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  • Chhattisgarh Assembly: Leader of Opposition Mahant raised questions on Cabinet’s visit to Ram Mandir, BJP MLAs retaliated…

    Raipur. During the zero hour in the assembly, Leader of Opposition Dr. Charandas Mahant raised questions on the cabinet’s visit to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Along with this, he cornered the BJP government over the development of places related to Lord Ram in the state. BJP MLAs objected to this and showed the mirror of Congress’ defeat in the elections. Also read: Chhattisgarh: Action against quack doctors intensified, 45 clinics sealed

    Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Dr Charandas Mahant, while taking a dig at the presentation of plums from Shivrinarayan by the Cabinet during the Ram Mandir Darshan in Ayodhya, said that it is not the plum season right now, plums are not available either in Shivrinarayan or Raipur, then from where did they take the plums to Ayodhya.

    Dr. Mahant said that Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal had selected 75 places where Lord Ram had stepped. Our government had started work at ten places. Along with this, he asked whether even a single brick was laid at any place in the seven months after the BJP government came to power?

    Rajesh Munat and other BJP MLAs objected to this. Rajesh Munat said that the public has told you why we lost in Chhattisgarh. On this Mahant said that you people take things in the wrong direction, that is why we lost Ayodhya and Prayagraj. PM Modi has promised to build Shri Ram Circuit, Chhattisgarh’s name is not there in it, get it added.

  • Monsoon Session Begins: PM Appeals For Cooperation, Rahul Slams Govt Over NEET |

    Parliament Monsoon Session 2024: The Budget session of the parliament started on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to all parliamentarians to rise above party politics and come together to work for the future of the country. Ahead of the Budget session, PM Modi urged opposition parties engaged in “negative politics” to “get rid of past bitterness and come together.” Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi slammed the ruling government and said minister Dharmendra Pradhan has blamed everybody except himself.

    “I would like to request all parliamentarians to participate in all discussions in the House, no matter how ideologically opposed they are. Opposite ideologies are not bad, but negative ideologies are. That is when the limit of thoughts comes to an end. The country does not need negativity,” PM Modi said in Parliament. 

    Following the NEED UG scam, a Congress MP hits out the BJP government and said, “It is obvious to the whole country that there is a very serious problem in our examination system, not just in NEET but in all the major examinations. The minister (Dharmendra Pradhan) has blamed everybody except himself. I don’t even think he understands the fundamentals of what is going on here…”

    12:50 PM On the NEET UG issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Minister Dharmendra Pradhan spoke about the Supreme Court and PM Modi but he is not able to say what is he doing on this. Gandhi further highlighted that NEET is a very important issue for the youth. 

     

  • Important information for the residents of Indore, preparation for change in water tax and property tax rates, these may be the new rates

    Indore Municipal Corporation

    Highlights

    Water tax will be increased from 200 to 300 rupees per month. Property tax will increase by 2 rupees per square feet. The city’s MLA is not in favor of this increase.

    Naiduniya representative, Indore. Indore Municipal Corporation has prepared to increase property tax, water tax and garbage collection fee. These rates are going to change after 15 years. The current rate of water tax will be increased from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per month while property tax is being increased by Rs 2 per square feet. A new formula is also being prepared for garbage collection fee. In the recent BJP core committee meeting, there was a discussion about changing the tax rates. However, the city’s MLAs are against the increase.

    Water tax rate will increase by Rs 100

    At present, the Municipal Corporation is collecting Rs 200 per month as water tax. Now there are preparations to increase this tax to Rs 300. The Municipal Corporation is giving a reason behind this increase. The corporation is spending many times more money than the amount being collected for bringing Narmada water from Jalud to Indore.

    The last change was made 15 years ago

    The last change in water tax was made about 15 years ago. In these years, electricity and other expenses have increased. Similarly, property tax is to be increased by Rs 2 per square foot. This change is also being made after 15 years. Recently, the Municipal Corporation had increased the property tax by changing the rate zones of the colonies.

    Preparations to tighten the reins on those living in multi-storey houses

    The corporation is working on a new formula to increase the garbage collection fee. At present, many families living in multi-storey buildings do not pay the garbage collection fee. Preparations are being made to rein in such families. The corporation can increase the garbage collection fee from 10 percent to 100 percent.

  • CG MORNING NEWS: CM Sai will be involved in many programs including the meeting of the working committee, monsoon session of the assembly starts today, eco clubs will be formed in schools… in the capital today…

    Raipur. Today’s tour program of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai will attend the Assembly Monsoon Session starting today. According to the released program, CM Sai will reach the Assembly at 9:50. At 10:00, he will attend the Business Advisory Committee meeting in the Assembly. After that, he will attend the Assembly session at 11:00.

