31 active Covid19 cases in the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/tn-records-10-fresh-covid-cases-5-came-from-abroad-438185.html Sat, 17 Jun 2023 10:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhis-additional-chief-secy-rescued-from-malfunctioning-gym-elevator-438240.html New Delhi June 17 Delhis Additional Chief Secretary Parveen Kumar Gupta was rescued by his Personal Security Officer PSO and driver after being trapped in a malfunctioning elevator at a gym in the national capital According to the FIR accessed by IANS at around 1045 am on June 13 as the senior bureaucrat was leaving the gym situated at Hamilton Court in Connaught Place the IAS officer got trapped in the elevator Despite attempting to open the elevator door he was unable to do so Spotting an emergency bell he pressed it but it failed to function as well I sought assistance from the manager but to no avail Eventually I contacted my driver and PSO who forcefully opened the elevator door and rescued me he was quoted as saying in the FIR Gupta further emphasized that the elevator was entirely unsuitable for use citing his observation that the gym lacked elevator staff and essential safety measures In his complaint he expressed concern over the severe negligence displayed by the management as it jeopardised the lives of numerous individuals who frequent the establishment for exercise Based on Guptas complaint an FIR was registered at the Connaught Place police station invoking sections 287 Negligent conduct with respect to machinery and 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others of the Indian Penal Code IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhis-additional-chief-secy-rescued-from-malfunctioning-gym-elevator-438240.html Sat, 17 Jun 2023 14:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/iaf-taking-steps-to-be-future-ready-president-murmu-438256.html Hyderabad June 17 President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said that the Indian Air Force is taking steps to be future ready keeping in view the overall security scenario including challenges of fighting a high technology war in a networkcentric future battle space The President made the remarks after reviewing the Combined Graduation Parade CGP of the 211th Course with full Military splendour at Air Force Academy AFA in Dundigal near Hyderabad This is the first occasion in the history of AFA when a President is the reviewing officer according to Academy officials Addressing the gathering Murmu said I am happy to note that our Air Force is taking steps to be ever ready especially future ready keeping in view the overall security scenario including the challenges of fighting a high technology war in a networkcentric future battle space She said that the great role played by the brave warriors of the IAF in defending the country in the wars of 1948 1965 and 1971 is written in golden letters They demonstrated the same resolve and skills at the Kargil conflict and later in destroying the terror hideout at Balakot the President said hailing the IAF She further said that the IAF also contributes to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief Recently the IAF sprang into action despite adverse weather conditions during the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria to provide medical aid and disaster relief Earlier the successful evacuation operation to airlift more than 600 Indians and other nationals stuck in Kabul involving flying and landing in a hostile environment is a testimony to the high capabilities of the Indian Air Force she added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/iaf-taking-steps-to-be-future-ready-president-murmu-438256.html Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cong-led-ktaka-govt-to-amend-anti-conversion-law-take-up-revision-of-textbooks-437814.html Bengaluru June 15 Congressled Karnataka government on Thursday announced to amend the AntiConversion Law and take up textbook revision The announcements were made after the cabinet meeting in Vidhana Soudha State Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said the Cabinet has decided to amend the Anti Conversion Law All the aspects introduced by the previous BJP government would be dropped he said The act will be taken up for amendment in the Assembly session scheduled to be held in July Patil said The BJP has imposed stringent conditions on religious conversions It had also prescribed stringent punishment for the offence The cabinet has also decided to take up textbook revision he said In the Congress poll manifesto Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar had promised to repeal all the acts enacted by the BJP government once the party comes to power in the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cong-led-ktaka-govt-to-amend-anti-conversion-law-take-up-revision-of-textbooks-437814.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 02:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/baby-injured-in-lucknow-courtroom-shootout-discharged-from-kgmu-438081.html Lucknow June 16 The 18monthold baby who had sustained a bullet injury below her shoulder in the Lucknow courtroom shootout that killed gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva on June 7 has been discharged from the King Georges Medical University The girl is absolutely fine now We have called her after five days for a followup and if things are alright then she may not be called again said Sandeep Tiwari head of the trauma surgery department at KGMU where the toddler was brought shortly after the shootout in which two constables were also injured Doctors said her recovery after the bullet was taken out had been satisfactory and she will lead a normal life now The bullet had entered the girls body from behind apparently due to the ricochet effect Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had visited the baby in hospital IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/baby-injured-in-lucknow-courtroom-shootout-discharged-from-kgmu-438081.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/senthil-balaji-to-continue-in-stalin-cabinet-as-minister-without-portfolio-437826.html Chennai June 15 Tamil Nadu Electricity Excise and Prohibition Minister Senthil Balaji who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate ED will continue to be in the cabinet of Chief Minister M K Stalin as minister without portfolio The Electricity portfolio of Balaji will henceforth be handled by state Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu who has recently replaced P Thiaga Rajan PTR Senior leader and Tamil Nadu Housing Minister Erode Muthuswamy will hold additional charge of Excise and Prohibition Stalin has made a recommendation to this effect to Governor RN Ravi Immediately after the arrest Balaji complained of chest pain and was admitted to the Omandarur multispecialty hospital where he underwent angiogram test and doctors suggested an immediate bypass surgery as he has three blockages in his coronary artery Balaji was arrested by the ED sleuths on Wednesday in a case related to jobforcash scam in Tamil Nadu transport corporation while he was a minister in the AIADMK government headed by the then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa during 201116 After resigning from AIADMK Balaji joined the DMK and was made a minister in the Stalin cabinet IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/senthil-balaji-to-continue-in-stalin-cabinet-as-minister-without-portfolio-437826.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kerala-hc-halts-action-against-cong-president-sudhakaran-in-cheating-case-438113.html Kochi June 16 The Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that no action should be taken against State Congress president and Kannur Lok Sabha member KSudhakaran in a cheating case involving the nowjailed fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal After considering the anticipatory bail application filed by Sudhakaran the court said no action should be taken against him till the case be heard again on Wednesday Sudhakaran is facing charges in a cheating case involving nowjailed fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal One Anoop had paid Rs 25 lakh to Mavunkal at the Congress leaders Kochi office in 2018 When the money was being handed over Sudhakaran was also present and he allegedly took Rs 10 lakh promising to give the person a favour The Crime Branch named Sudhakaran as the second accused and asked him to appear before the probe team on Wednesday However he expressed his unavailability and said will appear before them on June 23 The Crime Branch then issued a fresh notice In his plea Sudhakaran contended that there was no allegation against him in the First Information Report FIR which was registered by the police in 2021 based on a complaint received in 2018 and it was only much later that his name was included In his anticipatory bail plea filed through his counsel Mathew Kuzhalnaden a first time Congress legislator Sudhakaran has said that he has done no wrong at all and he has not taken money from anyone and this is being done to lower his dignity IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kerala-hc-halts-action-against-cong-president-sudhakaran-in-cheating-case-438113.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/fire-breaks-out-near-govindaraja-swamy-temple-in-tirupati-438125.html Tirupati June 16 A huge fire broke out in a building near the Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati on Friday No casualties were reported but locals say three persons were feared trapped in the fire Four fire tenders rushed to the spot and were trying to douse the blaze from spreading towards the Govindaraja Swamy temple ratham Police said the fire broke out in Lavanya Photo Frame Works abutting the famous temple Flames engulfed the entire building spreading panic among people in the busy area in the temple town According to witnesses the fire started from the photo frame shop located in one of the floors in a fivestoreyed building The workers in the shop and other inmates in the building ran out to safety Five twowheelers parked in front of the building were also gutted in the fire The photo frame shop is estimated to have suffered a loss of about Rs 1 crore Short circuit in the shop is suspected to have caused the fire Chemicals stored in the shop for lamination and other photo related works increased the intensity of the fire IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/fire-breaks-out-near-govindaraja-swamy-temple-in-tirupati-438125.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/docs-in-jaipur-hospital-leave-scissors-inside-body-after-surgery-patient-dead-438130.html Jaipur June 16 A family has accused Jaipurs Fortis Hospital of negligence during a heart surgery and claimed that the doctors left surgical scissors inside the body due to which the patient died After the operation the patients health continued to deteriorate and he died after 12 days When the family reached the crematorium to collect the bones post cremation they found surgical scissors said family members However when the family contacted the hospital they denied all allegations and said they were lying The family of the deceased has now lodged a complaint against the hospital at the Jawahar Circle police station Kamal the son of Upendra Sharma 74 a resident of the citys Mansarovar area has alleged in the complaint that on May 29 his father was taken to Fortis Hospital due to ill health On May 30 at around 830 pm his father was taken for the operation He was brought out of the operation theatre at around 130 am in the night He was discharged by the evening of May 31 The son alleged that the fathers health started deteriorating two days after he was brought home After talking to the doctors they said that everything will be fine but it will take some time Meanwhile on June 12 his health started deteriorating and he died at 830 pm The next day the last rites were performed at the cremation ground at Maharani Farm On the morning of June 15 when Kamal went to the crematorium to collect the remains a pair of surgical scissors were found Kamal says that these surgical scissors were found near the heart in the same direction in which the father was laid Neerav Bansal Zonal Director Fortis Hospital Jaipur said that the familys claim is false baseless and malicious We have all the post surgery reports and Xrays of the patient which confirm that there were no surgical scissors or any other foreign object inside the patients bodyA Fortis follows stringent protocols to ensure that such errors do not occur Meanwhile under the instructions of state Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena a threemember committee has been former to investigate the matter The committee will submit its report in three days Apart from Director Public Health Ravi Prakash Mathur Additional Director Hospital Administration Sushil Kumar Parmar and Chief Medical and Health Officer Jaipur II BL Meena have been included in the committee IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/docs-in-jaipur-hospital-leave-scissors-inside-body-after-surgery-patient-dead-438130.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biporjoy-expected-to-downgrade-over-saurashtra-kutch-437949.html Dwarka Workers remove trees uprooted following the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy in Dwarka Friday June 16 2023 Cyclone Biparjoy a very severe cyclonic storm made landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat on Thursday evening with a wind speed of 115125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph as heavy rains lashed the coastal region PTI Kutch June 16 The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy currently over Saurashtra and Kutch which moved northeastwards with a speed of 13 kmph during the past six hours will weaken significantly on Friday It is currently situated approximately 40 km northeast of the Jakhau Port and 30 km north of Naliya The cyclones intensity has lessened as it is now turning into a depression and very likely to move northeastwards across north Gujarat by Friday evening As per the forecast as of 9 am Biparjoy ihas been reduced to a deep depression with a maximum sustained surface wind speed of 5060 kmph gusting to 70 kmph By 530 pm on Friday evening it is expected to weaken into a depression with wind speeds between 3545 kmph gusting to 55 kmph Meanwhile a rainfall warning remains in place with light to moderate downpour expected at most places accompanied by heavy to extremely heavy showers at isolated locations over Saurashtra and Kutch north Gujaratand south Rajasthan on Friday Southeast Rajasthan and the adjoining north Gujarat region can also expect heavy rainfall on Saturday Wind warning is still active for the northeast and eastcentral Arabian Sea Gale winds are expected to decrease gradually to squally wind speed reaching 5060 kmph gusting to 70 kmph The squally wind speed reaching 4050 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to prevail till Friday noon The sea condition is very high over the northeast Arabian Sea which would improve gradually and become rough by noon Extensive damage is expected in Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka Porbandar Jamnagar Morbi Junagarh and Rajkot districts including potential threats from flying objects major damage to roads and disruption of railways and power lines The fishermen warning is also still in effect recommending total suspension of fishing operations over the northeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea till Saturday morning Additionally people in affected areas are also advised to remain indoors The storm is likely to cause damage in the interior districts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat region as well including damage to roads water logging and flooding in low lying areas and uprooting of trees IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biporjoy-expected-to-downgrade-over-saurashtra-kutch-437949.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pm-modi-to-visit-us-egypt-from-june-20-20-437954.html President Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden and Eva Longoria applauds before a screening of the film Flamin Hot Thursday June 15 2023 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington  PTI New Delhi June 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to the US and Egypt from June 20 to 25 Modis state visit to the US is at the invitation of President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden The visit will commence in New York where Modi will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the UN headquarters on June 21 In December 2014 the UN General Assembly had adopted a resolution proclaiming June 21 as the International Day of Yoga Modi will thereafter travel to Washington DC where he will receive a ceremonial welcome at the White House on June 22 and meet President Biden to continue their highlevel dialogue according to a statement issued by the external affairs ministry said The Bidens will host a state dinner in honour of the Prime Minister the same evening At the invitation of Congressional leaders including the Republican House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Senate Speaker Charles Schumer Modi will address a joint sitting of the US Congress on June 22 The next day the Prime Minister will be hosted at a luncheon jointly by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken In addition to the official engagements Modi is scheduled to have several curated interactions with leading CEOs professionals and other stakeholders He will also meet members of the Indian diaspora After wrapping up the US trip the Prime Minister will then head to Egypt for a state visit from June 2425 The visit is at invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah ElSisi which he extended to Modi in January 2023 when he had graced the Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest This will be Modis first visit to Egypt Apart from his talks with President Sisi the Prime Minister is likely to interact with senior dignitaries from the Egyptian government some prominent personalities as well as the Indian community in the African nation Relations between India and Egypt are based on ancient trade and economic linkages as well as cultural and deeprooted peopletopeople ties according to the External Affairs Ministry statement During the state visit of President Sisi in January it was agreed to elevate the relationship to a strategic partnership IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pm-modi-to-visit-us-egypt-from-june-20-20-437954.html Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pak-farmer-seeks-rice-seeds-from-bhu-437551.html Varanasi UP June 15 A farmer from Pakistan has sought seeds of newly developed Malviya Manila Sinchit Dhan1 paddy variety for cultivation from the Banaras Hindu University BHU Claiming to be a progressive farmer from Pakistan one Rizwan contacted Banaras Hindu University BHU scientist Prof SK Singh on WhatsApp requesting him to provide the seeds Prof Singh has asked Rizwan to contact the Manilabased International Rice Research Institutes IRRI unit in Pakistan Rizwan was making voice calls then also sent a voice message I expressed my inability in fulfilling Rizwans demand and asked him to contact the International Rice Research Institute IRRI in Pakistan to know whether it can be made available to him by the centre said Prof Singh of genetics and plant breeding department of Institute of Agriculture Science BHU The variety of paddy which Rizwan wants has been developed in a joint venture of IRRI Manila which has a centre in Varanasi and BHU he said He said Unlike other normal paddy varieties crop cycle of 135140 days this MMSD1 variety of paddy grows in 115118 days Using this variety for paddy crops will enable farmers to cultivate four crops in a year and increase earning up to three times On how Rizwan contacted him Prof Singh said Initially he was making voice calls through social media platforms on June 6 When I did not attend the calls he sent a voice message mentioning that he knew about the MMSD1 variety of paddy through an article after which he searched my number from the BHU website He then requested to interact with him for a few minutes In the first impression he seemed to be a genuine farmer In the conversation he started demanding MMSD1 seeds I told him that it could not be provided by me and he would have to consult IRRIs centre if one existed in Pakistan to know how he can procure it said Prof Singh The professor said that Rizwan continued requesting for the seeds though it was made clear to him that the MMSD1 variety has been developed for the cultivation conditions of UP Bihar and Odisha only Regarding MMSD1 Prof Singh said that this variety has been developed in a joint venture of IRRI and BHU It will be introduced next year for commercial sowing The rice of MMSDI looks like Basmati varieties in length he explained IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pak-farmer-seeks-rice-seeds-from-bhu-437551.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/darul-uloom-deoband-bans-students-from-learning-english-437560.html Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh June 15 The education department of Darul Uloom Deoband has issued an order prohibiting students from learning English or any other language while studying in the Islamic seminary The new order issued by Maulana Hussain Haridwari the incharge of the department emphasizes strict adherence and warns of expulsion for noncompliance Under the directive students are prohibited from learning English throughout their tenure at the institution Any student found violating this restriction or secretly engaging in language study will face expulsion from the institution Also the students found absent from classrooms or leaving before the completion of their classes will face severe consequences the order stated Criticizing the managements decision a student requesting anonymity said While we acknowledge that Darul Uloom is dedicated to Islamic studies preventing students from learning English or any other language seems unreasonable Management should reconsider their stance the student said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/darul-uloom-deoband-bans-students-from-learning-english-437560.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/another-student-dies-at-telanganas-iiit-basar-2nd-in-two-days-437566.html Hyderabad June 15 Another female student of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies RGUKT in Basar town of Telanganas Nirmal district died under suspicious circumstances Likhita 17 fell down from the fourth floor of the hostel building on the campus around 2 am Thursday The student was shifted to a local hospital in a critical condition and was later rushed to another hospital in Nirmal town but was declared dead by doctors It was not clear if it was an accident or a suicide RGUKT officials said the student fell down accidentally Police said they have registered a case and were investigating Hailing from Gajwel in Siddipet district Likhita was a student of PreUniversity Course PUC first year Daughter of a roadside mirchi snacks seller she had returned to the hostel only a week ago This is the second death in as many days which has rocked the RGUKT popularly known as IIIT Basar On June 13 a student had hanged herself in a washroom in the administrative building of IIIT Basar Deepika 17 a student of PUC first year resorted to the extreme step after writing physics exam The student hailing from Sangareddy district was reportedly under mental stress She had approached the teachers after attending the exam on Tuesday Even as the teachers were trying to counsel her she went to the washroom and ended her life Basar IIIT recorded two suicides last year In December last year a student died by suicide in boys hostel on the campus Bhanu Prasad 17 was a student of PUC second year According to the university officials he wrote in a suicide note that he is committing suicide due to personal reasons However some students alleged that Prasad who was from Rangaeddy district took the extreme step due to the pressure and strict rules In August last year Rathod Suresh 19 who was studying first year of B Tech integrated programme hanged himself Hailing from Dichpally in Nizamabad district Suresh resorted to the drastic step by hanging to the ceiling in his room at his hostel He was suspected to have taken the extreme step due to personal reasons In May 2020 Bondla Sanjay 16 who was studying PUC first year at the institution committed suicide by jumping off from atop of a building following a tussle with his classmate over a girl IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/another-student-dies-at-telanganas-iiit-basar-2nd-in-two-days-437566.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/police-on-alert-as-dalit-youth-hacked-to-death-in-tns-tenkasi-437597.html Chennai June 15 The Tenkasi police have been put on alert after a Dalit youth was hacked to death at Sengottai municipal complex building Even though the two accused belonging to a Most Backward Community MBC were arrested on Wednesday itself the possibility of retaliation is not being ruled out Rajesh 27 of a Dalit community was working as a temporary employee at Sengottai municipality Eye witnesses said that two bikeborne youths reached the municipality complex building and waited for Rajesh on Wednesday As soon as he arrived they two hacked him to death using sickles they were carrying The killers Mari 21 and Manthiramoorthi 26 were arrested even as they were trying to surrender before the Ambasamudram police Rajeshs kin staged a blockade on the KollamThirumangalam road and police had to disperse them Tenkasi police are however on high alert as the possibility of the killing of Rajesh escalating into a caste war cannot be ruled out In 2021 after the Stalin government came to power there were back to back killings in Tirunelveli and Madurai districts State Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu had to camp in Madurai and bring the situation under control While police are not expecting such a situation in Tenkasi it is on alert at the possibility of retaliation by the relatives and caste members of the deceased IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/police-on-alert-as-dalit-youth-hacked-to-death-in-tns-tenkasi-437597.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/panchayat-polls-one-killed-and-two-injured-in-gun-battle-at-bengals-chopra-437692.html North Dinajpur An injured person being shifted to a government hospital after some miscreants opened fire on the last day of nomination filing for panchayat polls at Chopra in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal Thursday June 14 2023 Three persons were allegedly shot at when they were going to the block office for file nominations PTI Kolkata June 15 One person was killed and two others were severely injured in a fierce gunbattle between two groups at Chopra in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Thursday afternoon The injured have been admitted to a local hospital The identity of the person killed is yet to be known It has been learnt that while some Congress and CPIM candidates were jointly approaching the local block development office to submit their nominations for the forthcoming panchayat polls in West Bengal they were attacked by a group of miscreants As the CPIM and Congress candidates resisted the miscreants took out guns and started indiscriminate firing In that firing one person was killed on spot and two others were critically injured The CPIM central committee member Sujan Chakraborty said that the attacks on their candidates were purposely launched by goons associated with ruling Trinamool Congress The entire state is over a volcano The police are shamelessly backing the Trinamool Congress goons The ruling party goons have taken total control of the block development office at Chopra The opposition alliance candidates are being resisted from reaching the block development office to file their nominations he added The state Congress president and Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Trinamool Congress has turned out to be a party of murderers The police are actively backing Trinamool Congress in launching this violence during the nomination phase Chowdhury added Trinamool Congress legislator from Chopra Hamidul Rahman however denied the allegations and claimed that infighting in CPIM had resulted in this firing None in our party have connection with the event he added This is the second death over nominations in West Bengal since the polling dates were announced on June 8 On June 9 a Congress worker Phoolchand Sheikh was killed at Khargram in Murshidabad district IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/panchayat-polls-one-killed-and-two-injured-in-gun-battle-at-bengals-chopra-437692.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/organ-transplantation-row-kerala-pvt-hospital-denies-wrongdoing-437720.html Kochi June 15 A day after a Kerala court issued summons to the Lakeshore Hospital and its eight doctors over alleged illegal organ transplantation the hospital on Thursday reiterated its full cooperation and compliance with the ongoing probe to ensure that all facts are revealed through a thorough and impartial examination S Ganapathy a doctor from Kollam had filed a complaint based on a newspaper article about an organ transplant carried out in 2009 from a brain dead 21yearold who had met with a very serious accident The recipient was a foreign national Following the courts intervention the hospital in a statement said that the authorities have ordered an investigation to determine the validity of the complaint made by a private individual in the incident that happened around 13 years ago In 2009 when the incident occurred the only registered body in Kerala promoting cadaver organ donation was the Society for Organ Retrieval Transplantation SORT The hospital pledged its wholehearted cooperation with the investigation and stated that all what they did then was in compliance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act THO All investigations were conducted in the presence of two witnesses and written consent for organ retrieval was obtained from the patients mother The hospital authorities sought assistance from SORT Kochi and acted under their written advice in retrieving cadaveric organs reads the statement The hospital asserted that during the incident they strictly followed medical procedures organ donation laws and human rights laws It regretted the circulation of false information about the hospital which has been providing exemplary emergency care services for over 20 years and their ultimate goal is to ensure that all patients receive the best possible treatment IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/organ-transplantation-row-kerala-pvt-hospital-denies-wrongdoing-437720.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cp-joshis-pso-loses-pistol-during-bjps-protest-in-jaipur-437467.html Jaipur June 14 Rajasthan BJP state chief CP Joshis personal security officer PSO has filed a complaint of losing his pistol during a protest near the state secretariat The BJP led by state president CP Joshi and party state incharge Arun Singh on Tuesday staged a massive demonstration here to protest against the alleged institutional corruption and exam paper leaks under the Congress government Joshis PSO personal security officer Mahendra Meena lodged the complaint at the Ashok Nagar police station after his pistol went missing during the protest According to the complaint the PSO has said that his pistol was taken out by some unknown person It was mentioned in the complaint that when the rally reached the Statue Circle and when the water cannon was used on the crowd his official pistol was stolen while the crowd was dispersing After receiving the complaint the police have started an investigation by registering an FIR During BJPs protest not only a police pistol was stolen but also complaints of theft of cash and wallets of several BJP workers were also lodged at the Ashok Nagar police station It needs to be mentioned here that the Rajasthan BJP had staged a protest in Jaipur on Tuesday where it had planned to gherao the secretariat However a huge police team stopped the protesters at the circle Water cannon was used to disperse the crowd Meanwhile the absence of two senior leaders namely Vasundhara Raje Scindia and former state chief Satish Poonia from the protest was being discussed in the political circles The party has clarified that Poonia is in Uttar Pradesh while Raje is in Jharkhand for organisation work IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cp-joshis-pso-loses-pistol-during-bjps-protest-in-jaipur-437467.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/man-arrested-for-sexually-molesting-minor-in-jks-baramulla-437482.html Srinagar June 14 The JK Police on Wednesday arrested a man accused of sexually molesting a minor boy in Baramulla district Police sources said Police station Kreeri in Baramulla district received a written complaint yesterday in which the father of a 6yearold minor boy complained that his son had been sexually molested and then threatened not to disclose the name of the criminal After registering an FIR in Kreeri police station the accused was swiftly arrested Further investigation was now going on IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/man-arrested-for-sexually-molesting-minor-in-jks-baramulla-437482.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amid-fierce-winds-stormy-conditions-heralding-arrival-of-cyclone-biparjoy-woman-delivers-baby-437497.html Kutch June 14 Amid fierce winds and stormy conditions caused by approaching Cyclone Biparjoy which is expected to make a landfall in Gujarats Kutch by Thursday evening a pregnant woman delivered a baby in the region The woman Kailashba Ganubha Jadeja who was evacuated from Rasaliya village and rushed to Bhujs General Hospital amid fierce winds on Tuesday night gave birth to a baby girl who was named Lakshmi Sensing the potential risks posed by the Cyclones heavy winds and rain in Kutch over the past two days Anganwadi workers promptly admitted Kailashba to Bhujs Civil Hospital via a 108 ambulance The birth of baby at 930 pm brought immense joy to the family Expressing her gratitude Kailashba Jadeja thanked Collector Amit Arora for establishing an isolation system that prioritised the care of pregnant women during such challenging times The administration is taking special care of expectant mothers and evacuating them to safe locations she said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amid-fierce-winds-stormy-conditions-heralding-arrival-of-cyclone-biparjoy-woman-delivers-baby-437497.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 02:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/will-close-down-facebook-in-india-karnataka-hc-warns-social-media-giant-437499.html Bengaluru June 15 The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday warned Facebook that it would consider issuing an order to close down the social media giants activities in India following its alleged noncooperation with the state police over investigation of the case of an imprisoned Indian citizen in Saudi Arabia A bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit gave the warning while taking up a petition submitted by Kavitha a resident of Bikarnakatte near Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district The complete report with required information should be submitted in a week before the court the bench directed Facebook It also sad that the Central government should give information on what action has ibeen initiated in the case of arrest of an Indian citizen in a false case Mangaluru police also will have to take up proper investigation and submit a report the court said adjourning the hearing to June 22 Kavitha in her plea said that her husband Shailesh Kumar 52 worked with a company in Saudi Arabia for 25 years while she lived at her native place with their children She said that he had put up a message on Facebook in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA and National Register of Citizens NRC in 2019 but unknown people opened a fake Facebook account in his name and posted objectionable posts against the King of Saudi Arabia and Islam As soon as it came to his knowledge Kumar had informed the family and Kavitha had lodged a police complaint in Mangaluru in this regard However Saudi police had arrested Shailesh Kumar and put him in prison The Mangaluru police taking up the investigation had written a letter to Facebook and sought information on the opening of the fake Facebook account But Facebook had not responded to the police In 2021 petitioner had approached the High Court questioning delay in the investigation Kavitha had also written a letter to the Central government to get her husband released from the prison IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/will-close-down-facebook-in-india-karnataka-hc-warns-social-media-giant-437499.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 02:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/two-uzbek-nationals-arrested-at-delhi-airport-for-smuggling-165-kg-gold-437262.html New Delhi June 14 Two Uzbekistan nationals including a woman were apprehended at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for smuggling 165 kg gold worth Rs 10395000 During the initial search nothing was found on them as they had abandoned the bag containing gold near the conveyor belt to deceive the officials When they realised they were exposed the accused attempted to flee by taking another flight but were eventually caught The customs officials stated that both accused were apprehended based on specific intelligence indicating that individuals from a Central Asian country would be travelling to Delhi with a significant quantity of foreignorigin gold As a result the customs officers at IGI airport maintained strict vigilance over the arriving passengers One passenger was identified based on the provided intelligence and was monitored from the moment they disembarked from the flight The accused was intercepted however the search of her baggage and person did not reveal any contraband said the official A second passenger was then identified based on the same intelligence and was observed acting suspiciously She was kept under surveillance and when she attempted to cross the Green Channel she was also intercepted and her baggage was also inspected but nothing incriminating was found the official said Later on the officials discovered that she had abandoned her baggage inside the Customs Arrival Hall due to fear of being caught The customs officers searched and located an unmarked bag lying near Belt No 9 where the accused had been seen moving around On scanning this bag suspicious images were observed suggesting the presence of gold items Since no claimant was available the bag was opened and it led to the recovery of approximately 165 kg gold in the form of chains said the official The officials then immediately reviewed the CCTV footage to identify the person who had left the bag A woman was seen leaving the bag near the belt Vigorous efforts were made to trace her Suspecting that she might attempt to flee the country a team of customs officers was also immediately dispatched to the departure side of IGI airport From the flight manifest of the departing flight operated by Air Astana to Almaty a passenger with an identical name was found matching the passengers name on the earlier HY 421 flight At this point a persontoperson check was conducted on the passengers departing for Almaty Kazakhstan via Air Astana The fleeing passenger was identified and detained based on the striking resemblance in the CCTV footage She confessed to abandoning the bag Based on her information the first accused who was the main suspect was also apprehended said the official Further investigations into the matter are ongoing IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/two-uzbek-nationals-arrested-at-delhi-airport-for-smuggling-165-kg-gold-437262.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-imd-issues-heavy-rainfall-warning-67-trains-cancelled-437283.html Kutch June 14 As the extremely severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat on Thursday the India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a warning for rainfall for the SaurashtraKutch regions until Friday and advised fishermen not to venture to the sea In response to the IMD alert Western Railways has decided to cancel at least 67 trains passing through the cycloneprone areas as a precautionary measure Some of the cancelled trains include the OkhaRajkot Unreserved Special VeravalOkha Express RajkotOkha Unreserved Special Bhavnagar TerminusOkha Express AhmedabadVeraval Express PorbandarVeraval Express among others Passengers affected by the cancellations will be eligible for refunds according to existing rules The Indian Coast Guard is also actively patrolling off the coast of Gujarat Biparjoy is currently located southwest of Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka It is expected to cross near the Jakhau Port on Thursday evening as a very severe cyclonic storm IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-imd-issues-heavy-rainfall-warning-67-trains-cancelled-437283.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-likely-to-hit-gujarats-saurashtra-kutch-regions-437294.html Kutch June 14 Gujarats Saurashtra and Kutch regions along with the adjoining Pakistan coasts are on high alert as cyclone Biparjoy approaches The cyclone is predicted to make landfall on Thursday evening bringing with it potentially destructive winds and heavy rainfall As a preparatory measure Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will take down hoardings placed in unsafe areas and trim or cut down trees that might have a chance of falling due to heavy rain and wind Cyclone Biparjoy is projected to cross between Mandvi in Kutch Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan near Jakhau port The cyclones landfall is anticipated to bring strong winds with speeds ranging from 125135 kmph gusting up to 150 kmph posing a significant threat to the affected areas The ongoing rescue operation is being crried out in two phases The first phase involves evacuating individuals residing within 0 to 5 kilometers of the seashore prioritising their safety The second phase will focus on relocating those living within 5 to 10 kilometers of the coast ensuring comprehensive evacuation efforts Relocation of people Authorities in Gujarat have initiated a massive evacuation effort to ensure the safety of coastal residents Approximately 37800 individuals have been relocated from vulnerable areas to temporary shelters in anticipation of the cyclones impact Jakhau port in the Kutch district is among the areas expected to be most affected Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a virtual meeting on Tuesday to assess the states preparedness for the cyclone Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other senior officials participated in the discussion Minister Shah emphasised the importance of evacuating residents from vulnerable areas and ensuring essential services remain accessible in these regions Safety measures Disaster response teams including the National Disaster Response Force NDRF and State Disaster Response Force SDRF are on standby to provide assistance in the aftermath of the cyclone The Army has also positioned flood relief columns at strategic locations working in coordination with civil administration and NDRF authorities The India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a warning for extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in coastal parts of the SaurashtraKutch region Specific attention is being given to the districts of Kutch Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka where significant rainfall is expected Following its landfall Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to weaken and move northeastward towards extreme south Rajasthan During this progression the cyclone is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to northern Gujarat until June 1517 according to IMD director Manorama Mohanty To address the cyclones impact 17 NDRF and 12 SDRF teams have been strategically positioned in the affected districts of Devbhumi Dwarka Rajkot Jamnagar Junagadh Porbandar Gir Somnath Morbi and Valsad ready to provide immediate assistance In preparation for Cyclone Biparjoy Western Railway has taken precautionary measures to ensure the safety of passengers and minimize disruptions As a result over 67 trains have been cancelled IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-likely-to-hit-gujarats-saurashtra-kutch-regions-437294.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/is-dorsey-trying-to-gain-relevance-in-us-political-season-asks-rajeev-chandrasekhar-437312.html New Delhi June 14 Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday again hit out at former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey further questioning his India pressure statement amid the ongoing US political season Speaking at the FE Digital Bharat Economy Conclave 2023 the minister reiterated that the India pressure statement was an outright lie by Dorsey It is political season in the US is he Dorsey trying to claw his way back into relevance All of those questions he can answer but certainly without any fear of contradiction what he has said is an outright lie the minister said We neither shut down Twitter or had any other punitive consequences imposed on Twitter We are a democratic country and live by the rule of law and therefore regardless of whether you are in San Francisco or Menlo Park or Bangalore or Hyderabad the rule of law applies to you as well Chandrasekhar stressed He said that it has become very clear that these social media platforms require more guardrails because of the kind of arbitrary and abuse of power and misuse of power that they exercise Either because they follow a particular political ideology or because somebody just wants to play God A lot of the stuff about Twitter that is now in the public domain reinforces the need for guardrails all around the world the minister emphasised The Centre earlier lashed out at Dorsey for claiming that the Indian government threatened to wind it down and conducted raids on employees homes saying it was an attempt to brush out that very dubious period of Twitters history Dorsey alleged in an interview with YouTube channel Breaking Points that the threats came as Twitter refused to comply with the governments demands to block accounts during the farmers protests in early 2021 In the interview Dorsey claimed that India put pressure on the platform IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/is-dorsey-trying-to-gain-relevance-in-us-political-season-asks-rajeev-chandrasekhar-437312.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/wholesale-price-index-based-inflation-falls-to-lowest-levels-of-437382.html New Delhi June 14 Indias wholesale price index WPIbased inflation fell to the lowest ever level of 348 per cent in May owing to decline in the prices of mineral oils basic metals food products textiles nonfood articles crude petroleum and natural gas and chemical chemical products According to data released by commerce ministry on Wednesday the WPIbased inflation for May is the lowest ever in recent times While in April it stood at 092 per cent in March it fell to a 29month low of 134 per cent owing to steep fall in indexes of primary articles manufactured products fuel and power as well as food Wholesale inflation was 385 per cent in February while it was 473 per cent in January Even the February WPI inflation at 385 per cent was a twoyear low In January 2021 wholesale inflation had fallen to 251 per cent Meanwhile retail inflation for May fell to a 25month low of 425 per cent on Monday IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/wholesale-price-index-based-inflation-falls-to-lowest-levels-of-437382.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ham-convenes-national-executive-meet-on-june-18-437397.html Patna June 14 A day after resigning from the Bihar cabinet Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM President Santosh Kumar Suman has called for a national executive committee meeting of his party in Patna on June 18 Amrendra Kumar Tripathi the national media incharge and spokesperson confirmed the development The party will decide the next plan of action in the meeting The idea is to give a message to Nitish Kumar and JDU before the June 23 mega meeting of all opposition parties in Patna HAM wants to give a message that Santosh Kumar Suman is firm on his decision he said Sources have said that the HAM patron Jitan Ram Manjhi is in touch with top BJP leader Amit Shah and he is expected to go to the Lok Sabha election alone The idea is to cut the Dalit vote banks of Mahagathbandhan in Lok Sabha and benefit BJP in Bihar BJP is considered as a party of upper castes and traders community and it is looking for a person who could hurt the vote bank of Mahagathbandhan which is dependent on OBC EBC Dalit Mahadalit and Muslim community voters in Bihar Santosh Kumar Suman on Tuesday resigned from the post of SC ST minister He alleged that Nitish Kumar was putting pressure on him to merge his party in JDU and claimed that it is a fight for their existence IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ham-convenes-national-executive-meet-on-june-18-437397.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/man-pushes-girlfriend-from-a-speeding-train-in-nalanda-437416.html Patna June 14 A manhunt has been launched for a man who allegedly pushed his fiancee from a moving train in Bihars Nalanda district an official said on Wednesday The incident came to light when the victim gathered consciousness and revealed her ordeal before the district police As per the victim she is a resident of Patna City and fell in love with a youth named Mani Kumar of the same locality A few days ago the couple eloped and went to Haryana When the girls family learnt about it they convinced the mans family and held a Panchayat During Panchayat both the sides agreed on the marriage Accordingly they returned home On June 10 Mani Kumar along with the girl was on the way to Rajgir by train During the journey an argument broke out between the two and in a fit of rage the man pushed the girl from the running train and fled said Dr Sibli Nomani DSP Sadar of Nalanda Villagers spotted the victim lying on the track in an unconscious stage They rushed her to Sadar hospital Nalanda After two days the victim gathered consciousness and revealed her ordeal Nomani said We have registered an FIR against Mani Kumar under relevant IPC sections of attempt to murder Raids are on to nab him he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/man-pushes-girlfriend-from-a-speeding-train-in-nalanda-437416.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/54-magnitude-quake-jolts-delhi-ncr-437175.html New Delhi June 13 An earthquake measuring 54 on the Richter scale jolted DelhiNCR and neighbouring areas on Tuesday According to officials the earthquake struck at 133 pm and it originated near the remote village of Gandoh Bhalessa in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda district Earthquake of Magnitude54 Occurred on 13062023 133342 IST Lat 3315 Long 7582 Depth 6 Km Location Doda Jammu and Kashmir India the National Centre for Seismology said in a tweet IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/54-magnitude-quake-jolts-delhi-ncr-437175.