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  • 19 turtles and 40 parrots seized in pet shop raid in Delhi

    19 turtles and 40 parrots seized in pet shop raid in Delhi

    New Delhi (IANS) | Delhi Police has recovered 19 special species of turtles and 40 special species of parrots in a raid on a pet shop in Northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park area. An official said on Saturday that the shopkeeper managed to flee from the spot. According to the police, on Friday, they received information about the sale of turtles and parrots of a prohibited species in the Shastri Park area.

    Complainant Gaurav Gupta, animal welfare officer of PFA organization, said that he had seen illegal sale of turtles and parrots of banned species at a bird shop located near Buland Masjid in Shastri Park.

    Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said, acting on the complaint, a police team was formed and raids were conducted along with the complainant and his team.

    The shopkeeper left his shop and ran away as soon as he got a clue of the police raid. The DCP said, “On conducting the search, we found 19 turtles of a special species and 40 parrots.”

    A case has been registered at Shastri Park police station.

    The investigation is underway and a search operation has been launched to nab the accused, the officer said.

    –IANS

  • Jamia improves position in Asia University rankings

    Jamia improves position in Asia University rankings

    New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has achieved another milestone by entering into the top 10 institutions of the country in the London-based Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings-2023.

    The university has moved upward to 128th rank in Asia and remarkably improved its position from 160th rank last year. With an improvement of 32 ranks, JMI is one of the very few institutions of the country which has performed exceptionally well in the ranking.

    The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings assessed performance of 669 universities from 31 countries on the same 13 performance indicators/parameters as the THE World University Rankings, but they were recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia’s institutions.

    The universities were judged across all their core missions — teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook — to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available.

    The Jamia administration said that JMI has been consistently maintaining its rank in THE World University Rankings also. It was ranked at 601-800 in the recently declared THE World University Rankings- 2021.

    Elated over the performance JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar said, “It is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for the whole Jamia fraternity as this achievement reflects the hard work put in by teachers, non-teaching staff and other stakeholders of the university. Our efforts have been recognized internationally and I hope that the university will continue its endeavours to improve its performance further in coming years.”

    It is worth mentioning that JMI has been continuously improving its national and international ranking over the last few years. The university not only maintained 3rd rank among universities in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) – India Rankings-2023 released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) but improved its performance by 13 positions to 12 in overall category, she added.

    JMI also improved its position in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings-2023 released in October, 2022. Globally, JMI moved to the 501-600 ranking band from 601- 800 in previous year ranking. The university also improved its position in QS Asia University Rankings- 2022 released by the London-based QS University Rankings Agency where it was ranked at 186th improving its position from 203 last year, Jamia VC said.

    -ians

  • Manipur: NE Students Organisation Questioned PM Modi’s Silence Regarding Manipur Violence

    Manipur: NE Students Organisation Questioned PM Modi’s Silence Regarding Manipur Violence

    IMPHAL: The Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were criticised by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on Thursday for doing nothing about the situation in Manipur.

    In a news conference held by NESO, they discussed the worrying state of affairs in Manipur over the communal violence and questioned PM Modi and his administration’s inaction on the subject. The NGO urged the Centre to take action to end the bloodshed in the violent northeastern state.

    The umbrella organisation of student organisations, which includes the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), the Garo Students’ Union (GSU), the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), and the Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), has also announced a candle march on June

    The Kwakta neighbourhood has given the criminal organisations responsible for the high-intensity IED bomb explosion in the Kwakta region of the Bishnupur district 48 hours to come out and take responsibility.

    The choice was announced as a resolution adopted following a public gathering on June 22 in Kwakta Bazar.

    Rafi Shah, the general secretary of Meitei Pangal Intellectual Forum, told reporters that the terrible explosion happened at a crucial bridge that connects the districts of Bishnupur and Churchanpur.

    Four people were hurt in the event, and he noted that two of them were in a critical condition.

    According to the locals, an explosion in Kwakta should be interpreted as an attempt to disturb the tranquil coexistence that the inhabitants of Kwakta enjoy with other communities. According to him, the explosion was so strong that residences 200 metres distant from the bridge were damaged by flying debris.

    The day after the blast, the Indian Army and central forensic experts arrived at the scene to begin the inquiry. The superintendent of police for Bishnupur district said an inquiry is ongoing.

  • The person who defrauded people of 64 lakhs was arrested from Gujarat

    The person who defrauded people of 64 lakhs was arrested from Gujarat

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Delhi Police has arrested a man from Gujarat for duping over 70 people of Rs 64 lakh on the pretext of high return on investment. An official gave this information on Friday. The accused has been identified as Vikas Dattatreya Bhosale, a resident of Beed district in Maharashtra.

    Vikram Porwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Economic Offenses Wing, said a case was registered on the complaint of Vineet Tyagi and 71 others, in which the complainants had alleged against Bhosle, Manish and Renu that their property located in Nawada near Delhi’s Uttam Nagar In the company ND Enterprises, he was selling velvet pencil making machines and was offering people to invest in his scheme.

    In the above scheme, the company was providing machines and raw material like raw pencil, powder, glue, stand etc.

