04 Feb. 2020:
09 Jamadi-2, 1441: Vol: 12, No: 123
*anti-citizenship act stir*
No decision yet on nationwide NRC: Home Ministry clarifies in Parliament
Home Ministry in Parliament today clarified that the government has not
yet decided on implementing NRC across the country. In a written reply to a
question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said,
“Till now, the government has not taken any decision to prepare (NRIC) at
national level.” The clarification comes amid protests against CAA– the new
law, which the government had said, will be followed by NRC.The remark is a
departure from comments made by senior ministers and party leaders, including
Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and
BJP working president J P Nadda. BJP’s manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
also promised NRC in “other parts of the country in a phased manner”. But Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, at a rally in Jharkhand, had said his government had
not discussed pan-India NRC exercise. Prime Minister had also denied that there
are any detention centres in the country, saying these were lies being spread
by the “Congress, its allies, some educated Naxals and urban Naxals”. Prime
Minister’s statement was reiterated later by Home Minister Amit Shah in
interviews given to ANI and ABP news channel, who said that NPR data would not
be used for NRC. indianexpress
Centre assures no document will be collected during NPR exercise
New Delhi:At a time when Opposition-ruled states are firmly against the
proposed NRC and cooperating with NPR exercise, Centre today reiterated that no
document will be collected during the updation of NPR, adding that providing
Aadhaar number during the exercise is only voluntary.“No document is to be
collected during the updation of NPR,” PTI quoted Union Minister of State for
Home Nityanand Rai as saying.An instruction manual for updation of NPR 2020 for
enumerators and supervisors has been prepared and the people will have to
provide information for NPR to the best of their knowledge and belief, he
said.“NPR updation will be undertaken through house to house enumeration for
collection of specified particulars relating to each family and individual. The
respondent has to provide the information true to the best of his knowledge and
belief. Aadhar Number is collected voluntarily,” the minister said. He also
clarified that during NPR updation exercise, no verification will be done to
find individuals whose citizenship is doubtful. Elaborating on what NPR is, Rai
said, it is a register containing details of persons usually residing in a
village or rural area or town or ward or demarcated area within a ward in a
town or urban area.Responding to a question over CAA, Raid said persons covered
by the Act can submit applications for grant of citizenship after appropriate rules
are notified by central govt.“No specific instruction has been issued by the
central government regarding the release of migrants from detention centers
after enacting CAA,” he said.indiane express
Is Shaheen Bagh a success? How Modi govt has climbed down on CAA-NRC
Parliament LIVE : No detention camps constructed in Assam, Home Ministry
tells Lok Sabha
Opposition is set to take on the government today in the Parliament on
issues related to the contentious CAA and NPR. Opposition, on Monday, cornered
the Centre over multiple issues including firing incidents in Delhi. Lok Sabha
had on Monday started amid sloganeering as controversial remarks by BJP leaders
Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma and the ongoing anti-CAA protest at Shaheen
Bagh figured prominently. Opposition staged a walked out of Lok Sabha to
protest the controversial remarks by Parvesh Verma when he rose to initiate a
debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address. Rajya Sabha proceedings,
meanwhile, were washed out as opposition members raised slogans against
government, demanding a debate. Indiatoday
Opposition trying to create a Shaheen Bagh inside Parliament too, says
BJP leader
New Delhi: Amid protests by the Opposition over the amended Citizenship
Act in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Shiv
Pratap Shukla said that some leaders are trying to create "a Shaheen Bagh
even inside Parliament". "Till now they (Opposition) had not got the
opportunity. They are behind the Shaheen Bagh (protests) as well, and now they
are trying to repeat the Shaheen Bagh even inside Parliament as well,"
Shukla, a former Union minister, told ANI here.ANI
Seattle City Council becomes first US legislative body to pass anti-CAA,
NRC resolution; says law 'meant to disenfranchise Muslims'
Seattle: A coalition of Seattle-area South Asians celebrated the passage
of Seattle City Council Resolution 31926
opposing India’s NRC and CAA, after hundreds of people rallied and
attended a midday City Council vote to express their support. The resolution,
introduced by Council member Kshama Sawant, affirmed Seattle as a welcoming
city, and expressed City Council’s solidarity with Seattle’s South Asian
community regardless of religion and caste.Hundreds of South Asians stood in
support of anti-CAA, NRc resolution passed by Seattle City Council.“We welcome Seattle
City Council’s resolution denouncing the divisive and draconian CAA and NRC.
These acts are unconstitutional and designed to disenfranchise several million
Muslim, Dalits and other minorities in order to create a fascist state.” said
Javed Sikander, spokesperson for the Seattle chapter of Indian American Muslim
Council (IAMC).Seattle City Council became the first legislative body in US to
take a stance on India’s CAA and NRC. firstpost
Anti-CAA protest held at UN headquarters in Geneva
Indian community across Europe came together and held a peaceful protest
outside the UN headquarters in Geneva on Feb.1. Despite inclement weather, they
held banners, sang songs and recited poetry to register their opposition
against CAA and (NRC, according to a press release.Former IAS officer Kannan
Gopinathan spoke to the people gathered there via a live call-in facility and
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekar Azad’s audio message was then later played at the
protest.In his statement, Chandrashekhar Azad said, “In India, black laws like
the CAA are being passed as an attempt to turn Dalits, Adivasis, Backward
Classes, Muslims, and other minorities into second-class citizens. It is an
attempt to deprive them of their constitutional rights, to make them slaves in
their own country. This law is discriminatory and violates our fundamental
right — the right to equality. To everyone at UN, to Indians all over the
world, to all citizens who ask for and believe in social justice, I appeal to
you, keeping Baba saheb’s liberty, equality and fraternity in mind, raise your
voice against this black law.”thehindu
Mumbai: Over 50 People Charged With Sedition for Slogans Supporting
Sharjeel Imam
Mumbai Police have charged at least 51 persons – mostly students – with
sedition for raising slogans in support of JNU student Sharjeel Imam at the
Mumbai Pride Solidarity Gathering 2020 held on February 1 at the Azad
Maidan.Queer Azadi Mumbai (QAM) and Humsafar Trust held solidarity gathering
this year after Mumbai Police denied them permission to hold the annual Mumbai
Pride march at the August Kranti Maidan – reportedly on the grounds that the
rally would also address issues surrounding govt, CAA and NRC. The pride march
has been an annual event in the city since 2008.The organisers later decided to
hold a gathering at Azad Maidan, as suggested by the police under certain
conditions. On its website, QAM said, “It is not a celebration this time.”
Reports said slogans were raised not only against the CAA at the gathering but
also in support of Imam and what he had suggested (a chakka jam to block Assam
and the Northeast from rest of India) in his speeches by a group of
participants.A day later, on February 2, ex BJP MP Kirit Somaiya shared a video
of slogan-shouting in support of Imam, at the event, on social media.BJP state
vice president soon not only spoke of his opposition to it in another video –
shared from his Twitter handle – but also lodged a complaint at the Azad Maidan
police station against the “anti-national slogans”.The function, demonstrations
were misused to support Shaheen Bagh/anti CAA feelings”, the complaint alleged.