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jitan-ram-manjhis-son-santosh-kumar-suman-resigns-from-nitish-cabinet-437179.html Patna June 13 Santosh Kumar Suman Bihar Scheduled CasteScheduled Tribe Welfare Minister and son of Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM patron Jitan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday resigned from the state cabinet Suman and his father met with state Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and discussed the seat sharing formula for half an hour which was not agreed to Hence Suman immediately resigned from the post of cabinet minister A mega meeting of opposition leaders is scheduled on June 23 and we are not invited They are not recognising our party so how could we stay here Suman said The move is being considered as a big jolt to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars efforts for opposition unity ahead of the mega meeting in Patna A total of 18 parties will be invited for the mega event but HAM led by Manjhi is not invited for it However coming out from the residence of Chaudhary Manjhi claimed The negotiation is currently underway and if Nitish Kumar accepts our demands we are with him and the Mahagathbandhan When Suman came out from the residence of Chaudhary he said that he had given his resignation to him Ganesh Prajapati the media coordinator of the HAM has also confirmed that Suman has resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet Prajapati said that Manjhi was demanding five Lok Sabha seats for HAM in the general elections in 2024 while JDU leaders are pressurising him to merge his party with their party This has led to conflict and our leader has resigned from the post of cabinet minister Prajapati said The HAM has four MLAs and one MLC Suman Earlier Manjhi had met Nitish Kumar as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah Following the resignation of Suman Lesi Singh the cabinet minister in Nitish Kumar government and JDU leader said The Nitish Kumar government is not affected by such resignation Leaders come and go during elections Nitish Kumar had sacrificed his chief minister post and given it to his Sumans father Manjhi What would be a bigger sacrifice than that Jama Khan another minister in Nitish cabinet said Our government has sevenparty Mahagathbandhan If any trivial dispute takes place we will sort out such problems The bigger question here is to save the country IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jitan-ram-manjhis-son-santosh-kumar-suman-resigns-from-nitish-cabinet-437179.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/nta-declares-neet-ug-results-two-students-top-with-full-marks-437186.html New Delhi June 13 National Testing Agency NTA has declared the result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance TestUndergraduate NEET UG on Tuesday Prabhanjan J of Tamil Nadu and Bora Varun Chakravarthi of Andhra Pradesh have topped the exam with 720720 marks or 9999 percentile Among the states Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of qualifying candidates followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan Admission to MBBS as well as undergraduate medical programmes like BDS AYUSH courses BHMS BAMS BUMS BVSc and AH is done through NEET Aspirants who appeared in the NEET exam can check their results on the official website using their application number and date of birth The NTA had conducted the NEET exam on May 7 in which more than 20 lakh candidates appeared Last year around 18 lakh aspirants applied for the test This year the NTA has revised its tiebreaking policy The policy will include not only scores but the age factor as well The NEET exam was conducted in 13 different languages Assamese Bengali English Gujarati Hindi Kannada Malayalam Marathi Oriya Punjabi Tamil Telugu and Urdu IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/nta-declares-neet-ug-results-two-students-top-with-full-marks-437186.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 01:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/uapa-case-delhi-hc-extends-pfi-coordinators-custody-parole-for-daughters-wedding-437453.html New Delhi June 14 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the custody parole of Ibrahim Puthanathani the National Coordinator of the Popular Front of India PFI and a defendant in a UAPA case registered by the National Investigation Agency NIA for organising and conducting arms training camps in various states A division bench of Justices Jasmeet Singh and Vikas Mahajan allowed the extension for him to attend his elder daughters wedding in Kerala for a duration of six hours instead of the initially granted four hours A trial court had previously granted custody parole to the accused for four hours to attend his daughters wedding but he approached the high court to challenge the trial courts decision and request interim bail While the vacation bench declined to grant him interim bail it disposed of Puthanathanis plea extending the custody parole from four to six hours Appearing for the accused Advocate Kartik Venu argued that he needed to fulfill various responsibilities before and after the wedding rather than being a mere spectator He further submitted that while the allegations against his client were serious he posed no flight risk in attending his daughters wedding Opposing the benchs initial decision of extending the custody parole period to 12 hours special public prosecutor for the NIA objected citing relevant rules that allow for a maximum extension of six hours Consequently the court said that since the applicant has to go to Kerala where the marriage of his daughter is scheduled for June 18 and the expenses are to be borne by the applicant it is inclined to extend the custody parole from four hours to six hours but with all other conditions imposed by the special NIA court remaining unchanged The court allowed and disposed of the application accordingly The NIA has alleged that various members of the PFI were conspiring and collecting funds from India and abroad to carry out terrorist activities in multiple states and were involved in radicalising and recruiting Muslim youth for proscribed organisations such as ISIS IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/uapa-case-delhi-hc-extends-pfi-coordinators-custody-parole-for-daughters-wedding-437453.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jk-police-file-case-against-departmental-store-for-selling-substandard-baby-milk-437456.html Srinagar June 14 Police on Wednesday registered a case against a local departmental store for selling substandard baby milk in Jammu and Kashmirs Srinagar The Srinagar police said on its official Twitter handle Case registered against 711 department store Sanatnagar for selling sub standardadulterated milk for baby leading to deterioration of the health of baby FIR no 4823 under sections 273 274 275 276 420 of IPC registered in Sadar PS investigation has started A parent had complained that his baby fell ill after consuming the milk purchased by them from the 911 departmental store Following the complaint police registered a criminal case and started an investigation IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jk-police-file-case-against-departmental-store-for-selling-substandard-baby-milk-437456.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/yogis-twitter-following-tops-25-mn-mark-437222.html Lucknow June 14 Setting new records of popularity on social media platforms Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths official Twitter handle has crossed the 25 million followers mark It is noteworthy that Yogis popularity transcends borders Several leaders and celebrities are yet to reach this mark in terms of followers on social media He is also the first Chief Minister to cross this number on Twitter Yogi has achieved this figure in a span of eight years He started his official handle on Twitter in September 2015 After assuming the power of Uttar Pradesh in 2017 the way he showed extensive reforms in law and order along with development and good governance in the state his popularity has seen a qualitative increase With 25 million followers on Twitter Yogi has become a part of a club that also includes veteran leaders like Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah The Chief Minister is active on all social media platforms He also has a large number of followers on the Koo app He is counted as the most active Chief Minister and politician on social media IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/yogis-twitter-following-tops-25-mn-mark-437222.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/3-yr-old-toddler-mauled-to-death-by-stray-dogs-in-agra-437223.html Agra June 14 A threeyearold toddler was mauled to death and a sixyearold girl was injured after a pack of stray dogs attacked them in Agra The incident took place in Kumargarh village under the Doki police station limits A threeyearold girl was attacked by stray dogs when she was playing in front of her house She was dragged by the dogs to an open field outside the village subinspector Ashok Kumar said The other minor girl who tried to rescue the toddler was also attacked by the dogs but she managed to run to safety the official added By the time the locals gathered and chased the dogs away the threeyearold had succumbed to the injuries the police said While the family is yet to lodge an official complaint the other girl is undergoing treatment said Kumar who had accompanied assistant commissioner of police ACP Saurabh Singh to the village after the incident In a similar incident on April 18 a retired doctor was killed by stray dogs while taking a walk on the Aligarh Muslim University campus IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/3-yr-old-toddler-mauled-to-death-by-stray-dogs-in-agra-437223.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/telangana-nurses-death-remains-shrouded-in-mystery-437021.html Hyderabad June 13 The death of a 19yearold nurse in Telanganas Vikarabad district remained shrouded in mystery even as police have not reached to the conclusion that she was murdered Police suspect that Sirisha committed suicide by jumping in the water tank but the villagers alleged that she was murdered The body of Sirisha with multiple injuries was found in the water body near Kallapur village under Parigi police station limits on Sunday morning She had left the house on Saturday night after a fight with father and brotherinlaw Though the autopsy was conducted on Sunday on the request from police a woman medical officer visited the village on Monday and again examined the body In her opinion the death occurred due to water blocking the respiratory tract Police questioned Sirishas father Jangaiah and her brotherinlaw Anil who allegedly beat her up after she refused to cook food The police also analysed Sirishas call data but nothing suspicious The investigations revealed that Sirisha was upset after her father and brotherinlaw admonished her and snatched her mobile phone She attempted suicide at home but they stopped her After some time Sirisha left home and when she did not return till late in the night her family members began the search As their efforts proved futile they approached the police The next morning Sirishas body was found in the water tank near the village Police suspect that she jumped into the tank and died of drowning A sharp stick in the weed in the tank believed to have pierced her eyes and caused injuries on other parts of the body Circle Inspector Venkatramaiah said they were probing the case from all angles Meanwhile National Commission for Women NCW has directed Telangana Director General of Police DGP to submit a report on Sirishas death NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma wrote a letter to DGP Anjani Kumar to submit a report in three days She urged the DGP to take stringent action against the culprits IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/telangana-nurses-death-remains-shrouded-in-mystery-437021.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-turns-to-very-severe-cyclonic-storm-imd-437032.html New Delhi June 13 The India Meteorological Department IMD on Tuesday said that cyclone Biparjoy has turned from extreme to a very severe cyclonic storm and will cross the Jakhau Port in Gujarat by Thursday evening although an orange alert is still in effect for the states Saurashtra and Kutch coasts The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over northeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea moved northnorthwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past sixhours and lay centred at 530 am on Tuesday over northeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea near latitude 206N and longitude 670E about 300 km westsouthwest of Porbandar 290 km southwest of Devbhumi Dwarka 340 km southsouthwest of Jakhau Port 350 km southsouthwest of Naliya and 480 km south of Karachi Pakistan the IMD said in a statement It is very likely to move nearly northwards till Wednesday morning then move northnortheast wards and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi Gujarat and Karachi near Jakhau Port by Thursday evening as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph it added The IMD predicted that along and off the districts of Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka Porbandar Jamnagar Rajkot Junagarh and Morbi as well as the Gulf of Kutch squally wind speed reaching 5060 kmph gusting to 70 kmph will prevail and likely to continue for next 24 hours It would increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 6575 kmph gusting to 85 kmph from Wednesday morning along and off Porbandar and Devbhoomi Dwarka district coasts It would become 125135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph from Thursday morning for subsequent 12 hours along and off Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka Porbandar Jamnagar Rajkot Junagarh and Morbi districts said the IMD Thereafter it would decrease gradually becoming 4555 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over north Gujarat and adjoining south Rajasthan from Friday morning to evening Squally wind speed reaching 5565 kmph gusting to 75 kmph very likely to prevail along and off remaining districts Saurashtra coast on Wednesday and Thursday and 3040 kmph gusting to 50 kmph on Friday morning to evening The IMD further predicted that damage is expected over Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka Porbandar Jamnagar Morbi Junagarh and Rajkot districts on Thursday IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-turns-to-very-severe-cyclonic-storm-imd-437032.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cant-compete-with-shivrajs-drama-says-kamal-nath-436809.html Bhopal June 12 Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath said he cant compete with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhans skills of dancing acting and making fake promises but he can compete when it comes to speaking truth The former Chief Minister made this remark while addressing a poll rally in Jabalpur on Monday AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh and Madhya Pradesh incharge JP Agrawal were also present Kamal Nath said that the BJP government has destroyed the future of youths due to a number of scams In 2018 when I became Chief Minister I found that the BJP has emptied the entire public money There were so many challenges before me but I had started tackling them one after another but they BJP hatched a conspiracy and toppled our government I too could have bargained to save my government but dint do so because I do not do such politics They BJP have created bad image of Madhya Pradesh because of corruptions bargains unemployment etc Kamal Nath said He further asserted that religion is the subject of thought and not of the advertisement what the BJP is doing Meanwhile Kamal Nath reiterated his old statement Mai Hindu hun lekin Murkh Nahi Hun I am a Hindu but not a fool Kamal Nath appealed to people of Madhya Pradesh to understand the hidden agenda of the BJP not to fall under its trap You people of Madhya Pradesh have seen the way Shivraj Singh Chouhans government has ruined the state Now its up to you to decide what kind of future you want to make for your children This election is not about the party or individual leader but it is about securing the future of people of Madhya Pradesh he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cant-compete-with-shivrajs-drama-says-kamal-nath-436809.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/indian-economy-on-rise-with-growing-employment-spike-in-manufacturing-pm-modi-437082.html New Delhi June 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Indian economy is on a rise being fuelled by a spike in manufacturing activity and growing employment despite the growing geopolitical tensions Addressing the newly recruits in various government departments at a Rozgar Mela where more than 70000 appointment letters were handed over virtually by him the prime minister said that due to various government schemes like Startup India Stand up India and Mudra Yojana several employment opportunities have emerged in the private sector also He said in his video address that even in the government departments job opportunities have grown in the last 10 years With several startups having been established youngsters in India are not only getting selfemployed but are also providing employment to other youngsters too Modi added He claimed that the world looks at India as a nation with a politically stable and decisive government Incidentally Indias unemployment rate increased in April 2023 to 811 per cent from 78 per cent in March 2023 According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy CMIE the unemployment rate in the country has been on an upward trend since the start of the year as it recorded an increase for the fourth consecutive month in April 2023 Unemployment rate was 714 per cent in January 2023 Compared to this the unemployment rate in April was 097 percentage points higher Over the past 12 months the unemployment rate ranged between 64 per cent and 83 per cent averaging at 76 per cent Therefore the unemployment rate of 811 per cent registered in April was on the higher end of the spectrum CMIE said in an analysis last month Meanwhile the Rozgar Mela was held at 43 locations across the country The new recruits who got their appointment letters on Tuesday joined the government in various departments including financial services posts defence school education higher education revenue and health among others IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/indian-economy-on-rise-with-growing-employment-spike-in-manufacturing-pm-modi-437082.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/satpura-bhawan-fire-over-12-000-files-gutted-kamal-nath-demands-independent-inquiry-437108.html Bhopal June 13 More than 12000 files related to different schemes of the Madhya Pradesh government as well as that of the Centre were gutted in the massive fire that erupted at the Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal However state Home Minister Narottam Mishra claimed that data can be restored Schemerelated data is often stored in hard disks and pen drives It will take some extra efforts but data can be restored Mishra said after a highlevel meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh to review the fire incident He said said a highlevel committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department Rajesh Rajora has been tasked to investigate the the fire and submit its reports within the next three days The exact cause of the fire will be ascertained after detailed investigation Preliminary probe has however revealed that the fire occured due to a short circuit in an AC in the store room on the third floor Mishra who is also the state government spokesman added He further informed that during the meeting the Chief Minister directed to arrange alternative offices for the ones that were affected by the blaze At least 4000 employees were working in the Satpura Bhawan at the time of the incident The arrangement of alternative offices are being made untill it gets ready to resume services Mishra added Meanwhile former Chief Minister Kamal Nath said the fire incident was an issue of huge corruption and demanded inquiry through an independent agency In a video message on Tuesday the Congress leader said The question arises whether the fire occurred by itself or was it intentional As of now they state government claims 12000 files burnt but this number could be more The matter should be investigated through an independent agency However the BJPled state government ruled out the former Chief Ministers claims saying the opposition taking the incident an opportunity gain political mileage Congress allegations are condemnable they are doing politics Mishra replied IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/satpura-bhawan-fire-over-12-000-files-gutted-kamal-nath-demands-independent-inquiry-437108.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/raj-cm-raises-horse-trading-issue-amid-truce-talks-with-pilot-camp-437120.html Jaipur June 13 Amid reports of truce talks between Gehlot and Pilot camps in the national capital Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has once again brought up the matter of horse trading in one of his gatherings in Banswara a tribal belt Referring to the role of a tribal woman MLA who refused to take the bait thus saving the Congress government from collapsing during the 2020 rebellion Chief Minister Gehlot said People came with wads of cash for Ramila Khadia and laid the same in the cars boot but she wont touch it with a barge pole and turned them back Chief Minister has time and again hinted at the BJP trying to sabotage the Congress during the 2020 revolt Expressing his gratitude he said How can I forget Ramila who played such a key role in saving our government Put your hands together for this tribal woman he told those present The CM praised Ramila during the foundation stone laying for Rs 2500 crore upper highlevel canal project in Magrada on the second day of Banswara visit He said I can never refuse Ramila f she asks for anything Because had she not been there I would not have been standing in front of you as the Chief Minister today She saved our government hich was on the verge of toppling like in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra But this woman did a very courageous thing by not accepting even a single rupee The Chief Minister said that he has only unfulfilled dream The RatlamBanswara rail project could not progress further The UPA government started this project but then the government changed and the central government did not take this project forward Later it was put in cold storage IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/raj-cm-raises-horse-trading-issue-amid-truce-talks-with-pilot-camp-437120.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cbi-court-orders-seizure-of-properties-belonging-to-mining-baron-janardhana-reddy-437129.html Bengaluru June 13 In a setback to mining baronturnedpolitician Gali Janardhana Reddy a CBI court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of his properties and also those in the name of his wife Gali Aruna Laxmi until criminal cases against them are disposed off The CBI had submitted a petition before the court seeking seizure of 124 properties belonging to the couple However the court permitted the seizure of only 77 properties under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act The former BJP government in Karnataka had given consent on January 12 for the seizure of properties after being rapped by the Karnataka High Court The CBI had sought permission to seize properties belonging to Janardhana Reddy in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh When the state government did not give permission the CBI had filed the petition Gali Janardhana Reddy had floated a new political party before the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka He won from Gangavathyand his wife Aruna pushed the BJP to the third place in the Ballary City seat His party had hurt the BJP in HyderabadKarnataka region During the campaign Reddy claimed that he wont bother much about seizure of his properties and IT raids He had further stated that during the time of his arrest property worth Rs 1200 crore was seized but he managed to win the case in the High Court Janardhana Reddy also stated that his properties had increased from Rs 1200 crore to Rs 4000 crore IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cbi-court-orders-seizure-of-properties-belonging-to-mining-baron-janardhana-reddy-437129.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/protesting-farmers-keep-national-highway-in-haryanas-kurukshetra-shut-for-second-day-437153.html EDS IMAGE VIA TWITTER NareshTikait Kurukshetra Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU leader Rakesh Tikait with other farmer leaders and supporters protest regarding Minimum support price MSP for sunflower seeds at Pipli in Kurukshetra Tuesday June 13 2023 PTI Chandigarh June 13 Protesting farmers demanding procurement of the sunflower crop at the minimum support price MSP as announced by the Centre and release of arrested agitators on Tuesday continued with their protest on National Highway44 in Pipli in Haryanas Kurukshetra for the second day keeping it shut and hampering traffic bound for the national capital from Chandigarh Amritsar Jammu and Shimla Farmers slept overnight on the national highway as they installed tents and temporary sheds Police had to divert the traffic through link roads Official sources told IANS that various rounds of talks were held between the district administration and farmer leaders in the past two days but remained inconclusive Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday called farmers for talks but they refused The farmers said they would not leave the highway till the government agreed to procure the oilseeds at the MSP of Rs 6400 per quintal as announced for the crop by the Central government for 202223 In an affidavit in the Punjab and Haryana High Court the state government said talks were going on with the farmer leaders and a solution to the problem will be found soon Other routes are being used as an alternative to run the traffic smoothly The oilseed growers are not happy with the relief announced on June 10 by Chief Minister Khattar saying it was an attempt to prevent the mahapanchayat called by farmers associations Addressing the mahapanchayat BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said the government should release the farmer leaders who were arrested for blocking the national highway and ensure procurement at the MSP or protests would be held across the country However Tikait has denied reports the highway has been blocked We are not blocking the highway It is not right highways should not be blocked he told reporters at the protest site on Monday According to the police advisory commuters coming from the Ambala side have been diverted from Sadhopur to NH152D ChandigarhHisar and further commuters can travel via Ismailabad Karnal and beyond via the NH44 They can take a turn from Ambala Cantonment bus stand to travel towards Delhi side via Mahesh Nagar Saha Radaur Ladwa Karnal and further via NH44 For traffic from Delhi the commuters can turn via Indri road from Karnal on the NH44 and travel via Ladwa Babain Shahbad and take the NH44 for their further destination or turn right from Ladwa Chowk to travel via Radaur and take the NH344 SaharanpurPanchkula or travel till Nilokheri in Karnal and take Dhand road to reach Kaul and commute via the NH152D for Ambala Terming the NH44 as lifeline connecting the countrys length and breadth the High Court last week spoke tough and directed Haryana and other respondents to ensure it is kept open for free flow and movement of the traffic without any hindrance so that the public at large is not put to any kind of inconvenience This direction shall be given effect forthwith without any further delay However at the same time it is made clear that the administration shall exercise utmost restraint and would use force to disperse the mob collected at the spot only as a last resort a bench of Justices Manjari Nehru Kaul and Manisha Batra has observed The bench was hearing an application filed against Haryana and other respondents by Randeep Tanwar who was seeking issuance of directions to stop a mob of people from gathering on the National Highway44 at the behest of respondents comprising the Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/protesting-farmers-keep-national-highway-in-haryanas-kurukshetra-shut-for-second-day-437153.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/prayagraj-thieves-come-in-luxury-car-to-steal-a-goat-436968.html Prayagraj June 13 In a bizarre incident thieves arrived in a luxury car stole a goat in Prayagraj and sped off The goat owner Mansoor Alam and locals rushed behind the car but the thieves sped away before anyone could catch hold of them A CCTV footage of the car has also gone viral on social media platforms Following the crime Mansoor Alam approached police to launch a probe in this connection Alam a resident of Kasari Masari in his complaint given to police said that his goat was tied outside his gate on Monday when some persons in a Honda City car stopped outside his house As seen in the purported video two persons came out of the car and dragged his goat inside the vehicle and fled towards the Jagriti Crossing Mansoor came out of the house and rushed behind the car along with other persons of the locality but failed to catch the thieves who were driving the car rashly Following the crime goat owner Mansoor Alam immediately called the police control room and informed them of the incident Some footage of the speeding car and the goat were caught in the CCTV cameras installed in the locality When asked about the incident the Dhoomanganj police unit said that further action will be taken in this connection after an investigation report comes in It is worth mentioning that ahead of the festival of EidulAzha the price of goats shoots up Goats are being sold for Rs 5000 to Rs 100000 depending on their size weight and beauty IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/prayagraj-thieves-come-in-luxury-car-to-steal-a-goat-436968.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/hackers-dont-have-access-to-entire-cowin-portal-or-database-researchers-436975.html New Delhi June 13 Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday said that hackers do not have access to the entire CoWIN portal nor the backend database after a Telegram bot leaked Indians data Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers the team from cybersecurity company CloudSEK said that the information was scraped through these compromised credentials and the claims need to be verified individually CloudSEKs contextual AI digital risk platform XVigil discovered a threat actor advertising a Telegram bot that offered personally identifiable information PII data of Indian citizens who had allegedly registered vaccines from the CoWIN portal It is believed that the threat actors have obtained multiple credentials belonging to health workers which they can use to access the CoWIN portal and its associated data according to researchers On March 13 2022 a threat actor on a Russian cybercrime forum advertised compromised access to the CoWIN portal sharing a screenshot of the CoWIN database portal affecting the Tamil Nadu region There are numerous healthcare worker credentials available on the Dark Web for the CoWIN portal highlighting the need for better endpoint security measures for healthcare workers the team highlighted The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MoHFW on Monday dubbed the alleged data breach of Covid19 vaccine beneficiaries as mischievous in nature saying that the CoWIN portal is completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy The Ministry also said that it has requested the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team CERTIn to look into this issue and submit a report besides initiating an internal exercise to review the existing security measures of CoWIN According to cybersecurity researchers the Covid data bot was offered by a channel called hak4learn which frequently shared hacking tutorials resources and bots for individuals to access and buy Initially the bot was available for everyone to use but it was later upgraded to be exclusive to subscribers The bot is currently down and might come up later as mentioned by the admin of the channel said CloudSEK Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar had said that it does not appear that the CoWIN app or database has been directly breached IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/hackers-dont-have-access-to-entire-cowin-portal-or-database-researchers-436975.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-hc-upholds-legitimacy-of-railways-separate-id-card-436753.html New Delhi June 12 The Delhi High Court has updeld the legitimacy of the issuance of a separate ID card by the Indian Railways while it acknowledged the validity of disability certificates issued by the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities DEPwD across the country to serve as a single document for identification and verification of differently abled individuals to access various benefits The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled NPRD had challenged a circular issued by the Indian Railways which required disabled individuals to obtain a separate photo identity card issued by the railways in order to avail concessions for rail travel The aforesaid statutory provision of law makes it very clear that the certificate is issued certifying the disability and the certificate is valid across India a bench of Chief Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad acknowledged DEPwDs certificate However its said that Railways has issued a circular dated 19032015 and in order to ensure that disabled persons are not required to submit their disability certificate each and every time while buying a ticket a policy decision has been taken by the Railways to issue a Photo Identity Card for the purpose of purchase of tickets and the Photo Identity Card is issued on the basis of certificate if disability issued under Section 58 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 It supported the Railways stance saying that the procedure adopted by it was a fair and transparent procedure and in fact the circular dated March 19 2015 has been issued by the Railways to ensure that a differently abled person is not required to show the disability certificate every time while buying a ticket While disposing of the Public Interest Litigation the court said that it does not find any reason to interfere with the circular dated March 19 2015 issued by the Railways and therefore no further orders are required to be passed It was the NPRDs case that the issuance of a separate ID card by the railways contradicts the purpose of the Unique Disability Identity Card UDID issued by the DEPwD which is intended to serve as a single document for identification and verification of the differently abled individuals to access various benefits The DEPwD has made possession of the UDID card mandatory for availing benefits under all Central government schemes since April 1 2023 The petitioner contented that the Railways are violating the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 RPD Act The NPRD plans to challenge the courts decision in the Supreme Court IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-hc-upholds-legitimacy-of-railways-separate-id-card-436753.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assi-harao-bjp-hatao-new-sp-slogan-for-2024-ls-polls-436498.html Lucknow June 12 Assi harao BJP hatao defeat BJP on all 80 UP Lok Sabha seats and oust it is the new Samajwadi Party slogan for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections Samajwadi Party SP national president Akhilesh Yadav has said that if the BJP was to be removed from the seat of power in 2024 then Uttar Pradesh voters should ensure its defeat on all Lok Sabha seats in the state Uttar Pradesh sends 80 Lok Sabha members to Parliament Earlier when some BJP leaders had made statements that their party would win all 80 LS seats in the state Akhilesh said that the BJP would lose all 80 seats He also said that the SP and its allies would win all 80 seats Targeting the BJP government Akhilesh said The BJP government does not do what it says and does not say what it does The UP chief minister vows zerotolerance against corruption but under him corruption and crime are patronised Corruption has risen 10 times in the state In a statement Akhilesh also said that under the Yogi Adityanath government the lawandorder situation in Uttar Pradesh was becoming worse Police are registering an FIR against the ruling party MP Policemen were involved in robbing of silver stolen goods are being recovered from the police station What a doubleengine government of the BJP Yadav said He was apparently referring to the registration of an FIR against BJPs Kannauj MP Subrat Pathak for allegedly assaulting police personnel and the recovery of silver from a policemans house Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats the SP had only won five in 2019 and lost two of them Rampur and Azamgarh to the BJP in the byelections In 2014 LS polls too the SP could win only five seats Yadav further said in the statement In the BJP government UP ease of doing means murder rape loot and corruption Were MoUs for the supply and manufacturing of countrymade pistols signed in the Investor Summit Is training for crime being provided under skill development Instead of providing security and facilities to traders there is freedom for extortion and ransom The SP chief also alleged that corruption flourished under the BJP rule in Uttar Pradesh Why is the chief minister not seeing what is happening right under his nose Is there any involvement at a higher level Why is the chief minister not remembering the claim of zero tolerance for crime and corruption he asked Meanwhile reacting to Yadavs statement that the SP would win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general elections BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav said Leave alone the claims of winning 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh just win only one Lok Sabha seat Varanasi If your party does this I will retire from politics and resign from the Rajya Sabha membership IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assi-harao-bjp-hatao-new-sp-slogan-for-2024-ls-polls-436498.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/imd-issues-orange-alert-for-gujarats-coasts-as-cyclone-biparjoy-intensifies-436534.html New Delhi June 12 The India Meteorological Department IMD has issued an orange alert for Gujarats Saurashtra and Kutch coasts as cyclone Biparjoy has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and is expected to impact the state and Pakistan in the coming days Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra Kutch Coast Orange Message ESCS BIPARJOY at 0530IST of today over Aeast central adjoining NE Arabian Sea near lat 192N long 677E about 380km SSW of Devbhumi Dwarka To cross near Jakhau Port Gujarat by noon of June 15 the Department tweeted early Monday morning According to IMD officials the cyclone is very likely to move nearly northward till Wednesday morning then move northnortheastwards and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi Gujarat and Karachi Pakistan near Jakhau Port Gujarat by Thursday noon as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph The IMD further predicted that that there will be light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka Porbandar Jamnagar Rajkot Junagarh and Morbi districts of Saurashtra and Kutch on Wednesday The intensity of rainfall would increase with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka and Jamnagar and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Porbandar Rajkot Morbi and Junagarh districts of Gujarat on Thursday said an IMD official Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over remaining districts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat region on Thursday while light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over north Gujarat and adjoining south Rajasthan on Friday On Sunday the IMD had also predicted that the heatwave is likely to persist in isolated pockets over Bihar Jharkhand and Coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next five days Further heatwave conditions are also expected to prevail over south HaryanaDelhi south Uttar Pradesh Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha from Sunday to Tuesday and over SubHimalayan West Bengal Vidarbha Chhattisgarh and Telangana on Monday IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/imd-issues-orange-alert-for-gujarats-coasts-as-cyclone-biparjoy-intensifies-436534.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-polls-priyanka-gandhi-launches-campaign-corners-bjp-on-scams-436792.html Bhopal June 12 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday kickstarted partys campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections by performing a pooja at the Narmada river and addressing a mega rally While addressing a mammoth gathering in Jabalpur district which is also called  sansakardhani of Madhya Pradesh the Congress leader hit out at the ruling BJP over issues ranging from scams to growing unemployment and atrocities against women and tribals in the state I was surprised to know that Shivraj Singh Chouhans scam list is longer than Prime Minister Narendra Modis abuses In the last 220 days 250 scams occurred in Madhya Pradesh This is the development the BJP government brought around in the last three years after toppling the Congress government Priyanka said The Congress leader asserted that corruption affects the life of common people and ruins their future Political parties make promises during the elections and forget after winning that is what happening here in Madhya Pradesh I heard that a couple of days back BJP announced a scheme here in Jabalpur I would ask CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan What have you done in the last 18 years the Congress leader asked She also targetted the BJP over alleged corruption in Mahakal Lok corridor saying the saffron party did not spare even the Gods Alleging that the people of Madhya Pradesh are being used for the last 18 years Priyanka said the BJP makes big promises during elections but never fulfils them I have seen several double tripleengine governments but people of Himachal Pradesh Karnataka gave a befitting reply to them she said Before addressing the rally Priyanka performed the Narmada puja at Gwarighat in the city She was accompanied by MP Congress president Kamal Nath party general secretary incharge of the state JP Agrawal and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha She was presented with an idol of Lord Ganesh by local MLA Tarun Bhanot The leaders pledged to keep Narmada considered the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh clean Jabalpur is at the centre of the Mahakoshal region which has a significant number of tribal voters In the 2018 Assembly polls the Congress won 11 of the 13 Scheduled Tribe reserved seats in the division while the BJP bagged the other two IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-polls-priyanka-gandhi-launches-campaign-corners-bjp-on-scams-436792.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ngt-directs-centre-himachal-govt-to-comment-on-kufris-declining-snowfall-report-436803.html New Delhi June 12 The National Green Tribunal NGT has directed the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC and the Himachal Pradesh government to provide their comments on a report submitted by a joint committee that identified numerous environmental violations and damage in Kufri The committee reported degradation of natural vegetation more than thousand horses and ponies present beyond the areas carrying capacity and improper solid waste management leading to pollution The NGT bench comprising Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Dr A Senthil Vel stated that the comments of the MoEFCC and the Himachal Pradesh government need to be obtained to implement the recommendations in the report The bench issued a notice to both entities requesting their comments on the report and any objections they may have The application filed before the NGT raised concerns about the unscientific management of tourist activities in Kufri including the extensive use of horses in a small area which was causing significant environmental damage It was also alleged that the declining snowfall in the area over the past two decades was due to the negligent attitude of the state authorities the increasing number of horses and other local factors Based on the report submitted by the joint committee the NGT has directed the authorities to file their responses within one month IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ngt-directs-centre-himachal-govt-to-comment-on-kufris-declining-snowfall-report-436803.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-likely-to-make-landfall-in-guj-on-thursday-pm-reviews-preparedness-436804.html New Delhi June 12 With cyclone Biparjoy likely to turn severe by Thursday and make a landfall in Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the state of preparedness The meeting took place as the India Meteorological Department IMD in its latest bulletin said that the extremely severe cyclonic storm was very likely to move northnortheast and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi Gujarat and Karachi Pakistan by the June 15 noon as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125135 kilometres per hours kmph gusting to 150 kmph The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah Principal Secretary to Modi PK Mishra Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba Earth Sciences Secretary M Ravichandran member of National Disaster Management Authority Kamal Kishore and IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra among others According to a presentation made during the meeting Kutch Devbhumi Dwarka Porbandar Jamnagar Rajkot Junagarh and Morbi could experience stormy weather with a wind speed of 125135 kmph gusting to 145 kmph on Thursday to evening Fishing activities along Gujarats south and north coasts have been suspended and authorities were evacuating people in districts by the sea in view of cyclone Biparjoy Officials in coastal Devbhumi Dwarka said around 1300 people have been shifted to safer places so far IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cyclone-biparjoy-likely-to-make-landfall-in-guj-on-thursday-pm-reviews-preparedness-436804.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/toy-drone-lands-in-central-jail-of-amritsar-436561.html Chandigarh June 12 A toy drone landed on the premises of the Central Jail in Amritsar early Monday putting the police on high alert The paramilitary forces and central jail staff were put on alert and a search operation launched Suspecting an attack by gangsters or terrorists the Punjab Police have been on alert Preliminary police investigation indicated the toy drone operated by two children went out of control and fell inside the jail In another incident the Border Security Force BSF said it recovered a completely broken Pakistani drone in Shaidpur Kalan village in Amritsar district The recovered drone is a Quadcopter of model DJI Matrice 300 RTK series The BSF also seized two packets of narcotics buried in a field near the International Border in Amritsar sector On June 11 based on specific information a suspicious farmer was apprehended from Bharopal village a BSF officer said On being questioned he said a consignment of drugs was hidden ahead of the border fence The place was identified where two packets suspected to be contraband were recovered IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/toy-drone-lands-in-central-jail-of-amritsar-436561.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assam-woman-bjp-leader-killed-body-dumped-near-highway-436632.html Guwahati June 12 A woman BJP leader was allegedly murdered in Assams Goalpara district and the body dumped near the highway officials said on Monday The deceased has been identified as Jonali Nath who was working as the partys district secretary She was a resident of Matia village in Goalpara The body was recovered by the villagers from National Highway 17 near Shalpara area on Sunday night who informed the police According to locals some miscreants might have killed her and dumped the body near the highway before fleeing the spot Police reached the spot around midnight and sent the body for an autopsy Meanwhile as per police Naths body bore several injury marks indicating severe assault before being killed She was last seen at a local market on Sunday afternoon Her husband was trying her number in the evening but Naths phone was switched off The family then informed the police An investigation into the incident is underway Meanwhile Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita expressed displeasure on the incident saying those behind the crime will not be spared Assam minister Ashok Singhal wrote on Twitter A thorough investigation into the incident will be done to ensure justice is served We are committed to uncovering the truth behind this unfortunate event Our heartfelt condolences go out to the bereaved family and friends We pray for the eternal peace of Smt Jonali Naths soul IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/assam-woman-bjp-leader-killed-body-dumped-near-highway-436632.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/firs-filed-against-central-forces-over-protests-against-abhishek-banerjee-436685.html Kolkata June 12 West Bengal Police on Monday filed four FIRs against some central armed force personnel in connection to the protests that Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee faced in Thakurnagar by members of the Matua community The FIRs were filed against the personnel who were escorting Union Minister of State and BJP Lok Sabha member from Bangaon Santanu Thakur who reached the spot on Sunday afternoon while the protests were underway In the FIRs the central forces have been accused of trying to stop police personnel from performing their duties and also rescuing one accused from the police clutches On Sunday afternoon after Banerjee reached the residence and the temple of Matua spiritual leader Late Binapani Devi or Boro Ma several people from the community started showing him black flags and shouted slogans claiming that he will not be allowed to enter the shrine The situation turned serious after Thakur reached the spot and with help of the central forces locked the gate of the temple from inside Reacting to the polices move the BJPs state spokesman Samik Bhattacharya said that the police administration in the state and Trinamool Congress have turned synonymous The same police release Trinamool Congress leaders caught with illegal firearms at the nomination On Sunday Trinamool Congress leaders tried to take control over the Matua temple with the help of police That was not possible because of the presence of the central armed forces The FIRs were done as part of revenge he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/firs-filed-against-central-forces-over-protests-against-abhishek-banerjee-436685.