‘Will hang those who kill cows,’ says Chhattisgarh CM BASTAR, APR 1 (AGENCIES): A day after the Gujarat assembly cleared an amended law that gives life term for cow slaughter, Chhattisgarh’s chief minister Raman Singh has gone a step further by saying “those who kill cows will be hanged”. “Have you ever heard of such a thing in Chhattisgarh in the past 15 years... those who kill cows will be hanged,” Singh retorted when asked by a reporter in Bastar whether a strict law will be framed against cow slaughter in the state. The chief minister’s statement comes in the backdrop of the recent crackdown against slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh by the state government led by CM Yogi Adityanath. Gujarat, where elections will be held later this year, amended the state’s Animal Preservation Bill to entail a maximum punishment of life imprisonment for cow slaughter and 10 years for transporting cows. In the current law, which was amended in 2011, the maximum jail term for cow slaughter was seven years. The new law
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also increases penalty from Rs. 1 lakh to 5 lakh. The passage of the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 came nearly eight months after seven Dalits were beaten by self-styled cow vigilantes for alleged cow slaughter in Una. Meanwhile, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi accused the BJP of “hypocrisy” over beef ban after the saffron party said it would not be extended to the northeastern states. “In UP, cow is mummy, and in the northeastern states it’s yummy. This shows BJP’s hypocrisy. While they are talking about beef ban in UP, they have said there would be no such thing in the
Over 400 devotees from Pak arrive at Ajmer shrine AJMER, APR 1 (PTI): A delegation of over 400 devotees from Pakistan today arrived at the shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti here to pay their homage to the Sufi saint. The devotees, accompanied by the officials of the Pakistani Embassy, reached Ajmer this morning by a special train to attend the 805th ‘Urs’ (death anniversary) of the saint. They will offer ‘chaadar’ (sacred cloth) at the shrine on behalf of the Pakistan government. The administration has made special security arrangements in the wake of the visit by devotees from the neighbouring country, District Magistrate Gaurav Goyal said. They will stay put at the Central Girls
School here, he said. The devotees will leave Ajmer for Pakistan on April 8. ‘Chaadar’ offered on PM’s behalf at Chishti’s dargah. A ‘chaadar’ was on Saturday offered at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said the service of the Sufi saint to humanity will continue to inspire generations. Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi offered the ‘chaadar’ (shawl) on behalf of the PM and read out his message in which Modi greeted the followers of the saint in India and abroad on the occasion of the 805th annual Urs.
Principal shot dead in school Bhagalpur, Apr 1 (PTI): Unidentified assailants today shot dead the principal of a school at Kamlakund village of Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police said. Shambhu Mandal, principal of a government-run secondary school, died on the spot when assailants fired at him while he was entering the school. Police suspected that the killing might be an outcome of personal enemity. The locals blocked road and staged protest. The District Primary Schools Teachers Association has sought arrest of killers within 24 hours failing which they would stop teaching work.
B H O PA L , A P R 1 (AGENCIES): Just about a week after UP CM Yogi Adityanath announced an anti-Romeo squad, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a similar crackdown on sexual predators on Friday, and even went a step further, saying his government will bring about a legislation to hang rapists. Along with his repeated preaching against alcoholism and shutting down of liquor shops along the Narmada, a tough stance against sex crimes will earn him the goodwill of women — a crucial factor ahead of the 2018 assembly election. The CM is acutely aware that Madhya Pradesh has the shameful tag of being the rape capital of the country with 4,391 cases reported in 2015. After taking the salute at Police Training Academy in Bhouri on the outskirts of Bhopal, he said: “The first condition for the development of the state and the country is a good law-and-order system and this is the major responsibility of police... Hum Romeos ke against ek abhiyaan chalayenge (We will run a campaign against Romeos).”
3 detained in Ghaziabad child rape, murder case Ghaziabad, Apr 1 (IANS): Three persons have been detained here in the alleged rape and murder case of a five-year-old girl, police said on Saturday. Ghaziabad SSP Deepak Kumar said the father and brother of the accused Afroz and one Alam have been detained. A team of police has been sent to Khagaria in Bihar to where Afroz belongs. “We hope to nab him shortly,” said the SSP. Tension prevailed in Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad after the body of a five-year-old girl was found on Friday midnight. The residents said she was raped and killed, allegedly by a man from a different community -- further worsening the situation. The girl, a priest’s
daughter, was missing since Thursday. Police recovered her body from a half-constructed house. The residents said she was raped and murdered, allegedly by Afroz, a mason. The locals also alleged that though the girl was missing since Thursday, police did not swing into action and were apathetic towards the issue. Police, however, have not confirmed the rape allegation. “We have registered the case and raids are being conducted to nab the culprit. The allegation of rape could only be confirmed after the post-mortem report,” said SP City Salman Taj Patil. “But the crime is grave and we will arrest the culprit at the earliest,” he added.
