Day: January 7, 2021

7Jan By drnakipuriaNo Comments

Politics

Accused moves court seeking release of $124, says it is ‘shagun’, has no link with his income

AN ACCUSED in a Disproportionate Assets case, Gurnam Singh, former Deputy ED Director, has moved an application at the special CBI Court seeking allowing their saving bank accounts and lockers to be operational. He further asked to be allowed to use the amount of his FDRs, release of his mobile phones, laptop, and USD 124, which he claims to have received as ‘shagun’. The petitioner, through his counsel, Advocate Ramesh Bamal has contended that that on November 28, 2017, when he (Gurnam Singh) and his wife, Dalip Kaur, returned from New York (USA) and reached at home, the CBI raided their house and took away foreign currency of 124 US Dollars, which the couple had received on account of shagun from the ring ceremony of their nephew, who are permanently settled in the USA. H...

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Politics

Narco-terror case: NIA searches six locations in Jammu, Punjab | India News – Times of India

JAMMU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at six locations, five in Jammu district and one in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, in connection with its investigation of a narco-terror module related to seizure of about 61kg heroin and arms and ammunitions at the International Border (IB) in Arnia of Jammu. “A case was registered on September 20 last year at Arnia police station in connection with unprovoked firing at a police patrolling party from the Pakistan side to provide cover for smuggling activity. The case was re-registered by the NIA on November 26 and taken up for investigation,” an NIA officer said. Earlier, six accused—Jash Raj Singh of Sai Kalan, Subash Chander of Sai Phagala, Sham Lal of Arnia, Gurbakash Singh of Bhour Camp Satwari, Bishan D...

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Politics

LG announces Rs 28K crore fresh industrial package for Jammu and Kashmir | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday announced a ?28,400-crore Industrial Development Package-2021, aimed at attracting Rs 20,000 crore investments and creating 4.5 lakh jobs in the Union Territory. “The Union cabinet sanctioned the package on January 6… It will remain in force for 17 years,” he said. The package comes as a big relief for industrialists and will cover the manufacturing industries and the services sector, principally tourism and IT. New entrepreneurs will get investment incentives in terms of low-interest capital. “This is a historic industrial package. It will give J&K’s economy a new boost and lead the UT towards growth and sustainable development,” the L-Sinha said. The L-G also stated that his administration is working on drawin...

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Thane shows the way, slum marks a room for menstrual hygiene

In the grimy, narrow alleys of Thane’s Lokmanya Nagar, a one-storey toilet block stands out for its freshly painted outer wall in shades of green and yellow, and a message: “Menstrual cycle is a natural process. Tyabaddal lajjaspad ase kahihi nahi (There is nothing shameful about it).” One of the 10 toilets in the women’s section is now a ‘period room’, the first of its kind in a public toilet in a slum, which was opened to users on Monday. The ‘period room’ has a urinal, a jet-spray, a toilet-roll holder, soap, running water and what public toilets needed most — a dustbin. Thane Municipal Corporation is planning to have such a room now across its public toilets. “This is a low-cost innovation that took only Rs 45,000. We will replicate this in all our toilets, which would ...

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Politics

Horrific scene… not America at its best, says US envoy as he wraps up

US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster said Thursday that he was “very sad” to see the violence in Washington DC and described the storming of the US Capitol as a “horrific scene” that was “not America at its best”. Speaking to The Indian Express during a detailed interview on his three-year stint in India, the outgoing US envoy also said that lawlessness and rioting is “always unacceptable” and has no place in any democracy. “It was very sad to see the news coming out of Washington, D.C. when we woke up on Thursday morning. While protests in our country are part of our democracy, it is unacceptable for there to be violence associated with them, and the storming of the US Capitol was a horrific scene. This is not America at its best. Lawlessness and rioting in the United S...

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Time limit to claim refunds for trains cancelled between March 21 and June 31 last year extended to 9 months | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The ministry of railways has extended the time limit for cancellation of counter tickets for train journeys between March 21 and June 31, 2020 from the present six months to nine months in view of the coronavirus crisis. The ministry had earlier extended the facility from three days to six months when the coronavirus pandemic had led to the cancellation of all regular trains. "Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the time limit beyond six months and up to nine months from the date of journey for cancellation of PRS counter tickets and refund of fare across reservation counters for the journey period March 21, 2020 to June 7, 2020. It is applicable only for regular time tabled trains cancelled by Railways," the ministry said in a statement. "After lapse of six months fro...

