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Provide aid to Tamil Nadu, CPI-M tells Centre

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The CPI-M on Monday urged the Central government to provide adequate financial help to Tamil Nadu where it said about 50 persons had died after a major cyclone.

The cyclone, Guja, had damaged public infrastructure and private properties in about 10 districts, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement.

“The cyclone also led to the shifting of about one lakh people to relief camps in Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Trichi, Dindigul and Theni districts,” it said.

“The cyclone had caused damages to hundreds of houses, felled over more than 5,000 trees and about 13,000 electric poles across the state. Life was severely hit as the supply of electricity and essentials was disrupted and transport was affected.

“The state and the Central governments should take all possible steps for rescue, relief and rehabilitation of all those who are affected. The Central government should provide adequate financial help to the state.”

 

IANS

Congress, NGOs to join rally demanding Parrikar’s resignation

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 The Opposition Congress and NGOs will join a rally here on Tuesday to demand ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s resignation, an organiser of the march said on Monday.

“The march will be held on Tuesday. Social activist Rajan Ghate, who is on an indefinite hunger-strike, will lead the march to Parrikar’s residence in Dona Paula. The march will be attended by Goa NGOs, leading individuals and some political parties, including the Congress,” organiser Aires Rodrigues, a city lawyer, told the media.

State Congress President Girish Chodankar confirmed his participation.

Ghate has been on a hunger strike for the past four days at the Panaji city square, demanding that Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer and has been unable to attend office for several months now, resigns from the post and hands over charge.

Parrikar has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New York and Delhi for nearly nine months.

He returned from New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences on October 14 and has not moved out of his private residence for any official event since.

Apart from the Opposition, which has been demanding his resignation for several months now, cabinet ministers from the ruling alliance conceded on Saturday that Parrikar’s absence from office had brought the state administration to a standstill.

IANS

 

4 killed in Delhi fire

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 Four people were killed on Monday as a massive fire enveloped a factory here, an official said.

The Delhi Fire Service said the blaze was reported from Karol Bagh’s Beadonpura area at around 12.20 p.m.

“The victims were brought out of the factory. They died before reaching the hospital,” the official said, adding that one person who was injured was being treated.

“Initial probe has suggested that the fire originated due to the use of steam press.”

IANS

Expansion of cabinet to take place at the earliest: Siddaramaiah

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Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Sunday said the much-awaited expansion of the HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition cabinet in Karnataka would take place “at the earliest”.

“We will have to do it (cabinet expansion); we will do it as soon as possible,” he said.

Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, he referred to the ongoing elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and said the party’s state leadership would soon seek Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s time to discuss the expansion.

“It (expansion) will happen at the earliest…elections are about to end there (in MP and Rajasthan). In between we will seek time to discuss and do it,” the head of the Congress-JD(S) coalition coordination committee said.

State Congress Chief Dinesh Gundu Rao and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara had recently said the cabinet expansion would take place within this month.

The cabinet expansion and appointment of MLAs as heads of boards and corporations that was to take place in October were put on the back burner by the Congress-JD(S) coalition, as the schedule for the November 3 bypolls to two assembly and three parliamentary seats in the state was announced.

Several MLAs, especially those from the Congress, who are aspirants for ministerial posts, have been demanding the expansion to be taken up at the earliest.

Some of them, including former Minister M B Patil and senior legislator BC Patil even met Congress General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka KC Venugopal on Saturday to put forward their case.

According to Congress sources, many MLAs feel that this is the right time for cabinet expansion, with the ruling coalition winning two of the three Lok Sabha seats and both the assembly constituencies.

This would be the second cabinet expansion since the coalition came to power in May in a post-poll tie-up between Congress and JD(S).

Under the power-sharing arrangement reached by the two parties, Congress will have 22 ministers and the JD(S) 12. In the earlier exercise on June 6, Kumaraswamy had inducted 25 ministers, taking the ministry’s strength to 27.

However, the lone BSP Minister in the coalition cabinet N Mahesh, who was inducted from JD(S), quit his post in October, citing personal reasons, but said he would continue to support the ruling coalition.