    The complainants said, the firm also promised to buy back the processed products from them through their owners and by assuring the complainants/investors to make a handsome return of more than 75 per cent on the money invested in a very short period of two-three days. Motivated to invest in your plan.

    The complainants have invested a total of Rs 64 lakh in the company. The DCP said, however, that the alleged firm started delaying the supply of raw material and did not make timely payments to the victims. Later, the alleged persons closed their business and fled.

    During the investigation, the victims who lodged complaints against the accused persons/company were examined, who alleged that they were induced by the accused persons on the pretext of buy back scheme in January-February 2019.

    The DCP said, after a lot of efforts, the police team traced Bhosale’s address in Maharashtra’s Beed district. Later it was learned that the accused is in touch with his father, who is working in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Accordingly, a raid was conducted and he was arrested by the police team of EOW from Ahmedabad.

    The DCP said that the accused started a firm by the name of Valeto in July 2018 but the business did not succeed and he closed the said firm.

    Meanwhile, he came in contact with co-accused Manish and Deepak and started a new company by the name of ND Enterprises in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, the officer said. He also employed some staff to collect the money and issue receipts. Later, when the business grew and many buyers came, he took money from them and suddenly closed the business on October 18, 2019 and ran away.

    –IANS

  • West Bengal Panchayat Polls: MHA To Deploy 337 Companies Of Central Forces

    West Bengal Panchayat Polls: MHA To Deploy 337 Companies Of Central Forces

    KOLKATA: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday night informed its decision to deploy 337 companies of central security forces in West Bengal for the upcoming panchayat polls in the state after the State Election Commission (SEC) made a requisition to MHA for 822 companies following a Calcutta High Court order.

    Earlier, on Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court had expressed its resentment to the SEC for making requisition of only 22 companies of paramilitary forces, although 825 companies had been deployed in the 2013 polls.

    The HC’s division bench of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam and Justice Uday Kumar directed that the SEC has to deploy a number of central forces, which should not be less than what was done in the 2013 panchayat elections.

    Delivering its order, the high court said that the State Election Commission has to, within a timeframe of 24 hours, submit its requisition for enough number of companies of central forces to be deployed through all the districts and that the number of such companies or battalion, which are to be requisitioned, should be not less in number than that of the forces which was requisitioned for the 2013 election.

    It also said that the number of companies has to be definitely more than the earlier number keeping in mind that the number of districts has increased and also the total electorate, which would have definitely increased between 2013 and 2023, in the last ten years.

    The court also opined that the deployment of such forces moved to the state from other states “to be in place on the date of polling will not yield the desired result”.

    The HC said that the State Election Commission has to carry out an independent assessment of the requirement in reference to the requisition of the number of such police forces from other states.

    The court also said that, as it has observed earlier, the assessment made by the SEC should be honest and it should be kept in mind that the State Election Commission is under constitutional obligation to ensure holding of free and fair elections and to ensure that the purity of the entire election process is preserved.

    The court had also said on Wednesday that the next hearing would be held on Friday.

    A series of violent incidents have been witnessed in West Bengal ever since the announcement of the panchayat polls on June 9.

    The panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held in a single phase across the state on July 8.

  • IIT-Guwahati Launches 5-day Innovation Bootcamp

    IIT-Guwahati Launches 5-day Innovation Bootcamp

    GUWAHATI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in collaboration with the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), has commenced a five-day residential bootcamp focused on Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE). The bootcamp, which began on June 22 and will run until June 26, 2023, aims to provide intensive experiential training in various aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship to students, teachers, and faculty members from higher education institutes and schools.

    An official release stated that the program is designed to align with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat mission, which aims to promote self-reliance and empower individuals to become entrepreneurs and job creators. Participants in the bootcamp will receive hands-on training in areas such as design thinking, product design, ergonomics, business modeling, and enterprise planning. The comprehensive curriculum is intended to foster the entrepreneurial journey of the attendees, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to transform their innovative ideas into successful ventures.

    The bootcamp offers a unique opportunity for participants to showcase their ideas and potentially receive mentoring support. Mentoring and pitching rounds have been incorporated into the program, allowing participants to present their concepts and receive valuable guidance. As a recognition of their exceptional ideas, the top five pitch ideas will be awarded appreciation certificates by AICTE and IIT Guwahati. Furthermore, all participants will be presented with participation certificates as a token of acknowledgment.

    The bootcamp, hosted by IIT Guwahati, features a carefully curated lineup of masterclasses and special lectures aimed at instilling the spirit of entrepreneurship in all attendees. Parameswar K. Iyer, the officiating director of IIT Guwahati, expressed his enthusiasm for the program, emphasizing the institute’s commitment to nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset among participants.

    The IDE Bootcamp program is a joint initiative by AICTE and MIC, and it is simultaneously being organized in six different locations across the country. AICTE has shortlisted approximately 1,800 participants from various backgrounds to participate in the program. IIT Guwahati, as one of the host institutes, is accommodating around 230 innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs, according to the release.

