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  • Operation Dost: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacrts with NDRF personnel

    Operation Dost: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacrts with NDRF personnel

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    Operation Dost: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacrts with NDRF personnel



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Over 10,000 Syrian refugees return to homeland after quake: Turkish defence minister

    Over 10,000 Syrian refugees return to homeland after quake: Turkish defence minister

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    Turkish defense minister warns Syrian rebels against provocation

    Ankara: Turkey said on Sunday that at least 10,633 Syrian refugees in the country have returned to their homeland voluntarily after the devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey earlier this month.

    “Our Syrian brothers, who lost their families and places of stay in the earthquake, returned to their lands voluntarily,” Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said during his visit to the military border outposts in the quake-hit southern province of Hatay, Xinhua News Agency reported quoting Anadolu Agency.

    The minister refuted the allegations that Syrians were flooding into the Turkish border after the massive earthquakes which also hit northern Syria, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.

    “These claims are completely untrue. There is no crossing from the border gate or the borderline. We received information from the relevant authorities and conducted on-site investigations. Contrary to the claim that there is an intense crossing to Turkey, they stated that Syrian citizens pass from Turkey to Syria in one direction,” the Anadolu quoted Akar as saying.

    Turkey hosts nearly 3.5 million Syrian refugees that fled their country after a civil war erupted in 2011. Nearly half of the refugees have been taking shelter in southern Turkey which was recently hit by devastating quakes that have caused tremendous destruction in the region.

    More than 46,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria since twin 7.7- and 7.6-magnitude earthquakes struck the Turkish southern province of Kahramanmaras on February 6.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Alvi should act as president, not Imran Khan’s spokesman: Pak Interior Minister

    Alvi should act as president, not Imran Khan’s spokesman: Pak Interior Minister

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    Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah “censured” President Arif Alvi, asking him to respect his constitutional stature as he has nothing to do with the date for elections, the media reported Sunday.

    The interior minister, in a statement, said that Alvi should act as the president of Pakistan and not as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s spokesperson, The News reported.

    The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader stated that the former prime minister, prior to this, made the president, speaker, deputy speaker and governors do “unconstitutional” things, The News reported.

    He said Alvi was “intruding” into the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) domain, claiming that Khan was pressurising the electoral body while using the office of the president.

    The minister said that President Alvi was an “accomplice” in PTI’s foreign funding case, The News reported.

    On the other hand, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the President should remain within his constitutional limits.

    Taking to Twitter, Asif said that the president should not trespass the ECP’s limits. “He (President Alvi) should not do politics. He should remember that he usurped the constitutional post as a result of a selection/occurrence in 2018.”

    Meanwhile, the president while addressing a conference earlier, said that democracy could be strengthened by implementing the Constitution, so elections must be held as per the constitutional requirement, The News reported.

    Referring to the current situation in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Alvi said he once again wrote a letter to the chief election commissioner for holding a meeting so that the election dates could be announced in both provinces as per the constitutional requirement.

    Dr Alvi said it was a constitutional requirement to hold the elections within 90 days of the dissolution of any assembly, so matters should be settled as per the Constitution.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Union minister Rijiju retweets singer Adnan Sami’s post on ‘lust’ for power

    Union minister Rijiju retweets singer Adnan Sami’s post on ‘lust’ for power

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    New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday appeared to endorse the views of singer Adnan Sami that some people have a lust for power and are frustrated at not having it.

    Rijiju retweeted a Twitter post of Sami, in which the singer-composer said the “problem we face today is that the lust of power and frustration of not having it is so huge, as if it were a withdrawal from an addiction….”

    Sami also said some are even prepared to throw the country under the “world community bus” in order to try and destabilise India and get a chance to rule.

    Sami’s remarks came against the backdrop of billionaire investor George Soros claiming that the turmoil engulfing industrialist Gautam Adani’s business empire may open the door to a democratic revival in India.

    The Congress had said on Friday whether the Adani issue will spark a democratic revival in the country depends entirely on the grand old party and other opposition parties, and has nothing to do with Soros.

    The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had, on the other hand, launched a frontal attack on Soros, accusing him of not only targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but also the Indian democratic system so that people “hand-picked” by the investor get to run the government here.

