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Eight injured in 2 seperate incident of gas cylinder explosion in Chandra layout

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Parmesh S Jain

Atleast eight was injured in an two separate explosion followed by fire due to suspected LPG Cylinder leakage in Chandra Layout and attiguppe on Monday.

The injured persons who are undergoing treatment are,Mahesh,Sukumar 48,Harsha 41 year,Ganashri 13 year,Hemeshwar 7 year,and house owner,Ramakka 65 year,Anitha 31 year,Rachana 21 year old.

Residents in and around Ganapathi circle and Attiguppe were shocked to the sound of an explosion followed by fire in the hotel.

They rushed out to see Mahesh engulfed in the fire running out and crying for help.

The residents put out the fire before alerting the fire and emergency service personnel.The fire tenders reached the spot within 15 minutes to put out the fire by then the residents had managed to contain the fire .

The injured Mahesh was rushed to Victoria hospital while Chandra layout police reached the spot and inspected the hotel.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident took place at around 7 am.The hotel employees had finished work the previous night and shut down the hotel at around 10 pm.

However the gas leaked and since there was no space to go out accumulated in the kitchen.On Monday Mahesh came for the work and tried to lit the stove,leading to the mishap,the police said .

Meanwhile in the evening another cylinder blast took place in Chandra Layout limits.

Fire incidence reported at attiguppe,Chandra layout at 08.45 pm. In which Injured persons are shifted to ESI and Victoria hospital for the treatment.

The police are now questioning the staff and other residents and sought the help of FSL team to ascertain the reason behind the mishap he added.

Mekedatu project: Will TN Congress leaders support Congress Padayatra? asks CM Bommai

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Parmesh S Jain

Siddaramaiah has accused that Tamil Nadu BJP leaders are being incited against it.Will the Congress leaders of Tamil Nadu support the Padayatra?”Bommai asked.

Reacting to Siddaramaiah’s charge Bommai said, we need to work unitedly for the cause of Karnataka’s language,land and water.DPR has been prepared for the Mekedatu project.

It is before the Central Water Commission.State government has taken the project seriously. Efforts are on to realise it.”

RSS or BJP have nothing to do with Ramanagar incident: CM

RSS and BJP have nothing to do with the Ramanagara incident,Bommai said.Replying to DK Shivakumar’s reaction on the spat over Ambedkar’s stature that happened at the programme in Ramangar, Bommai said,unveiling of Dr BR Ambedkar and Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda’s statues was a pre-scheduled programme.

Many meetings have been held about it.Media itself is witness as to who triggered the argument.It is a very unfortunate incident.The concerned people should introspect about it he added.

Good use of time and money is our govt’s policy: CM Bommai

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Parmesh S Jain

Making good use of time and money is our government’s policy, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in his address after launching various development works at Chikkakalya village in Magadi Taluk.

Projects should be completed within the set time frame. Delays will escalate the project cost. Projects could reach the people only when time and money is put to best use,Bommai said.

GTTC upgradation :

GTTC is a very useful technical institute. Its certificate guarantees 100% job placement. GTTC has that kind of credibility.

I myself underwent 6 month training in GTTC after completing my engineering, Bommai said recalling his training in GTTC and getting a job in Tata Motors.

State government has upgraded GTTCs by spending Rs50cr. These institutes should be opened in backward taluks too.

In the last 2 years the state government has upgraded 150 ITIs at a cost of Rs30cr each in association with Tata company. In all about Rs4000cr has been spent for this.

Upgraded ITIs would play a big role in preparing our youth to be employment ready in the modern industry which needs well trained hands. Karnataka is the first state in the country to achieve this, Bommai said.

It has been decided to hold ‘Employment for All’ programmes in every taluk. Youth are being trained according to the qualification requirements, job opportunities and necessary personality development to get job opportunities, Bommai said.

Irrigation projects

Referring to demand of the local people for providing drinking water from Manchanabele reservoir, Bommai said, “Jaljeevan Mission is the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He has provided financial allocation to provide tapped water for every village. Only a statesman can do it.”