BJP leader said he would sit on a dharna if no action was taken against the
pro-Imam group within three days.The video, which soon went viral on social
media, was also shared by former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis
on Twitter, asking why “the Maharashtra government is tolerating this”.With the
issue heating up, state home minister Anil Deshmukh told reporters that action
would be taken against those who raised the slogan, “Sharjeel tere sapne ko hum
manzil tak pahuchayenge (Sharjeel, we will fulfil your dream.)”Later in the
day, police registered an FIR against 51 persons, including Urvashi Chudawala,
a student at TISS, Mumbai. Chudawala was reportedly heard leading the group
that raised the pro-Imam slogans at the event. Media reports quoting the police
said she was called twice to the police station for “preliminary enquires but
she didn’t come”. Meanwhile, QAM, when approached by the police, denied any
role in the raising of slogans.Media reports quoting the police said the
organisers have not been charged with any offence. So far, the police have not
taken anyone into custody.thewire
100 Pakistan Hindu families cross Attari-Wagah border to settle in India
Amid the controversy over CAA, minority Pakistani Hindu families
continue to flee the Islamic country saying that they are being persecuted on
the basis of their religion.Nearly 100 Pakistani Hindu families crossed
Attari-Wagah border and reached Amritsar on Monday. Meanwhile, around 200
families have reportedly crossed the border this year till now. 100 Hindu
families, who crossed the border on Monday, said: "Humanity has died in
Pakistan and they have told the Islamabad-based Indian Embassy that they want
to settle in India."Several women, children and girls were among those who
reached Amritsar with their belongings on Monday. They said they want to
perform Hindu religious rites in Haridwar.These Hindu families have been given
a small duration visa, but the way they have brought their entire belongings
hint that they don't want to return to Pakistan.indiatoday
'Owaisi Next to Recite Hanuman Chalisa': UP CM Adityanath's New
Offensive Against Oppn on Shaheen Bagh
New Delhi: Undeterred by criticism over controversial remarks, Uttar
Pradesh chief minister and firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said
that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi would be next to recite 'Hanuman chalisa'
after AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal."As of now, only Kejriwal has recited
Hanuman chalisa. Just wait and watch what happens next. One day Owaisi will
also read the holy scripture," CM Yogi said at a rally in Delhi's Kirari.
he added that on one hand, these leaders serve biryani to anti-CAA protesters
at Shaheen Bagh, and on the other hand, they recite the chalisa.news18
For fifth time in 5 days, Karnataka cops question Shaheen School
students over anti-CAA play
The police questioned some children and staff of a school here yet again
on Tuesday in connection with the sedition case registered against the
management and staff following staging of a drama allegedly portraying Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in poor light over the CAA and NRC."This was the
fifth time police have come here. As usual they came and questioned the
children and staff," said a source atthe Shaheen School.School head
mistress, Fareeda Begum and Nazbunnisa, the mother of a nine-year-old girl, who
took part in the play, have already been arrested in connection with the
case.While both have been remanded to judicial custody, the child, according to
sources, is traumatised."The landlord of the house where Nazbunnisa stayed
as atenant is taking care of the child. She is traumatised," a school
official said.indiatoday
Mob outside Jamia raises ‘goli maro’ slogans again, 40 detained
New Delhi:Atense situation prevailed outside Jamia Millia University on
Tuesday as another group of people were spotted proceeding towards the
university and chanting slogans of desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maro s****n ko
(shoot traitors of the country).Police present in the area tried to pacify the
mob but had to detain at least 40 people who were raising slogans against
anti-CAA and NRC protesters in the region.Most of the people detained at the
spot came to protest against anti-CAA agitators from Sonipat in Haryana,
according to police. Police have sent all the detained individuals to
Kalkaji.indiatoday
In reply to RTI, Jamia says no info on property damaged during police
action, CAA protest
Hyderabad:Jamia Millia Islamia has said in reply to an RTI filed by a
Hyderabad-based activist that the university has not suffered any damages or
loss of property in violence or CAA protests.Replying to an RTI query, the
Jamia of Delhi has said that it has no record of damage and loss of property
during the CAA agitation.The university hit the headlines in December when
personnel of Delhi Police entered the campus and detained several of students
protesting against the Citizenship Act. The police had also allegedly
vandalised the library and other university properties.An internal report of
the Jamia administration on the December 15 incident sought judicial probe into
the unauthorised entry of Delhi Police inside the campus, use of force and
infliction of brutal and grievous physical injuries on the students who were
peacefully studying inside the reading room of the library.The university's
probe report had also found damage to properties in the library and university
and also damage to two-wheelers parked in the vicinity of the
library.indiatoday
AMU proctor resigns, students say they will not relent till vice
chancellor and other officials quit
The proctor of AMU in UP stepped down on Tuesday, days after the
institution’s Students Coordination Committee demanded the resignation of top
university officials for failing to stop police violence on campus on Dec.15, Indian
Express reported. Professor Afifullah Khan, however, did not say why he had
resigned. Protestors want V-C Tariq Mansoor, Registrar Abdul Hamid, and the
dean of students’ welfare to step down. Faizul Hassan, a member of the student
coordination committee and a former students’ union president, welcomed Khan’s
decision to step down but said the students would continue their agitation till
their other demands were met.“After 51 days of protests, only one demand has
been met,” Hassan said. “The resignation of the proctor is a positive response.
