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‘Be there. will be wild!’: Trump all but circled the date Inside Trump supporters’ online echo chambers, the chaos of Jan. 6 could be seen coming. People posted their plans to come to Washington — and showed the weapons they would carry. Agency News: Washington For weeks, President Donald Trump and his supporters had beenproclaiming January 6,
2021, as a day of reckoning. A day to gather inWashington to “save America” and “stop the steal” of the election he haddecisively lost, but which he still maintained — often through a toxic brewof conspiracy theories — that he had won by a landslide. And when that day came, the president rallied thousands of his supporterswith an incendiary speech. Then a large mob of those supporters, manywaving Trump flags and wearing Trump regalia, violently stormed theCapitol to take over the halls of government and send elected officials intohiding, fearing for their safety.But if the chaos in the Capitol shocked the country, one of the most
India delivered 9 consignments of Covid-19 relief supplies to Bhutan since March Agency News: Thimpu
Avika posted a photo of herself clad in a blue bikini posing lying down by the side of a swimming pool in the backdrop of greeny.
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Yogi Adityanath govt paying for misdeeds of previous government: Patel Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel has been visiting districts in the state and presiding over meetings to take stock of implementation of various development projects. Patel, even though she does not hold any Janata Darbars like many of her predecessors, is often called a proactive governor. Umesh Raghuvanshi spoke to her about her role and the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh. A. We don’t need to hold a Janata Darbar. If anyone comes to the Raj Bhawan with any problem, we convey the same to the minister of the respective department. There should be no direct intervention from the Raj Bhawan..
As many as nine consignments containing medical supplies and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) were handed over during March-December 2020 to Bhutan by India as assistance for the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, said the Indian Embassy in Thimphu on Thursday. According to a tweet by the Indian High Commission, RT-PCR testing kits, portable X-Ray machines were sent to Bhutan during the pandemic. “Standing shoulder to shoulder with Bhutan during times of
Covid-19! 9 consignments containing RT-PCR test kits, a portable X-Ray machine, medical supplies and PPE equipment were handed over during March-December 2020,” the Indian High Commission tweeted. In December, India handed over a consignment of RT-PCR Covid-19 test kits for 20,000 tests to Bhutan to fight the pandemic. The 9th consignment of medical supplies was delivered at Phuentsholing, Bhutan. India will keep providing all required support to Bhutan in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Embassy of India.
disturbing aspects of this most disturbing day was that it could be seen coming. The president had all but circled it on the nation’s calendar. “Big protest in DC on January 6th,” Trump tweeted on December 19, just one of several of his tweets promoting the day. “Be there, will be wild!” “If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism,” a member of the Red-StateSecession group on Facebook posted on Tuesday, the eve of the appointed day, January 6.Beneath it, dozens of people posted comments that included photographs of the weaponry — including assault rifles — thatthey said they planned to bring to the rally.
There were also comments referring to “occupying” the Capitol and forcing Congress to overturn the November election that Joe Biden had won — and Trump had lost. Renée DiResta, a researcher who studies online movements at the Stanford Internet Observatory, said that the violent disruption at the Capitol on Wednesday was the result of online movements operating in closed social media networks whereclaims of voter fraud and a stolen election found oxygen.“This is a demonstration of the very real-world impact of echo chambers,” DiResta said.The roots of one of the
BJP national chief JP Nadda to visit poll-bound Bengal, launch new campaign Agency News: New Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda will be in West Bengal on Saturday, leading the party’s door-todoor canvassing and also to launch a new campaign ‘Ek Muthi Chawal’ (fistful of rice grains) to dispel the opposition’s charge that the BJP government at the Centre is anti-farmer.According to a party functionary, Nadda will launch the campaign in Burdwan district of the election bound state and the process will be carried forward by party workers who will visit farming households across
Nadda will launch the campaign in Burdwan district of the election bound state and the process will be carried forward by party workers who will visit farming households across 48,000 villages to collect rice. 48,000 villages to collect rice. “It is a month-long drive to collect rice, which will then
India has asked the United Kingdom to track down and arrest Gujarat’s Jaysukh Ranpariya who had fled the country to Dubai after allegedly ordering the murder of Jamnagar lawyer Kirit Joshi in April 2018. Jaysukh Muljibhai Ranpariya, also known as Jayesh Patel, has been traced to the UK on the basis of extortion phone calls made by the 41-yearold gangster, people familiar with the matter said. Jaysukh Ranpariya faces 42 criminal cases including murder,
be used for a community meal for farmers, and the poor,” the functionary said.Nadda, who won high praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the party’s performance in the Bihar assembly election, has been leading the West Bengal election strategy as well. Since the Trinamool Congress is expected to rake up the issue of the ongoing farmers’ stir near the Delhi border, the BJP is pulling out all stops to dispel concerns about the new farm laws. The party has instructed its functionaries to carry out door-to-door campaigns, write letters and hold meetings locally across.
Keeping an eye on bird flu outbreak in Madhya Pradesh; taking precautions: CM Chouhan Agency News: New Delhi
“We are keeping an eye on Bird flu and have issued the guideline
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday that the state government was keeping a check on the bird flu outbreak and had issued guidelines for poultry farms. He added that Madhya Pradesh had also banned the supply of chicken from southern states for the next 10 days.“We are keeping an eye on Bird flu and have issued the guideline for poultry farms. We have banned the supply of chicken from the southern states to MP for the next 10 days. We are taking precautions,” Chouhan said while speaking to reporters.Earlier, the
for poultry farms. We have banned the supply of chicken from the southern states to MP for the next 10 days. We are taking precautions,” Chouhan said while speaking to reporters.
chief minister had reviewed the bird flu situation in the capital city of Bhopal and instructed officials to take preventive measures and step up surveillance at poultries in those districts where bird deaths have been reported. He further told them to ensure that all guidelines are followed and urged the animal husbandry department and other allied agencies to stay on alert. An official report on Tuesday had confirmed bird
flu as the cause of mass deaths of crows in Agar Malwa and Mandsaur districts of MP, after Indore. “Presence of H5N8 virus (a variant of avian influenza or bird flu) was found in the carcasses of crows in Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts, an official told news agency PTI after citing the results of the samples sent for laboratory examination. n Indore, a total of 155 dead crows have been detected with the H5N8 virus since it was first
detected in the city last week. As many as 400 bird deaths have been reported across 10 districts of the state. The official quoted above added that samples were also collected from Ujjain, Sehore, Dewas, Guna, Shajapur, Khargone and Neemuch districts and were sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal for examination. Meanwhile, several states such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu , Kerala and Karnataka etc have been placed on alert and have stepped up the surveillance and monitoring of birds for any signs of the virus. The central government has deployed multidisciplinary teams in bird flu.
