Nasheman

India's largest selling Urdu weekly, now also in English

You are here: Home / Archives for 2022

Archives for 2022

34,047 COVID-19 cases, 13 fatalities in Karnataka

by

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday added 34,047 fresh infections and 13 deaths to its COVID-19 tally, the Health Department said. The number of new cases so far is 32,20,087 and the death toll 38,431.

A bulletin said 5,902 people were discharged and took the total number of recoveries to 29,83,645. Active cases stood at 1,97,982.

Bengaluru urban district saw most of the cases with 21,071 infections and five deaths.

Other districts too saw fresh cases: 1,892 in Mysuru, 1,373 in Tumakuru, 1,171 in Hassan, 782 in Dakshina Kannada, 722 in Bengaluru Rural and 709 in Mandya.

There were two deaths in Dakshina Kannada and one each in Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Kalaburagi, Mandya, Mysuru and Ramanagara.

There were zero fatalities in 23 districts.

The positivity rate for the day was 19.29 per cent and the case fatality rate 0.03 per cent.

A total of 1,74,470 samples were tested in the State and they included the 1,42,652 RT-PCR tests today. This took the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 5.9 crore.

There were 37,086 people who got inoculated and they took the total vaccinated till now to 9.14 crore, the department said.

Dharma Sansad case: Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

by

print sharing button

Dharma Sansad case: Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody
Yati Narsinghanand | PC: Twitter

Dehradun: A Haridwar court on Sunday sent Yati Narsinghanand, organiser of the controversial Dharma Sansad in Haridwar, to 14-day judicial custody.

He has been booked under Sections 295 (A) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code and sent to Roshnabad Jail, Haridwar police station SHO Rakinder Singh Kathait said.

Section 295 (A) deals with deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs while section 509 deals with word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.

Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, was picked up on Saturday night from Sarvanand Ghat of the Ganga, where he was staging a ‘satyagraha’ against the arrest of another accused in the case Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, earlier known as Waseem Rizvi.

Tyagi is already in jail, Kathait said.

Some of the speakers at the Dharma Sansad, held from December 17-19, are accused of delivering hate speeches against a particular community.

Two FIRs are lodged in Haridwar against more than ten people, including Narasinghanand and Tyagi in this connection.

A special investigation team is probing the case.

Australia beats England by 146 runs, completes 4-0 Ashes win

by

Australia beats England by 146 runs, completes 4-0 Ashes win

Hobart: Australia completed a dominant 4-0 Ashes series victory over England on Sunday by winning the fifth day-night Test by 146 runs with two days to spare.

England, set a target of 271 for victory, crashed to 124 all out in the last session on the third day at Hobart, losing 10 wickets for 56 after Zak Crawley (36) and Rory Burns (26) combined in the best opening stand of the series by putting on 68 runs.

Fast bowlers Scott Boland (3-18) and Cameron Green (3-21) made an impact in their first Ashes series by sharing six wickets on a lively greenish wicket as England crumbled against pace for the second time in the match after being dismissed for 188 in the first innings in reply to Australia’s score of 303.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins also had an impact in his second spell to finish with 3-42 on an eventful day that saw 17 wickets tumble for the second successive day in the game. Cummins, who grabbed the last two wickets off three balls, led from the front in his first series as Australia captain and grabbed 21 wickets.

“It’s pretty crazy, even as a professional cricketer these are the series you have in your diary a couple of years out,” said Cummins.

“Really feels like we are building to something big. To have someone like Cameron Green in his second year to grow as a batter and bowler as well as some of the younger players can’t wait to show our wares overseas, we really judge ourselves in all conditions.”

Earlier, Australia was bowled out for 155 just after the dinner break for an overall lead of 270 runs after it resumed from an overnight 37-3.

England paceman Mark Wood snared 6-37, utilizing short-ball tactics against the Australians to perfection. Alex Carey top-scored for Australia with 49 after getting two reprieves.

“We’ve been outplayed in all areas and credit to Australia,” said England captain Joe Root, who remained the tourists’ lone fighter with 322 runs, behind only Travis Head (357) and Marnus Labuschagne (335) who led the home side.

“We’ve played good cricket in parts, just not been able to structure a whole game together it’s pretty obvious we need to be putting more runs on the board (and) too often we’ve not given our bowlers enough to work.”

Australia missed an early opportunity when Burns could have been out lbw in Mitchell Starc’s second over, but Cummins chose not to go for a television referral as the replays suggested the ball crashing onto the top of the stumps.

Burns and Crawley showed the first real intent from any English batsmen in the series by driving off their pads against Cummins and Starc as they scored at a healthy run-rate of more than four runs an over.

