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YSR Congress MPs resign from Lok Sabha

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All the five Lok Sabha MPs of the YSR Congress tendered their resignations to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday — the last day of Budget session — to protest against their unfulfilled demand of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.

They are also enraged at the Speaker not taking up the no-confidence motion moved by the party against the Narendra Modi government.

The five MPs — Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, Y.V. Subba Reddy, Vara Prasadarao Velagapalli, Midhun Reddy and Y.S. Avinash Reddy — had announced their decision to resign on Thursday itself.

The MPs would now proceed on an indefinite fast at the Andhra Bhawan in the national capital till their demand is met.

YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy also dared the rival Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to follow the suit.

“We do as we say! YSRCP MPs are submitting their resignations today (Friday). I challenge Chandrababu Naidu to make TDP MPs resign and stand united with the people of Andhra Pradesh in their rightful demand of special status for Andhra Pradesh,” Jaganmohan Reddy tweeted.

The YSR Congress, as well the TDP, staged noisy protests inside both Houses of Parliament over the demand of special status to Andhra Pradesh ever since the second-half of the Budget session had commenced on March 5.

While the TDP quit the ruling coalition — the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) — over the issue, the YSR Congress gave notice for the no-confidence motion against the Modi government.

However, the Speaker did not take up the motion even as other opposition parties also gave no-confidence notices, saying the motion could not be taken up when the House was not in order.

“On one pretext or the other, the Speaker is not admitting our no-confidence notices and has been denying us a discussion on the motion. We have given at least 12 notices. If the motion is not taken up again on Friday, we will have no choice but to resign,” Vara Prasadarao Velagapalli of the party had said on Thursday.

Bowing to a long-pending demand by a section of the state’s population, the central government had in 2014 bifurcated the state to carve out Telangana and residuary state of Andhra Pradesh by getting the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act passed in Parliament.

The Andhra parties say that Telangana, despite having less population, has walked away with the largest chunk of resources as it has got Hyderabad as its capital. Hence, they demand special status for Andhra Pradesh which entails special financial packages and other perks from the central government.

(IANS)

Financier, 68 year old Smothered to death

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A 68-year-old financier was smothered to death at his home in Devasandra close KR Puram by unidentified men.

The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Sathish assumed name Shailesh, a local of Uttar Pradesh. He has been living in Bengaluru for the past 30 years.

The incident came to light when the neighbours observed foul scent coming from his flat. The house proprietor utilized the copy key to open Shailesh’s door and discovered his decomposed body. They immediately informed the police who arrived at the spot. The police presume that Shailesh could have been killed five days prior.

Investigations uncovered that Shailesh had hitched a local lady, but separated from her after seven years. He then married for the second time and remained in Malleswaram. Presently his wife and son, a software engineer, are settled in New Zealand.

The assailants had bound his hands and legs and squeezed a pillow to his face and murdered him before locking the door from outside and escaping the place, said the police, who are checking the CCTV footages for indentifications of Shailesh’s murderers.

High Court serves notice to Ravi Belagere over CCB petition

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The Karnataka High Court on Thursday requested a notice to the manager of Kannada weekly ‘Hello there Bangalore’ Ravi Belagere, over a petition documented by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) for cancellation of his bail.

The CCB had documented a charge sheet blaming Belagere for hiring a sharpshooter to execute his partner, Sunil Heggaravalli. Justice Srinivas Harish Kumar, who issued the notice, requested Belagere to document objections to the petition and adjourned the hearing.

The CCB’s petition argued that Belagere had submitted old medical records, not the ones identifying with his present health condition, to get bail from the lower court

LPG cylinder blast 9 injured

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Nine individuals from a family including four kids, suffered serious burns after a fire blazed as a result of cylinder gas leak in Kalyan Nagar in Peenya on Thursday.

The injured have been identified as Devaraj (38) a security guard at a private company, his better half Lakshmama (35) and their two children Niranjan (10) and Devika (4), alongside five of their relatives Venkatesh (38), Maheswari (33), Alavelu (9), Somashekar (16) and Sangeetha (15). Seven casualties are out of danger while Somashekar and Lakshmamma who managed 70% consumes, are in a critical state, said Basavaraj Naik, a family companion.

The police said that five of Devaraj’s and Lakshmamma’s relatives from Pavagada including two children (Somashekar and Sangeetha), had gone to their home on Wednesday to go to a relative’s wedding. They were staying at the Chickanjanappa Building in Kalyan Nagar fourth Main.

