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Mamata Banerjee says hate politics of BJP will never triumph over secularism in Tagore’s land
Banerjee came hard the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the saffron party can buy a few MLAs but would never be able to buy the Trinamool Congress
Just few days after Home Minister Amit Shah’s roadshow in Bolpur, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held a road show of her own on the same stretch in a massive show of strength. Banerjee came hard the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the saffron party can buy a few MLAs but would never be able to buy the Trinamool Congress. She added that it does not make much of a difference if few MLAs leave the party as people are with them.
For the uninitiated, several disgruntled functionaries have quit the TMC including former minister Suvendu Adhikari who joined the BJP recently. Hitting out at BJP for divisive politics, Banerjee said the land of Rabindranath Tagore will never allow hate politics to triumph over secularism. She said those who do not have respect for Mahatma Gandhi are today talking about Sonar Bangla which was already built by Tagore years ago. She said we need to protect the state of West Bengal from communal onslaught of the BJP.
During the roadshow, the chief minister also hit out at Viswa Bharti University’s Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty and called him a rubber stamp of the BJP. The university’s decision to invite PM Modi for a virtual address for its centenary celebrations had not gone down well with the TMC leader with the party claiming she was not even invited to be part of the celebrations, a charge denied by the university. The university had said that an invitation was sent to the TMC supremo 20 days in advance.
Ahead of the elections scheduled to take place in the state next year, war of words between the leaders of the two parties is at all time high. The tensions between the two parties escalated when convoy of BJP president JP Nadda was attacked earlier this month.
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Video: Tractor drags bike during Ganesh visarjan in UP’s Varanasi
In the viral video, a tractor driver could be seen hitting and dragging a bike for a long distance at the time when a Ganesh idol procession passes by on the side of the road.
A video showcasing a tractor hitting and dragging a motorcycle for a long distance during a Ganesh visarjan has been shared widely on the internet. The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi during a Ganesh idol procession.
In the viral video, a tractor driver could be seen hitting and dragging a bike for a long distance at the time when a Ganesh idol procession passes by on the side of the road.
During the incident, a tractor driver was beaten up by an angry group of men. Another angry crowd then intervened which turned the peaceful Ganesh idol procession into violence, men from both sides could be seen hitting each other.
After the video of the incident was shared widely on the internet, the Ghaziabad Police took cognisance of the matter.
A video which is going viral on social media platforms has shown a motorcycle was hit by a tractor. During the investigation, it was revealed that the incident occurred on September 25 in the Muradnagar area, according to a senior police officer.
After receiving the information about the same, police reached the spot and resolved the matter and they cleared the road immediately. Both the parties refused to file any complaint in the case and reached to an agreement, police said. If any written complaint is received in this case, the necessary action will be taken accordingly, police added.
Another incident took place on September 18, 2023, in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where a cow was dragged for approximately 200 metres after being hit by a car.
On CCTV camera, the entire incident was recorded in which a cow was hit and dragged. The video of the incident went viral on the social media platforms. In the video, it could be seen that a car hit a cow that was sitting on the edge of the road and dragged it for a few distances until the car’s driver that the cow was stuck beneath the car.
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Dubai-bound Air India flight diverted to Kannur due to fire warning light in Cargo
An Air India Express flight from Sharjah which is scheduled to land at Kannur soon, would be utilised to take the passengers to Dubai.
A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight from Karipur international airport was diverted to Kannur on Wednesday after the pilot noticed a fire warning light in the aircraft’s cargo hold, according to reports.
The pilot noticed the fire warning just an hour after the flight took off. According to sources, the flight, IX 345 was carrying 176 people, including the crew members. The flight which took off from Karipur airport at 9:53 am, landed safely at Kannur around 11 am.
A spokesperson from the airline noted that following a false alarm, the Kozhikode-Dubai flight has been diverted to Kannur. He added that an alternative flight will be arranged to continue the scheduled operations to Dubai from Kannur.
He further expressed tha t Air India regrets the delay and inconvenience caused to guests and provided food and refreshment. The spokesperson noted that an Air India Express flight from Sharjah which is scheduled to land at Kannur soon, would be utilised to take the passengers to Dubai.
Earlier in July, an Air India Express flight from Tiruchirappali to Sharjah made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport owing to technical issues, as far as reports are concerned. The airport authority announced a full emergency at the International Airport after the flight departed from Tiruchirappali in Tamil Nadu at around 10:45 AM.
The flight landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram at around noon, an Air India spokesperson affirmed.The airline further noted that there were 154 passengers on the flight and that it was a precautionary landing.
In June too, a full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for a Delhi-bound Air India flight owing to a glitch, as per reports. The flight had around 180 passengers on board. Issuing a statement, the airline mentioned that its flight AI858 operating on Pune-Delhi route landed ahead of its scheduled time following a minor crack on the aircraft’s windshield.
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Manipur: N Biren Singh government declares entire state as disturbed area
The details indicate that the state as a whole, with the exception of 19 designated police station districts, has been classified as a disturbed area.
In light of the current state of law and order, the Manipur government on Wednesday announced the whole state as a disturbed area.
The details indicate that the state as a whole, with the exception of 19 designated police station districts, has been classified as a disturbed area.
According to a notification from the state government, the authorities believe that violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups warrant the use of the Armed Forces in aid of civil administration in the entire state of Manipur.
Manipur’s capital Imphal, Lamphel, City, Singjamei, Sekmai, Lamsang, Patsoi, Wangoi, Porompat, Heingang, Lamlai, Irilbung, Leimakhong, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Nambol, Moirang, Kakching, and Jiribam are listed among the disturbed areas that have been announced.
The notification goes on to say that due to the overall law and order situation in the state and the capability of the state machinery, the state government has decided to maintain the status quo on the present disturbed area status for a term of six months.
Tuesday saw numerous student protest marches over the kidnapping and murder of two youngsters in the state capital Imphal. Following the release of the news of the murders, a new round of protests began on Tuesday. At least 45 protestors were hurt during clashes with the Rapid Action Force (RAF).
In preparation for potential unrest, sizable contingents of Manipur Police, CRPF, and RAF soldiers have been stationed around Imphal and other regions of the state.
Manipur’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh, promised to assure the people of the state that both the state and central governments are closely working together to nab the perpetrators. The CBI has been given the case involving the murder of the two young people.
Meanwhile, as a first step to calming the unrest, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge urged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remove the BJP’s incompetent chief minister on Wednesday.
Additionally, he charged that the BJP has turned Manipur into a battleground by turning violence against women and children into a weapon.
