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Protesters pelt stones at MEP’s Dr. Nowhera Shaikh during election rally in Bengaluru

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An election rally carried out by the All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) was attacked with stones by protesters in Govindpur on Thursday, leaving at least a dozen MEP workers injured and hospitalised.

MEP’s President Dr. Nowhera Shaikh and the party’s National Spokesperson actor Ejaz Khan, are told to have narrowly escaped the attacked.

According to Dr. Shaikh, who spoke to Nasheman immediately after the attack, the party’s rally peacefully went through several constituencies, but when it entered Govindpur in Sarvagna Nagar constituency, a huge crowd gathered, and without any provocation, started pelting stones on MEP members.

“They started shouting slogans saying MEP murdabad, Congress zindabad, and said ‘isko hatao’ (remove her).

Dr. Shaikh has blamed Congress for the attack on her party’s rally.

“As MEP is gaining momentum, opposition parties, particularly Congress has started feeling threatened. The ruling Congress did not provide me adequate security to ensure my safety”.

Dr. Nowhera Shaikh said the attack was a attack on democracy and the fundamental rights of the party president.

She said, if Congress couldn’t protect the President of a political party, what hope do common women have in Karnataka.

MEP has demanded a special investigation in the case, and has demanded the govt to trace the people responsible for the incident.

MEP’s Dr. Nowhera Shaikh lambastes Congress, BJP and JD(s)

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Bollywood stars Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Ejaz Khan and Sonu Sood joined All Indian Mahila Empowerment Party’s (MEP) President, Dr. Nowhera Shaikh and campaigned for the party at various assembly constituencies in Bengaluru.

The rally that started from K.R. Puram moved to Ramurthy Nagar, and C.V. Raman Nagar Assembly Constituencies.

Dr. Nowhera Shaikh, who addressed the huge rally and outpour of people, who followed her in every Constituency, said that the people of Bengaluru are proud of the work done by MEP. She said that MEP will win all the 28 assembly constituencies in the city.

She said that people are alleging that MEP will split Muslim votes, and in turn help BJP to come to power. Dr. Shaikh rubbished all such allegations and said that contesting in elections is the right of every Indian, and is not a monopoly of Congress, BJP or JD(s).

She also said that there is an MEP wave across the state, and the party will easily win in a majority. Dr. Shaikh added that the presence of actors Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Ejaz Khan and Sonu Sood will promote and strengthen the party in the upcoming elections.

Bollywood stars Arbaaz Khan & Sohail Khan campaign for MEP in a mass rally in Bengaluru

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Bollywood stars Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan joined All Indian Mahila Empowerment Party’s (MEP) President, Dr. Nowhera Shaikh and campaigned for the party at various assembly constituencies in Bengaluru.

In Ejipura area in Bommnahalli constituency, Dr. Shaikh was greeted by party workers, and public alike with the bursting of crackers and garlands, making it a spectacular sight.

The rally that started from Ejipura moved to Koramangala Sony Signal, and then went to Ayyappa Temple, Silk Board and BTM layout.

The rally then covered Tilak Nagar, Bannerghatta Road, Bilikal, Kodichkahahalli, Beguru Main Road, Dairy Circle, Jayanagar, and the Padmanabhanagar Chamarajpet Assembly Constituencies.

Dr. Nowhera Shaikh, who addressed the huge rally and outpour of people, who followed her in every Constituency, said that the people of Bengaluru are proud of the work done by MEP. She said that MEP will win all the 28 assembly constituencies in the city.

She also said that there is an MEP wave across the state, and the party will easily win in a majority. Dr. Shaikh added that the presence of actors Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan will promote and strengthen the party in the upcoming elections.

Interestingly, #NowheraShaikForCM trended on Twitter on Tuesday taking everyone by surprise.

Unnao rape case progress Report Recieved from CBI

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The CBI submitted its progress report in the Unnao rape case before the Allahabad High Court and sought transfer of the case to Lucknow.
The agency also filed an application seeking transfer of the case to Lucknow from Unnao. CBI submits status report in Unnao rape case The report was submitted in a sealed cover before a bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar.
Taking cognisance of a petition by senior advocate Gopal Swaroop Chaturvedi demanding a court-monitored investigation into the case, the HC had on April 13 directed the investigative agency to file the status report in the case by May 2.

The court has set May 21 as the next day of the hearing. Meanwhile, an application was today moved on behalf of the victim’s mother demanding an enquiry to trace Pintoo Singh, who had lodged an FIR against the girl’s father under the Arms Act. In a case that gave way to massive public outrage, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The victim’s father died after being reportedly beaten up by the MLA’s brother and others.

