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‘Promised To clean Ganga, But cleaned only banks’-Prakash Rai

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Communal hatred is more dangerous to the country than corruption. The BJP and the RSS are trying to spoil communal harmony in saying that peace in the country is possible only when one religion is wiped out from the land. The BJP invests in lies. BJP is prepared to hatch any conspiracy for power,” opined actor Prakash Rai.

He was speaking after inaugurating a public discussion programme titled ‘Samakaleena Sankatagalu’ held at Hosangadi Hillside auditorium, by Shanti Sena Foundation here on Thursday, March 15.Commenting on the results of the recent Lok Sabha by polls in Uttar Pradesh where BJP suffered a humiliating defeat, Rai said, “Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath who came to power in the name of cow and communal hatred has been taught a lesson by people within months of assuming power. The party has faced humiliating defeat. People have understood the false promises of Yogi and PM Modi. People will not allow leaders to remain in power for long on the basis of false statements and speeches,” he said.

“The BJP-led government which said that it will clean Ganga river has only cleaned the banks. The union government is dividing people by saying cow and coconuts are for one group and goats and dates for the other group. It says that it has faith in saffron colour that reminds one of Swami Vivekananda. But there is nothing to learn from Uttar Pradesh chief minister who preaches communal hatred while wearing saffron,” he said.

“I like politics but do not want to contest elections. I intend to defeat BJP. I want to be identified as a citizen rather than a leader,” he added.

“The government wants to isolate the one who questions. Farmers and poor may not question. The policy and actions of our elected representatives affect our lives. We need courage to question. We can get pro-people administration only when we unite and question,” Rai said.

Six Dead In Florida University Footbridge Collapse.

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At least six persons have been killed after a footbridge collapsed near Florida International University in Miami, crushing eight vehicles and leaving rescue workers racing to free victims from chunks of concrete and snapped metal.

At least nine survivors were taken to hospitals, a Fire Department official said. Vehicles had stopped at a red light when the bridge, which weighed more than 950 tonnes, crashed down on the busy road on Thursday, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

“The most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital, for their full recovery, and pray for the family members who lost loved ones,” Florida Governor Rick Scott said.

The bridge was erected on Saturday in just six hours. It was built using a method called “accelerated bridge construction” to avoid traffic disruption. A major section of the bridge was assembled on the side of the road and then raised into place.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday night he was monitoring “the heartbreaking bridge collapse”.

“Continuing to monitor the heartbreaking bridge collapse at FIU – so tragic. Many brave First Responders rushed in to save lives. Thank you for your courage. Praying for all who are affected,” he tweeted.

“I heard what sounded to me like a sonic boom from an aircraft which shook the ground below,” said Kurt Baker, a student at the university who had just exited the Florida Turnpike.

“There was a large plume of smoke,” said Adrian Mesa of the Sweetwater Police Department. “And then you could see the south end of the bridge was tilted over.”

The bridge was designed to connect the city of Sweetwater with the campus of Florida International University and to make it safer for students to cross the frenetic roadway.

“It was going to be a significant project,” Senator Marco Rubio said. “To see it on the ground and underneath it those who died and who were injured is a tragedy.”

He said the cause of the collapse will be fully investigated.

“The victims and their families deserve to know what went wrong. There will be an extraordinary review into what the errors were and what led to this catastrophic collapse,” Rubio said.

(IANS)

Kejriwal Exposed As a Liar: BJP Leader

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A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised to former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia for alleging that he was involved in the drug trade, the BJP Delhi unit on Friday said he has exposed himself as a “liar”.

The BJP also alleged that he was doing nothing even while the people of the national capital were facing a number of issues due to sealing.

Addressing a press conference here, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi unit President Manoj Tiwari said: ” What we have been saying for long has been proved today. He is a liar. He has apologised to Majithia for making false allegations against him.”

“He is on his way to apologise to (Union Finance Minister) Arun Jaitley ji and (Union Transport Minister) Nitin Gadkari ji for making false allegations,” the BJP leader said.

Kejriwal is facing defamation cases in court for levelling allegations against Jaitley and Gadkari.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief on Thursday apologised to the Shiromani Akali Dal leader in Punjab for making allegations of involvement in the drug trade, following which the latter said that he will withdraw a defamation suit filed in an Amristar court.

Tiwari, who represents the northeast Delhi constituency in the Lok Sabha, accused Kejriwal of misleading the people over the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital.

BJP MLA Vijender Gupta accused the AAP chief of only rendering “lip service” on the sealing drive and urged the Chief Minister to hold an all-party meeting with the Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring committee overseeing the drive.

“Since December last, Kejriwal is only doing lip service on the issue of sealing drive. He has done nothing to stop it,” Gupta, the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, said.

He said that though Lt Governor Anil Baijal cleared the file for notifying 351 roads in the capital on February 8, the matter is still pending. “Why hasn’t he (Kejriwal) notified the 351 roads in the last 45 days?” Gupta asked.

He also accused Kejriwal of hatching a conspiracy to mislead people by playing the emotional card of apology.

Gupta warned the Monitoring Committee members not to act outside the law and said: “If the monitoring committee acts against law, then the BJP will oppose it.”

“We are going to inform the three municipal corporations of Delhi not to follow the commands of the Monitoring Committee if it goes against the law,” he said.

“The MCDs should approach the court and also make Kejriwal a party,” the BJP leader added.

Pre-Monsoon Showers Cool Bengaluru, More Rains Likely

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Moderate rains, measuring up to 5.8 mm, hit Bengaluru on Friday, with more showers likely over the next two days, the weather office said.

“The pre-monsoon rains are due to the low pressure in the Arabian Sea. Moderate spells of rain accompanied by heavy winds are likely to be witnessed over the next two days,” India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bengaluru chief Sundar M. Metri told IANS.

Pre-monsoon months refer to March, April and May, the season before the onset of monsoon, which starts around June.

According to the IMD, the average rainfall received by the city from Thursday till 8.30 a.m. on Friday measured up to 5.8 mm.

The next two days are likely to remain cloudy with light to moderate showers in parts of Bengaluru, Metri said.

The maximum temperature in the city on Thursday was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius while the minimum hovered around 21 degrees.

Light to moderate rains also lashed the coastal and interior districts of Karnataka.

Militants Killed Belonged To IS Linked Group

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Two militants killed in a gunfight on the outskirts of Srinagar belonged to an Islamic State (IS) affiliated group, police said on Friday.

The gunfight took place on Thursday night in Balhama area.

A police statement said: “In the encounter… the two militants who were killed have been identified by the families as Rasiq Nabi Bhat of Tral and Shabir Dar of Awantipora.”

Both were militants of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind group.

“As per police records, they had joined militancy last year… Further investigation is on,” the statement said.

Prior to the gunfight, the slain militants had fired at a BJP leader’s vehicle in which a security guard sustained a minor injury.

Cold Revives In Himachal With Snow, Rain

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March 16

Shimla: A view of Ridge on an overcast day in Shimla on March 15, 2018. (Photo: IANS)


Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh plummeted sharply on Friday with the high-altitude areas getting mild spells of snow while there was rainfall in many parts of the state.

“High hills in Kullu, Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Shimla, and Chamba districts have experienced snowfall,” a weather department official told IANS.

Shimla and its nearby areas, like Kufri and Narkanda, experienced moderate rain. So did the picturesque tourist resort Manali, which saw 20 mm rain.

The Rohtang Pass, just 52 km from Manali, experienced snowfall.

The minimum temperature in the state capital plunged by three degrees. It recorded 6.5 degrees Celsius, while it was 3.6 degrees Celsius in Kufri.

Kalpa, 250 km from Shimla, and Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district recorded the night temperature at minus 3.6 degrees and 8.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. Both Kalpa and Keylong saw 11 cm snowfall each.

The Met Office has forecast more snow and rain across the state due to an active western disturbance till Saturday.

Western disturbance is a term used for a storm system that generates in the Mediterranean and brings rain or snow in the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Pakistan Calls Back Envoy From India Over ‘Harassment Incidents’

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March 15 (IANS) BY NASHEMAN

Pakistan has called back its High Commissioner in New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood, for consultation to Islamabad over incidents of “harassing” of its Embassy’s staff in the Indian capital, the Foreign Office stated on Thursday.

Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said they will hold consultations with the High Commissioner over “recent incidents of harassing of their diplomats”.

Faisal claimed that the Indian government had not taken measures to safeguard Pakistani diplomats and their families in India, adding that the Pakistani government lodged protests over the matter with the Indian deputy High Commissioner as well as India’s External Affairs Ministry.

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said its “staff and their families had been facing harassment, intimidation and outright violence from Indian state agencies in recent weeks in New Delhi”.

It claimed that its Deputy High Commissioner’s car was chased and his driver was abused by a group of men in the Indian capital last week.

Responding to complaints by Islamabad, New Delhi assured last week that “India makes all efforts to provide a safe and secure environment for diplomats to work in”. It added the Indian officials had also faced “harassment” last year in Pakistan but they chose to deal with it through “quiet and persistent diplomacy”.

Bollywood News

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Haider Star Narendra Jha Left For His Heavenly Abode

Actor Narendra Jha passed away on Wed morning (13th Mar, 2018) following a cardiac arrest. He was 55 years old.

According to reports, it was the 3rd heart attack Narendra Jha had over the years.

Born on 2nd Sept in Bihar’s Madhubani area, Narendra Jha was a noted Bollywood as well as small – screen actor.

He was seen playing vital roles in Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil, Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees & above all Shaheed Kapoor’s Haider.

Saddened by his demise, filmmaker & Social activist Ashoke Pandit tweeted, “It’s really shocking to hear about the sad demise of our friend #NarendraJha who was a brilliant actor & a great human being. Will miss U. #RIP.”

Stephen Hawking dies, world loses its brightest star of modern cosmology

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London: Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, who shaped modern cosmology and inspired millions despite suffering from a life-threatening condition, died on Wednesday. He was 76.

His family released a statement in the early hours of Wednesday confirming his death at his home in Cambridge, The Guardian reported.

“We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years,” Hawking’s children said in a statement.

“His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world. He once said, aIt would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him for ever,” the statement added.

Hawking is survived by three children — Robert, Lucy and Timothy — from his first marriage to Jane Wilde, and three grandchildren.

Hawking was born on Januart 8, 1942 in Oxford, England.

Known the world over for his acclaimed book “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes”, Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a progressive neuro-degenerative disease — in 1963 at age 21.

Hawking’s doctors gave him nearly two years to live but he defied the medical history and survived for decades.

For the rest of his life, the physicist used a wheelchair to move around and a speech synthesizer that allowed him to speak in a computerised voice with an American accent.

For Hawking, the early diagnosis of his terminal disease ignited a fresh sense of purpose.

“Although there was a cloud hanging over my future, I found, to my surprise, that I was enjoying life in the present more than before. I began to make progress with my research,” he once said.

“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all,” Hawking added.

With fellow physicist Roger Penrose, Hawking merged Einstein’s theory of relativity with quantum theory, suggesting that space and time would begin with Big Bang and end in black holes.

In 1974, Hawking proposed what is known as his most significant theory that black holes can emit sub-atomic particles.

Published for the first time in 1988, “A Brief History of Time” stayed on the Sunday Times bestsellers list for an unprecedented 237 weeks. It sold 10 million copies and was translated into 40 different languages.

Shocked Hawking fans took to Twitter to mourn his death.

“Stephen Hawking, confined to a wheel chair, had thoughts flicker in his brain that changed the world more than entire generations of modern politicians. With some luck, with his passing will come some perspective as well as appreciation,” wrote David Rothkopf.

The physicist’s inspiring story gave birth to the 2014 movie “The Theory of Everything,” which was based on a memoir by Hawking’s first wife Wilde.

Actor Eddie Redmayne’s portrayal of Hawking in the film won him an Oscar for Best Actor.

(IANS)

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC dismisses plea for 1999 verdict’s recall

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by A.G. Perarivalan, convicted in the conspiracy leading to the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, for recall of the 1999 judgement upholding life imprisonment to him.

A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi refused to recall its order while hearing Perarivalan’s plea, who supplied two 9-volt batteries used in the explosive device that killed Gandhi at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.

“We are satisfied that the order of this court doesn’t required to be reconsidered. We dismiss the plea for recall of the order,” said the court.

The top court had upheld the conviction of Perarivalan and six others on May 11, 1998, and their review plea was dismissed on October 8, 1999.

Perarivalan is one of the seven convicts undergoing life imprisonment in the assassination case.

Perarivalan had approached the apex court after Superintendent of Police V. Thiyagarajan, who had recorded his (Perarivalan) confessional statement under TADA, said in an affidavit that the Central Bureau of Investigation suppressed a part of Perarivalan’s statement that he was not aware of the conspiracy and the purpose for which the two 9-volt batteries supplied by him would be used.

Perarivalan had been convicted on the basis of his confessional statement.

The CBI sought dismissal of his plea for order recall as it sought to re-open the entire issue, that has attained a finality, after a gap of 17 years and also because it was devoid of both merit and law.

The CBI said: “… the investigation into the role of the petitioner (Perarivalan) was scrutinised at various levels of judiciary, legislative and executive authority and no fault was noticed on the investigation.”

The central agency also told the court that the response was being filed by the Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency — looking into the larger conspiracy angle — as the Special Investigating Team that probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination had ceased to exist.

The now-vanquished Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka were blamed for the Congress leader’s killing by a suicide bomber at an election rally near Chennai in 1991.

(IANS)

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