India asks UK to arrest Gujarat’s Jaysukh Ranpariya for killing Jamnagar lawyer Agency News: New Delhi
darkest moments in American democracy reached at least as far back as November 4, the day after thepresidential election that Trump would decisively lose to Biden. On that day, the first Stop the Steal group was formed onFacebook — and it quickly took off, realizing at one point 100 new members every 10 seconds. The group swelled to 320,000followers before Facebook shut it down. As hundreds of new Stop the Steal groups continued to pop up, Facebook became more aggressive in shutting them down,prompting some farright supporters of Trump — including some involved in militias and conspiracy groups to move to new,less-restrictive social media sites.
Jaysukh Ranpariya, who is accused of plotting Jamnagar lawyer Kirit Joshi’s murder, according to the police, has been traced to locations in the United Kingdom extortion, cheating, forgery and money laundering, according to a Gujarat Police dossier seen by Hindustan Times. The Interpol has already issued a Red Corner Notice against Ranpariya to alert countries to take him into custody. Officials said the Gujarat police, in its request to trace and arrest Ranpariya, had cited the
Interpol notice. Asked about the request to detain Ranpariya, a spokesperson for the Scotland Yard said they wouldn’t be able to reveal this information. “We do not search by names and we do not identify anyone who may or may not be subject to a police investigation,” the spokesperson said.Back in India, the federal financial
crimes agency Enforcement Directorate had attached assets worth Rs 3.97 crore in one 2018 case related to usurping of land in Jamnagar. Ranpariya had been operating in Jamnagar for some years, extorting money from real estate developers and property owners when they tried to sell land or buildings. Ranpariya would get forged documents made and lay claim to the property to create a dispute that would make it impossible for the owner to sell the plot or building. He would back off only when he was paid. Police said the money would
run into crores. Ranpariya hit the headlines after the murder of Jamnagar lawyer Kirit Joshi who had been filing criminal cases against him for extortion on behalf of his clients. Joshi was stabbed multiple times by two men when he was about to open his car on a busy road. Police later arrested two men who alleged that Ranpariya had paid them to kill the lawyer. Ranpariya, till then a local land mafia, had anticipated that the police would go after him after this murder and had slipped out of the country using a fake passport.
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Saif Ali Khan says he was in a‘mental and professional ditch’and his work got him out of it
Government clears 8 hydropower projects on Indus in Ladakh
Agency News: New Delhi The government has cleared eight hydropower projects of 144 MW on the Indus river and its tributaries in Ladakh, the highest so far, sources in the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Thursday. At present, there are several small projects, with a collective capacity of 113 MW on Indus in Ladakh, and the new projects will have much more capacity than those constructed so far, a senior
official added. The official said the new projects have been cleared by the Central Water Commission as well as the Indus Commissioner after a separate Union Territory of Ladakh was announced last year. These projects will come up in Kargil and Leh districts of Ladakh.Because of its topography, it is not feasible to construct big hydropower projects in the Ladakh region. Durbuk Shyok (19 MW), Shankoo (18.5 MW), Nimu Chilling (24 MW), Rongdo (12 MW), Ratan Nag (10.5 MW) hydropower projects have been cleared for Leh, while Mangdum Sangra (19 MW), Kargil Hunderman (25 MW) and Tamasha (12 MW) have been cleared for Kargil, the official added.
‘Are farmers protected against Covid?’: SC asks Centre, cites Tablighi event The remarks were made during the hearing of a public interest litigation by Jammu-based lawyer Supriya Pandita for a CBI probe into the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi last year Agency News: New Delhi The Supreme court on Thursday asked the Centre whether the thousands of farmers camping in and around Delhi in protest against the three farm laws over the past many weeks are “protected from Covid”. The court likened the state of affairs to one involving the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the capital in March last year that went on to become one of the biggest clusters of coronavirus cases.“This same problem is going to arise during the farmer protest. We do not know if farmers are being protected from Covid. What guidelines have you issued for prevention of such things,” remarked a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde.The
bench, which also comprised Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, “Have you learnt from your experience in handling this [Jamaat] event? Have you found out how it happened?”Mehta, who appeared for the Centre, told the bench that the investigation into the Jamaat gathering was still on by the Delhi Police He added Covid-19 guidelines with regard to large gatherings were in place and sought two weeks to file a reply.The remarks were made during the hearing of a public interest litigation by Jammu-based lawyer Supriya Pandita for a CBI probe into the Jamaat gathering. The petition underlined the need for guidelines to prevent such events from creating harm to public health at the time of the pandemic.Pandita’s lawyer, OP Parihar, cited the Jamaat gathering and added the group’s chief Maulana Saad has not been arrested yet. The bench said it is not interested in one person. “We are interested in ensuring Covid guidelines are prepared and implemented.” The PIL alleged negligence on part of the Delhi Government and Centre in allowing a mass gathering of Tablighi Jamaat members to assemble in the Capital.
‘Sushant Singh Rajput was sober, innocent,’ observes Bombay high court, reserves order on plea by his sisters Agency News: Mumbai
Hearing the plea of deceased Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters who had challenged the FIR filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty, the Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that Sushant Singh was a sober, innocent and very good human being. “From his face, one can make out that he was innocent,” the bench comprising Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik said.Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead on June 14 in his Mumbai residence. Mumbai Police declared it as a case of suicide which the CBI is probing.Rhea Chakraborty who was arrested
by the Narcotics Control Bureau during a parallel probe into drug rackets in Bollywood and is now out on bail had filed a complaint on September 7 against Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters Priyanka, Meetu and a doctor from Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia hospital for allegedly getting Sushant drugs
without a physical consultation. Appearing for the sisters, Sushant Singh’s family lawyer Vikas Singh on Thursday said the medicines could have been referred to by doctors through telemedicine as per the ICMR telemedicine guidelines. He also said that this is part of the main case being investigated by the CBI. Appearing for Rhea Chakraborty, advocate Satish Maneshinde said Rhea was aware that Sushant was taking medications which led to an altercation between the two, but she was not aware of the prescription at that time. It was only after the prescription was leaked on social media that Rhea realised that her sisters got the prescription.
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Editorial
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Signals of a strong economic recovery are broad-based.
