In a relief to the households, the oil marketing companies have slashed the prices of non-subsidised and subsidised LPG cylinder by Rs 35.50 and Rs 1.74, respectively. According to the information available on the IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited) website, the revised rates are effective 1 April, 2018. A 14.2 kg non-subsidised cooking gas cylinder is now available for Rs 653.50 in Delhi as against Rs 689 earlier. A subsidised cooking gas cylinder will now cost Rs 491.35 in Delhi as against Rs 493.09 earlier. A 14.2 kg non-subsidised cooking gas cylinder will now be available for Rs 676 in Kolkata, Rs 625 in Mumbai and Rs 663.50 in Chennai. A subsidised cooking gas cylinder will now be cost Rs 494.33 04 in Mumbai and Rs 479.44 in Chennai. he prices of 5 kg LPG cylinder have also become cheaper by Rs 15. A 19 kg commercial cylinder is now cheaper by Rs 54. Petrol, diesel price hike Meanwhile, the prices of petrol and diesel were hiked today as oil marketing companies raise prices as a result of rising global crude oil prices globally. The prices of petrol will now cost Rs 10-12 paise more in major metros such as…
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For second day, Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN; India hits back at ‘failed state’
Responding to Islamabads bid to raise the Kashmir issue for a second day on Friday at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, India denounced Pakistan as a failed state where terrorists thrive and Osama Bin Laden received protection, and demanded that it bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai, Pathankot and Uri attacks to justice. Even as terrorists thrive in Pakistan and roam its streets with impunity, we have heard it lecture about the protection of human rights in India, Mini Devi Kumam, a Second Secretary at the Indias UN Mission in Geneva, said. We await credible action by the Government of Pakistan to bring all those involved in the 2008 Mumbai attack and the 2016 Pathankot and Uri attacks to justice, she said. The world does not need lessons on democracy and human rights from a country whose own situation is charitably described as a failed state, she added. Kumam was responding to Tahir Andrabi, Pakistans UN Deputy Permanent Representative in Geneva, who earlier on Friday invoked Jawaharlal Nehru to make his case for a plebiscite in Kashmir. Andrabi said that at the heart of the Kashmir problem is the right to self-determination which was conceded by the…
Boost for PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Study finds 93 percent village households with access to toilets using them
In a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modis ambitious Swachh Bharat Abhiyan scheme, 77 per cent of houses in village areas have toilets. Of those 77 percent households, over 93 percent have shunned the habit of open defecation and started using toilets. This was revealed in the annual rural sanitation survey NARSS under the World Bank. The survey has also confirmed that 96 per cent of villages which were given Open Defecation Free (ODF) tag by respective districts and states authorities concerned, according to Times of India report. An independent agency had conducted the survey between mid-November 2017 and mid-March 2018. The survey shows 70 percent of villages have a minimal litter. Since October 2, 2014, over 6.6 crore household toilets were built. The date obtained from Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin website shows 3,40,370 villages have been given ODF status. There are 341 open defecation free districts. The government has also said that 30 crore people have stopped defecating in open since October 2014. The agency had submitted survey results to Expert Working Group which has NITI Aayog, World Bank, UNICEF, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, India Sanitation Coalition and Sulabh International etc. Earlier, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said…
NRI woman found dead in Faridabad’s hotel
An NRI (Non-Resident of India) woman According to reports, the lady was found dead in a room of Hotel Taj Vivanta which is located at Faridabads Surajkund. According to reports of the India Today, the deceased recognised as Ritu Kumar was staying in the Taj Vivanta since April 22. Kumar, 44, was married to a London based businessman, reported PTC News. Her phone was switched off since Thursday morning. After failed to receive any response from Kumar, her family members who used to stay in Delhis South extension area has filed a complaint with police. On the basis of the complaint, the police reached the hotel to gather information and discovered the dead body. The hotel staff has informed police that Kumar had told them not to disturb and even not to send any staff to her room. When we went inside, she (Ritu) was not inside the room. Later, we checked the bathroom and found her dead body in the bathtub, a police officer told India Today. The police have recovered the body and sent it to post-mortem to identify the reason for her death. Kumars husband has also arrived in New Delhi to assist the police in the…
No end to horror! Now, girl found dead in Surat; possibly held captive, raped, say police
