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“PM Modi is murdering the Constitution” to “Jagat Guru”: Islamists slam Shah Faesal for U-Turn after he praises India’s vaccination program and PM Modi

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Islamists slammed controversial IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal after he praised India’s vigorous vaccination program on Twitter.

On Friday, in what seems to be a U-turn, Shah Faesal, who has on several occasions been denounced for his involvement in anti-India activities, tweeted, “This is more than just a vaccination program. It’s good governance + human capital formation + nation-building + India assuming global leadership as a Jagat Guru (The Guru of the World).” His tweet was a quote-tweet to a tweet from Prime Minister Modi’s handle on the COVID-19 vaccination.

Taken by surprise on account of his apparent support to the PM, many of Faesal’s enraged supporters took to Twitter to voice their annoyance. Many called him a “bootlicker” of the present government at the Centre.

Shah Faesal had started the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) along with career-protester Shehla Rashid of JNU. However, Faesal had stepped down as the president of the organisation last year. It is speculated that he may return to the administrative services as his resignation has not yet been accepted by the BJP government.

Islamist Mohammed Asif Khan, who had earlier praised Faesal, now panned him for being a “bootlicker”.

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A user going by the name Iqra Altaf accused Shah Faesal of “crossing all limits of boot-licking”.

https://twitter.com/iqra_math/status/1352661322140426243

Several other users accused him of “betraying Kashmir”.

https://twitter.com/abbasskashmiri7/status/1352665969676611584

One user went on a rant, tweeting, “People like Shah Faesal, the Abdullahs, the Muftis etc. are spineless. They willingly sell their conscience and their souls in return of favors from the majority that in turn helps them to enjoy power. They are as much responsible for the situation of Kashmiris, as is the state.”

“People like these deserve no sympathy whatsoever when the majority does the inevitable: show them their place once they’re done with them. Such people have blood of millions on their hands, which should never ever be forgotten”, they continued.

Others wondered how Faesal could go from accusing PM Modi of ‘murdering the Constitution’ in an interview on the BBC to praising the same PM.

A user named Gulvinder Singh even called him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”.

Alleged anti-India conspirator to “bootlicker”

After the abrogation of Article 370, Shah Faesal was detained at Srinagar airport, from where he was planning to fly to Turkey in a conspiacy against India. He had also addressed people at Srinagar and instigated them “against the sovereignty and integrity of India”. He had also attempted to incite violence and threatened that he would not celebrate Eid until “the last bit of insult is avenged and undone”.

It could very well be that Shah Faesal seeks to ingratiate himself with the administration to smoothen his re-entry into service and make it more agreeable to the public as well as the government. One user responded to the drama by tweeting that he hoped that Shah Faesal’s resignation was accepted. “Tax payers are not running a dhamramshala for these people to exit and enter at will”, he added.

Innovative low-cost intervention tackles water supply challenges in Maharashtra towns

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Two little towns with a population of around 20,000 in Palghar district of Maharashtra have become a model of how challenges like intermittent supply, water losses, deteriorating water infrastructure can be tackled at a reasonable cost.

IIT Bombay has come up with ‘Shaft with Multiple Outlets’ as an intervention for improving the performance of existing piped water distribution networks. The intervention consists of a new strategy of optimal water supply operation by use of scheduling and decentralizing infrastructure.

With support from the Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Water Technology Initiative, IIT Bombay & IIT Madras, with participation of local gram panchayat, implemented the solution in the towns of Saphale, and Umerpada, in Palghar district, Maharashtra, which is currently provided with water from a multi village water supply system.

These solutions will minimize the need for costly infrastructure components and improve the operation of the system. Typically, for population of 2000 habitations, conventionally, ESR (half-day storage capacity) will require a cost of about ₹10 lakhs, whereas shaft with multiple outlets will cost ₹2 lakhs. As per census population 2011, in India, there are about 5 lakhs such habitations with population lesser than 2000. Hence, adoption of shafts with multiple outlets will save thousands of cores expenditures in ongoing governments Jal Jeevan Mission and other urban water supply systems. Apart from cost, the multioutlet provision in shaft provides great operational ease, better pressure management, and better response to future population growth. This low-cost intervention, which has minimised the need for costly infrastructure components and improved the operation of the system, has been recommended by the Ministry of Jal Shakti for implementation in all the states as part of Har Ghar Jal under Jal Jeevan Mission. Many public health engineering departments, municipal corporations, and water authorities have come forward to adopt these solutions as these will lead to huge cost savings.

