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All nine accused get life imprisonment in Shaheed Bava murder case

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Kozhikode: The Special Additional District Sessions Court at Eranhipalam today awarded life imprisonment to all the nine accused in the Shaheed Bava murder case.

The court imposed a fine on nine accused and directed that an amount of Rs. 2 lakh obtained as penalty from the accused should be compensated to the victim’s father.

Writing the judgment on Wednesday, special judge S. Krishnakumar had found Abdurahiman, aka Cheriyappa (first accused); Abdul Kareem (third accused); Abdul Naser, aka Auto Naser (fourth); Fayas Aboobacker (fifth); Najid Hyder (sixth); Rashid Abdurahiman (eighth); Hijas Rahman, aka Katta (ninth); Muhammed Hamsheer, aka Pala Jamsheer (tenth); and Shahul Hameed (eleventh accused) guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The court had also acquitted five of the accused, namely Muhammed Salim (second accused), Irshad Kuyyil (seventh), Jaffer aka Bichutta (twelfth), E. Ayoob (thirteenth) and K. Murshid (fourteenth accused) as the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them.

Shaheed Bava, from Cheruvadi, Kozhikode was grievously assaulted by an angry mob near Kodiyathur village in 2011 for having an ‘illicit relationship’ with a married woman. According to police, Bava used to allegedly visit a house occupied by women members, late at night. He was apparently warned by the men folk in the neighbourhood to stay away. He was tied to an electric post and beaten up, when he was found at a woman’s house.

He died of injuries in a private hospital in the city on November 13.

Veteran journalist M.V. Kamath passes away

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M.V Kamath had authored nearly 40 books on various topics.(Image via Twitter)

M.V Kamath had authored nearly 40 books on various topics. (Image via Twitter)

Bangalore: Veteran journalist and former chairman of Prasar Bharati M.V. Kamath, died early morning today in his native place Manipal in Karnataka. He was 94.

He had been hospitalised for the past few days and died of cardiac arrest around 7.30 am, said his relative. Kamath was currently the Honorary Director of Manipal Institute of Communication.

Madhav Vittal Kamath was born on Sep 7, 1921 in Udupi, Karnataka. He was a science graduate and initially worked as a chemist for five years before taking up journalism.

A Padma Bhushan recipient, he penned over 40 books, including “Gandhi – A Spiritual Journey”, “Reporter At Large”, and co-authored “Narendra Modi – The Architect of a Modern State” (2009). A journalist well known for his right wing association, Kamath was one of the earliest biographers of Narendra Modi

He started his media career with Mumbai’s daily, the Free Press Journal, as a reporter in 1946 and later worked for its eveninger, Free Press Bulletin.

Later, he joined the Times of India Group and he worked as the editor of ‘The Sunday Times (India)’ for two years during 1967-69 and its Washington Correspondent of ‘Times of India’ during 1969-78. He also served as editor of ‘The Illustrated Weekly of India’.

Kamath was appointed as the chairman of Prasar Bharati, the autonomous public service broadcaster of India.

Expressing his condolences on the death of Kamath, PM Narendra Modi tweeted: “A prolific writer and fine human being, Shri MV Kamath’s demise is a loss to the world of literature and journalism. May his soul rest in peace.

“My mind goes back to the several interactions I had with MV Kamath ji. He was a repository of knowledge, always full of humility and grace,” he said.

Nine accused found guilty in Shaheed Bava murder case

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Shaheed Bava murder case

Kozhikode: The Special Additional District Sessions Court at Eranhipalam on Wednesday found nine accused guilty in the Shaheed Bava murder case. The court will pronounce the of sentence tomorrow.

In the moral policing case, a special investigation team had submitted the charge sheet against 14 persons in the case.

Shaheed Bava, from Cheruvadi, Kozhikode was grievously assaulted by an angry mob near Kodiyathur village in 2011 for having an ‘illicit relationship’ with a woman. According to police, Bava used to allegedly visit a house occupied by women members, late at night. He was apparently warned by the men folk in the neighbourhood to stay away. He was tied to an electric post and beaten up, when he was found at a woman’s house.

He died of injuries in a private hospital in the city on November 13.

