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Thousands of tractors are lining up on the outskirts of New Delhi, ready to swarm the Indian capital in a protest against new agriculture reform laws that have triggered a growing farmer rebellion that has rattled the government
Tens of thousands of farmers have been blocking key highways connecting New Delhi with the country’s north for almost two months demanding a complete withdrawal of the laws. They plan to parade through the capital in a massive
tractor rally on Tuesday, when India celebrates Republic Day. The government “thought they would easily implement these laws and only a small amount of farmers would protest against it. But they had no idea that the entire country would come and occupy the borders of the capital,” said Shailendra Choudhary, a farmer who traveled from Bijnor, a town in central Uttar Pradesh state.Farmers say the legislation passed by Parliament last September will lead to the cartelization and commercialization of
agriculture, make farmers vulnerable to corporate greed and devastate their earnings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government insists the laws will benefit farmers and boost production through private investment.Representatives of the government and farmers have failed to make progress in repeated negotiations over the farmers’ core demand that the laws be scrapped. The government has refused, but says it could make some amendments and suspend implementation of the legislation for 18 months. Farmers insist they will
settle for nothing less than a complete repeal.A coalition of farmers’ unions urged participants to refrain from violence in Tuesday’s tractor protest.“Remember, our aim is not to conquer Delhi, but to win over the hearts of the people of this county,” Samyukta Kisan Morcha, or United Farmers’ Front, said in a statement. Many of the protesting farmers are from the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, two of India’s largest agricultural areas. But the protests on the capital’s outskirts the biggest in years — have resonated with people elsewhere in the country. In southwestern Maharashtra state, thousands of farmers joined a sit-in at a sports ground in Mumbai on Monday.b “I am opposed to these black laws introduced by Modi. They will spell doom for the farming community,” said K. Prakash, a farmer who joined the sit-in with his family. A day before, farmers in Maharashtra paraded on tractors and cars while waving flags of farmer.
Soon, Centre to impose ‘green tax’ on older vehicles Agency News: New Delhi
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TikTok star Rafi Shaikh dies by suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore Rafi Shaikh, who shot to fame for making videos on lip-syncing app TikTok, committed suicide in Nellore town on Saturday. While the police is yet to ascertain the reason behind Shaikh’s drastic step, his parents have alleged that was he was being harassed by some youngsters.In their statement to the police, Rafi’s parents said that a few days ago, he was kidnapped by some of his friend, who assaulted Shaikh and even took objectionable videos of him, reports The Times of India. Rafi Shaikh, who shot to fame for making videos on lip-syncing app TikTok, committed suicide in Nellore town on Saturday. The miscreants had allegedly threatened to release the videos on social media.His parents also said that when Rafi went to meet his friends at Narayana Reddy Peta, he returned home beaten up. The police have registered a case of suspicious death and are also looking into the claims made by the deceased’s parents.The Andhra Pradesh based TikTok sensation had reportedly quit social media in 2019 following the tragic demise of his friend Sonika Kethavath.Kethavath and Rafi met with a bike accident in 2019 when their speeding bike hit a bicycle. While Rafi Shaikh had luckily escaped with minor injuries, 20-year-old Sonika Kethavath succumbed to her injuries on September 13, 2019.
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Angry farmers prepare for massive Indian farmers, soldiers, scientists deserve special appreciation: PresTractor rally on Republic Day ident Ram Nath Kovind
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Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday approved a proposal to levy a “Green Tax” on vehicles older than eight years at the time of renewal of fitness certificate. The proposal will be sent to states and Union territories for their comments before being formally notified.The revenue collected through the tax will be used for tackling pollution, the transport ministry said in a statement.Gadkari also approved the policy of deregistration and scrapping of vehicles owned by government department and PSU above 15 years. It will be notified and come into effect from April 1, 2022. The main principles to be followed while levying the ‘green tax’ includes; transport vehicles older than eight years could be charged at the time of renewal of fitness certificate at the rate of 10 to 25 per cent
of the road tax, personal vehicles to be charged ‘green tax’ at the time of renewal of Registration Certification (RC) after 15 years while public transport vehicles, such as city buses, to be charged lower. The government has also proposed higher tax (50 per cent of the road tax) for vehicles registered in highly polluted cities.“Differential tax, depending on fuel (petrol/diesel) and type of vehicle; vehicles
like strong hybrids, electric vehicles and alternate fuels like CNG, ethanol, LPG etc to be exempted,” the ministry noted. Vehicles used in farming, such as tractor, harvester, tiller etc., will also be exempted. The revenue collected from the ‘green tax’ will be kept in a separate account and used for tackling pollution, and for states to set up state-of-art facilities for emission monitoring, the ministry stated. The ministry of road transport and highways, in its long-pending draft vehicle scrappage policy, also stated it will include a waiver in registration fee and reduced road tax by states for vehicles purchased against scrapping certificates by scrapping old vehicles in an environment friendly and scientific manner.The features of the draft policy were listed and discussed by the ministry at the 40th meeting of the transport development council, chaired by Gadkari on Tuesday.
CRPF man killed in Pulwama attack gets President’s police medal for gallantry The massive blast killed a total of 40 CRPF personnel, 39 on the bus and Lal, it said.The sub-officer who belonged to the 110th battalion of the force has been decorated with the PPMG for displaying gallantry during this incident, the force said. Agency News: New Delhi
CRPF Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Mohan Lal who “chased and fired” at an explosives-laden car that rammed into a force bus in Pulwama killing him and 39 troops onboard in 2019 has
been decorated with the highest police medal for gallantry on the eve of the Republic Day on Monday.A total of 207 police bravery medals were declared by the Union government apart from 89 President’s police medals for distinguished service and 650 police medals for meritorious service, as per a list published by the Union Home Ministry.Only two police personnel have been decorated with the top category President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) this time, CRPF’s Lal and late Jharkhand Police ASI Banua Oraon. As many as 205 personnel
have been decorated with the second-highest police medal for gallantry or the PMG.50year-old ASI Lal was the picket commander of the CRPF road opening party deployed on February 14, 2019 at milestone number 272 near the BSNL Tower in Lethpora, Pulwama on the Jammu-Srinagar highway when the dastardly terror attack was carried out by the Jaish-eMohammad terrorist outfit.The attack car was being driven by suicide bomber Adil Ahmed Dar with about 200 kgs of explosives inside.The CRPF said Lal, after passing of few vehicles of the cavalcade, noticed this car
“running alongside the convoy and trying to enter between the convoy vehicles.”The brave official “signalled and chased the car to stop but could not match its speed”.“Ultimately, finding no other option, he fired towards the suspicious car to stop but the car rammed into a nearby running CRPF bus and a huge blast took place,” the force said.The massive blast killed a total of 40 CRPF personnel, 39 on the bus and Lal, it said.The sub-officer who belonged to the 110th battalion of the force has been decorated with the PPMG for displaying gallantry during this incident, the force said.The Central Reserve Police Force, the lead force for anti-Naxal operations and counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, also led the gallantry medals tally with a total 69 medals (1 PPMG and 68 PMG) followed by 52 earned by the JK Police, 20 by the Border Security Force, 17 by the Delhi Police and 13 by Maharashtra Police and others. Two personnel of the IndoTibetan Border Police.
