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  • Demolition drive against ‘illegal’ commercial complex triggers protests in J&K’s Kathua

    Demolition drive against ‘illegal’ commercial complex triggers protests in J&K’s Kathua

    By PTI
    KATHUA/ JAMMU:     Authorities attempted to carry out a demolition drive and partially damaged an “illegal” commercial complex in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Friday, prompting traders to stage a protest against the administration.

    The owners of the building alleged that the demolition drive was carried out without issuing any notice to them.

    They added that they have filed a plea in the high court and the hearing is scheduled for Friday.

    Amid a heavy deployment of police personnel, men and machines of the Kathua Municipal Council, led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Santosh Kotwal, attempted to carry out the demolition drive at the complex located on the Shaheedi Chowk road, sources said.

    The owner of the building, Mohinder Mahajan, reached the spot and raised objections to the government’s action. He asked the CEO to show the demolition notice.

    The CEO failed to produce it, resulting in anger among the traders’ community and triggering protests, the sources said.

    Authorities alleged that the owners of the building had bribed officials to raise the structure illegally, resulting in heated arguments between the owners and officials.

    Police had to intervene to avert a clash between the two sides. The Beopar Mandal Kathua has voiced concern over the development.

    Members of the organisation staged a protest against Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas and raised anti-BJP slogans.

    The administration’s move came only a few days after the owners of the building converted the residential complex into a commercial one.

    The municipal council had served a notice to the building owners. The matter was under the deputy commissioner’s consideration.

    “We have filed an application in the high court. The hearing is scheduled for Friday itself. It is unfortunate that they damaged the structure without issuing any notice,” one of the owners told reporters.

    The protesters have sat on a dharna, blocking a highway in the district. Police are requesting them to disperse to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.

  • Authorities demolish shanties near Delhi’ Pragati Maidan

    Authorities demolish shanties near Delhi’ Pragati Maidan

    New Delhi, Authorities here on Thursday demolished several shanties near central Delhi’s Pragati Maidan as part of an anti-encroachment drive, officials said.

    Security personnel were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident, they said.

    The authorities have been conducting anti-encroachment drives across the national capital ahead of the G20 summit to be held in the city later this year.

    Several shanties on Bhairon Marg near Pragati Maidan were removed, the officials said.

    The locals, who lost their homes, refused to speak to reporters. They were seen sifting through the rubble to salvage their belongings.

  • Gold worth Rs 20 crore smuggled from Sri Lanka recovered in joint operation

    Gold worth Rs 20 crore smuggled from Sri Lanka recovered in joint operation

    New Delhi (ANI): In a joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with the help of Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Mandapam and Ramnad Customs, Preventive Division intercepted two fishing boats and seized 32.869 kg of foreign origin . Gold price Rs. According to an official statement on Thursday, Rs 20.21 crore was smuggled into India from Sri Lanka via the coastal route.
    Specific intelligence was developed by DRI, Chennai, that gold of foreign origin is being smuggled from Sri Lanka through Vedhalai coast in Ramnad (Tamil Nadu) by various gangs using fishing boats. Accordingly, DRI officials with the help of ICG carried out extensive coastal surveillance and identified suspected fishing boats, read a statement from the Finance Ministry.
    A team of DRI officials and Coast Guard officials intercepted one of the suspected fishing boats on the morning of 30 May 2023 after a chase in the sea. During the interception, men aboard a fishing boat dropped the contraband parcel into the sea.
    The restricted parcel contains 11.6 kg of foreign origin gold valued at Rs. Rs 7.13 crore was recovered from the sea bed with the help of expert divers of the Coast Guard and it was seized along with a boat used for gold smuggling.
    The second suspicious fishing vessel was identified on the night of May 30, 2023, according to the statement. Thereafter, the DRI officials boarded an Indian Customs patrol boat and proceeded towards the suspected fishing boat and observed from a distance that the boat’s captors were handing over a parcel to two receivers waiting on the shore. On seeing the fast approaching Indian Customs boat from the sea, both the receivers tried to escape in the dark carrying the smuggled gold. The officers chased the receivers in the dark and overpowered them.
    On questioning people, eight packets were found in a jacket from them. On detailed investigation, 21.269 kg of foreign origin gold worth Rs. 13.08 crore from individuals and a boat used for smuggling gold and a two-wheeler were seized along with it.
    Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

  • Decision on Hijab ban to be in students’ favour, says education minister

    Decision on Hijab ban to be in students’ favour, says education minister

    A day after academicians met Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah over the hijab ban in educational institutes and changes to textbooks brought in by the former BJP government, state education minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said that the Congress government will take a “decision that will benefit all students”.

    State education minister says decision on Hijab ban will be in students’ favour. (ANI)
    State education minister says decision on Hijab ban will be in students’ favour. (ANI)
    Refusing to comment on the hijab row as the matter is sub-judice, Bangarappa said, “The case is currently in the court and the law department will fight it legally. It would be wrong to comment on it further. But we will take a decision that will benefit all students.”