We won’t end our agitation until the other top 3 officials resign. The
registrar and VC did not do anything when police entered the campus and
thrashed the students.” scroll
Anti-CAA protesters in Aligarh vow not end their protest till agitation
in Shaheen Bagh continues
Aligarh:As protests against CAA-NRC spread across other parts of India,
including Uttar Pradesh, women sitting in Shah Jamal (Aligarh) explicitly say
that their protest draws inspiration from the one in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi, and
will conclude only when protesters in Delhi call off their protest against
CAA-NRC.Talking to India Today, a senior administrative official said that
there was no doubt that those protesting here is the product of the same
anti-government lobby that is leading and funding the Shaheen Bagh protest in
Delhi. He also said that the police are keeping a close watch on these
protesters to ascertain their links with anti-national elements.Several women
India Today spoke to told that district police and administrative officials
have come to them several times to get the venue vacated. However, they refused
and asserted that their protest will only end after CAA is withdrawn by the
Union govt.indiatoday
Man Held for Threatening to Shoot Anti-CAA Protesters in Lucknow
A civil engineer has been arrested by the Lucknow police on Monday, for
threatening to shoot protesters at the Clock Tower where an anti-CAA agitation
is on.The accused, Shravan Sharma, 24, a resident of Thakurganj, who works with
a private firm in Chinhat area, was arrested from Thakurganj area of Lucknow.In
a Facebook post on 30 January, Shravan had threatened to shoot the protesters
at the Clock Tower and even claimed that he had bought a pistol for the
purpose.IANS
AAP Distances Itself From Kapil Gujjar, Alleges BJP Of Playing Dirty
Politics Before Delhi Polls
New Delhi:Amit Shah is the Home Minister, said AAP leader Sanjay Singh
minutes after Crime Branch made a big statement that the Shaheen Bagh shooter
Kapil Gujjar and his father are AAP members. Blaming BJP for playing dirty
politics, Sanjay Singh said, "Amit Shah is the Home Minister of the
country at this time, now just before elections, photos and conspiracies will
be found. 3-4 days are left for the elections, BJP will do as much dirty
politics as they can."Kapil Gujjar, who fired bullets in the air near
Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area, the epicentre of the anti-CAA protest, and his
father are members of AAP who has joined it last year, said Delhi Crime Branch
on Tuesday. "In our initial investigation, we have found some photos from
Kapil's phone that establish… and he has already disclosed that he and his
father had joined AAP a year ago. We have taken his two-day remand," said
Rajesh Deo,DCP of Delhi Crime Branch.newsnation
Man Who Opened Fire At Delhi's Shaheen Bagh Is An AAP Member: Police
Why is Modi 'Afraid' of Muslim Women When He Calls Himself Their
Brother, Asks Owaisi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself a
"brother" to Muslim women, then why is he "afraid" of them
now, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, a day after Modi
criticised anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh and other areas.Attacking the
government on the issue of CAA and NPR, Owaisi said he challenges PM Modi to
clarify in the House that the NPR and the NRC are not linked and there will be
no NRC in the country.He was participating in a discussion on Motion of Thanks
on President's Address. Without mentioning Shaheen Bagh, where Muslim women
have been protesting against CAA, NPR and NRC since December 15, Owaisi said,
"I would like to ask Prime Minister Modi that he describes himself as a
brother to Muslim women then why is he afraid of them now."PTI
Tripura bodies demand relief for 93 families displaced during anti-CAA
stir, threaten strike
Agartala : 55 days after anti-CAA protests in Tripura saw violent
clashes, two civil society bodies have served an ‘ultimatum’ to the local
administration to compensate 93 families allegedly displaced during the stir,
within 10 days.Nagorik Suraksha Mancha and Unnayan Mancha, organisations from
Kanchanpur in the state’s North district, have threatened to launch a strike if
their demands are not met.Speaking to indianexpress.com, Nagorik Suraksha
Mancha president Ranjit Kumar Nath said his organisation would launch a
largescale movement, which may include an indefinite strike, unless the
government provides proper compensation to 317 people from 93 families who fled
their homes due to alleged ransacking by anti-CAA protesters.indianexpress
BJP leader seeks urgent SC hearing for removal of Shaheen Bagh
protestors, says stir causing difficulty to nearby residents
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked a Delhi BJP leader on Tuesday to
approach its mentioning officer to get an early date for the hearing of his
plea seeking the removal of hundreds of anti-citizenship law protestors
occupying a road-stretch in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area.BJP leader Nand Kishore
Garg has urged the top court for an urgent hearing, considering the difficulty
faced by residents due to the nearly-two-month-long protest on a road
connecting Delhi and Noida. Also, various other arterial roads of Delhi have
been facing traffic congestion due to the protest."You go to the
mentioning officer," the SC bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde told
Garg.PTI
Punjab farmers to extend support at Shaheen Bagh protest
"Amit Shah Wants To Fight Delhi Polls On Shaheen Bagh":
Kejriwal
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah wants to fight the entire Delhi
election on the Shaheen Bagh protests, Arvind Kejriwal said today, questioning,
"He is so powerful. Can he not open a road?" In an interview to NDTV
ahead of the vote in the capital, Delhi Chief Minister said no other party lies
more than BJP and a "great man like Amit Shah" also peddled lies. Shaheen
Bagh protest against the citizenship law, in which hundreds of women and
children have spent nights sitting on the road, had been targeted by critics
because of the traffic blocks and inconvenience to people travelling through
south Delhi towards Noida, Kejriwal remarked.ndtv
Delhi polls between Shaheen Bagh and Modi’s nationalist gang: Amit Shah
Mansa farmers join Shaheen Bagh stir, more from Sangrur to go today
Bathinda: Activists of Punjab Kisan Union left for Delhi from Mansa on
Monday to support the ongoing protest against CAA at Delhi's Shaheen
Bagh.Another group of farm activisits is expected to leave for the national
capital on Tuesday and stay there till February 8. Also, in continuation of
protests against CAA, NRC and NPR, farm organisations are continuing to
mobilise support for a protest planned in Malerkotla town of Sangrur on Feb.16.
An indefinite protest is also expected to start in Mansa from Feb.12. "We
left for Shaheen Bagh to support the protest against CAA, NRC and NPR
today," Punjab Kisan Union president Ruldu Singh Mansa said.On Tuesday,
hundreds of farmers are expected to eave for Shaheen Bagh in buses from
Sangrur. "We will take along ration to organise langar for protesters till
February 8. We feel it is our ethical duty to stand by our Muslim brothers and
sisters," farmer organisation BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev
Singh Kokri.TOI
Punjab Kisan Union reaches Shaheen Bagh to extend support
Not bothered who wins Delhi elections, say Shaheen Bagh protesters
New Delhi: A day after the area witnessed its third shooting in a week,
women of Shaheen Bagh intensified their protests, amid heavy policing and
security checks, even as volunteers checked the background of speakers and
asked them to avoid ‘separatists’ or ‘unconstitutional’ language in
speeches.Since Saturday, the organisers have made people sign a disclaimer
which states that views expressed are personal, before they are allowed to
speak. They have been also directed to touch only on CAA-NRC, primarily, and
steps needed for women safety, rising cost of commodities, increasing
unemployment and poverty and asked not to raise inflammatory or provocative
slogans that could hurt religious sentiments of any community, not to refer to
separating any part of the country or denigrate any leader associated with any
religion and not to support any political party.economictimes
'Had Govt Not Brought CAA, NRC...': Infant Of Shaheen Bagh Protester
Dies After Catching Cold
Panic at Jharkhand’s Shaheen Bagh
Panic prevailed at Kadru, where women have been on a continuous sit-in
protest in front of the Haj House since January 20 against the new citizenship
matrix, on Monday morning when word got around that a procession by saffron
groups was headed to the area. Around 11am the women, who are protesting
against the CAA, NRC and NPR, began calling up their near and dear ones
frantically, scared that pro-CAA procession headed their way would endanger
their security.Within an hour, men outnumbered the women who have been on a
continuous protest like Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Police came to know and rushed
to the area.telegraphindia
The voice of Ahmedabad’s Shaheen Bagh
Ahmedabad: At the anti-CAA protest venue at Ajit Mills the microphone
goes to Safia Pathan, 10, who keeps raising slogans for nearly half an hour
without any fumble. The younger of two siblings, Safia, a Class-4 student and
daughter of an autorickshaw driver, is seen resting her back on a big replica
of the Constitution placed at the protest venue when she shouts slogans and
also raises her left hand like a seasoned activist while shouting Azadi
slogans. When asked how she learnt shouting slogans, Safia said she observed
some activists and for last 10 days she has been raising slogans against CAA,
NRC and NPR.TOI
Centre tells Delhi HC that investigation into Jamia violence at 'crucial
stage'; bench grants govt till 29 April to file report
New Delhi: The investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia
Millia Islamia during an anti-CAA protest was at a crucial stage, the Centre
told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.The submission before a bench of Chief
Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta while seeking more time to file a report regarding the
probe.Taking note of the submission, the bench granted Centre time till 29
April to file a reply.During the hearing, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves,
appearing for some students of Jamia, said 93 students and teachers filed
complaints about alleged attacks on them by police but no FIR has been filed
against the agency till date.The other lawyers for the petitioners alleged that
the government has not complied with the court order to file a response within
four weeks of the last date of hearing on December 19.The bench, however,
declined to pass any interim order and granted time till 29 April to the
government to file a reply.PTI
European envoys could visit J&K before vote on Kashmir, CAA
resolution and India summit
New Delhi: Modi govt is likely to take ambassadors from European Union
(EU) nations on a tour of Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of European
Parliament’s joint draft resolution on J&K and CAA, multiple sources told
ThePrint. The government had taken 15 foreign diplomats, including US
Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, for a visit to the erstwhile state last
month. The EU leaders had declined the government’s invite at the time.
