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CRPF jawan arrested over social media posts against Modi

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Guwahati: Police in Assam’s Jorhat district have arrested a CRPF jawan for making objectionable comments on social networking sites against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Jorhat Superintendent of Police P.K. Bhuyan said on Monday that Pankaj Mishra was arrested from the Central Reserve Police Force camp at Rowriah based on an FIR lodged by Battalion Commander B. Behra.

Bhuyan said that a case was registered against Mishra under different sections of the IT Act.

Mishra was produced in a court and remanded to judicial custody, police said.

Mishra, who hails from Bihar, had not only made objectionable comments on the social media against Modi and Singh but also accused the CRPF top brass of using the jawans for their personal chores.

He was suspended after his posts went viral on social media.

Apart from this incident, Mishra had earlier posted on Facebook some videos about a Naxalite attack on a CRPF camp in Durgapur and was later transferred to Jorhat.

(IANS)

Bengaluru rains: Girl drowns in drain, death toll mounts to 10 in 15 days

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Bengaluru: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain today, taking the death toll from rain- related incidents in the city to 10.

The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden here. Narasamma had gone to attend nature’s call and she accidentally slipped into the drain.

Her body was later recovered at some distance from the slum where her family resides.

The family hailed from a northern district of Karnataka and they worked as construction labourers in the city.

Meanwhile, the city civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike along with the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force fished out the body of 22-year-old Pushpa from a storm-water drain at Kumbalgodu this morning.

Pushpa and her mother Ningamma were washed away in the storm water drain following heavy rains in the city on Friday night.

Officials involved in search operations said efforts were on to recover Ningamma’s body.

The 10 deaths in the past 15 days in mishaps due to potholes and incessant rains have triggered a political slugfest between ruling the Congress and the BJP.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit out at the BJP for politicising the issue.

He said his government has taken up the repair work and clearance of the 850-km storm water drain network in the city by allocating Rs 800 crore.

“No government including the BJP has done it in the past. Now they are playing politics over deaths,” he said.

Siddaramaiah said he had been residing in Bengaluru since 1983 and he had never seen such large scale rains.

About 46 days in the last two months gauged heavy rains, he said, adding “our drainage system and storm water drains do not have the capacity to bear it”.

BJP state president Yeddyurappa who visited the rain affected areas yesterday had squarely blamed Siddaramaiah for the deaths.

Reports quoting MeT department officials suggested the city has witnessed about 1,620 mm of rainfall this year so far, breaking the record of about 1,600 mm of precipitation in 2005.

The department has predicted generally cloudy sky in and around Bengaluru, one or two spells of rain and heavy showers in some areas in the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, there were reports of heavy rains from different parts of the state.

In neighbouring Ramanagara, a 35-year-old man was washed away as he slipped into an overflowing pit.

(PTI)

BJP seeks ED probe into Shiv Sena’s ‘horse-trading’ of MNS corporators

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Mumbai: A day after the MNS President hurled allegations of “horse-trading” of his party corporators against his cousin and Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP on Monday demanded an Enforcement Directorate probe into the matter.

On Sunday, Raj Thackeray accused rival Shiv Sena of “buying out” six out of seven Maharashtra Navnirman Sena corporators in the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation for alleged payouts of Rs 5 crore each some three days ago.

Taking note, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mumbai Kirit Somaiya on Monday wrote to ED Joint Director Satyavrat Kumar seeking action for “corruption, money-laundering, anti-democratic activities and other malpractices” indulged in by Shiv Sena which engineered the defection of the six MNS corporators to its fold.

“Request to investigate. All actions of/by these six MNS corporators be observed/put on hold till the investigation completed,” Somaiya urged the ED.

Quoting Raj Thackeray, he said it was “money laundering” by Shiv Sena and the six MNS corporators were paid Rs 5 crore each.

Somaiya also referred to a “hawala transaction” between Chandrakant Patel of Pushpak Bullion and the Shiv Sena and MNS corporators in the matter.

He pointed out that Patel was arrested for money-laundering not long ago by the ED which had reportedly detected similar transactions between him (Patel), the Shiv Sena and its leaders.

In a major political development, on October 13, the six MNS corporators suddenly walked over to the Shiv Sena after which a stunned BJP cried foul, accusing its ally of “horse-trading” and lodging complaints with Maharashtra State Election Commissioner, Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Konkan Development Commissioner.

The MNS chief, whose party is now reduced to a single BMC corporator, attacked his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, charging him with playing “low-level” (neech) politics and allegedly buying the corporators.

(IANS)

Ahmednagar constable suspended for criticising PM Modi: Police

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Ahmednagar: A police constable was suspended for allegedly criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a WhatsApp post, police said today. Ramesh Shinde is posted as a bodyguard of Congress MLA and former minister Balasaheb Thorat, they said.