There are now six vacant ministerial positions left for the Congress, and two for the JD(S). The decision to expand the cabinet has come amid speculations that some disgruntled Congress MLAs were still being wooed by the BJP, besides reported factionalism within the party.

With the growing number of aspirants and limited ministerial berths in hand, Congress is preparing a list of MLAs to be appointed as heads to boards and corporations, in an effort to prevent any kind of resentment, party sources said.

PTI

CM does not have currency note printing machine: Revanna

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Public Work Department Minister H D Revanna on Sunday, November 18 said that Kumaraswamy does possess a currency printing machine to print notes.

Revanna reacting on the allegations made on his brother Chief minister Kumaraswamy by the farmers with regard to loan waive off scheme and protest by sugarcane growers Revanna said that to announce support price immediately, Kumaraswamy doesn’t possess a currency printing machine. He further added that he very well knows the people who are encouraging the protests to demand support price.

Talking with regard to the issue of support price to sugarcane cultivators he expressed that the centre has to intervene and provide support price to the sugarcane farmers of Karnataka.

 

PTI

 

RBI Governor resignation would be send bad signal to global markets

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Amid demands from some quarters for RBI governor Urjit Patel’s resignation, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Veerappa Moily Sunday said if he quits over the stand-off between the top bank and the Centre, it will send a bad signal to global markets.

“If Patel decides to resign over its (RBI) differences with the central government, it will be a very sad and bad for the Indian economy.

It will also send a bad signal to global markets just as Raghuram Rajan’s exit did,” the former Union Minister told PTI here.

He said responding to a query on reports that there were demands from some quarters for Patel to step down as RBI governor in view of the stand-off.

Noting that RBI’s credibility would be shaken if Patel resigns, Moily said the entire world economy looks up to any central bank of any country and the markets would also be affected.

His remarks come ahead of RBI’s crucial board meeting Monday with Finance Ministry nominees and some independent directors expected to take on Patel and his team over several issues, though both sides are in favour of reaching a common ground.

Moily claimed that the nation used to be very proud of India’s growing economy because its fundamentals were strong during the 10-year UPA rule unlike in the four-and-a-half years of NDA rule.

“When Arun Jaitley presented the first budget of the NDA, the economic survey report said the fundamentals of the economy were strong, that means it is a compliment to the Congress regime.

If the economic survey is presented today can they (NDA) say with confidence that the fundamentals of the economy are strong? The answer is no,” he contended.

“This only implies that the four-and-a-half years of NDA rule has destroyed and eroded the fundamentals of the country’s economy. That is the big tragedy of the present government at the centre,” he added.

To another query on reports that the government was planning to constitute panels to monitor functions of RBI, Moily said it would be a “very bad” idea.

“Having a managing committee over the regulator is a very bad idea and is unknown in world economy.. No country practises it.

RBI cannot be managed as a government department. It is an independent autonomous organisation which has been created by an act of Parliament,” he said.

“Patel is willing to have discussions with the government. Even the previous RBI governor Raghuram Rajan was keen on it.

The finance ministry can call a meeting every month to discuss with RBI to sort out misunderstandings if any. They cannot be solved by orders and interferences,” Moily suggested.

PTI

Ugandian National held, ATM Skimming racket busted by Rajajinagar police :

