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Uttar Pradesh Government forms committee to strengthen UP jails

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UP government on Tuesday formed a three member committee to strengthen the existing system of prisons across the state.
According to Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar, “Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has constituted a three-member committee to strengthen the existing system of prisons and to reform the prisons. The committee is expected to submit its report to the government within two months.”  
Former UP DGP Sulkhan Singh and former Additional DG (prisons) Hari Shankar will head the committee and the member secretary of the committee will be Additional Inspector General (prisons) Sharad, he said.
The decision comes a day after Munna bajrangi, a gangster was allegedly shot dead by Sunil Rathi inside the UP’s Baghpat jail. 

Chandigarh ‘indisputably’ belongs to Punjab: Capt Amarinder Singh

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar during a panel discussion on July 10 had asked the Punjab government to make New Chandigarh its capital, leave Chandigarh to Haryana, and cooperate on solving the water issues through dialogue.

Khattar during a panel discussion on the holistic development of Tricity, that is Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali also suggested setting up a special body for development of Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states.

“Both Haryana and Punjab should cooperate with each other to resolve various inter-state water issues in the interest of the people of both the states. Punjab should not make it a prestige issue. Issues related to water between states can be solved by dialogue. I did not want to refer to the water issue on this platform as the development of the Tricity is the main focus of today’s panel discussion Khattar said.

On the other hand, during an event, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh outrightly rejected his Haryana counterpart’s demand and said that his State would not give up its resources to the neighboring Haryana, including the capital city of Chandigarh, its water, among others.

“Haryana being a new State, it should be assisted to set up its own capital, and Chandigarh, being the capital of Punjab, should be given to Punjab,” he added.

“Chandigarh indisputably belonged to Punjab. There was no question of agreeing to Khattar’s proposal,” CM Singh added.

Even Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore also support CM Singh’s decision by saying that coordination on the Tricity development related issues were already being done.

“Various accords in the past had given Chandigarh to Punjab but they were, unfortunately, not implemented,” the Punjab CM said.

France Enters FIFA World Cup 2018 Final

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Once again France booked the spot in the World Cup final for the third time on Tuesday after beating Belgium by 1-0 in an intense and closely fought match.

Samuel Umtiti did the game’s only goal in the 51st minute with a header to put France in the finals of the world cup.

Umtiti has been given the official man of the match award.

France will now play the winner of the other semi-final, which is on Wednesday between England and Croatia.

The final of the world cup will be played on Sunday at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium.

India and Korea are bound by a shared vision for peace and prosperity: PM Modi

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President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in paid a State Visit to India from July 8-10, 2018. During the visit, President Moon and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a united vision for peace and prosperity for the people of the two countries.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan , during the ceremony he met President Ram Nath Kovind and inspected the guard of honour.

Later South Korean president met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Delhi’s Hyderabad House, where the two leaders held bilateral talks and exchanged 11 agreements/MoUs between both the countries. Both leaders also addressed the India-South Korea CEOs forum to reaffirm strong commitment to close business linkages.

Talking about the southern policy of Moon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said,”discussed ways to boost ties between India and the Republic of Korea in areas such as trade, investment and innovation with President Moon Jae-in. The Southern Policy of President Moon has a strong potential to enhance prosperity and stability across Asia.”

“The world is aware of the recent developments in the Korean peninsula. An atmosphere of harmony augurs well for humanity and I compliment President Moon Jae-in for his role in furthering a spirit of peace,” PM Modi said.

Speaking on the united vision, PM Modi said, “India and the Republic of Korea are bound by a shared vision for peace and prosperity for the people of our two nations. The visit by President Moon Jae-in has given new strength to the relations between India and the Republic of Korea,” PM added.

JD(U) delegation meets President Kovind over special status to Bihar

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In order to discuss special status to Bihar, a six-member delegation of Janata Dal (United) met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 10.

JD(U) leader Ashok Chaudhary (former Bihar Congress unit chief who had switched to the JD-U) led the six-member delegation.

The President reacted positively to the discussion, said Chaudhary.

“We met Kovindji to sensitize him that why we are demanding Special status to Bihar,” he added.