Ex-Pentagon chief predicts 30-year ISIS war

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Panetta says Obama now has an opportunity to 'repair the damage' by showing leadership after having 'lost his way' in the fight against ISIS. (File Photo: AFP)

Panetta says Obama now has an opportunity to ‘repair the damage’ by showing leadership after having ‘lost his way’ in the fight against ISIS. (File Photo: AFP)

– by Al Arabiya News

The war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) could go on for decades because of poor decision-making on the part of the U.S. administration, the former chief of the Pentagon Leon Panetta said in an interview published Monday.

In the interview with USA Today, Panetta also criticized Obama for a deciding not the arm the moderate Syrian rebels in the early stages of the conflict in Syria.

“I think we’re looking at kind of a 30-year war” that could extend to threats in Libya, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, Panetta told the newspaper.

Panetta, a respected policymaker who served under Obama, blamed the challenges on decisions the president made over the past three years.

Among those decisions, he cited Obama’s failure to push the Iraqi government hard enough to allow a residual U.S. force to stay in the country after troops withdrew in 2011, saying that created a security “vacuum.”

The former defense secretary also pointed to Obama’s rejection of advice in 2012 from Panetta and then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton to begin arming Syrian rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad.

“I do think we would be in a better position to kind of know whether or not there is some moderate element in the rebel forces that are confronting Assad,” Panetta said.

And Panetta said Obama lost credibility when he warned Assad not to use chemical weapons against his own people and then failed to act when the Syrian leader crossed that “red line” last year.

Panetta says Obama now has an opportunity to “repair the damage” by showing leadership after having “lost his way” in the fight against the extremist group that has seized chunks of territory in Iraq and Syria.

The former Pentagon chief was speaking ahead of the release of his new book, “Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace,” set for Tuesday by Penguin Press.

USA Today said that Panetta is explicitly critical Obama in his book, writing that his “most conspicuous weakness” was “a frustrating reticence to engage his opponents and rally support for his cause.”

The president too often “relies on the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader,” the former defense chief added, saying that approach means Obama “avoids the battle, complains and misses opportunities.”

At times, Obama “gets so discouraged by the process” that he sometimes stops fighting, Panetta told USA Today.

But Panetta also expressed hope Obama would change course during his last two years in office and recover from his mistakes.

“My hope is that the president, recognizing that we are at a kind of critical point in his administration, will take the bit in his teeth and will say, ‘We have got to solve these problems,’” Panetta said.

(With AFP)

Black flags over Kobane as Islamic State forces move in

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Islamic State Kobane

– by John Beck, Vice

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a ground operation would be needed to stop Kobane falling to the Islamic State (IS) after the jihadists overran parts of the Syrian border town in heavy street to street fighting.

Erdogan warned that the series of air strikes launched by a US-led coalition on IS targets around the city would not be enough to halt the militants’ advance and that Kobane could be seized by IS soon. “The terror will not be over… unless we cooperate for a ground operation,” Erdogan said, speaking at a Syrian refugee camp in Gazientep, according to a translation by AFP. “I am telling the West — dropping bombs from the air will not provide a solution.”

He went on to reiterate calls for a no-fly zone above Syria, introduction of a buffer zone for refugees and for more moderate rebel groups battling the Syrian government to be armed and trained for the fight against IS.

IS moved into Kobane on Monday, seizing one neighborhood, the city’s industrial area and part of the countryside east of the city, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The group previously took control of Mistenur Hill, which overlooks Kobane from the south-east.

The observatory, which collects information from a network of local activists, reported on Tuesday morning that a relative quiet had fallen over Kobane, also known by its Arabic name of Ayn al- Arab, after heavy fighting forced IS to pull back somewhat. SOHR also said that five huge explosions had been heard east and south-east of the city, and were thought to be caused by airstrikes. US Central Command confirmed that aircraft from the American-led anti-IS coalition had “destroyed two IS fighting positions” south of Kobane on Monday.

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius also urged action on Tueday to defend Kobane, telling parliament “everything must be done so that the Daesh terrorists are stopped and pushed back,” using the Arabic slang for IS.

Fabius added that he had spoken with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and that French President Francois Hollande would talk with Erdogan on Tuesday.

