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  In Haryana's Nuh, there was a ruckus during the Brajmandal Yatra being taken out by Hindu organizations on Monday. After the clash between the two groups, more than three dozen vehicles were set on fire. Stones were also pelted at the police. A Home Guard jawan has died in the violence. It is suspected there was firing from the mob that led to jawan's death. Several people and policemen were injured in the violence. Mewat's DSP Sajjan Singh suffered a serious head injury. Inspector Anil of Gurugram Crime Branch has been shot in the stomach.   Cyber police station attacked The rioters also attacked the cyber police station of Nuh. Theys pelted stones and set fire to vehicles parked outside. Seeing the ruckus, the policemen had to run away to save their lives. There was arson at several places in Nagina and Ferozepur-Jhirka towns of Mewat. Earlier, the miscreants also vandalized the school bus. It is not yet clear whether there were children in the bus or not. The miscreant...

  There is good news for cricket lovers and the Team India. Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out of the Indian cricket team for a long time, is making a comeback and he has been elected captain for the Ireland T20 series. This series will start from August 18 and there will be three matches between the two teams. Fast bowler Bumrah played the last international match in September last year. He was out of the team due to a back injury. For the last few months, he was busy in achieving fitness. Star fast-bowler Bumrah, who has been out of action since October 2022 due to a back injury , had undergone surgery in New Zealand on his lower back.   Cricket enthusiasts had been waiting for the return of Jasprit Bumrah, who is famous for turning the match on the basis of his bowling. In the past Bumrah had made several attempts to make a comeback, but his waist, which looked fit every time, had betrayed him at the last moment. Due to this, The BCCI wanted to see him fully fit before the OD...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said in an interview on the issue of Gyanvapi mosque that there will be a controversy if Gyanvapi is called a mosque. Yogi said, "I think the one whom God has given sight, should see it. What is Trishul doing inside the mosque?” Yogi said further, "We didn't keep the trishul, did we? There is Jyotirlinga, statues of deities. Everything is very clear. I think this proposal should come from the Muslim community that a historical mistake has been made and we want a solution for that mistake.” It is only the Gyanvapi Masjid till the HC's decision Now SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya has reacted to this statement of Yogi. Maurya said on Monday, “Gyanvapi is a mosque. Therefore the matter has reached the High Court. The controversy has started from here itself that it is a mosque. Until the decision of the High Court comes, it is only the Gyanvapi Masjid. Taking a jibe at Yogi Adityanath, Maurya says, "The Chief Mi...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may now start the second phase of Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi is preparing to script another chapter of Bharat Jodo Yatra soon. A plan is being prepared for the second phase of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Congress is eyeing not only the assembly elections of five states but also the Lok Sabha elections to be held after that.   There are discussions that this time again Rahul will take out his Bharat Jodo Yatra through Rajasthan. The yatra will be taken out targeting the tribal and southern regions of Rajasthan. In this second phase of Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is being taken out after the formation of the opposition alliance India, Congress is likely to get the support of other allies.   Rahul Gandhi's first Bharat Jodo yatra reached Rajasthan via Madhya Pradesh, but this time it will reach Rajasthan first, after that the yatra will enter Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan.   Yatra may start from Porbandar   The se...

Mumbai: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable on Monday shot dead 4 persons on board Jaipur-Mumbai Express (12956) near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra. Police said the constable fired from his automatic weapon, killing an RPF Assistant Sub Inspector and three other passengers shortly after 5 am. Chetan Kumar Choudhary opened fire on his escort duty incharge ASI Tika Ram Meena in the running train. After killing his senior, the constable went to another bogie and shot dead three passengers, the official added. The incident took place Palghar railway station in Maharashtra. The accused jawan got down from the train near Dahisar station and ran away.  Western Railway has informed that the accused jawan has been nabbed along with his weapon. The police have taken the jawan to Borivali police station for questioning. The police is trying to find out why the accused did this. A Western Railway spokesperson said the constable upon shooting his colleague, initially held passen...

