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Smuggler who tried to illegally sell rare idol of Goddess Saraswati caught red-handed

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Coimbatore local police have arrested a man who tried to smuggle and sell a rare and precious idol of Goddess Saraswati near the Vellakoil area of the Coimbatore district.

Ramesh, who hails from Manthapuram near Vellakoil in Tirupur district, had bought a three-quarter-foot-tall, two-kilogram idol of Goddess Saraswati for ₹1 lakh from a man in Coimbatore. Local police have now arrested him while he was illegally trying to sell the statue.

The police then went on to recover the idol from him. It has been reported that the information about the semiprecious idol will be revealed only after a thorough examination. Research on the same will reveal how old the statue is and the monetary value of this semiprecious Saraswati idol. Police are conducting a serious investigation the fact that if the idol was stolen from the temple that they suspect and as to whom he bought it from.

A devotee from the area questioned that if the idol could be easily taken from a temple and sold, it was shocking as to how the temple authorities were monitoring the idols in the temple and how many idols like this were being smuggled and sold.

Netizens on social media have been commenting on the need to install CCTV cameras in all temples as the disappearance of idols in the temple is becoming a saga.

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Transgenders take to the streets to create awareness against coronavirus

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The central and state governments are taking steadfast measures to control the spread of coronavirus. To help the government in its efforts, members from the transgender community danced together on the road in the suburbs of Sholinganallur in Chennai and created awareness among the public.

Their dance was based on emphasizing the need to wear masks and follow social distancing norms while stepping out of the house, in order to control the spread of corona. Armed with placards and slogans, they educated those on the road and passersby on the importance of wearing a mask, frequent use of sanitizers, and explained why washing of hands regularly was necessary. They also went on to chant slogans about their community and how they have been sidelined during this crisis.

They provided free masks to motorists and the general public who went without helmets on the roads and highlighted the need to wear a helmet.

These members of the transgender community have been found to be constantly raising awareness about how to follow precautionary measures against the spread of the coronavirus.

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Hindus of Bangladesh to protest against pogrom of Hindus in West Bengal

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Amid reports of widespread violence against Hindus in West Bengal, allegedly carried out by workers and supporters of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance has announced that it will carry out a protest against the killings of Hindus.

The protest by the Hindu advocacy group will be held on May 7, 10 AM at the Dhaka Press Club.

The protestors will also burn the effigy of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who on May 5 took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third time.

Thousands of Hindus had fled Bangladesh to West Bengal in the aftermath of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which had led to an influx of Hindu refugees in the Indian state. Thousands more had fled to India over the years, when faced with persecution in the Muslim-majority country.

Post-poll violence has ensued over the past two days across West Bengal, with reports emerging of TMC workers torching and looting offices, residences and shops owned by Hindus, killing Hindus across political lines and raping Hindu women.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vowed to ‘dismantle’ the political violence in the state.

“Those who were supposed to protect others are the ones responsible for this violence. They can take the oath, everyone has the right to do so in a democracy. But we also take an oath to dismantle political violence in Bengal”, national president JP Nadda said, while addressing BJP workers.

The BJP also took an oath to “protect the Constitutional values laid down by Dr. BR. Ambedkar against the political violence going on in Bengal” and “ensure equality for everyone” in the state.

Prime minister Narendra Modi even congratulated Banerjee on her taking oath as chief minister.

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After Amma Unavagam, Amma Clinics come under attack

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Within just days of the DMK coming to power, the flagship schemes launched by the outgoing AIADMK government have come under attack.

In yet another incident of vandalism, the ‘Amma Clinic’ in Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district was attacked by ‘mysterious persons’.  This Amma Mini Clinic located in Avarikadu panchayat has been running for the past few months. This clinic caters to a large number of fishermen from the area.

Some of the mysterious persons suspected to be DMK cadres have torn down the banners and vandalized the property. Pictures of torn name boards and damaged windows have been circulating in social media.

Former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani and current MLA elect from Thondamuthur tweeted that these clinics which were launched with the noble aim of making the best medical facilities available to poor in times of calamity have now come under attack and urged the police to take strict action against the perpetrators.

