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Student commits suicide in Delhi

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A 21-year-old female student, who was pursuing her post-graduation from the University of Delhi, committed suicide at her house here on Monday, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Nupur Prasad said the victim was in a relationship with a boy living in her locality in Burari area but her family was against it.

“Last night (Sunday), her family had a fight with the boy’s family and the police was informed. The girl received a minor injury. Her MLC (medico legal case) showed assault by known person.

“They were going to lodge a complaint in the morning,” said Prasad.

The officer said that a call reporting the incident was received at 9.35 a.m.

“The victim’s sister found her hanging from a ceiling fan from a saree,” the officer said.

She was studying in Shyam Lal Anand College.

IANS

Congress has not said Rahul is its PM candidate

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The Congress has not officially declared Rahul Gandhi as its prime ministerial candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in which its main objective is to defeat the BJP and usher in a progressive government at the Centre, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has said.

“Congress has not officially declared Rahul Gandhi as its Prime Ministerial candidate. On the contrary, when two or three persons (in the party) spoke about, the AICC denied it and told people not to speak about it,” he told Tamil TV channel News18.

The former Union Finance Minister said the question of prime ministership was not an issue at all for the Congress party.

“Rahul Gandhi has not said this. The Congress has not said it wants to bring a person as prime minister. We will decide on the issue (of PM) once the alliance wins and the alliance partners will sit and decide on it,” he said.

Chidambaram said the main objective for the Congress was removal of the Bharatiya Janata Party government and ushering in a progressive government that does not take away human rights, does not threaten people and does not indulge in tax terrorism against traders and entrepreneurs but provide security to women and children and give a fair and remunerative price to farmers for the farm produce and to farm workers.

SC verdict on firecrackers on Tuesday

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The Supreme Court will pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on the plea for a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers across the country.

A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan said although the matter was mentioned in Monday’s (today’s) list they would be pronouncing the judgment on October 23.

The top court had on August 28 reserved its order on the plea for a countrywide ban on firecrackers to curb the deteriorating air pollution.

The court had reserved its order after hearing the petitioners, firecrackers manufacturers, the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The bench had earlier said that there was a need to strike a balance between the right to health and the right to carry on a trade or profession.

It had also said that there was a fundamental right to livelihood of firecrackers manufacturers as well as the fundamental right to health of 130 crore citizens of the country.

The firecracker manufacturers had told the apex court that crackers were not the sole cause of rising pollution during Diwali. It was one of the contributing factors and that an entire industry could not be shut down on this count.

The manufacturers had contended that pollution had reached very high levels not due to the bursting of the firecrackers alone but also on account of vehicular pollution, construction dust and stubble-burning.

“The question is whether an entire industry can be shut down citing air pollution while other industries are allowed to continue,” the five firecrackers manufacturers had contended.

During the hearing the court had expressed concern over the growing respiratory problems among children due to air pollution and said it would decide whether there has to be a complete ban or reasonable curbs on bursting of firecrackers.

The bench had cited a report that said 20-25 per cent children suffer from respiratory diseases.

One of the pleas filed by a child, Arjun Gopal, represented by lawyer Gopal Shankarnarayan, sought a ban on possession of firecrackers in the National Capital Region as it was contributing to an already alarming level of air pollution in the area.

In 2017, the apex court had prohibited the sale of firecrackers in NCR-Delhi during Diwali.

12 persons booked in Maharashtra for ‘selling’ 2 Rajasthani women for dowry .

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A shocking incident of two Rajasthani women having been allegedly “sold off to recover dowry” has come to light on Monday in Virar town here, officials said.

Following sustained efforts by social activists, Virar Police on October 9 booked a dozen persons including a chartered accountant and a businessman, besides their family members and other associates, in the case, Investigating Officer Lakshmi Borkar told IANS.

According to the complaint, the two women — both sisters in their 20s, hailing from Rajasthan — were married on March 10, 2015 with two brothers, businessman Sanjay Raval and Varun Rawal, a CA — both based in Virar, around 60 km from Mumbai.

Six months after their wedding, the Ravals and their family members started harassing the sisters for dowry as the Sanjay and Varun wanted to buy a shop to launch a new business.