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/farmers-in-haryana-again-block-highway-over-msp-on-sunflower-crop-436713.html EDS SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEO Kurukshetra Farmers block the national highway 44 during their protest demand for government procurement of sunflower seeds at the minimum support price MSP in Kurukshetra Monday June 12 2023 PTI Chandigarh June 12 Farmers in Haryana on Monday once again blocked the National Highway44 near Pipli in the states Kurukshetra district severely hampering the movement of traffic between Chandigarh and Delhi The traffic was halted after the mahapanchayat called by the Bharatiya Kisan UnionCharuni failed to get any response from the government over procurement of sunflower seeds at the minimum support price MSP of Rs 6400 per quintal Also they were demanding the release of their leaders especially Bharatiya Kisan UnionCharuni chief Gurnam Singh Charuni Responding to issue of farmers Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar told the media that the government has a round of talks on the sunflower issue We have taken some decisions and told the farmers We will also see how farmers get prices close to MSP he said Nearly 50000 farmers from Punjab Delhi and Uttar Pradesh besides Haryana and its neighbouring states gathered in Pipli town and earlier gave an ultimatum to the government that if it doesnt listen to their demands a big call could be taken to block the national highway again or block the government Secretariat in Kurukshetra The sunflower growers are not happy with the relief announced on June 10 by Chief Minister Khattar saying it was an attempt to prevent the mahapanchayat called by farmers associations The farmers have been demanding that the state government procure their sunflower crop at an MSP of Rs 6400 per quintal as announced for the crop by the Central government for 202223 Addressing the mahapanchayat BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said the government should release the farmer leaders who were arrested for blocking the national highway and ensure procurement at the MSP or protests would be held across the country However Tikait has denied reports the highway has been blocked We are not blocking the highway It is not right highways should not be blocked he told reporters at the protest site Wrestler Bajrang Punia also reached Pipli and extended his support I have come here to lend support to the farmers as I also belong to the family of farmers We are just asking for the MSP of our cropsaand the government should accept this demand Punia said However traffic on the ChandigarhDelhi highway was diverted to avoid congestion after farmers gathered in Pipli over their demand Days after protesting sunflower growers were batoncharged and forcibly evicted for blocking the National Highway44 near Kurukshetra crowds of farmers on Monday started gathering again in support of the demand Tikait had already threatened a larger agitation than the yearlong protest against the now repealed farm laws if the government did not announce a legal guarantee of the MSP for procurement of crops As a preventive measure the government has imposed Section 144 in Pipli a ruling that prohibits public gatherings in a given jurisdiction Farm leaders have also warned the authorities to release their nine leaders including Charuni who were sent to custody for 14 days for blocking the national highway on June 7 otherwise a massive rally would be held on June 12 Besides charges pertaining to rioting they are facing cases for unlawful assembly use of criminal force to deter public servants from discharging duty and attempt to murder Amidst the rift between the state government and farmers Chief Minister Khattar has said the government was studying the market for adequately compensating sunflower growers While digitally releasing Rs 2913 crore as an interim bharpai compensation to 8528 sunflower farmers growing the crop on 36414 acres of land on Saturday he said that some people are trying to create confusion among the farmers claiming that his government does not care for the farmers I would like to clarify that despite challenges the Centre or the state government is taking profarmer policies The government has included sunflower in the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana under which farmers will be paid Rs 1000 per quintal if produce is selling below the MSP Kurukshetra district has the highest production of sunflower and its main procurement centre is Shahbad Besides the sunflower purchase centres have been set up at places of Ambala Yamunanagar Karnal and Panchkula districts Hafed has started procurement of sunflower crops for the first time and has announced to remain in the market till the procurement process is completed in the mandis It has been procuring sunflowers at the rate of Rs 4850 per quintal in Shahbad With the Chief Minister giving interim relief of Rs 1000 per quintal under the Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana now the purchase of sunflower in Haryana has raised to Rs 5800 per quintal At present sunflowers are being purchased in Punjab between Rs 3800 and Rs 4200 To pacify the farmers the Chief Minister on Sunday announced the opening of a sunflower oil factory in Kurukshetra which will have a capacity of 20000 metric tonnes IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/farmers-in-haryana-again-block-highway-over-msp-on-sunflower-crop-436713.html Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/samosa-jalebi-pizza-burger-more-banned-during-amarnath-yatra-2023-436296.html Srinagar June 11 Acting tough on junk and unhealthy food Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board SASB said on Sunday that foods including halwa puri samosas jalebi gulab jamun etc will not be served to Yatris during this years Himalayan pilgrimage This years 62day long Amaranth Yatra will begin on July 1 SASB officials said that over 120 langars community Kitchens are being established this year for the pilgrims along the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal leading to the cave shrine Focusing on the health of the pilgrims SASB has released a list of permitted and banned meals food items at langars and made it clear that no junk and fried food will be allowed to be served at around 120 langars an official said A list of banned and permitted items has also been shared with the langer authorities The banned food items included poori bathura pizza burgar stuffed parantha dosa fried Roti bread with butter cream based foods pickle chutney fried papad chowmein and all other fried fast foods cold drinks and karrah halwa jalebi gulab jamun laddu khoya burfi rasgulla and all other halwai items besides snacks high in fat and salts chipskurkure matthi namkeen mixture pakora samosa fried dry fruits and all other deep fried items It also included non vegetarian foods alcohol tobacco gutka pan masala cigarettes other intoxicants The meals in the permitted menu include cereals pulses green vegetables green salad fruits and sprouts rice jaggery sambar idli uttapam poha herbal tea coffee low fat curd sharbat lemon squashwater figs raisins apricots and other dry fruits Moreover Director Health Services Jammu and Kashmir have directed all concerned officials not to sanction or forward leave applications of doctors and para medical staff during the period of yatra IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/samosa-jalebi-pizza-burger-more-banned-during-amarnath-yatra-2023-436296.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-school-job-case-bizman-who-donated-bungalow-to-trust-under-ed-scanner-436380.html Kolkata June 11 A Kolkatabased businessman who donated a highly expensive bungalow to a private trust owned by Sujay Krishna Bhadra aka Kalighater Kaku uncle of Kalighat has come under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate ED sleuths probing the multicrore school recruitment case The total value of the bungalow donated to the trust christened Banglar Bondu friend of Bengal is Rs 6 crore as per the documents available with the central agency sleuths sources said Although for sake of investigation the ED sleuths are not willing to name the businessman right at this moment sources added that his residence is quite close to that of Bhadra at Behala in the southern outskirts of Kolkata The businessman has been summoned for questioning at the EDs Salt office in the northern outskirts of Kolkata Sources said that records of highamount donations from some other people to the trust have also been tracked by the central agency sleuths probing the school recruitment case Bhadra is currently in ED custody and will be presented at a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA on June 14 Meanwhile the ED sleuths have questioned civic volunteer Rahul Bera accused of deleting data from the mobile phones of Bhadra following instructions from the latter for two consecutive days on Friday and Saturday Sources said that while admitting his action of deleting the data from the mobile phones following the instructions of Bhadra during the course of interrogation Bera has also informed the central agency sleuths of some crucial information about the corporate entities which had links with Bhadra He has also assured the ED sleuths of total cooperation in the investigation process Although for the sake of further investigation the ED sleuths are maintaining a total secrecy on the nature of clues that they received from Bera these clues give crucial indication on how the alleged recruitment scam proceeds were diverted through these corporate entities It is learnt that the ED has so far come across as many as six companies with links with Bhadra In the next stage ED is trying to have an idea on the exact amount of proceeds that were diverted through these corporate entities IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-school-job-case-bizman-who-donated-bungalow-to-trust-under-ed-scanner-436380.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-poll-kunal-ghosh-refutes-allegations-of-irregularities-in-nomination-forum-distribution-436393.html Kolkata June 11 Trinamool Congress state spokesman in West Bengal Kunal Ghosh has refuted the allegations by Suvendu Adhikari the leader of the opposition in the state Assembly on flouting norms regarding the distribution of nomination forms for the forthcoming panchayat poll Instead claimed Ghosh that figures of nominations filed by different political parties during the first day of nomination on Friday was concrete proof that the nomination process so far had been done following the rules laid by the office of the West Bengal State Election Commission According to Ghosh as per the figure for Friday only BJP filed the maximum number of nominations at 677 which proves how baseless the allegations of the leader of the opposition are BJP on the first day filed 677 candidate nominations Gram Panchayat 568 Panchayat Samiti 95 Zilla Parishad 14 which demonstrates their active engagement in the process The number speaks for itself But Mr Adhikaris conspiratorial disposition continues to overshadow his commitment to the truth Lets rise above baseless speculations and focus on facts for a more constructive discourse Ghosh claimed in a Twitter message issued on Sunday afternoon Earlier in the day Adhikari posting a video on his Twitter handle claimed that the block development office at Saltora in Bankura district had allowed a local Trinamool Congress leader to collect nomination papers to indiscriminately collect nomination papers flouting the commission prescribed norms that not more than four nomination papers should be given to any person According to him this special preference has been given to the ruling party in a situation when opposition candidates are managing to reach the BDO Offices for collecting nomination papers braving the obstacles and hurdles placed by the ruling party goons in connivance with the state and are being made to wait for long hours in queues IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-poll-kunal-ghosh-refutes-allegations-of-irregularities-in-nomination-forum-distribution-436393.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 21:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/as-goa-loses-tourists-to-malvan-state-police-cracks-down-on-touts-436202.html By Sanjay Borkar Panaji June 11 Facing the menace of touts who loot and harass the tourists visiting the coastal state the Goa police have focused on eradicating the illegal parallel services provided by these touts and have arrested many since the past many days According to stakeholders in the tourism sector touts from other states have made the tiny state their earning source and are seen at every tourist spot As tourists mostly visit the beaches of Goa a large number of touts are seen in the coastal belt which has propelled the locals from Calangute and Baga in North Goa to protest against the dance bars culture drugs and prostitution in the area Senior citizens women and youth who participated in the protests demanded that the dance bar culture along with the activities of touts should be stopped immediately as it is bringing a bad name to Goa According to locals wherever illegal acts like prostitution dance bars and others are available these touts play their role to bring the customers and earn by looting the tourists There are many instances where tourists were promised a massage and were robbed by these touts by luring them to secluded places Since the last one year after taking charge of the tourism ministry Rohan Khaunte has been vocal against the illegal activities and the touts who harass the tourists He has expressed apprehension that because of touts the coastal state has tough competition from Malvan in Maharashtra in water sports Khaunte had said that touts are harming the water sports activities by trying to divert the tourists from Goa to other places We want to ensure that this traditional activity continues in our state but in the right manner Today without opting for new technology we cannot go ahead We have competition from Malvan in water sports Competition has increased There are illegal touts in water sports activities Parasailing enthusiasts are charged Rs 800 of which the touts take away Rs 450 and the operators get a mere Rs 350 We want an operator who is a Goan to earn the whole amount of Rs 800 Khaunte said Narrating an incident about how touts charge extra money from tourists he said that in Calangute he witnessed one person charging Rs 3000 for parasailing which actually should cost Rs 800 They were doing it in front of me I stopped it immediately If the regulated system does not come into force it will create a major issue for the tourism sector Khaunte said He reiterated that Goa is facing tough competition from Malvan and other places in water sports According to him touts are the biggest problem in the tourism sector who take the maximum share and the actual water sports operators get less money In November last year while prohibiting the unauthorised sale of water sports tickets the Goa government had warned of taking action against those who offer packages to tourists outside Goa in places like Malvan in Maharashtra and Karwar in Karnataka The order issued by the tourism department stated that violators will be fined Rs 5000 which may go up to Rs 50000 or shall be liable for action under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code Sources informed that some touts entice tourists visiting the beaches of Goa by offering them sea ride packages in neighbouring states If we dont act now then we may suffer in regard to tourism Tourists may start going to neighbouring states Khaunte had said Khaunte on many occasions had stated that he had taken steps to eradicate touts and illegal activities from the beaches of Goa and other tourism spots To discourage their activities the Goa police have decided to create a database of the arrested touts to take further action against them The Calangute police have arrested more than 34 touts operating in its jurisdiction since the last few days under the Tourist Trade Act 1982 Under this Act a firsttime offender is fined Rs 5000 If the same accused commits a second crime the fine amount goes up to Rs 50000 and there is also provision for imprisonment if the person commits a third crime I have been pointing out how tourists face bad experiences because of these touts Its good that the police have started to act against them Khaunte said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/as-goa-loses-tourists-to-malvan-state-police-cracks-down-on-touts-436202.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 09:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-polls-state-govt-keen-on-police-from-other-states-rather-than-central-forces-436029.html Kolkata June 10 Despite the Opposition parties demanding deployment of central armed forces during the forthcoming panchayat polls in West Bengal the state government is batting for personnel from the state police forces The state government has to give its opinion on the deployment of central forces as demanded by the opposition to a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday In all probability the state government will bat for personnel from other state forces and not central forces as per sources A highly placed state government official said that during the meeting of the state election commissioner Rajiva Sinha with top bureaucrats and police officials of the state on Saturday the state government representatives voiced against the requirement of central armed forces In the meeting the state police representatives outlined the blueprint of ensuring presence of armed police from the states own forces first and covering the remainder with personnel from other state police forces Already discussions are on to identify the state government from whom personnel from their respective police departments can be sought For the sake of convenience plans are mainly to ask for forces from West Bengals neighbouring states like Bihar Odisha and Jharkhand the state government official said The office of state election commission has already directed the district police superintendents to identify the sensitive booths in the respective districts The commission has already banned motorcycle rallies in the campaign for the rural civic body polls this year Meanwhile the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Saturday morning that the state government is planning to deploy civic volunteers for security purposes in the panchayat polls According to him the state home department is planning to deploy civic volunteers posing as police personnel by making them wear uniforms resembling the ones worn by the police He alleged that the civic volunteers would be interchanged between districts especially in the sensitive districts like Jalpaiguri East Midnapore North 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas and Birbhum so that they cannot be identified IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-panchayat-polls-state-govt-keen-on-police-from-other-states-rather-than-central-forces-436029.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jp-nadda-offers-prayers-at-tirumala-temple-436067.html Tirupati Andhra Pradesh June 10 BJP national president JP Nadda began his daylong visit to Andhra Pradesh on Saturday by offering prayers at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala He was accompanied by state BJP leaders to the hill shrine Later he told media persons that he prayed for the wellbeing of the society He will visit the Srikalahasti temple later in the day before addressing a public meeting in the evening Naddas visit is being seen as part of BJPs efforts to reach out to masses and gain a foothold in Andhra Pradesh A day after Naddas visit Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in the state and is scheduled to address a public meeting in Visakhapatnam on Sunday This is Naddas first visit to Andhra Pradesh after his recent meeting with Telugu Desam Party TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Delhi Naidu met Shah and Nadda on June 3 and they reportedly discussed a TDPJSPBJP alliance for the Assembly elections in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana This was also Naidus first meeting with Shah after the TDP pulled out of the BJPled NDA in 2018 over the issue of special category status to Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections in Telangana are due in NovemberDecember 2023 while in Andhra Pradesh it will take place next year along with the Lok Sabha polls Pawan Kalyan leader of the Jana Sena Party JSP an ally of the saffron party has been urging the BJP leadership to ensure a greater opposition alliance to defeat the ruling YSR Congress Party YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh However The BJP has not invited Pawan Kalyan for the public meetings at Tirupati and Visakhapatnam The BJP had contested the 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh on its own but had drawn a blank TDP which also went alone lost power to YSRCP JSP which contested in alliance with BSP and the Left parties won just one seat in the 175member Assembly IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/jp-nadda-offers-prayers-at-tirumala-temple-436067.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bihar-bjp-chief-compares-rahul-to-osama-bin-laden-436081.html Patna June 10 In a scathing attack Bihar BJP chief Samrat Chaudhary on Saturday likened Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden saying that by just growing a beard one cannot become the Prime Minister of a country While addressing a gathering in Araria to inform the people of the Central governments achievements in the past nine years Chaudhary said Rahul Gandhi while enhancing the beard like Laden and roaming in the country will not make him Prime Minister We perceive him as a 50yearold child in politics The state BJP chief also went on to say that if the party comes to power in Bihar it will stop practices like cattle murder love jihad and illegal intrusions IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bihar-bjp-chief-compares-rahul-to-osama-bin-laden-436081.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amid-impersonation-row-kerala-university-disqualifies-39-councillors-436113.html Thiruvananthapuram June 10 The Kerala University which had ordered a probe into College Union elections conducted by the 183 of its affiliated colleges on Saturday disqualified 39 councillors after a detailed verification The decision for a recheck was taken after an incident of an elected woman councillor being replaced by an SFI leader at the capital district Christian College Kattakada surfaced After the detection of the fraud a big furore broke out and the principal of the college and the student who managed to become the councillor on the sly were suspended and a case registered by the Kerala Police The ViceChancellor ordered for a scrutiny of all the elections conducted in 183 colleges affiliated to the university Of the 183 colleges 147 of them have by now replied and it was found out that there have been violations to the norms as prescribed by the Lyngdoh Committee leading to disqualification of 39 councillors As per the norms any violation in the age attendance and results of past examinations will lead to disqualification of the elected student Meanwhile the Kerala University has imposed a fine of Rs 155 lakh on the Christian College Kattakada as they had made all the arrangements for the election for the Kerala University Students Union but had to be cancelled after the fraud was detected The fine imposed was for the cost that the University had spent to conduct the election by printing ballots and other expenses incurred for the election Both the Congress and the BJP have slammed the ruling CPIM for allowing their students organisation SFI to engage in all undesirable activities IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amid-impersonation-row-kerala-university-disqualifies-39-councillors-436113.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 22:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sc-seeks-report-from-madras-hc-on-lack-of-women-toilets-at-nilgiris-court-complex-435860.html New Delhi June 9 The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Madras High Court registry to file a detailed report in connection with measures taken on the issue of lack of toilets for women lawyers on the Nilgiris Court Complex in Ooty Tamil Nadu A vacation bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal asked the high court administration to file the report by Sunday A counsel representing the Nilgiris District Bar Association said the issue was being publicised by some who were not satisfied and they were bringing disrepute to the entire Nilgiris District Bar Association Senior advocate Guru Krishnakumar representing the Madras High Court submitted that it appears that the petitioner association with some women lawyers is at loggerheads with the registered association After hearing submissions the bench said Let a detailed report be filed by the high court administration through the registrar general The top court directed that the report should reach its registry by Sunday and scheduled the matter for further hearing on June 12 The top court noted that an earlier report of the registrar general does not explain in detail about the facilities for women lawyers on the new court complex The top court was hearing a plea by Women Lawyers Association of Nilgiris claiming lack of toilet facilities for female advocates at the recently inaugurated combined court complex in Ooty IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sc-seeks-report-from-madras-hc-on-lack-of-women-toilets-at-nilgiris-court-complex-435860.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/10-robbers-hold-cms-staff-captive-in-ludhiana-decamp-with-rs-7-crore-436123.html Chandigarh June 10 At least 10 masked robbers with two barging into the office from the front door and others from the rere entrance of cash management service company CMS Connecting Commerce in New Rajguru Nagar in Punjabs Ludhiana and fled with cash worth around Rs 7 crore The miscreants held five office security employees captive at gunpoint The robbers took Rs 4 crore kept at the office and fled with the cash van containing Rs 3 crore on the intervening night of Friday Police suspect an insiders involvement in the robbery Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu told the media that the incident happened around 130 am but police were informed at 7 am There were at least 10 robbers who also took away the CCTV cameras and the DVR along with them he said adding The robbers held the night duty staff captive and fled with the cash They also stole the cash van which too had a huge amount of money in it Later police found the abandoned cash van near Mullanpur on the LudhianaFerozepur road Two weapons were found inside the abandoned van Sidhu said Prima facie he said there was negligence on the part of the company as a huge amount of cash was not kept in lockers Some reports say that Rs 10 crore was looted but Sidhu said the amount is being ascertained Special teams have been formed to track the criminals IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/10-robbers-hold-cms-staff-captive-in-ludhiana-decamp-with-rs-7-crore-436123.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 23:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/36-officers-join-cbi-force-at-investiture-ceremony-435908.html New Delhi June 10 The Investiture Ceremony of the 25th and 26th batches of SubInspector SI trainees of the CBI was solemnised at the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh where 36 officials joined the force The 36 officers from these two batches comprise 20 BTech two MTech and 14 other postgraduates and graduates in science and arts These officer trainees hail from different regions across the country Seventythree weeks of hard toil and diligent training were rendered to these probationers who joined the CBI Academy after qualifying the Combined Graduate Level CGL examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission SSC During training the cadets were trained in different fields including the collection and preservation of physical evidence scientific aids to investigation including polygraph brain mapping narcoanalysis DNA fingerprinting interrogation and interview techniques and forensic medicine The trainees were also imparted training on jurisprudence the Constitution of India major criminal Acts the prevention of corruption Act case studies of important cases special laws the CBI crime manual etc Additionally they underwent practical sessions on simulated firing at the CBI Academy Various regional language training including Gujarati Marathi Telugu Punjabi Odia Bengali Kannada Assamese etc was also given Besides these specialised training was also given on anticorruption banking frauds economic offences intelligence and surveillance techniques cyber crime and other special crimes including Fake Indian Currency Notes FICN Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS antiquities and online child sexual abuse Praveen Sood Director of the CBI was the chief guest at the function where these young talents joined the CBI force Sood congratulated all the passingout cadets and also those who won trophies in various fields including the field of newage investigation tools Speaking on the occasion Sood called upon the young officers to work hard to maintain high standards in the CBI Sood pointed out that the long careers ahead of the officers will play a significant role in ensuring a bright future and maintaining the high reputation of the CBI He advised the officers that besides working hard they should develop the habit of working smartly Sood advised the officers to continuously upgrade and update their knowledge and skills especially regarding newage crimes occurring in cyberspace for its application to the investigation He also called upon the officers to keep learning every day as it is a lifelong endeavour and the day we stop learning it also puts an end to further growth During this course training on Certified Fraud Examiner CFE was started for the first time ever for the newly joined SIs undergoing the basic course CFE certification is conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE in the USA The trainees underwent rigorous sixweek training including financial transaction fraud schemes law fraud prevention deterrence and investigation The training course for SIs aimed to inculcate in them the highest standards of professional integrity and rectitude respect for human rights vital ingredients of professionalism and a strong sense of discipline IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/36-officers-join-cbi-force-at-investiture-ceremony-435908.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/chidambaram-hits-out-at-bjp-for-absolute-intolerance-to-any-criticism-435939.html New Delhi June 10 In response to four BJP MPs slamming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for criticising the Railways in his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Odisha train tragedy former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the saffron party for its absolute intolerance to any criticism Taking to Twitter Chidambaram said Kharge is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha He is entitled to write to the Prime Minister In a functioning democracy the people expect the Prime Minister to reply to the letter But our democracy is such that the Prime Minister will not deem it worthy to reply Instead four BJP MPs take it upon themselves to send a reply that is shallow on facts and hollow on arguments Two CAG reports submitted in December 2022 completely vindicate Kharges reasoned criticism The letter dated February 9 2023 of the Principal Chief Operations Manager of the SW Railway was a forewarning that a tragedy such as Balasore was likely to happen I have no doubt that the letter lay unattended in some file of the S W Railway and was gathering dust Will the BJP MPs tell us what action was taken on the letter His remarks came a day after four BJP MPs including Tejashwi Surya termed the criticism high on rhetoric and low on facts saying it does not suit a leader of your addressing Kharge stature to be writing letters to the Prime Minister based on WhatsApp University assertions In a fourpage letter to Kharge the BJP MPs said In response to your recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji we must say we found it high on rhetoric and low on facts The BJP MPs said that Kharge as a former Minister of Railways one would anticipate your discernment of the situation to be infused with depth and understanding Yet your recent communication to us suggests otherwise We must therefore break down the reality for you with factual replies to your conjectures they added Taking on Kharges charge over employment they said that in the past nine years Railways appointed 458 lakh new appointees and currently the recruitment process to appoint about 152 lakh candidates is ongoing Thus in our 10 years we would appoint more than 61 lakh youngsters which is almost 50 per cent more than of 411 lakh candidates appointed during the 10 years of UPA the MPs said The letter also said that 5518 freshly appointed Assistant Loco Pilots quash your allegations about neglecting this sector Hitting back at the Congress Rajya Sabha MP they said that it may also be noted that there was no collision in Mysore as stated in your letter It doesnt suit a leader of your stature to be writing letters to the PM based on what has been received from WhatsApp University But perhaps as the ViceChancellor of WhatsApp University you are forced to regurgitate fake news as facts they alleged The remarks of BJP leaders came days after Kharge wrote to Modi over the tragic train accident in Odishas Balasore district on June 2 which led to the deaths of 288 passengers and over 800 injured IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/chidambaram-hits-out-at-bjp-for-absolute-intolerance-to-any-criticism-435939.html Sat, 10 Jun 2023 12:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/abaya-controversy-evokes-strong-criticism-in-kashmir-435779.html Srinagar June 9 The controversy triggered by the refusal of a college principal to allow students inside the college wearing an Abaya has evoked strong criticism in Kashmir Abaya is an Islamic dress worn as a loose gown by a woman The students appearing for the common entrance test for colleges conducted by the NTA were initially refused entry into the college by the principal at one of the exam centres in Srinagar city as the girl candidates were wearing Abaya Better sense prevailed on the principal who later allowed the students to take their test while wearing the same dress Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party PDP president Mehbooba Mufti told reporters They are trying to repeat what was done in Karnataka Abaya is an Islamic dress and we will not accept any dictate on this They cannot put pressure on us as to what we should wear or not wear Whatever a person wants to wear heshe has the freedom to wear it National Conference NC spokesman Tanvir Sadiq told reporters that the act of the principal is condemnable as anybody should be allowed to wear the dress of hisher choice If a woman wears Abaya that is fine and if she does not want to wear it that is her decision and there is nothing objectionable about it Sadiq said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/abaya-controversy-evokes-strong-criticism-in-kashmir-435779.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/akhand-bharat-map-issue-not-political-pak-has-no-capability-to-understand-matter-jaishankar-435537.html New Delhi June 8 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday brushed aside the controversy over the purported Akhand Bharat map in the new Parliament building saying that its not a political issue and friendly nations like Nepal have understood Indias explanation however a nation like Pakistan does not have the capability to understand it The minister said this in response to a question on the issue being raised in friendly neighbouring countries like Nepal and Bangladesh The external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has already explained that the map depicts the spread of the Ashokan empire Jaishankar said when asked about the controversy over it To a supplementary question on whether the explanation remained the same for both friendly nations like Nepal as well as not so friendly nations like Pakistan the minister quipped I dont think it is a political issue Friendly nations have understood it Pakistan does not have the capability to understand it Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who had visited India last week was asked about the map on his return On Wednesday Prachanda told the National Assembly that the map was not political and he had raised the issue during his recently concluded India visit during which he met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and other top leaders We raised the issue of the new Indian map which is placed in Parliament We have not made a detailed study but as reported in the media we raised this issue on a serious note But in its response the Indian side said it was a cultural and historic map and not a political one This should not be seen in a political way It needs to be studied But I have raised it Prachanda said Last week the controversy over the map raged as some BJP leaders including parliamentary affairs as well as coal and mines minister Pralhad Joshi alluded it to the depiction of Akhand Bharat or unified India The external affairs ministry also had to give a clarification on it after questions were asked about the map not going down well in countries like Nepal and Pakistan The mural in question depicts the spread of the Ashokan empire and the idea of responsible and peopleoriented governance that Emperor Ashoka adopted and propagated Bagchi had said in response to questions on the map last week Thats what the mural and the plaque in front of the mural says I really dont have anything further to add to that Im certainly not going to comment on statements that other political leaders might have made he had added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/akhand-bharat-map-issue-not-political-pak-has-no-capability-to-understand-matter-jaishankar-435537.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/giving-space-to-extremist-elements-not-good-for-canada-says-jaishankar-435558.html New Delhi June 8 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday strongly criticised Canada after visuals of a parade float depicting the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in that countrys Brampton city surfaced wondering why it gives space to extremists Addressing a press conference to highlight achievements of the Centre in the last nine years in terms of foreign policy Jaishankar said in response to the incident I dont know why Canada does this Giving space to extremist elements is not good for it Frankly we are at a loss to understand other than the requirements of vote bank politics why anybody would do this I think there is a larger underlying issue about the space which is given to separatists to extremists to people who advocate violence he added To another query on a Canadian government official blaming India of meddling in its affairs Jaishankar quipped Rather we have complaints against Canada on the space it gives to Khalistani elements It is like the saying in Hindi Ulta chor kotwal ko daante The minister went on to add that such incidents of Khalistani elements creating ruckus have also occurred in many other countries like the UK and Australia Our request to all these nations is that they should not be taken seriously as these are marginal elements and are a small minority Jaishankar said Meanwhile on the issue of many Indian students facing deportation in Canada due to fraudulent admissions Jaishankar said that they should not be penalised for someone elses crime The external affairs minister said the students took admission and studied at those colleges in good faith and it is unfair to punish them For some time now there is this case of students who the Canadians say did not study in the college in which they should have and when they applied for a work permit they got into difficulties Jaishankar said Hundreds of Indian students mainly from Punjab are facing deportation from Canada after the authorities there found admission offer letters to educational institutions to be fake From the very start we have taken up this case and our point is the students studied in good faith If there were people who misled them the culpable parties should be acted against It is unfair to punish a student who undertook their education in good faith I think the Canadians also accept that it would be unfair if a student has done no wrong We will continue to press Jaishankar added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/giving-space-to-extremist-elements-not-good-for-canada-says-jaishankar-435558.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rape-on-pretext-of-marriage-sc-grants-interim-protection-from-arrest-to-muslim-doctor-435560.html New Delhi June 8 The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to a Muslim doctor allegedly accused of raping a Hindu woman on the pretext of marriage A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file its response in the matter while directing the petitioner not to enter Moradabad the place of registration of the case till the next date of hearing Counsel representing the woman complainant objected to the interim protection from arrest granted to Dr Abdul Qadir submitting that the man is a crorepati and contended that this is a case of love jihad The accused doctor on the pretext of marriage established sexual relations with the complainant counsel added After hearing submissions from the doctors counsel the bench said We grant interim protection from arrest to the petitioner in the case registered in Moradabad until the next date of hearing It made it clear that the petitioner shall not enter Moradabad till the next date of hearing and shall not enter into any communication directly or indirectly with the complainant Issue notice Returnable in 4 weeks said the bench The petitioner moved the apex court challenging a May 10 Allahabad High Court order which dismissed his anticipatory bail application The petition filed through advocate G Indira said that the issue which is central to the facts of the case is that the complainants lawyer is trying to extort money to the tune of Rs 1 crore by turning out a case of love into an incident of love jihad The plea said that lawyers endeavour since beginning is to give a nomenclature to the relationship of the petitioner and the complainant a political and religious colour The plea said The petitioner herein and the complainantinformantprosecutrix were in livein relationship started in the year 2019 but the relation later turned sour following which the complainantinformantprosecutrix filed a case against the petitioner herein by even writing that the petitioner herein portrayed himself as Hindu man by allegedly stating his name as Kabir which is contrary to the records of the case IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rape-on-pretext-of-marriage-sc-grants-interim-protection-from-arrest-to-muslim-doctor-435560.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 02:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/calcutta-hc-stays-fresh-recruitment-of-forest-guards-in-west-bengal-435570.html Kolkata June 8 The Calcutta High Court on Thursday put an interim stay on the process of fresh recruitment of forest guards by the West Bengal Forest Department A division bench of Justice VM Velumani and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay also put a interim stay on the earlier order by a singlejudge bench for cancelling the old panel of recruitment of forest guards in the state Hearing a petition alleging massive irregularities in the recruitment of forest guards a bench of Justice Lapita Bandopadhyaya after noting some irregularities in the recruitment process ordered the cancellation of the entire panel of recruitment Justice Bandopadhyay also directed the state Forest Department to come with a fresh panel within two months from the date of the order However a section of those enlisted in the old panel approached the division bench contending that instead of cancelling the entire panel the names of only those who were recruited illegally should be deleted IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/calcutta-hc-stays-fresh-recruitment-of-forest-guards-in-west-bengal-435570.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-to-review-handing-over-of-govt-properties-to-rss-sangh-parivar-435841.html Bengaluru June 9 The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Friday stated that it would take a relook at handing over government properties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS and organisations linked to Sangh Parivar The issue is likely to stir a huge controversy in the state Minister for Health and Family Welfare K Dinesh Gundu Rao told media that a lot of government properties have been given to the institutions linked to RSS and Sangh Parivar during the rule of previous BJP government We have to relook at all those things verify whether they were done lawfully and due procedure is followed and take a decision on what can be done now he said Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stated that a large number of government properties have been given to institutions and organisations which are closely linked to the RSS and Sangh Parivar Minister Rao also announced that the contract given to GVK company for providing services of 108 ambulances have been terminated The system for dialysis in the state is not proper and a contract in this regard has also been canceled Immediate works have been taken up now the pattern of work in the health department is being changed The work pattern of officers doctors will have to be changed Some of the policy matters will also need to be changed he said The Congress government had declared that it would get the alleged illegalities investigated committed during the previous BJP government Dr K Sudhakar was holding the health portfolio then The Congress government has stated that it has begun the textbook revision exercise to remove the texts written on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar BJPs iconic figure Veer Savarkar and texts by right wing authors to the much chagrin of the BJP party It has been alleged that the BJP government has generously granted land and properties to Hindutva organisations during its tenure in Karnataka It is to be seen the Congress government which took Uturn over the statement on imposing ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and stated no proposal as such is before it how the matters will be pursued regarding allotment of government properties to the organisations linked with the RSS and sangh parivar IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-to-review-handing-over-of-govt-properties-to-rss-sangh-parivar-435841.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sc-notice-to-up-on-bail-plea-of-octogenarian-jailed-in-4-decade-old-milk-adulteration-case-435607.html New Delhi June 8 The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by an octogenarian man seeking bail in a milk adulteration case in which he was convicted nearly four decades ago A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal queried counsel representing the petitioner Virendra Singh to explain the reasons for delay in filing the appeal Counsel agreed that there was a tenyear delay challenging the high court order and pointed out that it was not intentional as his client was residing at a different address as per the record Counsel submitted that his client got to know about the high court order when he was asked to surrender in the month of April following a nonbailable arrest warrant issued against him by the trial court After hearing submissions the bench said Issue notice on the application seeking condonation of delay as well as on the petition On June 6 the Supreme Court had agreed to examine a plea by Singh hailing from Uttar Pradesh convicted for selling adulterated milk nearly four decades ago seeking suspension of his sentence and bail Singhs counsel sought urgent listing of the plea seeking a direction to suspend the conviction and sentence citing his 85yearold clients deteriorating health The lawyer urged the court to release Singh on bail pending a decision on his petition for suspension of sentence The petitioner has claimed that he is suffering from various ailments including asthma and also undergoing treatment at the jail hospital in Bulandshahr Singh was apprehended selling adulterated milk in October 1981 and he was convicted in September 1984 by a trial court The trial court sentenced him to one year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2000 under the provisions of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 He moved the sessions court against the trial court order which affirmed the trial court order in July 1987 He moved the Allahabad High Court in July 1987 which delivered a verdict in January 2013 upholding his conviction but reduced the sentence to six months rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs 2000 After being on bail for over three decades the petitioner surrendered before the trial court in April 2023 and deposited the Rs 2000 fine He was arrested and sent to jail Singh is currently lodged in Bulandshahar district jail He has sought as an interim relief quashing of charges levelled against him in August 1984 under section 716 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act He claimed that the case against him was lodged after he was allegedly found selling adulterated milk in October 1981 The plea contended that a food inspector checked the milk and obtained samples Singh moved the apex court seeking a direction to suspend his conviction and sentence against the backdrop of his deteriorating health IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sc-notice-to-up-on-bail-plea-of-octogenarian-jailed-in-4-decade-old-milk-adulteration-case-435607.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/foreign-donations-for-ram-temple-likely-from-nov-435635.html Ayodhya June 9 The temple trust overseeing the completion of the Ram temple complex in Ayodhya is expected to get clearance from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs MHA to start securing foreign funds via NRI accounts from November NRIs and foreigners wanting to make their contribution to the temple will get an opportunity to do so before its formal inauguration The trust is collecting more than Rs 1 crore in a month through the contributions of daily pilgrims and individuals settled in various parts of the country However the trust has been unable to accept donations from outside the country as it is yet to obtain Foreign Contribution Regulation Act FCRA registration Incharge of the trusts camp office in Ayodhya Prakash Kumar Gupta said All the formalities have been completed and necessary documentation has been done We are hopeful of getting clearance from the MHA in November and will start accepting donations from other countries Gupta said that daily Indians settled abroad inquire about the process that needs to be followed to transfer foreign funds But we tell them to wait for some time and keep checking the trusts website at regular intervals We will update the details on the website once we get the clearance he added Notified in February 2020 the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra applied for the FCRA registration in May after it was able to furnish the audited statement of its bank accounts for three years along with other documents Sources said that normally it takes six months to process the registration applications and hence the trust is expecting the clearance by November 30 The NRI or the FCRA account of the trust will be opened at the SBI main branch at Parliament Street Delhi Uttar Pradesh has 694 FCRA registered organisations out of which eight are presently active in AyodhyaFaizabad and receive foreign funds While majority of the construction work of the temple will get over by November 30 the contributions pouring in before the launch that is scheduled for January 2024 will be utilised in improving the facilities for the pilgrims IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/foreign-donations-for-ram-temple-likely-from-nov-435635.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-youth-kills-granny-drives-around-the-city-with-body-in-car-435695.html Mysuru Karnataka June 9 The Karnataka Police have cracked the murder case of a 75yearold woman and arrested her grandson on charges of killing her The probe revealed that the accused had kept the body in his car throughout the day of murder before disposing it of police said on Friday The arrested grandson has been identified as 23yearold Supreeth a resident of Gayathripuram Layout in Mysuru Sulochana 75 is the deceased elderly woman The police had found a dead body of an elderly woman on May 30 near Sagarakatte village in Mysuru taluk The body was badly burnt and could not be identified The police collected the hair samples and spectacle from the crime scene and had begun the investigation The investigation officers found similarities between the details of a missing case lodged in Nazarbad police station in Mysuru city where the grandson was the complainant The police got suspicious about the grandson during the questioning After thorough grilling he confessed to the crime The accused told police that his grandmother often scolded him On May 28 an argument erupted between the two The accused assaulted his granny and smothered her to death with a pillow Later he wrapped the dead body in a plastic cover and put it in a carton box Supreeth had watched a Korean web series to know how a dead body should be disposed of The accused drove the car to the KRS dam backwaters and set it on fire after dumping it in a ditch The accused had told the police that he had driven the car which had the dead body of his grandmother all day and even went to the police station to lodge a missing complaint in the same vehicle with the dead body inside IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-youth-kills-granny-drives-around-the-city-with-body-in-car-435695.html Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cong-mla-bharat-singh-advises-gehlot-to-give-up-cm-claim-promote-youth-435460.html Jaipur June 8 Amid the ongoing tussel within the Congress in Rajashan party MLA Bharat Singh Kundanpur has said that Ashok Gehlot should give up his claim on the CMs post and bring forward the young leaders in the party Kundanpur who is an MLA from Sangod Assembly constituency triggered the political discussion on Wednesday by advising Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to leave the claim If you follow my suggestion it will repeat Gehlot ji should hold a press conference and come on stage and say that I am not the chief ministerial candidate I will put forward new people the situation will get changed tomorrow itself The intoxication of power is more than the intoxication of alcohol he added In response to Kundanpurs statement Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa the Congress incharge in Rajasthan advised the elderly leaders to give up their fascination for power and give a chance to the youth IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cong-mla-bharat-singh-advises-gehlot-to-give-up-cm-claim-promote-youth-435460.