The first advance estimates of GDP growth for the current financial year are due from the National Statistical Office on January 7. In December last year, during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had revised upwards its previous forecast, pegging the contraction at 7.5 per cent. The growth estimates for the first two quarters of this year were -23.9 per cent and -7.7 per cent, respectively. It is important to note that the first advance estimates for 2020-21 growth are based on projections from a seven month period (April–October), using a mix of the first and second quarter corporate results, agriculture production data, transport and freight estimates, the index of industrial production, bank credit and deposits, and multiple other indicators. The second advance estimates will be released in end February, based on a more comprehensive set of data. We have retained our own growth forecast for the current financial year at -7.6 per cent, but there are signs, beginning in late November of a stronger economic recovery. Our 2021-22 GDP growth forecast is at 11 per cent plus. First, a set of recent news from government and industry releases: In December, GST collections were at a record high, passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers were fairly robust, and the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) continued to remain strong. Coupled with positive reports of the order book of a leading manufacturer of a key intermediate input of manufacturing machinery and automobiles — ball bearings — the signals of a strong recovery are quite broad-based with a positive momentum. This inference is reinforced by signals from an extensive set of 39 leading and concurrent indicators which we track. These can be broadly grouped into domestic and external activities (manufacturing and services, consumption and investment), fiscal numbers, mobility, employment and payments. Early indicators for December activity based on a composite index of a weighted mix of these indicators suggests that economic activity has pretty much come back up to pre-lockdown levels. One of the key metrics we track in this index is electricity consumption. Based on the 2019 demand patterns, residential electricity was up 25 per cent; extreme cold weather is likely to have pushed up household heating consumption in the north and parts of the east. But approximately half of the demand is from industry, suggesting that activity has accelerated across all geographies. Second, a critical sector in the recovery story is residential real estate, given the large backward and forward sector linkages. Mumbai, a weather vane of overall housing demand, recorded a massive increase in registrations (and hence sales) of housing units. Contributory factors would include a cut in stamp duty rates from the normal 5 per cent of the sale value to 2 per cent (which is quite significant given Mumbai’s relatively high home prices), steep cuts in developers’ sale offer prices and low home-loan rates. Residential demand is also evident in home loan offtake from banks, even as credit from NBFCs has begun to increase, after an almost complete shutdown in 2019-20.The third is digitalisation and the big-tech developments of the last few years: App-based mobility metrics provide valuable insights on a city basis. Google mobility data across different geographies also points to a normalisation of activity. However, work from home is likely to become embedded as indicated by trends in travel to workplaces. This is supported by multiple data series based on the digitalisation initiatives taken by the government, RBI and ancillary institutions. Payments data, whether via UPI or FastAG payments or GST E-way bills, also suggest a strong activity recovery, based on transport data. One strong set of inputs into our understanding of activity are the reported financial results of companies for the July-September quarter. Excluding petroleum and trading companies, net sales of the largest companies was flat relative to the same quarter last year, while operating profits were up 17 per cent (year-on-year). This leads to questions on a key implication of the recovery and the consequent crafting of the evolving stimulus response — an uneven and unequal recovery. The financial results reflect the performance of the largest, strongest and most resilient companies. Yet the impact of the public health crisis response is likely to have been disproportionately felt on smaller and informal enterprises. An economic shock of this magnitude is bound to have deep negative residual impacts — “scarring” — on activity, behaviour, - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara confidence and resilience.
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Saamana editorial praises Rahul Gandhi; calls him a ‘warrior’ for standing up against Centre Agency News: Mumbai Days after attacking Rahul Gandhi over his leadership, Shiv Sena on Thursday heaped praise on the Congress leader and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is afraid of him. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana called Gandhi a “warrior” who has stood up against the Centre. “Those in power in Delhi fear Rahul Gandhi. Otherwise, government campaigns to discredit the Gandhi family would not have been carried out. A dictator is afraid even if one man is against him, and
It says those in power are afraid of Gandhi or ‘government campaigns to discredit the Gandhi family would not have been carried out’ if this lone warrior is honest, the fear increases hundredfold. Rahul Gandhi’s fear is that
hundredfold,” the editorial in Saamana said. Sena MP and executive editor of Saamana Sanjay Raut had, two weeks
ago, criticised Gandhi and his leadership and also expressed the need to galvanise United Progressive Alliance as a
BMC accuses Sonu Sood for turning residential building into commercial property, files police complaint Agency News: Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has filed a police complaint against actor Sonu Sood and his wife Sonali for allegedly converting a residential building in Juhu into commercial premises. The complaint was filed by a junior engineer of K-west ward (Andheri) on January 4, under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning
The BMC has alleged illegal unauthorised construction, change of user, and alterations in the building. Act (MRTP), 1966. The BMC has alleged illegal unauthorised construction, change of user, and
alterations in the building. As per the complaint, the BMC had visited Sood’s Shakti Sagar Building in Juhu on October 24. Following the inspection, it was found that
actor has carried out illegal alteration and additions in the building and turned it into a commercial building in contravention to approved plans of a residential building. On October 27, the BMC issued a notice to Sood and his wife, under section 53 (1) of the MRTP Act, 1966, giving them a month’s time to restore the property as per the original plan or get approval for competent authority for the changes made.
Chandigarh mayoral elections: BJP councillors show unity, attend meeting at party office Agency News: Chandigarh Two days after the revolt was witnessed in the BJP due to the announcement of mayoral candidates, the party went on to show unity by convening a meeting of all party councillors on Wednesday evening.Pictures of their meeting were released which showed councillors Bharat Kumar and Chanderwati Shukla in attendance. The meeting was held at party office “Kamalam” to decide a strategy for the mayoral election. State president Arun
Sood, state organisational general secretary Dinesh Kumar, general secretaries Chandra Shekhar and Rambir Bhatti and all 19 councillors of the party participated in this meeting. The BJP said that due to COVID, councillor Heera Negi was admitted to hospital, so she could not attend the meeting. “She will participate on the voting day on January 8. Apart from this, if the doctors are satisfied with the health of Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher, then she will also come to cast her vote on the polling day,” said a statement
A statement issued by the BJP said the party’s councillors “stand with the party like a true soldier”. A revolt had taken place in the Chandigarh after councillor Ravi Kant Sharma was declared as party’s official candidate for the post of mayor. issued by the BJP. “On the other hand, in today’s meeting,
various aspects were discussed to ensure 100 per cent victory of the BJP candidates for the three posts. BJP activists are like the backbone of the party. All the councillors of the party stand with the party like a true soldier. On the call of state president Arun Sood, all the councillors raised their voices together and said that the candidates for the post of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor will win by an absolute majority. Congress candidates will have to face a big defeat during the election,” the statement added.
failed to run the city’s municipal corporation. “AAP demands that the BJP should immediately dissolve the municipal corporation and a fresh election must take place,” said Bhardwaj. Bhardwaj alleged that during the 2017 municipal corporation election campaign, the then Delhi
BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had misled people by promising that there will be no scarcity of money in the municipal corporations because the BJP will directly bring in funds from the Central government. “Tiwari misled the people of Delhi by making false promises and did not bring a single penny from the Centre.