The solution supported by DST under Water Technology Initiative for Demand-Driven Convergent Water Solutions will minimize the need for costly infrastructure components and improve the operation of the system.

(Published from PIB)

New ant species discovered from Kerala named after evolutionary biologist Prof. Amitabh Joshi

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Two new species of a rare ant genus have been discovered in India. The species of the ant genus Ooceraea found in Kerala, and Tamil Nadu add to the diversity of this rare genus. They differ from others of the same genus on the basis of the number of antennal segments.

One of them found in the Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala, has been named Ooceraea joshii, in honour of Prof. Amitabh Joshi, a distinguished evolutionary biologist from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.

New species are typically named after some distinguishing attribute or location but are often named after scientists as a means of honouring their research contributions to biology, especially in the fields of evolutionary and organismal biology, ecology or systematics.

The two new species, the first ones spotted with ten-segmented antennae among this rare genus, were discovered by a team led by Prof. Himender Bharti of Punjabi University, Patiala. The discovery has been published in the journal ZooKeys.

The genus is currently represented by 14 species of which eight possess nine-segmented antennae, while five possess eleven- segmented antennae and one species has recently been reported with eight-segmented antennae. In India, the genus was so far represented by two species with nine- and eleven-segmented antennae respectively.

The newly discovered ant species with ten segmented antennae discovered, establish an old world lineage that contains a species emerging as the only model organism among the ant subfamily.

(Published from PIB)

Christian organization to spend $175 billion dollars, send missionaries to convert non-Christians in India

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The International Mission Board (IMB), an American Christian organization, has set aside $175 billion to convert people in India to Christianity. The members of this organization are engaged in religious conversion targeting every sect of people living in India including Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, etc.

But their primary target are Hindus and share a deep hatred towards Hindu Gods. On their website, they call South Asia as both ‘awe-inspiring’ and ‘heart-wrenching’ as it has the largest concentration of non-Christians.

This missionary organization have openly stated on their website that they are recruiting converted Hindus to champion the cause of converting other Hindus and have around 3,535 missionary families working at the behest of IMB to carry out the conversions in India.

The organization has allotted an annual budget for their mission of converting people which is touted to be around $175 billion, that is a whopping ₹1,27,74,89,50,00,000.

To implement their mission, they run several programmes in the name of tours for sending out missionaries. One such programme is called “Bring Hope To The Slums – Track 1” under which college students aged between 18-25 will be send on missions to slums and villages in ‘South Asia’ (read India). This is set to happen during May 10 to July 26 of this year.

Another programme named “Get Your Extreme Hiking Boots on – Track 2” which is to happen in May – July of this year will have teams visiting ‘unreached places and peoples in the hills’.

Though these do not exclusively mention the country, IMB’s operations and their spread indicate that these trips are being arranged to primarily India.

Snapshot of regions in which IMB has operations. Note how Jammu & Kashmir is shown as a separate shade and Ladakh as part of China

Many such trips are being arranged for college students and those involved in other professions. You can find a list of their trips being organized in this link here.

The IMB is located in 3806 Monument Ave. Richmond, VA 23230, USA. Currently, one Paul Chitwood heads the organization. He previously served as the executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

The website has several courses for becoming a missionary and also has modules for churches on how to ‘spread the gospel’ (read conversions and church planting).

So far, a total of 103,328 people have been evangelized through their representatives in ‘south Asia’. 65,334 have been trained to convert and another 89,385 are likely to convert with 35,183 in the process of conversion. 29,286 have been fully converted.

Members associated with IMB are said to have come to India many times. It is to be noted that a tourist visa can only be used for non-business purposes, such as tourism or visiting family and friends. Even if one holds a missionary visa, the person cannot use it for proselytizing activities and can only join a missionary organization approved by the Government of India for which the organization must receive a certificate indicating it is compliant with the Foreign Contributions Regulatory Act.

