Family Of Dalit Man Beaten To Death Refuses To Take His Body In Rajasthan

The deadlock between the family members of a Dalit man, who was beaten to death, and police and administration in Rajasthan's Barmer district continued for the third consecutive day on Friday with his family refusing to take the body.

The family members are demanding a compensation and government job to one member along with the arrest of all the accused involved in the murder.

Kojaram Meghwal (40), a resident of Asadi village, was beaten to death with sticks over an old enmity on Wednesday.

His family members have lodged an FIR at the Girab police station against 16 people.

Members of the Dalit community held a demonstration in Barmer against the incident. The family members are not ready to take the body and are sitting on a dharna in front of the mortuary of the district hospital.

Police said efforts are being made to pacify the family members. A case against 16 named accused has been registered and three of them have already been apprehended and were being interrogated, the police added.

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Deve Gowda's Daughter-In-Law Denied Ticket In Party's 2nd List

HD Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal (Secular) today released a second list featuring 49 names for the May 10 Karnataka polls, ending the chatter and family suspense over who will get the key Hassan seat.

HP Swaroop, a former Hassan zilla panchayat vice-president and son of former MLA late HS Prakash, will contest from Hassan seat, for which Mr Kumaraswamy's sister-in-law was also in the running. Mr Kumaraswamy had underlined in the past that a party worker should be given a ticket in Hassan and that there was no question of any compromise on this.

HD Revanna's wife Bhavani Revanna also wanted to contest from Hassan.

HD Kumaraswamy chaired the meet with party patriarch Deve Gowda and brother HD Revanna and made it clear that Bhavani Revanna, his sister-in-law, would not be fielded as the candidate from Hassan amid talks of family dynasty politics.

"Bhavani Revanna spoke to me this morning. Revanna and I have discussed and decided.... As Revanna has said yesterday, there can be no differences in the family as was being speculated in the media. Hassan's candidate has been finalised with the consent of Revanna and Bhavani Revanna," said Mr Kumaraswamy flanked by his brother Mr Revanna and JD(S) state president CM Ibrahim.

The rift within the Gowda family over the Hassan ticket had widened to the extent that Mr Kumaraswamy had invoked the battle of 'Kurukshetra' in the epic Mahabharata to allege that some 'Shakunis' were trying to brainwash his brother Revanna.

Hassan is the home district of Deve Gowda, and the party in 2018 Assembly polls had won in six out of seven segments other than the Hassan Assembly seat, which BJP's Preetham Gowda clinched, making it the first ever win for the saffron party in the Vokkaliga dominated district.

Farmer leader Kadabur Manjunath will contest from Gundlupet.

In Bengaluru, M Munegowda will contest from Yelahanka, Mohammad Mustaf from Sarvagnanagar and Javare Gowda will contest from Yeshwantpur.

Former Minister A Manju, who recently joined the party, has been fielded from Arakalagudu. He has earlier been with both Congress and BJP.

The JD(S) had announced its first list of 93 candidates back in December.

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Tech, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vital For Justice Delivery: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasised that technology needs to be brought into play to speed up the justice delivery system, especially in remote areas such as in the northeast.

He also maintained that the alternative dispute resolution system was an important pillar of judicial delivery.

Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Gauhati High Court, PM Modi said, “Technology can help bring justice to remote areas such as in the northeast.” He said the government is ensuring utilisation of new technology in every possible sphere, citing Digital India Mission, DBT and Aadhaar as examples of such initiatives to provide tech benefits to citizens.

Indicating how lack of clarity in property ownership has proven to be a burden on the judiciary, he gave an example of how drones have been used to bring a solution by mapping properties in over 1 lakh villages under the PM Swamitva Yojana.

“Property card distribution to lakhs of citizens have already been accomplished, which will result in a decline in property-related cases and ease the lives of citizens,” the PM added.

He maintained that there is "unlimited scope for use of technology" to modernise the justice delivery system in the country.

Praising the work of the Supreme Court's e-committee in this regard, he mentioned that Budgetary allocation has been made for phase 3 of the e-court mission.

