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Karnataka Congress threatens to blacken nameplates of BJP leaders if Indira Canteen is renamed

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After the Modi government changed the name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award that left many in the Congress party incensed, the Congress party in Karnataka have made it very clear that any attempt to change the name of Indira Canteens (government-run canteens offering subsidised food to poor) will be met with reprisal.

On Tuesday (August 10) the Congress party issued a stern warning it will blacken the nameplates of all the projects named after BJP and Sangh Parivar personalities in the state after BJP national General Secretary C T Ravi had proposed to change the name of Indira canteens.

In a tweet on Saturday, August 7, the Chikkamagaluru MLA wrote, “Request CM Sri @BSBommai to rename Indira Canteens across Karnataka as Annapoorneshwari Canteen at the earliest. Don’t see any reason why Kannadigas should be reminded of the dark days of Emergency while they are having food.”

Senior Congress leaders and former minister Ramalinga Reddy and former Rajya Sabha member B K Hariprasad said there will be consequences if Indira canteens’ name is changed.

“There is Atal Sarige, Jan Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaay’s name given to Yeshwanthpur flyover, and Yelahanka flyover has been named after RSS icon Veer Savarkar. If the name of Indira canteen is going to be changed, then names of all these projects should also change. We will smear all name plates with black colour,” Ramalinga Reddy warned.

“Respect has to be shown to the person who ruled the country for 16 years as the Prime Minister. BJP leaders should be cautious while talking and tweeting… we are capable of giving answers in their fashion,” he added.

Hariprasad said: “BJP leaders have reduced themselves to the level of name changers But, they claim that they are game changers. We will blacken the name plate of Veer Savarkar, who is alleged of carrying out anti-national activities, in the Bengaluru flyover.”

“BJP wants to divert people’s attention from fuel price rise. The project launched by Congress is successful and that is why BJP wants to change the name,” he claimed.

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah called the renaming of Indira Canteen “vengeance politics.”

Siddaramaiah said, “Demanding a change in the name of Indira Canteen is nothing but vengeance politics. There are so many programmes (named) after the leadership of BJP. Did we demand to change those names?”, reports ANI.

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US acknowledges India’s constructive role in Afghanistan

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As the Taliban surge continues, India’s positive and constructive role in Afghanistan has been acknowledged by the United States (US) Department of Defence.

At his daily news conference, the Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters, ”India has played a constructive role in Afghanistan in the past in terms of training and other infrastructure improvements,”.

When Kirby was asked about the cooperation between India and the US in Afghanistan, he said that all efforts are being made to ensure stability and good governance in Afghanistan and India is ‘always welcome’.

On the question of the Taliban getting support from Pakistan, Kirby said that the US is also holding talks with the Pakistani leadership over the existence of safe havens across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

“We are also mindful that Pakistan and the Pakistani people also fall victim to terrorist activities that emanate from that region,” Kirby’s statement from a press briefing was quoted in a report by the Press Trust of India (PTI).

He added, “So, we all have a shared sense of the importance of closing down those safe havens and not allowing them to be used by the Taliban or other terrorist networks to sew discord.”

The US Defence Secretary Llyod Austin who was recently in India has claimed that the Afghan forces have the capability to counter the Taliban and make a big difference on the battlefield and assured them of America’s support when and where feasible.

“But where and when feasible will continue to support them with airstrikes, for instance,” Austin added.

However, Austin made it very clear that the US will round up the drawdown by the end of August and at the same time conduct a separate bilateral relation with the Afghan forces by providing them financial and logistical maintenance support from outside the country.

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Indian Army dedicates 100 ft tall National Flag in Gulmarg in J&K to mark India’s 75 years of Independence

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To mark India’s 75 years of Independence, a 100 ft tall National Flag was dedicated to the nation at Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday (August 10).

The ceremony was presided over by Lt. Gen. Y.K. Joshi, Army Commander Northern Command and during the ceremony Gen Joshi also honoured the next of kin of soldiers who had made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the nation.

The Army Commander also felicitated some members of the civil society who have contributed immensely towards nation-building and peace initiatives through various endeavours and the flag has already become a major draw for the tourists.