Amid the outrage over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, a shocking incident of another minor being raped and murdered has come to the fore. The body of the victim, which was found in a cricket ground Bhestan locality in Surat on April 6, had 86 injury marks, according to police. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained and she is believed to be between 9 and 11 years old, according to reports. According to the autopsy report said there were 86 injury marks on her body, including the private parts, indicating that she was tortured and raped. She was strangulated, Inspector K B Jhala of Pandesara police station was quoted as saying. Here is all you need to know about the incident: An FIR has been lodged under sections 302 (murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 376 (rape) of the IPC and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) against unidentified persons, Surat Police Commissioner Satish Sharma said. Ganesh Govekar, a doctor at the City Civil Hospital where the autopsy was conducted, said, Going by the nature of injuries, they seem to have been caused over a period ranging from one week to…
Rare alliance! BJP, Congress come together to rule district council in Mizoram
The BJP is all set to rule the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in Mizoram with the support of six Congress members after the election threw a fractured mandate, a top state BJP leader said. The CADC is an autonomous council for ethnic Chakma people living in South-Western Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar. Joining of hands by traditional rivals, the BJP and the Congress, is an interesting political event. The BJP leader said the saffron party, with five members in the CADC, would head the district council formed under the sixth schedule of the Constitution in 1972. State Sports Minister and Congress leader Zodintluanga had said on April 25 that a post-poll alliance was forged after local leaders of both the parties reached an agreement, and this would not have any bearing in Delhi or in the coming election to the assembly in the north eastern state. BJP sources had, at that time, said the party may take action against its elected CADC members for forging the alliance with the Congress. Later, the party leadership agreed to the tie-up after the six Congress members decided to join the coalition, the United Legislature party (ULP), as individual members leaving their party…
Haryana shocker: Gang-raped and threatened with consequences, class 12 student commits suicide in Nuh
A minor girl from, said to be 16 to 17 years of age, hanged herself to death on Wednesday after she was gang-raped by eight men in Haryanas Nuh. The accused, who are believed to be from the same village that the girl belonged to, have been identified, police said, adding that raids are on at multiple locations to arrest them. The incident took place on Sunday evening when the girl, a class 12 student, was at home by herself when the eight accused came on motorcycles, kidnapped her and took her to a hidden place. The accused then allegedly gang-raped her and later dumped her near her home. The incident came to light when her family returned home but couldnt find her. After carrying out search a search with the neighbours, the victims cousin found her lying unconscious along the roadside. On Wednesday, when the girl was in a position to talk, she narrated the horrific incident to her parents. According to an NDTV report, the girl had disclosed the name of four accused, adding that they had threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed anything about their misdeed before anyone. As per the neighbours, the accused belong…
Momos vendor killed for asking money: Two get seven year jail term
The Delhi High Court has sentenced two persons to seven years in jail for killing a street vendor by hitting him with a gas cylinder after he asked them to pay for a plate of momos. The high court, while deciding the appeals of the two men, reduced their sentence from life imprisonment awarded to them by a trial court which had convicted them for the offence of murder. It reduced the jail term after modifying their conviction for offence of murder to causing death of a person without any intention. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta considered that both men were of young age at the time of the incident in 2012 and had no history of any criminal activity. Their conduct in the jail was also found to be satisfactory. The court, however, maintained the conviction of Najafgarh residents Dharmendra and Jitender for the offence of attempt to murder. It also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 each on both convicts. The two men were held guilty by a trial court for murdering momos vendor Monu and attempting to kill his relative Ravi who tried to save the victim. According to the prosecution, the…
VHP chief Pravin Togadia escapes unhurt as truck hits his car from behind near Kamrej in Surat
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Pravin Togadia escaped unhurt today when a truck hit his vehicle from behind near Kamrej in Surat district, police said. Togadia later claimed he could have been killed had his vehicle not been bullet-proof, and alleged that his Z-plus security was weakened deliberately by the Gujarat government. A truck hit the vehicle carrying Togadia and another person, about a kilometre away from the Kamrej town, when he was on his way to Surat to attend a function. Togadia escaped unhurt and we have seized the truck and arrested its driver, Surat rural Superintendent of Police M K Nayak said. Togadia later told reporters that he could have been killed had his SUV (sport utility vehicle) not been bullet-proof. Had the vehicle in which I was travelling not been bullet-proof, not a single person travelling in it could have survived, he said. Togadia said that as per the Z-plus security protocol, he was earlier provided a pilot vehicle to move ahead of his car, an escort vehicle and an ambulance behind it, and a vehicle on one side. This was the first time that while there was a police vehicle piloting our vehicle, no…
