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Goa: Police nabs 26-year-old Hafiz Sayed Bilal for operating a high-profile sex racket, rescues two women and a TV artist

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Goa: Police nabs 26-year-old Hafiz Sayed Bilal for operating a high-profile sex racket, rescues two women and a TV artist

On Friday, the Goa Police arrested Hafiz Sayed Bilal, a native of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh for running a high-profile prostitution racket in Sangolda village near Panaji. The Police busted the flesh trade chain and rescued three women from Telangana, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra.

According to the reports, one of the women rescued is a celebrated television artist. The incident came to light when the crime branch of Goa Police set a trap to nab the accused. The Police had already received information during patrolling that 26-year-old Hafiz Sayed Bilal was involved in a sex racket.

The Police then planted a fake customer and asked him to contact Bilal and supply women for pleasure. Bilal agreed to send three women for consideration of Rs 50,000 on Thursday near a reputed hotel at Sangolda. The accused was then caught red-handed and the women were rescued.

While the investigation process is underway, the Police have said that the three rescued women are between the age group of 30-40 years and are residents of Jharkhand, Telangana, and Maharashtra. One of the women is a celebrated TV artist from Virar near Mumbai.

It is important to note that according to the Indian Penal Code, certain activities which constitute a major part of prostitution are punishable under certain provisions of the act. The activities include- soliciting services of prostitution at public places, carrying out prostitution activities in hotels, being the owner of a brothel, pimping, indulging in prostitution by arranging a sex worker, and arrangement of a sexual act with a customer.

Earlier in November last year, the Anjuna Police had busted a prostitution racket at Arpora and had rescued four women all hailing from Maharashtra. The women were then sent to protective homes in Merces. Also in October last year, the Police had arrested Heena Pathan from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, and two other men from Haryana for operating a flesh trade chain in Goa. According to the reports, the trio was operating the racket at a guest house in Colva and was living the earnings of the victims.

In the current case, the Police have arrested Hafiz Sayed Bilal who has reportedly confessed the crime. The investigation is underway.

No-confidence motion in Pakistan: Imran Khan to approach Supreme Court to save his government

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No-confidence motion in Pakistan: Imran Khan to approach Supreme Court to save his government

According to reports, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to petition the Supreme Court for a judgment on whether defectors from his party might lose their votes ahead of a no-confidence motion against him. This measure is expected since a vote on a no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan government is scheduled to take place this month. According to reports, the Speaker of the National Assembly will convene the session on March 22.

On March 8, approximately 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) filed a no-confidence motion with the National Assembly. After which around 24 members from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) publicly warned to vote against him on the Opposition’s no-confidence resolution submitted in Parliament.

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, tweeted about submitting the petition before the Supreme Court after a meeting with Imran Khan. He wrote, “The government has decided that a reference under Article 186 will be filed in the Supreme Court for the interpretation of Article 63-A. What is the legal status of their vote?”

“Will members who change their allegiances for economic gain be disqualified for life or will they be allowed to run for re-election? The Supreme Court will be asked to hear this reference on a daily basis and decide,” he added.

The Imran Khan government is receiving widespread criticism across political lines for mismanaging the economy, foreign policy, and governance.

The dissident PTI MPs had retreated into Sindh House to escape the government’s displeasure for speaking out against Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier this week, where they were attacked by PTI workers. To gain access to the Sindh House, PTI workers scaled the wall and smashed the entry gates.

Sikh mob brutally assaults elderly woman inside Golden Temple in Amritsar over ‘smoking’ cigarette as a child pleads for mercy, police says no proof

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Sikh mob brutally assaults elderly woman inside Golden Temple in Amritsar over ‘smoking’ cigarette as a child pleads for mercy, police says no proof

In a deplorable incident, an elderly woman from Bihar was brutally assaulted by two Sikh men for allegedly smoking inside the Golden Temple complex in Amristar.

A video went viral on social media platforms this week in which a group of Sikh men were seen thrashing the elderly woman for allegedly smoking inside the Golden Temple complex. The woman in a red saree was seen sitting next to a child.

