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K’taka sugar factory explosion that killed 6 people behind Faulty valve suspected

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Officials are suspecting that a faulty valve may have been responsible for the sugar factory explosion which happened in north Karnataka on Sunday, which left six dead and another five injured.

According to initial reports, a faulty valve led to an excess build-up of gas, which led to the boiler explosion. “Technical experts from Belagavi are conducting an investigation into the incident. The report is expected within a day or two,” said Deputy Commissioner KG Shantaram, speaking to media.

On Sunday, at least six people were left dead and another five injured after an explosion occurred in a sugar factory in Bagalkot district. The factory located in Mudhol taluk’s Kulali village is allegedly owned by former BJP minister and Bilgi MLA, Murugesh Nirani.

“This kind of an explosion is very rare. It is the chief engineers who take care of this delicate unit every day. We can therefore say for sure that this incident is not a result of negligence on the part of employees or factory owners,” stated factory MD Siddarth Wadennavar 

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy told officials in the district to shift those injured to hospitals and asked for an investigation to look into the accident. A statement from his office said, “The death of the six people in the blast in the sugar factory is saddening. Bagalkot district officials have been directed to conduct a probe and submit a report. The state government will provide compensation to the deceased’s kin.”

The incident occurred just two days after at least 13 people died after eating prasadam served at a temple in Chamarajnagar. Another 80 have been admitted to hospitals and are being treated.

Cracks on a pillar number 155 on the stretch of Namma Metro on M G Road.

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By : Pramesh S Jain

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Dy CM,Dr.G.Parameshwara with MD, BMRCL,Ajay Seth inspects metro pillar,155 rules out panic situation says Namma Metro is Safe
Cracks observed in same pillar in 2012 and were repaired, says BMRCL.
The Bengaluru Namma Metro has been a boon to lakhs of commuters in the traffic choked city but there has been some concern of late over what appeared to be cracks on a pillar number 155 on the stretch of Namma Metro on Mahatma Gandhi Road.
Eight years after the Purple Line of Namma Metro became functional, one of the pillars has developed cracks and a slider which is holding the bridge together has got dislocated.
A routine inspection had revealed a honeycomb in the diaphragm wall of the pillar, which forced BMRCL to take precautionary measures by providing temporary support structures around the pillar. As an additional precaution the speed of the trains was also asked to be reduced.
These steps raised doubts whether travelling in the namma metro was still safe? The continous media coverage as well as speculations on social media forced the BMRCL to call for a press conference on Friday to allay all fears regarding the safety of metro structures.
According to Ajay Seth, an inspection team on Sunday night detected a honeycomb formation in a diaphragm wall of pillar 155 near Trinity Station.
Speaking to Media BMRCL Managing Director, Ajay Seth with Chief public relations office, BL Yashavanth Chavan,  and other officers at a press conference told media persons that,”BMRCL takes the responsibility on it for public safety very seriously and no compromise is made on it. News items have drawn attention to apparent gaps between viaducts pillars, we would like to allay such anxiety arising out of lack of information.The gaps between viaducts are part of the design and well within the prescribed standards and we reassure that there was no need to panic.We are preparing an action plan to be implemented but I would like to assure all commuters that all the metro structures are fully safe and all possible care is being taken.

