The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps” including attachment of accounts and imprisonment for not implementing its orders on keeping Yamuna clean.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar took strong exception to the failure of the authorities to act with “requisite seriousness and effectiveness” on its directions on “Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalisation Project 2017”.
A 7-year-old girl student of a private school was allegedly beaten by a her teacher for not paying the school fees, promoting parents to approach NHRC.
The incident happened on March 24 in Nand Gram colony under Sihani Gate police station in the district.
The student’s father Khalid complained the matter to District Magistrate on the same day.
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Family members of a 45-year-old man, who died in a road accident after being hit by a rashly driven DTC bus, have been awarded a compensation of around Rs 18 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here.
MACT Presiding Officer Manish Gupta asked United India Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending bus, to pay Rs 17,70,056 to the family of Ghaziabad resident Prem Kumar Sharma, who died in the accident in January 2012.
Three policemen were killed and several others were injured when militants attacked a convoy accompanying a group of three MLAs at Zokhawthiang in Aizawl district of Mizoram.
According to reports, the incident took place yesterday when the militants belonging to Hmar People’s Convention – Democratic (HPC-D) opened fire at the convoy of MLAs R L Pianmawia, Lalawmpuii Chawngthu and Lalthanliana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the funeral of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew on Sunday.
The government had earlier decided to observe National Mourning on March 29 as a mark of respect to Yew, who was also the first prime minister of Singapore.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country and there will be no official entertainment today.
Yew, who transformed the tiny island outpost into one of the wealthiest and least corrupt countries in Asia, died on March 24. He was 91 years old. (ANI)
Witnesses and officials say Boko Haram extremists killed 39 people, including a legislator, in northeastern Nigeria, disrupting the country’s presidential election.
All the attacks took place in the northeast where the military Friday announced it had cleared the Islamic extremists from all major centers.
Residents of the town of Miringa say Boko Haram militants torched people’s homes early yesterday and then shot them as they tried to escape.Twenty-five reportedly died.
It is a fact that the representation of Muslims in Professional courses available at IITs and IIMs is less than 3% which is due to lack of proper guidance. It is not that the Muslims students lack talents. It is also a fact that many eligible candidates do not get the opportunities of employments whereas the graduates coming out of IITs have better opportunities for jobs since they are selected before the completion of their course. For example a student studying in 3rd year of IIT at Varanasi has been offered a package of Rs. 2 crore per annum by Oracle US.
TRS MLA of Bodhan, Mr. Shakeel Amer has been nominated as member of house committee of Minorities Welfare Department of Govt. of Telangana. The Muslims of Bodhan felt very happy about his nomination. Addressing a press conference held at the residence of Mr. Amer, Mr. Mohammed Abid Ahmed Sufi, Advocate told that with Mr. Amer’s nomination the Muslims of Telangana will get their rights and the difficulties in getting scholarships to students and jobs to unemployed youths will be resolved. He further told that Mr. KCR is very serious about resolving the issues of Muslims of Telangana.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the cricket World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday.
Both teams have gone in with an unchanged squad.
Squads:
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke (Captain), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood.
Minorities Rights Protection Committee of Medak District convened a meeting at Islamic Center, Sangareddy under the chairmanship of its president, Mr. Mohammed Khaja Moinuddin. A resolution was taken to demand the government to include “Khan” and “Syed” also in the 12% reservation. A demand was made to exempt Urdu medium teachers from the roaster system and also to make immediate appointments of the candidates passed through DSC in 2008 and 2012. Urdu medium schools should be excluded from rationalization.
A monthly training program of Jamat-e-Islami will be held today from 6 a.m. at Masjid Arqam, Ashok Nagar, Kareem Nagar. Mr. Mohammed Khairuddin, local Emir of Jamat-e-Islami, Kareem has requested the participants to attend the program on time. Mr. Akheel-uz-Zaman will speak on “Knowledge needed for being a Muslims”, Mr. Syed Moin Ahmed on “the real difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim”, Dr. Faheemuddin Ahmed will speak on “the changing situation of the country and our responsibility”.
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A baby girl born with a ‘trunk’ has become the center of attraction in a village in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, as people are flocking to see her believing that she is an incarnation of Lord Ganesha.
Born on Thursday, the child has a protuberance between her two eyes which people believe resembles the trunk of Lord Ganesha.
The people from far places have swarmed the modest house of a family of labourers to get a glimpse of the ‘divine’ baby.
The baby’s aunt, Rajani, said the people were not even shying from making offerings to the baby like they would in front of an idol.
Warplanes of Saudi-led Arab coalition forces raided Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, as the airstrikes against the Shiite Houthi group enters the fourth day.
Warplanes on Saturday hit the camps of reserve forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullash Saleh in southern Sanaa and the air defense base in the Red Sea city of al-Hodayda, Xinhua reported.