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 By : Pramesh S Jain
In a Joint operation by Rajajinagar police have arrested a Ugandian national while he and his associate was trying to fix a skimming device at an HDFC Bank ATM in Rajajinagar.
The alert Special team of rajajinagar Police inspector and his team in a joint operation led with the e-surveillance team of a private security firm helped the Rajajinagar police to nab an Ugandian national while he was trying to fix a skimmer at an HDFC Bank ATM kiosk in Rajajinagar on Friday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Nyiro Ismail a 32-year-old Ugandian national a resident of Babusapalya.
Senior officer told media persons that a ATM skimming came to light when officials of the Clear Secured Services which maintained the ATM Kiosk across city were examining CCTV footages in Mumbai.On finding suspicious movements at the HDFC Bank ATM kiosk in M.K.K road in Rajajinagar 2nd block,they immediately alerted the firm’s staff at its Sheshadripuram branch.
The company’s officials immediately rushed to Rajajinagar police station and alerted the Rajajinagar police inspector that two people are been seen moving suspiciously near the ATM kiosk by our CCTV surveillance managing team in Mumbai immediately as soon as the information was passed a special team was formed and swung into action and in a joint operation they led a trap by waiting at the spot and caught Ismail red-handed while his associate James Wenceslaus Ritte managed to escape,during the course of interrogation the accused Ismail admitted to having fixed a skimming device to the ATM kiosk, along with his associate.
A detailed investigation by the team the accused spilled the beans and said that the duo would steal ATM card details by using the skimming device and then withdraw cash by creating fake ATM cards and PINs.and based on his statement the team has recovered two fake ATM cards with 1 skimming machine device,1 camera device and 1 mobile phone has been recovered from his possession and a massive manhunt is on to nab the absconding accused a special team has been formed to nab him and a case has been registered in Rajajinagar police station and further investigation is on and finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar,Addl CP West,B.K.Singh has appreciated,DCP North,Chethan Singh Rathore,ACP,Malleswaram Sub-division,Dhananjaya.V,PI,Ramareddy and their crime staff for the commendable and exemplary work done by them in nabbing the notorious accused who were indulged in skimming or cloning the ATM cards he added.

XTEP launches their first store in India, in Bengaluru!!

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There is a new sportswear store in town and you are invited to its grand launch on Saturday, November 17. Time to step in!

 

Making its foray into India for the first time is Xtep Sports, a Hong Kong and Xiamen headquartered sportswear brand that has launched its first ever flagship store on 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The XTEP store will be inaugurated by ace former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad.

Founded by the 46-year-old Ding Shui Po, who is also the chairman and chief executive officer of Xtep, the company was first established in 1999, as an original equipment manufacturer for international sports manufacturer. It then started its own sportswear brand in 2002 and has gone on to become a leading professional sports brand with a stylish and functional sportswear inventory. The Xtep group currently operates 6,035 stores across 31 provinces across the People’s Republic Of China (PRC) as well as Nepal, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Spain and now in Bangalore, India

Plans are afoot to come up with five stores by the end of the year and start online sales in major platforms too.

Xtra Special

Xtepspecialises in footwear and sportswear in several categories. Under sports performance, the categories include football, outdoors, basketball, and an urban and fashion category too. Millennials, there is a special category of fashion-meets-athleisure footwear available to please you too. Some of the footwear technologies innovated at Xtep include: Dynamic Foam, a high resilience cushioning material with a unique honeycomb design. After being compressed it recovers its original shape immediately offering cushioning and rebound energy. Air Mega is a cushioning system comprising a single or multiple air bags. Utilising the segmented and connected supporting structures on the outsole, Air Mega reduces pressure and impact force on the foot, offering all-rounded shock absorption and support. Reactive Coil is a hollowed structural cushioning system that supports shape recovery from deformation caused by compression and impact, and is ideal for flexibility and a comfortable wearing experience.

Comfy Cubes applies cube modules on the outsole of the shoe to distribute the dynamic stress and the Softpad series is a multi-functional insole family that comprises Softpad, Softpad Lite, SoftpadLite+, Softpad Pro, Softpad Cool and Softpad. The signature Softpad is a world leading memory foam insole technology co developed by Xtep and Dow Chemical Company

With VORALAST™ polyurethane memory materials. The insole provides comfort via foot pressure relief. Special innovations for apparel include Xtep Dry (to keep you dry), Xtep Cool (to keep you cool), Xtep Warm (to keep you warm), Xtep Comfortable (to keep you comfy) Xtep Shield (to keep you protected) and Xtep Energy (to make you stronger).

 

About Founder Ding Shui Po

 

The Xtep group has engaged in design, development, manufacturing, sales and

marketing and brand management of sports footwear, apparel and accessories. The

Company’s shares commenced trading on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange

on June 3 2008. With 28 years of experience in the sportswear industry in the PRC, Mr Ding has served as President ofXtep (China) and Koling (Fujian) since their conception in 2002 and 2007, respectively and was responsible for the overall corporate strategies, planning and business development of the two companies. From 1999 to 2007, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of XtepJinjiang, Koling (Fujian) and Xtep (China), respectively.

