Tejashwi Yadav criticizes BJP for speaking “Jumla Jhoot” in public

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August 12, 2022

Ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to be held on August 24, newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for speaking ‘jumla jhoot’ (propagating lies) and not working at the grassroots level for the development of the country.

“I am glad to know that since the time, the Mahagathbandhan decided to come together, we have begun talking about employment, about the future of the youth. On the contrary, when BJP was in power, only Hindu-Muslim and Mandir-Masjid were the issues discussed. Poison was being sown in society,” Tejashwi Yadav told agencies.

Tejashwi Yadav asserted that he will fulfil the aspirations of the youth soon and lashed out at the BJP for making bogus claims on unemployment issues. “Now, our focus is to fulfil the aspirations of the youth. Just wait for a few more days. You will soon know about how work for the people’s welfare happens while being in power.

On the contrary, I challenge the claims made by BJP about providing employment. Forget providing 19 lakh jobs to the people of Bihar, they (BJP) have not even provided 19 jobs.

In the country, they promised to provide over 2 crore jobs to the people.

They have not even provided close to 80 lakh jobs till now,” Yadav told to agencies. Yadav added, “Till 2022, the Centre promised to make India a Rs 5 trillion economy and launch bullet trains. What is the reality of such claims? The Centre was going to provide a special package to the people of Bihar. Where is that? The Centre says ‘jumla jhoot’. The ‘sleeping media’ will wake up.” “Because of the support of Nitish Kumar Ji, issues like unemployment are being raised. We are talking about real issues. We will surely fulfil the aspirations of the youth of the country,” he added.

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi create scholarship funds for law students from his Rajya Sabha salary

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August 12, 2022

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who is still a sitting member of the Rajya Sabha, has decided to support the education of students studying law by donating his entire salary earned as a parliamentarian.

The money can be taken by any student pursuing a five-year-long law degree either from Assam or any other state across the country.

Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in March 2020 and has not taken a single penny out of the salary and the allowances that ought to be paid by Rajya Sabha to him.

The scholarship fund has been created with this money and allowances that Gogoi hasn’t taken so far. Giving details, the former CJI told to agencies, “This money should be of good use to students, especially those studying law. I am sure that the allowances and salary that are due to be paid to me for the last two years will be good enough to fund the education of at least 10 to 15 students.” Ranjan Gogoi worked as a lawyer in the Gauhati High Court in Assam and back then offered free legal services.

He plans to advertise the scholarship through newspaper advertisements so that students can apply. The scholarship will be valid starting next month and it will cover not just tuition fees but also host and staying charges for the students.

Gogoi further told to agencies, “those students who are interested can e-mail their applications to the email id provided by the concerned authorities by the end of this month.”

“Students further need to give details including their names, contact numbers, email addresses, physical address, name of the institution where they have enrolled as a student, details of the course scores that have been octane by them in the board exams along with a copy of the mark sheet along with family income proofs for the last three years along with an application not exceeded 200 words,” Gogoi told to agencies.

In March 2020, Opposition members walked out of the House and boycotted the swearing-in amidst cries of a deal between the former CJI and the Narendra Modi government.

It was an unfazed Gogoi who remarked soon after his oath-taking that his parliamentarian colleagues “will welcome me very soon”. The nomination came barely four months after his retirement in November 2019.

UP Police arrested a JeM terrorist; who planned to kill Nupur Sharma

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August 12, 2022

A Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist tasked to kill suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma has been arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police.

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested one terrorist associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Saharanpur, informed Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad on Friday.

The arrested terrorist has been identified as Muhammad Nadeem (25), a resident of Kunda Kala village of Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur.

JeM (Jaish-e-Muhammad) and TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban) were in direct contact with the terrorist Muhammad Nadeem, informed UP ATS.

The terror conspiracy was busted under the leadership of ADG ATS Naveen Arora. The UP ATS received information that a man in Saharanpur, influenced by JeM and TTP ideology, was preparing for ‘Fidayeen’ attack.

Following this, Muhammad Nadeem was identified and interrogated. During primary investigation, a mobile phone was recovered from him, in which a PDF document titled “Explosive Course Fidae Force” was found, informed the ATS. Besides this, the police have found Muhammad Nadeem’s phone chat including voice messages with Jaish-e-Muhammad and TTP terrorists of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

During interrogation, Nadeem said that he has been in touch with various terrorists of Jaish-e-Muhammad and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan since 2018 via WhatsApp, Telegram, IMO, Facebook Messenger, Club House etc.

He has got training in creating virtual phone numbers from terror organisations.

A Pakistani named Saifullah was training him to carry out a ‘Fidayeen’ attack on government buildings or police forces. Nadeem was asked to travel to Pakistan for special training.

