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98 per cent of land acquisition for bullet train project completed: Gujarat

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AHMEDABAD: Ninety-eight per cent of land acquisition for PM Narendra Modi’s dream project ‘Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Rail Project’ has been completed. This bullet train project covers a distance of 353 kilometers. The civil work has started on a stretch of 343 km.

The project is estimated to cost Rs 72,000 crore, of which Rs 14,200 crore have already been spent. Recently, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reviewed the progress of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Rail Project at a meeting in Ahmedabad. In the meeting, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Managing Director Satish Agnihotri said: “Sub-structure and superstructure works are on in Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad districts of Gujarat.” He added: “Works are underway to build bridges across major rivers like Narmada, Tapi, and Mahi that fall along the bullet train route. A full span box girder is being set up using heavy equipment like a straddle carrier and bridge gantry to accelerate the project. The first such girder was successfully erected in Navsari in November.” 

Rakhi Sawant’s husband is still married to me, claims Bihar woman

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BETTIAH: A resident of this north Bihar town has left his family members, including his estranged wife, shocked by appearing in reality show “Bigg Boss” as the husband of actress Rakhi Sawant.

“The complainant currently resides at her parents’ home in Nawada. In her complaint, handed over to us by her brother Ravikant, she has claimed to have tied the knot with Ritesh at a marriage hall in Bettiah”, said the Superintendent of Police Upendra Nath Verma.

The woman had started living separately a few years back after lodging a complaint of domestic violence against her husband and in-laws, though she claims the couple did not divorce each other, said the SP.

The family of Ritesh Raj, whose father is a retired station master, is also baffled.

“We do not know when and how he married the actress. I learnt about it from my neighbours who informed me after spotting him on TV”, Madhubala Devi, the mother of Ritesh, said with a touch of incredulity.

She said her son was an IIT alumni, worked as a software professional in Bengaluru who frequently travelled abroad “because of which he does not remain in touch with us on a regular basis”.

Meanwhile, the SP said an investigation has been launched, and based on evidence an FIR may be lodged against Ritesh Raj under relevant sections of the IPC and Hindu Marriage Act.

According to media reports, Sawant had confirmed her marriage to Ritesh in 2019 and claimed that he was an “NRI”.

Linking Aadhaar with electoral roll will clean voters list of multiple enrolment: Government sources

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NEW DELHI: Amid Opposition criticism of a bill to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls, sources in the government on Tuesday said the move would solve the “major problem” of multiple enrolment of the same person at different places and help in “cleaning” the voters list to a great extent.

The assertion comes a day after the ‘Election Laws (Amendment) bill 2021’ to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem and bring other poll reforms was passed by the Lok Sabha after a brief debate and amid demand by the Opposition to refer it to a standing committee.

The government sources said the bill incorporates various electoral reforms which have been discussed for a long time.

Registration in the electoral roll is done based on an application by a person who is eligible to be registered as a voter and this bill has a provision whereby the new applicant may voluntarily provide the Aadhaar number along with the application for the purpose of identity, they said.

No application will be rejected on the grounds that Aadhaar number has not been provided, the sources added.

Aadhaar linking with electoral roll will solve “one of the major problems” in electoral database management which is multiple enrolment of the same person at different places, they said.

This may be due to the frequent shifting of residence by electors and getting enrolled in the new place without deleting the previous enrolment, the sources noted.

Thus, the possibility of electors whose names appear in more than one electoral roll or at times more than once in the same electoral roll can be removed, they said.

Once Aadhaar linkage is achieved, the electoral roll data system will instantly alert the existence of previous registration(s) whenever a person applies for new registration, the sources said.

This will help in “cleaning” the electoral roll to a great extent and facilitate voter registration in the location at which they are ‘ordinarily resident’, the sources added.

Besides linking electoral roll to Aadhaar, the bill also seeks to make the statutes gender neutral by substituting the term ‘wife’ with ‘spouse’ to allow husbands of service voters to cast their vote from the place where their wives are posted.

It also seeks to provide four qualifying dates — January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 — in a year for registration of voters, instead of a single qualifying date — January 1.

Two hundred Omicron cases reported in India so far, 5,326 new COVID-19 cases

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NEW DELHI: Two hundred cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 12 states and UTs in India so far out of which 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra and Delhi have recorded 54 cases of Omicron variant each, while Telangana registered 20 cases, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 18, Kerala 15 and Gujarat 14 cases.

The ministry data updated on Tuesday also stated that India recorded 5,326 new cases of coronavirus infections, the lowest in 581 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,52,164, while the active cases declined to 79,097, the lowest in 574 days .

The death toll climbed to 4,78,007 with 453 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 54 days now.

The active cases have declined to 79,097 comprising 0.23 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020,the ministry said.