Bihar seals seven illegal slaughterhouses Patna, Apr 1 (IANS): A week after opposition BJP demanded that illegal slaughterhouses flourishing in Bihar should be closed, seven of them were sealed in Rohtas district on Saturday, officials said. The district administration bordering Uttar Pradesh, sealed the illegal slaughterhouses running for years, following clearance of action against them from the top brass in Patna, an official said. The state government is also likely to take further action against illegal slaughterhouses in coming days in line with the Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath, the official said. District officials in Rohtas said action against the slaughterhouses was taken after a directive from the Patna High Court that they be sealed within six weeks. The licenses of these slaughterhouses expired on Friday. Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar had raised the issue of illegal slaughterhouses in the state assembly last week demanding their immediate closure in Bihar. He also said that licences of all slaughterhouses should be cancelled adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was keen on making Bihar beef-free to ensure protection of cows.
cows, we preserve them. He (Owaisi) cannot make such observations about the entire northeast,” he said in Manipur capital Imphal. In Manipur, the erstwhile Maharaja had in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but buffalo meat is consumed widely. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi supportered Owaisi’s hypocrisy remark against BJP, saying it has been used by the saffron party as a “tool to further its politics”. “We have heard what Raman Singh has said…. what’s happening in UP. The hypocrisy behind cow protection is obvious. Saying that there will be no beef ban in northeastern states is political opportunism,” she said. Soon after assuming office, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had ordered strict enforcement of the ban on cow slaughter and smuggling. Slaughter of buffaloes for meat is, however, allowed in the state. Buffalo meat trade in the state has been badly hit by the clampdown on illegal abattoirs.
EC seeks report on alleged EVM ‘malfunction’
Pradhan launches BS-IV grade No one has humiliated me as much fuel distribution across India as Akhilesh, Mulayam Yadav says
NEW DELHI, APR 1 (AGENCIES): The Election Commission has sought a report from the district electoral officer on media reports alleging an EVM malfunction during a trial at Bhind in Madhya Pradesh. The reports stated that the paper trail machine linked to one EVM dispensed slips showing only the BJP symbol. The mock-test was conducted in the presence of several local journalists. After the discrepancy was detected, it was alleged that the Chief Electoral Officer threatened to get them detained by the police if they reported it. The development comes days after several political parties had alleged that the EVMs were tampered with in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election and also in Punjab. A petition in this regard has also been moved in the Supreme Court. However, the Election Commission has defended use of EVMs asserting that it is impossible to hack the machines given the technology used and administrative procedures ensuring their secure handling.
Tamil Nadu gets Rs 2,014 crore central assistance
Security personnel take positions during a search operation after militants attacked an army vehicles, part of a convoy, near a hospital along Parimpora-Panthachowk bypass road in Srinagar on Saturday. (PTI)
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IANS): The central government has released an amount of Rs 2,014.45 crore as financial assistance to Tamil Nadu affected by drought and cyclonic storm, an official said on Saturday. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had chaired a High Level Committee (HLC) meeting on March 23 to discuss the issue of assistance. The aid, released on Friday, includes Rs 1,748.28 crore for drought (Kharif), Rs 264.11 crore for cyclonic storm ‘Vardha’ and Rs 2.06 crore under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, according to a release. The Tamil Nadu government had submitted a memorandum seeking central assistance in the wake of drought and cyclonic storm ‘Vardha’ in the state.
route to Srinagar city from Baramulla town. S a t u r d ay ’s a t t a c k comes a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. On Sunday, Modi will inaugurate the 9.2 km Nashri-Chenani tunnel that connects Jammu region’s Udhampur and Ramban districts on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway.
