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Bihar migrants row: Delhi HC grants pre-arrest bail to UP BJP leader

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted transit pre-arrest bail to lawyer and Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Kumar Umrao till March 20.
Umrao moved the High Court on Monday seeking transit pre-arrest bail after the TN Police lodged an FIR against him for allegedly disseminating false information claiming attacks on migrant workers from Bihar in the southern state.
TN’s Thoothukudi Central Police Station registered the FIR against Umrao under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) such as provocation with intent to cause riot, provoking breach of peace and statement leading to public mischief, promoting enmity and hatred.
A single-judge bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing Umrao’s plea and on the latter asking 12 weeks’ anticipatory bail, the judge refused saying that “it can’t be such a luxury”. The applicant also urged for a six-week bail period.
Appearing for the TN Police, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde opposed his bail application saying that he has a history of making tweets that incite violence.
“He has a continual record of making such tweets and then deleting it without even a clarification,” he argued.
On Umrao being the standing counsel for Goa, Hegde further said: “He is a man of some standing. Freedom of speech does not mean you light fire to a crowded theatre.”
The judge said that the court will only see that he gets a proper redressal. “I will only ensure that he gets access to justice,” Justice Singh said.

Umrao’s counsel advocate Kushal Kumar said that he will require reasonable time to reach the territorial jurisdictional court.
Hegde argued that charges in the case are serious and that direct flights to Trivandrum and one stopover flights to Tuticorin are available and the applicant should have approached the territorial court.
While granting bail, Justice Singh imposed conditions saying that Umrao will have to share his contact number with Hegde and his google location with the TN Police.
Umrao’s petition, however, said that because he is a member of a different political party, he is a victim of political rivalry.
The petition read: “The applicant intends to avail his legal remedies under Section 438 of the CrPC before the courts at Tamil Nadu having jurisdiction in the subject FIR, however, he is having grave apprehension that before he could avail such legal remedies, he would be arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police in connection with the FIR.”
Umrao has alleged that his name has popped up after he tweeted something based on news covered by different national news agencies and that FIR has been wrongly registered against him.
He had tweeted that “12 migrants from Bihar were hung to death in Tamil Nadu for speaking in Hindi” and shared a photo of Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav with TN Chief Minister M.K. Stalin saying that even after the migrants were attacked, Yadav attended the birthday celebrations of Stalin. The tweet has since been deleted.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 7, 2023
Liquor scam: Delhi court grants bail to former CA of KCR’s daughter Kavitha in CBI case

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Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday granted bail to Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.
Butchibabu Gorantla is the former auditor of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter MLC K Kavitha whose name surfaced in the case.
Special Judge MK Nagpal on Monday granted bail to Butchibabu and asked him to surrender his Passport.
The same court on Monday also sent former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia to judicial remand till March 20, in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.
The court also imposed a condition while granting bail that the accused shall not tamper with evidence and influence witnesses.
Recently Rouse Avenue Court granted permission to Enforcement Directorate (ED) to quiz Butchibabu Gorantla in judicial custody. ED had moved an application and sought permission to quiz him and also to record his statement in the money laundering case pertaining to the Excise Policy.
CBI arrested Butchibabu in the Delhi excise policy case on February 8.
After his arrest, CBI informed in a statement that the accused CA was arrested for his alleged role in formulating and implementing the Delhi Excise Policy and causing wrongful gain to Hyderabad-based wholesale and retail licensees and their beneficial owners.

