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Children’s Day is just a gimmick

Today, 14th November, is Children’s Day.How do we celebrate Children’s Day ? By ensuring that no child is abused or exploited, no child is deprived of food, clothing, education, medicine and shelter, no child is treated with hatred and made to have an inferiority complex.But how do we ensure that ?
Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru
The Supreme Court in several decisions has held that the right to life mentioned in Article 21 of the Constitution means the right to a life of dignity. Hence everyone, including children and women, are entitled to food, medical care, education, clothing, shelter, etc as these are part of a life of dignity.
But these are just words. Court verdicts, unless implemented on the ground, are just hollow talk. What is the ground reality ? The truth is that crores of our children are living in horrible conditions, without proper food, education, health care etc, often in slums with no proper electricity, water and toilet facilities, etc.
I once went to have a meal in a small restaurant. I was served by a tiny boy, about 10 or 12 years old. I asked him why was he working here, and was not in school ? He replied that his father was too poor to send him to school, so he had to work to earn some money.
So isn‘t celebrating Children’s Day hypocrisy and a gimmick ?
I am reminded of Sahir Ludhianvi’s verses :“ Zara mulk ke rehbaron ko bulao Yeh kooche yeh galiyaan yeh manzar dikhao Sanaakhwaan-e-taqdees-e-mashriq ko lao Sanaakhwaan-e-taqdees-e-mashriq kahaan hain ? “
Author Justice Markandey Katju is former Chairman , Press Council of India and former Judge , Supreme Court of India.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the article above are those of the authors’ and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of this publishing house.
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November 14, 2022
Doda Assar Bolero Accident: Injured SE PWD Doda Circle Lost His Life Battle In Jammu, Death Toll Now Mounts To Four

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In a tragic road accident, four officials from PWD (R&B) lost their lives on Monday after a Bolero vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, resulting in the deaths of three on the spot and the injury of one who later succumbed to his injuries in Jammu.
A bolero car carrying officers of the R&B Department met with an accident near the Assar area of Doda district, resulting in the deaths of three and injuring one.
Soon after the accident, locals, volunteers of the Al Khair organization, and police officers can be seen during the rescue operation, according to a video The Chenab Times received from the spot.
As per details available with The Chenab Times, a Bolero vehicle bearing registration number JK02-CC-0701 met with an accident near Trungul Bridge Assar. The vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuring one other.
The deceased have been identified as Mohd Rafiq (XEN PwD Doda), a resident of Poonch, Driver Hafiz, and one AEE R&B Kamal Keshor. son of Hem Raj, a resident of Jakhani Udhampur. While Suresh Kumar (SE PwD Doda) got injured and was shifted to CHC Assar for immediate treatment, later he was shifted to GMC Jammu, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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November 14, 2022
Doda Administration Mourn The Demise Of Deceased Officers And Driver Of PWD In Tragic Road Accident Near Assar

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District Administration, Doda, today deeply condoled the sad demise of deceased officers Sh. Rafeeq Ahmed Sheikh Ex En, Sh. KK Sharma AEE and Mohd Hafiz Driver, of PWD Doda in a tragic road accident near Assar Doda.
It has been reported that Suresh Kumar, Superintending Engineer PWD was also on the same official vehicle Bolero, who has received some injuries and has been shifted to GMC Jammu for further treatment.
The Bolero vehicle in which they were travelling from Jammu to Doda, in the morning today fell down ina deep gorge near Trungul, Assar, the reasons of which are to be ascertained yet. The dead bodies were handed over to their families after some basic formalities.
DC Doda Vishesh Paul Mahajan along with SSP Doda Abdul Qayoom reached on the spot and are monitoring the rescue operation. A condolence meeting was also held at Conference Hall of DC office, whereat the participants prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls. The Deseased officers and driver were remembered for their tireless and prompt service to the public as a part of District Administration. Besides, Deputy Commissioner, VisheshPaul Mahajan, SSP Doda Abdul Qayoom, ADDC Doda Pran Singh, ADC Doda Dr Ravi Kumar Bharti, and other District officers and officials, expressed heart-felt sympathies with the bereaved family members over the irreparable loss. They also prayed for speedy recovery of Sh Suresh Kumar SE, who is undergoing treatment at GMC Jammu.

