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  • Six tigers and 49 leopards killed in Odisha in last 10 years

    Six tigers and 49 leopards killed in Odisha in last 10 years

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | Six Royal Bengal tigers and 49 leopards have been killed in different forest areas of Odisha during the last 10 years. Odisha’s Forest Minister Pradeep Amat gave this information to the Assembly on Tuesday. Responding to a question by Congress member Tara Prasad Bahinipati, the minister said that out of 49 leopards killed during 2012-13 to 2021-22, 26 were killed by poachers. He told that during this period three Royal Bengal tigers also became victims of poachers.

    The minister said that according to the 2018 survey report of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), there are 28 Royal Bengal tigers and 760 leopards in Odisha.

    Giving information about the steps taken for the conservation of tigers, Pradeep Amat said that the state government has set up two projects on tigers and two anti-poaching camps. He said special squads have been deployed in the forests and foot patrolling is being done.

    Apart from this, he said that steps are being taken to prevent forest fires in order to develop grasslands in forests and increase the population of tigers in the state.

    –IANS

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    Mumbai (IANS) | In a humane touch, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday termed cruelty and hatred towards stray dogs as unacceptable and cautioned that such cruelty would be against the constitutional ethos and statutory provisions. Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice R.N. Ladda was hearing a petition filed by a dog-lover of the Mumbai Co-operative Housing Society, alleging cruelty to 18 stray dogs as its management committee was unwilling to provide designated feeding space to feed them and used bouncers. Was threatened

    The bench referred to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Animal Birth Control Rules and said that it would be the duty of all society members to abide by them and prevent any kind of torture or cruelty to animals or people willing to take care of them. Avoid It also directed the society management to inform it about the designated (eating) place as well as other welfare measures for the dogs by April 6, when the matter will come up for hearing again.

    The directions came in a petition filed through advocate Nishad Navgi by animal lover Paromita Purthan, a resident of RNA Royale Park CHS in Kandivali West, where she was feeding 18 stray dogs. Purathan informed the court about the management committee’s resolution dated November 13, 2022, allowing dogs to be fed at a designated place, but the society had not allotted feeding space in the sprawling premises.

    Cautioning the society and all its members, the bench said: Hating stray dogs and/or treating them cruelly can never be an acceptable attitude of individuals in a civilized society, acts of cruelty to such animals violate the constitutional ethos. And would be against the statutory provisions.

    It asked the society’s advocate Vibha Mishra to inform the court of the specified venue and welfare measures to help these animals and further their cause so that they are taken care of and their rights are protected in the spirit of the laws. can be preserved. The petitioner had pointed out how he was not being allowed to feed the dogs, provide water to them, was not being given a designated feeding spot within the society premises spread over a vast area, and was not allowed to feed the dogs at the society gates. where they were at risk of accidents and possible death.

    Noting that these dogs have a territorial connection with the Society, Justice Kulkarni and Justice Ladda also cited examples of lawyers or judges who take care of several stray dogs and cats in the High Court premises, and former judges who are stray dogs. How did you take biscuits with you for

    The judges said that animals are also living beings and are a part of our society and we have to take care of them, while taking a jibe at how non-cooperation happens in a cooperative society. The court directed the society and the petitioner to resolve the issues amicably and listed the matter for further hearing on April 6, as long as Purthan can continue to feed stray dogs in the society’s parking area.

    –IANS

  • Borrower shot dead in Andhra Pradesh, another injured

    Borrower shot dead in Andhra Pradesh, another injured

    Amaravati (IANS) | A man shot dead a borrower while another was injured in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Cuddapah district on Tuesday. Police has given this information. According to media reports, the incident took place in Pulivendula, the assembly constituency of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Sheep trader Bharat Kumar Yadav opened fire with his gun, killing Dilip and injuring Mehboob Basha.

    The incident is said to be related to a dispute between Yadav and Dilip over some financial transaction. Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that Yadav had lent some money to Dileep in the past and was insisting on repaying.

    On Tuesday, a fight broke out between the two near the Venkateswara Swamy temple over the same issue. An angry Yadav came out of his house with a gun and started firing. Dilip has a bullet in his chest. While his friend Mehboob Basha who was standing nearby and tried to intervene was also injured in the crossfire. Yadav fled from the spot with a pistol.