    With its focus on innovation, design, and entrepreneurship, the IDE Bootcamp organized by IIT Guwahati in collaboration with AICTE and MIC is poised to make a significant impact on the entrepreneurial landscape of the country. By equipping participants with the necessary skills and knowledge and providing them with a platform to showcase their ideas, the bootcamp aims to inspire and empower the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs, furthering the vision of an Atma Nirbhar Bharat.

  • Only three Indian businessman on White House state dinner guest list

    Only three Indian businessman on White House state dinner guest list

    Washington:  Only three Indian businessmen — Mukesh Ambani, Anand Mahindra and Nikhil Kamath — are part of the guest list for the state dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s honour at the White House.

    Deadline reported that the guest list for the White House State Dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi includes a number of entertainment and media figures, including Netflix’s Bela Bajaria, Universal’s Donna Langley, director M. Night Shyamalan, Wasserman Media Group’s Casey Wasserman and James Murdoch.

    Also on the list were OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

    In the news business, guests include columnists Tom Friedman and David Ignatius, The Wall Street Journal’s Tarini Parti, writer Anand Giridharadasas, as well as CBS News’ Neeraj Khemlani. Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is now US Ambassador to India, also attended, Deadline reported.

    Other notables include Billie Jean King, Anne Wojcicki, Ralph Lauren, and Maria Teresa Kumar.

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who hosted Modi at a joint session of Congress earlier on Thursday, was also on the list. The President’s son Hunter Biden, who faces tax and gun charges as part of a plea deal announced this week, also is on the list.

    Other CEOs include Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano, GE CEO Larry Culp, Discover CEO Roger Hochschild, Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins and Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen, Deadline reported.

  • MP Achyuta Samanta in Kandhamal; MoU signed for renovation of 20 schools

    MP Achyuta Samanta in Kandhamal; MoU signed for renovation of 20 schools

    Phulbani: Founder of KIIT & KISS and MP Achyuta Samanta is in Kandhamal Parliamentarian constituency. Accompanied by the District Collector, he visited the Community Health Centre in Khajuripda and Blood Bank at District Head Quarter Hospital in Phulbani.

    Apart from visiting the health centres, Samanta also provided inputs from his own experience in building healthcare facilities and extended his best wishes.

    This apart, the Kandhamal MP also witnessed signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Power Finance Corporation Limited and Integrated Development Agency in Baliguda for the renovation and improvement of educational and allied infrastructures of 20 schools in Kandhamal district with a cost of Rs 6 Crore.

    Kandhamal District collector Ashish Ishwar Patil and other senior officials also were present during the MoU signing event.

  • Former Malkangiri Collector not guilty in PA’s death case; says HC

    Former Malkangiri Collector not guilty in PA’s death case; says HC

    Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has announced Odisha cadre IAS officer Manish Agrawal not guilty in the mysterious death of his personal assistant (PA) during his tenure as Malkangiri Collector in 2019.

    According to reports, Debnarayan Panda, personal assistant to the then Malkangiri Collector Manish Agrawal, went missing from his office on December 27, 2019. Later, his body was recovered from Satiguda dam in Malkangiri. The police initially registered a suicide case and later an unnatural death case in this connection.

    However, the deceased’s wife alleged that he might have been murdered. Panda’s wife had filed a case in this regard at the court of Malkangiri Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM).

    Based on the complaint, a murder FIR was lodged against Agrawal and three others. The Odisha Police had also launched a CID-Crime Branch probe into the incident.

    Following the complaint, Agrawal moved to the Orissa HC. Advocate Ashish Mishra was pleading the case on behalf of the Manish Agrawal, IAS.

  • Odisha: Nabarangpur Sub-collector under vigilance scanner in DA case

    Odisha: Nabarangpur Sub-collector under vigilance scanner in DA case

    Nabarangpur: The Sub-collector of Nabarangpur district is under Odisha vigilance scanner for allegation of acquiring disproportionate assets.

    The accused has been identified as Prashant Raut, Sub-Collector of Nabarngpur district.

    Simultaneous raid is underway at various places including Bhadrak and Kanan Vihar area of Bhubaneswar. Nine teams of Odisha vigilance are conducting raids  led by two Additional SP, seven DSPs, eight inspectors and other staff on the strength of search warrants issued by  Special Judge, Vigilance.

    Places of search:
    (1) The double storied residential house of of S.O. located at HIG-115, Kanan Vihar, Bhubaneswar.

    (2) The residential house of S.O. located at Nawarangpur, Dist- Nawarangpur.

    (3) The office chamber of S. O. located at Nawarangpur, Dist-Nawarangpur.

    (4) The parental house of S.O. located at Village-Bahudarada, PS-Bhadrak, Dist-Bhadrak.

    This apart, searches are being conducted at 5 other locations of acquaintances of  Rout.

    Further detailed report related to the case are awaited.

    Updates 

    Approximately Rs 3.2 crore cash recovered so far from possession of sub-collector Prasanta Rout; while Rs 2.25 crore recovered from Rout’s residence in Bhubaneswar, Rs 77 lakh recovered from his Nabarangpur residence: Odisha Vigilance. Search underway.