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  • On the first Navratri, the devotees arrived in the Shaktipeeths of Himachal to seek the blessings of the goddesses.

    On the first Navratri, the devotees arrived in the Shaktipeeths of Himachal to seek the blessings of the goddesses.

    Trilokpur. The Chaitra Navratri fairs started from Wednesday in North India’s main Shakti Peeth Mata Bala Sundari Temple Trilokpur. Deputy Commissioner Ramkumar Gautam along with his family participated in the worship in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. During this, the Deputy Commissioner urged the people to fully cooperate with the administration and the police during the 15-day fair. Adequate security arrangements have been made in the fair and police home guards and more than 450 security forces around the temple have been deployed around the temple campus. Superintendent of Police Sirmour Raman Kumar Meena has called upon the cooperation of the devotees in maintaining law and order at the fair site.
    –Video and Report Surat Pundir, Trilokpur

    Chaitra Navratri begins at Shaktipeeth Shri Jwalamukhi Temple with traditional flag hoisting ceremony

    Volcano. Local MLA Sanjay Ratan started Chaitra month’s Navratras with traditional flag hoisting ceremony at the world famous Shaktipeeth Shri Jwalamukhi Temple and congratulated everyone. He said that with the blessings of Mother Jwalamukhi, there should be welfare of the world and all people should cooperate with each other with love, harmony and brotherhood. All administrative officers and employees were present on this occasion. The MLA instructed the administration officials that special care should be taken for the facilities of the devotees during Navratras and the law and order in the city should be tight so that the passengers do not face any problem here.
    Shailesh Sharma’s report from Jwalamukhi

    Mother Chintpurni Temple decorated like a bride, thousands of devotees took the blessings of Mother Goddess

    Una. The Chaitra Navratri fair was inaugurated with great fanfare on the occasion of Varsha Pratipada on Wednesday at the famous Shaktipeeth Mata Chintpurni temple of North India. Mata’s temple is decorated like a bride for the fair. The Chaitra Navratri fair started early in the morning with the worship of Goddess Durga and Havan Yagya. Long queues of devotees had started forming since morning to have darshan of Mata. Thousands of devotees bowed their heads in the temple while having darshan of the holy Pindi of Mata. Strong preparations have been made by the temple trust and the district administration regarding the fair. At the same time, special care is also being taken for every facility of the devotees.

    Flood of faith in Shri Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, beginning of Chaitra Navratri

    Chaitra month’s Navratras started on Wednesday at the famous Shaktipeeth Shri Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham. ADM Dharamshala Rohit Rathore and Temple Officer Giriraj Thakur started Navratri with Ganesh Pujan in the Yagyashala with duly worshipped. The Chamunda temple was decorated with fresh flowers. Devotees of the mother had lined up in the temple since morning for darshan. Temple officer Giriraj Thakur said that all arrangements have been made for the devotees. Apart from this, from the point of view of security, policemen are guarding every corner, additional CCTV cameras have been installed in the temple so that no untoward incident happens.

    Long queues of devotees at Bhalei Mata Temple

    On the occasion of the first Navratri, long queues of devotees were seen at the world famous Shaktipeeth Bhalei Mata Temple. During this, hundreds of devotees from Punjab and Jammu-Kashmir including Himachal had darshan of Mata. On this occasion, former Education Minister Asha Kumari also visited the mother by standing in line. Langar was also organized for the devotees in the temple on the occasion of Navratri earlier today.

    Crowd of faith in the temples of Chhoti Kashi, seeing the beauty of the temples being built

    Market. Chaitra Navratras are also being witnessed in the temples of Chhoti Kashi Mandi. By reaching various temples including Tarna Mata, Brijeshwari Mata, Siddha Kali, Bhima Kali, Mahishasur Mardini, devotees are wishing for auspicious life by taking blessings of the mother. Bhagirath Vishisht, the priest of Mata Bhimakali temple told that Durga recitation is being done in the temple on the auspicious occasion of Navratras. Along with this, Shatchandi Yagya is also being performed in the temple by Brahmins.