Somehow the victims’ family managed to raise Rs 5,00,000 and handed it over to the Ravals, but later they demanded another Rs 4,00,000.

The two daughters-in-law said it was not possible for their middle-class parents to raise such a huge amount again, but their pleas fell on deaf ears.

The sisters were subjected to physical torture and mental trauma by their husbands and members of the Raval family.

On August 30, the Raval family took the two women to a village in Rajasthan’s Pindwara town of Sirohi distict and kept them in captivity.

For 10 days, several men including some relatives came and physically abused the two sisters and then ordered them to go back to the Raval family in Virar.

They sent an unknown person to accompany the two sisters to Virar, but when the train stopped at Vasai, their escort seized their bags and barred them from getting off.

This led to an altercation in full view of the co-passengers inside the train and the escort said they could not get off at Vasai but at Mira Road, in adjoining Thane district.

The escort was also heard shouting that he had “paid Rs 1,50,000 for the two women and now he would recover that amount fully before freeing them”.

Fortunately for the distraught sisters, some co-passengers intervened and allowed them to deboard at Vasai before the train departed.

The sisters went back to their home in Suman Complex and narrated their sad plight to the neighbours.

A few neighbours accompanied the sisters to the police to lodge a complaint against the Raval family, but for nearly a month, the police reportedly dodged the issue.

It was only after the neighbours and some local social activists approached the higher police authorities that the complaint was finally registered on October 9 naming 12 accused in the case.

They include: the victims’ husbands, Sanjay and Varun Raval, their father-in-law Mohanlal Raval, mother-in-law Leeladevi Raval, some uncles, aunts, a few relatives and other outsiders.

Borkar said an investigation was underway and no arrests have been made.

Independent sources revealed that the two prime accused Raval brothers — Sanjay and Varun — have reportedly gone underground.

The police have slapped serious charges against them under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to dowry demand, mental and physical torture, kidnapping, Borkar added.

IANS

Kerala CM hits out at Modi for being indifferent to state’s needs

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “negative approach” on the needs of the state, which is slowly picking up pieces after a devastating flood in August.

“I fail to understand why the Centre and the Prime Minister has taken such a negative approach to our needs. When I had met him (Modi), he was very considerate. I told him that the state’s ministers were trying to meet the Kerala diaspora settled abroad for help,” Vijayan told reporters here after returning from an official tour of the United Arab Emirates.

“At that time, Modi reminded me that he had done a similar exercise when earthquake struck his state and the Gujarati diaspora came forward to help.”

Vijayan described his 4-day trip to the UAE as successful.

Vijayan said that was the last positive vibe from the Centre. When the Kerala government sent a list of ministers with their respective plans to travel abroad, only the CM’s tour was approved.

“We have no idea why the Centre has taken such a stand against Kerala,” said Vijayan.

He said that his trip to the UAE was a huge success and members of the Kerala diaspora as also the Emirates Red Crescent have promised help to the flood-ravaged state.

IANS

Tanushree Dutta files for defamation case against Rakhi Sawant

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Rakhi Sawant had told the media that Tanushree Dutta ‘not harassed’ but was ‘getting doped’ on the sets of ‘Horn Ok Pleassss.’

Actor Tanushree Dutta has filed a defamation complaint worth Rs 10 crore against Rakhi Sawant, for the latter’s allegation that Tanushree was “getting doped” on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss in 2008. Tanushree Dutta has accused veteran actor Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of the 2008 movie.

Rakhi Sawant was called to replace Tanushree in the song which she walked out of after Nana Patekar allegedly tried to touch her inappropriately during the shoot. In an interview, Tanushree had expressed her displeasure that someone like Rakhi had been called in to replace her for the song, and she found it insulting.

On September 29, in response, Rakhi made several statements, calling her a liar and alleged that she was a drug user and that she was making the allegations for attention and publicity.

Tanushree’s advocate Nitin Satpute told India Today that they had filed a criminal and civil defamation complaint against Tanushree for maligning Rakhi’s character and images. He added that if Rakhi did not reply, she will be punished for two years.

