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Centre allocates more than ₹1 lakh crore for MNREGA, highest ever

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The Commune
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₹1,01,500 crore rupees have been allocated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for the financial year 2020-21, the All India Radio News reported on Tuesday.

This is the highest ever provision of funds allocated under the programme. A sum of ₹31,493 crores has already been released in 2020-2021. This amount is more than 50% of the budget estimate for the current financial year.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that so far, a total of 60.80 crore person days have been generated and work has been offered to 6.69 crore persons.

On an average, over 2.51 crore persons were offered work in May this year, 73% higher than the work offered during the same period last year.

12 arrested in Tamil Nadu for hunting Jackal with ‘meat bomb’

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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12 gypsies have been arrested for hunting a jackal by packing explosives in meat. The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has arrested them after reports emerged that the men had hunted it for its meat and teeth.

It was discovered that the men had gone to a village near Trichy to collect honey. Upon finding a jackal on the prowl, they had stuffed explosives in pieces of meat and thrown it around in places it frequented. The bomb had exploded in its mouth just as it had taken a bite.

Talking about this, a forest department official said, “The bombs are similar to what is called ‘onion bomb’ that are burst during Diwali. The explosive chemicals are packed and when pressure is applied it bursts.” He added that when the animal bites the meat, the bomb explodes, ripping its jaws apart.

According to the official, the gypsies had hunted it at night and gathered at a tea stall in the morning. A police constable from Jeeyapuram had questioned them after finding them suspicious. On enquiring they found the dead jackal in the bag. The gypsies were later handed over to the forest department.

‘Food order’ stickers rolled out by Instagram in India to support small businesses

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The Commune
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Instagram has announced to roll out ‘food order’ stickers in India that would support the small food businesses running in the country.

The report from the Mashable said that this new sticker will try and help small businesses related to food industry to be in touch with their respective customers and the customers would be able to support their favorite businesses too.

This special feature was first launched in the US and Canada in the month of April and is being rolled out in India. When an Instagram user taps on the sticker, they will be taken to Swiggy and Zomato, so that they can place their orders there. Instagram is extending its support to small vendors and businessmen to come out of the losses incurred by them during the lockdown. With many small food enterprises adapting for a post-COVID19, this feature is set to give these small businesses the push they need.

Google is back with yet another amazing feature

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The Commune
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On Monday, Google came out with a new and interesting feature to avoid crowds when using public transit. It will inform the user about the COVID19 checkpoints and restrictions along the route when the user looks for public transit directions.

Google Maps has launched transit alerts for those using public transport in countries like Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, UK, and the US.

The product manager of Google Maps, Ramesh Nagarajan, in a statement said that “Through this new feature, we are introducing driving alerts and this will also notify about the checkpoints and restrictions in the route”. He further added, “People can now simply search for a station in Google Maps or tap on the station on the map and they will get to see the available departure board and busyness data”.

This new feature will give the Google Map users alert about the threats of coronavirus and will make them precautious about what is coming ahead in their way. Those with proper plans to visit outdoors for several reasons will be benefitted from this new feature as they can access no/low risks routes for their work to get done. Alerts will guide them to avoid high-risk areas.

Meerut Love Jihad Case: Full details of Muslim man who lured and raped a Hindu girl

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The Commune
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In a textbook case of love jihad, a Muslim man named Waseem Ahmed who lured a Hindu woman through Facebook using a Hindu name Dinesh Ravat, and raped her for two years, was arrested by Meerut police in Uttar Pradesh. Waseem had shared pictures and videos of the heinous act on social media.  His phone has been confiscated and has been sent for investigation.

He has been booked under sections 376 (rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) , 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating), along with section 66 of the Information Technology Act (computer-related offences such as fraud). He has been sent to judicial custody. An FIR has been registered.

The statement of the woman notes that Waseem befriended the woman through Facebook using the name Dinesh Ravat. One day he had called her home where he made sexual relations with her. When the woman asked him to marry her, he disclosed his Muslim identity said that he was married and has 2 children.

“I cheated you because I wanted to teach you people a lesson”, the woman quotes the man in her statement in the FIR.

It was reported that the man told the police that his original intention was to shame a Hindu woman on the internet.

Waseem is 29 years old and is a resident of Ajrara village near Meerut. He is already married and has 2 children.

He had a fake Aadhar Card in the name of Dinesh Ravat and also operated a Facebook account under the same name. However, his, driving license and voter cards are in the name “Waseem Ahmed” with differing spellings. While the birth date is the same in all identity cards the addresses were different.

It was found that he got himself a job at a local hospital as a nursing staff using the fake identity where he had been working for the past one year.

In his real Facebook account, he identifies himself as a reported of Punjab Kesari. But the police mention that he couldn’t produce proof for the same.

During the police interrogation, he is said to have told that his motive was to shame a Hindu woman on the internet. Asking if he was part of an organized gang, he mentioned that he functioned alone.

Earlier the UP police had solved a long pending case where they arrested a man named Shakib for posing as a Hindu man to get into a relationship with Ekta Deshwal from Ludhiana, who was beheaded and brutally murdered.

Source: Swarajya

China steps up activity along the border even after talks

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The Commune
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Just two days after the top military commanders met to resolve the month-long stand-off, the Chinese Army has increased the operation of helicopters on their side of the border near eastern Ladakh.