“Greetings to all of you on the eve of the 72nd Republic Day of the world’s largest and most vibrant democracy. In this land of ours, enriched by diversity, with many festivals, our national festivals are celebrated by everyone with great patriotic fervour.” Agency News: Mumbai President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday (January 25, 2021) addressed the nation on the eve of the Republic Day 2021 and said that the Indian farmers, soldiers and scientists deserve a special appreciation. “Our farmers, soldiers and scientists deserve special appreciation and a grateful nation greets them on this auspicious occasion of the Republic Day,” said President Ram Nath Kovind.He added, “Our scientists, along with doctors, administrators and people from other walks of life, have made major contribution in containing the virus and keeping the fatality rate lower in our country, compared to that in developed countries.”He also said that a grateful nation is fully committed to the welfare of our
farmers. “Every Indian salute our farmers, who have made our vast and populous country self-reliant in food-grains and dairy products. Despite adversities of nature, numerous other challenges & COVID-19 pandemic, our farmers sustained agricultural production.” For Indian troops, he said, “From
freezing cold at Siachen and Galwan valley in Ladakh with temperatures as low as -50 to -60°C to scorching heat in Jaisalmer with temperatures as high as 50°C – on land, in the skies and at the vast coastal areas – our warriors are vigilant every moment.”He started his address and said,
John Abraham: Honesty in playing a person who cares for his country comes naturally to me
Agency News: Mumbai He wears his love for the country on his sleeve. And John Abraham’s film choices too, reflect the same, with a streak of films such as Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Satyameva Jayate (both 2018) and Batla House (2019). We get talking to
the 48-year-old on the occasion of Republic Day about a post lockdown India, speaking up on issues as a celebrity, and as he puts it, his ‘obsession’ with India: I just think it starts with little things rather than beating your chest and being jingoistic. That’s a basic thing. Basic prerequisites like tolerance, coexistence with others, these are important. It’s very important that the secular fabric of the country should remain intact. I don’t know whether it has evolved, I know it has changed. For some it may be evolution, for me it’s a change.
Delhi High Court adopts QR codebased digital entry pass system Agency News: New Delhi Delhi High Court has initiated the QR code-based digital entry pass system for lawyers who are entering the courtroom premises and attending physical hearings from Monday.In an office order, Delhi High Court “informed to all concerned that, in addition to the present system of entry into the Court Blocks, Delhi High Court, QR code-based digital entry pass system is also going to be made operational, on an experimental basis, with effect from January 25.”The Court has issued various
‘Standard of Procedure’ on the QR code-based digital entry pass, among which it clarified that QR pass shall be generated and issued digitally by the High Court Registry one day in advance on the basis of listing of cases before the benches holding physical hearings.The High Court also clarified that the QR Pass will be received by all the advocates concerned and parties-in-person, who have got their mobile number and email IDs registered in the ‘Case Information System’ of the court.“The QR pass shall be sent as an attachment (PDF file) through email and SMS. The
concerned advocate and partyin-person shall be required to download the attached digital entry pass (PDF file) on her or his Mobile/Laptop/Tablet/iPad from the email or SMS link, and show such downloaded QR Pass to the security personnel at the Entry Gate(s) of respective court building(s) while entering and while making exit,” the official order said.However, the court clarified “generally, there shall not be any requirement of generating any printout of such QR Pass” and it will be “valid for the day for which it is issued and can be used only once that day”.
two people together only to realise they have travelled the same path with same pain.will they realise they are suffering from their own sickness or they will continue with the idea of giving what people deserve. We spoke to nanda and here
is what she has got to say, “It’s been a fantastic team. The vibe is great. The team is working very hard behind this film and the results will be there for everyone to see. It’s a very intriguing subject and I think it would keep the audience hooked from the first frame. It’s not a lengthy movie as we thought to keep it precise and it let the plot suffer. I am very proud to have worked in this movie and I literally can’t wait for the audience” reaction to the film.” Nanda Yadav has recently also launched her YouTube channel. She is a thoughtful actress and a star in the making. We wish her all the luck and waiting to see the trailer of the movie .
