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Traffic Jana Samparka divas held in Ambedkar bhavan,Wheeling & bike stunts and lack of traffic sense among motorists says Residents

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Parmesh Jain

Traffic Jana Samparka divas held in Ambedkar bhavan,to address grievance of residents of Yelahanka the residents shared their grievances to DCP Traffic North,S Savitha the residents said during the meeting that Wheeling & bike stunts and lack of traffic sense among motorists says Residents

Wheeling and bike stunts and lack of traffic sense among the motorists are the main concern raised by residents of North Division during traffic jana sampark divas Held in Ambedkar Bhavan in Yelahanka on Saturday.

Deputy Commissioner of police (Traffic North),Savitha S,along with ACP, Northeast Traffic,Ashok,Yelahanka Traffic Inspector, Ramakrishna Reddy,was present and DCP,Savitha S,assured to intensify action against erring motorists and also install signages and parking boards to ensure traffic Discipline among the motorists.

Vehicles using high beam lights on main roads disturbing other motorists,for which the traffic police assured to take action on vehicles with high beam lights.

Many resident’s complained that Private Bus drivers are putting commuters at risk and driving rash and negligent in order to overtake government Buses.

Vehicles and get commuters.The traffic police have assured to take action to curb such menace.

Signals at junctions to have timers in seconds so commuters will know beforehand when they could move for which the traffic police have been assured that they will intimate the concerned to get it updated.

Replying to a query about lack of discipline,Ms. savitha said that awareness about traffic discipline to be created in schools and colleges, Shortly traffic police personnel and officers will be deputed to take a session.

Replying to the rude behaviour of towing staff, Ms.Savitha instructed the officials concerned to take tough action on towing vehicles not adhering to norms.

She asked people to report to the control room or to the nearest station if they come across any such incidents.

Many residents demanded traffic police to start Drunken Driving drive to curb the menace.Replying to the question Ms.Savitha said that the special drives have started but past few days it is raining heavily and hence there has been a set back.The special drives will start again,she assured.

Residents complained that in the main roads, some accidents occur when the commuters open the door without looking behind or in the mirror whether any vehicle is nearing.Awareness to be created regarding this.

Demand for Bus stands and Auto stands.- Reply: will study the area and suggest the concerned she added.

10 more people test positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, tally rises to 89

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KANPUR/KANNAUJ: Ten more people, including three Indian Air Force personnel, tested positive for Zika virus in Kanpur on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 89, District Magistrate Vishak G Ayyar said.

On Saturday, 13 people had tested positive for Zika virus.

One case was also reported from neighbouring Kannauj district.

“Out of the 89 infected people, 55 are men and 34 are women. Among these, 23 are those having age below 21 years. Of the total infected people, 12 are Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel. This includes 11 men and one woman,” the district magistrate said.

Health teams had collected blood samples of 525 people on Thursday, Friday and Saturday which were sent to the virology lab of the King George’s Medical University in Lucknow and the National Institute of Virology in Pune for testing.

“Of these, 23 samples tested positive for Zika virus,” the district magistrate added.

Ayyar also said that health teams have collected samples of 525 people who were in close contact with the infected people and living in the radius of 3 km of the IAF station hangars for testing.

The first case of the virus was reported in the city on October 23 when a warrant officer of the IAF tested positive for the infection.

So far, a total of 3,283 samples have been collected from the city and sent to the virology lab of KGMU in Lucknow and NIV in Pune for testing.

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus and hence, getting rid of mosquitoes is the safe way out, the district magistrate said.

To check the spread of the disease, health teams are undertaking sanitisation programmes, including anti-larvae spraying and identifying fever patients, screening seriously ill people and pregnant women.

Health officials have been asked to step up surveillance and ensure door-to-door sampling and testing for Zika virus.

“We advise the local people not to panic regarding the sudden spurt in Zika virus cases,” Ayyar said.

A high alert has been sounded in the periphery of hangars of the IAF station, another official said.

Meanwhile, chief medical officer of Kannauj Dr Vinod Kumar on Sunday said, “A 45-year-old person has tested positive of Zika virus in Kapoorpur Katri village under Sadar tehsil of the district. This was confirmed on Saturday. Samples of 32 people were sent for testing, and one sample tested positive for Zika virus.”

He added that as of now, the Zika virus patient is normal, and he was given treatment at his home itself.

A team of the health department has sprayed anti-larval spray in the area, he said.

