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  • Tirupati Laddoo Row: YSRCP’s Jagan Reddy Calls Naidu ‘Pathological Liar’, Seeks PM Modi’s Intervention |

    Tirupati Laddoo Row: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in the controversy pertaining to animal fat allegedly being found in Tirupati temple laddoos. He said that attempts are being made by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to irreparably tarnish the sanctity, integrity, and reputation of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

    In an eight page letter addressed to PM Modi, Reddy dubbed the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister as a “habitual liar” and alleged that CM Naidu has stooped so low as to hurt the beliefs of crores of people purely for political objectives.

    “Attempts are being made by the Chief Minister Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, to irreparably tarnish the sanctity, integrity, and reputation of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. Lord Venkateshwara has crores of Hindu devotees not just in India but across the globe, and if the delicate situation is not handled carefully, these lies could precipitate a widespread agony, having far-reaching consequences on various fronts,” the letter read.

    “Chandrababu Naidu a pathological and habitual liar has stooped so low as to seriously hurt the beliefs of crores of people purely for political objectives…It is imperative that Mr Naidu be reprimanded in severest way for his shameless act of spreading lies and the truth be… pic.twitter.com/LiYyUUeVXg
    — ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2024

    Reddy also said that Naidu be reprimanded in the severest way and the truth be brought to light. “Chandrababu Naidu, a pathological and habitual liar, has stooped so low as to seriously hurt the beliefs of crores of people purely for political objectives… It is imperative that Mr. Naidu be reprimanded in the severest way for his shameless act of spreading lies and the truth be brought to light. This would allay the suspicions that Mr. Naidu has created in the minds of crores of Hindu devotees and restore the faith in the sanctity of the TTD,” Reddy’s letter read. 

    The letter came days after the controversy pertaining to the Tirupati temple laddoos erupted after Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu claimed that the previous YSRCP government did not even spare Sri Venkateswara temple and used substandard ingredients and animal fat for making laddus.

    Later, TTD Executive Officer J. Shyamala Rao, in a press conference, said lab tests had revealed the presence of animal fat and lard in chosen samples, and the board is in the process of blacklisting the contractor who supplied “adulterated” ghee. 

    Detailing the process undertaken at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the custodian of the super-rich shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy, for accepting ghee, in an eight page letter, Jagan alleged that Naidu’s actions lowered not only the stature of CM but also that of everyone in public life, the sanctity of TTD and its practices.

    “Sir, the entire country looks to you at this crucial juncture. It is very imperative that Mr Naidu be reprimanded in the severest way for his shameless act of spreading lies and the truth be brought to light. Sir, this would help allay the suspicions that Mr Naidu has created in the minds of crores of Hindu devotees and restore their faith in sanctity of TTD,” Reddy wrote in his letter.

    Explaining the sequence of events, he said it is crucial to note that the ghee allegedly adulterated was rejected and not allowed to enter the premises of TTD. However, Naidu, with malafide intention, raised the issue at a political party meeting on September 18.

    In the letter, the former Andhra Pradesh CM also claimed that the new government has failed on all fronts with respect to the fulfillment of the commitments made to the voters prior to the elections, and CM Naidu is spreading lies to divert attention from his failures. 
           
    “The new Government has failed on all fronts with respect to the fulfillment of the commitments made to the electorate prior to the elections. The new Government could not even pass the general budget for the current financial year fearing that the appropriations to be made would expose Mr. Naidu’s insincerity towards his election promises and would result in backlash from the people of the State. The people of the State lost trust on the abilities of Mr. Naidu. Mindful of this and for purposes of diverting the people’s attention from his failures, Mr. Naidu had spread blatant lies against the practices of the TTD.”

  • Bhopal News: Manager defrauds private hospital operator of Rs 12 lakh, case registered

    Fraud by hospital operator (symbolic picture)

    Highlights

    The accused is originally from Sagar. He was working in the hospital for six months. The police is searching for the accused.

