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Jitendra aims dig at UPA regime, says Modi govt does not interfere in CBI’s affairs

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Jammu: Asserting that the Narendra Modi-led government does not interfere in the affairs of the CBI, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said it was during the UPA regime the Supreme Court had pointed out that the CBI was a “parrot in a cage”.
Singh was replying to a question seeking his reaction about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoning former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with an alleged insurance scam.
Singh told reporters after a BJP programme, “The CBI is an autonomous institution. Let it act on its investigation. Nobody can interfere with it.”

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government does not interfere in the CBI’s affairs, he added.
Asked for his response on Congress leader KC Venugopal’s tweet about central agencies being the BJP’s ”lapdog”, Singh said, ”He is still carrying the mentality that used to be there during the Congress’ time.”
The Union minister also said that during the UPA regime, the Supreme Court said the CBI was a parrot in a cage.
“Post 2014, the situation has changed. In Modi ji’s government, interference in the function of the CBI does not happen. They are given full independence,” Singh said.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 23, 2023
Don’t Harass Innocent People In Poonch: Farooq Abdullah to Govt

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Srinagar: National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abullah Saturday asked the government to stop ‘harassing’ people in Poonch for their failures.
He said innocent people should not be harassed during the operation that has been started in Poonch district of Jammu region.
Pertinently, five Indian soldiers were killed in a militant attack in Poonch two days back. After the attack government forces have launched a massive search operation.
Farooq Abdullah after offering Eid prayers at Hazratbal Srinagar told reporters that innocent people are being arrested and then tortured. “It is their (govt’s) fault. Don’t arrest innocent people in Poonch. It should be stopped,” he said.
In response to a question, Farooq Abdullah expressed regret for not allowing Eid prayers at historic Jamia Masjid.
“It shouldn’t have happened at first place. Even Mirwaiz Umar Farooq should be released and allowed to give sermons from the pulpit so that people can benefit from his sermons,” Farooq Abdullah said. [KNT]

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 22, 2023
Telangana govt spent Rs 13,000 Cr for Muslims’ welfare in 9 yrs, says CM

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Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, while extending Ramzan greetings on Friday said his government has spent nearly Rs 13,000 crore for the welfare and development of Muslim community during past nine years.
An official release from Rao’s office said the CM expressed his wish that the Telangana State will be prosperous with the blessings of Almighty Allah and people live happy together with the blessings of God.
Rao reiterated that the land of Telangana symbolises the culture of ‘Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb’ and the state government is always committed to preserve Secularism and religious harmony.

He said the state government extended support to the Muslim community in many fields, including education and employment and many initiatives implemented to bring a qualitative change in the community are yielding results.
Under Shadi Mubarak scheme the government spent Rs 2,130.92 crore for between 2014-15 and 2022-2, he noted.
As many as 204 Minority Residential Schools have been established and upgraded as Minorities Residential Colleges in the first phase. Out of total 204 educational institutions, 107 are allocated for Boys and 97 to the Girls which benefitted 1,30,560 students (Boys 68,480, Girls 62,0800), the release said.
Under the CM Overseas Scholarship scheme, Rs. 20 lakhs and a one way air fare of Rs. 60,000 is being provided as a scholarship to the students pursuing postgraduate and doctoral courses in foreign universities, it added.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Yemen govt calls for int’l probe into deadly stampede in Sanaa

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Aden: Yemen’s government has called for an international investigation into the deadly stampede in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa, which left 87 people dead.
The government, based in the southern port city of Aden, issued a statement, calling for “an independent and comprehensive international investigation to shed light on the details and circumstances surrounding the deadly stampede in Sanaa”, reports Xinhua news agency
It added that “the recent disaster is a reflection of the ongoing hardships faced by Yemenis on a daily basis since the Houthi takeover of Sanaa in 2014, which has led to the loss of income, taxes, and widespread suffering due to hunger and poverty”.