But once Green was introduced at the stroke of the tea break, the tall fast bowler had Burns deflect a short delivery onto his stump as the left-hander was unsure whether to play the ball or leave it.

Green followed up on the breakthrough with two more quick wickets at the start of the last session as Dawid Malan played onto his stumps and Crawley was brilliantly caught behind by Carey off a delivery that swung away from the right-hander and took the edge.

Boland then limited the runs through his impeccable fast bowling before claiming the wicket of skipper Root for the fourth time in the series as the ball stayed below the knee roll and crashed onto the off stump.

Boland then struck in successive overs when Sam Billings, playing in his debut Test, lobbed a gentle catch to mid-on and Carey played another blinder to dismiss Chris Woakes.

Cummins finished off the game by clean bowling Wood and Ollie Robinson as Australia recorded victory in a Test match in which offspinner Nathan Lyon didn’t bowl a single over.

Australia won the first three Test matches before England escaped with a draw at Sydney, where the last pair of batters survived the final two overs under intense pressure in a result that eventually meant the tourists avoided a 5-0 sweep.

Three infants die less than four days after taking Rubella vaccine shots in Karnataka’s Belagavi

by

Belagavi: Less than a week after getting their Rubella Vaccine jabs, three infants were hospitalized at the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) after falling sick. The three infants have reportedly died at the hospital with authorities yet to ascertain the reason for their deaths.

The deceased have been identified as Pavitra (13 months), a resident of Ramadurga Taluk, Madhu Umesh (14 months), and Chetan (1.5 years). One of the infants reportedly died on Saturday, while the other two breathed their last on Sunday.

According to the reports, the infants were hospitalized after falling ill and complaining of vomiting and diarrhea. Reports also added that the infants were given Rubella Vaccine jabs on January 12.

District Health Officer (DHO) Shashikanth Munnal while commenting on the reports added that the bodies of the infants have been sent for post mortem and they were waiting for the autopsy reports to come to a conclusion and ascertain the reason for the deaths of the three infants.

Anushka Sharma pens emotional note for Virat Kohli: You always stood up for the right thing

by

Mumbai: Actor-producer Anushka Sharma on Sunday penned a heartfelt note for her cricketer husband Virat Kohli and said she was extremely proud of the legacy he leaves behind as the Test captain of the Indian cricket team.

Kohli, who took over from MS Dhoni midway through the Australian tour back in 2014-15, on Saturday announced his sudden decision to quit Test captaincy a day after India lost the Test series in South Africa 1-2.

Sharma took to Instagram and shared candid pictures of the 33-year-old cricketer, who leaves as the most successful India captain in Test cricket with 40 wins from 68 matches with the highlight being the wins in Australia and England last year.

The actor, who tied the knot with Kohli in 2017, wrote how she saw the cricketer grow leaps and bounds ever since he took on the Test captaincy.

“I remember the day in 2014 when you told me that you have been made the captain as MS had decided to retire from test cricket. I remember MS, you and I having a chat later that day and him joking about how quickly your beard will start turning grey. We all had a good laugh about it. Since that day, I’ve seen more than just your beard turning grey.

“I’ve seen growth. Immense growth. Around you and within you. And yes, I am very proud of your growth as the captain of the Indian National Cricket team and what achievements the team had under your leadership. But I’m more proud of the growth you achieved within you,” she wrote.

Sharma recalled how in 2014, the couple was “young and naive”, who believed just good intentions, positive drive and motives can take one ahead in life.

The actor said while these qualities are instrumental, they come with their own challenges.

“A lot of these challenges that you faced were not always on the field. But then, this is life right? It tests you in places where you least expect it to but where you need it the most. And my love, I am so proud of you for not letting anything come in the way of your good intentions,” she wrote.

The “Jab Harry Met Sejal” star lauded Kohli for “leading by example” and noted how the cricketer never fell prey to any pretence and always kept his life “unconventional and straightforward”.

“You led by example and gave winning on field every ounce of your energy to the extent that after some losses I’ve sat next to you with tears in your eyes, while you wondered if there’s still something more you could have done. This is who you are and this is what you expected from everyone.

“You’ve been unconventional and straightforward. Pretence is your foe and this is what makes you great in my eyes and the eyes of your admirers. Because underneath all this were your pure, unadulterated intentions always. And not everyone will be able to truly understand that,” she added.

The 33-year-old actor said the couple’s daughter, Vamika will be a witness to how instrumental Kohli’s captaincy was in shaping him not only as a cricketer but also a father.

The couple became parents to their baby girl in January 2021.

