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Massive fire engulfs 40 houses in village near Shimla

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A massive fire broke out in a village near Shimla leading to the destruction of over 40 houses. reports say that there have been no casualties so far and the cause of the incident is being investigated. The people who have lost their homes in the fire have been taken to another place to provide them with some relief.

The fire reportedly broke out at a time when occupants inside the houses were asleep. Local authorities rushed fire tenders to the spot and the flames were doused after several hours. While no casualties have been reported so far, the cause of the fire is being investigated. Those displaced have reportedly moved to a different location to provide them with relief.

This is the second major incident of fire in areas around Shimla in two days. On Tuesday, a two-storied residential building caught fire and was completely destroyed before fire department officials could douse the flames.

Defence lawyer questions probe by lady investigator, says she is a woman, how intelligent can she be?: Kathua Case

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Amid nationwide outrage over the recent cases of crime against women, a statement by a lawyer proves exactly why situation in the country is not going to change soon.

As hearings in the Kathua rape case are underway, several revelations seem to be taking place on daily basis. Recently, the defence counsel, representing five of the eight accused in the case, has not only raised questions on the probe conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir police but also questioned the capability of the senior investigating lady officer stating that it was beyond her “intelligence.” As per reports, the defence counsel, Ankur Sharma said that the case was investigated by a woman who is also a new officer. He added, “She was misguided by someone.”
Ankur Sharma said that the police officers involved in the investigation and also the bureaucrats are nothing but the ‘puppets’. The following claims by the lawyer come in after the officer, Shwetambri Sharma, talked about the hurdles and problems she faced while investigating the brutal murder and rape of an 8-year-old Bakerwal girl. Reports suggest that the Kathua rape case took place in January and the chargesheet was filed by the police some three months later. Reacting to the reports of lady officer being threatened, the lawyer asked, “If she had faced so many hurdles why didn’t she inform her superiors about it?”

21 killed in MP accident

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At least 21 members of a wedding party were killed after a mini-truck they were travelling in fell into the Son river in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, an official said on Wednesday.

The accident in which more than 20 others were injured, occurred late on Tuesday when the driver lost control of the vehicle while crossing the Jogdaha bridge.

The mini-truck crashed through the railing and plunged into the river.

The wedding party was en route to Bahari in Sidhi from Deosar in Singrauli district.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed grief over the incident.

The relief and rescue operations continued through the night. All bodies have been recovered. The injured were in hospital.

Emotional Sampangi targets Veerappa Moily after ticket deniel

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Alleging that the party had given prominence to money over sincerity, Bagepalli Assembly Constituency ticket aspirant and former MLA N Sampangi who missed the race to the ticket came down heavily on Congress high command and MP Veerappa Moily.

Addressing media people, Sampagi communicated his mistake about the party offering ticket to S N Subbareddy, who defeated Congress candidate in the last poll. “After overcoming CPM in a Gram Panchayat elections in 1998, we sorted out the party from village level. I filled in as KPCC General Secretary too. In any case, seniors didn’t think about this,” he included.

“At the point when Veerappa Moily needed to challenge to Lokasabha from this locale in 2009, after confronting three continuous defeats from Mangalore, we coordinated with him to save the party. In spite of the fact that numerous local leaders were against him, we worked for him. Subsequently, he got 26,000 votes from Bagepalli supporters. Subsequent to being chosen as Union minister he additionally said that ‘Sampangi gave me political resurrection following 14 years gap’. In any case, this is the thing that we got from him,” he said.

“There are no corruption charges against me. If the party cheats sincere Congressmen like us, there are many followers who believe us. The party can still change the decision, otherwise, I will discuss with the followers regarding the next step,” Sampangi said emotionally.

Amethi will be as developed as Singapore, California in 15 years: Rahul Gandhi

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In a veiled attack on the government, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that no matter what attempt is made to stall the development of Amethi, no one can stop his Lok Sabha constituency from becoming a world-class education hub.

Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a school here in his parliamentary constituency, the Congress chief also accused the Centre and state government for halting the progress of the state by taking away the big projects.

“After 10-15 years, when people would mention Singapore and California, they will also mention Amethi in the same breath,” Rahul said.
On Monday, Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was on a visit to a school in Amethi.

On being asked about the implementation of laws in villages by school students in Amethi, the Congress president had said that they should ask the same to the Prime Minister instead.

Rahul Gandhi kick-started his Amethi visit On Monday.

On his arrival at the Chowdhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, he faced protests from a group of party workers, alleging that the party had fallen to middlemen and demanded that the leadership should take action against such people.

Gandhi gave them a patient hearing and assured them of necessary action before leaving for Amethi by road.

There, he went straight to Shuklabazaar where he paid his condolences at the house of a party worker who passed away some time back. His cavalcade thereafter drove to Zainabganj where he met locals and party workers.

Rahul Gandhi also laid the foundations of some development projects. He met farmers and inaugurated a passport seva kendra, a road project, and a private school.

Journos Demand Apology From TN Governor For Patting Scribe’s Cheek

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A collective of journalists in Tamil Nadu have lashed out against Governor Banwarilal Purohit for patting the cheek of a lady reporter without taking her permission. In a letter addressed to him late on Tuesday night, the journalists have demanded that he should issue an unconditional apology.
“unbecoming” of a person holding a Constitutional post. The incident took place when the 78-year-old Governor was about to leave the venue of the crowded press conference at the Raj Bhavan, which was all set to conclude.

DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi tweeted “even if the intention is above supsicion, a person who holds a public office has to understand that there is a decorum to it and violating a woman journalist’s personal space does not reflect the dignity or the respect which should be shown to any human being.” “It is not only unfortunate, but unbecoming of a person holding a constitutional post,” DMK Working President M K Stalin said in his twitter handle.

In their letter to Purohit, the collective of TN journalists too have sought to remind him that his act was even more shocking because he is a constitutional figure. “Your action today in touching the cheek of a senior lady reporter who asked you a question at the press meet was patronising at best and a violation of her rights as a woman at worst,” read the letter. “It, however, does not behove the Constitutional head of a State to throw basic courtesy and respect to the winds and attempt to touch a lady without her consent, even if the gesture may have been ‘paternal’ in nature. “

Interactive Meeting with Consul General of Malaysian Investment Development Authority

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Malaysian Investment Development Authority Mumbai had an Interactive Meeting with Members of FKCCI at Cabinet Hall, FKCCI.
Mr. Sudhakar S Shetty, Sr.Vice-President, welcoming Mr.Roswaidin Mohd. Zain, Consul General, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said there are good opportunities for our businessmen to invest in Malaysia, as it is hub for ASEAN Countries, with the increase in Trade between India and ASEAN Countries. Malaysia is a good option.


In their presentation Mr. Roswaidin Mohd. Zain stated India has good opportunities in Electrical, Electronics, Chemical, Medical, Tourism, IT etc., Malaysia has population of 32 million. The Malaysian Economy is very open and liberal for business. The Government is very pro-active and it takes the opinion of the Chambers in formulating the policies. India is the 9th largest Trading Partner with Malaysia.

During the Interaction with the members, he explained that Malaysia allows 100% repatriation of profits and there is no limit on the investment to be made. The work permits are allowed based on the project which is set-up in Malaysia. Already many Indian companies have set-up offices in Malaysia. It is easy to start business in Malaysia.

The programme was moderated by Mr.D. Suresh Kumar, Chairman, International Business Committee, Mr. C.R. Janardhana, Vice-President, FKCCI proposed Vote of Thanks, Mr. Vivek Kudtarkar, Investment Officer, MIDA coordinated the visit.

