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TN Guv urges North Indian workers in state not to panic

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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on Sunday urged the North Indian migrant workers in the state not to panic and feel insecure.
In a statement, the Governor said that the people of Tamil Nadu are very nice and friendly. He also said that the state government is committed to providing them security.
The migrant workers were panicked after social media was full of stories about North Indians being targetted in the state.
State Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has said that there were no reasons to fear and that there are no such incidents in Tamil Nadu targeting migrant workers from North India.
In a live programme on Saturday, the Chief Minister had said that stringent action would be taken against those spreading rumours.
The police have also assured the people of North India that there are no such issues against migrant labourers from North India in the state.
Meanwhile, police have registered case against the Editor of Dhainik Bhaskar, a popular Hindi daily on charges of spreading rumours.
A case has also been registered against two more people, including BJP Uttar Pradesh Spokesman Prasanth Umrao, on charges of spreading “fake news” of attack on migrant North Indian labourers in Tamil Nadu.

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March 5, 2023
Iran urges IAEA to adopt ‘professional’ approach to Iranian nuclear issue

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Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that he hopes the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can adopt a “professional” approach to the Iranian nuclear issue and prevent certain countries from affecting the nuclear watchdog’s decisions.
Raisi made the remarks on Saturday in a meeting with visiting Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi in the capital Tehran, according to a report on the website of the president’s office.
Countries like Israel and the US use the nuclear issue as an “excuse” to further pressure the Iranian people, said the President, pointing out that it was the US that violated the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran has had “the highest level” of cooperation with the IAEA, expects the agency to tell the truth about Iran’s nuclear programme as well the country’s commitment ot its regulations, he noted.
Meanwhile, the IAEA Chief expressed pleasure at visiting Iran and meeting the country’s President, saying the IAEA’s team led by himself had “constructive and positive” meetings with the Iranian side, according to the report.
Grossi arrived in Tehran on Friday for a two-day visit, during which he also held talks with Mohammad Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
In recent months, the IAEA has criticised Iran for its lack of cooperation with the agency.
In November 2020, the IAEA’s Board of Governors passed a resolution proposed by the US, Britain, France and Germany that called on Iran to collaborate with the agency’s investigators regarding the alleged “traces of uranium” at a number of its “undeclared” sites.

Iran has repeatedly rejected such allegations and emphasised the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme.
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March 5, 2023
Telangana: Sharmila urges oppn leaders to join her in demand for President’s rule

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Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Party president Y. S. Sharmila has written to the state presidents of all opposition parties, inviting them to join her in the demand for President’s rule in Telangana.
Sharmila, in the letter, appealed to the leaders to join her in meeting President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi and apprising the latter of the worsening law and order situation in the state, where opposition party cadres and leaders were repeatedly being “targeted” by the BRS party “hooligans”, who are given a free hand in “unleashing murderous attacks on those who raised voices against Chief Minister KCR”.
The letters were personally addressed to state Congress president Revanth Reddy, BJP’s Bandi Sanjay, TDP’s Kasani Gnaneshwar, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, TJS leader Kodandaram, BSP leader Praveen Kumar, CPI-M’s Tammineni Veerabhadram, CPI’s Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao, Shankar Goud, and MRPS leader Manda Krishna Madiga.
Sharmila, who is sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, explained the urgent need for opposition parties in Telangana to join hands and set the situation right by ensuring President’s rule is enforced, since the abuse of power and unabated atrocities of BRS government is taking its toll on entire state.
“Wherever KCR’s corruption and his colleagues’ misdeeds were questioned, there were attacks and use of police power. The state of Telangana that was built on the foundation of sacrifices lies at the crossroads where democracy, right to speech and constitutional privileges were being crushed,” she wrote.
“We need to rise, join hands and wage this battle for the sake of future generations. This is a historic necessity and so I’m extending this invitation to join me in calling on the President,” she added.
Sharmila was last month arrested in Mahabubabad and her padyatra was stopped by the police following allegations that she made derogatory comments against the local MLA of BRS.
The YSRTP leader was earlier arrested in Warangal and her campaign vehicle was damaged in the attack by BRS men.

