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  • Night curfew possible in Bhopal and Indore, says CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

    In view of the rising coronavirus instances in Bhopal and Indore, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated evening curfew could be re-imposed within the two districts from Sunday or Monday.
    At a evaluation assembly held on Friday to debate the scenario within the state, Chouhan stated, “Look at the rise in infection cases… Tough measures will be taken to flatten the curve. Night curfew might be clamped in Bhopal and Indore from Sunday or Monday.”
    Chouhan stated folks coming to the state by air, trains and roads from neighbouring Maharashtra, the place there’s a surge in Covid-19 instances, ought to be thermally scanned. He additionally instructed officers to make sure Covid-19 guidelines and pointers are strictly adopted by folks to stop the unfold of the virus.
    During the assembly, methods to limit the inflow of individuals from Maharashtra had been additionally mentioned, an official assertion stated.
    Chouhan stated folks ought to be motivated to take proactive measures and be vigilant and put on masks. Awareness campaigns ought to be performed in state districts when wanted.
    He additional added that shopkeepers in districts bordering Maharashtra together with Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur should take protecting measures to stop the unfold of the virus and motion ought to be taken towards shopkeepers who don’t comply with these measures.
    The Chief Minister additionally careworn on the necessity for motivating folks to get each the doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.He stated that public consciousness campaigns ought to be performed and preparations ought to be made to deliver extra aged residents to the vaccination centre.

    On Friday, 603 Covid-19 instances had been reported in Madhya Pradesh. Indore, the worst-hit district within the state, noticed 219 new instances, taking the caseload there to 61,642, whereas Bhopal witnessed 138 recent instances, which pushed its whole depend to 45,079.

    Indore has up to now reported 940 deaths and Bhopal 621. There are 1,528 energetic instances in Indore, whereas the state capital has 806 such instances.

  • Man makes an attempt suicide on the residence of Congress Minister Balasaheb Thorat

    On Tuesday (March 9), a person tried to set himself on fireplace on the residence of the sitting Maharashtra Revenue Minister and Congress legislator Balasaheb Thorat.
    As per reviews, the sufferer is a resident of the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Identified as Pandurang Wagh, he tried suicide for not receiving the refund from the Maharashtra authorities for the licence charge paid for a stalled sand mining challenge.
    Reportedly, Wagh had obtained his licence for sand extraction in 2018 for a charge of ₹8.72 lac. However, the challenge needed to be discontinued over frequent ‘protests’ by locals, leading to enormous financial loss.
    Distraught by the stalling of the challenge, the sufferer tried to method the income Department authorities for a refund of the licence charge. However, when he didn’t get his refund, Wagh determined to finish his life. In order to attract the eye of the sitting Minister Balasaheb Thorat, the sufferer poured petrol over himself and set himself on fireplace within the particular government officer corridor of Royal Stone (the residence of Thorat).
    Victim arrested, launched on bail later
    He was saved by the police officers current on the residence of the Revenue Minister. While talking concerning the incident, Senior Inspector (Gamdevi) Rg Rajbhar acknowledged, “Wagh was detained and taken to the police station. We arrested him under section 309 (Attempt to commit suicide) of Indian Penal Code and released him on bail with a warning not to repeat such act in future.”

  • Satya Nadella, US lawmakers appalled by the continued acts of hate in opposition to Asian Americans