Drugs case: NCB team visits Cordelia cruise ship with Sameer Wankhede, to question key witness Prabhakar Sail

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MUMBAI: With the Central Narcotics Control Bureau team taking over the Mumbai cruise ship raid case, the SIT team visited the Cordelia cruise ship on which an alleged rave party was held on October 2, informed the NCB on Monday.

Wankhede also handed over the documents and other confiscated items to Singh. Singh and Wankhede were present on the cruise for 2 hours.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director-General Gyaneshwar Singh, who is leading a vigilance team of the agency, left for Mumbai from Delhi airport on Monday.

The vigilance team had summoned Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the drugs-on-cruise case, to record his statement in the alleged payoff in the case today. The agency asked Sail to appear before it at 2 pm on Monday, said the NCB.

Gyaneshwar Singh is heading the Special Enquiry Team (SET) which has been constituted to probe allegations against NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede in the drugs-on-cruise case.

Sail, who is the personal bodyguard of Kiran Gosavi and also a witness in the Mumbai cruise ship raid case, levelled allegations of corruption against Gosavi and Sameer Wankhede.

Meanwhile, Aryan Khan, who was recently granted bail in the drugs-on-cruise case was summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning on Sunday, however, he could not appear citing fever.

An NCB team busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on October 2. A total of 20 people, including two Nigerian nationals have been arrested so far in the case.

Speaking to media persons, Singh said, “I will not take names but all those who are needed will be called (for questioning). I expect Prabhakar Sail to come today (for questioning).”

Karnataka: ED attaches assets worth Rs 35 crore of Vikram Investments, associates in Ponzi scheme scam

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Parmesh Jain

As part of Vikram investment scam,Enforcement Directorate on wednesday attached assets worth Rs.35.70 belonging to the firm and other associates under the provisions of the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The attached immovable properties having value of Rs. 34.21 Crore are in the form of land,office spaces and residential flats in various places in
Bengaluru and movable assets are in the form of Bank balance and Fixed deposits of Rs.1.49 Crore.

ED officials initiated money laundering investigation on the basis of FIR registered in March 2018 registered by Banashankari Police Station,Bengaluru against Partners
and other associates of Vikram Investments.

Including Raghavendra Srinath,along with his
associates -K.P.Narasimhamurthy,M.Prahlada, K.C Nagaraj and Sutram Suresh for cheating the general public by luring them to invest in Vikram
Investments,promising high returns under the guise of commodity trading.

The modus operandi adopted by the company was that they were involved in collecting Investments from the customers under the guise of commodity trading offering huge returns to the extent of upto 30-35 per cent per annum.

However,they are not registered with any of the regulatory agencies including RBI.They ensured that customers would get back their first installment as promised.

This earned them trust and lured customers to invest even more after which the company would stop paying them back money including the principal amount.

High profile personalities also invested in his scheme in the hope of earning huge returns.

Initially,the company paid profits to the existing investors out of funds obtained from its new investors.

The company used LIC agents and others who would convince their friends and family to invest and in exchange got heavy commission.

Initial investigations suggests that around 2420 persons had invested in the said entity and total investment was around Rs.417 Crore out of which around Rs.331 Crore were paid to the clients as profits and remaining Rs.86 Crore had been embezzled by Raghavendra Srinath and his associates.

During the course of investigation,it came to notice that Raghavendra Srinath had deliberately delivered huge amount of net profit of around Rs. 35 Crore to one Mr.R.Krishna.Further investigation is under progress.

Kerala one of the best governed states in India as per study: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

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Thiruvananthapuram,: A study by the Centre for Public Affairs (CPA) has selected Kerala as one of the best governed states in the country, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.

The CM, in a Facebook post, said according to the Public Affairs Index 2021 (PAI) released by CPA, Kerala is one of the best governed states as it has excelled in a number of key areas such as infrastructure, education, health, employment, eco-friendly and all-round development.

The index is based on three criteria – equality, growth and sustainability, the post said.

The study also looked at the extent to which the state has excelled in implementation of programs such as the National Employment Guarantee Scheme and the National Health Mission, and also COVID prevention, he said.

All-round India demolish Afghanistan by 66 runs, stay in competition

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Abu Dhabi, Nov 3: A formidable India led by their stylish openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul finally put up a near-flawless performance to annihilate a hapless Afghanistan by 66 runs to stay afloat in the ICC T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.

It could well be a case of joining the party two games too late but a solid batting show to first score 210 for 2 and then bowl the disciplined lines to restrict Afghanistan to 144 for 7 kept their billion plus fans interested.