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-crash-82-bodies-yet-to-be-identified-claimants-waiting-for-dna-test-report-435488.html Bhubaneswar June 8 Even after six days of the tripletrain accident in Odisha some families are yet to receive bodies of their loved ones At least 288 passengers have died in the horrific train accident that occurred on June 2 evening of which 82 remains unidentified The other bodies have been handed over to the families of the deceased after verification of related documents an official said on Thursday Meanwhile a lot of people from states like West Bengal Jharkhand and Bihar are waiting at AIIMS Bhubaneswar for the mortal remains of their family members While no one is there to claim some bodies multiple families claim one body As the bodies are in very bad condition the family members are also facing difficulties in identification Now the claimants are waiting for a DNA test report which will be available in the next two to three days The DNA sample of the deceased and claimants have been sent to AIIMS New Delhi for cross verification Once the report will be available the bodies will be handed over to genuine claimants the official said Meanwhile a man from West Bengal alleged that his 22yearold sons body has been handed over to some other people of Bihar Sibakanta Roy from Cooch Behar district of West Bengal is in trauma as the body of his son Bipul Roy was taken by another family from Bihar I was in Arunachal Pradesh when I came to know about the shocking train accident of Coromandel express in which my son was also travelling Immediately I rushed back home and requested our BDO to arrange a vehicle He arranged it and I arrived at Balasore Roy said After searching here and there the father found Bipuls picture tagged in a wall among the photographs of the deceased When a stunned Sibakanta sought his sons body came to know that someone from Bihar had taken it After reaching AIIMS Bhubaneswar I came to know that my sons body was taken by someone else Now what can I do The officials also said that they had doubts while handing over the body to the Bihar family on the age of the deceased person they were claiming he said The identification of the remaining 82 bodies is being carried out We are coordinating with concerned state government officials for proper verification of the claimants In the cases of any dispute we are not handing over the bodies said Vijay Amruta Kulange commissioner Bhubaneswar municipal corporation The government officials of West Bengal Jharkhand and Bihar are here Only after cross verification with the officials the bodies will be given he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-crash-82-bodies-yet-to-be-identified-claimants-waiting-for-dna-test-report-435488.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/possession-transportation-of-cows-not-an-offence-allahabad-hc-435244.html Prayagraj June 8 The Allahabad High Court said that the mere possession and transportation of cows within the state does not amount to an offence under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act 1955 Making these observations Justice Vikram D Chauhan granted bail to Kundan Yadav of Kushinagar district as no evidence of physical injury to any cow or its progeny was found which could endanger their lives The court was hearing bail applications of Yadav who was arrested and kept in jail for almost three months after six cows with no signs of physical injury were recovered from a vehicle Consequently he was jailed for the offences under UP Cow Slaughter Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 While allowing the bail application of Kundan Yadav the court observed Mere possession of live cowbullock by itself cannot amount to committing abetting or attempting an offence under the Cow Slaughter Act Further mere transportation of cow from one place to another within Uttar Pradesh would not come within the ambit of the aforesaid Act Hence mere transport of cow within Uttar Pradesh would not amount to committing abetting or attempting to commit an offence under the said Act No material or circumstance has been shown by the counsel for the state to demonstrate any physical injury to any cow or its progeny so as to endanger the life thereof such as to mutilate its body or to transport it in any situation whereby endangering the life thereof No report of competent authority has been placed to show any physical injury was caused on the body of cow or bullock A case was registered against the applicant Kundan Yadav under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act at a police station Patherdewa of Kushinagar after six cows were recovered from a vehicle IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/possession-transportation-of-cows-not-an-offence-allahabad-hc-435244.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/slain-gangster-jeevas-wife-moves-sc-to-attend-his-funeral-435507.html New Delhi June 8 The wife of the slain gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva has moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to participate in the last rites of her husband The counsel representing Payal mentioned the matter before a vacation bench comprising justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal Payal who is also named in the gangster chart sought one day protection from the bench to attend her husbands funeral Uttar Pradesh government counsel contended before the bench that the state government would have no objection if she is permitted to attend the cremation and other last rites The bench said it will examine the plea on Friday During the hearing the petitioners lawyer stressed on the importance of closure for Jeevas family citing his three sons and daughter and sought a days protection to participate in the funeral ceremony Jeeva a dreaded shooter from Muzaffarnagar was killed inside Lucknow court complex on Wednesday evening He was a coaccused in BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai murder in which Mukhtar Ansari is also an accused He began as a compounder and then became a member of the underworld He was a close associate of Munna Bajrangi who was shot dead in 2018 in Baghpat jail IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/slain-gangster-jeevas-wife-moves-sc-to-attend-his-funeral-435507.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bjp-clueless-on-how-to-counter-oppn-unity-says-tejashwi-435517.html Patna June 8 Bihars Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday claimed that BJP leaders were clueless on how to counter a strong opposition unity in the country Reacting to BJP claims that the Chief Ministers of Telangana and Odisha were not coming to Patha for the meeting of opposition parties on June 23 Tejashwi said They are making worthless statements They are scared of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections The BJP recently lost Karnataka before that Himachal Pradesh They will be also defeated in the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Chattisgarh Dont worry about it The opposition unity is strong and the leaders are coming for the meeting on June 23 There will be 15 political parties including the Congress in the opposition camp and their seniormost leaders are coming here for the meeting They are not sending representatives On Wednesday Tejashwi and JDU national president Lalan Singh had announced that the opposition meeting that was earlier scheduled to be held on June 12 and then deferred will now be held on June 23 at the Gyan Bhawan in Gandhi Maidan Top Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal NCP chief Sharad Pawar Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Left leaders D Raja Sitaram Yechury Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and CPIML national secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya have already given their consensus for the meeting IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bjp-clueless-on-how-to-counter-oppn-unity-says-tejashwi-435517.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 22:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/protesting-farmers-give-ultimatum-to-haryana-govt-435346.html Chandigarh June 8 Protesting farmers in Haryana have warned authorities to immediately release their nine leaders including Bharatiya Kisan Union BKU state president Gurnam Singh Charuni who were sent to custody for 14 days for blocking the National Highway44 earlier this week otherwise a massive rally would be held on June 12 On Thursday farmers continued with their solidarity protests at various places in Punjab and Haryana demanding their release A day earlier the arrested farm leaders were produced before a court that remanded them to a 14day judicial custody Besides charges pertaining to rioting they are facing cases for unlawful assembly use of criminal force to deter public servants from discharging duty and attempt to murder BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday threatened a larger agitation than the yearlong protest against the now repealed farm laws if the government did not announce a legal guarantee of the minimum support price MSP for procurement of crops Tikait who reached Shahabad in Kurukshetra district to extend support to the agitating farmers and those who were arrested condemned the police lathicharge on protesting farmers who had blocked a national highway on Tuesday demanding that the state government should procure sunflower seeds at the MSP Claiming that the MSP for crops is a panIndia issue he said This is the first lathicharge in the country on those demanding MSP The struggle that began in Shahabad would reach the national level as every farmer is concerned about the MSP for different crops An agitation bigger than the one in Delhi will have to be undertaken for the MSP Charunis son Arshpal Singh told the media that the government should release the leaders and start procurement at the MSP by June 12 or they will intensify the protest Farmer unions from Haryana Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will gather at the Pipli grain market for MSP dilao kisan bachao rally on June 12 to chalk out a strategy and take some big decisions All small sitin protests being held at various locations will be lifted and only one will continue at Shahabad The farmers have been demanding procurement of sunflower seed at the fixed MSP of Rs 6400 per quintal On May 30 the BJPled government included sunflower seeds in the list of crops covered under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana BBY under which Rs 1000 per quintal is provided to farmers for selling their produce to private buyers Shahabad legislator Ram Karan Kala who is a leader of the Jannayak Janta Party JJP a BJP ally said he would resign from his post as the chairman of the Haryana Sugar Federation if the state government failed to accept farmers demand to procure sunflower seeds at the MSP within 24 hours IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/protesting-farmers-give-ultimatum-to-haryana-govt-435346.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/patch-up-with-pilot-is-permanent-says-cm-gehlot-435366.html Jaipur June 8 After a patch up meeting held in Delhi recently Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for the first time has reacted and said that reconciliation with Sachin Pilot is permanent Rahul Gandhi Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge state incharge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Organisation General Secretary KC Venugopal made us sit and talk he said further The question is not personal but it is of the country Today Congress is the need of the country he explained further   Regarding the Manesar case the CM said I have forgiven everyone As soon as I left the hotel in Jaisalmer I said forget it go ahead The CM said that he has known Pilot since the age of two and a half years Pilot himself told this to him during the reconciliation meeting held in Delhi he added In an interview to a media house going viral on social media he said he also spoke on the demand of Pilot and said RPSC committee is constitutional and hence cannot be dissolved   He is a member of our party so his words carry more weight We had inquired after his demand but there is no such provision that we should dissolve the RPSC committee This is a constitutional matter he added   Speaking on the issue of Congresss MLAs calling a parallel meeting on September 25 2022 he said It was unimaginable for me not to pass the resolution given by the then Congress President Sonia Gandhi Then after visiting Tanot Mata temple I had also told the media that the twoline proposal has to be passed When we reached Jaipur we came to know that MLAs had gathered at Dhariwal jis house Perception was made that why I am getting this done Even though I didnt know I want to say that the Congress of Rajasthan has always been with high command I would do anything for that family Whatever be the situation I am ready to do anything for this family he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/patch-up-with-pilot-is-permanent-says-cm-gehlot-435366.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kerala-police-yet-to-trace-ex-sfi-activist-who-secured-teaching-job-on-fake-certificate-435410.html Kochi June 8 A former top SFI activist who was caught for using a fake experience certificate to secure a teachers job is untraceable even as the Kerala police are on a lookout for her Kasargod resident K Vidya ran into deep trouble after a teacher from the Government College in Wayanad got in touch with the Principal of Maharajas Government College Ernakulam to know if Vidya was employed as a Guest Lecturer during 201819 and 202021 The Principal of Ernakulam College after verification realized that the candidates claim was incorrect A complaint was filed with the local police which registered a case against her with charges which if proved will see her behind bars for seven years The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit where she has registered for a PhD has also decided to request for a complete probe into Vidyas acts Her PhD supervisor has refused to guide her and asked the Malayalam department to seek a probe into her admission In a related development Central Committee member of the party and former State Health Minister PKSreemathis reaction to the incident has gone viral I know this Vidya very well and I found her to be a very bright student but whats now coming out is something very wrong and it should not have happened said Sreemathi to the media Yet another allegation against Vidya is that she was an examiner and had done evaluation of the answer sheets for Kannur University According to the Kannur University rules only teachers with three years of teaching can be selected for the evaluation process Meanwhile the Congress and the BJP have slammed the CPIM and the Pinarayi Vijayan government for shielding the student leaders of the SFI IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kerala-police-yet-to-trace-ex-sfi-activist-who-secured-teaching-job-on-fake-certificate-435410.html Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/raj-man-walks-into-govt-relief-camp-in-search-of-bride-for-himself-434958.html Jaipur June 6 In an interesting incident in Rajasthan a man walked into a staterun relief camp with an application seeking a suitable bride for himself While the midlevel officials entertained his plea and asked him to form a committee the tehsildar rejected the application The incident was reported in Dausa Gangadwadi when fortyyearold Kailash alias Kallu Mahavar came with an application to provide him a gharwali wife In his application Kallu said that if he manages to get a slim and fair woman between of 30 and 40 years of age then he would marry her After going through his application camp incharge Tehsildar Harikishan Saini ordered other officials to take necessary action It was recommended to form a committee of Panchayat Secretary Patwari and Sarpanch In response to the order this personnel wrote to Tehsildar that a joint team of Gram Panchayat Secretary Patwari and Sarpanch should be formed to look for a suitable wife for the applicant When the matter came into light people thronged Kallus house on Monday morning I had given an application to get a wife He is the fourth among five siblings His elder sister and three brothers are married Kallu stays with younger brother He ekes out living cleaning shops in the Gram Panchayat and the market Meanwhile Babulal Gurjar Patwari accepted that he had asked to form a committee Harikishan Saini Tehsildar said that the Patwari gave him the letter to constitute the team However in such a case no team can be formed In such a situation on the basis of the statement of Patwari and the applicant we rejected the application of the said case on Monday IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/raj-man-walks-into-govt-relief-camp-in-search-of-bride-for-himself-434958.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ambati-rayudu-keeps-political-parties-in-telugu-states-guessing-435003.html Hyderabad June 6 Former cricketer Ambati Rayudu who has already announced his plans to enter politics is keeping political parties in the two Telugu states guessing There is a buzz in political circles that Rayudu who announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League IPL last week is likely to join the Congress and contest for Lok Sabha from Telangana Former Indian captain and Telangana Congress working president Mohammed Azharuddin is reportedly holding talks with Rayudu in this regard Rayudu however has still not made up his mind which party he will be joining He met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy last month setting off speculations that he may join the YSR Congress Party YSRCP Earlier he had praised Jagan Mohan Reddy through a tweet Reacting to the Chief Ministers speech at a meeting the former cricketer had stated Great speech our chief ministerysjagan garu everyone in the state has complete belief and trust in you sir The 37yearold who was playing for the Chennai Super Kings CSK announced on May 28 that he is retiring from IPL The announcement came on the eve of the IPL 2023 final between the CSK and Gujarat Titans He scored 19 off 8 deliveries in his last appearance and signed off on a happy note as his team bagged the fifth title with last ball victory over Gujarat Titans According to Congress sources the party leadership has given Azharuddin a former MP the task of holding talks with Rayudu and to invite him to join the party The party is reportedly offering him a ticket for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat Malkajgiri constituency comprising suburbs of Hyderabad has a sizeable number of voters from Andhra Pradesh who are settled in Telangana capital The constituency is currently represented by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee TPCC president A Revanth Reddy Since the MP is planning to contest for Assembly elections scheduled later this year the Congress leadership is considering the proposal to field Rayudu from Malkajgiri in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Congress leaders feel that Rayudu who hails from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh will get the support of settlers The constituency also has a good number of voters from Kapu community to which Rayudu belongs It was in April this year that the stylish middleorder batsman decided to enter politics He declared that he wants to serve people He had refused to comment on which party he would be joining saying he had received feelers from different parties but was committed to making a difference to people I will take a decision at the right time he had said Rayudu stated though he was equally in love with Telangana having spent so much of his life in Hyderabad he had decided to serve the people of Andhra Pradesh He made it clear that he was not looking for options for a second career in cricket like coaching and commentary I have played for India and have achieved my dreams I want to dedicate the rest of my life to helping others especially children and youth achieve their goals and dreams he said He played for India in 55 ODIs between 2014 and 2019 and six international T20 matches and scored 1694 runs including three centuries and 10 fifties He has appeared in 190 matches for CSK and Mumbai Indians in the IPL His disputes with a fellow teammate and the nepotismrife management during his young days earned him the tag of a rebel and denied him further international opportunities including the ODI World cup He was one of the rebel players who latched at the opportunity to play for ICL before accepting a domestic amnesty offer from the BCCI and entered the IPL and later played for India in international cricket Inspired by his father who would take him to different coaching camps to play cricket Rayudu famously scored 210 and an unbeaten 159 against Andhra becoming the youngest player in the history of Ranji Trophy to score a double century and a century in the same match and also captained the Indian under19 team at the 2004 ICC World Cup Last year the CSK purchased him for Rs 675 crore Rayudu will join a rare bandwagon of Indian cricketers who entered politics including the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Kirti Azad Azharuddin Navjot Singh Sidhu Chetan Chauhan and Gautam Gambhir IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ambati-rayudu-keeps-political-parties-in-telugu-states-guessing-435003.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bjp-is-scared-of-sp-shivpal-yadav-435025.html Lucknow June 6 Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Yadav has said that there was no need to be scared of the BJP which is itself afraid of the SP and its cadres The BJP is scared of SP There is no reason why SP and its workers should be afraid of the BJP he said on Tuesday Shivpal said that the Lok Sabha polls were round the corner and it was about time that party workers did away with factionalism to fight the BJP in polls He said The BJP government is not as strong as it pretends to be You open a front against the officials and they get scared I know BJP and its government more closely than anyone else The moment you will take a position before them they will step back So we have to take up issues and stand by them But we need to end factionalism within us Once we do that no one can defeat us If the cadres at the grassroots level have any grievances they must raise them vociferously Take it up with the state president and the national president In case the issue is not addressed in one go take it up again The leadership is there for you he said Shivpal said the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll was an example of how the SP stood together and the BJP was unable to use any of its tricks to win the elections IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bjp-is-scared-of-sp-shivpal-yadav-435025.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-cbi-registers-fir-takes-over-probe-435067.html New Delhi June 6 The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Tuesday said that an FIR has been lodged in the Odisha triple train accident case We registered the case upon the request of the Ministry of Railways and with the consent of the Odisha Government The incident relates to the train accident involving the Coromandel Express YashwantpurHowrah Express and a goods train at Bahanaga Bazar in the state of Odisha on June 2 2023 said the CBI The official stated that the CBI has taken over the investigation of the case previously registered at Balasore GRPS in District Cuttack Odisha A CBI team is already present in Balasore Odisha On Sunday the Railway Board recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI probe into the Balasore train accident in Odisha Considering the circumstances situation and the information received from the administration the Railway Board is recommending a CBI probe for further inquiry and investigation said Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday Railway Minister Vaishnaw faced criticism from opposition parties which demanded his resignation citing several reports and audits that highlighted lapses on the part of Railways In one of the horrific tragedies at least 278 people died while over 1000 were injured when 21 coaches of the Coromandel Express SMVPHowrah Superfast Express and a goods train collided and derailed on Friday evening near Bahanaga Bazar Railway station in Balasore Odisha IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-cbi-registers-fir-takes-over-probe-435067.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/air-india-alternate-aircraft-to-leave-for-russias-magadan-airport-435068.html EDS IMAGE VIA dipniranjan ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023 New Delhi Air India flight passengers stay at makeshift accommodation in a nearby school after it had to land at the Sokol Airport in Magadan Russia following a technical snag The Air India plane carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members was flying from Delhi to San Francisco PTI New Delhi June 7 Air India flight is all set to send a ferry flight to Russias Magadan airport from Mumbai on Wednesday subject to necessary regulatory clearances which would take the stranded passengers and crew of AI173 onward to San Francisco said the airlines spokesperson The ferry flight would be carrying food and other essentials for our passengers All of us at Air India are concerned about the passengers and staff and are making every effort possible to operate the ferry flight as soon as possible and to ensure the health safety and security of all while they wait said the airline in a statement issued on Wednesday As we do not have any Air India staff based in the remote town of Magadan or in Russia all ground support being provided to the passengers is the best possible in this unusual circumstance through our round the clock liaison with the Consulate General of India in Vladivostok Ministry of External Affairs Government of India local ground handlers and the Russian authorities it added Earlier on Tuesday June 6 Air India flight AI173 from Delhi to San Francisco was forced to divert and make an emergency landing at Magadan airport in Russia due to a technical issue with one of its engines officials said The flight carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members encountered the problem midflight prompting the pilot to take immediate action to ensure the safety of all onboard Air India officials assured the passengers that alternate travel arrangements would be made to ensure they reach their destinations as soon as possible The aircraft is undergoing the mandatory checks on ground We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to the passengers said the airlines spokesperson IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/air-india-alternate-aircraft-to-leave-for-russias-magadan-airport-435068.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/gujarat-man-posing-as-ias-officer-arrested-435086.html Ahmedabad June 6 Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell has apprehended an individual accused of impersonating a senior IAS officer on the Truecaller App officilas said on Tuesday The suspect identified as Sudhakar Pandey son of Dalsingar Pandey had assumed a false identity and misused it to seek employment for his relatives in some reputed companies This act of deception came to light after the Cyber Crime Cell received information regarding the accuseds activities Acting swiftly upon the tipoff the authorities initiated an investigation into the matter and registered a case against Sudhakar Pandey also known as Avinash Pandey and Sadar Isam The accused a resident of Vadodara was subsequently apprehended by the law enforcement officials and taken into custody for his involvement in the cybercrime During the interrogation it was revealed that Sudhakar Pandey had devised an elaborate network to secure desirable job positions for himself and his relatives Utilizing the Truecaller app he not only falsified his identity as a senior IAS officer but also went as far as researching telephone contacts of prominent companies Armed with this information he contacted these companies and recommended his relatives for employment all the while assuming false identities He managed to secure job interviews and successful placements for his relatives through this deceitful scheme Investigations have uncovered that the entire plan was orchestrated by Sudhakar Pandey himself He deliberately listed his identity as a senior IAS officer on Truecaller allowing him to project an air of authority and credibility while interacting with potential employers said officials IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/gujarat-man-posing-as-ias-officer-arrested-435086.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kejriwal-seeks-documents-skips-hearing-in-defamation-case-in-gujarat-435091.html EDS TWITTER IMAGE VIA AAPUttarPradesh Lucknow Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav welcomes Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for a meeting in Lucknow Wednesday June 7 2023 AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Atishi Marlena are also seen PTI Ahmedabad June 7 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh both leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP did not appear for the hearing of a criminal defamation case against them at a court in Gujarat on Wednesday The duo will file an application seeking copies of documents related to the case The court had initially summoned Kejriwal and Singh on April 15 directing them to appear before it on May 23 Subsequently the court reissued the summons requiring their presence on June 7 The court took this step after finding a prima facie case against them under section 500 of the Indian Penal Code which deals with criminal defamation Kejriwal and Singh will not attend the court hearing on Wednesday but will instead request copies of the documents pertaining to the case their Gujarat legal cell stated What is the case about The defamation case was filed by Gujarat University in response to the sarcastic and derogatory statements made by Kejriwal and Singh regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modis degree in April first week The metropolitan magistrates court had summoned the two AAP leaders to appear on June 7 The defamation complaint was filed by Piyush Patel the registrar of Gujarat University following comments made by the AAP leaders in response to the Gujarat High Courts ruling on PM Modis degree The complaint alleged that the statements made by Kejriwal and Singh were defamatory and sarcastic and caused harm to the universitys prestige IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kejriwal-seeks-documents-skips-hearing-in-defamation-case-in-gujarat-435091.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rajput-group-announces-support-to-brij-bhushan-slams-khaps-434864.html Baghpat Uttar Pradesh June 6 The Rajput community has now jumped into the fray in the ongoing wrestlers versus Brij Bhushan Singh battle The Rajput Vikas Samiti has expressed its support to Wrestling Federation of India WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh accused of sexually harassing women grapplers The Rajput Samiti has also opposed the khaps intervention in the protest by wrestlers saying the country is run by the constitution and law not by panchayats A delegation of 7080 members met Baghpat District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh on Monday and handed over a memorandum to him to be forwarded to the President of India expressing their support to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh The delegation of Rajputs was headed by Rajesh Chauhan president of Rajput Vikas Samiti RVS Chauhan said the allegations against Brij Bhushan should be properly investigated before taking any action against him We stand in support of the wrestlers but khaps are politicising this issue and we strongly condemn this said Rajesh Chauhan Ashok Chauhan vicepresident of RVS said decisions taken in these khap panchayats are unlawful and unethical On several occasions it was seen that khap representatives only try to misuse their platform for political gains Even during the farmers protest against the Centres new agriculture laws the khaps meddled in the affairs of farmers and this is the reason why it took long for the agitators and the government to arrive at a settlement and the protest dragged on for a long time said Ashok Chauhan The Rajput Vikas Samiti was formed over two decades ago IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rajput-group-announces-support-to-brij-bhushan-slams-khaps-434864.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/global-south-a-victim-of-several-challenges-says-jaishankar-434873.html New Delhi June 6 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the world today is facing several challenges which are impacting peoples lives and the global south has been a particular victim He said this while addressing the first IndiaNamibia joint commission meeting in Windhoek along with Namibian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah on Monday evening Today as we meet we cannot be oblivious to the world to the challenges that the international order is facing in different respects and because they do impact the lives of our people and the global south has been a particular victim of what has been happening in the world for the last three or four years The health economic and social challenges posed by the postpandemic combined with the debt crises with high interest rates tensed geopolitical situations besides the ecological economic and social costs of climate change I think these have all combined today to really create a very challenging international situation Jaishankar said So this is a time of course for countries like us to work together to think together to cooperate on the international stage But that is best done by also forging a strong bilateral partnership he added The external affairs minister expressed hope that the joint commission would become a platform for ideas for innovations for exchanges of skills and technologies And we will see in a range of areas like pharmaceuticals and health green and clean energy because we too are increasingly getting involved in green hydrogen in the digital era Describing the inaugural joint commission as a momentous occasion Jaishankar said Today is a unique and momentous occasion because the joint commission which would steer forward our relationship which will obviously review and assess the progress we have made would come up with new ideas and suggestions And this process of highlevel visits and constant dialogue which is backed up by a platform will surely help us to navigate our partnership better in times to come He further added that IndiaNamibia ties are forged in our developmental cooperation in our capacity building programmes and in our political solidarity And it is important that together we grow develop and prosper IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/global-south-a-victim-of-several-challenges-says-jaishankar-434873.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-lokayukta-seek-documents-of-mahakal-lok-corridor-project-434877.html Bhopal June 6 The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta has sought all documents pertaining to the Mahakal Lok corridor project as it has initiated a probe into the project The Lokayukta has issued an ultimatum to the Ujjain Smart City which developed the project to submit the documents related to construction of the corridor Sources told IANS that the Lokayukta has initiated a probe in the matter on the basis of separate cases including irregularities in tendering process and the collapse of six Saptarishi idols The Lokayukta has clearly warned responsible authorities to hand over documents pertaining to the projects else special police establishment SPE will be instructed to proceeds with seizures of the same A case was registered after the collapse of the six idols on May 28 Meanwhile the second complaint was also filed regarding alleged corruption in the project The Lokayukta has also sought tender documents as part of its probe into the toppling of Saptarishi idols Lokayukta has initiated a probe to find out when the decision was made to use fibrereinforced plastic for the idols in Mahakal Lok and also weather this decision was made maintaining transparency in the system The agency is also assessing if the idols were manufactured in compliance with standard procedure said in official source Earlier the Lokayukta had claimed that the probe was initiated taking a suo moto cognizance on the matter on the basis of various media reports following the collapse of the Saptarishi idols Following this a team of Lokayukta had visited the Mahakal Lok corridor for inspection IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mp-lokayukta-seek-documents-of-mahakal-lok-corridor-project-434877.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/public-mandate-will-decide-mps-next-cm-kamal-nath-434904.html Bhopal June 6 Veteran leader and Madhya Pradesh Congress unit head Kamal Nath has said that the Assembly elections were just a few months away and the public mandate would decide the next Chief Minister Naths remarks came at the time when a verbal exchange has erupted among some of his party colleagues over the Chief Ministerial face of the Congress He said that he took charge of Madhya Pradesh Congress in May 2018 and at times most of the people were not knowing how he works But the situation has completely changed now and it is because of my 15month government during which I worked for the people of Madhya Pradesh with determination that now everyone knows how Kamal Nath works Nath said while addressing a press conference in Mandsaur district on Tuesday The Congress leader said it is up to the people who they want to make their next Chief Minister What Congress leaders have said I have heard that but the elections are five months away from now and public mandate will make it clear who will be the next CM Nath added The former Chief Minister further stated that tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections will be decided with the consultation of local leaders Partys local leaders will have greater involvement for any kind of decision we take We are consulting with local leaders to finalise candidates and tickets will be given accordingly Nath responded on whether district level party workers will be given tickets Nath further said the Congress has included several schemes in its vachan patra election manifesto however two sections reducing unemployment graph and farmers issues will be the priority He also attacked Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and accused him of making Madhya Pradesh a chaupat flattened state The BJP government did not leave even Mahakal Lok and they were exposed for doing huge corruption in the project CM Shivraj has made this state complete chaupat in the last 18 years He is trying to mislead people once again by making fake announcements but people are now fed up with the BJP government he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/public-mandate-will-decide-mps-next-cm-kamal-nath-434904.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/people-steal-beer-bottles-after-truck-overturns-in-andhra-434907.html Visakhapatnam June 6 People stole beer bottles after a truck carrying alcohol cases overturned in Andhra Pradeshs Anakapalli district The incident occurred on the national highway between Anakapalli and Bayyavaram on Monday evening As the entire load of 200 cases of beer bottles fell on the ground locals in the area scurried to steal them instead of helping the truck driver and cleaner who escaped the accident with minor injuries A footage of the incident has gone viral on social media Similar incidents of people stealing liquor bottles after road accidents involving alcoholcarrying trucks have been reported in the state in the past IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/people-steal-beer-bottles-after-truck-overturns-in-andhra-434907.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amruta-fadnavis-offered-to-help-extortionist-bookie-fashionista-charge-sheet-434943.html Mumbai June 6 The Mumbai Police have said that Amruta Fadnavis wife of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had offered to help out a bookie Anil Jaisinghani from the cases lodged against him if they were false as he claimed In its 733page charge sheet filed before the Special ACB Court on May 18 some details of which are now available this conversation took place a couple of days after Amruta lodged a case against the fashionista Aniksha Jaisinghani the then absconding bookie and her father Anil Jaisinghani The DyCMs wife had filed a complaint with Malabar Hill Police Station on February 20 after the sensational case blew up with allegations of bribes extortion blackmail threats to Amruta by the Jaisinghani fatherdaughter duo The charge sheet includes an exchange of certain WhatsApp chats between Amruta and the Jaisinghanis of Feb 22 two days after she lodged the police complaint In one such chat Amruta assured Anil that if you are wrongly framed I can talk to Devenji her husband Devendra and tell him to do justice but I cant succumb to the demands which Aniksha had made about earning illegal money I know I have not done anything wrong and you and Aniksha with an intention to blackmail me have operated from day one Amruta added that most of the videos which Aniksha had threatened to use against her would defame me for some time but after the truth came out it would not have any effect If u are really doing it to get justice then tell me what u really want me to do Amruta asked Anil who responded with several audio messages as per the charge sheet In another message Amruta said even if she agreed to help out Anil it was not because of the videos with which Aniksha had been blackmailing her She demanded of Anil on what assurance he could provide that he would not start demanding more after the cases against him were withdrawn the manner in which Aniksha had been insisting her to earn illegal money through betting rackets Anil contended that Aniksha did what she thought would help him get out of the cases and she had recorded the calls and meetings for their own protection and not to harm Amruta and it was only information on betting rackets she wanted to pass on In another chat Amruta agreed to meet Aniksha to understand his cases and even assured to speak with Devendra after he finished the Pune Assembly bypolls campaign Amruta also contended that her relations with her husband Devendra had reportedly soured since 2019 and she apprehended a divorce after this case as per the charge sheet Incidentally Amruta had blocked Aniksha a day before filing her police complaint and then Anil started communicating with the DyCMs wife Among other things Anil accused Amruta for accepting dollars from Aniksha at the office of a leading music and film production house and his daughter had given a bag of Rs 98 lakh to one of her Amrutas staffers The police charge sheet followed the investigations into the case initiated after Amrutas complaint on February 20 accusing the fatherdaughter duo of blackmail attempt to extort Rs 10 crore another attempt to bribe her with Rs 1 crore to help her father offers to provide information about cricket bookies to make money etc The Jaisinghanis including a relative Nirmal were later arrested and booked under various charges recorded statements of 13 witnesses investigated the calls and bank records assets and other things in Maharashtra and other states IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amruta-fadnavis-offered-to-help-extortionist-bookie-fashionista-charge-sheet-434943.html Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/police-arrest-tdp-mla-amid-protest-in-prakasam-district-434509.html Amaravati June 5 Tension prevailed in Kondapi constituency in Andhra Pradeshs Prakasam district on Monday after police arrested local TDP MLA following protests and counterprotest by ruling YSRCP and opposition TDP YSR Congress Party YSRCP leaders and workers led by constituency incharge V Ashok Babu tried to lay siege to the residence of Telugu Desam Party TDP MLA Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy in Naidupalem over allegations of corruption Alleging that there were irregularities in the construction of toilets during the previous regime of TDP they demanded action against the legislator A large number of YSRCP functionaries gathered at the party office in Tangutur to march to the MLAs house About 350 policemen were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident Meanwhile protesting against YSRCPs action TDP leaders tried to lay siege to the house of Ashok Babu in Tangutur The TDP supporters in large numbers were marching towards the YSRCP leaders house under the leadership of the MLA The police stopped them on highway number 16 leading to strong protest by TDP supporters The MLA with his supporters sat on the highway to lodge the protest A scuffle broke out between the protesters and police Amid the tension police took the MLA into custody and whisked him away in a police vehicle The police also arrested YSRCP leader Ashok Babu and intensified patrolling in the area to prevent any disturbances IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/police-arrest-tdp-mla-amid-protest-in-prakasam-district-434509.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/apt-time-to-address-governance-gaps-in-banks-says-rbi-deputy-governor-434513.html New Delhi June 5 Time is perhaps right to address gaps in governance frameworks of banks a top RBI official has said amid reports of lapses by various banks which have invited action by the central bank The banking sector in India at this juncture is sound resilient and financially healthy So the time is perhaps right to improve the plumbing by addressing the gaps in governance frameworks assurance functions and strategise for better times ahead RBIs deputy governor Rajeshwar Rao said He was addressing the conference of directors of banks organised by the RBI for public sector banks recently Raos comments have come just days after RBI governor Shaktikanta Das had said that the central bank had found some gaps in banks corporate governance despite issuing guidelines on the matter He had advised that banks boards and management should not allow such gaps to creep in These views by the central banks top brass have come when quite a few governance lapses have been reported by various banks attracting action by the RBI Rao further said in his address that bank boards often do not pay attention to matters related to conduct Pointing out that customer service customer conduct and ethical employee behaviour are key in banks Rao said banks boards should pay close attention to these aspects Good or rather best practices in these areas are the key soft pillars which build the edifice of a successful financial institution more so in these challenging times he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/apt-time-to-address-governance-gaps-in-banks-says-rbi-deputy-governor-434513.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/balasore-train-accident-migrant-workers-body-demands-judicial-probe-compensation-434772.html Kolkata Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari during a seminar organised by West Bengal Linguistic Minority Association in Kolkata Tuesday June 6 2023 PTI Kolkata June 6 The West Bengal Migrant Workers Union on Tuesday has demanded a judicial probe on the derailment of the ShalimarChennai Coromandel express train near Bahanaga railway station in Odishas Balasore district on Friday evening According to them those travelling in the unreserved compartment of the train and killed should be identified and their indemnities should be disclosed officially said the unions state chief and former CPIM legislator SM Sadi West Bengal has a large number of migrant workers As the records of the casualties in the train from West Bengal have been identified the majority were migrant workers Our demand is one job for one family member for each of the migrant worker casualties in the train accident he said Sadi also said that often the migrant workers from West Bengal die in accidents in other states But unfortunately they do not get the necessary compensation We do not want the same thing to be repeated in this case as well Hence we are also demanding a judicial probe in the matter He also said that it would have been better if the state government had announced a better compensation package for the families of the casualties But whatever it may be Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should ensure that the compensation and job offers do not remain promises and those go to the right people Sadi added In fact immediately after the ShalimarChennai Coromandel express train derailment Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari too attacked the West Bengal government over the migrant workers issue The current number of migrant workers from West Bengal is nine time of what it was in 2011 when the Trinamool Congress regime came to power in West Bengal for the first time This is because of the disruptive police of the state government that is shying away industrial investment in the state and the resulting employment generation Adhikari said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/balasore-train-accident-migrant-workers-body-demands-judicial-probe-compensation-434772.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-hc-dismisses-sisodias-interim-bail-plea-allows-one-day-to-visit-ailing-wife-434554.html New Delhi June 5 The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the interim bail plea by former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in an excise policy case A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said that the court finds it tough to grant interim bail to the AAP leader who has serious allegations on him in the matter The court finds it very difficult to persuade to release the petitioner on interim bail for six weeks Justice Sharma said The court also noted that Sisodia might tamper with the evidence or influence witnesses Giving leeway to the accused the court directed that Sisodia be taken to the residence or hospital to visit his ailing wife between 10 am to 5 pm The permission is given for any day as per the convenience of Sisodias wife the court said the court feels that the petitioner should be given an opportunity to meet his wife Therefore one day as per the convenience of Mrs Seema Sisodia the petitioner be taken to his residencehospital if she is admitted from 10 am to 5 pm in custody justice Sharma said However the judge imposed certain conditions stating that Sisodia the petitioner shall not interact with the media in any manner nor shall meet anybody except his wife or members of his family The court also directed the commissioner of Police to ensure that there should not be any media gathering near the vicinity or his residence or hospital wherein hes taken The petitioner should also not use a mobile phone or Internet the court added Moreover the court said that Sisodias wife be provided with best treatment and the court as a guardian suggested that she may be examined by board of doctors to be constituted by medical superintendent of AIIMS Though it is the choice of the patient and family members from where to get the medical treatment the court said Justice Sharma had on June 2 reserved order on his interim bail plea Last week the Enforcement Directorate ED had said that it has completed its probe against Sisodia for his alleged involvement in the Delhi excise policy case The ED had also mentioned this fact in its fourth supplementary charge sheet filed in connection with the case The court has taken cognisance of the charge sheet The ED has claimed that it has enough evidence to prove that Sisodia was involved in money laundering and had allegedly generated proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 622 crore through various means The CBI had arrested Sisodia on February 26 later the Enforcement Directorate arrested him on March 9 IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-hc-dismisses-sisodias-interim-bail-plea-allows-one-day-to-visit-ailing-wife-434554.