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and several other US lawmakers have stated that they’re appalled by the continued acts of hate in opposition to Asian Americans and condemned hate, racial discrimination and violence in all kinds.
    More than 3,000 incidents of abuse in opposition to Asian Americans have been reported between March and December 2020, in line with Asian American advocacy teams. There have been solely 216 reported circumstances in 2019, in line with FBI statistics.
    “I am appalled by the ongoing acts of hate against Asian Americans and the Asian community globally. Racism, hate and violence have no place in our society. I am united with the Asian and Asian American community in standing against this injustice,” Nadella stated in a tweet, a day after US President Joe Biden stated that the ‘vicious’ hate crimes in opposition to Asian Americans within the nation amidst the pandemic was ‘un-American’ and it should cease.
    Denouncing ‘violent’ assaults on the Asian Americans, Biden in his first prime-time handle to the nation since assuming workplace in January, stated that members of the group have been harassed, blamed and scapegoated.
    In a press release, Microsoft stated that it condemns hate, racial discrimination, and violence in all kinds.
    Meanwhile, distinguished lawmakers have joined arms to introduce a laws to handle the rise of hate crimes and violence in opposition to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Congressman Donald M. Payne, expressed concern over a rise in racist assaults in opposition to Asian Americans in the course of the COVID-19 international pandemic.
    “I want to condemn the abuse and assault that has happened to Asian Americans during his pandemic in the strongest words possible,” Payne stated.
    “Hate and violence have no place in America at all. These attacks must stop because they are cowardly attempts to scapegoat and blame Americans for a pandemic that started thousands of miles away. Thankfully, we have a president who supports diversity and will protect all Americans in his language and his actions. It is time for us to come together as a country and that includes all Americans,” he stated.
    Senator Dianne Feinstein stated that over the previous few weeks, nominees for the highest three management positions on the Justice Department have appeared earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee, as has the director of the FBI.
    “At each hearing the topic of hate crimes came up, in large part due to steep increases in attacks against Asian Americans,” she stated.
    “The increase appears to be based on a fabricated connection between the Asian-American community and the COVID pandemic, a conspiracy theory with no basis in fact that is pure racism. We must rebut the conspiracy theory itself and also directly confront the rise in hate crimes,” Feinstein stated.
    Senator Alex Padilla, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senator Mazie Hirono and Congressmen Grace Meng in introducing laws to handle the rise of hate crimes and violence in opposition to AAPI communities in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    “I am disturbed by the recent increase in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California and across the country,” Padilla stated.
    “It is clear that this uptick in violence against Asian Americans is the direct result of the racist rhetoric used by political leaders with regard to the pandemic and we must take action to address it. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act will direct law enforcement to better collaborate across jurisdictions and expedite the response to COVID-19 related hate crimes, and will work to mitigate racially discriminatory language used to describe the pandemic,” he stated.
    The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act would direct the US Attorney General to designate an official whose sole accountability will likely be to expedite evaluate of COVID-19 hate crimes from federal, state, and native legislation enforcement businesses. The laws additionally directs the Attorney General to challenge steerage to state and native legislation enforcement businesses on acceptable public schooling campaigns and the gathering of information on COVID-19 hate crimes.

    The ongoing anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents, particularly in opposition to our aged Asian Americans, is totally horrific, stated Congresswoman Meng. “Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been nearly 3,000 reported incidents of physical, verbal, and online attacks against Asian Americans,” she stated.
    Acting US Attorney Tessa M Gorman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald M. Voiret stated that at present federal prosecutors and the FBI are reviewing two circumstances involving assaults on Asian-American neighbours which were charged by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

    “These crimes, and other acts of hate and bias, have no place in our community. I urge members of our community to report hate-based crimes to either local or federal law enforcement and to contact our office’s civil rights line with information about discrimination in areas like housing, employment, education, or public accommodations,” Gorman stated.

  • Satya Nadella, US lawmakers appalled by the continued acts of hate towards Asian Americans

    Image Source : PTI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and several other US lawmakers have mentioned that they’re appalled by the continued acts of hate towards Asian Americans and condemned hate, racial discrimination, and violence in all types. More than 3,000 incidents of abuse towards Asian Americans had been reported between March and December 2020, in line with Asian American advocacy teams. There had been solely 216 reported instances in 2019, in line with FBI statistics.
    “I am appalled by the ongoing acts of hate against Asian Americans and the Asian community globally. Racism, hate, and violence have no place in our society. I am united with the Asian and Asian American community in standing against this injustice,” Nadella mentioned in a tweet, a day after US President Joe Biden mentioned that the ‘vicious’ hate crimes towards Asian Americans within the nation amidst the pandemic was ‘un-American’ and it should cease.
    Denouncing ‘violent’ assaults on the Asian Americans, Biden in his first prime-time handle to the nation since assuming workplace in January, mentioned that members of the group had been harassed, blamed and scapegoated.
    In a press release, Microsoft mentioned that it condemns hate, racial discrimination, and violence in all types.
    Meanwhile, outstanding lawmakers have joined fingers to introduce a laws to handle the rise of hate crimes and violence towards Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Congressman Donald M. Payne, expressed concern over a rise in racist assaults towards Asian Americans throughout the COVID-19 world pandemic.
    “I want to condemn the abuse and assault that has happened to Asian Americans during his pandemic in the strongest words possible,” Payne mentioned.
    “Hate and violence have no place in America at all. These attacks must stop because they are cowardly attempts to scapegoat and blame Americans for a pandemic that started thousands of miles away. Thankfully, we have a president who supports diversity and will protect all Americans in his language and his actions. It is time for us to come together as a country and that includes all Americans,” he mentioned.
    Senator Dianne Feinstein mentioned that over the previous few weeks, nominees for the highest three management positions on the Justice Department have appeared earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee, as has the director of the FBI.