“Tanushree Dutta yedi hai, pagal hai, ek number ki jhoothi hai” (Tanushree is mad and she’s a liar of the first order),” Rakhi had said at the press meet. Narrating the incident, Rakhi said that Tanushree was in her vanity van on the set for 3-4 hours and refused to come out despite several people on the set trying. While Tanushree had said she was in the van after Nana sexually harassed her, Rakhi alleged that Tanushree was “getting doped” inside and was unconscious for several hours.

She also accused Tanushree of continuing drug use in the US where she has been living for a while. “She was staying in [my friend] Bindu’s house. She took drugs every day there. She was not working there,” Rakhi told the media.

When asked by a reporter about how she knew that Tanushree was lying unconscious in her vanity van, considering the door was closed, Rakhi said, “You get her blood checked now! See how many drugs you find.”

She added that Tanushree had no proof of what she has been alleging. “If she has any proof, Rakhi Sawant will leave India,” Rakhi said. She also challenged Tanushree to come face to face with her, and that she would slap her if she did.

Apart from these, Rakhi also uploaded a series of videos on her Instagram, telling a similar version of events.

Nana Patekar has dismissed Tanushree’s allegations of sexual harassment and filed a defamation case against her. He has also stepped out of upcoming film Housefull 4 as a result of the accusations.

TNM

Kerala nun’s rape : Prime witness in Kerala nun rape case found dead

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The prime witness in the case of a Kerala nun’s rape, allegedly by Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Jalandhar diocese, has died. Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who had testified against the rape-accused priest, was found dead in his room at 10 am on Monday in a church in Bhogpur in Jalandhar.

While several priests, as well as his family, have alleged a conspiracy into the death, Father Peter, Mulakkal’s spokesperson from the Jalandhar diocese, asserted that Kattuthara’s death was “natural”.

“We got to know about this at 10 am today (Monday). Bishop (Franco Mulakkal) has no connection with the death of Father Kattuthara, as there was no personal enmity between them,” Father Peter was quoted as saying by CNN-News18.

The prime witness in the Kerala nun’s rape case, Father Kattuthara had also supported the protest several nuns had staged against rape-accused Mulakkal. His body has been sent for an autopsy, and the report is awaited.

Franco Mulakkal was arrested on 21 September on a nun’s complaint that he had raped her at least 13 times between 2014 and 2016. He was released from a sub-jail near Kottayam on 17 October, a day after the Kerala High Court granted him bail. He had received a rousing welcome from his supporters on reaching Jalandhar after his release.

Kattuthara was facing threats and his car was recently attacked. His sister-in-law told media
“Franco Mulakkal was threatening him from along time. We had filled a police complaint. We suspect foul play.”

Sister Anupama, who had led the nuns’ protests against Mulakkal, called Kattuthara’s death “mysterious” and said “it needs to be investigated thoroughly”.

IANS

Kerala crime branch files cases against ex-CM Oommen Chandy & MP over sexual misconduct

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The Kerala Crime Branch on Sunday registered a case against former state chief minister Oommen Chandy and Member of Parliament from Alappuzha K C Venugopal after a complaint of sexual harassment was filed against them by Solar scam accused Saritha S Nair.

Confirming the development, Director General of Police Loknath Behara said the cases against the two leaders were lodged on the basis of a complaint from Nair. “Let the law take its own course,” he told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram. A Special Investigation Team, headed by Superintendent of Police Abdul Karim, was constituted to probe the cases, the DGP added.

Chandy, reacting to the development, said they were prepared to face the cases legally. He claimed the cases were “politically motivated”. By lodging the cases, the attempt of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the state is attempting to divert the attention of the people from the ensuing Sabarimala issue, Chandy told reporters.

Nair alleged in her complaint that Chandy had sexually exploited her at Cliff House, the official residence of the chief minister, in 2012, while Venugopal had raped her at Rose House, the residence of then-state minister A P Anil Kumar.

The previous United Democratic Front (UDF) government had formed the G Sivarajan Commission when the allegations had surfaced against Nair and Biju Radhakrishanan that they had duped several people of crores of rupees by offering them solar panel solutions in 2013.