Shinde, allegedly criticised Modi in a WhatsApp post recently, police said. The matter was taken seriously and an inquiry has been ordered, they said. “The action was taken against Shinde yesterday after a detailed inquiry by the district police’s cyber cell,” Ranjankumar Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar, told PTI.

(PTI)

Abu Dhabi Week Makes Its Debut In India

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Abu Dhabi Week, a high profile event will celebrate & promote the emirate in India. The Department of Culture & Tourism, Abu Dhabi, the body that promotes the emirate’s tourism & cultural heritage proposition is all set to organize the 1st ever Abu Dhabi Week in India. Aiming to establish Abu Dhabi as a pre – eminent visitor destination that combines a mix of culture, art, entertainment & sports, this multi – city exhibition will be held on 27th Oct 2017, 28th Oct 2017 & 29th Oct 2017 in Mumbai & 3rd Nov 2017, 4th Nov 2017 & 5th Nov 2017 in Delhi.

The event represents a great opportunity for consumers, trade agents & stake holders to be present under 1 roof, and for Abu Dhabi to be showcased as a highly significant destination for the Indian market. The show will be a dynamic, family leisure entertainment destination and one which also affords plentiful business opportunities.

Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director General, Department of Culture & Tourism, Abu Dhabi, averred, “India is a key tier one priority for Abu Dhabi and represents our 2nd largest international source market for hotel guests. Abu Dhabi Week, organized with the Department’s Delhi team of tourism experts, will encourage our partners & stake holders to capitalise on the rapid growth of Indian visitors choosing to explore the emirate.

Saif Saeed Ghobash explains further, “As well as positioning the emirate as a holiday destination, we will underline the message that Abu Dhabi is an ideal business locale for the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions (MICE) industry with a superb choice of venues for delegations from India.”
Abu Dhabi Week will offer a variety of interactive experiences;.virtualreality booths will provide life like encounters of Ferrari World, Desert Safari & Etihad Airways flights to give a hands on sense of remarkable Abu Dhabi experience.A glimpse of Louvre Abu Dhabi will also be shown at the event, with the museum all set for its grand opening on 11th Nov, 2017.

As an added point of interest, renowned Abu Dhabi chef, Khulood, will be performing a live cooking masterclass in Mumbai, presenting traditional Emirati cuisine and will also host an interactive session with the audience, familiarizing them with gastronomy of the emirate.

Bejan Dinshaw, Country Manager, Department of Culture & Tourism averred, “The Department has always been on the forefront of promoting the culture & the heritage of Abu Dhabi & also the ever growing tourism to the Emirate. Abu Dhabi Week is one such project through which we would like to bring the tourism fraternity & the erstwhile consumers together to showcase the vibrant world of Abu Dhabi and further strengthen our philosophy. I foresee this event as an encouragement of tourism & trade between India & Abu Dhabi”.

Besides this, the event will also have contests & exciting competitions to engage the visitors and giveaways like stay vacation packages, rides in Ferraris and several other prizes. Food stalls offering famous delicacies, musical performances by different artists, kids’ area with varied activities for children, live paintings & also a selfie booth with UAE skyline, will also be some of the highlights at the event.

Tourism has been a silent force fostering the relations between the 2 regions and has stimulated both economies. Abu Dhabi has welcomed 225,000 Indian hotel guests between Aug, 2017 and the start of the year, 2017 & also a year on year increase of 9%. Etihad Airways & Jet Airways operate 282 flights a week from 13 Indian destinations witnessing an average length of stay of 2.8 nights.

Hamas: Deal reached with Palestinian rival Fatah

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Hamas leader Ismail Haneiya (R) meets Egyptian Intelligence Minister Khalid Fawzi at his office in Gaza City earlier this month [EPA]

by Al Jazeera

Palestinian rival factions Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal over political reconciliation, Hamas leader and former prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement on Thursday, without providing further details.

Further information will be announced at a noon news conference (10GMT) in Cairo, where unity talks between the rival factions began on Tuesday.

“Fatah and Hamas reached an agreement at dawn today upon a generous Egyptian sponsorship,” Haniyeh said in a statement.

The Western-backed mainstream Fatah party lost control of Gaza to Hamas in fighting in 2007. But last month Hamas agreed to cede powers in Gaza to President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah-backed government in a deal mediated by Egypt.

The meetings in Cairo are centred around implementing the 2011 Cairo Agreement between the two political parties, in hopes of ending the 10-year political schism.

A party to the negotiations, who asked not to be identified, told AFP news agency the agreement would see forces of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, which is dominated by Fatah, take control of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

He added all Palestinian factions would begin wider negotiations on the formation of a national unity government in the coming two weeks.