Turkey has previously said that it would stop Kobane falling to IS and last week, the country’s parliament passed a motion which would allow military action against IS in Iraq and Syria and allow foreign forces to launch missions against the jihadists from Turkish soil. However, no further details have been announced. Ankara is wary of the idea of a powerful Kurdish presence on its doorstep, especially the YPG, which has links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a group that fought for more than 30 years for greater autonomy within Turkey and is considered by authorities to be a terrorist organization.

IS has effectively surrounded Kobane on three sides for well over a year but launched a large-scale offensive more than three weeks ago. It would be a major prize for IS and allow the extremist group to connect territory held in the Syrian province of Aleppo with its stronghold of Raqqa further east. It would also destroy the threat to their rear posed by the Kurds and give the group full control of a large stretch of the Turkish border, aiding the passage of fighters and oil in and out of the country.

Kurdish activists and military officials in Kobane have been warning that it could fall to IS at any moment, but this now looks closer than ever. Nevertheless, the Kurdish YPG fighters defending the city have remained defiant.

Idris Nassan, a senior official in Kobane, insisted to BBC Radio that Kurdish fighters had the advantage over IS in the city.

He said: “Kobane is not going to fall. Kobane resists and the resisting will be for a long time.

“They know the geography, they know how to fight in the streets and even tanks and other heavy weapons will not work in the small and narrow streets of Kobane,” Nassan said.

However Cahit Storm, a computer engineer who left Kobane for the Turkish border five days ago but remains in close contact with those left behind, said the city was about to fall. He said Turkey needed to allow access to Kobane in order to get provisions such as water, food and ammunition to the Kurdish fighters.

“Now that the city is completely locked by IS in the south and the Turks to the north it’s probably already lost,” he told the BBC. “Kobane right now is about to fall in one, maybe two days. Nothing more.”

Kurdish forces have arguably been the most effective force facing off against IS on the ground. However, the jihadists have modern weapons and armor, much of it looted from the Iraqi army during a shock advance in June. As a result they are hard to stop, especially for the YPG, which is mainly armed with elderly Soviet guns and RPGs and unable to access heavier ordnance.

Security forces in border regions have clashed with Turkish Kurds and refugees who believe that Turkey is backing IS and are infuriated that it has closed the border to those wishing to join the YPG in defending Kobane.

One man was killed and at least two others were reportedly injured during protests on Tuesday. Hakan Buksur, 25, was shot with live ammunition as police moved on demonstrators in the eastern Mu? Province, the English language Hurriyet Daily reported. Authorities declared a curfew at 5 pm in southeastern Mardin and eastern Van.

The fighting in Kobane has been clearly visible from the Turkish border and in some cases even spilled over. Five people were wounded when a mortar round hit a house in Turkey on Sunday, prompting authorities to evacuate part of the area.

Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said on Monday that NATO had prepared a strategy to defend Turkey, a NATO member, if it is attacked along its border with Syria.

RSS linked columnist Surya Prakash frontrunner for Prasar Bharati chairman’s post

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Prasar Bharati headquarters in New Delhi. File Photo: R.V. Moorthy

Prasar Bharati headquarters in New Delhi. Photo: R.V. Moorthy, The Hindu

New Delhi: A. Surya Prakash, columnist and fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a New Delhi-based right wing think tank, is likely to succeed journalist Mrinal Pande as the chairperson of public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati, making VIF a go-to hiring destination for the Modi government.

While Surya Prakash, who is consulting editor for The Pioneer, is the frontrunner for the post, the other people being considered for the post are well known pro- Modi columnists, Swapan Dasgupta, and Kanchan Gupta, among others. Prasar Bharati, operates state broadcaster Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR), and the government usually appoints a veteran journalist to the post of chairman.

A. Surya Prakash

A. Surya Prakash

The Vivekananda International Foundation, which is affiliated to the Kanyakumari-based Vivekananda Kendra, was established by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organiser Eknath Ranade in 1970. National security adviser Ajit Doval—appointed on 30 May—is a former director of the foundation and the Prime Minister’s principal secretary Nripendra Mishra is its executive council member.

