PM Modi To Give 51,000 Job Letters At Nationwide 'Rozgar Mela' Tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly-inducted recruits on Monday via video conferencing, his office said.

The Rozgar Mela will be held at 45 locations across the country, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

Through this Rozgar Mela event, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is recruiting personnel in various central armed police forces (CAPFs) such as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), the Shashtra Seema Bal (SSB), Assam Rifles, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well as the Delhi Police.

PM Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on 28th August, 2023 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. The Prime Minister will also address the appointees on the occasion, the statement said.

The new recruits will be joining the various positions such as constable (general duty), sub-inspector (general duty) and non-general duty cadre posts in various organisations under the MHA, it said.

Strengthening of CAPFs as well as the Delhi Police will help these forces to play their multidimensional role more effectively like aiding in internal security, counter terrorism, combating insurgency, anti-left-wing extremism and protecting the borders of the nation, the statement said.

The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfilment of the commitment of the Prime Minister to accord highest priority to employment generation, it said.

The Rozgar Mela is expected to act as a catalyst in further employment generation and provide meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and participation in national development, the statement said.

The newly-inducted appointees are also getting an opportunity to train themselves through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online module on iGOT Karmayogi portal, where more than 673 e-learning courses have been made available for 'anywhere any device' learning format, it said.

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Uttarakhand's Rishikesh-Gangotri Highway Closed For Traffic As Land Caves

Vehicular traffic was suspended on Sunday on the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district after the land caved in, affecting a 100-metre stretch.

Officials said that the movement of vehicles has been stopped by the police and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) due to damage to the road.

Land cave-ins have been occurring at this place for a long time but on Saturday night a large stretch of the highway was affected. The residents of the area claimed that such incidents have increased since the rise in the water level of the Tehri Dam reservoir.

On Sunday, the water level of the reservoir reached around 822.14 metres.

Due to the increase in the water level, about 100 meters of National Highway No. 94 is on the verge of collapsing into the reservoir.

Among the affected areas are Valmiki Mohalla, Public Works Department, Forest Department, Community Health Centre, Jakhwadi Mohalla, Jogath Road, Bijlwan and Ramola Mohalla, Arch Bridge to Peepal Mandi, Arch Bridge to Chinyalisaur, Hadiyari, Bandhangaon Motor Road and others located on the banks.

On August 25, BRO Assistant Engineer Vinod Kumar Deori, Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) India Additional General Manager Dinesh Shukla, Deputy Manager Atul Bahuguna and other officials visited the affected sites.

Former chairperson of the municiapl body Shurveer Rangad said that landslides and cave-ins have been increasing for the last five years in an area of ​about seven kilometres from Nagun to Badethi, for which THDC India has started work in the affected area.

Stating that the future of Chinyalisaur is in danger due to sinking of land at various places, Rangad said that if immediate action is not taken in this regard, the people of the affected area will protest against THDC.

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NDTV Bags 12 Awards At ENBA 2023, Recognition For 'Journalism Of Trust'

NDTV stands for trust, and its legacy of trust has once again been recognised with as many as 12 awards in the 15th edition of the Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) Awards.

These awards include the Best News Coverage (English) and Best Coverage by News Reporter (Hindi and English) and a bunch of awards for its celebrated social campaigns.

The most significant award, Lifetime Achievement, goes to Sonia Singh, NDTV's Editorial Director. In her over three-decade long association with NDTV, Sonia Singh has reported and led the coverage and analysis of every major news event in India, from eight general elections to the Kargil war and many more. She anchors the marquee interview show, 'The NDTV Dialogues', which brings together thought leaders in different fields for a conversation on Indian and global contemporary challenges.

Executive Editor and Principal Anchor Vishnu Som's extensive and hard-hitting news coverage on war-hit Ukraine has won him an award for the Best News Coverage (English).

NDTV's Anurag Dwary's sharp reportage on the outrage over 'Bulldozer Raj' in Khargone and Sreeja MS's courageous reporting on the Sri Lanka unrest, where she was teargassed multiple times, has won them an award for the Best Coverage by News Reporter (Hindi and English categories, respectively).

In addition, NDTV's social campaigns also added a bounty of awards. The 'NDTV Dettol Banega Swasth India' campaign, now about to enter its landmark 10th season, has won three awards for the Best Campaign for Social Cause (English), Best Programme On Social Issue (English), and Best promo (English). 'Banega Swasth India' started in 2014 as a campaign to take forward the Swachh Bharat mission, and then pivoted to spreading awareness about the importance of health for all.