According to reports, the woman was allegedly caught smoking inside the premises of the golden temple by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) task force. In the video, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) workers can be seen confronting, coercing an elderly woman to confess her mistake and slapping her.

In the video, the woman asked for forgiveness, saying that she was not aware of the rules of the holy shrine. The woman said she had only taken out the cigarette but not smoked it. The daughter of the woman can be seen pleading and apologising, saying that her mother had committed a mistake.

However, the SGPC members did not let her go and thrashed her in the face. They were seen forcing the lady to admit that she smoked inside the Golden Temple complex.

“Here in Sachkhand Sri Harimander Sahib, you are smoking bidi,” one person said while condemning the woman, adding that she should be “sent to No. 50 (room).”

“Don’t make grievous injuries, but teach her a lesson,” another Sikh person was heard in the purported video.

No cigarettes found, no proof of woman smoking inside gurudwara

The woman was later handed over to the police by the gurdwara authorities. Upon investigation, a senior police official reportedly revealed to the Hindustan Times that there was no proof to show that the woman was smoking inside the Golden Temple.

“Those who produced the woman to the police could not show any cigarette, and even in the video, there is no proof of her smoking any cigarette. Thrashing her was inhumane,” the official said.

On the question of any action against the Sikh individuals who beat her up, the police said they did not get any complaint from the woman and claimed that prima facie, it appeared that the group thrashed the woman, believing that she belonged to a separatist Sikh body.

SGPC general secretary Karnail Singh Panjoli said that the incident occurred at around 12:00 am on Tuesday. He added that the people who thrashed the Bihar woman was not SGPC employee but devotees.

“The woman was, later on, handed over to the local police, but no written complaint was given. Even the cigarettes recovered from the woman were thrown in the sewers,” he claimed.

The video has gone viral on the internet, with netizens slamming the SGPC and its employees for showing high-handedness against its devotees, especially against an elderly woman.

Public thrash two unidentified miscreants for chanting pro-Pakistani slogans during screening of The Kashmir Files at Telangana theatre, video viral

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Public thrash two unidentified miscreants for chanting pro-Pakistani slogans during screening of The Kashmir Files at Telangana theatre, video viral

On Friday, March 18, a ruckus ensued at a movie theatre in Telangana’s Adilabad district after two persons reportedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans during the screening of The Kashmir Files. The act infuriated the audience, who thrashed the two after they raised anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans in the Nataraj theatre in Adilabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.

In a viral video of the incident, the audience in the auditorium can be seen exchanging heated arguments while the film The Kashmir Files plays in the background. Then someone in the audience starts beating up another viewer. Though the audio of the viral video is unclear, reports suggest that the incident occurred after two people began chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans while watching the film.

Following the incident, the cinema staff called the police to help control the situation, but the perpetrators managed to flee the scene. The police are attempting to determine the identities of the accused. They have also gathered evidence from CCTV footage, but nothing concrete has yet been discovered.

“We are verifying the matter. No formal complaint has been filed yet. It looks like few are intentionally trying to spoil the atmosphere and escalate tension,” local Police officials were quoted by Republic as saying.

According to Superintendent of Police D Uday Kumar, the two were inebriated when they raised pro-Pakistani slogans, causing the ruckus. However, he stated that the situation had been brought under control and the police are investigating the matter.

Screening of ‘The Kashmir Files’ stopped briefly at a theatre in Kolkata

In another incident reported from Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday (March 16), the screening of the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ was stopped midway after a brawl broke out at the iconic Navina Cinema Hall in Tollygunge in Kolkata. However, there are several different versions of the story on the reasons for the same. While some reports say some Muslims protested against the movie, the theatre owners deny that and claim the incident was over two men talking loudly on the phone.

Sirf News had reported, “The staff of the Navina theatre said some Muslims protested inside the hall during the screening of The Kashmir Files. Police said they raised slogans saying the plot of the film was based on falsehood. This led to a quarrel and fisticuffs between the members of the two communities. The staff of the theatre stopped the film for 15 min.”

Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ is inspired by the true stories of Kashmiri Pandits. It takes viewers back to 1989, when conflict erupted in Kashmir due to rising Islamic Jihad, forcing the great majority of Hindus to flee the valley. The movie based on video interviews with first-generation Kashmiri Pandit victims of the Kashmir Genocide was released in India on March 11 and is open to watch in theatres.

