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DDA’s anti-encroachment drive continues in Mehrauli for 2nd day

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Delhi: For a second consecutive day, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Saturday continued an anti-encroachment drive in the Mehrauli area amid protests by locals.
A large number of security personnel have been deployed on the spot with gears.
Residents of the area said that the DDA had demolished two three-storeyed buildings near the Aulia Masjid at Andheria Mor along with shanties.
On Friday, several three- and four-storeyed structures that had come up illegally on the agency’s land in the Aam Bagh, Brijwasi
colony area of Mehrauli were demolished.
The residents claimed that they were not given any prior notice by the agency.
A joint team of DDA officials on Friday had bulldozed an illegal structure in the Ghousiya slum colony and then demolished shanties near a local mosque.
The DDA also demolished one building and partially removed others in Brijwasi Colony and C-block.
These areas are located close to the Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

Some of the land here belongs to DDA, while few other stretches on which buildings and shanties have come up over the last decade are owned by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Waqf Board.
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February 11, 2023
Fifth day: Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake exceeds 24300

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On the fifth day, the chances of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading after the catastrophe of Turkey and Syria earthquake that struck on Monday, February 6, and the series of aftershocks that killed 24,352, people and injured 79,487.
The death toll, which is escalating with the passage of minutes, has risen to 20,213, dead and more than 74,000 injured in Turkey, and in Syria in general, to 4,139, dead and 5,685 injured.
Meanwhile, aftershocks continue, following the earthquakes, as their number reached more than 1,117.
It is noteworthy that the two earthquakes that struck southern Turkey, on Monday, were of magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale.
Rescue workers have been fighting around the clock since then, but with each passing hour the chances of finding survivors under the rubble diminish, especially in Syria
(VIDEO) Search and rescue efforts continue amid the rubble late at night in the province of Kahramanmaras, where the earthquakes in southern Türkiye were centered pic.twitter.com/yTjqfDs5mJ
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) February 10, 2023
As per media reports, the authorities in Turkey and Syria said that the number of victims and injured is likely to rise due to the continuation of rescue operations and the search for survivors.
The earthquake, which is one of the deadliest earthquakes in the world in more than a decade, destroyed thousands of buildings, buried entire families under the rubble, and displaced hundreds of thousands.
After 101 hours of being trapped under the rubble, a 36-year-old earthquake survivor reunites with her husband in the southern Turkish province of Hatay.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 11, 2023
Fifth day: Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake exceeds 24000

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On the fifth day, the chances of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading after the catastrophe of Turkey and Syria earthquake that struck on Monday, February 6, and the series of aftershocks that killed 24,014, people and injured 79,487.
The death toll, which is escalating with the passage of minutes, has risen to 19,875, dead and more than 74,000 injured in Turkey, and in Syria in general, to 4,139, dead and 5,685 injured.
Meanwhile, aftershocks continue, following the earthquakes, as their number reached more than 1,117.
It is noteworthy that the two earthquakes that struck southern Turkey, on Monday, were of magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale.
Rescue workers have been fighting around the clock since then, but with each passing hour the chances of finding survivors under the rubble diminish, especially in Syria
(VIDEO) Search and rescue efforts continue amid the rubble late at night in the province of Kahramanmaras, where the earthquakes in southern Türkiye were centered pic.twitter.com/yTjqfDs5mJ
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) February 10, 2023
As per media reports, the authorities in Turkey and Syria said that the number of victims and injured is likely to rise due to the continuation of rescue operations and the search for survivors.
The earthquake, which is one of the deadliest earthquakes in the world in more than a decade, destroyed thousands of buildings, buried entire families under the rubble, and displaced hundreds of thousands.
After 101 hours of being trapped under the rubble, a 36-year-old earthquake survivor reunites with her husband in the southern Turkish province of Hatay.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 10, 2023
Nepal bans rose import ahead of Valentine’s Day