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Politics

Farmers Protest: Talks today, Narendra Singh Tomar meets sect head, farm unions say no link

A DAY ahead of the eighth round of talks with farmer organisations to break the deadlock over the new agricultural laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday met religious leader Baba Lakha Singh, one of the heads of the Nanaksar Sikh sect based in Punjab. While Baba Lakha Singh, who has been organising langar at the protest sites, said he wished to mediate between the government and the protesting farmers, Tomar played down the meeting and the farm unions said the religious leader wasn’t speaking for them. Friday’s talks will be between a ministerial committee including Tomar, Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Prakash, and 41 representatives of farm organisations. The Agriculture Ministry officials Thursday held...

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India’s GDP to contract 7.7% in current fiscal, advance estimates show

Pulled down by a sharp contraction in the services, manufacturing and mining sectors, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will contract 7.7 per cent in the current financial year as against a growth of 4.2 per cent in the previous fiscal, the first advance estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday show. The slide in growth in a tumultuous year that saw the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic impact of a months-long nationwide lockdown, is deeper than the 7.5 per cent contraction estimated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its December 4 monetary policy review. The projected contraction reflects a loss of Rs 11.3 lakh crore of GDP in real absolute terms from last year. Out of a total eight sectors, agriculture and electricity generation are ...

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Politics

Looking into facts of Srinagar gunfight that killed 3, says J&K L-G

J&K L-G Manoj Sinha said Thursday that he is “looking into the facts” related to the alleged gunfight on the outskirts of Srinagar city late last month in which security forces killed three youths who, they claimed, were “militants”. “I want to say this with all responsibility that if anything is found suspicious in the matter, I will definitely get it probed,’’ Sinha said. He was responding to questions from reporters during an interaction to announce a scheme to boost industry in the Union Territory with an outlay of Rs 28,400 crore. The L-G’s comments come days after the families of the three youths killed in Lawaypora in the early hours of December 30 alleged that the incident was a “staged gunfight” and that their children were innocent. The incident happened four ...

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Sports

Government ready to provide relaxation in athletes’ quarantine rules for international competitions | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday indicated that it’s ready to “relax” quarantine rules for international athletes to resume sports competitions in India amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Sports minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the government would do all for the comfort of athletes arriving in the country for international meets so that they don’t have to spend long periods in quarantine. “We will relax them (quarantine rules) for players. We will provide them all kinds of facilities so that the players don’t suffer or have to face long quarantine time,” Rijiju told a select group of media on the sidelines of the inauguration of a residential hostel in the premises of the Dr. Karni Singh shooting range on Thursday. The facility, with the 162-bed hostel, has an air conditioned dining a...

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Gaming

Covid pandemic: Vaccine first shots in Bengal likely by next Thursday

West Bengal is gearing up to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to frontline workers, with sources in the health department saying that the first shots may be given to health workers as early as January 13 or 14. According to them, the Serum Institute of India’s “Covishield” vaccine is likely to arrive in the city from Pune by Saturday. The sources said on Thursday that the government had prepared a list of healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and hospital Group-D staff, who would be among the first to receive the vaccine. Officials said all the districts had already been given proper instructions about the vaccination process. Once the vaccine arrives, people who are supposed to get it will receive an SMS with all the details, including the place where they will be adm...

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Sports

India vs Australia, 3rd Test Day 2, Live Cricket Score: Rain stops play after Jadeja strikes

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 1 Live Score: The match venue is the Sydney Cricket Ground. India vs Australia (IND vs AUS) 3rd Test Live Cricket Score Updates: Australia will begin the second day of the Sydney Test against India with Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne in the middle on Friday. On Day 1, the hosts looked destined for their biggest score of the series after a half-century from debutant opener Will Pucovski (62) helped them to 166/2. After the match was interrupted by rain, Labuschagne notched his ninth Test half-century to finish the day on 67 not out with Steve Smith unbeaten on 31 at the other end. For India, only Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini managed to scalp a wicket. Australia v India Test Series 2020/20213rd Test, SCG, Sydney, 06 Jan, ...

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Sports

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane self-isolating | Football News – Times of India

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is isolating after a close contact of his tested positive for COVID-19, Spanish newspaper ABC said on Thursday. Real did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report. The story in ABC said Zidane learned of the contact testing positive on Thursday morning and subsequently did not attend Real Madrid's training session ahead of Saturday's La Liga game away to Osasuna. The report added that the Frenchman had undergone a COVID-19 test and is awaiting the result, although La Liga must approve his return to work as its protocols dictate that a person should isolate for three days and then get a negative test before returning to training or take part in a match. Source link

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Gaming

Kolkata: CPM, Congress to hold joint rally at Brigade Parade ground, Rahul Gandhi may attend

The CPI(M) and the Congress on Thursday decided to organise a joint rally at the Brigade Parade ground here for the first time. The decision was taken at a meeting between the two parties on their strategy for the upcoming elections and the seat-sharing arrangement. Though the parties have not yet fixed the date for the rally, central leaders of both parties, including former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, are likely to attend it. “We are contesting the Assembly elections together with the Congress. Therefore, we will stand on the same platform to address the people. Primarily, it has been decided that the Brigade rally will be held at the end of February or early in March,” said Left Front chairperson Biman Bose. Senior Congress leader and party MP Pradeep Bhattacharya said,...