    “At each hearing the topic of hate crimes came up, in large part due to steep increases in attacks against Asian Americans,” she mentioned.
    “The increase appears to be based on a fabricated connection between the Asian-American community and the COVID pandemic, a conspiracy theory with no basis in fact that is pure racism. We must rebut the conspiracy theory itself and also directly confront the rise in hate crimes,” Feinstein mentioned.
    Senator Alex Padilla, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senator Mazie Hirono and Congressmen Grace Meng in introducing laws to handle the rise of hate crimes and violence towards AAPI communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
    “I am disturbed by the recent increase in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California and across the country,” Padilla mentioned.
    “It is clear that this uptick in violence against Asian Americans is the direct result of the racist rhetoric used by political leaders with regard to the pandemic and we must take action to address it. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act will direct law enforcement to better collaborate across jurisdictions and expedite the response to COVID-19 related hate crimes, and will work to mitigate racially discriminatory language used to describe the pandemic,” he mentioned.
    The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act would direct the US Attorney General to designate an official whose sole accountability can be to expedite overview of COVID-19 hate crimes from federal, state, and native legislation enforcement businesses. The laws additionally directs the Attorney General to situation steering to state and native legislation enforcement businesses on acceptable public training campaigns and the gathering of knowledge on COVID-19 hate crimes.
    The ongoing anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents, particularly towards our aged Asian Americans, is totally horrific, mentioned Congresswoman Meng. “Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been nearly 3,000 reported incidents of physical, verbal, and online attacks against Asian Americans,” she mentioned.
    Acting US Attorney Tessa M Gorman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald M. Voiret mentioned that presently federal prosecutors and the FBI are reviewing two instances involving assaults on Asian-American neighbours which have been charged by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
    “These crimes, and other acts of hate and bias, have no place in our community. I urge members of our community to report hate-based crimes to either local or federal law enforcement and to contact our office’s civil rights line with information about discrimination in areas like housing, employment, education, or public accommodations,” Gorman mentioned.
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  • COVID-19: Night curfew doubtless in Bhopal, Indore, says Chouhan

    Image Source : PTI Night curfew doubtless in Bhopal, Indore, says Chouhan
    Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has stated that night time curfew may be imposed in Bhopal and Indore from Sunday or Monday in view of the spurt in coronavirus instances in these two districts. He stated this throughout a gathering held on Friday night to evaluation the coronavirus scenario within the state.
    “Look at the rise in infection cases…Tough measures will be taken to flatten the curve. Night curfew might be clamped in Bhopal and Indore from Sunday or Monday,” Chouhan was quoted as saying in an official assertion.
    The chief minister stated that individuals coming to the state by air, trains, or roads from neighbouring Maharashtra, the place there’s a spike in instances, ought to be thermally scanned.
    During the assembly, methods to limit the inflow of individuals from Maharashtra had been additionally mentioned, the assertion stated.

    Chouhan additionally instructed the officers to make sure that COVID-19 guidelines are strictly adopted by individuals to forestall the unfold of the virus.
    On Friday, 603 new COVID -19 instances had been reported in Madhya Pradesh.
    Indore, the worst-hit district within the state by the pandemic, noticed 219 new instances, taking the caseload there to 61,642, Bhopal witnessed 138 contemporary instances, which pushed its complete rely to 45,079.
    Indore has to this point reported 940 deaths and Bhopal 621. There are 1,528 energetic instances in Indore, whereas the state capital has 806 such instances.
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  • BJP sales space president stabbed to dying within the poll-bound state of Assam: What CM Sarbanand Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned

    In the poll-bound state of Assam, a BJP sales space president of Buridihing Gaon Panchayat in Tinsukia district was stabbed to dying on Friday.
    We strongly condemn the homicide of our devoted karyakarta and Booth President below Margherita LAC, Deba Gogoi, who performed an integral position in increasing the celebration’s attain within the grassroots. Our honest condolences to the bereaved members of the family on this hour of grief. (1/2)— BJP Assam Pradesh (@BJP4Assam) March 12, 2021
    The deceased recognized as Debananda Gogoi was a resident of Doomdooma Nagaon village below Bordumsa police station. One individual named Joychandra Gogoi has reportedly been arrested in reference to the case.
    Joychandra Gogoi belongs to the identical village. He allegedly fled the village after committing the crime however was nabbed by police. The weapon used within the crime has not but been recovered by the police. The cause for the homicide isn’t identified due to this fact it can’t be conclusively mentioned whether or not there was a political motive behind the killing or a private cause.
    Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and state cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma condemned the incident
    Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the incident and expressed condolence for the household and pals of the deceased.
    Spoke to DGP concerning the incident and directed him to supervise the investigation in order that the responsible celebration is delivered to guide on the earliest.— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) March 12, 2021
    He mentioned that he spoke to the DGP to take cognisance of the case and oversee the investigation for bringing the offender to guide as quickly as doable. Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that he was “shocked and anguished” by the incident. Condemning “the act of violence”, Himata Biswa assured that the household of the deceased would get justice.
    Shocked & anguished to listen to killing of Debananda Gogoi Ji, @BJP4India sales space president of Buridihing Gaon Panchayat in Tinsukia. I condemn this act of violence.May God give power to his household on this time of grief. We shall see to it that the household will get justice.ॐ शांति 🙏— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 13, 2021
    Assam will go to polls on March 27. The state meeting elections can be held in three phases between March 27 to April 6. The outcomes of the election can be declared on May 2.

  • Australia: Two girls arrested, withstand 10 years in jail for planning genital mutilation of a two-week-old child lady

    Two girls in Australia are reportedly going through authorized motion for planning the genital mutilation of a two-week-old child lady. The girls named Sabrina Lightbody and Noridah Binte Mohd are from a suburb within the Cannington Police District in Perth’s South.
    The two girls had reportedly requested a health care provider in January this yr to conduct the genital mutilation of the newborn. However, the physician refused to conduct genital mutilation and knowledgeable the authorities about it.
    An investigation was reportedly initiated by Child Abuse Squad detectives within the matter. Female genital mutilation is a criminal offense in Western Australia. The Western Australia police have charged the ladies with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. They appeared earlier than the Armadale Magistrates Court on Friday.
    Magistrate describes the apply as a critical offence
    Declining the ladies’s request to regain the custody of the newborn that’s with the kid safety authorities, Magistrate Steven Malley described genital mutilation as a critical offence. The Magistrate stated that handing the newborn to the ladies would quantity to “putting (the baby) back into lion’s den”. The girls could also be imprisoned for a most of 10 years if convicted within the case.
    The Police of their assertion stated that the genital mutilation was deliberate as a part of cultural beliefs. “The WA Police Force embraces the diversity provided by the many cultural and ethnic groups that form our community”, a police spokesperson reportedly stated. The procedures involving the removing of a part of or all the exterior feminine genitalia or inflicting harm to feminine genital organs for non-medical causes are unlawful throughout Australia. Reports recommend that round 53,000 girls have undergone feminine genital mutilation throughout Australia.
    Female genital mutilation will be carried out at any age together with simply earlier than marriage, throughout being pregnant or post-birth
    The practise of feminine genital mutilation is reportedly carried out between the ages of 4 and 10 however it could even be performed later, earlier than marriage, throughout being pregnant or post-birth. While a number of causes are cited because the motivation for feminine genital mutilation together with psychosexual and sociological causes, the apply is alleged to be mandated in Islamic regulation.

  • Salman Khan strikes a dashing pose with Shera on Antim set, see photograph

    Salman Khan’s look from his upcoming actioner Antim: The Final Truth, the place he reportedly performs a Sikh policeman, is already a success together with his followers. And now, the famous person’s bodyguard Shera has teased the followers with a behind-the-scenes photograph of Salman from the set of the movie.
    Sporting a purple turban and a black vest teamed with blue denim, Salman is captured in a pensive temper. The candid photograph additionally options Shera standing subsequent to the Tiger Zinda Hai star.  “Throwback Friday @Beingsalmankhan #SalmanKhan #Sheraa #Beingsheraa #Antim,” Shera wrote, captioning the image.