Chinese army has heightened its activity along the border for the past 10 days. Multiple reports mentioned that Chinese helicopters are flying close to the LAC (Line of Actual Control) to maintain supply lines for its soldiers who are mobilised as a part of standoff with India .

Indian army has equally heightened it’s vigil and deployment along LAC as China has mobilised fighter aircrafts and towed artillery guns along the LAC. Sources, say that 10-12 Chinese fighter aircraft have been stationed at the Chinese Air Force bases in Hotan and Gargunsa — close to the Eastern Ladakh area.

The ongoing military standoff between two powers is the biggest face-off after the Doklam episode in 2017.

Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan reaches out to COVID positive doctors in Telangana

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The Commune
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Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan visited Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad and consoled the doctors who were tested positive for COVID19 and currently undergoing treatment.

She enquired about the health of all the doctor’s in the hospital and praised them for their selfless service. She also asked the doctor’s to take care of themselves and promised that she would ask the Telangana government to test all doctors.

Governor Tamilisai also emphasized on the need to increase testing in the state. “Though the tests are being held on ICMR guidelines, there is a need to increase the number of tests,” she said.

So far, around four professors, eight resident doctors and eight paramedical staff have tested positive for coronavirus at NIMS.

https://twitter.com/DrTamilisaiGuv/status/1270033414847111172

Vedanta appeals to PM to initiate measures over opening of Sterlite plant in the interest of the country

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The Commune
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Chairman of the Vedanta Resources Group Anil Agarwal has written to Prime Minister Modi ‘to take a judicious call’ in initiating measures to reopen the Sterlite plant at Thoothukudi in the overall interest of the economy. In a letter dated June 4, 2020, Mr. Agarwal highlighted that India for the first time in the last two decades had become a net importer of copper resulting in a heavy import bill. He said that the closure of the plant had rendered thousands of workers jobless aggrieving the employment situation further and adding to the exodus of migrant workers. He also said that it has left a dent on both the State and Centre exchequer due to loss of revenue through taxes, cess, and also a loss in foreign exchange to the tune of $1200 million (₹40,000 crores).

Citing media reports of Pakistan of Mr. Agarwal added that the copper shipments to China had increased to $550 million last year, an increase of 400% in the last three years. He said that the Chinese firms are now trying to capture India’s copper market.

Mr. Agarwal in his letter added that both the Sterlite plant and the thermal power plant in Thoothukudi was state-of-the-art with best technologies and is also environment friendly. He termed it as a ‘jewel in the crown for India’ serving the nation’s infrastructure needs for decades.

Mr. Agarwal wrote the letter against the backdrop of the Government of India’s push to become ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) and the emphasis given to Make-in-India and “Vocal for Local”.

Chinese official says Hong Kong national security law is ‘like installing anti-virus software’

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The Commune
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Zhang Xiaoming, the Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, said on Monday that the new national security to law to be imposed on Hong Kong will be like installing anti-virus software.

“Once in force, this law will be like installing anti-virus software into Hong Kong, with ‘One Country, Two Systems’ running more safely, smoothly and enduringly,” Mr. Zhang said during a speech warning that the democracy protestors ‘had gone too far’.

He said that the opposition camp radical separatists have been mistaking the central government’s restraint and forbearance for weakness and timidity. “They have gone too far.”, he said.

He said that the law “would target only an extremely small number of people”.

The security law allows for mainland security agents to establish themselves in Hong Kong. This is the first of its kind development in the Hong Kong region.

Mr. Zhang dismissed “rumours” that they might make arrests and send suspects to the mainland.

“National security organisations have to follow the laws strictly when they are handling cases in mainland China, how is it possible for them to become unconstrained in Hong Kong?” he said.

The semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong saw violent protests that began in June 2019 in response to a bill that allowed extraditions to mainland China. The bill was then withdrawn by Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam. However, the protests have gradually gone on to include demands for democracy.

Beijing has maintained the movement is a ploy by foreign powers to destabilise mainland China.

Love Jihad: Wasim Ahmed becomes Dinesh Ravat, lures Hindu woman, rapes her for 2 years

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The Commune
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Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a man named Wasim Ahmed, who by concealing his Muslim identity, lured a Hindu woman to fall into his love trap and raped her for two years. Wasim had shared pictures and videos of the heinous act on social media. He worked at a hospital in Nauchandi area of Meerut.

The arrest was made based on the complaint given by the victim who hails from Hapur. The perpetrator had even threatened the victim after she filed a complaint with the police.

It was reported that the police have registered two cases against the accused – one for raping and the other under Information Technology Act.  His phone has been confiscated and has been sent for forensic investigation.

Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey had said that the accused was already married and had two children. He had created a facebook account with the Hindu name Dinesh Ravat and befriended the woman 2 years ago.  He had even forged documents to procure a fake Aadhaar Card under the name Dinesh. The cops have recovered two ID cards of the accused with names Wasim Ahmed and Dinesh Ravat.

Earlier the UP police had solved a long pending case where they arrested a man named Shakib for posing as a Hindu man to get into a relationship with Ekta Deshwal from Ludhiana, who was beheaded and brutally murdered.

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