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 03:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-toll-staff-beat-car-driver-to-death-434568.html Ramanagar Karnataka June 5 In a shocking incident staff of the BengaluruMysuru Expressway tollgate beat a car driver to death in Karnatakas Ramanagar district police said on Monday The deceased has been identified as 26yearold Pavan Kumar a resident of Karikal Tandya in Bengaluru South taluk According to police the scuffle between them took place over the matter of paying toll fee and ended up in the murder The incident took place on Sunday night June 4 Police said Pavan Kumar was travelling with his friends by car At about 10 pm he reached Sheshagirihalli Toll Plaza and there was an argument between the friends of Pavan Kumar and toll plaza staff which soon turned violent The friends of Pavan Kumar and staff members fought at the toll gate in the presence of the public The local people intervened and pacified both the groups But the toll plaza followed the vehicle of Pavan Kumar waylaid it and attacked him and his friends with hockey sticks Pavan succumbed to injuries The incident took place in the limits of Bidadi police station Preliminary investigations found that the victim was going to Bengaluru from Mysuru The accused were absconding IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-toll-staff-beat-car-driver-to-death-434568.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/3-arrested-after-argument-between-bar-staff-delhi-police-constables-over-illegal-activities-434572.html New Delhi June 5 Three people were arrested after staff members of a bar in the national capitals Mangolpuri area got into an argument with onduty Delhi Police head constables who were recording a video of illegal activities taking place in the establishment an official said on Monday The incident occurred on June 2 According to the police one of the head constables Naveen received inputs that at the bar named Yaaron Da Adda near Haryana Maitri Bhawan Mangolpuri illicit liquor was being served and obscene dance performances were going on Acting on the inputs Naveen along with the second head constable Narendra reached the spot While Naveen was recording the video the bars staff members noticed it and tried to snatch the mobile phone from him said Harendra Singh the Deputy Commissioner of Police Outer An argument erupted between the police contables and staffers After watching the CCTV footage it became apparent that the quarrel took place not on the issue of making payments of bills as claimed by owner and staffers but on making the video of illegal activities said the DCP Naveen and Narender were treated for their injuries while the staff members were treated at Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital Pitam Pura Delhi A case under relevant sections of the IPC was registered at Mangolpuri police station and Khushi Ram 46 the owner of the bar and a resident of Rani Bagh along with Shankar Lal 22 and Farukh 22 both waiters were arrested said the DCP The official said that legal action against the bar is also recommended for violation of terms and conditions of the licence for the licensing unit is being approached One head constable who could not proactively handle the situation has been sent to district lines the official added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/3-arrested-after-argument-between-bar-staff-delhi-police-constables-over-illegal-activities-434572.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/army-trashes-report-of-clash-between-assam-rifles-manipur-police-434648.html KolkataImphal June 5 Even minor incidents in strifehit Manipur are being blown out of proportion by certain parties sources in the Kolkata headquartered Armys Eastern Command said while rubbishing claims of a clash between personnel of the 37 Assam Rifles and Manipur Police at Sugnu in the Kakching district of the state Such rumours are being spread by those inimical to peace in Manipur There has been no clash between the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police and a training video from Punjab dating back to 2021 is being circulated depicting a casualty This is fake The Army and Assam Rifles are working together to restore normalcy in the state the Army maintained The possible spark to all this was probably a video of a verbal spat between Assam Rifles personnel and state policemen over the parking of vehicles near the gate of the Sugnu police station which also serves as the office of the SDPO There was a heated exchange but things did not get physical A senior police officer is heard warning the Assam Rifles personnel of an FIR unless the vehicles blocking the gate of the police station are moved away The two sides then disperse and the vehicles leave Such things happen when the situation is tense There can be issues regarding jurisdiction and authority In the actual video officers are seen trying to bring things under control Things didnt get out of hand even for a moment The fake video showed something else This mischief is being done to ensure that violence continues in the state the source said Over the last month ever since violence erupted in Manipur both the Assam Rifles and Manipur Police have come under fire from the two ethnic groups Meitis and Kukis The Kukis claim that the Manipur Police are against them as most of the personnel are Meitis from the Valley The Meitis on the other hand maintain that Assam Rifles personnel have close links with the Kukis as they operate in the Hills There is no truth in all this The Kukis are unhappy with the Manipur Police as the latter curbed their attempts to violence as the first responders By then the Meitis had started retaliating and the Assam Rifles intervened That is when the Meitis started claiming that the Assam Rifles are playing a partisan role Instead of this blamegame people from both sides need to work towards a peaceful solution It has been made very clear that no side will be allowed to commit any violence the source added Security agencies have also urged outsiders with little knowledge of the ground reality in the state to refrain from making irresponsible statements IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/army-trashes-report-of-clash-between-assam-rifles-manipur-police-434648.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-crash-cbi-begins-probe-railway-suspect-physical-tampering-in-system-434679.html EDS TO GO WITH STORY New Delhi Narcotics Control Bureau officials with people arrested after the busting of a suspected drugs trafficking network operating on the dark web on Tuesday June 6 2023 NCB officials claim to have seized 15000 LSD blots in the operation PTI Bhubaneswar June 6 A team of Central Bureau of Investigation CB has reached the tripletrain accident site near railway Bahanaga station in Odishas Balasore district and started investigation The Railway Board on Sunday recommended a CBI probe into the tragic accident in which the death toll has touched 278 as three more individuals have succumbed to their injuries A 10member CBI team had reached Balasore on Monday evening and they started investigation into the case on Tuesday The CBI officials are examining the accident site tracks the signalling room control room etc an official said Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety CCRS Shailesh Kumar Pathak visited the accident site on Monday where he went to the control room signal room and signal point at Bahanaga Bazar railway station The CBI team is here to investigate the accident They are doing their job We cannot disclose any information about their investigation They have a system of working They will clear all evidence and details from the spot said Aditya Kumar Choudhury chief public relation officer CPRO South Eastern Railway Meanwhile while speaking to media persons Khurda Road division DRM Rinkesh Ray suspected physical tampering of the system of the Bahanaga station There was a green signal on the main line The signal is usually green when all the preconditions required for the signal to go green are perfect If any of the preconditions does not meet technically the signal can never turn green unless and until anyone physically tampers with the signal system But from the data records it shows that when Coromandel Express was reaching the station the signal was green but the train moved to the loop line said Roy The statement of Roy indicates tempering of the system behind the massive train tragedy However the exact reason behind the accident will be known after completion of the twin investigations by CBI and CCRS an official said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-crash-cbi-begins-probe-railway-suspect-physical-tampering-in-system-434679.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bsf-jawan-killed-2-assam-rifles-troopers-shot-at-in-manipur-encounter-434681.html EDS TWITTER IMAGE VIA BSFIndia Imphal Undated photo of Border Security Force BSF Constable Ranjit Yadav who was killed during an encounter with suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipurs Serou area on Tuesday June 6 2023 PTI Imphal June 6 A Border Security Force BSF jawan was killed and two Assam Rifles personnel were shot at in a fierce gun battle with suspected militants in Manipur officials said here on Tuesday During a combing operation which was launched at Serou in Kakching district on Monday night and continued till Tuesday morning the suspected militants fired at the security forces Defence sources said that the injured Assam Rifles personnel were evacuated to Mantripukhri in Imphal During the preliminary search two AK series rifles one 51mm mortar two Carbines huge quantities of ammunition and warlike stores have been recovered from the area Sanitisation operations are currently underway and further details are awaited Extensive area domination operations by the Assam Rifles BSF and Manipur Police were undertaken in the Sugnu and Serou areas Intermittent firing between security forces and the insurgents took place throughout the night Security forces effectively retaliated to the fire the sources said Meanwhile a defence release said that multiple incidents of violence arson and firing in Sugnu and Serou in the past 48 hours necessitated the redeployment of additional troops The troops were tasked to beef up ongoing extensive area domination operations ambushes and measures to prevent violence Security frces took adequate measures to prevent insurgents from breaking contact and running away to nearby areas Sugnu was comparatively peaceful even after the break out of the ethnic clashes in Manipur on Monday 3 However on June 2 heavily armed militants set fire to the house of former minister and Congress MLA K Ranjit as well as many other residences All houses at Serou have been burnt completely and people were taking refuge at Sugnu Following the burning of houses people of the area started attacking the camp of a Kuki militant group under Suspension of Operations SoO agreement IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bsf-jawan-killed-2-assam-rifles-troopers-shot-at-in-manipur-encounter-434681.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/world-expressed-solidarity-with-india-says-jaishankar-on-odisha-train-tragedy-434497.html New Delhi June 5 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while addressing the Indian diaspora in Windhoek Namibia said that condolence messages on the Odisha train tragedy received from all over the world shows how globalised the world has become and expressed solidarity and support to India I received messages of condolence on the Odisha train accident from foreign ministers and friends from all over the world including Namibia the prime minister also received several messages The world felt that it should support India This shows how globalised the world has become and also that it is standing and is connected with India Jaishankar said in his address on Sunday The external affairs minister earlier on Sunday reached Namibia on a threeday visit This is the firstever visit by an external affairs minister of India to Namibia Arrived in Windhoek Thank Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of Namibia Jenelly Matundu for receiving me so warmly Jaishankar had tweeted after his arrival on June 4 Look forward to a productive visit that takes our timetested ties forward he added further During the visit the minister will call on the top leadership of the country and also meet with other ministers of the government Official sources said that Jaishankar will also cochair the inaugural session of the joint commission meeting with the Namibian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Netumbo NandiNdaitwah IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/world-expressed-solidarity-with-india-says-jaishankar-on-odisha-train-tragedy-434497.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/govt-engaging-with-vedanta-to-facilitate-its-residual-stake-sale-in-balco-434250.html New Delhi June 4 Government plans to sell a part of its 49 per cent stake in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited BALCO for which it is learnt to have asked its main promoter Vedanta to take back an ongoing arbitration case Sources aware of the development said that the Mines Ministry is said to have requested the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management DIPAM to engage with Vedanta to withdraw the arbitration case as the government plans to take the initial public offer IPO route to sell a part of its 49 per cent stake in BALCO Mines Ministry is the 49 per cent stakeholder in BALCO and sources informed that DIPAM has held initial discussions with Vedanta to withdraw the arbitration case which would pave the way for stock exchange listing of the company In 2009 BALCO had filed an arbitration case against the government over a valuation dispute of the residual stake Sources further added that it is up to DIPAM to decide how much of the governments 49 per cent stake can be sold It could be a residual portion or a major part of it too a source told IANS Though initial discussions have taken place between DIPAM and Vedanta over withdrawal of the arbitration case sources said that detailed discussions are likely to take place requesting the promoter to withdraw the case if the sale of the governments residual stake is to be taken forward In 2001 government had disinvested 51 per cent shares of BALCO to Sterlite Industries Limited a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited Major operations of BALCO are in the town of Korba in Chhattisgarh whereas its mines supplying high grade Bauxite are situated at Kawardha and Mainpat in the same state IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/govt-engaging-with-vedanta-to-facilitate-its-residual-stake-sale-in-balco-434250.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/next-mahapanchayat-only-of-wrestlers-dates-to-be-announced-in-3-4-days-says-punia-434266.html Chandigarh June 4 With the date of next mahapanchayat only of wrestlers to be announced in threefour days a mahapanchayat was held on Sunday at Mundlana in Haryanas Sonipat a third in a series in four days and the second in Haryana to express solidarity with wrestlers protesting against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over charges of sexual harassment Top wrestlers comprising Sakshi Malik Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have been protesting since April 23 demanding action against Brij Bhushan Speaking at the mahapanchayat Bajrang Punia said When we go out in the public we get new energy Peoples cooperation is our strength Today our daughters wrestlers are mentally shattered On May 28 you people tried to reach at our protest site but the police stopped you We cant win by being different and we appeal to all organisations to unite We will hold a amahapanchayat and will take a major decision in it You will be informed about the place and time of the mahapanchayat of wrestlers in threefour days Beside Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni it was attended by former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik among other prominent people Earlier Malik visited the Jantar Mantar in Delhi and interacted with wrestlers on April 26 and said the support needs to grow because this fight is not just theirs it is for all women in our country Farmers and representative of Khap panchayats from Punjab Haryana and Uttar Pradesh gathered in numbers in Sonipat to expressing solidarity and to send out a message to the BJP government in the Centre to arrest Singh Two days ago farmers and representatives of Khap panchayats community courts gave the BJP government in the Centre an ultimatum to arrest Singh by June 9 or prepare for a larger protest A collective and unanimous decision in this regard was taken at the mahapanchayat held in Haryanas Kurukshetra town on the future strategy of wrestlers protest On June 1 a mahapanchayat was held in Uttar Pradeshs Muzaffarnagar where it was decided that a delegation would meet President Droupadi Murmu to seek justice for the wrestlers In Kurukshetra Bhartiya Kisan Union BKU leader Rakesh Tikait warned the Central government that if no action is taken against Brij Bhushan by June 9 they will hold a larger protest along with the wrestlers We have taken a decision that the government must address the grievances of wrestlers and he should be arrested otherwise we will go with wrestlers to Jantar Mantar Delhi on June 9 and will hold panchayats across the nation he had said At the same time Tikait warned the Central government that if they arent allowed to protest at Jantar Mantar on June 9 there will be an announcement of agitation The farmer leader also demanded that cases against the wrestlers who were manhandled and detained during their march towards the new Parliament building should be withdrawn IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/next-mahapanchayat-only-of-wrestlers-dates-to-be-announced-in-3-4-days-says-punia-434266.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 01:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-3-of-the-eight-missing-tn-passengers-traced-434281.html Chennai June 4 Three of the eight Tamil Nadu residents who had reserved tickets in ShalimarChennai Coromandel Express that met with an accident in Odishas Balasore on Friday leaving at least 275 dead have been traced officials said on Sunday Earlier the Tamil Nadu government in a statement said that it has no information of 8 people of the 127 people from the state who had reserved tickets on the train Two of the traced persons were identified are Narayani Gopi 34 and A Jagadeesan 47 from Tamil Nadu Another man Kamal who had also booked a ticket in the Coramandel Express was found to have not boarded the train on that day This leaves five persons from Tamil Nadu who are yet to be traced These were identified as Karthik 19 Raghunath 19 and Arun 21 all males and Meena 66 Kalpana 19 both females The Tamil Nadu government has requested the relatives of these people to contact the helpline numbers 04428593990 9445869843 Meanwhile the Odisha Chief Secretary told media persons that the number of total dead has been revised to 275 following detection of double entries and out of these 88 bodies have been identified The Chennaibound ShalimarChennai Coromandel express met with an accident near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district in Odisha The BengaluruHowrah super fast Express and a goods train was also involved in the accident leading to huge casualties IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-3-of-the-eight-missing-tn-passengers-traced-434281.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/key-litigant-to-withdraw-from-varanasis-gyanvapi-mosque-case-434318.html Varanasi June 5 The Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh Chief Jitendra Singh Vishen has announced that he is withdrawing as the main pleader for Rakhi Singh one of the five Hindu women plaintiffs in the Shringar GauriGyanvapi case of Varanasi Vishen said he took the decision due to lack of resources required for contesting the case and harassment by antireligious people He has not submitted an application regarding his decision in the court yet Five Hindu women Rakhi Singh Manju Vyas Rekha Pathak Seeta Sahu and Lakshami Devi filed the Shringar GauriGyanvapi case in the court of the civil judge senior division Varanasi in August 2021 The plaintiffs sought the right of daily worship at Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal in Gyanvapi mosque complex Vishen said I have decided to withdraw myself and my family members from the pleading of all the cases which we had filed in different courts in the interest of country and dharma My niece Rakhi Singh with four women filed the case Rakhi Singh and others versus State of UP and others seeking permission for daily worship at Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal and I am associated with it as the main pleader My wife Kiran Singh filed a suit as the next friend of Bhagwan Adi Vishweshwar Virajman in the fasttrack court of civil judge senior division in May 2022 While Vishen was engaged in pleading the Shringar Gauri case on behalf of Rakhi Singh his wife Kiran Singh had filed a suit seeking permission for daily worship of Adi Vishweshwar Virajman in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex Ever since these cases were filed my family members and I are being harassed by antireligious people who are against Hindu dharma These people are trying to declare us gaddar treacherous In addition society is also standing with the forces Vishen said He also said A few months ago I sold my car to arrange the funds required for contesting the case But now I am left with very limited resources and strength due to which I cannot do the pleading of the cases anymore My family members and I have decided to withdraw from the pleading of these cases Vishens lawyer Shivam Gaur has also announced his own withdrawal from the cases Meanwhile Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi a lawyer for the Hindu plaintiffs said Jitendra Singh Vishen has made the announcement in the media to withdraw from the pleading of the case He posted about it on social media But Vishen has not yet submitted a written application to the court about his decision The case is pending in court IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/key-litigant-to-withdraw-from-varanasis-gyanvapi-mosque-case-434318.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/president-murmu-reaches-suriname-on-first-state-visit-434371.html New Delhi June 5 President Droupadi Murmu has arrived in Suriname on her first state visit to the South American nation In a special gesture President CSantokhi of Suriname received the President at the airport with full state honours Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a tweet late Sunday In the first leg of her visit June 4 to 6 the president will hold talks with Suriname leaders and meet a crosssection of Indian Diaspora in capital city Paramaribo The visit will further strengthen the deeprooted ties between India and Suriname official sources said Her visit comes on the invitation of her Surinamese counterpart Chandrikapersad Santokhi During the visit she will hold special talks with President Santokhi and will also participate in several activities President Murmu will leave for Serbia on June 7 at the invitation of President Aleksandar Vucic IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/president-murmu-reaches-suriname-on-first-state-visit-434371.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/coimbatore-police-on-alert-over-possible-terror-threat-434372.html Chennai June 5 The Coimbatore police is on alert following a tipoff from Central and state intelligence agencies over certain terror elements regrouping in the city The police are on the lookout for certain former leaders and cadres of a banned Islamist organization trying to coordinate some people in the district A series of bomb blasts in Coimbatore on February 14 1998 killed 58 people Twelve explosions had taken place in a span of an hour in 11 places and in a 12 km radius More than 200 people were injured seriously The blasts were targeted at BJP leader and then Union Home Minister LK Advani who escaped unhurt The terrorist organisation AlUmma was behind the attack and many leaders of the outfit including its founder leader SA Basha were imprisoned for life However what makes the intelligence agencies zero in on Coimbatore is the recent car bomb blast in the city on October 23 2022 in which a 29yearold youth Jameesha Mubin blew himself up in a car The incident happened on the eve of Diwali and if the bomb had gone off in the market which was hardly 100 meters away from where it exploded casualties would have been much higher This was considered a lone wolf case and the terror operative was planning a revenge attack Seven people including the nephew of SA Basha were arrested by the police and NIA interrogated these people several times After the ban on the Popular Front of India PFI last September one of the key operatives of the organization Rauf from Kerala was present in Coimbatore before being apprehended Sources in the Coimbatore city police told IANS that the police are keeping vigil on the movement of vehicles into the town and all the checkposts from Keralas Palakkad district are monitored and vehicle checks conducted IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/coimbatore-police-on-alert-over-possible-terror-threat-434372.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/shiv-sena-bjp-seal-package-deal-for-alliance-in-all-future-state-polls-434418.html Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak onboard Border Agency cutter HMC Seeker during a visit to Dover England Monday June 5 2023 ahead of a press conference to update the nation on the progress made in the six months since he introduced the Illegal Migration Bill under his plans to stop the boats PTI Mumbai June 5 Maharashtras ruling allies Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party have agreed to a package deal of jointly contesting all future elections in the state right from local bodies to assembly to parliament Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said here on Monday Shide who is also the Shiv Sena President made the announcement after he and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis had a latenight meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday It was also decided in the meeting that Shiv SenaBJP will jointly contest all upcoming elections in the state including elections to Lok Sabha Vidhan Sabha and local bodies he tweeted Shinde added that the alliance is going strong since the past 11 months for the states development and will win with a majority to make Maharashtra the No 1 state in the country in all fields and continue the race for development The duo also discussed other issues with Shah including agriculture cooperation the work going on for women empowerment and farmers and how they had cleared various stalled developmental projects here Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always guided us for various projects in the state We took this meeting with Shah for his guidance on the issues pertaining to the cooperative sector said Shinde on their New Delhi trip The duos visit comes barely three weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the Shiv SenaBJP alliance which came to power on June 30 2022 after toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi government of former CM Uddhav Thackeray and against the backdrop of the upcoming civic polls in the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/shiv-sena-bjp-seal-package-deal-for-alliance-in-all-future-state-polls-434418.html Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mehbooba-mufti-gets-passport-after-3-years-434207.html Srinagar June 4 Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party PDP Mehbooba Mufti was issued a passport after three years Mehbooba confirmed to reporters that she has got the passport from the passport officer It must be recalled that the Delhi high court had asked the passport authorities in March to decide within three months the issuance of travel documents to Mehbooba Mehbooba was denied passport after the Jammu and Kashmir Police had cited an adverse report in March 2021 IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mehbooba-mufti-gets-passport-after-3-years-434207.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-initial-probe-indicates-flaws-in-signalling-system-434231.html New Delhi June 4 Initial probe in the Odisha train tragedy has revealed a problem with the signalling system a Railway Board official said on Sunday while confirming the cause of the accident Jaya Varma Sinha the member of the Railway Board responsible for Operations and Business Development shared preliminary information regarding the Odisha train tragedy She further stated that the Board has set up an independent inquiry However we are still awaiting a comprehensive report from the Commissioner of Railway Safety to obtain detailed information so we cannot disclose more at this time she said Sinha mentioned that the Coromandel Express was running at a speed of 128 KMPH while the Yaahwantpur Express BengaluruHowrah was moving at 126 KMPH Both trains were allowed to travel at a maximum speed of 130 KMPH so there was no question of overspeeding She further explained that only the Coromandel Express was involved in the accident and fell on the downline the main line on which the Yashwantpur Express was approaching The Coromandel Express collided with a goods train carrying iron The impact of the collision was so strong that the coaches of the Coromandel Express split and fell onto the railway tracks while the goods train didnt even budge Meanwhile the Yashwantpur Express was also approaching on another track when the coaches of the Coromandel Express fell The Yashwantpur Express had almost passed but within a fraction of a second its last two coaches collided with the detached coaches of the Coromandel Express causing damage she said The Railway official stated that the digital records do not show any errors She mentioned that those responsible have been identified but didnt reveal their names as they were awaiting the detailed report Currently restoration work is in progress at the incident site and it is anticipated that two Railway lines will be operational by 8 pm today However trains are expected to operate at reduced speeds initially An inquiry is underway with investigations being conducted from various perspectives While the initial assessment suggests that the issue could be related to signalling no conclusive authentication can be provided at this time Sinha said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-initial-probe-indicates-flaws-in-signalling-system-434231.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 22:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/chandrababu-naidu-shah-meet-spurs-talk-of-tdp-bjp-alliance-434232.html Amaravati June 4 Telugu Desam Party TDP president N Chandrababu Naidus meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda in New Delhi has triggered speculation of the two parties reviving their alliance The meeting happened late on Saturday This was Naidus first meeting with Amit Shah since 2018 when the TDP pulled out of the BJPled National Democratic Alliance NDA The meeting comes amid the buzz in political circles that the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister is keen to have an alliance with the BJP for Telangana Assembly elections scheduled later this year and the next years Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh During anhourlong meeting the former chief minister is understood to have discussed with both Amit Shah and Nadda the proposal for TDPBJP alliance in both the Telugu states Naidu who is in Delhi to attend the consultative meeting of the leaders on G20 is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday Accompanied by TDP MPs K Ravindra Kumar Kesineni Nani Rammohan Naidu and former MP K Rammohan Rao Naidu reached Delhi on Saturday evening Rebel YSRCP MP Raghurama Krishna Raju received the TDP chief at the airport From there they drove to the residence of TDP MP Galla Jayadev Later around 855 pm Naidu alone reached Amit Shahs residence A few minutes later Nadda also reached there The meeting among the trio continued till around 10 pm None of them spoke to the media after the meeting The TDP leaders were tightlipped as to what transpired at the meeting However the meeting comes amid the growing demand from BJPs ally actorpolitician Pawan Kalyan to finalise the grand alliance against YSR Congress Party YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh Jana Sena Party JSP leader has been urging the BJP leadership to decide what he calls the road map to oust YSRCP from power Pawan who had campaigned for TDPBJP alliance in 2014 already held a couple of meetings with Naidu in recent months BJPs Andhra Pradesh unit Somu Veerraju had also said last week that they have conveyed Pawan Kalyans proposal to the BJPs central leadership and that it will take a final decision The actorpolitician is also gearing up to embark on a statewide tour on his special campaign vehicle TDP which had formed the first government in the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh after its victory in 2014 elections in alliance with the BJP snapped ties with the NDA in 2018 in protest over the delay in grant of special category status to Andhra Pradesh Naidu had later joined hands with the Congress party to contest the Assembly elections in Telangana However the alliance had to bite the dust TDP also faced a drubbing in simultaneous elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha in 2019 The YSRCP swept the polls winning 151 seats in the 175member Assembly TDP could win only 23 Assembly and three out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state Ever since the crushing defeat in 2019 Naidu has been trying to build bridges with the BJP He met Prime Minister Modi on a couple of occasions in recent months IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/chandrababu-naidu-shah-meet-spurs-talk-of-tdp-bjp-alliance-434232.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 22:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/missing-gujarat-bizman-found-murdered-in-rajasthan-4-held-433982.html Ahmedabad June 3 A busimessman who went missing on April 23 was found murdered in Rajasthan and four persons have been arrested in connection with the case officials from the Ahmedabad Crime Branch revealed the shocking details on Saturday The accused identified as Ranjit Ramchandra Kushwaha Suraj Balmiki Paswan Anuj Kumar Makeshwar Prasad and Arvind Jawasar Mahato have been arrested and a case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered against them by the Naroda Police Station The investigation into the disappearance of Sureshbhai Motilal Mahajan a resident of Naroda Ahmedabad previously handled by the local police station was transferred to the Crime Branch on the orders of the Commissioner of Police Under the guidance of Deputy Police Commissioner and Crime Branch Joint Commissioner a team led by inspectors AD Parmar and VR Gohil took up a comprehensive investigation During the course of their inquiries information was obtained from Vishnuprasad Gopalprasad an official within the Crime Branch It was revealed that Ranjit Ramachandra Kushwaha a labour contractor associated with the victims company played a significant role in Sureshbhais disappearance The investigation team subsequently dispatched a team to Bihar the native state of the accused to gather further evidence During the investigation in Bihar a suspect named Arvind Jawasar Mahto was apprehended and interrogated In a startling confession Mahto revealed that Sureshbhai was lured by Kushwaha on the pretext of resolving a business dispute On the evening of April 23 Kushwaha along with Suraj Balmiki Paswan Anuj Kumar Makeshwar Prasad and Arvind Jawasar Mahto abducted Sureshbhai The group travelled from Ahmedabad to Udaipur Rajasthan consuming alcohol en route It was during this journey that Sureshbhai was attacked and subsequently strangled to death After the accused disclosed the location of crime the body of Sureshbhai Motilal Mahajan was recovered from canal No34181 in Kharpina village of Rajasthan A postmortem was conducted by the forensic medicine department at Maharana Bhupal Government Hospital in Udaipur and the body was handed over to family for the final rites IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/missing-gujarat-bizman-found-murdered-in-rajasthan-4-held-433982.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 01:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/goas-st-community-seeks-political-quota-threatens-to-boycott-ls-polls-434034.html By Sanjay Borkar Panaji June 4 Fighting for their rights for the last several years a section of the Scheduled Tribe community of Goa has threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha election 2024 if the government fails to provide them political reservation in the state assembly United under the banner of the Mission Political Reservation for Scheduled Tribe of Goa MPRSTG many ST youths have dedicated themselves to achieving the goal Knowing the seriousness of the issue many nonST politicians have also supported the movement and have drawn the attention of the government by submitting memorandums Speaking to IANS MPRSTG president Joao Fernandes said that if the government fails to provide them reservation then they will be forced to boycott the Lok Sabha election Our demand is that we should get the political reservation before the Lok Sabha election Fernandes said He said that in the past they took out rallies and tried to draw the attention of the government We have also met our ST MLAs Minister and Speaker They are also of the opinion that we should get political reservation Hence if the time comes to boycott the election then we will get support from all of them he added According to him there are around 130 lakh ST voters in Goa We have submitted memorandums right from the President of India to the Chief Minister of Goa We have also met members of Parliament from other states who belong to the ST community and have sought their support Fernandes said Last month the MPRSTG members held a meeting at Lohia Maidan in Margao and resolved to boycott the Lok Sabha election in 2024 if their demand for political reservation was not conceded by the government The ST leaders had also held a daylong hunger strike at Lohia Maidan They highlighted the importance of political reservation for the STs of Goa which the state government has failed to fulfil despite the community getting the ST status decades ago According to them if the political reservation is granted there will be four legislators in the assembly by default The Opposition political parties in Goa have lent their support to this movement and have raised their voice demanding political reservation Goa Forward Party chief and MLA Vijai Sardesai had written to the then Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju demanding reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in the Assembly Sardesai said that the Centre should take all necessary steps to grant reservation to the ST community Earlier leaders of the ST community had met Sardesai and had asked him to raise the matter Sardesai had raised the issue during the Assembly session You are aware that while Article 330 of the Constitution of India provides for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People Article 332 provides for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the states In this context I would like to place on record the demand of Goas Scheduled Tribes for political reservation for them in the House of the People and the Legislative Assembly of Goa Sardesai stated in a letter In the year 2003 three communities namely Gawda Kunbi and Velip were added to the existing list of Scheduled Tribes of Goa increasing the population of Scheduled tribes considerably with the total tally of Scheduled Tribe communities in Goa reaching 8 per cent As per the 2011 census the population of Scheduled Tribes in Goa is 1023 per cent However even after 20 years they are deprived of political reservation both in the House of the People and the Legislative Assembly of the State he stated Sardesai has demanded the constitution of a Delimitation Commission for the delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in Goa Send government recommendation to the Honble President of India for promulgation of Ordinance in the lines of the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies third Ordinance 2013 the letter stated It said Request the Election Commission of India to exercise their powers under Section I7 of the Goa Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987 and reserve seats for Scheduled Tribes of Goa and take all steps necessary to give political reservation for Scheduled Tribes of Goa in the House of the People and Legislative Assembly of Goa The Trinamool Congress has also demanded reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly Trinamool Congress convener Samil Volvoikar said that his party will stand with the ST community on this issue In future if they stage a protest we will give our support Volvoikar said Since the last many years this issue has been pending The government should have heeded it and given them their right Volvoikar said adding that it is the constitutional right of the ST community to get reservation ST leader Kanta Gawade said that it is ironical that the adivasi samaj is deprived of their constitutional right The ST community has many times demanded it through various platforms but they have only met with injustice Kanta Gawade said that the ST community has contributed a lot to the state and hence they should be given their right Gawade said that all governments in the last two decades failed to give rights to the ST community Right from MLAs to the President of India ST community have given memorandum to all But nobody has paid heed to this issue he said Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao has also demanded political reservation for the ST community and had raised the issue during the last assembly session Currently there are four ST MLAs in the Assembly IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/goas-st-community-seeks-political-quota-threatens-to-boycott-ls-polls-434034.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 09:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/after-delivering-on-guarantees-ktaka-cong-buckles-up-for-bbmp-2024-434048.html By MK Ashoka Bengaluru June 4 Following the announcement of guarantees promised during polls in Karnataka the Congress party is bursting with confidence to win maximum seats in Lok Sabha elections The Congress party has garnered tremendous goodwill across the state After suffering a humiliating defeat in the assembly elections opposition BJP in the state is trying hard to find a momentum in the state The Congress high command on the other hand is successfully sending positive messages one after the other to the people of the state The grand old party elders have managed to resolve the differences between the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State party President and DyCM DK Shivakumar Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah are looking united and focused post the formation of the cabinet The Congress has allotted plum cabinet posts to Dalits OBCs and minorities and also ensured the proper representation to dominant castes By electing a Muslim speaker for the first time in the history of the state and alotting two cabinet portfolios the party had ensured that Muslim vote bank remained intact By announcing the dates of implementation of guarantee schemes the masses irrespective of party and affiliations have appreciated the move of Congress party DyCM DK Shivakumar has described the development as historic and the first time in the country five guarantees of the scale were implemented in the country in a day Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday declared that all five guarantees would be implemented by this financial year The scheme of free bus travel will come into effect by June 11 Free power up to 200 units will be given from July Women heads will get Rs 2000 from August and Free 10 kilograms of rice for all members of BPL card will be given from July 1 Following the announcement of the date of implementation of five guarantees by the Karnataka Congress government Shivakumar challenged that now it is the turn of the Union government to keep their promises Soon the Central government will face a litmus test in the form of Lok Sabha elections To pass the test they need to keep their promises he added Commenting on the criticism by the opposition parties especially BJP on guarantee schemes Shivakumar urged that instead of criticism let the Prime Minister bring black money from abroad and deposit Rs 15 lakh to individual bank accounts as promised Let them BJP create 2 crore jobs promised to be created and double the income of farmers Shivakumar stated In turn BJP is yet to elect the leader of the opposition and the state unit is found lacking towards rejuvenating spirits of the party workers Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is finding it difficult to answer repeated questions regarding the selection of opposition leader Former CM Bommais attack on Congress party after announcement of guarantee schemes by dubbing the development as a farce had few takers BJP had swept 25 seats out of 28 in the last parliamentary elections when former CM BS Yediyurappa was at the helm and leading the party Congress won only one seat against the Modi wave following the Balakot incident and retaliatory action by the Central government against Pakistan in 2019 AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge too lost elections against BJP candidate Umesh Jadhav on his home turf Now since PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shahs combined efforts are falling flat in Karnataka assembly elections the Congress is clearly aiming at winning more than 20 seats Mallikarjun Kharge has taken the revenge as his appeal of claiming himself as Bhoomi Putra of Karnataka struck a chord with the people and sunk campaigning blitzkrieg by PM Modi and Amit Shah Sources in the Congress party confirmed that the process of selection of candidates has already started With Dalit and Muslim vote banks intact the Congress is confident that it will also give no option for the BJP to get back the Lingayat vote bank Vokkaliga community is now rallying behind Dy CM Shivakumar The party is also strategising to hold elections for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike BBMP to wrestle civic agency of IT city Bengaluru While Congress is treading cautiously and aggressively against Hindutva BJP camp is looking dull and wanting torn with internal strife IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/after-delivering-on-guarantees-ktaka-cong-buckles-up-for-bbmp-2024-434048.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-team-of-expert-doctors-to-arrive-from-delhi-434151.html Bhubaneswar June 4 A team of expert doctors along with medical equipment and medicines from New Delhi will reach Odisha to provide quality care to the critically injured in the tragic 3train accident in Odisha This was informed by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who took stock of medical assistance being provided to the injured victims in the Balasores triple train tragedy here at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Sunday He discussed the procedures regarding embalming of dead bodies and handing them over to the family members Speaking to reporters Mandaviya said more than 1000 people were injured in the terrible train accident and their treatment was underway Over 100 patients need critical care and for their treatment expert doctors from different hospitals including Delhi AIIMS Lady Hardinge Hospital and RML Hospital along with modern equipment and medicines will arrive in Odisha through a special plane of the Air Force in some time he said We had a detailed discussion and prepared a working plan on which expert doctor can assist which patient the Minister said Special treatment of the critical patients will start so that we can save a greater number of people he added The disastrous train accident has claimed 288 lives so far while over 1000 people sustained injuries IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-team-of-expert-doctors-to-arrive-from-delhi-434151.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-govt-to-run-free-bus-service-to-kolkata-for-stranded-passengers-434158.html Bhubaneswar June 4 To facilitate the smooth transportation of passengers stranded in Odisha due to triple train tragedy the Odisha government on Sunday announced free bus service to Kolkata from three cities of the state In view of disruption of normal train services to Kolkata caused by the Bahanaga train tragedy people are facing a lot of difficulty to reach Kolkata So keeping in view the greater benefit of the commuters Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced free bus service to Kolkata from Puri Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from Sunday the CMO said This arrangement will continue till restoration of normal train service in Balasore route It may be mentioned that daily around 50 buses will travel to Kolkata from the above three cities of Odisha The entire cost will be met from the Chief Ministers Relief Fund CMRF said the Chief Ministers Office CMO IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-govt-to-run-free-bus-service-to-kolkata-for-stranded-passengers-434158.