Also winning three awards is the 'Justice For Every Child' campaign - NDTV's initiative with the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation to build a child marriage free India. The three awards won by the campaign include Best Talk Show (Hindi), Best Programme On Social Issue (Hindi) and Best Campaign For Social Cause (Hindi).
'Mesmerising Maharashtra', a series showcasing Maharashtra's hidden travel locations, has won for the Best Coverage on Travel (English) and the series has also got Harsh Dawar his second consecutive award in the Best Video editor category.

A complete list of the ENBA Award winners for the NDTV group are:

• Lifetime Achievement - Sonia Singh
• Best News Coverage - Vishnu Som (Ukraine war)
• Best Coverage by a News Reporter - Anurag Dwary, Sreeja MS
• Best Talk Show (Hindi) - Justice for Every Child
• Best Programme on Social Issue (English) - Banega Swasth India
• Best Programme On Social Issue (Hindi) - Justice for Every Child
• Best Coverage on Travel (English) - Mesmerizing Maharashtra
• Best Video Editor - Harsh Dawar
• Best Channel Promo (English) - Banega Swasth India (Mother's Day Special)

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Delhi Cab Driver Who Used To Rob Passengers Arrested

A 31-year-old cab driver was arrested for allegedly robbing a customer in south Delhi, police said on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Pankaj Sahni, a resident of Sangam Vihar, they said.

The robbery incident was reported at Defence Colony police station where the complainant stated that on the intervening night of August 20 and 21, he took a cab to go to his destination, a senior police officer said.

When he reached the South Extension-II bus stop, Sahni and his associate robbed his bag containing cash Rs 500 and a mobile phone on the point of a sharp weapon (scissor), the officer said.

During the investigation, it was revealed that Sahni and his associate were involved in multiple mobile phone robberies in the area of south Delhi. On Saturday at 3.40 pm, Sahni was arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Chandan Chowdhary said.

He confessed his involvement in the robbery and disclosed that he is fond of drinking and living a lavish life. In order to fulfil his needs, he started robbing the passengers who used to book his cab, the DCP said.

A stolen mobile phone, a bag, a pair of scissors and a cab were recovered from him, police said.

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Campaign Sign Of Indian-Origin Woman, Running For US Town Council, Defaced

The campaign sign of an Indian-origin woman running for a town council in the US state of North Carolina was vandalised, with a photo of a Black person's face superimposed over her face, according to a media report.

Sarika Bansal, the only person of colour running for the Cary Town Council this year, found a campaign sign of hers defaced on Thursday, The News & Observer newspaper reported.

Ms Bansal was attending the town council's regular meeting when she was informed that her campaign sign was found vandalised in the Highcroft Village neighbourhood in West Cary, where she is contesting for the seat.

Ms Bansal's head was seemingly scratched off, and a photo of a Black person's face was superimposed over her face on the sign, the newspaper reported on Friday.

She termed the incident "shocking" and said she was "truly saddened by the act of vandalism and racism" against her campaign.

"We must embrace diversity as a means of building strength and unity in our town. There is no place for bigotry and racism against people of colour, brown or Black, in the Town of Cary," she was quoted as saying.

In North Carolina, it is a class 3 misdemeanour for a person to steal, deface, vandalise or remove a political sign that is lawfully placed.

In a statement, Mayor Harold Weinbrecht said the town will do "everything we can to get to the bottom of this." "This racist, despicable act stands in stark opposition to the values we hold dear in Cary and will only serve to bring our community closer," Mr Weinbrecht said.

According to the report, Asian Americans make up 20 per cent of the 180,000-resident population in Cary.

"West Cary needs sustainable leadership," Ms Bansal said.

"Having diversity on the Town Council is going to help bring the change that we need today," she added.

A small business owner and resident of Cary, Ms Bansal started her business, Raj Jewels, in Morrisville five years ago. She has been active in local government in recent years.

In a statement on Friday, Sarika Bansal called on other candidates to "commit themselves to working for a Cary that accepts people of all backgrounds and colour." Bansal is in a three-way race with current Councilman Ryan Eades and newcomer Rachel Jordan for the town's District D seat.

If elected, Sarika Bansal would become the second woman of colour and the first Indian American to serve on the town council.

Cary's municipal election is on October 10, weeks before the county's Election Day on November 7.

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Girl Killed By Father, 2 Brothers With Axe Over Talking To A Man In UP

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death with an axe by her father and two brothers here on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place in her Muzaffarpur Tikri village in the Sarai Akil area, they added.