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northeast. “Assembly elections are going to be held in three states in the northeast. Beef is easily available in (BJP-ruled) Goa. You tell me what is this,” he told a TV news channel. Reacting to the Hyderabad MP’s remarks, BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy said,” What’s this mummy, yummy thing. Owaisi says he has faith in the Indian Constitution. “Article 48 of the Constitution says cow slaughter will be prohibited. Let him say he has no faith in some articles of the Constitution, then we will see,” he said. Article 48 of the Constitution says,” The State shall endeavour to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving and improving the breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle.” N Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur too slammed Owaisi for his comments. “Such wild allegations should not be made. We worship
2 soldiers injured as army convoy attacked in Kashmir
S rinagar , A pr 1 (IANS): Two soldiers were injured on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district when militants attacked an army convoy, defence officials said. The militants fired at the convoy near the Jhelum Valley College of Medical Science on the SrinagarMuzaffarabad highway, the officials told IANS. The convoy was en-
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Bhubaneswar, Apr 1 (IANS): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday formally launched the BS-IV grade fuel distribution across the country on the occasion of Utkala Dibasa here. In a bid to provide a clean environment, the minister launched distribution of the BS-IV grade fuel in 13 cities through video conferencing here. Pradhan termed the initiative as the beginning of a new era to reduce environment pollution. “Today we begin a new era of clean transportation fuels that will benefit 1.25 billion citizens of our country by substantially reducing pollution levels in our cities,” the minister said. While BS-IV grade fuels have been introduced from April 1, the BS-VI standard fuels have been targeted to be launched from 2020. “Migration to BS-IV fuels shows India’s resolve under the leadership of the Prime Minister to cut down emissions in a voluntary commit-
ment to @COP21,” Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted. Speaking on the ongoing tussle with the Odisha government over Indian Oil Corporation Ltd ’s refinery project at Paradeep, Pradhan said the Centre is ready for a fresh dialogue to break the deadlock between the Odisha government and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL). The state government has denied providing fiscal incentives to the company’s 15 million-tonne crude oil refinery at Paradeep in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. “The present government at the Centre is not responsible for the delay in setting up of the project. The expansion of the refinery’s capacity from nine million tonnes to 15 million tonnes is good for the people of the state. If the Odisha government feels that there should be more financial support to minimise the state’s burden, we are ready for fresh negotiations,” said Pradhan.
Kashmir Tulip Garden opens for visitors Srinagar, Apr 1 (IANS): One of the major tourist attractions of Kashmir Valley and Asias largest Tulip Garden was opened for visitors on Saturday. Located in the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains on the banks of the Dal Lake and spread over 75 acres of picturesque land the Tulip Garden was opened ahead of schedule this year. “For the first time, 48 varieties of tulips have come to bloom in the garden where we have sown 1.5 million bulbs of the flower this year, those who love nature and tulips, no longer need to go to Holland or elsewhere,” said Farooq Ahmad Shah, Secretary State Tourism Department. “Kashmir is in fact more beautiful than we have been told. It is much more beautiful than what we see on television or in the movies,” Bagishree, 28, a tourist from Maharashtra said.
L U C K N OW, A P R 1 (AGENCIES): Samajwadi Party patriarch on Saturday launched a scathing attack on his son and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav saying that the latter “humiliated and betrayed him”. Mulayam further said that Akhilesh doesn’t pay him the due respect. “When he (Akhilesh) doesn’t respect his father (Mulayam), how will people respect him?” Mulayam asked. “While the people of UP voted for me in 2012, I chose to make Akhilesh the chief minister, but he humiliated me thereafter,” he said, adding that he has “never been insulted so much” in his life. The senior Yadav also pointed out that, unlike him, no one in the history of India named their son the chief minister despite still being active in politics. Mulayam also quoted a statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kannauj during the state assembly elections that how can a man who has insulted his father be loyal to the people of the state. Endorsing the PM’s views, Mulayam said, “Ye sahi hai
ki jo baap ka nahin hua, wo kisi ka nahin ho sakta. “ In Mainpuri to inaugurate a hotel, the former Union defence minister claimed that it was this statement of Modi that affected the voters and led to the massive defeat of the Samajwadi Party. “But I did not say anything to anyone as my own blood was out against me,” the three-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister added and lamented that it was a tragedy that his son joined hands with the Congress, a party which led “murderous at-
tacks” on him not once but thrice. The for mer Union defence minister had expelled his son and then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his cousin Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years just a few weeks before the assembly polls. Flanked by brother Shivpal Yadav, who had been at loggerheads with Akhilesh, Mulayam said he had taken the action against Akhilesh and Ramgopal to save the party which he had built through hard efforts.
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