Nanda Yadav to star in a new movie called It’s Abuse Only Agency News: Mumbai
Nanda Yadav is acing it off late. She would now be seen in the movie called It’s Abuse Only!. A few stills have been leaked and Nanda Yadav looks extremely intriguing in the scene. The film has been produced by Michael Grobe who promises to bring the indian story telling to global canvas. The production banner is Nayamigro Fashion Media and it’s their first production to roll out. The writer and director of the movie Rochak Sahu was an Alumni of FTII .The genre of the film is Noir and dark, and it looked so from the leaked images too. The film talks about a journey when destiny brings
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Why can’t your kid be a writer or a musician, asks Aditya Mukherjee Have we as a society become too much obsessed with mathematics and science? Is cracking the IIT and medical entrance exams considered the holy grail of success for our younger generation? Are some parents going too far when it comes to forcing their choices down the throats of their children? Last year, my neighbour’s daughter topped her Class 12 board exams in Humanities in her school. Her father said that he had actually wanted his daughter to take up science after Class 10, but, according to him, she had an inherent inclination towards literature.The girl’s decision to study English Honours in college was initially met with strong parental disapproval. But she dug in her heels. Her parents had little choice but to agree to what their daughter decided. This could have been a typical case of parental ambition riding roughshod over children’s academic interest. Some time ago, engineer and social activist Sudha Murthy, advised parents not to focus on their children all the time. She suggested that “parents should let their children ponder, give them free time so that they can blossom at their own pace.”No wonder, even today, students pursuing English and Hindi literature at the undergraduate level rarely find right-minded and like-minded people supporting their choice of study. We have been conditioned to believe in the stereotype that the instinctive choice of “good and intelligent students” should be Science, so that they can land a lucrative job in an MNC. After all, for some parents, the value of pursuing Science rests in the anticipated instrumentality and usefulness in ensuring a successful career that will offer status, money and recognition to their children. It has been observed that many parents don’t make an effort to encourage their children to develop reading habits in their schooldays. Kids are only encouraged to read those stories and poems which will help them pass their exams. As a result, they don’t have a visceral engagement with the world of languages and literature. It is because of this lack of exposure to literary works at an early age that makes it virtually impossible for school students to cultivate a literary sensibility.This phenomenon can be mainly attributed to the fact that the majority of schools in our country don’t have Elective English at the senior secondary level. What they have is Core English, which doesn’t require creative and critical thinking to tackle questions. In fact, students don’t need to be even imaginative; they just have to answer objective type questions, which hardly test their literary acumen and potential.It comes as no surprise that the majority of students exude outright disinterest in literature and shy away from pursuing it at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. They believe that a degree in science can open up new vistas of opportunity in their careers, as compared to a degree in Humanities. Some parents would rather that their children took up Economics as a subject, not English or Hindi literature at the undergraduate level. Sudha Murthy has a piece of advice for parents: “Lead by example, if you want your children to read, switch off your TV or phone and sit down to read yourself. Kids learn much more by example than sermon.’’Channelising talent The reason why many an artistic and literary talent is sacrificed at the altar of parental caprice and diktat is because we don’t make an effort to identify and channelise talent in the right direction. Parents should desist from forcing their children to choose science or mathematics after Class 10 if they show a lack of interest in these subjects. Students, endowed with a creative and imaginative bent of mind and at times, preternatural brilliance, need as much encouragement and motivation as any meritorious student of science. In Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Hard Times, a young girl, Louisa, is inclined to ask questions and to imagine. However, her father, Mr Gradgrind, who believes in facts, suppresses this natural inclination, telling her that she must “never wonder”. In 2019, author Paulo Coelho tweeted that it took him 40 years to pen his first book. The reason being, his father, who was an engineer by profession, felt that if his son became a writer, he would starve to death. For many students, science and mathematics can be right up their alley. A science student may look up to Sundar Pichai or Satya Nadella as role models, while a student of literature could be expected to nurse an ambition to become a writer like Marquez or Amitav Ghosh. Truth be told, there is no accounting for taste. Every individual is born with an innate ability to trail clouds of glory - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara at some point in their lives.
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For Mamata, outsourcing of poll strategy has created more problems than it may have resolved Agency News: New Delhi
A war of words between the two over celebrating
The battle for West Bengal is entering a crucial phase. With assembly elections due in the next couple of months, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and head of the Trinamool Congress, seems to be losing her grip on both the government and her party. Last week, another minister quit the government, the third in as many weeks. Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee emailed his resignation to the CM while personally handing over a copy to Governor Jagdeep Dhankar.Earlier, Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Minister of State for Sports Laxmi Ratan Shukla had resigned from the government and the party. Banerjee was unhappy with the CM ever since he was removed from the irrigation ministry and given the relatively less important forest ministry. Though he did not indicate whether he was following Adhikari into the BJP, it is widely expected that soon he too will join the saffron party.Interestingly, after its efforts
the 125th birthday of Bose, which fell on January 23rd, and how to mark the day has broken out. to persuade Banerjee from leaving the party failed, the TMC sought to make the best of a bad situation, arguing his leaving would have no impact on the fortunes of the party. A clueless party leadership is hard put to stem the exodus from its ranks. On the same day the forest minister quit, the party expelled a prominent legislator. Baishali Dalmiya, MLA from Bally in Howrah district and the daughter of the late cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya, had publicly made common cause with Banerjee, saying his quitting was a great loss to the Meanwhile, the Centre and the State Government were engaged in public recriminations on who best has a better claim over the legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose. A war of words between the
Galwan valley hero Col Santosh Babu likely to be posthumously awarded Mahavir Chakra on Republic Day
two over celebrating the 125th birthday of Bose, which fell on January 23rd, and how to mark the day has broken out. The Centre has decided to celebrate the day as ‘Parakram Diwas’, whereas the State Government wants to call it ‘Desh Nayak Divas’ and wants it to be declared an annual holiday. Ahead of the poll, there will be a bitter fight to claim the legacy of the revolutionary freedom fighter, whose memory is still cherished by all Bengalis cutting across all manner of socio-economic differences. In the meanwhile, it appears that Mamata Banerjee’s outsourcing of election strategy to Prashant Kishor’s agency has created more problems than it may have resolved for her. Several sitting legislators and even ministers have felt threatened by
the intrusive approach of Kishor’s on-theground researchers and opinion assessors, generating resentment and anger among grassroots leaders. Yet, Mamata Banerjee has cut herself off from the hardcore base to the extent that she has ears only for Kishor and her controversial nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, MP from Diamond Harbour, who is virtually the number two in the party. Small wonder there is an unstoppable traffic from the TMC towards the BJP.