A complaint has been filed by Mission Kaali, a Christian missionary watch for violating the terms and conditions of the India visa.

(With inputs from Mission Kaali)

6 persons who robbed Muthoot Finance branch in Hosur at gun point held near Hyderabad

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Six person involved in the robbery of gold jewelry worth ₹10 crore at the Muthoot Finance branch in Hosur have been nabbed near Hyderabad. They have been identified as people belonging to Madhya Pradesh. Jewelery worth ₹12 crore along with eight guns, and a knife were seized from them.

At around 9:30 am on January 22, six persons stormed the Muthoot Finance company branch located on Baagalur Road in Hosur, Krishnagiri district, and robbed 25 kg of gold jewelery worth ₹10 crore and ₹90,000 at gunpoint. The incident was captured on the surveillance camera.

A special forces team was formed to track down the robbers. They were caught in Samsadpur near Hyderabad in Telangana. 

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami  lauded the police for tracking down the criminals within 18 hours and called it another diamond in the crown for the Tamil Nadu police force.

₹120 crores investments, 5 kgs gold unaccounted: IT dept issues summons to Christian evangelist Paul Dhinakaran

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Pastor Paul Dhinakaran has been summoned by the Income Tax Department after seizing 5 kilograms of gold and ₹120 crore unaccounted investments.

Income Tax department had conducted raids in the premises of the Christian Pastor and Chancellor of Karunya University, Paul Dhinakaran. Intense search operations were conducted day and night for the last 3 days at 10 places owned by Paul Dhinakaran, including in Karunya University, Coimbatore. The searches in Coimbatore came to an end last night.

Documents and evidence seized from other premises in Coimbatore were brought together at Karunya University for auditing. It was reported that 5 kilograms of gold was seized from a guest house at Karunya University.

They also found that ₹120 crores investments have not been accounted. Following this, Pastor Paul Dinakaran has been summoned by the Income Tax Department to appear for trial in Chennai next week, who is currently said to be not in India.

The Income Tax department descended down on the properties of Christian evangelist Paul Dhinakaran’s ‘Jesus Calls’ at Chennai, Coimbatore and other locations in Tamil Nadu. They also raided the Karuna Christian School which is affiliated to Jesus Calls.

The raids began on Wednesday (January 20) morning to check whether the organization was involved in evading tax based on complaints of tax evasion and foreign funding irregularities.

Legal Rights Observatory (LRO), a legal activists collective had earlier complained to the Income Tax department to probe Paul Dhinakaran’s immovable assets located all over the country and internationally.

The complaint had shed light on the anomalies in the Annual Returns filed and the contributions received by various NGOs operated by Paul Dhinakaran.

Paul Dhinakaran, son of D.G.S Dhinakaran, is a Christian pastor and heads the Jesus Calls missionary organization founded by his father. He is also the Chancellor of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences located in Coimbatore district.

Kerala government issues eviction notice to Tamil families who had been living there for decades

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There are 32 Tamil families living in 22 cents of government-owned land in Kozhikode, Kerala. They have been living there for four generations and now the Kozhikode Corporation has sent them an eviction notice asking them to vacate immediately.

The ancestors of the families in Kozhikode had settled in the region in 1950 when the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala were not formally divided. At that time, they were engaged in the work of manual scavenging. Following the ban of this practice in 2013, many lost their jobs. Recently, an eviction notice has been sent on behalf of the Corporation to evacuate the Tamil families currently residing in the land owned by the Corporation.

With hundreds of people having settled in this area, they ​​lament that they have no other choice. They state that they have nowhere to go, and are suffering because they have now been rendered homeless by the order of the Kerala government.

They have now requested that the Kerala government allocate another place for them to stay as they have ration cards issued by the state government.

Bolsonaro thanks PM Modi for the vaccines, calls it ‘Sanjeevani Bhooti’

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro thanked Prime Minister Modi as the first shipment of the COVID vaccine arrived at Brazil from India. Taking to Twitter, he posted a picture of Lord Hanuman delivering the ‘Sanjeevani Bhooti’, which the COVID vaccine is depicted as in the image, from India to Brazil. ‘Sanjeevani Bhooti’ is the medicine Lord Hanuman delivered for Lakshmana, the legendary warrior and brother of Lord Ram when he was injured in battle in the Indian epic Ramayana.

