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02 Oct

Gujarat Government to Honor Hero Pilot Smit Machhar for Saving 174 Lives; To be Conferred with ‘Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award’

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The Gujarat government has announced a special honor for Captain Smit Machhar, the heroic pilot who fought between life and death to save the lives of 174 passengers in mid-air. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel declared that Captain Machhar, who displayed extraordinary courage despite being brutally attacked by his co-pilot on FlyDubai flight FZ1073, will be conferred with the state's prestigious 'Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award'. Praising Captain Machhar’s selfless sacrifice and bravery, the Chief Minister noted that although a resident of Mumbai, the pilot has deep roots in Gujarat's Surendranagar. In a social media post, CM Patel stated that the lives…

29 Sep

Three Arrested in Coimbatore After Policeman’s Incredible

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It was like a scene straight out of an action movie! A policeman clung to the roof of a moving vehicle for 40 kilometers to stop a vehicle smuggling banned gutkha. This breathtaking incident took place in the early hours of Sunday on the busy highway connecting Coimbatore and Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. Following this daring operation, where he risked his life on the road, police managed to apprehend three interstate gutkha smugglers and seized a large quantity of banned substances. The police had received a tip-off about banned tobacco products being transported from Bengaluru towards Coimbatore. Around 5:45 AM…

23 Sep

T.M. Krishna Challenges Mandatory Singing of 6 Stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ in Top Court

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Refusing to sing 'Vande Mataram' for religious reasons is not an offence. The Supreme Court of India made this significant observation on Tuesday. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V. Mohanan made this observation while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the mandatory singing of the national song 'Vande Mataram' and the rules imposing punitive measures against those who do not sing it. Citing the historic Bijoe Emmanuel case, the apex court clarified that the law established at that time—stating that no one can be punished for not performing the national anthem—remains equally…

08 Sep

SC Issues Notice to Centre, Assam Govt on PIL Against Provincialisation of Venture Schools

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The Supreme Court has directed the Assam Government and the Education Department not to appoint or transfer any teacher in schools and colleges under the state's provincialisation scheme. Under the statutory scheme of provincialisation of services of teachers and employees of "venture" educational institutions, the State Government has taken responsibility for paying them specific salaries. Moreover, the Government is also responsible for providing benefits like gratuity, pension, and leave encashment as per the current rules applicable to State Government employees. In Assam law, "venture" educational institution means a school-college established by local people, whose service has not yet been nationalised/provincialised.…

07 Sep

IMCAB gets new leadership as Shahin Chowdhury and Masum Billah elected unopposed

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The Indian Media Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (IMCAB) has elected Shahin Chowdhury of Tripura Express as President and Masum Billah of Dainik Jugasankha and Eastern Chronicle as General Secretary for a two-year term, giving the organisation a new leadership team to represent Indian media outlets operating in Bangladesh. The new committee was announced on Friday night during the IMCAB Night and biennial general meeting at Hotel Westin in the capital. The committee includes Vice-President Rajib Khan (TV9), Joint General Secretary Mir Afroz Zaman (UNI), Treasurer Abu Ali (Amar Asom), and Organizing Secretary Aminul Haque Bhuiyan (Tripura Darpan). Executive members are Basudev…

31 Aug

Trishuli River Tragedy: 264 Dead in Chitwan Alone as Nepal Recovers Bodies

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The death toll is increasing every day, with hundreds of bodies now filling hospital morgues. In the wake of a severe shortage of space in the morgues, hundreds of unidentified bodies are now having to be buried in the middle of the jungle. After the catastrophic disaster caused by the recent flash floods in the mountainous country of Nepal, the administration has started a process of burying the unidentified bodies recovered from the banks of the Trishuli and Narayani rivers in a special manner in a protected forest in Chitwan. To ensure that families can identify and reclaim the bodies…

24 Aug

Villagers Protest as Security Forces Seize Illegal Weapons in Manipur Search Operations

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Security forces recovered a substantial cache of arms, ammunition and protective equipment during two separate search and cordon operations conducted in Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts of Manipur on Monday. In the first operation, based on reliable intelligence corroborated by 4 Mahar (Borders), a joint team of the CDO/Imphal East and 28 Assam Rifles conducted a search operation at the foothills of Sinam Kom Village under Sagolmang Police Station in Imphal East. The team recovered one 7.62 mm SLR rifle with magazine, one 5.56 mm INSAS rifle with two magazines and one 9 mm pistol with magazine. The recovery also…

24 Aug

Annapurani Super Six to cost Rs 4,000 crore, money to go directly to women heads

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Economically backward families will now get three free cooking gas cylinders annually. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay officially announced this on Monday. He clarified that only families with an annual income of less than Rs 2.5 lakh will be considered eligible for this benefit. Fulfilling a pre-election promise, Vijay said that this scheme, named 'Annapurani Super Six', will be implemented from the Pongal festival of 2027. Under the scheme, the woman head of the family will be the main beneficiary and the money for the cylinders will be directly deposited into their bank accounts. The government exchequer will…

19 Aug

Govt Makes 2-3 Month Trial Run Mandatory Before Opening New Highways, No Toll During Test

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The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is set to take strict measures to address issues like road cave-ins, potholes, and artificial flooding that have been occurring immediately after the inauguration of newly built national highways and expressways. Keeping in mind the deterioration of road quality even before the scheduled time, the government has now prepared a far-reaching plan to conduct a 2 to 3-month ‘road test’ or trial run for any new highway before its formal opening. During this trial period, no toll will be collected from pedestrians or vehicles. Recently, several flaws were observed in major projects…

18 Aug

251 Lok Sabha, 75 Rajya Sabha MPs Face Criminal Cases: SC Told

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A recent report filed in the Supreme Court has revealed a worrying picture of the criminalisation of politics in the country. According to data presented in the apex court on Monday, criminal cases have been registered against 251 out of 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Similarly, various criminal cases have also been registered against 75 out of 233 members of the Rajya Sabha. Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist the Supreme Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation, filed this affidavit. Based on data from the 'Association for Democratic Reforms' (ADR), the report states that…