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-accident-137-survivors-arrive-at-chennai-railway-station-in-special-train-434166.html Chennai June 4 At least 137 survivors of the Odisha train crash arrived at the Chennai railway station on Sunday morning Many of the survivors who were injured were received at the Dr MGR Chennai Central Railway Station by Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian and the health secretary Gagan Singh Bedi Waliyul Islam from Bangladesh who had arrived in the train along with his family told media persons that they were heading for Chennai in the illfated Coromandel Express for cancer treatment of his wife He said that his wife and daughter suffered minor injuries but thanked God for surviving the catastrophe Sivaranjini and her daughter Sanjana Sri had gone to Kolokotta on a vacation to spend time with her husband Satheesh Kumar who is with the BSF and posted there She said that when they were pulled out of the A2 coach they found bodies strewn all over and it was a harrowing and trying experience At least 18 passengers with injuries were taken to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital Many others were accommodated in city hotels before being transported to their respective towns in different parts of Tamil Nadu and some in Kerala IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-accident-137-survivors-arrive-at-chennai-railway-station-in-special-train-434166.html Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/brightcom-stock-rebounds-after-massive-value-erosion-433926.html New Delhi June 3 Brightcom Group shares continue to rise after regaining multibagger tag up 27 per cent in five sessions Brightcom which turned into a penny stock at the end of April this year has rebounded 12233 per cent from its oneyear low of Rs 927 The sharp movement in the share price came after the fourthquarter Q4 FY23 results market sources said As per media reports the company has been under the spotlight due to a Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI order which pointed to many irregularities in the companys financial statements for the period of investigation While the SEBI investigation output was available to investors only on April 13 2023 by which time the price had already eroded by around 85 percent from the peak irregularities were there to be observed much before the dramatic rise and subsequent fall of BGLs share price media reports said BGL is an exportoriented company and has many subsidiaries In fact subsidiaries are a major portion of its business as we can see from the numbers below Almost the entire profit and total comprehensive income come from subsidiaries and so do a majority of assets and net worth media reports said Media reports said that the auditors of the company have not audited 14 out of 16 subsidiaries Thats 94 per cent of the total consolidated assets 82 per cent of the total consolidated revenue and over 100 per cent of the total reported profit The entire profit is not audited by the statutory auditor of the company media reports said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/brightcom-stock-rebounds-after-massive-value-erosion-433926.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 21:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sc-stays-allahabad-hc-order-seeking-rape-victims-horoscope-to-ascertain-mangalik-status-433932.html New Delhi June 3 The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed the Allahabad High Courts May 23 order directing the head of the department of astrology at Lucknow University to ascertain whether an alleged rape victim was mangalik by examining her horoscope Solicitor General Tushar Mehta at the outset submitted before bench comprising justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Pankaj Mithal that the order is disturbing and it should be stayed The apex court had taken the suo moto cognisance of the matter and heard the matter in a special sitting on Saturday at 3 pm During the hearing the bench noted that the order is totally out of context and the right to privacy is being disturbed Justice Dhulia said We do not want to join facts on what astrology has to do with this We are only concerned with subject matter linking to this The counsel representing the complainant submitted that the order was passed with the consent of the parties and pointed out that astrology is being taught at the university The high court had passed the order while deciding the bail plea of a person accused of raping a woman on pretext of marriage The accused in the matter had contended that the marriage could not be solemnised because the woman was a mangalik The apex court observed that while deciding a bail plea court cannot enter into the realm of astrology which are private matters of an individual The apex court said We say nothing on merits We stay the operation and effect of the order The matter would be taken up by high court in next date of listing and shall be dealt on merits In the high court the counsel for the woman had argued that she is not mangalik The high court ordered the woman and the accused to submit their kundalis to the astrology department of the Lucknow University The court directed the university to submit a report within three weeks IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sc-stays-allahabad-hc-order-seeking-rape-victims-horoscope-to-ascertain-mangalik-status-433932.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 21:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-cm-siddaramaiah-announces-5-guarantees-as-promised-433684.html Bengaluru June 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday declared that all five guarantees would be implemented within this financial year and also announced the dates for the same He said the free bus travel scheme for women will come into effect by June 11 free power up to 200 units will be given from July women heads will get Rs 2000 from August and free 10 kg rice for all members of BPL card holders will be given from July 1 Addressing a press conference after a threehour cabinet meeting Siddaramaiah said all the schemes would be implemented without any bias of caste religion and language for the people of Karnataka The first guarantee 200 units of free electricity will be given to all people from July The people need not pay for the first 200 units of electricity used in the month of July for which the bill will be generated in August To avoid the misuse one years average consumption in the previous year is considered with 10 per cent addition Siddaramaiah stated He added that the arrears will have to be paid The Gruha Laxmi scheme under which all women heads are given Rs 2000 will be launched on the occasion of 76th Independence Day on August 15 The beneficiaries will have to submit an application from June 15 and July 15 through online with bank account and Aadhaar card details From July 15 to August 15 the applications would be processed On August 15 the scheme would be launched and it is for both APL and BPL card holders Siddaramaiah stated The Annabhagya scheme under which 10 kg rice or foodgrains will be given to all members of BPL card holders from July 1 The scheme is extended to the Antyodaya card holders as well he said Siddaramaiah explained that under Shakthi programme irrespective of status including students women can travel in state owned buses from June 11 They can travel free of cost within the state in KSRTC and city buses This will exclude AC buses Under Yuva Nidhi for those graduates including professional courses who studied in the academic year 202223 and passed out Rs 3000 allowance for graduates and Rs 1500 allowance for diploma holders would be given for 24 months The applications would be invited from June 3 he said This scheme is implemented irrespective of caste religion and sex The transgenders are also included Deputy CM DKShivakumar stated that this was a historical day and Congress has kept its promises made to the people during the elections IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ktaka-cm-siddaramaiah-announces-5-guarantees-as-promised-433684.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ed-informs-delhi-hc-about-files-missing-from-special-secretary-433941.html New Delhi June 3 The Enforcement Directorate ED on Saturday informed the Delhi High Court about files missing from the office of the Special Secretary Vigilance the same day the Supreme Court made a decision on the Services matter The submission was made by Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain during the Courts hearing on the interim bail plea of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia The counsel informed the court that an FIR was also lodged in this regard Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur who was representing Sisodia objected to the submission stating that it was an argument of prejudice and a charge sheet had already been filed in the matter in the Delhi Excise case On Friday Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma reserved judgment on the matter of Sisodias interim bail plea A special sitting was held on Saturday where Justice Sharma stated that after reading the interim bail application he believed it must be heard Later the High Court was informed that Sisodia went to meet his wife but he couldnt see her as her condition deteriorated and she was hospitalised at LNJP Hospital The High Court requested a report from LNJP Hospital and reserved the order on the interim bail plea Hossain argued that Sisodia had filed another interim bail plea but it was withdrawn on May 24 There are judgments that say that such withdrawal amounts to dismissal unless they can demonstrate that something dramatic has changed Hossain argued Mathur objected to the argument stating that a persons life couldnt be so insignificant that her husband couldnt meet her even when she was in such a condition Sisodia is the caretaker of the family Their son is studying abroad Would it make a person less of a caretaker if he is holding 18 portfolios We are busy and dealing with multiple cases throughout the day But dont we go back home at the end of the day and become the caretakers of our families What kind of jurisprudence are we heading toward Mathur argued After hearing the contentions of both sides the court has reserved its order IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ed-informs-delhi-hc-about-files-missing-from-special-secretary-433941.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 22:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-union-railway-minister-vaishnaw-reaches-spot-433748.html Bhubaneswar June 3 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday reached the spot of the tragic train derailment in Odishas Balasore district that claimed the lives of 233 people and took stock of the situation Speaking to reporters at the accident spot Vaishnaw said Our prime focus is on rescue and proper treatment of the injured persons and dissemination of proper information of the passengers to their relatives Restoration will begin after clearance from district administration All machinery required for the restoration work have been kept ready at Soro Balasore The Union Minister also informed that a detailed highlevel inquiry will be conducted and the rail safety commissioner will also carry out an independent inquiry into the accident deemed as one of the worst the country has witnessed in the last 15 years Asked about the reason behind the massive accident which also left more than 900 people injured he said The reason can be ascertained only after completion of the inquiry Meanwhile Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also reached the accident site to review the situation and rescue operation He has declared oneday state mourning In view of the tragic rail accident at Bahanaga Honble Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik has ordered for State Mourning for a day Hence no State celebration to take place on 3rd June throughout the State the Odisha Information and Public Relations Department said Rescue operation is still going on The 17 overturned coaches of the Coromandel Express and SMVTHowrah Super Fast Express are being removed to see whether anyone is still trapped under the coaches IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-union-railway-minister-vaishnaw-reaches-spot-433748.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/major-train-accidents-that-india-witnessed-in-last-15-years-433761.html New Delhi June 3 At least 233 people have died and over 900 injured in a tragic rail accident involving Coromandel Express and the SMVPHowrah Superfast Express on Friday night in one of the worst train accidents in India in last decade Multiple agencies are still trying to rescue the passengers from the mangled train coaches Here is a list of some major train accidents that has taken place in last 15 years 1 2010 Jnaneswari Express At least 148 passengers of the Mumbaibound express train died after a few coaches got derailed between Khemashuli and Sardhia stations of South Eastern Railway after midnight May 28 2010 and toppled on the adjacent tracks A goods train coming from the opposite direction within a few minutes ploughed through the coaches More than 200 passengers were injured It was alleged that Maoists had damaged the tracks which led to the tragedy in West Bengal 2 2010 Uttar Banga Express and Vananchal Express On July 19 2010 the Uttar Banga Express and the Vananchal Express rammed into each other in West Bengals Sainthia leaving about 63 dead and injuring over 165 people 3 2011 ChhapraMathura Express On July 7 2011 ChhapraMathura Express collided with a bus near Etah district in Uttar Pradesh In the accident 69 people died and many were severely injured The accident took place at around 155 am at an unmanned level crossing The train was running at high speed and the bus was dragged for about half a kilometre 4 2012 HubliBanglore Hampi Express On May 23 2012 the HubliBangalore Hampi Express collided with a goods train near Andhra Pradesh Following the mishap four coaches derailed and one of them caught fire killing about 25 passengers and charring several others 43 people were left injured in the accident 5 2012 Tamil Nadu Express On July 30 2012 a coach of DelhiChennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire near Nellore leaving more than 30 people dead 6 2014 Gorakhdham Express On May 26 2014 the Sant Kabir Nagar area of Uttar Pradesh the Gorakhdham Express headed towards Gorakhpur collided with a halted goods train near Khalilabad station leaving 25 dead and more than 50 injured 7 2015 Janata Express accident A major accident took place in the Janata Express travelling from Dehradun to Varanasi on March 20 2015 Over 30 people were killed and around 150 others injured when the engine and two adjoining coaches of the train derailed near Bachrawan Railway Station in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh 8 2016 PatnaIndore Express 19321 IndorePatna Express derailed near Pukhrayan Kanpur on November 20 2016 killing at least 150 people and injuring more than 150 others 9 2017 KalingaUtkal Express accident On August 19 2017 the Kalinga Utkal Express running between Haridwar and Puri met with an accident near Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh 14 coaches of the train derailed killing 21 passengers while 97 were left injured 10 2017 Kaifiyat Express On August 23 2017 nine train coaches of the Delhibound Kaifiyat Express derailed near Auraiya Uttar Pradesh causing at least 70 injuries None of the passengers died in this train accident 11 2022 BikanerGuwahati Express On January 13 2022 at least 12 coaches of the BikanerGuwahati Express derailed in West Bengals Alipurdar in which 9 people died and 36 were injured Even one of Indian Railways premium train Rajdhani Express met one of its worst fate in 2002 The 2301 HowrahNew Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed near Rafiganj station between Gaya and DehrionSone stations in Bihar at 1040 pm killing over 140 people after 14 coaches of the plunged into the Dhawa river on the night of September 10 2002 The Railways has been focusing on the safety of train passengers in last few years and has upgraded the railway tracks and also installed a device named kavach to save trains from head on collision The Railways also removed all the unmanned level crossings on its broad guage network However Fridays accident involving the Coromandel Express and the SMVPHowrah Superfast Express trains has put the spotlight once again on track safety despite several efforts by the Indian Railways IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/major-train-accidents-that-india-witnessed-in-last-15-years-433761.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odhisha-train-accident-tn-govt-calls-off-karunanidhi-centenary-celebrations-433763.html Chennai June 3 As a mark of respect to the victims of the Odisha train accident the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday cancelled the centenary year celebrations of late Chief Minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi Chief Minister MK Stalin who is Karunanidhis son will pay tribute to the statue of Kalaignar Karunanidhi and Kalaignar memorial while all other public programmes are cancelled The Secular Progressive Alliance SPAled by DMK which had planned several public programmes scheduled for this evening has reschuled the programmes Meanwhile the Chief Minister has deputed two ministers Udayanidhi Stalin and SS Sivasankar along with three IAS officers to reach Odisha and coordinate with the Railway officials on further action The Ministers and officials will leave Chennai by the 950 am flight to Odisha IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odhisha-train-accident-tn-govt-calls-off-karunanidhi-centenary-celebrations-433763.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-stars-chiranjeevi-jr-ntr-express-grief-433773.html Hyderabad June 3 Telugu superstars Chiranjeevi and Junior NTR have expressed condolences over the Odisha train tragedy in which at least 233 persons died and 900 injured Chiranjeevi stated Utterly shocked at the tragic Coromandel express accident in Orissa and the huge loss of lives My heart goes out to the bereaved families I understand there is an urgent demand for blood units to save lives Appeal to all our fans and good samaritans in the nearby areas to extend all possible assistance for donating life saving blood units Junior NTR stated Heartfelt condolences to the families and their loved ones affected by the tragic train accident My thoughts are with each and every person affected by this devastating incident May strength and support surround them during this difficult time IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-stars-chiranjeevi-jr-ntr-express-grief-433773.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 11:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-all-passengers-from-ktaka-safe-team-to-reach-spot-dig-433776.html Bengaluru June 3 All the passengers from the state on board the trains that met with an accident near Balasore of Odisha are safe Karnataka Railways DIG Shashi Kumar said here on Saturday While speaking to the media Shashi Kumar explained that the train which left from Karnataka has also suffered damage Among the 23 coaches three have been affected As of now there is no information on the presence of any passenger from the state in these coaches The railway officials are in touch with the authorities in Odisha since the accident the DIG said Helplines have been set up at four locations and there are no reports of any passenger from the state suffering injuries or being dead he reiterated The coaches in which people from Karnataka travelled have not been damaged in the incident A team of officers of the rank of DySP and others would be sent to the spot DIG Shashi Kumar explained We have started four help desks and received no calls so far False information should not be given and till now no news of deaths of passengers from Karnataka has been received he stated Sources explained that 110 passengers travelled in the Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Howrah Express train which met with an accident on Friday Fortunately all of them escaped unhurt in the tragedy The passengers hailed from Kalasa town of Chikkamagaluru district and travelled from Bengaluru in S5 S6 and S7 coaches After the engine was changed all of them were shifted to the first coach after the engine The last four coaches suffered severe damages after being hit by another train sources explained IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-all-passengers-from-ktaka-safe-team-to-reach-spot-dig-433776.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 11:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mamata-banerjee-to-visit-odisha-train-accident-spot-433777.html Kolkata June 3 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Saturday visit the site of the tragic train derailment in Odishas Balasore district to take stock of the situation She will be leaving for Balasore on board a special helicopter which will take off from a helipad in Dumurjala Howrah district Since the Coromandel Express had left for the illfated journey on Friday evening from the Shalimar Station in Shibpur area of Howrah there was speculation that some of the victims might hail from Bengal state government sources said Hence the Chief Minister has decided to personally visit the spot to take a review of the situation they added On the instructions of Banerjee a 12member medical team accompanied by 25 ambulances and two hearse carriers have already reached the accident spot to provide assistance in the ongoing relief and rescue operations Meanwhile Leader of the Ppposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari is also arranging to send some ambulances to the accident site The state BJP president and the party Lok Sabha member Sukanta Majumdar has already reached the accident spot Earlier a sixmember representation team from West Bengal led by state minister Manas Ranjan Bhunia and party MP Dola Sen had arrived at the accident spot late Friday night According to Sen the state governments of both West Bengal and Odisha are jointly conducting the rescue operations The team from West Bengal have already started to work on how to assist in relief and rescue operations she said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/mamata-banerjee-to-visit-odisha-train-accident-spot-433777.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 11:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-accident-death-toll-rises-to-238-railways-orders-inquiry-433783.html BhubaneshwarNew Delhi June 3 The death toll in the tragic train derailment in Odishas Balasore district has increased to 238 with at least 900 people injured the South Eastern Railway said on Saturday Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday morning visited the accident site and announced a detailed highlevel inquiry will be conducted and an independent inquiry by the rail safety commissioner On Friday evening 17 coaches of the Coromandel Express and SMVTHowrah Super Fast Express derailed leading to one of the worst railway accidents in the country in the last 15 years In a bulletin the SE Railway said Train number 12841 ShalimarChennai Coromandal Express and Train number 12864 Sir M VisvesvarayaHowrah Superfast Express got derailed near Bahanaga Bazar Railway station at around 655 pm on June 2 Accident Relief trains with medical equipment doctors and paramedics have rushed to the site from Kharagpur and Bhadrak it said As per the information received till now there are 238 casualties Around 650 injured passengers have been taken to the Hospitals of Gopalpur Khantapara Balasore Bhadrak and Soro the SE Railway said It also said that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reached the spot and is supervising the rescue operation Speaking to media at the accident site Vaishnaw said Our focus is on rescue and relief operations Restoration will begin after clearance from district administration He said A detailed highlevel inquiry will be conducted and the rail safety commissioner will also do an independent inquiry According to railways Coromandel Express was headed towards Chennai while Sir M VisvesvarayaHowrah Superfast Express was coming towards Howrah with 1000 passengers when this accident took place on Friday evening A senior railway ministry official said that the massive train accident happened after coaches of Coromandal Express derailed and hit a standing good trains on one side while some capsised on opposite rail track on which SMVPHowrah Superfast Express was coming from Yashwantpur side and going towards Howrah The SMVPHowrah Superfast Express hit the capsized coaches and massive accident took place The visuals from the accident site showed how the coaches of the two trains capsized on each other while NDRF and several other agencies used gas cutters to bring out the survivors from the mangled coaches More than 200 ambulances along with 30 buses have been pressed into service Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said He also said that 7 teams of NDRF 5 teams of ODRAF and 24 fire service units local police and volunteers kept up the search for survivors and bodies trapped in the heap of mangled coaches throughout the night The Railways have also announced an inquiry by AM Chodhary CRSSE Circle A senior Railway Ministry official in Delhi said that the exact number of casualties will only be clear once the entire wreckage is sifted through He said that the rescue operation is still underway Railways has cancelled several trains on the ChenaaiHowrah route which is one the busiest routes of the national transporter IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-accident-death-toll-rises-to-238-railways-orders-inquiry-433783.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 12:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-local-youths-line-up-in-hospitals-to-donate-blood-433784.html Bhubaneswar June 3 Hundred of local youths have lined up in hospitals to donate blood for the injured victims of the devastating train tragedy in Odishas Balasore district As news of the accident that occurred in Friday evening spread the youths lined up throughout the night at the Balasore district headquarters hospitals in Balasore and Bhadrak to donate blood As per latest information over 238 persons have been confirmed dead and more than 900 others injured in the massive train mishap which occurred near the Bahanaga station As a result of the accident 17 coaches of the Coromandel Express and SMVTHowrah Super Fast Express derailed We about 25 volunteers have come here to the Balasore hospital to donate blood voluntarily If our blood can save someones life no other thing can bring happiness like this said a volunteer who was standing in a queue Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the Balasore hospital and interacted with the injured passengers He thanked the local people and administration for saving the lives of so many people I am deeply saddened by the extremely tragic train accident I have to thank the local people and local team who have worked overnight to save people from the wreckage Patnaik told media persons Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena thanked the youth volunteers for donating blood in such a tragic time 500 Units of blood collected overnight here at Balasore 900 Units in stock at present This will help in treating the accident victims Im personally indebted grateful to all the volunteers whove donated blood for a noble cause Jena said in a tweet IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-local-youths-line-up-in-hospitals-to-donate-blood-433784.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 12:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-rescue-operation-continues-in-2-badly-damaged-coaches-433827.html Bhubaneswar June 3 A rescue operation is currently underway in two badly damaged coaches of the two express trains that were involved in the devastating accident at the Bahanaga station in Odishas Balasore district which claimed the lives of at least 238 people the states Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said on Saturday Rescue operation is going on in two coaches of which one is a general coach The coaches have overturned and suffered massive damages leading to difficulties in conducting the operation Jena said After technical team of the Railways suggested that was not possible to remove the coaches through cranes the bogeys are cut down to remove the trapped passengers he said adding that it will take another two to three hours to complete the rescue operation The number of injured passengers stands at around 900 as there were no new hospitalisations Jena said The injured persons are in hospitals at Soro Balasore Bhadrak and Cuttack On casualties the Chief Secretary said As per information received from the Balasore District Collector the death toll remains at 238 The final figure will be clear in the next couple of hours The entire team is working in autopsy and identification of dead bodies Following autopsy identification and establishment of relation bodies will be handed over to the family members of the deceased he said The unidentified bodies will be preserved for 72 hours If no one claims the bodies we will take action as per medical procedures Jena added Seven NDRF teams 5 ODRAF units and 24 Fire Services Emergency Units are engaged in the rescue operations More than 200 ambulances engaged in shifting to hospitals and over 100 medical teams with paramedical staff along with medicines are at the accident site officials said Food and drinking water have been arranged for stranded passengers at various stations and 30 buses deployed for their movement Revenue Minister Pramila Mallik Health Minister Niranjan Pujari Special Relief Commissioner SRC and other senior officials are at the accident spot IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/odisha-train-tragedy-rescue-operation-continues-in-2-badly-damaged-coaches-433827.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kashmir-crowd-funding-for-cancer-patient-generates-rs-80-lakh-in-less-than-24-hours-433845.html Srinagar June 3 Barely within 24 hours after a desperate appeal for help was made by the family of a cancer patient in JKs Pulwama district crowd funding generated Rs 80 lakhs and more was pouring into the familys bank account A family in Pulwama district treating their daughter for Leukaemia Blood cancer had to sell whatever they had to manage expenses They had nothing to carry on the treatment After the family put out an appeal for urgent help on the social media money started pouring into their bank account as if they had rubbed Aladdins magic lamp Within less than 24 hours Rs 80 lakhs were deposited through crowd funding and the family had to put out another appeal on the social media thanking its patrons and asking them to stop sending more money Things like this were unheard of till a few decades in Kashmir There was little sense of social responsibility in the past except that a poor man would be given food or chiller to the beggar on the street Kashmir society has been baptised by fire because of the insufferable amount of misery death destruction loss of social connect etc ever since violence started here in early 1990s There is hardly a family that has not been either directly or indirectly touched by that suffering Seeing death and destruction at close quarters Kashmiris have learnt the value of social cohesion and oneness said Dr Farah Qayoom who teaches sociology at the University of Kashmir If your neighbour had suffered yesterday because of the all pervading violence during the last 33 years it could be you today This has in more than one way cemented the social ethos of the locals In addition to individual responsibilities Kashmiris have understood the value and importance of collective responsibility This is the reason that the Valley has credible orphanages and charitable institutions Before 1990 the only institutions we had were old age homes and a few orphanages run at government expense he elaborated Crowd funding NGOs doing commendable work in healthcare childcare and other segments of the civil society in Kashmir proves that the suffering and misery are great teachers IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kashmir-crowd-funding-for-cancer-patient-generates-rs-80-lakh-in-less-than-24-hours-433845.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 16:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rs-43-cr-bid-tops-liquor-vends-auction-in-gurugram-433898.html Gurugram June 3 The auction of liquor stores in Gurugram under the new excise policy in 202324 applicable from June 1 set a record in terms of revenue According to the officials the collection from licence fee from liquor vends in the city witnessed a jump of more than 50 per cent the highest growth in recent years They said the highest bid was for liquor vend on MG Road near Delhi border The sale was auctioned for Rs 43 crore against the reserve price of Rs 22 crore This vend was sold at the highest price in the entire Gurugram district Similarly a liquor vend near Bristol Chowk was auctioned for Rs 36 crore against the reserve price of Rs 18 crore Traders from Gurugram people from Delhi Noida and other parts of the country also participated in the auction and areas close to Delhi borders were in high demand they said The officials said entire Gurugram district is divided into 162 excise zones in 202324 in the 202223 the number of excise zones was 82 Under the new excise policy the number of liquor shops in a zone was reduced to two from four Out of 162 zones till now auction has been completed in 148 zones for a total licence fee of Rs 156430 crore The final collection from licence fee of liquor vends will increase further as 14 zones are yet to be auctioned Last year the total collection from licence fee of liquor vends was Rs 107910 crore Ravinder Singh deputy excise and taxation commissioner east had 79 zones in their jurisdiction out of which 75 zones have been auctioned for Rs 92966 crore The revenue from licence fees from liquor vends in the east has increased to Rs 92966 crore from Rs 64670 crore We recorded growth of 4375 per cent said Singh Amit Bhatia deputy excise and taxation commissioner west said they have 83 zones in their jurisdiction out of which 73 zones have been auctioned for Rs 63464 crore The revenue from licence fees of vends in the west has increased to Rs 63464 crore from last years 509 crore We have recorded growth of 2421 per cent said Bhatia The liquor vends near Hayat Hotel was auctioned for Rs 2643 crore against reserve price of Rs 1250 crore Similarly liquor vend in Udyog Vihar was auctioned for Rs 2580 crore against reserve price of Rs 1780 crore Collection from licence fee of liquor vends was Rs 79577 crore in 202021 Rs 78923 cr in 202122 Rs 107910 in 202223 and Rs 156430 crore in 202324 IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rs-43-cr-bid-tops-liquor-vends-auction-in-gurugram-433898.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 18:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/people-of-telangana-are-with-me-says-governor-tamilisai-soundararajan-433662.html Hyderabad June 2 Amid continued friction with the Telangana government Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Friday that people of the state are with her She declined to comment on whether the state government invited her for Telangana formation day celebrations or not I am not going to comment on whether the invitation extended or invitation came or not I am with the people of Telangana and people of Telangana are also with me I celebrated with them Thats all I can say she told media persons after the formation day celebration at Raj Bhavan Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao hoisted the national flag at the main formation day event held at the newly constructed state Secretariat The governor had earlier complained that she was not invited by the state governments for many key events including inauguration of Secretariat and unveiling of 125feet statue of Dr B R Ambedkar Tamilisai said she had invited those who had fought for Telangana in 1969 I celebrated formation day with them and I was proud to felicitate them she said Todays celebrations are the answer she quipped when asked about Chief Minister KCRs recent remark that the post of governor is only ornamental People were so affectionate to participate My doors are always open for people she said Tamilisai said that she was overwhelmed with the peoples support and their love and affection She stated that her heart was filled with joy to watch the cultural programmes reflecting the pride of Telangana Tamilisai who is also Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry later left for the union territory to participate in Telangana formation day celebrations She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that state formation day should be celebrated in all states At the event held at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad she delivered her speech in Telugu She noted that the movement for Telangana has a special place as all sections of people participated in it Recalling that it was a nonviolent movement she paid tributes to those who laid down their lives for Telangana The governor pointed out that over 300 people had sacrificed their lives in the 1969 agitation and said she was happy to felicitate some of those who had participated in the first phase of the movement She stressed the need to ensure that the fruits of development reach people in remote areas of Telangana IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/people-of-telangana-are-with-me-says-governor-tamilisai-soundararajan-433662.html Sat, 03 Jun 2023 02:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/changing-name-is-fundamental-right-allahabad-hc-433409.html Prayagraj June 2 The Allahabad High Court HC has ruled that the right to keep a name of choice or change the name according to personal preference comes within the ambit of fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India Allowing a writ petition filed by one Sameer Rao Justice Ajay Bhanot quashed an order dated December 24 2020 passed by the regional secretary Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad regional office Bareilly Uttar Pradesh by which the Parishad had rejected an application for change of name The HC directed the respondents to allow the application of the petitioner to change his name from Shahnawaz to Md Sameer Rao and to issue fresh high school Class 10 and intermediate Class 12 certificates incorporating the said change The petitioner had challenged the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Educations rejection of his application to get his name changed in the High School and Intermediate examination certificates The Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad is also known as Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education In its judgment the HC ruled that the right to keep a name of choice or change the name according to personal preference comes within the ambit of Article 191a freedom of speech and expression Article 21 right to life and personal liberty and Article 14 right to equality of the Constitution of India The HC observed The authorities arbitrarily rejected the application for change of name and misdirected themselves in law The action of the authorities violates the fundamental rights of the petitioner guaranteed under Article 191a Article 21 and Article 14 of the Constitution of India and is in the teeth of relevant regulations under the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act1921 As per facts the name of the petitioner was recorded as Shahnawaz in the high school examination certificate and the intermediate examination certificate by the Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad issued in 2013 and 2015 respectively In SeptemberOctober 2020 he publicly disclosed his name change from Shahnawaz to Md Sameer Rao Thereafter he applied for a change of his name from Shahnawaz to Md Sameer Rao to the Board in 2020 The said application was declined by the impugned order order under challenge dated December 24 2020 It was the primary stand of the education board that relevant regulations contemplate that an application for change of name has to be filed within three years from when the candidate appeared in the examination However in the instant case the application was made seven years and five months after the petitioner appeared for the High School and Intermediate examinations respectively The court did not accept the stand of the board and said The restrictions contained in regulation are disproportionate and in nature of prohibitions and fail the test of reasonable restrictions on fundamental rights under Article 191a and Article 21 and Article 14 of the Constitution of India The restrictions in the said regulation are arbitrary and infringe the fundamental right to choose and change own name At the outset the court opined that the human name is an inalienable part of an individual life The court added that the importance of an individual name is experienced in all aspects of life including social interfaces and that the power and glory of the human name transcends time and is not fenced by boundaries The HC also observed that change of name has its roots in ancient customs of various societies wherein priestly class in different religious persuasions made it imperative for the seeker to drop the birth name symbolising renouncement of past associations and take a new name manifesting the quest for a higher cause IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/changing-name-is-fundamental-right-allahabad-hc-433409.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rbi-mpc-may-not-change-the-interest-rate-experts-433520.html By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai June 2 The Reserve Bank of Indias RBI Monetary Policy Committee MPC may not change the interest rates and would continue with the pause mode at their upcoming meeting said experts The MPC met on April 3 5 and 6 this year and decided to pause on the repo rate at 650 per cent after hiking continuously earlier as an inflation control measure The upcoming MPC meeting in early June is expected to focus on two important aspects that have emerged in the last few weeks a sustained moderation of the headline retail inflation and a better than expected GDP growth print in Q4FY23 Suman Chowdhury Chief Economist and Head Research Acuite Ratings and Research told IANS According to Chowdhury the consumer price index CPI inflation moderated in April23 to 470 per cent yearonyear YoY an 18month low and remained within the RBIs target range 26 per cent for the second consecutive month The wholesale price index WPI inflation moderated to a 34month low of minus092 per cent YoY in Apr23 retreating to negative territory after a gap of 33months Chowdhury added Core retail and wholesale inflation also moderated to an 11month low of 548 per cent YoY and 41month low of minus177 per cent YoY in Apr23 respectively Chowdhury said the benign trajectory for both WPI and CPI can be attributed to easing food inflation lower commodity costs favourable statistical base effects and lagged impact of past monetary tightening Potential risks such as the El Nino notwithstanding we expect a continuing moderation in headline CPI inflation in FY24 although core inflation can prove somewhat sticky amidst the strong growth momentum in services especially contact intensive ones We maintain our FY24 CPI inflation projection at 53 per cent as compared to 66 per cent in the previous year Chowdhury said As regards the GDP numbers Chowdhury said the provisional estimates for GDP in Q4FY23 and FY23 as a whole has surpassed the consensus figures in the market As against our estimate of Q4GDP of 50 per cent the actual print has come at 61 per cent YoY and significantly higher than the 44 per cent YoY in Q3FY23 Overall the GDP growth for FY23 stands at 72 per cent as compared to the 70 per cent reported in the advance estimates earlier Chowdhury said However the concern remains on the demand side as private consumption has grown by 28 per cent YoY only in the fourth quarter Chowdhury remarked For the current year Acuite Ratings continue to forecast a growth of 60 per cent given the expected impact of the global uncertainties and the lagged impact of the interest rate hikes in the domestic economy although RBI has pegged it at a more optimistic 65 per cent Chowdhury said Given such a scenario on the growthinflation dynamics we believe RBI MPC will prefer to adopt a wait and watch mode before taking any confident action on any rate changes The pause mode is likely to therefore continue for another two quarters Chowdhury concluded On his part Churchil Bhatt Executive Vice President Debt Fund Manager Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited said the market is not anticipating an immediate rate cut The best case for the June policy would be a softer stance by the MPC The current policy stance of withdrawal of accommodation has already run its course with pandemicera policy accommodation behind us Its only a matter of time before the MPC moves to a neutral stance Bhatt said According to Bhatt in June MPC is likely to maintain a status quo on rates At the April meeting the MPC also decided to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation progressively aligns with the target while supporting growth Arguing for a pause Ashima Goyal Emeritus Professor Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Mumbai said as the inflation forecast for FY24 is 52 per cent with Q4 at 52 per cent a repo rate at 65 per cent implies the real policy rate is greater than one It has already tightened enough to progressively bring inflation towards the target of 4 per cent with other complementary policies and barring major new shocks A further rise in real interest rates is best avoided at present since high real rates can trigger a nonlinear switch to a low growth path Goyal said Goyal and Prof Jayanth R Varma Professor Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad were against hiking repo rate at the recent MPC meetings Varma said he does not understand the meaning of the term stance withdrawal of accommodation Turning to the stance I must confess that I fail to comprehend its meaning My colleagues in the MPC assure me that the language is crystal clear to market participants and others It may well be that I am the only person who finds it hard to understand Varma said But I am unable to reconcile the language of the stance with the simple fact that no further withdrawal of accommodation remains to be done since the repo rate has already been raised to the 650 per cent level prevailing at the beginning of the previous easing cycle in February 2019 It is of course possible to undertake further tightening but that would not constitute a withdrawal of accommodation by any stretch of the imagination Varma added Venkatachari Jagannathan can be reached at vjagannathaniansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rbi-mpc-may-not-change-the-interest-rate-experts-433520.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sp-mla-finds-another-sarus-wants-it-to-partner-with-arifs-crane-433529.html Lucknow June 2 Samajwadi Party SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra seems to have found a partner for the male sarus crane that Amethi farmer Mohd Arif had rescued in March and is presently at the Kanpur Zoo The SP MLA has handed over the female sarus that they had rescued to the district forest officer DFO He has now demanded the two sarus be kept together The sarus crane is known for staying together in pairs and spending their lifetime together with one partner I urge the forest department in Uttar Pradesh to keep the two sarus cranes together SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said As per reports SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra along with his friend Hasnain Abidi had come across the injured sarus in Malihabad Abidi nursed the bird till it recovered Two days ago the MLA posted a photograph of the sarus On the directions of the SP president the two handed over the sarus to DFO Lucknow Ravi Singh on Thursday Singh said after the photograph of the Sarus was noticed on social media the forest department approached the MLA and directed him to hand over the bird He confirmed to have sent it for medical examination after which it was handed over to the Lucknow zoo In March Akhilesh lauded Amethi farmer Arif for looking after an injured sarus to the extent that the bird had developed a bond with him and used to live in his house A video of the crane flying beside Arif as he drove his motorcycle was tweeted by a friend of the farmer which went viral However the sarus was taken away by the forest department and is now in Kanpur zoo IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sp-mla-finds-another-sarus-wants-it-to-partner-with-arifs-crane-433529.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-a-different-historical-hero-owing-to-his-vision-433535.html EDS IMAGE VIA CMO Raigarh Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis perform rituals during a celebration marking the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the Raigad fort in Raigarh Friday June 2 2023 PTI Raigad June 2 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is completely different from other historical heroes because of his vision Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday on the occasion of the legendary Maratha icons 350th anniversary of coronation In a special message to mark the momentous occasion Modi highlighted the Chhatrapatis public welfare and governance character which assured that people live with selfrespect Along with this Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj also sent out a strong message to those who tried to hurt Swaraj religion culture and heritage which boosted confidence among the people and propagated the spirit of selfreliance the Prime Minister said The bravery ideology and justice of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj have inspired many generations His bold style of action strategic skills and peaceful political system are an inspiration for us even today Modi said in a live videoaddress to the sixday celebration going on at the historic Raigad Fort here The series of events commemorate Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs February 19 1630April 3 1680 grand coronation held here on June 6 1674 The Prime Minister noted that Chhatrapatis vision resulted in boosting respect for the nation and whether it was farmers welfare womens empowerment or making governance accessible to the common masses and his system of governance and policies are equally relevant even today Stressing the responsibility of leaders to keep the citizens motivated and confident Modi remarked that one can imagine the confidence levels of the country at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs reign He mentioned that the confidence of the citizens was at the lowest due to hundreds of years of slavery where invasions and exploitation by invaders coupled with poverty made the society weak An attempt was made to break the morale of the people by attacking our cultural centres said the Prime Minister adding that the Chhatrapati not only fought the invaders but also instilled the belief in the public that selfgovernance is a possibility Shivaji Maharaj inspired people for nationbuilding by ending the mentality of slaverya He established Swaraj as well as suraj Modi said The Prime Minister highlighted that Shivaji Maharaj gave an example of his military leadership by conquering forts and defeating enemies at a very young age as after becoming a king he showed the way of good governance by implementing reforms in public administration Completion of 350 years of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal is an inspiring occasion Even after so many years the values established by him are showing us the way forward said Modi and urged to complete the 25 years of Amrit Kaal based on the Chhatrapatis values This journey will be to build the India of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs dreams will be the journey of Swaraj good governance and selfreliance This will be the journey of a developed India the Prime Minister said Earlier Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis the descendents of the Chhatrapati and thousands of people participated in the grand inaugural ceremony for his 350 years of the crowning IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-a-different-historical-hero-owing-to-his-vision-433535.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/moral-policing-case-3-hindu-activists-arrested-minor-detained-in-ktaka-433542.html Dakshina Kannada Karnataka June 2 Three persons were arrested and a minor detained in connection with a moral policing case reported from Someshwara beach of Mangaluru city in Dakshina Kannada district police said on Friday The arrested are identified as Yathish a resident of Bastipadpu in Ullal Sachin and Suhas residents of Uchchila The minor boy was their associate All of them are activists affiliated with a Hindu organisation police said The accused had attacked three students who had come to the beach with their female friends on Thursday The victims are students of a ParaMedical College in Mangaluru The accused observed that the three male students belonged to different religions and followed them They waylaid the students and had asked for their names and addresses and assaulted the boys The victims suffered minor injuries and were admitted to a hospital The female students shocked by the incident had returned to their native places in Kerala The attacked students lodged a complaint with the Ullal police and the police had formed a special team to nab the accused The incident had taken place on Thursday night Following the incident security has been beefed up at the Someshwara beach and police patrolling has been scaled up in the region Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had stated that he wont tolerate incidents of moral policing in the state and gave a stern direction for the police to act strictly with such cases IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/moral-policing-case-3-hindu-activists-arrested-minor-detained-in-ktaka-433542.