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N S Megharikh becomes the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner

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N S Megharikh

Bengaluru: N S Megharikh taken charge as Bengaluru Police commissioner here on Friday. Megharikh, a 1989 batch IPS officer succeeded M N Reddi, who is now Director-General of Police and Commandant-General of Home Guards.

On Friday evening M N Reddi handed over his responsibilities to Megharikh in the presence of the police top brass. Prior to his elevation as City Police Commissioner, Megharikh had served as Additional Director-General of Police, in charge of law and order, at the police headquarters.

On his fifth posting in Bengaluru, Megharikh said the upcoming BBMP elections (August 22) would be his first challenge. He also spoke to Express about his plans to improve policing.

“During my tenure or even after my retirement, the department will not get the desired number of personnel. But my objective is to get work done with the people we have. Nobody will work under me. We are going to work together. The BBMP elections are my first challenge. I have worked during the Lok Sabha, Assembly and gram panchayat elections, and I am confident I will be able to ensure there is no law and order disturbance. During the BBMP elections, I will visit all city police stations, Megharikh said.

“I am aware of the problem. We will work on a strategy. I have also seen days when we had to counter dacoits on the outskirts of the city.”

“I believe in grassroots and community policing. We will work under the ground, on the ground and above the ground. Under the ground, we will look at problems the public are not aware of. On the ground, we will develop a cordial relationship with the public. Above the ground, the police are active on social media, and we will continue to communicate with the public using it ” he said.

(Agencies)

UN condemns arson attack by Israeli settlers

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Security forces inspect the West Bank house destroyed in an arson attack on July 31, 2015. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

Security forces inspect the West Bank house destroyed in an arson attack on July 31, 2015. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

by Andolu Ajansi

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday sharply condemned an arson attack by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank that killed an 18-month-old Palestinian boy.

Ban “calls for the perpetrators of this terrorist act to be promptly brought to justice”, read a statement issued from his office.

Ali Saeed Dawabsheh was burned to death early Friday when Jewish settlers attacked a house in Duma village in the West Bank’s southern city of Nablus. His parents and brother also suffered serious injuries.

Palestinian officials said the attack was carried out by Jewish settlers affiliated with the Price Tag militant group.

“Continued failures to effectively address impunity for repeated acts of settler violence have led to another horrific incident involving the death of an innocent life. This must end,” the UN statement said.

It said the absence of a political process and Israel’s illegal settlement expanding activities, as well as its demolition of Palestinian homes, had “given rise to violent extremism on both sides.

“This presents a further threat to the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for statehood as well as to the security of the people of Israel,” read the statement.

International law views East Jerusalem and the West Bank as occupied territories and deems any construction of Israeli settlements on the land to be illegal.

Earlier Friday, UN’s top Mideast envoy Nickolay Mladenov also condemned the “heinous” attack, calling it an act carried out for a political objective.

“We must not permit such acts to allow hate and violence to bring more personal tragedies and to bury any prospect of peace,” said Mladenov, who is the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.

“This reinforces the need for an immediate resolution of the conflict and an end to the occupation,” he added.

Direct peace talks between Israel and Palestinians remain deadlocked amid Israel’s unilateral settlement-building policies in occupied lands and Palestinians’ efforts on international recognition of their statehood.

India A cricket teams announced

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India A cricket

Chennai: The India A teams for the one-day tri-series and the two-match four-day Test series against South Africa A were announced here on Saturday.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met here to announce that young Delhi batsman Unmukt Chand will lead the team in the one-day tri-series involving Australia A and South Africa A that starts on Wednesday in Chennai.

Baroda batsman Ambati Rayudu was named skipper of the four-day Test team that will see Karnataka batter Karun Nair as the vice-captain. Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma, who has been recovering from the left middle finger injury, will return to action for the series starting on August 18 in Wayanad, Kerala.

India A squad for tri-series: Unmukt Chand (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Karun Nair (V.Capt), Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Parvez Rasool, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sandeep Sharma, Rush Kalaria, Mandeep Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan.

India A squad for Tests: Ambati Rayudu (Captain), Karun Nair (V. Capt), Abhinav Mukund, Ankush Bains, Shreyas Iyer, Baba Aparajith, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shradul Thakur, Ishwar Pandey, Sheldon Jackson, Jiwanjot Singh.

(Agencies)

Over 32,000 cases of women’s rights violation in 2014-15

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New Delhi: More than 32,000 cases of violation of rights of women have been reported by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in 2014-15 and the figure for this year so far is 9,786, parliament was informed on Friday.

