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  • Good News For Delhiites: Delhi Metro To Run Early Morning Services On These Routes On Sundays |

    The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced a change in the commencement time for Metro services on the Phase-III corridors on Sundays. Starting from August 25, 2024, the usual start time of 8:00 AM for these corridors will be revised to an earlier time.

    According to an official statement from the DMRC, this change is intended to benefit students and exam aspirants who often have competitive exams scheduled on Sundays. The adjustment will allow them easier access to their exam centers across Delhi-NCR, offering a more convenient and seamless travel experience.


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    The DMRC emphasized that this change is specific to the Phase-III corridors on Sundays. All other corridors in the Delhi Metro network will continue to operate as usual, with services commencing at 6:00 AM daily, including Sundays. 

  • Mother and son died due to drowning in a drain in Dindori, the woman had left her maternal home with the child at 3 o’clock in the night

    Police sent the bodies for post-mortem.

    Highlights

    Woman and her son died after drowning in a drain. The woman was not in a good mental state. She had left with her child late at night.

    Naiduniya representative, Dindori: A 25-year-old woman and her one-and-a-half-year-old son from Mehandwani district died after drowning in a drain. The woman left the house with the child at night without informing anyone. They could not be traced despite a search by family members. The villagers saw the bodies in the drain and informed the police. On receiving the information, the police reached the scene and registered a case after preparing a panchnama. The police brought the bodies to the Community Health Center Mehandwani for post-mortem.

    The woman had gone to her mother’s house

    Sukhsen Marawi’s wife Narbadiya Bai was living with her son Suraj Marawi in her maternal home in Khairda village of Jarha Nejhar about 10-15 days ago. Around 3 am on Wednesday-Thursday night, she left the house without informing anyone along with her child. Her family members also searched for her, but she could not be found.

    Villagers saw the dead body

    Villagers saw the bodies of a woman and her son floating in Bhati Nala in Khairada village between 8 and 9 am on Friday. The villagers informed the police. With the help of the villagers, the police took out the bodies of the woman and her son from the drain. It was told that the woman was not in a good mental state.

  • Namothunam ritual will be held for the first time in Raipur, these things have to be taken care of while participating in the program

    Raipur. For the first time on 25th August, a grand ritual based on Namothunam Paath, which is accepted in all traditions of Jainism, has been organized at Shri Lal Ganga Patwa Bhawan, Tagore Nagar Raipur. This program will be held under the guidance of Munishri Sudhakar and Munishri Naresh Kumar, disciples of Acharya Mahashraman, from 9 am onwards under the Gatiman Chaturmasik Pravas.

    On the Namothunam Paath, Munishri Sudhakar said that this Paath is an eternal Paath, which has not been composed by humans but by the Indra of the Gods i.e. Shakren Dev. The specialty of this Paath is that it does not worship or mention the name of any particular person. It is completely a praise of the qualities of Tirthankara Bhagwan. No wish or request of any kind has been made in this Paath. This Paath is very miraculous as it is worshipped by sixty-four Indras and innumerable Gods and Goddesses.

    These things have to be taken care of

    Munishri further told that by chanting this text, we get freedom from diseases and ailments, prevention of inauspicious deeds, freedom from obstacles and evils, domestic peace, planetary peace along with help in awakening of luck and good fortune. While chanting Namothunam text 108 times in the ritual, 1008 names of Tirthankara Lord will also be mentioned. The special thing is that anyone, Jain or non-Jain, can participate in this ritual, just some things have to be taken special care of, like prohibition of products made of leather, physical cleanliness, decent attire/clothes (male – white and female – red), use of mobile etc. are prohibited.

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  • Maharashtra Bandh: Date, Timing; What’s Open And What’s Closed In Mumbai On August 24? |

    Maharashtra Bandh Tomorrow: Opposition parties in Maharashtra, including the Shiv Sena-UBT, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), and Congress, have announced a state-wide bandh on Saturday, August 24. The call for Maharashtra Bandh was spurred by a recent case of sexual assault involving two minors at a school in Badlapur, Thane district. Opposition parties have not only slammed the ruling Mahayuti government over the issue but have also called for faster implementation of the Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2020.

