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Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life sentence for raping Dalit Boy in 2016

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Muzaffarnagar: A special court here on Saturday convicted a man of sodomising an eight-year-old Dalit boy about seven years ago and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 30,000, said a court official.
District Government Advocate Rajeev Sharma told PTI-Bhasha on Saturday that the Special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act Court sentenced a man named Khalid for the crime he committed in July 2016 when the boy had been out for toilet.
Khalid was booked at the complaint of the boy’s father, Sharma said.

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April 16, 2023
Mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed and brother killed in Uttar Pradesh

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Prayagraj: Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed on Saturday while being taken for a medical check-up in Prayagraj. This comes days after Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad was killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi.
Atiq Ahmed had been accused in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case and also in the Umesh Pal murder case which occurred in February this year.
Asad was killed on April 13 in an encounter in Jhansi along with Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj. The police said that foreign-made weapons were recovered and that each of them carried a reward of Rs 5 lakhs on their heads.

The encounter was carried out by the UPSTF team led by DySP Navendu and DySP Vimal.
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were brought to the CJM Court in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on the same day Asad was killed in the encounter. Further details are awaited.
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April 15, 2023
4G services to be extended to Spiti Valley, says Himachal Pradesh CM

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said 4G services would be extended to the Spiti Valley as he stressed using technology to strengthen the infrastructure and economy of the Lahaul and Spiti region.
The state government was well aware of the difficulties faced by residents of the tribal areas and was committed to making their daily life more comfortable, he said.
The chief minister, who reached the Kungri Gompa in the Spiti Valley on Friday, said a plan would be prepared in consultation with the local legislator to solve the problems being faced by the locals of the Spiti Valley.

Concrete steps are being taken to shore up the state’s economy and positive results would be seen in the next four years, Sukhu said as he accused the previous BJP dispensation of financial mismanagement.
With the cooperation of all, Himachal Pradesh would be among the most prosperous states of the country in the next 10 years, he asserted.
The chief minister offered prayers at the famous Kungri and Dhankhar Gompa of the valley and announced Rs 50 lakh for the Kungri Monastery.
A cultural program was also held on the occasion.

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April 14, 2023
War of words between ministers of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

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Hyderabad: A war of words broke out between ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday following some remarks by Telangana’s Finance Minister T. Harish Rao about the conditions in the neighbouring state.
Defending his comments made while addressing workers from Andhra Pradesh settled in Sangareddy on Tuesday, Harish Rao lashed out at both the ruling and main opposition parties of Andhra Pradesh for ignoring the interests of people.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader questioned the silence of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on special category status to Andhra Pradesh and the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant by the Centre.

Addressing the BRS Athmeeya Sammelanam in Andole on Wednesday, the minister slammed both the parties for not questioning the Centre over its failure to fulfill commitment made to Andhra Pradesh at the time of bifurcation of the state.
Harish Rao said both the YSRCP and the TDP were competing with each other to be in the good books of the BJP-led Union government and hence not raising their voice for special status to Andhra Pradesh, which was a promise made under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. He said both the parties were silent on the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant issue too.
Addressing a programme at Sangareddy on Tuesday, Harish Rao had asked construction workers, who arrived from Andhra Pradesh to Telangana, to enroll as voters here because the state had much better facilities.
Some ministers in Andhra Pradesh took objection to comments made by Harish Rao and asked him what is there in Telangana.
Countering the Andhra ministers, Harish Rao asked them to come and experience Telangana instead of throwing mud and making unnecessary comments against the state.

“Let them come and experience for themselves what is here. Telangana has paddy crops on 56 lakh acres, which was half of the total paddy cultivation in India in the Yasangi season. Telangana is also giving Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Kalyana Lakshmi, round-the-clock free power supply, KCR Kit and many other schemes, which the Andhra Pradesh government could not even dare to implement,” he said.
Andhra Pradesh’s Education Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, however, questioned Harish Rao’s locus standi to speak about Andhra Pradesh.
“Who is Harish Rao to speak about Andhra Pradesh. Let him focus on his own state,” he said.
“Our people know how to govern the state,” he remarked. The YSRCP leader feels that Harish Rao might have made the comments for political mileage.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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April 12, 2023
Saving Lahaul’s Willows: Himachal Pradesh Turns To Kashmir Wood

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SRINAGAR: In the picturesque Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh, an ecological disaster is unfolding as the willow trees that have sustained the region’s inhabitants for generations are dying. A mysterious disease, coupled with improper irrigation resulting from a lack of winter snowfall, is the cause of this devastation. The valley’s residents rely on the willows for firewood and fodder, making this an urgent situation that requires immediate attention.
To address this crisis, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced a plan to grow Kashmir willows in nurseries before planting them in the forest. The government has already planted 3.4 lakh trees, but more action is needed to save the valley’s source of livelihood.
Lahaul-Spiti legislator Ravi Thakur brought the issue to the assembly’s attention, stating that the willow trees had decayed in just 18 years, impacting every household in the valley. He proposed that more Kashmir willows be planted to replace the decaying trees.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu responded by saying that the government is searching for a cure and replacement for the decaying trees. The government is currently conducting studies to find the cause of the decay at Palampur’s Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavvidyalaya and Nauni’s Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry. The government has also enlisted the help of Shimla’s Himalayan Forestry Research Institute to find the cause of decay and develop disease-resistant cloned varieties of willow for Lahaul-Spiti.
To ensure the survival of the trees, the forest department has recommended growing willows in polybags at nurseries instead of planting them as naked rootstock. The department is also advising local landowners to use this technique. Additionally, the plantation site must be located near irrigation facilities since willows need a lot of water to grow. Rootstock for plantation should be selected from healthy, young, and vigorous plants, with pollarding done scientifically to avoid mechanical damage.
While the government has recommended a mixed plantation of willow species based on local suitability, it has stated that it will not replace the decaying forest trees with Kashmiri willow trees to prevent the spread of disease caused by monoculture.