The Prime Minister has taken a strong decision to complete the project in a time bound manner. Government would accomplish this project within one and a half years, Bommai assured. He instructed the officials to take up works under Jaljeevan Mission on a war footing.

District in-charge minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan, ministers Dr K Sudhakar, BA Basavaraj and other dignitaries were present.

Karnataka Cabinet to discuss long-term Covid measures, says CM Bommai

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Parmesh S Jain

State cabinet meeting to be held on Thursday would discuss the overall Covid situation in the state and take appropriate decisions on long term measures to be taken to tackle Omicron,the new variant of Covid,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons he said,Covid and Omicron are spreading fast in the country and neighbouring states.

It would be discussed with the Expert committee on Tuesday evening. We have the experience of handling the previous two waves of Covid surge.

The experts have been asked to suggest appropriate measures to control the pandemic without affecting the daily life of the people.”

Speaking about the vaccine drive for children in the 15-18 years age group, he said, “they need to be brought under the Covid secure bubble.

An extensive vaccination campaign is being launched for this purpose. We need coordinated effort from the parents, teachers and health workers to make it a success,” Bommai said.

He urged the people to show self restraint and follow Covid norms like wearing face-mask and maintaining distance.

Omicron tally in India rises to 1,892

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New Delhi: A total of 1,892 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far, out of which 766 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry’s data updated on Tuesday.

Maharashtra has recorded the maximum number of 568 cases, followed by Delhi (382), Kerala (185), Rajasthan (174), Gujarat (152), and Tamil Nadu (121).

India’s Covid tally rose to 3,49,60,261 with 37,379 new cases, while the active cases increased to 1,71,830, according to the data updated at 8 am.

The death toll climbed to 4,82,017 with 124 more fatalities, the data showed.

The active cases comprise 0.49 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.13 per cent, the health ministry said.

An increase of 26,248 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.24 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.05 per cent, according to the health ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,43,06,414, 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 146.70 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.

‘Bulli Bai’ app row: Engineering student detained from Bengaluru

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Mumbai: Mumbai cyber police have detained a 21-year-old engineering student from Bengaluru in connection with the ‘Bulli Bai’ app case, an official said on Tuesday.

Police had filed a first information report against unknown persons following complaints that photographs of Muslim women were uploaded for auction’ on the app hosted by GitHub platform.

The suspect was detained on Monday, the official said.

Mumbai cyber police station had also registered a case against the app developers and Twitter handles that promoted the app.

Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for auction’ on the ‘Bulli Bai’ app with photographs sourced without permission and doctored. It has happened for the second time in less than a year. The app appeared to be a clone of Sulli Deals which triggered a similar row last year.

Subramanian Swamy moves Delhi HC seeking to set aside Air India disinvestment process

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New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has approached the Delhi High Court seeking to quash the Air India disinvestment process and set aside the approvals given to it by authorities.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh is scheduled to hear the petition on Tuesday.

Swamy, a Rajya Sabha MP, has sought to set aside and revoke any action or decision or grant of any further approvals, permissions or permits by the authorities with respect to the present Air India disinvestment process.

Swamy, through advocate Satya Sabarwal, has also sought for a CBI investigation into the role and functioning of authorities and submission of a detailed report to the court.

In October last year, the central government accepted the highest bid made by a Tata Sons company for 100 per cent equity shares of Air India and Air India Express along with its 50 per cent stake in ground-handling company AISATS — the first privatisation in 20 years.

On October 25 last year, the government had signed the share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for the sale of national carrier Air India for Rs 18,000 crore. Tatas would pay Rs 2,700 crore cash and takeover Rs 13,500 crore of the airline’s debt.

Tatas beat the Rs 15,100 crore offer by a consortium led by Spicejet promoter Ajay Singh and the reserve price of Rs 12,906 crore set by the government for the sale of its 100 per cent stake in the loss-making carrier.