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Kathmandu: The Nepali government has banned the import of fresh roses from countries like India and China ahead of Valentine’s Day, according to a media report on Friday.
The Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre under the Ministry of Agriculture in a notification on Thursday directed the subordinate border offices not to issue the import permit for rose flowers, citing the risk of plant diseases.
The centre banned the import of rose flowers citing special reasons in a written direction to 15 customs offices of Nepal, India, and China borders, My Republica newspaper reported.
Valentine’s Day is celebrated annually on February 14.
The notice states that roses cannot be imported from Kakadbhitta in the east to Gadda Chowki in the west and any customs points in the north.
“All the offices under the centre are requested not to issue rose flower import permits unless there is another arrangement for special reasons,” the notification said.
The Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre said that due to the risk of plant diseases, the import has been stopped for the time being.
Mahesh Chandra Acharya, information officer of the centre, said the import was immediately stopped due to the possibility of diseases and insects in the vegetable products.

“It is seen that there is a risk of disease in roses and other plants. Therefore, import is stopped for a time being as there is no proper study about such diseases,” Acharya said.
“Since the meeting of the technical committee is still pending, further decisions will be taken only after the meeting,” Acharya was quoted as saying.
According to the details of the Customs Department, Nepal imported 10,612 kg of rose flowers worth Rs 1.3 million in the first six months of the current fiscal year.
JB Tamang, the programme coordinator of the Nepal Floriculture Association (NFA), said that the government’s decision would now cause a shortage of roses in the market.
According to the NFA, nearly 300,000 sticks of rose flowers are sold in Nepal around Valentine’s Day. He said that only about 20,000 pieces of rose flowers are produced in Nepal.
Traders say almost 80 per cent of the requirement for red roses is fulfilled through imports, the Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
According to the NFA, demand for long-stem red roses explodes to 150,000 stems on Valentine’s Day.
Most local flower growers can come up with 30,000-40,000 stems, and the rest have to be imported from India. Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata are the largest suppliers of red roses to Nepal.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 10, 2023
Amid dissent, Cafe Coffee Day opens at University of Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: A Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) outlet was opened on February 8, at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus amid strong dissent by student unions.
The act of opening a new CCD branch displayed “absolute apathy towards the marginalised students of the university,” said the Students’ Federation of India (SFI).
The letter expressed that an expensive cafe would divide the students into those who can afford the pricey coffees and those who cannot, bringing about class divides among the students. The SFI called this a condemnable and discriminatory measure on the administrations’ part.
We have already informed them not to open corporate branches in the campus, and submitted a letter to the Registrar of the University on February 9 regarding the same, said UoH SFI secretary, Siva Durga Rao while speaking to Siasat.com.
Siva has said that the Basic Amenities Committee takes all decisions regarding eateries and the committee provided green signal for the opening of the outlet on February 8 even though the SFI and other student unions have asked the administration to cancel this.
The letter also mentions that many canteens were closed during the lockdown and have not been reopened yet. Despite the pressure from Student Union the canteens near the North Ladies Hostel, F-Hostel and GOPS have remained closed since the beginning of the pandemic.
SFI has said that the CCD outlet has to be closed down and the administration must focus on reopening canteens that would be affordable for all students to ensure inclusivity.

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February 10, 2023
Fifth day: Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake exceeds 23000