On Wednesday night, the family and relatives ate and rested while Devaraj left for his night duty. Lakshmamma neglected to turn off the gas regulator after cooking and wen to sleep. Toward the beginning of the day around 4.30, when Devaraj came back from work and thumped at the door, Lakshmamma woke up and switched on the light. The spark from the switch ignited the leaked gas from the cylinder. “The room had no ventilation and the cylinder was kept in their room adjoining the kitchen due to vaastu,” Naik said.

Hearing the screaming, the neighbors rushed to their help and called an ambulance. Every one of the casualties were moved to ESI Hospital at Rajajinagar at first after which the women and the severely injured Somashekar were moved to Victoria Hospital for treatment. Bagalgunte police went by the spot and enlisted a case.

Congress is misusing government machinery : Deve Gowda

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supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda during his meeting with Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat communicated his doubts over the transparent conduct of the Assembly elections in the State here on Thursday.

After meeting Rawat Deve Gowda told the media “I conveyed to the notice of the Election Commission the conduct of a few authorities. The election procedure ought to be transparent and I have communicated my doubts about it,”

Alluding to developments in the Home Department, he said honest officers had been changed. “However (guide to the Home Minister) Kempaiah’s office has been shut in the Vikasa Soudha, it has been moved somewhere else. I have brought this and his impedance in the office to the Election Commission’s notice,” he included.

Inmate commits suicide in Bengaluru prison

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A prisoner, who has been convicted in a murder case, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the Parappana Agrahara Jail here, prison officials said.

Thirty-one-year old Masthi Kumar from Shivamogga was found hanging using his clothes in the cell, officials said, adding he was lodged in the jail 10 months ago.

A probe has been initiated, the officials added.

India women thrash Malaysia in 2nd CWG match

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Defender Gurjit Kaur struck twice as the Indian women’s hockey team brought its Commonwealth Games campaign back on track with a 4-1 thrashing of Malaysia in its second pool A match here today.

Kaur’s two penalty corner conversions (6th and 39th minutes), out of the three chances she got, along with skipper Rani Pampal and Lalremsiami’s field goals in the 56th and 59th minute respectively helped India post a comprehensive victory and recover from the shock of their opening 2-3 loss to lower-ranked Wales.

Malaysia’s lone goal, in the 38th minute, also came from a defender’s stick with Nuraini Rashid converting a penalty corner chance.

The Indian team, which finished fifth in the last two editions of the Games, will play England on April 8 next.

CBI continues questioning Chanda Kochhar’s brother-in-law

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The CBI on Friday questioned ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar’s brother-in-law Rajiv Kochhar for a second consecutive day in connection with a case of Rs 3,250 crore loan to the Videocon Group in 2012.

Rajiv Kochhar is being questioned at the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Bandra-based office since morning.

Informed sources said the CBI was probing Rajiv Kochhar’s link over allegations pertaining to his Singapore-based company Avista Advisory’s dealings with the ICICI Bank.

The bank, however, has denied its engagement with Avista for any services ever.

The CBI on Thursday questioned Rajiv Kochhar for over five hours in connection with the case.

He was on Thursday stopped at Mumbai airport by immigration authorities around 11 a.m. while he was about to leave for Singapore.

Later, he was handed over to a CBI team which brought him to its Bandra office for questioning him in connection with its preliminary enquiry against his brother Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot.

The agency had registered a preliminary enquiry against Chanda Kochhar’s husband Deepak Kochhar, Videocon Group officials and others for its probe to determine any wrongdoing or otherwise in the sanction of the loan to the Videocon Group by the ICICI Bank as part of a consortium of banks in 2012.

Chanda Kochhar, who is facing questions of conflict of interest on the issue, has not been named in the preliminary enquiry, which was registered after news reports raised questions about Videocon Chairman giving loan of Rs 64 crore to a firm he had jointly promoted with Deepak Kochhar, six months after his group got the Rs 3,250 crore loan.

The said money was part of a loan of Rs 40,000 crore which Videocon received from a consortium of 20 banks led by the State Bank of India.

Cine Buzz : AKSHAY KUMAR’S SPOUSE TWINKLE KHANNA BAGS FICCI FLO ICON AWARDS

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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar’s spouse Twinkle Khanna who happens to be an award-winning author, film producer & female empowerment champion in her own right was amongst the top ten women entrepreneurs’ winners at 34th annual FICCI Women’s Group FLO (FICCI Ladies Organisation) Awards, which took place at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi in the presence of Guest of Honour President Ram Nath Kovind.

