बेंगलुरु के पुलिस आयुक्त कमल पंत को सौंपी गई शिकायत में कहा गया कि विधायक शिवराज पाटिल और उनके समर्थकों ने एक निजी अस्पताल से रायचूर निगम की सदस्य शाइनाज बेगम का कथित रूप से अपहरण कर लिया. शाइनाज बेगम के बेटे एमडी अली ने शिकायत दर्ज कराई है

By India.com Hindi News Desk

कर्नाटक में रायचूर से भाजपा विधायक डॉ शिवराज पाटिल (Dr Shivaraj Patil) के खिलाफ यहां एक महिला पार्षद के अपहरण के मामले में एक चौंकाने वाला मामला दर्ज किया गया है. यह जानकारी पुलिस ने आज बुधवार को दी. बेंगलुरु के पुलिस आयुक्त कमल पंत को सौंपी गई शिकायत में कहा गया कि विधायक शिवराज पाटिल और उनके समर्थकों ने एक निजी अस्पताल से रायचूर निगम की सदस्य शाइनाज बेगम का कथित रूप से अपहरण कर लिया. शाइनाज बेगम के बेटे एमडी अली ने शिकायत दर्ज कराई है. अली ने आरोप लगाया था कि चूंकि रायचूर निगम के अध्यक्ष पद के लिए चुनाव 30 मार्च (बुधवार) को तय किया गया है, इसलिए उन्हें मतदान से अनुपस्थित करने के लिए आरोपियों ने एक निजी अस्पताल से उनका अपहरण कर लिया जहां उसका इलाज चल रहा था. शाइनाज बेगम रायचूर निगम के वार्ड नंबर 26 की निर्वाचित सदस्य हैं. उन्हें 26 मार्च को अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया था. अली ने अपनी शिकायत में कहा कि उनके भाई मोहम्मद आलम और उनकी सास खजाबी अस्पताल में शाइनाज के साथ थे. मंगलवार को शाइनाज का सेल फोन बंद था और जब उन्होंने अपने भाई और सास से संपर्क करने की कोशिश की, तो उनके सेलफोन भी बंद थे. अली ने शिकायत में कहा है कि अस्पताल से पूछताछ करने पर उन्हें सूचित किया गया कि उन तीनों को एक सफेद कार में ले जाया गया है. उन्होंने कहा, ‘सीसीटीवी से जांच की गई तो पता चला कि वाहन भाजपा विधायक शिवराज पाटिल का है. विधायक और उनके समर्थकों से संपर्क करने की कोशिश करने के बाद भी उनकी ओर से कोई जवाब नहीं आया.’ उन्होंने शिकायत में कहा, ‘रायचूर निगम में अध्यक्ष पद के लिए मतदान से दूर रहने के लिए मेरी मां का अपहरण कर लिया गया है. अगर मेरी मां और परिवार के सदस्यों को कुछ होता है तो भाजपा विधायक शिवराज पाटिल जिम्मेदार होंगे. मेरे परिवार के सदस्यों को तुरंत बचाया जाना चाहिए और भाजपा विधायक और उनके समर्थकों के खिलाफ कानूनी कार्रवाई शुरू की जानी चाहिए.’ (IANS Hindi)

Big blow to Pakistan PM Imran Khan as ally MQM-P strikes deal with Opposition

MQM-P, a key partner in the PTI-led ruling coalition, has pledged support for the no-confidence motion against Khan. In a massive blow to the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, one of the key allies of coalition government Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) struck a deal with the Opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). MQM-P reportedly reached an agreement late Tuesday night to support the Opposition in the upcoming no-trust vote. A formal

announcement is awaited. An MQM-P spokesperson said that while the draft agreement had been finalised, the party would only announce its decision once the same was ratified by the coordination committee. MQM-P, a key partner in the PTI-led ruling coalition, has pledged support for the no-confidence motion against Khan. MQM-P, a key partner in the PTI-led ruling coalition, has pledged support for the no-confidence motion against Khan. MQM-P Senator Faisal Subzwari confirmed, first in a tweet and then in an interaction with reporters, that a draft agreement had been finalized and the details will be announced at a press conference. MQM-P Senator Faisal Subzwari confirmed, first in a tweet and then in an interaction with reporters, that a draft agreement had been finalized and the details will be announced at a press conference. Subzwari said that the draft agreement would be made public after being ratified by PPP’s Central Executive Committee and MQM-P’s coordination committee.