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March 2, 2023
PSAJK Urges Admin to Exempt Schools from Property Tax

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Says Schools already under financial stress due to situation during past 3 years; Any new tax will derail upgradation of schools under NEP, burden parents
Srinagar, Feb 28 (GNS): Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has urged the LG led administration to exempt educational institutes from the ambit of property tax.
In a statement issued to GNS, the Association said that the schools have suffered a lot during the last few years and this has plunged the majority of educational institutes into a financially precarious situation. “Our schools are under huge debt. The inflation has broken the back of our institutes. We cannot go for a major fee hike as we have to consider the financial situation of the parents too. In such conditions when our hands are tied, the imposition of property tax will further burden us”, reads the statement.
The Association said that the imposition of any tax ultimately has to be borne by the end consumer and in case of schools it is the parents. “There are two ways where schools can absorb the shock of any more taxes. In the first case the parents have to bear the burden as the tax component will directly reflect in the fee of children. Secondly if parents are not in a position to pay more, then the school will have to go for cost cutting exercise. Schools will downsize or remove facilities aiming to provide quality education to children,” the spokesperson said. “In all cases it is the society that will suffer.”
The Association said that under the New Education Policy (NEP) schools have to upgrade their facilities. “We have to meet the standards of NEP and for that we need to upgrade. But when we are financially unstable how can we provide quality education to children,” said the Spokesperson.
The Association appealed to the government to reconsider their decision to impose property tax on educational institutes keeping in view its impact on the schools and parents. (GNS)
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February 28, 2023
China urges US to stop trying to mislead the world on Taiwan

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Beijing: The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair. It is time for the US to stop walking on the edge, stop using the salami tactics, stop pushing the envelope, and stop sowing confusion and trying to mislead the world on Taiwan, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
If the US refuses to change course and goes down that wrong path, there will be real consequences and it will come at real costs to the US, Spokesperson Mao Ning made the comment in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent ‘erroneous’ remarks on Taiwan.
“Secretary Blinken’s remarks are absolutely irresponsible and absurd. China firmly opposes that,” Mao said, adding that it seems that some history lessons are in order for the top US diplomat on the Taiwan question, Xinhua news agency reported.
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. The one-China principle is a universally recognised basic norm in international relations and the important political prerequisite and foundation for China’s diplomatic relations with countries in the world,” the Spokesperson stressed.
In 1972, the US stated in the Shanghai Communique that “The US acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The US government does not challenge that position,” Mao said.
In 1978, the US stated in the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the US and China that “The US recognises the Government of theRepublic of China as the sole legal government of China. The US government acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China,” he added.
She also mentioned in 1982, the US stated in the August 17 Communique that “the US recognised the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China, and it acknowledged the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China. The US government…reiterates that it has no intention of infringing on Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity, or interfering in China’s internal affairs, or pursuing a policy of ‘two Chinas’ or ‘one China, one Taiwan’.”
“For some time, the US made those political commitments to China on the Taiwan question, which are written down in black and white,” the Spokesperson said.

The US has been deliberately ignoring and twisting the history and sending the wrong message on the Taiwan question. The US has significantly relaxed its restraint on official interactions and reinforced military contact with Taiwan and touted “Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow.” It has even been revealed by the media that the US government has a plan for “the destruction of Taiwan,” Mao said.
“We cannot help but ask what exactly is the US trying to achieve?”
The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair. It is at the very core of China’s core interests. It is the political foundation of China-US relations, and the first red line that must not be crossed in this relationship. China will never allow any external force to interfere in our internal affairs, Mao added.
“We have a clear message for the US: It is time to stop — stop walking on the edge, stop using the salami tactics, stop pushing the envelope, and stop sowing confusion and trying to mislead the world on Taiwan,” she said.
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February 28, 2023
Global Kashmiri Pandit Conclave urges Centre to redress the situation in J&K

