Bill Over Delhi Services Ordinance To Be Taken Up In Lok Sabha Next Week

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today said a bill to replace the ordinance introduced for the creation of an authority for transfers and postings of Group-A officers in Delhi will be taken up by Lok Sabha next week.

The Union minister for law and justice was informing the House about the business listed for the coming week.

A number of notices submitted by opposition leaders to move a statutory resolution opposing the controversial ordinance will also be taken up when the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill is tabled in the House.

The Lok Sabha Secretariat has admitted notices submitted by several opposition leaders including Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC's Saugata Roy and DMK's A Raja, NK Premchandran and Dean Kuriakose.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, which will replace the ordinance introduced by the Centre on May 19.

The controversial ordinance was brought into effect a week after the Supreme Court handed over the control of services in Delhi, excluding police, public order and land, to the elected government headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

It facilitated the setting up of a National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA) for the transfer of and disciplinary proceedings against Group-A officers from the DANICS cadre.

Transfer and postings of all officers of the Delhi government were under the executive control of the Lieutenant Governor before the May 11 top court verdict.

Arvind Kejriwal's AAP, which is also a part of the opposition coalition INDIA, has reacted strongly against the ordinance, saying the Centre had "deceived" the people of Delhi.

The Congress and other opposition parties have also come out against the ordinance.
 

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3 Girls Who Shot Video Of Student In Karnataka College Washroom Get Bail

A magistrate court in Udupi on Friday granted conditional bail to three female students accused of taking a video of another student in a college washroom.

A case against the three students and the college management was registered by Malpe police on July 25.

On Friday the students surrendered before the Additional Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class Court of Judge Shyam Prakash.

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"Will Assess Situation, Make Suggestions": Opposition MPs Headed To Manipur

A delegation of 20 INDIA bloc MPs will visit Manipur over the weekend to assess the ground situation first-hand and then make recommendations to the government and Parliament for a solution to the problems in the violence-hit state.

Ahead of the visit, Congress' deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi called for an inquiry under a retired Supreme Court judge into the violence in Manipur.

The delegation will include Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress, TMC's Sushmita Dev, JMM's Mahua Maji, DMK's Kanimozhi, NCP's Mohammad Faizal, Jayant Chaudhary of RLD, Manoj Kumar Jha of RJD, N K Premachandran of Revolutionary Socialist Party and T Thirumavalavan of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

JDU chief Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Aneel Prasad Hegde (JDU), CPI's Sandosh Kumar, CPI(M)'s AA Rahim, Samajwadi Party's Javed Ali Khan, IUML's E T Mohammed Basheer, AAP's Sushil Gupta, Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena-Uddhav Thackeray), D Ravikumar (DMK) and Phulo Devi Netam (Congress) will also be part of the delegation.

Mr Gogoi said, "The BJP wants to give the picture that everything is fine in Manipur but it is not so with violence continuing. That is why we want that an inquiry should be conducted under a retired Supreme Court judge as to how did the state government fail, how did people get access to weapons in this quantity, what was the administration doing." 

"The chief minister (N Biren Singh) himself admits that there are more than 100 FIRs. Why was the administration sleeping for two months. There should be an inquiry under a retired Supreme Court judge and all INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) MPs will go to Manipur and find out the truth and will put forward that truth before Parliament," he told PTI outside Parliament.

Trinamool Congress' Dev said the opposition delegation wants to give the message that "we are with the people of Manipur".

"We are concerned, we want peace to return...the government has failed, so we want to go there and see what solution can be found," she said.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader T R Baalu said the opposition delegation will be leaving for Manipur Saturday morning and will find out what went wrong, the extent of damage and loss of lives and property.

Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader Premchandran said the intent of the visit is to get first-hand information about what's happening in the state.

"The violence is still going on so we would like to have first-hand information and suggest some solutions and recommendations to the government and Parliament before the discussion comes there," he said.

"We would like to visit the relief camps regarding rehabilitation of the victims. What is the real cause of the violence, we want to find out," he said.