Andhra Pradesh special status: CM N Chandrababu Naidu to observe fast today
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will observe a day-long fast here on Friday to demand Special Category Status (SCS) to the state. It is notable that Friday is also Naidus birthday. Naidu will sit on hunger strike at Indira Gandhi Stadium from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm to pressurise the Centre to grant the SCS to Andhra Pradesh. The hunger strike will be called Dharma Porata Deeksha or Fight for Justice. The strategy for the hunger strike was finalised by the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Naidu, on Monday. Thirteen ministers of Naidus cabinet will also organise simultaneous hunger strikes in the districts for which they are in-charge ministers. Remaining ministers will take part in the hunger strike along with the Chief Minister. The Andhra Pradesh politicians have been protesting demanding SCS to Andhra Pradesh. The Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre have been at the loggerheads ever since the announcement of 2018-19 Union Budget. The TDP alleged that the Centre ignored the demand of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh in the budget, while the latter brushed aside the charges. Naidu has been calling for the special category status to Andhra…
Dengue, Malaria alert! Mosquito menace flies high in Hyderabad
Hyderabad has shown an alarming increase of malaria and dengue cases in the past few weeks. Though anti-larval operations and fogging are being conducted in the city there is no respite for the people from mosquitoes. Scores of people have been tested positive with the mosquito-borne virus and the number of patients with high fever is increasing in the hospital. Speaking to ANI, Government Fever Hospital Superintendent Dr K Shankar said that in past two months the patients suffering from malaria and dengue has increased. Due to variation in temperature, there has been increasing in the number of mosquitoes. Eventually, a number of cases of malaria and dengue are being witnessed in government and private hospitals, Shankar said. There is an increase in the number of a patient suffering from malaria and dengue, it also includes cases of viral flu, he added. Dr. Shanker said that the government is doing fogging and is using various methods for fighting the menace, but also advised the people to take precaution to avoid getting infected with such virus. In last one month four to five cases of Dengue have been reported, but no mortality has been taken place, he said.
‘Golden period will begin only when BJP wins West Bengal, Odisha and retains power in 2019’
BJP president Amit Shah today asserted that the partys golden period will begin only when it wins West Bengal and Odisha and retains power at the Centre in 2019. He also ruled out any possibility of the Lok Sabha election being advanced or the Maharashtra polls being held along with it. He was addressing the BJP workers from Maharashtra to mark the 38th Foundation Day of the party at a venue in the Bandra-Kurla Complex, where the partys first rally was held after its inception in 1980. Shah said, Our golden period will come when we win Bengal and Odisha and retain power under the leadership of Narendra Modi in 2019 with a full majority, he said. Shah added that with 11 crore workers, the BJP was the single largest political party in the world. The last 38 years were not without difficulties and struggle. Success could be achieved because of our workers, who are the real owners of the party, unlike other parties which are led by mother-son and father-son pairs, he said, taking a dig at the Congress and other opposition parties. The Modi government was running a poor-friendly and farmer-friendly regime, the BJP chief added. LPG, cleanliness…
Dalit protests: 800 anti-riot policemen rushed to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
The Centre today rushed 800 anti-riot policemen to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh after violent protests erupted during a nationwide bandh called by Dalit outfits against the alleged dilution of the SC\/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel have been sent to Meerut and one company each to Agra and Hapur (all in UP), a home ministry official said. A company of RAF comprises around 100 personnel. Two companies each of the RAF have been sent to Bhopal and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to assist the state administration in tackling the situation. Curfew was imposed in Morena, Gwalior and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh after a student leader died in firing and several others were injured. Violence was also reported from many districts of Uttar Pradesh including Azamgarh where protesters torched two state-run buses, injuring several passengers. Protests turned violent in Agra, Hapur, Meerut in western UP. The Supreme Court had on March 20 diluted certain provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, in a bid to protect honest public servants discharging bona fide duties from being blackmailed with false cases under the Act. The verdict is being widely…