    Navdunia representative, Bhopal. The manager of Shraddha Hospital located in Gandhinagar area duped the director of the hospital of Rs 12 lakh. The accused youth was hired by the hospital director six months ago. The accused manager used to forge the signature of the director on the check book and transfer the check to his bank account. He also used to take OTP from the director on the pretext of making online payments to other parties and transfer money from the hospital’s bank account to his own account.

    The hospital operator got information about a fake cheque being issued by the bank, after which he lodged a complaint against the accused manager at Gandhinagar police station. As soon as he got wind of this, the accused manager fled. The police is searching for him.

    According to the police, Deepak Dixit runs Shraddha Hospital located on Gandhinagar Road. He lodged a complaint at the police station, in which he told that in February this year, he had appointed 37-year-old Anuj Singhai, a resident of Sagar, as the manager of the hospital. In July, Deepak was informed by the bank that his account has been closed, but his cheques are being deposited. After which Deepak came to know about Anuj’s fraud.

    He filed a complaint in the police station after finding irregularities in the money transactions from his bank accounts. After investigating the application, the police registered an FIR against the accused manager late Saturday night. Police say that the accused will be arrested soon.

  • Raipur News: Municipal Corporation vehicle caught fire near DRM office… watch video

    Raipur News: A garbage collecting vehicle of Raipur Municipal Corporation caught fire on Sunday. This accident happened near the bridge right in front of the DRM office. Flames kept coming out of the vehicle, it is not clear how this accident happened. According to the information, this vehicle was from zone number 1. However, the fire has been extinguished now.

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  • Another Train Sabotage Incident In UP’s Kanpur, Gas Cylinder Found On Railway Track |

    Another shocking incident attempted train derailment was discovered and prevented on Sunday after a gas cylinder was discovered on the tracks in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred at 5:50 am on Sunday at Prempur Station. The goods train travelling from Kanpur to Prayagraj was halted using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted the gas cylinder lying on the tracks.

    The Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railway reported that the Railway Inspector of Works (IOW), along with security and other teams, examined the gas cylinder and safely removed it from the tracks.

     

    Uttar Pradesh: A goods train going from Kanpur towards Prayagraj was stopped using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted a gas cylinder lying on the tracks, at Prempur Station at 5:50 am today (September 22). Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams… pic.twitter.com/0zwohXABdt
    — ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2024

     

    Upon inspection, it was found that the 5-litre cylinder was empty, CPRO North Central Railway said adding Directions have been given to investigate the matter.

    Similar incidents 

    On Saturday, train accident prevented after unknown miscreants tampered with a railway track near Kim Railway Station in Surat, Gujarat. Reportedly, unknown individuals removed the fishplate and some keys from the UP line track and placed them back on the same track near Kim railway station.

     

  • In Damoh, a python sitting in the middle of the crop swallowed a jackal, the farmers ran away to save their lives

    Police team and villagers present on the spot. Inset: Python sitting in the field after swallowing a jackal.

    Naiduniya representative, Damoh (Damoh News). When farmers in village Bhondikhurd under Tendukheda police station of Damoh district saw a giant python swallowing a jackal, they ran away to save their lives. After some time, they made a video of the spot and informed the police and the forest department.

    The police station in-charge reached the spot and instructed the villagers to stay away from the field, while the forest workers also reached the spot. This is the case of Bhondi village, four km away from Tendukheda. When the farmers went to their fields on Saturday morning, they found the crop of Dubbal Yadav’s field destroyed.

    Which they ignored, but when they looked among the crops, they saw a 10 feet long python which was swallowing some animal. At that time the farmers ran away and informed the villagers, after which a crowd of people gathered and started making videos. On receiving the information, Tendukheda police reached the spot and dispersed the crowd, TI Vijay Ahirwar asked people to stay away from the farm.

    first grabbed then swallowed

    Villagers said that when we were going to the field at 8 o’clock in the morning, the crop in Dabbal Patel’s field was found destroyed. Seeing this incident, farmers are not going to the fields. Regarding the matter, TI Vijay Ahirwal said that farmers regularly go to the field to cut the grass growing on the embankment. This is an incident of Dabbal Patel’s field.

