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Strike likely to hit bank services on Jan 8 & 9

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Banking Services Likely To Be Hit On January 8, 9: All You Need To Know

Banking services are likely to be hit on January 8-9 (Tuesday and Wednesday) as a large section of PSU bank employees are expected to go on a two-day strike to back a nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions.

The strike has been called to protest against the government’s alleged anti-worker policy. Many public sector banks including IDBI Bank announced in their stock exchange filing that operations are likely to be disrupted in case employees join the strike.

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India have already informed the Indian Banks’’Association (IBA) of the nationwide strike on January 8-9, 2019.

Allahabad Bank also said that the issues and demands are of industry level, implying that banks services will be affected if employees take part in the strike.

“Therefore, if the strike takes place, the functioning of branches of the bank may be affected. The bank is taking all the necessary steps in terms of the existing guidelines for smooth functioning of bank’s branches/offices on the day of strike(s), in the event the strike materialises,” it said.

A number of central trade unions INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, LPF and SEWA had earlier termed many policies of the government as anti-people and there are high chances that public bank services will be hit tomorrow.

Bank of Baroda, which is another public sector bank, said, In the event of AlBEA and BEFI proceeding on strike on January 8-9, 2019, the functioning of bank’s branches/offices in some of the zones may be affected.

In fact, some private sector banks also fear that their employees will take part in the strike tomorrow to support the demands and normal working at such banks could also be affected.

Banking services were earlier affected twice in December 2018 when a similar strike was called. At least 10 lakh bank employees took part in the nationwide strikes on December 26.

Here is all you need to know about the charter of demands:

* Urgent measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market.

* Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.

* Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.

* Universal social security cover for all workers.

* Minimum wages of not less than Rs 18,000 per month with provisions of indexation.

* Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs 3,000 per month for the entire working population at public banks.

* Stoppage of disinvestment in central/state PSUs and any strategic sale.

* Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent perennial work and payment of same wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work.

* Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund; increase the quantum of gratuity.

* Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application; and immediate ratification of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions C87 and C98.

* Stop pro-employer labour law amendments.

* No FDI in railways, insurance and defence.

News Agencies

Cabinet approves Citizenship Amendment Bill

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Nasheman News : The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 that aims to give citizenship to illegal migrants of six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, a move that has stoked a major row in Assam.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the bill soon after a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) presented its report in the Lok Sabha endorsing the move to legalize minority immigrants who entered Assam till December 31, 2014 but asked the government to tread with caution in view of the matter being sub judice and take all legal steps, lest it causes embarrassment at a later stage.

The amendment bill is likely to be tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) pulled out of the BJP-led government in Assam over the latter’s decision to go ahead with the Citizenship Bill. Assam and other northeastern states are witnessing protests against the Bill.

As many as eight MPs in the 30-member parliamentary Committee, headed by Rajendra Agarwal of the BJP, have appended their notes of dissent to the report of the JPC that was tabled in Parliament on Monday saying the provisions of the Bill went against the spirit of the Assam Accord and will accentuate divisions and discontent among the people of the state. 

Kumaraswamy proposes, Siddaramaiah disposes : Kannada Sahitya Sammelana

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Siddaramaiah even assured of speaking to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in this regard.

DHARWAD: The Kumaraswamy government’s proposal to start English medium in government schools received a big setback with the coalition partners’ Coordination Committee chairman Siddaramaiah reiterating his stand on continuing Kannada medium in the primary level.

Siddaramaiah even assured of speaking to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in this regard.At the valedictory ceremony of the 84th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on Sunday, Siddaramaiah strongly propounded that primary education up to seventh standard should be imparted in Kannada medium.
“English is just a language. It cannot become a medium to gain knowledge, which can be easily acquired through the mother tongue,” Siddaramaiah said, adding that arguing for English medium to take up higher education is just a pretext.

With Whom Shivin Narang Would Make The Best Pair?

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Recently Shivin Narang met a few television beauties & he had a gala time on & off the camera. Shivin was shooting for colors event where he bumped into TV stunners Rashami Desai, Tinaa Dattaa, Surbhi Jyoti & Avika Gor.

Shivin also performed with Avika Gor in 1 of the segment and also did an integration scene with Surbhi Jyoti for Naagin 3 and met his friend Rashami Desai & Tinaa Dutta. In fact Shiving Narang makes a cute pair with everyone & his chocolate boy look always does the magic. Why only on-screen pairing,

Shivin Narang will make a good pair with Tinaa Dutta as well as Rashami Desai who are the most eligible single beauty queens of TV and as per reports your Shiving Narangs New Year resolution was to lose his single status in the year 2019

Saudi woman barricades herself in Thai hotel to stop deportation

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Rahaf Alqunun, 18, has appealed for asylum saying she was abused by her family and fears death if repatriated.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she was trying to escape from her family because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse.

A Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport who says she is fleeing domestic abuse barricaded herself in a hotel room on Monday to prevent her deportation by Thai authorities.

An immigration official later said she would not be forced to leave the Southeast Asian nation because of concerns for her well-being. 

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, said she fled Kuwait while her family was visiting the Gulf country and had planned to travel on from Thailand to Australia to seek asylum. She said she was detained after leaving her plane in Bangkok and told she would be sent back to Kuwait.

Alqunun shared photos of herself on Twitter in the room where she has been held since her arrival the previous day, as officials and police gathered outside the door to take her to a plane to return her to Kuwait.

A Thai court rejected an attempt to block her deportation, but hours later the country’s immigration chief reversed plans to expel Alqunun citing concerns for her safety.

“The flight this morning was via Kuwait Airlines to send her back to Saudi Arabia. If she does not want to leave, we will not force her,” chief of immigration police Surachate Hakparn told reporters.

Surachate also said he would meet officials from the UN’s refugee agency later in the day to discuss her asylum plans.

Passport seized

Alqunun appealed for the UNHCR to help her. “I’m not leaving my room until I see UNHCR,” she said in a video posted on Twitter. “I want asylum.”

Rights group Amnesty International released a statement on Monday saying the arbitrary confiscation of a passport “violates the right to freedom of movement”.

The group also said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has requested access to Rahaf, which the Thai authorities have yet to provide.

“The Thai authorities are bound by the general prohibition not to transfer persons to any place where they would face a real risk of serious human rights abuses. Rahaf is entitled to fair and effective safeguards against any deportation and to international protection,” Samah Hadid, Amnesty’s Middle East director of campaigns, said in the statement.

Alqunun was detained after she got off her flight in Bangkok. She said she had originally planned to spend a few days in Thailand, a popular destination for medical treatment, so her actions would not create suspicion when she left Kuwait.

“When I landed at the airport, someone came and said he would process the [Thai] visa but he took my passport. He came back with what seemed to be airport security and said that my parents objected and said I must return to Saudi Arabia via Kuwait Airways,” she told the Reuters news agency.

Her claim her passport had been seized was backed by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Alqunun told the AFP news agency on Sunday that her male guardian had reported her for travelling “without his permission”.

‘Losing hope’

She said she was trying to flee her family, whom she accused of subjecting her to physical and psychological abuse.

Alqunun said she was certain she would be jailed if she were sent back.

“My family is strict and locked me in a room for six months just for cutting my hair,” she said.

“I’m sure 100 percent they will kill me as soon as I get out of the Saudi jail,” she said, adding she was “scared” and “losing hope”.

The UNHCR said according to the principle of non-refoulement, asylum seekers cannot be returned to their country of origin if they fear their life is under threat.

Georg Schmidt, the German ambassador to Thailand, wrote on Twitter he had “great concern” for Alqunun and was in touch with the Thai authorities and the embassies of other countries about her situation.

“Saudi women fleeing their families can face severe violence from relatives, deprivation of liberty and other serious harm if returned against their will,” Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at HRW, also said in a statement.

“Thai authorities should immediately halt any deportation, and either allow her to continue her travel to Australia or permit her to remain in Thailand to seek protection as a refugee.”

Another Saudi woman, Dina Ali Lasloom, was stopped in transit in the Philippines in April 2017 when she attempted to flee her family.

An airline security official told activists that Lasloom was heard “screaming and begging for help” as men carried her “with duct tape on her mouth, feet and hands” at the airport.

There was no immediate comment by the Saudi embassy in Thailand and officials in Riyadh.

Aljazeera

2 sandalwood smugglers arrested in Bengaluru

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Nasheman News :  A father and son were arrested for smuggling 6kg sandalwood in Bengaluru, police said on Saturday.

“Syed Riyaz, 49, and Syed Sher Ali, 28, were arrested after 6kg of sandalwood was recovered from their residence in Kattigenahalli on the city outskirts during a raid,” Inspector at central Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park Police Station B. Iyyanna Reddy told IANS.

The police have booked the two under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 379 (punishment for theft) and under various provisions of the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963.

“We have also recovered a few stolen automobiles and unaccounted cash of Rs 35 lakh from them,” the police officer said.

Under the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963, possession and storage of sandalwood and its related products is an offence.

