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People calling Congress ‘bail gadi’

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Attacking the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said people are calling the party “bail gadi” because many of its senior leaders are out on bail in various cases.

“The work which is being done now (by the BJP in the state and at the Centre) could have been done earlier also. You are aware of the intention of the previous governments. It is because of their intentions, the people are now calling the Congress a ‘bail gadi’.

“Many senior Congress leaders and former ministers were out on bail,” Modi said while addressing a public meeting here.

With “bail gadi” sounds like the Hindi word for “bullock cart”, Modi emphasized that by “bail” he was referring to the relief given by courts to senior Congress leaders, who are facing legal battles.

Before addressing the meeting Modi laid the foundation stone for several infrastructure projects, with a total outlay of over Rs 2,100 crore, including elevated road project for Ajmer, water supply and sewerage projects in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Sikar and Mount Abu.

He also said that the central government and the state government were working together for the progress of Rajasthan. The state would face assembly polls later in 2018.

“Never forget the tough circumstances in which Vasundhara Raje took oath in 2013. When she took oath, systems were not working properly. She has changed the work culture in the state.

“The previous government only indulged in laying the foundation stone of the projects and not completing them.

“We are working on ground level not on papers. Our projects are neither delayed nor abandoned. Development is our only agenda,” Modi added.

He also said that farmers, women and Dalits are at the core of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s government schemes.

Thousands return home following ceasefire in Syria

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Thousands of displaced people have returned to Syria after negotiations brought about a pause in hostilities following a week-long government offensive aimed at regaining the territory from armed opposition, a UK-based watchdog said on Saturday.


Russian mediators acting on behalf of the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad negotiated a ceasefire with the armed militias in Daraa province, where the UN estimated that some 300,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to intense fighting involving heavy airstrike and artillery campaigns, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

However, the war monitor added that thousands of others whose towns and villages were captured by pro-government troops were reluctant to return for fear of reprisals, reports Efe news.

The SOHR said smoke columns could be seen rising from burning properties the town of Saida, located to the east of Daraa city and was re-captured by government forces this week.

For its part, the Free Syrian Army opposition central command in the region released a statement saying the protection of civilian life was imperative.

Around 159 civilians have been killed by clashes in Daraa since the start of the government offensive, the SOHR said.

At least 20 killed, dozens missing as heavy rain pounds Japan

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Dozens of people were still missing and four in critical condition as torrential rain that has killed 20 people pounds western and central Japan, according to local officials.

Intense rainfall triggered huge landslides and flash floods in Hiroshima, Okayama, Kyoto and other regions, while hampering rescue operations.

Local authorities said on Saturday a total of 20 people were killed in rain-related accidents, while public broadcaster NHK said the death toll had risen to 38 with 50 others unaccounted for.

The broadcaster also said that more than 1.6 million people had been ordered to evacuate from their homes.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his ministers to “make an all-out effort” to rescue victims, saying: “The situation is extremely serious.”

Japan’s Meteorological Agency retained special weather warnings for three prefectures in the main island of Honshu, down from five, and urged vigilance against landslides, rising rivers and strong winds amid what it called “historic” rains.

More rain forecasted
Although a weather front had settled between western and eastern Japan, there was a risk that heavy rains would continue as warm air flowed towards the front with already-saturated areas facing more rain on Sunday, the agency said.

In Motoyama, a town on Shikoku island about 600 km from Tokyo, 583 millimetres of rain fell between Friday and Saturday mornings.

Minako Sakurai, an agency official, told reporters heavy rain was expected to continue until Sunday in western and eastern Japan.

Abe ordered his ministers to “make an all-out effort” to rescue victims [Kyodo via Reuters]
Some areas have been hit by more than a metre of rainfall, according to the government.

In Hiroshima, the body of a man in his 60s was found near a bridge early Saturday and another man was killed when a mudslide struck his house, a local government official said.

A 52-year-old woman in Kyoto was found dead by a river on Friday, while in neighbouring Hyogo prefecture a construction worker was swept away by flood waters and died.