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/controversial-bishop-franco-mulakkal-quits-as-head-of-jalandhar-diocese-433322.html Thiruvananthapuram June 1 The controversial Bishop of the Roman Catholic Churchs Jalandhar Diocese Franko Mulakkal has resigned from the post the India representative of the Vatican announced on Thursday but clarified that it was not a disciplinary action The statement also said the resignation that Mullakal sought to the Pope has been accepted on June 1 and he has been given the status of Bishop Emeritus In a brief video of the Bishop that has now come out he is shown thanking all those who prayed for him when he went through difficult times and also points out that it was he who had requested that he be allowed to resign as the Bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese Trouble started for Mulakkal who while serving as Bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese was accused of raping a nun who belonged to the Missionaries of Jesus congregation During his visits between 2014 and 2016 to Kerala he was accused of raping the 43year old nun on 13 occasions Later he was removed from the charge of the Jalandhar diocese A complaint was filed against him in June 2018 in Kerala and Mulakkal was arrested on September 21 2018 on rape charges He secured bail on October 16 2018 However on January 14 last year the trial court at Kottayam which heard the nun rape case exonerated him of all the charges Kottayam Additional District Court Judge GGopakumars verdict enabled Mulakkal to walk scot free and it was scenes of joy when there were tears rolling down the cheek of the bishop and he was seen hugging his well wishers who had come in good numbers to hear the verdict But the prosecution which was in a state of shock after hearing the acquittal filed an appeal against the verdict at the Kerala High Court and is waiting to be heard IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/controversial-bishop-franco-mulakkal-quits-as-head-of-jalandhar-diocese-433322.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/aiff-forms-core-committee-to-look-into-areas-of-concern-433580.html by Jagannath Chatterjee New Delhi June 2 On May 2 IANS had done a story on then President of Andhra Pradesh Football Association Gopalakrishna Kosaraju writing to the Prime Ministers Office PMO seeking its direction to the Department of Sports to conduct a detailed inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the All India Football Federation AIFF In the letter Kosaraju had raised several issues including the alleged collusion between the AIFF and the Saudi Arabia Football Federation for Indias withdrawal from bidding for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup mens football championship knockout matches of Santosh Trophy being played in Saudi Arabia illegal appointments and encouraging groupism among others However after the Department of Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports closed the matter Kosaraju on May 30 filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the decision terming it as erroneous and casual In the petition it was prayed that the erroneous and casual decision taken without any application of mind to the seriousness of the allegations may be set aside and investigation may be directed into all the illegalities including financial irregularities and violation of the Sports Code 2011 and the Constitution of the AIFF by the apex football body in the country Amid all this Avijit Paul a member of AIFFs Executive Committee and Finance Committee wrote to Shaji Prabhakaran Secretary General AIFF expressing his concern over certain issues In the letter accessed by IANS Paul wrote I am writing this to bring to your notice some concerns and I also have some suggestions There have been some complaints about poor facilities for players in recent events As a member of the AIFF Executive Committee we have to take care of our players at every level and organise competitions and this is a basic requirement Some media outlets have also written about this In this new team it is our duty to ensure we get our basics right for the players like proper food decent accommodation comfortable travel and good playing conditions A reliable source told IANS that on May 29 a discussion was held at an undisclosed location and following the meeting vide a letter dated May 30 which is in possession of IANS it was informed that a core committee has been formed which will be managing certain areas in close collaboration with Secretary General Prabhakaran The letter written by AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey was addressed to NA Haris Vice President AIFF Avijit Paul Tetea Hmar Mulrajsinh Chudasama Vijay Bali The areas highlighted in the letter include procurement and tendering budget and financials infrastructure office renovation and new project development new staff recruitment or old staff release and NFC and club football organisational decisions The core committee comprises NA Haris Chairman Avijit Paul Deputy Chairman Tetea Hmar Mulrajsinh Chudasama and Vijay Bali Kalyan Chaubey on his part has expressed hope that with the formation of the core committee the Federation will improve its coordination and team work to realise the vision of Indian football IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/aiff-forms-core-committee-to-look-into-areas-of-concern-433580.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bombay-hc-adjourns-to-june-7-gangsters-plea-to-restrain-netflixs-scoop-433593.html Mumbai June 2 The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by jailed mafia don Rajendra S Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan seeking to restrain the release of Netflix new teleseries Scoop till June 7 Vacation Judge Justice Shivkumar G Dige said that the teleseries is already released today and its already published and issued notice to all the parties concerned for their replies and posted the matter for further hearing on next Wednesday On June 1 the gangster had moved the Bombay HC alleging infringement of his personality rights by the makers of the teleseries and seeking a token damage of Re 1 on the eve of the release of Scoop In his suit Chhota Rajan contended that in the trailer of the sixepisode Scoop he has been referred to by his name image voice and other unrelated things associated with him He claimed that the teleseries trailer was released across all media allegedly portraying him as the main mastermind behind the killing of Mumbai journo Jyotirmoy Dey on June 11 2011 It may be recalled that the IANS June 1 had carried a detailed report on the eve of Scoop release that is based on a biographical account of one of the coaccused in the Dey murder case journalist Jigna Vora who was later acquitted IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bombay-hc-adjourns-to-june-7-gangsters-plea-to-restrain-netflixs-scoop-433593.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 21:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/no-relief-to-celeb-chhota-rajans-plea-on-scoop-bombay-hc-adjourns-matter-to-june-7-433632.html Mumbai June 2 Without granting any reliefs the Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a suit concerning intellectual property rights IPR filed by jailed mafia don Rajendra S Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan seeking to restrain the release of new Netflix series Scoop till June 7 Vacation Judge Justice Shivkumar G Dige said that the series has already released on Friday and its already published and issued notice to all the parties concerned for their replies and posted the matter for further hearing on June 7 During the hearing Justice Dige asked Chhota Rajans counsel Senior Advocate Mihir Desai how it was maintainable as a commercial intellectual property rights suit Desai replied that his client has a copyright on his image which none can use and the court asked him to amend his suit accordingly to show how it was a matter of IPR Netflixs Senior Advocate Ravi Kadam argued that the plea was not maintainable to which Desai countered saying that everyones image in Scoop has been altered barring Chhota Rajan whose face is shown as the one behind the Dey murder While admitting that his client was convicted in the Dey case Desai said his appeal is still pending and how could he be shown as guilty before the world like this Chhota Rajans lawyer argued that there are celebrity rights also and claimed that celebrity doesnt only mean a popular person and even an unpopular persons can also be a celeb and since lakhs are going to watch Scoop it could pose problems and affect his appeal against the conviction On June 1 the gangster hadAmoved the Bombay HC alleging infringement of his personality rights by the makers of the series and seeking a token damage of Re 1 on the eve of the release of Scoop In his suit Chhota Rajan contended that in the trailer of the sixepisode Scoop made by National Award winner filmmaker Hansal Mehta he has been referred to by his name image voice and other unrelated things associated with him He claimed that the teleseries trailer was released across all media allegedly portraying him as the main mastermind behind the killing of Mumbai journo Investigations Editor of MidDay tabloid Jyotirmoy Dey on June 11 2011 Pointing out that his appeal against the lifeterm sentence in the Dey case was pending before the Bombay High Court Rajan said that the trial courts conviction order could not be used in a defamatory manner to tarnish his name and reputation with the sole intention to make profits by any third person particularly without his consent Earlier the gangster had slapped a legal notice to Netflix and the teleseries producers to stop the release but they were unfazed and asked to approach the courts with his grievance Rajan has sought a stay on the release of the trailer on all media platforms online or in theatres permanent deletion of the trailer from all media platforms restrain the producers and Netflix from directlyindirectly exploiting his name image and infringing upon his personality rights not to make any reference about him in interviews or any other mode of public communication and damages of Re 1 or to reveal the true revenues generated by the series On Thursday IANS had carried a detailed report on the eve of the release of Scoop that is based on the memoirs of one of the coaccused in the Dey murder case journalist Jigna Vora who was later acquitted IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/no-relief-to-celeb-chhota-rajans-plea-on-scoop-bombay-hc-adjourns-matter-to-june-7-433632.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 23:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/never-imagined-i-would-get-maximum-punishment-rahul-breaks-silence-in-stanford-433152.html San Francisco June 1 Breaking his silence on his disqualification from Parliament former Congress Rahul Gandhi has said that he had never imagined that he would get maximum punishment in a defamation case and would be disqualified as an MP but asserted that it has given him a lot of opportunity to work He said on Wednesday that democracy isnt about opposition it is about sacred institutions that support the opposition and those institutions by the capture certainly want to change the role it is supposed to do He made the remarks while delivering a lecture at the prestigious Stanford University Campus in California on the changing world order and Indias crucial role within it Addressing the gathering Rahul Gandhi who is on a sixday visit to the US said I have heard about your institution I have been asked to speak about global transition and how the world is changing And also how one should act through the change And acting through the turbulence that is going to come Referring to his introduction as a former MP the Congress leader said I heard in the introduction that I was a member of Parliament until I was disqualified I dont think when I joined politics in 2004 I ever imagined what I see going on in our country It was way outside the way I imagined To be the first person to be given the first maximum sentence on defamation and maximum sentence to get disqualified I didnt imagine that something like this was possible the former Wayanad Lok Sabha MP said Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP on March 23 a day after he was convicted in a defamation case over his Modi surname case by a Surat court He also had to vacate his official residence following disqualification on April 22 He will not be eligible to contest elections for eight years till the time a higher court stays his conviction and sentence But then I think its actually given me a huge opportunity a much bigger opportunity I would have in Parliament That is the way politics works he said I think the drama started really about six months ago We were struggling how the entire opposition is struggling in India Huge financial dominance institutional capture we were struggling to fight for the democratic rights in the country he said hitting out at the government Then we decided None of the system worked democracy isnt about opposition its about sacred institutions that support the opposition Those institutions by the capture certainly want to change the role it is supposed to play So we decided to do something quite strange Rahul Gandhi said adding that then he along with his party leaders just decided to walk across the country through Bharat Jodo Yatra And we never imagined for a second what would happen when we walked across the country What would happen not just politically but in terms of the type of response we got what would happen to us when we walked across our country We started with 125 people and it fundamentally transformed the way we think about our country our people and politics Lot of people asked me what are the lessons learnt from it And for a long time I couldnt find an answer I have picked up so much information about the country and what needs to be done It was a beautiful experience of my life he said talking about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which began from Tamil Nadus Kanyakumari on September 7 last year and concluded in Jammu and Kashmirs Srinagar on January 30 after covering a distance of almost 4000 km We met what would I best describe as the soul of the country and very quickly a silence descended on us It happened because we came in contact with people We just stopped talking and we heard tears of immense suffering Rahul Gandhi discussed the story of a mechanic who didnt have arms and how he showed he worked It shows a disconnect in politics it is everywhere in India and US too We experienced this multiple times All the forces of the Government of India could do nothing and the more they applied force the more it grew They have all the force they have the system power and they cannot stop us Force and power are completely two different things Politicians are confused about the two Power is an act of imagination power comes when you go to the truth We were weaving around the truth thats why they could not transfer that force into power In Kashmir they said if you walk for the last four days you will be killed I said I want to see the person who wants to throw a hand grenade You can see moments of power versus truth Mahatma Gandhi fought the entire British empire he had no force while the British had all the force army and the system It doesnt matter how much force a person has I am making this distinction for the transition we are facing After the lecture at the Stanford University Rahul Gandhi said It was a pleasure to engage with the learned audience at Stanford on The New Global Equilibrium We discussed the challenges and opportunities of a changing world order Actions based on truth are the way forward On Monday Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that India is being run by people who think they know more than God and the Prime Minister is one such specimen I think if you sat Modi Ji down next to God he would start explaining to God how the universe works And God would get confused about what I have created the Congress leader had quipped BJP hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against the Prime Minister and accused him of defaming the country on foreign soil The Congress leader is scheduled to meet several people during his visit to the US in the coming days in Washington DC and New York IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/never-imagined-i-would-get-maximum-punishment-rahul-breaks-silence-in-stanford-433152.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/twin-boys-tell-police-how-their-father-killed-mother-in-up-district-433190.html Mahoba UP June 1 Sevenyearold twin boys have helped the police identify the man who killed their mother They told the police that their father killed their mother with an axe in front of their eyes Anita 27 was found dead on the terrace of her house and her body was found rolled in a bedsheet on Wednesday There were deep wounds on the head and chest Her husband Kamlesh a labourer was missing The neighbours noticed the body and informed the police When police asked the children they said their father had killed their mother at night and fled Probe revealed that Anita had a dispute with Kamlesh over going for a wedding at her maternal home We have registered a case against Kamlesh and launched a search for him police said The Shrinagar police station in charge Ganesh Kumar said Six months ago Kamleshs father died due to illness while Kamlesh met with an accident four months ago which affected his mind IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/twin-boys-tell-police-how-their-father-killed-mother-in-up-district-433190.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amid-violence-manipur-appoints-new-police-chief-433209.html EDS HANDOUT IMAGE New Delhi Senior IPS officer Rajiv Singh who was appointed as the new Director General of Police of Manipur Thursday June 1 2023 PTI Imphal June 1 Amidst the monthlong ethnic violence in Manipur the state government on Thursday appointed senior IPS officer Rajiv Singh belonging to the neighbouring Tripura cadre as Director General of Police DGP replacing incumbent state police chief P Doungel According to an official order of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Doungel a 1987 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre has been posted in the newlycreated post of OfficeronSpecial Duty OSD in the Home Department The order said that the governor of Manipur is pleased to order that Rajiv Singh a 1993 batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre should take charge of the post of DGP Manipur from P Doungel immediately upon joining the state government Singh who was earlier Director Fire and Emergency Service and Additional Director General of Police Law and Order of Tripura is currently the Inspector General of CRPF Manipur has witnessed unprecedented ethnic violence that has ravaged the state since May 3 leaving at least 80 dead and over 300 injured besides the destruction and arsoning of around 2000 houses huge number of government and private properties and a large number of vehicles The violence broke out after a Tribal Solidarity March was organised in 11 hill districts by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur to protest the Meitei communitys demand for Scheduled Tribe status It was preceded by tension over the eviction of Kuki villagers by the state government from reserve forest land which had led to a series of smaller agitations in four districts Soon after the violence broke out the central government had appointed former chief of the Central Reserve Police Force and retired IPS Kuldiep Singh as a security adviser to the Manipur government IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/amid-violence-manipur-appoints-new-police-chief-433209.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/derecognition-of-medical-colleges-tn-minister-to-visit-new-delhi-432961.html Chennai May 31 Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian will soon visit New Delhi to meet the concerned authorities following the cancellation of recognition of three medical colleges in the state The Minister while speaking to reporters on Wednesday said It is not appropriate to say that we will cancel recognition of medical colleges for minor grievances and if there are deficiencies government will certainly rectify The three medical colleges in Tamil Nadu that have lost recognition from the National Medical Commission are Government Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai KAP Viswanathan Government Medical College in Tiruchi and Government Dharmpauri Medical College and Hospital Dharmapuri Several medical colleges across the country have lost their recognition in the past few months This is primarily because these colleges did not follow the standards set by the National Medical Commission Several colleges in many states were found to be not complying with the National Medical Commission standards and hence lost recognition or are about to lose it The Under Graduate Medical Education Board UGMEB have penalised the three government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu for deficiencies in Aadhaarbased biometric attendance and footage of cameras installed in these colleges After recognition of the three government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu was withdrawn the Director of Medical Education of Tamil Nadu Dr Shanthi Malar said that admission of fresh students to these colleges is not stopped With the Tamil Nadu Health Minister visiting New Delhi and meeting the concerned officials doctors are expecting that the impasse would end soon IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/derecognition-of-medical-colleges-tn-minister-to-visit-new-delhi-432961.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 01:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/after-12-years-netflix-series-scoop-to-revive-journo-j-deys-chilling-murder-433244.html Mumbai June 1 Ahead of the 12th anniversary of the killing of Mumbai crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey Netflix will stream Scoop from June 2 a series that promises to revive the memories of his gory end by the omnipresent mafia Directed by the National Award winner filmmaker Hansal Mehta Shahid and Scam1992 Scoop stars Karishma Tanna Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Prosenjit Chatterjee Harman Baweja Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deven Bhojani in the main roles The series is based on the biographical novel Behind Bars In Byculla My Days In Prison penned by former journalist Jigna Vora who was one of the prime accused in the Dey murder case But after a harrowing seven years ordeal she was finally acquitted in 2018 and her acquittal was upheld by Bombay High Court in 2019 Dey 55 the Investigations Editor for multicity tabloid MidDay was shot dead around 3 pm on June 11 2011 by four sharpshooters who came on motorcycles and disappeared after executing the sensational crime At the time Dey was returning to his home in Powai on a motorcycle after meeting his mother in Ghatkopar when the fourmember gang attacked him near the Hiranandani Gardens He was rushed to a local hospital and then to the Hiranandani Hospital but pronounced dead on admission with at least 9 bullet injuries Mumbai Police suspected that it was a professionally done operation and maybe related to Deys professional work which proved to be true later and the underworld hatched the killing taking advantage of the purported media rivalries and the hazards of the media profession Under severe pressure the Mumbai Police Crime Branch set up multiple teams and finally cracked the case in about 16 days and nabbed seven accused from different states of India While three were caught from Chembur Mumbai one was nabbed from Solapur and two others from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and the mastermind was stated to be the dreaded mafia don Rajendra S Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan who was holed up abroad from where he remotecontrolled the operation Those nabbed and later faced the trial included Rohit Thangappan Joseph alias Satish Kaalia the main killer Arun J Dake Abhijeet K Shinde Anil B Waghmode Nilesh N Shendge alias Babloo Sachin S Gaikwad Mangesh D Agawane Deepak Sisodia Vora and Joseph Paulson both let off and Vinod Chembur who died during the trial Eight of the accused and Chhota Rajan were slapped with life imprisonment and fines of varying amounts while Vora and Paulson were acquitted thus downing the curtains on one of the most heinous crimes against media at that time Incidentally on the run for nearly three decades and surviving attacks by the rival gang of Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar Chhota Rajan 64 was extradited to India from Bali Indonesia in November 2015 and then faced the trial in the Dey murder case and several other cases A former colleague of Dey recalls him as a gusty professional who exercised due diligence before filing his investigative stories since the mafia never forgets or forgives worked hard and went the extra mile to get a good story He was a man of few words didnt poke his nose in other peoples business always appeared furtive or would keep glancing over his shoulders rarely smiled or joked would quietly disappear to meet sources and on returning there would a victorious glint in his eyes at the story conquest for the next days breaking headlines he said preferring anonymity Over his 25year long career Dey had worked with publications like The Afternoon Despatch Courier The Hindustan Times MidDay The Indian Express specialising in crime stories and penned two books Zero Dial The Dangerous World Of Informers and Khallas Quaid Najmi can be contacted at qnajmiiansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/after-12-years-netflix-series-scoop-to-revive-journo-j-deys-chilling-murder-433244.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/efforts-on-to-make-india-nepal-ties-superhit-says-pm-modi-433248.html New Delhi June 1 Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that nine years after he had given a HIT formula for IndiaNepal relations several decisions have been taken between the two neighbouring nations to make the association a superhit in future I remember nine years ago in 2014 I made my first visit to Nepal At that time I had given a HIT formula for IndiaNepal relations Highways Iways and Transways I had said that we will establish such contacts between IndiaNepal that our borders do not become barriers between us Modi said while delivering a joint statement along with his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda after their bilateral discussions Nepals Prime Minister and I have taken many important decisions to make our partnership a super hit in the future Modi added further The meeting between the two leaders took place at the Hyderabad House Prachanda who is on a fourday visit to India paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Thursday morning This is his first official visit to a foreign country after assuming office in December last year Accompanied by a highlevel delegation the Nepalese leader arrived on Wednesday on a fourday official visit to India IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/efforts-on-to-make-india-nepal-ties-superhit-says-pm-modi-433248.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-hc-denies-stay-on-investigation-against-ashneer-grover-wife-in-bharatpe-fraud-case-433259.html New Delhi June 1 In a significant development the Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant a stay on the investigation against Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover prominent figures in the business world in connection with an FIR registered by the Delhi Police Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that at this stage no case is made out for staying the investigation However the High Court issued notice to the Delhi Police and BharatPe on a plea by Grovers seeking quashing of the FIR as well as the application seeking stay of the investigation Delhi Polices EOW filed the FIR in May based on a complaint lodged by BharatPe accusing the couple of involvement in a fraudulent activity amounting to a staggering Rs 81 crore The Delhi High Courts refusal to stay the investigation indicates that the legal proceedings against the Grovers will continue unabated The FIR was registered under sections 406 criminal breach of trust 408 criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant 409 criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker merchant or agent 420 cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property 467 forgery of valuable security will etc 468 forgery for purpose of cheating 471 using as genuine a forged document or electronic record and 120B criminal conspiracy of the Indian Penal Code A senior police official privy to investigation said that a complaint was received and after initial enquiry into the allegations the FIR was registered We welcome the registration of an FIR by the EOW in the companys complaint in relation to the criminal offences by Grover his wife Madhuri Jain and other family members For the last 15 months the company has been facing a vicious and malicious campaign run by Grover against the company the board and its employees said BharatPe in a statement The registration of the FIR is a step in the right direction which unearths various suspicious transactions made by the family for their personal pecunary gains This FIR will now enable the law enforcement agencies to investigate deeper into the criminality and bring the culprits to books it said We have full faith in our countrys judicial and law enforcement systems and are optimistic that this case will reach its logical conclusion We will continue to extend all possible cooperation to the authorities MZM legal is advising us BharatPe on the criminal case it added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-hc-denies-stay-on-investigation-against-ashneer-grover-wife-in-bharatpe-fraud-case-433259.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/never-imagined-i-would-get-maximum-punishment-rahul-on-his-disqualification-in-stanford-433031.html San Francisco June 1 Former Congress Rahul Gandhi has said that he had never imagined that he would get maximum punishment in a defamation case and would be disqualified as an MP but asserted that it has given him a lot of opportunity to work He said on Wednesday  that democracy isnt about opposition it is about sacred institutions that support the opposition and those institutions by the capture certainly want to change the role it is supposed to do He made the remarks while delivering a lecture at the prestigious Stanford University Campus in California on the changing world order and Indias crucial role within it Addressing the gathering Rahul Gandhi who is on a sixday visit to the US said I have heard about your institution I have been asked to speak about global transition and how the world is changing And also how one should act through the change And acting through the turbulence that is going to come Referring to his introduction as a former MP the Congress leader said I heard in the introduction that I was a member of Parliament until I was disqualified I dont think when I joined politics in 2004 I ever imagined what I see going on in our country It was way outside the way I imagined To be the first person to be given the first maximum sentence on defamation and maximum sentence to get disqualified I didnt imagine that something like this was possible the former Wayanad Lok Sabha MP said But then I think its actually given me a huge opportunity a much bigger opportunity I would have in Parliament That is the way politics works he said I think the drama started really about six months ago We were struggling how the entire opposition is struggling in India Huge financial dominance institutional capture we were struggling to fight for the democratic rights in the country he said hitting out at the government Then we decided None of the system worked democracy isnt about opposition its about sacred institutions that support the opposition Those institutions by the capture certainly want to change the role it is supposed to play So we decided to do something quite strange Rahul Gandhi said adding that then he along with his party leaders just decided to walk across the country through Bharat Jodo Yatra And we never imagined for a second what would happen when we walked across the country What would happen not just politically but in terms of the type of response we got what would happen to us when we walked across our country We started with 125 people and it fundamentally transformed the way we think about our country our people and politics Lot of people asked me what are the lessons learnt from it And for a long time I couldnt find an answer I have picked up so much information about the country and what needs to be done It was a beautiful experience of my life he said talking about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which began from Tamil Nadus Kanyakumari on September 7 last year and concluded in Jammu and Kashmirs Srinagar on January 30 after covering a distance of almost 4000 km We met what would I best describe as the soul of the country and very quickly a silence descended on us It happened because we came in contact with people We just stopped talking and we heard tears of immense suffering Rahul Gandhi discussed the story of a mechanic who didnt have arms and how he showed he worked It shows a disconnect in politics it is everywhere in India and US too We experienced this multiple times All the forces of the Government of India could do nothing and the more they applied force the more it grew They have all the force they have the system power and they cannot stop us Force and power are completely two different things Politicians are confused about the two Power is an act of imagination power comes when you go to the truth We were weaving around the truth thats why they could not transfer that force into power In Kashmir they said if you walk for the last four days you will be killed I said I want to see the person who wants to throw a hand grenade You can see moments of power versus truth Mahatma Gandhi fought the entire British empire he had no force while the British had all the force army and the system It doesnt matter how much force a person has I am making this distinction for the transition we are facing IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/never-imagined-i-would-get-maximum-punishment-rahul-on-his-disqualification-in-stanford-433031.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/not-seeking-any-intl-support-our-fight-is-ours-rahul-at-stanford-433054.html San Fracisco June 1 In his address at the Stanford University Congress leader Rahul Gandhi clarified he was not seeking any international support and said that our fight is ours While addressing a gathering at the Californiabased varsity on Wednesday Rahul who is on a sixday trip to the US was asked about his opinion on many opposition parties across the world seeking international support To this the former MP said Im not seeking support from anyone or anybody I am very clear that our fight is our fight The Congress leader said that he wanted to to speak to a group of young students from India at the Stanford University and build relations with them I think it is my right to do it and I dont understand why Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesnt come here and do it The Prime Minister needs to answer some hard questions Rahul said On a number of occasions the BJP has attacked Rahul Gandhi for defaming the country on foreign soil The saffron party had earlier slammed the former Congress president after he met Chinese diplomats during the IndiaChina row Rahul arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday morning kicking off US trip during which he is slated to meet American lawmakers think tanks and also deliver lectures at the Harvard Club He is currently travelling on an ordinary passport after he had to surrender his diplomatic passport following his disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP On Tuesday evening he interacted with the Indian diaspora here While in California he will also meet venture capitalists tech executives and students at Silicon Valley IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/not-seeking-any-intl-support-our-fight-is-ours-rahul-at-stanford-433054.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-school-job-scam-bhadra-names-partha-chatterjee-as-kingpin-433072.html Kolkata June 1 Sujay Krishna Bhadra aka Kalighater Kaku uncle of Kalighat arrested in connection with the multicrore school recruitment case in West Bengal is constantly trying to project former state education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee as the main and the only kingpin in the alleged scam during his interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate ED officials sources said According to them Bhadra is trying to constantly plug in Chatterjees name even in issues where there was no available evidence about the involvement of the former state education minister From this approach of the Bhadra during the course of investigation sources said doubts galore that the accused is trying to mislead the investigators and divert attention from nastier and bigger secrets in the entire game Sources said that Bhadra even tried to mislead the interrogating sleuths regarding his links with Trinamool Congress legislator and former president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education WBBPE Manik Bhattacharya who is also in judicial custody on charges of his alleged links with the school recruitment case During interrogation Bhadra claimed that he got introduced to Bhattacharya only in 2021 However the recovered WhatsApp chat history from his mobile phones establishes Bhadras communication with Bhattacharya since 2018 Surely he is trying to divert a lot of information which we expect to churn out during the next two weeks of his custody with us said an ED associate On Wednesday only a special court of Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA in Kolkata remanded Bhadra to ED custody till June 14 Prior to that on May 30 the central agency sleuths arrested him after a marathon investigation for over 12 hours The ED counsel on Wednesday also informed the court about one civic volunteer Rahul Bera who was instructed by Bhadra to delete all the electronic data related to the case ED sources said that Bera will be summoned at the agencys office soon and questioned him together with Bhadra Sources said that four types of electronic data namely mobile data system acquisition physical acquisition and file acquisition were deleted and later recovered by the ED sleuths IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-school-job-scam-bhadra-names-partha-chatterjee-as-kingpin-433072.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cbi-granted-time-to-file-supplementary-charge-sheet-in-land-for-jobs-scam-433099.html New Delhi June 1 A Delhi court on Thursday granted time to the CBI to file its supplementary charge sheet in the landforjobs scam case The Rouse Avenue Courts decision came after it was informed by the central probe agency that it will submit the supplementary charge sheet after the courts vacation The court also told the CBI that it was not acceptable for the agency to continuously delay the matter To this the CBI stated told the court that the investigation was still ongoing in this case and they needed some more time to include new facts Granting time to the probe agency the court asked the CBI to submit the charge sheet on the next date of hearing on July 12 The CBI had registered the case against former Union Railway Minister Lalu Yadav his wife Rabri Devi two daughters and 15 others including unidentified public servants and private individuals During the period of 20042009 Yadav obtained financial advantages by transferring land properties to his family members in exchange for appointing substitutes to Group D posts in different Railway Zones a CBI official had stated Several residents of Patna either directly or through their family members sold or gifted their land to members of the Yadav famil and a private company controlled by the former Minister and his family No advertisements or public notices were issued for the appointment of substitutes in Zonal Railways However individuals who were residents of Patna were appointed as substitutes in various Zonal Railways located in Mumbai Jabalpur Kolkata Jaipur and Hazipur Following this modus operandi approximately 105292 square feet of immovable property located in Patna was acquired by Yadav and his family members through five sales deeds and two gift deeds with most of the land transfers showing cash payments made to the sellers the CBI had said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cbi-granted-time-to-file-supplementary-charge-sheet-in-land-for-jobs-scam-433099.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhis-records-coolest-may-in-36-years-433105.html New Delhi June 1 Delhi experienced its most coolest and refreshing May after 36 years as abundant rainfall contributed to a significant drop in the average maximum temperature this year On Wednesday the maximum temperature settled at 368 degrees Celsius Residents of the national capital also witnessed the beginning of June with a cooler weather as the skies remained overcast and the lingering effect of the recent rainfall prevailed The Safdarjung Observatory the citys main weather station documented a minimum temperature of 206 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning which was six degrees below the normal The India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast predominantly cloudy skies accompanied by light rainfall and gusty winds throughout the day The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 35 degrees Celsius as per the IMDs predictions Light intensity raindrizzle would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi NCR Hindon AF Station Bahadurgarh Ghaziabad Indirapuram Noida Gurugram Faridabad Manesar Ballabhgarh Mattanhail Jhajjar Farukhnagar Sohana Palwal Aurangabad Hodal Haryana Nandgaon Barsana Raya Mathura Tundla Agra Jajau UP Deeg Bharatpur Rajasthan during next 2 hours the IMD said in a tweet IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhis-records-coolest-may-in-36-years-433105.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pm-modi-nepals-prachanda-hold-bilateral-talks-433114.html New Delhi June 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda are holding bilateral talks here on Thursday The meeting between the two leaders at the Hyderabad House is currently underway Prachanda who arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a fourday official visit to India at Modis invitation paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Thursday morning This is Prachandas first official visit to a foreign country after assuming office in December last year Official sources said that after the talks between Modi and his Nepalese counterpart several agreements will be signed related to cooperation in various sectors Later in the day Prachanda will call on president Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar IndiaNepal bilateral relations have significantly strengthened in the last few years in all areas of cooperation official sources said Prachanda will visit Ujjain and Indore on Friday According to the government in Kathmandu Prachanda is being accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal and a highlevel official delegation comprising Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat Finance Minister Shakti Basnet Energy Minister Prakash Jwala Physical Infrastructure Transport Minister Ramesh Rijal Chief Secretary Secretaries and senior government officials He will return home on Saturday IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/pm-modi-nepals-prachanda-hold-bilateral-talks-433114.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sisodia-only-to-be-produced-via-video-conferencing-says-delhi-court-433133.html New Delhi June 1 A Delhi court on Thursday ordered that former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia should only be produced via video conferencing during hearings in the ongoing Delhi Excise Policy scam case due to security issues During Thursdays hearing as well the AAP leader was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing after the Delhi Polices request This was however opposed by Sisodia and his counsel The court stated that until a decision is made regarding the Delhi Polices application concerning security Sisodia will be produced through video conferencing It then fixed July 19 as the next date of hearing Sisodias judicial custody has also been extended to this date The counsel appearing for Sisodia alleged that the AAP leader had been mistreated during his previous appearance The counsel told the court that his neck was grabbed and was taken away by the police when he was answering questions of media The court raised questions about the behavior of the media and expressed displeasure when there was a gathering of people in the courtroom The court said that it will also consider the need of putting a ban on media if needed It said that Sisodia will be allowed to meet his family members and counsel only and he will not meet any outsider When Sisodia was asked by special judge MK Nagpal whether he should be presented via video conferencing or in person the AAP leader replied that he wanted to appear physically in court The Delhi Police however had filed an application requesting Sisodias appearance through video conferencing It stated that there was a higher risk to security due to the increased crowd during Sisodias physical presence The court said that anyone can come wearing a lawyers uniform which can lead to security issues during Sisodias appearance Sisodia said that during physical hearing he could meet his lawyers to discuss various things on this the court said that his lawyers were allowed to meet him in lock up room of the court The court has directed the authorities concerned to preserve the CCTV footage of the incident in which Sisodia was allegedly heckled and to produce it on the next date of hearing Judge Nagpal after taking cognisance of the ED charge sheet had summoned all the accused including Sisodia for todays hearing The same court had on May 23 extended his judicial custody for the same date in the ED case The ED had arrested Sisodia on March 9 after the CBI arrested him on February 26 this year Special Public Prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta filed the charge sheet which runs into over 2100 pages Earlier the Delhi High Court had also dismissed Sisodias bail plea in the excise policy case being probed by the CBI The judge said that the nature of the allegations is quite serious that the excise policy was formed at the instance of South Group with mala fide intention to give undue advantage to them While denying him bail the judge also said that Sisodia being an influential person can influence witnesses who are also public servants IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/sisodia-only-to-be-produced-via-video-conferencing-says-delhi-court-433133.html Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/will-take-a-decision-which-benefits-all-ktaka-education-minister-on-hijab-ban-432641.html Bengaluru May 30 In connection with the hijab ban in schools and colleges in Karnataka state Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said the Congress government will take a decision which would benefit all students Speaking to reporters Bangarappa admitted that were a few legal roadblocks over the hijab issue but we will take a decision which will benefit the whole student community We will also pursue the matter legally keeping the interest of all students in mind he said Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and the Congress had vehemently stated that including the ban on hijab all laws made on communal basis by the former BJP government would be withdrawn once the Congress assumed power in the state Cabinet Minister Priyank Kharge has also maintained that the Congress will withdraw the ban on hijab halal cut and cow slaughter laws The hijab row which was initially started by six students of the Udupi PreUniversity Girls College quickly turned to a fulll blown crisis in the state last year The students refusing to attend classes without hijab still maintain that they will wait until a final verdict is given by the Supreme Court The issue had taken a communal turn and resulted in revenge killings in the state In his address to the reporters on Tuesday Bangarappa further said that there was no confusion over textbooks and uniforms All preparations are made to commence the schools for the academic year I am visiting a school in Shivamogga and welcoming students to schools The Department of Education is ready The children can come to schools with all the joy and without any concerns he said Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiahs firm words that he wouldnt allow texts and lessons that poison childrens minds Bangarappa stated that the textbook revision exercise would be taken up in a phased manner The Congress party had assured textbook revision in its manifesto The revision exercise would be taken up in a phased manner Whichever lesson threatens to poison the minds of children would be changed he said Bangarappa further stated that the future course of action would be initiated after getting guidance from Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar I have already discussed the matter with the Chief Minister and he has given suggestions he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/will-take-a-decision-which-benefits-all-ktaka-education-minister-on-hijab-ban-432641.html Wed, 31 May 2023 01:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/newly-inducted-ministers-in-punjab-get-portfolios-432916.html Chandigarh May 31 The newlyinducted ministers in the Punjab Council of Ministers Gurmeet Singh Khudian was given the portfolio of Agriculture while Balkar Singh got Local Bodies on Wednesday In a minor reshuffle of portfolios the Rural Development Department was given to Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar The Rural Development was earlier with Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal He now has NRI Affairs and Administrative Reforms Departments Khudian has also been allocated Farmers Welfare Animal Husbandry Fisheries and Dairy Development and Food Processing while Balkar Singh got Parliamentary Affairs Just 14monthold AAP government made its third Cabinet expansion by inducting two firsttime legislators comprising giant slayer Khudian who had defeated Akali patriarch and fivetime chief minister Parkash Singh Badal as ministers taking their numbers in the Council of Ministers to 16 comprising Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Still there are two vacancies in the Council of Ministers The Chief Minister congratulated both the ministers for the new assignment and said they have already been serving the masses with missionary zeal He expressed hope the new ministers will continue to serve the people with the same passion and fervour IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/newly-inducted-ministers-in-punjab-get-portfolios-432916.html Wed, 31 May 2023 21:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rahul-gandhi-arrives-in-san-francisco-432665.html San Francisco May 31 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in the US on Tuesday where he is slated to deliver a lecture at the Stanford University and conduct meetings with American lawmakers think tanks and others Rahul Gandhi arrived at San Francisco Airport on Tuesday morning where he was received by Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda and many other leaders