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  • Former Kerala legislator, academic Nabeesa Ummal dies at 92

    Former Kerala legislator, academic Nabeesa Ummal dies at 92

    Nabeesa Ummal, an academic, former Left-backed legislator and first Muslim woman post-graduate in Malayalam language, died in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday due to age-related ailments. She was 92.

    Nabeesa, an icon of women empowerment, won election as a CPI(M)-backed independent candidate from Kazhakootam Assembly segment near Thiruvananthapuram in 1987.

    Before venturing into politics, Nabeesa taught in various colleges in a career spanning 33 years. Among her various achievements, she was also the first Malayalam scholar after legendary poet-scholar A R Raja Raja Varma to become the head of the Malayalam department and later the principal of University College in Thiruvananthapuram.

    Nabeesa was born in 1931 to Asanummal and Khader Moideen, a police constable. Of the five daughters of the couple, only Nabeesa pursued higher education. She got her surname from her mother Asanummal during her school days.

    Nabeesa got married to a soldier, Hussain Kunju, when she was a pre-university student. Muslim girls pursuing education after marriage was rare those days. But, Nabeesa, an avid reader since childhood, was determined to buck the trend. With the support of her husband, Nabeesa went on to become the first Muslim woman to earn a post-graduation degree in Malayalam.

    Nabeesa started her career as a junior lecturer at Government Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram.  As an eminent college teacher, Nabeesa taught in as many as seven prominent institutions in Kerala. She retired from service in 1986.

    She also emerged as an orator and a Muslim woman face in the state’s cultural and academic fields. She was a regular speaker at events addressed by then CPI(M) stalwarts E M S Namboodiripad and E K Nayanar.

    In 1986, when the Congress-led government at the Centre passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act to bypass the 1985 Supreme court Shah Bano verdict, the CPI(M) in Kerala launched a massive campaign for the rights of women and brought in Nabeesa to raise the voice for Muslim women. That was the stepping stone for the retired college principal into politics. At the behest of EMS, the CPI(M) handpicked Nabeesa as a party-backed candidate for Kazhakkoottam Assembly election in 1987. She defeated the Congress-led UDF candidate and became a legislator.

    Although Nabeesa lost the Assembly election in 1991, she contested the local body polls of 1995 and became the chairperson of Nedumangad municipality, her hometown. In 2000, she bagged the President’s recognition for women empowerment.

    Condoling her death, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said her contribution to public service and education will be long remembered. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Nabeesa had been a beloved teacher of several students in various government colleges across the state. Hailing her various contributions, the CM also recalled that she was a “Left sympathiser”.

  • Shashi Tharoor calls for President’s rule in Manipur: ‘voters feeling grossly betrayed’

    Shashi Tharoor calls for President’s rule in Manipur: ‘voters feeling grossly betrayed’

    Hitting out at the ruling BJP in Manipur over the clashes between tribals and members of the dominant Meitei community, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday called for President’s rule in the state. Tharoor said the voters of Manipur are feeling “gross betrayed” just a year after voting the Bharatiya Janata Party back into power.

    Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called for President’s rule in Manipur.
    Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called for President’s rule in Manipur.
    “As the Manipur violence persists, all right-thinking Indians must ask themselves what happened to the much-vaunted good governance we had been promised,” Tharoor wrote on Twitter.

    “The voters of Manipur are feeling grossly betrayed just a year after putting the BJP in power in their state. It’s time for President’s Rule; the state Govt is just not up to the job they were elected to do,” he added.

    The northeastern state saw ethnic clashes between Meiteis, the dominant community in Imphal Valley with over 53% of the total state population, and the tribal communities, especially Kukis, residing in the hill districts. The immediate trigger for the violence was a proposal to include Meiteis in the scheduled tribe (ST) category.

    The death toll rose to at least 55 on Saturday but there was little clarity on the true scale of the damage and fatalities after the state convulsed through two days of violence.

    The state government, meanwhile, has relaxed the curfew that prohibited the movement of any person outside their homes will be relaxed for three hours in violence-hit Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Sunday morning to allow people to buy essential items, according to a notification.

    The curfew imposed under section 144 of the CrPC will be relaxed from 7 am to 10 am, it said.

    It was also relaxed on Saturday for two hours from 3 pm to 5 pm.

    “With the law and order situation improving in Churachandpur district and after talks were held between the state government and various stakeholders, I’m pleased to share that the curfew will be partially relaxed as per the details shared below (sic),” chief minister N Biren Singh tweeted on Saturday night, sharing a copy of the notification.

  • Wrestlers’ protest: Khap mahapanchayat in Delhi today; security tightened. Top points

    Wrestlers’ protest: Khap mahapanchayat in Delhi today; security tightened. Top points

    Wrestlers are hoping that khap mahapanchayat will help in getting more support for them in their fight against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
    As khap panchayat leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana are marching to Jantar Mantar on Sunday to extend support to the protesting wrestlers, the Delhi Police has beefed up the security at the protest venue and at borders. India’s top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, are protesting for the last two weeks, demanding the sacking of Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan and his arrest over charges of alleged sexual harassment of female grapplers.