Referring to global efforts to use AI in the judicial system to bring efficiency, PM Modi said, “We should also try to increase efforts to improve the ease of justice for the common citizen through AI.” He also said, “Alternative dispute resolution systems are vital. The North East has rich traditions in this regard.

“The law schools should also teach about these,” he added, praising the Gauhati High Court for recently coming out with six books on customary laws of the region.

He also emphasised the country's law should be written in an easy language, comprehensible to ordinary people, as it enhances citizen's trust in the country and its systems.

“Effort is to draft laws in simple language and this approach will be greatly helpful for the courts of our country”, he said, also mentioning about the BHASHINI portal which aims to help every citizen to access the internet in their own language.

Paying tribute to Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, PM Modi said, "It is a happy coincidence that today is Babasaheb Ambedkar's anniversary. He had played the main role in framing our Constitution." Noting that the aspirations of Indians in the 21st century are unbounded, the prime minister said the judiciary, as a pillar of democracy, has a strong and sensitive role to play in meeting these aspirations.

“The Constitution also expects us to build a strong, vibrant and modern legal system,” he said.

“We repealed thousands of archaic laws, reduced compliances. About 2000 such laws have been repealed and more than 40,000 compliances have been discontinued. This, along with the decriminalisation of many provisions of business, has reduced the number of cases in the courts,” he added.

The Prime Minister emphasised the need for the government and the judiciary to be sensitive towards those who have been incarcerated for petty crimes for years and do not have the resources or the money to pay for bail or fines.

He also took note of those whose families were not ready to accept them after the legal processes had been completed.

He mentioned that this year's Budget has a provision for financial assistance for such prisoners where monetary aid will be handed over to the state by the Centre to help in securing their release.

He also highlighted the role of Gauhati High Court in justice delivery in the region, pointing that it has the largest jurisdiction under it in the country, and said, “The Gauhati High Court has its own heritage and identity.” It has four states, including Assam, under it at present, while till 2013, seven states were under its jurisdiction, he added.

During the programme, the prime minister also launched a mobile application ‘Assam Cop', designed by Assam Police.

The app will facilitate accused and vehicle searches from the database of the Crime & Criminal Network Tracking System (CCTNS) and the VAHAN national register.

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"White Elephant On The Move": Bengal Minister On Governor's University Visits

In a sign of a widening rift between the West Bengal government and Governor CV Ananda Bose, Education Minister Bratya Basu on Friday equated his recent visit to state universities with a "white elephant moving around" on his own.

The education minister also said that the two sides had earlier decided to work together, but he could not comprehend why Mr Bose, also the titular chancellor of state-run universities, is making such visits without keeping the state government in the loop.

Mr Basu said in view of the new situation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take over as chancellor of state universities. The state had earlier mooted this proposal after repeated run-ins with former Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over the management of state-run universities.

"If the governor functions on his whims, without intimating the chief minister, the department, the minister or the institution concerned, I am forced to say that this is not done. He cannot function in such a manner,“ Mr Basu told reporters after garlanding the statue of B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary.

He was replying to queries on the Governor's unscheduled visits to the three state university campuses since April 10. When asked by reporters, the Governor refused to react to the minister's comments.

Mr Bose's recent visits to the universities without informing anyone are similar to "moving around of a white elephant disregarding norms", Mr Basu said. The Minister said "in principle" he felt "the chief minister should be the chancellor" of state-run universities.

A bill passed in the state assembly to make the chief minister the chancellor has been pending with Raj Bhavan since the tenure of Mr Bose's predecessor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The education minister called upon Mr Bose to either sign the bill or send it back to the assembly secretariat "so that we can pass it for the second time" evaluating the draft again if required.

The statement assumed significance as after a meeting between the two sides in late February, the minister had hinted the government would not stick to its demand to make the Chief Minister the chancellor if the governor and the state government were on the same page on various academic management issues.

"I am forced to say that we won't allow Raj Bhavan to gain control of the education sector. On the issue of autonomy of the state's higher educational institutions, no unilateral action by Raj Bhavan will be allowed by this government," Mr Basu asserted.