The opposition bloc had been demanding that a delegation of their leaders be allowed to visit the state but till now they had been denied permission in view of the situation there.

The opposition has been demanding a statement from the Prime Minister in Parliament on the situation in ethnic strife-torn Manipur followed by a full-fledged discussion on it.

The northeastern state of Manipur has been engulfed in ethnic violence since May 3, in which more than 160 people have lost their lives. 

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In Disciplined Force Like Army, Seniority Is Important: Supreme Court

In a disciplined force like the Indian Army seniority has all the importance, the Supreme Court has said while commuting the life sentence of a non-commissioned officer held guilty for killing his colleague during an altercation over seniority.

On December 4, 2004, the lance naik and the victim, who was also of the same rank, were on duty at Ferozepur cantonment in Punjab where they quarrelled over seniority.

The convict snatched the rifle from the victim and shot him. The single bullet that the victim took proved fatal. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.

The errant army personnel was convicted by the Court Martial for the offence punishable under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC read with Section 69 of the Army Act, 1950, and was sentenced to imprisonment for life.

The Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh confirmed his conviction and sentence which was upheld by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

While modifying the conviction and reducing the sentence to nine years and three months that the man had already served, the top court said it appears the appellant snatched a rifle held by the victim in the heat of the moment and fired one bullet.

Had there been any premeditation on the part of the appellant or if he had any intention to kill the victim, he would have fired more bullets, the Supreme Court said.

The bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol said there was no intention on his part to kill the victim.

"Both the appellant and the deceased had consumed liquor. There was a fight between him and the deceased over the issue of seniority. In fact, when the appellant told the deceased to bring water for him, the deceased refused to do so on the ground that he was senior to the appellant.

"In a disciplined force like Army, the seniority has all the importance. Therefore, there is every possibility that the dispute over seniority resulted in the appellant doing the act in a heat of passion," the bench said.

The Supreme Court said it is not in dispute that the Lance Naik has undergone incarceration for a period of nine years and approximately three months.

"Taking an overall view of the evidence on record, the sentence already undergone by the appellant will be an appropriate sentence in the facts of the case," it said.

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UP Woman Raped By Father-In-Law, Set On Fire For Refusing Dowry. Accused Arrested

A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Balia along with his son for allegedly setting his daughter-in-law on fire over dowry after he raped her, police said today.

Circle Officer Mohammaed Usman said, "We have arrested one Shankar Dayal Chaube and his son Anand Chaube in connection with the dowry death of a 22-year-old wife of Anand Chaube."

According to a police complaint, the two men and their other family members regularly harassed the woman for a dowry of Rs 50,000 and a gold chain.

Upon her refusal on June 25, the two doused the woman with inflammable oil and set her on fire, the police said. She succumbed to burn injuries about a week later, they said.

Before she died, the woman recorded her statement before a magistrate in the hospital.

"In her statement, the woman accused her father-in-law of raping her before she was set on fire. The woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital on July 3," police said.

Police have filed an FIR against the accused under sections of IPC at Bairiya Police Station. The matter is still under investigation.
 

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VIDEO: 82 गेंद में 9 रन बनाकर क्रीज पर अंगद बना था कंगारू खिलाड़ी, लेकिन रूट के इस हैरतअंगेज कैच ने कर दिया मायूस

जो रूट ने फर्स्ट स्लीप में एक हैरतअंगेज कैच लपके हुए सबको हैरान कर दिया है. दरअसल, इंग्लिश टीम के लिए पारी का 43वां ओवर तेज गेंदबाज मार्क वुड डाल रहे थे. वहीं विपक्षी टीम के लिए इस ओवर की पांचवी गेंद मार्नस लाबुशेन खेलने के लिए तैयार थे. वुड की पटकी हुई गेंद को लाबुशेन ने सुरक्षात्मक ढंग से रोकने का प्रयास किया, लेकिन वह इसमें नाकामयाब रहे और रूट के हाथों लपके गए.

