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Over 2.14 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

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NEW DELHI: More than 2.14 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and over 33,80,590 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

According to the ministry data published at 7.00 am, India administered 86.16 lakh vaccine doses in a single day, the highest ever single-day vaccination achieved in the world so far.

Cumulatively, 28.87 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide inoculation drive.

More than 29.35 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, through Government of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category.

Of this, the total consumption, including wastage is 27,20,14,523 doses, the ministry said.

“More than 2.14 crore (2,14,90,297) COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered,” it said.

“Furthermore, more than 33,80,590 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the states and UTs within the next three days,” the ministry said.

The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on Monday.

City Civil Court Orders JDS Supremo Former PM to pay Rs.2 Crore in Nice Defamation case

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A City Civil and Sessions Court in Bengaluru has directed former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H.D.Devegowda to pay
damages of Rs.2 crore to Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) Limited for the loss of reputation.

NICE had filed a case on his defamatory comments in an interview on a Kannada news channel in June, 2011.

The counsel for the company argued that the allegation made by Mr.Gowda about utilizing more land than required for implementation of the project was inaccurate.

The company had no role in deciding the quantity of land required for the project and the allegation therefore was false and made by the defendant without there being any documentary evidence, said the counsel.

Counsel for the company also contended that the project undertaken is approved by the
Government of Karnataka.

The High Court of Karnataka and the Supreme Court had even issued directions to the Government to take steps for implementation of the project which shows that there is no illegality and irregularities in the work.The company had claimed Rs 10 crore damages for the statement issued by Former PM.

The court said Mr Gowda had failed to substantiate his claim against the company made during the interview.

The order issued by judge Mallanagouda also  restrained Mr.Gowda from making defamatory statements against the company in the media in future.

Covid curbs eased in six more Karnataka districts

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BENGALURU: With the lockdown restrictions being further relaxed in many districts, including Bengaluru Urban, from Monday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa appealed to people to continue to be vigilant, follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and not to be under the illusion that the pandemic is over. The government on Monday issued an order relaxing restrictions in six more districts, including Bengaluru Rural.

Meanwhile, in continuation of its June 19 order,  the government on Monday included six more districts – Bengaluru Rural, Udupi, Shivamogga, Ballari, Chitradurga and Vijayapura – under Category I districts and allowed all additional activities permitted for such districts until July 5.

The State Executive Committee took the decision after considering the weekly moving average positivity rate as of June 20, and also taking into account the consistent declining trend of the case positivity rate, stated an order issued by N Manjunatha Prasad, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department. On June 19, the government had announced lockdown relaxations in 16 districts including Bengaluru Urban, and Dharwad was added to the list on Sunday. Now, six more districts have been included in it. However, there is no relaxation in the lockdown norms in a few districts including Mysuru, that are reporting a high case positivity rate. Night curfew and weekend curfew will continue.

Anti-BJP front not possible without Congress says Maharashtra unit chief

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MUMBAI: Any anti-BJP front is not possible without the Congress, Maharashtra state party president Nana Patole said on Monday even as he extended his “best” wishes for a likely “Shiv Sena-NCP alliance” for the 2024 elections.

Patole was responding to a query on the likely tie-up between the Sena and the NCP if Congress decides to go solo in the 2024 elections.

All these three parties are constituents in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which came to power in November 2019 with Sena president Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister.

Patole had recently caused a flutter saying the Congress will contest future elections on its own.

In a veiled jibe at the Congress, CM Thackeray on Saturday said that people would “beat with footwear” those who only talk about contesting elections alone without offering solutions to people’s problems.

On Sunday, Patole clarified the Congress will stand strong with the CM with all its might until the government completes its full five-year term.

Earlier on Monday, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the coordination among the allies of the MVA was a model example of how a coalition government should function.

Meanwhile, reacting to Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik’s letter to CM Thackeray suggesting “reconciliation” with the BJP to save some leaders of the Sena, including him, from “harassment by Central investigating agencies,” Patole said the BJP has been using these agencies to target and destabilize governments headed by opposition parties since the last 18 months.

“But this strategy won’t work in Maharashtra. We are standing firm with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. This government will not succumb to any pressure,” he said.

US military could slow withdrawal from Afghanistan due to gain in Taliban insurgents: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON: The US military could slow down its withdrawal from Afghanistan due to the gains made by the Taliban insurgents, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Monday. Kirby stressed that President Joe Biden’s deadline of a full withdrawal by September remains in place, but added that the pace could be adjusted based on conditions.