PM Narendra Modi to address major globally televised event during UK visit in April
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address a major globally televised event during his three-day visit to the UK next month to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath is being billed as a niche event, which will take place in a broadcast studio setting in central London on April 18. A few hundred guests picked out by an open ballot following registrations on bharatkibaat.org will get the chance to participate in the moderated question and answer session with the Prime Minister. A unique niche event is being planned in London on April 18. Titled as #BharatKiBaatSabkeSaath, it will be a one of its kind live interactive conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijay Chauthaiwale, in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Foreign Affairs Department, announced on Twitter. The Prime Minister will arrive in London from Sweden and hold a series of bilateral meetings, including with British Prime Minister Theresa May and an audience with Queen Elizabeth II, expected on April 18. On April 19 and 20, he will take part in the CHOGM discussions along with heads of government from other 52 member-countries of the Commonwealth. The visit has been dubbed as historic within…
In Supreme Court on SC/ST Act, 10 submissions by Centre in petition seeking review of decision
Facing flak from different quarters over the dilution of stringent provisions under the SC\/ST Act by the Supreme Court, the government on Monday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court. In its plea, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said that the courts observation that the law could be misused doesnt make ground valid for the abolishing the provisions. It said that striking down the law would deprive the SC\/ST communities the rights promised under the Constitution. Heres what Centre told the court: 1. The Ministry said that potential misuse cannot be considered as a valid, justifiable or permissible ground for bringing changes in the law. The Ministry argued that such a principle would render the criminal law and criminal procedure system toothless and nugatory. 2. It also noted that the Parliament had in 2016 decided to make the law more stringent and included additional offences under the ambit of the law after considering the working of the Act. 3. The petition stated that such practice would not be in compliance with the settled demarcation of jurisdiction between the legislative functioning of the Parliament and the discharge of the judicial functions by rendering interpretations by the courts. The…
All of 13 months, Gujarat boy becomes youngest to undergo liver transplant in Maharashtra
A 13 month-old child has undergone a liver transplant surgery in Maharashtra, making him the youngest baby to have undergone a liver transplant operation in the state. The critically ill baby was donated a part of the liver by his aunt Divya Paresh Sidpapra, to save his life, The Indian Express reported. Ram contracted jaundice when he was just six days old, but doctors said that it is normal for newborns and that he will get alright. But his condition worsened, Divya said. Later, the doctors diagnosed that a bile duct below his liver was unable to transport bile when the child was two months old, Rams mother Ishani Mistry said, adding that he suffered from a congenital defect, biliary atresia, and threw up everything he ate. The family, which hailed from Gujarat, visited Ahmedabad civil hospital for a surgery to join liver and bile duct. But just a few months after the surgery, the childs condition deteriorated. As per the report, his jaundice relapsed and bilirubin levels shot up. According to doctors, Biliary atresia is a rare disease in newborns which required early surgical correction, though the operations have worked only in 40 percent of cases. In this case,…
RPF head constable Firoz Khan recommended for gallantry award
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has recommended award for a head constable of Railway Protection Force (RPF) for displaying exemplary courage and prompt action in saving several lives on an express train recently. ECoR has sent a letter to the Railway Board stating that RPF head constable Firoz Khan (42) be awarded for saving many lives by detecting explosives on Alleppey-Dhanbad Express train on April 27 morning, a railway official said. Khan had recovered a polythene bag containing six live improvised explosive devices (IED) at Jharsuguda Road station in Odisha, he said. On hearing cries from passengers of S-3 coach of the train, he entered the compartment and noticed a polythene bag which was on fire beneath a berth. Displaying exemplary courage, Khan handled the nag with bare hands and in quick action threw it away at the platform, he said. Later, the bomb disposal squad of Sambalpur station found six IEDs tucked inside the bag and defused them, he said. Khans heroic deed, diligence, presence of mind and quick action saved the lives of passengers, Therefore, it is recommended that in recognition of his brave act, he may be suitably rewarded, ECoR said.