‘Love Jihad’ Law: SC refuses to entertain UP govt plea seeking transfer of petitions from Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court after the apex court issued notices to the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on the petitions against the law. The Uttar Pradesh government in an application said that Apex Court is already seized of the matter challenging the Ordinance so the petitions pending before the High Court should be transferred and heard by the top court. Hearing the plea on Monday, Chief
Justice of India SA Bobde said that the court will not stop the Allahabad High Court if it is seized of the matter. “ If the Allahabad High Court is seized of it, and we are not going to hear before it, why should we stop the HC?” the CJI asked the state’s counsel.“We have issued notice does not mean High Court cannot decide. People are making light of High Courts these days. High Court is a constitutional
court,” he said.“We will not stop the High Court”, CJI-led bench observed.Earlier, the top court on January 6 agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a spate of laws enacted by States such as Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand that criminalise religious conversion via marriage and mandate prior official clearance before marrying into another faith.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde issued notice to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments but did not stay the implementation of Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 and the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018. The pleas in the apex court stated that “rampaging mobs are lifting off people in the middle of wedding ceremonies,” buoyed by the enactment of the laws.
for the Budget 2021 has begun, discussions over the sector-wise allocation have again taken centre stage in the national discourse.If we consider the education sector, in the Budget 2020
the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹ 99,300 crore to the education sector -including ₹3,000 crore for the skill development initiatives. This was a ₹ 4,500 crore rise from the allocation in Budget
2019 where the government had allocated ₹ 94,800 crore towards the education fund. COVID-19 pandemic changed several aspects of our lives. And the education sector was not an exception in this
People are making light of High Courts these days. High Court is a constitutional court,” he said.“We will not stop the High Court”, Agency News: New Delhi Agency News: New Delhi Acknowledging the valour of Col Santosh Babu, who lost his life in a fight with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley clash, the government is likely to award him posthumously with the second-highest wartime gallantry medal Mahavir Chakra on the Republic Day this year.“Col Babu is likely to be awarded the Mahavir Chakra posthumously on this Republic Day,” government sources told ANI. The Indian Army top brass recommended that soldiers who took on Chinese troops in the Galwan valley clash should be awarded the war-time chakra series awards at this Republic Day. The long list of personnel recommended for the gallantry awards at this Republic Day included the 16 Bihar Commanding Officer Colonel Santosh Babu who lost his life in the clash. The top Army brass has recommend these brave personnel for
wartime gallantry awards. The wartime Chakra series awards include highest Paramvir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra. The peacetime highest gallantry awards include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. The Galwan valley clash took place on June 15 last year when Indian troops led by Colonel Babu took on the Chinese troops near the patrolling point 14 area. India lost 20 troops in the fiercest clash between the two sides in a long time while the Chinese also suffered significant casualties. The clash led to hardening of India’s stand, which has now allowed troops to use weapons during patrolling after the use of unorthodox weapons by Chinese troops.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by the Uttar Pradesh government to transfer all the petitions pending in the Allahabad High Court against Anti-Conversion Ordinance passed by the state.The Yogi Adityanath had approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to transfer to itself all the petitions pending in the
Why India needs to increase allocation for Education sector Agency News: New Delhi
The Budget session of the Parliament would commence on January 29 with the presentation of Economic Survey. As the countdown
Covid-19 Makes India’s Poor Stare at Decade-long Poverty, But Wealth of Top Billionaires Swells by 35% Agency News: New Delhi
Varun Dhawan flexed his muscles and showed off his toned abs at his haldi ceremony.
In its latest report, Oxfam has flagged a worrying post-pandemic trend, highlighting the further widening gap between the rich and the poor in the global world, especially India. “The wealth of Indian billionaires increased by 35 per cent during the lockdown and by 90 per cent since 2009 to $422.9 billion ranking India sixth in the world after US, China, Germany, Russia and France,” stated the report titled ‘The Inequality Virus’.The Oxfam’s report said that the wealth of India’s top 100 billionaires shot up by Rs 12.97 trillion, which is enough money to support the vaccination drive of the 138 million poorest Indians. Only a cheque of Rs 94,045 each is required to fulfill the drive. Meanwhile, in a grim contrast, as many as 170,000 Indians suffered a lay off every hour in April last year, following the Centre’s decision to impose the world’s strictest lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, for the world’s richest, it took less than 10 months to recover the financial losses caused by the pandemic, the report pointed out. However, it will take over a decade for the world’s poorest to catch up, it said.“In fact, the increase in wealth of the top 11 billionaires of India during the pandemic could sustain the NREGS scheme for 10 years or the health ministry for 10 years,” Oxfam said, adding that the brutal pandemic can increase economic inequality in almost every country at once.Meanwhile, Ireland’s nine billionaires saw their collective fortunes rise by €3.28 billion last year despite the deepest global
recession in decades, Oxfam’s calculations indicated. Oxfam, a confederation of 20 non-profit groups that focuses on the alleviation of global poverty, was founded in 1942. It is led by Oxfam International. Oxfam also highlighted the fact that the impact of the virus is also being felt unevenly, with ethnic minorities in certain countries dying at higher rates and women being overrepresented in the sectors of the economy that are hardest hit by the pandemic.The report is timed to coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos event: an entire week of global programming will be dedicated to helping leaders choose innovative and bold solutions to stem the pandemic and drive a robust recovery over the next year.Oxfam argued in its report that fairer economies are the key to a rapid economic recovery
from Covid-19.It calculated that a temporary tax on excess profits made by the 32 global corporations that have gained the most during the pandemic could have raised $104 billion in 2020, an amount it said was enough to have provided unemployment benefits for all workers and financial support for all children and elderly people in low- and middle-income countries. “Extreme inequality is not inevitable, but a policy choice,” said Gabriela Bucher, executive director of Oxfam International.“The fight against inequality must be at the heart of economic rescue and recovery efforts” with investments in public services financed by a tax system where the richest individuals and corporations pay their fair share.The report further gave an insight to the sector-wise loss of workforce in India. The country’s massive informal workforce was the worst hit as it made up 75 per cent of the 122 million jobs lost. Informal workers had relatively fewer opportunities to work from home and suffered more job loss compared to the formal sector. The 40-50 million seasonal migrant workers, typically engaged working in construction sites, factories etc. were particularly distressed, the report said.Besides, the pandemic forced the education system to shift online, which further worsened inequalities among students. While private providers such as BYJU’s (currently valued at $10.8 billion) and Unacademy (valued at $1.45 billion) experienced exponential growth yet, just 3 per cent of the poorest 20 per cent of Indian households had access to a computer and just 9 per cent had access to the internet.
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It has been two years since Kangana Ranaut’s passion project Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi released. While Kangana is known for her wide acting range and impressive performances, she stepped up a notch for this period drama and donned the director’s hat. Manikarnika not only raked in the highest weekend collection for a female-led movie, it also hit the Rs 100 crore club at the domestic box office. Despite the several bumps that came along the way while making the film, Manikarnika became a massive success. However, it was all new for the actress since she took over as the film’s director mid way.
