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School bus overturns in Rajasthan, 28 children severely injured

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At least 28 children were severely injured in an accident after their school bus overturned in Bhandarej village in Dausa District, Rajasthan on September 1.

Police official said, “The bus carrying some 30 school children turned turtle after its driver lost control of the speeding vehicle while negotiating a turn.”

Soon after receiving the news of the accident, the villagers informed the police and helped in evacuation of students from the bus.

The injured are being treated. No causalities have been reported.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official said. “The bus driver has been booked for rash and negligent driving. He will soon be arrested,” police official added.

More details are awaited.

Asian games 2018: Two more gold medals for India

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Sunny Sharma
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India added two more gold medals in its tally on the 14th Day of the Asian Games in Jakarta.

Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar earned the country another gold on Saturday, in the men’s bridge pair event, taking Indian gold medal tally to 15. India has 67 medals, including 15 golds, 23 silver and 29 bronze medals in Asian Games 2018. This is the country’s best-ever performance at the Asiad.

Earlier, India had won two bronze medals in the debut sport of bridge.

Sports Minister of India Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore tweeted, “INDIA HITS A GOLD AGAIN! India goes for GOLD again! Kudos to our Bridge Men’s pair of Pranab Bardhan & Shibnath Dey Sarkar for bagging India’s 15th GOLD at the #AsianGames2018 Good Job Guys! The country salutes your achievement.” 

In the Men’s Boxing (49kg) event on Saturday, Amit Panghal became the eighth Indian boxer ever to claim a gold medal at the Asian Games with a stunning tactical win over reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in the title clash.

Amit, the only Indian to make into the finals of Boxing in Asian games 2018, prevailed 3-2 against Dusmatov, who had beaten him in a split verdict in last year’s world championships.

Congratulating Amit for his victory, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore tweeted, “GOLD NUMBER 14! BRILLIANT boxing by #TOPSAthlete Amit Panghal to secure a GOLD in Men’s 49 kg Boxing by defeating 2016 Olympic Gold medalist! What a proud, proud moment this is for us!”

Indian Boxer Vijender Singh tweeted, “#AmitPanghal what about!!! Beating reigning Olympic champion #HasanboyDusmatov in Men’s 49kg Final to win GOLD 14th Gold for India. Ek Number!!!”

Heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR, cause traffic jams, waterlogging in several areas

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Heavy rains in several parts of Delhi on Saturday, brought relief from the humid weather but flooded roads added to the trouble of morning commuters, especially motorists and pedestrians.

The Delhi Traffic police have been tweeting alerts about flooding on some roads in the city and asked commuters to avoid taking these routes.

The Delhi Traffic police have asked people to avoid the stretch from DND towards Ashram due to the breakdown of a bus.

Traffic in central and south Delhi has been affected the most due to flooding at several major roads and intersections. 

Traffic is slow at the busy ITO intersection. Minto Bridge underpass has been closed for vehicular movement due to waterlogging.

The market area in the shopping hub of Lajpat Nagar, RTR Marg, Laxmi Nagar, GT Karnal Road, IP Marg has also been affected by the slow traffic due to heavy rains.

The minimum temperature on Saturday was recorded at 23.5 degrees, three notches below the season’s average. The Met forecast more spells of rains to occur during the day.

According to a Met department official, “The sky will remain generally cloudy with light to moderate rains”. The maximum temperature is likely to settle between 32-35 degrees Celsius.

Delhi Government to start doorstep delivery of govt services from September 10

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The Delhi government on Friday announced that Delhiites will get doorstep delivery of various government services, including driving license, marriage certificate and ration cards from September 10.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made an announcement on Twitter, terming it as “revolution in governance” which would be “big blow to corruption”.

“Doorstep delivery of services: A revolution in governance. A big blow to corruption. Super convenience for people. Happening for the first time anywhere in the world. Starts from September 10,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

By paying an extra fee of Rs. 50 each, people of Delhi can get delivered at their homes certificates of marriage, caste, domicile and income besides new water connections and driving licenses among others.