    The incident, reportedly involving a school sweeper, has sparked public outrage, with residents protesting and blocking railway lines to demand justice. In response, opposition parties have criticized the government and called for a state-wide bandh on August 24 to highlight the issue.

    Will Schools And Colleges Open In Mumbai?

    So far, the Maharashtra government has not announced any holiday. The bandh has no official support from the ruling parties. Thus, schools will remain open as usual. However, educational institutions that typically remain close on Saturdays will stay closed.

    Will Metros Operate In Mumbai?

    The Mumbai Metro will operate as usual. However, the commuters may find it a bit difficult to reach the metro stations in case the buses aur auto services gets hampered due to the protest. Though, the state government has not issued any notifications regarding the closure of buses and metros. As a result, buses and metros are expected to operate normally in Mumbai and other areas.

    Are Banks Closed On August 24?

    According to the RBI bank holiday guidelines, banks will remain shut tomorrow, August 24, which is fourth Saturday of the month. However, banks are not closed due to Maharashtra Bandh, which is called by Opposition parties.

    Are Hospitals Closed In Mumbai?

    There is no current information about the closure of OPDs and Hospitals on August 24. Therefore, they are expected to function normally despite the Maharashtra Bandh call.

  • MP Gehu Rate: If the government does not start the sale of wheat, the prices will increase, arrival in wholesale markets has decreased

    Wheat prices are increasing in the markets of Madhya Pradesh. Symbolic picture

    Highlights

    Wheat prices are expected to rise further during the festive season. The price of wheat in the market may reach Rs 3000 per quintal. Currently, the price of wheat in Indore is Rs 2750-2850 per quintal.

    Naiduniya Representative, Indore (MP Gehu Rate). The arrival of wheat in all the wholesale markets of the country along with Madhya Pradesh is continuously decreasing. Meanwhile, prices are increasing due to festive demand. The flour mills association has demanded action from the central government.

    Flour mills have urged the Union Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies along with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to start selling wheat under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) as soon as possible. The open market price of wheat has jumped to a nine-month high.

    Rates can reach up to 3 thousand rupees per quintal

    Its prices are likely to rise even more during the festive season. If the government does not release the wheat stock stored in its warehouses in the markets as soon as possible, it will not be a surprise if the price of wheat in the open markets reaches Rs 3000 per quintal.

    Currently the rate is Rs 2850 per quintal

    Currently, the price of wheat of mill quality in Indore market is being quoted at Rs 2750-2850 per quintal. Flour millers of South India are the most troubled. They get their supplies from North India. The latest deals are becoming very expensive for them.

    Because there is no or negligible wheat production there. Last year, the government started weekly e-auction of wheat under OMSS from the last week of June and about 100 lakh tonnes of wheat was sold between June 2023 and February 2024.

    This shows how huge was the need of wheat for flour millers/processors. This year too the requirement is as much or more and the government is ignoring it so far.

  • 3 sculptors of Lord Ramlala got Rs 75 lakh each: So far 2.85 crore devotees have visited, this much money was received in donations

    Ayodhya. The three sculptors who made the idol of Lord Ram Lalla have been paid remuneration. All three have been given the same amount. The temple trust has given Rs 75 lakh each to the three sculptors. Since Pran Pratishtha, more than 2.5 crore devotees have visited the idol. Crores of rupees have been donated.

    A meeting of the trust was held under the chairmanship of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust. In which the account details were submitted. The trust informed that so far the temple has received 363 crores, which includes interest from the bank, offerings etc. This includes about 204 crores as interest from the bank. The rest of the money has come from offerings. According to the trust, devotees have offered about 20 kg of gold and 9 quintals of silver in the temple.

    Also read: Now Shri Ram will be complete! Mother Sita will sit with Ramlala in Ayodhya, devotees will be able to see the couple, the trust has started preparations

    Three sculptors got Rs 75 lakh each

    Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust has given Rs 75 lakh each to the three sculptors who made the idol of Ram Lalla along with 18% GST. The idol made by 37-year-old sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been installed in the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla. The second sculptor Ganesh Bhatt has been awarded many awards in Karnataka State. The third sculptor Satyanarayan Pandey is the son of Jaipur’s famous sculptor Rameshwar Lal Pandey.

