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  • Congress takes credit for pushing CBI to probe BRS’ Kavitha

    Congress takes credit for pushing CBI to probe BRS’ Kavitha

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    Hyderabad: The Congress Party on Saturday took the credit for ‘pushing’ the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe BRS MLC Kavitha’s house by raising concerns about the Delhi Liquour policy case.

    Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera also questioned the sources of funding that the BRS has in order to transition from a regional party to a national party. “Where is the funding for the BRS’s transition from local TRS to national coming from?” Khera questioned.

    Khera alleged that the BRS is looting the money of common people and is using that wealth for its growth.

    On Kavitha’s hunger strike for the Women’s reservation bill, Khera asked if the MLC ‘suddenly’ remembered the cause after all these years. “Once I got down at Shamshabad, I saw the BRS posters. Only Kavitha’s face is visible as if she is the only woman in the BRS. As an ex-MP, how many times did she speak of Women’s rights in the Parliament?” he asked.

    K. Kavitha on Saturday joined the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) probe in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.

    She reached the ED office at around 11.05 a.m., and her statement will be recorded under section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

    A woman deputy director level official will record her testimony.

    Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, was summoned to join the probe on Thursday, but she wrote a letter seeking more time after which her questioning was postponed for Saturday.

    On Friday, she staged a protest at Jantar Mantar and claimed that she had never met former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, adding that her name was unnecessaryily being dragged into the matter.

    According to the ED, Kavitha is also one of the representatives of South Group which allegedly paid a kickback of Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders.

    The BRS leader might be confronted with the Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Pillai who was arrested on Friday as the latter is also from the South Group.

    “The South Group was represented by Abhishek Boinpally, Arun Pillai and Buchi Babu. Boinpalli facilitated the transfer of Rs 100 crore kickback in connivance and conspiracy with Nair and his associate Dinesh Arora. Now we will have to confront Pillai with Kavitha,” an ED source had said.

    Sisodia is currently on ED’s remand.

    There are possibilities that Kavitha might be confronted with Sisodia in connection with the alleged kickback.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Div Com Kashmir takes late night tour of City

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    Reviews Night Shift Work, Pace On The Ongoing Works Under Smart City Project

    Srinagar, Mar 9 (GNS): The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri accompanied by Commissioner SMC/CEO Smart City, Athar Amir Khan Wednesday late night took a tour of the city to review the night shift work on the ongoing works under Smart City Project throughout the city.

    The Div Com carried out on the spot review of various works being executed in city parts in the night shifts.

    Srinagar Smart City has made it mandatory that work is conducted both during the day and in night shifts to ensure speedy completion of works.

    He also took a detailed review of works at Northern Foreshore, Shalimar Canal, Nishat Precinct, Boulevard Walkway, Chuntkul, Chinar Bagh, Residency Road, M.A Road, Ghanta Ghar, Batamaloo, Qamarwari Mominabad, and Rajbagh Riverfront.

    The Div Com impressed upon the concerned officials to ensure the timely execution of all the works being carried out in Srinagar under Smart City Project.

    The Div Com was accompanied by officials from R&B, SMC, Smart City and other allied departments. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Div Com Kashmir takes late night tour of City

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    Reviews Night Shift Work, Pace On The Ongoing Works Under Smart City Project

    Srinagar, Mar 9 (GNS): The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri accompanied by Commissioner SMC/CEO Smart City, Athar Amir Khan Wednesday late night took a tour of the city to review the night shift work on the ongoing works under Smart City Project throughout the city.

    The Div Com carried out on the spot review of various works being executed in city parts in the night shifts.

    Srinagar Smart City has made it mandatory that work is conducted both during the day and in night shifts to ensure speedy completion of works.

    He also took a detailed review of works at Northern Foreshore, Shalimar Canal, Nishat Precinct, Boulevard Walkway, Chuntkul, Chinar Bagh, Residency Road, M.A Road, Ghanta Ghar, Batamaloo, Qamarwari Mominabad, and Rajbagh Riverfront.

    The Div Com impressed upon the concerned officials to ensure the timely execution of all the works being carried out in Srinagar under Smart City Project.

    The Div Com was accompanied by officials from R&B, SMC, Smart City and other allied departments. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Gruha Lakshmi, Dalit Bandhu, Podu lands: Telangana cabinet takes key decisions

    Gruha Lakshmi, Dalit Bandhu, Podu lands: Telangana cabinet takes key decisions

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    Hyderabad: Telangana Health and Finance minister T Harish Rao informed the people of Telangana on key cabinet decisions taken on several subjects like housing, Dalit Bandhu and Podu lands among others on Thursday by the state government under the leadership of chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

    Gruha Lakshmi scheme

    Harish Rao said that the state government has decided to spend Rs 12000 crores for the construction of 4 lakh houses for poor families that possess land but cannot afford to build a house on it.