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Gaming

Bengal: Nadda to launch BJP campaign Saturday focusing on farmers

BJP national president JP Nadda will visit West Bengal on Saturday to launch the party’s “Ek Muthi Chawal [fistful of rice grains]” door-to-door campaign to counter the Opposition’s allegations that the BJP government at the Centre was against farmers. The campaign comes at a time when farmers are camping on the Delhi border, demanding that the government withdraw three farm laws passed a few months ago. According to a senior party leader, Nadda will launch the campaign in Bardhaman. BJP workers will visit farmer households in 48,000 villages across the state to collect rice. “This is going to be a month-long drive to collect rice to be used for making meals for farmers and the poor. Nadda ji will launch the campaign from a public meeting on Krishak Suraksha Gram Sabha in B...

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7Jan By drnakipuriaNo Comments

Gaming

Former TMC leader Laxmi Ratan Shukla: Taking a break from politics, no question of joining another party

Former sports minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Thursday ruled out joining any political party. He issued the clarification days after quitting the state Cabinet and stepping down as the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Howrah district chief. Shukla, a former India cricketer, told reporters that he wants to quit politics and concentrate on sports. “I am leaving politics for now, so the question of going somewhere doesn’t arise. I have done politics as honestly as I have played cricket. My identity as a cricketer is the most fundamental. For now, I will focus on sports. I will complete my term as MLA…Since I am going to take a break from politics, so the question of joining a party doesn’t arise.” Following his resignation on January 5, there was s...

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7Jan By drnakipuriaNo Comments

Entertainment

Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor head to Jaisalmer for the final schedule of ‘Bhoot Police’ – Times of India

Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor along with producer Ramesh Taurani flew off to Jaisalmer on Thursday to shoot the final schedule for the upcoming horror-comedy 'Bhoot Police'. Arjun shared the picture on his Instagram where he can be seen with the cast and the crew of 'Bhoot-Police' on the flight with other passengers. Arjun was wearing an olive green hoodie with matching pants while Saif looked cool in a black t-shirt. Check out the post here: Reportedly, the shoot for the upcoming horror-comedy is almost seventy-five per cent completed. It was shot post lockdown in the picturesque locations of Dharamshala and Dalhousie amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Starring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Yami Gautam and Jaaved Jaaferi, 'Bhoot Police' is helmed by Pa...

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7Jan By drnakipuriaNo Comments

Gaming

Suvendu, now with BJP, pays tribute to ‘TMC martyrs’, takes a dig at Chhatradhar

For the first time, a BJP leader on Thursday paid tribute to those who were killed in the Nandigram and Lalgarh agitations during the Left Front government. Nandigram and Lalgarh agitations, spearheaded by the villagers and backed by the Trinamool Congress against the land acquisition in the later years of the last decade, had prefaced the fall of the Left Front government in 2011. It is an important day in the Trinamool Congress calendar, and is observed as “Shahid Diwas” — Martyrs’ Day. Suvendu Adhikari, who recently quit the Trinamool Congress to join the BJP, reached Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district on Wednesday night and was first to pay tribute, even before the Trinamool leaders. “Some people had threatened that I would not be allowed to come here (Nandigram). Bu...

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Gaming

Zero hearings in 4 years but Rs 40 crore spent: TMC govt’s grievance redressal panel comes a cropper

A commission set up by the Mamata Banerjee government to address grievances related to public services did not conduct a single hearing between 2015, when it was set up, and 2019, a Right to Information (RTI) activist has found. Two years after coming to power, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) administration enacted the West Bengal Right to Public Services Act, 2013 (WBRTPS Act), and in 2015 it set up the West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission to ensure proper implementation of the law. In response to queries from socio-legal researcher and activist Biswanath Goswami under the Right to Information (RTI) Act — first raised on December 8, 2017 — the Department of Consumer Affairs admitted that between 2015 and 2019 the commission did not conduct a single hearing on matter...

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Life Style

Weight loss: “I have a big bowl of fruits and soup for dinner” | The Times of India

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