The doorstep delivery of services will be provided between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. at a time preferred by the people.

The Delhi government has claimed that no citizen of Delhi would have to stand in queues for the services listed under the scheme.

As per the plan, Mobile Sahayaks (facilitators) will be hired through the agency that would set up call centres.

Jain Muni Tarun Sagar dies at 51 after prolonged illness

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Jain Muni Tarun Sagar died after a prolonged illness on Saturday in New Delhi. He was 51.

The Jain Muni breathed his last at around 3 am at Radhapuri Jain temple situated in Krishna Nagar area of east Delhi.

Tarun Sagar’s last rites will be held at Tarunsagaram, Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh today.

Tarun Sagar was suffering from jaundice and was admitted to a private hospital nearly three weeks back.

However, His health continued to deteriorate and he had reportedly stopped taking medicine following which he was brought to Radhapuri temple where he opted for ‘Santhara’ – the Jain ritual of fast unto death.

Tarun Sagar was born on June 26, 1967, in Madhya Pradesh’s Dahoh district, his original name was Pawan Kumar Jain. Tarun Sagar left his home in the year 1981 to accept celibacy and lead a life of a muni (monk).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the demise of Tarun Sagar. “Deeply pained by the untimely demise of Muni Tarun Sagar Ji Maharaj. We will always remember him for his rich ideals, compassion and contribution to society. His noble teachings will continue inspiring people. My thoughts are with the Jain community and his countless disciples”, tweeted Narendra Modi.

PM Narendra Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank on September 1

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will launch the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on September 1.

“IPPB has been envisioned as an accessible, affordable and trusted bank for the common man, to help achieve the financial inclusion objectives of the Union Government. It will leverage the vast network of the Department of Posts, which covers every corner of the country with more than 300,000 Postmen and Grameen Dak Sewaks. IPPB will hence significantly augment the reach of the banking sector in India,” an official statement said.

On the day of the launch, IPPB will have 650 Branches and 3250 Access Points spread across the country. Simultaneous launch events will be held at these branches and access points.

According to sources, all the 1.55 lakh Post Offices in the country will be linked to the IPPB system by December 31, 2018.

IPPB will offer a range of products such as savings and current accounts, money transfer, direct benefit transfers, bill and utility payments, and enterprise and merchant payments. These products, and related services, will be offered across multiple channels (counter services, micro-ATM, mobile banking app, SMS and IVR), using the bank’s state-of-the-art technology platform.

Asian Games 2018: India wins Silver in Women’s hockey Final

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Indian women’s hockey team won the silver medal in the finals of the Women’s hockey event at Asian Games in Jakarta.

India lost the finals to Japan by 1-2 in a close fought match. Minami Shimizu of Japan was the first to goal in the 11th minute as Neha Goyal provided India with a much-needed equalizer in the 25th minute of the match. Meanwhile, Japan took the lead again in the 44th minute as Motomi Kawamura scored from a penalty corner. Indian eves pushed a lot and tried to look for the equalizer but the Japanese team had moved most of its player into its half and created a strong defense which was difficult to penetrate.

At the end of full time, Japan won the match by 2-1 to claim the gold medal while the Indian team had to settle for the silver.

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind applauded the team and said, “Congratulations to the Indian Women’s Hockey Team for winning the Silver at the @AsianGames2018. India is delighted by your stellar performance. Well played. We are all very proud of you!”

Congratulating team India for a great performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Absolutely thrilled by the success of the women’s Hockey Team! Their spectacular performance is a matter of immense happiness for the 125 crore people of India. Congratulations on winning the Silver!”

India’s total medal tally at the Asian games 2018 now stands at 65 with thirteen gold, twenty-three silver, and twenty-nine bronze. 

Jammu and Kashmir: Militants release abducted family members of Police personnel

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All eleven family members of several police officers kidnapped on Thursday evening by terrorists in south Kashmir have been released on Friday evening, after the Jammu and Kashmir Police, according to sources, silently released around a dozen family members of terrorists.