“Namaskar, Prime Minister @narendramodi Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Thank you for assisting us with the vaccines exports from India to Brazil,” said Bolsonaro on Twitter. Bolsonaro was the Chief Guest at the 70th Republic Day celebrations of India in 2020. Both countries are also part of the BRICS grouping.

Over two million doses of Covishield vaccine were sent on two flights to Brazil and Morocco on Friday, which reached the South American nation later that day. Similarly, 1,50,000 doses of Covisheild vaccine to Bhutan and 1,00,000 doses to the Maldives were sent earlier this week, as a goodwill gesture. The Indian government also sent two million doses of Covisheild vaccine to Bangladesh and one million doses to Nepal under grants assistance, while a consignment containing 1.5 million doses was sent to Myanmar, 50,000 doses to Seychelles on Friday.

It is important to note that while Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield is being manufactured by the Serum Institute, Covaxin is being produced by Bharat Biotech. This is the same Serum Institute that recently had a fire accident.

Sri Lankan Tamils with Pak links involved in multi-crore drug smuggling case nabbed in Chennai

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Two Sri Lankan Tamils who were involved in a ₹100 crores worth international drugs smuggling case were nabbed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials in Chennai on Friday.

It was revealed that the individuals were living in Chennai by concealing their real identity.

The case is regarding a drug-laden vessel ‘Shenaya Duwa’ that was intercepted by Indian Coast Guard in late November last year, off the Thoothukudi coast in Tamil Nadu. 99 packets of heroin, 20 boxes of synthetic drugs and five 9mm pistols were unearthed from an unapproachable location on-board the vessel. A Thuraya satellite phone set was also recovered.

The preliminary investigation conducted earlier had revealed that the drugs were transferred by a Pakistani dhow from Karachi to the Sri Lankan vessel ‘Shenaya Duwa’ on the high seas. The contraband was meant to be sent to some of the western countries and Australia.

The boat belongs to one Alensu Kuttige Sinha Deeptha Sani Fernando from Negombo, a city on the west coast of Sri Lanka. During initial questioning, the Lankan crew disclosed that the drugs were transferred into their vessel on the high seas by a Pakistani dhow from Karachi. Following the seizure of contraband, the vessel’s six-member crew was also put behind bars but the search for the main conspirators continued.

This led to the arrest of the Sri Lankan nationals, MMM Nawas and Mohamed Afnas from Chennai. According to the NCB, Nawas and Afnas held important positions in the multinational Heroin syndicate, as they were controlling the mid-sea pick up and delivery of narcotic drugs from Pakistani and Iranian vessels.

It is said that both of them had fled the island nation when the Sri Lankan authorities closed in on them. It is also believed that there is an Interpol Red Corner Notice issued by Sri Lankan Government against Nawas.

Sacred snake nest temple in Thirukazhugukundram destroyed, 2 arrested

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The snake nest at the Thirukkazhugukunram Thandumariamman temple was removed by an individual with a Poclain machine earlier this week. The perpetrator who killed the snake that were housed in the nest without informing the forest department has been arrested.

The Thandumariamman Temple near Thirukkazhugukunram in Chengalpattu district has been worshipped by devotees for 75 years. At the back of the temple is a snake nest that has been revered and considered to be sacred by the villagers. The villagers note that there were more than five snakes which were worshiped by the people of the area.

An individual named Senthil had encroached on the land belonging to the temple. When word spread that he was destroying the snake’s nest with a Poclain machine, the villagers gathered around and besieged the temple. It is said that the Senthil did not listen to their heeds about not demolishing the snake nest.

As a result, a cobra that was inside the nest got stuck in the machine and died. The cobra was found  dead along the grass on the sides. The public had informed the police and the forest department about the encroachment on the temple land and the demolition.

Following this, Senthil and the Poclain machine driver Jaishankar were arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act.

Source: Kathir News 

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