As per information, the JeM terrorist has also given the names of his fellow terrorists to the police. One mobile phone with two SIM cards has been recovered from him. He has been booked under Sections 121A/123 of IPC.

World’s largest human formation of waving national flag attempts Guinness World Record

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August 12, 2022

To mark the 75th Independence Day and to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, over 8,560 people including dignitaries and students will form the world’s largest human formation of a waving national flag, creating a new Guinness World Record in Chandigarh on Saturday

The event will be held amid loud chants and cheers from the gathering at the cricket stadium in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Organised by the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University, the event will be attended by Administrator, Chandigarh UT, Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi, NID Chief Patron and Chandigarh University Chancellor S Satnam Singh Sandhu and other top officials of the UT administration.

“More than 8,560 students from Chandigarh University and other educational institutions of the UT, along with the volunteers of the NID Foundation are going to attempt the World Record by creating the ‘World’s Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag’ to strengthen ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement with a vision to ignite the spirit of patriotism and nationalism among all of us as a citizen of India,” said the NID.

More than 25,000 people including youth, kids and elderly, alike are expected to be present on the occasion.

Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of India’s people, culture and achievements.

The programme envisages inspiring Indians everywhere to hoist the national flag at their homes. The aim of the programme is to make the relationship with the national flag a more personal one rather than just keeping it formal or institutional.

The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and promote awareness about the tricolour. Earlier, Indian citizens were not allowed to hoist the National Flag except on selected occasions.

This changed after a decade-long legal battle by industrialist Naveen Jindal culminated in the landmark SC judgement of January 23, 2004 that declared that the right to fly the National Flag freely with respect and dignity is a fundamental right of an Indian citizen within the meaning of Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution of India. Lauding the Centre and the Prime

Minister for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, Naveen Jindal has appealed to every Indian to make ‘Har Din Tiranga’ their motto.

Employment and Youth to be our focus, not Mandir-Masjid: Tejaswi Yadav

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August 12, 2022

Ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to be held on August 24, newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that issues like employment and those related to youth’s future will be addressed if they remain in power.

“Since we have formed the government, issues like employment and those related to youth’s future are being addressed. Issues like Hindu-Muslims and Mandir-Masjid were only discussed when BJP was in power. Hatred was sown in the society then,” Tejashwi Yadav told the agencies.

Earlier today Yadav called the recent tie-up of Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) “a natural alliance and not a deal”, and claimed that within a month Bihar will be the largest government jobs-providing state.

Speaking to the reporters in the national capital where he reached on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan to meet his father and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi said, “It’s a natural alliance, not a deal. This is the real ‘Mahagathbandhan’ which was formed by Lalu Yadav Ji and Nitish Kumar. We welcomed Nitish Kumar’s decision and came together.”

Talking about the timeline of the fulfilment of his promises of providing jobs to the youth of the state, the Deputy CM said that it will only be done after the trust vote in the Assembly.

“We do not do BJP-style politics that we will threaten and buy the leaders. We will provide jobs, let the trust vote be over. We are very serious about this issue. Within one month, you will see that Bihar will be the single-largest job-giving state in government jobs,” he said.

Meanwhile, with the change in government in Bihar, a session of the state assembly has been convened for August 24.

Legislators of the ruling Mahagathbandhan have given a notice for the removal of Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha. Sinha, who is a BJP MLA, on Thursday refused to comment on the no-confidence notice submitted against him.

“As long as I am on this post, I will give no statement to the media on this (political development),” Sinha told reporters. The motion against Sinha is likely to be taken up by the House when it meets to enable the Nitish Kumar government to prove its majority.

Nitish Kumar-led government will go for a floor test on August 24. Kumar had earlier said that the government has the support of seven parties and 164 MLAs.

Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister on Wednesday for a record eighth time after he severed ties with BJP a day earlier and resigned as chief minister. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took oath as Deputy Chief Minister.

Man rescued from creek after suicide bid in Thane

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August 12, 2022

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Firemen and disaster management cell personnel rescued a 35-year-old man who attempted to commit suicide at a creek in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Friday, an official said.

Gangadhar Jadhav, a resident of Kalwa area, jumped into the creek around 1.45 pm, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) Avinash Sawant said.

The local firemen and police personnel were alerted by people in the vicinity and the man was saved before he could drown, he said.

Jadhav had allegedly attempted suicide over some domestic dispute, the official said.