    More than 2.5 crore devotees took darshan

    In the 7 months since the consecration of Ramlala, 2 crore 85 lakh devotees have visited Ramlala. In the month of Saavan, 35 lakh devotees have visited. That means about 1.30 lakh devotees have visited Ramlala every day.

    Also read: Ayodhya will become an impenetrable fort with high-tech technology: Government is serious about the security of Ram devotees, CCTV is keeping an eye on roads and streets

    So far so much money has been spent

    So far, Rs 1850 crore has been spent on the construction of Shri Ramlala’s temple. About 850 crore more will be needed to complete the construction of the temple. The work of temple construction is going on day and night. Ram Darbar of titanium will be built on the first floor of Ram temple. The main idol to be installed here will be of white marble.

  • A 15-member Navy team arrived in Jharkhand to search for the missing trainee aircraft

    Jamshedpur. The trainee aircraft that went missing about 20 minutes after taking off from Jamshedpur’s Sonari Airport on Tuesday has not been found yet. Its search is on. A 15-member Navy team reached Chandil Dam on Thursday to search for the missing trainee aircraft and Captain Jeet Shatru Anand and trainee pilot Shubhrodeep Dutta on board. The 15-member Navy team has reached Chandil Dam and started the rescue operation to find the missing aircraft and the pilot. In fact, after the aircraft went missing, the administration had appealed to Minister of State for Defense Sanjay Seth for help.

    After this, he directed a rescue operation to search for the pilots. A 15-member Navy team left for Ranchi from Hyderabad on Wednesday evening by a special plane. This team has brought four hydro sealers machines and other necessary equipment for the rescue operation. The training aircraft of Alchemist Aviation went missing about 20 minutes after taking off from Sonari Airport in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on Tuesday.

    There were two pilots on board this plane. It is feared that the plane crashed into Chandil Dam in East Singhbhum. The NDRF team has been engaged in search operation in the dam since Tuesday evening. Local villagers have told the administration that they saw the plane falling into the dam. The plane was being flown by Captain Jeet Shatru Anand, a resident of Patna, and trainee pilot Shubhrodeep Dutta, a resident of Jamshedpur, was with him.

    The plane took off at around 11 am and lost contact with ATC (Air Traffic Control) after about 20 minutes. Fearing an accident, the airport management sought help from the East Singhbhum and Saraikela-Kharsawan district administration. Based on the last location of the plane, a search was started in Jamshedpur’s Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounding areas from Tuesday afternoon itself. A search operation was conducted in the entire area by helicopter, but no clue was found.

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  • Home Minister Shah will be under tight security: Police keeping an eye on every inch of Naya Raipur, SP, Additional SP, DSP and station in-charges have been put on duty

    Raipur. The administration is on high alert regarding the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Chhattisgarh. The police administration in the capital Raipur is fully prepared for the security of Union Minister Shah. Five layers of security have been put in place at Hotel May-Fair. IG, SP, Additional SP, DSP and Inspector level officers are deployed to monitor his security.

    Let us tell you, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to Raipur from today. For his security, one thousand police personnel have been deployed across the district. Police domes have been set up around the hotel, and the area around the hotel is being closely monitored through drones and binoculars.

    Read the minute-to-minute program of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Chhattisgarh:

    23 August:

    10:15 pm: Will leave from Delhi by BSF plane and reach Raipur.

    24 August:

    10:00 am: Will leave for airport from hotel. Will go to Navagaon by helicopter: Will attend the program at Vallabhacharya Ashram. 11:45 am: Will return to Raipur. 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm: Inter-state coordination committee meeting (Chief Secretaries and DGPs of seven states including Chhattisgarh included). 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Review of Chhattisgarh police’s work. 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm: Meeting. 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Review of development work report. 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm: One-to-one meeting with DGP. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Dinner and other activities.

    25 August:

    11:00 am to 12:30 pm: Inauguration of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) branch office. 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm: Lunch. 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Review of state government’s work. 3:45 pm: Will leave for Delhi from Swami Vivekananda Airport.