“We’re constantly taking a look at this, every single day: what’s the situation on the ground, what capabilities do we have, what additional resources do we need to move out of Afghanistan and at what pace. All of these decisions are literally being made in real time,” he added.

Pentagon officials said that last week that the withdrawal, ordered by Biden in April after nearly two decades fighting Al-Qaeda and helping government forces battle the Taliban, is around half completed.

At the time of Biden’s order around 2,500 US troops and 16,000 contractors, mostly US citizens, were in the country. The Pentagon has already turned over several of its key bases to government security forces, and has removed hundreds of cargo plane-loads of equipment.

Kirby said US forces continue to support Afghan troops in fighting the Taliban. “So long as we have the capability in Afghanistan, we will continue to provide assistance to Afghan forces. But as the retrograde gets closer to completion, those capabilities will wane and will no longer be available,” he said.

Nitish confidants to find place in Union Cabinet

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PATNA: The ruling Janata Dal-United in Bihar is confident that the proposed Union Cabinet expansion will accommodate  leaders from the National Democratic Alliance partner, a senior party leader said.The Nitish Kumar-led party has 16 members in the Lok Sabha. “The JD-U is the part of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) both in Centre and the State. Thus, it is natural for the JD-U to be in the Union Cabinet. We are ready for it,” JD-U national president RCP Singh said on Monday.  

Meanwhile, Nitish will leave for Delhi on Tuesday amid speculations that he may meet with senior BJP leaders and that a formal discussion may take over the next Cabinet expansion. At the time of government of first cabinet of NDA government, the JD-U had refused to be in the cabinet saying that the party deserved a ‘proportional participation in the cabinet. At that time of cabinet formation, JDU was reportedly offered one berth in the cabinet against the demand for three.

Cut back to 2021,  after the last Bihar elections in which the JD-U slipped to third position, its bargaining power  has been  somewhat contained.On being asked about the number of berths from JD-U quota, RCP Singh said it would not be right to say anything about the number of seats but it is sure that JD-U will be in the Union Cabinet.

Covid-19 India Update: India records 42,640 new cases lowest in 91 days active cases fall below 7 lakh after 79 days

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NEW DELHI: India recorded less than 50,000 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 91 days, taking the total tally of cases to 2,99,77,861, while active cases fell below 7 lakh after 79 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

According to the data published at 7 am, India administered 86.16 lakh vaccine doses, the highest ever single-day vaccination achieved in the world so far, the Health Ministry said.

Cumulatively, 28.87 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide inoculation drive.

The active cases have further declined to 6,62,521, comprising 2.21 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96.49 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

A net decline of 40,366 cases has been recorded in the caseload in a span of 24 hours.

Also, 16,64,360 tests were conducted on Monday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 39,40,72,142, while the daily positivity rate has declined to 2.56 per cent.

It has been less than 5 per cent for 15 consecutive days, the ministry said.

The weekly positivity rate has declined to 3.21 per cent Recoveries continued to outnumber daily new cases for 40 consecutive days.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,89,26,038, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.30 per cent, the data stated.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.

The 1,167 new fatalities include 352 from Maharashtra, 189 from Tamil Nadu and 142 from Karnataka.

A total of 3,89,302 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including 1,18,313 from Maharashtra, 34,025 from Karnataka, 31,386 from Tamil Nadu, 24,925 from Delhi, 22,224 from Uttar Pradesh, 17,390 from West Bengal, 15,854 from Punjab and 13,395 from Chhattisgarh.

Four Held,Major haul of drug racket busted by NCB: More than 2000 kg ganja seized in Hyderabad Worth around Rs.15 Crore

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Pramesh Jain

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials of Bangalore Zonal unit along with the officials of Hyderabad Sub Zone officials busted an inter state drug racket and seized two tonnes of Marijuana which according to the officials is the biggest seizure even estimated to be worth Rs. 15 Crore.

The four accused has been identified as,K Kale, S Kale,C Kale and B Dhoralkar from Osmanabad of Maharashtra. 

Amit Ghawate,Zonal Director of Bangalore Zonal unit,said,The seizure was made based on the intelligence input to Bangalore zonal unit officials on Sunday.

The officials intercepted a truck carrying Ganja near Pedda Amberpet Toll Plaza in Hyderabad and arrested  four persons including the truck driver.

The marijuana was concealed between raw cashew nut shells in around 1080 packets.Each packet of ganja weighed around 2 kg.

The source of the ganja was from Andhra Odisha border (AOB) the NCB said.

