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Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal, search operation underway

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An advanced light helicopter of Army crashed  around 10.45 am on Friday in remote Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China.

Defence source said that beside the pilot, there was one more passenger in the chopper. Rescue teams are on way and details are awaited.

The crash occurred at Singing village under Paling circle, which is about 25 km south of district headquarters, Tuting.

On October 5 a Cheetah helicopter of Army had crashed near Tawang during a routine sortie killing one of the two pilots.

The crash had occurred at Nyamjang Chu near Bap Teng Kang waterfall area of Jemeithang circle in Tawang district. The Cheetah helicopter with two pilots were coming from Surwa Samba area on a routing sortie.

 

Liz Truss resigns as UK PM, opp demands fresh elections

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British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned from her post on Thursday evening. She resigned from her post saying that she is finding herself unable to work further in this position. She has also made the record of becoming the Prime Minister of Britain for the shortest time. Now the opposition in the country has demanded fresh elections for the lower house.

Remember, a month and a half ago, in the election for the leader of the Conservative Party, she defeated Rishi Sunak of Indian origin in a tough contest. Now there is a possibility of Rishi becoming the leader of the Conservative Party again and the PM of Britain.

Truss found herself in a very difficult position amid the deteriorating condition of the UK economy, so he tendered his resignation shortly before now. She has also made the record of becoming the Prime Minister of Britain for the shortest time. Now the opposition in the country has demanded fresh elections for the lower house.

Helicopter services to Kedarnath resume

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Helicopter services to the Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath temple resumed, two days after a chopper crash in the area killed a pilot and six pilgrims.

On Wednesday, a day after the accident, various aviation companies resumed helicopter operations and 981 pilgrims were taken to Kedarnath, according to officials.

Aryan Aviation, the company to which the ill-fated helicopter belonged, also resumed the service from Masta-Guptkashi to Kedarnath.

An Aryan Aviation official said on Thursday that a team from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inspected the company’s helipad at Masta. He said after the completion of their inspection and investigation, the helicopter services restarted.

The company’s second helicopter made at least six sorties till Thursday afternoon.

At present, eight companies are providing helicopter services to Kedarnath.

Since the opening of the doors of the Kedarnath shrine in May this year, 1,44,832 pilgrims have travelled to the temple by helicopter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reach the temple on Friday morning.

During his two-and-a-half-hour programme in Kedarnath, Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Gaurikund-Kedarnath ropeway project and offer prayers at the temple.

Kashmir Valley receives seasons’s first snowfall

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High altitude areas of Kashmir received season’s first snowfall on Thursday bringing the mercury down across the union territory (UT).

Famous scenic resorts such as Gulmarg and Sonamarg came under heavy snowfall. Gulmarg recorded minus 2 degrees Celsius temperature.

Far-flung Gurez Valley has also witnessed heavy snowfall.

Early snowfall has come as a boon for tourism in the region as it draws more people across the mainland India to visit the Valley.

The Meterological department in Srinagar has predicted light to moderate rain in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches of J&K during the next 24 hours.

Srinagar recorded 6.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 3.2 and Gulmarg minus 2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.

Increasing pollution in Haryana, situation turning adverse in NCR

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Information reveals, Haryana government has done remarkable work in the field of stubble management as a result of which there has been a decline in the number of stubble burning incidences in the state. However, thirteen districts of Haryana fall under National Capital Region (NCR) covering around 47% area of Haryana state where the situation of pollution in the air increasing as compared to rest part in Haryana state. Air Quality Index (AQI) in most of districts in Haryana state has started rising except Panchkula district recorded minimum as 34 Microgram per square meter (MG/SM) AQI has been recorded maximum in the state at Dharuheda in Rewari district recorded as 286 MG/SM).