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Joe Root’s knock of 186 helps him surpass David Gower to BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD become England’s fourth-highest run-scorer in Tests 3 Years of Buttler went on to play a knock of Padmaavat: 55, and with this dismissal, the 98run stand between Root and Buttler Ranveer Sincame to an end.Just on the cusp of tea gh, Deepika break, England lost the wicket of Sam Curran (13), and with this Embuldeniya Padukone brought up his five-wicket haul. Celebrate ‘Movie of a Lifetime’ by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Padmaavat was probably the most ambitious of them. The film has completed three years of release, and the
actors took to social media to share their memories of being part of the project.Deepika shared a video assortment of her scenes from the film as she talked about how grateful she is to have been directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali thrice. The actressdirector duo have worked together in films Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and Bajirao Mastani (2015) apart from Padmaavat. Her husband Ranveer was her costar in all three.Captioning the video, she wrote on Instagram, “Some memories and experiences are difficult to articulate but live in your heart forever. Padmaavat was one such experience. Thank you Sanjay Leela Bhansali for entrusting me with this movie and character of a lifetime.
making his debut in 2012 as the lead. The director also mentioned that he has observed Varun’s determined sincerity and how hilarious he can be, even unintentionally. Karan shared that he felt an immediate protective feeling
of love and care for Varun, almost assuming the role of a parent. It was that feeling, Karan mentioned, that came alive in abundance as he saw him walk with his loved one around the holy fire of trust and commitment.
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Joe Root’s knock of 186 saw him surpass David Gower to become England’s fourthhighest run-scorer in Tests. It also helped his side stay on course against Sri Lanka on day three of the ongoing second Test on Sunday at the Galle International Stadium.Root now has 8,232 runs to his name in the longest format of the game.At stumps on day three, England’s score reads 339/9, still trailing the hosts by 42 runs. For the visitors, Jack Leach is currently unbeaten on 0. During the course of this innings, Root surpassed Kevin Pietersen to become the fifth-highest run-scorer for England in Test matches. Of the nine England wickets that have fallen, seven have been taken by
Lasith Embuldeniya. Resuming day three at 98/2, England got off to a bad start as the visitors lost the wickets of Jonny Bairstow (28) and Dan Lawrence (3) in quick succession and the side was reduced to 132/4. Both the batters were sent back to the pavilion by Lasith Embuldeniya.
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Jos Buttler then joined skipper Joe Root in the middle and the duo tried to retrieve the innings for the visitors. Both batsmen ensured that the side did not lose more wickets before the lunch break and their partnership also saw Root bringing up his 19th Test ton. At the lunch break,
England’s score read 181/4 with Root and Buttler batting on 105 and 30 respectively.After the lunch break, Buttler and Root continued with their fight and the duo rotated the strike with ease and Sri Lankan bowlers were put under pressure. Buttler also went on to register his half-century but soon after reaching the landmark, he was sent back to the pavilion by
Ramesh Mendis. Buttler went on to play a knock of 55, and with this dismissal, the 98-run stand between Root and Buttler came to an end.Just on the cusp of tea break, England lost the wicket of Sam Curran (13), and with this Embuldeniya brought up his five-wicket haul. At the break, the visitors’ score read 252/6 with Root unbeaten on 137.
coronavirus outbreak.Marin, 27, went into Sunday’s final
without losing a single game across the two tournaments. In a much tighter contest than the first final last week, the Spaniard claimed the first game 21-19. The Taiwanese 26-year-old appeared to lose her confidence early in the second set, as a dangerous Marin asserted her dominance. Tai saved four match points but her comeback was too late as Marin sealed her victory 21-17. ”I feel extremely happy. Two victories in two weeks, it’s an amazing way to start the year,” said Marin. “I said to myself and my team that for 2021 I was going to be a new player, with a new mindset with more focus on the game.”
Tottenham plays at Wycombe for only the second time in its history. Their first meeting was four years ago also in the fourth round of the FA Cup when Wycombe was leading 3-2 after 89 minutes
and came close to causing a shock. But goals from Dele Alli and Son Heung-min rescued the north London club, which was then managed by Mauricio Pochettino. Since that game, Wycombe has risen from the fourth to the second tier for the first time, while Tottenham.
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have acted in three films made
Thailand Open: Carolina Marin, Viktor Axels- Varun-Natasha’s Wedding Pics Go Viral, Here’s How Bollywood Congratulated Newlyweds en Claim Back-to-back Titles in Bangkok Agency News: Thailand
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Spain’s Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen from Denmark on Sunday claimed their second Thailand Open badminton singles titles in a fortnight. Axelsen was a commanding force against his compatriot Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in the men’s final in Bangkok. Marin, the reigning Olympic champion, smashed top seed Tai Tzuying for the second time in a fortnight.Thailand is hosting three consecutive badminton tournaments in a bio-secure coronavirus bubble, without spectators to guard against the
Sensex zooms over 340 points in early trade; financial stocks lead rally Its largest single-session drop in a month; while, the NSE Nifty had slumped 218.45 points or 1.5 per cent to 14,371.90.
Agency News: Mumbai Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal’s family members were spotted heading back to their home after attending the twoday gala wedding in Alibaug. Varun’s parents David Dhawan, Lali Dhawan, his brother Varun brother Rohit, his bhabhi Jaanvi, cousing Siddharth were all photographed leaving the destination in Alibaug on Monday (Jan.25). Taking to Instagram, the directorproducer shared the pictures from the wedding and wrote a heartfelt note for Varun and Natasha. Karan wrote that he is filled with a multitude of emotions and memories. He described Varun’s journey from being his assistant at My Name is Khan to finally
Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged for SS Rajamouli’s period action film second consecutive day ‘RRR’ to release on October 13, 2021
Agency News: Mumbai The BSE benchmark Sensex surged 346.55 points in the opening session on Monday, propelled by a rally in financial stocks.The 30-share index was trading 346.55 points or 0.71 per cent higher at 49,225.09 in opening trade. Likewise, the NSE barometer Nifty rose 88.40 points or 0.62 per cent to 14,460.30 in early deals.On the Sensex chart, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, Axis Bank, Bajaj FinServ, HDFC Bank and Mahindra and Mahindra were the prominent gainers. On the other hand, RIL, PowerGrid, Asian Paints,
ONGC and ITC were among the major laggards. the BSE Sensex had tumbled 746.22 points or 1.50 per cent to finish at 48,878.54, posting its largest single-session drop in a month; while, the NSE Nifty had slumped 218.45 points or 1.5 per cent to 14,371.90. However, a day before the Sensex had breached the historic 50,000-level for the first time ever. Foreign institutional investors offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 635.69 crore on a net
basis on Friday. Analysts are of the view that markets may remain volatile in this holidayshortened week amid monthly derivatives expiry, quarterly earnings and the upcoming Union Budget. Indian equity markets would remain closed on Tuesday for the Republic Day holiday. Asian shares were trading higher in afternoon trade on Monday. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.16 per cent higher at USD 55.30 per barrel.