    “The problem we face today is that the lust of power and frustration of not having it is so huge, as if it were a withdrawal from an addiction, that some r even prepared to throw d country under d world community bus in order to try and destabilise India and try 2 get a chance to rule (sic),” Sami tweeted on Saturday evening.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Pak Defence Minister acknowledges country has already gone bankrupt

    Pak Defence Minister acknowledges country has already gone bankrupt

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    Sialkot: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif suggested on Saturday that one-fourth of Pakistans debt could be paid off if only two golf clubs built on expensive government land are sold, media reports said.

    The minister acknowledged that the country has already gone bankrupt, and that the solution to the country’s problems lies within the country, and not with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Samaa TV reported.

    He also blamed the establishment, bureaucracy, and politicians for the current economic situation.

    Asif revealed that he has been in the Parliament for 33 years and had witnessed the country’s politics being disgraced for 32 of those years.

    The PML-N leader also pointed out that golf clubs had been built on government land, and that selling two of them would reduce one-fourth of Pakistan’s debt, Samaa TV reported.

    Asif also expressed his condolences for the loss of personnel in the fight against terrorism, saying that security agencies are working tirelessly to combat the issue.

    He claimed that terrorists were allowed to settle in the country two years ago.

    Asif also said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will announce major austerity measures in all government institutions to control the fiscal deficit by minimising government expenditures, The Express Tribune reported.

    Meanwhile, the opposition also proposed to the government to take some bold decisions and implement austerity measures to cut its expenditures in order to steer the country out of the economic crisis.

    Opposition leader Shahzad Waseem said that the rulers had closed corruption cases involving Rs 1,100 billion and the Pakistani people were bearing the brunt of it. He also expressed fear that the new budgetary measures would stoke inflation, The Express Tribune reported.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Petrol Price will be cheaper: Finance Minister will give big relief

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    There has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel across the country for a long time. Petrol and diesel prices are running stable across the country, but in the midst of all this, a big good news is coming out.

    The price of petrol can be reduced by Rs 18 and diesel by Rs 11. For the last 10 months, the general public has not seen any change in fuel prices, but Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given a good news.

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hinted that there may be a big cut in the prices of petrol and diesel in the coming days. The price of petrol can be reduced by Rs.18. For this, big planning is being done by the central government.

     

    Government is making this plan

    Let us tell you that the central government is planning to bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of GST. At present, this will be discussed in the GST Council. If there is an agreement on this from the state governments, then there can be a big fall in the prices of oil. At present, fuel is taxed at the rate of 28 per cent.

    Boom in february

    Let us tell you that there has been a huge jump in the demand for fuel across the country in the month of February. According to the preliminary data of the industry that came on Thursday, the consumption of petrol and diesel has increased in double digits this month due to the severe cold last month. According to the data, petrol sales increased by about 18 per cent to 12.2 lakh tonnes in the first fortnight of February. In the same period last year, this figure was 10.4 lakh tonnes. This figure is 18.3 percent more than the first fortnight of February in 2021.

    How much has the demand for petrol increased?

    During the period under review, the demand for petrol has increased by 13.6 percent on a monthly basis. Earlier in January, the demand had decreased by 5.1 percent on a monthly basis. This decrease was due to the decrease in the movement of vehicles in the cold season. Sales of diesel, the most used fuel in the country, increased by about 25 per cent year-on-year to 3.33 million tonnes during February 1-15.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirpublication.in )

  • Acid attack on minor girl: Karnataka Minister meets victim

    Acid attack on minor girl: Karnataka Minister meets victim

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    Bengaluru: Women and Child Development Minister Halappa Achar on Saturday visited the minor acid attack victim undergoing treatment at a hospital
    in Ramanagara district of Karnataka.

    The girl was attacked with chemical (thinner) by a man from Kanakapura on Friday evening.

    Consoling the girl and her mother, the minister assured them of stringent action against the accused as per law.

    While interacting with the media, Minister Achar said that acid had burnt the girl’s back, shoulders and eyes. He further said that the Government will have zero tolerance against such incidents.

    The accused has already been arrested and an FIR has been registered at the Kanakapura police station. He said that he has already discussed the matter with the District Superintendent of Police and suggested appropriate action.

