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Bodies of Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, aide Ghulam taken to mortuary

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Jhansi: Uttar Pradesh Police in the wee hours of Saturday took the bodies of the mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and his aide Ghulam to the mortuary in Prayagraj.
As per the visuals, two ambulances and an Uttar Pradesh police van were seen taking the bodies to the mortuary in Prayagraj.
Earlier Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and his aide Ghulam wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in an encounter with UP Special Task Force in Jhansi on Thursday, a plan was foiled to help the jailed gangster to escape, Uttar Pradesh Police said.

State’s Special Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar revealed that teams of civil police and special forces were deployed following the intelligence inputs of a plan by Asad of planning to free his father Atiq Ahmed by attacking a police convoy midway as the gangster turned politician was being brought in Uttar Pradesh for hearing.
“We had information that to help the accused Atiq and Ashraf escape there could be an attack on the police convoy bringing them back to UP in the case (Umesh Pal murder case). In view of this information, teams of civil police and special forces were deployed,” said Prashant Kumar.
Revealing further as to how the encounter took place, he said that based on the information, two teams were deployed and Asad was intercepted, while he was on a bike along with his aide Ghulam.
“Action was taken on the basis of information and at around 12:30 and 1 pm the duo were killed in a retaliatory firing,” Kumar said, adding that the Special Task Force conducted the entire operation.
Each of them carried a reward of Rupees five lakh. The police said that foreign-made weapons were recovered.

Atiq Ahmed and his family came under the scanner in the Umesh Pal murder case. Atiq Ahmed, who has over 100 cases against him over the last 43 years, has been convicted in the same case.
Umesh Pal, a key witness to the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Raju Pal and one of his two armed security escorts was shot dead in Prayagraj’s Sulem Saray area on February 24. Several rounds were fired and bombs were hurled at Umesh and his gunners.
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April 15, 2023
3032 water bodies in Telangana encroached upon: Irrigation Census
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Hyderabad: Under the Union government’s ‘Irrigation Census’ the ministry of Jal Shakti launched the first census of water bodies which documents the size, condition, status of encroachments, use, storage capacity, status of filling up of storage etc., nationwide.
24,24,540 water bodies have been enumerated in the country, out of which 97.1% (23,55,055) are in rural areas and only 2.9% (69,485) are in urban areas.
According to the report, the total number of water bodies in Telangana is 64,056 out of which 98.5% are in rural areas and only 1.5% (992) are in urban areas.

In comparison to the national average, the number of water bodies in urban Telangana is observed to be substantially lower.
5 leading states with maximum number of water bodies:
- Ponds – West Bengal
- Tanks – Andhra Pradesh
- Lakes – Tamil Nadu
- Reservoirs – West Bengal
- Water Conservation Schemes/Check Dams – Maharashtra
Telangana has the fourth highest number of ‘Water Conservation Schemes/Check Dams’ in the country.
Encroachments:
The census found that 1.6% of all the water bodies in the country are the victim of encroachment. Above 95% these encroachments are being done in the urban areas. In Telangana, the number of water bodies that have been encroached are 3032 which is about 4.3% of the total.
In-use and not in-use water bodies:
According to the census, 3,94,500 water bodies, amounting to 16.3% of total in the country, are not in use on account of drying up, construction, siltation, destruction beyond repair, salinity and other reasons.
In case of Telangana, this number is slightly higher than the national average again. Out of 64,056 water bodies, 80.8% (51,733) water bodies are in use whereas rest 19.2% (12,323) are not in use for similar reasons, states the report.

Out of the ‘in use’ water bodies, the majority of them are used for irrigation followed by groundwater recharge.
Across the country, 90.1% of the ‘in use’ water bodies are observed to be fulfilling requirements of upto 100 people only. Of all the water bodies in-use only 0.8% are fulfilling the requirements for more than 5 cities, towns or villages.
Ownership:
Another interesting data-point is the ownership of water bodies. We see that across the country more than half are owned by private entities.
55.2% (13,38,735) of water bodies across India are owned by private entities whereas 44.8% (10,85,805) of water bodies are in the domain of public ownership.
About 80.5% of the water bodies in the state are under public ownership while the rest are privately owned.
Man-made v/s Natural
Amongst all the 24,24,540 water bodies in India, 78% (18,90,463) water bodies are man-made and the remaining 22% (5,34,077) are natural water bodies.
In urban Telangana, 603 water bodies are man-made and 389 are naturally occurring.
The percentage distribution of natural and manmade water bodies in rural-urban sector is given in the bar charts given below:
Infographic: 1st Census of water bodies by the Government of India
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
April 11, 2023
Tribal bodies call for Ranchi shutdown against burning of religious flag