Television footage showed a wooden bridge being washed away in Hiroshima by a rain-swollen muddy river.

Rescue workers dug into the dirt as landslides crushed houses in the same region, while several people evacuated to their rooftops as floods swamped entire residential areas in part of the Okayama region.

Yoshihide Suga, chief cabinet secretary, said that about 48,000 troops, police and firefighters have been deployed for rescue operations.

Although Japan is among the most modernised of Asian nations, rural areas are hit hard by the rainy season each year, often resulting in casualties and heavy damage.

 

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Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail

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An anti-corruption court in Islamabad on July 6 sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison. His daughter Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in jail and and son-in-law captain (retired) Safdar awarded one-year jail term.

The court also imposed a fine of £8 million on Mr. Sharif and £2 million on Ms. Maryam.

The Sharifs’ lawyers said they would challenge the ruling in High Court.

Accountability Court judge Mohammed Bashir also rejected an application from the Sharifs to postpone the announcement of the verdict as Mr. Sharif is currently with his wife Kulsoom Nawaz in London who is on ventilator for the past three weeks.

“In the interest of justice, the announcement of order in the titled reference may be postponed for a minimum of seven days period,” the applications by the Sharifs stated.

Mr. Sharif had vowed to return to the country once his wife’s health improves.

Mr. Sharif was disqualified as Prime Minister in July 2017 by the Supreme Court following a challenge to his office by Opposition leader Imran khan on the basis of publication of the Panama Papers, which alleged that the Sharif family stashed away assets in London through offshore companies Nescoll and Nelson. The companies are owned by Mr. Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz. Assets in question are four expensive flats in London worth over £200 million.

Mr. Hussain Nawaz admitted ownership of the flats but denied that they were purchased through corruption money. He never appeared before the accountability court despite several notices. He has been declared a proclaimed offender.

Sharif defiant
Sharif, referring to the imprisonment handed to him, said that he has been punished because he tried to turn the course of Pakistan’s 70-year history. “I promise that I will continue this struggle until Pakistanis are not free of the chains that they are kept in for saying the truth,” Press Trust of India news agency quoted a defiant Sharif as telling reporters in London. “I will continue my struggle till the people of Pakistan are not freed of the slavery imposed on them by some generals and judges.”

Removed as head of PML-N
Mr. Nawaz Sharf, a three-time Prime Minister, was removed as head of the Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N) by the Election Commission following his disqualification by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court disqualified him as not being truthful in his tax returns by not showing a salary as board of chairman of a Dubai-based company. But it instructed the Accountability Court to complete the probe on his assets in six months. The Accountability Court judge sought three extensions from the apex court before completing the probe last week after more than nine months.

The PML-N has termed the trial political victimization.

Pakistan is going to the polls on July 25. The convictions are a huge setback to the ruling PML-N, which has accused the country’s powerful military establishment of conspiring against the party by forcing its candidates to switch sides and join the Opposition or contest elections as independents.

The PML-N held a meeting in Lahore to discuss the court ruling and reaction to it. The party is now headed by Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif.

‘A black ruling’
Mr. Shahbaz Sharif termed the accountability court ruling a black judgment. “People will always remember this judgment as black and controversial. We will fight in higher courts to reverse this judgment. The timing of the judgment is an attempt to influence the upcoming elections,” he said at a press conference in Lahore. He said Mr. Nawaz Sharif had served the country three times as Prime Minister and what he got in return was a black judgment.

Imran Khan welcomes the ruling
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan welcomed the court ruling and termed it a historic judgment, which would serve as a deterrent to corruption in the country. “Sharif brothers [indulged in] corruption for decades and destroyed the institutions. For the first time, a powerful person has been sentenced, which is unprecedented,” he said at a rally in Swat.

BJP high command against Operation Lotus in Karnataka

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It is said that the national administration of BJP has sent clear guidelines to state leaders against attempting to shape the government in a rush, as it has cautioned about the likelihood of such an exertion bringing about the loss of face for the party and its leaders.