Speaking to ThePrint, a diplomatic source said the EU envoys’ visit is expected
to take place before the EU-India Summit scheduled to be held in Brussels on 13
March.While Modi government hasn’t yet invited the diplomats officially, EU
envoys say they are ready for the visit now.ThePrint
Bidar : School ‘sedition’ arrests: 9-yr-old waits for mother to be
freed, police seize slippers, question children
Bidar : 9-year-old breaks down when asked where her mother is. It’s been
three days since Najumunissa, a single parent, was put in jail on sedition
charges after the Class 5 student spoke against CAA in a school play, and said
she would hit anyone who asked for documents with shoes.Apart from Najumunissa,
police have held the school headmistress, Fareeda Begum, on sedition charges.
It has also seized the slippers held up by a student as Najumunissa’s daughter
said “joote marenge” as “evidence”.Since police have been dropping in daily to
question students at Shaheen Urdu Primary School since the arrests, parents
have been coming to ensure they are around when that happens.On Monday, D N
Nagesh took over as Bidar SP after T Sreedhara was suddenly transferred on January
31, a day after the two women were arrested.In between sobs, Najumunissa’s
daughter manages to say “bhabhi”, referring to their landlord’s wife who has
been taking care of her with Najumunissa in prison.Lodged at the Bidar District
jail, Najumunissa, 35, who has no WhatsApp on phone, says she knows little
about CAA or NRC except what they had heard on TV and “once on someone’s
mobile”. Her daughter was selected by the school along with 6 others to prepare
a play on the Act, and Najumunissa says 9-year-old decided to repeat what she
had heard on TV. “We rehearsed the lines several times at home,” she says. The
government-aided Shaheen Urdu Primary School has 254 students. Shaheen Group of
Institutions and Allama Iqbal Educational Society have over 50 branches in 13
states. CEO Thouseef Madikeri says 45 per cent of their over 2,000 students,
including in Shaheen English Primary and Secondary School and Junior College
branches in Bidar, are Hindus. Questioning the police interrogation of
students, a school official said, “They are taking aside all students who
participated in the play and those who saw it and questioning them. They don’t
let any teacher or management official to be present. The students are
scared.”indianexpress
‘I want her to come back’: Bidar student on her mother's arrest over an
anti-CAA play
Kutch traders who supported bandh against CAA allege boycott, threats
Rajkot :Some traders and residents of Kutch district, who supported a
bandh call in protest of CAA on January 29, have alleged that they have been
facing boycott from those supporting the new citizenship law.While no
complaints have been filed with the police, purported videos and messages
calling for a boycott are doing the rounds of social media.In Ratnal, a village
in Anjar taluka of eastern Kutch, a group which identified itself as Akhil
Bharat Desh Rakshak Samiti allegedly put up a hoarding that read “Jai Shri Ram:
Anti-national elements shall not stop or park their vehicles and rickshaws in
Ratnal village.” While the hoarding has been taken down, police said there is
no organisation by that name. Parikshita Rathod, SP, Kutch (East), said: “The
banner was against ‘anti-nationals’. It does not require any action from our
side.”“Ratnal is only 3 km from our village, but people have stopped going
there as they have put up banners which prohibit halt there,” said Juma Para,
sarpanch of Chubdak village.indianexpress
Women, girls take centrestage in anti-CAA protests in AMU
Aligarh: Women and girl protesters have taken centrestage in the ongoing
protests against CAA over the past few days at AMU as well as in the old city.A
large number of girls blocked all traffic within AMU campus on Monday, forming
a human chain at the main crossing near the university guesthouse, while at
Shahjamal under the Delhi Gate police station, hundreds of women from the
neighbouring localities continued with their round-the-clock sit-in that is
going on for three days.On January 30, when a large number of women held their
first protest at the Eidgah grounds, police had slapped cases against about 250
people, most of them unidentified, for violating prohibitory orders.Despite
this, they have continued with their indefinite "dharna" and are
spending the nights under the open sky.Despite attempts, no senior police
official is willing to comment on the ongoing dharna.At AMU, girls in large
numbers resumed their protest on the main road leading to the campus from the
Baab-e-Syed gate on Monday.PTI
In Aligarh, police issue notices to 153 people: Face action if violence
erupts
Aligarh police on Monday issued notices to 153 people, including women,
to sign a bond with a warning that they may face legal action if any untoward
incident occurs outside Shahjamal Eidgah in the city, where women have been on
a sit-in protest for the last 6 days against CAA and NRC.The police said
notices have been issued to men who are said to be providing logistic support
to the protesting women.Taking note of two incidents of firing at Delhi’s Jamia
Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of anti-CAA protest now, Aligarh
police have put up two door metal detectors on the road leading to the protest
site, officials said.Officials said the police began the exercise after they
failed to convince people to withdraw the protest. SSP Kulhary said no one has
been arrested since the amount of sentence in charges they have been booked
under are less than 7 years. A chargesheet would be filed in the case soon, he
added.indian express
Lawyers submit memo against NRC, CAA and NPR in Surat
Surat :Criticising NRC, CAA and NPR for being against the spirit of the
Constitution, over a hundred lawyers on Monday submitted a memorandum to Surat
District Collector urging the Central Government to not implement them.“Indian
Constitution calls for equality, it doesn’t discriminate on the basis of caste,
creed or religion, but the aim of NRC, CAA and NPR is to divide the society on
these lines and this will fuel communal hatred. Seven states have already
opposed CAA. This has already caused a lot of violence in Assam and many people
have lost their lives,” the memorandum reads.It further added that those SC/ST,
OBC and Muslims who don’t have documents to prove their citizenship will be
left nowhere if Central government goes ahead with its plan of implementing it
across the nation.indianexpress
Pakistan will ‘compensate’ Malaysia by buying more palm oil after India
withdraws: Imran Khan
Pakistan will do its best to buy more palm oil from Malaysia after top
buyer India put curbs on such imports last month amid a diplomatic row with the