He should resign from the post of MP,” said Bhardwaj. He further said despite getting the full amount of funding from the Kejriwal government and increasing the house tax and many other taxes as well, the BJP-ruled MCD claims that they do not have any money to pay the salaries of the employees.
BJP should immediately dissolve Delhi’s municipal corporation, hold fresh polls: AAP Agency News: New Delhi
The AAP on Thursday demanded that the BJP immediately dissolve Delhi’s municipal corporation and hold fresh elections. Addressing a press conference, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj claimed that the BJP has “miserably”
Donald Trump finally concedes defeat, pledges ‘orderly’ transfer of power as US Congress certifies Joe Biden’s win “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement. Agency News: Washington Outgoing US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there will be an “orderly” transfer of power to Joe Biden on January 20. Trump’s remarks came minutes after a Joint Session of the US Congress formally certified the Electoral College victory of Biden as the next US President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President in the November
3 election.“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Donald Trump said in a statement. Commenting on the certification, Trump said the decision “represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history.” “It’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again,” Trump said
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while repeating false claims about the election fraud. Biden, 78, and Harris, 56, are scheduled to be sworn in as the President and Vice President of the country on January 20. The inauguration is going to be a low-key affair given the COVID-19 pandemic The formal certification by the Joint Session came in the wee hours of Thursday. The Joint Session resumed its meeting late Wednesday
night after it was disrupted by hundreds of supporters of Trump who violently stormed Capitol Hill. The counting of Electoral College
votes and its subsequent certification came after an ugly episode of violence inside the US Capitol, resulting in four deaths,
wherein Capitol Hill was brought under a lockdown, with lawmakers being taken to safe places, shots were fired inside the Congress and tear gas was used. Biden, a Democrat, described the riots in the US Capitol as an “unprecedented assault” on American democracy and has his task cut out to spend the next four years on his administration to heal and unite a deeply polarised country after the fiercelyfought election Presidential elections were held on November 3. Biden and Harris won a record number of popular votes, more than 80 millions and earned as many as 306 Electoral College votes.
combative Opposition. He had also hinted that Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar could be the consensus candidate to head UPA. The editorial added that despite being targeted by the BJP, Gandhi stood against them. It said, “Despite propagating that Rahul Gandhi is a weak leader, he is still standing and attacking the government at any opportunity he gets... the Opposition will, at some point, rise from the ashes like the Phoenix. This is what the history of the country says.” The Sena took on the Centre for the alleged use of Central
agencies such as Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department, Central Bureau of Investigation, etc against its political opponents. “There may be differences among political opponents, but the policy of strangling the Opposition and hanging their heads at Delhi’s Vijay Chowk is shocking... Agencies like Income Tax Department, ED etc. are extremely honest. There can be no doubt about their political allegiance. They will not go to anyone’s house and knock on the door unless the political boss gives a signal.
LG announces new industrial development scheme worth Rs 28,400 cr for J-K Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that this scheme is from the period of date of notification up to the year 2037. Agency News: Jammu The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday announced a new industrial developmental scheme (IDS) with a total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore to encourage
new investment and to take industrial development to the block level and far-flung areas of the Union territory. “In a major decision of far-reaching consequence, Government of India has approved a new Industrial Developmental Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced at a press conference here. “The scheme will go a long way in ushering an era of socio-economic development of the region and for catering to the aspirations of people,” he said. Sinha said that this scheme is from the period of date of notification up to the year 2037 with a total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore.
Rains to lash Telangana in next 48 hours, temperatures to drop
Agency News: Hyderabad A cyclonic circulation over Tamil Nadu coast is likely to bring rain and thundershowers in parts of Telangana in the next 48 hours, said the Hyderabad centre of the India Meteorological Department. The temperatures will also start dropping below normal after two or three days.Director K Naga Rathna Thursday said parts of southern and central districts of Telangana are likely to receive rainfall. Hyderabad city will remain generally cloudy and will witness light showers in the same period. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to remain between 20-27 degrees C.The lowest minimum temperature of 16 degrees C for the state has been recorded in Nalgonda district in the
Hyderabad city will remain generally cloudy and will witness light showers in the same period. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to remain between 20-27 degrees C. last 24 hours. Meanwhile, Hyderabad recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 19.5 degrees C. In the same period, Maheshwaram in Rangareddy has recorded the highest rainfall of 3 cm. The mercury levels across the state have been steadily rising in the last few days after a cold wave was recorded earlier last week. “After two-three days, temperatures are likely to drop below normal and dry conditions would prevail,” she said.
Round 2: Colleges declare cutoff list for FYJC admissions Agency News: Pune The second special round of class 11 or the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions is underway with the junior college allotment list for admissions on display including the cut-off list of colleges. In the second special round, of the total 38,766 available seats, there were 8,419 applicants and 5,555 students were allotted a college. The remaining 2,864 students who had applied for admission in this round couldn’t match the cut-off list of colleges with their given college preference and marks. Of the 5,555 allotted students, 3,142 students were
given the college of their first preference, 908 students were given the college of their second preference and 521 students were given the college of their third preference. For this year’s class 11 admission process, a total of 72,820 students are eligible for the first round of admission in 304 colleges of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad area. Due to the interim stay given by the Supreme Court (SC) on the implementation of the quota for the Maratha community in jobs and education, the state education department had stopped the admission process for FYJC since September 9 and resumed back from November 26.
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08.01.2021, Friday
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India vs Australia Highlights, 3rd Test, Day 1: Pucovski, Labuschagne fifties take Australia to 166/2
Agency News: Australia
India vs Australia third Test Day 1 highlights: Australia finished Day 1 of the Sydney Test on 166/2. A total of 55 overs were bowled in the day with rain washing out more than three hours of play. Marnus Labuschagne (67*) scored a half-century and remained unbeaten along with Steve Smith (31*), their partnership reading 60 off 125 balls. For
India, debutant Navdeep Saini dismissed fellow debutant Will Pucovski to pick up his maiden Test wicket for India, but not before the Australian opening batsmen scored a brilliant halfcentury playing his first Test. India had a couple of chances let go by Rishabh Pant, who, twice in two overs, dropped Pucovski. He and Labuschagne added a 100-run partnership. Early lunch was taken after just 7.1 overs in which Australia
Ashleigh Barty returns to action after 11 months for Australian Open warmup
Agency News: Australia World number one Ash Barty will return to competitive tennis after a lengthy hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic when she headlines two WTA tournaments in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, organisers said on Thursday.The 24-year-old Queenslander has not played a match since February, opting not to defend her French Open title and also skipping the U.S. Open in New York as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc on global sport.The pandemic is still affecting the tennis calendar,
with the year’s first Grand Slam at Melbourne Park to start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than planned.Barty, who held on to the top women’s singles ranking during last year’s disrupted season, will play for the first time in 11 months at one of two WTA 500 events from Jan. 31Feb. 6 as part of the Melbourne Summer Series. The Gippsland Trophy and Yarra Valley Classic, named after regions in the state of Victoria, will include 49 of the top 50 women players. The top 32 players will be split across the two events, with each featuring 64-singles and 32-doubles draws. American Serena Williams, 39, will also return to competitive action after exiting the French Open with an injury and would hope to get some matches under her belt before embarking on her bid for a record-equalling 24th major title.