The 1,073-page, four-volume report of the Commission, tabled in the state Assembly on November 9 last year, had found that Chandy and four of his personal staff – Tenny Joppan, Jikkumon Jacon, gunman Salimraj and Kuruvilla, his aide in Delhi – had “assisted” Nair and her company, Team Solar, in enabling them to cheat their customers.

The report also contained details of the controversial letter written by Nair on 19 July 2013 to the police commissioner, in which she had levelled charges of sexual misconduct and corruption against various Congress and UDF leaders, including Chandy, some of his ministers and two former Union ministers.

The Kerala High Court had in May this year annulled the Commission’s findings against Chandy based on Nair’s letter, while partly allowing a petition filed by the Congress leader that sought to quash the panel’s findings against him.

After shwetha Pandit now Alisha Chinnai, Anu maik alleged sexual misconduct in 1995

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As #MeToo allegations pile up against Anu Malik, another singer has come forward to call him out for his alleged sexual misconduct. Singer Alisha Chinai, who recorded several hit songs with Malik during the 1990s, has claimed that every word said and written about the Bollywood music-composer is “true”.

Chinai has also said that she stands by all the women who have spoken up against Malik.

“Every word said and written about Anu Malik is true. I stand by all the women who have finally spoken up. May they find peace and closure in their lives,” Chinai was quoted as saying by The Asian Age.

For the uninitiated, during the release of Chinai’s hit track Made in India, the singer had accused Malik of molesting her. The two did not work together for several years, only to reunite in 2003 with Ishq Vishk.

Recently, singer Shweta Pandit accused Malik of sexually harassing her when she was 15. In a long Twitter post, Pandit recounted her ordeal and called Malik a “pedophile”. She also thanked singer Sona Mohapatra for calling him out and urged others who have been exploited by him in the past, to speak up. Mohapatra accused Malik of being a “serial offender” and alleged that he would call her at odd hours.

Meanwhile, Malik has been fired from the singing reality show Indian Idol by Sony Entertainment Television in the wake of the numerous allegations of sexual harassment that have been levelled against him by multiple women.

On Saturday, two more women came forward to accuse Malik of sexual harassment.

In her alleged encounter with Malik, the first woman recalled that the composer “rubbed his body” against her and when she expressed shock at his behavior, he apologized meekly.

Another woman, who is an aspiring singer, alleged that she was approached to participate on Indian Idol 10 as a wild card entry but she refused the offer because Malik had sexually harassed her seven years ago.

However, Malik dismissed as “ridiculous” the allegations that have been levelled against him by Pandit. He also denied knowing Mohapatra.

Malik has yet to comment on the latest development.

 

 

 

Mikiyas Yemata, India’s Aneeta Chaudhary winner’s of the bangalore marathon

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26-year-old Ethiopian athlete Mikiyas Yemata outlasted compatriot Teref Shewangzaw in a close battle to win the 5th Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon on Sunday.

In the men’s marathon, which kicked off at 4.30 am on Sunday from Kanteerava Stadium, the two Ethiopian athletes broke away from the chasing pack and dominated the race. The duo was level with each other until the last kilometre, at which point Mikiyas changed gears to speed away and emerge as the winner leaving Teref at second place. India’s Hari Krishnan S finished third, almost a minute later.
During the women’s marathon, India’s Aneeta Chaudhary comfortably finished first.
After winning, Aneeta, who hails from Mathura, said, “We dedicate our time for training every day and participate in as many national and international marathons. I have participated in more than 4 marathons in the last one year. When you win, it increases our confidence and we wish to do more.”
There were around 2,000 runners in the full marathon and over 7,000 runners in the half-marathon. The event was organised with zero use of plastic.
The second run of the morning was the Half Marathon, which was flagged off at 6.45 am with over 7,000 runners taking part. In the men’s category, Evans Saitoti from Kenya was the winner, and Ravi Prakash from India was the runner-up Ravi Prakash from India. In the women’s category, Birtukan Shewaya from Ethiopia beat Nitu Singh from India.

15 visually challenged runners participated in the marathon from the Samarthanam Trust. In addition to the marathon and half-marathon, a 5-km timed run was also held for the first time this year. Meanwhile, a 5-km hope run saw runners from various charity organisations come together.

TNM

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