Bhopal: In the  National Tiger Census-2022  report released on Saturday, the number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh has increased to 785. In about the last eight years, there has been an increase of 477 tigers in the state.  There are a total of 6 national parks in Madhya Pradesh, some of them have reached their full capacity in terms of tigers. Experts believe that if tiger population continues to increase like this, then it will be a big challenge for the Forest Department. The state has been losing its forest cover at a rapid pace. There is hardly any more suitable forest cover left which can become habitat of the top predator. Increase in herbivore population essential Retired IFS officer Dr. Ramgopal Soni, who worked on tiger management in Pench Tiger Reserve, says that protected areas will also have to be developed. Arrangement of water will have to be made by making small dams on the rivers and water holes in the forests at a distance of three to five km. This will hel...

Bhopal: As compared to the pre Covid years from 2016 to 2020, Madhya Pradesh registered more than four times the number of child trafficking cases in the post pandemic years from 2021 to 2022. The report has been released jointly by Games24x7 and Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF), founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. The top ten states that saw a steep rise in the number of trafficked children in this period include Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Orissa, Telangana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The report, titled ‘Child Trafficking in India: Insights from Situational Data Analysis and the Need for Tech-driven Intervention Strategies’, has been released marking the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30. Cosmetic industry engages children under age group of 5 and 8 years Throwing further light on the plight of child labourers in the country, the report revealed that while the maximum of children between 1...

After the news of England's fast bowler Stuart Broad's retirement, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has congratulated him by tweeting. He wrote in his tweet, "Congratulations on an incredible Test career. One of the finest and most feared red ball bowlers, and a real legend!  Your journey and determination have been super inspiring. Good luck for the next leg Broady." There is an interesting thing involving Broad and Yuvraj. Yuvraj Singh had hit sixes on all six balls of Stuart an over in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Standing ovation for Broad Broad is currently playing the fifth and final Test match of the ongoing Ashes series with Australia. Monday is the last day of this match, which will be the last day of his international career. In a mark of respect, Australian players formed a guard of honor for retiring England pacer Stuart Broad when he came out to bat for the final time on the fourth day of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Sunday. Broad walked d...

Bhopal: There is anger in the state over the incident of rape with a minor in Maihar in Satna district. Meanwhile, a case of rape has also come to light in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh. Here a girl has accused a BJP leader of rape. Earlier in Datia too, the son of a BJP leader was accused of rape. In the last 15 days, two incidents of rape involving two BJP leaders have increased the difficulties of the party.  Former Sarpanch raped on pretext of arranging govt accommodation In Niwari, a girl has alleged that BJP leader and former sarpanch Keshav Yadav raped her in a hotel on the pretext of getting her a government accommodation. At present, the police is probing both the cases. The girl told Orchha police in Niwari district that Keshav Yadav called her on July 20. He talked about arranging the girl a government accommodation. The girl was in Jhansi at that time. She said I will come and meet you.  According to the girl, after coming back from Jhansi, Keshav Yadav called ...

    Bhopal: Governor Mangubhai Patel flagged off the bus of students of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University, Gwalior participating in the international training programme from Raj Bhavan. 18 students of the university have been selected in the Institute Development Programme of the National Agricultural Higher Education Project, run with the financial support of the World Bank and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Out of these, 8 students will receive training in Australia and 10 students will receive training at the Institute of Higher Agricultural Education in the Philippines. Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Kamal Patel, parents, guardians of students, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Arvind Kumar Shukla and professors were present. Governor Mangubhai Patel interacted with the students and parents. Gave best wishes to the students for their bright future. Asked parents to communicate constantly. Motivated the parents to continuously increase...

  Bhopal: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah visited and offered prayers at the birthplace of Lord Shri Parshuramji at Janapav Kuti about 50 km from Indore. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, In-charge of Indore district and Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra, MP V.D. Sharma, Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur, Dhar MP Chhatar Singh Darbar also visited and offered prayers.   He paid floral tributes to Parshuram's idol. Shah also performed 'Rudrabhishek' of Jankeshwar Mahadev. Notably, this is Shah's third visit in election bound Madhya Pradesh in a fortnight. At 3 pm, Shah addressed divisional BJP workers to boost them ahead of upcoming state assembly elections. At around 5pm, the Union Home Minister attended the high-level meeting of state BJP leaders.   CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed Amit Shah regarding the construction of the proposed Parshuram Lok. He informed that the development of Shri Parshuram Lok is proposed at a cost of more than Rs 10 c...