  • Everything is being monitored! Chief Secretary’s clear instructions to DMs, Divisional Commissioners and Police Captains in the meeting

    Vikram Mishra, Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Singh held a video conference with District Magistrates/Divisional Commissioners and Police Captains posted across the state. During this, he also reviewed the schemes being run by the state government. He asked the officials to be serious about Mission Shakti and crimes against women.

    In his address, Chief Secretary Manoj Singh said that IGRS is being continuously monitored from the state level. People’s problems are now being resolved through the IGRS portal. Due to which people’s trust in it is increasing. In the first week of September, the figure of problem resolution on IGRS has been around 65 percent. He said that there is a need to work more seriously on the complaints received through the Jansunwai portal and various mediums.

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    Manoj Singh, Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, directed that in cases where on-site inspection is necessary, on-site inspection must be done. The District Magistrate should select two or three such complaints in a week which are more critical or needy and try to solve them till the end.

  • I am repeating again, cautioning that no one should try to do anything wrong in the exam, even by mistake: Hemant Soren

    Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has appealed through social media regarding the JSSC-CGL examination. He has said that senior officials were talked to regarding the JSSC-CGL examination held today. I have also given strict instructions regarding the examination to be held tomorrow. At any cost, no tampering with the hard work of the youth of Jharkhand will be tolerated.

    I am repeating again, I am cautioning you that no one should try to do anything wrong even by mistake. Heartiest best wishes to all the students taking the exam tomorrow, Johar.

  • Debt burden on farmers increased… Even after a year has passed, relief amount has not been received yet, drought affected food producers are waiting for relief

    Purushottam Patra, Gariaband. There was drought in the last Kharif season due to less rainfall. Survey of drought affected areas was done in Devbhog, Amlipadar and Mainpur tehsils. Revenue department has prepared a case under RBC 6_4 on the basis of the set criteria and has sent a proposal to the state government for demand of money from relief fund.

    According to the prepared case, 3989.52 hectares of 3478 farmers in 70 villages of Devbhog tehsil were affected the most, for which a relief amount of Rs. 3 crore 38 lakh 26075 was given, 2689.197 hectares of 2238 farmers in Amlipar tehsil were affected by drought for Rs. 2 crore 28 lakh 64762 and 227.49 hectares of 249 farmers in Mainpur tehsil were affected by drought. For which a case of relief amount of Rs. 19 lakh 33815 was registered.

    Devbhog Tehsildar Chitesh Devangan and Mainpur SDM Pankaj Dahare said that after duly registering the case, a proposal has been sent to the government through the relief branch to demand relief amount. Relief amount will be given as soon as the money arrives in the fund.

    356 farmers defaulted, loan amounted to Rs 1.56 crore outstanding

    2285 farmers including Jhakharpara, Jhiripani committee’s 22 villages and Kosumkani village did not sell paddy at the support price due to their stubborn demand for drought relief and compensation. Out of these, 356 farmers could not pay the loan of 1 crore 56 lakhs and have been placed in the defaulter category. From this year, the interest on the loan taken by the defaulter farmers has also started increasing.

    Moneylender loan taken to avoid interest

    Tikoram, Jalandhar, Padulochna, a farmer from Kosamkani, who paid off the loan of the cooperative bank despite not selling paddy at the support price, said that he had to take a loan from moneylenders by mortgaging household goods and jewellery to pay off the loan. To avoid interest, most of the farmers of the affected village have paid off their loans by taking insurance money and moneylender loan. They have also had to face a lot of financial difficulties this year.

    Jaikishan Nagesh, president of the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, said that as soon as the government was formed, the delegation had met CM Sai, Agriculture Minister and local public representatives and submitted a memorandum demanding the pending relief amount, but they have not received any relief till now.

  • PM Narendra Modi’s US Visit: Bilateral Talks with Global Leaders | Key Points |

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States for a three-day official visit, during which he participated in the QUAD leaders’ Summit. At the meeting, PM Modi exaggerated that QUAD focuses on Global good and it is here to stay, partner, and contribute. He also highlights  India’s commitment to QUAD cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

    The Quad, comprising India, Australia, Japan, and the United States, aims to function as a force for global good while promoting a prosperous, resilient, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.