Amma Mini Clinics were launched by the previous AIADMK regime in December 2020 when the pandemic was raging across the country. 2000 such mini clinics were to be set up across the state to strengthen the public health infrastructure. These mini clinic will have have a doctor, a nurse and an assistant to help with public consultation along with facilities for checking body temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen,  haemoglobin, blood sugar, urine samples, etc.

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Tikri border: 25 year old Momita Basu dies after contracting Wuhan Virus at the farmers protest site

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The farmer’s protest took a turn for the worst when Momita Basu (25), daughter of communist leader Utsav Basu from West Bengal, died of Covid-19 on Friday (30 April).

Basu had reached the protest site at the Tikri border on 12 April as the second wave hit India and fell ill on 26 April as per a report published in The Times of India.

She had an infection in her lungs apart from testing positive for Covid-19. It must be noted that so-called farmer leader Rajesh Tikait has vowed not to end his demand risking the lives of many people.

Punjab Kisan Union leader Jasbir Kaur Natt told the reporters: “She was in my direct contact. She was an active girl and was participating in various programmes at the farmer protest. When she felt uneasy on 26 April, my daughter Navkiran Kaur Natt took her to a private hospital at Bahadurgarh. She had to put in a lot of effort to get her admitted to the hospital. In the Covid test, she turned positive and passed away on Friday evening. Her mortal remains were consigned to flames at Bahadurgarh.”

Delhi reported 18,043 new Covid-19 cases, 20,293 discharges and 448 deaths in the last 24 hours (3 May), taking the active cases tally to 89,592.

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IIT Kanpur to produce 30000 oxygen concentrators by June

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As the requirement for oxygen has increased in the last two weeks, the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur has decided to produce around 30000 oxygen concentrators by June.

This information was revealed by Shrikant Shastri, Professor IIT Kanpur. The manufacturing challenge task force will be led by Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Professor in charge, Innovation & Incubation, IIT Kanpur, Srikant Sastri, President, TiE Delhi-NCR and Rahul Patel, Head of Strategic Initiatives, SIIC, IIT Kanpur.

IIT Kanpur director Prof Abhay Karandikar said, “IIT Kanpur carries a legacy of serving the nation in times of urgent need. When the first wave of COVID-19 hit India, SIIC incubated companies stepped up and delivered. As the second wave hits India, IIT Kanpur and SIIC have decided to support more indigenous innovators, this time to address the oxygen crisis in the country. I urge all eligible entrepreneurs to participate in Mission Bharat O2.”

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Tejasvi Surya busts beds allocation scam, asks Nandan Nilekani to create software for BBMP bed allocation

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After Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya exposed the artificial shortage of hospital beds in Bengaluru created by a nexus of Arogya Mithras stationed at various hospitals, he has now approached Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to ensure transparency with regards to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) bed allocation software.

“Had a conversation with Nandan Nilekani this morning and sought his help to revamp BBMP bed allocation software. Lots of gratitude to him for putting very best tech architects on the job immediately. Yet again, Nandan Nilekani has proved he is always available for Bengaluru!” Tejasvi Surya said in a tweet.

“This team of tech architects, also assisted by technology think tank iSpirit Product Nation, will redesign the bed booking software to make it efficient, transparent and minimise manual intervention. I thank the tech volunteers for helping this cause. People of Bengaluru will be grateful to you!” he added.

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday (4 May) alleged that there are enough beds in Bengaluru city but unfortunately they were running a racket of false blocking beds and then allocating them to those they please.

Surya was visibly upset and said those involved in this racket will surely face an unpleasant end themselves as they have compromised the lives of hundreds of people out of which many died due to lack of access to beds despite there being enough of them available.

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More than 100 priests who attended Church of South India conference test positive for Wuhan Virus

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Large number of priests of the Church of South India (CSI) who had attended an annual retreat last month in Munnar have reportedly tested positive for the Wuhan Virus.

As of now, two of the priests have died and five others are in serious condition. Among them are CSI moderator and Bishop of South Kerala Diocese Rev A Dharmaraj Rasalam, who is in-home quarantine. 

The annual retreat cum conference of priests and community members was held from April 13 to 17 at CSI Christ Church in Munnar despite requests for postponement in view of the pandemic. 