There is no immediate report on casualties.
Iran has exhibited the necessary flexibility during the course of nuclear negotiations, calling on the P5+1 group of world powers to take the turn and the final steps, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
“We have come close to sensitive days. Iran has shown the crucial flexibility during the talks, and now it is the opposite side’s turn to take the final steps,” Rouhani told German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a telephone conversation on Saturday, Press TV reported.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz that he will soon send a high-level delegation to Riyadh to discuss cooperation for the Saudi-led strikes on Yemen, a top diplomat said.
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry told a press conference late on Saturday that the delegation could depart within 24 to 48 hours, Xinhua reported.
“The prime minister told the Saudi king that the security of Saudi Arabia is very important for Pakistan and any threat to Saudi Arabia will be a matter of serious concern for us,” he said.
Govt. of Telangana wants to make Minority youths self sufficient by providing them training opportunities for self employments. Govt. is providing loans through banks in various fields for the unemployed youths. This was expressed by V.V. Shastri, Executive Director, Minorities Finance Corporation, Adilabad District. Mr. Mahboob Khan, correspondent of Siasat Urdu Daily told that the unemployed youths may submit their applications before 15th April to get loans. Govt. is providing 50% subsidy. Mr. Syed Omer Jaleel, IAS, Special Secretary, Department of Minorities Welfare issued G.O. No.
Telangana State Hajj Committee nominated Maulana Kareemuddin Kamal Saberi as the master trainer to impart training to the Hajj pilgrims of 2015 season. It may be noted that every year Hajj Committee nominates 20 field trainers and a master trainer to facilitate the Hajj Pilgrims in performing Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah. Maulana Kareemuddin hails from Nizamabad District. Professor S.A. Shukoor, Executive Director of Telangana State Hajj Committee issued orders for the appointments of field trainers and master trainer.
According to a press note issued by Department of School Education, B.Ed. course will be of two years duration from the academic year 2015-16. Govt. has decided to change its syllabus also. Since the syllabus of the State Govt. from VI to X class has been changed. These changes will form part of the next B.Ed. course. In addition to routine subjects, computer education will also be included in the syllabus.
The Bihar government is planning to skill up one crore youth in the state in a time span of five years to make them compete globally for industries requiring skilled workforce, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday.
“We need to make them employable by imparting skills through various skill development initiatives,” he said at an event organised by industry chamber CII here.
Nitish Kumar said Bihar has the largest pool of youth in India aged under 25 and his government has already employed about 100,000 young men and women through employment fairs across the state.
Three women taxi drivers formerly employed with Goa’s first all women radio taxi service have alleged violation of labour laws by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), a state government-run corporation, which has outsourced taxi operations to a private firm.
The women taxi drivers have alleged that at the time of recruitment last year they were informed that they had been employed by the corporation, but once the taxi service started in October last year they realised that their employer was actually a private firm.
Andhra Pradesh Express which was scheduled to leave Hyderabad at 6:25 a.m. today will know start late at 3 p.m. due to late arrival of the train from New Delhi.
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All those who have been born in India are the Hindus and those who refuse to be Hindus should leave this country. This derogatory remark was made by Sadhavi Samhita while addressing a gathering of Rama Navmi procession at Hanuman Vyayam Shala, Sultan Bazar. She stressed the need for the Hindus to associate themselves with the Sadhus and the Saints like the other people. She also told the Hindu youths to get ready for the protection of their women and daughters to save them from the evil eyes of others. She said that India has been a place for Hindu Rajas, Maharajas and Hindu gods.
Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that Andhra Pradesh State will get a Railway Zone. Besides, the Centre would implement all promises incorporated in AP Reorganisation Act.
Venkaiah Naidu participated in a foundation stone laying ceremony for three institutions, including IIT, IISER and IIIT at Merlapaka in Erpedu mandal near Tirupati along with Union Minister Smrithi Irani, AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao, MP Sujana Chowdhary and others.
Sudanese rebels has said they killed 54 government soldiers and seized a strategic town in South Kordofan region, but the Sudanese army denied the matter.
“The forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) /northern sector have managed to liberate Habila town, some 30 km south-east of Al-Dalanj town in South Kordofan State,” said Arno Taloudy, spokesman for the rebel fighters, in a statement on Saturday,Xinhua reported.
However, the Sudanese army denied the rebels’ claims of controlling Habaila, but admitted that there were confrontations at the town.
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a hotel in Somali capital of Mogadishu that resulted in the heavy deaths of civilians.
In a press statement issued on Saturday here, the Council members underlined that “neither this, nor any other senseless act of terrorism in Somalia, would dent their resolve to support the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia,” Xinhua reported.
They also expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the people and government of Somalia.