Agency News: New Delhi Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for a second consecutive day on Monday, after touching all-time highs on Saturday. Petrol and diesel prices in Delhi stayed at Rs 85.70 and Rs 75.88 per litre, respectively, according to a price notification issued by oil marketing companies. Fuel prices in Mumbai too remained constant with petrol and diesel being sold at Rs
92.28 and Rs 82.66 per litre, respectively.In Chennai and Kolkata, petrol is selling at Rs 88.29 and Rs 87.11 per litre and diesel at Rs 81.14 and Rs 79.48 per litre, respectively. The current price of petrol is the highest ever in the national capital, while diesel is at a record high in Mumbai Petrol and diesel prices are revised daily in line with the benchmark international price and foreign exchange rates. They vary from state to state depending on the local taxes.
Budget 2021: Govt May Announce National Bank For Ease of Financing Big Infra Projects Agency News: New Delhi Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may announce a national bank in the upcoming Budget 2021 on February 1 for easy access to low cost fund for big infrastructure project, reports CNBC. Sources have said that government may make it mandatory for Provided Fund, Pension and Insurance Funds
CNBC reported finance ministry sources as saying that the government has prepared a draft of the bill called- National Bank for Financing lnfrastructure and Development Bill, 2020 to set up the back that is likely to replace the lndia lnfrastructure Finance Company to put a certain amount to this bank.The proposed bank may have an authorised capital of
Rs 1 lakh crore and Rs 20,000 crore as initial paid up capital, the report said.Multiple
sources confirmed to CNBC that the bank will likely be set up by the government through a special law. CNBC reported finance ministry sources as saying that the government has prepared a draft of the bill called- National Bank for Financing lnfrastructure and Development Bill, 2020 to set up the back that is likely to replace the lndia lnfrastructure Finance Company Ltd. It is
learnt that this bank will have higher power and autonomy. Reports suggest that the purpose of setting up this bank is to finance the National Infrastructure Pipeline. The National Bank will not only provide long-term financing for infrastructure projects, but also ensure the financial closure of projects. It will also ensure any such project is close on time.
Agency News: Hyderabad Director SS Rajamouli’s period action film “Rise Roar Revolt” (“RRR”) will hit the screens on October 13, the makers announced on Monday.Scripted and directed by Rajamouli of “Baahubali” fame, “RRR” stars N T Rama
Rao Jr and Ram Charan in the lead roles.The release date of the Telugu language movie was announced on the official Twitter page of the film. “Witness the unstoppable force of fire and water on October 13, 2021.RRR” was earlier slated to be released on January 8, 2021 in Tamil, Hindi,
Kannada and Malayalam as well.Produced by DVV Entertainments, the film is a fictional tale based on the lives of two freedom fighters in early 20th century -- Alluri Sitarama Raju and Kumram Bheem.Charan will play Ramaraju, while NTR Jr will be seen in the role of Bheem. The team resumed production on the film here in October last year with necessary safety precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic, nearly seven months after the filming was halted.“RRR” also features Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt in pivotal roles. Cast of the film including NTR Jr, Charan, Bhatt and director Rajamouli also shared the release date of the movie on the microblogging site.
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer: Watch the epic clash of mega-sized monsters Agency News: Washington The much-awaited trailer for the upcoming action-packed movie ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ has finally dropped and it is all disaster and mayhem. The trailer features the long-awaited face-off between the two iconic monsters.The trailer, which teases the massive battle between Godzilla and Kong, an engaging story, and epic amounts of action, is a treat to watch. It was shared by the movie’s official Twitter handle on Sunday. The nearly two-minute-long trailer, with a powerful background score, gives viewers the first glimpse of the ultimate showdown between the huge beasts. The thrilling trailer promises to keep its audience on their toes with scenes featuring the two monsters exchanging blows above the ocean, and Kong knocking Godzilla into the water, only for Godzilla to fire back with his atomic heat beam. The trailer, which keeps the viewers intrigued throughout, leaves them
with many questions like why is Godzilla so angry, who is the child hanging out with King Kong, and how much damage can the G-man and Big K cause in a major conurbation. It is full of classic monster-movie lines like that one hinting at an epic battle. “We need Kong. The world needs him to stop what’s coming,” Alexander Skarsgard’s character Nathan Lind can be seen saying in the trailer.
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Suhana Masala started the Alert auto driver & cops tofirst company store in Gujarat gether trace missing child
Suhana Masala is India’s leading spice brand with over 300 products and exports to more than 40 countries. Suhana Masala has expanded its product portfolio India is the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Suhana and Ambari two brands were launched by Praveen Masalewale in the year 1962 and in this 60 year
period Suhana Masala has been exported to more than 40 countries and more than 700 crores of business through more than 600 SKUs of over 300 products. With a view to further strengthen its hold in the Indian spice market, Suhana Bazaar has been launched at Ahmedabad, the first company store in Gujarat, where a full range of Ready to Cook products and spices will be available for the customers. Vishal Chordia, Director, Suhana Masala, said, “We are delighted to open the first company store in Gujarat. In Gujarat, we will now move towards the franchise model and expand the company in Gujarat. At present we have a range of over 300 products and we are expanding our product portfolio day by day. We are making spices to suit the taste of every state in
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India.” He added, “ Spices/ masala has been a part of the Indian consumer’s staple consumption and we don’t see that changing anytime in the future. The industry will keep growing at a steady pace which speaks well for all the concerned stakeholders too. Also, during the current pandemic, we saw a surge in consumption of people’s eating habits and people
experimenting with cooking, all this has only added to the existing growth pattern. All our offerings like the famous Pravin range of pickles, the Suhana blended range of spices like Kitchen King, Sabji Masala, Paneer Masala, and our easy to cook a range of spices mixes like Paneer Tikka, Paneer Butter Masala, Veg Kolhapuri, etc. all this under one roof.