The consignment was destined to Pune and Mumbai,Amit Ghawate,Zonal Director,Bangalore, said. 

The four arrested accused are identified as K Kale,S Kale,C Kale and B Dhoralkar from Osmanabad of Maharashtra. 

Probe revealed that the accused sourced the drugs from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha border which is cultivated illegally in naxal infested area .

The officials further said that there is a wide peddling network to distribute Marijuana across the country including Delhi,Mumbai,Karnataka, Rajasthan,Tamilnadu,Kerala and other states.It is also smuggled across the ocean to Sri Lanka.  

The ganja,or cannabis,has been seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,1985.The NDPS Act prohibits and criminalises the sale, possession,transportation and cultivation of cannabis in certain forms in India.

NCB acknowledges the dedicated efforts of Amit Ghawate IRS,(Zonal Director,Bangalore),Sumit Arya,Superintendent and other team members.

Bannerghatta Gram Panchayat Member arrested

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Pramesh Jain

The Banerghatta police arrested a gram panchayath member for raping a 28-year-old home maker at gun point and blackmailed her  with the nude pictures on Monday.

The accused has been identified as,Ahmed Pasha,a Gram panchayat member and his driver Wahid.

Senior officer told media persons,based on the complaint the police arrested Ahmed Pasha resident of Shanbhoganahalli and member of Bilwardahalli gram panchayat and his driver Wahid.

During investigation it was found that the accused posing as councillor and flaunting his social activities of helping the poor during lock down,befriended the victim on social media recently.

The accused later offered the victim a modelling job and invited her home for the meeting.

The accused had even sent his driver Wahid to pick up the victim and bring her to the farm house.The victim came to meet Ahmed along with her two minor children.

Ahmed pasha sent the children with Wahid out on the pretext of buying them snacks and raped the victim at gum point.

The accused later clicked the pictures and threatened the victim that she should come to him whenever she is called .

The victim who was feared for her life and the life of children did not react and returned home to  narrate the ordeal and later approached the Bannerghatta police to file a complaint.

The police have now taken Ahmed and Wahid into custody charging them under rape,blackmail and also under arms Act.We have also recovered the firearm the accused used in the crime and are verifying whether it is licensed or illegal and further investigations is on said a senior officer.

Karnataka Government Has Ordered a Probe into the phone Tapping Allegations by BJP MLA Aravind Bellad,Cops recorded statement of MLA

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Pramesh Jain

The Karnataka government has ordered a probe into the telephone tapping allegations levelled by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Aravind Bellad, said Basavaraj Bommai,Minister for Parliamentary Affairs,Law and Home Affairs, on Friday.

The special team of police formed by Home Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai under the supervision of Kamal Pant Commissioner of police a special team probing the alleged phone tapping case of Aravind Bellad,BJP MLA, recorded his statement as part of initiating probe on Saturday.

The Cubbon park ACP,Yathiraj recorded the statement in details and analyzed his mobile phone and the number from where he received the call from a person claiming to be from Yuvraj Swamy for cheating over a dozen of people including high court retired judge promising political posting.

Yuvraj Swamy has been arrested by CCB and currently lodged in Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara .

Bellad,51,representing Hubli Dharwad west assembly constituency, had complained to the speaker and the state police chief suspecting that his phone is being tapped and demanded a detailed probe.

Bellad alleged that attempts were being made to fix him in controversy and had claimed that unknown hands were trying to target him.He had said that a person who is in judicial custody had made a call to him.  

The police are now analyzing the call record history of the number which was used to make call to Bellad and its tower location. 

Based on the findings it can be concluded that who made the call and how and why, a Senior officer officer said.

Bellad’s allegations had come at a time when Karnataka BJP in-charge, Arun Singh, had visited Bengaluru to hold a series of meetings with party leaders, legislators and ministers since Wednesday evening.

His allegations had provided ammunition to the opposition parties, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), which wasted no time in demanding a thorough probe into these allegations levelled by a ruling party member.

Bommai told the media that Bellad had written a letter to him and to the Karnataka Director General of Police, Praveen Sood,seeking an investigation into the allegations.

“I have asked Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Kamal Pant, to look into the matter, inquire, get details and book anyone who has done it,said the Minister.

Reacting to Bellad’s claims,Kamal Pant told the media that he had received a letter from the government to probe the matter and it will be investigated thoroughly under the leadership of DCP Central MN Anucheth who will probe the matter in detail and the culprit will be nabbed soon he added.

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