Those members who had said this meeting should be canceled were warned of disciplinary action if they failed to attend. 

Jacob Mathew, secretary of Church of South India Trust Association and member of the Joint Christian Council, alleged that “The annual retreats of Central Kerala Diocese and Kochi diocese were also scheduled last month and they were postponed due to a surge in Covid cases. But CSI South Kerala held the retreat secretly at Munnar without informing the government. As per the government instructions, only 50 people are allowed in a conference. But here all safety guidelines went for a toss,”.

However, T T Praveen, secretary of South Kerala Diocese of CSI, said “The retreat was organised adhering to protocol and we had got permission from the government. It is true that some of the priests have tested positive. But it has been proven that the infection was not spread from that conference. Two priests died due to the various diseases they had been suffering from. It is evident that it is the propaganda by anti-CSI lobbies to defame the Church, which is going to hold polls in the coming months,”.

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19 companies file application under PLI scheme for IT hardware manufacture

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Amid the rising pandemic cases in India, 19 companies have filed applications under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware manufacture.

Companies that have filed applications include Dell, Rising Stars Hi-Tech (Foxconn) ICT (Wistron) Flextronics, and Lava, and other electronics hardware manufacturing companies.

Further, 14 companies have filed applications under the category Domestic Companies which include Dixon, Infopower (JV of Sahasra and MiTAC), Bhagwati (Micromax), Syrma, Orbic, Neolync, Optiemus, Netweb, VVDN, Smile Electronics, Panache Digilife, HLBS, RDP Workstations, and Coconics.

Under the PLI all these companies are expected to ramp up and expand their manufacturing operations and grow into national champion companies in IT hardware production, said an IT Ministry statement.

Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “We are optimistic and looking forward to building a strong ecosystem across the value chain and integrating with the global value chains, thereby strengthening electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country,”.

The PLI scheme for IT hardware was introduced on 3 March this year and gives an incentive of 4 per cent to 2 per cent/1 per cent on net incremental sales (over base year of FY 2019-20) of goods under target segments that are manufactured in India to eligible companies, for a period of four years (FY 2021-22 to FY 2024-25).

India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said: “This is a testimonial to India’s capacity to become the manufacturing hub for IT hardware. The world is looking at India as a destination to manufacture and participation in the scheme by the global companies are a resounding vote of confidence to the current government’s policies.”

ICEA Chairman also added this is a big step towards “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.

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DMK goons thrash commoner for expressing concerns over crackers damaging his house

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With the DMK’s rise to power, Tamil Nadu is already witnessing atrocities being committed on the public by members of the DMK.

In yet another attack, DMK cadres thrashed a commoner who had expressed concerns over crackers damaging his house.

DMK cadres in Namakkal took to the streets to celebrate the victory of their party and the coming of their leader MK Stalin as Chief Minister. At a time when the second wave of the Wuhan Virus pandemic has been raging in the state, the DMK cadres were celebrating by bursting crackers with COVID-appropriate behaviour going for a toss.

They had burst crackers in front of the house which was having a ‘pandal’. Fearing that it may catch fire, the man had come out and expressed concerns over bursting the crackers outside his house for which he was thrashed by the DMK cadres.

In a video shared by AIADMK Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan that is going viral on social media, the man can be seen with blood dripping from his face. A few ladies (believed to be of his family) can be seen taking him away and consoling him. The video shows scenes of strong commotion with the DMK cadres wrecking havoc on the streets. The lady taking the video can be heard lamenting ‘Yesappa’ in fear. A police can be seen trying to bring the situation under control.

https://twitter.com/KovaiSathyan/status/1389575462762938369

Many on social media have been lashing out at the DMK for unleashing violence and plunging the state into anarchy.

https://twitter.com/Rowthiratamila/status/1389774288517877760

In another incident,  an ‘Amma Unavagam’ located in J.J Nagar near Maduravoyal, Chennai was attacked by DMK goons. On May 2 immediately after the DMK’s victory was confirmed, DMK cadres in Karur ransacked a shop belonging to an AIADMK cadre causing extensive damage to the property along with a person getting injured seriously.

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