Southeast Asian nation, PM Imran Khan said on Tuesday. India has put general
restrictions on refined palm oil imports and informally asked traders
specifically to stop buying from Malaysia, the world's second-biggest producer
and exporter of the edible oil, in retaliation for Malaysia's accusation that
recent Indian policies discriminate against Muslims.India is a Hindu-majority
country while Malaysia and Pakistan are mainly Muslim. Neighbours India and
Pakistan have been mostly hostile to each other since the partition of British
India in 1947, and have fought two of their 3 wars over competing territorial
claims in Kashmir.Reuters
India Palm Oil Import Curbs "Temporary": Malaysia Amid CAA
Criticism Row
Malaysia said on Tuesday that India's move to cut back on palm oil
purchases is "temporary" and will be resolved amicably between the
two nations.Last month, India restricted imports of refined palm oil and asked
importers to avoid purchases from Malaysia after its criticism of actions in
Kashmir and a new citizenship law."Having long-standing bilateral ties,
the two nations will overcome the current challenges, and prevail towards
mutual and beneficial outcomes," Malaysian Palm Oil Council said in a
statement, citing Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.Reuters
"It's Not Rajiv Feroze Khan's Govt": BJP MP Banned From
Campaign
New Delhi: Undeterred by a 96-hour ban imposed by the Election
Commission for making communally divisive remarks, BJP MP Parvesh Verma on
Monday termed the ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at New
Delhi's Shaheen Bagh as "anti-national" and said that the law won't
be rolled back because India is "not ruled by Rajiv Feroze
Khan"."Shaheen Bagh protest against CAA is anti-national because they
are demanding the separation of Assam and J&K from India. They want
Jinnah's azadi... This is not Rajiv Feroze Khan's government. This is Modi's
government... CAA will not be rolled back," he said amid an outcry by
opposition leaders in parliament on Monday. West Delhi MP made the reference to
"Rajiv Feroze Khan" in an attempt to portray former Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi's father as a Muslim called Feroze Khan.ndtv
SDPI bid to foment communal hatred: CM Vijayan to Kerala House
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday told the Assembly that
SDPI, the political wing of PFI, tried to foment communal hatred by intruding
in peaceful protests against the amended citizenship law.Replying to a question
by a Congress legislator on arrests related to anti-CAA demonstrations, the
Chief Minister said the SDPI has been trying to infiltrate into protests
against CAA conducted by various mahallu committees. “Extremist outfits are
trying to divert the issue on account of protest (against CAA). Several mahallu
committees had staged protests in a peaceful manner. However, SDPI is thinking
on extremist lines. Those belonging to SDPI have intruded into the protests and
created troubles. What is going on is an attempt to foment communal hatred on
behalf of the protest which cannot be tolerated. There are attempts to divert
the protest over CAA and divide society. Govt would take stringent actions
against such attempts,” he said.indianexpress
Actress Sonam Kapoor trolled for her tweet about Shaheen Bagh gives
befitting reply to journalist
Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is again in the middle of a Twitter
controversy after a journalist questioned her father's links with underworld
don Dawood Ibrahim, the ever outspoken daughter slammed the reporter for
insinuating and uselessly accusations.The issue arose after Sonam shared a post
from an English daily about the shooting that took place near Jamia."This
is something that I never imagined would happen in India. Stop this divisive
dangerous politics. It fuels HATE. If you believe yourself to be a Hindu then
understand that the religion is about Karma and dharma and this is not either
of those."IANS
Citing CAA Protests, AASU Opposes Assam's Decision to Host Filmfare
Awards
Guwahati:Filmfare Awards, Bollywood’s iconic black lady statuette, for
the first time in its 65th year of its existence, will make its
journey to Assam. Far from Maximum City Mumbai, she will be in Guwahati on Feb.15
with her usual entourage of matinee idols and the razzle-dazzle that defines
her show.But she hasn’t generated much fanfare, especially with AASU. One of
its leaders has demanded a white paper on why the event is being organised in
Assam with the state’s exchequer involved and the state being severely
flood-prone.thewire
CAA protests: women allege assault by police in Govandi
Mumbai:A group of women who had gathered at Govandi to protest CAA and
NRC alleged that they were assaulted and illegally detained on Sunday
night.According to local residents, around 70 women gathered at a corner of the
service road near the Shivaji Nagar signal around 8.30 p.m. to protest. Shortly
thereafter, personnel from Shivaji Nagar and Deonar police stations reached the
spot and allegedly surrounded them with their vehicles.Dr. Pooja Chinchole, a
protester, said they started shining their torches and speaking rudely to the
women before female police personnel reached the scene. When the protesters
started raising slogans, the police allegedly started roughing them up.thehindu
‘Detained, Not Deterred,’ Say Anti-CAA Protesters in Mumbai’s Deonar
Anti-CAA stir: 2 BJP workers among 3 held for attacking Union minister
Rameswar Teli's house in Assam
Dirbrugarh: 3 persons, including 2 BJP activists, have been arrested for
allegedly attacking the residence of Union minister Rameswar Teli during
anti-CAA protests in Assam, police said on Monday.The house of Teli, Union
Minister of State for Food Processing, in Upper Assam's Duliajan town was
attacked on December 11 during the statewide stir against the contentious CAA.
"Based on CCTV footages, Debajit Hazarika, Vicky Sonar and Arup Kahar were
arrested. We had picked them up on Sunday," Dibrugarh SP, Sreejith T said.PTI
CAA, NRC, NPR New Tools of BJP to Disenfranchise and Annihilate
Citizens: Mahua Moitra
New Delhi:Fiery parliamentarian of Trinamool Congress, Mahua Moitra, has
slammed the Hindu nationalist BJP on its stands vis-Ã -vis the CAA etc, while
addressing Parliament during the Motion of Thanks to the President. Besides a
sharp protest against the CAA-NRC, she also launched a scathing attack on the
ruling party on issues like resort to hate speech, chocking of dissent, and the
failing economy.She accused BJP of “lacking humility” and betrayal of people’s
trust by questioning citizenship of the people who voted them to power. She said the BJP should not go “beyond the
tenets of democracy” or “arrogate on itself any extra-constitutional
authority.”