BMRCL has now taken a decision to shut metro services on Dec 22nd and 23rd in order to complete the restoration work. Being a weekend,the metro authorities hope that inconvenience is minimised.It has also promised to help commuters by increasing BMTC services on routes in this direction.The temporary barricades raised have reduced the space on the road which has also caused inconvenience to commuters by slowing traffic near the trinity metro station junction.We have not finalised the date when we will suspend services as yet but, once we do, we will inform the public in advance.We will plan for any curtailment of services on December 22 and 23, to avoid any inconvenience to office-goers.Free shuttle bus services will be provided between MG Road and Indiranagar on days when services on the section are suspended.A honeycomb is a formation of gaps in cement structures.The honeycomb was found in the metro pillar as part of a routine inspection of the metro tracks. Authorities also noted that during the inspection they had found that the slider (concrete slabs in a structure) supported by Pillar no 155, had moved from its original position.In 2012, just a year after the Baiyappanahalli to MG Road train began plying, BMRCL had found an issue with the same pillar and had narrowed it down to honeycomb formation.Back then, we were unable to determine the exact cause but had narrowed it down to honeycomb formation.It was repaired and there were no problems until recently,” Ajay Seth said.
Officials from the BMRCL had earlier said that it would take 10 days to fix the issue and that in the meantime, services would be affected. Operations will tentatively be stopped next weekend on December 22 and December 23 between MG Road and Indiranagar stations, and maintenance work will be carried out at night.
A special team has been formed to investigate and measure how over a period of time, the vibrations will increase or decrease the sturdiness of the pillar.They are looking to see whether there was negligence during construction or whether the quality of materials was substandard. But there have been so many protocols which were not followed and it would be difficult to find out,” the official added.
Meanwhile, Bengaluru Development Minister,Dr G Parameshwara went on a ride in the purple line from Vidhana soudha to Trinity Metro Station, to check whether passengers are being incovenienced. 
Dr.G.Parameshwara,Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister of karnataka state with MD,Ajay Seth and Senior officers as,Seemanth Kumar Singh,P.Harishekaran,Rahul S,D.Devaraj,Jagadeesh was accompanied and after inspecting the pillar number 155 on the Trinity circle and after collecting the stock of the situation Parameshwara told media persons that,For safety purpose bearings are used to place cross beams on the top of the pillar.But now it has come to light that the bearing has moved slightly there is nothing to worry,Experts from Delhi metro and Indian Institute of Science will suggest to us on how to fix this after receiving the report action will be taken against the concerned contractor for the mistake.Now our priority is to recapture the trust we have lost and prove ourselves right he added.
The BJP, MP,PC Mohan has also inspected the pillar near Trinity Metro Station on Saturday evening. After inspecting the spot he said,i have Inspected the damaged pillar of Metro rail and urged officials to take steps to repair the damage and instill confidence among users. Will speak to Shri.Hardeep Singh Puri,Union Urban Development Minister to send a team of experts to help Bengaluru Metro team. I was accompanied by MLAs Suresh Kumar and Ashwath Narayana with Prakash and other party leaders he added.

HDK to attend oath-taking ceremonies of Gehlot, Kamal Nath

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Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Congress’ newly elected leaders Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan Chief Minister in Jaipur, and Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister in Bhopal on Monday, an official said on Sunday.

“The Congress has invited Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to attend the oath-taking of Gehlot and Nath as an alliance partner of the coalition government in the state,” said the official in a statement.

Kumaraswamy will first fly to Jaipur by a special aircraft and attend the swearing-in of Gehlot as Chief Minister and Sachin Pilot as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan at Albert Hall Museum in the Pink city at 10.30 a.m.

“The Chief Minister will fly to Bhopal from Jaipur in the same aircraft for the oath-taking of Nath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minster at Jamboori Maidan in Bhopal at 1.30 p.m. and return to Bengaluru by evening,” said the statement.

The Congress returned to power in both states after securing a simple majority with the support of its allies — Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) and a few Independents in the assembly elections held on December 7 in Rajasthan and November 28 in Madhya Pradesh.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Gehlot and their party leaders attended Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in on May 23 after the ruling parties forged a post-poll alliance to form the JD-S-Congress coalition government following a split verdict in the May 12 state assembly elections on May 15.

State unit Congress leader G. Parameshawara was also sworn-in as the southern state’s Deputy Chief Minister along with Kumaraswamy on the ramparts of the state secretariat (Vidhana Soudha) in the city centre.

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“Illegal shops violating vendors norms demolished in S P Road Bengaluru : BBMP

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By : Pramesh S Jain


Around 100 Illegal shops razed in Violating Vendors norms on S P Road by BBMP :

“Illegal shops violating vendors norms demolished in S P Road Bengaluru”.
“Encroachments on pavements removed in SP Road “.
In a joint operation by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike south zone officials with Bengaluru city police with additional force for no untoward incident take place KSRP platoons were deployed to maintain law and order situation in the area on Saturday conducted a three-hour drive on Saturday to remove encroachments on pavements along S.P. Road in Bengaluru. 
Close to Hundreds shops were demolished  which were floating vendors norms were demolished a drive was carried out at 9am till 12pm it has demolished the illegal shops encroaching Land to dust. 