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On the fifth day, the chances of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading after the catastrophe of Turkey and Syria earthquake that struck on Monday, February 6, and the series of aftershocks that killed 23,028 people and injured 79,487.
The death toll, which is escalating with the passage of minutes, has risen to 18,991, dead and more than 74,000 injured in Turkey, and in Syria in general, to 4,037, dead and 5,685 injured.
Meanwhile, aftershocks continue, following the earthquakes, as their number reached more than 1,117.
#المرصد_السوري
بعد مضي أكثر من 100 ساعة وفقدان الأمل بالوصول إلى ناجين.. حصيلة كارثة الزلزال المدمّر في سوريا تصل إلى4037 إنسان ومرشحة للوصول إلى 6000https://t.co/NgHyWJ1ug9
— المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان (@syriahr) February 10, 2023
It is noteworthy that the two earthquakes that struck southern Turkey, on Monday, were of magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale.
Rescue workers have been fighting around the clock since then, but with each passing hour the chances of finding survivors under the rubble diminish, especially in Syria
(VIDEO) Search and rescue efforts continue amid the rubble late at night in the province of Kahramanmaras, where the earthquakes in southern Türkiye were centered pic.twitter.com/yTjqfDs5mJ
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) February 10, 2023
As per media reports, the authorities in Turkey and Syria said that the number of victims and injured is likely to rise due to the continuation of rescue operations and the search for survivors.
The earthquake, which is one of the deadliest earthquakes in the world in more than a decade, destroyed thousands of buildings, buried entire families under the rubble, and displaced hundreds of thousands.
After 101 hours of being trapped under the rubble, a 36-year-old earthquake survivor reunites with her husband in the southern Turkish province of Hatay.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 10, 2023
Kerala: Will Pinarayi ‘hug a cow’ this Valentine’s Day? quips Congress

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Thiruvananthapuram: Soon after reports of a new Rs 49-lakh cow shed at Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence surfaced, State Congress president K.Sudhakaran took a swipe at Kerala Chief Minister asking him whether he will “hug a cow” this Valentine’s Day.
“With a state-of-the-art cow shed at Vijayan’s official residence, the only thing that now remains to be seen is whether the chief minister will celebrate Valentine’s Day as a Cow hug day,” asked Sudhakaran.
The latter never misses any chance to attack Vijayan by pointing out that till date the CM has not attacked neither Modi nor Amit Shah.
On being asked by the media on Thursday, all Vijayan said was first it was stated that there was a music system installed in the cow shed, then came another report without any mention of it.
Neither denying nor confirming the reports, Vijayan, said, “All that happened is there was damage to the compound wall of the residence and everything was handled by the concerned departments.”
Immediately after the statement, the concerned government order that gave the sanction for the cowshed at a cost of Rs 49 lakhs surfaced in the media.
The trolls in social media also had a field day trolling the state government over its “hypocrisy”.
One of the incidents which is now being discussed is when legendary four-time Congress Chief Minister K.Karunakaran met with a serious road accident, he was advised to go swimming. After swimming at a state-run hotel in the capital city, a decision was taken to build a pool at the official residence.

This was met by huge protests by the then top CPI(M) leader and three-time former Chief Minister E.K.Nayanar who said if the Left returns to power, the pool will be used to bathe the dogs.
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February 10, 2023
SRK-Kajol’s DDLJ to hit Hyderabad theatres THIS Valentine’s Day

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Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'(DDLJ) will have a Pan-India release across India, Yash Raj Films confirms.
Rohan Malhotra, Vice President, Distribution, YRF, said, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has become synonymous to romance for India and Indians for generations since it’s historic release. We are constantly requested by the audience and fans, throughout the year, for a wider showcasing of the film so that they can, again and again, watch this milestone-setting film with their friends and family in theatres! This year, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, we are making their wish come true. DDLJ will be screened across India, starting Feb 10, for a period of one week only!”
According to Yashraj Films, DDLJ will be released in 37 cities across India, including Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Lucknow, Noida, Dehradun, Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Indore, Chennai, Vellore, Trivandrum.
‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, a 1995 romantic blockbuster, is the longest-running movie in the history of Indian cinema and continues to enjoy its screening at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theatre. It is one of the biggest IP’s emerging from the Indian film industry. ‘DDLJ’ has shaped pop culture for India and Indians over the generations
Now, audiences have the option to watch SRK as both Raj and Pathaan in theatres during this Valentine’s Day week.
Rohan said, “YRF and SRK are not only synonymous with delivering Indian cinema’s biggest blockbusters but also for collaborating on films which have redefined the Indian film industry and have had a lasting cultural impact”
He added, “It is an amazing coincidence that DDLJ was released by YRF during its 25th-year celebrations and 25 years later, ‘Pathaan’ has become the highest-grossing Hindi film worldwide.
“We are thrilled to give the audience an opportunity to watch ‘DDLJ’ and ‘Pathaan’, which are going to run simultaneously on the big screen, during this period. YRF has been fortunate to become home to India’s biggest cinematic IP’s including DDLJ and Pathaan from YRF’s Spy Universe and we hope both these films make up for an amazing viewing experience for people during Valentine’s week,” Rohan concluded.