It is assembled that the high summons of the party has forewarned the leaders in Karnataka that there is plausibility of officials from different parties ganging up against BJP and drawing up a plan according to which they may dole out confirmations of bouncing over to the saffron party and pulling back the promises ultimately to humiliate BJP. Consequently, the BJP leaders here have been requested to be extremely cautious not to get captured off kilter.

The leaders have detected that the ruling party leaders may at first act like indicating enthusiasm for joining the BJP and afterward recording the discussions by utilizing modern technology in a bid to make the party face discomfiture. Along these lines, they have exhorted the local leaders to simply tune in to what the other party leaders need to state and after that hold interviews with senior leaders of the party before pushing forward.

The central leaders feel that it would be fitting for their party to avoid endeavors to destabilize the state government and wait for differences between the coalition partner to widen with a passage of time so that the government falls apart on its own.
As different parties have ganged up against BJP and are attempting to manufacture an alliance together at the national level, there are odds of them enjoying distinctive strategies to trap BJP leaders.

 

Karnataka government proposes six inter-linked elevated corridors to end the traffic woes

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In a move to address traffic woes of Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today proposed in the State budget construction of six inter-connected elevated corridors at a cost of Rs 15,825 crores in the next four years.


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In a move to address traffic woes of Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today proposed in the State budget construction of six inter-connected elevated corridors at a cost of Rs 15,825 crores in the next four years.

Also, the budget proposes to establish 100 charging units to encourage use of electric vehicles along with a proposal to buy 80 electric buses for public transport.

“Bengaluru transport system has not grown on par with its development,” Kumaraswamy, who is also the Finance Minister, said, while presenting the budget in the State Assembly.

In this background, it is proposed to construct the six inter-connected elevated corridors, under hybrid annuity to provide good transport communication, Kumaraswamy said.

He said this is a good contribution to the transport system as the scheme was formulated keeping in view the elevated corridors and the Bengaluru Metro scheme.

“This scheme will be taken up through hybrid annuity through KRDCL (Karnataka Road Development Corporation). For this, Rs 1000 crores have been earmarked for this year,”
he added.

Regarding the Bengaluru Metro Rail project, the Chief Minister said the study of new schemes of the 2018-19 budget understage-III of ‘Namma Metro’, a rail scheme of Bengaluru, totalling 95-kms-long routes was being undertaken.

He said Rs 50 crores have been provided to the rejuvenation of the Bellandur Lake and action would soon be taken to provide the water in the lake for agricultural activities of rural areas through drip irrigation in partnership with Antharaganga Micro Irrigation Corporation Ltd.

Also, the budget states that the government intends to construct a 65-km-long peripheral ring road (PRR) on the outskirts of the city at an estimated cost of Rs 11,950 crore.

The government has approved to take up this work through a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which was, presently,
in operation.

Proposing to establish an integrated road transport authority under his chairmanship for the comprehensive reform of transport service, the Chief Minister said it would formulate a comprehensive action plan by coordinating with BMRCL, BMTC, BDA, BBMP and other agencies relating to land transport for establishing a hassle-free easy transport system
at affordable rates.

Stating that transport corporations intend to purchase 4,236 new buses for public use, Kumaraswamy said that with a view to using electric buses under the Karnataka Government Electric Vehicle Policy – 2017, 80 electric buses would be operated through the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation.

Akila Karnataka Nirakara Kuruginashetty Janajagruthi.

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By Andrea Princy. Abirami. Santhosha.

In India two people are very important for our survival, they are farmers and weavers. Farmer is for the production of food for our survival and living, Weaver is for our clothes, which is as important as the food from the farmer.

These are the two group of people who are very important for our living and also they are the ones who are facing problems these days to pay the debts. The government is planning to take initiatives to wave off the loans of the farmers. The main reason for farmers who are unable to pay back the loans to the bank is caused by the weather which changes. In some places, the land receives no rain which results in drought and in other places the land receives excessive rain which destroyed the crops. And this situation leads the farmers to their final destination of committing suicide. And for this pathetic reason, the government has the vision to wave off the farmers loans and help them in every possible.
In a similar way, the weaver’s community of 60 lakhs people in Karnataka are also facing certain problems. The ancient method of weaving through hands is taken over by the modern technology with so much of advancement and it has even being reached in the advancement of computerised these days. Hence, there are so many advancements in the weaving industry, the innocent weavers have no idea about it’s process and they have to be thought and trained from which they learn, “how to use such advanced technological machines”. If these innocent weavers aren’t given an opportunity to train and teach them, there will be a loss for 60 lakhs people and increased unemployment across Karnataka.

The certain wants of Weaver are :
1. They need a training facility.
2. They need a market to sell their products, as farmers have their own market system of selling products such as APMC Market.
Weavers are longing for a place to sell the products which they weave. For this reason, they are pleading for a Weavers Park ( Javili Park) and Textile Park. Smriti Irani, who is the Textile Minister, gave an assurance that she will open a Textile Park in Bangalkot region but no initiation and be taken by the government till date. And around 15 to 20 district weavers population will be employed if the Textile Park is constructed. And hence they are demanding to wave off the loans in banks.
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IN The Road Of Potholes Life   

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By : Santhosha

Bangalore; Potholes are created by rain and forms circular current of water which Carrie’s small pebbles and sediment begin to wear away a rock surface.

When Potholes are negotiated it leads to humans death and this has been a perennial problem, on Bangalore roads and they are causing accident’s and endangering the lives of common people. Potholes are tens and thousands which creates regular accident’s, public complaints and media have also continued to raise.

Each and every year lot’s and lot’s of rupees have been kept on spending, it’s not just the government but also the people around us are supposed to ensure proper responsibility into our own hands to fix the porthole.

Even as monsoon rain has started lashing the Bangalore city roads resulting in the opening of more craters, parameshwara’s office issued a statement saying, “Report a Pothole, get it fixed immediately.” Through via multi modes including the BBMP sahaya platform (bbmp.sahaaya.in) or via WhatsApp 9480685700 or by calling BBMP control room -080-22660000.

 

Now it’s time for citizens to find potholes and inform the authorities of BBMP so that the city roads can be fixed.

Cine Buzz Round Up

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‘Yaaram” To Be Shot Entirely In Mauritius

Ad Films & Fashion Cinematographer turned filmmaker Ovais Khan is all set to direct his 1st ever Bollywood film Yaaram.

Touted to be a romcom, Yaaram, will star Prateik Babbar, Sidhant Kapoor, Ishita Raj Sharma, Anita Raj, Subha Rajput & Dalip Tahil.
It is learned, that Yaaram being made under Yashvi Films Banner is being shot fully in Mauritius!

Director Ovais Khan excitedly speaks about his pet project, “Yaaram has an interesting ensemble cast and is being shot in some of the most breathtaking locales of Mauritius. I have put the very crucial years of my life in this industry, tried to learn everything and waited to touch the right chord. Yashvi films has given me the chance to prove it and I am going to make the most of this chance!”

Director Ovais Khan also said that it has been great working with Pratiek, Ishita, Sidhant… and other actors. The experience of working with 2 generations of good actors in 1 film is awesome. Their dedication left me in awe of them, they have adopted the characters so well that i feel like interacting with my characters all the time and not the actors. The locales I have chosen to shoot are mostly new and unexplored before giving my film a fresh look. I am really blessed to be associated with Vijay Mulchandani who gave me a chance despite being a new director.
The music of Yaaram Film has been composed by directors Sohail Sen, Jeet Gannguli, Rochak Kohli & Nayeem-Shabir with the lyrics being penned by Kumaar.

Two arrested for molesting woman in UP

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Two youths were arrested on Friday after a video clip surfaced showing them molesting a woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, police said.

“We have arrested two persons in the video and are now looking for four others… We hope to apprehend them soon,” an official told IANS.

In the video, three men are seen molesting the woman despite her pleadings to stop.

The person filming the incident is heard telling the victim to stop resisting or else the clip will go viral.

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