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November 14, 2022
XEN, AEE R&B Among Three Killed, One Injured After Bolero Car Met With Accident Near Doda’s Assar

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A bolero car carrying officers of R&B Department met with accident near Assar area of Doda district resulting into death of three while injuring one person.
Three officers died on spot in this accident, local NGO Ababeel volunteer said.
Soon after the accident, locals, volunteers of Al Khair organisation and Police can be seen during rescue operation, according to a video The Chenab Times received from the spot.
As per details available with The Chenab Times, a Bolero vehicle bearing registration number JK02-CC-0701 met with accident near Trungul Bridge Assar. The vehicle skid off the road and fell into deep gorge resulting into death of three and injuring one other.
The deceased has been identified as Mohd Rafiq (XEN PwD Doda) resident of Poonch, Driver Hafiz and one AEE R&B who identification is yet to be revealed. While Suresh Kumar (SE PwD Doda) got injured and was shifted to CHC Assar for immediate treatment.

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November 14, 2022
Schools Closed In Doda, Kishtwar, Parts Of Poonch Due To Inclement Weather

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Authorities here on Monday suspended class work for students in schools in zone Mandi and Baffliaz due to inclement weather conditions.
“As per the directions of Deputy Commissioner Poonch, there will be no class work in zone Mandi and Baffliaz of the district (holiday for students only) today due to inclement weather conditions,” news agency GNS quoted a senior officer in Poonch.
Reports said that primary and middle schools have been closed for today due to bad weather in Doda district also.
“Due to inclement weather classes upto Middle (8th) level shall remain suspended today in both Government as well as Private Schools in Doda. 9th class onwards shall work as normal,” reads a tweet on the official twitter handle of DIC Doda.
In view of the prevailing weather conditions, all schools upto Middle standard will observe no schooling today on 14-11-2022. Although High schools and Higher Sec. schools will function normally.All to note and act accordingly.
By order Chief Education Officer Kishtwar.@diprjk
— Information & PR, Kishtwar (@DICKishtwar) November 14, 2022
Meanwhile, Cheif Education Officer Kishtwar also ordered closure of the schools, according to DIC Kishtwar.
(With inputs from agencies)

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November 14, 2022
Day After Six Killed, Istanbul Street Blast Suspect Arrested, Say Report

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The person who left the bomb that exploded in Istanbul (Turkey) was arrested by police, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, according to the state-run Anadolu agency’s English-language Twitter account.
On Sunday, an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue, killing six people and injuring 81 others in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called it as a bomb strike that “smells like terrorism.”
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the “vile attack” that ripped through central Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people and injuring dozens more.
“Our state’s relevant units are working to find the perpetrators… behind this heinous act,” President Erdogan said during a televised press conference on Sunday, according to AFP.
Turkish media also published a photo of a woman suspected of involvement in terrorist attack.
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He also stated that first indications pointed to a “terror” attack in the Istanbul explosion.
A strong explosion of unknown origin shook the busy shopping street of Istiklal in Istanbul on Sunday, leaving six people dead and wounding dozens more, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkey’s vice president said a suicide bomber carried out the attack.

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November 14, 2022
The demand of Kashmiris for azaadi By Justice Markandey Katju

I condemn, and have always condemned, atrocities by Indian security forces, on innocent Kashmiris.But when Kashmiris demand azaadi ( freedom ) do they realise what the implications of azaadi are ?
Presently there is a huge handicraft industry in Kashmir, and the market for this are the hundreds of towns of India, in each of which there are shops of Kashmiris who bring their products ( carpets, shawls, pashmina, handicrafts, etc ) from Kashmir for sale in these shops.
In big towns like Delhi there are dozens of such shops. Once I went to Kovalam beach near Tiruvananthipuram in Kerala, and found a couple of shops of Kashmiris there too. In Kulti, a small town in West Bengal ( near Asansol ) there is a Kashmiri shop. Similarly, wherever one goes in India—north, west, south or east—one will find shops of Kashmiris selling their wares which they have brought from Kashmir in towns there.
Now if India becomes azaad, what will happen ? Kashmiris then cannot enter into India without a visa, and a visa will be next to impossible to obtain. The market for the products of Kashmiri handicraft industry will then disappear, and the industry will close down, throwing hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris out of employment, apart from bankrupting the owners. Will this not bring further misery to Kashmiris, who are already suffering from unemployment, etc ?
The horticulture industry ( which grows apples, babboogosha, akhrot, baadaam, etc ) will also similarly suffer.
When I mentioned this to some Kashmiri youth they said we will find a market elsewhere. But where ? It is not easy to find a new market. Pakistanis will not like competition, and as for the Chinese, experience shows that having economic ties with them can lead to bondage of a colonial type.
Kashmiris ( apart from JNU students and others ) do not think of the implications of what they say, but keep parroting ‘azaadi, azaadi’
You can’t eat freedom. You need food. And to get food you need a job. If freedom results in unemployment ( because the industry will close down if the market disappears ) what use is such freedom ?
Author Justice Markandey Katju is former Chairman , Press Council of India and former Judge , Supreme Court of India. Author can be reached at justicekatju@gmail.com