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter said, Haryana is geared up to handle stubble burning issue ahead of the winter season in the state. Addressing a meeting attended by ministers and senior officials of various departments in the as well as from Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh Khatter said Haryana government has taken steps for improving air quality by using bio-decomposer technology for stubble burning management seems bringing satisfactory result. He said, work of laying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) pipelines in the state being delayed because of the non-availability of these pipelines since many industries have been facing difficulties due to epidemic outbreak in past. He added, switching the industrial units to CNG and PNG has already been done in a phased manner at the places where the pipelines are available,

Khatter said the total area under paddy in Haryana is 34.10 lakh acres which has been reduced up to 10.7 percent in comparison to the previous year with the efforts of the state government, He told that In a bid to ensure efficient management of stubble burning, the villages of the state have been categorized into Red, Yellow and Green Zones in terms of incidences of crop residue burning as per the data provided by the Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC) to the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department. Chief Minister said a detailed action plan has been prepared for the prevention of crop residue burning in the current season and the same has been discussed at length with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas.

According to available date, district wise AQI has been recorded in the state identified as  246 MG/SM at Manesar, 213 Mg/SqM at Gurugram, 211Mg/SqM at Kurukshetra, 199Mg/SqM at Faridabad, 188 Mg/SqM at Jind, 167 Mg/SqM at Hisar, 161 Mg/SqM at Sirsa, 160 Mg/SqM at Panipat, 137 Mg/SqM at Bhiwani, 134 Mg/SqM at Karnal, 128 Mg/SqM at Narnaul, 113 Mg/SqM at Rohtak,  108 Mg/SqM at Ambala, 104 Mg/SqM each at Kaithal and Palwal. Pollution in the state, especially in NCR area is likely to go much higher due to use of crackers in approaching Diwali festival although state government has imposed complete ban over use of crackers likely to spread pollution in air advising to use only green crackers like previous years when government directions were usually violated.

 

Kharge elected as Cong prez, first non-Gandhi in 24 yrs

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Congress on Wednesday elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its president, the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years at a time the 137-year-old party is struggling to reverse its slide in the country’s electoral politics.

A staunch Gandhi family loyalist from Karnataka, the 80-year-old leader defeated Shashi Tharoor in an electoral contest by bagging nearly 84 per cent of votes in the party presidential election.

Kharge got 7,897 votes and Tharoor 1,072 votes, while 416 votes were declared invalid, Congress’ central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry said at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here.

Addressing a press conference after his victory Kharge said, “no one is big or small, all have to work together as ‘karyakartas’ to strengthen Congress…We have to fight together against fascist forces who are attacking democracy and Constitution.”

Kharge said he will formally take charge on October 26.

Though a late entrant in the Congress’ internal elections, held to choose Sonia Gandhi’s successor, Kharge’s victory was almost certain as he was considered a ‘family-approved’ candidate. The last non-Gandhi Congress president was Sitaram Kesri, who was unceremoniously removed in 1998 just after two years into his five-year term.

While former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the president was the “supreme authority” and would decide on the way forward for the party, it will be a challenge for Kharge to send a clear message that he is the one in the driving seat and not a proxy of the Gandhis.

Kharge’s election also comes at a time the party is reeling under internal rumblings and high-profile exits after a series of electoral debacles and has been reduced to a shadow of its former formidable self.

The upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat will be among the first challenges, Kharge will face as the party president.

Conceding his defeat, Tharoor congratulated Kharge and said the “democratic contest” has galvanised vibrancy at all levels and has prompted a healthy and constructive discussion on change, which will serve the party in good stead in the future.

Tharoor also claimed that the Congress’ revival has begun.

In a statement, Tharoor said the Nehru-Gandhi family has held, and will always hold, a special place in the hearts of Congress party members.

Outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi also visited Kharge at his residence here soon and congratulated him. She was accompanied by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

In his congratulatory message, Rahul Gandhi said Kharge represents a “democratic vision” of India.

“The Congress President represents a democratic vision of India. His vast experience and ideological commitment will serve the party well as he takes on this historic responsibility,” Gandhi said on Twitter.

A festive atmosphere prevailed at the Congress headquarters with party workers carrying flags and posters, which prominently carried the pictures of Rahul Gandhi, moved around joyously beating drums.

There was also a sizeable crowd of party supporters in anticipation of the announcement of the organisation’s next helmsman.

Minister Anurag Thakur launches special cleanliness drive

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Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday launched a special cleanliness drive at Chandni Chowk here as part of the Swachh Bharat campaign, which aims to collect 1 crore kg of plastic waste across the country.