The Houthi-run Interior Ministry said the disaster on Wednesday evening was caused by a stampede during the random distribution of cash by local merchants, without organisation or collaboration, according to the militia-run al-Masirah TV.
Ministry spokesman Abdul Khaliq Al-Ajri said that two merchants responsible for the uncoordinated distribution of money were arrested while an investigation was already launched.
A Houthi official, told Xinhua that “the stampede in Sanaa has resulted in a death toll of at least 87 people, with over 320 injured and approximately 59 in serious condition”.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi group seized control of several northern provinces and forced the internationally-recognised government out of Sanaa.

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April 21, 2023
3rd Manipur BJP legislator quits govt post in a week

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Imphal: Amidst continuing resentment among section of BJP MLAs against Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, P. Brojen Singh on Thursday became the third ruling party legislator has quit his government post, resigning as Chairman of the Manipur Development Society.
In his resignation letter to the Chief Minister, he said that he has stepped down on “epersonal grounds”.
Brojen Singh represents the Wangjing Tentha Assembly constituency in Thoubal district.

Earlier, BJP MLAs Thokchom Radheysham and Karam Shyam quit as Chief Minister’s advisor and the Chairman of the Manipur State Tourism Development Corporation on April 17 and April 13 respectively. Both had served as ministers in the first Biren Singh led government (2017-2022).
All the three MLAs claimed that they were not given due responsibility, funds and authority to function in their posts.
In a video clip, Shyam said: “A leader should be committed and sincere instead of threatening the followers. If such threats occurred frequently then an eruption of a revolt among the followers is a must… Manipur is becoming a corruption-free state but, in corruption, only the giver and the takers will know.”
Political and informed sources said that some more discontented BJP MLAs are likely to quit their respective government posts and are now lobbying with the central party leadership seeking their intervention in the affairs of Manipur.
The aggrieved legislators include a few Kuki MLAs, who are reportedly unhappy with an eviction drive targeting the community.

“Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is likely to go to New Delhi in a day or two for a possible reconciliation with the disgruntled BJP legislators with the intervention of the central leaders,” said a party leader, refusing to be named.
The Chief Minister is yet to respond to the political developments.
Winning 32 seats in the 60-member Assembly, the BJP government retained power for a second consecutive term in the last year polls. Various other parties are supporting the BJP government too.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023
Edu Deptt seeks list of Govt schools falling above radius of seven KMs by foot

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Srinagar, Apr 20: School Education Department Thursday sought a list of government schools falling above a radius of seven kilometers or more on foot.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Personal Officer (PO) at Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) had issued a communique to all Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of the region.
“In this regard, you are asked to verify the distance of such schools and furnish the same to DSEJ,” it reads.
The PO said, “If any other schools in Jammu Division apart from the list issued by DSEJ where a distance of more than 7 km is required to be covered on foot and same may also be communicated to DSEJ itself through return mail.”
The officer has informed the CEOs to treat the matter as most urgent.
In the meantime, top officials at DSEK said that the move is aimed for internal purposes.
“As of now, we are consolidating the data for internal use and we will see what will be done to those schools after the transfer drive,” the official said.

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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

April 20, 2023
‘Govt failure’, says Akhilesh on India becoming world’s most populous nation

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Lucknow: With India becoming the world’s most populous nation according to the latest UN data, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday termed it a result of government failure.
In a tweet in Hindi, Yadav said, “Worrying news: India’s population is the highest. Reason: failure of the government.”
चिंतनीय ख़बर : भारत की आबादी हुई सबसे अधिक
कारण : सरकार की विफलता
विवरण :
– ग़रीबी-बेरोज़गारी के कारण काम में हाथ बँटाने व कमाने के लिए व
– मेडिकल की कमी से बालमृत्यु के डर से अधिक बच्चे पैदा करना तथा कांट्रासेप्टिव्स का वितरण न होना।
– शिक्षा की कमी से जनसंख्या के दबाव को…
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 20, 2023
Explaining the reasons, he suggested people wanted more children due to poverty and unemployment and also to lend them a hand in work and support the family.