H.Nagaraj, Assistant executive engineer told media persons that, there were dozens of complaints from the residents of SP Road that many have encroached the pavement by establishments on road and we are unable to walk and based on complaint we have carried a demolition drive.With heavy police protection,We  have arrived at S.P. Road,which is a hub for electronic goods, at 10 a.m. and removed around 20 structures that had occupied pavements and a portion of the road.The structures, which included hotels,tea stalls, and mobile repair shops, were unauthorised.The encroachments on the road were eating into the carriage way, causing traffic snarls.Twenty shops were removed on Saturday.There are a few more left, which we will be removing in the coming days,” said H. Nagaraj, Assistant Executive Engineer, BBMP south zone.

BBMP Mayor,Gangambike Mallikarjuna, told media persons that,A joint operation was carried out by our officers and with heavy police protection we have carried a demolition drive and it is a alarm bell to encroachers and said I will be holding a meeting with all the engineers who have arrived now and will arrive at a consensus as to what action can be taken against all the encroachers in the city and a massive drive will be done in coming days we will take strict action on those who are encroaching Land illegally in the Bengaluru city she added.

Congress must explain why it spread lies about Rafale deal: Irani

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Kolkata, (IANS) Amid the row over the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale jet deal, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday demanded an explanation from the Congress as to why it tried to play with matters of national security and create doubts about the credibility of the Indian Air Force by spreading “constant lies” in the last one year.

Targeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who has been relentlessly attacking the Narendra Modi government at the Centre over the defence deal with a French company, Irani said the Congress leader must reveal his source of information about the alleged anomalies in the deal.

For the last one year Congress has been playing with the nation’s security by spreading a series of lies regarding the Rafale deal. 

“However, lies do not last long. The Honourable Supreme Court has exposed the lies spread by Congress on this issue in front of the whole nation after scrutinising all the aspects of the deal,” Irani told the reporters at the state BJP headquarters here.

“Rahul Gandhi must tell people, who was his source of information? Who inspired him to humiliate the Indian Air Force, and defame the country on international platforms,” she added.

4 transgenders denied Sabarimala visit, meet HC-appointed member

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Thiruvananthapuram,  (IANS) Four transgenders, who were denied permission to visit the Sabarimala temple a day ago, on Monday approached a Kerala High Court-appointed top police official here and insisted they wanted to go to the shrine wearing sarees.

After meeting Director General of Police A. Hemachandran, Ananya told the media that they have placed their demand before the DGP, and wished to pray in the dress of their choice — a saree.

“He (Hemachandran) has said he will check with the other two committee members and get back to us. 

“We have insisted on the dress of our choice for the darshan — to be allowed in saree when visiting the temple,” said Ananya.

On Sunday, the four-member transgender team, who came from Ernakulam was stopped by the police at Erumely, the first base camp of the temple town.

The police first told them that if they changed into men’s attire, they would be allowed. However, later the police refused them permission to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

Ananya said they were subjected to ridicules, threats and were asked to return by the police.

From there the team went and complained to the Kottayam Superintendent of Police, A. Harishankar. 

On Monday, they arrived in the state capital to meet Hemachandran.

The Kerala High Court on November 27 had set up a three-member observer panel to oversee the Sabarimala pilgrimage season, after numerous complaints surfaced against the manner in which the police was acting in the temple town.

Besides Hemachandran, the panel also consisted of P.R. Raman and S. Sirijagan (both retired high court judges).

The temple town has witnessed protests by Hindu groups since the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple, including those hitherto banned girls and women aged between 10 and 50.

Facebook blocked Netanyahu’s son for anti-Muslim posts

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Tel Aviv, (IANS) Facebook temporarily banned Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for posting anti-Muslim posts, the media reported on Monday.

According to a report in The Times of Israel, Yair’s Facebook account was blocked for 24 hours on Sunday after he called for “avenging the deaths” of two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers who were killed at the West Bank shooting last week.

“Unbelievable. Facebook blocks me for 24 hours for simply criticizing it! Thought police,” Yari wrote on Twitter.

Facebook is yet to comment on this.

After the controversial Facebook post was removed, he wrote that the social media giant was “trying to shut our mouths in the only place where we have the right to express our opinions”.

Yari also posted a screenshot of the original post along with new posts criticising Facebook.

“Do you know where there are no terror attacks? In Iceland and Japan. Coincidentally there’s also no Muslim population there,” he posted.

This is not the first time Yair has been in the spotlight.