Besides Chaudhary, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had also earlier demanded special status for his state.

ED opposes Chidambaram’s anticipatory bail in Aircel-Maxis case

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 10, while opposing former finance minister P Chidambaram’s anticipatory bail in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case has filed a detailed reply.

“It is submitted that in the investigation conducted so far a strong prima facie case has emerged showing the involvement of the applicant in violation of larger conspiracy is unfolding,” said the agency in their statement

“P Chidambaram is evasive in his replies to why the total foreign inflow to the tune of US $ 800 million was approved by him on March 13, 2016, deliberately and intentionally without raising any objection,” said the statement.

Earlier today, Delhi’s Patiala House Court had extended interim protection granted to P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram till August 7.

The Aircel-Maxis deal case, which emerged out of 2G spectrum cases, pertains to a grant by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to firm M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd for investment in Aircel.

Atleast 10 killed in Jalalabad suicide bombing

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At least 10 people were reportedly killed and four others wounded in a suicide attack in Afghanistan’s city of Jalalabad on July 10.

Eight of the 10 killed were civilians, according to a Kabul-based news website.

The attack took place at around 10 am (local time), a spokesman for the provincial governor, Attaullah Khoghyani confirmed, said the website.

Several shops and vehicles were also destroyed in the fire that followed the blast.

The recent attack came nearly ten days after 19 people were killed in another suicide bombing in which the Sikh community was mainly targeted.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, so far.

Rescue Team Begin final Mission to Free Remaining Boys Trapped in a Flooded Thai Cave

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Image credit: Thai Navy Seal

Eight boys of the youth soccer team have been rescued in past two days after they were trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand.

According to Public Health Ministry, the first four boys rescued, aged 12 to 16, are now able to eat normal food. Two of them possibly have a lung infection, however all eight are generally healthy and smiling said Jedsada Chokdumrongsuk, permanent secretary at the Public Health Ministry.

 

“The kids are footballers so they have high immune systems,” Jesada said. “Everyone is in high spirits and are happy to get out. But we will have a psychiatrist to evaluate them. It could be at least seven days before they can be released from hospital,” Jesada told a news conference.

It was clear doctors were taking a cautious approach. Doctors were uncertain about type of infections the boys could face “because we have never experienced this kind of issue from a deep cave.”

Meanwhile the officials have resumed the final mission to rescue the remaining four players and their 25 year old coach, who are still in the cave. Officials are hoping to bring all five to safety today.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists in Shopian District

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An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday morning. Two terrorists have been reported to be killed while 2 soldiers were injured including an officer in the ongoing encounter.

The encounter began when joint forces of police, Army and CRPF started a cordon and search operation at Kundalan village of Shopian district.

“As army began the search operation at around 4.15 am, militants who were hiding opened fire on the security forces injuring the two Army men. The fire was retaliated and there was a fierce gunfight that is still in progress,” police said. The injured soldiers have been shifted to an Army Hospital in Srinagar for treatment.

Latest reports suggested that over 5-6 terrorists are holed-up in a house in Kundalan area.

The operation to evacuate the civilians from the nearby houses is also underway.

Heavy Rains in Mumbai – Dabbawala cancel Services today, Local train services halted

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Mumbaikars continue to face a difficult time after non-stop heavy rainfall brought various services to a halt.  

Dabbawalas have suspended their services on Tuesday. “We did not collect the tiffins today, because of the water-logging across the city. Our people find hard to wade through their cycle in knee-deep water,” Mumbai Dabbawalas Association’s spokesperson Subhash Talekar said.

No holiday has been declared by Maharashtra government but schools and colleges were shut on Monday as a precautionary measure. However Mumbai University has reschedule the examinations for students who could not appear on Monday

According to The Indian Meteorological Department it is the highest rainfall of the season in the last 24 hours bringing the financial capital virtually to standstill affecting the city’s lifelines – the train services – and road traffic.

“Since last night, over 200 mm rainfall has been recorded which led to water logging on Railway tracks and considering the passengers safety, train services have been stopped till the water level on the track recedes” a senior Railway official said.

In the last 20 days the city has received 54 per cent of its average monsoon season rainfall, the city’s civic body noted.

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