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February 10, 2023
Giriraj Singh backs celebrating ‘Cow Hug Day’ on Feb 14

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New Delhi: Backing the Animal Welfare Board of India’s advisory to celebrate ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said that everyone should love cows.
“A very good decision has been taken, cows should be hugged. I welcome the decision of Purushottam Rupala ji’s ministry. We all should love and hug the cow,” the minister said while addressing a press conference here.
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjana Jyoti has also welcomed the decision saying “33 crore gods and goddesses live within a cow”.
“Cow is considered as our mother and we should embrace them. 33 crore gods and goddesses live within the cow; I thank the honorable minister. The cow gives us milk from birth till death, we drink its milk. The mother who gives birth keeps us in the womb for 9 months, then when we worship her as a mother, then why not the mother cow?,” Sadhvi Niranjana said.
Aiming to celebrate the ‘Vedic tradition’ and the immense benefits a cow possesses, the Animal Welfare Board of India has urged people to celebrate ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14 which is celebrated as Valentine’s Day.
“We all know that the Cow is the backbone of Indian culture and rural economy, sustains our life, and represents cattle wealth and biodiversity. It is known as “Kamdhenu” and “Gaumata” because of its nourishing nature like mother, the giver of all providing riches to humanity,” the Animal Welfare Board informed in a statement.
The body said that the Vedic traditions are on the verge of “extinction” due to the progress of western culture.
“The dazzle of western civilization has made our culture and heritage almost forgotten,” the Board stated.

As per the Animal Welfare Board, owing to its immense benefits, hugging cows will bring emotional richness and increase “individual and collective happiness”.
“Therefore, all the cow lovers may also celebrate February 14 as Cow Hug day keeping in mind the importance of mother cow and making life happy and full of positive energy,” the statement added.
This issue with the approval of competent authority and on the direction of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairyin, the statement added.
After the notification, the Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh also urged people to celebrate ‘Cow Hug Day’, instead of Valentine’s Day on February 14.
Talking to ANI, the Minister said, “On one hand, Valentine’s Day will be celebrated all over the world on February 14, on the other hand, the Animal Welfare Society of India has given another option to those having problems with Valentine’s Day. They can celebrate Cow Hug Day if they want.”
He said that there are many people in India who have a lot of problems with celebrating Valentine’s Day, and for them, the government has declared this day.
“Cow is the mother of the world and it is the only animal in the world whose urine and dung also work as medicine. One can get rid of many diseases with its mere touch, that’s why I would also like that people should celebrate Cow Hug Day instead of Valentine’s Day on February 14,” he further said.
Further talking about Valentine’s Day, he said, “I also feel that Valentine’s Day should not be celebrated because distance should be kept from those things which cause perversion in the society.”
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February 10, 2023
It will be good if people respond positively to celebrate Feb 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’: Rupala

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New Delhi: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Thursday said it will be good if people respond positively to the call given by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to celebrate February 14 as Cow Hug Day’.
Rupala, who is Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said nothing much should be read into the choice of February 14 as a date for this purpose.
February 14 is observed as Valentine’s Day across the world.
“This country has an age-old tradition of worshipping the cow and it is a matter of great happiness that people embrace the cow It is good if people respond positively to our appeal,” the minister told reporters.
Since February 14 is a day of love, it is good if people remember and love the cow on that day. “And if someone taunts on this, then one should not feel angry but feel pity…,” he added.
It is for the first time, AWBI — a statutory advisory body on animal welfare laws, has appealed to cow lovers in the country to celebrate ‘Cow Hug day’.
The Board noted that the appeal has been made because the vedic traditions are almost on the “verge of extinction” due to the progress of western culture.
The Board, established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, provides grants to animal welfare organisations and advises the Centre on animal welfare issues.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 9, 2023