According to sources Jammu and Kashmir police also released father of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander they had arrested two days back. 

Assadullah Naikoo, father of the Hizbul Operational Commander Riyaz Naikoo was released after the latter issued a warning that henceforth the militants would follow “an eye for an eye policy”.  Assadullah was arrested from Pulwama district.

Riyaz Naikoo, in a statement released on social media on Friday, said, that the police had compelled the militants to act against families because the police had arrested a non-combatant relative of a militant.

His statement came after militants in south Kashmir abducted eleven relatives of policemen in vengeance.

India’s GDP grows at 8.2% in Q1, highest in over two years

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India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Q1 of 2018-19 has registered a healthy 8.2 percent growth, which is the highest in over two years.

The Q1 growth is based on a good show by manufacturing and farm sectors, according to the official data.

The Q1 growth, cemented India’s position as the fastest growing major economy, clocking higher expansion rate than China’s 6.7 in the same quarter.

A statement by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said, “The economic activities which registered growth of over 7 percent in Q1 of 2018-19 over Q1 of 2017-18 are ‘electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services’, ‘manufacturing’, ‘construction’ and ‘public administration, defence and other services’

“The growth in the ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘mining and quarrying’, ‘trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting’ and financial, real estate and professional services is estimated to be 5.3 per cent, 0.1 per cent, 6.7 per cent, and 6.5 per cent respectively during this period.” Other than, the growth rate of gross value added (GVA) in Q1 of 2018-19 stood at 8 percent from a rise 5.6 percent during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

According to the data, the quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2018-19 from the ‘manufacturing’ sector grew by 13.5%, compared to a contraction of 1.8% in Q1 2017-18.

Moreover, the Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2018-19 from ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector grew by 5.3% as compared to growth of 3% in Q1 2017-18.

BJP Slams Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his obsession for China

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday came down heavily on Congress President Rahul Gandhi over undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via China. BJP said that the Congress President is obsessed with China.

Sambit Patra, BJP spokesperson on Friday, while addressing a media briefing took a dig at Gandhi and said that Rahul is obsessed with China. He reminded Gandhi by saying he is “Rahul Gandhi” not “Chinese Gandhi.”

Patra further added, “Why Rahul Gandhi always behave like a Chinese spokesperson rather than an Indian spokesperson.”

BJP spokesperson questioned Gandhi about his Chinese perspective, “Why Congress President always wants to get a Chinese view on everything but does not want to have an Indian perspective?” Patra asked.

Questioning the connection between Rahul and China, Sambit asked, “Why Chinese ambassador was so keen to see off Rahul Gandhi to the Airport for his Yatra.”

He further said that at the time of Beijing Olympics 2008, China invited whole Gandhi family including, Sonia, Rahul, Robert Vadra, Priyanka to attend the Olympics as state dignitaries and none of them at that time were holding any government position.

Patra also asked Gandhi to tell the nation that on his trip, which politicians will he meet in China?

Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala clarifying the stand of the Congress on Friday questioned BJP that, “Why BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is so perturbed by Rahul Gandhi’s trip to Kailash Mansarovar”.

He further added that Rahul Gandhi is a shiv devotee and BJP is narrating a convoluted story about Rahul’s connection with China.

Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot took to his twitter account and tweeted, “BJP’s criticism of #RahulGandhi ji’s #KailashMansarovarYatra is totally misplaced n inappropriate. Rahul ji is going on a pilgrimage n for worshiping #LordShiva, it is a holy journey, but BJP is playing politics”.

In another tweet by Congress general secretary, he said, “BJP is bringing up such issues as party leaders are frustrated n feeling insecure regarding Rahul Ji’s pilgrimage. Ruling Party cannot digest the fact that Congress Prez is taking up pilgrimage for his deep faith in #LordShiva. BJP’s reaction shows their narrow n mean mentality”

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