Asaram Bapu rape case verdict to be pronounced by Jodhpur court on April 25
The Jodhpur SC\/ST Court will pronounce the Asaram Bapu rape case verdict on April 25. The development was confirmed on Saturday afternoon, minutes after the Jodhpur Court granted bail to Bollywood actor in the blackbuck poaching case. Salman Khan was kept in the same jail where Asamram Bapu was staying. It was in the year 2013 when the religious guru Asaram Bapu was booked by the Delhi as well as the Jodhpur Police for allegedly raping a minor girl. The minor girl who belonged to Jodhpur made claims that the religious guru raped her in his Jodhpur Ashram. The minor was brought to Asaram to cure her of her Asaram Bapu was arrested on August 31, 2013. Meanwhile, on Friday, the Supreme Court checked up with the Gujarat Police for delaying the processes of recording of evidence in the rape case against Asaram Bapu. The apex court directed it to conclude the process within five weeks. The top court questioned the state police for delay in completion of the trial in the case and said that (To Be Updated)
Supreme Court collegium recommends 6 names for appointment of judges in 2 High Courts
The Supreme Court collegium today recommended six names for the appointment as permanent judges of the Gauhati High Court and Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The collegium, headed by the Chief Justice Dipak Misra, recommended the names of judicial officer Rashid Ali Dar and advocates Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Nazir Ahmed Beig and Sindhu Sharma to be appointed as judges of the J and High Court and directed that seniority be fixed as per the existing practice. For the Gauhati High Court, the collegium cleared the names of advocates Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Nani Tagia to be appointed as judges. The collegium said it resolves to recommend that advocates Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Nani Tagia, be appointed as judges of the Gauhati High Court. Their inter se seniority be fixed as per the existing practice. So far as recommendation relating to advocate Nani Tagia is concerned, one of the members of the collegium, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, for reason of propriety, has not participated in the proceedings since Shri Tagia was his junior while he was in the profession, the collegium resolution said. For all other recommendations, Justice Gogoi was the part of the collegium along with Chief Justice Dipak Misra and…
Judiciary plays the role of catalyst, says Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said judiciary plays the role of a catalyst to take laws framed in the legislature to the doorstep of citizens. Judiciary is the guiding force of our country, which leads the legal way for other three branches of our democracy to follow, Sonowal said at the 16th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities here. He said that to make democracy vibrant, involvement of the people in the system and their active participation in functioning of government is of paramount importance. Keeping this in mind, the state government is giving maximum thrust on making government services more accessible to the citizens, he said. Hailing the role of State Legal Services Authorities, the chief minister said during the past 20 years, it has extended free valuable legal aid to the needy and worked for generating legal awareness in society. Supreme Court Judge Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is also the executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), said extending legal services to the under-privileged sections of society has been the national commitment of the NALSA. Gogoi, who was also present on the occasion, said NALSA has been providing free legal services to the weaker…
Kumar Vishwas drags Arvind Kejriwal in Arun Jaitley defamation case, makes this big statement in HC
Dissident Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas today told the Delhi High Court that his statements against Union minister Arun Jaitley were based on information received as a party worker from Arvind Kejriwal. Vishwas, who was present in person in court, told Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw that before making any statement or apology to Jaitley, he wants to know if Kejriwal lied when he said his allegations against the Union Minister were based on documents. The dissident AAP leader told the court that he needs more time to decide what statement he will make so that the suit can be disposed of as he was personally not interested in taking the matter forward. Vishwas is now the only one against whom the defamation suit remains after Kejriwal and four other AAP leaders – Raghav Chadha, Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh and Deepak Bajpai- tendered unequivocal apology to Jaitley in the Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed against them by the union minister. Taking note of his request, the court listed the matter for further hearing on May 28.