With their net run-rate finally entering the positive bracket (+0.073), India would now hope that Afghanistan can recover from this drubbing and upset New Zealand, giving Virat Kohli’s men an outside chance to qualify for the semi-finals behind Pakistan who are set to top the group.

On the day, India did everything that perhaps was expected of them against the big teams.

Rohit brought his carefree elegance to the table while Rahul was classy as ever in India’s imposing total.

While they would still have to bear the criticism of having flattered to deceive against Pakistan and New Zealand, Rohit (74 off 47 balls) and KL Rahul (69 off 48 balls) made a mockery of Afghanistan’s inexperienced attack, putting up a record 140 runs for the opening stand.

This was also the highest total in this edition of T20 World Cup but one can only hope that it hasn’t come two matches too late.

It couldn’t be denied that save Rashid Khan, who was taken to task by Rohit in his third over, the other Afghans were pedestrian at best, leaving Hardik Pandya (35 no off 13 balls) and Rishabh Pant (27 no off 13 balls) to feast during the death overs.

The Pandya-Pant duo clobbered 63 runs in 3.3 overs to take the total which was always going to be beyond Afghanistan’s reach.

When India bowled, Ravichandran Ashwin, playing his first international game in six months and white ball international after four years, was too good for the Afghans with figures of 2 for 12 in four overs that also had 12 dots.

Jasprit Bumrah (1/25 in 4 overs) was steady as usual while Ravindra Jadeja (1/19 in 3 overs) looked decent. Mohammed Shami (3/32 in 4 overs) got a bit of stick but picked wickets at regular intervals.

With no disrespect to India’s efforts, the gulf in bowling standards was evident in the disdainful manner that Rohit and Rahul treated the Afghan attack. Hardik and Pant then added insult to the injury.

The mid-130s speed of the pacers and lack of swing with not much pace off the track was an ideal recipe for disaster against the two Indian openers, who were smarting after back-to-back failures.

On a track where the ball was gripping, Afghanistan captain Mohammed Nabi started with his off-breaks and introduced left-arm spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf from the other end.

For the two Indian openers, who needed a few big shots to get into the groove, there couldn’t have been a more mouth-watering option as Rohit was the first one off the block with an inside-out lofted boundary over extra-cover off Nabi and a lap-shot off Sharafuddin.

When pacer Naveen ul Haq was introduced, Rohit opened his stance to slash the bowler past point and a straight six while Rahul also got his share of boundaries.

The 50 of the innings came in five overs but it was veteran pacer Hamid Hasan, who bowled the last over of the Powerplay to put a brief brake on scoring during that phase after the fielding restrictions were lifted.

However, the good start meant that 85 came off the first 10 overs with both openers looking solid for acceleration towards the back-10.

One of the better boundaries from Rohit was the one which he guided a Gulbadin Naib delivery towards third-man fence, using the bounce to inch towards his half-century.

The 23rd T20 International fifty came when he square-cut an off-colour Naveen to the boundary and Rahul followed suit with a six over square leg off the same bowler and then lofting Gulbadin over extra cover to reach the milestone.

By the time Rashid (0/36 in 4 overs) came for his final spell, Rohit and Rahul were competing to out-score each other.

Rohit saved his best for Rashid when he lofted the spinner towards deep mid-wicket even when he hadn’t reached to the pitch of the delivery but the bat-swing did it for him. The next was picture perfect as it was sent soaring into grass banks.

By the time Rohit was out trying to smash Karim Janat over extra cover, he had got eight fours and three sixes.

Rahul was also dismissed within another seven runs, being cleaned up by Gulbadin as he tried to shuffle towards off-stump but by then a solid platform for victory was already laid.

Don’t link firecrackers to religion, let people breathe: Delhi Minister Gopal Rai to opposition

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New Delhi, Nov 3: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday appealed to the opposition parties not to link the bursting of firecrackers to religion and jeopardise the wellbeing of children and the elderly for political ambitions.

He also appealed to the Centre to issue an advisory to Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to mandatorily stop stubble burning during the Diwali period.

At a press conference, Rai alleged that some people of opposition parties are trying to sabotage the AAP government’s fight against pollution by linking firecracker bursting to religion.

“Some people want to fulfil their political ambitions… I appeal to them with folded hands not to play with the lives of Delhi’s children and the elderly. There are many other issues for politics. Please let people breathe. Diwali means diyas (lamps) not firecrackers,” he said.

Rai said places of worship were shut across India when coronavirus started ravaging the country. “It was not a matter of religion but people’s lives,” he said.

“The Arvind Kejriwal government is working to take care of the religious sentiments of people and to save children and the elderly simultaneously,” the minister added.