    “This is a monstrous act and such incidents must not recur. As soon as I got information about the incident this morning, I put aside all the work and expressed my concern on behalf of the Government. The girl is responding to treatment and will be examined by a cornea specialist,” the Minister said, adding that the government will help in the treatment with specialist doctors.

    The acid attacker has been identified as Sumanth, a mechanic and a resident of Kurupete in Kanakapura. The incident had taken place near the Narayanappa Lake bypass road in Kanakapura on Friday.

    Preliminary investigations suggested that the accused had made a call to the victim and asked her to come. When she came, he professed his love to her. When she refused, the accused threw acid used for cleaning the vehicle engines on her face leaving the left side of the face, including the eye, damaged. The police suspect that the accused had used a chemical (thinner) for the attack.

    According to police, the two were in a relationship for a year. Recently, after a fight, the girl had severed all ties with him.

    The police had formed a special team to nab the accused who had disappeared after the incident.

    Kanakapura Town police have registered the case also under the Pocso Act and IPC Sections.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Damaged historical sites to be restored in Turkey’s earthquake zone: Minister

    Damaged historical sites to be restored in Turkey’s earthquake zone: Minister

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    Ankara: Historical sites that were devastated by the recent earthquakes in southern Turkey would be restored, a Minister has confirmed.

    “Antakya is a mosaic, it is where religions come together,” Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told reporters outside the Antakya Archaeological Museum, noting “the Ministry will be taking on the responsibility of all registered buildings in the area… We will work together to rebuild them”, reports Xinhua news agency

    Ersoy added that the damage to historical sites in Antakya had already been identified and marked so as not to be cleared during the clean-up of the rubble.

    “We will begin restoration projects as of March,” he said.

    Environment and Urban Planning Minister Murat Kurum said on Friday that “84,726 buildings collapsed, were on the verge of collapse, or have suffered severe structural damage”.

    The February 6 earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras province devastated 10 nearby cities.

    The devastated areas comprise some of the oldest continuous settlements of Anatolia, and many historical buildings were lost in the disaster.

    The district of Antakya, in the southern province of Hatay, suffered one of the worst hits.

    Founded in the 4th century B.C., Antakya has been home to countless civilizations, from Alexander the Great to the Ottoman Empire, and was also one of the earliest centres of Christianity.

    It also boasts one of the oldest churches in the world, St. Pierre, a cave church from the year 38 A.D., which fortunately survived the earthquake last week.

    However, the Habib-i Najjar Mosque in Antakya was completely destroyed.

    Becoming a mosque in 638 A.D. when Muslim Arabs took the city, it is considered the first mosque within the borders of modern Turkey.

    Another prominent mosque levelled in the earthquake was the Ulu Mosque, built in the 16th century.

    The Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church in central Antakya were also destroyed.

    First built as a wooden church in the 1830s, the original structure collapsed in another earthquake in 1872.

    A stone church built in Byzantine architecture later replaced it in the early 1900s.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • UP Minister calls Swami Prasad Maurya ‘Ravan’ over remark on Hindu epic

    UP Minister calls Swami Prasad Maurya ‘Ravan’ over remark on Hindu epic

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    Budaun: Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Minister Gulab Devi on Thursday compared Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who demanded a ban on a portion of Shri Ramcharitmanas, to ‘Ravan’.

    The minister made the remark in a press conference here during her visit to the centres for the UP Board Examination.

    “Even Ravan did not believe in Ramcharitmanas,” she said.

    “But Ravan had Ram in his heart. He went to heaven but what was his condition before that? Ramcharitmanas is a scripture full of qualities of humanity. It is a question of our faith,” the minister said.

    “There is an emptiness in the hearts of those who do not believe this. They are criticising Manas to make their politics shine,” she said.

    Maurya, a Legislative Council member, had in a statement last month demanded a ban on a couplet from Shri Ramcharitmanas, terming it derogatory towards Dalits and women.

    On the Kanpur Dehat incident where a woman and her daughter immolated themselves during an anti-encroachment drive, the minister said, “it was heart-wrenching.”

    “There should be no politics on this. One should sympathise with the survivors of the victim’s family. The government should compensate them. Action is being taken against the culprits,” she said.

    On the UP board exams, she said anyone found involved in cheating will be booked under the National Security Act.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Aadi Mahotsav

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Aadi Mahotsav

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Aadi Mahotsav

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