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New Delhi: The Global Kashmiri Pandit Conclave, while expressing its disappointment on the Kahsmiri Pandit’s issue, has redrawn the attention of the national and international fora on the plight of the community.
A two-day Global Kashmiri Pandit Conclave was held on February 25 and 26 at the Sai Auditorium in Delhi, which was organised by the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) and the Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM).
The conclave was attended by 700 delegates from across the world.
Sadhguru’ Jaggi Vasudev delivered the keynote address at the conclave. Apart from him, leading intellectuals, media influencers, academics, social and political activists from within and outside the community also spoke at the conclave.
The conclave was dedicated to leading Kashmiri Pandit activists who have passed away in exile.
Explaining ways of building the narrative, Sadhguru said, “You can demand from the Central government to at least acknowledge the tragedy that unfolded in Kashmir and the injustice faced by the community members.
“In every major city across the country, there must be a street, circle or square named after Kashmir, or there must be a Kashyapa mountain or a peak,” said Sadhguru.
Surinder Kaul, Co-founder of GKPD, said that Kashmiri Pandits’ genocide is continuing even today and every death is bringing the community closer to extinction.

“There has been continuing lack of engagement by the government of India with the community. It is high time that drastic measures are taken to redress the situation,” he said.
The team of the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ was felicitated at the event. Director Vivek Agnihotri, along with actors Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Bhasha Sumbly and Sourav Verma were felicitated with the ‘Vitasta Purusharth Samman’ for their work in bringing the story of Kashmiri Pandits’ genocide to the screen.
Tennis player Ankita Raina and Wushu player Kuldeep Handoo were also felicitated for making the community proud with their achievements on the filed.
Over two days, panel discussions were held where several eminent people like Anand Ranganathan, Ashwini Upadhyay, Rajiv Malhotra, Major Gaurav Arya, Jaideep Karnik, Pradeep Dutta, Makarand Paranjape among others deliberated on key matters concerning the community and suggested what could be done to come out of the current impasse .A
The panelists applauded the community for their resilience in face of extreme adversity and expressed shock and disbelief that a genocide of this magnitude happened and the community was still awaiting justice.A
Community leaders Surinder Ambardar and Ajey Bharti, senior advocate Ashok Bhan, journalists Asha Khosa and R.K. Mattoo, academics Sudhir Sopory and Amitabh Mattoo and senior community activists C.L Gadoo, H.L. Bhat and T.N. Razdan attended the conclave and expressed their sadness that even after 33 years, Kashmiri Pandits continue to remain in exile.
A souvenir was released at the event to mark the occasion, which has messages of support from politicians and lawmakers from across the world. The conclave resolution was tabled, which received overwhelming support from the delegates.
The community has urged the Centre to engage with the Kashmiri Pandits, and called upon the government to support the Kashmiri Pandits (Recourse, Restitution, Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Bill, 2022 tabled in the Rajya Sabha.
The delegates also held a candle light vigil to voice their protest against the killing of community member Sanjay Sharma in J&K’s Pulwama district on Sunday.
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February 27, 2023
TDP chief urges people to ‘save Andhra Pradesh’

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Amaravati: TDP President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday gave a call to the people to join the fight to save the state from the “atrocities” and “destructive rule” of the YSRCP.
In an open letter to the people of the state, he said that the “atrocities” of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) are increasing by the day and “the dictatorial attitude” of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, is causing a major setback to the democracy.
“The state government is resorting to violent activities, filing false cases and indecent attacks on the leaders of opposition for questioning the anti-democratic tendencies of the ruling dispensation,” he said.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief said that the destruction at Gannavaram is the latest and classic example of this. He alleged that the TDP leaders were subjected to severe torture at Gannavaram and their properties were completely destroyed. The affected TDP leaders are projected as the prime accused and were sent to jail, he said and stated that he is writing this open letter only to bring the facts to the notice of the public.
Expressing great concern that there is no security for the properties of the common man in this dictatorial rule, Chandrababu Naidu said that the properties of the poor which they have acquired after struggling for the whole life are now being illegally occupied by the ruling party leaders.
Atrocities against women are on the rise and the state has now become a platform for harassment of the downtrodden and backward classes, he alleged, adding that a doctor who asked for masks during the Covid time was done to death while a Dalit youth who raised certain questions on the liquor policy of the state was mercilessly killed.
He felt that the Gannavaram violence is only aimed at suppressing the voice of the downtrodden sections who are questioning the failures of the state government. The local YSRCP leaders with the cooperation from some police officials created total destruction on February 20 and attacked the TDP office. This is a well-planned and perfectly pre-designed scheme as the YSRCP activists attacked the TDP leaders under the direct supervision of the local police officials, he observed.
False cases were registered against at least 40 TDP leaders and some of them were subjected to torture in the police station, he said in the open letter. Even some women activists too were subjected to various kinds of torture in the custody.

