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Woman leader from Congress thrashed by fellow party men in UP for protesting against party’s choice of candidate for by-polls

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The Commune
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A video has been going viral on social media where a group of Congress workers can be seen physically assaulting a woman leader of the party who had questioned the party’s candidate for the upcoming by-elections.

Congress party on Friday announced candidates for by-polls to five assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and one in Jharkhand.

The woman identified as Tara Yadav had protested against party’s decision to field Mukund Bhaskar Mani Tripathi from Deoria for the upcoming by-polls saying that the man was ‘a rapist’.

Tara Yadav speaking to the media said that she told the AICC Secretary Sachin Naik that the ticket has been given to the wrong person which will spoil the image of the party and asked that the ticket be given to someone with a good character, for which she was beaten up.

National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma has taken cognizance of the matter.

Hindu woman in Hyderabad assaulted by Christian neighbours for doing pooja

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The Commune
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A 29 year-old woman in Hyderabad’s Attapur was physically assaulted after an argument broke out about her performing prayers and rituals at a temple near her house. The woman identified as ‘J Kavitha’ had been doing pooja at her ‘home-temple’ when she was attacked by her neighbours ‘Yesu and Ratna’. Her mother too is said to have been attacked.

Apparently, the sound of her prayers had infuriated her neighbours who had charged into the house and attacked them. Kavitha said that she was doing the pooja at her home temple when three people called her outside the house and thrashed Kavitha and her mother. Kavitha was reported saying that the neighbours had been harassing and fighting with them for a long time. She said that they had a problem with the ringing of bells and praying at the small temple dedicated to Goddess Tuljabhavani that have been constructed outside Kavitha’s house.

A complaint was lodged at the police Rajendranagar police station. The police had however noted that Kavita played bhajans using a loud speaker from 6 AM to 10 AM adding that other people in the locality too had issues with Kavita who had raised concerns several times.

Yesu has been charged under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (attempt to murder) as he attacked her with a rod. Kavitha has also been asked to use the loudspeaker within the permissible decibel limits.

Goa becomes the first state to provide tap water connection to every rural household

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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Goa has become the first state in the country to provide 100% functional tap connections in rural areas covering more than 2.3 lakh rural households.

The development was made public by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, which said that Goa has earned itself the distinction of becoming the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State with 100% functional household tap connections (FHTCs). Of the total, 1.65 lakh households are located in North Goa and 98,000 households in South Goa, all spread across 191 gram panchayats.

This has been done under the ‘Har-Ghar-Jal’ initiative by the Union Jal Shakti Ministry in June 2020. The government’s Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide piped water to all rural households by 2024.

Having achieved the universal access, the State now plans for sensor-based service delivery monitoring system so as to monitor the functionality of water supply i.e. to provide potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality being to every rural household on regular and long-term basis.

Thief leaves ‘apology note’ after robbing supermarket

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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In an amusing incident, a thief who had burgled ₹65,000 worth of goods and ₹5,000 worth of cash from a supermarket, had left an apology note while leaving that read, “Apologies. I am hungry. You lost only one day’s revenue, but this is equivalent to my three month’s revenue. Once again, my apologies.”

The incident took place at a store near the Usilampatti-Madurai road. The store is owned by 30-year-old M Ramprakash from Kavandanpatti. The owner had come to know about the burglary when he opened the shop on Thursday morning only to find two computers, a television, and ₹5,000 gone.

Police said that he also took away the CCTV footage record. Fingerprints experts were pressed into action. The Usilampatti police have registered an FIR under  IPC sections 457 and 380 and an investigation is underway.

In a similar incident that took place last year, a thief who broke into a shop in Tamil Nadu left a ‘feedback note’ for the shopkeeper after finding the shop’s cash drawer empty. “I broke into your store putting my life at risk. But there’s not a penny in your cash drawer,” the thief wrote. “So, I decided to do this monkey business (wrecking the store),” the thief added

Telangana government to offer free UPSC coaching classes for minorities

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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The Minority Welfare Department of the Telangana State Government has announced a scheme to assist students from the minority communities of the state to clear exams like the UPSC civil services exam.

This scheme is intended at providing support economically weaker sections and minorities and aims to provide free coaching classes for civil services exams to these candidates.

100 candidates are to be selected throughout the state by means of an entrance exam and they will be sent to coaching institutes in the state. The expenses would be paid by the state government. The last date for registrations is October 15, and the entrance exam is to be conducted on October 23rd.

AK Khan, the minorities welfare advisor of Telangana government, said that these students will also be provided with a stipend. The scheme is available for candidates whose parents’ annual income is not above ₹2 lakh. “Inshaallah, we have a scheme ready to provide them with the best training in the best coaching centres in Hyderabad”, said Khan. He added that this was a golden opportunity for the minority candidates and they should make the best use of it.

North Korea conducts mask-free parade for the 75th anniversary of ruling party

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un declared the country to be free of coronavirus ahead of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. He went on to warn that his country would “fully mobilise” its nuclear force if threatened as he oversaw an early morning military parade showing off the new hardwares.

This is particularly significant, as the troops paraded mask-free in an event which aimed to galvanise the secretive country at a time of increasing economic hardship and isolation due to the pandemic. The unveiling of the seemingly new weapon followed a familiar display of goose-stepping troops, armoured vehicles and a broad range of smaller ballistic missiles, all in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party.

This event took place early in the morning on Saturday and was later edited and telecasted on the country’s national television. Several analysts described it as the largest road-mobile liquid-fuelled missile anywhere. Notably, this is the first time since 2018 that North Korea is displaying its ballistic missile arrangement. This comes as a follow-through of a pledge made by the North Korean leader to demonstrate a “new strategic weapon” to the world.