Recently ED in its chargesheet stated that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation done so far revealed that, the Delhi Excise Policy, 2021-22 was created by the top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to continuously generate and channel illegal funds to themselves.
ED further stated that the extent of involvement and abatement done by AAP leaders of the criminal activities undertaken by the accused covered in the subject Prosecution Complaint further substantiates their design and scheme of the scam.
The policy promoted cartel formations through back door awarded an exorbitant wholesale profit margin of 12 per cent and a huge retail profit margin of 185 per cent and incentivized other illegal activities on account of criminal conspiracy by the top leaders of AAP to extract kickbacks from the businesses, stated the ED.
Vijay Nair, on behalf of AAP leaders, has received kickbacks to the tune of Rs 100 crore from a group, for convenience, we may call it the South Group (as termed in the statements of various persons recorded during the investigation, whose prominent persons are Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, Raghav Magunta, Sarath Reddy and K Kavitha).
The South Group was represented by Abhishek Boinpally, Arun Pillai and Butchibabu. Abhishek Boinpalli facilitated the transfer of Rs 100 crore kickback in connivance and conspiracy with Vijay Nair and his associate Dinesh Arora, claimed the ED.
The ED and the CBI had, last year registered cases alleging that irregularities were committed while modifying Delhi’s Excise Policy, undue favours were extended to licence holders, the licence fee was waived or reduced and the L-1 licence was extended without the competent authority’s approval.
The beneficiaries diverted “illegal” gains to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of account to evade detection.
As alleged, the Excise Department had decided to refund the Earnest Money Deposit of about Rs 30 crore to a successful tenderer against the set rules.
Even though there was no enabling provision, a waiver on tendered licence fees was allowed from December 28, 2021, to January 27, 2022, due to Covid-19, which allegedly caused a loss of Rs 144.36 crore to the exchequer, which has been instituted on a reference from the Union Home Ministry following a recommendation from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
The CBI inquiry was recommended on the findings of the Delhi chief secretary’s report filed in July showing prima facie violations of the GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009, and Delhi Excise Rules-2010, officials had said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 7, 2023
2010 Jnaneswari Express derailment: Calcutta HC grants bail to 11 accused Maoists

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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday granted bail to 11 Maoists accused in the 2010 Jnaneswari Express accident, in which as many as 148 persons were killed and 180 were injured.
The 11 accused were granted bail after spending almost over a decade since their arrests while the investigation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the matter is yet to be concluded.
A division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi, while granting the bail of the 11 accused Maoists, questioned whether the investigation agency is not aware of the fundamental rights of the accused.
According to the bench, it is a matter of shame the legal formalities and even the process of integrating the witnesses is yet to be completed even after 13 years since the incident took place.
“Do not forget that even the accused persons have fundamental rights. They cannot be locked behind the bars for years without trial. All of them have spent over 10 years behind the bars with the trial process being yet to be completed,” Justice Basak observed.
The 11 accused who were granted bail on Tuesday were Khagen Mahato, Bholanath Mahato, Jaladhar Mahato, Ram Mudi, Manik Mahato, Amiyo Mahato, Jaideb Mahato, Mohonto Mahato, Lakksmikanto Roy, Sunil Mahato, and Manoj Mahato.
The Jnaneswari Express derailed in 2010 near Jhargram in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, following which 148 persons were killed and 180 were injured.
Investigation revealed that the train got derailed because some miscreants removed the fishplates. The incident took place when the Maoists were continuously observing strike in the area. The CBI had taken over the investigation in the matter.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 28, 2023
Saudi grants Syrian boy’s wish to meet Cristiano Ronaldo

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has fulfilled the wish of an orphan Syrian boy by inviting him to watch his favorite football player Cristiano Ronaldo in action.
Ten-year-old Nabil Saeed, whose father was killed in the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria, expressed his desire to meet Ronaldo in a video clip that gained widespread sympathy on social media.
Turki Al Sheikh, the Chairman of the Kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority, shared the video on Twitter on February 16 inquiring about Saeed.
“My son, you and your mother are welcome. Who can help me reach him?” Al Sheikh asked.
ياولدي ابشر واهلاً وسهلاً فيك انت ووالدتك معك… يا اهل الخير من يوصلني فيه؟ pic.twitter.com/Zc2b8aqAv4
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) February 16, 2023
Turki Al Sheikh, on Saturday, published a video showing the arrival of the Syrian boy with his mother and siblings.
“May God write the reward of his joy to my Lord, may God protect him and His Highness, our inspiring leader and godfather of the vision, may God protect him and the honorable Saudi people, today I am happy Thank God,” Turki Al-Sheikh tweeted.
Photo: Screengrab
Photo: Screengrab
Expressing joy, Nabil Saeed said, “Thank you, Counselor Turki Al-Sheikh, for this sweet invitation,” adding, “May God fulfill everything you wish for, O Lord, and I do not believe that I came to Saudi Arabia.”
At dawn on February 6, a double earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, with a magnitude of 7.7; causing an enormous number of human lives.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
MP court grants bail to Cong leader held for ‘be ready to kill PM Modi’ remark