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November 13, 2022
Customs Officials Arrest 7, Seize 61 Kg Gold Worth ₹32 Cr; Claims “highest Ever” Seizure In A Day At Mumbai Airport

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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport witnessed two separate operations by customs officials result in the seizure of 61 kg of gold valued at Rs 32 crore, an official said on Sunday, making it the department’s greatest value seizure at an airport in a single day, according to reports.
An official who said that the seizures conducted on Friday resulted in the arrest of at least seven travellers, including five men and two women.
He claimed that this was the largest single-day seizure in the history of the Mumbai airport customs.
Four Indians returning from Tanzania were found carrying 1 kg gold bars in the first operation; the bars were hidden inside specially made belts with numerous pockets, the officer said according to the report.
News agency PTI quoted an official who said that officials found 53 kg of UAE-made gold bars worth Rs 28.17 crore hidden within the passengers’ torso-hugging belts.
According to the official, a Sudanese national at Doha Airport gave the travellers their belts during the transit period.
He said a court had taken the four travellers into jail and remanded them to 14 days of judicial custody. Similarly, he added that three passengers who had come from Dubai had 8 kilogramme of gold worth Rs 3.88 crore seized from them by customs officials.
He said that the trio, which included two ladies, was carrying waxy gold dust. The official said that the gold was cleverly hidden in the waistband of the travellers’ jeans.

He added that the trio were detained and remanded to judicial custody, and that one of the women was in her late 60s and using a wheelchair.
(With inputs from PTI)

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November 13, 2022
Twitter Suspends $8 Subscription Based Verification After Fake Accounts Created Mess

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Elon Musk’s Twitter suspended the subscription-based blue tick verification badges on Friday, only days after introducing them as part of a slew of changes. The social media site planned to charge $8 to users who wanted the premium blue tick verification badge, but as soon as the service went live, several fake “verified” accounts appeared on Twitter, causing the platform to reconsider its decision.
Previously, blue tick verification was provided to notable figures in various fields such as entertainment, politics, journalism, and so on to avoid impersonation, but after Tesla co-founder Elon Musk took over the social media giant in a $44 billion takeover deal, the company decided to change the verification policy and decided to provide blue tick to anyone willing to pay $8 for the service.
Following the launch of the service, numerous fake accounts, including Elon Musk’s own Tesla and SpaceX, appeared with a blue tick. An impersonator account even claimed that ‘insulin is free,’ prompting pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. to issue an apology via Twitter.
There are currently two types of verified accounts on Twitter: one that was verified before to Musk’s takeover and states, “This account is verified because it is notable in government, news, entertainment, or another specified category.” The other verified account belongs to a person who paid $8 for Twitter Blue service.
The payment for the blue tick badge was necessary because analysts believe Musk overpaid for the $44 billion contract, which he is now realising. He has sold billions of dollars in shares from his other firm, Tesla, and has also raised funds from the markets. Several sponsors have paused their Twitter commercials as they learn about the new leadership’s policies, and the current mess of fake accounts has made them even more sceptical.
Elon Musk has recently cautioned Twitter employees to brace long hours as the firm approaches bankruptcy. The warning came as the US regulator announced the departure of the company’s trust and safety chief, as well as other top officials.
Musk cautioned in his first company-wide email that Twitter will not “survive the upcoming economic slump” if it does not increase subscription revenue to balance dwindling advertising revenue, according to three people who saw the message, reports Reuters.
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November 13, 2022
Case Filed Against LeT, TRF Handlers For Issuing Threats To Journalists In Kashmir: Police

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The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday said that it registered a case against Lashkar-e-Toiba handlers and its offshoot TRF for issuing threats to journalist and reporters based in Kashmir.
Srinagar police informed in a Tweet that a case has been registered under UAPA and IPC at Shergari police station.
Case registered against handlers, active terrorists & OGWs of terror outfit LeT & its offshoot TRF for online publication & dissemination of a direct threat letter to Journalists & reporters based in Kashmir. FIR No. 82/2022 U/S 13 UAPA, 505, 153B, 124A & 506 IPC in shergari PS.
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) November 12, 2022
“Case registered against handlers, active terrorists & OGWs of terror outfit LeT & its offshoot TRF for online publication & dissemination of a direct threat letter to Journalists & reporters based in Kashmir. FIR No. 82/2022 U/S 13 UAPA, 505, 153B, 124A & 506 IPC in shergari PS,” police tweeted.

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November 12, 2022