A decline of 3,170 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.53 per cent.

It has been less than two per cent for last 78 days.

The weekly positivity rate was also recorded at 0.59 per cent.

It has been below one per cent for the last 37 days, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,41,95,060, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.38 per cent.

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 138.35 crore.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 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 453 new fatalities include 419 from Kerala and 7 from West Bengal.

Of the 419 deaths, 14 were recorded over the last few days and 405 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, a Kerala state government release said on Monday.

A total of 4,78,007 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,41,353 from Maharashtra, 44,922 from Kerala, 38,290 from Karnataka, 36,686 from Tamil Nadu, 25,101 from Delhi, 22,915 from Uttar Pradesh and 19,676 from West Bengal.

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.

BBMP makes Covid test mandatory in pvt hospitals for SARI ILI patients

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Parmesh S Jain

The Bengaluru civic agency has made COVID-19 tests mandatory in private hospitals for all those coming with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) and Influenza Like Illness (ILI) in Bengaluru

All the SARI, ILI patients coming to OPD in private hospitals in BBMP limits should be tested for COVID-19 compulsorily and other patients also could be advised to undergo the same if needed,” the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike,Special Commissioner Dr Trilok Chandra as saying in a statement

All the SARI, ILI patients coming to OPD in private hospitals in BBMP limits should be tested for covid-19 compulsorily and other patients also could be advised to undergo for the same if needed.

Addressing a meeting with PHANA and more than 100 Private Hospitals, he said that, precautionary measured should be taken to prevent the spreading of covid-19 in the city.

Second dose should be given at private hospitals for the people if they have been taken first dose. Double dose should be ensured for all individual who will visit the hospital.And thus,unvaccinated must be get vaccinated.

Presently, covid cases in the city are stable. As a precautionary measure, according to the government order, private hospitals must be ready to reserve beds for covid patients. Along with that, separate pediatric beds also should be ensured, he said.

Information about real time bed availability should be uploaded in PHANA portal. All the necessary measures should be taken to ensure the proper availability of oxygen,he instructed.

Special hospital inspection teams by BBMP are visiting private hospitals to verify and ensure all necessary measures are implemented.

Chief Health Officer Dr. Balasundar, All the Zonal Commissioners, War room doctors and other concerned officials were present.

Decisive action against miscreants to stop vandalism: CM Bommai

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Parmesh S Jain

Amid tension over the defacing of the statue of 19th century warrior Sangolli Rayanna here, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said “decisive action” would be taken against miscreants who disturb law and order in the state.

State government would take decisive steps to stop vandalism.Stringent action would be initiated against those who take law into their hands, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said speaking to media persons in Belagavi.

“The main perpetrators of the recent vandalism in Karnataka have already been arrested. We will not allow any hooliganism to continue,” Bommai said.

State Home Secretary and DG of Police have taken up the issue with their Maharashtra counterparts to protect the life and property of Kannadigas in Maharashtra, and also providing security for Karnataka government vehicles, Bommai said.

Replying to a query on miscreants defacing Sangolli Rayanna’s statue in Belagavi bordering Maharashtra last week, Bommai said the police have arrested all the main accused related to the case.

There is no question of letting go even an inch of Karnataka’s border. It is a clear stand of the government that the Mahajan report is final on the border issue, still, some individuals and organisations are repeatedly causing disturbance to the peace and it is condemnable.

This House unanimously condemns such acts and decides to punish the miscreants involved in it,” Bommai said.

Following the defacement of freedom fighters’ statues in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said in the state Assembly that the accused in these incidents will be booked for sedition as they are “anti-nationals”.

“The previous governments were never doing this. We are controlling them all,” Bommai said.

The House sought action against those who indulged in such activities, including workers of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi (MES).

Bommai informed the legislators that the government is planning to book the accused in these incidents for sedition and also under the state’s Goonda Act. “

There are some leaders who are behind these actions and they want to disrupt peace and harmony. We will go after the people who are behind it and will take action.

They are (Sangolli Rayanna and Shivaji Maharaj) are freedom fighters who fought for the nation and whoever indulges in maligning their images are anti-nationals,” he added

Meanwhile, various Kannada organisations on Monday staged protests blocking the National Highway-4 at Hire Bagewadi in Belagavi where the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha is located.

The activists who came to Belagavi in huge numbers from various parts of Karnataka staged a road blockade.

They were seen intercepting ministers and legislators who were on the way to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, where the Legislature session is on, demanding stringent action and ban on the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, members of which were allegedly behind the incident.

Praveen Shetty of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, who spearheaded the agitation, demanded the externment of MES activists.

We demand ban on MES and externment of their leaders. They dare to destroy the statue of Sangolli Rayanna. We will observe bandh. We are all going to meet together under the leadership of Vatal Nagaraj,” Shetty told reporters.