Aam Aadmi Party attacks Central Government over the remark of “Freebies”

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August 12, 2022

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Aam Aadmi party attacks Central Government over the remark of “Freebies” Delhi’s Aam Aadmi party leader criticized the central government, stating that they are thinking of only their corporate friends and paying off the loans from the taxpayer’s money. The free education and health services which are given to the common people are the services given to the people whose financial stability is not up to the mark.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Preeti Menon told Afternoon Voice “ The BJP government is paying off the loans of the top businessman and most of the people who left the country with huge scams have become bankrupt government is only working for them and not for the people”

Most of the leaders of the opposition parties have stated that our country is going through a problem of inflation and joblessness and they expect the BJP government should work on ways to tackle this issue.

Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has stated these are not freebies given to the people. The education, health services and ration given to the people are necessary also they are not getting those basic facilities.

Dhananjay Shinde Aam Aadmi Party leader said “ The BJP government is only top Businessmen like Adani and Reliance industries and after starting Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan helps the reliance industries as it is the biggest polyester generator in the market and contract of making flag is given to that company”.

On one hand the BJP government is about to stop the free health and education services for the people of the country and on the other the Aam Aadmi leader is asking the government about the calculation of the money given by the taxpayers as people are not getting those services which are important for the society.

The case of “Freebies” has gone to the Supreme Court and after hearing all the arguments Chief N V Ramana has given next of this case on 17th August so that we can see more details and evidence in this case.

BhalChandra Shirsat MP in the BJP party told Afternoon Voice “The government is only for the betterment of the poor people”

Gutka worth Rs 55.4 lakh seized in Thane, 1held

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August 12, 2022

The police have seized gutka and banned tobacco products worth Rs 55.4 lakh and arrested the driver of the vehicle transporting the contraband in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Friday.

The police intercepted a truck on Mumbai-Nashik Highway around 7.30 am on Thursday and found the banned products, assistant inspector Vinod Kadlag of the Kongaon police station of Bhiwandi division said.

The police arrested the driver Asif Abdul Rahim (28), a native of Haryana, and also registered a case against truck owner Ashutosh Bhatia of New Delhi, under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Food Security and Standards Act, he said.

Sensex closes 130 points higher; Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, NTPC surge

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August 12, 2022

BSE — Sensex closes 130 points higher; Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, NTPC surge 10

The Indian stock market’s benchmark Sensex closed 130 points higher in a choppy session on Friday led by strong buying support in metal, power and energy stocks.

The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 59,462.78 points, which is 130.18 points or 0.22 per cent higher than its previous day’s close at 59,332.60 points.

The markets witnessed volatile trading. The Sensex started the day in the red at 59,235.98 points and slumped to a low of 59,113.01 points in the morning session. The index witnessed good buying support in the afternoon session rising to a high of 59,538.08 points.

The Sensex had gained 515.31 point or 0.88 per cent on Thursday.

The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange closed 39.15 points or 0.22 per cent higher at 17,698.15 points against its previous day’s close at 17,659.00 points.

The Nifty had gained 124.25 points or 0.71 per cent on Thursday.

The index heavyweight Reliance Industries Limited surged 1.64 per cent to Rs 2632.65. Tata Steel soared 3.25 per cent to Rs 112.65. NTPC surged 3.26 per cent to Rs 158.55. Power Grid Corporation rose 2.24 per cent to Rs 227.80.

State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, ITC, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank and IndusInd Bank were among the major Sensex gainers.

IT stocks witnessed selling pressure. Infosys slipped 1.56 per cent to Rs 1594.50. Tech Mahindra slumped 1.02 per cent to Rs 1066.20. Tata Consultancy Services fell 0.66 per cent to Rs 3399.80. HCL Technologies slipped 0.62 per cent to Rs 956.05. Wipro closed 0.51 per cent lower.

Maruti Suzuki slipped 1.35 per cent to Rs 8699.15. L&T fell 1.25 per cent to Rs 1844. Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, Nestle India and Hindustan Unilever were among the major Sensex losers.

Avoid large gatherings while celebrating I-Day in view of Covid cases: Centre to States

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August 12, 2022

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As the country continues to record an average of over 15,000 coronavirus cases daily, the Centre has asked States to ensure there are no large gatherings for Independence Day celebrations and that everyone follows Covid protocols.

The Union Home Ministry has also conveyed to all States and Union Territories to carry out a ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign at a prominent location of each district in the state and UT and carry out a fortnight and month-long campaign to keep it ‘Swachh’ through voluntary civil action.

In a communication, the ministry said, “As a precaution, against COVID-19, large congregations in the ceremony be avoided. It is imperative that Covid guidelines are followed”.

India added 16,561 new coronavirus cases taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,42,23,557, while the active cases dipped to 1,23,535, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll climbed to 5,26,928 with 49 fatalities which include 10 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The Home Ministry also asked government departments and educational institutions to carry out tree plantation programmes to spread awareness for conservation of environment.