    He said, “Chief minister KCR took the decision to use Rs 12,000 crores for the construction of 4 lakh houses in the state under the ‘Gruhalakshmi’ scheme. People that have their own land will be given Rs 3 lakh to construct the houses in the name of the women in the family.

    “3,000 beneficiaries in each constituency will receive the money for the construction of the houses and the money will be directly deposited in their accounts in three phases,” he further informed.

    He said that 30 lakh houses were constructed by the poor in the state using loans from previous governments. “Today the cabinet ratified the decision to pay these loans on behalf of the people. A of total Rs 4,000 crores will be waived by the state government,” he said.

    On Dalit Bandhu phase 2

    The Finance minister stated that under Dalit Bandhu phase 2, one lakh thirty thousand people will be the beneficiaries. “100 per cent of the beneficiaries received the scheme benefits in the Huzurabad constituency. In the rest of the 118 constituencies, 1,100 beneficiaries will receive the benefits in Phase-2”.

    He said that the government had launched the Dalit Bandhu scheme on April 16, 2021, and it has been decided to celebrate April 16, every year on this occasion. “Chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has directed the officials to take steps regarding the swift implementation of the second phase,” he added.

    On Podu lands

    Harish Rao also announced the state government’s key decision to distribute 4 lakh acres of Podu lands to 155393 individuals from the tribal community. “Documents of individuals who were identified until now are printed and ready. This process will continue,” he informed.

    On the mega Dr BR Ambedkar statue

    The minister informed that the construction of Dr BR Ambedkar’s mega statue at Necklace road is complete and will be inaugurated on April 14.”Following the inauguration a huge meeting will be held with a participation from members of the Dalit community from across the state,” he said.

    Speaking about the new secretariat building, he said that the inauguration of the new secretariat building and the Martyrs memorial will take place within a month or so after the inauguration of Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue. “Both inaugurations are set to be completed by June 2,” he added.

    On Sheep distribution

    On the second phase of the sheep distribution scheme, Harish informed that 7,31,000 beneficiaries were identified and 50 per cent of them have received sheep until today. “Rs 4,463 crores have been sanctioned by the cabinet committee to complete the rest of the distributions as soon as possible,” said the minister.

    He informed that the district collectors will oversee the distribution of sheep for the rest of the beneficiaries to ensure transparency. “The distribution of sheep in the state will start in the month of April and is expected to be completed by August,” he added.

    On regularisation of houses

    Harish Rao that the chief minister has taken a decision to extend the deadline to apply for registration under GO 58 and 59.

    “Under the GO 58, so far 1,45,668 have applied and 42,000 have applied as per the GO 59. The chief minister has decided to give one last chance to people who have missed out during the last registration. We have extended the time to apply for another month,” he said.

    Guest houses in Kashi, Sabarimala

    Harish informed that guest houses will be constructed at Kashi in Uttar Pradesh and Sabarimala in Kerala, both pilgrimages for the Hindu community in order to ease Telangana travellers from troubles. “To help the devotees that travel to Kashi, a guest house will be built in Kashi with all facilities. The government will spend Rs 25 crores on building the guest house,” said Rao.

    He said that the chief minister has instructed the officials to reach out to the government officials in Kashi for land to build the guest house, if they are unable to provide the land, he asked them to buy private land.

    “Another guest house will be built for Ayyappa devotees in Sabarimala using Rs 27 crores. The chief minister of Kerala, speaking to chief minister KCR previously has agreed to provide land for the construction of the guest house,” he said.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • DOJ takes on the Jan. 6 Tucker Carlson tapes

    DOJ takes on the Jan. 6 Tucker Carlson tapes

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    The filings are the first effort by the Justice Department to place limits on any potential efforts by Jan. 6 defendants to use the newly disclosed footage to prolong their criminal proceedings. Nichols’ attorney, Joseph McBride, urged U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth to delay his late-March trial in order to give Nichols’ defense team time to review the footage, which McBride said he’s been granted access to by the House.

    Prosecutors emphasized that defendants and their lawyers have had access to an enormous trove of evidence for nearly two years — more then 4.9 million files totaling nearly 7.4 terabytes of information. Those files include “over 30,000 files that include body-worn and hand-held camera footage from five law enforcement agencies and surveillance-camera footage from three law enforcement agencies.”