According to estimates, roughly 100,000 of the valley’s total 140,000 Kashmiri Pandit inhabitants migrated between February and March 1990. More of them fled in the years that followed until just about 3,000 families remained in the valley by 2011.

‘No vacancy now’: Congress gives up hope on Rahul Gandhi becoming party president? Here is what Ghulam Nabi Azad said

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‘No vacancy now’: Congress gives up hope on Rahul Gandhi becoming party president? Here is what Ghulam Nabi Azad said

Ghulam Nabi Azad, a senior Congress leader and member of the G-23 dissent group, met Sonia Gandhi, the grand old party’s interim president, on Friday amid a discord within the party. The two senior leaders of the Congress met after members of the dissenting group convened for a series of meetings to discuss ways to reform the party. On March 14, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) met, and the party’s poor performance in the recently concluded assembly elections was discussed.

During the meeting, which lasted for almost an hour, Azad is said to have proposed elections to the Congress Working Committee, making the Central Election Committee an elected body, and resurrecting the defunct Parliamentary Board to ensure collective decision-making.

After meeting Sonia Gandhi, Azad told reporters that the position of Congress president is “not vacant” and that the CWC, of which he is a member, has decided to hold elections for the AICC president in August-September.

“The meeting with Congress president was good. We keep meeting the Congress chief and she meets leaders regularly. A working committee meeting happened recently and suggestions were asked to strengthen the Congress party. I also had given some suggestions. So I have repeated those suggestions. Overall the discussion was on upcoming assembly polls. Suggestions to improve the party can’t be given publicly. There is no vacancy for a party president now. She offered her resignation but we rejected it. It was decided unanimously that she should continue. No one has asked her to step aside,” he added.

Notably, this was the second meeting between the Gandhi family and the G-23 rebel Congress leaders.

According to the statement of Azad, it becomes apparent now that the Congress party has lost hope that Rahul Gandhi would take over as the party president and Sonia Gandhi is now the effective president of the party, and not just the interim president.

Prior to this, on Thursday, Rahul Gandhi had met with veteran Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda and party president Sonia Gandhi spoke with Ghulam Nabi Azad twice over the phone. According to reports, the two leaders Rahul Gandhi and Hooda were said to have discussed reorganising the party, which has been a key demand of the G-23 rebel leaders in the Congress.

G-23 members meet at Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence, pitch for collective and inclusive leadership

On Wednesday, the G-23 leadership had met at the residence of Ghulam Nabi Azad over dinner on Wednesday to discuss the future strategy. During the meeting, the G-23 members reportedly discussed how the only way for the party to move forward was to adopt a model of collective and inclusive leadership and decision making at all levels.

The G-23 leaders also urged the Congress leadership to hold talks with like-minded forces in order to pave the way for a credible alternative in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

The meeting was to be held at Kapil Sibal’s residence but the venue was shifted at the last moment. Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari, Sandeep Dikshit, and Shashi Tharoor were among the leaders who attended the meeting. Tharoor’s presence in the meeting came as a surprise as several Congress leaders including Mukul Wasnik or Shashi Tharoor had stopped attending G-23 meetings as some members continue to question the high command. 

Since the Assembly election results for five states were announced on March 10, Congress leadership has been under pressure. With all hope of revival gone, the party’s senior leaders are reiterating their demand for control of the party to be handed over to someone other than the Gandhis.

‘Sab ki Congress’ instead of ‘Ghar ki Congress’: G-23 member Kapil Sibal asks Gandhis to step aside

Interestingly, on Tuesday, March 15, a day after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) had met, senior party leader Kapil Sibal, had fired salvos against Rahul Gandhi and the party’s high command. He questioned how Rahul Gandhi, who doesn’t hold any formal position in the party, went to Punjab and announced Charanjit Singh Channi’s name as the chief ministerial candidate. He also said that the Gandhis should step away from the leadership of the party.