Surya Prakash has closely worked with senior leaders of BJP and RSS. In 1998, Surya Prakash wrote a series of articles for The Pioneer about Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origins. In 2004, he edited a book, Sonia Under Scrutiny – Issue of Foreign Origin. This book was published by India First Foundation. His columns appear in The Pioneer, Dainik Jagran, Eenadu, Samyukta Karnataka and The Indian Republic. In the past, Surya Prakash has held key positions in several print and electronic media organizations.

A committee headed by vice- president Hamid Ansari along with Bimal Julka, secretary, information and broadcasting, and Markandey Katju, chairman, Press Council of India, will make a decision on the appointment in due course.

List of Indian American organizations who attended Narendra Modi’s reception at Madison Square Garden in New York

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Mr. Narendra Modi waves as he arrives to speak at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 28, 2014. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

New York: The public reception for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Madison Square Garden on September 28th, organized by the Indian American Community Foundation (IACF), attracted 19,000 cheering fans, apart from the staff and volunteers.

According to Communalism Watch, the resource website documenting the rise of the far right in India, Mr. Modi’s show at the iconic American indoor arena, was “Hindutva driven and inward looking, communally inclined circuits in the diaspora in the U.S were mobilised”.

Below is the full list of Indian American organizations who requested and were issued tickets by the IACF, and obtained by the India related US based website The American Bazaar:

  • Overseas Volunteer for Better India
  • Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA
  • OFBJP USA
  • Gujarati Samaj of New York
  • Indo American Seniors Organization of New Jersey
  • Param Shakti Peeth of America
  • Jain Center of New Jersey
  • US India Political Action Committee
  • NAMO BJP
  • Telugu Association of North America
  • Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America-National
  • BAPS SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA
  • The Hindu Student Council of NYU
  • Global Indians for Bharat Vikas
  • Indian American Intellectuals Forum Inc.
  • India Association of Long Island Inc.
  • Indian Students Association at Columbia University
  •  Vaishnav Temple of New York
  • North America Telugu Society
  • Hindu Center Inc.
  • Hindi USA
  • Jain Temple of New York
  • North American Telugu Association
  • Network of Indian Professional
  • American Telugu Association
  • Society of Indo American Engineers and Architects
  • Indian Cultural Center of South Jersey
  • BMM North America
  • Graduate Indian Students Association
  • India Association of Rhode Island
  • IIT Bombay Alumni Association Greater New York Chapter
  • Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America
  • NYU Shruti
  • Long Island Gujarati Cultural Society
  • Rajasthan Association of North America
  • Asian American Senior Association of Sayreville
  • Bhartiya Senior Citizens of Chicago
  • Rana Samaj USA
  • Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA
  • Sanskriti of NJ SevaPgh.org
  • Vallabhdham Temple
  • VYOUSA, Inc.
  • Dawoodi Bohra Community
  • India Cultural Association of Central Jersey Capitol Area Telugu Society
  • Gujarati Literary Academy of North America
  • Maharashtra Foundation
  • Vedic Heritage Inc.
  • VHP of America CT chapter
  • Patidar Cultural Association of USA
  • Gujarati Samaj of Lehigh Valley
  • KCO-Brindavana
  • Indo American Pharmaceutical Society
  • Gujarati Samaj of Metropolitan Washington DC
  • New York Tamil Sangam
  • American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
  • TLCA AIANA
  • Indo American Senior Citizens Association of Bucks County
  • Kannada Koota, New York Inc.
  • The American India Public Affairs Committee
  • Indian Cultural Group
  • Jai Bharat Dhol Tasha Pathak USA
  • Saurashtra Patel Cultural Samaj
  • Anjumane Badri NewYork (Dawoodi Bohra)
  • Telugu Fine Arts Society
  • America Tamil Sangam
  • Brahmin Society of New York
  • Lad Vanik Samaj of North America
  • The Hindu Temple Society of North America Gujarati Samaj of Delaware Valley
  • Divya Jyoti Foundation Inc.
  • India First Alliance
  • Indian Business Association of NJ
  • Society for Promotion of Indian Culture and Experience (United Nations Staff Recreation Council)
  • OFBJP Sewa International
  • IASCAOHC
  • Kashmiri Overseas Association
  • New England Marathi Mandal
  • SAIDATTAPETHAM
  • Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York
  • Sardar Patel Gujarati Samaj
  • Tricity India Association
  • Albany, NY VIBHA-Help Them Grow
  • Aapi Brahmin Samaj of USA
  • Indian American Forum Inc.(IAF)
  • Shree Umiya Parivar of USA
  • Asian Indian Heritage Association
  • Humvatan
  • Sindhi Association of New Jersey
  • South Gujarat Patel Pragati Mandal
  • Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania
  • Hindu American Foundation
  • Indo-American Arts Council
  • Isha Foundation
  • Bhavsar Samaj of North America
  • Sewa International USA
  • Dada Bhagawan Schchidanand Songh
  • Lead India
  • 2020 Foundation,Inc.
  • Marathi Vishwa NJ
  • Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey
  • India Society at Stony Brook
  • Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association
  • National Federation of Indian American Associations
  • OFBJP Canada Toronto
  • The Indo American Senior Citizen Association of Pa.
  • Jain Samaj of New York
  • Pennsylvania Telangana Association
  • NCAIA
  • Orissa Society of Americas NY/ NJ Chapter
  • Sanskar
  • Global Organization of People of Indian Origin
  • Indian American Forum for Political Education
  • International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization
  • Lions Clubs International
  • Rutgers Indian American Students
  • Gayatri Chetna Center of New Jersey
  • Jackson Heights Indian Merchants Association
  • Federation of Jain Associations in North America
  • Konkani Sabha KPCA
  • Shri Navagraha Devasthanam of NA, Inc
  • Friends of India Society Inc.
  • Hindu Temple of Tristates
  • Saurastra Samaj of Toronto
  • South Asian Association of Lancaster
  • The Association of Indians in America-NEC
  • Federation of Indo Americans of N. California
  • Indo American Senior Citizens of Atlantic County
  • People for Loksatta
  • Uplift Humanity India
  • Albany Telugu Association
  • Federation of Asian Indian Association
  • Shri Sanatan Mandir
  • Sri Aurobindo Yoga Foundation of North America
  • Central Jersey Indian Lions Club of Iselin
  • Ekal CT
  • India Cultural Society
  • Indian SA
  • Indo American Cultural Society of North America, Inc.
  • National Federation of Indian American Associations
  • New Jersey Tamil Sangam
  • India American Cultural Association
  • Indo-American Festivals, Inc.
  • Kalabharathi PMVS-VRAJ
  • Sikh Association of Baltimore
  • AAANA
  • Arsha Vidya Gurukulam
  • Ayyappa Seva Sangam New York
  • Indian Jewish Congregation of USA
  • Samskrita Bharati, USA
  • Shibaranjani, Inc.
  • Vegetarian Vision Inc.
  • Arya Samaj of NJ
  • CLPSS
  • Cultural Organization of Bengal
  • Indian Association of Greater Somerset County
  • N.AJ.C. Chamber of Commerce
  • NIAPPI
  • Art of Living
  • Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA
  • DwarkamaiI nc
  • India Association of Virginia
  • Jeevan-Jyoti Inc.
  • Prashanthi Charitable Services
  • Bridgewater Seniors Council Canada India Foundation
  • Gujarati Association of Western Mass.
  • Indo- Canada org
  • Jalaram Sevasamaj
  • Sai Temple PA
  • Shradhaa Foundation
  • Shree Rang Avdhoot Parivar (Nareswar)
  • USA Association of Indian in Construction Industry
  • Edison Cricket Club
  • NAMAM
  • Om KriyaYog
  • Rajasthan Association of Jains in America
  • Saptak Music
  • Saraswati Cultural Association of Jersey City
  • Shree Siddhi Dham Mandir. Inc.

The Voice of Women In Gaza

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A radio broadcaster sits in the sound booth at NISAA FM radio station, which focuses on women's issues, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 9, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)

A radio broadcaster sits in the sound booth at NISAA FM radio station. (photo by REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)

A Gaza based women’s radio station was destroyed in the last days of the Israeli war, when the 14 story building housing the studio was brought down as an act of terrorizing the population.

Gaza’s Nisaa FM was located in Basha towers inside an office building in the north of Gaza. The tower was a target for Israeli assault on August 26th, and the whole building, including Nisaa Gaza radio office, collapsed.