    Prosecutors contended that the existence of the additional footage reviewed by Carlson does not necessarily entitle defendants to receive it — particularly without a basis for believing it includes exculpatory content.

    “The Government’s discovery obligations in a criminal case are properly limited to materials that are potentially relevant to a defendant’s case in the government’s possession or control, and the government is not obliged to acquire materials possessed or controlled by others,” McCauley wrote, saying a trial should not be delayed “based on speculation about whether and when any such additional, likely irrelevant, information may become available.”

    Defense teams have complained that the overwhelming amount of material has been impossible to comb through — even as they demand access to the extensive new trove. It’s become a recurring theme in Jan. 6 cases: Prosecutors have dumped enormous caches of evidence on defense teams, who continuously claim they don’t have the means or capacity to meaningfully review it. The Justice Department noted that it has built tools intended to help defendants and their lawyers pinpoint relevant footage by camera angle and time of day.

    The Justice Department also rejected as “premature” the notion that Carlson’s decision to air some of the security footage Monday should lead to the Justice Department making the full cache of security film public. Prosecutors noted that “limited” clips aired by Carlson were nearly all included in the initial troves of footage provided to defense attorneys, which includes nearly all of the footage inside and outside the Capitol from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 6.

    “Nearly all the footage displayed on the program has long been in the government’s production to defense counsel and, in some cases, has also been admitted in public hearings and/or trials and has been available to, released to, and/or published by news media,” the department noted.

    Prosecutors also argued that there’s still good reason not to widely release all security footage; “Disclosure of all CCV footage could not only reveal the U.S. Capitol’s internal surveillance system to third parties but could also jeopardize the privacy and security of certain persons depicted on such CCV footage.”

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    ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

  • Swiggy takes down ‘egg ad’ billboard for Holi after backlash: Sources

    Swiggy takes down ‘egg ad’ billboard for Holi after backlash: Sources

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    New Delhi: Swiggy’s egg ad billboard for Holi has been taken down after a section of people expressed “outrage” on social media.

    The advertisement said, “Omelette – Sunny side-up – Kisi ke sarr par. #BuraMatKhelo. Get Holi essentials on Instamart.”

    Though there is no official statement from Swiggy on the matter, a source told PTI, “The billboard ads were only in Delhi-NCR and have been taken down now.”

    Soon after the ad was put up, several people tweeted with the hashtag “HinduphobicSwiggy”, urging people to boycott the food and grocery delivery service provider.

    All India Sadhu Samaj member and former president of the Kutch Sant Samaj wrote, “Hey @swiggy, it’s not okay to give selective gyan on Hindu festivals. Your Holi reel and Billboard is creating a wrong perception about Holi. You must apologize and take steps to promote cultural inclusivity.”

    VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi also objected as she wrote, “Hey Swiggy, why don’t you give similar gyan on Eid/Christmas? Afraid of Sar Tan Se Juda gang? Since you serve diverse communities, it’s important for you to learn to respect all religions. Remove your Holi ads.”

    While former president of Gujarat’s Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Hardik Bhavsar said, “Immediately Uninstalled”, former BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh Arun Kumar Yadav wrote, “By promoting controversial billboards and posting reel, #HinduPhobicSwiggy has hurt the sentiments of millions of people. Swiggy must apologize to Hindu community and remove them immediately, or face consequences. Why is their lack of similar Ads during non Hindu festivals?”

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Musk takes ‘exit interview’ of sacked employee on Twitter

    Musk takes ‘exit interview’ of sacked employee on Twitter

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    San Francisco: Elon Musk on Twitter has taken an exit interview of a sacked worker, who asked him to confirm if he is still an employee or not.

    Ex-Twitter employee named Haraldur Thorleifsson wrote in his post: “Dear @elonmusk, 9 days ago the access to my work computer was cut, along with about 200 other Twitter employees. However, your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am an employee or not. You’ve not answered my emails. Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?”

    To which Musk replied: “What work have you been doing?”

    Thorleifsson then talked about his job and the specific work he was doing at Twitter.

    After a brief discussion, the Twitter boss laughed at him with emojis, indicating that he had been fired.

    Moreover, the exit interview has gone viral, with many people finding Musk’s attitude rude and disrespectful.

    “Publicly humiliated his ex-employee. The guy had one shot and tried to waffle by saying he saved $500k on FIGMA,” a user wrote.