Speeding sports bike collided head on,Two killed,two others injured

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Parmesh S Jain

Two persons were killed and two others injured when a speeding Sports Bike collided head on with another bike on Hosur service road in the wee hours of Monday.

The deceased have been identified as Jitin Josh, 25 and his friend Sonu, 30.

The accused has been identified as,Sharath Aditya,24.

Senior officer,as, DCP Traffic East Shantharaju M with ACP and Electronic City traffic inspector Venkatesh rushed to the spot and after inspecting the accident spot and collecting information from the jurisdiction police personnel and passerby.

Senior officer told reporters,the deceased were working in real estate and interiors and living at a rented house on Huskur road.

On Sunday night they were returning after dinner when the accused identified as Sharath Aditya, 24, riding his sports bike with his friend Santosh , 23, riding pillion, was riding rash and negligent manners.

He lost control over the bike and collided head on with the bike coming from the opposite direction.

The impact of the accident was so high that all four were thrown up in the air and crashed on the road,sustaining severe head injuries.

Passers-by rushed the four persons to near-by hospitals where Jitin Josh was declared dead on arrival while Sonu succumbed to his injuries later.

The other injured Aditya and Santosh were being treated at hospital and the Electronic city traffic police have taken up a case against Aditya, charging him under rash and negligent driving and death due to negligence and after his recovery we will take action against the accused as per law and further investigation is on he added.

RTI Activist arrested by Chennamanakere Achukattu police in Bengaluru

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Parmesh S Jain

RTI activist has been arrested by the Chennammana Kere Acchukattu police on charges of threatening an assistant engineer of the BBMP.

The accused has been identified as, Krishnamurthy Gowda,aRTI activist and Reporter of Surya Voice Newspaper a resident of Nagendra block.

Senior officer told media persons,Shwetha B,an assistant engineer of Kathriguppe BBMP ward office, had lodged a complaint on Saturday stating that Gowda was coming to her office and was enquiring about matters not related to him, thereby wasting the time of the goverment staff. Besides,he was also following her when she out on offical work.

“On Saturday around 4 pm,Gowda allegedly entered her cabin while she was in a discussion with a consultant and abused her for no reason, threatening he would ensure that she loses her job.

Based on her complaint, CK Achukattu police inspector, Janardhan PR and his team arrested Krishnamurthy Gowda a Reporter of Surya Voice Newspaper and a RTI activist and has been produced before the judge for further investigation he added.

Chilume Math Basavalinga Swamiji Found Hanging in Math;Suspect Suicide,

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Parmesh S Jain

Chilume Math Basavalinga Swamiji of Magadi Taluk in Ramanagara district has committed suicide by hanging in the math on Monday morning.

The deceased,Basavalinga Swamy, hailed from Doddaballpura taluk and was staying in the math since 1982.

Senior officers as,Ramanagar SP,Girish S,along with Kuddur police inspector and staff rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area and after inspecting the spot and collecting information from the staff.

Senior officer told media persons,A 62-year-old seer of Chilume Math at Solur village of Magadi taluk in Ramanagara district,reportedly ended life by hanging in the math on Monday morning.The reason for the incident is yet to be ascertained.

The incident came to light at around 7.30 am when the staff of the math came for work.He found the seer hanging from the window grill in the math premises,and alerted the police.

Priliminary investigation revealed that it could be a case of suicide.However,we have taken up a case of suspicious death based on the complaint filed by the staff.

Though the seer has not left any death note,he has written in his diary about his financial transactions.

As per the statement of the staff, the incident has taken place after the seer performed puja early around 5 am.

The staff has also mentioned that the seer had some health problems and appeared upset over the last two weeks.We are awaiting the post mortem report for further action.

A case of unnatural death is registered in Kuddur police station and further investigation is on he added.

Reconvert and pray in temples: Hindu outfit to Muslims on namaz row

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Ancestors of a majority of Haryana Muslims belonged to Hindu community, said Mahaveer Bhardwaj, chairman of the Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, a body of 32 right-wing Hindu outfits.

GURUGRAM: A right-wing group disrupting Friday namaz being held in the open here on Sunday asked Muslims to “reconvert” and pray in Hindu temples.

Ancestors of a majority of Haryana Muslims belonged to Hindu community, said Mahaveer Bhardwaj, chairman of the Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, a body of 32 right-wing Hindu outfits.

“We can organise a mass ‘ghar wapsi’ in Leisure Valley here and they will be taken back in their castes and accepted with open arms,” Bharadwaj said.

“They will have their temples to pray and this namaz issue will end,” he added.

In the past some months, members of some Hindu outfits have objected to the offering of “namaz” by Muslims in open spaces.

They have been raising “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Shri Ram” slogans to disrupt the Friday prayers by Muslims.

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