Likewise, on Monday (March 14) during the CWC meeting, Sibal said it had been eight years since the party had lost the Lok Sabha elections. If the leadership still needed ‘Chintan shivir’ to find out what went wrong, they are living in cuckoo land. He further claimed that prominent party leaders in CWC genuinely feel that Congress would not survive without the Gandhis. He said in his personal view that he would want ‘sab ki Congress’ and not ‘Ghar ki Congress’. By ‘sab ki Congress’, he meant to bring old members who left and formed their parties together and fight against BJP.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina writes to PM Modi for evacuating stranded Bangladeshi students from Ukraine. Here is what she said

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina writes to PM Modi for evacuating stranded Bangladeshi students from Ukraine. Here is what she said

Days after the Indian government evacuated 9 Bangladeshi nationals from war-torn Ukraine under its flagship ‘Operation Ganga’, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wrote to PM Narendra Modi thanking him for the support.

In a letter dated March 15, 2022, Hasina stated, “Excellency, I write to express my sincere thanks to you and your Government for extending support and assistance in rescuing and evacuating some Bangladeshi nationals along with the Indians who were stranded in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.”

“The wholehearted cooperation that your Government has been extending in this regard is a testament to the unique and enduring relationship that our two countries have been enjoying over the years,” she continued.

Screebgrab of the letter by Sheikh Hasina

The Bangladeshi Prime Minister recalled the State visit of Narendra Modi during the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the birth centenary of her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

“Our bilateral ties have been further consolidated through meaningful engagements at all levels over the past years. I am confident that both Bangladesh and India would continue to stand by each other all the time and work together to realize the collective aspirations of the peoples of the two countries,” she concluded.

147 foreign nationals from 18 countries evacuated under Operation Ganga

On March 15, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared the details of Operation Ganga which was launched to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from Ukraine amid the Russia-Ukraine war. “India evacuated 147 foreign nationals from 18 countries during its evacuation mission”, he said in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament.

Operation Ganga was launched on February 26 to evacuate nearly 20,000 Indian nationals who were stuck in Ukraine amid the conflict. Several special flights had been running from Poland, Romania, and Hungary to bring the students home.

“47 additional officials of the Ministry of External Affairs were dispatched. Along with our embassy personnel, these officials went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the success of Operation Ganga. Under the operation, 90 flights were operated – 14 of these were Indian Air Force planes. Most private airlines also participated,” S Jaishankar said on March 15.

Canada shoots itself in the foot: Canadian Defence Minister says the country has exhausted its weapons inventory after donating them to Ukraine

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Canada shoots itself in the foot: Canadian Defence Minister says the country has exhausted its weapons inventory after donating them to Ukraine

Weeks after announcing that they would arm the west-backed Ukrainian regime, the Canadian government on Friday claimed that they have exhausted all inventory from the Canadian Armed Forces and are currently facing capacity issues after sending equipment to Ukraine.

Speaking to the media, Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand revealed that the Trudeau government had depleted its weapons stocks in its hurry to assist Ukraine.

“We have exhausted inventory from the Canadian Armed Forces,” said Defence Minister Anita Anand, adding that there are capacity issues.

As clashes between Russia and Ukraine erupted, the Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government had pledged the country’s support for the Ukraine regime. In the past few weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Justin Trudeau have met several times and the two leaders had discussed possible military cooperation to take on the Russian forces.  

Earlier this month, the Canadian government had said that they would “leave no stone unturned” while announcing that they would be sending military equipment to assist Ukraine. So far, Canada has dispatched 4,500 M72 rocket launchers and 7,500 hand grenades, 100 Carl-Gustaf M2 anti-tank launchers with 2,000 rounds.

In addition, the Canadian government has also dispatched two C-130J tactical aircraft, $25 million worth of helmets, body armour, gas masks, cameras, drones, mountains of field rations, and rare night vision gear.

The Ukrainian regime wanted more and had specifically requested anti-air weapons, but the Trudeau-led government is not inclined to provide sophisticated weaponry to Ukraine.

PM Narendra Modi is the world’s most popular leader, approval ratings highest among 13 global leaders: Details

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PM Narendra Modi is the world’s most popular leader, approval ratings highest among 13 global leaders: Details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the world’s most popular leader with an approval rating of 77%, according to a US-based global leader approval tracker – Morning Consult.