Gujarat: COVID-19 tally crosses 2.59 lakh, death toll touches 4,376 Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat has reported 410 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours ending 5 pm on Sunday. The addition of the fresh cases has taken Gujarat’s total tally to 2,59,097.4,376 COVID-19 related deaths in GujaraOne death was reported in the state in the past 24 hours. The fresh fatality has taken Gujarat’s COVID-19 related death toll to 4,376. The lone death was reported from Mahisagar.92 fresh cases in Ahmedabad, 85 in SuraOf the 410 fresh cases reported on Sunday, 85 cases have been reported from Surat, 92 cases have been reported from Ahmedabad, 86 cases have been reported from Vadodara, and nine cases have been reported from the state capital Gandhinagar.This apart, Rajkot has reported 59 cases, Bhavnagar has
The total tally has reached 52,056 in Surat, 27,431 in Vadodara, and 8,486 in Gandhinagar.2.50 lakh COVID-19 patients discharged so fa According to the health department, there are 4,665 active cases of the virus in Gujarat. reported two cases, Mehsana six cases, and Jamnagar six cases.Meanwhile, Junagarh has reported 11 fresh cases of the virus, whereas the tribal district of Panchamahals has reported four fresh cases.
Dahod has reported six cases, Amreli two cases and Kheda two cases. Similarly, Bharuch has reported seven cases, Valsad has reported one case, Anand two cases, and Patan has reported no case.With the addition of the fresh cases, the total COVID-19 case tally in Ahmedabad has increased to 60,512. The total tally has reached 52,056 in Surat, 27,431 in Vadodara, and 8,486 in Gandhinagar.2.50
lakh COVID-19 patients discharged so fa According to the health department, there are 4,665 active cases of the virus in Gujarat. Of this, 48 patients are critical and have been put on ventilator support. So far, 2.50 lakh patients have been discharged in the state after being treated for the viral infection. In fact, 704 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours.
An alert auto driver helped cops trace a 10-year-old missing child who had been lost over a week ago. Sola police have sent the child for a medical test and prima facie it seems she was not harmed.Pasi Valmiki, a resident of a slum near Hebatpur Railway line had filed a complaint with the Sola Police stating that her 10-yearold niece had gone missing. Sola Police began a campaign on social media to propagate pictures of the missing child and whom to contact in case someone located her.Cops also formed separate teams to look for the child but failed
Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Gujarat has nabbed an incharge State Tax Officer in Rajkot for seeking and receiving Rs. 20,000 bribe.The accused, Manoj Mansukhlal Madani, according to ACB, received bribe at Bahumali Bhavan based Vanijya Vera Kacheri (Commercial tax office) in Rajkot t An applicant
was asked to pay bribe for release of refund and interest of Rs. 9.70 lakh payable in reference to tax paid for assessment year 2016-17. As applicant didn’t want to pay bribe and contacted ACB, following which a trap was set up by trapping officr Mayurdhwajsinh Sarvaiya, Inspector of ACB Police Station Rajkot under supervision of Assistant Director AP Jadeja.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to unfurl tricolor on Republic Day Republic Day at Gujarat RSS headquarters Dr. Hedgewar Bhavan in Kankaria at 7.45 am, said RSS statement. Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is on visit to Gujarat during 25-28 January. According to a statement by RSS Gujarat Prachar Pramukh Vijay Thakar, Shri Bhagwat is going to arrive in Karnavati today at 7 pm and will leave on Thursday, January 28 in the evening.During his visit
confirmed the region’s first case of avian flu among poultry birds on Saturday, six rosy starlings were found dead in the Jilla Garden in Rajkot city on Sunday morning. According to sources, morning walkers were shocked to find the carcasses of rosy starling in the garden and immediately called the police control room amid the bird flu scare. Police reached the spot along with a veterinary doctor and sent the carcasses to Bhopal for forensic testing.Earlier, over a dozen poultry birds found dead in Dolasa village of Kodinar taluka a few days
ago tested positive for avian influenza on Friday night. Soon after the report was issued, 220 poultry birds were culled in one day while restriction orders were issued in the entire district regarding consumption and sell of eggs and chickens.The Gir Somnath district administration said that the entire area has been disinfected and a 10km radius
Fashion designer to embrace monkhood Agency News: Surat
to Karnavati, he will unfurl a tricolor on January 26, Republic Day at Gujarat RSS headquarters Dr. Hedgewar Bhavan in Kankaria at 7.45 am, said RSS statement. Shri Bhagwat during his three-day visit to Karnavati will meet State executives of RSS, prant pracharaks and Gatividhi Pramukhs over organizational issues.
She is all of 23 and was racing to dress the world with her vibrant creations. But along the way, life suddenly cut a different pattern on her fabric of thoughts and the aspiring fashion designer, Poonam Mehta, decided to abandon it all for the monochromatic hues of monkhood.Mehta, a resident of Palanpur town of Banaskantha district, who has been living with Jain monks and sadhvis for the last few weeks. She will renounce the worldly ways a
few months later when she takes Diksha on May 15 in a grand function in Manilaxmi Tirth near Vadodara.Her father, Kiran Mehta, is a businessman in Palanpur town and owns a tyre business.“My sister Poonam is pursuing a fashion designing course in a college in Palanpur after graduating in Commerce. Another sister of ours had taken up monkhood seven years ago. Poonam, who had been visiting Jain monks and our Sadhvi sister got attracted towards the simple life of penance and decided to take Diksha,” Khushali Mehta.
to get any results. They then got 5,000 posters of the child printed and distributed them in important locations in the city. Cops even sent a team of 70 to look for the child in a deserted area close to where she was lost. They even used drones
in the search operation. cops got a phone call from Chatral Valmiki Vaas informing them that an auto driver Imran had found a girl who looked similar to the one who had gone missing and whose pictures went viral on social media. Cops soon found that the auto driver who is handicapped had indeed found the lost child. Imran, the auto driver told the police that he found the child near the Chhatral petrol pump where she had flagged down his auto. The child who has difficulty speaking indicated that she wanted to go to Patan. Imran told her that he cannot go there. The driver also realised that the child was specially-
abled and decided to ensure that she is safely taken to her home.Imran took the missing child to the Valmiki Chali and asked the residents to help him locate the child’s relatives. A youth in the slum realised that the child’s picture had been forwarded on Whatsapp and he contacted the police through the number given in it.Sola Police said that had it not been for the alertness displayed by the auto driver it would have been very difficult to trace the missing child. Police are still investigating as to why the child left home or if she was lured by someone and where did she stay in the intervening week when she was missing.
