Nepal will make its case for the country’s transitional justice process at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, where it is expected to assuage the concerns of the international community on the completion of the remaining tasks of the homegrown peace process. According to a report in The Kathmandu Post, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali is travelling to Geneva on February 23 to participate in the Human Rights Council meeting where he would assure the international community that the process of reconciliation would be smooth and sustainable and that the whole process of ‘dealing with the past’…
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The Rajasthan government on Wednesday introduced a bill to provide five per cent reservation to Gujjars and four other communities in government jobs and education. The four other communities are Banjaras, Gadia Lohars, Raikas and Gadaria. Energy Minister B D Kalla piloted the Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutes in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Amendment Bill, 2019. Hundreds of people from the Gujjar community have been holding demonstrations since February 8 to press for their demands. Their agitation entered the sixth day on Wednesday with many community members occupying…
The National Film Development Corporation of India has been declared winner under the Miniratna Category-II by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). This is part of endeavour by the Ministry to felicitate select CPSEs in recognition of their exemplary work for the promotion of SC/ST entrepreneurs. The performance parameters were procurement from SC/ST entrepreneurs, number of vendor development programmes for SC/ST and number of SC/ST entrepreneurs benefitted as per data uploaded on Sambandh Portal. The NFDC, incorporated in 1975 and 100 per cent owned Central Public Sector Undertaking, was formed by the Government with the primary objective…
Asserting that the hearing of Article 35-A cases in the Supreme Court (SC) has heightened tension in the valley, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) chairman Muhammad Yasin Khan said any fiddling with the Article could trigger a catastrophe in the entire South Asian region and not only in Kashmir. Khan, who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Federation (KTMF), said revocation of Article 35-A will mean that people of all the three regions will lose their share of resources in the state, including jobs and land. “People of this state will end up like Palestinians whose land will be taken away…
A Bill which seeks to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951 and make the trust which runs the memorial, ‘apolitical’ was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Piloting the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2018, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said, ‘Our main concern is that the trustee of the memorial trust should not be president of any political party.’ He also announced that Rs 24 crore have been allocated for improvement of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial The Bill which seeks to “delete” the President of the political party as a Trustee, was introduced in the Lok…
Alleging that New Delhi is trying to divide Muslims on regional lines and in different sects in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said ‘the Centre was playing with fire by implementing BJP’s agenda through Governor Satya Pal Malik’. “When PDP was in coalition government with the BJP in J&K, it didn’t allow them (BJP) to implement their agenda in J&K,” Mehbooba, who was the chief minister of the state, said while addressing a press conference at her Gupkar residence here on Wednesday. She alleged now the Centre was implementing BJP’s agenda through its appointed Governor…
Well known Kannada Film Producer Jayashridevi passed away following brief illness at Apollo hospital in Hyderabad on Wednesday. She was 60. She was survived by her adopted son Vasu. Ms Jayashtridevi had produced films like Bhavani, Nammura Mandara Hoove, Amruta Varshini, Sri Manjunatha, Nishabdha, Kona Eeedite and other popular films. She was also executive producer of recently released Mukunda Murari. Actors, Producers, Directors including Mr Shivarajkumar belonging to Sandalwood have condoled the death of Ms Jayashridevi. The last rites will take at Yelahanka in the city tomorrow.