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April 12, 2023
India strongly rejects China’s objection to Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh

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New Delhi: India on Tuesday firmly rejected China’s objection to Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state “was, is and will” always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said objecting to such visits does not stand to reason and will not change the reality.
The home minister visited Arunachal Pradesh on Monday during which he launched the ambitious ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ that is aimed at improving the standard of living of the people in villages in frontier areas.

“We completely reject the comments made by the Chinese official spokesperson. Indian leaders routinely travel to the state of Arunachal Pradesh as they do to any other state of India,” Bagchi said.
“Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. Objecting to such visits does not stand to reason and will not change the above reality,” he said.
Bagchi was responding to media queries on the Chinese reaction to Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
From a border village in Arunachal Pradesh, Shah, in a clear message to China, on Monday said that no one can dare cast an evil eye on India’s territorial integrity and encroach even an “inch of our land”.
He said the era when anyone could encroach the borderlands of India was over.

The home minister’s statement came days after Beijing announced Chinese names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh which the neighbouring country claims as the “southern part of Tibet.”
Responding to a question on Shah’s visit, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, “Zangnan (the Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh) is part of China’s territory”.
“The activity of the senior Indian official in Zangnan violates China’s territorial sovereignty and is not conducive to peace and tranquillity in the border areas. We are firmly against this,” he told a media briefing in Beijing.
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April 11, 2023
India rejects China’s ‘objection’ to Amit Shah’s Arunachal Pradesh visit

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New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China’s “objection” to Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, making it clear that the state is and will always remain an integral part of India.
A statement issued by external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said: “We completely reject the comments made by the Chinese Official Spokesperson. Indian leaders routinely travel to the state of Arunachal Pradesh as they do to any other state of India. Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.”
The statement further said that “objecting to such visits does not stand to reason and will not change the above reality”.

Earlier in a clear message to China from the border village of Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh, Shah on Monday had said no one can dare cast an evil eye on India’s territorial integrity and encroach even an “inch of our land”.
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April 11, 2023
Andhra Pradesh: TTD gears up for Hanuman Jayanti from May 14-18

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Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is gearing up for the five-day Hanuman Jayanti celebrations to be held from May 14 to May 18.
TTD additional AV Dharma Reddy on Tuesday reviewed arrangements for the programme and directed the officials to prepare the ground for observing the fete.
Officials from various departments including Vedic institutions, SVBC, Engineering, Temple, and Annaprasadam participated in the meeting held at the chambers’ of TTD EO at the Administrative Building in Tirupati.

The EO said that renowned scholars will present discourses on the birth, and various characteristics of Hanuman not only in a spiritual way but in a scientific angle also.
He directed the Dharmagiri Veda Vignana Peetham principal, KSS Avadhani to make the arrangements for the pundits who will render Akhanda Parayanam as well Yagam in the Peetham at Tirumala.
He further asked them to involve the Vedic scholars from SV Vedic University, National Sanskrit Varsity, SV Higher Vedic Studies apart from Dharmagiri.
Later the EO instructed the Engineering officials to make necessary arrangements and GM Transport for arranging transportation for the invitees.
To mark the occasion, Akhanda Parayanam will commence at 6 am on May 16 and will conclude at around 11 pm lasting for about 18 hours without interruption.

A total of 2872 slokas from Sundarakanda will be recited by a set of 11 Vedic Pundits who will be on rotation after the completion of a cycle of nearly 150 shlokas.
The programme will be telecasted live on SVBC for the sake of global devotees.
Devotional cultural programmes by Annamacharya, Dasa Sahitya, and HDPP project artists will also entertain devotees in spiritual waves at Anjanadri Akasa Ganga and Nada Neerajanam platforms in Tirumala.
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April 11, 2023
BRS loses status as state party in Andhra Pradesh

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Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) on Monday was de-recognised as a state party in Andhra Pradesh by the Election Commission.
According to a notification by the secretariat of the election commission, BRS’s status as the state party in Andhra Pradesh has been withdrawn.
The BRS party will now be treated as a state-recognised political party in the state of Telangana only.

EC derecognises TMC as national party, AAP wins status:
The Election Commission recognised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party and withdrew the national party status of the All India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI).
In an order issued on Monday, the Commission also revoked the state party status granted to RLD in Uttar Pradesh, BRS in Andhra Pradesh, PDA in Manipur, PMK in Puducherry, RSP in West Bengal and MPC in Mizoram.
The Commission said the AAP has been named as a national party based on its electoral performance in four states — Delhi, Goa, Punjab and Gujarat.
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April 10, 2023
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh
Kibithoo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu during an event, in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, Monday, April 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Kibithoo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, Monday, April 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Kibithoo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays homage at the Kibithoo Remembrance Hut, in Arunachal Pradesh, Monday, April 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Kibithoo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses during an event, in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, Monday, April 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Kibithoo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an event, in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, Monday, April 10, 2023. (PTI Photo/Achinta Borah)
Kibithoo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses during the launch of the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’, in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, Monday, April 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)
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