    On the information of the local people, the police reached the spot and admitted the injured to Pulivendula Area Hospital. Dilip was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Cuddapah when his condition became critical, where he succumbed to his injuries. The police have registered a case and started searching for the attacker.

    –IANS

  • doctor molested 4 year old girl

    doctor molested 4 year old girl

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Delhi Police has arrested a 56-year-old doctor for allegedly molesting a four-year-old girl at a clinic located in North West Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area. An official gave this information on Tuesday. According to the police, the incident took place on Sunday when the girl’s mother took her to a local clinic after she complained of abdominal pain.

    The victim’s mother lodged a complaint on Monday in which she said that when she entered the clinic with her daughter, she remembered that she had forgotten her purse outside. But when she returned to the examination room, she found the doctor touching her daughter inappropriately, the complaint said.

    Based on the complaint given by the victim’s mother, an FIR was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the accused doctor has been arrested, a senior police officer said. The police is probing the matter, he said.

    –IANS

  • Understanding your responsibilities is the biggest need today: Yogi

    Understanding your responsibilities is the biggest need today: Yogi

    Basti (IANS) | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that understanding one’s responsibilities is the biggest need today.

    Organized on Tuesday at AD Academy Dharampur, Duboulia Bazar of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Basti. He was speaking on the inauguration of Dr. YD Singh’s memorial book and the unveiling of the statue. During this, he said that the name of Dr. YD Singh will remain on the tongue of every person of Basti, Gorakhpur and Purvanchal for a long time. It is the fortune of this earth that he was born on this earth. Basti is his birthplace while Gorakhpur is his work place. The heights he gave to Gorakhpur Medical College while discharging his duties is in front of all of us. At that time, the efforts he made at his level as a sensitive doctor to save the lives of lakhs of children of eastern Uttar Pradesh are commendable, because at that time there was no money for medical college. He had made the children’s department of BRD Medical College very good with his money. When he was the head of the pediatrics department of BRD Medical College, it was considered the best department of the medical college.

    CM Yogi said that Dr. YD Singh made a change in the lives of lakhs of children of Eastern Uttar Pradesh by making a change in the lives of lakhs of children of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and showed them a way to live. Thousands of people used to come everyday in eastern Uttar Pradesh to see him. Recommendations used to come to me to show them. There was no social worker like him in eastern Uttar Pradesh. When the BRD Medical College was closed, he used to look after the children at his home. Apart from this, he used to watch children for free every Saturday and Sunday in his Matri Bhoomi Basti. Often people forget their duty when they get a big responsibility. Understanding your responsibilities is the biggest need in today’s time. Addressing the Amrit Mahotsav year of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about Panch Prana, many of whose words were reflected in the personality of Dr. YD. During this, the Prime Minister had talked about building a developed India. If every citizen of the country discharges his duties with honesty, then it will not take long for India to become the biggest power in the world. For this, every citizen has to take a pledge of his work and responsibility because there is a power in the resolution, so the priests take a pledge from us at the time of worship.

    He said that all these characteristics were reflected in the personality of Dr. YD Singh. He contributed in taking the Pediatrics Department of Gorkhupar BRD Medical College to new heights. As Principal, he contributed a lot in the development of the college. As a sensitive doctor, he contributed with full force to save the lives of the infants of Eastern Uttar Pradesh at that time when there were diseases like encephalitis.

    The CM said that when he retired from there, he raised his voice for the development of the state through the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council as a graduate representative. Continued working as a social worker. In his time, there was no doctor practicing like him in government and private hospitals in eastern Uttar Pradesh, but he did not boast of it. He used to contribute in all the programs with ease and decency.

    –IANS

  • Bribery to tender scam: Karnataka BJP MLA sent to 5-day Lokayukta police custody

    Bribery to tender scam: Karnataka BJP MLA sent to 5-day Lokayukta police custody

    Bengaluru (IANS) | A special court on Tuesday remanded Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, arrested for taking bribe in a tender scam, to five-day Lokayukta police custody for further investigation. The order was given by Judge B Jayanth Kumar of the Special Court of People’s Representatives. Virupakshappa will be questioned by Lokayukta officials in a corruption case in which he is the main accused.