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Ranchi: Tribal bodies in Jharkhand have called a day-long shutdown in Ranchi on Saturday in protest against the burning of a religious flag by miscreants.
The tribal bodies under the banner of Kendriya Sarna Samiti took out a torchlight procession on Friday evening here demanding the arrest of those responsible.
The Ranchi administration on Friday imposed Section 144 Cr PC in the 200-meter radius limit of Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s house and the secretariat because of the bandh.

The bandh sponsors said that ambulance and milk van services and pharmacies will be kept out of the bandh purview.
“A Sarna flag was burnt at Lower Karam Toli area in Ranchi on March 25, a day after the Sarhul festival, by some miscreants. But the administration took no action in this regard,” KSS president Phoolchand Tirkey said.
Alleging that there were more such incidents, he said a tribal religious flag was thrown away in Nagri and Thakurgaon localities. In these instances too no action was taken though the tribal organisations had lodged their protests.
“Since the administration is taking no action, we are forced to call Ranchi bandh on Saturday,” he said.
Sarnas are sacred groves in Chhota Nagpur plateau region and are worshhipped by tribals in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

The prohibitory order at the chief minister’s house was imposed also due to the slated protest by students on the employment issue.
Jharkhand State Students Union (JSSU), however, announced on Friday that it has postponed the CM House gherao programme after the death of state Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto in Tamilnadu on Thursday.
JSSU has been demanding the scrapping of the 60-40 ratio-based employment policy and the one based on the introduction of 1932 khatiyan (land settlement). The state cabinet on March 3 approved the ammendment to various rules related to Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) examinations.
“We have rescheduled the protest to April 17,” JSSU leader Devendra Mahto.
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April 7, 2023
Kerala train fire incident: 3 bodies found on railway track, police hunt for suspect

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Kozhikode: Three people including an infant were found dead on the railway track near Elathur in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Sunday night, following an incident where a man allegedly poured petrol on co-passengers and set fire on one of them resulting in burn injuries to at least eight other persons, railway officials said on Monday.
According to the officials, the man set fire to a passenger allegedly after an argument on board the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express train near Elathur in Kozhikode district on Sunday night.
The suspect, who is yet to be identified, escaped after passengers pulled the emergency chain.

“Mattannoor native Rahmath, her sister’s two-year-old daughter and Noufal were found dead near the railway track,” said an official from the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
Forensic experts have reached the spot and a police investigation is underway.
According to railway sources, the incident took place in the D1 coach of the Alappuzha Kannur Main Executive Express train around 10:00 pm on April 2.
Reportedly, there was an argument during which a man poured petrol and set on fire one of his co-passengers. Other passengers who attempted to douse the fire ended up with burn injuries.
Those injured included three women.
“Anilkumar from Thalasseri, his wife Sajisha, their son Advait, Ruby from Kannur and Prince from Thrissur, are among the passengers who were injured,” sources said.

The train was halted at Elathur, and railways authorities were informed about the incident.
“All eight passengers with burn injuries have been shifted to hospital and after necessary inspection, the train was dispatched to its destination,” Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said.
Further details are awaited.
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April 3, 2023
Maha: Hindu bodies claim encroachment by dargah near temple

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Nashik: A few Hindu organisations have demanded action claiming that a dargah adjacent to a famous Ganesh temple in Maharashtra’s Nashik city has encroached space.
While no complaint has been filed in this connection, Nashik civic chief said action will be taken if they come across any irregularities.
The dargah sits close to the Navshya Ganpati temple in the city’s Anandvalli area on Gangapur Road. The temple was built in 1774 by Raghoba Peshwa and his wife Anandibai. The dargah is also believed to be quite old.
Sudarshan News Channel editor Suresh Chavhanke, who also heads the Rashtra Nirman Sanstha, visited the temple on Thursday.
He was accompanied by members of his organisation as well as the Hindu Ekta Andolan Party who took a round of the premises.
“If anyone who supports Pakistan or any Muslim who gives trouble to Hindu religious places, Hindu girls and people, Hindu Rashtra Nirman Sanstha will stage an agitation against it. The authorities concerned should take action against this encroachment,” said Ramsingh Bawri, national president of the Hindu Ekta Andolan Party.
Nashik Municipal Corporation Commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar said no encroachment will be tolerated by the civic body.
“Action will be taken surely against any unauthorised construction domestic, commercial or religious. All unauthorised constructions and encroachments are equal before NMC. Officials will visit the site, conduct an inspection and action will be taken if there are any irregularities,” he said.