As one of the most expensive woods in the world, sandalwood, which grows in Mysuru region, is used in fragrances, handicrafts and for health benefits.


Sandalwood’s actor and producer might be more likely to suffer.

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BANGALORE : The Income Tax Department, which raided Sandalwood actors and producers’ houses and offices simultaneously on the alleged illegal financial transactions in Kannada cinema, has collectively invested Rs 109 crore. Non-record income detected. Besides, Rs. The unmatched foundation of value has collapsed.

The crores discovered by artists and producers were Rs. There is some evidence that money stored in theaters and worthless movies has been transferred elsewhere. This information will be shared with relevant revenue and other financial investigating agencies. 

The producer of the tax-fraudulent actor and producer will be summoned soon. The actor, who has a tax deduction, will be asked to pay the producers immediately, IT officials said.

According to sources, the Income Tax Department, the DRI (Revenue Directorate) or ED. (Enforcement Directorate) to exchange information. It is said that Sandalwood’s actor and producer might be more likely to suffer.

Sivarajkumar, Puneet Rajkumar, Sudeep, Yash and Radhika Pandit Home, producers Rockline Venkatesh, Vijay Kiragandur and Jayanna Housing, Vidyaparish member, producer CR Ravindra, were present on the occasion. 180 IT officers from Karnataka and Goa divisions raided Manohar’s house and offices.

The actor, who produced Rs 11 crore from the producers, The undisclosed property worth Rs 2.85 crore was found. Cash and 25.3 kg Jewelry seized. In addition, income taxes are estimated to be around Rs 109 crore. Income Tax Department officials said in the announcement that there was undisclosed income. But IT does not mention how much money and jewelery has been found in any actor and producer’s house personally.

The IT department requested
all businesses in the Kannada film industry and entertainment field to be mentioned in documents. The Income Tax Department has also requested that the pending tax be paid immediately.

Jyothi Venkatesh Bags “Best Film Critic” Award

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The Year 2018 ended with accolades being showered on real talents by Monthly magazine Perfect Woman which is aimed at modern & discerning woman of today who not only knows what she wants, but also knows how to get it, in the form of “Perfect Achievers Awards”, with the popular anchor Simran. The veteran Journalist Jyothi Venkatesh with a career of 46 years behind him to his credit was pleasantly surprised when he was called upon the stage to be bestowed with the “Best Film Critic” at “Perfect Achievers Award” & also give away the trophy to one of the 3 final winners of the “Miss Perfect Woman 2018”. The popular Radio Jockey G9 Divya Solgama bagged “Best RJ Award” at “Perfect Achievers awards” & Priyanka Raina bagged “Best Director” award for her short film Zindagi which hit 44 million hits recently. Chaitanya Padukone bagged the award for “Outstanding Journalist”, whereas Rekha Khan bagged “Best Editor” award. The Perfect Achievers awards were organized by Gurubhai Thakkar & Dr. Khooshi Gurubhai Thakkar, who had also organized the finale of the beauty pageant “Miss Perfect Woman 2018” to unearth discerning talents among women from all over the country. While Aartii Nagpal was among the Jury members, present on the occasion was actor Tej Sapru singer Yash Wadali, Gopi Bhalla, Jasleen Matharu (of Bigg Boss & Anup Jalota fame) & Sweetie Walia among others.

After Hosadurga MLA tries to immolate himself, BJP workers call for bandh

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On Sunday night, Hosadurga MLA Goolihatti Shekar attempted self-immolation outside the police station over a case of alleged mistaken arrest.

BJP party workers on Monday called for a bandh in Karnataka’s Hosadurga after a BJP MLA made an attempt to set himself on fire.

Late on Sunday night, Hosadurga BJP MLA Goolihatti D Shekar, who sat down in protest outside the Hosadurga Police Station, attempted to immolate himself. MLA Shekar poured petrol over himself and planned to set himself ablaze. However, his supporters and the police stopped him from taking the drastic step.

Shekar had poured petrol over his eye in the process and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where is is undergoing treatment for his eye.

On Sunday, the Hosadurga police had seized a truck of sand near Madakere Lake. Hosadurga police had booked the truck driver for illegal sand mining.

MLA Shekar, who had rallied behind the truck driver, stated that the sand was bought legally and was being transported to Hosadurga for the construction of a temple.

Sources in the BJP say that MLA Shekar had called the police and informed them about the alleged misunderstanding.

“The truck belonged to one of the MLAs followers. We have been cracking down on illegal sand mining for a while. We are not targeting people for political motives,” Hosdurga police told media.