    Flood of faith at the door of Maa Bajreshwari Devi, temple decorated with colorful flowers

    On the first day of Chaitra Navratri in Mata Shri Bajreshwari Devi temple, devotees from outside states and local got blessings by visiting the mother. As soon as the doors of the temple opened, the devotees were having darshan in long queues and shouting praises to the mother. On the first day of Chaitra Navratri, a huge crowd was seen in the temple. Adequate arrangements were made by the temple administration for the convenience of the devotees regarding Navratri, while the temple has been decorated with colorful flowers and lights. Temple officer Suresh Sharma told that on the first day of Navratri, a large number of devotees have bowed their heads to the mother. The police administration has also removed the goods put on the road by the shopkeepers on the temple road, so that the devotees do not face any problem. Station in-charge Vijay Kumar has instructed shopkeepers to remove goods from the road.

  • Three died in accidents

    Three died in accidents

    Three persons were killed and two others injured in three separate accidents in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The accidents took place in Sirmaur, Shimla and Mandi districts, they said. Shubham Kumar, hailing from Poanta Sahib, was killed when his vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Shandi in Nahan late on Monday night. Umesh Kumar was killed in Mandi district, while Kundan Singh of Chayali village in Chopal was killed in Shimla district.

  • YouTuber Manish Kashyap’s aide arrested in Tamil Nadu incident

    YouTuber Manish Kashyap’s aide arrested in Tamil Nadu incident

    Patna, (IANS) | The Economic Offenses Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police on Wednesday arrested an associate of YouTuber Manish Kashyap for allegedly sharing fake videos of Bihar migrants being attacked in Tamil Nadu. An officer gave this information. The accused has been identified as Nagesh Kashyap, who campaigned for Manish Kashyap on social media after his arrest. The officer further said that Manish Kashyap has many friends who were involved in uploading and propagating fake videos on social media.

    He further said that we have arrested him and an investigation is going on. After questioning, he will be sent to jail. We have established linkages with some coaching institutes in Patna and conducted raids on them. The EOU officials have seized some documents. On the basis of those documents, Manish Kashyap will be further questioned.

    The YouTuber is facing criminal cases in seven in Bettiah and seven in other districts and EOUs of Bihar.

    According to Bettiah SP Upendra Nath Pandey, Manish Kashyap has been booked under IPC sections 153, 153A, 153B, 505, B, 505C, 468, 471, 120B and 67. Most of the charges against him are non-bailable.

    Apart from this, there are 13 more cases registered against him in Tamil Nadu. A team led by a DSP and an Inspector rank officer is camping in Patna to take Manish Kashyap’s transit remand and take him to Tamil Nadu for further legal process.

    Manish Kashyap is accused of uploading fake videos of alleged attack on migrants from Bihar in Tamil Nadu and propagating them on social media.

    –IANS

  • Review meeting on TB eradication held

    Review meeting on TB eradication held

    A review meeting of the Nurpur Health Block TB Forum and the Block Health Society under the National Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (NTEP) was held here today.

    Roping in NGOs

    NGOs, individuals and govt dept heads are being roped in to fulfil the nutritional needs of TB patients via the Nikshay Poshan Yojana by giving them nutritional baskets. — Gursimar Singh, DM

    Presiding over the meeting, SDM Gursimar Singh said the Centre had set a target of eradicating tuberculosis from the country by 2025 and efforts were being made to create awareness among the masses by launching a special campaign to increase random laboratory testing in the Nurpur health block.

    It was decided that the field staff of the Health Department would launch a special drive with community participation and take the help of local gram panchayats to identify TB patients, besides sensitising people about detection and regular screening of TB patients and their free treatment. The department would focus on slum-dwellers and labourers and conduct their random laboratory testing.

    Block Medical Officer Dr Dilwar Singh said 113 TB patients were under treatment in the block at present.

  • Influenza variant H3N2 confirmed in a patient of Dehradun, 15 found so far

    Influenza variant H3N2 confirmed in a patient of Dehradun, 15 found so far

    Dehradun (IANS) | Influenza variant H3N2 has been confirmed in a patient from Dehradun, along with which more than 15 cases of this variant have been reported so far. Influenza variant H3N2 has been confirmed in a 35-year-old patient admitted to Doon Medical College Hospital. This patient is admitted here for the last one week.

    The patient is admitted under the supervision of TB and Chest Specialist Dr. Anurag Agarwal. Its report has come positive two days ago.