    Monsoon session of Vidhan Sabha begins today

    The monsoon session of the Assembly is starting from today, this session will continue till 26th July. On the first day of the session, tribute will be paid to 4 deceased former assembly members. The opposition will bring an adjournment in the House on the Balodabazar violence. There will be a meeting of the business council at 10 am. On the first day of the session, CM Vishnudev Sai, Revenue Minister Tank Ram Verma, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap will answer questions related to their departments. There will be questions related to the complaint of making fake documents for forest land lease under the Revenue Minister’s department. CM Sai will answer questions related to the filling of posts for teachers in schools of Raipur district under the School Education Department. Forest Minister Kashyap will answer questions related to the insurance amount payable to tendu leaf collectors in the assembly constituency Jagdalpur. At the same time, MLAs Bhavna Bohra and Ajay Chandrakar will draw the attention of the Home Minister regarding the murder of a farmer in Kabirdham district. MLA Harshita Baghel will draw the attention of the PWD Minister regarding not opening the tender even after the approval of roads in Rajnandgaon district.

    Eco clubs will be formed in all the schools of Chhattisgarh

    Under the new education policy 2020, Mission Life will also be celebrated on 27th July in all the schools of Chhattisgarh as part of the nationwide education week. Under this, eco clubs will be formed in schools to create awareness among children about the importance of environmental conservation.

    Tree plantation will be done through Eco Club under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Abhiyan. Eco Club members will be sworn in front of the community on 27th July. On this day, at least 35 saplings will be planted in each school and the responsibility of their care and maintenance will be given to school children. The School Education Department has given guidelines for the formation of new Eco Clubs for Mission Life in schools. According to the instructions issued, the school principal will be the head and patron of the Eco Club. Post Graduate Teacher will be in charge of Eco Club. 4-5 students from each class will be included in Eco Clubs. For Mission Life, one student will be made the Eco President of the club.

    Information on plantation under Mission Life on Merilife Portal https://merilife.nic.in/ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India [email protected] Will be uploaded. Photos (geotagged) will be shared from planting the sapling to its care, geotagged images of tree plantation campaign will be shared with schools on Google Tracker. The school will spread the word on social media with the hashtag #Plant for Mother and #Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.

    The Chief Minister wished the people of the state on the occasion of Shravan month

    Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has greeted all the people of the state on the commencement of the holy month of Shravan, the worship of Lord Shiva, from July 22. On this occasion, he has wished the people of the state happiness, prosperity and well-being. CM Sai has said that with the beginning of the month of Sawan, special worship of Lord Shiva begins. Devotees observe a fast of Lord Shiva on Sawan Monday with full devotion. During this time, there is a crowd of devotees in Shiva temples, Kanwar processions are taken out. The Chief Minister said that may the blessings of Lord Shiva always remain on everyone.

    today in raipur

    Puja Rituals

    At the Shri Simandhar Swami Jain Temple established by Khartargachchadhipati Acharyashri Maniprabha Suri and the miraculous Shri Jinkushal Suri Jain Dadabadi Bhairav ​​Society, various worship rituals will be held on Chaturmas, Snatra Puja and Navaangi Puja of God at 6 am in the morning, Aarti and Pratikraman at 6.30 pm.

    Jinvani Discourse

    Jinvani discourse of the long-ascetic Jain saint Viragmuni will take place at Shri Jinkushal Suri Jain Dadabari MG Road between 8.45am to 9.45am.

    The Chaturmasik Jinvani discourse of Sheetalraj Maharaj, disciple of Jain Acharya Hastimal Maharaj, will be held at Pujari Park Manas Bhawan from 8.45am to 9.45am.

    Spiritual and Aagam based discourse of Munishri Sudhakar, disciple of Jain Acharyashree Mahashramanji, will be held at Lal Ganga Birb Patwa Bhawan Tagore Nagar from 9 to 10 am.

    The discourse of the Sadhvidwati Mahasati Suyashashree and Mahasati Jayaprajnashree will be held from 9 AM onwards at the Sadhu Marg Jain Sangh’s Chaturmas venue, Samata premises, Amalidih.

  • Paytm Rebounds: Credit Card Distribution Hits 12.8 Lakh; Secures 3 New Bank Partners, Totaling 6 |

    Noida-based payments and financial services distribution major, One 97 Communications, announced a significant expansion in its credit distribution business in its Q1 FY25 earnings release. Credit card distribution continues to scale, with 12.8 Lakh activated credit cards as of June 2024, compared to 7.5 Lakh last year. Despite the cautious stance of issuers and slower industry growth, Paytm has added three new partners in the last two quarters, bringing the total to six live partners for credit card distribution.