IND vs AUS Highlights, 3rd Test, Day 1 Updates: Marnus Labuschagne and debutant Will Pucovski scored half-centuries as Australia finished a rain-truncated first day of the Sydney Test on 166\/2. For India, Mohammed Siraj and debutant Navdeep Saini picked
scored 21 runs and lost the wicket of David Warner. Australia opted to bat first after
winning the toss in the third Test against India. Bio-bubble breach investigations, reports of India’s unwillingness to travel to Brisbane if stricter quarantine rules are forced
on them, former Australian cricketers and media throwing jibes, we’ve had everything that could spice-up the proceedings in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Sourav Ganguly would be on oral medications and will be monitored by doctors and nurses at his home at the moment. BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been discharged from the hospital on Thursday. “We come to hospital to save our lives. That has proven true. I thank the
The nation’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday raised USD 600 million from selling bonds to international investors at a coupon of 1.80 per cent. The issue, oversubscribed by 2.1 times, is part of the bank’s USD 10 billion medium term note programme, the ratings of which were withdrawn by the rating agency Moody’s on Wednesday.The 5.5-year issue denominated in US dollars was priced at 140 basis points (bps) over the US treasury, the bank said in a release adding this is the lowest pricing for any Reg S/144a issue from the country with such a maturity. Earlier this week, the Exim
Bank had sold USD 1 billion at a coupon of 2.25 per cent, the lowest for any such issue. With this issue, two domestic financial institutions -- Exim Bank and SBI -- have opened the new year on a high raising USD 1.6 billion in a week.The bonds issued through the SBI’s London branch, will be listed on Singapore Exchange and India INX, the international bourse from BSE, the release
said.Regulation S bonds are sold by foreign issuers in the US and other overseas markets but cannot be subscribed by resident American investors. The bank said strong demand helped it tighten pricing by 35 bps from initial guidance of T+175 bps to T+140 bps, arriving at a coupon of 1.80 per cent per annum, which it said is the lowest coupon achieved by a domestic issuer for a 5.5-year issuance to date.This is the first public USD bond sale by a domestic bank since the onset of the pandemic last year. The lender said the transaction was well received and saw strong interest from investors across geographies with a final order book in excess of USD 1.9 billion.
Woodlands Hospital and all the doctors for the excellent care. I am absolutely fine. Hope I would be ready to fly to soon,” Ganguly said while leaving the hospital.Ganguly had an angioplasty on his right coronary artery after he suffered a heart
attack on Saturday. He would be on oral medications and will be monitored by doctors and nurses at his home at the moment. As for other two coronary arteries that have blockages, medical procedures will be conducted at a later date.
stimulus optimism Agency News: Mumbai Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as firmer Treasury yields eclipsed support from a Democrat sweep in Georgia Senate runoffs that boosted hopes for more stimulus.Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,916.77 per ounce by 0250 GMT, after declining more than 1.5% in the previous session. US gold futures climbed 0.5% to $1,918.40.“The rise of 10-year bond yields after the Senate victory by Democrats in Georgia has pushed gold lower, because it’s extremely sensitive to the trajectory of yields,” said Jeffrey Halley, a senior market analyst at OANDA.Increasing the
Global stocks climb, bonds fall after Democrats win Senate Agency News: New York Bonds licked their wounds and stocks rose on Thursday as investors bet Democrat control of the US Congress would enable President-elect Joe Biden to borrow and spend heavily, with a bruised dollar hovering near its lowest in almost three years. US Treasuries extended their steepest selloff in months after Democrat victories in two Georgia races handed them narrow control of the Senate, bolstering Presidentelect Joe Biden’s power to pass his agenda. Europe’s Euro STOXX 600 gained 0.3%, with indexes in Frankfurt and Paris up 0.4% and 0.6% respectively. Growth-linked sectors from energy to miners rallied on the
The dollar had sunk on the Georgia results to a near-three year low against a basket of six major currencies, with traders betting growing US trade and budget deficits would weigh on the greenback. On Thursday it bounced 0.3% to 89.529. prospects of more US stimulus. The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in almost 50 countries, rose 0.3%. Earlier, MSCI’s broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6% and Japan’s Nikkei hit its highest since 1990. Even after risk sentiment was earlier knocked by images of President Donald Trump’s supporters storming Capitol Hill to attempt to overturn his election defeat, S&P 500 futures rose 0.6% as order was restored and Congress
returned to work. It quickly became clear that objections from pro-Trump Republican lawmakers to Biden’s victory in battleground states would be rejected overwhelmingly, including by most Republicans. “For stocks it will be a net positive, for other assets classes it will be different,” said Olivier Marciot, a portfolio manager at Unigestion said of the Democrat victory. “The bond moves yesterday were something we hadn’t seen for
Neha Kakkar left in tears on ‘Indian Idol 12’ after Rohanpreet Singh’s emotional speech After a grand wedding back in October 2020, Neha Kakkar and hubby Rohanpreet Singh made their first television appearance recently with Indian Idol 12 in which Neha is a judge. During the episode, Rohanpreet and Neha enthralled the audiences as well as fellow judges with their love story. Sharing the video on Instagram, Neha wrote, “He Made me Cry.” In the video, Rohanpreet can be seen recalling the first time that her met Neha. He said, “I was tying my turban in Chandigarh, when I got a call from her management. They asked if I wanted to
a long time. The case is for reflation.” bond selloff pushed the yield on benchmark 10year US Treasuries, which rises when prices fall, over 1% for the first time since March. It rose as high as 1.0660% on Thursday. Euro zone government bond yields also edged higher, with Germany’s 10-year Bund yield up slightly to -0.55%. Japanese government bond prices had also slipped, taking cues from the US The ramifications of the Democrat victory played out in currency markets, too.The dollar had sunk on the Georgia results to a near-three year low against a basket of six major currencies, with traders betting growing US trade and budget deficits would weigh on the greenback.
opportunity cost of holding noninterest bearing gold, the 10-year US Treasury yield remained firm after rising above 1% for the first time since March on Wednesday. However, bullion’s decline was limited as Democrat victories in two Georgia races cleared the way for a larger fiscal stimulus under President-elect Joe Biden. Many investors view bullion as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement that they fear could result from large stimulus measures. Concerns briefly rose when supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol in a bid to overturn his election defeat.
