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Lucknow: A young man rumoured to have been killed in the communal clashes in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Republic Day, surfaced on Tuesday and trashed reports of his death.

The 24-year-old youth, Rahul Upadhyaya, said his death was falsely reported and after he was informed of this by a friend he has come forward to announce that he is fine.

Upadhyaya was the second youth who had been reported to have been killed in the violence along with Chandan Gupta. The news had gone viral on social media, fuelling anger among the people of the violence-hit district.

Upadhyaya told media persons that he was not even present in the town when the violence broke out. “I had gone to my village and I am hale and hearty,” he said.

The man said that people should have checked about the veracity of the rumours of his death before going ahead with condolences and condemnation.

Police had earlier said there was one death in the clashes in the aftermath of the ‘Tiranga Yatra’. Four persons have been arrested for spreading rumours on social media about the Kasganj violence and the toll.

Meanwhile, the situation in Kasganj is fast returning to normalcy with no untoward incident reported in the past 24-hours, a home department official told IANS.

Peace Committees are also doing the rounds of the areas which were singed by communal clashes on Republic Day and afterwards and urging people to ensure that there is no further trouble.

The director general of police (DGP) O.P. Singh has issued a circular to all district police chiefs to ensure that communal harmony is maintained in their respective districts.

The circular has also directed SPs and SSPs to step up vigil in communally sensitive areas and ensure police presence and patrolling there.

The circular, the first since Singh assumed charge of the top post, has directed police officials to be proactive in reacting to ‘small flash points’ and ‘settle them promptly’ so that they do not flare up into big incidents.

The police has been asked to be vigilant about social media and ensure that inflammatory and communally sensitive posts, pictures and videos do not find way to social media sites and are not distributed through mediums like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.

Instructions have also been issued to install CCTV cameras at vantage points and in communally sensitive areas to ensure that mischief makers are deterred. Officials have been asked to keep a close watch on religious groups, processions, events and to ensure that loudspeakers used on events are in permissible limits.

(IANS)

BENGALURU: TEMPTEYS – India’s first Italian gelato-based shake bar today announced its expansion in the Bengaluru market by opening its outlet in Indiranagar. Well-known actress TANYA HOPE inaugurated the outlet in the presence of the company’s representatives and a host of socialites.

The one-year-old company is rapidly expanding in the country and already has presence in 6 states through 17 outlets. “We are extremely satisfied with the response from the millennials to our beverages. Its popularity is reflected in Bengaluru through the inauguration of the second outlet by actor TANYA HOPE. We will gradually expand our footprint to the rest of the country where we spot growth opportunities,” said Mr. Krish Magapu, CEO, Tempteys.

With immense success in Hyderabad, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Pune and Vadodara, Tempteys now aims to bring its taste closer to a larger section of food lovers. The core idea of the team is to make Tempteys India’s first dedicated cold beverage café, and it plans to launch more product ranges soon.

Speaking on the occasion, Tanya Hope asserted that she was extremely delighted to open the Tempteys outlet in the cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru. “I am happy to be here in Indiranagar, which has become the hot destination of connoisseurs of food and beverages in the city. I wish the Tempteys team good luck, as they continue to give their customers a wow experience,”she added.

The company intends to launch 23 more outlets in phases across the country. Mr. Harsha Gadde, COO, Tempteys, remarked, “Customer experience is a top priority for us. This is achieved by an efficient operations team, which provides a unique experience to our customers. We are keen on serving our customers with more delectable products to cold beverage lovers.”

Tempteys, is a complete Shake Bar satisfying the sweet tooth ranging from Classic shakes to Premium and Exclusive Shakes. Its combination of shakes is lined up from local fruits to international fruits, chocolates also with custom made brownies and cakes.

The Tempteys outlet in Bengaluru is now open at #4, Ground Floor,No.1083, 5th cross, 12th main road, Opposite to Corporation Bank, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Govenor Ram Naik today termed the Kasganj communal clash as a “blot” on the state and asked the government to initiate measures to ensure such incidents did not recur. The governor noted that such an incident had occurred in the state for the first time in the last 9-10 months and described it as “shameful”.

In Kasganj, where the situation is tense but under control, clashes between two communities had claimed one life. At least three shops, two buses and a car were torched after a youth was killed in clashes following stone-pelting by a mob on a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate Republic Day.