Kim later addressed the gathering and the troops, and indirectly attacked Washington. He focussed on a strong domestic message urging the population to remain firm in the face of “tremendous challenges” posed by the pandemic and crippling international economic sanctions.

5-year-old Ziva Dhoni gets rape threats after CSK performs poorly in IPL

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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To add to the misery of the already existing cases of sexual violence against women and children, Dhoni’s five-year-old daughter Ziva has received rape threats on social media by trolls. She has become the latest target after the poor performance of CSK in this year’s IPL. Dhoni’s wife Sakshi also got similar threats on her Instagram handle.

CSK, which has been led by MS Dhoni ever since the inception of IPL, is one of the most successful teams and has won three editions of the game. Sadly, it has been having a lull in its graph and has lost four out of five matches in this year’s tournament. This caused a lot of backlash against the team by “angry fans”, the most recent one in the form of rape threats.

The threats created an outrage on social media, especially from women. Sowmya Reddy, MLA from Jayanagara, Karnataka, wrote on her timeline, “This is just nasty! What’s happening to our country? Where are we heading?” Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted, “This has to be the most disgusting example of how social media platforms are being misused.”

This incident is particularly disturbing because, while there have been insults hurled at the players per se in the past, targeting a player’s daughter, who is a child, in this case, has been unheard of.

DMK office bearers charged under SC/ST Act for practicing untouchability towards a Dalit Panchayat President

By
The Commune
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Chidambaram South Thittai Panchayat Secretary Sindhuja and Vice President of the Panchayat Council Mohanraj belonging to the DMK, have been arrested for practicing untouchability towards a Scheduled Caste woman who is a Panchayat President.

Rajeswari (37), hailing from the Adi Dravidar community, is the Panchayat President of the Chidambaram South Thittai Panchayat near Bhuvanagiri in Cuddalore district. The panchayat has 6 panchayat members.

There were allegations that Panchayat members, including the Panchayat Council Vice President Mohanraj had curtailed Rajeswari from functioning and is said to have been constantly insulted during the panchayat council meetings.

In the meeting held on July 17, Rajeswari was made to sit on the floor while the other members sat on chairs. Photos of this incident went viral on social media on October 9.

Following this, Panchayat President Rajeswari lodged a complaint at the Buvanigiri police station on October 10 stating that Panchayat Secretary Sindhuja and Vice President of the Panchayat Council Mohanraj had been insulting her as she belonged to the Adi Dravidar community. She noted that she was made to sit on the floor during the meetings and was also not allowed to exercise her duties as Panchayat President.

The police then charged both Sindhuja and Mohanraj under Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Additional Collector Rajagopal Sungara and Assistant Collector of Chidambaram L. Madhubalan inspected the Panchayat Council records and enquired the Bhuvangiri Regional Development Officer Prema, Deputy Regional Development Officer Tamilchelvi and Panchayat Secretary Sindhuja.

Sindhuja was suspended and was later arrested.

Mohanraj who is said to be absconding was reported saying in The Hindu Tamil that Rajeshwari ‘s husband Saravanakumar interfered in the affairs of the panchayat council which he condemned. He accused Saravanakumar of instigating Rajeshwari to file a complaint.

Suganthi, a ward member of the South Thittai Panchayat also accused both the DMK office bearers of making her sit on the floor. She also accused Mohanraj of interfering in people’s work. District Collector Chandrasekara Sakhamuri and District Superintendent of Police Sree Abhinav are investigating into the alleged insult to the woman. Rajeswari, Suganthi and other panchayat leaders are being inquired.

Drunk DMK office bearers hit police officer’s head with beer bottle

By
The Commune
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A police officer from Chennai was severely injured after two drunk men hit him with a beer bottle. Both the men who attacked the police officer were reportedly office bearers with the DMK youth wing.

On the night of October 4, two men were drinking alcohol in the service road near the Thillai Ganganagar tunnel in Nanganallur area of ​​Chennai.

Mohandas, a Sub-Inspector, who had come along that road after returning from work confronted the two men for creating nuisance. The two drunk men stopped him and did not let him go. A heated argument followed and turned into a fist fight. The drunk men then took a beer bottle and hit on the SI’s head and ran away snatching his bike keys and cellphone. Dripping with blood, he later got himself treated at a nearby hospital. Ten stitches in the head and three near the eyebrows were done.

Following a complaint lodged by Mohandas at the St. Thomas Mount police station, the police analysed the CCTV footages and identified the two men as Vinodh and Ajith Kumar.

Both of them are reportedly organizers of the DMK youth wing in Alandur 162 ward and have been arrested.

British historian sparks backlash online after he calls idli ‘boring’

By
Vaibavi Jayakumar
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Edward Anderson, a UK-based historian caused a huge storm on Twitter and sparked up an online debate after he commented on Zomato’s Twitter post calling idlis the most boring food ever. Soon, the tweet garnered a lot of attention, with opinions divided on the platform. While idli lovers were quick to slam Anderson for his opinion, many agreed with him and said a lot depended on what was served with the idlis.

Many Indian users hit out at Anderson, saying he has not eaten “real” idlis and other users opined that the taste of idli depends upon what it is being eaten with.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, India’s resident Shakespeare, also took a jibe at the history professor, saying: “civilisation is hard to acquire”. To which Anderson replied saying ” Oh no, I feared that the world’s most famous idli evangelist would see this after @ishaantharoor tweeted it! Coincidentally ‘this poor man’ is currently re-reading one of your books which I’ve set my students to read for a class next week!”.

In times like these when the entire world is grappling with the unseen Wuhan virus, banter like this that comes up online is proof that be it resident or diaspora, Indians are always up for defending their culture no matter where they are.

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