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Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday granted bail to former minister Raja Pateria over his alleged remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December last year. The senior Congress leader, who has been in jail for nearly the last two and a half months, finally got relief as his previous attempts to secure bail were rejected by both the district and High Court.
Pateria’s alleged remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi — “be ready to kill PM Modi, killing in the sense of defeat in the elections,” had created a political storm in Madhya Pradesh and his comments were condemned by leaders cutting across party lines. The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee had issued an official statement and condemned Pateria’s remarks.
Following this, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra directed the police to register an FIR against the Congress leader.
Subsequently, Pateria was arrested from his residence in Hatta village of Damoh district on December 13 last year. According to the police, Pateria was booked under sections 451, 504, 505 (1)(b), 505 (1)(C), 506, 153-B (1)(C) of the IPC.
Since then he has been in jail, and his multiple bail applications were rejected by the High Court. While rejecting his previous bail plea, Justice Sanjay Dwivedi of the High Court had made a long observation, which read — “It is noticed that it has become a fashion for some public leaders to seek popularity of the followers without caring for the consequence of deliverance. This practice is not only belittling the image of public leaders in the society but also becoming a cause of increase in criminality in politics.”
While addressing a gathering of tribals in his home town on December 11, Pateria had said, “Modi will end elections as he will continue to divide people on the basis of caste and religion. He is a threat to the Indian Constitution. If you want to save the Constitution, be ready to kill him.”
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
World Bank Grants Extension Of One More Year To Rs 1500 Crore Project In J&K

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SRINAGAR: Noting the remarkable progress made over the last 2.5 years, the World Bank has extended the deadline for completion of its Rs 1500 crore project in Jammu & Kashmir by one more year, but made it clear to the Central Government and J&K authorities that any works not completed by December 31, 2023 would need to be completed with the government’s own resources.
In a letter to Union Finance Ministry and J&K administration, a copy of which has been accessed by news agency KNO, the World Bank has accepted the Union Finance Ministry’s request to extend the deadline of the project to December 31, 2023.
“We also refer to the letter from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance F.No. 05/06/2014-FB.VIII/V dated December 19, 2022, requesting the Association to extend the Closing Date of the Credit by 12 months. We are pleased to inform you that the Association concurs with the request and has established December 31, 2023, as the later date for purposes of Section IV.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement,” reads the letter written by WB’s Hideki Mori, Acting Country Director, India to Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary (MBC), Department of Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance and Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K.
But the WB has made it clear to them that any works of the project not completed by the closing date of December 31, 2023, including for L.D. Hospital, Srinagar, would need to be completed with the government’s own resource.
After the 2014 floods, the Jehlum-Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) was approved by the World Bank in June 2015 for reconstruction of the damaged public sector infrastructure and strengthening J&K’s disaster management mechanism.
The closing date of the Rs 1500 crore project was June 30, 2020, which has been extended to December 31, 2023. The project has faced multiple challenges, including COVID-19, which led to substantial implementation delays.
According to the World Bank, the project has shown remarkable progress over the last 2.5 years in improving the pace of public infrastructure construction, completing livelihood support activities, implementing CERC component activities to boost healthcare services for COVID response, and augmenting disaster preparedness capabilities One of the notable contributions of the project has been the installation and commissioning of 30 oxygen generation plants in rural areas of J&K which include areas like Gurez, Tangdar and Bani basoli. The project has committed 100% of the credit with signed contracts including the cost variations and funds earmarked for implementation support.
Out of 213 contract packages under the project, 159 (74 percent) have been completed till December 15, 2022. These includes completion of: 41 schools and higher education buildings, 10 road packages, one bridge, silk and wool factories and showroom with new machineries; procurement and deployment of: mobile pumps, search and rescue equipment; and trainings and technical support to handloom and handicrafts sector and artisans; and several technical studies and assessments.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 15, 2023
Taliban grants flight certificates to three pilots who didn’t see the skyscrapers while flying above New York

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A photograph of three men holding ‘pilot licence’ with a picture of helicopter embossed on certificate has gone viral on social media. The three bare-footed men wearing traditional Afghani attire can be seen holding certificates in their hands while sitting in an office. A journalist Asaad Sam Hanna shared it on Twitter. He wrote, “Taliban grants flight certificates to the first three pilots in Afghanistan”.

Speaking to The Fauxy, Afghanistan journalist Kabul Khan said “Their final exam happened exactly like Guru Dronacharya took exams of Pandava and asked them if they could see a bird sitting on the tree. However, the result was different in this case. Those who answered yes to – if they could see the skyscrapers while flying above NewYork – were rejected and only these three who didn’t see the skyscrapers were selected“.

Reportedly, the pilots are trained only for take off and mid air fly and not landing so that they perfectly deliver on their mission. Details awaited.