Petrol price at alltime high, diesel crosses Rs 81 Agency News: New Delhi Petrol price on Thursday scaled to an alltime high of Rs 84.20 per litre in the national capital after state-owned fuel retailers hiked rates for the second day in a row. Petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 23 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise a litre, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 84.20 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 74.38. In Mumbai, petrol comes for Rs 90.83 a litre and diesel for Rs 81.07. This is the highest ever price of petrol in Delhi, while diesel is at record high in Mumbai.
participate as a co-artiste in her new song. I said ‘do you have to ask!’”
Birthday Special: How Bipasha Basu found her ‘monkey love’ with hubby Karan Singh Grover
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SBI raises $ 600 mn from overseas Gold inches down as bond sale at 1.80% coupon higher yields outweigh Agency News: Mumbai
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‘I am absolutely fine’: Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital
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Kareena Kapoor, who is pregnant with her second baby, has shared a glamorous new picture on Instagram. She is seen wearing a stunning dress while hinting at something exciting to come. The monochrome photo shows Kareena in a black dress with a thighhigh slit. She is wearing stylish black heels and posing on a couch, looking away from the camera.
Bipasha Basu is celebrating her 42nd birthday today and her special day would be incomplete without speaking about her “monkey love”
with her hubby Karan Singh Grover. While she may have distanced herself from the silver screen, Bipasha’s happily married life is still a talking point among her friends. Bipasha and Karan had gotten married in 2016 after a rather public and nearly 10-year-old relationship with John Abraham which ended in separation. Reports had said that one of the things that broke Bipasha and John up was the issue of marriage - she had wanted to settle down, John allegedly wasn’t keen on marriage. However, when Karan Singh Grover came into her life Bipasha was deeply in love.
Rahul Roy discharged from hospital, says ‘It’s still a long journey for full recovery
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Rahul Roy, who suffered a brain stroke in November, has been discharged from the hospital. The Aashiqui actor took to Instagram on Thursday to share an update about his health.Sharing how it is still a long journey until he recovers completely, Roy wrote on Instagram, “I am back home after a long treatment in the hospital. I am recovering and it’s still a long journey for full recovery.”
Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh to star in Thank God Agency News: Mumbai Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh are all set to collaborate with director Indra Kumar for his next film titled Thank God. The movie, set to go on floors on January 21, is said to be a slice of life comedy. Indra Kumar’s 2019 hit Total Dhamaal had a large ensemble cast including Ajay but Thank God marks Kumar’s first collaboration with Sidharth and Rakul. Indra Kumar said in a statement, “We have been waiting for a long time to begin the shoot and finally we will start on January 21. Thank God! (laughs). It is an entertaining slice of life
Saif Ali Khan says he was in a ‘mental and professional ditch’ and his work got him out of it
comedy with a message and I am quite excited to be working again with Ajay Devgn whom I’ve known since so many years along with the young guns Siddharth and Rakul. I’m also happy to join hands with Bhushan Kumar and the
T-Series team. Hopefully, it all goes well as we have taken all the precautions necessary.” Indra Kumar is known for popular 90s hits like Dil, Beta, Ishq among others. He has also directed the Dhamaal and Masti franchise.
Agency News: New Delhi Actor Saif Ali Khan has talked about the important role that work has played in his life. Among the busiest actors in Bollywood currently, Saif is looking forward to the release of multiple projects such as Bhoot Police, Tandav, Adipurush and others. In a recent interview, Saif spoke about being in a ‘ditch’, mentally and professionally. He thanked filmmakers for offering him good roles so he could start a second innings of his career. “Honestly, I believe I have worked very hard. I was in a bit of a ditch, mentally and professionally. I managed to get out of that. It is like climbing a mountain. I feel like I am on base camp 1 and we have made progress but there is a long way to go. The ropes are set, the boots are tied, and we have got our sights on the hill and we are climbing. There is a really nice line up. I am super excited Bhoot Police is finally, 80% complete and it’s a dream role for me. We really had a good time doing that,” he told Bollywood Hungama in an interview. “It is a nice place to be. It has not been particularly easy. The work has been fab, a lot of people have been super.
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‘Gujarat to get Rs 180 cr with changes to scholarship scheme for SC students’ Agency News: Ahmedabad Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ishvar Parmar on Wednesday said Gujarat is set to get Rs 180 crore from the Centre in 202122 with the changes brought to the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for the students of Scheduled Caste community (PMS-SC).Parmar, along with senior party leaders led by state president C R Paatil, was addressing a press conference in this regard. Senior BJP leaders from Scheduled Caste in Gujarat Kirit Solanki, Vinod Chavda and Shambhuprasad Tunidya were also present in the press conference.The state BJP also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi led central government for bringing the
The state BJP also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi led central government for bringing the changes to the scheme. changes to the scheme. The Centre has recently approved major changes in the PMS-SC while replacing “committed liability” system and bringing greater involvement of the central government in the scheme. The Centre has decided to bear 60 per cent cost of the scheme in a state. Parmar said that in 2019-20,
under annual liability, Gujarat received Rs 15 crore from the central government. However, he added, with new changes in the scheme, Gujarat is set to get Rs 180 crore in 2021-22 from the Centre which is a 12fold rise.Solanki, Lok Sabha MP from Ahmedabad (West), said that many students from the SC communities had to drop out from Class 10 owing to financial crisis. Calling the central government’s decision
AAP leader sends notice to Gujarat Dy CM Nitin Patel over farmers’ protest remark In a notice, addressed to office of Patel, AAP leader and a farmer Bhemabhai Chaudhary from Banaskantha demanded an apology for Patel’s “defamotory speech against the farmers
Agency News: Ahmedabad A Gujarat AAP leader sent a legal notice to Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel Wednesday seeking his “apology” for his comments on the ongoing farmers’ protest at the Delhi border.In a notice, addressed to office of Patel, AAP leader
and a farmer Bhemabhai Chaudhary from Banaskantha demanded an apology for Patel’s “defamotory speech against the farmers”. “You have said in your speech that farmers (who are protesting) are connected to China and they are like ‘tukhde tukde’ gang. You have also made
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as “big”, Solanki said, “I consider this as a big decision and it has paved the way for higher studies for those students from SC communities who could not go for the same (earlier).” Meanwhile, chief spokesperson of Gujarat Congress Manish Doshi said that the BJP leaders are making sudden announcement on scholarship for SC community as if they have done “something big for the community”.He alleged that Modi government is the first government in India under which 60 lakh SC students did not get post-matric scholarship this year owing to lack of budget and lacklustre management of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Government of India has officially admitted this,” Doshi said.