Over the past few days thousands of desperate civilians have been fleeing a fresh outbreak of violence in South Sudan’s Equatoria state, seeking safety in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), many “suffering from trauma.” Some 5,000 people have settled in several villages along the border near the town of Ingbokolo in Ituri province in north-eastern DRC, the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. “Most are women, children and the elderly” said UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch, explaining that they have been arriving by foot “exhausted, hungry and thirsty”. “Among them are people suffering malaria or other illnesses”…
The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill which seeks to provide severe punishment and heavy pecuniary fines for chit fund operators and fraudsters, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The legislation is aimed to help innocuous investors not to fall into the trappings of fraudsters and chit fund operators those played havoc with poor and middle class people in West Bengal and few other eastern states. The Union cabinet last week had given its green signal to the fresh amendments those provide for severe punishment and heavy pecuniary fines for such operatives to act as deterrent. The Bill…
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday took up the bill that seeks to tighten noose on fraudsters and chit fund operators and in a rather surprise move, the government initiatives were strongly supported by Congress and CPI-M members amid thumping of desks by the treasury benches. Speaking on the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Md Salim of CPI-M lashed out the Trinamool Congress for their alleged nexus with the chit fund operators. ‘Madam Speaker, there are always some corrupt people in all the parties but this Trinamool Congress is entirely a party of corrupt…
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and Junnar Tehsil farmers will be jointly organising ‘Grape Festival’ in Golegaon (Lenyadri) in Pune district between February 16 and 19. The festival is being organised with the help of grape farmers of Junnar tehsil and MTDC Resort Malshej Ghat, a release said. Tourists can participate at any day in this festival, which is organised on the border of Thane and Pune districts. To participate in the event, the tourists will have to reach MTDC Resort at Malshej Ghat at 1000 hrs. Tourists can visit the grape orchard of Golegaon. The tourists will be given…
NATO is not planning to deploy new ground-based nuclear weapons in Europe even after the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) becomes invalid following US withdrawal, NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller said Wednesday. “We will now discuss how to respond to new Russian missiles. But we have no plans to deploy new ground-based systems with nuclear weapons in Europe,” the official told Sueddeutsche Zeitung ahead of the meeting during which the alliance would discuss possible steps to take after the INF suspension.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera expressed the belief on Wednesday that his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, would be ousted within days. “Within days, Maduro’s dictatorship will cease to exist. The people of Venezuela have opened door to freedom and democracy, with courage and happiness. Now they should move toward a free and prosperous country that lives in peace. All the democrats across the world share this happiness,” Pinera posted on Twitter. Earlier in February, Colombian President Ivan Duque equally voiced the belief that Maduro, with whom he has long been at loggerheads, would soon lose his post. Tensions in Venezuela escalated…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଗତକାଲି ବୋଧହୁଏ ଭାରତର ସୁପ୍ରିମ କୋର୍ଟର ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ବିଚାରପତି ସବୁଠୁ ଅଧିକ କ୍ରୋଧିତ ହୋଇକି ବସିଥିଲେ।ସିବିଆଇ ର ଅନ୍ତରୀଣ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ଥିବା ଏମ. ନାଗେଶ୍ଵର ରାୟଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ ଅଦାଲତ ଅବମାନନା ମାମଲାର ବିଚାର କରି ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ବିଚରପତିଙ୍କ ବେଞ୍ଚ ରାଓଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବିଧାନର ଧାରା ୧୨୯ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କାର ଜୋରିମାନା କରିବା ସହିତ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଦାଲତର ଏକ କୋଣରେ ଦିନସାରା ବସି ରହିବାକୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଥିଲେ। ଏହାକୁ ଆଇନ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ ହୁଏତ ଅଳ୍ପ ସମୟର ଜେଲ ଦଣ୍ଡ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇପାରିବ। ଆଉ ଟିକେ ହାଲୁକା ଭାବରେ ବିଚାର କାଲେ ଶ୍ରେଣୀର ଉଦ୍ଧତ ଓ ଅମାନିଆଁ ଛାତ୍ରକୁ ଦଣ୍ଡିତ କରିବା ଲାଗି ଯେମିତି ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ଗୃହ ବାହାରେ ଛିଡା କରାଇ ଦିଆଯାଏ, ରାଓ ଙ୍କ ଅବସ୍ଥା ଠିକ ସେୟା ହୋଇଥିଲା। ଗୋଟେ ପକ୍ଷରେ ସିବିଆଇକୁ ଏ ଦେଶର ସବୁଠୁ ବଡ ତଦନ୍ତକାରୀ ସଂସ୍ଥା ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଉଥିବା…