    Islamabad: Dozens of people were killed after a bomb went off at a political rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday. Rescue officials confirmed at least 40 people were killed in the town of Khar in Bajaur district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. "We fear the death toll will increase," Rescue Department spokesperson Bilal Faizi said. Another 200 people were taken to hospital with injuries.   The rally of Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazal (JUI-F), which is part of the ruling coalition, was going on at Khar tehsil of Bajaur. JUI-F's senior leader Hafiz Hamdullah was supposed to address this rally, but he could not reach here due to some reason. Later in conversation with the media, Hafiz said – About 35 of our workers have been killed in this blast. I condemn this incident. We will not be demoralized by such attacks. Hafiz further said – Such attacks have been happening in the past as well. They should be thoroughly investigated. We are not even provided any kind...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi mentioned Shahdol's Football Kranti (football revolution) and Vicharpur village known as Mini Brazil in the programme "Mann Ki Baat" today. PM Modi had met young and child football players during his last visit here on July 1.  Former national player and coach Raees Ahmed encouraged these children to take up football. Today more than 1200 football clubs are running in Shahdol and its surrounding villages. Football and sports ground facilities have been made available to these clubs by the administration. Youths were suffering harms of increase in drug abuse PM Modi told that Vicharpur village in Shahdol district is considered as Mini Brazil. Two to two and a half decades back, the youths were suffering the harms of increase in drug abuse here. Recognising the talent of the youths, Raees Ahmed started teaching them football with limited resources. Football became popular in a short time.  Now a programme called Football Kranti is going on her...

Ahmadabad: GL Singhal, one of the much talked about IPS officers of Gujarat, is once again in the news. Singhal, who became an IPS after being promoted from the Gujarat State Police Service, has taken pre-mature retirement. Singhal had applied for retirement three months ago.  Teenage son died of suicide in 2012 After police service, he is likely to be active in social service in the coming days. Singhal wants to work by forming an NGO to prevent suicides. In 2012 his son Hardik Singhal had died of suicide.  Hardik, the 17-year-old son of IPS officer GL Singhal, committed suicide at his residence in Ahmedabad in July 2012. The boy hung himself in his room on the first floor of the bungalow.  Police said that Hardik committed suicide owing to academic pressure.  I will live my life on a daily basis: Singhal Currently with his daughter in Bengaluru, Singhal has been heading the Commando Training Center in Kalal, as Inspector General of Police for the past five years. S...

Bhopal: Monsoon system has been active in the south-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh for the last two days. There is an alert of heavy rain in 18 districts of the state in the next 24 hours. There is also a possibility of lightning in 7 districts. Light rain may occur in other districts of the state including Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur. According to Met Office heavy rain may occur in 18 districts including Sagar, Balaghat, Mandla, Seoni, Dindori, Satna, Rewa, Ashoknagar, Singrauli, Sidhi, Anuppur, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Panna, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh. Light rain may occur in 35 districts including Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Shajapur, Agar-Malwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Guna, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Umaria, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur and Niwari. Senior Meteorologist HS Pandey told that it is raining moderately to hea...

  Indian Space Research Institute (ISRO) has launched 7 satellites simultaneously on Sunday. ISRO successfully launched its proven Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and placed them into intended orbits. Once the satellite is operational, it will be used by various agencies of the Government of Singapore to meet their satellite imaging needs. Around 23 minutes after lift-off, the primary satellite got separated and it was followed by six other co-passenger satellites, which were deployed into the intended orbits sequentially, ISRO said. ISRO Mission is neing undertaken by its commercial arm NSIL This ISRO mission, which comes after the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 launch earlier this month, is being undertaken by its commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). "This is the mission of the PSLV for NSIL and I want to congratulate the customers sponsored by Government of Singapore for havin...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 2-day Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam at Bharat Mandapam jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in Delhi on Friday. It coincides with the 3rd anniversary of National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).    Modi also released the first installment of funds under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India or PM SHRI Scheme. 6207 schools received the first installment with a total amounting to 630 crore rupees. He also released education and skill curriculum books translated into 12 Indian languages.   What is PM SHRI Scheme? The Government had approved a central sponsored scheme called PM SHRI in September, 2022. These schools are expected to showcase the implementation of the NEP 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighborhood. They will provide leadership in their respective regions ...