As of August 31, 2021, Air India had a total debt of Rs 61,562 crore. 75 per cent of this debt or Rs 46,262 crore will be transferred to a special purpose vehicle AIAHL before handing over the airline to the Tata group.

3-year-old girl was killed, raped by grandmother’s lover: Noida cops

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Noida: The Noida Police on Monday arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly raping and killing his 50-year-old girlfriend’s three-year-old granddaughter as the couple believed she was a “hindrance to their marriage”, officials said.

The grandmother has also been detained for her role in the matter which was reported on December 25 after the child had gone “missing”, the police said, as it busted the blind murder case.

The girl’s body was recovered from an under-construction building near Ilahabas village on December 28, with the police launching a probe after it suspected that the child was sexually assaulted as well, officials said.

They said the girl had been living with her grandmother as her father had been in jail for the last two years while her mother had been living in her home district of Budaun due to a dispute between the couple.

“The woman had on December 25 informed the local Phase 2 police station that her granddaughter had gone missing on December 24. An FIR was lodged under Indian Penal Code section 363 (missing) and search launched for the child,” a police spokesperson said.

“After investigation and post-mortem report, sexual assault against the child was confirmed. It was also confirmed that there had been an attempt to hide the evidence as the body was hidden under a log of plywood in the under-construction building,” the official said.

With thorough investigation, the grandmother, who had reported the incident to the police, broke down during the questioning and confessed to her relationship with the man, the police claimed.

“The man hails from Bulandshahr district but had been staying near Sector 88 in Noida for a long time. He has a criminal mentality. He along with his girlfriend had conspired the murder of the child, believing she was hindrance to their marriage,” the spokesperson said.

The accused was arrested on Monday from Sector 88, while the woman has been detained and further legal proceedings are being carried out, the police said.

Charges under IPC section 302 (murder), 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural offences), among others, as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have been added in the case, the police added.

New satellite image shows China constructing bridge on its side of Pangong lake in Ladakh: Sources

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New Delhi: A new satellite image showing China building a bridge on its side of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh emerged on Monday amid the prolonged Sino-India military standoff in the border area.

People familiar with the development said the satellite imagery is of an area on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control(LAC) near the Galwan valley region.

The armies of India and China had created a buffer zone in Galwan valley following their deadly clashes on June 15, 2020.

On January 1, Indian and Chinese troops exchanged sweets and greetings at 10 border posts along the LAC including in eastern Ladakh to mark the New Year.

The sources said the bridge is at a distance of around 40 km from the alignment of the LAC in the region and that India has also been developing infrastructure in the region at a rapid pace.

Geo-intelligence expert Damien Symon posted a satellite image on Twitter suggesting that the new bridge was being constructed by China to link the North and South banks of Pangong lake.

Military experts said the aim of constructing the bridge in the Khurnak area could be to ensure that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army(PLA) is able to quickly mobilise its troops in the region.

The Indian military sources said India has been developing infrastructure in all key areas along the LAC and that India is aware of Chinese activities in the region.

Last week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Chisumle-Demchok road at Umling La Pass at over 19,000 feet in Ladakh that is considered as a key stretch for military purpose.

China has been focusing on strengthening its military infrastructure after Indian troops took control of several strategic peaks on the southern bank of Pangong lake in August 2020 after the Chinese PLA attempted to intimidate them in the area.

The eastern Ladakh border standoff between the armies of India and China erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong lake area.

Both sides gradually enhanced their deployment by rushing in tens of thousands of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry.

As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed the disengagement process last year in the north and south banks of the Pangong lake and in the Gogra area.

Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the LAC in the sensitive sector.

The 13th round of Corps Commander-level military talks in October ended in a stalemate with the Indian Army saying that the ”constructive suggestions” made by it were not agreeable to the Chinese side.

The defence ministry last Friday said it held several rounds of military talks with the Chinese side to deescalate the situation in eastern Ladakh without compromising on its stand of ”complete disengagement and immediate restoration of status quo ante”.