During the ceremony, the Army Commander said, “The Flag is a tribute to the countless Kashmiris who have made the ultimate sacrifice while safeguarding the unity and integrity of the nation.”

Gulmarg was one of the most volatile regions in Kashmir as it is near Line of Control and Pakistan has used this particular area to infiltrate troops and non-state actors since 1965. 

However, there is an interesting story of individual valor during the 1965 war when young shepherd Mohd Din, alerted the security forces about the same and the Indian Army was able to prepare and stop Pakistan’s aggression.

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One DMK functionary breaks head of another in a dispute over getting tender

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In the Govanur constituency of the Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu, a clash happened between DMK Deputy District Secretary Sengai Maran and constituency organizer Soman resulting in  the latter having a broken skull.

The 6-hour long tender auction of ₹3.50 crore was for the maintenance work of the drinking water board at the Tamil Nadu Drinking Water Drainage Board office at Tondi Road. The tender was for 27 works in the rural areas of Sivagangai and 6 works in Ramanathapuram – a total of 33 works. A dispute between Sengai Maran and Soman led to blows getting exchanged. 

In a statement to a Tamil daily, Soman stated that Senkai Maran and his party people had attacked him and then left when the police started arriving.

Senkai Maran stated he had nothing to do with the incident. “I had left at 3.30 pm as soon as the tender process was completed.”, he said.

The tender organizer, Janan collaborated on the statement by saying the tender was completed without any problems.

(With inputs from Dinamalar)

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Hemant Soren’s Govt unleashes brute force on class 12 girl students for protesting against State Education Minister

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A video in social media has gone viral where the Jharkhand police attacked class 10 and 12 class girl students who had gathered to protest before State Minister Banna Gupta over dissatisfaction with board results.

In the video, one can clearly see the police had ordered a lathi-charge to disperse the students after they expressed their displeasure over the board examination results declared by the Jharkhand Academic Council and demanded reconsideration over the results.

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It has been alleged that the girls had entered the hall where Gupta was chairing a meeting to register their protest. 

State Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto in an interview with the ANI said, “There’s a well-established procedure for reassessment. If any unsuccessful student wants to pass the exam, he/ she should approach the grievance cell.”

In the aftermath of this incident, the video was severely criticised on social media as it was clear that the police used disproportionate force on the young girls and BJP state president from Ranchi Deepak Prakash has now demanded strong action from the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. 

“The oppressive government of Jharkhand wants to suppress the voice of the people, yesterday’s lathi charge on girl students in Dhanbad is a shameful act. The public will answer them soon,” said BJP in a series of tweets on the incident. 

“The students are having tough times for two years now because of the pandemic. Instead of being compassionate, the government is letting its police take action against them. is shameful,” Prakash said.

When the police attacked the girls, it resulted in two girls fainting and as many as six of them sustained injuries.

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Eight-year-old non-Muslim boy in Pakistan faces possible death at hands of Muslims for blashphemy

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The ugly head of blasphemy laws has again reared its head in the Islamic State of Pakistan where an eight-year-old Hindu boy from the Rahim Yar Khan district in Pakistan’s Punjab faces death for urinating in a madrasa library.

In Pakistan Blasphemy carries the death penalty as per the Sharia law and now this Hindu boy faces possible public execution for allegedly urinating in a madrasa library.
 
After the boy was arrested he spent a week in jail and was later released on bail. “He [the boy] is not even aware of such blasphemy issues and he has been falsely indulged in these matters. He still doesn’t understand what his crime was and why he was kept in jail for a week”, The Guardian quoted the boy’s family member.
 
He added, “We have left our shops and work, the entire community is scared and we fear backlash. We don’t want to return to this area. We don’t see any concrete and meaningful action will be taken against the culprits or to safeguard the minorities living here.”
 
After the alleged urination incident, Muslims in that area turned violent and attacked a Hindu temple and videos of this attack has now gone viral.
 
“The attack on the temple and blasphemy allegations against the eight-year-old minor boy has really shocked me. More than a hundred homes of the Hindu community have been emptied due to fear of attack,” The Guardian quoted Kumar.