    Here Are Key Updates From PM Modi’s US Visit

    -Prime Minister Modi describes Quad as a force of Global Good. PM says that Quad is here to stay, partner and contribute. 

    – At the Cancer Moonshot event, Prime Minister Modi announced India’s commitment to cooperate in radiotherapy and capacity building. He highlighted the contribution of 40 million vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific countries under GAVI and QUAD initiatives, emphasizing a human-centric approach to global health.

    – At the Cancer Moonshot event, Prime Minister Modi emphasized India’s leadership in global health, highlighting the world’s largest health insurance scheme and initiatives for affordable medicines. 

    – As per ANI reports, PM Modi announced India’s own cervical cancer vaccine, new AI-driven treatment protocols, and pledged $7.5 million in support for sampling and detection kits, aligning with the vision of “One Earth, One Health.”

    – Prime Minister Modi thanked President Biden for promoting affordable healthcare. He highlighted the Quad’s commitment to addressing cervical cancer and emphasised the need for an integrated approach to prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment to reduce cancer’s burden.

    – Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, for a bilateral discussion on in Wilmington, Delaware.

    “They reviewed the various facets of the relationship, and exchanged views to deepen the cooperation further. PM thanked PM Kishida for his leadership in advancing the Special Strategic & Global Partnership over the years, and wished him success and happiness,” the MEA said.

    (With ANI Inputs)

  • Three people got burnt due to electric shock in Gwalior

    People burnt by electric current admitted in burn ward.

    Highlights

    In Koteshwar Colony, a squirrel caused a short circuit in the HT line, causing an accident. The accident took place in the Vinay Nagar zone of the power distribution company. In the incident, appliances in more than 25 houses were damaged due to high voltage.

    Naiduniya representative, Gwalior. Due to a squirrel entering the transformer of the high tension line located in Koteshwar colony of Vinay Nagar zone, the insulator burst and an explosion occurred. After this, the current of the HT line passed into the houses. Due to this three members of the same family got burnt. All three have been admitted to the burn unit of Jayarogya Hospital for treatment. The accident occurred at 6:59 am. The deputy general manager of the city division north of the power distribution company has said that the actual situation will be found out by investigating the case of current passing through the houses.

    Pushpa Rathore (60), a resident of Koteshwar Colony, was sitting at her grocery shop as usual. Meanwhile, there was an explosion and electricity spread in the houses. Pushpa reached near a machine kept in the shop and got an electric shock. Hearing Pushpa’s voice, daughter-in-law Gayatri ran to save her, but she also got electrocuted. Hearing the cries of both of them, Pushpa’s son Rajendra, who was sleeping in the nearby room, ran into the room.

    He saved his mother and sister-in-law and took them to the hospital with the help of neighbours. However, Rajendra also got burnt while trying to save them, so he was also admitted to the burn unit. Immediately after the accident, the electricity distribution company disrupted the power supply of the area. On getting the news of the accident, Congress leader Sunil Sharma reached the spot and demanded that this is the negligence of the electricity distribution company. Such negligence should not happen in future. Those who have suffered loss should be compensated.

    Electrical appliances got damaged in 25 to 30 houses

    As soon as current started flowing in the houses from the HT line, the high voltage damaged electrical appliances in 25 to 30 houses. Residents of Koteshwar Colony said that suddenly current passed through the houses. Due to this many people got hit by the current. Fortunately, the power went off after some time. This averted a major accident, but due to the high voltage, appliances like TV, fan, cooler, fridge, bulb, tubelight etc. got burnt.

    Mother was sitting at the grocery store. When she got electrocuted, Bhabhi rushed to save her but she also got electrocuted. I was sleeping in the nearby room. As soon as I heard mother screaming, I rushed to the store. Mother and Bhabhi were suffering due to the electric shock. While trying to save both of them, I also got electrocuted and got burnt.

    -Rajendra Rathore, victim of electric shock.