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वर्ल्ड कप से पहले चमके चाइनामैन, कुलदीप यादव का कहर, 12 डॉट बॉल, 6 गेंद पर 6 रन दे झटके 4 विकेट

बारबाडोस के पहले वनडे में कप्तान रोहित शर्मा ने टॉस जीतकर पहले गेंदबाजी चुनी. गेंदबाजों ने घातक प्रदर्शन करते हुए पूरी विंडीज टीम को महज 114 रन पर समेट दिया. कुलदीप यादव ने कहर ढाया और सिर्फ 6 रन देकर 4 विकेट चटकाए. वर्ल्ड कप से पहले चाइनामैन का इस फॉर्म में आना टीम के लिए अच्छी खबर है.

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Video: There One Second, Gone The Next - Building Collapses In Mizoram

A portion of a building perched on a hillside collapsed in a matter of seconds and fell into the valley in Mizoram's capital today.

Dramatic videos of the collapse show the structure standing one second and gone the next while a woman is heard screaming. The falling portion can also be seen taking down parts of the main building with it.

The incident took place in the Zohnuai locality of Aizawl. The building was home to five families, all of whom were evacuated when the structure began to shake. 

An additional 18 families living close to the building have also been evacuated, said officials. Local residents said the road beside which the building stood had developed a crack on June 12. 

Officials said it has been raining on and off in Aizawl, which may have contributed to the building's collapse.

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Army Personnel Shoots Brother Dead In Jaipur After Argument

An Army personnel allegedly shot dead his younger brother here over a dispute, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place in the Bindayaka area here on Wednesday night when Dhir Singh (43) had an argument with his younger brother Heera Singh (40), SHO Bhupendra Singh said.

As the argument escalated, Dhir Singh allegedly fired at his brother with his licensed rifle and the bullet got stuck in the shoulder of Heera Singh, who eventually died due to profuse bleeding, the SHO said.

The body was handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem, the police said.

A case has been registered against Dhir Singh under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, they added.

The accused, a soldier in the Indian Army, had come here on leave only a month ago,  the SHO said, adding that he has been taken into custody and is being interrogated.

A 12-bore licensed rifle and two shells have been recovered from the accused, the SHO said. 

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"Era Of Global Warming Ends, Era Of Global Boiling Has Arrived": UN Chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday pleaded for immediate radical action on climate change, saying that record-shattering July temperatures show Earth has passed from a warming phase into an "era of global boiling."

Speaking in New York, the secretary-general described the intense heat across the Northern Hemisphere as a "cruel summer."

"For the entire planet, it is a disaster," he said, noting that "short of a mini-Ice Age over the next days, July 2023 will shatter records across the board."

"Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning. The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived."

The extreme impacts of climate change have been in line with scientists' "predictions and repeated warnings," Guterres said, adding that the "only surprise is the speed of the change."

In the face of "tragic" consequences, he repeated his call for swift and far-reaching action, taking aim once again at the fossil fuel sector.

"The air is unbreathable. The heat is unbearable. And the level of fossil fuel profits and climate inaction is unacceptable," said the former Portuguese prime minister.

"Leaders must lead," he said. "No more hesitancy. No more excuses. No more waiting for others to move first."

Ahead of the Climate Ambition Summit he is set to host in September, Guterres called on developed countries to commit to achieving carbon neutrality as close to 2040 as possible, and for emerging economies as close as possible to 2050.

The "destruction" unleashed by humanity "must not inspire despair, but action," he said, warning that to prevent the worst outcomes humanity "must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition."

 

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"Women's Reservation Bill Needs Careful Consideration": Minister In Rajya Sabha

The women's reservation bill requires "careful consideration" on the basis of consensus among all political parties before it is brought to Parliament, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

In a written reply to a question, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said gender justice is an important commitment of the government.

"The issue involved needs careful consideration on the basis of the consensus among all political parties before a Bill for amendment in the Constitution is brought before Parliament," he said.

The women's reservation bill provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for 15 years.

The 15th Lok Sabha could not pass the bill and the Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, which was pending in the lower House since 2010 and lapsed following its dissolution.

According to the law, any bill pending in Lok Sabha lapses with the dissolution of the House. Bills pending in Rajya Sabha are put in the "live register" and remain pending.