“Truly blessed are those who tried to get to know you beneath what meets the eye. You are not perfect and have your flaws but then again when did you ever try to conceal that? What you did was to always stand up for doing the right thing, the harder thing, always!

“You held on to nothing with greed, not even this position and I know that. Because when one holds on to something so tightly they limit themselves and you, my love, are limitless. Our daughter will see the learning of these 7 years in the father that you are to her. You did good,” she concluded.

Kohli led India to the top of world rankings and during his tenure, the team recorded a memorable series win in Australia.

The cricketer had recently quit as T20 captain and was later sacked as ODI captain by the BCCI.

Punjab CM Channi’s brother says will fight as independent from Bassi Pathana seat

by

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s brother Manohar Singh, who was eyeing a Congress ticket from Bassi Pathana assembly seat, on Sunday said he will contest as an independent from the constituency after the ruling party fielded its sitting legislator.

In its first list of 86 candidates, the Congress on Saturday gave the ticket to party MLA Gurpreet Singh GP from Bassi Pathana (SC) seat.

Manohar Singh dubbed the decision of the Congress giving ticket to Gurpreet Singh GP as injustice with the people of the constituency and alleged that the sitting legislator was incapable and ineffective.

Several prominent people of Bassi Pathana area have asked me to fight as an independent and I will go by what they have said. There is no chance of going back and I will surely fight the polls, Manohar Singh told PTI over the phone.

Singh had in August last year resigned as a senior medical officer from Kharar civil hospital. Singh has done his MBBS and MD. He also holds a postgraduate degree in journalism and has also studied law.

He said he took the decision of contesting as an independent after meeting several councillors, village sarpanch and panch who asked him to fight the polls.

People told me it was wrong to give the ticket to him (Gurpreet Singh GP). He had earlier not done anything and now he has again been foisted upon, said Singh.

Singh said he will talk to his brother Channi and convince him about his decision.

On the ‘one family-one ticket’ formula of the Congress for the upcoming assembly polls, Channi said the party fielded Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, who is the son of Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, from Phillaur seat.

Similarly, Fatehgarh Sahib MP Amar Singh’s son Kamil Amar Singh has been given the ticket from the Raikot seat, he said.

Last year, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had inaugurated the poll office of Gurpreet Singh GP at Bassi Pathana constituency.

Voting for Punjab’s 117 assembly seats will be held on February 14 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.

Mangaluru: Pickup van driver mows down 85-year-old man while reversing the van

by

Mangaluru: In an incident reported from the outskirts of the city, an 85-year-old man died after being run over by a pick-up truck on Sunday morning. The incident was reported from Kakkebettu in Shaktinagar here in the outskirts of the city.

The deceased senior citizen has been identified as Koragappa, a resident of the worker’s colony in Kakkebettu here.

According to the reports, the incident took place when a pickup van loaded with tiles ran over him while the driver was reversing the vehicle. Koragappa was reportedly standing in the compound of his house when the pickup van mowed him down.

Koragappa sustained critical head injuries and was being rushed to District Government hospital when he breathed his last.

A case in this regard has been registered at Kankanady Police Station.

Over 1.47 lakh children lost their parents due to COVID and other reasons since April 2020

by

New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that a total of 1,47,492 children since April 1, 2020, have lost either their mother or father or both parents due to COVID-19 and other reasons.

Giving the details in a suo motu matter on children in need of care and protection due to loss of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCPCR said its figures are based on data uploaded by states and Union Territories on its ‘Baal Swaraj Portal-COVID care’ up to January 11.

That it is most humbly reiterated that the data of children uploaded on the ‘Baal Swaraj Portal-COVID care’ by the States/UTs comprises of both categories of children, wherein the child has lost both or either of the parent to COVID-19 disease or otherwise from April 2020 onwards , the affidavit filed through advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi said.

The Commission said the data uploaded up to January 11 showed the status of children in need of care and protection included orphans (10,094), lost either parent (1,36,910) and abandoned (488) taking the total to 1,47,492.

In the gender-wise break-up, the commission said, out of the 1,47,492 children, there are 76,508 boys, 70,980 girls and four transgender.

It said that the maximum number of children are between the age group of eight to 13 years (59,010), followed by children in the age group of 14 to 15 years (22,763) and age group of 16 to 18 years (22,626) and four to seven years (26,080).

The Commission also gave the current status of shelter of children and said that maximum of the children are with their single parent -1,25,205, while 11,272 children are with family members, followed by 8,450 with guardians.

It said that 1,529 kids are in children’s homes, 19 in open shelter homes, two in observation homes, 188 in orphanages, 66 in special adoption agencies and 39 in hostels.