On October 27, the Delhi government had launched the ‘Patakhe Nahi Diye Jalao’ campaign to create awareness against the bursting of crackers. Action is being taken under relevant IPC provisions and the Explosives Act against anyone found burning crackers under the campaign.

On September 28, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee ordered a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1, 2022.

Rai said Delhi’s air quality a day before Diwali was the best in five years.

“Favourable weather conditions and people’s support to the government’s anti-pollution campaign are reasons for best October air quality in five years,” he said.

“I also urge the Centre to issue a mandatory advisory to Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to stop burning stubble at least during the Diwali period so that people can breathe easy after the festival,” the minister said.

The national capital recorded an average air quality index of 173 in October this year, the lowest in the month in five years, he said, adding that October saw an average AQI of 265 in 2020; 234 in 2019; 269 in 2018 and 284 in 2017.

He said more than 13,000 kg of illegal firecrackers have been seized and 33 people arrested under the anti-cracker campaign.

As part of the drive to check dust pollution, a penalty of Rs 1.23 lakh has been imposed on 406 construction sites found violating dust control norms.

Rai said Pusa bio-decomposer, a microbial solution that can convert stubble into manure in 15 to 20 days, has been sprayed over 1,700 acres of agricultural land in Delhi.

“The spraying of the bio-decomposer got delayed due to rains in October. The rest of the fields will be covered by November 20,” he added.

254 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 254 fresh cases and two deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 29,89,014 and 38,091, the department said.

The day also saw 316 people being discharged, pushing the total number of recoveries to 29,42,588. Active cases stood at 8,306, a health department bulletin said.

Bengaluru urban district reported the maximum of 151 fresh infections and one death. The district has 6,401 active cases.

Other districts too reported fresh cases including 19 in Mysuru, 12 each in Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada and 11 each in Tumakuru and Udupi.

While 13 districts reported zero infections and zero fatalities, 11 districts had cases in single digits.

Apart from Bengaluru, one death occurred in Uttara Kannada district.

The positivity rate for the day was 0.33 per cent and the case fatality rate was 0.78 per cent.

A total of 76,420 samples were tested including 56,526 RT-PCR tests today, taking the number of specimens examined so far to 5.11 crore.

The number of vaccinations done so far in the state rose to 6.57 crore, with 55,058 people being inoculated on Wednesday.

BCCI appoints Rahul Dravid as head coach of Indian men’s team

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New Delhi, Nov 3: Former captain Rahul Dravid was on Wednesday appointed as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by the BCCI, a development that was expected after the batting great was convinced by the board’s top brass.

Dravid, who was working as the head of National Cricket Academy, has been appointed for a period of two years till the 2023 50-over World Cup in India.

The 47-year-old Dravid, one of the greatest to have played for India, was the only choice for BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, who had called him in Dubai and convinced him to apply for the position.

Once Dravid had applied, the BCCI didn’t even need to look at any other application.

“The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik and Mr RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Mr Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men). The former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand,” the BCCI stated in a media release.

The BCCI had invited applications for the said position on October 26 to appoint incumbent Ravi Shastri’s successor, whose term gets over after the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup.

“It is an absolute honour to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team and I am really looking forward to this role,” Dravid said.

He also thanked his predecessor Shastri for his role in shaping the current Indian team.

“Under Mr Shastri, the team has done very well, and I hope to work with the team to take this forward.”

IAF approves Group Captain rank for Abhinandan Varthaman

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New Delhi:The Indian Air Force has approved the rank of Group Captain for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who had downed an enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in February 2019 and was held captive for three days, official sources said on Wednesday.

The rank has been approved and he will get it once a laid down procedure is completed, they said.

Explaining the process, they said any official after getting a new rank, is able to wear it once there is a vacancy for the position.

Varthaman downed a Pakistani jet on February 27, 2019 when the neighbouring country launched retaliation against India for the Balakot airstrikes a day before.

The strike by India’s warplanes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot and the Pakistani Air Force’s subsequent retaliation the next day triggered fears of a war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

The most visible face of the confrontation was Wing Commander Varthaman whose capture by Pakistan after downing his MiG-21 fighter triggered the most serious military crisis between the two neighbours in decades.

Before his jet was hit, Varthaman downed the F-16 fighter of Pakistan. Varthaman was released on the night of March 1 by Pakistan.

He had suffered injuries while ejecting from his MiG-21 Bison during the aerial combat.

Later that year, he was conferred with the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest war time gallantry medal.

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