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‘Impose total ban on firecrackers’: Karnataka High Court to government

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In a shockingly high-handed move, the Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka state government to impose a complete ban on the sale and usage of all kinds of firecrackers.

The High Court has asked the government to take this decision keeping in mind the public health issues and environmental considerations.

The High Court has urged the government to take the decision within the next three months.

Last year, during Deepavali, the Karnataka government had permitted the sale and bursting of ‘green firecrackers’ by licensed shops in the state. Other states too had permitted ‘green firecrackers’, and had mandated a time-slot for the citizens to burst the firecrackers.

According to an official statement released by the Karnataka government at the time, ‘green firecrackers’ do not contain harmful chemicals, thereby reducing air pollution due to firecrackers considerably. They are also less harmful in comparison to conventional firecrackers. They are available as sparklers, flowerpots and maroons in the market.

The government had also clarified that the recommended ‘green firecrackers’ are manufactured as per the guidelines and formulations developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Environment and Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) lab and product approval for the new formation is given by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation.

Tamil YouTube channel reporter harasses Brahmin women

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In a classic case of targeted attack against Brahmins, a reporter belonging to a Tamil YouTube channel named Red Pix harassed women belonging to the Brahmin community with insinuating questions in an attempt to intimidate them and peddle caste hatred.

The women had participated in an event near Express Avenue Mall in Chennai that was organized to discuss about the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota and the Tamil Nadu government’s reluctance to implement the same.

After the event, the reporter from Red Pix can be seen confronting a dispersing crowd with mindless questions like whether Hindu women can become temple priests or Sankarachariya.  He also goes on to put words in the mouths of the women saying that women are not allowed to study as per Manu Dharma.

The Red Pix reporter can also be seen going on a rant saying that reading and teaching of Vedas, studying, being in official positions, being High Court/Supreme Court judges and Ministers, etc remain exclusively for Brahmins.

He also goes on to claim that only 13 Ministers are from the OBC (Other Backward Caste) community and that the rest are all higher caste and Brahmins. “Why BJP Cabinet has a majority from the upper caste and Paarpanars (Brahmins)?”, he keeps asking the woman as another lady interjects and pulls the woman away from the scene.

The video clearly shows that the intention of the said reporter was just to harass the women and peddle caste hatred. This video is now going viral on social media with many condemning the behaviour of the reporter.

A few users on Twitter pointed out how women priests do exist in Hindu temples while it was the Church  that does not let women become priests.

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Indu Makkal Katchi has taken cognizance of the matter and is in the process filing a police complaint against the said reporter and Red Pix YouTube channel.

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson Americai V. Narayanan also condemned the incident and has requested the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to take action against those who create disharmony.

Speaking to The Commune, spokesperson of Indu Makkal Katchi Sathya Narayanan said “This atrocious hatred has to be countered. We will be slapping cases against the reporter and the channel which is run by a person named Felix Gerald.”

“They ask why only Brahmins are allowed to become Sankarachariyars. They should know that each community have their own mutts and gurus. But they ask Brahmins because they are the punching bags for these Dravidian idealogues”, Sathya Narayanan asked.

“This is why this racial hate peddling ideology called Dravidam has to be rooted out not just from Tamil Nadu but from the entire world. It is a poison wherever it is!”, Sathya said.

 

Exercise Kavach: Large-scale joint military exercise to be held in coming week

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A large scale Joint Military exercise ‘Exercise Kavach’ involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard is being conducted in the coming week under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), the only Joint Forces Command of the country. The exercise would involve participation and deployment of elements of Army’s Amphibious Brigade along with supporting forces, including Special Forces of Navy, Armour/Mechanised components, Naval Ships comprising Destroyers, ASW Corvettes and Landing Ships with ship-borne helicopters of Eastern Naval Command and ANC, Jaguar Maritime Strike and Transport aircrafts from Indian Air Force and assets of Coast Guard.

The exercise involves synergised application of maritime surveillance assets, coordinated air and maritime strikes, air defence, submarine and landing operations. Concurrently, the Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) exercise involving various technical, electronic and human intelligence from three services will be conducted. The ISR exercise will validate the capabilities of intelligence gathering from space, air, land and sea-based assets/sensors, its analysis and sharing to achieve battle field transparency for quick decision-making at different stages of operations.

The joint force would execute multi domain, high intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal and carry out amphibious landing operations, air landed operation, helicopters-borne insertion of Special Forces from sea culminating in tactical follow-on operations on land. The tri-services exercise aims to fine tune joint war-fighting capabilities and SOPs towards enhancing operational synergy.