The ties between the two sides started souring after Mr Bose's letter to vice-chancellors seeking weekly reports on the academic functioning of universities, and decisions on financial matters.

Mr Bose then made unannounced visits to Calcutta University, West Bengal State University in Barasat and Presidency University in Kolkata within a week.

He met principals of affiliated colleges at Calcutta University, and students. He also talked to students and faculty at two other higher educational institutes.

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BJP Leader Mohinder Bhagat Joins AAP Ahead Of Jalandhar Lok Sabha Bypoll

Ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, BJP leader Mohinder Paul Bhagat joined the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab on Friday.

Bhagat, a leader from Jalandhar, is the son of Bhagat Chuni Lal, who was a minister in the erstwhile SAD-BJP government.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann welcomed Mr Bhagat into the AAP fold, the party said in a statement. Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural and AAP Punjab general secretary Harchand Singh Barsat were also present on the occasion.

With Mohinder Bhagat's joining, the AAP has gained more strength in Jalandhar, the party claimed.

Recently, Sushil Kumar Rinku, crossed over to the AAP from the Congress and is contesting the parliamentary by-election as the ruling party's candidate.

The Congress has fielded Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary while BJP has named Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal, who quit the Akali Dal to join the party recently, as its candidate for the bypoll to Jalandhar.

The Lok Sabha bypoll was necessitated following the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary (76) in January. He died after he suffered a cardiac arrest during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jalandhar's Phillaur.

The polling for the seat will take place on May 10 while counting will be held on May 13.

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SRH vs KKR: बैटिंग ऑर्डर बदलते ही सबसे महंगा खिलाड़ी बना तूफान, 3 मैच की नाकामी एक पारी से धोई, ठोकी फिफ्टी

SRH vs KKR, IPL 2023: कोलकाता नाइट राइडर्स के खिलाफ मैच में सनराइजर्स हैदराबाद ने पहले बैटिंग की और पावरप्ले में 2 विकेट के नुकसान पर 65 रन ठोके. ये इस सीजन में हैदराबाद का पावरप्ले में बेस्ट स्कोर है. हैदराबाद के लिए हैरी ब्रुक ने ओपनिंग करते हुए शानदार अधर्शतक जड़ा. ब्रुक को हैदराबाद ने नीलामी में 13.25 करोड़ में खरीदा था. लेकिन, अबतक उनका बल्ला खामोश था. लेकिन, केकेआर के खिलाफ उन्होंने तूफानी बैटिंग की.

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SRH vs KKR: बैटिंग ऑर्डर बदलते ही सबसे महंगा खिलाड़ी बना तूफान, 3 मैच की नाकामी एक पारी से धोई, ठोकी फिफ्टी

SRH vs KKR, IPL 2023: कोलकाता नाइट राइडर्स के खिलाफ मैच में सनराइजर्स हैदराबाद ने पहले बैटिंग की और पावरप्ले में 2 विकेट के नुकसान पर 65 रन ठोके. ये इस सीजन में हैदराबाद का पावरप्ले में बेस्ट स्कोर है. हैदराबाद के लिए हैरी ब्रुक ने ओपनिंग करते हुए शानदार अधर्शतक जड़ा. ब्रुक को हैदराबाद ने नीलामी में 13.25 करोड़ में खरीदा था. लेकिन, अबतक उनका बल्ला खामोश था. लेकिन, केकेआर के खिलाफ उन्होंने तूफानी बैटिंग की.

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Police Complaint Against Dog For Tearing Down Jagan Reddy Poster

A police complaint has been filed against a dog for tearing down a poster of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. NDTV has seen the written complaint.

The complaint, which appears to be sarcastic, was filed at the Vijayawada police station by a Telugu Desam supporter, Dasari Udayasree.

In the video, the dog is seen tearing the poster and pulling it off the wall.

Ms Udayasree, in her complaint, says it is an insult to the Chief Minister and action must be taken against the dog, people who instigated the dog and those who circulated the now viral video clip.

