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Minor girl rescued from traffickers by (Women Shakti Teams,of Bengaluru RPF Division

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Pramesh Jain

The All woman Shakti team of Bengaluru RPF rescued a minor girl aged about 15-year-old run away girl while she was being trafficked in a Bangalore to Danapur town on Friday.

The RPF personnel who were on patrol duty confronted the victim and questioned her.She seemed scared and requested help to save her.

On counselling the said girl revealed her name and address as a resident of Purvi Champaran (Motihari),Bihar,a senior officer said .

further inquiries revealed that she had run away from home due to repeated sexual harrasment and rape by her father. Her mother was aware but would not intervene.She also stated that her parents had fixed her marriage forcefully. Hence, she ran away from home.

She managed to reach the city last year but was drugged by an unknown person who kept her in a windowless cell for about a month and now was taking her to some unknown place, the officer said quotating the statement of the girl.  The personnel searched for the person accompanying her but in vain.

After the formalities,the girl was handed over to Bosco Child Home for further safe keeping and necessary legal action under POSCO Act and other relevant Acts he added.

26-year-old Homemaker found murdered in her house in Bengaluru

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Pramesh Jain

A 26-year-old homemaker was found murdered at her house in Jnanajyothi layout in Jnanabharati Nagar police station limits on Saturday.

Senior officers with jurisdiction police along with dog squad and finger print experts rushed to the spot and after inspecting the spot and collecting information from the police.

Senior officer told reporters,the deceased had a deep cut injury on her neck and a knife was placed on her right hand.

This looks like the assailant try to make it look like suicide,a senior officer,said.

Initial probe revealed that the murder could be due to personal reasons as the valuables and cash at home were intact.

The murder came to light in the evening when the brother-in-law of the deceased returned home from work and found he was lying in a pool of blood.

The police swung into action and detained a person on suspicion for questioning and further investigation is on he added.

Ahead of Bakrid Gou Gyan foundation activists rescued six cattle in Bengaluru

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Parmesh jain

A group of activists and members of Gou Gyan foundation with the help of police rescued six cattle which are bought by many residents of DJ Halli to slaughter for upcoming Bakrid.

Based on the complaint filed by one of the volunteer,the DJ Halli police have registered a case against unknown persons and are investigating.

Nandini Matiyani, from Gau Gyan Foundation, carried a survey on cattle being tied up in front of the houses and later filed a complaint with the police on Sunday along with the video proofs taken in various localities of DJ Halli . 

The police along with the volunteers on Sunday visited the localities and rescued the six cattle and later handed over to the volunteers to take them to the shelter.

The volunteers said that there are more than 25 cattle identified in the localities which are ready to be slaughters on Bakrid .

Earlier this year,the Governor of Karnataka,vide Karnataka ordinance number 1 of 2021, (the Karnataka prevention of slaughter and preservation of cattle ordinance, 2020) put a complete ban on slaughter, offering to be slaughtered, trade and transport for purpose of slaughter of all cattle (cows, bulls, calves and buffaloes) in the state of Karnataka.

This ordinance comes over and above the Karnataka Cattle Preservation Act 1964 which any way made it illegal to kill the cattle, the volunteers said in their complaint.

Every year certain criminal sections of the state exploit this festive time to break all ethical, moral and civil laws to butcher cattle mercilessly on streets creating a havoc for health, hygiene, as well as law and order in the city. The cruelty and pain inflicted upon the animals crosses all boundaries of human or civil conduct.

The fact that these goons are continuing their nefarious activities even today in broad light with complete disregard of the law puts a question mark on the law enforcing agencies of the state.

Gau gyan foundation is committed to saving innocent cows and bulls as provided for in the law of our country, and will leave no stone unturned to save the bulls and cows that have been collected at Devara jeevanahalli.

Thawarchand Gehlot takes oath as 19th Karnataka Governor at Glass House in Raj Bhavan

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Parmesh jain

Veteran BJP leader and former union minister Thawarchand Gehlot on Sunday took oath as the 19th Governor of Karnataka succeeding Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala.

The Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka administered the  Gehlot the oath of office in the presence of outgoing Governor Vala,Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri,Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa,his cabinet colleagues, MPs,MLAs,Chief Secretary,P Ravi Kumar and senior officials of the state government.

Dressed in a white suit and sporting a Himachali cap,Gehlot took the oath of office and secrecy in the name of God inside the imposing glass house of the Raj Bhavan.

The simple ceremony held at the Glass House in the premises of Raj Bhavan

The President had announced the appointment of Gehlot as the new Governor of Karnataka on July 6.

Former Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Gehlot was appointed the new Governor of Karnataka on July 6.

He was among the 12 Union Ministers who had resigned from their posts of Council of Ministers ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion on July 7.

He was the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha since 2019.

Hailing from Rupeta village in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh,Gehlot used to be a part of Bharatiya Jana Sangh since his teenage days from 1962 till 1977 when the political arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ceased to exist.

A graduate from Vikram University in Ujjain,he then went on to become the vice president and general secretary of Janta Party from his home district and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold several key positions in the party throughout his political career spread across over five decades now.

The 73-year-old first became an MLA in 1980. After serving for three terms (1980-84, 1990-92, and 1993-96) in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly,Gehlot was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1996 to complete four consecutive terms as an MP till 2009.

Gehlot was picked to represent Madhya Pradesh IN Rajya Sabha three years after he lost to Sajjan Singh Verma during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.

One among the most recognisable faces for scheduled castes in the Modi-led cabinet,he was appointed as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2014 itself when the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance,(NDA) took over.

Gehlot was picked to the Upper House for the second time in 2018 with his term in the Rajya Sabha extended till 2024.He has also been the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha since 2019.