 

He is a member of The 10th Quanzhou City Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the chairman of the 3rd Executive CommitteeQuanzhou Footwear Chamber. Mr Ding was also honoured with the title of The Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs in Quanzhou.

XTEP Stores are located at the following places :-

 

Indiranagar–2006, below Pizza Hut, 100 ft Road, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

 

Yelahanka–RMZ Galleria Mall, LG 06, Yelahanka

 

Amritsar attack: CM announces Rs 50 lakh for information

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh to anyone giving information regarding the two youths who carried out Sunday’s grenade attack on a prayer meeting at the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan of Amritsar district.

The Punjab Police has formed several teams to investigate the grenade attack in Adliwal village in Rajasansi area. CCTV footage of places near the blast was being scanned to know more about the two masked attackers.

Forensic teams and a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached the spot late on Sunday to start the probe.

While some injured have been discharged from the Amritsar hospital, others are still recuperating. One of the injured was still serious, a police officer said.

Inspector General (Border Range) S.P.S. Parmar told the media on Monday that the probe would look at all angles and police teams were trying to trace the culprits.

In a major terror attack, three persons were killed and 20 injured when two motorcycle-borne youths threw a grenade at a Nirankari congregation about 15 km from Amritsar.

The attack on the campus located in the rural belt, around three kilometres from the Guru Ram Das Jee Amritsar international airport, created panic.

All victims were sect followers from nearby villages who had gathered for the weekly Sunday religious meeting.

Punjab Director General of Police Suresh Arora, who immediately rushed to the spot along with senior officers, admitted that it was a “terror act”.

TheAPunjab Police has drawn flak for intelligence failure regarding the attack despite the border state being on high alert since Nov 14 regarding the movement of six to seven terrorists in the state.

Eyewitnesses told the police that two youths on a motorcycle, their faces covered, forced entry to the sect campus by pointing a pistol at a woman volunteer at the gate.

There were around 200 followers in the campus at the time.

Amarinder Singh, who on Sunday directed the police to immediately enhance security arrangements at all sensitive places, terming it as “the first such indiscriminate attack on innocent people in recent past”, said that the “possibility of involvement of ISI-based Khalistani/Kashmiri terror groups cannot be ruled out”.

The Nirankari sect, with headquarters in Delhi, has millions of followers across the country and abroad.

In the last few months, Khalistani and Kashmiri activists have been trying to foment trouble in Punjab, which shares a 553-km long barbed wire fenced international border with Pakistan.

The Punjab Police, along with its Jammu and Kashmir counterpart, had busted two modules of Kashmiri students who were studying in institutions in Punjab and having links to terrorist outfits in troubled Kashmir.

The Maqsudan police station was targeted by Kashmiri terrorists on September 14 with hand grenades though no one was injured in the attack.

Posters of Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Mussa had mysteriously appeared in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Friday saying that he had been seen in Punjab.

The Chief Minister said 15 terror modules had been busted in the past 18 months, including those with Kashmiri terror links.

 

IANS

California wildfires toll hit 80, over 990 missing

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The death toll from the destructive wildfires have reached 80, with 993 people still unaccounted for, authorities said.

As of Sunday evening, there were 77 deaths and 9,700 homes destroyed as a result of the 149,000-acre Camp Fire in Northern California, which started on November 8, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.

A second blaze in Southern California called the Woolsey Fire started northwest of Los Angeles also on November 8, has killed at least three people with more than 96,000 acres torched, CNN reported.

According to Cal Fire, the state’s forestry and fire protection agency, the Woolsey Fire was now 88 per cent contained

But Cal Fire said that Camp Fire was only 65 per cent contained as of Sunday evening and won’t be fully doused until November 30.

Hundreds of deputies, National Guard troops, coroners and anthropologists were sifting through levelled homes and mangled cars for remains.

Officials said the death toll from Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, could keep rising.

 

IANS

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