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BJP issues three-line whip to MPs of both houses to be present on the floor on August 10 and 11

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (August 9) issued a three-line whip to its party Members of Parliament in Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to be present in the House tomorrow Tuesday (August 10).

“All BJP members in Rajya Sabha are hereby informed that some very important business will be taken up for discussion and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 11. All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are therefore requested to be positively present in the House throughout all both days and support the Government,” the BJP said in a notice.

This explicit instruction has sent the opposition into a frenzy as the month of August in the last two years has proven to be the time when the Modi government took some very important decisions. 

Right now the opposition has been disturbing the proceedings in the parliament from day one with regards to the Pegasus issue and accusing the government of not allowing any discussions in these troubled times of pandemics.

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Kerala Communist govt sponsors free Covid vaccination for Holy Family Church while lakhs wait in queue

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In another case of blatant appeasement, the Kerala government had sponsored a free vaccination drive at Holy Family Church in Shakthikulangara (Kollam district) when lakhs of people are waiting for their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines in the state.

There is even an allegation that Kerala Health Minister Veena George was at the forefront for taking the initiative to organise this vaccination drive exclusively for the Christian community.
 
Reports had also previously emerged of massive foul play in the vaccination drive as preferential treatment was given to a particular community as many common people were unable to book their vaccine slots at the COWIN portal.

One of the alleged accusations is that only CPM activists and their families getting the Covid shots which is not beyond the realm of possibilities.
 
As per the reports, around 500 people had registered via church received their vaccines at the parish hall as there were messages circulating in the WhatsApp groups related to the Church about free vaccine drive. 
 
It is quite common for religious and charity organisations to organise vaccination drives but it is done after tie-up with private hospitals and these are paid vaccines, but in the Communist state of Kerala, it was the government that sponsored vaccines which were later distributed at a Church parish hall.

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Madras HC orders TN govt to maintain status-quo in Archagar recruitment process

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The Madras High Court has ordered that the status quo be maintained in a case involving the recruitment of “Archakas” in temples. The issue involves the All India Adi Saiva Sivacharyargal Seva Sangam in T Nagar, which filed a petition asking the court to quash advertisements issued on July 6 this year inviting applications for the posts of Archakas, Odhuvars, and Paricharakar in the State.

It was recommended that Archakas be appointed by those who have completed certificate courses. The petitioner also stated that the State government has been vengeful toward members of the petitioner Sangam and other similar organizations on numerous occasions, demonstrating their malafide purpose.

The petitioner added,” The order is a direct violation of the Sangam members’ and others’ rights. The authorities have failed to recognize that Section 55 of the HRCE Act’s intent cannot be diluted. They have failed to see that the power to appoint Archakas cannot be delegated or assigned to people who are unfamiliar with the Agamas or how temples work.”

Justice Anita Sumanth granted an interim stay on August 5 and said, “The last date for receipt of applications is August 7. Status-quo be maintained thereafter, until further orders.”

The judge subsequently adjourned the case till August 25 and directed the authorities concerned to distribute the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Institutions Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2020 to the other parties.

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ED books DMK Minister V. Senthil Balaji under PMLA for corruption

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a case against the Minister of Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise V Senthilbalaji on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and the minister has been called to appear before an Investigation Officer on August 11.

DMK Minister Senthil Balaji was charged with money laundering after the Central Crime Branch of the Chennai Police filed three additional criminal cases against him during his time as the State Transport Minister under the AIADMK regime.

The complaint was filed under the PMLA Act last Thursday, and summons were served to the Minister’s known residence. The Madras High Court invalidated one of the three cases filed by the Chennai Police against Mr. Balaji.

In three different cases, the Chennai Police CCB charged Mr. Balaji and several others, including former Transport Department officers. In March 2021, he was charged with significant corruption in the recruitment of staff, according to the most recent charge-sheet.

Key officers of the criminal conspiracy were accused of violating the community reservation and fraudulently modifying and forging the original interview marks of the candidates in the records in order to defraud the meritorious candidates.

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