The TDP leaders were sent to jail by registering cases under various Acts, including attempt to murder and Atrocities Act, he said.
The TDP supremo said that the fight is now between democracy and dictatorship and called upon the people to join him to save the State from this destruction. “It is ultimately the people who will be the victims if they do not come forward to save the state and the future generations,” Chandrababu Naidu concluded.
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February 22, 2023
Syria urges UN to deter Israeli attacks after deadly missile strike

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Damascus: Syria has urged the United Nations to take necessary measures to deter Israel’s attacks and hold it accountable after a deadly Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital Damascus.
“When Syria was trying to heal its wounds, bury its martyrs, and receive condolences, sympathy, and international humanitarian support in the face of the devastating earthquake, the Israelis launched an air aggression targeting civilian-populated neighbourhoods,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
There has been no comment from the Israeli authorities on the attack, Xinhua news agency reported.
Five people, including a soldier, were killed and 15 others wounded by the Israeli missiles launched from the Golan Heights early Sunday, the Syrian army said, adding many of the wounded are in critical conditions.
Many residential buildings in Damascus and the city’s countryside were damaged, it noted.
At least 15 people were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor. Nine of the victims were Syrians, including two civilians, four soldiers, and three military officers. The identities of the other victims remain unknown, the Britain-based watchdog group said.
According to local media reports, the missiles hit the upscale neighbourhood of Kafar Sousah, the historic citadel of Damascus, and the al-Mazraa area.
The observatory said the target in Kafar Sousah was an Iranian school, adding that the Israeli missile attack also targeted positions of the Iranian militia and the Lebanese Hezbollah group in the Sayyida Zainab area, as well as a military site in the southern Syrian province of Sweida.

The Israeli attack comes as Syria is still coping with the devastating earthquakes that struck the north of the country on February 6. The tremors have killed and injured thousands of people in the war-torn country.
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February 20, 2023
Delhi Excise policy case: Manish Sisodia urges CBI to defer questioning

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New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday urged the CBI to defer his questioning till the last week of February in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case as he is busy finalising the city budget.
Sisodia had been called for questioning on Sunday in connection with the case, nearly three months after a charge sheet was filed in the matter, officials said.
The AAP leader has not been named as an accused in the charge sheet as the investigation against him and other suspects is still going on.
“I have written to the CBI and asked for time for February last week as I am finalising the budget of Delhi and it is a crucial time. I have told them that I will come after the last week of February,” he told reporters.
It’s my duty as finance minister to present the budget on time and I have been working 24 hours for it. I have requested the CBI to allow me to come after the last week of February and answer all their questions, he told reporters.
The deputy chief minister in the Aam Aadmi Party government, who also held the charge of the Excise department, was earlier questioned on October 17 last year and his home and bank lockers were also searched in connection with the case.
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February 19, 2023
Adani row: Jairam Ramesh urges RBI, SEBI to probe allegations