Beautician lured with online BAUDA put under D-2 category enrages farmers in Bharuch Rs 8 lakh lucky draw cheated Agency News: Vadodara A beautician living in Bhayli ended up paying almost Rs 1 lakh to three conmen who cheated her by saying that she had won Rs 8.2 lakh in a lucky draw. The victim Ashwini Rana told police that she received a call on September 8 last year from a man named Nitish Kumar who identified himself as an employee of online marketplace Snapdeal. He told Rana that since she purchases beauty products from Snapdeal, she had been selected for a lucky draw and had won a cash prize of Rs 8.2 lakh. Rana, however, was asked to pay Rs 2,150 through online transfer as fees for participation. After making the first payment, Rana started getting calls daily from Kumar and two other
persons for transferring money in different bank accounts as various charges. Police said that she was asked to pay the money for file processing charges, tax, GST and incometax (I-T) among other reasons. Once when Rana refused to pay, she was told that I-T department will raid her home. On October 3 too, she was told that the prize money has been transferred to her bank account, but when she did not find any transaction entry, she called the accused to inquire. They made her pay Rs 20,000 more as bank charges which she did, but the money never was never credited. “After receiving Rs 99,950 from the woman, the accused stop receiving calls from her. It was only then that she realized being cheated,” said a police official.
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Farmers in Bharuch district are up in arms against the state government for refusing to make any changes in the Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations (CGDCR) declared under Bharuch Ankleshwar Urban Development Authority (BAUDA). Miffed tillers decry the provisions claiming that about 40% of the land owned by them will be reserved under BAUDA without paying any compensation after Bharuch, Ankleshwar and about 44 villages were put under the D-2 category. President, Bharuch Zilla Khedut Samaj, Mahendra Karamariya told TOI, “It is an injustice to farmers of all these villages that have come under BAUDA. The urban development department’s decision as a special case is surprising and
Accused was upset over being kept away from newborn son Agency News: Rajkot
statements that the farmers are Khalistanis, which is totally unacceptable and defamatory to me as a farmer (sic),” read the notice by Chaudhary.
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Hitesh Koradiya, who went on a stabbing spree at his in-law’s house in Sarodi village in Surendranagar on Tuesday morning, told cops that he was frustrated as he was not being allowed to meet his new-born son. Koradiya, a factory worker in Surendranagar, killed his 45-year-old father-in-law Damji Chavada, sister-in-law Sonal (19) and injured his wife Meena, mother-in-law Usha and brother-in-law Lalit. On Wednesday, during interrogation, Koradiya told
police that he was tired of false cases and complaints being registeredagainst him by his wife and in-laws. Since seven months Meena has been living with her parents during which she delivered a baby boy. “He alleged that he was not even allowed to see his son’s face,” said a police official. After recklessly stabbing everyone in the house, Koradiya had locked himself up in a room in the house. A mob of over 100 people had gheraoed the house to attack him. Cops had a difficult time, to bring him out of the house and take him away to Thangadh police station safely from
the enraged mob. “On Wednesday some 35 to 40 people had gathered at the police station demanding that the accused be handed over to them,” said sub-inspector M D Chaudhary. On Wednesday, Usha and Lalit’s health recovered. A resident of Mudi village in Surendranagar district, Koradiya on reaching his in-law’s house, stabbed Usha thrice while she was seated outside the house, then injured his wife on her hand. On entering the house, when he saw Sonal, Koradiya stabbed her multiple times. When Damji came out of the bathroom, Koradiya hurled knife at him.
Thief takes key to One arrested: Fake GST invoices racket Rs 45 lakh booty worth over Rs 2,400 cr busted in Ahmedabad Agency News:Ahmedabad
Agency News: Ahmedabad Even as robberies targeting jewellery shops in the easternpart of the city have exposed the security claims of police, a burglary of Rs45 lakh was reported at a jewellery shop in New Ranip on Tuesday.Jitendra Shah, 51, a resident of Naranpura, filed a complaint with Sabarmati police stating that a man broke into his jewellery shop
and decamped with gold ornaments weighing about 892 grams. Shah said that the accused somehow managed to get the keys of his jewellery shop and stole the gold ornaments.He said that he had gone to a bank near his shop in New Ranip on hisscooter at about 1pm on Tuesday and had stored the jewellery shop’s keys in the glove box of his scooter. After that, he had gone to his home in
Naranpura and had returned to his shop at about 3.30pm. When he reached his shop, he discovered that its shutter was open and the keys which he had stored in the glove box were lying on the counter of his shop. He rushed inside and found that many drawers were open and someone had stolen the ornaments.He called the police control room and a team of Sabarmati police reached the spot.
Limbad and SagarNath. A local court had remanded all five accused to police custody till Wednesday. Police said that their remand was sought to recover the stolen cash and valuables and also nab one more accused. The chemical agent, Jayesh Lavani, a resident of Jetalsar in
Rajkot district, was robbed by an auto-rickshaw driver to whom he had given a lift and five other accused. The auto-rickshaw driver had asked to stop Lavani near Junagadh GIDC and hand over all valuables he had. spot and took away Lavani’s mobile phone.
said, “The preliminary investigation revealed that the birds at Bantva had died of poisoning. We have sent the dead birds from Bantva to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal for detailed investigations. We have also got four dead crows from Rajpipla and have also sent their samples to Bhopal. The preliminary report in the case of these crows also does not point to anything suspicious. Bavaliya said the animal husbandry department has also issued an alert and asked its deputy directors to remain alert and immediately inform superior officers and the forest department in cases of such deaths. A forest department report stated that the postmortems carried out by
the panel of doctors has stated that while what two birds had eaten could not be analyzed, it seems they may have died due to poison. The gizzards were filled with wheat grains. The report stated that no symptoms of respiratory tract infection were seen.” Brijesh Chaudhary, deputy conservator of forests, Nalsarovar, said, “We have asked field staff to stay alert and not just monitor the area in and around Nalsarovar and Thol sanctuaries but also village ponds where migratory birds have come.” Beat guards are also making rounds of such areas and are monitoring deaths. “So far we have not come across any suspicious deaths, if we do senior officials will immediately be informed,” said the DCF.