Over 17,000 corneal transplants done at AIIMS till date: JS Titiyal
Over 17,000 corneal transplant surgeries have been conducted at the AIIMS till date, out of which 1,285 were done last year, Chairman of the National Eye Bank Jeewan S Titiyal said today. He was addressing a press conference at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, to mark the foundation day of the centre. The eye bank is situated in the over 50-year-old centre is housed in the AIIMS campus, and various programmes have been lined up to commemorate the occasion. We (AIIMS) have conducted 17,000-18,000 corneal transplant surgeries till date. Last year, we had corneas from 1,844 donors, out of which 1,285 were used for surgeries, Titiyal said. The senior doctor said about 27,000 corneas were collected altogether but not all are used for various reasons. After an eye is donated, only then we go for testing. And, if it found to be unhealthy or carrying infection, then we dont use it, he added. The press conference was also addressed by the centres Chief and Professor of Ophthalmology Atul Kumar, and various other senior doctors of the centre. We first train our young doctors on goats eyes and then…
Parliament sees least productive Budget session in 18 years
With Parliament passing only two laws outside Budget-related Bills during the month-long session, the Budget session that concluded on Friday is the least productive Budget session since 2000, data shows. Besides the Finance Bill and the two Appropriation Bills, the Lok Sabha could pass only the Payments of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill and the Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill in its overall 29 sittings. The Rajya Sabha passed only the Payments of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, that too without any discussion, in its 30 sittings. It was for the first time since 2000 that the two Houses spent almost no time on discussing the Budget and 100 per cent of the demand for grants were passed without discussion, data compiled by NGO PRS Legislative Research showed. A no confidence motion notice was given by the opposition against the Narendra Modi government for the first time since 2014 but it was not admitted by the Lok Sabha Speaker. Lok Sabha worked for 21 per cent of the scheduled hours and Rajya Sabha for 27 per cent. It was Lok Sabhas poorest performance of Question Hour since 2014. One per cent of productive time was spent on legislative business in Lok Sabha and six per…
BJP terms Cabinet ordinance on rape ‘historic’, opposition asks why it took so long
The ordinance providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for raping girls below 12 years, was today hailed by the BJP as historic, even as the opposition parties asked why it took so long for the government to bring the measure. The BJP and its chief Amit Shah said the step confirms the Narendra Modi governments commitment to ensuring safety of women. He said, I thank and congratulate PM Narendra Modi as well as the Cabinet for the historic ordinance on womens safety. I welcome the provision of death penalty for rape of any girl below 12 years and increasing punishment from 10 to 20 years if a girl below 16 years is violated. Congress leader Salman Khurshid said this is a sensitive issue and incidents that have taken place are shameful. We need to address the root cause of such crimes as there is a limit to which judiciary can help, he said. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said death penalty is to be given in the rarest of the rare cases, but in principle her party is against capital punishment. She, however, said the actual problem is not that there is no death penalty for rape of minors, but the…
Dalai Lama bats for ancient Indian traditions, wants them to be included in education system
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today called for the revival of the ancient Indian traditions and for integrating them with the modern education system, saying doing so would help fight issues such as war and global warming. The 82-year-old monk was delivering a lecture on Role of Ethics and Culture in Promoting Global Peace and Harmony in New Delhi. The programme was organised by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, which aims to preserve the history of the Indian independence movement, and Antar-Rashtriya Sahyog Parishad, a non-political society founded in 1978 with an aim to keep close interaction with people all over the world. Serious discussions on how to include the ancient Indian traditions in educational system should begin. India has the capability to combine modern education with its ancient traditions to help solve problems in the world, the Dalai Lama said. The greatness of the Indian civilisation is its spiritual brotherhood and harmony, he said, adding, it has produced the greatest philosophical thinkers and preachers who gave rise to the Nalanda tradition of Buddhism based on reason and logical conclusion. A vast amount of what came to comprise the Tibetan Buddhism, stems from the teachers and traditions at Nalanda….