    “Our quarterly performance has been in line with our expectations, demonstrating the resilience and capability of Paytm’s products and services,” said Paytm founder and chief executive, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, addressing analysts on Friday evening. “This is just the beginning of the end of the tough times, and this quarter reflects the full impact of the challenges we faced. As a team, we are committed to navigating through these times with a focus on compliance. My team and I are committed to ensuring we return to profitable quarters,” Sharma emphasized.

    In the June quarter, Paytm’s operating revenue reached ₹1,502 crore, driven by a focus on merchant additions and cost optimizations.

    For One 97, profitability is driven by its ability to sell more financial services to customers. Further, it continues to enable merchants to do more commerce activities which are consolidated under its marketing services.

    The fintech giant’s revenue from financial services amounted to ₹280 crore, while revenue from marketing services was ₹321 crore. The company’s contribution profit for the quarter stood at ₹755 crore, with a 50% margin. EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortisation) loss for the quarter was ₹792 crore, with a net loss of ₹840 crore. The company maintained a strong control over expenses, with a cash balance of ₹8,108 crore as of June 2024 (excluding ₹449 crore funds from Paytm Money Ltd).

    Looking ahead, Paytm expects revenue growth and profitability to improve, driven by growth in operating metrics such as GMV, an expanding merchant base, recovery in the loan distribution business, and continued focus on cost optimization.

    The company also reported that new merchant signups are reaching January 2024 levels, with a marginal increase in its merchant subscriber base to 1.09 crore. Daily merchant payment GMV (excluding disrupted products) has shown consistent improvement during the quarter and is nearly back to January 2024 levels. Monthly transacting users (MTUs) have stabilized to approximately 7.8 crore at the end of June, with GMV increasing month-on-month.

    Earlier this year, Paytm received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to participate in UPI as a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) under a multi-bank model. Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, and YES Bank act as PSP (Payment System Provider) banks, ensuring Paytm’s existing users and merchants continue to perform UPI transactions and AutoPay mandates seamlessly and without interruption.

    “We are fortunate to have a resilient customer base. Moving forward, we need to focus on cross-selling various financial services to our customers, both consumers and merchants. Our Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) remains stable, and we expect it to increase in the coming quarters,” Sharma added.

     

  • Incident in Indore, Uncle used to rape his niece… When she was going to tell the police, she was crushed to death with a stone

    The uncle tried to stop the girl from going to the police, but when she did not stop, he decided to kill her. Symbolic photo

    Highlights

    The girl left her uncle’s house in anger at 12:30 in the night on Saturday. The body of the girl was found in an empty field in the Banganga area in the morning. The girl lived with her uncle, her parents live in Gujarat.

    Naiduniya representative, Indore (Indore Crime News). The body of a girl was found in Banganga police station area in Indore city on Sunday. She was killed by crushing her with a stone. Police had detained the girl’s maternal uncle and neighbours.

    During investigation it was found that her uncle used to rape her. After the dispute she was going to inform the police. To stop her, her uncle attacked her with a stone and killed her.

    The girl used to live with her uncle

    According to DCP Zone-3 Pankaj Pandey, the girl is 24 years old. Her parents live in Vadodara (Gujarat). The girl lived with her maternal uncle who lives in a multi-storey building in Sukhliya (near the railway crossing). Her maternal uncle is a mechanic. The girl’s body was found in a semi-nude state in an empty field on Sunday morning.

    She was killed by crushing her with a stone. According to the DCP, the girl was a drug addict. Residents said that there was a dispute at night.

    Neighbor also raped

    She left the house in anger at around 12:30 on Saturday night. The police took the uncle into custody on the basis of suspicion. When the police questioned the eight-year-old girl, she told that there was a dispute at night. The girl was threatening to tell the police. After this, the police strictly questioned the uncle.

    There are also reports of rape by a neighbour. The police have also taken him into custody. It is being suspected that the uncle made the girl his victim because of her drug addiction. Her neighbour also took advantage of this and raped the girl.

  • ‘Wisdom and faith don’t go together,’ Akhilesh Yadav posted a poem by Uday Pratap Singh

    SP President Akhilesh Yadav, while sharing the views of former MP and writer Uday Pratap Singh on the social media platform, has written that wisdom and faith do not go together. Because both have their own different paths.