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March 23, 2023
Bodies of two women, with heads missing, found in Bihar’s Madhubani

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Patna: Two beheaded bodies of women were found in Bihar’s Madhubani district on Wednesday, police said.
The incident was reported from a mango grove in Parsa village under Araria outpost where some villagers spotted the bodies in the morning. Following the incident, a large number of villagers assembled at the spot while panic spread in the area.
DSP, Jhanjharpur Aashish Anand said: “We have recovered two dead bodies with missing heads and sent them for a post-mortem examination. The dead bodies are not been identified yet. There is an apprehension of rape too. Efforts are on to identify them.”
“The local villagers have spotted the dead bodies and informed the police. A team of Araria police station headed by SHO Balwant Singh reached the spot and investigated the incident. He has recovered the dead bodies and other proof,” he added.
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March 22, 2023
Flawed reports causes more damage to credibility of poll management bodies: CEC KumarB

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Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has flagged “flawed” reports of some agencies and organisations, saying they cause more damage to the credibility of election management bodies as the pioneering work done by them finds no place in such surveys.
Kumar urged the EMBs to come up with essential parameters and standards which should guide such surveys and rankings.
He was addressing the 3rd International Conference on the theme ‘Inclusive Elections and Elections Integrity’ on Thursday in a virtual format.
The CEC along with fellow election commissioners were in Bengaluru where they also assessed the poll preparedness of poll-bound Karnataka.
He lamented that countries with low inclusivity are ranked high.
“The flawed report causes more damage to the credibility of EMBs,” he added.
The CEC urged the participating EMBs to come up with essential parameters and standards which should guide such surveys…countries with low inclusivity are ranked high,” the poll panel said in a statement.
Talking about inclusivity, the CEC pointed out that India has 460 million women voters, which is almost equal to the number of men voters.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, more women than men voted. “This is the level of inclusion that India has been able to achieve,” he said.
In his address, Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey said the Election Commission of India has been working for inclusive elections under the premise of ‘No Voter to be Left Behind’.

“Our flagship voter education programme SVEEP connects with over 950 million voters spread over more than one million polling stations across the country,” he said.
Election Commissioner Arun Goel said inclusive elections are a critical building block of ‘Elections Integrity’.
A total of 59 participants from 31 countries/ EMBs including Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Chile Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominica, Georgia, Guyana, Kenya, Rep. of Korea, Mauritius, Moldova, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, St Lucia, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland and Zambia, as well as representatives of two International organisations, participated in the Conference.
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March 10, 2023
Telangana govt steals dead bodies..: Bandi Sanjay on medico’s suicide

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Hyderabad: Taking a jibe at chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, Bandi Sanjay, on Monday alleged that Telangana had become the only state that “steals dead bodies” in order to alter the outcome of controversial deaths.
In a dharna conducted at the BJP party office in the city, Sanjay asserted that the BJP after taking over the Telangana with full power, would follow the Uttar Pradesh model, bulldoze the houses of those involved in crimes against the women,” adding, “He had never seen any government steal dead bodies so they could keep the truth out”.
Sanjay cited slain PG medical student Dr D. Preeethi, who died by suicide on February 26 allegedly due to continuous harassment by her senior classmate.
Preethi, a first-year postgraduate (MD) student in the Department of Anesthesia at Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) in Warangal attempted to end her life on February 22 allegedly due to harassment by a senior.
When her situation turned critical, Dr Preethi was brought to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).
Warangal police have registered a case under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the senior and took up an investigation.
Mohammed Saif, who was accused in Preethi’s suicide attempt, was booked by the police in the Warangal district.
Sanjay alleged that the haste and secrecy surrounding the police escorting her body from the NIMS hospital for a post-mortem examination and compelling the family to rush through the funeral is the state government’s ‘conspiracy’ to portray a murder case as a suicide.