    Antim, directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, is touted as a two-hero movie the place Salman will lock horns with brother-in-law Aayush. The Dabangg star can be the producer on the movie. Antim’s first look was unveiled in December 2020. The teaser featured Salman and Aayush in offended avatars.

    Antim is Aayush Sharma’s second movie after debut Loveyatri in 2018. The romantic movie was additionally a Salman Khan Films manufacturing. Antim: The Final Truth will launch later this yr.
    Besides Antim, Salman Khan will quickly function in Radhe, Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali, Tiger 3 and a cameo in SRK starrer Pathan.

  • Election LIVE Updates: TMC alleges BJP conspiracy to kill Mamata; First girl in 25 years in IUML checklist

    Election LIVE updates: Statewise seats distribution.
    BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari on Friday filed his nomination from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in opposition to his mentor-turned-opponent Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, and stated he was “100 per cent” assured of his win. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Smriti Irani additionally took half within the rally earlier than Adhikari filed the nomination papers. “I am 100 per cent confident of my victory in Nandigram. The people of the area are with me. I am the son of the soil,” he advised reporters.
    Two days after CM Mamata Banerjee suffered an damage in Nandigram, Trinamool Congress delegation of six MPs in a proper grievance to the Election Commission alleged a “deep rooted BJP conspiracy”  behind the assault and requested for an “immediate and unbiased” investigation of the identical. The delegation contains TMC MPs Dereck O’Brien, Saugata Roy, Satabdi Roy, Kakoli G. Dastidar, Pratima Mondal and Santunu Sen.

    The BJP’s West Bengal marketing campaign consists of many elements. An important one is the little-known Shiv Prakash, an RSS pracharak deputed to the celebration in 2014 quickly after he had overseen its sweep of Western Uttar Pradesh within the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. With former ABVP chief Arvind Menon, Prakash has set the framework for the BJP within the state, working behind the scenes.
    In December, Prakash, 53, was requested by BJP president J P Nadda to maneuver his headquarters from Delhi, and provides “special attention” to Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, moreover West Bengal. However, within the high-stakes battle for Bengal, he has been virtually completely stationed in Bengal. “After coming to the BJP I have spent more than 60% time in the state,” Prakash advised The Indian Express.

    The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second largest celebration within the Congress-led UDF, on Friday introduced candidates for 25 Assembly seats, fielding a lady after greater than 20 years.
    The celebration’s tally within the alliance, in the meantime, is as much as 27, from 24 within the final elections, after the exit of the Kerala Congress (M) and Loktantrik Janata Dal from the UDF. The candidates for 2 seats (Chadayamangalam and Punalur) could be introduced later.
    The Congress, which is contesting at the least 90 seats, has not introduced its checklist of candidates but.

    Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal goes into the Assembly elections on the head of a authorities that has held agency floor even because the state battled contentious points just like the preparation of the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. He spoke to The Indian Express on Thursday night time at his official residence in Guwahati on a variety of points pertaining to his authorities and the elections. Excerpts:

  • Odisha: Man Arrested For Duping Gold By Exchanging Fake Gold

    Bhadrak: A youth has been arrested for duping 38 grams of gold by exchanging pretend gold from a jewelry store in Motto Bazaar underneath Chandbali police limits in Bhadrak district of Odisha.
    The fraudster has been recognized as Sayad Faizal Karim of Salepur.
    According to stories, Sayad introduced a gold bangle of 38 grams to the Subodh Chandra Sahoo And Sons Jewellery store and requested for an change for a brand new gold bangle.
    Although it was laborious discover the pretend gold because the bangle was gold plated and had a trademark on it. However the shopkeeper suspected one thing fishy so he despatched it for examination and located it to be a pretend gold bangle.
    Thereafter, the shopkeeper instantly reported about it with Motto police station. On getting the  data, the cops arrived on the store and arrested the fraudster after questioning him.
    The police has seized the pretend gold decoration together with a automobile from the spot.