    Citing Uday Pratap Singh, Akhilesh Yadav further writes that faith is an irrational conspiracy of imagination. Wisdom is the Gayatri Mantra of the light of reality. Faith pushes us towards deceptions, while the understanding of wisdom opens new doors. A wise society touches the peak of progress. Only God protects the sheep of faith. Wherever there is wisdom, there is prosperity. Wherever there is faith, there are empty stomachs. The sun used to revolve around the earth, afraid of faith. Wisdom explained that the sun is stationary and the earth revolves.

    Akhilesh further writes that we know that tomorrow abuses will be hurled at this. Like Galileo, all Satyagrahis will be killed, but responsible writers are supporters of discretion. Most of the words of Aastha Uvaach are meaningless. The duration of the breath of confused faith is limited. Galileo is still alive with pride in science. The internal conflict in BJP is of faith and discretion. That is, the common people of the country are one.

  • Champai Soren resigns, Hemant will become CM

    Ranchi. Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has resigned. He has left the post after 152 days of becoming the Chief Minister. Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who has been released from jail, will become the Chief Minister again. He can take oath as Chief Minister on Thursday evening. Earlier, Champai Soren submitted his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at 7:20 pm on Wednesday evening. After his resignation, Hemant Soren staked claim to form the government. Along with Hemant Soren and Champai Soren, Congress President Rajesh Thakur also reached to meet the Governor.

    Earlier in the day, a meeting of JMM, Congress and RJD was held at the Chief Minister’s residence, in which Hemant Soren was again elected as the leader of the legislative party. Only after that Champai Soren went to the Raj Bhavan to resign. After resigning, he said – I worked according to the decision of the alliance. After this Hemant Soren said – Champai ji has said his point. This is the decision of the alliance.

    After the Chief Minister resigned, Hemant Soren staked claim to form the government. He also submitted the letter of support of all the MLAs of the alliance to the Governor. After this, the Governor invited him to form the government. Before receiving the invitation from the Governor, all the MLAs were asked to stay in the Chief Minister’s residence. It is worth noting that Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED on 31 January in the alleged land scam. Two days later, on February 2, Champai Soren took oath as the Chief Minister. Assembly elections are going to be held in the state in November. That is why Hemant Soren becoming the Chief Minister again is considered important.

  • A few hours of rain caused havoc in Rajnandgaon, roads were submerged, water entered the wards of the district hospital, the claims of the corporation were exposed

    Rajnandgaon. Just two hours of torrential rain in the city has exposed all the claims of the Municipal Corporation. Due to heavy rain, many roads have turned into rivers. Dirty water entered the houses especially in Basantpur and its surrounding areas. Apart from this, due to heavy rain, the drainage system of the district hospital has completely failed and almost all the wards are filled with knee-deep water, due to which the patients are facing great difficulties.

    Amid the torrential rains, a pregnant woman was brought to the hospital for delivery, who also had to face the same waterlogged situation. The situation is so serious that the hospital ambulance has also drowned in the water and the doctors are treating the patients by staying in knee-deep water.

    It has been raining intermittently for two days

    It is worth noting that the continuous rain in Rajnandgaon for the last two days has caused the Shivnath river of the district to overflow. The lower settlements are flooded, affecting many families. Meanwhile, 36 thousand cusecs of water has also been released from Mogra Barrage, which has worsened the situation. The district administration has issued an alert regarding the rain and is engaged in relief work. The administration has appealed to the people to be cautious and stay in safe places.

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  • Post-BJP Loss, Amit Shah Brands Uddhav Thackeray ‘Aurangzeb Fan Club’ Leader |

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, labeling him as the head of the ‘Aurangzeb Fan Club.’ Shah also criticized NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, calling him the ‘sargana’ (ringleader) who has entrenched corruption in the country. 

    Shah accused Thackeray of consistently aligning with questionable figures, saying, “Who is the Aurangzeb fan club? Those who serve biryani to (26/11 terror attack convict) Kasab, those who seek pardon for Yakub Memon, those who give (controversial Islamic preacher) Zakir Naik a messenger of peace award and those who support the (banned Islamist outfit) PFI. Uddhav Thackeray should be ashamed of sitting with these people.” 

    He asserted that this ‘Aurangzeb fan club’ cannot secure this country. “Only the Bharatiya Janata Party can ensure the country’s safety. The BJP is the only party capable of securing Maharashtra,” Home Minister added. 

    This isn’t the first instance of Shah publicly criticizing the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief. During the Lok Sabha elections, he accused Thackeray of abandoning ideology in favor of power. 

    In a harsh speech, Shah also criticized Rahul Gandhi for his “arrogance” despite the Congress party’s repeated losses in the Lok Sabha elections. 

    This is Amit Shah’s first visit to Maharashtra following the BJP’s significant setback in the recent Lok Sabha elections, where the party’s seat count dropped from 23 in 2019 to just 9.