Vyapam case: CBI arrests LN Medical College chairman J N Chouksey
The CBI has arrested chairman of Bhopal-based LN Medical College J N Chouksey in connection with a Vyapam related case pertaining to Madhya Pradesh Pre-Medical Test-2012, officials said here today. The agency had filed a supplementary chargesheet in the case on November 23, 2017 in a special court in Bhopal. The court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants against the absconding chargesheeted persons. In pursuance to such arrest warrants, the CBI arrested the accused from his residence at Bhopal. The arrested accused was produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody upto March 24, 2018, CBI spokesperson said here. It was alleged in the chargesheet that the LN medical college, as part to the criminal conspiracy, dishonestly provided wrong information to the Director of Medical Education, Bhopal (DME) regarding the admission of a co-accused candidate who was already a student of MBBS 2011 batch in Patna. The medical college had reported to DME only 5 vacant seats for second round of counselling whereas more than 40 seats were vacant. It was further alleged that the medical college took more than 40 admissions on September 30, 2012 when the process of counselling was already over, the spokesperson said. He said the…
Fresh communal flare-up in Bihar, rioters go on rampage in Nawada
In yet another incident of a communal flare-up in Bihar, scores of vehicles were today vandalised and a hotel was set ablaze in this district, where members of two communities clashed following reports of desecration of an idol, an official said. Trouble erupted in Godapur village under the Town police station area, where an idol was found vandalised, following which the members of two communities indulged in heavy stone-pelting, District Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Kumar said. He added that an enraged mob also went on a rampage on National Highway 31, hurling stones at the vehicles and leaving scores of them damaged. The mob also set a hotel on fire, the DM said. The police fired 10 rounds in the air to quell the mob that also allegedly manhandled a number of local journalists, who had gone to the spot to cover the incident. The situation was brought under control, though tension prevailed in the area, the DM said, adding that a heavy deployment of police was in place. No arrest was made in this connection so far, he added. Nawada is located at a distance of around 70 kms from state capital Patna. Bihar has witnessed a spurt in communal…
Delhi temperature soars, scorching heat grips other parts of North India; normal life affected
The maximum temperature is reaching heights in New Delhi and other parts of North India, resulting in scorching heat gripping the people in the national capital and neighbouring states. The normal life was thrown out of gear in several parts of the city on Friday when the mercury soared to 36 degree Celsius. It was, however, lesser than the 40 degrees that were registered on Tuesday, while it was 38 plus degrees on Wednesday. The maximum temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius was registered in Palam, near IGI Airport. Meanwhile, Aya Nagar recorded 36.8 degree Celsius and Lodhi Road measured 36.3 degree Celsius. These maximum temperatures are expected to follow a similar trend, with minor fluctuations, the Skymet weather said. The maximum temperature was recorded over the plains was 43.4C at Idar, in Gujarat while The minimum temperature was measured as 13.2C in Amritsar. Such weather affects the elderly and children the most. The experts said that these people are most vulnerable to heat-related illness at this time. Such weather conditions do not allow homes to cool from the extreme daytime heat and therefore it contributes to the illness. Besides, severe heat wave conditions prevailed at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh…
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Steve Smith banned for one Test; Australias day of shame ends in 322-run rout, big win for South Africa Australian crickets day of shame ended in a crushing 322-run defeat by South Africa on the fourth day of the the third Test at Newlands today. Set an unlikely 430 to win, Australia were bowled out for a paltry 107, with fast bowler Morne Morkel taking five for 23. It was a fittingly dismal end to the match for Australia after they were caught up in a ball-tampering scandal on Saturday which sent shockwaves through the sport. Skipper Steve Smith was subsequently banned for one match by the ICC, just hours after he and vice-captain David Warner had stood down from their positions for the remainder of the match. Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Narendra Modi over data sharing; BJP hits back at Congress president Congress President Rahul Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over allegations of data sharing from his official App without users consent, a charge the BJP trashed. Gandhi also accused the media of burying the story. His attack on the prime minister was based on a media report in which a French vigilante hacker has purportedly alleged…
Delhi HC seeks CBI’s response on bail plea of Karti Chidambaram
The Delhi High Court today sought response from the CBI on the bail plea of Karti Chidambaram, arrested by the CBI in the INX Media corruption case. During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Karti, informed the high court that he would withdraw the bail plea from the trial court. Earlier in the day, the matter was posted before Justice Indermeet Kaur who recused herself from the case and said she would refer the matter to the Acting Chief Justice for assigning the bail plea to another bench for today itself. The bail plea was yesterday mentioned before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar and listed for hearing today. Karti, the son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, had moved the high court seeking bail, hours after a court here sent him to judicial custody till March 24. Kartis parents P Chidambaram and Nalini Chidambaram, both senior advocates, were present in the courtroom. A special court had yesterday sent Karti to judicial custody in the INX Media corruption case and dismissed his plea that he be put in a separate cell in Tihar Jail in view of threat perception. The court…