On March 18, Morning Consult Political Intelligence released its latest data highlighting that the approval rating of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the highest among the leaders from 13 countries.

Among the 13 leaders surveyed by the research firm, PM Modi tops the list with 77%, followed by Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador with 63 per cent. Italy’s Mario Draghi enjoys 54 per cent, while Japan’s Fumio Kishida has an approval rating of 45 per cent.

PM Modi also happens to have the lowest disapproval rating at 17%.

The data shows that the Indian Prime Minister remained the most popular global leader for most of the months from January 2020 to March 2022. The latest approval ratings are based on data collected from March 9-15, 2022. 

Approval rating graph of PM Modi
PM Modi’s approval rating graph

In the last two years, PM Modi’s approval rating had touched a high of 84% on May 2, 2020. His approval rating was at the lowest on May 7, 2021, with 63% during the second wave of coronavirus in the country. However, more or less, PM Modi’s approval ratings have remained relatively high compared to other global leaders.

Canada’s Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden have got an approval rating of 42% and 41% respectively and are placed at sixth and seventh spot, respectively. British PM Boris Johnson ranked the lowest among the leaders surveyed with a 33% approval rating.

The approval ratings of US President Joe Biden, presently at 41%, has fallen drastically to their lowest during his presidency. Biden’s popularity began dropping last year due to a surge in Covid-19 deaths and the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. With the US-backed crisis in Ukraine, Biden is losing more support at home, and his approval ratings are only expected to come down.

According to Morning Consult, the survey reflects the real-time data based on a seven-day moving average of all adults in a given country, with a margin of error of between +/- 1-3 per cent. The average sample size in the US is 45,000, whereas it ranges from roughly 3,000-5,000 in other countries.

The surveys are weighted in each country by age, gender, region and, in certain countries, education breakdowns based on official government sources. For example, in India, the sample is representative of the literate population.

Rajasthan: Dalit man killed for his stylish moustache and lifestyle, earlier the accused had fought with him for making eye contact

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Rajasthan: Dalit man killed for his stylish moustache and lifestyle, earlier the accused had fought with him for making eye contact

A sensational incident has come to light from the Pali district of Rajasthan where a Covid health assistant working in a government hospital in Bali was killed with a knife in public. Jitendrapal Meghwal, a resident of Barwa village, was stabbed to death by two miscreants who allegedly could not tolerate his moustache and his good lifestyle after getting the govt job. The killers travelled 800 km on two wheeler and killed Meghwal on Tuesday 15th March 2022 in the afternoon.

The deceased Dalit youth has become famous on social media for his stylish moustache and the initial reports tell that he was killed by the murderers named Suraj Singh Rajpurohit and Ramesh Singh because Jitendrapal Meghwal had made direct eye contact with the culprits at the time of some minor dispute between them that took place on 23rd June 2020. Both the killers have been arrested by the police on Thursday 17th March 2022. The action was taken under the leadership of Bali ASP Brijesh Soni.

Both the accused killers have been taken to Pali district headquarters. The miscreants had stabbed Jitendrapal Meghwal seven times with a knife. After the incident, the family members of the deceased and villagers protested outside Bali Hospital demanding to catch the accused. The family members of the deceased refused to accept the dead body of the deceased and sat in a tent in front of the government hospital on the Bali-Sadadi road.

What was the dispute?

According to reports, the dispute began on June 23, 2020, when Jitendra Meghwal was sitting outside his house in Barwa village and he had an exchange of words with Suraj Singh Rajpurohit of the village who was passing by. Suraj Singh Rajpurohit, at that time, made some comments saying ‘how did you make eye contact with me.’ The matter between the two escalated to a physical fight. Jitendrapal Meghwal had lodged a case of assault against Suraj Singh Rajpurohit and his two accomplices. After the case was filed, the accused were angry with Jitendra.

Reportedly, the accused had asked Jitendrapal Meghwal several times to come to a resolution and withdraw the case but he did not agree. As if this was nothing, Jitendrapal Meghwal recently secured the govt job and his lifestyle changed suddenly. Due to his lifestyle and stylish mustache, Suraj Singh Rajpurohit became jealous of him. Jitendrapal Meghwal had a good height and physique and his look was much better than that of Suraj Singh Rajpurohit, and the well-groomed handlebar moustache added to his good looks. This fact created hatred in the mind of accused Suraj Singh Rajpurohit.