150-year-old school to Truce with survivor lend a healing touch can’t provide bail to Agency News: Vadodara
For more than a century this august premises built character in early childhood, but now it’s set to nurture health.‘Shala Number Ek’ located in Raopura believed to be the first vernacular school in the city served as a school before beingused by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) for some key offices. Now, it will house a hospital.While there is no clarity regarding the exact date of construction of the school, experts say that it is almost 150-yearsold, a factrevealed in maps too.Architect and convener of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Vadodara Sanjiv Joshi said that thebuilding was marked as vernacular school on the map of the 1884 survey.“It is denoted as vernacular school and could be the first formal school built in the city. While this school was in Gujaratimedium, those that came up near Sursagar were called Anglo vernacular school implying that they
Six Rosy Starlings found dead in Rajkot garden ACB Gujarat has nabbed Tax Officer in Rajkot for seeking and Agency News: Rajkot : A day after the Gir receiving Rs. 20,000 bribe Somnath district authority Agency News: Rajkot
Sola Police began a campaign on social media to propagate pictures of the missing child and whom to contact in case someone located her.
area has been declared as the surveillance zone for next 60 days.Junagadh district’s Manavadar taluka was the first place to have been affected by avian flu following the death of many birds including migratory birds.Bird flu cases have so far been reported in five districts including Gir Somnath, Junagadh, Valsad, Surat and Vadodara.
were bilingual,” he said. Explaining the significance of the building Joshi said that the school building had come up even before the Raopura Tower. Hesaid that during the reign of Sayajirao Gaekwad III, education institutes served as grand urban edifices in the cityscape.While apprehensions were rife regarding the fate of the school after the plan was drawn to make an urban community health centre at the site, it has come to light that the plan was to use the same building for the hospital. VMC’s medical officer (health) Dr Devesh Patel said that the hospital would come up in the existing building that had very large rooms. The hospital will be sponsored by the Baroda Medical College Alumni Association (BMCAA). Patel said that the project have been finalised by now, but there were no developments due to Covid-19. “The building is a heritage building and will be spruced up as a part of the project,
rape accused Agency News: Surat A local court has refused to grant bail to a 24-year-old rape accused even as a compromise was struck between his and the survivor’s familiesVishal alias Balli Jadav, a resident of Adajan, was arrested on June 29, 2019, after the 15-yearold girl’s mother lodged a complaint of kidnapping and rape against him alleging that he lured her with a promise of marriageHe was booked under IPC sections 376 (rape) and sections of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) ActSince his arrest, Jadav has been kept in judicial custody. Later, the complainant’s advocate had filed an affidavit in the court stating that they have reached a compromise with the accused and produced documentary
evidence also in this regard. The court observed that it was a serious crime, and, when the offence was committed, the girl was a minor and therefore compromise can’t be considered.The court also observed that if the accused is released on bail, he might threaten the complainant and witnesses.Noting that the elders of the families intervened to strike a truce, the compromise cannot be considered for granting bail as the girl was 15 years and five months when the crime was committed.“Taking the victim’s age into consideration, her consent is useless,” the order stated. It further said that in this situation, compromise between the victim and accused can’t be taken into consideration at this stage. This case is lodged under POCSO and it is a serious crime, court ruled.
Gujarat youth calls up deputy CM Nitin Patel, says wants to be CM of state for a day! Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A youth from Gujarat called up deputy chief minister Nitin Patel and expressed his wish to be the chief minister (CM) of the state for a day. An audio of the youth’s talk with Nitin Patel has gone viral in which he is heard telling Nitin Patel that he wants to be the CM for a day. Nitin Patel also humoured him and wished him all the best.Hebatpur’s Laljibhai called up Nitin Patel and expressed his desire to be the chief minister for a day and the deputy chief minister could not contain his laughter. A 19-year-old girl was designated as the chief minister of Uttarakhand for a
day on the occasion of National Girl Child Day on Sunday. Shrishti Goswami, a resident of Haridwar became the chief minister of the state for a day. During the day, she reviewed several government schemes
and their implementation in the state. Some of the schemes she reviewed include Atal Ayushman Scheme, Smart City project, Homestay Scheme by the tourism department, and other development projects.
Court sentences HIV positive man to10 years in jail for sexually assault of 9-yr-old Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A Special Fast Track Court in Gujarat has sentenced an HIV positive man to 10 years in jail. The man was convicted of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Surat. The court also fined him Rs 25,000 and three additional years in jail if he failed to pay the fine.The Special Court convicted Tunna Jenna, 34, for sexual assault and under IPC section 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life).Additional Public Prosecutor submitted before the court that despite knowing that he was HIV positive the accused sexually assaulted the minor girl.The prosecutor argued that had the girl not been cautious
at the time of the offense the accused could have committed a more serious offense against her.“These sorts of cases are on the rise and the court should set an example by strict punishment,” the prosecutor argued.The court also observed that such acts led to mental
shock not only for the minor but also her family as the minor is not aware of the implications. The court also directed the Surat district legal authority to deposit Rs 1.50 lakh as compensation to the minor girl under a 2019 government scheme.The court ordered that 80% of the compensation amount should be deposited as a fixed deposit for a term until she becomes an adult and the rest should be paid to her parents. On January 27, 2019, the accused who lived close to the 9-year-old girl’s residence called her stating he wanted to take her measurements to stitch her clothes. He then sexually assaulted her. In the meantime, the child’s father arrived and the accused escaped from the spot.
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