UP Police Resorted to Revenge for Filing Petition in Allahabad HC: PFI
https://caravandaily.com/pfi-says-up-police-resorted-to-revenge-for-filing-petition-in-allahabad-hc/
New Delhi: PFI has said that the fresh round of arrests of its
supporters by the Uttar Pradesh Police was nothing but taking out of its
‘revenge’ – a term used in dealing with anti-CAA protests by state CM Yogi
Adityanath –against the organisation.Claiming that PFI has only an ad-hoc
committee in UP, the activist organisation alleged this was an attempt to
create a “wrong record” against PFI. PFI had sought a high-level judicial
inquiry into the violence, through a recent PIL filed in the Allahabad high
court. PFI said the police arrested and beat up family members of the
petitioner, Mufti Shahzad.Two days ago, the Popular Front’s UP state ad-hoc
committee convener Waseem Ahmed was released from jail, but the UP police on
Monday arrested 108 persons, dubbing them as members of the PFI. The PFI said
it only has an adhoc committee in UP with nine members.
Won't inform Kiran Bedi in advance about anti-CAA resolution: Puducherry
CM
New Delhi :Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday said his
government will not inform Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi in advance about the
proposed anti-CAA resolution to be adopted in the upcoming session of the
legislative assembly.Talking to PTI over phone, he said the resolution would be
adopted in the assembly session that is scheduled to begin on February
12.Congress-ruled Puducherry would be fifth dispensation to adopt the course
after West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan assemblies passed resolutions
against CAA.PTI
*OTHERS*
Godhra riots: SC hearing of Zakia Jafri's plea challenging SIT decision
to give clean chit to Modi set for 14 April
New Delhi: Saying the matter had been adjourned many times and will have
to be heard someday, the Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed 14 April for hearing a
plea by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the SIT's clean
chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.A bench
comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari posted the matter for
hearing in April after Zakia's counsel sought an adjournment and urged the
court to post it after the Holi vacation.When advocate Aparna Bhat, appearing
for Zakia Jafri, told the court the issue in the matter is contentious, bench
said, "It has been adjourned so many times, whatever it is, we will have
to hear it someday. Take one date and make sure you all are available."PTI
"Love Jihad" Not Defined, Not Reported By Central Agencies:
Government
New Delhi: The term ''Love Jihad'' is not defined under existing laws
and no case has been reported by any central agency, the government said in
parliament today.This is the first time the government has officially distanced
itself from "Love Jihad", the term used by rightwing groups to target
relationships between Muslim men and Hindi women, which, they say, is an
elaborate ruse to forcibly convert the women.Union Minister of State for Home G
Kishan Reddy quoted Article 25 of the constitution and said it provided for the
freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion subject to public order,
morality and health."The term 'Love Jihad' is not defined under the extant
laws. No such case of 'Love Jihad' has been reported by any of the central
agencies," he said in a reply to a written question.Various courts,
including the Kerala High Court, have confirmed this view.The minister said,
however, that 2 cases from Kerala involving "inter-faith marriage"
had been investigated by NIA.The home ministry was responding to a question by
a Congress leader from Kerala, Benny Behanan, on whether any central agency had
reported any case of love jihad in the coastal state in the last two years. Interestingly,
several suspected cases of elopement were investigated by various investigating
agencies in Kerala and tagged as "Love Jihad". ndtv
"Ravan Ke Aulad...": Congress MP Slams Anantkumar Hegde For
Gandhi Remarks
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today ripped into BJP
MP Anantkumar Hegde in parliament over his comments calling Mahatma Gandhi-led
freedom struggle "big drama" staged with the "consent and
support of the British"."Aaj ye Mahatma Gandhi ko gaali dete hain. Ye
Ravan ke aulad hain. Ram ke pujari ka ye apmaan kar rahe hain (Today, they
abuse Mahatma Gandhi. They are children of Ravan. They are insulting Lord Ram's
devotee)," said Mr Chowdhury, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha.Many
opposition leaders protested against Mr Hegde's comments, which have also been
denounced by his own party. Sources have said BJP has told Mr Hegde to furnish
an unconditional apology for the comment that he made at a public meeting last
week.ndtv
Elgar Parishad Case: NIA FIR Drops Sedition, Charges 11 Under UAPA, IPC
Pune: NIA has registered an FIR in Elgar Parishad case and charged 11
people, including nine currently in jail, under provisions of the anti-terror
law UAPA and the IPC, days after it was handed over the matter in Maharashtra
by Centre. While the Pune police had applied IPC section 124A (sedition) in the
case during the investigation, NIA FIR does not have this charge, said advocate
Siddharth Patil, representing some of the accused.The 11 include the nine
arrested by the Pune police, while the two other names in NIA FIR are activists
Gautam Navalkha and Anand Teltumbde.PTI
Dec 16 gangrape case: Delhi HC to rule tomorrow on Centre’s plea against
stay on convicts’ execution
Delhi High Court on Wednesday will pronounce the order on the Centre’s
plea challenging the stay on the execution of four convicts in the December 16,
2012 gangrape-murder case. The court had reserved the order on Sunday.Last week
Friday, a trial court had postponed the execution of death warrants issued
against the four convicts, saying the country cannot afford to discriminate
against a death row convict in pursuit of legal remedies.indianexpress
J&K: Detained since August 5, PDP MLA, trade leader released from
detention
Srinagar:J&K government on Tuesday released a former PDP MLA and a
trade leader, who were under detention since August 5 when the Union government
revoked the special status of the Valley and downgraded the state into two
union territories.A senior security official in Srinagar said that PDP leader
Aijaz Ahmad Mir, who is a former legislator from South Kashmir’s Shopian
district, was released from the MLA hostel today along with a renowned trade
leader Shakeel Qalender, ex-president, Federation of Chamber of Industries. A
senior administration official said that Qalander was released from the central
jail in Srinagar. Indianexpress
Journalism in Kashmir’s troubled times: Communications clampdown, queues
and eight computers
One room, 8 computers, six months and many dozens queuing up to send the
Kashmir word out to the world. That's been the arithmetic of journalism in
troubled times for media personnel in the Valley since August last year.Braving
rain, storm and bone-chilling cold, journalists in Kashmir have spent hours on
end each day outside the cramped makeshift media room set up by the
administration.On August 5, the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special
status under Article 370 and bifurcated it into the union territories of Jammu
and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The night before, mobiles and the internet were
suspended.PTI
Zaira Wasim: Kashmir continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and
frustration
New Delhi :The Sky Is Pink actor Zaira Wasim took to social media on
Tuesday to share the plight of residents of Kashmir. In her long post, she
mentioned how “Kashmiris continue to exist and suffer”.She wrote, “Kashmir
continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and frustration। There’s a false and uneasy
semblance of calmness in place of escalating despair and sorrow। Kashmiris continue to exist
and suffer in a world where it is so easy to place restrictions on our liberty.
Why do we have to live in world where our lives and wills are controlled,
dictated and bent? Why is it so easy to have our voices silenced? Why is it so
easy to curtail our freedom of expression? Why aren’t we ever allowed to voice
our opinions, let alone our disprovals to decisions that are made contrary to our
wishes? Why is it that instead of trying to see the cause of our view, our view
is just condemned ruthfully? What is so easy to curb our voices so severely?