    The Lokayukta’s counsel sought 10 days’ custody for investigation, but the MLA’s counsel requested bail as he has joined the investigation several times and is facing health issues.

    Virupakshappa was arrested on Monday evening after the Karnataka High Court rejected his bail plea. When he went missing after his bail was rejected, he was chased by the Lokayukta officials and arrested after locating him near Tumakuru town.

    The development is being considered as a major setback for the ruling BJP government ahead of the assembly elections. Virupakshappa was on the run for five days and the Congress alleged that the BJP government was protecting him. His son Prasath Madal was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh for procuring raw material to Karnataka Soap and Detergent Limited (KSDL). His son was allegedly taking bribe on behalf of his father. KSDLK is a public sector unit, whose chairman was the MLA.

    The authorities had seized Rs 8.12 crore and 1.6 kg gold from the residences of Virupakshappa and his son. Meanwhile, the Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru had objected to the immediate posting of Virupakshappa’s interim anticipatory bail application and expressed serious concern in its letter to CJI DY Chandrachud.

    –IANS

  • Two people stabbed to death at the Ismaili Center in Lisbon

    Two people stabbed to death at the Ismaili Center in Lisbon

    Lisbon (IANS) | Two people were stabbed to death at an Ismaili center in the Portuguese capital on Tuesday. According to the BBC, the attack took place at the Ismaili Center and the suspected attacker, who was armed with a large knife, is reportedly of Afghan origin.

    Local media say that the accused was shot and injured by the police and taken into custody. The motive of the accused is not clear.

    Ismailism is a branch of Shia Islam and some of its followers recognize the Aga Khan as their spiritual leader.

    Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said it appeared to be an isolated act and it was premature to discuss a possible motive.

    –IANS

  • US safety regulators open probe into problems with Tesla’s seat belts

    US safety regulators open probe into problems with Tesla’s seat belts

    U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas , this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash.

    The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 50,000 Model X SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years.

    Documents posted by the agency Tuesday say the belt linkage and pretensioners, which tighten the belts before a crash, are anchored to the seat frames.

    Both complaints allege that the linkage and pretensioner separated from the frames when the vehicles were driving and force was exerted. Neither incident involved a crash.

    The agency says it’s opening the probe to look into Tesla’s manufacturing processes, how often the problem happens and how widespread it is. Investigations can lead to recalls.

    A message was left early Tuesday seeking comment from Tesla.

    NHTSA also is investigating complaints about problems with Teslas that date to 2020. The probes include Teslas with partially automated driving systems that can brake for no reason or can run into emergency vehicles parked on highways.

    There also are investigations into complaints that some steering wheels can suddenly disconnect and that suspension parts can fail.

  • More than 18 kg opium seized in Hisar

    More than 18 kg opium seized in Hisar

    More than 18 kg of opium was seized from a truck here, the police said on Monday.

    The accused, Gyan Chand, a resident of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, had brought opium in his truck and was standing outside a factory, Assistant Sub-inspector Shakti Singh said.

    After seeing the police, Chand ran away and managed to escape, Singh said.

    During checking of the truck, the police found 20 packets of opium concealed in a cabin built on the roof, the officer said. A case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Sadar Hisar police station, the ASI said.

  • Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended till June 30

    Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended till June 30

    The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar by three months to June 30, 2023, to provide some more time to taxpayers, an official statement said. The earlier deadline was ending on March 31.

    Persons can intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for Aadhaar-PAN linking without facing repercussions, it added.

    Under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961, every person who has been allotted a PAN as on July 1, 2017, and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar Number, is required to intimate his Aadhaar to the prescribed authority on or before March 31, 2023, on payment of a prescribed fee.
    “Failure to do so shall attract certain repercussions under the Income Tax Act w.e.f. April 1, 2023. The date for intimating Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for the purpose of linking PAN and Aadhaar has now been extended to June 30, 2023,” it said.

    From July 1, 2023, the PAN of taxpayers who have failed to intimate their Aadhaar, as required, shall become inoperative.

    It is stated that more than 51 crore PANs have already been linked with Aadhaar till date.