Sehore: Like the year 2018, in 2023 also, the Congress has made up its mind to go all out to acquire power in Madhya Pradesh. For this, the Congress has started efforts on the ground. This time, the Congress has a plan to corner Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in his own constituency, Budhni. However, for this the Congress needs a prominent face. Last time in the 2018 elections, former PCC president Arun Yadav faced CM Shivraj, while this time BJP rebel Deepak Joshi has announced to challenge CM Shivraj. Significantly, the assembly elections are proposed to be held in the last month of the year.  The Congress, which came to power in the year 2018, is cherishing the dream of coming to power once again. In such a situation, the Congress is engaged in formulating a strategy to stop Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in his own home district's Budhni assembly. For this, the Congress is looking for such a popular face who can confront CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the elections. Pe...

  Imphal: The 21-member multi-party delegation of MPs of the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) alliance reached Imphal on Saturday. Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury averred that they weren’t in the state to do politics as the ethnic conflict in Manipur has harmed India’s image. He said, “We have come here to meet victims of ethnic clashes and understand the problem. We want the end of violence and the restoration of peace at the earliest. The whole world is watching what is going on in Manipur.”  Mere show-off and political tourism: BJP   On the other hand, leaders of the ruling BJP have hit out at the visit. They said it was a mere show-off and political tourism. Union Minister Anurag Thakur said when Manipur used to remain shut for months, they had not spoken a word. When the delegation returns from Manipur, the members of the team will not allow Parliament to function. He said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury must take the same de...

The number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh rose to 785 in 2022 from 526 in 2018, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday as he greeted the state’s people on International Tiger Day. On April 9, 2022, during the celebration of 50 years of the Project Tiger at Mysusru,  PM Narendra Modi declared the minimum tiger population of 3167 , which is the population estimate from the camera-trapped area.   Annual growth rate of 6.1% in big cat number  Now, further analysis of data, done by the Wildlife Institute of India, from both camera-trapped and non-camera-trapped tiger presence areas, the upper limit of the tiger population is estimated to be 3925 and the average number is 3682 tigers , reflecting a commendable annual growth rate of 6.1% per annum .    But while the number of tigers has risen there are also caused of worry as certain regions show declines in numbers and at least one-third of all reserves need immediate remedial measures to maintain and supp...

  New Delhi: A group of farmers, including both women and men, from Haryana met former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at 10 Janpath and presented them with gifts. While giving this information, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi himself said on Saturday that this group of farmers had such tremendous affinity for his family that they even brought home-made ghee, pickles etc. with them as gifts.  Gandhi said “A few days ago, while continuing the Bharat Jodo Yatra, we reached a village in Sonepat, I received a lot of love and affection from the farmers there – especially from the farmer sisters. They gave home cooked food and treated me with respect as part of the family. They expressed just one wish and that was to see Delhi.” Rahul said further: “This was the debt of the bread, the debt of their love and respect, how can I not repay. Invited everyone to the house of former Congress President, Sonia Gandhi ji and everyone came...

Jaipur: Assembly elections are to be held in Rajasthan at the end of the year, but before the elections, the tussle of local BJP leaders has come to the fore many times. Former BJP state president Satish Poonia and former CM Vadhundhara Raje are considered to be big opponents of each other.  Meanwhile, the party announced the national office-bearers, in which Vasundhara Raje Scindia has been assigned the important responsibility of the national vice-president. It is believed that BJP wants to take Vasundhara out of Rajasthan and bring her to Delhi. At the same time, BJP is also trying to prepare a new leader in Rajasthan through Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Major reshuffle and new postings BJP has made new postings and reshuffle of office bearers. In the new list, while Telangana BJP chief Sanjay Bandi has been made the national general secretary, UP MP Radha Mohan Agarwal has been given entry as the general secretary. Apart from this, leaders like Anil Antony have also...

Chennai: The Pakistan hockey team has got the green signal to travel to India for the forthcoming Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 scheduled to be held in Chennai from August 3 Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Haider Hussain said the Sports Board has got the NOC from the Ministry of Interior. He said the team will leave on Tuesday via the Wagah border and travel to Amritsar from where they have been booked on a domestic flight for Chennai. The Asian Champions Trophy 2023, scheduled to take place from 3rd August to 12th August, will witness top-notch teams battling it out during the event, and India will face off against formidable opponents - Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, and China. As per the tournament format, all six teams will each play five matches in the round-robin stage before the top four teams move into the semifinals.  India’s opening match against China India will play their first match of the tournament against China on 3rd August. Their second match wi...