A party source said that after his arrival at the airport many people got the opportunity to click selfies with the Congress leader as it took almost one and half hours for security clearance after his flight landed Rahul Gandhi has travelled on an ordinary passport after he has to surrender his diplomatic passport following the disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP The source said that the Congress leader in San Francisco will interact with the Indian diaspora venture capitalists tech executives and students at Silicon Valley He will also interact with senior technology executives on artificial intelligence The source said that the former Wayanad Lok Sabha MP will attend several programmes in Washington DC that includes his speech at the National Press Club on the future of Indian democracy freedom of speech and sustainable and inclusive economic growth In Washington DC the former Congress chief will also meet American lawmakers and think tanks and will also attend a dinner hosted by IndianAmerican entrepreneur Frank Islam and top business leaders Senators and Congressmen He will then visit New York where he will be meeting with thinkers at the Harvard Club of Harvard University He will also participate in a lunch event and meet a set of successful IndianAmericans in the creative industry On June 4 Rahul Gandhi will address a public gathering at the Javits Center in New York organised by the Indian Overseas Congress IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rahul-gandhi-arrives-in-san-francisco-432665.html Wed, 31 May 2023 04:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ex-cm-channis-nephew-demanded-rs-2-cr-from-ipl-player-claims-punjab-cm-432942.html Chandigarh May 31 A war of words over the cashforjob scam continued as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday alleged that his predecessor and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channis nephew had demanded Rs 2 crore from an Indian Premier League IPL cricketer for a government job Accompanying cricketer Jass Inder Baidwan Mann told the media here he met the cricketer in Dharamsala when he was there to watch IPL match I will not reveal his name He plays in Punjabs team said Mann We will now provide the job to the cricket player if he fulfills the criteria of the government job under the states sports policy Mann told the media To substantiate his claims the Chief Minister showed photos of the player and his relative standing with Channi Earlier Mann in his tweet dared former CM Channi to reveal details of the alleged bribery deal Respectfully Charanjit Channi ji I am giving you an opportunity till 2 pm on May 31 to make public all the information about your nephew asking for bribe from sportsperson for jobif you dont do it by May 31 2 pm I will release photos name and the meeting place I will put everything in front of Punjabis However Channi has denied allegations of any wrongdoings Earlier the Chief Minister made a scathing attack at a public function on the previous governments for looting the people He had said the earlier regimes had sold the jobs to the youth whereas his government is providing the jobs in a transparent and fair manner totally on merit Addressing the gatherings after laying foundation stone of the tehsil complexes at Dirba and Cheema in Sangrur district on May 25 Mann said Channis nephew used to seek Rs 2 crore for every job Contrary to it Mann said that ever since assuming the charge of office his government has given jobs to more than 29000 youths completely on merit Mann had said these leaders who have exploited the youth of the state will not be spared and they will be made accountable to the people of the state He had said the government is committed to the well being of the people and no stone is being left unturned for this noble cause The previous regimes had mercilessly plundered the state due to which the state had lagged behind in progress Mann said the government would recover every single penny from these corrupt leaders who had robbed the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/ex-cm-channis-nephew-demanded-rs-2-cr-from-ipl-player-claims-punjab-cm-432942.html Wed, 31 May 2023 23:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/started-bharat-jodo-yatra-as-bjp-rss-were-controlling-tools-used-for-politics-rahul-432708.html San Francisco May 31 In an address to the Indian diaspora here Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he decided to launch his Bharat Jodo Yatra was because the normal tools used for politics were being controlled by the BJP and RSS Rahul arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday morning kicking off his sixday visit to the US during which he is slated to meet American lawmakers think tanks and also deliver lectures at the Stanford University and Harvard Club He is currently travelling on an ordinary passport after he had to surrender his diplomatic passport following his disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP In his address on Tuesday evening Rahul Gandhi said Few months ago we started a walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir Prior to this we found that the normal tools we used for politics like conversations like this public meetings were not working in India All the instruments we needed to do politics were controlled by the BJP and the RSS People are threatened and we also found that it was in some way it difficult for us to act politically That was the reason why we decided to walk from the southernmost tip of India Rahul also pointed out that when he started the yatra he wanted to see what would happen next After 56 days we realized that walking 4000 km is not an easy thing And I had an old knee injury that acted up and I thought that I was in real trouble But I said I have no choice but to walk despite the pain Then a surprising thing happened I started noticing that after walking 25 km I was not getting tired at all We used to start at 6 am in morning and finished walking by 730 pm and we I asked people walking if they felt tired they also said that they were not tired I realised what was actually going on it was not us who were walking it was India that was walking And the large number of people coming from all walks of life were creating an atmosphere of love and affection And everyone was walking together and thats where we came up with the idea nafrat ke bazar me muhabbat ki dukan kholni hai he said He said that the government tried everything against his mega walkatahon but the support grew Slamming the government the Congress leader said The assault that is taking place in India is taking place on our way of life He then said that different languages and different people all are being attacked adding that all great thinkers and gurus emphasized that one should not remain under the impression that one knows everything The world is too big and too complicated for any person to understand that he knows everything This is the only disease that we have in a group of people in India who are convinced that they know everything And they think that they are sitting with God and having a conversation what is going on And of course the Prime Minister is one such specimen Rahul said At the heart of this is mediocrity that they actually dont understand anything Because in life you cannot understand anything if you dont listen Biggest lesson I learnt from the yatra is that we have many things to learn from everyone We as the Congress are committed in making India a fair place We believe deeply that India today in terms of its treatment of Dalits tribals poor people minorities is not a fair place Theres a lot that can be done the Congress leader added Besides interacting with the Indian diaspora Rahul is also meet venture capitalists tech executives and students at Silicon Valley while in California IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/started-bharat-jodo-yatra-as-bjp-rss-were-controlling-tools-used-for-politics-rahul-432708.html Wed, 31 May 2023 09:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rajasthan-hc-takes-suo-motu-cognizance-of-rising-suicides-in-coaching-institutes-432714.html Jaipur May 31 The Rajasthan High Court has asked Attorney General AG Nyaya Mitra and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to give suggestions regarding the prevention of suicides by the students in coaching institutes of the state especially in Kota and Sikar district The court on Tuesday asked them to examine the matter and suggest how to develop an effective psychological counselling system to deal with the situation At the same time the court has also told senior advocate Sudhir Gupta that he too can give his suggestions for developing an effective mechanism based on the report of an expert The court has fixed the matter for hearing on July 20 The court gave this direction in the matter of taking suo motu cognizance on the incidents of suicide by the students of coaching institutes of Kota During the hearing the AG stated that counsellors have been appointed on institutional basis and the information received from them in this regard was available with the Monitoring Committee On this the court said that it can be made more effective by taking the services of a body like the Mental Health Foundation The court said that the report of Tata Institute of Science has been presented earlier in this matter At the same time the court has also given many guidelines from time to time and the state government has also established a regulatory mechanism which is being monitored by the committee NCPCRs advocate said that it was necessary to pay attention to the psychological counselling of children In such a situation AG Nyaya Mitra and NCPCR should give their suggestions on developing an effective psychological counselling system IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rajasthan-hc-takes-suo-motu-cognizance-of-rising-suicides-in-coaching-institutes-432714.html Wed, 31 May 2023 10:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rahul-reiterates-caste-census-demand-accuses-bjp-rss-of-attacking-constitution-432739.html San Francisco May 31 Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi who is on a sixday US visit has once again reiterated his demand for castebased census and has accused the BJP and RSS of attacking the Constitution of India He also said that the beauty of India is its diversity and attack on any language is an attack on the Constitution of the country which he will not allow to happen Interacting with the Indian diaspora here Rahul Gandhi who is on a sixday visit to the US said India has never rejected an idea Everyone who has come to India India has welcomed them with open arms and absorbed their ideas And that is the India we like which is humble which respects that listens and that is affectionate He dubbed the Indians based in the US as the ambassadors of Indian culture and said that it is the reason why all of you are here Taking a potshot at the BJP he said And if you had believed in hatred anger and arrogance then you would not be sitting here but in the BJP meeting and I would be doing Mann Ki Baat So thanks to everyone for holding our culture allowing them to learn from our culture and allowing us to be proud as you all are our ambassadors If the US says that Indians are intelligent masters in IT it is because of you all because you are holding the idea of respect and culture of India To a question about the central government trying to impose the idea of one language the former Wayanad Lok Sabha MP said The definition of India in the Constitution is a union of states And within our Constitution the idea of language culture history and each one of them has to be protected Slamming the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS he said The BJP and the RSS are attacking that idea and the Constitution For me Tamil is more than a language to Tamil people It is not just a language but it is their history culture and their way of life And I will never ever allow the Tamil language to be threatened because for me threatening the Tamil language is threatening the idea of India Threatening Bengali Punjabi Kannada and Hindi all are attacks on India Our strength comes from our diversity Our strength comes from accepting that we are all different but we can work together The former Congress chief once again reiterated his partys push for the caste census When we were in the system we had carried out a caste census The idea behind the caste census was to have an Xray of Indian society to find out what are the exact demographics of the society how many people of different communities and different castes are there So without knowing the demographics and who is who it is difficult to distribute wealth and power effectively And that is the reason why we are pushing the BJP for issuing caste census and they are not doing that and when we come to power we will do that he said He also said that Congress is committed to make India a fair place and we understand that India today in terms of treatment of Dalits tribals poor and minorities is not a fair place There is a Nyay Scheme which can provide minimum income to every Indian schemes like MGNREGA increase in public education public healthcare and I think these are things that can be done to make it a more fair place he said On a question over the women empowerment and the delay in the passage of the Womens Reservation Bill in Parliament the Congress leader said We are committed to it and we tried to pass it in last government but some of our allies were not happy with it and they didnt allow to pass that bill So I am confident if we come to power we will pass that bill We believe in empowering women and their participation in politics Involving them in governance business and politics is the way to empower them he added Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Tuesday morning He was travelling on an ordinary passport as he had surrendered his diplomatic passport following his disqualification as a MP Indian Overseas Congress Secretary Virendra Vashistha said that Rahul Gandhis visit to the US is to spread the idea of love and he will be interacting with different groups during his sixday visit IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/rahul-reiterates-caste-census-demand-accuses-bjp-rss-of-attacking-constitution-432739.html Wed, 31 May 2023 11:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-school-job-scam-case-political-slugfest-erupts-over-bhadras-arrest-432775.html Kolkata May 31 Despite not being any heavyweight leader in the party Sujay Krishna Bhadra a close confidante of top Trinamool Congress leadership has been able to erupt tremendous political slugfest in West Bengal after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate ED in connection with the multicrore school recruitment case in the state Trinamool Congresss state spokesman in West Bengal Kunal Ghosh has questioned the timing of his arrest without directly referring to the development which happened just 24 hours after Congress legislator Bayron Biswas joined the Trinamool Congress Following the joining of Bayron Biswas to Trinamool Congress the unholy nexus of CongressBJPLeft Front in West Bengal received a major jolt The question is whether the daylong drama was an attempt to divert attention from the prime issue It is evident from the manner in which the three opposition parties are rejoicing Ghosh said in a Twitter message Bhadra was arrested at around 11 pm Tuesday after a marathon interrogation that lasted for over 12 hours Reacting to his message the leader of the opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that the fear of the Trinamool Congress leaders proved that the central agencies had now reached the soul of the school recruitment case Sujay Krishna Bhadra aka Kalighater Kaku Arrested The long arm of the Law is finally reaching towards the masterminds the biggest beneficiaries NO ONE WILL BE SPARED THE HIGH MIGHTY WILL GO TO JAIL TIME IS TICKING Know the Associates of Kalighater Kaku Adhikari said in a counter Twitter message Bhadras name had surfaced after Gopal Dalpati a suspect in the case named him during the central agencys interrogations Dalpati told the sleuths that an accused in the recruitment case and expelled youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh used to hand over a portion of the scam proceeds collected by him to Bhadra whom Ghosh used to address as Kalighater Kaku uncle of Kalighat As per Dalpatis versions Ghosh claimed that Bhadra was his main link with the top leadership of the states ruling party During the course of investigation on Tuesday Bhadra reportedly dodged questions pertaining to his links with three corporate entities which the central agency sleuths suspect to be shale companies used in diversion of proceeds of school recruitment case On May 20 the ED had conducted raids at Bhadras residence in Behala The raids were carried out on the same day when CBI sleuths had questioned Trinamool Congresss national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the case Earlier the CBI had also raided Bhadras residence during which they seized some documents and cash The ED sleuths have accessed certain clues from the two mobile phones of Bhadra that were seized IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-school-job-scam-case-political-slugfest-erupts-over-bhadras-arrest-432775.html Wed, 31 May 2023 14:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/imd-issues-yellow-alert-for-delhi-after-rain-432776.html New Delhi May 31 The India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a yellow alert for the national capital after rain lashed the city on Wednesday giving a much needed respite to the residents from the heat The national Capital witnessed a brief but refreshing spell of rainfall on early Wednesday morning as predicted by the weather department The yellow alert cautioned residents about potential traffic disruptions and the possibility of lowlying areas getting inundated As per the weather department throughout the day the sky is expected to be partly cloudy with intermittent light rain or thundershowers The minimum temperature on Wednesday settled at 205 degrees Celsius which is six notches below the seasonal average As the day progresses the maximum temperature is anticipated to hover around 35 degrees Celsius The IMD said that another western disturbance is likely to approach the northern plains including Delhi in the coming days bringing with it storms and rain The IMD reported that the Safdarjung area eceived 234mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours until 830 am on Wednesday Meteorological officials said that the next round of rainfall is expected to occur late in the evening or during the night Delhi can also anticipate gusty winds reaching speeds of up to 50 kmhr Residents are advised to stay updated with the weather forecasts and take necessary precautions the IMD said IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/imd-issues-yellow-alert-for-delhi-after-rain-432776.html Wed, 31 May 2023 14:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kadapa-mp-avinash-reddy-gets-anticipatory-bail-in-viveka-murder-case-432782.html Hyderabad May 31 The Telangana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy in former Andhra Pradesh Minister YS Vivekandnda Reddys murder case The special vacation bench of the High Court which had completed the hearing last week pronounced its order on Wednesday The CBI and Vivekananda Reddys daughter Sunitha Reddy had opposed the anticipatory bail The high court had taken up the hearing after Supreme Court had expressed displeasure over the delay in deciding Avinash Reddys anticipatory bail petition Avinash Reddy who is a cousin of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy had failed to appear before the CBI three times this month The MP had not appeared before the CBI on May 16 and May 19 in Hyderabad On May 16 he cited priorfixed official engagements in Pulivendula as the reason and sought four days time On May 19 he conveyed to the CBI that he would not be able to appear before it as his mother took ill She was admitted to a hospital in Kurnool and the MP was also staying there The central agency had issued a fresh notice on May 19 directing him to appear before it at its Hyderabad office on May 22 Amid reports of CBI officials reaching Kurnool for possible arrest he wrote to the CBI seeking exemption from appearance till May 27 in view of his mothers condition Vivekananda Reddy brother of Late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy uncle of Jagan Mohan Reddy was murdered at his residence in Pulivendula on March 15 2019 weeks before the elections Last month the CBI arrested Avinash Reddys father YS Bhaskar Reddy a cousin of Rajasekhara Reddy The agency told the court during the hearing on multiple occasions that Bhaskar Reddy Avinash Reddy and their follower Devireddy Shiva Shankar Reddy hatched a conspiracy to murder Vivekananda Reddy as he had opposed the Kadapa Lok Sabha ticket to Avinash Reddy Avinash Reddy has denied the allegations against him and his father and alleged that the CBI ignored several key facts in the case IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kadapa-mp-avinash-reddy-gets-anticipatory-bail-in-viveka-murder-case-432782.html Wed, 31 May 2023 14:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/youth-held-for-death-of-teenage-girl-in-kerala-432807.html Thiruvananthapuram May 31 A youth was arrested in connection with the recent death of a 17yearold girl in a school run by the AlAman Education and Charitable Trust located at the capital city suburbs on Wednesday After the girl belonging to the Muslim community was found hanging in a building of the Trust on May 13 a special police investigation team was formed to probe the death The local BJP launched a protest while the girls family suspected foul play in her death While the Trust officials ruled out any wrongdoing on their part the BJP and its feeder organisations were adamant on a proper probe The probe team after receiving the autopsy report which stated that the girl was sexually abused around six months back took into custody 20yearold Hashim Khan Police have registered charges under POCSO Act IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/youth-held-for-death-of-teenage-girl-in-kerala-432807.html Wed, 31 May 2023 15:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/shahbad-dairy-murder-delhi-court-sends-sahil-to-2-day-police-custody-432620.html New Delhi May 30 Delhis Rohini court on Tuesday sent Sahil who brutally killed his girlfriend in the Shahbad Dairy area to twoday police remand The deceased girl a resident of JJ Colony in Shahbad Dairy was stabbed to death on Sunday evening The police arrested the 20yearold accused from Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh on Monday The accused Sahil who is also a resident of JJ Colony in the area reportedly stabbed the girl more than 20 times and also hit her with a boulder He worked as a FridgeAC repairing mechanic said a senior police official A video of the incident is taking rounds on social media In the video Sahil who is wearing a blue Tshirt can be seen stabbing the girl Around seven to eight bystanders are present standing and observing as he stabs her The police official said that the victim was in a relationship with Sahil but they had an argument on Sunday The deceased was on her way to attend the birthday of her friends son when Sahil intercepted her and brutally killed her A case under section 302 murder of the IPC has been registered on the complaint of the victims father the official added As per initial autopsy report the girl was stabbed 16 times and her skull ruptured after she was attacked by a blunt object however a detailed report is awaited IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/shahbad-dairy-murder-delhi-court-sends-sahil-to-2-day-police-custody-432620.html Wed, 31 May 2023 00:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-girl-murder-police-recreates-crime-scene-may-do-psychoanalysis-test-of-accused-432894.html New Delhi May 31 The Delhi Police took Sahil who brutally stabbed his 16yearold girlfriend to death in Delhis Shahbad Dairy area to the crime spot to recreate the scene Sources said that he was taken to the crime spot in the Shahbad Dairy area around 4 am Wednesday According to sources it has been reported that investigators may consider conducting a psychoanalysis test or psycho assessment test on Sahil During the psychoanalysis test Sahil will be questioned about his family friends and lifestyle The test is expected to last approximately three hours and is intended to assist the police in gaining insight into the killers mental condition Experienced psychiatrists will be responsible for conducting the test as mentioned by the sources The 20yearold has revealed to investigators that he committed the act out of anger after she began ignoring him Police teams have conducted searches near Rithala Metro station in an effort to find the knife used in the crime as Sahil claimed to have disposed of it in the nearby bushes However the weapon is yet to be recovered An official involved in the investigation said that Sahil has been inconsistent with his statements and all of them are currently being verified During initial questioning it was also disclosed that the accused had purchased the knife from Haridwar around 15 days prior to the day of crime Sahil said that 16yearold Sakshi was allegedly meeting her exboyfriend Praveen whom she had broken up with four years ago but remained in contact with Sahil confessed to feeling agitated as she ignored him said the official According to the police Sakshi and her friend Bhawnas boyfriend Ajay also known as Jhabru had previously warned Sahil to stay away from her IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/delhi-girl-murder-police-recreates-crime-scene-may-do-psychoanalysis-test-of-accused-432894.html Wed, 31 May 2023 20:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cannot-proceed-merely-on-basis-of-assumption-delhi-hc-grants-bail-to-pmla-case-accused-432419.html New Delhi May 29 The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to Indorebased real estate developer Vijay Agrawal in a money laundering case involving alleged international hawala kingpin Naresh Jain holding that where an individuals liberty is involved it cannot proceed only on the basis of assumptions and presumptions Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said there is no absolute restraint on the grant of bail under the PMLA or a requirement of positive finding qua guilt at this stage There must be a clear connection between the money received and the accuseds involvement in the crime related to the scheduled offence which can be attributed to the accused the court said granting bail on a personal bond of Rs 25 lakh subject to conditions after observing that Agrawals claim that he did not realise he was dealing with tainted money cannot be dismissed mechanically For the purpose that evidence cannot be meticulously examined at this stage the court cannot merely proceed on the basis of assumption There has to be some substantial link between the money received and criminal activity relating to scheduled offence which can be attributed to the petitioner said the court The petitioner is stated to be renowned developer and his plea that he did not know that he is dealing with the tainted money cannot be brushed aside mechanically If the liberty of an individual is concerned che Court cannot proceed merely on the basis of assumptions and presumptions The twin conditions of Section 45 do not put an absolute restrain on the grant of bail or require a positive finding qua guilt The court said that while protecting an individuals right and liberty it must also take into account the rights of society as a whole and the prosecuting agency because money laundering is a very serious offence that jeopardises the financial stability integrity and sovereignty of the nation The Enforcement Directorate ED which had had registered a case of money laundering on the basis of the FIR registered by the Delhi Polices Economic Offences Wing had apprised the court that Agrawal borrowed money from the coaccuseds shell firms and bought shares of a company at a discount from its actual value in order to promote the conspiracy Earlier the ED in a statement had said that it attached several moveable and immoveable properties consisting of residential properties project lands and industrial plots located in Delhi Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh worth Rs 6575 crore in possession of Bimal Kumar Jain Sunita Jain Vijay Agrawal and the companies owned or controlled by hawala operator Naresh Jain under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cannot-proceed-merely-on-basis-of-assumption-delhi-hc-grants-bail-to-pmla-case-accused-432419.html Tue, 30 May 2023 11:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/after-new-secretariat-kcr-now-plans-twin-towers-for-heads-of-departments-432432.html Hyderabad May 29 A month after the inauguration of the new Telangana Secretariat Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday decided to build twin towers near the Secretariat for all heads of the departments As the new Secretariat came into full operation the Chief Minister discussed bringing the offices of all theAgovernment Heads of Departments HODs at one place He decided to build their offices in an integrated place near the Secretariat in view of the fact that these officials are working closely with the Secretariat He asked the officials about the number of fulltime staff working under the HODs of the government departments of all sectors and other aspects and directed the officials to find a spacious government place available near the new Secretariat The CM said that after finalising the location construction of twin towers will be undertaken The Chief Minister expressed happiness that Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat is built to make the country proud and the employees and Secretariat staff are performing their duties in a pleasant environment He reiterated that the state government is committed to supporting the communities engaged in the traditional occupations The state government will financially support Rajaka Nai Brahmin Pusala Budagajangala and other castes who depend on their traditional occupations The state government already announced financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each As Cabinet SubCommittee Chairman and BC Welfare Minister Gangula Kamalakar said that the assistance will be provided to them in a phased manner KCR as Rao is popularly known directed him to finalise the procedures at the earliest and launch the scheme on Welfare Day to be celebrated during State Formation Day celebrations beginning on June 2 KCR again asked the officials again to organize 21day decennial Telangana State Formation Day celebrations on a grand scale He held a review meeting with ministers and officials and discussed the progress in the arrangements made for the celebrations After the review meeting he went to the Martyrs Memorial being built on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake near the Secretariat and inspected the construction work going on there He suggested the installation of Telangana Talli Statue in front of the Martyrs Memorial IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/after-new-secretariat-kcr-now-plans-twin-towers-for-heads-of-departments-432432.html Tue, 30 May 2023 12:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kharge-rahul-meet-gehlot-and-pilot-amid-rumblings-in-congress-rajasthan-unit-432445.html New Delhi May 29 After Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who asserted that he had never seen the tradition in the party that someone is asked by the high command about a post he wants or is offered one to pacify him his former deputy Sachin Pilot too arrived here for a meeting Pilot arrived at the residence of Kharge almost an hour and half after Gehlot arrived here for meeting with top leadership Former party chief Rahul Gandhi was also present in the meeting which is said to be crucial to sort out the rumblings in the state leadership where both the leaders have targeted each other According to sources the party leaders are set to decide on the crisis in the state leadership where Gehlot and Pilot have opened a front against each other A source said that beside working on bringing the two warring leaders together the party leadership will also try to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming Assembly election in the desert state Earlier in the day after arriving in the national capital and speaking to media at the airport here Gehlot when asked about various formulas being speculated around him and party leader Pilot said Never in my life have I seen a tradition in Congress that a leader demands something or high command asks him what post he wants Rubbbishing such reports he said that these are only the creation of the media and some leaders may be getting such stories planted High Command and Congress party are so strong that such a situation will not arise that you are making an offer to pacify someone It has never happened it will never happen he added The meeting comes close on the heels of Pilots ultimatum that if three demands he made from the state government were not met by the end of this month then he would launch a statewide agitation Pilot has also asked for a highlevel inquiry into the alleged scams that took place during the tenure of the former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje government as one of his many demands The Congress Rajasthan unit has been in a state of turmoil since July 2020 when Pilot staged a revolt seeking a leadership change in the state Following the revolt Pilot who was the Deputy Chief Minister was removed from the post He was also removed as the state Congress President Since then there has been tensions within the state party unit and crisis deepened in September last year before the party Presidents election IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kharge-rahul-meet-gehlot-and-pilot-amid-rumblings-in-congress-rajasthan-unit-432445.html Tue, 30 May 2023 12:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/shah-likely-to-chair-all-party-meeting-in-manipur-432457.html EDS IMAGE VIA TWITTER AmitShah Imphal Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh during a meeting with the delegation of different Civil Society Organizations in Imphal Tuesday May 30 2023 PTI Imphal May 30 Visiting Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair an all party meeting in Imphal in an effort to bring peace and normalcy in Manipur where at least 75 people have died and 300 others injured in the ethnic hostilities since May 3 Shah who arrived in Imphal on Monday on a threeday visit to the state has already conducted a series of meetings Officials have said that the allparty meeting is likely to be held on Tuesday or Wednesday Soon after his arrival the Union Minister attended a meeting with the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh and discussed rehabilitation and resettlement plans for the affected families Officials in Imphal on Tuesday said that Shah who also held meetings with Governor Anusuiya Uikey various Civil Society Organisations CSOs and an allwomen delegation might visit some mixedpopulated districts including those along the Myanmar border During his stay in Manipur he will also hold meetings with all the stakeholders to finalise strategies to curb the ethnic violence that has ravaged the northeastern state for nearly a month Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai the BJPs National Spokesman and the partys northeast coordinator Sambit Patra Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Chief Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldiep Singh top security and intelligence officials were present during Mondays meetings Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various troublehit districts However details were awaited The curfew which was imposed after the ethnic violence first broke out on May 3 in 11 of the 16 districts were relaxed for six to seven hours on Tuesday including in Imphal East and Imphal West Meanwhile the Army Central paramilitary forces Manipur Police commandos and the Rapid Action Force continued combing operations in the Imphal valley and surrounding districts on Monday an official said Around 140 columns of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles comprising around 10000 troopers had to be deployed to curb the ethnic violence and bring back normalcy in the northeastern state Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande and Eastern Command Army chief Lt Gen RP Kalita had separately visited the sensitive districts last week and held meetings Widespread ethnic clashes broke out in 11 districts of the state after a Tribal Solidarity March was organised on May 3 to protest against the Meitei communitys demand for a Scheduled Tribe ST status The ethnic violence was preceded by agitations and tension over the governments eviction of Kuki villagers from the reserve and protected forest lands IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/shah-likely-to-chair-all-party-meeting-in-manipur-432457.html Tue, 30 May 2023 13:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/us-trip-rahul-gandhi-to-deliver-lecture-at-standford-university-meet-with-lawmakers-432481.html New Delhi May 30 Former Congress president who is all set to leave for the US will be attending several programmes there that include a lecture at Californias Stanford University and meetings with lawmakers think tanks and others A Congress source said that Gandhi who is set to leave for the US trip on Tuesday will be attending several programmes over a week The source said that the former Wayanad Lok Sabha MP will attend several programmes in Washington DC that includes his speech at the National Press Club on the future of Indian democracy freedom of speech and sustainable and inclusive economic growth In Washington DC Gandhi will also be meeting with lawmakers and think tanks and will also attend a dinner hosted by IndianAmerican entrepreneur Frank Islam and top business leaders Senators and Congressmen After completing the programme in Washington DC the Congress leader will then visit San Francisco where he will interact with the Indian diaspora venture capitalists tech executives and students at Silicon Valley He will also interact with senior technology executives from Silicon Valley on artificial intelligence The source said that Gandhi is also scheduled to deliver a lecture at Californias Stanford University and on the same evening meet with the Indian diaspora The Congress leader will then visit New York where he will be meeting with thinkers at the Harvard Club of Harvard University He will also participate in a lunch event and meet a set of successful Indian Americans in the creative industry On June 4 Rahul Gandhi will address a public gathering at the Javits Center in New York organised by IOC Indoan Overseas Congress US Earlier in the day IOC Chairman Sam Pitroda said The purpose of his Rahul Gandhi trip is to connect interact and begin a new conversation with various individuals institutions and media including the Indian Diaspora that is growing in numbers in the United States and abroad to promote the shared values and vision of the real democracy with a focus on freedom inclusion sustainability justice peace and opportunities world over Earlier in March Gandhi visited the UK and attended several programmes there IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/us-trip-rahul-gandhi-to-deliver-lecture-at-standford-university-meet-with-lawmakers-432481.html Tue, 30 May 2023 15:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kgmu-transforms-15-yr-old-girl-into-boy-432498.html Lucknow May 30 A 15yearold girl completed her journey of being a boy when she chopped off her hair and got a new look The girl became a boy with the doctors at the King Georges Medical University KGMU performing a sexchange surgery recently Prof Vishwajeet Singh senior faculty in urology department who led the surgical team said He was living as a girl since childhood as parents could not understand the ambiguity of the gender The patient was a boy but looked like a girl on the basis of outer appearance which made parents bring him up as a girl The internal organs and the chromosomes were that of a male The child cleared the psychological test to convince us for the sex change surgery When the patient contacted doctors two months ago they first sent him for a psychological examination which he cleared The genetic evaluation also supported his cause Take me to a doctor I am a boy and wish to live as one the 15yearold had emotionally told his parents Doctors undertook two procedures to realign the patients genitals After the operations were successful the boy went in for a haircut The transformation has bolstered his confidence said Singh We followed all procedures which were necessary medically and legally before doing the surgery The boy has now been called for another procedure for the urine passage IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/kgmu-transforms-15-yr-old-girl-into-boy-432498.html Tue, 30 May 2023 15:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/union-minister-slams-kerala-fm-over-his-claims-on-financial-grants-432312.html Thiruvananthapuram May 29 Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday hit back at Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal terming him a liar after the latter alleged that Centre is cutting down on its rightful share of grants and loans Muraleedharan told the media that the limit of grants and loans are based on the directions made by the Finance Commission They have earmarked Rs 55182 crore for Kerala of which Rs 34661 crore have been availed by the state Of the remaining Rs 20521 crore Rs 15390 crore is for the first three quarters and the balance Rs 5131 crore will be sanctioned only at the fourth quarter And if this is what the State Finance Minister is referring to as the Centre is cutting Keralas share then one can only laugh said Muraleedharan Muraleedharan pointed out that according to the RBI figures in the country Kerala is there in the list of five states which have the highest debts in the country The scene is such that if Kerala is allowed to avail loans for extravagance then it will go the way Sri Lanka went and the Centre will not allow that to happen said Muraleedharan Kerala today is availing loans and grants not for infusing funds for giving social welfare pensions or for infrastructure developments but its for giving honorariums for people like KV Thomas and to build a swimming pool for Pinarayi Vijayan or for his foreign jaunts Its time for the media to verify and come out with a list of Communist party leaders along with their family members who have visited Europe and USA added Muraleedharan Muraleedharans statement came after Vijayan and Balagopal attacked the Centre for not having a favourable attitude to the felt needs of Kerala when it came to sanctioning loans to the state and called for a joint protest against this attitude with the Congressled Opposition However Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan on Monday said they have no clue of the exact financial situation and they only read a Facebook post of Balagopal but they are not going to react based on this We want the state government explain things clearly what and where is the problem said Satheesan IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/union-minister-slams-kerala-fm-over-his-claims-on-financial-grants-432312.html Tue, 30 May 2023 03:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/aavin-to-hike-procurement-price-to-ward-off-amul-threat-432322.html Chennai May 29 Tamil Nadu milk cooperative Aavin controlled by the state government is in the process of increasing the milk procurement price from farmers it was announced on Monday This is in a way intended to ward off the threat posed by Gujaratheadquartered milk cooperative Amul which is aggressively foraying into the Tamil Nadu market by procuring milk from farmers there and establishing a plant in Andhra Pradesh close to the Tamil Nadu border Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Minister Mano Thangaraj told IANS that Aavin was in the process of taking various measures to correct some of the problems that have arisen in the past regarding procurement of milk from vendors He said that appropriate measures would be taken to provide fair prices to the farmers taking into account the cost of milk production and protecting their welfare The minister said that measures would be taken to improve Aavin management computerisation and automation mechanisation and maintenance of the welfare of cooperatives and livestock The Aavin management is being directed to reduce the credit to the milk farmers from the present 90 days as Amul is promising payment within 10 days on procurement of milk It is to be noted that Aavin is presently taking 90 days to credit the milk procurement money to the farmers and cooperatives The milk farmers association leaders also said that the Aavin management should impress upon the Chief Minister not to allow Amul to operate as a society in Tamil Nadu IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/aavin-to-hike-procurement-price-to-ward-off-amul-threat-432322.html Tue, 30 May 2023 04:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-municipality-job-case-ed-sends-queries-to-2-govt-departments-432598.html Kolkata May 30 As part of its ongoing probe in the multicrore municipalities recruitment case in West Bengal the Enforcement Directorate ED has forwarded a set of queries to two state government departments seeking details of recruitments made in different municipalities during the last few years The two departments are the state municipal affairs urban development department and the West Bengal Municipal Service Commission Sources said that besides details of the recruitments in these municipalities for the last few years the ED has sought explanatory notes from these two departments of the detailed process of recruitment Details have also been sought about the outsourced agencies that were hired by the different municipalities during this period Earlier this month ED started its formal investigation in the matter by filing an enforcement case information report against private real estate promoter Ayan Sil In fact the municipalities recruitment case surfaced after the ED sleuths recovered incriminating documents on this count while conducting raid and search operations at Sils residence in connection with the central agencys probe on the school recruitment case in West Bengal Prior to that the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI too filed an FIR and started its own parallel investigation in the matter In the latest supplementary charge sheet filed by the ED at a special PMLA court in Kolkata the central agency has given details of the collections by Sil in cases of alleged irregularities in both school recruitments and municipality recruitments In the charge sheet the ED has claimed that while Sil collected Rs 45 crore from candidates in case of school recruitment he collected around Rs 35 crore for municipalities recruitment The state government had approached the Calcutta High Court opposing the central agency investigation in the municipalities recruitment case But first the singlejudge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha and then the division bench of Justice Biswajit Basu and Justice Apurba Sinha Roy rejected the state governments plea and refused to stay the central agency probe in the matter IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/bengal-municipality-job-case-ed-sends-queries-to-2-govt-departments-432598.html Tue, 30 May 2023 21:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/isro-to-test-in-july-crew-safety-system-of-gaganyaan-project-rocket-432190.html By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota Andhra Pradesh May 29 The Indian space agency will in July test the crew escape systems of the Gaganyaan project rocket said a top official We are getting ready for the test vehicle mission We have to get the crew module and crew escape system By July we will integrate the systems with the rocket S Somanath Chairman Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO told reporters here on Monday Somanath said at an altitude of 14km the safety systems of the crew module and crew escape system will be tested Once the safety tests are satisfactory an unmanned Gaganyaan mission will be planned early next year Somanath said other systems for Gaganyaan are being tested at ISROs various centres Recently ISRO and the Indian Navy took a major step forward in connection with the recovery operations for Gaganyaan mission The Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan was released jointly by the two organisations Queried about the status of ISROs second rocket port at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu he said 99 per cent of the land needed has been acquired and land for approach roads are to be acquired Somanath also said the space agency is working on designing a new rocket that can carry much higher luggage and also upgrading the LVM3 rocket to lift up to 55 ton from the current four ton capacity Speaking about the forthcoming launches Somanath said the space agency was planning to launch weather satellite INSAT3DS with Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV Somanath said ISRO will have to complete the navigation satellite constellation by launching four more NVS series satellites On Monday ISRO successfully put into orbit the first of the second generation navigation satellites named NVS01 Venkatachari Jagannathan can be reached at vjagannathaniansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/isro-to-test-in-july-crew-safety-system-of-gaganyaan-project-rocket-432190.html Mon, 29 May 2023 17:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cambodian-king-norodom-sihamoni-arrives-in-india-on-maiden-state-visit-432200.html New Delhi May 29 Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday arrived in New Delhi on his maiden state visit to India He was welcomed by Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on his arrival at the airport An opportunity to further deepen the civilisational relations between India and Cambodia External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted King Sihamoni will be in India on a threeday visit The state visit marks the culmination of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Cambodia which were established in 1952 a statement issued by the ministry said This visit by the King of Cambodia is taking place after almost six decades with the last being that of the current monarchs father in 1963 King Sihamoni will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday and President Droupadi Murmu will host a state banquet in his honour later that evening The King will also have bilateral meetings with President Murmu Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar He will pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat India and Cambodia enjoy warm and friendly relations marked by civilisational cultural and economic linkages and deeprooted peopletopeople ties The multifaceted relationship is based on shared cultural values commitment to foster economic growth collaboration in the fields of defence and security and convergence on regional and global issues the Ministry statement added India has extended a grant of 15 million for purchase of demining equipment and has offered a line of credit worth 50 million line of credit for procurement of defence equipment from India Customised training courses are conducted for Cambodian army personnel in India and mobile training teams from Indian Army have been deployed to the Southeast Asian nation for training Cambodian personnel Trade between the two countries for 202323 stood at 366 million and is growing Indian investments in Cambodia are estimated around 115 million primarily in pharmaceuticals automobiles and mining In addition to this India is also actively assisting Cambodia in capacity building and human resource development through training slots under the ITEC and scholarships under ICCR IANS https://dailyworld.in/ians-special-series/cambodian-king-norodom-sihamoni-arrives-in-india-on-maiden-state-visit-432200.html Mon, 29 May 2023 18:33:00 +0530