Why can we not live simple lives without always having to wrestle and remind
the world of our existence. Why is that life of a Kashmiri is just about
experiencing a lifetime of crisis, blockade and disturbance so abundantly that
it has taken away the recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and
minds?”indian express
Karnataka High Court pulls up cops for eviction after Bangladeshi tag
Bengaluru :A division bench of Karnataka High Court Monday came down
heavily on Bengaluru Police for facilitating the eviction of people living on a
private property on the city outskirts last month after labelling them as
illegal Bangladeshis without investigation. A division bench of Chief Justice
Abhay Sreenivas Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar directed the state
government to provide a plan to rehabilitate those who were evicted.Several
people living in tenements on a private property in Bellandur area were evicted
through a demolition drive carried out on January 12, 18 and 19 by the authorities
on the basis of a police notice on January 11 about the presence of illegal
immigrants. Around 200 sheds on the property, which housed around 5,000 people,
were demolished. A petition was filed in court by PUCL on behalf of the
affected migrant workers — several of whom were from different parts of
Karnataka.indianexpress
Muslim woman seeks right to offer namaz in mosques 5 times a day
New Delhi:Discounting AIMPLB's ambivalent stand which appeared to
support entry of women into mosques, a Pune-based Muslim couple asked the
Supreme Court on Monday to direct mosque managements to allow women to offer
namaz 5 times a day in masjids after making provision for separate enclosures. AIMPLB
had told the SC last week, "A Muslim woman is free to enter masjid for
prayers. It is her option to exercise her right to avail such facilities as
available for prayers in masjid. AIMPLB does not want to comment on any
contrary religious opinion on this issue."Refusing to join issue with others
in the community who believe Muslim women should not enter mosques, AIMPLB had
said, "Islam has not made it obligatory on Muslim women to join
congregational prayers nor is it obligatory for women to offer Friday namaz in
congregation though it is so for Muslim men." But the petitioners —
Yasmeen Zuber Ahmad Peerzade and her husband Zuber Ahmad Nazeer Ahmad Peerzade
from Pune — said in an affidavit that they had written to the president and
trustees of Mohammadiya Jama Masjid, Jamatul Muslimeen, Bopodi, Pune, seeking
permission to enter the mosque and offer namaz five times daily as well as
other namaz like 'Juma namaz', 'taravih namaz' and 'Eid namaz'.They also said
the mosque management should provide "facilities for offering of namaz
while being allowed to maintain their purdah, that is in a segregated place
screened from men".TOI
Declare CM Face: Kejriwal Challenges BJP as AAP Releases Manifesto
As Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister CM Manish Sisodia on Tuesday, 4
February, released AAP’s manifesto for the Assembly polls, CM Arvind Kejriwal
challenged BJP to declare a chief ministerial candidate by 1 pm on Wednesday. Released
by Sisodia as a “28-point guarantee card", the manifesto promises doorstep
delivery of ration, free pilgrimage to 10 lakh senior citizens, Rs 1 crore
compensation to the kin of safai karamcharis
if they die while on duty, schemes for education, skill development for women
and youth. Terming its manifesto “historic”, Kejriwal challenged BJP to declare
a CM face and hold a debate on their respective manifestos.THE QUINT
AAP to win 54-60 out of 70 seats, BJP may bag 10-14: Times Now poll
New Delhi: AAP is poised to sweep the Delhi assembly elections winning
between 54 and 60 seats in the 70-member house, a poll released by Times Now on
Monday said. BJP is projected to get 10 to 14 seats and Congress at best
two.Interestingly, the same poll shows that if a Lok Sabha poll were to be held
now, BJP would win all seven seats in the Capital, just as it did last year.
The poll, conducted by Ipsos, gave AAP a 52% vote share against BJP’s 34%, an
18-point lead in an essentially bipolar contest that would prove crushing. These
vote shares represent a minor shift from the 2015 assembly polls, with AAP
losing 2.5 percentage points and BJP gaining 1.7 percentage points.For the
hypothetical Lok Sabha polls, 46% picked BJP and 38% AAP, but even this
relatively smaller gap was enough for a clean sweep by the saffron party.
Narendra Modi remains the clear favourite for the PM’s post, with 75% of those
surveyed picking him. Rahul Gandhi came a distant second with 8%.TOI
JD(U) leader dies in communal clash in Bihar, 4 held: Police
Patna : 4 people were arrested on Monday for allegedly indulging in
stone-pelting on Saturday during a clash between two communities, leading to
the death of a local JD(U) leader, police said.According to the police, clash
broke out between a procession headed for Saraswati idol immersion and some
local Muslim youngsters. JD(U)’s Sheikhpura block president Amit Kumar Biswas
was hurt in the stone-pelting and later succumbed to his injuries, police said.
On Sunday, protests broke out in the area where several shops belonging to
Muslims were torched and a shrine was vandalised, they said.On Monday, police
lodged a case against eight people for Saturday’s violence and later arrested
four of them under IPC sections for murder, attempt to murder, criminal
intimidation and causing injury. The accused were identified as Ismail Khan,
Saiful Khan, Istiyaq Khan, Shehanshah Khan, Ashraf Khan, Asif Khan, Akbar Khan
and Irfan Alam. Aslam, Shehenshah, Asif and Akbar.indian express
Ram Temple Trust to be announced this week amid rumblings among stakeholders
Lucknow: With the three-month deadline set by the Supreme Court for the
Centre to constitute the Ram Temple Trust to facilitate the construction of a
temple in Ayodhya just 6 days away, a notification in this connection by Union
Home Ministry is expected this week. Meanwhile, rumblings over model of the
temple are on among various stakeholders. As per the sources, the temple
construction may commence between March 25 and April 2, the auspicious days of
Chaitra Navratri which culminates in Ram Navami, the birth date of Lord Ram.The
proposed trust has to be set up before Feb.9 in compliance with the Supreme
Court’s verdict.If sources are to be believed, a separate ‘Ayodhya desk’ at Union
Home Ministry is already working out the modalities of the trust and the
broader blueprint on the acquisition of land and the model of the temple is in
the final stages.newindianexpress
WB: Day after attack on mass marriage event, VHP alleges police inaction
VHP on Monday accused police of inaction during an alleged attack on its
mass marriage event in Malda district and demanded strong action against
miscreants. As part of its regular programmes in SC/ST and tribal belts, the
VHP had on Sunday organised a mass wedding ceremony for poor couples at a Malda
village. However the right-wing outfit alleged that miscreants of Jharkhand
Desam Party disrupted the event in police presence. “We had taken permission
from the authorities for the programme, and policeman were present at the
venue. Despite this, the ceremony was attacked by henchmen of the Jharkhand
Desam Party.indianexpress
India To Get Military Commands In 3 Years, Biggest Restructuring Ever
New Delhi: In 3 years from now, India will begin operationalising
Military Commands which integrate the operations of the Army, Air Force and
Navy, in the biggest restructuring in India's military history.In a select
briefing, his first since he took over as India's first Chief of Defence Staff,
General Bipin Rawat said it was his goal to "develop the services as an
armed force," integrating capabilities, logistics and manpower within the new
Military Commands. The goal is to bring down expenses, rationalise manpower and
ensure that the armed forces fight as a cohesive unit.While the number of
commands has not been finalised, the Chief of Defence Staff is looking at the
creation of proposals which would result in the creation of a Western Theatre
Command, and at least one Northern Theatre Command. An Eastern Theatre Command
would likely cover the border areas along the China frontier. The exact number
of these Theatre Commands has still not been decided.