    Top points on khap mahapanchayat in Delhi:

    1. The protesting wrestlers are hoping that the khap mahapanchayat will be of huge success and will help in getting more support for them in their fight against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
    2. The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU-Tikait) have also extended support to the agitation and threatened to lay a siege to New Delhi, along with the khap leaders, if the MP was not arrested within one week, The Indian Express reported.
    3. BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is likely to be present. He tweeted a video announcing that khap leaders will hold a panchayat at the protest site to decide the course of the protest.
    4. Additional deployments will be made and areas near Jantar Mantar will be barricaded, some reports indicated. Delhi Police officials said there was no specific security plans for the candlelight march, but said tractors and slow-moving vehicles trying to enter the border would not be allowed and precautions will be taken to maintain peace and order.
    5. Vinesh Phogat urged the supporters to be peaceful on Sunday so that bad elements do not hijack the protest. She also requested the police not to stop their supporters.
    6. Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has appealed to the countrymen to observe a candlelight march on Sunday to show solidarity with the protesting wrestlers. Punia said the two committees formed on Saturday have the full authority to decide their future course of action.
    7. Another Olympic medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik said they are yet to decide the future course of action as their lawyers are still working on it. She also said sports minister Anurag Thakur was yet to approach them. “He already knows our demands, so it doesn’t make sense to meet him again. If he wants to talk to us, we will definitely talk,” Malik told reporters.
    8. Subhash Baliyan, Sarv Khap general secretary, said around a dozen khap panchayats have decided to join the wrestlers in their protest and will remain with them till their demand is fulfilled.

  • Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Badrinath Redevelopment Works Bhaskar Khulbe

    Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Badrinath Redevelopment Works Bhaskar Khulbe

    Uttarakhand. Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office Mangesh Ghildiyal and Officer on Special Duty Kedarnath Badrinath Redevelopment Works Bhaskar Khulbe called on Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at the Chief Minister’s residence on Saturday. After inspecting the works being conducted in Kedarnath and Badrinath, he discussed with the Chief Minister regarding the reconstruction works of Kedarnath and the works being conducted under the master plan in Badrinath. Mangesh Ghildiyal told the Chief Minister that there was some hindrance in the construction works in Kedarnath and Badrinath recently due to bad weather, but now the works have picked up pace after the weather became favourable. On this occasion, along with the master plan of Jageshwar Dham, there was discussion on the Manskhand Mandir Mala project.
    The Chief Minister said that despite rain and snowfall, a large number of pilgrims are coming to visit the Chardhams. Necessary arrangements have been made on the travel routes for smooth operation of travel arrangements. The Chief Minister said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the reconstruction work in Shri Badrinath and Shri Kedarnath is going on at a fast pace. Work is in progress day and night for the convenience of the devotees. He said that on the lines of the world famous Chardham, the Manaskhand Temple Garland Project has been started by the State Government in Kumaon. Under this, the master plan of Jageshwar Dham has been prepared. Under this project, the important mythological/historical places of Kumaon division will be popularized by linking them with the circuit so that pilgrims/tourists from India and abroad can be attracted to come here and their journey can be made easy. Satish Bahuguna, Officer on Special Duty, Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust was also present on the occasion.

  • Love-sex-betrayal: Woman files complaint against lover in Bhubaneswar

    Love-sex-betrayal: Woman files complaint against lover in Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar: In another case of love-sex-betrayal a woman has filed a complaint at Saheed Nagar Police Station in the capital city of Odisha on Saturday. She has alleged that her lover boy made physical relations with her and later ditched her.

    The victim girl is said to be from Madhusudan Nagar area of Bhubaneswar.

    As per the complaint, the boy from Nayagarh district and the complainant girl developed a love relationship after getting known to each other on the social media platform. The boy then made physical relationship with her with a promise for marriage. However, he did not keep his promise and abandoned the girl, said the FIR.

    The woman lodged an FIR and sought justice in this matter. She said that now, neither the boy nor his family members are paying heed to the request of the girl and hence she has lodged an FIR with the Police.

    Neither the boy nor his family members have given their reaction so far in this matter.

  • 20 Injured As Van Falls Off Bridge In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    20 Injured As Van Falls Off Bridge In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    Dhenkanal: Over 20 people were injured, eight of them critically after a van they were traveling in fell off a bridge near Kamakhyanagar in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on Saturday.

    The mishap took place when a ‘Bhajan-Kirtan’ group was returning to Alatuma after performing a programme at Kotagara this morning.

    The van fall off Mahulapal bridge after losing balace and overturned. The passengers on board were from one locality of Alatuma village.

    The injured were rescued and admitted to Kamakhyanagar hospital. Eight of them were later shifted to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Dhenkanal as their condition turned critical. Further details are awaited

  • Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Faces Protest In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

    Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Faces Protest In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

    Baripada: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was shown black flags during his visit to the memorial of Pandit Raghunath Murmu in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.

    Sources said Soren visited the memorial to pay his respects to the tribal icon who developed the Ol Chiki script for Santali language.