  • Badlapur Sexual Abuse Case: HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance, Hearing On Thursday |

    Badlapur Sexual Abuse Case: The Bombay High Court has taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra’s Thane district. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan will take up the matter for hearing on Thursday.

    The alleged sexual assault of the two kindergarten students by a male attendant had sparked a massive protest in Badlapur on Tuesday. The authorities on Wednesday suspended internet services in the town. Police said they have arrested 72 persons in connection with the violence during the stir. The male attendant, who was arrested on August 17, allegedly assaulted the kids in the school’s toilet. A local court on Wednesday extended his police custody till August 26.

    The government has ordered the formation of a special investigation team (SIT) headed by senior IPS officer Arti Singh to probe into the alleged sexual assault of the KG girl students. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has also assured action against the school, adding that the case will be fast-tracked and the guilty won’t be spared.

    While the school management has suspended the principal, a class teacher, and a female attendant, over the incident, the state government on Tuesday ordered the suspension of three police officials, including a senior police inspector, for alleged dereliction of duty in probing the sexual abuse of the two girls.

    The opposition parties have alleged that the parents of the girls were made to wait for 11 hours at Badlapur police station before the officials took note of their complaints.

  • Gold Rate Today: Gold rates fell by Rs 200 and silver by Rs 900 in Indore bullion market

    Silver rates in Indore bullion market reached Rs 85100 per kg. Symbolic picture

    Highlights

    The rate of gold in Indore bullion market was Rs 73400 per ten grams. The rate of gold in Ratlam bullion market was Rs 73700 per 10 grams. The rate of gold in Ujjain bullion market was Rs 73500 per 10 grams.

    Naiduniya representative, Indore. There has been some decline in the prices of gold and silver in Indore bullion market of Madhya Pradesh. On Wednesday, gold fell by Rs 200 in Cadbury cash and reached the rate of Rs 73400 per ten grams. Silver fell by Rs 900 in Chaurasa cash and reached Rs 85100 per kg.

    Gold and silver rates in Indore bullion market

    In Indore Sarafa, the rate of gold Cadbury Rava in cash was Rs 73400, gold (RTGS) Rs 73500, gold (91.60 carat) (RTGS) Rs 67100 per ten grams. The rate of gold on Tuesday was Rs 73600.

    The rate of silver chaurasa cash was Rs 85100, silver chaurasa (RTGS) was Rs 85300, silver tanch was Rs 85100 per kg. In Indore Sarafa, silver coin was sold for Rs 950 per piece. On Tuesday, the rate of silver chaurasa cash was Rs 86000.

    Gold and silver rates in Ujjain bullion market

    In Ujjain Sarafa, the rate of gold standard was Rs 73500, gold rawa was Rs 73400, silver pat was Rs 85300, silver tanch was Rs 85200. Silver coin was sold at Rs 1000 per piece.

    Gold and silver rate in Ratlam Sarafa

    In Ratlam Sarafa, the rate of silver Chaursa was Rs 86000, silver Tancha was Rs 86100, the rate of gold standard was Rs 73700 to Rs 73650. (RTGS rate).

    Rates had reached a height a day earlier

    The prices of precious metals had reached a high point in the international bullion futures market a day earlier. In such a situation, buyers of gold and silver are retreating. Big investors and speculators are also engaged in profit booking by selling.

    Trading remained sluggish in bullion markets

    Due to this, the gold and silver futures market collapsed on Wednesday. On Comex, gold futures fell by six dollars to trade at $2519 per ounce and silver futures fell by 16 cents to trade at $29.59 per ounce. Its effect was also seen on the Indian markets. However, as there is no special customer time in the Indian markets at present, the business in the bullion market is sluggish.

    The market is completely based on international markets. Jewelers believe that until the situation regarding reduction in interest rate becomes clear, speculators will continue to play the game of bull and bear.

    Gold futures on Comex traded at $2519 then $2507 and down to $2506 per ounce, while silver traded at $29.59 then $29.51 and down to $29.32 per ounce.