A statement tabled in reply to question by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said 16,584, 22,422, 32,118 and 9,786 cases of violation of rights of women in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till date) respectively have been reported.

The reasons included domestic violence, molestation, dowry harassment, property dispute and rape.

As per the statement, more than 3,300 cases of violation of child rights were recorded in the year 2014-15.

In the last four consecutive years, the number was 2,404, 3,281, 3,340 and 2,270 cases respectively. The reasons included displacement, violence and trafficking which are listed as violations under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

(IANS)

To cure his wife, man targets 7 minor girls, rapes and kills 4

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Mathura: Following the advice by a Hindu tantric, a man raped and killed four minor girls and was on look to rape and murder three more girls! This chilling revelation came after a man identified as Sonu was arrested by the police earlier this week.

Sonu reportedly told police that the tantric had told him that to cure his wife he needed to sexually assault and kill seven minor girls in all.

Incidentally, Sonu is the friend of Lalua Balmiki who on Tuesday had been dragged out of a police station in Mathura and lynched by a mob of about 100 men. The mob had attacked Lalua after accusing him of the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl.

Police said that Sonu further told them that in his dark deeds it was Lalua who aided him. Sub-inspector Omkar Sharma of Farah police station in Mathura, tasked with guarding Sonu from angry mobs as he recuperates from injuries at the SN Medical College in Agra, said the man had confessed to the murder of the 12-year-old girl whose brutalised body was found in the bushes outside Parkham village early this week.

“A girl about 14 years old was raped and murdered on November 23, 2010. She had arrived in the village for a wedding but never returned to the venue after wandering out. The second was a child, just four years old. She was killed in 2012. Her body, with the head smashed in with a large stone, was recovered in the village. He (Sonu) said the third girl was a nine-year-old. He did not recall the date of that murder,” Omkar Sharma said. The 12-year-old was the fourth victim.

SSP Mathura, Rakesh Singh, admitted that in the three earlier incidents, cases had been registered at the local police station though villagers alleged that these were not the only murders the duo had committed.

The 12-year-old whose body was recovered on Tuesday was from the Thakur caste. Since Sonu and Lalua are Dalits, the matter has now taken a caste colour. Most of the men who set upon the duo were from the higher caste.

On Thursday, Sonu’s parents said besides lynching Lalua, the upper caste group had also set their home on fire. “We have been forced out of the village, we have nowhere to go now,” said Shyamlal, Sonu’s father.

On Wednesday, police lodged an FIR against 100 unnamed men for dragging Lalua out of police lock-up and lynching him. Four policemen were suspended for laxity at work.

(Agencies)

Movie Review: ‘The Vatican Tapes’ is a yawn inducing and a most boring stuff one has ever seen

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Producer: Chris Cowles, Gary Lucchesi, Chris Morgan & Tom Rosenberg
Director: Mark Neveldine
Star Cast: Kathleen Robertson, Micheal Pena, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott & John Patrick Amedori
Genre: Horror
Verdict: Average

More famous for their ghostly films, the Neveldine brothers are one of the Horror Masters of Hollywood, just as the Ramsay Brothers were the Horror Masters of Bollywood. The Vatican Tapes depicts the horrific happenings in a young woman’s life.

Plot: It follows the ultimate battle between good & evil & God versus Satan. Angela Holmes is an ordinary 27 – year – old until she begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close, causing serious injury & death. Holmes is examined and possession is suspected, but when the Vatican is called upon to exorcise the demon, the possession proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than ever imagined. It’s all up to Father Lozano to wage war for more than just Angela’s soul, but for the world as we know it.

Aces: The demonic & the exorcism scenario.

Minuses: Quite a repetitive and boring stuff which has nothing new or much to offer.

Last Word: Director Mark Neveldine in his debut solo effort could not hold the viewers interest in the prequel, yet he has given ample hint of a sequel. Anyways go ahead and give it a miss.

Movie Review: ‘Pixels’ is the dullest fare and not at all enjoyable

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Pixels

Producer: Adam Sandler, Chris Coloumbus, Allen Covert, Mark Radcliffe & Micheal Barnathan
Director: Chris Columbus
Star Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Cox, Ashley Benson & Jane Krakowski
Genre: Sci-Fi
Verdict: POOR

A Dull Fare

Chris Columbus’ body of work includes the Home Alone & Harry Potter series besides of course other comedy oriented films. In his latest film Pixels he has tackled the mindset of the extraterrestrial creatures with a tongue in cheek attitude.