She has claimed that they have respect for Jagan Mohan Reddy but in Andhra Pradesh even a dog is insulting him.

The poster is one of the latest programmes of the Chief Minister called 'Jagananna Maa Bhavishyathu', meaning Jagan Anna is our future, an ongoing statewide survey by the YSRCP.

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Maharashtra Reports Over 1,000 Covid Cases For Second Consecutive Day

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,086 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally to 81,53,377 and the count to 1,48,471, a health official said.

It is the second consecutive day when the addition to the tally was above the 1000-mark, he pointed out. On Wednesday, the state had recorded 1,115 cases.

Mumbai accounted for 274 cases, followed by 85 in Thane, 76 in Nagpur and 65 in Pune, while the sole death took place in Dhule, the official said.

The recovery count increased by 806 in the last 24 hours and touched 79,99,206, leaving the state with an active caseload of 5,700, he said.

So far, 8,67,56,157 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Maharashtra, including 16,011 in the last 24 hours, as per state health department data.

Maharashtra's coronavirus figures for the day: Fresh cases: 1,086; Fatality: 1; Active cases: 5,700; Tests: 16,011.

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पाकिस्तान की मौजूदा टीम में कई तेज गेंदबाज शामिल हैं. लेकिन, इसमें हारिस रउफ सबसे अलग हैं. वो काफी तेज रफ्तार से गेंदबाजी करते हैं. उन्होंने शौकिया तौर पर टेप बॉल क्रिकेट से शुरुआत की थी. लेकिन, एक ट्रायल्स के दौरान उन्हें यकीन हुआ कि वो प्रोफेशनल क्रिकेटर बन सकते हैं. उन्होंने ये ट्रायल्स उधार के जूतों से दिया था. इसके बाद वो ऑस्ट्रेलिया खेलने गए और फिर पाकिस्तान की तरफ से डेब्यू का मौका मिला.

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"He's Playful, Pure": Tibetan Leader Defends Dalai Lama Amid Row

The Tibetan government-in-exile has defended the Dalai Lama after outrage over a video showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on his lips and asking him to "suck my tongue".

The Dalai Lama, revered by Tibetans as a "living god", had apologised to the minor boy and his family after a row erupted over the video. His team had said the 87-year-old spiritual leader "often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way."

Lobsang Sangay, the first president of the Central Tibetan Administration, on Wednesday said the Dalai Lama is a playful person, but acknowledged his actions were seen as "politically incorrect" from non-Tibetan perspectives.

He also questioned the timing of the outrage, stating the incident occurred on February 28. "Why is it going viral now - after five weeks?"

"People should understand, if you've watched the video with the boy, Tibetans will say the boy is so lucky he got a hug from his Holiness, and also got a kiss. But from western and other perspectives, I understand it was politically incorrect," said Mr Sangay.

He referred to the apology issued by the spiritual leader's office and said, "that should be the end of the story. People should move forward".

He also said the Dalai Lama plays with people even at formal meetings and shared multiple such instances.

The Dalai Lama, on his visit to the White House, had told then President Barack Obama he had big ears and played them, Mr Sangay recalled.

"He's pure and has no ill intentions," he said.

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सीएसके के खिलाफ मैच के बाद तेज गेंदबाज संदीप शर्मा ने खूब सुर्खियां बटोरी हैं. उनकी गेंदबाजी का लुत्फ राजस्थान के फैंस ने ही नहीं बल्कि उनकी नन्हीं सी बेटी ने भी उठाया. उनकी बेटी का क्यूट वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर तेजी से वायरल हो रहा है.

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"Trade Talks With UK Underway": Minister After Attack On Indian Mission

Clearing the air regarding the ongoing trade talks between India and the UK, Union Minister Piyush Goyal stressed that negotiations are "underway but some credible action should be taken against the incidents that happened in Britain," referring to the recent pro-Khalistan activities by some elements outside Indian High Commission in London.

On March 19 this year, protesters holding Khalistan banners staged a demonstration outside the High Commission in London. One of the protestors climbed up its balcony and pulled down the national flag of India.