Giving the state-wise details of children who lost either their mother or father or both parents to COVID and other reasons since April 2020, the Commission said that the maximum number of such children are from Odisha (24,405), followed by Maharashtra (19,623), Gujarat (14,770), Tamil Nadu (11,014), Uttar Pradesh (9,247), Andhra Pradesh (8,760), Madhya Pradesh (7,340), West Bengal (6,835) Delhi (6,629) and Rajasthan (6,827).

The Commission said that it is taking steps to ensure that children should not be or are less adversely affected in the pandemic.

In this context, NCPCR has been conducting virtual meetings with state commissions for protection of child rights of each States/UTs to know the updated status of preparedness in the event of a third wave of COVID pandemic, if at all such a wave comes , it said.

The Commission informed the top court that it has been conducting zone-wise meetings with SCPCRs of each state/UT and a virtual meeting with North-East states is scheduled to be held on January 19.

The discussions with the SCPCRs are being done to take an updated status of health care facilities, institutions for Children-schools/residential educational institutions, child care institutions, children in street situations and status of implementation of court’s order , it said.

We can defeat Covid-19 only through vaccine: Health and Medical Education Minister : Dr.K.Sudhakar

by

Parmesh S Jain

People will neither forget nor forgive Congress’ irresponsible Padayatra

We can defeat Covid only though vaccine. Therefore everyone should get vaccinated without fail,said health and medical education minister Dr.K.Sudhakar.

Extending his greetings to the people of state on the occasion of Makara Sankranti, which makes the beginning of Uttarayana,Dr.Sudhakar wished that may Uttarayana bring good health,joy and prosperity to all.

Dr.Sudhakar welcomed Governor Tawarchand Gehlot,who visited BMCRI’s PMSSY hospital to receive his precaution dose.

So far about 83,937 doses have been given at BMCRI including 420 lactating mothers and 1,179 pregnant women.

Vaccine is the only way to defeat Covid-19 and even WHO has been urging everyone to take vaccine. In his VC with CMs,PM Modi also emphasised on achieving 100% coverage.Therefore I urge everyone to voluntarily come forward and get their vaccine,said Sudhakar.

I welcome Hon’ble HC’s direction on Congress’ padayatra.

This is inline with Centre and state government’s Covid guidelines. People will neither forget or forgive the irresponsible behaviour of Congress, said Dr.Sudhakar.

Although the cases are increasing day by day, only about 5-6% are getting hospitalised. However, it is a matter of concern that nursing staff are getting infected.

So we should not be complacent as it may overwhelm our health infrastructure. Experts have opined that the third wave has not peaked yet in the state and it may peak by February first week. It may start receding by February third or fourth week.

Weekend restrictions have been enforced from last week. We can’t expect the infection to reduce in seven days. In the first two waves we needed at least 14 days to break the chain.

It is lesser in this wave, but the infection is spreading 5-6 times faster. We will get to see the result of weekend curfew in next few days.

CommonWealth Games–Birmingham 2022–Queen’s Baton Relay Flagging Off

by

Parmesh S Jain

Well qualified coaches need to provide scientific training for the sportspersons, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, participating virtually in the Commonwealth Games Baton Relay programme.

Sportspersons need training from the best coaches.There is need for formulate a syllabus and guide them accordingly.

State government is committed to provide necessary assistance to achieve the goals of Amrita Sports Project, Bommai said.

The Commonwealth Federation comrosing 72 nations has provided the forum for exchange of views on various domains.

The sporting events are being organised to strengthen the bonding among the youth. Over 6000 sports persons are taking part in this once in a 4 year event, Bommai said.

The baton has arrived in India after traversing 9000kms.Four mega cities have been given the opportunity to receive the baton and it is happy to note thean Bengaluru is one among them,he said.

Prime Minister Modi has given new thought and dimension to the sportingSports world.Sporting events are being held regularly under the ‘Khelo India’ programme.’Jeeto India’ programme has given big boost and inspiration for the sportspersons.

This has enabled India to win the highest medals at the recent Tokyo Olympics.Sports need a lot of encouragement. In the post-independence era Prime Minister Modi deserves the credit for launching a maximum number of programmes to encourage sports.

He has interacted with sportspersons before heading for major sporting events and after their return. He has inspired those who won the medals.This has been a model for us all, Bommai said.

State government has given importance for empowerment of the youth. A new Youth Policy is being formulated.

It is like a boon for sports in Karnataka as a sportsperson himself  is our Governor, Thavar Chand Gehlot. It is commendable that the Karnataka Olympics Association has been giving a big boost for sports, Bommai said. 

KNOW US

GET INVOLVED

PROMOTE

Archives