    Soren reached Dandbosh village on the outskirts of Rairangpur town on Friday after President Droupadi Murmu paid her tribute to the legendary Santali scholar.

    Soon, tribal leader and former MP Salkhan Murmu led his supporters to the demonstration, alleging that Soren was working against the interest of tribals.

    The demonstrators showed black flags to the Jharkhand chief minister, apart from raising slogans against him. However, the police personnel swung into action and chased them away.

    Soren later addressed a gathering in the area.

  • RRC issued against 55 ration shops, know the reason

    RRC issued against 55 ration shops, know the reason

    Bastar. 37 thousand quintals of ration disappeared from government ration shops in the district. In the investigation in the month of September, the fact came to the fore that this rice from 412 shops was not distributed to the ration card holders at all. After such a huge shortage, recovery of ₹ 14 crore has been made at these shops, but even now this recovery is not being completed from these shops. However, instructions have also been given by the government to deposit the shortage rice back. At present, out of 412 shops in Bastar district, only 2000 quintals of ration have been deposited back. RRC has also been issued against 55 shops in Jagdalpur city itself.
    In such a situation, the danger of cancellation of these shops is also looming, after which recovery will also be done. All the cases are being run in the SDM office Jagdalpur, where the complaint against them is being heard. In the case of ration scam worth crores of rupees, instructions have been issued for recovery after investigation. At a time when arrangements have been made for zero leakage from the beneficiaries of ration shops. Meanwhile, this kind of big ration scam raises question marks. Officials claim that ration is being distributed through online system, but how this ration disappeared in such a situation is also a big question.

  • Election Commission issues notice to Karnataka Congress President

    Election Commission issues notice to Karnataka Congress President

    New Delhi. Congress has got a big blow before the Karnataka elections, the Election Commission has issued a notice to the Congress President. BJP lodges complaint against Karnataka Congress President. After which the Election Commission has issued a notice to the Congress President.
    For this the Congress party released its manifesto and in it compared PFI to Bajrang Dal. The Congress party promised in its manifesto that it would ban Bajrang Dal if it formed the government. This issue was taken up by the BJP and now the politics of Karnataka is focusing on Bajrangbali. PM Narendra Modi has also started many of his public meetings with the slogans of Bajrang Bali. At the same time, the Congress party has also decided to answer the BJP by raising the issue of the temple. Congress President DK Shivakumar visited Chamundeshwari Temple. After this, on the controversy related to Bajrang Dal, he said, “If we come to power, we will build every Hanuman temple in the entire state. A special board will also be constituted to see how the work is going on in this regard. Along with this, special programs will also be done to take the principles of Lord Hanuman to the youth.

    Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has also raised the issue of Anjaneya temple. DK Shivakumar while talking to the media said that if the Congress party gets absolute majority after the elections, it will redevelop the Anjaneya Swamy temples across Karnataka. Speaking to the media, DK Shivakumar said, “After winning the Karnataka elections, the government will bring a special program for the redevelopment of all the historic Anjaneya Swamy temples in the state. Apart from this, Anjanadri Development Board will be established. Congress in its manifesto has talked about banning Bajrang Dal. BJP is raising questions on this. On the other hand, when asked questions regarding this, DK Shivakumar said, “BJP people are making Bajrang Dal an issue but the party does not have any problem with this and Congress will get full majority. Anjaneya Temple and Bajrangbali can never be compared with Bajrang Dal. Bajrang Dal is a political party which does nuisance work to benefit BJP.”

  • 6 days old dead body found hanging on acacia tree, villagers upset due to stench

    6 days old dead body found hanging on acacia tree, villagers upset due to stench

    Made. The dead body of a young man who went missing six days ago from Kajlodiya village of police station circle was found hanging on an acacia tree in the forest near the village. As soon as this information was received, a large number of villagers gathered on the spot, along with information about the dead body hanging on the tree. On meeting the police station in-charge Rajendra Tada reached the spot and called the FSL team on the spot. The team collected evidence from the spot. The dead body was handed over to the relatives. Station in-charge Rajendra Tada told that Nanu Devi Gurjar, a resident of Kajlodiya village, lodged a missing complaint at the police station on May 2, stating that her son Kailash s/o Girdhari Gurjar (28) left the house at around 2 pm on May 1 without informing her by taking a bike. Went.
    The one who did not return home even till late evening and his mobile phone is also switched off, which could not be found even after a lot of search. In this sequence, on Saturday afternoon around 11-12 o’clock, the elder brother of deceased Kailash Babulal, while searching, went towards the pulse of Dheeraj Sagar, located one and a half kilometer away from the village, and found a noose hanging on a native acacia tree there. But a dead body was found hanging and a bike was found standing near the dead body, which belonged to the deceased. On the basis of the bike, the identification of the deceased as Kailash was given to the village and police station, as soon as the information was given, a large number of villagers Along with this, the police station also reached the spot and informed the FSL team at the scene of the incident. The team reached the spot and collected evidence from the scene of the incident, later the police removed the dead body from the noose and kept it in the crematorium.