The murderers travelled 800 KM on bike to kill the victim

The murder accused, Suraj Singh Rajpurohit, is a resident of the deceased’s village, and works in Surat. He was so much jealous of the victim that he travelled 800 KM on a bike from Surat to Bali to kill the victim. On March 15, Suraj Singh came to Bali from Surat with his friend Ramesh Singh. On that day they made a recce of Meghwal’s schedule. After completing duty on Tuesday afternoon, Jitendrapal Meghwal left Bali with his friend. The accused chased Jitendrapal Meghwal on his bike. Stopping him midway, they stabbed him in his back and chest seven times. The attack was so intense that he died while being taken to Sumerpur. Before he died, Jitendrapal Meghwal had named Suraj Singh and his accomplice.

Was the dispute really that big?

Jitendrapal Meghwal came from a Dalit background whereas the accused killers belong to the upper caste. More than a mere exchange of words, making eye contact with the upper caste accused and having better looks than him and keeping a moustache turned out to be the main reasons behind the fatal attack on the Dalit youth. Added to these reasons, the deceased youth secured a job in the local health centre as opposed to the accused killer who had to relocate to Surat situated 800 KM away from the village.

Investigations

The accused fled from the spot after the incident. Following outrage by the Meghwal community over the murder, the police on Thursday arrested the two accused from Pachpadra. The family members said that the accused should be arrested soon and they should be given the death penalty. In this case, SP Rajan Dushyant had formed eight police teams that were on the lookout for the accused. Apart from this, the police had also sent two teams to Gujarat. Bali SHO Devendra Singh said that there was a pre-emptive fight between the two.

The accused Suraj Singh has an Instagram ID named King_of_godwad01. He likes to call himself the King of Godwad. There are a lot of videos of Punjabi and Haryanavi songs on his Instagram reel.

The grieved family

Om Prakash, the brother of the deceased, performed the last rites in tears. He cried and said that the accused Suraj Singh had attacked his brother in 2020 as well. He said, “My brother was beaten up over a small thing at that time. The villagers also know that he was jealous of my brother’s good personality. Give strict punishment to my brother’s killer as per the law.”

People protested outside the hospital. Image Source Dainik Bhaskar

The family was protesting outside the hospital. The police and administration consoled them after which they agreed to a post mortem. Dr. Lalit Chaudhary, Umesh Gupta, and their team did the post-mortem. The body was then handed over to the family members. The administration has assured that their demands will be conveyed to the chief minister. The demands are to give a government job to the brother of the deceased, compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the victim’s family, and a permanent outpost in Barwa village.

Later the last rites of the victim were performed after police assured a through probe. A large number of people participated in the procession to the cremation ground.

The matter escalated to the state assembly

Bali MLA Pushpendra Singh Ranawat and Marwar Junction MLA Khushveer Singh Jojawar raised the issue of the murder of Jitendrapal Meghwal, a resident of Barwa village in the state assembly. He had called for early arrest of the accused, financial assistance to the victim’s family, and a government job to the family member.

Google Maps crashes, leaving billions directionless

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Google Maps crashes, leaving billions directionless

Late on Thursday India time at around 9:30 PM, the most used navigation app, Google Maps crashed leaving all its users directionless. With most of the world using google maps to navigate, the problem with the app really threw the routine travel out of gear for people around the world.

The website Down Detector recorded a sharp spike in reports about Google Maps today evening as hundreds of thousands of people suddenly found themselves unable to access the map on the app.

Many of those that tried to access the Google Maps website were greeted by a message saying the ‘server encountered an error’, while several others were just greeted by a blank screen. The wait to see the map getting uploaded kept getting longer and longer as the app stayed down.

Google Maps crashed

Some people got so frustrated that they even resorted to using the Apple Maps

At times like these, Indian attempt to build an alternative to Google Maps becomes all the more important. So that in future, one outage like this doesn’t throw the entire normal life out of gear.

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