The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sports and Youth Affairs had launched the month-long campaign, being conducted across 744 districts of the country, at Prayagraj on October 1 through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and National Service Scheme affiliated institutions.

“We have already collected 84 lakh kg of plastic waste in a matter of 18 days and are set to surpass the target,” Thakur told reporters after participating in the cleanliness drive near Town Hall in old Delhi.

He urged the youth to dedicate two days coinciding with the Diwali festival to keep the surroundings clean.

The minister also asked them to participate in the ‘plog run’ during the ‘Run for Unity’ on October 31, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The objectives of the Swachh Bharat 2022 programme are to organise cleaning of public spaces and households across the country from October 1 to October 31 by involving all segments of society, and government and non-government organisations, an official statement said.

Delhi’s air quality remains poor

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Delhi on Wednesday recorded a minimum temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal for this time of the year, the India Meteorological Department said.

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 33 degrees Celsius.

Delhi’s air quality continued to be in the poor category for the fourth consecutive day and any improvement is unlikely over the next few days.

The air quality index (AQI) stood at 241 at 9 am.

At least seven out of the 35 monitoring stations in the city recorded the air quality in the “very poor” category.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.

According to the Decision Support System of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the transport sector accounted for 18.5 per cent of PM2.5 pollution in Delhi on Tuesday.

The Early Warning System of the IITM said the air quality was likely to remain in the poor and very poor categories over the next six days.

Gangster-terror nexus: NIA raids underway across nation

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New Delhi:  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids are underway in more than ten locations across the nation in connection with gangster syndicates matter.

According to sources, the raids, which started on Tuesday morning, are being carried out in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR region.

“We have decided to uproot the emerging nexus between gangsters, terrorists and narcotic dealers. They were working together, ” they said.

The case relates to involvement of criminal gangs in different kinds of criminal activities, including killings, to terrorise the people to extort money for running and promoting their criminal syndicates and activities. These gangs were also raising funds to carry out such criminal activities through smuggling of drugs and weapons.

Initially, the case was registered by Special Cell, Delhi Police on August 8 and against eight accused and unknown others. Later, the probe was taken over by the NIA.

The NIA has said that the gangs based in India and abroad had hatched a conspiracy to carry out terror activities in Delhi and other parts of the country.

Further investigations in the matter are on.

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud appointed next Chief Justice of India

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New Delhi:  President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice DY Chandrachud as the next Chief Justice of India.

Justice Chandrachud will be sworn in as India’s 50th CJI on November 9.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in a tweet, said: “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, President appoints Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 9th November, 22”.

On October 11, Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit named Justice Chandrachud, the seniormost judge in the Supreme Court, as his successor.

CJI Lalit, who will retire on November 8, had, in presence of all Supreme Court judges, handed over the letter of recommendation to Justice Chandrachud.A

Justice Chandrachud, who will hold office till November 10, 2024, is the son of former Supreme Court judge Y.V. Chandrachud, who was the longest-serving CJI, being in office for about seven years and four months between 1978 to 1985. During his tenure, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud overturned two judgments of his father – which were related to adultery and the right to privacy.

Justice Chandrachud, who is a PhD from Harvard Law School, is known as a non-conformist judge. He has played a key role in introducing virtual hearings during the Covid time, which has now become a permanent feature. He has been part of the landmark judgments on Ayodhya title dispute, decriminalisation of homosexuality, adultery, privacy, entry of women into Sabarimala etc.,

Justice Chandrachud practised in Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court. He passed BA with honours in economics from St Stephen’s College, New Delhi and completed LLB from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. He also served as Additional Solicitor General of India from 1998 till 2000. He was first appointed as judge of the Bombay High Court on March 29, 2000.

Justice Chandrachud has also served as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court since October 31, 2013 until his elevation as an apex court judge on May 13, 2016

Justice ChandrachudAhas been a visiting Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Mumbai and at Oklahoma University School of Law, USA. In June, 1998, he was designated as senior advocate by the Bombay High Court.

The Centre, as per Memorandum of Procedure, asks the outgoing CJI to name the successor, just before a month of retirement. Law Minister Rijiju, on October 7, sent a letter to Chief Justice Lalit to make recommendation for appointment of his successor.

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