    On Monday, about 30 academicians met CM Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru, and submitted a memorandum with various demands to reform the education sector.

    “Thousands of girls are deprived of education due to the hijab controversy,” they said in the memorandum, urging the government to revoke a ban on students wearing the hijab to classes.

    A controversy erupted in the state in December 2021 when six students of a government pre-university college in Udupi district protested after being barred from attending classes for wearing the headscarf. After the state government issued an order banning entry to classes of students wearing the hijab, the matter reached the Karnataka high court on January 31 last year. While the high court ruled that hijab is not “essential” to the practice of Islam, the Supreme Court in October last year referred the case to a bench led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.

    Ahead of the elections, the Congress in its manifesto said that the BJP “distorted textbooks” by “insulting great souls of Karnataka such as Vishwaguru Basavanna, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu”. The party promised it will restore the “true values of Bharath and Karnataka and scientific temper”.

    On Tuesday, Bangarappa, who was the vice president of the Congress’ manifesto committee, said, “We have already said that students come to schools to get educated and we don’t want it to be disturbed, and there should be no mistake on part of the government or me or officials or the system in this regard. We have given the commitment.”

    He further said, “In the manifesto, we had said clearly that textbook revision will take place in the interest of the students’ future. We don’t want their minds to get polluted.”

    The textbooks with changes made by the BJP government have already been dispatched and the school session begins from Wednesday.

    “The challenge before us now is, how we will do it (review the changes) with care, without affecting the students and their studies,” Bangarappa said. The commitment in the manifesto will be taken forward with the guidance of the chief minister and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, he said.

    Congress leader and public works minister Satish Jarkiholi also said that the textbooks will be reviewed. “We will remove the unnecessary content in the textbooks. The process of addition and removal of new text will be done based on the report given by the expert committee,” he said in Belagavi.

    The Congress government is expected to set up a committee to review the revisions made to the textbooks, a senior leader familiar with the matter said.

    Former CM Basavaraj Bommai, however, took exception to the Congress government’s plans of reviewing the changes made to the textbooks.

    “We had introduced certain new lessons based on Indian culture, literature and principles. However, the new government is trying to target this, and is set to form a new committee to reverse this. The society will respond to this,” Bommai said.

    “Parents are observing the moves of the new government. Students should not be inconvenienced due to frequent revisions in textbooks. Let us see how responsibly this government will behave,” he said.

  • OGH surgeons remove ovarian cyst weighing 7 kg from woman

    OGH surgeons remove ovarian cyst weighing 7 kg from woman

    Hyderabad: Surgeons at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) on Wednesday announced the successful removal of a huge benign ovarian cyst weighing 7 kg in a 38-year-old woman patient from Maharashtra.

    The surgery, which could have cost anywhere between Rs 6 lakh and Rs 7 lakh in private hospitals, was conducted free of cost under non-Aarogyasri and non-Aysuhman Bharat scheme by Head of Unit-4, General Surgery, OGH, Dr B Raju.

    A resident of Udgir in Maharashtra, Vandana came to OGH on May 4 with complaints of abdomen tightness, swelling and lump since eight months. “Tests including CT and MRI revealed that the patient had Mucinous Cystadenoma of ovary Multiloculated ovarian cyst, which a tumour arising in the ovary. The size of the cyst was huge and there was an urgent need to conduct surgery,” doctors said.

    On May 27, the OGH surgeons conducted excision of ovarian cyst and total abdominal hysterectomy, which took over 4 hours and the cyst weighing 7 kg was removed safely.

    Following the surgery, the patient has started to walk and remain active on her own. The complex surgery was led by Dr B Raju and involved Dr Haritha, Dr Vinaya Deepa from Surgery Unit (4), Dr Venkateshwar Rao, Associate Professor, Dr Rehmen, Assistant Professor, Dr Priyanka, Assistant professor from Anesthesiology department.

    The OGH Superintendent, Dr B Nagender congratulated the team for conducting the complex surgery for free of cost for the poor family from Maharashtra.

  • 2 Workers Die As Excavator Falls Into Gorge At Odisha Mine

    2 Workers Die As Excavator Falls Into Gorge At Odisha Mine

    Jajpur: At least two workers, including a minor, died after an excavator with which they were engaged in mining plunged into a gorge at a stone quarry in Odisha’s Jajpur district.

    The incident took place at Lunibar mine under the jurisdiction of Jenapur police station in the district district this morning.

    Sources said the victims, identified as Shantanu Khilar (28) of Telkoi area in Keonjhar district and helper Appu Raut (16) of Gengutia village in Jajpur, were inside the heavy machine in the mine when it slipped from the site and fell into the gorge.

    The two, who sustained critical injuries in the mishap, were rushed to a health centre nearby by other workers and locals.

    However, the machine operator was declared dead by the doctors. The helper was later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack where he succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.

    On being informed, police personnel and and tehsil officials reached the spot and launched a probe into the incident.