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February 12, 2023
Biden administration grants $2 billion loan for electric vehicle battery materials

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“It was somewhat clear even way back then, eight years ago, that this would be a really big bottleneck for the entire industry as it scaled,” Straubel said.
Context: The federal consumer tax credit for electric vehicles enshrined in President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, which contains domestic sourcing requirements that are now difficult to meet, depends on spurring a robust domestic supply chain for battery minerals. To qualify for half of the $7,500 credit, cars will need to have at least 40 percent of their battery minerals sourced in the U.S. or from a nation that is party to a U.S. free trade agreement. That content requirement increases to 80 percent by 2027.
Productions plans: Redwood plans to manufacture battery anodes, containing copper and graphite, and cathodes, containing all the critical metals in a battery — like lithium, nickel, and cobalt — amounting to nearly 80 percent of the materials cost of a lithium-ion battery.
“Today, these components are manufactured entirely overseas, predominantly in Asia,” the company said in a statement. “Without domestic production, U.S. battery cell manufacturers are estimated to offshore more than $150 billion in economic value for anode and cathode components by 2030.”
Redwood began producing anode copper foil last month at its northern Nevada facility. Phase one of copper foil is now complete and later this year, they say they expect to begin “cathode qualification.” Panasonic will be the first to source their copper foil for cell production at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory and the cathode material for battery cell production in its new Kansas plant, targeted to come online in 2025.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

February 10, 2023
Court Grants Bail To Two SMC Employees

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SRINAGAR: A local court on Wednesday granted bail to two SMC employees who were arrested for demolishing a traffic booth and allegedly assaulting traffic personnel on duty in the summer capital Srinagar.
“The accused persons namely Niyaz Ahmad and Ovais Farooq have been arrested in the case under FIR no; 06 0f 2023 under sections 353, 120B, 506 and 364 IPC on 07-02-2023. Offences under section 364 IPC is not made out against the accused persons. At most, the offence under section 363 IPC can be said to be made out in the case which is bailable, the rest of the offences in question are not very severely punished,” news agency KDC quoted Court of city judge/JMIC Srinagar, Ajay Kumar as having said.
While disposing the prayer of remand application by police, Court in an order said “The accused persons are the government officials and there is no threat of them fleeing the course of justice. The facts and circumstances of the case are such that there is no need for their further interrogation by the police.”
The prayer for remand by the police of the accused persons is refused and the accused persons are directed to be released on bail on furnishing personal bond and surety bond before the court in the sum of Rs 50,000 provided they are not required in any other case, court said. The accused shall cooperate with the investigation officer in the investigation of the case and shall not threaten any prosecution witness.
Earlier, SMC has started enquiry into the matter of Niyaz Ahmad Gabroo I/C Ward Officer Ward No. 30 and Ovais Farooq Khan Tax Assistant Ward 30 and have also put them under suspension. Ghulam Hassan Mir, Joint Commissioner Planning SMC, shall do the detailed enquiry and submit a detailed report within 7 days, SMC said.
“An incident has come to notice wherein one SMC employee aggrieved by challan on not having HSRP, came back and broke a traffic booth with others, later assaulted traffic personnel on duty. In this regard FIR has been registered in Shergari PS against delinquent SMC employees, “police had said.

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February 9, 2023
Court grants bail to ex-Maha minister Anil Deshmukh’s aide in corruption case

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Mumbai: A special court on Friday granted bail to Kundan Shinde, an aide of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Special CBI judge S H Gwalani allowed the bail plea of Shinde, who worked as a personal assistant to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Deshmukh, Shinde’s lawyer Aniket Nikam said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had in June 2021 arrested Shinde in connection with a money laundering case, and later the CBI took his custody in a corruption case.
A special PMLA court on Wednesday allowed Shinde’s bail plea in the money laundering case.
Other accused in the case include Anil Deshmukh and dismissed assistant police inspector Sachin Waze. Deshmukh is out on bail, while Waze continues to be in judicial custody.
Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in March 2021 alleged that Deshmukh, the then home minister, had given a target to police officers to collect Rs 100 crore per month from restaurants and bars.
Former assistant police inspector Waze, who was arrested in the case of an explosives-laden vehicle found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house in Mumbai last year, had also levelled similar allegations.
The high court in April 2021 directed the CBI to carry out a preliminary inquiry.

Based on the inquiry, the central agency had registered an FIR against Deshmukh and others for alleged corruption and misuse of official power.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 3, 2023