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Modi urges Visva-Bharati University to develop 100 villages

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Lauding the Visva-Bharati University for its rural construction programme in the neighbouring areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the institution to bring 100 villages into its ambit by 2021 — its centenary year.

“I have been told that you are doing development work in around 50 villages. When I was told about it, my hopes and expectations from you increased.

“So I have a humble request before you. In 2021, this great institution will complete 100 years. Can you extend to 100 or 200 villages, what you are doing in 50 villages now?” Modi said in his address at the 49th convocation of the university set up by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Modi appealed to the university to take a pledge to develop 100 villages by 2021.

“In these villages, arrangements can be made for LPG connections for the people, women-child vaccination, digital connectivity,” he said.

TN toll rises to 13, Thoothukudi tense

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Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu), May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi remained tense for the third day on Thursday as one more person injured in police firing in protests against the Sterlite factory died, taking the toll to 13.

Selvasekar succumbed to his injuries in the district hospital, as the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board issued an order to disconnect power supply to Sterlite and to close the plant with immediate effect.

Normal life was affected in Thoothukudi, with shops closed and people remaining indoors even as the protest against police action spread across the state on Thursday, with demonstrations in districts like Erode, Ramanathapuram and Thiruvarur.

In Thoothukudi, police have stepped up patrolling to stop people from forming groups in public places while internet connection has been shut in the district and neighbouring areas.

On Tuesday, police firing killed 11 people, most of them from nearby villages who were demanding the closure of the Sterlite Copper smelter plant they said was destroying the farm lands and leading to severe health issues in the area.

Another person was killed on Wednesday in fresh firing while hundreds of injured are admitted in hospitals.

Meanwhile, construction work for a proposed second facility near to the existing unit was stopped after an order by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday.

The company said it will decide on further action after going through the order.

Women can play important role in peace talks: Journalist

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Women can play a crucial role in peace talks and governments should co-opt them in peace bodies to cash in on their intrinsic qualities, said journalist and author Rashmi Saksena on Thursday.

Speaking at the launch of her book on women militants, titled “She Goes to War: Women Militants of India”, she noted that women also played an equally important role in keeping insurgent organizations alive.

She spoke to a number of women militants and selected 16 of them for the book, who were “close to my heart”.

“Choosing a favorite of the many I spoke to is difficult. All these 16 were my favorites and so I am telling you their stories,” she said.

“The reason why they opt out of such organizations is as important as the reason why they join it.

“They were not made part of peace talks, although they played an important role in the move,” she added.

Gadkari advocates bringing fuel under GST

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With petrol and diesel rates skyrocketing on a daily basis, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday advocated bringing fuel under the GST to curb the price hike.

“Petrol and diesel should have been brought under the Goods and Services Tax. I asked officials during a presentation if we bring fuel prices under GST will it benefit the states or not.

“They said ‘yes’, they will benefit,” Gadkari said at a news conclave here on the four years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

He said, however, the states were wary of losing revenue on account of taxes they collect from fuel prices and liquor.

“It will be good if fuel prices are brought under GST. This will not only reduce the fuel prices but will also increase the government’s revenue.”

He, however, said it was his personal opinion, and the ultimate decision regarding this remained with the Petroleum Ministry.

The Minister said fuel prices were surging because of international crude oil rate.

“Earlier, we were giving subsidy on the import (of fuels). When the rates came down, the subsidy was removed. We are part of a global economy…The price of petrol and diesel are increasing due to rise of their price in international rates.”

He said the money that was saved from removing subsidy on fuel allowed the government to give free Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) connections to eight crore families across India.

Easing norms in bidding will speed up resolution of stressed assets cases: Shah

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The Union Cabinet’s decision to issue an Ordinance to make necessary changes in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for easing the norms for participation of the promoters of the companies in the resolution of their stressed assets, especially Micro, Small and medium Enterprises, will expedite resolution of NPA cases in a big way, said FICCI.

“Enabling MSME promoters to bid for their companies under the IBC resolution process will help in speedy resolution in a large number of cases. Easing of the norms for genuine promoters to take part in the resolution process associated with their company will act as a catalyst in the government and RBI’s efforts towards stressed asset resolution,” said Rashesh Shah, President, FICCI.

“While there is a need to keep the errant promoters out of the bidding process for their companies under IBC is a necessity, it is also equally important to give a fair chance to the genuine promoters to be part of the resolution process,” he added.

“Additionally, the decision to treat homebuyers on par with financial creditors will also prove to be a substantial relief for a large section of the society, and will also give a boost to the real-estate sector,” Shah added.

He highlighted that higher bids placed for the stressed assets under the IBC process show that it has already started working, and Tata Steel’s acquisition of Bhushan Steel is a clear indication of the potential of the IBC framework in the resolution of the NPA cases.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Congress’ Ramesh Kumar is Karnataka Assembly Speaker

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Congress legislator K.R. Ramesh Kumar has been elected unopposed as the Karnataka Assembly Speaker on Friday, pro tem Speaker K.G. Bopaiah announced.

Congress legislative party leader Siddaramaiah proposed Kumar’s name for the Speaker’s post, which was seconded by Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara.

“(The) Congress legislator is elected unopposed as Speaker of the Assembly,” said Bopaiah on the floor of the hung House.

Facebook accused of spying on users’ data

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Already under fire for misuse of users’ data after the Cambridge Analytica scandal came to light, a new filing in a California lawsuit now alleges that Facebook collected information on users and their friends through its apps.

The filing is part of a suit brought against Facebook in 2015 by now-defunct startup Six4Three, CNET reported on Thursday.

The claims were made in a filing submitted last week to the superior court in San Mateo, California, the report said.

To collect the information, Facebook used several methods including tracking users’ locations, reading their text messages and accessing their photos on phones, according to the allegations as reported by the Guardian.

Documents filed in the court draw upon extensive confidential emails and messages between Facebook senior executives, the report said.

A Facebook representative said the claims had no merit and contended that the social network does not log people’s call and text history without their consent.

In March, Facebook admitted it collected data from people’s calls and texts but said it had prior consent.

However the Guardian reported that it logged some messages without explicitly notifying users.

Six4Three is suing Facebook over its app Pikinis, which allowed users to zoom in on bikini photos.

It alleges that Facebook tracked users, sometimes without their express consent.

Hindustan FC to take on Ozone FC on May 27

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The Hero 2nd Division League final round returns to the field on Sunday

TRAU will hope to get something from a game against Real Kashmir

The Hero 2nd Division League final round returns to the field on Sunday (May 27). Hindustan FC will take on Ozone FC while TRAU will hope to get something from a game against Real Kashmir FC.

Hindustan FC edged past TRAU FC 1-0 to begin their campaign in the Hero 2nd Division League final round on Thursday (May 24) at the FSV Arena in Bengaluru.

Although TRAU went into their opening match of the competition as hot favourites but it was Hindustan FC who stunned them thanks to a second half stoppage time goal by substitute Tushar Chaudhary.

The game started at a furious pace with TRAU‚ as expected‚ pressing high to nullify Hindustan FC’s effort to rapidly circulate the ball. It was a fascinating tactical battle although‚ at times‚ a little predictable.

Resultantly, there was a lot of possession turn over and not enough in the way of scoring chances.

The first real opportunity came after 17 minutes when Hindustan FC goalkeeper Mithun Samonto made a save of Princewill Emeka‚ who had done well to turn the defense and put himself into a shooting position. But the Nigerian forward failed to get any real power behind his shot.

On the half-hour mark‚ Emeka hit a wild effort from a tight angle well off target and eight minutes later winger Malemnganba Meitei rose unchallenged to head a free kick narrowly wide.

Hindustan FC’s only chance in the first-half fell to Khusant Chauhan in between the TRAU defenders but his first touch let him down and the opportunity slipped by because of poor technique.

Just before the half-time, Emeka again caused some panic in the Hindustan FC box, but his crosses were wasted by Reisangmei Vashum and Angousana Luwang as the two teams went into the break deadlocked at 0-0.

TRAU continued to dictate matters at the start of the second-half with Vashum shooting narrowly wide of the target five minutes into the session.

Hidustan FC, though, were not to be outdone and came close to scoring in the 57th minute when Nikhil Gehlot broke through on goal, but he was superbly denied in a one-on-one with TRAU goalkeeper Tajuddin.

Hindustan FC’s attacking kingpin Kushant Chauhan also had a tough afternoon, in being closely marked and was not able to unleash his usual high-quality supply to the front men.

Towards the end, TRAU showed more endeavour in attack but they were unable to breach a Hindustan FC defense expertly marshalled by Amestrong Alexandre and skipper Pushpender Kundu.

TRAU dominated as the game drew to a close, but an inspired substitution from Hindustan FC coach Vikrant Sharma sealed the victory, as Tushar Chaudhary kept his cool and nudged home the winner with less than four minutes to play.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Another throat slit body of man found in Hajin

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Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday pre-dawn hours recovered throat slit body of a man in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Incharge Station House Officer (SHO) Hajin said that some three to four unknown gunmen barged inside the house of Mohd Yaqoob Wagay (38) son of Ghulam Mohd Wagay and abducted him at Gunda Preng village in Hajin at around 1:00 am.
The officer said that the family members immediately informed concerned police station about the incident who subsequently reached the spot and recovered the throat-slit body at a site close to Yaqoob’s house.
Yaqoob was a mutton dealer by profession and his body was taken to a hospital for all legal medico formalities including the postmortem, he said.
A case has been registered and further investigations initiated, the officer added.

Hindusthan Samachar/Saleem/Shri Ram\

State-wide bandh today in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

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Most shops will remain closed today throughout Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in protest against the firing incident in Tuticorin that claimed 13 lives.
Auto rickshaws are also expected to be off the roads in Chennai and many other cities/towns. The government has stated that the bus services will be operated as usual.
The TN Police is not taking things lightly and security has been tightened throughout the state to prevent any untoward incident from happening. The opposition DMK is spearheading the protest to hold demonstrations across the state, along with the other opposition parties.
Meanwhile, Tuticorin town and surrounding villages are slowly limping back to normal. However, shops have remained closed for the 4th day in succession.
Internet services remain suspended and the new Collector has confirmed that the services will remain suspended till May 27. As a precautionary measure, bus services to and from Tuticorin stand withdrawn.
The District Collector held a meeting yesterday with a cross-section of representatives from different spheres; political parties, community leaders, priests from the church and so on, with a view to elicit their opinion and seek their cooperation for restoring peace and normalcy in the town.

Hindusthan Samachar/S. Mahadevan/Shri Ram\

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