The victim, Preeti, used to frequently talk to a man from the same village over the phone despite her family members objecting to it, the police said.

Irked by Preeti's refusal to stop speaking to the man, her father Manrakhan Singh and two brothers Radheshyam Singh and Ghanshyam Singh allegedly killed her with an axe on Saturday, they added.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said the three accused have been detained and have confessed to committing the crime.

Strict legal action would be taken in the matter. the SP said, adding that the body has been sent for postmortem. 

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"We Were Sleeping When We Heard...": Tamil Nadu Train Fire Survivor

Uttar Pradesh resident Alka Prajapati was sleeping in the ill-fated private party train coach when screams of "fire, fire" erupted.

While she instinctively scurried towards safety, she found the train door locked. Thankfully, someone broke open the lock to let the panic-stricken passengers out, possibly averting a bigger tragedy.

"We were sleeping when we heard the cries and tried to escape. The door was locked so we could not escape immediately. Someone broke the lock and we came out. There was thick smoke and I couldn't breathe properly and just took God's name," she told PTI at the hospital where she was receiving medical attention.

Railway employees arrived there 15-20 minutes later, and all efforts to put out the flames were taken. "But it (the coach) was on fire," she said, still recovering from the shock.

Some survivors who spoke to the media said they were proceeding to Rameswaram.

Vinod Kumar, another passenger, said the sudden screams after the fire erupted woke him up from sleep and "we ran for our life." In moving scenes at the spot, women were seen wailing, possibly over the loss of a dear one, while a child recalled the tense moments before fleeing to safety.

A local eyewitness, auto-driver Mannan Prakash, said the people in the vicinity rushed to the accident spot soon after hearing a "sound", but could not get near due to the fire.

"Some got stuck inside. They could not get down (quickly) since it was a sleeper coach," he said.

The fire broke out at 5.15 am on Saturday and Fire service personnel who arrived at the spot half an hour later put down the blaze by 7.15 am.

"This is a private party coach that was attached at Nagercoil Junction yesterday (Aug 25) by train no. 16730 (Punalur-Madurai Exp). Party coach was detached and kept at Madurai Stabling line. The passengers in the private party coach have....smuggled gas cylinder and this has caused the fire," Southern Railway said.

The party coach had started the journey from Lucknow on August 17, scheduled to return to Chennai on Sunday and proceed to the UP capital from there on, it added.

"While the coach was stabled/ parked, some members of the party in the private party coach were using the illegally smuggled cooking gas cylinder unauthorisedly for preparing tea/ snacks, which caused the fire in the stabled/parked coach. Most of the passengers could get out of the coach on noticing fire. Some passengers had already got down at platform also before detachment of coach," it added.

The private party had illegally carried gas cylinder, stove and other inflammable articles "which led to the freak fire accident," it said.

Among the items found at the spot was an LPG cylinder, bag of potatoes, damaged utensils and wooden logs, giving ample indications of attempts to cook food.

At least nine pilgrims bound for Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu met with a tragic end on Saturday when a fire broke out inside a stationary train compartment at the railway station in Madurai in the early hours of Saturday, the Southern Railway said.

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Who Is Vikas Malu, The Kuber Group Director Injured In Rolls-Royce Crash

Kuber Group director Vikas Malu is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Gurugram after sustaining injuries in a road accident on the New Delhi-Mumbai expressway on Tuesday. The industrialist was among the three occupants of a Rolls-Royce Phantom which rammed into a petrol tanker at high speed. The driver and his assistant were killed in the crash.

Here is all you need to know about Vikas Malu:

• Vikas Malu is currently serving as the Chief Managing Director (CMD) of the Kuber Group. He assumed office in 1993. The conglomerate was founded by his father, Mul Chand Malu, in 1985 and initially dealt in tobacco products.
• According to the Kuber Group's website, Mr Malu's leadership has helped the company to have a presence in over 50 countries with more than 45 industries operating under the group.
• His work at the conglomerate involves planning and implementing strategies while also studying existing and future markets to drive growth.
• Late Bollywood actor Satish Kaushik was a friend of Vikas Malu. Mr Kaushik had attended a Holi party at the industrialist's farmhouse in Delhi before he died at a hospital on March 9 allegedly due to cardiac arrest. Vikas Malu's second wife had accused him of having a role in Mr Kaushik's death. However, Mr Malu denied the allegations.
• According to Vikas Malu's Facebook page, he went to Delhi Public School, Mathura Road and obtained a B.Com degree from the University of Delhi.