Mr Shekhar Gupta Elected has a Editors Guild of India

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The Editors Guild of India at its Annual General Body meeting held today unanimously elected Shekhar Gupta, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, ThePrint, as its President, A.K. Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard as its General Secretary and Sheela Bhatt, Editor, News Affairs, NewsX Channel, as its Treasurer. The General Body of the Guild also placed on record its deep appreciation of the stewardship of the Guild by the outgoing office bearers: Raj Chengappa, Group Editorial Director ( Publishing), India Today Group, its President, Prakash Dubey, Group Editor, Dainik Bhaskar, General Secretary and Kalyani Shankar, senior editor and columnist, Treasurer.

Won’t stake claim to Taj Mahal: Wakf Board to SC

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The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it won’t stake claim to the ownership of the Taj Mahal.

Asking senior counsel A.D.N. Rao appearing for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take instructions, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that once the Board pressed its right over the monument then it has to adjudicate the issue.

“Once you have registered the monument as a Wakf property, your statement that you will not be staking claim will not help,” said the bench and directed the next hearing on July 27.

In its hearing on April 11, the apex court asked the Wakf Board to produce an original title document bearing the signatures of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to prove its claim.

Telling the court the Taj Mahal is owned by the almighty, the Sunni Wakf Board on Tuesday said it has no document from the Mughal rulers or their descendents bestowing the 17th century monument in its favour.

The Board said the monument belonged to it as its members have been continuously performing Urs on the death anniversary of Emperor Shah Jahan and Friday Namaz at the Majid located in the compound of the Taj Mahal.

Such a course would create problems, observed the bench.

In an obvious reference to a decedent of Mughal empire, the Board told the court that no human can lay claim to the magnificent monument.

Y.H. Tucy, who claims to be the great grandson of last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has said that the Taj Mahal is the nation’s property and no one can claim right over it.

“Remember Emperor Shah Jahan has not written a deed in favour of Waqf,” Tucy had told IANS in an interview.

The Archaeological Survey of India moved the top court in August 2005 after the Wakf Board registered the Taj as Wakf property.

The top court then issued notices on ASI’s plea and stayed the board’s move and the matter is pending since then.

Asian Tour returns to Pakistan for Chief of Naval Staff Open golf meet

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The Asian Tour will make a welcome return to Pakistan after an 11-year hiatus for the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Open Golf Championship which will be staged from July 24 to 27, it was announced on Tuesday.

The CNS Open Golf Championship will attract a talented cast of Asian Tour stars to the $300,000 event which will be played in the country’s oldest golf course, the Karachi Golf Club, according to a release.

The CNS Open Golf Championship has been staged on the local circuit since 1995, making it the longest running professional golf event in Pakistan. By joining the Asian Tour, the tournament will receive official ranking points and give local golfers an opportunity to play alongside some of the region’s leading players.

The Chief of Naval Staff was delighted to bring the CNS Open Golf Championship on the Asian Tour. The last time an Asian Tour event was staged in Pakistan was in 2006 and 2007. Last year, the Asian Development Tour (ADT) sanctioned a tournament in the country for the first time.

“This is great news for golf in Pakistan. We are thrilled to welcome the Asian Tour and its talented members to our beautiful country. It has been 11 years since we last staged an Asian Tour event and we are proud to work together with all sponsors to make this tournament a huge success,” said the Chief of Naval Staff.

The staging of the CNS Open will also boost the chances of the local golfers to improve on their OWGR ranking and give them a better opportunity to try and qualify for the Japan Olympic Games in 2020.

“There was a huge representation of Asian golfers in the last Olympic Games and we hope to provide a viable platform for our golfers to improve on their world ranking. It is also our goal to promote golf among the younger generation in hopes that we will have a Pakistani golfer playing and contending regularly on the Asian Tour in the future,” the Chief of Naval Staff added.

Asian Tour Chief Executive Officer Josh Burack applauded the efforts of the Chief of Naval Staff and the Karachi Golf Club to stage an Asian Tour tournament in Pakistan.

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