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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and sought an investigation into allegations of financial irregularities and stock manipulation against the Adani Group.
In his letter to Das posted on Twitter on Wednesday, Ramesh urged the RBI to ensure that “excessive debt exposure” by the Adani Group currently and in the future does not destabilise India’s banking system.
“The Adani Group has been described as ‘deeply over-leveraged’ – if the Adani Group has artificially inflated the value of its stock through manipulation by offshore shell companies and raised funds by pledging those overvalued shares, the recent sell off in stock prices is creating vulnerabilities for the Adani Group to find financing, and by implication for India’s banking system,” the Congress MP said in his letter dated February 14.
Here are my letters to the RBI Gov & Chaiperson of SEBI expressing the hope that a full-fledged independent investigation will be carried on the numerous allegations against the PM- blessed Adani Group. pic.twitter.com/U7L8QLRb5f
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 15, 2023
Ramesh called on the RBI to look into two aspects what is the true Adani Group exposure of the Indian banking system and what are the explicit and implicit guarantees that the Adani Group has been given that it will be bailed out by Indian banks if foreign funding dries up.
“Will the RBI ensure that Indian banks are not forced to step in to substitute for any shortfall in foreign financing, especially given the Adani Group’s political connections,” Ramesh asked.
Public sector financial institutions like the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the State Bank of India have been “unusually generous” to the Adani Group in recent years, the Congress leader alleged.
The RBI must ensure that risks to financial stability are investigated and contained, he said in his letter.
The risks of contagion from any collapse in the Adani Group’s ability to secure financing must be monitored constantly, Ramesh argued.

“As the steward of the financial system, the RBI must do everything possible to protect India’s banks and financial institutions, and we urge you to act in the national interest to ensure that India’s taxpayers do not pay the price for the ‘misgovernance’ and potential ‘illegalities’ of one influential business house,” he wrote to Das.
Ramesh also posted his letter to SEBI chief Buch on Twitter saying, many Indian citizens were disturbed by the allegations that the Adani Group has indulged in “brazen stock manipulation” and “accounting fraud” via a “vast labyrinth of offshore shell entities”.
“Apart from the potential violation of several Indian laws, this goes against everything that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SBI) stands for. We urge you to investigate all potential violations and to ensure complete transparency about who is investing in Adani Group companies,” Ramesh said.
“Given the Adani Group’s size and political connections, it is incumbent that such investigations are seen as fair and complete, with no favour shown to the influential business group,” the Congress general secretary stressed.
Any failure to do so will cast a shadow on Indian corporate governance and on India’s financial regulators, and could affect our ability to raise funds globally, he argued.
In his letter, Ramesh asked why financial institutions of national importance such as the Life Insurance Corporation of India (IIC) and the State Bank of India (SBI) have “heavily bought” Adani Group equity when most private funds have been severely underweight because of concerns over corporate governance and indebtedness.
“LIC, which 30 crore Indians trust with their life savings, has lost thousands of crores in Adani Group stock in recent days. Should we not ensure that such public sector financial institutions are more conservative in their investments than their private sector counterparts and free from pressure from above?” Ramesh said.
The inclusion of Adani Enterprises in the widely used National Stock Exchange Nifty 50 index in September 2022 occurred despite the firm’s weak fundamentals, an excessive price-to-earnings ratio and a tiny free float, he alleged.
He further claimed that adding Adani Enterprises compelled supposedly conservative Nifty index funds to make significant purchases of this risky stock, including the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, India’s largest pension fund.
“In recent days, global stock indices have suspended Adani Group companies while the matter is investigated, but the NSE has failed to take any similar action to protect investors,” Ramesh said.
Is it not SEBI’s responsibility to ensure that index investors are protected from investing in questionable firms, he asked.
“We urge SEBI to play its role as the steward of India’s financial markets on behalf of the crores of Indians who have faith in the fairness of India’s financial markets,” the Congress leader said.
Ramesh shared the letters on Twitter and said that he has expressed the hope that a “full-fledged independent investigation will be carried on the numerous allegations against the ‘PM-blessed’ Adani Group”.
The Congress has been demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the allegations against the Adani Group by US-based short-seller Hindenburg.
The Adani Group has dismissed the allegations as baseless.

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February 15, 2023