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NCW sends notice to BJP MLA over remarks on Mayawati

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Nasheman News: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday sent a notice to BJP MLA Sadhana Singh for her disparaging remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.

Singh, who represents Mughalsarai in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, at a rally on Saturday called Mayawati “worse than a transgender” and accused her of being an “opportunist” for aligning with once arch rival Samajwadi Party (SP).

The Commission said that the remarks were “extremely offensive, unethical and shows disrespect towards the dignity and respect of women in general” and condemned such irresponsible and disparaging views of persons holding responsible positions.

It also asked Singh to provide a satisfactory explanation on the matter, but did not specify a date.

The NCW’s action comes a day after Singh apologised, saying she did not intend to insult anyone.

Aadhaar now valid travel document for under-15 & over-65

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NAadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, according to a Home Ministry communique.

Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which no visas are needed, clarified the communique issued recently.

Indian citizens going to Nepal and Bhutan don’t need a visa if they have a valid passport, a photo identity card issued by the government of India or an election ID card issued by the Election Commission, it added.

Earlier, persons over 65 and under 15 could show their PAN card, driving licence, Central Government Health Service (CGHS) card or ration card, but not the Aadhaar, to prove their identity and visit the two countries.

The Aadhaar card has now been added to the list, explained a senior Home Ministry official.

“Now, persons in the age group of over 65 years and below 15 years have been allowed to use Aadhaar as a valid travel document,” the official told media.

Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It is being made mandatory for using a host of government services.

Giving details, the official said a certificate of registration issued by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu, to Indian nationals is not an acceptable travel document for travelling between India and Nepal.

“However, the emergency certificate and identity certificate issued by the Indian Embassy in Nepal will be valid for single journey for travelling back to India,” he said, citing the communique.

Teens between 15 to 18 years will be allowed to travel between India and Nepal on the basis of an identity certificate issued by the principal of their school in a prescribed form, the officer said.

In case of a family (like husband, wife, minor children and parents) travelling together, all persons will not be required to carry relevant documents (such as a passport or an election ID) if one of the adult members has valid travel papers, he said.

However, the other family members must have some proof of their identity with a photograph and their relationship as a family, such as a CGHS card, ration card, a driving licence or an ID card issued by school/college, the official explained.

Indian nationals travelling to Bhutan need to have either an Indian passport with minimum validity of six months or a voter identity card issued by the Election Commission of India.

Bhutan, which shares borders with the Indian states of Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, has about 60,000 Indian nationals, employed mostly in the hydroelectric power and construction industry.

In addition, between 8,000 and 10,000 daily workers enter and exit Bhutan everyday in border towns.

About six lakh Indians live in Nepal, according to data by the Ministry of External Affairs.

These include businesspersons and traders who have been living in Nepal for a long time, professionals (doctors, engineers, IT personnel) and labourers (including seasonal/migratory) in the construction sector, it said.

Nepal shares a border of over 1,850 km with five Indian states Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Siddalinga Swamy, junior seer, set to take over Siddaganga Mutt

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Following the demise of Shivakumara Swamy, chief seer of the 500-year-old Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru, the baton of power at the mutt will now pass on to his junior Siddalinga Swamy.

Shivakumara Swamy has presided over the mutt since 1941. But in 2011, he relinquished day-to-day responsibilities of the mutt and the Siddaganga Educational Society to Siddalinga Swamy. “The transfer was decided over 30 years ago when Shivakumara Swamy chose Siddalinga as his successor. This means that he will not only take care of the day-to-day affairs of the mutt but also be responsible for all the educational institutions under the Siddaganga name,” said Prof Meenakshi Khandimath, a professor of Political Science at Tumakuru University who has closely followed the affairs of the mutt.

The Siddaganga Educational Society runs around 125 educational institutions ranging from engineering to business schools/colleges in the state. Shivakumara Swamy identified Siddalinga as his successor 30 years ago in 1988. Much like Shivakumara Swamy, Siddalinga Swamy has made it a point to dissociate himself and the mutt from political discussions. During the movement for a separate Lingayat religion in 2018, Siddalinga Swamy refused to take sides even as several high-profile political leaders made it a point to visit the mutt and seek the seer’s blessings. “The mutt only blesses politicians for their future endeavours and does not make any attempt to influence the voters,” claimed Siddalinga Swamy, speaking to reporters in April 2018.

Even though there are over 400 Lingayat mutts in Karnataka, the Siddaganga Mutt is considered to be one of the most important mutts. It is also one of the oldest institutions set up to spread Lingayatism and the teachings of its founder Basavanna.

Siddalinga Swamy is a junior seer in the Siddaganga mutt. He was the second seer appointed in the mutt after Shivakumara Swamy took over. However, Shivakumara Swamy chose him ahead of Gowrishankar Swamy, who was second-in-command, in 1988. The seer cited the good behaviour of Siddalinga Swamy as the reason for the decision.

There are still a few formalities to be completed including signing the power of attorney – a binding legal document that will cement the transfer of authority. Sources in the mutt confirmed that the formal transfer will be done soon.

Javadekar’s remark reflect BJP’s fascist thinking: Owaisi

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Nasheman News : AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that central Minister Prakash Javadekar’s warning of anarchy if Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t retain power reflects the ‘fascist thinking’ of the BJP.

The Hyderabad MP said the country was bigger than any individual. If Modi loses the Lok Sabha elections, there will be anarchy in the ranks of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), not in the country.

“This is a classic fascist mindset and thinking. Every fascist thinks that his leader is bigger than the country,” Owaisi told reporters here.

“Even if there are lakhs of Modis, Rahul Gandhis and Owaisis, they are not bigger than the country. The country is bigger than all of us. My identity is because of my country.”

He said since the BJP was set to lose power, it was talking of anarchy. He said the BJP’s defeat would definitely lead to anarchy and chaos in RSS and BJP but the country will continue to function in a democratic manner.

“It is very unfortunate that the BJP does not see chaos and anarchy it created in the economy in the name of demonetization, the chaos in agrarian sector and anarchy and chaos in Kashmir. It is once again showing its fascist identity and thinking,” Owaisi said.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief said the people of the country want a non-BJP, non-Congress government.

Asked if he sees West Bengal Chief Minister as the next Prime Minister, Owaisi said the country had many capable leaders whose thinking was better than that of Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

When asked if he would support Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao as the Prime Ministerial candidate, he said the country would decide its next leader at an appropriate time.

“There are many capable leaders who can lead the country, create a new Bharat and address challenges faced by the poor and farmers. I don’t want to take any name as the country will decide this at an appropriate time,” he added.

‘Mahagatbandhan’ exposes opposition’s fear of BJP: Rajnath

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Nasheman News : Asserting that the BJP is going to retain power in 2019, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the opposition’s attempt to forge a ‘mahagatbandhan’ (grand alliance) is a sign how other parties fear the BJP.

“I think everybody (opposition) is afraid of the fact that the Bharatiya Janata Party is again going to form its government. So they are attempting to forge a ‘mahagatbandhan’. It is the fear of his party’s successes that has made them come together.

“The coming Lok Sabha election is not a challenge for the BJP. We are going to form the next government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People of the country are with us,” Singh said after laying the foundation stone of a Kendriya Vidyalaya at a Central Industrial Security Force camp.

His remarks came in the wake of opposition mega rally organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata last week. 

The Minister said there had been no allegation of any “serious corruption” in the last four and a half years against the Modi government. The BJP had a strong and popular leader in Modi and the common man had faith in us, he added.

Attacking the Congress, he said: “You know the situation of the past Congress governments (on corruption issue).”

Asked about fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi surrendering his Indian citizenship in favour of Antigua & Barbuda Isles in the West Indies, the Minister said: “He will be brought to India for sure. No one will be spared.”

Choksi, along with his nephew Nirav Modi, is charged with conniving with bank officials to dupe the Punjab National Bank of around Rs 13,500 crore plus by issuing fake Letters of Undertakings (LoUs) to their group companies through the bank’s flagship Brady House branch in Mumbai.

Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS

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Nasheman News : BJP President Amit Shah was on Sunday discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here where he was admitted after contracting swine flu.

“With the grace of god I am fully healthy now and have come home after being discharged from the hospital. I am grateful to all of you for wishing me speedy recovery,” the BJP National President said in a tweet in Hindi.

Earlier in the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s media cell convenor Anil Baluni had confirmed the news.

“It’s a matter of joy, happiness that our President Amit Shahji has been discharged from AIIMS. He is completely healthy and have reached his residence. Thanks to all the well wishers and party cadres for their wishes,” Baluni tweeted.

Shah, 54, was admitted on Wednesday. He was under the observation of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria.

Rahul gets relief from Jharkhand HC

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Nasheman News : The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ruled that Congress President Rahul Gandhi will not have to appear in person when the case of his “unsavoury” remarks against BJP chief Amit Shah is heard.

A district court here had earlier issued summons to Gandhi following a petition filed by Naveen Kumar Jha, alleging that the Congress leader had made unsavoury remarks against Shah hurting him and denting the party’s image.

The high court has given relief to Gandhi staying his personal appearance in Ranchi, said Rajiv Ranjan, who appeared on behalf of the Congress.

“Rahul Gandhi had said a murderer can become president of BJP but this cannot happen in Congress,” Jha said in his petition to the Ranchi court. 

31 stranded Rohingyas: India-Bangladesh to hold meeting

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Nasheman News : The border guards of India and Bangladesh are likely to hold a meeting on Monday over the 31 stranded Rohingya Muslims, stuck for the past 2 days at the zero line on Tripura frontier, a BSF official said.

“A meeting between the sector commanders of BSF (Border Security Force) and BGB (Border Guards Bangladesh) is likely to be held tomorrow (Monday) over the 31 Rohingya Muslims,” Deputy Inspector General of BSF Brajesh Kumar told the media late on Sunday.

The BSF has been providing food to the six male, nine women and 16 children on humanitarian ground.

Kumar said that already two meetings were held between the nodal officers of BSF and BGB but the issue remained inconclusive.

According to him, the Rohingyas were now staying behind the India-Bangladesh fencing at Rayermura (under Amtali police station in Sepahijala District), about 20 km south of Agartala.

The Bangladeshi media said that the BGB Commanding Officer, who is the commandant of 25 Battalion of the BGB, has alleged that the BSF have been pushing Rohingyas into Bangladeshi territory.

The BSF on Saturday had strongly refuted “unfounded allegation” claimed by BGB that the BSF have been pushing Rohingyas into Bangladeshi territory.

“On Friday night, BGB’s Lt Col Gomal Kabir informed BSF Commandant Ratnesh Kumar over phone that they have detained the 31 Rohingyas along the International Border. The BGB insisted with the BSF to take them inside the India-Bangladesh Border Fencing,” the BSF release had said.

“BSF commandant firmly denied any such attempt and refuted the allegation as published in Bangladesh media,” the release added.

It also said that during the search of the area and spot verification, there were no signs of any illegal crossing of Rohingyas from the Indian territory to Bangladesh.

Another senior BSF official said that during the past one year, 62 Rohingya Muslims had entered India (Tripura and a few other northeastern states) via Bangladesh in search of jobs and temporary works. 

However, they were pushed back following legal and security formalities.

Over 700,000 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state since August 2017 after a wave of persecution and violence that the UN described as an attempt at “ethnic cleansing”. Efforts are on to repatriate them.

Tripura shares an 856-km border with Bangladesh, most of which is fenced except a stretch of nearly 20 km.


Ansari Cong nominee for Koppal: ex-CM

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Former minister Iqbal Ansari would be the Congress candidate for the Koppal Lok Sabha seat, former chief minister Siddaramaiah announced on Sunday.

The announcment was made by Siddaramaiah during a visit to Ansari’s house at Gangavathi in the district.

The announcement by the chairman of the coalition co-ordination committee has come as a rude shock to the other aspirants, it is said.

Siddaramaiah said injustice was meted out to Ansari during the last Assembly elections. So, he would be given the the ticket this time, the former chief minister said.

Raghavendra Hitnal, the Koppal MLA, former MP K Virupakshappa, Shivaramegowda, former ministers Basavaraj Rayareddi and Shivaraj Tangadagi are the other aspirants for the Congress ticket from the constituency.

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Shivakumara Swamiji, 111-Year-Old Siddaganga Seer, Passes Away

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Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and other top leaders cancelled their scheduled programmes and rushed to the Siddaganga Mutt.

Announcing the seer’s demise at Siddaganga, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, flanked by deputy CM G Parmeshwara and Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa, said the Swamiji breathed his last at 11:44am and the last rites would be held on Tuesday at 4:30. 

The CM also announced a three-day mourning period. “The state government declares a three-day state mourning and one-day holiday for all schools, colleges and government offices,” Kumaraswamy said.\

The Lingayat seer had been in and out of hospitals for the past two months.

Dr Paramesh Shivana, the head of Siddaganga Hospital where the Swamiji was being treated, informed the media that the seer’s protein levels and blood pressure were found to be low early on Monday. 

Kumaraswamy, Parameshwara and Home Minister MB Patil, along with the district administration and others, will be holding a meeting to discuss security arrangements and to check the precautionary measures to be put in place.

Yeddyurappa, Union minister DV Sadananda Gowda and BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje cancelled their scheduled programmes and rushed to the Mutt.

Reports say helipads are being set up around the Mutt and Tumkur industrial area for the arrival of VIPs. Many devotees from different parts of Karnataka have also started arriving at the Mutt, hoping to pay last respects to the Swamiji. Traffic on National Highway-48 towards Tumkuru has been diverted to different routes due to the huge crowds assembling near the Mutt.

The chief pontiff of the Siddaganga Mutt, Dr. Shivakumara Swamiji, was also fondly called Nadedaduva Devaru or ‘the Walking God’ by many. The Lingayat seer also headed the Sree Siddaganga Education Society which runs more than 100 educational institutions across the state.

On his centenary in 2007, the then Karnataka government had conferred the Karnataka Ratna, the highest civilian award in the state, to the seer. In 2015, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan. Kumaraswamy has urged the Centre to confer the prestigious Bharat Ratna on the seer. 

CM Kumaraswamy said that he would personally write, as well as meet the PM with this request. “Honours like the Bharat Ratna will have value when it recognises people like Swamiji,” Kumaraswami said on Friday.

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