The police have registered a case against MLA Shekar under section 309 (attempted suicide) of the IPC.

Angered by this, BJP workers staged a protest in Hosadurga and called for a bandh. Around 10 am, BJP workers went on a protest march on TB Road and closed the shutters of the shops.

PTI

“Drug peddlers Rogues Gallery will be displayed”.

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By : Pramesh S Jain

Unique initiative by CCB Police around 60 Drug peddlers Paraded at CCB office in Bengaluru :
“Drug peddlers Rogues Gallery will be displayed”.
Drug peddlers and suppliers photos will be displayed in public places as Rogues Gallery their photos will be displayed in MG Road,Brigade Road,Banaswadi,K R Puram and other public places where the drug abuse menace is more. 

First time in India it is a history that Bengaluru CCB Police have paraded around 60 drug peddlers to control the drug abuse menace in the city. 
In its first of its kind for the first time, the Central Crime Branch sleuths paraded drug peddlers at their office in Chamarajpet, warning them that they were under the police radar.
While parading rowdies is a routine exercise, this is the first time police have done the same with drug peddlers.
Additional Commissioner of Police Crime Alok Kumar with DCP Crime,Girish S,ACPs as,Mohan Kumar,Shobha.K,with PIs,as,Ayesha,Narayan Gowda,with other officers and staff on Friday conducted a drug peddlers parade in a bid to control drug abuse menace in the city.
Around 60 drug peddlers took part in the first ever drug peddlers parade which was held at the Central Crime Branch office. 
When Alok Kumar,Addl CP Crime,and DCP Crime,Girish S,was interacting with them,some peddlers as students and others said,we never dreamt of becoming drug peddlers.But our addiction to drugs and the related financial crisis forced us to enter the trade.At least 80 of 100 peddlers are addicts and take to peddling to meet their expenses.A Nigerian national had said that,he entered the country five years ago on a business visa but turned into a drug peddler.An Indian man from Kerala visited us and promised us a bright future in the garment business.He said he would offer us double the Nigerian market price for supplying him jeans material.Trusting him,we came to Kerala and started the business.For the first four months, everything was fine.But he cheated me of over Rs 1 crore and If I go back,I will be arrested as my business partners have filed a police complaint against me he explained to Alok Kumar when he was quizzed what made him to become drug peddler.Another person from Tamilnadu said that,he had developed the addiction during college days.I live in a village near Hosur on the Tamilnadu border and am jobless.Addicted to ganja since college, I discontinued studies and became a peddler.I used to supply ganja to college students and IT professionals in Bengaluru and at rave and New Year parties.Now, I have quit everything and am looking for a decent job he said in his statement to Alok Kumar while interacting. 
Alok Kumar,Additional Commissioner of Police Crime told media persons that Over 60 drug peddlers men named in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are here.

Our aim is to publicly shame drug peddlers and announce that repeat offenders would be booked under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, 2000.When we quizzed them and asked about the source of ganja, many drug peddlers said they sourced it from Kolar, Chintamani, Shidlaghatta, Anekal, Hosakote, Chamarajanagar, Kollegal and other neighbouring towns.So we would take the drug peddlers to these areas to identify their suppliers and book cases against them.Drug peddlers photo will also be displayed in public places we also have identified areas where they operate and have made a special team to track their movements.We have put up a list of top 25 drug peddlers in the city so that the citizens can identify them if they get into the drug dealing again.Meanwhile, this is also a deterrent for the peddlers from indulging into drug dealing anymore.As he counselled some young peddlers, who were caught for the first time, Kumar had warned of taking up rigid legal action against the repeat offenders.We need to take stern action against drug peddlers as students and young professionals are falling prey to to the bad habit.But first time offenders need counselling rather than punishment.He even warned the foreign nationals those who have come to India on Student Visa and Business Visa they should stick on that only should not indulge in illegal activities and today many foreign nationals drug peddlers are not here because they are afraid that we will deport them so they have not come to this parade but we will call them and counsel them first and if they repeat again then we will take stern action on them and a team headed by DCP Crime, Girish.S,would take the drug peddlers to the said areas to identify the suppliers and repeated offenders will be booked under KCOCA Act and finally i appreciate DCP Crime,Girish.S,ACPs,as,Mohan Kumar,Shobha.K,PIs,as,Ayesha, Narayangowda and other officers and staff for arranging this peddlers parade in just four days as this parade has not been done in entire India we are the first who is holding this drug peddlers parade to counsel them and bring Control of drug abuse in our city he added.

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