Govt doing exact opposite of what’s needed to
revive economy: Jayati Ghosh
Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at JNU in New
Delhi, is one of the world’s leading development economists. A fierce critic of
the near-universal obsession with ‘fiscal discipline’, Ghosh believes that
India cannot revive its economy without increasing public spending. In an
exclusive chat with the Magazine, she spoke about, among other things, the
looming global recession, the situation at JNU, and what’s in store for the
next generation of Indians. Ghosh said, "The government has to step in and
create demand — this is basic economics! Increase your MGNREGA, spend more on
infrastructure, put more income in the hands of farmers. They will buy more.
They will spend the money. That will have a positive multiplier effect — it
will generate more income, more production, more employment, more investment,
and all that. But for some reason, the government is doing the opposite. Not
only is it not spending more – it is spending less."thehindu
10% Indians to develop cancer, 1 in 15 will die of
disease: WHO
Pune :One in 10 Indians will develop cancer during
their lifetime, and one in 15 Indians will die of cancer, according to a latest
WHO report.February 4 is World Cancer Day and WHO has released two global
reports on the occasion. There are an estimated 1.16 million new cancer cases,
7,84,800 cancer deaths, and 2.26 million 5-year prevalent cases in India’s
population of 1.35 billion, said WHO report on cancer burdens and patterns in
India in 2018, released on Monday. The report aims to set the global agenda on
cancer, mobilise stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing
in cancer control and universal health coverage.According to the report, 6 most
common cancer types in India are breast cancer (1,62,500 cases), oral cancer
(1,20,000 cases), cervical cancer (97,000 cases), lung cancer (68,000 cases),
stomach cancer (57,000 cases), and colorectal cancer (57,000). Together, these
account for 49 per cent of all new cancer cases, the report notes.indianexpress
3 patients, 2,155 persons under quarantine: Why Kerala could have a
lesson on how to contain coronavirus
Kochi :A telling comment by Kerala’s health minister K K Shailaja during
a presser on Sunday, perhaps otherwise ignored, was when she said that the
health department and the state government is insistent that it know about
every patient who may test positive for coronavirus infection in the
state.“Even if there’s one case, the health department is adamant that we know
about it,” she said. This remark alone is a marker of the bureaucratic
confidence on the dogged and resolute disease surveillance system of Kerala
that has proved to be highly effective in past years when dealing with viral
infections like dengue, H1N1 and the 2018 outbreak of Nipah. And this year too,
with the novel coronavirus being found positive in three medical students in
the state, the surveillance system has been successful in isolating all of them
and putting their likely immediate contacts within home quarantine before it
could spill into the community.indianexpress
From China to Chhawla: Indian Student Documents
Flight from Coronavirus
New Delhi: With 2019 novel coronavirus spreading
and killing more people in China as well as around the world, India has thus
far evacuated 640 of its citizens from China’s Hubei province in two waves. The
province appears to be the epicentre of the potential pandemic: the first case
of the virus’s infection was reported from its capital city, Wuhan, Dec.2019.
All of the evacuated Indians have since been admitted to specialised hospitals
in India with a strict quarantine period of two weeks.The Wire got exclusive
access to photographs taken by an Indian medical student, Sahil Shandilya,
evacuated in the second flight from Wuhan. He has been taken to a special
quarantine camp set up by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Chhawla, a
village in the southwest part of the district of Delhi.Yichang 1 – 3 – Indian
students boarding the buses at Yichang that would transport them to Wuhan,
where the Indian government had sent a second Air India flight to evacuate
nationals from China’s Hubei province. The first Air India flight brought back
Indians living in Wuhan; the second one has been earmarked for other cities in
Hubei.Yichang, a large city around 300 kilometres west of Wuhan, had scores of
Indian students enrolled in the city’s medical university. Following a
nerve-wracking period of waiting for their evacuation fight, the students were
told they would be informed about the bus pick-up timings only after the Indian
government’s plan was cleared by its Chinese counterpart.thewire
*WORLD*
Coronavirus death in Hong Kong, as China admits 'shortcomings'
Hong Kong reported its first death from the coronavirus on Tuesday -
only the second outside mainland China - as the death toll from the outbreak
rose to at least 425 and China admitted "shortcomings and
difficulties" in its response to the flu-like infection.The Hong Kong
victim was a 39-year-old man who had recently travelled to Wuhan, where the
virus first originated, who had underlying health problems, the authorities
said. The first death recorded outside mainland China was in the Philippines on
Sunday.Meanwhile, China's National Health Commission reported 64 new fatalities
as of midnight on Monday - the biggest daily increase since the virus was first
detected late last year. Wuhan, and the surrounding province of Hubei, have
been effectively sealed off from the rest of the country for more than a
week.There are now 20,438 people confirmed to have the infection in mainland
China.aljazeera
Top EU diplomat warns against Trump's Middle East peace plan
European Union has rejected parts of the proposed US plan for the Middle
East, saying it broke with "internationally agreed parameters", and
any Israeli annexation of Palestinian land would be subject to
challenge.President Donald Trump's plan, announced last week, was welcomed by
Israel and rejected outright by the Palestinians.It would give Israel most of
what it has sought during decades of conflict, including nearly all Palestinian
land on which it has built settlements.
Libya rivals show 'genuine will' to start ceasefire talks: UN
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations envoy to Libya has said
representatives of the country's rival factions attending talks in Geneva agree
in principle to turning a fragile truce into a lasting ceasefire, as he decried
ongoing violations of an arms embargo by both sides and their
backers.Addressing reporters in the Swiss city, Ghassan Salame said on Tuesday
his office had collected evidence of the ongoing violations and referred the
issue to the UN Security Council.
Ireland's biggest parties vow to ban goods made in illegal Israeli
settlements
Two of Ireland's biggest political parties have said that if they win
Saturday's general election they will implement a ban on purchase of goods and
services from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian
territories. Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail have both indicated in their manifestos
that they wish to see the Occupied Territories Bill enacted.The legislation,
first tabled in 2018, would prohibit imports from territories where there is a
clear international legal consensus on the status of the occupation.As it
stands, only the occupied Palestinian territories have been confirmed as
occupied by International Court of Justice.According to its manifesto, Sinn
Fein has said it will "ban goods from Israel's illegal colonial
settlements in Palestine from entering the Irish market by implementing the
Occupied Territories Bill".Meanwhile, Fianna Fail has said it would
"progress the Occupied Territories Bill" in government.If passed, the
law would make Ireland the first European Union country to criminalise
commercial activity in the settlements.middleeasteye
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