    “I’m sorry to say it doesn’t seem to be an actual question but him mocking you, someone who was just laid off. This makes me so upset I will probably cancel my subscription. I cannot support such a cruel organization. Explain yourself Elon!,” another user commented.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Kashmiri Student Attack Incident: JKSA Takes Up Matter With Delhi LGs’ Office, DCP South East

    Kashmiri Student Attack Incident: JKSA Takes Up Matter With Delhi LGs’ Office, DCP South East

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has taken up the matter of a Kashmiri student with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Saxenas’ office and requested them to look into the matter.

    A student from Kashmir, who is pursuing a medical degree from a Private institution namely Holy Family college of Nursing in New Delhi, was attacked by auto driver with sharp object near NFC Delhi.

    As per a statement issued to the news agency KNO, National Convener of Association, Nasir Khuehami took up the matter with Rakesh Ranjan, Media Advisor to Delhi Lieutenant Governor and Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Abhijeet Rai and urged them to intervene in this matter & take cognizance of such a gory incident that happened near New Friends Colony in New Delhi.

    The association also demanded immediate action against the culprit.

    They informed Khuehami that Lieutenant Governors’ Office will look into the matter immediately and will direct the concerned DCP to take strict and immediate action against the accused Auto driver.

    Khuehami also spoke to DCP South East Rajesh Deo and urged him to take strict action against the accused.

    The DCP informed him that the matter is being dealt with as per the law.

    As per the statement, the student hired an auto rickshaw from her residence to the NFC market. “After reaching CC Market NFC, an altercation took place between her and auto driver over issue of fare. The auto driver infuriated and attacked her with a sharp object and she received injuries at her lower abdomen at right side. FIR 96/23 has been registered under the Indian penal code sections 324/506 at Police Station NFC New Delhi and further investigation is underway. Efforts are being made to nab the auto driver,” Khuehami added while quoting DCP South East.

    Association North India Vice President Sheikh Azhar expressed deep concern over the incident and demanded swift action from the Delhi Police to ensure justice to the victim.

    The J&K Students Association has called for the formation of a special task force to deal with such incidents and provide a sense of security to the students.

    The association has also appealed to civil society to come forward and condemn such acts of violence against Kashmiri students.

    The incident highlights the need for better sensitization and awareness among people about the diversity of the country and the need for a more inclusive society. It is important to create an environment where people from all parts of the country feel safe and secure. This incident serves as a reminder of the need for better safety measures and awareness of diversity in our society, Azhar added.

    Meanwhile, the association urged Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Saxena to take appropriate measures for instilling a sense of security among the students studying in the NCT and ensured that no student is harmed or harassed.

    The association hoped that, Delhi Police will take swift action to nab the culprit and ensure justice to the victim—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Hope CBI Takes Note of APTECH Recruitment Scam, Mehbooba Mufti After Investigation Agency’s ‘Do Not Pay Money/Bribe’ Messa

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    Srinagar, Mar 7 (GNS): Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed her astonishment over Central Bureau of Investigation’s message asking people not to pay any money or bribe to any government servant/employee, in the backdrop of purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company for conducting upcoming Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) exam(s).

    Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mufti wrote; “Amusing to receive a message from CBI to report bribes. A blacklisted company like APTECH is given contracts repeatedly to wreak the future of J&Ks youth. Hope CBI takes note of APTECH recruitment scam. Lets see how many heads roll (sic).”

    Mufti’s reaction came after CBI (Srinagar) delivered a (text) message to mobile phone users, reading; “Do not pay money/bribe. If any Govt. servant/employee demands money/bribe, please inform CBI Srinagar on 9419900977 and 0194-2455514 or email to hobacsgr@cbi.gov.in (sic).”

    Notably, the purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company has evoked widespread resentment from the job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir even as condemnation from many political leaders. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Hope CBI Takes Note of APTECH Recruitment Scam, Mehbooba Mufti After Investigation Agency’s ‘Do Not Pay Money/Bribe’ Messa

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    Srinagar, Mar 7: Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed her astonishment over Central Bureau of Investigation’s message asking people not to pay any money or bribe to any government servant/employee, in the backdrop of purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company for conducting upcoming Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) exam(s).

    Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mufti wrote; “Amusing to receive a message from CBI to report bribes. A blacklisted company like APTECH is given contracts repeatedly to wreak the future of J&Ks youth. Hope CBI takes note of APTECH recruitment scam. Lets see how many heads roll (sic).”

    Mufti’s reaction came after CBI (Srinagar) delivered a (text) message to mobile phone users, reading; “Do not pay money/bribe. If any Govt. servant/employee demands money/bribe, please inform CBI Srinagar on 9419900977 and 0194-2455514 or email to [email protected] (sic).”

    Notably, the purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company has evoked widespread resentment from the job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir even as condemnation from many political leaders. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )