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11 Apr

Hanskhali Minor Girl Death: Mamata Banerjee Says, ‘Was She Raped Or Was She Pregnant?’

Speaking at the inauguration of the revamped Milan Mela, in Kolkata on Monday West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised questions over the reports of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly raped in Nadia district on April 5.

“Was she Raped or was she pregnant, or there was some other reason or someone slapped her, or was she ill… Even family knew it was a love affair. Everyone in the neighborhood knew. If a couple is in a relationship can I stop it? This is not UP, that I will start a love jihad program. This is their personal freedom. But if there is any misdeed, police will arrest the culprits. One suspect has been arrested already,” said Mamata Banerjee.

The son of a Trinamool Congress gram panchayat member was arrested on Sunday for the alleged rape of a minor that led to her death on April 5. The incident took place in Hanskhali of Nadia. Allegedly, the minor girl was raped by the son of a TMC leader. The girl was bleeding profusely after the rape. She later died and it is alleged that the body of the victim was burnt after that. The accused was arrested within 24 hours of filing the complaint.

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11 Apr

Dibrugarh-Pasighat-Lilabari flight to be inaugurated tomorrow

In a bid to further boost air connectivity of the North Eastern Region with the rest of the country, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has approved a Scheme – “Providing air connectivity and Aviation infrastructure in North Eastern Region (NER)” to promote air connectivity in the States of  NER.

“As a part of this scheme, two important development will take place on 12th April 2022 –First flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh,” read a statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation

Alliance Air will be India’s first commercial airline to fly Indian made aircraft for civil operations. There will also be inauguration of First FTO (Flying Training Organization) for North Eastern Region at Lilabari, Assam.

Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia with the presence of Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu respectively will be present during the event.

“Connectivity in NER is very essential and Under “Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)”, the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has identified NER as a priority area.  This has helped in enhancing inter and intra connectivity for the NER. In this regard, new airports are getting developed and old airports are getting upgraded. Considering the hilly terrain, helicopter operations under UDAN scheme have been given focus for connectivity,” the statement added.

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11 Apr

India Successfully Flight Tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’

Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’, launched from an indigenously-developed helicopter, was successfully flight-tested at high-altitude ranges on Monday, April 11.

The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force, as part of the user validation trials.

According to a press release by the Defence Ministry, the flight trials were conducted from an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and the missile was fired successfully engaging simulated tank target. The missile is guided by an Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIR) operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. It is one of the most advanced Anti-Tank weapon in the world.

In continuation to validation trials conducted at Pokhran, proof of efficacy at high altitudes paves the way for its integration on ALH. The trials were witnessed by senior Army commanders and senior scientists of DRDO.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and the Indian Army for the maiden achievement through joint work. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the teams for the commendable job performed in difficult conditions.

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11 Apr

Local TMC leader says, ‘We can blow up area in 10 mins’; Amit Malviya shares video

BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya on Saturday took to Twitter alleging that the recent violent altercation in West Bengal’s Rampurhat was only the ‘trailer’. He shared a video in which a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader can be seen threatening to blow up an entire village within a span of 10 minutes.

The accused TMC leader is identified as Shakir Ahmed from Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal.

“In this video from Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur, TMC’s deputy pradhan Sakir Ahmad can be heard saying, “don’t worry we have so much stock of bombs and guns that we can blow up the whole area in 10 min.” WB, under Mamata Banerjee, is waiting to explode, Rampurhat massacre is trailer,” tweeted Amit Malviya along with the video.

 

This comes amidst the ongoing investigation by the CBI of the Rampurhat violence o that took place last month. A total of eight people were burnt to death in the Rampurhat area of West Bengal’s Birbhum, following the killing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh.

 

 

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11 Apr

Congress leader Netta D’Souza confronts Smriti Irani over rising fuel prices

All India Mahila Congress acting president Netta D’Souza confronted Union women and child development minister Smriti Irani when the two came face-to-face on a flight to Guwahati on Sunday. D’Souza fired questions on fuel price rise at Smriti Irani.

 

Sharing a video of her conversation with Smriti Irani on Twitter, Mahila Congress president Netta D’Souza said, “Encountered @smritiirani ji on a flight to Guwahati. Hear their answers on the ever-increasing prices of LPG. The cost of inflation, on what things are they bursting! Public asked questions, please avoid memory! Be sure to watch the video excerpts, the truth of the Modi government!!”

The video shows D’Souza confronting Irani with questions on the fuel rise, while Irani tries to avoid her saying she was “blocking the way” and has to get down.

D’Souza later said, “Happy Bihu without stoves, without gas, with increased rates.” And Irani responded with, “Ma’am please don’t lie… Ma’am, you are misappropriating.”

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11 Apr

PM Modi pays tribute to great social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Paying tribute to the great social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is widely respected as a champion of social justice who worked tirelessly for social equality, women empowerment, and boosting education.

“Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social justice and source of hope for countless people. He was a multifaceted personality who worked tirelessly for social equality, women empowerment and boosting education. Tributes to him on his Jayanti,” tweeted PM Modi.

Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes to the noted social reformer and said, “Mahatma Jyotiba Phule ji not only gave women the right to respect and equality in the society by giving the mantra of women empowerment through education, but also created a progressive prosperous society by organizing the deprived and backward classes against the evils. His thoughts will always be the center of inspiration of the nation.”

Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was a great social reformer, philosopher and writer who fought against social discrimination. He also worked for women empowerment and for spreading education among the marginalised sections of society.

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11 Apr

Supreme Court fixes 60-day limit for COVID-19 death claims

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said that the Supreme Court in its Order dated 24th March 2022 fixed the following timelines for beneficiaries to file claims for payment of ex-gratia assistance to families of COVID-19 deceased as announced by the National Disaster Management Authority.

The key directions issued by the Supreme Court are:

An outer time limit of sixty days shall be applicable from 24th March 2022 to file the claims for compensation in case the death occurred due to COVID-19 prior to 20th March 2022.

For any future deaths, ninety days’ time shall be provided from the date of death due to COVID-19 to file the claim for compensation.

The earlier order to process the claims and to make the actual payment of compensation within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of claim shall continue to be enforced.

The Court however directed that in case of extreme hardship where any claimant could not make an application within the time prescribed, it will be open for the claimant to make the claim through the Grievance Redressal Committee.

And if it is found by the Grievance Redressal Committee that a particular claimant could not make the claim within the stipulated time which was beyond their control his or her case may be considered on merits.

Moreover, the Court also directed that in a bid to minimize the risk of fake claims, random scrutiny of the 5% of the claim applications shall be made at the first instance. If it is found that anybody has made a fake claim, the same shall be considered under Section 52 of the DM Act, 2005 and liable to be punished accordingly.

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11 Apr

Suvendu Adhikari alleges police attacked Ram Navami procession in Howrah

On Sunday Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged that police attacked a Ram Navami procession in the Howrah district. He further said that Ram Bhakts are not safe in West Bengal and claimed many got injured due to the thrashing.

“Ram Bhakts aren’t safe in WB. Howrah Police Commissionerate personnel thrashed participants of a Ram Navami procession at Shibpur. Many got injured. Can’t Sanatani devotees practice their religion in this State safely?” tweeted Suvendu Adhikari.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar also claimed that processions were attacked by TMC goons, and also shared some pictures on Twitter.

“From Howrah to Bankura, processions of Prabhu Shri Ram on #RamNavami attacked by TMC goons. The life of Hindus isn’t safe in West Bengal,” tweeted Sukanta Majumdar.

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11 Apr

Switzerland delegation meets Union Minister Jitendra Singh, seeks collaboration in healthcare

Niklaus Samuel Gugger, Member of Parliament, Switzerland called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Sunday. The two leaders discussed possibilities for extensive collaboration in fields like healthcare, telemedicine and technological advancements.

Niklaus Samuel Gugger showed great interest in India’s New Education Policy and expressed his willingness in knowing about more aspects of the Policy. He also expressed interest in technological collaboration in various sectors and 25 technology hubs created by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for sustainable development goals.

Jitendra Singh noted that since India and Switzerland traditionally share cordial mutually trusted relations, it is easy for both the countries to engage with each other on ground of comfort already existing.

It is expected that a high-level delegation from Switzerland will visit India in October this year and there will be efforts to take the bilateral ties to a new height on issues concerning both sides which are mutually beneficial.

After the discussion between two leaders, the two sides met with their representatives. During the course of discussion, the Indian side informed the visiting side about the extensive work being done by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India in field of glaciers, to which Swiss representatives showed keen interest as this subject is equally important to Switzerland, as well.

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11 Apr

PM Modi And President Biden To Hold Virtual Meeting Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden on 11 April 2022.

According to a press release by the Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders will review ongoing bilateral cooperation and exchange views on recent developments in South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and global issues of mutual interest. The virtual meeting will enable both sides to continue their regular and high-level engagement aimed at further strengthening the bilateral Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.

The Leaders’ virtual interaction will precede the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue which will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar on the Indian side and their US counterparts, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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