    According to Principal (Dean) Dr. Ashutosh Sayana, the condition of the patient is normal. They say it is seasonal influenza. And there is nothing to worry about. On the other hand, sources said that more than 150 samples have been tested in the lab of Doon Medical College in the last three months. Out of these, more than 15 cases have come positive. Everyone has gone home after recovering.

    –IANS

  • Wastage of crops is becoming a political issue in Madhya Pradesh

    Wastage of crops is becoming a political issue in Madhya Pradesh

    Bhopal (IANS) | In Madhya Pradesh, the rains and hailstorms in the past have caused havoc. This calamity has brought the farmers to the brink of waste. Now this waste has started becoming a political issue. In the past, the rains in the state have damaged crops in more than 500 villages of 51 tehsils of 20 districts. Preliminary assessment has revealed that crops of about 34 thousand hectares of about 39 thousand farmers have been damaged. Not only this, many people have lost their lives, so there are reports of death of cattle as well.

    On one hand, where the Shivraj government is promising all possible help to the farmers, the opposition Congress is constantly busy raising questions. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and several ministers of the state government are visiting the affected areas. Announcing an amount of Rs 32,000 per hectare for the loss of more than 50 per cent crop, the Chief Minister has also promised early payment of insurance amount and other facilities to the farmers.

    At the same time, questions are being raised on the announcement of the government by the Congress. Former minister and MLA Jeetu Patwari has demanded that the compensation amount of Rs 40 thousand per hectare should be given to the farmers without survey.

    Along with getting the survey done by Congress State President Kamal Nath, there has been a demand to give assistance to the farmers as soon as possible. There, he has been accused of making false assurances and announcements.

    On Kamal Nath’s allegations, Chief Minister Chouhan has said, Kamal Nath’s tubelight burns for a while. He further said that the survey of hail-affected farmers has already been started, Kamal Nath has delayed in writing the letter. They don’t know, they just write letters. As far as lying is concerned, it is the habit of the Congress to lie and then retract.

    –IANS

  • Constable suspended for molestation, misbehavior with woman complainant

    Constable suspended for molestation, misbehavior with woman complainant

    Bengaluru, (IANS) | A police inspector attached to Kodigehalli police station in Bengaluru has been suspended for allegedly molesting and misbehaving with a woman complainant. Officials gave this information on Wednesday. Sources have said that the Karnataka Police Department will also file an FIR against the accused Rajanna. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of Yelahanka sub-division had submitted a report in this regard to South-East DCP Lakshmi Prasad.

    The accused had allegedly repeatedly sent unwanted messages to the woman on WhatsApp. The woman has claimed in her complaint that when she was called to the police station, the accused inspector gave her a cover full of dry fruits and a room key.

    He claimed in his complaint that when he was called to the police station, the accused inspector gave him a cover containing dry fruits and a room key.

    The victim had approached the Kodigehalli police last month about being duped of Rs 15 lakh. Inspector took his mobile number and after a few days started chatting with him. Unable to tolerate the torture of the inspector, the woman complained to the jurisdictional DCP in this regard.

    After this the DCP ordered an inquiry into the incident and asked the ACP to investigate and submit a report. Police sources said the action was taken as per the directions of Bengaluru Police Commissioner Prathap Reddy.

    –IANS

  • Excise policy scam: Sisodia in judicial custody till April 5

    Excise policy scam: Sisodia in judicial custody till April 5

    New Delhi, (IANS) | A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to judicial custody till April 5 in an excise policy case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Upon the expiry of Sisodia’s ED custody, which was extended on March 17, he was produced before Rouse Avenue Court’s Special Judge M.K. Nagpal and was remanded to judicial custody till April 5.

    Sisodia is already in judicial custody in a corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

    However, Sisodia urged the court to allow him to carry some religious and spiritual books during his judicial custody.

    After this, the court asked him to file an application in this regard.

    Sisodia moved a bail plea in the ED case in the same court on Tuesday and the court listed the matter for further hearing on March 25 while issuing notice to the central agency.

    The court had on Monday sent Sisodia to judicial custody till April 3 in the same case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

    After CBI arrested Sisodia on February 26, the ED also arrested him on March 9 in the same case.