Plot: As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad) & Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant (Peter Dinklage) saved the world thousands of times, at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, they’re going to have to do it for real. In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the video games as the models for their assaults, and now US President Cooper must call on his old school arcade friends to save the world from being destroyed by PAC – MAN, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede & Space Invaders. Joining them is Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten (Michelle Monaghan), a specialist supplying the arcaders with unique weapons to fight the aliens.

Aces: The only thing good about Pixels is the display of its flawless special effects.

Minuses: Bad direction topped with bad performances.

Last Word: It’s an awfully crafted movie. Can’t even recommend for kids viewing.

2 of 4 Indians detained in Islamic State-controlled territory in Libya released

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Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar, the two Indians who have been released.

Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar, the two Indians who have been released.

New Delhi: Two of the four Indians detained in the Libyan city of Sirte, an area under the control of the Islamic State, were freed on Friday evening.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said: “I am happy we have been able to secure the release of Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar. Trying for other two.”

Three of those abducted are faculty members at the Sirte university and the fourth person works at a university branch in Jufra.

“They are back in the Sirte university,” official sources said.

According to sources, two of those released are from Raichur in Karnataka and state capital Bengaluru.

The Andhra Pradesh government urged Swaraj to expedite steps for safe return of all four. The remaining two hostages are from Hyderabad and Srikakulam.

Vikas Swarup, external affairs ministry spokesperson, said earlier in the day that all four were returning to India through Tripoli when they were detained on Thursday at a checkpoint about 50km from Sirte, hometown of former Libyan strongmen Muammar Gaddafi. Later, they were taken to the Sirte city.

The incident came a year after 39 Indians were kidnapped from Iraqi city of Mosul. They still remain in the custody of their captors.

Most of Sirte fell to IS in May and the university is not functioning since February, raising doubts that the Indians continued staying there as they were were yet to get their salary dues. All of them had been in Libya for more than a year.

There are 2,000 Indians at present in conflict-hit Libya, who stayed back despite many advisories urging them to leave the country.

Since most of the Indian mission staff to Libya is now based out of Tunis, it is proving to be difficult task for officials to track the developments inside the trouble-torn country.

Last July, a group of 65 Indian nurses were trapped in fighting which engulfed parts of Libya.

(Agencies)

Tripura governor slammed for calling mourners at Yakub Memon’s funeral potential terrorists,

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Tathagata Roy

New Delhi: Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy’s tweets about Yakub Memon’s funeral have evoked sharp responses from everyone. 70-year-old Roy tweeted saying those who attended the last rites of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon were potential terrorists, who must now be keenly watched by the intelligence agencies.

Yakub Memon was hanged early on Thursday in Nagpur Central Prison after a historic pre-dawn Supreme Court hearing that rejected his 11th hour legal appeal. His body was taken to Mumbai, where he was buried next to his father. A large crowd had gathered when Memon’s body arrived at his home in Mahim. He went on to add, “Governors ought to be concerned abt security of state. Intelligence keeping tab on Yakub’s mourners is preventing terror. Better than cure” (sic) After receiving criticism for his controversial remarks, Roy tweeted, “When I suggested ‘intelligence keeping a tab’,I mentiond NO COMMUNITY. So how come I’m accused of being ‘communal bigot’? Guilty conscience?” (sic)

The Mumbai police had also banned filming or taking photographs of the body during its transportation from the airport to the burial ground, in order to avoid any breach of law and order. Roy, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national executive since 2002 and the BJP Bengal president from 2002-2006, assumed office as Governor of Tripura in May 2015.

(Agencies)

NHRC issues notice to Karnataka govt over farmers’ suicides

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New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has expressed ‘grave’ concern over alleged farmers’ suicides in Mandya district of Karnataka over low payment by sugar mills and issued a notice to the state government seeking a reply within four weeks.

Mandya, known as the ‘sugar bowl’ of Karnataka, has seen a spate of farmer deaths as the mills were paying them Rs 700-800 per tonne, despite the Chief Minister’s promise of purchasing at Rs 2,500 per tonne, the NHRC said.

The deaths due to suicides by farmers is of grave concern and calls for prompt and quick remedial steps by the government, the rights body said.

It has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka calling for a report in the matter within four weeks.

Referring to a media report in this regard, it said that the “negligence” by the state and Union governments in the matter of fixing fair price, payment of arrears by mills and a sugarcane glut are the main reasons for the sudden spike in the suicides.

(Agencies)

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