  • Odisha: Political Activities on Peak for 2024 General Elections

    Odisha: Political Activities on Peak for 2024 General Elections

    Bhubaneswar: With just one year remaining for the 2024 general election. The political heat is on the rise in various constituencies for the upcoming 2024 assembly election.

    In Odisha’s Cuttack district, the ruling party Biju Janta Dal (BJD) lost the Barbati-Cuttack constituency seat in the 2019 elections. Therefore, district BJM supervisor Prafulla Mallik has called all the leaders to come together to occupy this seat again.

    On the other hand, the Barbati-Cuttack constituency MLA and Congress leader Muhammad Mokim is allegedly having a rift with the senior leaders of the party. The reason behind it is suspected to be disagreement over ideas and concepts between the MLA and the senior leaders of Congress.

    Meanwhile, Biju Janta Dal leaders are trying to make the most of the situation. They have started involving themselves in various developmental works. As per the reports, Cuttack Mayor Subas Singh is spending over two days and nights in every ward while campaigning.

    Former MLA Debashis Samantaraya is also campaigning for the upcoming elections, said reliable reports. He is visiting areas like tea stalls where locals gather on a regular basis and talking in an informal manner to inform people about the various developmental activities that the party is involved in for the 2024 elections.

  • CM Naveen Patnaik buys first ticket for Intercontinental Cup 2023

    CM Naveen Patnaik buys first ticket for Intercontinental Cup 2023

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bought the first ticket for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup 2023 that will be played at Bhubaneswar from 9-18 June. Captain of the Indian Football team, Sunil Chhetri handed the first ticket for the marquee event to the Chief Minister in the presence of Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, the General Secretary of the All-India Football Federation and Coach of the Indian Football team, Igor Stimac.

    Following the success of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, Odisha is all set to host yet another international sporting spectacle. This four-nation tournament will feature India, Lebanon, Mongolia, and Vanuatu.

    Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “There is a lot of love for football amongst the people of Odisha. Hosting this spectacular event is another honour for us and will undoubtedly thrill the numerous football fans across the state and India. I would like to wish the teams the best of luck and encourage the fans to turn out in huge numbers to watch the top-quality football that will unfold.”

    Odisha has been emerging as a major hub for football as well. Odisha hosted the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, SAFF U-20 Championship 2022, ISL seasons, IWL 2021-22, and the Odisha Women’s League thus providing a huge boost to the development of Football ecosystem in the state.
    In partnership with AIFF, the capital city of Bhubaneswar is also the base of the Indian U16 and U19 teams, frequently hosting camps and training sessions at the state-of-the-art infrastructure.

    The interest in football in the state continues to grow as the state-partnered Odisha FC that is based out of the Kalinga Sports Complex recently brought home the coveted Super Cup. The partnership with Odisha FC has enabled the state to build a robust grassroots system. Odisha is also the only state that has two teams competing in the Indian Women’s League (IWL).

    The Intercontinental Cup is set to kick off on 9 June with Lebanon taking on Vanuatu while the home team India will be taking on Mongolia in their first game of the campaign.

  • Kejriwal To Attend AAP’s Tiranga Yatra In Haryana’s Jind With Eye On 2024 State Polls

    Kejriwal To Attend AAP’s Tiranga Yatra In Haryana’s Jind With Eye On 2024 State Polls

    AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will participate in a Tiranga Yatra in Haryana’s Jind district next week as part of his party’s campaign for the assembly elections in Haryana slated for next year.

    The term of the state legislative assembly will expire on November 3, 2024.

    “A Tiranga Yatra along with a road show has been organised in the Jind district of Haryana on June 8 to sound the poll bugle in the state,” AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Gupta, who was recently appointed as the party’s Haryana unit president, told PTI on Monday.

    Both Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will participate in the mega event in which around 50,000 people are expected to take part, he said.

    Earlier in the day, Kejriwal held a meeting here with his party’s Haryana unit leaders who came to invite him to the event.

    The meeting was attended by AAP’s national organization secretary Sandeep Pathak, Gupta, and other party leaders from Haryana. Ashok Tanwar, who was recently appointed as the AAP’s campaign committee chairman for Haryana, was also present at the meeting.

  • Under-Trial Prisoner Attacked By Inmates In Tihar Jail

    Under-Trial Prisoner Attacked By Inmates In Tihar Jail

    An undertrial prisoner lodged in Tihar jail here was injured after he was allegedly attacked by other inmates with an improvised knife and handmade tool on Monday, officials said.

    The incident took place at 12.38 pm inside Central Jail no 1 at the Tihar prison complex, they said. According to the officials, the inmates attacked Rahul alias Pawan with an improvised knife, handmade sua, and a tile. One of the attackers, undertrial prisoner Alok alias Vishal, also inflicted self-injuries, they said.

    Soon the jail staff, Tamil Nadu Special Police, and a Quick Response Team intervened and the inmates involved in the incident were separated immediately, he said.

    “After giving primary medical aid at the jail dispensary, both the injured were moved to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for further medical treatment,” the jail official said.

    They have also intimated about the incident to Hari Nagar police station asking them to lodge an FIR and take further legal action in the matter.