Bollywood stars Arbaaz Khan & Sohail Khan to campaign for MEP party in Karnataka elections

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Bollywood stars Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan will be campaigning for The All Indian Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections.

The actor brothers, who addressed the press conference along with MEP president, Dr Nowhera Shaik, praised the work of Dr. Shaik, and said that she has been fighting for the cause of justice for decades now. They said that they believe in the inclusive policies of the party, and that’s the reason they will be campaigning for it, across the state.

Dr. Shaik said that MEP is the first political party in the country focussing on women and their issues, as it believes that improving the conditions of women will ensure that the society as a whole will be improved.

She said that parties like Congress and BJP have only paid lip service to the cause of women and downtrodden communities, and it’s time for the people of Karnataka to elect MEP to power.

She also lambasted Narendra Modi, for his false promises, and said that her party will ensure justice for everyone.

Adityanath, Akhilesh, Mayawati to tour poll-bound Karnataka

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Lucknow: The Karnataka Assembly polls are the new battle field for political stalwarts of Uttar Pradesh including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati, who will be criss-crossing the state to turn the tide in favour of their respective parties.

Adityanath will be seen in action, addressing as many as 35 rallies and road shows the saffron party has organised for him as the Nath sect, to which he belongs, wields considerable clout in coastal Karnataka, BJP sources said today.

As per the partys plans, the chief ministers hectic Karnataka tour will begin on May 3 and he will be there holding rallies daily between May 7 and 10, BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi told PTI here. Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav will also be touring the state to champion his partys cause in those constituencies where the SP is in the fray.

“The SP has fielded over two dozen candidates in Karnataka. The party president will be campaigning there for our candidates. The tour details will be finalised in a day or two,” SP spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury told PTI.

When asked specifically as to whether Akhilesh will campaign for the Congress too, Chowdhury said, “He will campaign for SP candidates only as of now.” The Congress and the SP had contested the UP Assembly polls last year jointly, but had contested the civic body polls in the state independently.

BSP supremo Mayawati, whose party has entered into a pact with former prime minister HD Deve Gowdas JD(S), has already started working in the state with her rallies starting yesterday from Mysuru. She will be addressing a rally in Chitradurga today and Belagavi and Bidar on May 5-6 respectively.

The BSP is contesting on 20 seats in Karnataka and is hoping to open an account there with the JD(S) support. Polling will be held in a single phase on May 12 for all the 224 Assembly seats in the Congress-ruled state, including 36 reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 15 for the Scheduled Tribes. Ahead of the UP chief ministers visit, a Congress leader had made certain derogatory remarks against him.

BJP leaders here say that a counter offensive from the UP chief minister is very likely. “Expect a counter (attack) for sure,” a BJP leader said. In mid-April, Karnataka Congress working president Dinesh Gundu Rao had set the tone for Adityanaths visit by openly asking the people of Karnataka to boycott him. He later apologised for his remarks, describing them as an “emotional outburst.”

Earlier, during his February visit, Adityanath had taken on chief minister K Siddaramaiah on the micro blogging site, which blew up into a twitter war between the two chief ministers. In between his rallies and road shows, Adityanath is also expected to visit temples and mutts as the BJP looks to play the Hindutva card in a state where it is anxious to regain power it lost 10 years ago.

In December last, while addressing a “Parivartan Yatra” rally in Hubbali, the UP chief minister had stoked passions by asking people to choose between Hanuman Jayanti and Tipu Jayanti – a remark aimed at questioning Congress two-year-old decision to commemorate the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler who hailed from the region.

(PTI)

Karnataka election 2018: 7,000 fake names added to voter list in Bengaluru

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(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bengaluru: With the state Assembly elections coming closer, election authorities are getting serious about illegal activities to guarantee a peaceful election process. While numerous raids have turned up gigantic supplies of money and different wares proposed to influence voters, one noteworthy embarrassment was revealed in Bengaluru.

A poll staff in Bangalore Urban region, in the course of recent weeks, saw a vast volume of illegal entry made to the voters’ list, which increased the current numbers by 7000. The entries were seen in the lists of four constituencies- Dasarahalli, Yelahanka, Shanthinagar and KR Puram.

Election authorities have documented complaints with the police in regards to the same and these cases were then referred to the cyber crime division of the Central Crime Branch. It is guessed that the fake names were added to the list post Feb 28, utilizing the password of the Electoral Registration Management System (ERMS) portal.