The 18-year journey of the women's reservation bill has been marked by high drama and roadblocks in each outing in Parliament before the historic measure cleared the first legislative hurdle in March 2010, when Rajya Sabha passed it during a sitting which saw marshals being used to deal with unruly members.

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Medical Camps, Mobile Toilets: Delhi Lt Governor's Assurance At Meet On Muharram

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena today held a meeting with the senior officials of Delhi police and Shia religious leaders over law and order situation for the Muharram procession to be carried on Saturday and Sunday. Mr Saxena ensured medical camps, water tankers, mobile toilets for the people taking part in Tazia (the procession).

Shia leader Maulana Kalbe Rushaid requested the Lt Governer that there should not be any open sewers or drains and wires on the Tazia route. Mr Saxena, on his part, assured him of a peaceful Muharram.

"It is our duty that this Muharram should be happen peacefully in Delhi and no untoward incident should happen. Instructions have been given to every concerned department including Delhi Police, MCD, Delhi Jal Board, doctor's team. So that none of the people of Delhi should face any kind of trouble and the people who come in the procession of Muharram can get the convenience of everything," said Mr Saxena.

Tazia procession will be taken out on Friday around 9 pm from Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal and pass through Kamra Bangash, Chitli Qabar, Churi Walan, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar and Hauz Qazi. Then the procession will be taken back in the reverse route, a Delhi traffic police advisory said.

Another procession will be taken out from Old Police Chowki and pass through Ashok Basti, Qutub Road, Khari Baoli, Lal Kuan, Hauz Kazi, Chawri Bazar till Jama Masjid and will be taken back on the same route. The Tazias from Nizamuddin, Okhla and Mehrauli would reach Karbala directly.

Tazia processions will also be taken out in east, northeast and Shahdara, northwest (Inderlok and Jahangirpuri), southeast (Nizamuddin), south and west districts and will terminate at local Karbala's of the respective districts, it stated.

The procession will reform at 11 am on Saturday and will take the same route and assemble at Kalan Mahal to proceed to Karbala, Jor Bagh through Chhatta Shahzad, Kalan Mahal and pass through Pahari Bhojla, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar, Chowk Hauz Qazi Ajmeri Gate, Pahar Ganj Bridge, New Delhi Railway Station, Parliament Street roundabout, Patel Chowk, Rafi Marg, Sunheri Bagh Mar, Tuglak Road, Aurobindo Marg, Jor Bagh and reach Karbala, the advisory said.

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Protesting Students Confine Presidency University Dean To Office For 2 Days

A section of students of the state-run Presidency University in Kolkata surrounded their dean for over 50 hours, demanding better hostel facilities.

The agitation, which began on Tuesday afternoon, was finally withdrawn today after the university authorities promised to look into the demands of the students, officials said.

After the agitation was withdrawn, Dean of Students Arun Maity left for home. He was not immediately available for comment, but another official said he was physically fine despite being confined to his office for over two days.

Renovation works in some wards of Eden Hostel began in 2015 and are still underway, the university's Students' Federation of India (SFI) unit president Anandarupa Dhar told PTI.

The delay in the works is depriving around 200 students from the economically weaker section of hostel facilities, she said.

The protest was not organised by any student outfit, but by common students of the university, Ms Dhar claimed.

As the authority promised to form a hostel welfare committee to look into the demands, the agitation was withdrawn, said Sk Sahidul, who was protesting outside the dean's office along with 40 other students.

An official said the university is in contact with the state's Higher Education Department and PWD so that the renovation works are completed soon. 

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वेस्टइंडीज दौरे पर एक बार फिर संजू सैमसन को निराशा हाथ लगी है. उन्हें पहले वनडे की प्लेइंग इलेवन से बाहर रखा गया है. 28 वर्षीय विकेटकीपर को प्लेइंग इलेवन में शामिल नहीं किए जाने से उनके चाहने वाले काफी निराश हैं और सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से जमकर अपनी भड़ास निकाल रहे हैं.

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