India has been insisting on returning to the status quo that existed before the face-off erupted.

2nd Test, Day 1: South Africa 35/1 at stumps, trail India by 167 runs

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Johannesburg: Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane’s saga of failures compounded a shoddy batting performance by India even as stand-in skipper KL Rahul impressed with a defiant show amid the ruins on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa here on Monday.

Rahul’s patient 50-run knock on a day when India missed Virat Kohli due to back spasms and Ravichandran Ashwin’s cavalier 46 at the rear end ensured that India scored 202 in their first innings on a bouncy Wanderers track.

At stumps, Mohammed Shami sent back Aiden Markram even as Dean Elgar (11 batting) and Keegan Peterson (14 batting) took South Africa to 35 for 1. It could have been two down had Rishabh Pant snapped Peterson off Jasprit Bumrah, which seemed a regulation catch.

Worse, Mohammed Siraj hobbled off with what looked like a hamstring strain and if it’s bad news, then India would be left with four bowlers.

However, a lot of blame should go to India’s batters as some like Pujara didn’t show intent to score while others like Rahane seemed completely short of confidence.

It prompted the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to say it as it is on air, “I think the next innings will be their last chance.”

Having given up hopes to play for England, Duanne Olivier (3/67 in 17 overs), playing his first game for South Africa in three years, dismissed Pujara (3 off 33 balls) and Rahane (0) off successive deliveries to make it difficult for the Indians.

Marco Jansen (4/31 in 17 overs), with his giant frame, created awkward lengths for every Indian batter while Kagiso Rabada (3/64 in 17.1 overs), despite not being at his best, got wickets when it mattered.

In his first game as captain, Rahul concentrated hard as he played 133 deliveries. He was peppered with short balls. He would sway to some and duck the others while pulling the ones that he could.

His back-foot driving was majestic and he rode the bounce while going for the flashy cut shots.

Such is beauty of sport that Rahul, who till five months ago wasn’t supposed to start as an opener in England, is now being groomed as an all-format India captain.

If the first day composure is any indication, he won’t do a bad job.

But then there was a moment’s indiscretion when he played one pull shot too many and holed out in the fine leg region.

Prior to that shot, the occasional pull that he played, Rahul rolled his bat over and tried to keep it down the ground but in this case, he got under the Jansen short ball and didn’t get the required elevation.

He had a nice little partnership of 42 runs with Hanuma Vihari (20) before an inspirational close-in catch from Rassie Van der Dussen at short leg sent the latter back.

Rishabh Pant (17) and an attacking Ashwin (24 batting 21 balls) added 40 in quick time but what India needed was a partnership of at least 75 if not 100.

At the start, Mayank Agarwal (26) looked fluent in the first hour with five boundaries before Jansen pitched one in the spot from where it wasn’t on drivable length as it climbed on. The opener went for a drive only to edge that to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne.

Rahul, on his part, survived strong caught behind and leg before appeals which were negated by debutant umpire Allahudien Palekar, someone who impressed on debut.

But what would disappoint Pujara and Rahane most is that on a day when they should have taken more responsibility in Kohli’s absence, they couldn’t even inject a sense of positivity in India’s approach.

The manner in which Pujara hopped and skipped to rising deliveries actually would have made the dressing room feel jittery about demons in the pitch which wasn’t the case. But there was definitely seam and bounce which one expects here in South Africa.

He once again got into a shell and was very uncomfortable against steep bounce which finally became his undoing.

Olivier’s natural back of length deliveries were perfect recipe for disaster as he fended one that was wide of the short leg fielder but the next one lobbed up to the man at point for an easy catch.

Rahane’s dismissal was that of a player, whose confidence has been torn to pieces.

The ball pitched on the fourth stump channel, created indecision on whether to play or not and Rahane dangled his bat for the catch to be taken in the slips.

This match will certainly not last the distance and if they can’t make a difference in the second innings, the enormous patience that the Indian team management has shown towards them will definitely start wearing thin.

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