The office contained all the equipment, radio studio, computer training lab, the archive and furniture within. They took it upon themselves to not stop running the radio, and started working from a volunteer’s home.

Nisaa FM wants to rebuild its offices, so the channel can return its full potential, be productive and regain its hub for women in the Gaza strip.

We are producing Nisaa FM’s appeal to its well wishers and supporters to come forward to its assistance.

The Voice of Women In Gaza

A group of us, women from across Gaza, have come together in 2013 to form the first online community radio for women in the Gaza Strip. Not only we were proudly taking part in democratizing communications in our country, but we created a platform to share first hand our challenges, our findings and our voice on all fronts. It is a challenge for Arab women to be outspoken, let alone creating a community radio managed by women in Gaza. We helped pass this opportunity forward to the women of our community through a training center dedicated to training women on the use of multi-media. This will give them the chance to participate in the forms of communication, accessing information and the production of high quality material.

We help women of Gaza fully understand their rights; provide them the knowledge and the tools to apply their freedoms on ground depending on themselves, fighting their own injustices, involving their community and reflecting positively on the generations to come.

Our goals are:

  • Recognizing women’s role in communication and media, elevating the media scene for women journalists in Gaza
  • Bringing awareness to public on women’s issues and opinion, especially those living in marginalized areas in Gaza.
  • Women documenting stories of the oppressed within the Gaza community
  • Recruiting men and women to fight for gender equality in Gaza

Appeal

Since our office building has been destroyed, we will need to locate to a different location. At the new location, we will need to rebuild a modest radio studio, purchase equipment and furniture for the radio, training labs, and general office furniture. This includes studio equipment, recording equipment, 10 computers, a generator, and office furniture. We have estimated the amount needed to operate at our original capacity at $18,000.

What you get

For any funding we receive, we are ready to send you special handcrafts made by women of Gaza, which reflects on our culture and heritage.

Other ways you can help

Spread the word about our campaign through your social media networks and any other way you feel that could help us reach our maximum potential!!

To contribute: http://igg.me/p/939422/x

You can reach Nisaa FM at:

qaryamedia@gmail.com

www.nisaagaza.com

https://www.facebook.com/nisaagaza1

Journalists should accept 'packages', says Nitin Gadkari

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Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has courted a controversy asking journalists to “keep the packages (money) they get during the election season”.

“In the next 10-12 days, you journalists will have ‘Laxmi darshan’,” Gadkari said at a poll rally in Sawantwadi in coastal Konkan on Saturday. “Be it reporters or editors, there are separate packages for reporters, newspapers and their owners,” Gadkari said.

“Diwali has come. I have one request, keep whatever you get. Eat whatever you can,” he said. The state secretariat and legislature journalists association flayed Gadkari’s remarks. “Gadkari’s comments are highly objectionable,” president of Mantralaya Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh, Pravin Puro said.

“Gadkari has said journalists accept ‘packages’ (for election coverage). Due to such statements, the image of journalists gets dented,” Puro said.

(PTI)

Jayalalithaa's bail plea rejected

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Bangalore: In a huge blow to the AIADMK, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday denied bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case.

Denying bail to the convicted leader, the court said there wasn’t sufficient ground for awarding bail to her.

“The High Court has correctly rejected the bail for Jayalalithaa,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, who has been leading the campaign against her, said.

Supporters of the AIADMK had earlier begun celebrations in Tamil Nadu after the prosecution in the case told the court that it had no objections to conditional bail to the AIADMK chief. Swamy said he was “surprised when I heard that the prosecution had agreed for a conditional bail for Jayalalithaa”. “The Karnataka government has something to explain on this,” he said.

Jayalalithaa has already spent ten days in the Bangalore jail where she was lodged immediately after her conviction on 27 September.

Ahead of the hearing, posters were spotted in Chennai with purported threats to kidnap natives of Karnataka staying in Chennai. The posters, reportedly from local AIADMK leader KC Vijay, carried the threat to hold the Kannadigas captive until Jayalalithaa is granted bail, Hindustan Times reported.

Jayalalithaa has been in jail ever since a special court in Bangalore sentenced her to four years imprisonment in September under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PoCA). She was also slapped a fine of Rs 100 crore in connection with the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case.

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