He said people feared child mortality because of medical shortage, besides the government failed to distribute contraceptives adequately. Not understanding the pressure of population due to lack of education was another reason for the rising population, he added.
The latest UN data showed India has a population of 142.86 crore, the most in the world. Its population by 2050 is expected to rise to 166.8 crore while China’s population would dip to 131.7 crore by that time.
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April 20, 2023
Centre plans to enable Aadhaar authentication by entities other than govt depts

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New Delhi: The Centre plans to allow entities other than a central or state government ministry or department that plan to use Aadhaar for providing various public services to authenticate it.
The Ministry for Electronics and IT proposes to amend the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules, 2020 for this purpose and has posted the amendments on its website, seeking comments on them from stakeholders and the general public by May 5, 2023.
“It is proposed that any entity other than a government ministry or department that desires to use Aadhaar authentication for the purpose of enabling better access to services, usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance, preventing dissipation of social welfare benefits, enabling innovation and spread of knowledge, shall prepare a proposal giving justification as to how the authentication sought is for one of the above purposes and in the interest of state and submit the same to the concerned ministry or department of the central or state government,” a statement issued by the IT ministry said.

“If the concerned ministry or department is of the opinion that the proposal submitted fulfils such a purpose and is in the interest of the state, it will forward the proposal along with its recommendation to the IT ministry,” it added further.
At present, the ministries and departments are allowed to undertake Aadhaar authentication under the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020 in the interest of good governance and to prevent leakage of public funds and enable innovation and the spread of knowledge.
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April 20, 2023
BJP targets Odisha govt over Sambalpur violence

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Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday targeted the Odisha government over the recent clashes between two communities in Sambalpur.
Holding a press conference in Jharsuguda, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal alleged that the Odisha government ignored the intelligence reports due to which large-scale violence took place in the town.
“Last year also, some tension erupted during the Hanuman Jayanti celebration in Sambalpur. But it was controlled. However, this year, due to the state government’s lack of foresight and ignorance, such incidents happened,” he alleged.

“The state government was having the intelligence report and last year’s experience. So, this year, the state should have made proper security arrangements during the procession. However, only a handful of security personnel were deployed during the April 12 procession,” Samal said.
If the state does not have an adequate police force, security forces could be called from the Centre, the BJP leader said.
“Had the government shown the same promptness it showed on April 14, the April 12 incident would not have happened,” he pointed out.
“The Sambalpur SP said that everything was pre-planned. Who had planned it? Who is the godfather behind the stone pelting and violence?” he questioned.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the BJD said “it is extremely unfortunate that when peace is returning to Sambalpur, the Odisha BJP wants to instigate for political gains. This has always been their strategy. The police have taken tough action against those involved in the violence”.

In protest of the violence, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday observed a 12-hour bandh in 14 districts of Odisha.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 19, 2023
Govt Employee Among Two Apprehended With Narcotics

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SRINAGAR: A Junior Assistant in Education Department alongside another person were on Wednesday apprehended by a police team, in Sogam area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, over accusation of possession of narcotics.
“During a regular naka check by a team of Police Station Sogam led by SHO Sogam DySP (Prob) Khadim Hussain at Wavoora crossing, a vehicle of the type i10 Grand, bearing V.R. No JK01X 6548 was intercepted. Two individuals, who were in a state of drug-consumption and puffing cigarettes, were found in the vehicle”, reads a statement.
“Upon questioning, they were identified as Mir Bazil, a Junior Assistant in the Education department, son of Manzoor Ahmad Mir resident of Khurhama, Lolab and Ishaq Khan son of Mohd Abdullah Khan, resident of Maidan Pora, Lolab.”
“A search of the vehicle was carried out, and during the process, approximately 109 grams of heroin-like substance, wrapped in a piece of white polythene bag, and some quantity of charas-like substance, wrapped in a piece of blue polythene bag, was recovered from a hole adjacent to the mud-guard of the rear tyre on the left side of the vehicle”, maintains the statement.
“An FIR No. 28/2023 U/S 8 r/w 20,21,29 NDPS Act has been registered in Police Station Sogam and the investigation is currently underway.”
“The interception of the vehicle and the arrest of the two individuals is a significant blow to the drug-peddling network in Lolab area, as the said two individuals were becoming a threat to the lives of the young people of the area”, read the statement further. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 19, 2023