It was seen by the poll staff that the numbers of recently included names would increase in the evening time. New names were to be included after voters submitted important subtle elements in the Form 6 (application for incorporation). The staff saw that there was an increase despite the fact that they hadn’t included any names.

Upon cross examination, they saw that numerous names were included without the Form 6 application being recorded. This was the point at which they understood that the fake names were included utilizing the ERMS portal. Four individuals have been held regarding the case.

For the time being, they have started erasing these fake names from the database.

Juvenile held for raping 10-year-old in madrasa

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New Delhi: A 10-year-old girl was taken from her home in east Delhi’s Ghazipur to a madrasa in Ghaziabad and raped there by a juvenile. The incident triggered protests in the area with locals demanding that the madrasa cleric be arrested for his alleged involvement in the matter. The police said that he was being questioned.

A Crime Branch team on Wednesday visited the Madrasa and questioned the residents and visitors in connection with the case.

The police was informed on April 21 by the girl’s father that his daughter had gone missing after she went to the market.

The police registered a case and during investigation, found a CCTV footage in which the accused was seen taking the girl along with him, they added.

The police traced the juvenile to a madrasa where he studied and apprehended him. The girl was recovered from there, the police said.

The girl’s statement was recorded in front of a magistrate on Monday. The accused was sent to a juvenile justice home.

The girl’s family was earlier staying in Ghaziabad before moving to Ghazipur and was known to the family of the accused juvenile.

The police are questioning the cleric if he was aware that the girl had been kept there and about his involvement in the matter.

The girl’s parents are alleging that the madrassa’s cleric also knew about the girl being kept captive there and are demanding his arrest.

Residents protested in Ghazipur on Tuesday demanding action against the cleric.

“We have assured them that fair investigation is being conducted on merits and no one will be spared if he is involved in the crime. Owing to inter-state ramifications of the case and for thorough in-depth investigation, the case is being transferred to the crime branch,” said Ravindra Yadav, joint commissioner of police (eastern range).

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari, along with East Delhi MP Maheish Girri, on Wednesday met the girl’s family and assured them of all the support. Tiwari assured the family that even though the Delhi Police has handed over the case to the Crime Branch, he will talk to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for proper help in investigation of the matter as the madrasa is located there. In a letter to Union Home minister Rajnath Singh, Girri demanded a CBI inquiry into the case.

(Agencies)

Gauri murder: Chargesheet prepared against Naveen Kumar

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Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has quickened the examination of Gauri Lankesh’s murder and filed a charge sheet against accused KT Naveen Kumar.

The SIT has gathered details on Naveen, two of his partners and two sharpshooters and said the same in the charge sheet. That might be submitted to the court within15 days.

Naveen assumed a major role in plotting the murder plan and murdering the journalist. He talked about the plan with his partners in Kollegala and Sathyamangala forest zones. The accused himself admitted to a few perspectives for the crime, said the SIT sources. “According to available information, culprits threw the pistol used for the murder in a forest areas. We are searching for that. The point will be said in the charge sheet,” they included.

“Prior to the murder, Naveen was seen around Gauri Lankesh’s home at Rajarajeshwarinagar to observe her movements. Based on doubt, 537 calls were checked yet didn’t discover any sign. We were tuning in to the conversationof few organization leaders. At that point we found the conversation of Naveen with somebody in regards to the murder of Prof. K S Bhagavan. When he was arrested, his inclusion in the murder plot came to light,” sources said.

(Agencies)

Railway Police engages ‘tantrik’ to solve theft case in Bihar

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Patna/Siwan: Belive it or not, the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel in Bihar’s Siwan district are banking on a “tantrik” (occultist) to crack a case of theft and catch the thief, a police officer said on Wednesday.

Instead of using high-tech gadgets and conducting a scientific investigation, the GRP has sought the help of a local tantrik “Ghoda Baba” to solve the case.

According to the district police officer, last week a case of theft was reported in the house of one Anil Kumar Srivastav in the railway colony of Siwan. But as the GRP personnel failed to make any breakthrough, in-charge of the GRP Police Station Nand Kishore, along with a tantrik, visited the house of Srivastav.

After inspecting the site, the tantrik instructed Srivastav to perform some rituals at night to ensure arrest of Siwan thief.

Tantrik, along with some GRP personnel, again visited Srivastav’s house in the railway colony on Wednesday afternoon and asked him to visit his place in nearby Mairwa town at night to solve the case.

Annoyed at the railway police’s approach, Srivastav has now written to senior police officials, including Muzaffarpur Superintendent of Police (Railway) Sanjay Kumar Singh, and questioned engaging a tantrik in the age of scientific probes to solve the case.

(IANS)

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