According to The Jerusalem Post, in 2017, Yair posted a diagram featuring antisemitic tropes such as Jewish billionaire George Soros, who funds left-wing causes and organizations in several countries.

“The post depicted Soros controlling the world via other conspiracy theory figures like lizard people, known as Reptilians, and the Illuminati or Freemasons,” the report added.

Triple Talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha

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New Delhi, (IANS) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday despite opposition from the Congress and amid protests over the Rafale controversy.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the bill amid ruckus created by opposition members including the Congress, AIADMK and TDP over various demands.

Soon after the House reassembled at noon after the first adjournment, the Congress, the AIADMK and TDP members trooped near the Speaker’s podium and started sloganeering.

The Congress members were demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale jet fighter deal with France while the AIADMK members wanted Karnataka to take back its proposal to construct a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekadatu.

The TDP members raised several issues related to special status to Andhra Pradesh.

Amid the din, Minister Prasad sought permission from the Chair to introduce the bill.

Congress member Shashi Tharoor opposed the bill claiming it was targeted at a particular religion and hence unconstitutional.

“The bill was based on the ground of a specific religion and it was violation of sections 14 and 21 of the Constitution. This is a misconceived bill,” he said.

His objections were rejected by Prasad.

“The bill was brought in as per the direction of the Supreme Court to protect the rights of Muslim women. Several Muslim women suffered due to instant talaq. This bill is in the nation’s interest and constitutional. The objection is baseless,” Prasad said and then introduced the bill.

The government could not pass the bill in Rajya Sabha during the previous monsoon session.

Later it issued an ordinance on September 19 in making Triple Talaq a criminal offence.


Editors Guild laments Meghalaya HC summoning editor for alleged contempt

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New Delhi,(IANS) The Editors Guild on Sunday expressed grave concern over the Meghalaya High Court summoning ‘The Shillong Times editor and publisher for alleged contempt over reporting on how the judges of the court have granted themselves and their families multiple facilities and benefits.

“It is unfortunate that an editor has been summoned by the Meghalaya High Court for what appears to be a factual news report,” the Guild said over The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher Shobha Chaudhuri being issued a show cause notice for contempt and asked to appear personally before the court. 

The notice was issued by Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen over the daily’s December 10 report “When judges judge for themselves”, about a recent order passed by Sen calling for better facilities for retired judges and their families. 

Justice Sen has been facing criticism for his recent observation that “nobody should try to make India… another Islamic country” and that the government should allow non-Muslim and tribal communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to live in India without any cut-off year.

The Guild said the judiciary was one of the pillars of democracy and should stand by the media in helping it discharge its functions in an independent and unbiased manner. 

“Such contempt notices are regrettable and will be seen as judicial intimidation of the media. Judges, who have broad shoulders and are tolerant of criticism, are the need of the hour.

“The Guild urges the Meghalaya High Court to take necessary steps that uphold the spirit of unbiased and independent functioning of both the judiciary and the media,” added the Guild. 

Both Mukhim and Chaudhuri appeared before the court on Thursday in pursuance of the court’s directive. 


Sudan President becomes first Arab leader to visit Syria since civil war

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Damascus,(IANS) Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Syria’s capital Damascus, the first Arab leader to do so since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, state news agency SANA reported.

The Sudanese President was received by his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad at the international airport of Damascus, Xinhua news agency cited a report by SANA on Sunday.

Al-Bashir arrived in Damascus for an official working visit.

During their meeting, the two leaders agreed that the crises in many Arab countries require new approaches based on the respect of the sovereignty and the policy of non-interference in their internal affairs.

Al-Bashir wished Syria a quick recovery, hoping that its people can determine their own future without foreign interventions.

The Sudanese president also highlighted his country’s support to Syria, saying Sudan is ready to provide whatever needed to support the territorial integrity and unity of Syria.

For his part, Assad said al-Bashir’s visit will give a strong push toward restoring the bilateral relations to what they were before the war.

Al-Bashir arrived in the afternoon and left the country hours later in the evening.

Throughout the Syrian crisis since 2011, most Arab countries have cut or downgraded their diplomatic relations with Syria.

But in recent months, reports emerged that some Arab countries had requested the resumption of their diplomatic relations with Syria.

The fresh nudge in the diplomatic relations comes amid a succession of victories of the Syrian army, which enabled the Syrian government to control much of the country.

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