(Published from PIB)

Mangaluru Police nab 41-year old Muslim man for molesting young woman in local bus

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Mangaluru Police have arrested 41 year-old Hussain for physically molesting a woman in a bus.

The incident took place on January 14 while the victim was travelling in a bus in Deralakatte, Mangaluru. Hussain allegedly sat next to her on the bus and physically molested her. When the woman objected to his behaviour, he got down from the bus but followed her and got into another bus and harassed her once again. According to the victim, neither the passengers nor the staff of the bus did anything to stop the accused.

The victim then shared a post titled “It is not easy to be a woman” on social media app Instagram about her experience, along with the accused’s photo. The accused even posed for a photograph after she had told him that she would be posting this on social media.

“It is normal for every woman’s especially for woman’s who use public transportation, being touched by unknown man/boy. 99% of the woman’s don’t react just because it will effect their future. What about man he will keep doing it irrespective of their ages. Unfortunately I also had to go through the same incident today (not first time though) but this fellow inspite of me insulting him soo much publicly he kept chasing me n try to baseat me. Look at the way he is posing  for the picture. When I told him I will post your pic [sic]”, she had posted on Instagram. The post soon went viral.

The police apprehended the accused, who is a resident of Kerala, based on the Instagram post. In a press conference called by the police, the woman who was harassed by Hussain punched the accused in front of the police.

“If you clash with the ADMK, you will break your head”: CM EPS to Stalin

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Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami while campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections accused DMK chief MK Stalin of luring the public with false promises and spreading lies about the government.

He warned MK Stalin saying that ADMK was like a steel fort, and clashing would only break his head.

The Chief Minister was campaigning in the Thiruporur area of ​​Chengalpattu district. He came down heavy on the DMK, accusing Udayanithi Stalin of intimidating police officers despite his party not being in power.

He cautioned people that Tamil Nadu, which is a haven of peace, would come under a rowdy regime if the DMK wins.

“The AIADMK is like a steel fort. If you clash with it, you will break your head only.”, Chief Minister Palaniswami said. The Chief Minister also warned MK Stalin that he would not be able to show his face outside if he continues to spread canards about the AIADMK.

CM Palaniswami also campaigned in the Puthuppattinam fishing area under the Seiyur constituency near Kalpakkam in Chengalpattu district.

He announced that concrete houses would be built on behalf of the government for poor farmers and agricultural workers. He said the government’s ambition was to build houses for poor workers in both rural and urban areas.

DRI seizes 55.61 kg of foreign gold worth ₹28 crore

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In a spectacular bust of the Myanmar-India gold smuggling network, the Delhi Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 55.61 kg of foreign origin gold valued at ₹28 crore from eight persons at two locations, i.e. Delhi and Lucknow on 21st January, 2021.

Specific information was developed by DRI regarding smuggling of huge quantity of foreign origin gold from Myanmar into India through the Indo-Myanmar border and sending it to different parts of India. The spurt of economic activity seen after the lifting of COVID related lockdowns throughout the country, combined with the pent-up demand for gold, coincided with a surge in such smuggling activities. The blocking of air routes through the lock down period also saw a significant shift in the modus operandi of smugglers from the air routes to the land route through the Indo-Myanmar border.

Keeping constant vigil over these routes, and with a view to thwarting any large-scale smuggling efforts, the officers of DRI have made a string of spectacular gold seizures in the past six months. These include seizure of 51.33 kg of smuggled gold in November 2020 by the DRI Guwahati Zonal Unit, seizure of 84 kg and 66 kg of smuggled gold in August and November 2020, respectively, by the DRI Zonal Unit, and the present seizure of 55.61 kg of gold by the Delhi Zonal Unit, being the latest in the series.

Due to the intensive counter-smuggling efforts by DRI, the smugglers have been seen to shift their preferred modus from vehicle concealment to in-person concealment. However, in the latest operation, codenamed “Golden Triangle”, which was a coordinated effort by the officers of Delhi Zonal Unit and Lucknow Zonal Unit of DRI, the modus of human concealment has also been busted where the carriers were found to have been concealing the gold bars in belts worn around their waists. Five such passengers were intercepted by officers of DRI, Delhi Zonal Unit near Delhi and three passengers were intercepted by the officers of DRI, Lucknow Zonal Unit at Lucknow. Search of the persons resulted in recovery and seizure of 335 gold bars, weighing 55.61 kg. The said 8 persons have been apprehended and further investigations are underway.

The Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur visited the office of DRI, Delhi Zonal Unit to congratulate the officers of DRI for the successful seizure. Chairman CBIC and Pr. DG, DRI were also present.  Shri Thakur appreciated the efforts made by the officers and encouraged them to effect even bigger seizures in the future.

(Published from PIB)

Natarajan gets a rousing reception at his hometown

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The Commune
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Natarajan, who returned home after the Test series against Australia, was greeted with cheers and fireworks at his village Chinnappampatti in Salem district.  Banners were put up all over the town to welcome Natarajan. He got out of the car and was taken in a chariot with crowds flanking on both the sides. As more than two thousand people gathered and danced and celebrated Natarajan’s arrival with songs, celebrations were in full swing across Chinnappampatti.

Meanwhile, health officials have advised Natarajan to be isolated at home for 14 days considering the pandemic.

Natarajan expressed his happiness over winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia on Tuesday and expressed that his dream of playing for India had come true. “The last couple of months have been surreal. My time with #TeamIndia has been the best of my life. Playing Test cricket for India was a dream. We have overcome many hurdles on this tour to win this series. Overwhelmed with your support,” Natarajan tweeted upon winning the title and reaching his hometown.

Natarajan had been chosen as a net bowler for the Australia series, but he went on to represent the country in all three formats of the game. The win was unprecedented, as all the major players had been missing in action.

Indian Army signs MoU with SIDM on indigenisation and innovation partnership

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The Commune
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The Indian Army and the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) signed an MoU on 21 January to provide further impetus to indigenisation under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision and to achieve strategic independence by reducing dependence on foreign origin equipment. The MoU also marks twenty five years of army-industry partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). While army-industry collaboration started in 1995 with the indigenisation of spares, it has now progressed to major defence platforms and a wide range of weapons and equipment.

Increasing security challenges due to India’s rising stature in the international community, unresolved borders and revisionist adversaries require continuous and concerted capability-building of the Army through modernisation. The Army seeks to do this by equipping itself with indigenously built equipment. In order to optimise capability-building and contact with the industry, Indian Army has reorganised itself by aligning both the revenue and capital routes of procurement under the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development & Sustenance). Army Design Bureau (ADB) has been established to act as a direct facilitator with the industry and thereby connect the defence manufacturers directly with the user. These changes have resulted in collaborative engagements between the technology provider, the equipment manufacturer and the user.

Speaking at the seminar, the Army Chief said “India is now a rising regional global power in Asia, more particularly in South Asia. As we rise in our stature and influence, we will face increasingly higher security challenges.”

The Government has also brought in the necessary policy changes to support indigenisation and achieve self-reliance in the defence sector. Industry associations have provided a common platform for industry leaders to interact with the Indian Army to showcase their expertise. The inputs of the defence industry go a long way in effecting policy modulation and changes.

(Published from PIB)

Sasikala tests positive for Wuhan virus

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The Commune
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V.K. Sasikala, aide of late former Chief Minsiter J. Jayalalithaa has tested positive for Wuhan virus.

She was admitted to the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru on the evening of January 20 after she had fever, breathlessness and cough with her oxygen levels dipping.

Later she was diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) and was sent for a CT Scan for further investigation.

Officials had suspected she might have been infected with COVID as she showed symptoms of fever and breathlessness.

Sasikala is due to be released on January 27 after spending her time in prison in connection with the disproportionate assets case.

Mangaluru: Offensive messages and condoms found in temple hundis once again

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The Commune
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As Hindu temples continue to be vandalised and damaged by unidentified miscreants across the country, another disgusting incident has come to light from this coastal city of Karnataka.

Posters with the defaced faces of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, BY Vijayendra and several other BJP leaders were found in the hundis of the Koragajja and Guligajja shrine in Ullal, Mangaluru. A cross was also drawn on the poster. Condoms were found in the hundi as well.

The posters also had hateful messages written on them. “Beware! Traitorous angels banished from Heaven have become fake gods and are corrupting the humans on Earth through idols”, “Politicians who loot people are like blood sucking mosquitoes, and they should be beaten up and killed”, “People should be prepared”, were some of these messages written on the poster.

The incident came into light when the hundi was opened on January 19 by the Koragajja Seva Samithi.

Earlier this month, used condoms and fake currency notes with hateful scribbles had been found in hundis in three other temples in the city. All these incidents have been reported from temples where there are no CCTV cameras.

Police officials visited the shrine and took cognisance of the situation.

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