Sri Lanka plunges into 10-hour daily power cut as fuel crisis worsens

The country has been facing a seven-hour power outage since the beginning of the month

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday imposed a nationwide 10-hour daily power cut due to shortage of hydro-electricity triggered by non-availability of fuel. The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday imposed a nationwide 10-hour daily power cut due to shortage of hydro-electricity triggered by non-availability of fuel. All essentials are in short supply due to import restrictions forced by the forex crisis. All essentials are in short supply due to import restrictions forced by the forex crisis. The daily power cuts in the island nation have been further extended Wednesday morning to 10 hours, officials said. The country has been facing a seven-hour power outage since the beginning of the month. “There is a shortage of 750 megawatt due to non availability of fuel to generate thermal power,” the chair of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayaka said. State-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has asked motorists not to queue outside fuel stations on Wednesday and Thursday to purchase diesel as it was unable to pay for a shipment that had arrived. State-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has asked motorists not to queue outside fuel stations on Wednesday and Thursday to purchase diesel as it was unable to pay for a shipment that had arrived. It was, however, not clear from where the shipment had arrived. The CPC said the unloading of the ship would happen only on Friday. Energy minister Gamini Lokuge said the government will make an urgent purchase of 6,000 metric tonnes of diesel from LIOC, the Lanka subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation. It will be used for emergency services and power generation,” he said. Lokuge said a shipment of diesel under the Indian credit line was expected Thursday.India recently announced to extend a $1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka as part of its financial assistance to the country to deal with the economic crisis following a previous $500 billion line of credit in February to help it purchase petroleum products. During his just-concluded visit to Colombo, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had assured India’s continued support in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery process.

BJP report on Birbhum killings will weaken and interfere with CBI probe, says Mamata Banerjee

She said that there should not be interference from any political party into the investigation

PTI, Darjeeling, MAR 30 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said a BJP fact-finding panel’s report on Birbhum killings, submitted to party president J P Nadda, will weaken and interfere with the CBI probe into the incident. Eight people were burnt alive, and one succumbed to injuries later, after the murder of local TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh in Bogtui village near Rampurhat on March 21. Lashing out at the saffron party, Banerjee said that the report mentions the name of TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal, which “clearly shows the vindictive attitude of the BJP”. “The BJP report on Bogtui killings will weaken and interfere with the probe. I condemn this attitude of the saffron party,” Banerjee told reporters in the hill town. She said that there should not be interference from any political party into the investigation. “They have mentioned my district president’s name. This is biased and vindictive attitude. Without completion of probe, how can they name him? It shows they want him to get arrested. This is personal vendetta. They are hatching a conspiracy,” she said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the case as per Calcutta High Court’s order. An SIT formed by the West Bengal government was earlier investigating the case.

Hijab issue: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Udupi

Those who shunned the examinations include 24 girl students from Kundapur, 14 from Byndoor and two from Udupi Government Girls PU college, who are involved in the legal fight over wearing of hijab in classrooms

By: PTI | Mangaluru |

Forty Muslim girl students from Udupi district of Karnataka abstained from appearing for the first pre-university examination on Tuesday as they were apparently hurt by the recent High Court verdict against wearing of hijab inside classrooms. The students decided to not appear for the examination without wearing the headscarf as they were hurt by the March 15 order, sources said. The Karnataka High Court on March 15 had dismissed petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom, saying the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith and also stated that the uniform dress rule should be followed in educational institutions where it has been prescribed. Those who shunned the examinations on Tuesday include 24 girl students from Kundapur, 14 from Byndoor and two from Udupi Government Girls PU college, who are involved in the legal fight over wearing of hijab in classrooms. The girls had earlier boycotted the practical examinations also. At the RN Shetty PU college, 13 out of 28 Muslim girl students appeared for the examination. Though some students reached the examination centre wearing hijabs, they were denied permission. Four out of five girl students appeared for the examinations at Bhandarkar’s college in Udupi, while all the girl students of Basrur Sharada college attended the examinations. Six among the eight girl students of Navunda Government PU College abstained from the examinations, while only two out of 10 Muslim girls appeared for the examinations.The Supreme Court on March 24 refused to accord urgent hearing on the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict. The students, though, are planning to wait till the apex court gives an order on the issue.

Uddhav Thackeray had written to PM Modi to consider changing Nanar Oil Refinery location: Sources

Instead of Nanar, the Maharashtra government has proposed a land parcel of 13,000 hectare at Barsu village in Ratnagiri district for the refinery and a land parcel of 2,144 acre in Nate village for the Crude Oil Terminal

 By Vishwas Waghmode | Mumbai |

Days after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Maharashtra government seems to be changing its mind on the Nanar Oil Refinery Project in Konkan and is hoping for a revival, it has emerged that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January requesting to consider a new location for the project in the Ratnagiri district. Sources said that the CM has justified the new locations stating that “almost 90 per cent land parcel is barren and no displacement of houses/wadis is estimated since the villages are located outside the project area.” Thackeray has said that the land parcel is free from all encumbrances and that it can be used without disturbing the ecological balance. Thackeray has also conveyed to the PM that the project was initially proposed at Nanar in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra but it could not be executed due to environmental and rehabilitation constraints. Sources in the government said that the Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (RRPCL) has reportedly given positive feedback about the new locations. The facility, which was to come up at Nanar, was cleared by the Centre and state government in December 2015 and was to pass through a land spread across 17 villages in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. It was to come up as a 50:50 joint venture between Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (RRPCL) — its investors were Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum — and a partnership between the Saudi-owned Aramco and UAE’s National Oil Company. The government had initiated the process of the land survey when it was shelved suddenly before the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 over “environmental concerns” expressed by the Sena following opposition from the locals. The Sena, in fact, had made it a condition of its pre-poll alliance with the BJP ahead of the elections. The debate on the oil refinery project was revived after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that indications have been given by the Maharashtra government about changing its mind on it.

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