However,following his appointment as the Karnataka Governor last week,he resigned from three key positions in the cabinet,the Rajya Sabha,and the BJP parliamentary board.

Earlier,Gehlot had served as BJP’s Karnataka state-in-charge between 2006 and 2014 when he was party’s general secretary.

His posting as the Governor of Karnataka comes at a time when political turbulence is highly speculated linked to the survival of the state government as talks of leadership change continue,with opposition parties Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) watching all developments closely in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled to be held in 2023.

Pay fine for violating environmental laws and get green nod despite violations

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NEW DELHI: In a kind of ‘paid amnesty scheme’ for violators of environmental laws, the Union Environment Ministry has come up with a set of standard operating procedures (SoPs), laying down penalty provisions for violations and giving post facto approvals.

Environmentalists reckoned that with these directions, the ministry has normalised environmental violations and institutionalised the regularisation of violations. The SoPs for identification and handling of violation cases under Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, lays down penalty provisions under two sections — new projects and expansion projects where work started or expanded without obtaining mandatory prior approval from the ministry.

The direction issued on July 7, a copy of which is with this newspaper, shows that for projects where operations has not commenced, project proponents will be charged 1 per cent of total cost of the project incurred up to the date of filing of application along with EIA report and 1 per cent of total project cost, plus 0.25 per cent of total turnover during the period of violation.

Similar fines have been imposed for expansion of projects where work started without prior approval.

Kanchi Kohli, Senior Researcher, CPR-Namati Environment Justice Program, said this was strongly opposed when the draft EIA 2020 was introduced for public comments, when the country was dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, finalisation of which is still pending.

“Such a grant of post facto approvals has also been determined illegal by judgments of the Supreme Court. However, the office memorandum has signaled that the non-adherence with environmental clearances does not need to be a deterrence so long as fines can be paid and post facto approvals can be negotiated,” she said.

According to Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, Joint Secretary, (Impact Assessment), in the ministry, the directions have been issued to all states to immediately identify such violators and bring them into a regulatory regime so as to prevent and control environment damage caused by violations.

Can convince farmers not those who are politically motivated: Shobha Karandlaje

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Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje

BENGALURU: On her second day in office as Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje seems to have hit the ground running when she termed the ongoing farmers’ protest at Delhi’s borders as “politically motivated”.

Although Karandlaje has made similar comments in the past, her remarks as MoS for farmer welfare has not gone down well with the farming community. “Her comments expose her ignorance about the issue. As a minister, she should be working towards holding talks with farmers and arriving at a solution instead of taunting and ridiculing us,” warned Kodihalli Chandrasekhar, president, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene. 

Anil Deshmukh case: CBI records statement of dismissed Mumbai cop Sachin Waze in prison

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Dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze

MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded the statement of dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze, who is lodged in a jail, in connection with its probe into the corruption charges against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, an official said on Friday.

Waze was quizzed at the Taloja Central Prison in Navi Mumbai by a team of the CBI which is probing the corruption charges against Deshmukh on direction of the Bombay High Court, the official said.

The questioning took place on Wednesday and Thursday, he said.

Last week, a special court had allowed the CBI to quiz Waze.

Earlier, the central agency had interrogated the former encounter cop and recorded his statement in April.

Following the HC direction, the CBI had registered an FIR in April against Deshmukh and others after a preliminary enquiry in connection with the allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Deshmukh, an NCP leader, had resigned from the state cabinet after the HC order.

Waze had claimed he was asked to collect money from bar and restaurant owners allegedly on instructions of Deshmukh, who has repeatedly denied the allegations against him.

Classes of Std 12th, colleges can reopen from July 15 in Gujarat

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AHMEDABAD: With a significant drop in the daily rise in coronavirus cases, the Gujarat government has decided to allow physical classes of Std 12th, colleges and technical institutes from July 15 with 50 per cent attendance.

Gujarat registered 56 new coronavirus cases and one death during the day.

Physical attendance will not be compulsory for students, but the authorities at schools and colleges will have to obtain parents’ consent if students are to be asked to attend in person, it said.

Over 6.82 lakh students are enrolled in class 12 across 8,333 higher secondary schools in Gujarat.

There are over 11 lakh under-graduate and diploma students enrolled in over 2,000 colleges and technical institutes, the release informed.

India records 42,766 new cases, 1,206 deaths in last 24 hours:Health Ministry

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NEW DELHI: India has logged 42,766 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,07,95,716, while the active cases have declined to 4,55,033, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.

The active cases comprise 1.48 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.20 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

As many as 19,55,225 tests were conducted on Friday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 42,90,41,970, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.19 per cent.

It has been less than three per cent for 19 consecutive days, the ministry said, adding the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.34 per cent.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,99,33,538, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data stated.

Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 37.21 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive

India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

The 1,206 new fatalities include 738 from Maharashtra, 130 from Kerala and 68 from Karnataka.

A total of 4,07,145 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,25,034 from Maharashtra, 35,731 from Karnataka, 33,322 from Tamil Nadu, 25,011 from Delhi, 22,689 from Uttar Pradesh, 17,886 from West Bengal and 16,168 from Punjab.

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

Union govt says India’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage exceeds 36.89 crore

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NEW DELHI: India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 36.89 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

Cumulatively, more than 11.18 crore doses have been administered in the age group of 18-44 years, it said.

The ministry said over 40 lakh vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.

On Day-174 of the vaccination drive (July 8), out of the total 40,23,173 vaccine doses that were given, 27,01,200 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 13,21,973 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine.

As many as 20,31,634 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 1,79,901 vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years on Thursday.

Cumulatively, 10,84,53,590 persons in the age group 18-44 years across all states and UTs have received their first dose and total 33,79,213 have received their second.

Eight states– Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra — have administered more than 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the age group of 18-44 years.

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level, the ministry said.

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