Five held for robbing chemical agent in Junagadh Agency News:Rajkot
Five persons were arrested on Tuesday for robbing a chemical agent in Junagadh of Rs 1.2 lakh on January 3. The five accused have been identified as Salim Bukhari, Anjum Shah Rafai, Nasir Yasin Hingoda, Ashish
THE ANTI-EVASION wing of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Wednesday said it has arrested a New Ranipresident Bharat Bhagwandas Soni for allegedly operating a racket of issuing fake GST invoices worth Rs 2,435.96 crore.“Investigation revealed that Soni had hatched a wellorchestrated conspiracy with many other similar fraudsters to enable various bullion dealers in the city to fraudulently show purchase of gold, silver and diamond products and avail bogus input tax credit in such purchase invoices. As a part of this conspiracy, Soni floated six different trading firms in his name and in names of his son, daughters, sonsin-law, etc, and obtained GST registrations. He also operated bank accounts, opened in the names of fictitious entities,
The total value of the fake invoices issued by the six firms was Rs 2,435.96 crore, which resulted in fraudulent transfer of input tax credit of Rs 72.25 crore, the statement added.
by using chequebooks signed in advance by the respective family members and kept by him,” a statement issued by the office of the commissioner CGST and Central Excise department, AhmedabadNorth, stated Wednesday.The total value of the fake invoices issued by the six firms was Rs 2,435.96 crore, which resulted in fraudulent transfer of input tax credit of Rs 72.25 crore, the statement added. Input
tax credit is usually claimed by a manufacturer, supplier, agent, e-commerce entity , etc who are registered under GST while paying tax on the final product or output. At the time of paying this tax on output, one can reduce the tax already paid on input and pay only the balance amount. At a time when the government is already struggling with low revenue collection due to the Covid-19 pandemic, cases of fake GST invoices fraud are making a further dent in the government’s pocket and its ability to spend. On January 3, Soni was produced before the
additional chief metropolitan magistrate court in Ahmedabad and was remanded to judicial custody. The accused moved a bail application which was slated to be heard Wednesday. “In view of the larger conspiracy and involvement of more persons and fake firms in the city, which expanded the fraud figures anywhere near Rs 1,000 crore involving fake input tax credit of Rs 300 crore, the department moved an application before the court on Wednesday seeking remand of the accused to CGST custody. The remand application stated the investigation is at a crucial stage and custodial interrogation of Soni is necessary to confront him with evidence of documentary trial and financial transactions, besides to get the facts corroborated with other persons and witnesses in his presence.
needs thorough investigation.” Karmarariya further said that stalemate continues despite several representations since December 2020. “It seems the decision is in favour of builder lobby. We have decided to oppose the decision through agitation,” he added. Jivraj Patel, president, Bharuch Citizen Council said, “ D2 category means big blockage in development. There will be no buyers of agricultural land from farmers for residential complexes as 40 percent land will be taken by BAUDA, 15 percent to be kept reserved for road and other utilities, five percent for green belt and common plot. So, how much land will be left for the farmers to utilize for residential projects?” The BharuchAnkleshwar Urban Development Authority had collected Rs150 crore for approval of various plans which is yet to be utilised.
Marketing professional suspected to have consumed poison Agency News:Surat Police investigation into the mysterious death of a 22-yearold marketing professional has revealed that she had consumed some poisonous substance during New Year celebration organized in a hotel room on Gaurav Path on January 2. Tanvi Bhadani was found dead in a room of an OYO hotel in Ripple Mall. She went there with her friend and colleague Pankaj Gohil. Three other couples and a group of friends were with them. They celebrated New Year, cut cake, ate food and consumed liquor. During the celebration, Bhadani went into the bathroom and spent some time. When her friends asked her the reason for sudden dizziness, Tanvi Bhadani told them that she had consumed poison. Her friends immediately made her vomit by inserting fingers in mouth. However, when they decided to call an ambulance, Bhadani told them that it was a prank. Believing her, her friends did not take her to the doctor and the next morning she was found dead. Earlier, her father Dilip, had told police in a statement that Bhadani had heart and breathing related ailments since childhood and she could have died due to that. Preliminary postmortem findings suggested that she died due to blood clotting that led to heart attack. On coming out, she complained of dizziness. “Some of her friends claim that Bhadani told them about consuming poison while few others say that she had played a prank.
10 private schools in Surat sealed for Gujarat forest department issues alert concerning bird flu not installing fire safety equipment
Agency News: Ahmedabad The state forest department has issued an alert and directed field staff to monitor deaths of birds especially at the sites where large numbers of migratory birds have come. Barring the deaths of 53 birds at the Bantva dam in Manavadar, no deaths of birds have been reported from any part of the state. The department in its preliminary report stated that the birds had died due to poisoning. Forest department officials issued a special alert for Kutch, especially Flamingo City, and for Nalsarovar and places where migratory birds come in large numbers. Animal husbandry minister Kunvarji Bavaliya
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The fire department officials of Surat Municipal Corporation Wednesday sealed 10 private schools in the city for failing to install fire safety equipement on their premises even after they were issued notices. After the Takshashila arcade fire in Surat, which claimed lives of 22 students, the fire department had instructed all education institutions, hospitals, commercial and residential complexes, textile markets, factories, malls and multiplexes to install fire safety equipment and ensure emergency exit passage.A few months ago, the department had carried out a
A few months ago, the department had carried out a survey among the schools to find out whether fire safety measures were undertaken by them. The officials had issued notices to the schools to install the safety equipment.
survey among the schools to find out whether fire safety measures were undertaken by them. The officials had issued notices to the schools to
install the safety equipment. The fire department officials Wednesday carried out a survey among those schools which had been slapped notice to install fire safety equipment. The fire department teams found that ten private schools had not followed the fire safety guidelines, following which their premises were
sealed.Swaminarayan Vidhya School at Simada, Sadhna Niketan School at Varachha, Scholar English School at Pandesara, Ankur Vidhyalay at Katargam, Yogi Vidhyalay at Katargam, Gurukrupa playgroup and nursery school at Sagrampura, Pinkle Playgroup at Sagrampura, Goverdhandas Sonawala
Maniba Vidhyalay at Gopipura, Surchand Paramchand Javeri Girls School at Gopipura and K S Joshi School at Shahpore were sealed . After getting calls from the school authorities, the fire department officials instructed them to give an affidavit on a stamp paper of Rs 300 giving their consent to allow the fire department to file a police complaint against them if fire safety equipment are not installed in seven days. Chief Fire Officer with SMC Basant Pareek said, “We have started taking affidavit in which they have to give consent to the fire department that they will be ready to face police complaints if work is not done in seven days.
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