“Whatever happened in Kasganj was not good. The incident there is a ‘kalank’ (blot) for UP. The government is probing the incident. It should initiate effective measures to ensure that such incidents are not repeated,” he told reporters here.

The Yogi Adityanath government, which stormed to power in Uttar Pradesh riding a saffron wave nearly a year ago, was recently advised by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to tone up law and order in the state.

Naidu advised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take back firearms from people as they were main cause of crime. “Those who have firearms should return weapons. I want to ask the CM that in UP a large number of people have firearms.

This is main cause of crime incidents,” Naidu had said at the first UP Diwas event here last week. He had said “law and order should be top priority”. On asked about the situation in Kasganj, UP government spokesman and senior cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh today said he has seen reports that shops are opening now.

“The situation is returning to normal, which is a good sign,” he added. As many as 112 people were arrested and security forces personnel intensified vigil in the strife-torn Kasganj in western UP. The UP Police said drone cameras had been deployed for aerial surveillance and described the situation as improving.

Explosives were found during house-to-house searches following which the state police chief said the stringent National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against culprits. Under the NSA, a person can be detained without bail or trial and authorities need not disclose grounds of detention if they believe the detainee can act in a way that poses a threat to the security of the state/country or the maintenance of public order. The Yogi Adityanath-led government has stressed that the guilty would not be spared.

(PTI)

Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj, on Monday decried a “fake” statement on secularism and tolerance attributed to him. He also urged people to question fearlessly.

The actor, who has been vocal about being anti-Modi, tweeted a photograph which features his image and the lines “All Hindus should learn secularism” “Hindus have been wiped out from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir. They never sought revenge from Muslims. They silently embraced death. All Hindus should learn secularism and tolerance from those Hindus.”

Prakash marked it as ‘fake’ and captioned it: “By spreading such lies, instead of debating my views, you are proving to the world how frustrated… desperate… and the cheap levels you can stoop down.”

By spreading such lies…instead of debating my views…you are proving to the world…how frustrated..desperate..and the cheap levels you can stoop down ..Dear citizens please like and retweet this to show such cowards …that we stand for a fearless Society which questions pic.twitter.com/2Bxi6aQUbV

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 29, 2018

He then urged: “Dear citizens, please like and retweet this to show such cowards …that we stand for a fearless society which questions.”

Prakash has been of late quite active with his ‘Just Asking’ hashtag on Twitter, where he raises pertinent questions related to socio-political issues.

During a conclave earlier this month, he had commented on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and BJP leader-cum-central minister Anant Kumar Hegde, saying: “I am anti-Modi, anti-Amit Shah and anti-Hegde”.

(IANS)

Nasheman Weekly, the country’s largest selling Urdu weekly completed 56 years of glorious publication on January 26th, establishing a new benchmark in Urdu journalism.

Founded in 1962 by the late Usman Asad, Nasheman currently has a circulation of over 1.20 lac; a feat hardly matched by any other Urdu publication in India.

On this occasion Nasheman awarded eminent and senior journalists, social activists and women entrepreneurs for excellence in their respective fields on Saturday, 27th January 2018 at 11:30 AM in Press club auditorium in Bangalore.

Dr. Nowhera Shaik of All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) was the chief guest.

Keeping in mind the adage of “Women Empowerment” most of the awardees were women.

The most prominent women awardees were Mrs. Roopa Moudgil (IPS), Afshan Yasmeen from The Hindu, Nabeela from News 9, Rohini Swamy from The Print, Jahnavi Mahadi from News 18, Shazia Khan a social activist and an Entrepreneur, Dr. Rajlakshmi professor & Miss Wheel Chair World 2017, Dr. Naaglakshmi Choudhary Spokesperson Congress, Mrs. Malvika Avinash Spokesperson BJP, B. T. Lalita Naik former Minister & Kulsum Shadab Wahab Social Activist.

That apart, the other most prominent & proud recipients were Muneer Ahmed Azad Chief Reporter of Daily Salar, Zaheer Ansar Photographer Daily Salar, MC Asad Abbas Anchor & Journalist & Tanveer Ahmed Spokesperson JDS.

And above all, the Guest of Honors were Geeta Menon Social Activist from Mumbai, Shantala Damle from Aam Aadmi Party & Najma Rhozali Minister of Education Morrocco.