    During the last hearing in the ED case, the ED told the court that important information has come to the fore during Sisodia’s custody and he has to be confronted with the other accused.

    The probe agency had informed the court that forensic analysis of huge amount of data from Sisodia’s email and mobile etc. was also being done.

    Sisodia’s counsel had opposed the central agency’s remand plea saying there was no whispering on the part of the agency about the proceeds of crime, which is fundamental to the case.

    His counsel had further argued that there was no justification for seeking extension of custody and that Sisodia was made face-to-face with only four people during his previous custody of seven days.

    The ED had said that they need to ascertain the modus operandi, the entire scam and confront Sisodia along with a few others.

    ED lawyer Zoheb Hussain claimed that Sisodia was part of the money laundering nexus, adding that movement of tainted money through hawala channels was also being probed.

    Hussain had submitted that the policy was designed to ensure that a few private entities made huge profits and one of the largest cartels was created to operate 30 per cent of the liquor business in Delhi.

    Citing meetings held between the restaurant association and Sisodia, the ED had alleged that restaurants were exempted from the excise policy like lowering the legal age of drinking alcohol and other things.

    The central agency had argued that Sisodia destroyed evidence. The agency had claimed, within a year, 14 phones have been destroyed and replaced.

    The ED’s counsel argued, Sisodia has used phones and SIM cards bought by others, which are not in his name, so that he can use it as a defense later. Even the phone used by him is not in his name.

    The ED had alleged that he (Sisodia) has been evasive since the beginning.

    There was a conspiracy behind making the excise policy. The ED had argued in the court that the conspiracy was coordinated by Vijay Nair along with others and the excise policy was brought in for extravagant profit margins for the wholesalers.

    –IANS

  • Tamil Nadu’s Thevar community favors alliance between OPS, Sasikala

    Tamil Nadu’s Thevar community favors alliance between OPS, Sasikala

    Chennai, (IANS) | Tamil Nadu’s powerful Thevar community ousted coordinator of the AIADMK and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam (OPS) and former interim general secretary of the party V.K. Sasikala is in favor of an alliance. Both OPS and Sasikala belong to the community.

    The AIADMK’s lone MP from Tamil Nadu, O.P. Ravindranathan, who is also the son of Ops. South Tamil Nadu is dominated by the Thevar community and has been the traditional vote bank of the AIADMK in the state.

    Sources in Thevar community told IANS that community elders have met Sasikala and the OPS twice separately since February 2023 and a joint meeting was held in March. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary and Sasikala’s nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran was also involved in these meetings.

    Let us tell you, in the 2021 assembly elections, AMMK candidates secured more than 6 percent votes in South Tamil Nadu, causing a crushing defeat to many AIADMK candidates.

    On the other hand, With the fight between Palaniswami (EPS) and OPS reaching no conclusion, elders of the Thevar community are trying to work for OPS.

    Speaking to IANS, social scientist and expert on Thevar community Dr Senthamil Viswanathan said, Thevars are a powerful community and they have been the traditional vote bank for the AIADMK. There is a general feeling in the community that two of their tallest leaders, OPS and V.K. Sasikala has been sidelined. This has given rise to a vendetta and it remains to be seen where it will end. One thing is certain that the community cannot be cowed down.

    The chances of friendship between EPS and OPS are slim and EPS are from Gounder caste. With the OPS leaving the AMMK, the chances of the alliance joining the NDA are strong and could be beneficial for the saffron party as well as the AIADMK.

    With barely a year left for the 2024 general elections, political parties are busy chalking out strategies and formulations to win the elections.

    –IANS

  • Posters against PM Modi, police registered FIR

    Posters against PM Modi, police registered FIR

    Delhi Police has registered at least 100 FIRs in connection with the pasting of posters against Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, officials said on Wednesday.

    The posters reading “Modi hatao, desh bachao” (remove Modi, save nation) were found pasted on walls and poles in several parts of the national capital, they said.

    Police said at least 2,000 posters were removed and a similar number were seized from a van at IP Estate when it was coming out from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters on DDU Marg.

    The vehicle was also impounded, they added, Six people, including owners of two printing presses, have been arrested in connection with the incident, according to police officials.

    Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak confirmed that police registered 100 FIRs in connection with the pasting of posters against the prime minister