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Elephant Falls Into Well In Jharkhand, Rescued

An eight-year-old elephant was rescued from a well and reunited with its herd on Saturday in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, a forest official said.

The incident happened at Serengatu village under Gola block.

The animal fell into the well at night and was spotted early on Saturday by villagers.

After being informed by locals, forest department officials reached the spot with earth mover machines and started the rescue operation, Ramgarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Nitish Kumar told PTI.

"The elephant was rescued safely from the well. Later it was reunited with its herd this afternoon," he said.

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Man Attacks School Student With Knife In Delhi: Cops

A 23-year-old man allegedly attacked a school student and another person with a knife in Delhi's Narela area on Saturday morning, police said.

Accused Vinay, who is suspected to be mentally unstable, was also thrashed by the locals, they said.

According to a preliminary inquiry, Vinay attacked Chaman (11), a student of SKV School, all of a sudden and without any provocation, a senior police officer said.

Upon seeing the child being attacked, passerby Rajesh intervened and tried to save him but he was also assaulted by the accused and received multiple injuries on his head, face and hand, the officer said.

Chaman received an injury near his left shoulder in the back. The duo was shifted to Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandar Hospital where Rajesh is still undergoing treatment while the student is out of danger, police said.

Meanwhile, locals and passersby caught hold of Vinay and thrashed him. He also tried to harm himself with the knife, the senior officer said, adding there was no specific reason for the quarrel.

Legal action is being taken as per medico-legal cases and statements of the victims, the officer said.

The family members of the accused were called and they will give details about his mental health or whether he is getting treatment for the same, police said. 

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टीम इंडिया ने रचा इतिहास, फाइनल में ऑस्ट्रेलिया को एकतरफा मुकाबले में रौंदा, दृष्टिबाधित क्रिकेट में जीता गोल्ड

पहले बल्लेबाजी करने उतरी ऑस्ट्रेलिया की टीम भारत के सामने 8 विकेट गंवाकर 20 ओवर में 114 रन बनाए. बारिश के बाधित मुकाबले में टीम इंडिया के सामने लकवर्थ लुईस नियम के आधार पर 42 रन का संशोधित लक्ष्य रखा गया था. टॉप फॉर्म में चल रही भारतीय टीम ने महज 20 बॉल में ही इस लक्ष्य को अपने नाम कर लिया.

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'Inside The OTP Mafia' Exposes Dark Underbelly Of Transnational Cyber Crime

Most people at some point have received offers of a loan, a warning that bank cards will be blocked, and even an X-rated video starring the people who received the message. While some are lucky - they hang up and forget about "that annoying call" - others are not. They lose hard-earned money and in extreme, very unfortunate cases - their lives too.

NDTV's 25-minute documentary "Inside The OTP Mafia: Nuh To New York" exposes this dark underbelly of OTP scams, blackmailing and sextortion with never-before-seen footage of a live raid by the Haryana Police, a tell-all chat with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) top expert and a bombshell interview with two, top-of-the-line scammers.

A live sextortion call for our cameras also lays bare India's most dangerous minds.

The thugs running this cartel are not some savvy techies sitting behind big, fancy screens in a city. These men and women are school dropouts operating from the comfort of their charpoys (yes, they work from home) in the fields of Jamtara, Nuh, Mathura, Bharatpur to name a few.

Boundaries are blurred as men from Noida call New Yorkers thousands of miles away. Stats reveal 45,000 Americans fell prey to these callers last year. Their arsenal: the most basic mobile phone handsets, hundreds of SIM cards, and bank accounts of innocent villagers.

"We got 140 cases a day in the US. We rely heavily with local law enforcement on combating this transnational... Some Indians in villages learn to speak like Americans from YouTube and other social media," the top FBI official told NDTV.

"Some of the cases include the loss of a few hundred dollars to a few thousands. It destroys entire savings and lives," the official said.

A woman in the US who was conned by an OTP mafia told NDTV she got a call from a 'government agency' claiming she needs to pay up for dealing in narcotics. Despite her denial, the calls kept coming and threatened her the officials would raid her. They told her she needs to pay first and then meet them.

"I lost thousands of dollars, about 75 per cent of my life's saving that I was planning to use after I retire. My son is 17 and is about to go to college. I have a differently abled daughter too," the woman told NDTV.