Twinkle Khanna was awarded the FLO Icon Award for Excellence in Conscientious Cinema as a reflection of her endeavors to raise awareness of menstrual hygiene, as co-producer of this year’s cell;uloid silver screen smash hit movie Pad Man.

Other notable award recipients included Missile Scientist Dr Tessy Thomas, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, Namita Gokhale, Author & Director of Jaipur Literature Festival & Falguni Nayar, Founder & CEO of the beauty empire NYKAA.

Released worldwide in Feb, 2018, Pad Man created a wave of intrigue across the globe thanks to its unconventional take on the menstrual hygiene crisis in India. Starring Bollywood heavyweights such as Akshay Kumar, Pad Man was written by R. Balki & co – produced by Twinkle Khanna through her production company, Mrs Funnybones.

Pad Man received critical acclaim internationally and was commended for providing an entertaining, yet educating & emotive comedic masterpiece, citing the struggles faced by menstruating women in India.

With statistics showing that menstruation leads to 20% of girls dropping out of education & 10% of girls in India believing it is a disease, Pad Man sought to raise awareness and destroy the stigma attached to the subject.
Twinkle Khanna’s unrelenting commitment to tackling prominent social issues, using her credentials as a producer, author & all – round women activist, has resulted in her being recognised as one of the most distinguished female empowerment champions in India.

The FLO award marks the latest accolade for Twinkle Khanna , who enjoyed a successful 2017 in which she was presented with the Celebrity Pioneer Award at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and was named “India Today’s Women Writer Of The Year” with her 2nd book “The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad” selling over 100,000 copies and pitching in at #2 on the Amazon Bestseller List for Indian female authors.

Speaking about her award, Twinkle Khanna averred, “I am extremely honored to receive such a prestigious award, and to join an illustrious list of some truly awe – inspiring female entrepreneurs who have celebrated this accolade in years gone by. The FICCI Ladies Organization has been superbly represented females for decades, and this award is a fitting commendation to recognize the hard work & the success of women all over the country. In fact, Pad Man was a huge success, and I am very proud of the global reaction the film received. The film is more than a movie, it is a movement. We set out with the aim to start a conversation on menstrual hygiene to implement change, and we are thrilled not only about the discussions it triggered but the impact we have been seeing on ground. However, our work is not done, and there are still mountains to climb & boundaries to demolish before we can say that we have completely destroyed the taboo & stigma surrounding menstrual hygiene.”

FLO (FICCI Ladies Organisation) was established in 1983 as a division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), which is the apex body of industry & commerce in India. The FLO Awards were created with a view to recognizing the achievements of women who have excelled in their own fields and have subsequently established themselves as inspirational icons in their societies. FLO represent over 5000 female entrepreneurs & professionals and with over 34 years of experience have been promoting the entrepreneurial excellence of women though workshops, seminars, conferences, training & building programmes.

Previous winners have included Chanda Kochlar, Chief Executive office (CEO), ICICI Bank & fashion mogul Anita Dongre.

BJP’s Odisha victory will be bigger than Tripura, claims Amit Shah

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Thursday said that the party’s win in Odisha would outshine that of Tripura.

“The verdict in Odisha is going to be bigger than Tripura,” said Shah addressing a ‘Mahasamavesh’ in Bolangir.

Odisha will witness general and assembly polls in 2019.

“I had not spoken about Mission 120 yesterday (Wednesday) and Naveen babu planted news in media as to why I was silent. But I had not spoken about it because I am sure we will win more seats here, much bigger than the mandate we got in Tripura recently,” said Shah.

The BJP President attacked the Chief Minister saying “Naveen Patnaik is scared, not me. He is scared because the youth have come with us.”

Shah also accused Patnaik of “shielding criminals”, who, he said, were attacking the BJP workers.

“The ruling BJD is resorting to political violence and over 14 of our activists have been murdered in the last one and half years and their killers are moving scot-free as Naveen Patnaik is shielding them,” said the BJP President.

Maintaining that BJP doesn’t believe in violence, he said once BJP comes to power, they will ensure that the killers are put behind bars.

He also criticised the ruling BJD for not working for the welfare of the people of Odisha.

“If a government, which has been ruling in the state for the last 18 years, cannot at least provide drinking water to the people of the state, then it has no right to stay in power,” Shah pointed out.

Earlier in the day, Shah had a meal at a Dalit’s residence in Bolangir’s Deogaon village. The BJP President was accompanied by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other leaders.

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