“She was not alive when brought to NIMS but the government enacted a drama of ‘treating’ her for four days. The police used the dead girl’s hand for fingerprints to unlock her phone and deleted anything that could implicate the accused,” alleged Sanjay.
Bandi on occasions earlier had termed the suicide a murder and alleged a “love jihad” angle. “They are targeting women and harassing them in the name of ‘love-jihad’. In order to dilute the case, they are charging the culprit with ineffective cases,” Bandi had stated communalising the medico’s death and slamming the state for their alleged attempt to cover it.
He further slammed the state government over the exgratia amount of Rs 10 lakh announced for the family of the deceased. “This is not even equal to the value of the wristwatch that costs Rs 20 lakh worn by KCR’s daughter,” remarked Sanjay.
“Every atrocity against women in Telangana has the involvement of either a BRS leader or an AIMIM leader or their relatives. The Chief Minister does not even react or respond be it the gang rape of a girl in Jubilee Hills, a BRS leader raping a girl in Nirmal, or the action of the BRS MLA from Khammam that forced a family to commit suicide. Women do not feel safe in Telangana. KCR’s focus is on saving his daughter from the Delhi liquor scam,” he alleged, slamming the BRS.
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March 7, 2023
Kerala: Journalists’ bodies condemn SFI activists’ barging into Asianet office

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New Delhi: A day after a group of SFI activists allegedly barged into the Kochi office of Asianet News and intimidated channel staff over a news report, journalists’ bodies condemned the incident and called it yet another example of growing attacks against media and scribes.
Barging into media offices is “illegal” and should be considered as “an attack on press freedom”, the Press Club of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps, Delhi Union of Journalists and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists said in a joint statement.
“We expect the Kerala government to take strict action against those who attacked Asianet,” they said.
A group of Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists allegedly trespassed into the office of Malayalam news channel Asianet News in Kochi on Friday and intimidated the staff over a report about the sexual assault of a girl, according to Kerala Police.
A case was later registered against 30 SFI activists, the students’ wing of the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala, on the basis of a complaint lodged by the channel.
Condemning the incident, the journalists’ bodies said, “We protest the attack on the TV channel Asianet News’ office in Kochi by the activists of the Students Federation of India.”
“This is yet another example of the growing attacks against media organisations and journalists in the country.”
The journalists’ bodies said Asianet News had used “a mock video” to bring out the issue of drug and sexual abuse of a young girl in Kerala.

“Stamping such a programme as fake news suggests ignorance of the professional ways used by news organisations to protect the identity of victims of sexual assault,” they said, adding, “There are methods and platforms to raise complaints against any news item in a legal manner.”
The journalists’ bodies noted that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made it clear in the Assembly that the police were looking into a complaint against the news report in question.
“Barging into media offices is illegal and should be considered as an attack on press freedom. We expect the Kerala government to take strict action against those who attacked Asianet,” they said.
“We condemn the attempts by certain political outfits, organisations and social media influencers in Kerala to instill media phobia by labelling all news and views as fake if they disagree with it,” they said, adding, “Demonising or undermining the media often protects vested interests.”
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March 5, 2023
DU teachers sit on hunger strike over delay in forming governing bodies

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New Delhi: Several teachers of Delhi University sat on a 12-hour hunger strike over delay in forming governing bodies in 28 colleges funded by the Arvind Kejriwal government.
The strike called by the AAP teachers wing — Academics for Action & Development Delhi Teachers Association (AADTA) — started at around 7 am at Arts Faculty.
They also demanded the absorption of ad hoc and temporary teachers working in various Delhi University colleges.
Several members of the Executive Council, Academic Council and Finance Committee of the varsity participated in the strike. Some former members and chairpersons of the governing bodies (GB) were also part of the demonstration, AADTA said in a statement.
“The large scale participation shows the anger of teaching community over the way the university administration has politicised the GB formation in these colleges and the recruitment process in a narrow partisan manner,” it said.
Last month, the Delhi government had sent the list of its nominees for the Governing Bodies formation to the university and during the Executive Council meeting on February 3, the list was not brought for approval, the statement said.
When Executive Council members Seema Das and R S Pawar took up the matter in the meeting, DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said there were some technical problems, the AADTA claimed.
“In mid-February, the university administration arbitrarily sent three GB nominees to Bharati College, violating the varsity’s Statute 30(1) and EC Resolution 51 (2012). When the policy of university administration is to continue with the massive displacements to the tune of 70 per cent ad hoc and temporary teachers, it is making all efforts to evade accountability to the elected government,” the AADTA said in the statement.

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March 2, 2023