Egypt has been eager to improve security in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Gaza, where fighters launched a long-running campaign of attacks.

Last month, Hamas agreed to cede civil power in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, but the fate of its vast military wing remains a significant issue for the two sides.

An Egyptian source close to the talks said intelligence chief Khaled Fawzi had followed the discussions closely.

The 2011 agreement stipulated that legislative, presidential and national council elections should be conducted within one year of its signing. The deal would see both Hamas and Fatah form a Palestinian government to appoint the prime minister and ministerial positions.

Over the last few months, Hamas has been under heavy pressure from Abbas’ measures against Gaza, aimed at pressuring Hamas to relinquish control of the territory. Punitive measures included cutting the salaries of PA employees living in Gaza and requesting Israel to reduce the electricity supply to the territory.

The deal could temporarily ease Gaza’s dire humanitarian situation.

Dr. Shiva Rajkumar Inaugurated Antigravity Fitness Center

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by Faizan Rizwan & Shaheen Raaj

Ms. Mimi Partha Sarathy, Founder & Managing Trustee recently launched internationally renowned Antigravity Fitness from USA with professional certified teachers. The chief guest for the event No. 1 namely Kannada Movie Hatrick star Dr. Shivaraj Kumar inaugurated Exclusive Antigravity Fitness in Malleshwaram at Sri Krishna Wellness, Yoga & Cultural Centre, 9th Cross, 6th Main, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, The other renowned personalities at the event were Dr. C. N. Ashwathnarayan MLA Malleshwaram, Ms. Reeth Abraham internationally renowned Athlete Arjuna Award & Rajyotsava award Winner, Dr. Mrs. Sita Bhateja Chairman Sita Bhateja Speciality Hospitals, Mrs. Padmini Ravi Founder Padmini Ravi Dance Academy & Mrs. Nita Raval Master Teacher AntiGravity Fitness & Founder CEO Biorythym Pune.

AntiGravity® Fitness is a dramatic & dynamic new form of exercise focused on fitness and would bring in a great amount of diversity to the fitness & wellness activities conducted at Sri Krishna Wellness Yoga & Cultural Centre, Malleshwaram.

AntiGravity® Fitness is a relatively new concept in fitness world that is fast gaining popularity worldwide and is approved by Aerobics & Fitness Association of America, American Council on Exercise, Central YMCA Qualifications & Yoga Alliance US. This concept is the brainchild of Christopher Harrison, a former choreographer, gymnast & aerial performer. Antigravity Fitness combines traditional poses with other exercise forms like Pilates, aerial acrobatics & calisthenics, with the aim of achieving a complete body workout. In Antigravity Fitness, hammock -like suspended gear is used to practice different yoga poses & exercises. These hammocks can support the weight of up to 970 kgs, so be rest assured, you will be safe. Sri Krishna Wellness, Yoga & Cultural Centre, was set up in Jan, 2014, to promote the rich heritage of India Art, Culture & Yoga. Set amongst ancient trees in the heart of Bangalore, with a traditional hall & surroundings, the center currently hosts varied activities such as Holistic & Integrated Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation, Classical Dance Classes, Music, Bhajans, Kirtans, Concerts, Shastra Classes, lectures and much more.

Preserving our rich heritage & tradition is a duty, commitment & passion for old Bangaloreans. Mrs. M. A. Vedavalli & her daughter Ms. Mimi Partha Sarathy, founders of Sri Krishna Wellness, Yoga & Cultural Center. The internationally renowned KYM 500 hour Teacher Training Course from Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai is also conducted at the Centre. Late Sri T. Krishnamacharya is often called the Father of Modern Yoga, and was the teacher to several great Yoga Teachers like Sri B K S Iyengar, Sri Pattabhi Jois, Sri T K V Desikachar & Madame Indra Devi.

India thrash Macau to qualify for 2019 Asian Cup

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Bengaluru: India thrashed Macau 4-1 here on Wednesday to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup football tournament.

Rowllin Borges (28th minute) put India ahead in the first half before Sunil Chhetri (60th) and Jeje Lalpekhlua (90+2) found the net after the break.
Macau defender Man Fai Ho scored an own goal in the 70th minute while trying to clear a pass into the penalty box by India’s Halicharan Narzary.

Nicholas Mario de Almeida Torrão scored the lone goal for the visitors in the 37th minute.

This is the fourth time that India have qualified for the Asian Cup. The last time they qualified was six years ago when they won the AFC Challenge Cup to book their tickets to the 2011 Asian Cup.

The last time India reached the main stage of Asian football’s showpiece event through the direct qualification route was in 1984.

