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27 Oct

During Bypoll Campaign chant Greets Nitish Kumar with, “Where Are Jobs”.

Bihar Chief Minister was greeted today with the loudest protests by youths over unemployment at a rally in the run up to the October 30 bypoll at Tarapur Assembly segment.
While the Chief Minister accused Opposition parties of engineering the protests, his rival, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), accused him of “losing his mind” when asked about the job issue.
Videos from the poll meeting at Tarapur constituency in Jamui district show youths waving placards with messages asking what happened to the NDA’s promise of 19 lakh jobs made ahead of the state polls last year.
As soon as Jitan Ram Manjhi, Hindustani Awam Morcha chief and former Chief Minister, stepped away from the podium and as Minister Nitish Kumar came up to speak, the group of youths started shouting “Down with Nitish Kumar”.
Speaking to the media, some protesters demanded that the 19 lakh job promise be fulfilled.
The protester slammed the government for not holding exams for recruitment to state police and Group D jobs. The crowd demanded him to quit the Chief Minister post if he fails to provide employment.
Chief Minister Nitin Kumar asked the police officers not to stop the protesters from raising slogans. “Let them shout, don’t bother. These 15-20 people are jumping and shouting, let them do it”.
The Chief Minister further said that the protesters must list their demands and submit to him and he would try his best to address them. Chief Minister Nitin Kumar, “I don’t care who sends whom. I believe in working”, accusing rival parties of sending protesters to the rally venue.

Leader of the Opposition in Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hit out at the Chief Minister. He tweeted, “When unemployed youths demanded 19 lakh jobs, Nitish Kumar lost his mind.
Chief Minister Nitin Yadav claimed that the Chief Minister does not leave his official residence, he does not travel by road and also that he has no direct interaction with the public.
“When he has to speak at poll rallies and the youths question him, why does the weak Chief Minister get agitated?”

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27 Oct

Lockdown imposed in Sonarpur Municipality area after rise in Covid-19 cases.

Sonarpur municipality area in South 24 Parganas district of Bengal, has been imposed with lockdown for 3days due to the extreme rise in Covid-19 cases. Sonarpur is about 20 km from the capital Kolkata.

There are 19 containment zones in the Sonarpur area so far. Only emergency services will be allowed to function during this lockdown period.

A letter was written by the the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), expressing concern over the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.
In the letter, the ICMR has shown concern by mentioning that, since Durga Puja, Covid-19 cases have increased by around 25 % in Kolkata.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shows concern over the rise and said that the new cases of Covid-19 in the state were mostly among those who have been fully vaccinated.
The Centre has asked the West Bengal government to immediately review over the rising Covid cases and deaths and stressed the importance of ensuring Covid-safe festivities.

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27 Oct

Terror in Kerala’s Kondotty- 15-year-old boy drags and attacks woman to farm for resisting rape.

A 15-year-old boy has been detained by the police, for stalking a 23-year-old woman after he stalked her and dragged her to a farm allegedly trying to rape.
According to the report, when the woman resisted him, he attacked her with a stone and than tied her hands using her overcoat. The woman however managed to free herself from his grip and ran straight to a nearby house. The woman in the house immediately raised an alarm, after which, Ummer Farook, Kottukkara ward councillor of Kondotty municipality reached the spot.
The accused was identified from the description provided by the victim and confrimed throught a CCTV. The accused is a Class 10 student and a state-level judo champion. The accused was detained and there he confessed his crime. He will be produced before the juvenile justice board.

The incident took place late on Monday night at Kottukkara junction, when the woman was walking from her house towards the computer centre in Kondotty where she studies.
The boy stalked her and later grabbed her from behind, dragging her to the farm. The girl was hit by a stone when she tried to resist.

“The girl’s face was swollen. The attacker had ripped her dress. We gave the injured woman first aid and shifted her to Kondotty Taluk Hospital and later to Manjeri Medical College Hospital,” as per statement.
Describing the usual routine of the women, the Kottukkara ward councillor said, the woman regularly took a bus from the junction to reach the computer centre, which is at a distance of 1km from her house.

Malappuram district police chief Sujith Das said the accused had marks on his hand, neck and lips, as she resisted the rape bid.

He also said, “The boy had sustained some cut marks on his hand, neck and lip from the woman’s nails as she resisted the rape. He told his parents that he had sustained the marks after he fell down while trying to escape from a chasing dog. However, during detailed questioning, he confessed that he had committed the crime”.

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27 Oct

Indian-origin Anita Anand becomes Canada’s new Defence Minister.

Indo-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet on Tuesday wherein Anita Anand became Canada’s second female Minister of National Defence.
Governor-general Mary May Simon made the ministers swore in during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
After being praised by Trudeau for her accomplishment in procuring Covid-19 vaccinations for the country, Anand was promoted to the critical defence portfolio. She was the first Hindu to become a cabinet minister when she was appointed minister of Public Services and procurement in 2019.

Since Kim Campbell in the 1990s, she is the first woman to serve as Defence Minister.
Anand, a Tamilian-Punjabi, was appointed Minister of International development and Minister responsible for Pacific economic development Canada, replacing incumbent Harjit Sajjan, who appears to have been demoted. Sajjan’s departure from the Department of Defence that he had held since 2015 was widely expected, given the systemic sexual misconduct crisis that erupted in the Canadian Armed Forces while he was in charge.
In the meantime, outgoing Foreign Minister Marc Garneau has been replaced in the cabinet by Melanie J.
Anand holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Studies from Queen’s University, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University, and a Master of Laws from the University of Toronto. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1994.