The protest was being held to denounce the recent police action in Punjab.

"Trade talks are underway but some credible action should be taken against the incidents that happened in Britain," Minister Goyal told ANI.

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement talks were initiated on June 17, 2022.

London-based newspaper The Times in its April 10 edition citing senior British government sources reported that the Indian government has "disengaged" from trade talks and made it clear that there would be no progress "without a public condemnation of the Khalistan movement."

India earlier "denied" the UK publication's report and termed it as "baseless".

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi recently said that India expected to see more action, than just assurance and hoped that foreign governments will act against and prosecute those involved in the incident.

Further, regarding the matter of reviewing wheat export policy, Minister Goyal said that there are no such plans to review the wheat export ban decision at the moment.

As the tensions between Russia and Ukraine turned into a full-blown war in 2022, export demand for wheat got a boost, resulting in lifetime high prices of the staple food grain in the local mandis, pushing India put a restriction on exports. Ukraine and Russia are two major suppliers of wheat.

To manage the overall food security of the country as well as meet the needs of the neighbouring and other vulnerable countries, India then amended the export policy of wheat by putting its export under the "prohibited" category.

Also, multiple rounds of heat waves in several wheat-growing regions in India before the rabi harvest last year affected crops. Wheat pods in the mature stage typically shrink if overexposed to heat.

This year too, there are reports of crop loss due to unseasonal rains. There were reports from various wheat-growing states that unseasonal rains have flattened standing crops in some regions. Wheat, a rabi crop was in an advanced maturing stage, and was expected to hit mandis in a fortnight or so.

Minister Goyal said that they would send teams out across most of the states on wheat as there has been minor lustre loss or some amount of moisture. However, he said it will impact the government's procurement drive.

"I have been receiving reports that in the next few weeks, we'll be seeing a significant amount of stocks coming in there. There is absolutely no concern about the procurement in the current year, particularly since the export of wheat continues to be restricted and will not be allowed except for the G2G relationships," Mr Goyal said.

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui Sues Brother For 100 Crores, Court Curbs Online Posts

The Bombay High Court today directed Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his brother Shamasuddin not to post or upload any remarks against each other on social media for the "sake of maintaining equity" and in light of efforts to amicably resolve issues between them.

A single bench of Justice RI Chagla gave the direction while hearing a defamation suit filed by the 48-year-old actor seeking Rs 100 crore in damages from his brother for posting alleged defamatory statements against him on social media.

The bench directed the brothers to remain present in his chambers along with their lawyers on May 3 to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement.

The suit has also named the actor's ex-wife Zainab, but on Wednesday Nawazuddin Siddiqui's counsel Abhinav Chandrachud told the court that said since the former couple was trying to resolve their issues amicably the actor did not wish to pursue the defamation suit against her.

Advocate Rumi Mirza, appearing for Shamasuddin Siddiqui, told the high court settlement talks are going on between Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his ex-wife due to intervention of a division bench of the high court and that with the help of this bench, a similar arrangement could take place between the warring brothers.

Mr Chandrachud, however, said any talks between the brothers could begin only when Shamasuddin Siddiqui takes down his defamatory posts in which the award winning actor has been allegedly called a "rapist and molester".

The court agreed and said for any settlement, the posts in question will have to be deleted and both the brothers shall refrain from posting on social media any further remarks against each other.

"In view of settlement talks, there will not be any (social media) posts against each other, there will be no aspersions cast against each other, in view of possibility of an amicable settlement. It is to maintain equity between parties so that there are no further posts against each other," Justice Chagla said.

Meanwhile, a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh was on Wednesday informed that the discord between the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' actor and his ex-wife Zainab over education of their two minor children has been resolved.

The court was told the children would be travelling back to Dubai to attend their school.

The bench was hearing a petition filed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui seeking a direction to Zainab to reveal the whereabouts of the two children.

The 'Sacred Games' star had claimed Zainab had brought the children back to India without informing him and that they were not attending school in Dubai.
 

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