India’s best result at the Asian Cup came in 1964 when they finished runners-up to hosts Israel.

The Indians have been in impressive form, winning all the four group matches they have played so far to ensure qualification in style.

The men in blue sit at the top of their group with 12 points, having scored eight goals and conceding only one.

Kyrgyzstan are second with four points from three matches, the same as third placed Myanmar. The Central Asians however, are ahead on goal difference. Macau are at the bottom having lost all their four matches.

Even if India lose their remaining two matches, they will still finish among the top two spots in the group which will be enough to book their tickets to the United Arab Emirates for the 2019 edition of Asian football’s showpiece event.

The hosts dominated right from the start, with the Macau defenders struggling to keep up with the red hot pace of the Indian forwards.

The Indians made their domination count when Narayan Das fired in a low cross from the left wing which was met by a Jeje backheel.

The ball was blocked by a Macau defender but Jeje pounced on the rebound and picked out Borges at the top of the box.

Borges did well to make space and fire in a powerful shot which took a lucky deflection off a Macau defender to find the back of the net.

Although Torrao managed to equalise for the visitors before the break, the Indians continued to dominate but the visitors managed to deny them with some desperate defending.

Chhetri doubled the lead following a fast counter-attack that saw the Indians win the ball in their own half before Balwant Singh make a lightning quick run down the right flank and find his captain with a diagonal pass inside the Macau penalty box.

It was the 55th international goal for Chhetri.

The hosts continued to apply the pressure which led to Macau conceding the third goal.

Jeje scored India’s fourth after being fed by Chhetri in the dying minutes.

(IANS)

Trump threatens to revoke licenses of major media networks

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[EPA]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to take major American news networks off the air over a story about his nuclear policy, accusing them of indulging in spreading “fake news”. Trump and his aides have repeatedly used the term “fake news” to cast doubt on critical media reports, often without providing evidence that the reports were untrue.
Trump was upset after NBC News reported that he wants a ten-fold increase in the nuclear arsenal. He called the news “made up”. “With all of the fake news coming out of NBC and the networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their license? Bad for country!” he said.

“Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked,” Trump said in a tweet last night. The news about him seeking an increase in nuclear arsenal is false, he said. “Not fair to public!” Trump said, referring to the news items in particular carried by news networks which he alleges are not correct.

According to a report in NBC, Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly ten-fold increase in the US nuclear arsenal during a gathering this past summer of the nation’s highest-ranking national security leaders, according to three officials who were in the room. The president’s remarks on this issue was reportedly from a meeting in July.

Two officials present said that at multiple points in the discussion, the president expressed a desire not just for more nuclear weapons, but for additional US troops and military equipment, the report said yesterday. In an interaction with reporters later in the day, Trump described it as a “fake news”. “No, I never discussed increasing it. I want it in perfect shape. That was just fake news by NBC, which gives a lot of fake news, lately,” he said.

“I think somebody said I want ten times the nuclear weapons that we have right now. Right now, we have so many nuclear weapons. I want them in perfect condition, perfect shape. That’s the only thing I’ve ever discussed,” Trump said, adding that it is “disgusting” the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write.

(Agencies)

CM Siddaramaiah directs BBMP to fill potholes in 15 days

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Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to fix 15,000 potholes across the city in 15 days. The order comes after four people died in accidents caused by bad roads over the past two weeks.

On Tuesday, Siddaramaiah gave the municipal authorities 15 days to fill up all potholes, but the BBMP has said that it is going by the letter of his instruction, and only filling up ditches that technically qualify as potholes.

The new deadline was set by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who inspected Mysuru Road, along with Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George and BBMP officials on Monday afternoon.

BBMP commissioner N Manjunath Prasad chaired a day-long meeting on Wednesday with mayor Sampath Raj, engineers and corporators.

BBMP has laid clear statement on the issue saying that it will just fill up potholes as defined by the BBMP and will not be working on dug-up roads. Roads that are dug up by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd will not be filled by the BBMP.

According to the BBMP, a pothole is a crater that appears on a smooth flowing, tarred road. The crater has to be created by wear and tear, increased vehicular movement or heavy rainfall.

“If a pot-shaped hole or crater shows up on a smooth road, it is termed a pothole,” the mayor said.

Roads that are dug up by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd will not be filled by the BBMP.

On Tuesday, Veena (21), pillion rider died after she was flung off a scooter and crushed by a truck near Devanahalli

On Sunday, a 47-year-old woman, Radha Ajanappa, was killed the same way on the Mysuru Road. On October 2, Anthony Joseph, 55, and his wife Sagai Mary, 53, were killed on the Mysuru flyover when a bus knocked down their two-wheeler. Joseph was trying to avoid a pothole.

(Agencies)

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