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27 Oct

Mamata Banerjee starts to prepare Development Roadmaps

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today assured leaders in the Hills that she would find a “permanent solution” for the region, which has seen several agitations over statehood demands, and urged them to prepare a roadmap, keeping local interests in mind, and submit it to the government, which would then carry out further work on it.
Mamata Banerjee promised to do whatever it takes to usher in development in the Hills.
Panchayat elections in the Hills were last held in 2000, on which she said that panchayat elections in the region and polls to Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), would be held once the voters’ list are updated.
Mamata Banerjee said during an administrative meeting in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, “You (the leaders in north Bengal) have seen so much of politics over the years. Now, let’s come and play the game of development politics. You give me an opportunity; I assure you that I will get a permanent solution for Darjeeling. I do not say anything for the sake of it. We have kept all the promises that we made”.

She also requested Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Anit Thapa, to submit the plan they prepare by the first week of December.She also said, “By keeping Darjeeling in Bengal, I am ready to help you all in every possible way so that your children get good jobs. There is much scope in this region. But after every 10 years, one movement washes away every development effort and people (tourists) stop coming here”.

She assured that her government would do its best to address the needs of locals.

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27 Oct

Mamata Banerjee starts to Prepare Development Roadmaps.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today assured leaders in the Hills that she would find a “permanent solution” for the region, which has seen several agitations over statehood demands, and urged them to prepare a roadmap, keeping local interests in mind, and submit it to the government, which would then carry out further work on it.

Mamata Banerjee promised to do whatever it takes to usher in development in the Hills.
Panchayat elections in the Hills were last held in 2000, on which she said that Panchayat elections in the region and polls to Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), would be held once the voters’ list are updated.
Mamata Banerjee said during an administrative meeting in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, “You (the leaders in north Bengal) have seen so much of politics over the years. Now, let’s come and play the game of development politics. You give me an opportunity; I assure you that I will get a permanent solution for Darjeeling. I do not say anything for the sake of it. We have kept all the promises that we made”.
She also requested Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Anit Thapa, to submit the plan they prepare by the first week of December.
She also said, “By keeping Darjeeling in Bengal, I am ready to help you all in every possible way so that your children get good jobs. There is much scope in this region. But after every 10 years, one movement washes away every development effort and people (tourists) stop coming here”.She assured that her government would do its best to address the needs of locals.

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23 Oct

Maha: Family conducts funeral in candle light as power outage throws crematorium in darkness

Due to a power outage in Kalyan, Maharashtra’s Thane district, a family was bound to perform the last rites of a departed member by lighting candles at a crematorium, according to one of the relatives.

On Thursday night, he said, the cremation took place at the Vitthalwadi crematorium.

“An elderly woman member of the family died at Khadegolawali in Kalyan east late evening on Thursday. Her family members took her body to the crematorium. But they were shocked to find that there was complete darkness as the lights were not working there due to lack of power supply,” he added.

Because the family didn’t want the last rites to be prolonged, they bought some candles and carried out the cremation in that light, according to the relative.

Rahul Katkar, a local social worker, brought the incident to the attention of Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) officials and urged that corrective measures be done so that similar incidents do not occur in the future and the deceased’s family members do not have to suffer.

Civic officials were not available for comment.

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23 Oct

Punjab minister hands over cheques of Rs 50 lakh to kin of farmers journalist killed in Lakhimpur

 

According to an official announcement, Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha handed over cheques totaling Rs 50 lakh to the families of the four farmers and a journalist killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri riots on Friday. He stated that the Punjab government has always supported the farmers’ agitation against the black farm laws and has always stood with them.

The unrest in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri area on October 3 resulted in the deaths of eight persons. Three BJP workers were allegedly lynched by angry farmers, in addition to the farmers who were run over by vehicles carrying BJP workers and the journalist. According to a press release issued by the Punjab government, Nabha handed over cheques totaling Rs 50 lakh to the families of the four farmers and the journalist in Lucknow.

The Punjab government has already granted one member of each bereaved family of 157 farmers who died in the ongoing agitation (against farm laws) a government job, according to Nabha.

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23 Oct

Singapore removes India and five other South Asian countries from its travel restriction list

As the island-state continues to change border restrictions in response to the global Covid-19 issue, Singapore stated on Saturday that India and five other South Asian nations had been removed from its travel restriction list. From Wednesday, any travelers with a 14-day history of travel to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka will be able to enter or transit through Singapore, according to the health ministry.
Travelers from these nations, on the other hand, will be subjected to the strictest border controls, including a 10-day stay-at-home notice period at a dedicated facility, according to the release. In a statement, the ministry said it has reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the six South Asian countries to which it had previously been closed.
Ong Ye Kung, the health minister, stated during a virtual press conference that the situation in these countries has been stable for some time. The Straits Times reported Ong as adding, “There is no longer a need for strict rules that prevent travelers from these countries from landing here.”
The health ministry said Wednesday’s revisions include relaxation of restrictions for visitors from Singapore’s closest neighbors, Malaysia and Indonesia. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Singapore has recorded a total of 165,663 COVID-19 cases. So far, the disease has claimed the lives of 294 people throughout the country.

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23 Oct

Faizabad Railway Station to Be Renamed as Ayodhya Cantt: Yogi Adityanath Govt

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, said today that Faizabad Railway Junction will be renamed ‘Ayodhya Cantt’ railway station. The information was provided on Twitter by the Chief Minister’s office. The CMO said, “UP CM Shri Yogi Adityanath has decided to rename Faizabad Railway Junction as ‘Ayodhya Cantt.'”

This is yet another name-change exercise undertaken by the Uttar Pradesh government. Apart from renaming Faizabad Ayodhya in November 2018 on the occasion of Diwali, the ruling dispensation also renamed Allahabad Prayagraj in October of same year. In June 2018, the over-a-century-old Mughalsarai railway station was renamed after Deen Dayal Upadhyay, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue.

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