Thousands of SIM cards are used in the OTP scams. The Delhi Police had seized 22,000 SIM cards from one such OTP mafia in April this year.

Many of the senior citizens in the US do not expect such kinds of scams would happen in their country. They are very unsuspecting of it.

A few men who were involved in the scam, arrested and later released on bail, told NDTV that they spend their loot on entertainment and upgrading their lifestyle. "We have fun with the money," one of the men said.

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मेजबान पर टूटा मुश्किलों का पहाड़, 4 बड़े खिलाड़ी हो सकते हैं एशिया कप से बाहर, 2 च चोटिल दो कोरोना पॉजिटिव

श्रीलंका को शुक्रवार को करारा झटका लगा जब उसके चार क्रिकेटरों का चोट लगने और कोविड-19 पॉजिटिव आने से आगामी एशिया कप में खेलना संदिग्ध हो गया. तेज गेंदबाज दुष्मंता चामीरा और लेग स्पिनर वानिंदु हसारंगा चोटिल हैं जबकि कुसाल परेरा और अविष्का फर्नांडो कोविड-19 जांच में पॉजिटिव आये हैं.

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"No Pilots Found": Passengers Claim They Were Stuck Inside US Plane For 7 Hours

In a shocking incident, passengers of Spirit Airlines in the United States claimed that they were forced to wait more than seven hours in the plane before takeoff since there was no pilot to fly it, as per a report in People Magazine. Flight 1736 was scheduled to depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Richmond, Virginia on August 15 and cover the distance in 2.5 hours.

A passenger on the flight, Lindsey Mascera, recorded a video of the same and shared it on TikTok. It showed a plane full of passengers who waited seven hours inside the aircraft. "So we have 200 passengers on this flight right now. Everyone's luggage is down there. How long have you been waiting?" she asked another passenger, as mentioned by the outlet. "Seven hours," the woman responded in the video.

Ms Mascera added, "So (Spirit Airlines representatives) told us it was going to be 30 minutes, and we're all still on this flight at 10:44. It's almost 11 p.m. and we've been here since 3 p.m. We got delayed and now we're back and there's no pilots to be found and there's no answer." The video ended with the woman stating, "Do not ride Spirit. They s***."

In another clip, a flight attendant told passengers aboard Flight 1736 that "we are not allowed to deplane even though you've been here for over an hour."

Spirit Airlines, in a statement to the outlet, stated that the flight returned to the gate "due to air traffic control-imposed delays and weather conditions. Once at the gate, our Guests were offered access to the terminal. Despite our best efforts, the continued ATC and weather delays affected our abilities to reschedule, and we later cancelled the flight."

They continued, "Our Guests were offered the option to rebook on the next available Spirit flight or request a refund. We apologize for the inconvenience."
 

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"You Watch Out": Belarus President Said He Warned Wagner Chief On Threat

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he had warned Russian mercenary chiefs Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin to watch out for possible threats to their lives, and he insisted that Wagner fighters would remain in Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin initially vowed to crush Wagner chief's June mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917, but hours later a deal was clinched to allow Prigozhin and some of his fighters to go to Belarus.

Lukashenko, who helped broker the deal, used prison slang shortly after the mutiny to say that he had persuaded Putin not to "wipe out" the mercenary who was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday north of Moscow.

Prigozhin, Lukashenko said, had twice dismissed concerns raised by the Belarusian leader about possible threats to his life.

Lukashenko said that during the mutiny he had warned Prigozhin that he would "die" if he continued to march on Moscow, to which he said Prigozhin had answered:

"'To hell with it - I will die'."

Then, Lukashenko said, when Prigozhin and Utkin, who helped found Wagner and was also listed as a passenger on the plane which crashed, had come to see him, he had warned them both:

"Lads - you watch out".

It was not exactly clear from Lukashenko's words, which were reported by the state news agency BELTA, when that conversation took place.

Lukashenko, both an old acquaintance of Prigozhin and a close ally of Russia, said that Vladimir Putin had nothing to do with the plane crash.

"I know Putin: he is calculating, very calm, even tardy," Lukashenko said. "I cannot imagine that Putin did it, that Putin is to blame. It's just too rough and unprofessional a job."

The Kremlin said on Friday that Western suggestions Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an "absolute lie" while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing the need to wait for test results.

Lukashenko said Wagner fighters would remain in Belarus.

"Wagner lived, Wagner is living and Wagner will live in Belarus," Lukashenko said. "The core remains here."

"As long as we need this unit, they will live and work with us," he said.

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