PhonePe, India’s fastest growing payments platform, has entered into a partnership with Dream11, India’s biggest sports game. As part of the association, PhonePe is live and first to offer direct UPI payments solution on the Dream11 platform. The users will also be able to avail a 30 per cent cashback on three transactions up-to Rs 75 on using PhonePe as a payment option on the Dream11 app. Commenting on the partnership, Ankit Gaur, Director – Online Business, PhonePe said, ”We are very excited to partner with Dream 11, the country’s biggest sports game. Over the last few years, Dream11 has…
Moments after CAG report on contentious Rafale combat aircraft deal with France was tabled in Rajya Sabha, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley welcomed the same tweeting ‘Satyameva Jayate” – the truth shall prevail”. “The CAG Report on Rafale reaffirms the dictum,” he said. Mr Jaitley is also the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. The much awaited CAG report on Rafale aircraft deal – which has been marred by controversy and repeated charge of nepoitism – with France was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Minister of State for Finance P Radhakrishan tabled the…
A fire broke out in the National Capital’s Paschim Puri area in the small hours on Wednesday, reducing 250 shanties to ashes. Acting on an information received at 0115 hrs, 28 fire tenders were pressed into service to put out the inferno, a Fire department official told UNI. A woman, who suffered burn injuries in the incident, was rushed to a nearby local hospital. The fire was brought under control by 0315 hrs, the official added. Prima facie, the cause of the fire was suspected to be short circuit. The incident took place in Shaheed Bhagat Singh camp in Paschim…
Nearly 50 per cent of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices. Ahead of World Hearing Day on March 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have issued a new international standard for the manufacture and use of these devices, which include smartphones and audio players, to make them safer for listening. “Given that we have the technological know-how to prevent hearing loss, it should not be…
Hundreds of people came out in the streets defying curfew and clashed with security personnel as protests against the Citizenship Bill were getting violent. To control the situation the government has banned internet services from Feb 12 to 16 and prohibitory orders were issued in Imphal for the second-day today ordering all to remain indoors. Broadcast of news which may disturb peace and tranquillity was also banned by the District Magistrate. Sounds of firing, shouting of slogans were heard in most places and security personnel were finding it difficult to control the situation as large numbers of people were coming…
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday participated in a protest by Trinamool Congress MPs in Parliament against alleged ”misuse” of the CBI by the Central government. Congress leaders Anand Sharma also took part in the protest by Trinamool Congress MPs outside the Gandhi statue . The TMC MPs were wearing black clothes. The protesters also demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged corruption in the Rafale deal.
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପେଟ୍ରୋଲିୟମ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ ଗତ ମାସେ ଭିତରେ ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ନାଁ କହୁଛନ୍ତି- ସରୋଜ ସାହୁ । ବିଜେପିର ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ ଓ ବିଜେପି ପ୍ରବକ୍ତାମାନଙ୍କ ଟେଲିଭିଜନ ଆଲୋଚନାରେ ସେଇ ନାଁଟି ବାରମ୍ବାର ଆସୁଛି- ସରୋଜ ସାହୁ। ଏପରିକି କଂଗ୍ରେସରେ ନୂଆ କରି ଯୋଗଦେଇଥିବା ପୂର୍ବତନ ଅର୍ଥମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ପଂଚାନନ କାନୁନଗୋ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ନାଁ କହିଲେ- ସରୋଜ ସାହୁ। ଲାଗୁଛି, ସତେ ଯେମିତି ୨୦୧୯ ସାଧାରଣ ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ସରୋଜ ସାହୁ ବନାମ ବିଜେପି ଓ କଂଗ୍ରେସର ପ୍ରତିଦ୍ଵନ୍ଦୀତା ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି। ତେବେ ତିନିମାସ ଆଗରୁ ସ୍ଥିତି ଟିକେ ଅଲଗା ଥିଲା। ସବୁ ଟିଭି ଚାନେଲ ଓ ସବୁ ବିରୋଧୀ ରାଜନେତା ଆଉ ଗୋଟେ ନାଁ ନେଉଥିଲେ- ପାଣ୍ଡିଆନ। ଏବେ ହଠାତ ପାଣ୍ଡିଆନ ବାବୁଙ୍କ ନାଁର ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚା ଟିକେ କମିଯାଇଛି। ଏବେ ବିଜେଡ଼ିର ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନ ଓ ସର୍ବ ବିଦ୍ୟମାନ ନେତା ହେଉଛନ୍ତି ସରୋଜ ସାହୁ।…