Late on Wednesday night, a woman police constable from Katihar, Bihar was shot dead by a man identified as Mohammad Chote Hasan alias Hasan Arshad. The accused had reportedly been stalking the woman and was pressuring her to get married to him. He also threatened to make public all her private videos and killed her ultimately on Wednesday by firing two bullets in her head.
According to the Dainik Bhasker report, the Bihar Police has filed an FIR in the case against seven persons including, Hasan Arshad, Kadir, Sonu, Danish, Sajjad, Digga Yadav and Priyansh. However, the police arrested one of the accused, Mohammed Kadir on Thursday.
The woman constable has been identified as Prabha Bharati. Prabha’s sister Pratima Kumari issued her statement in the case to reveal that Prabha and Hasan were in a relationship for a year, but the deceased had broken up with the accused in recent times. “Prabha was being harassed by Hasan after that. He used to call her at odd times and threaten her. He also used to pressure Prabha to get married to him. He used to say that he would kill her if she would not agree to the marriage,” Pratima said.
She added that the accused had also threatened the deceased that he would make public all her private videos if she refused to marry him. “He was continuously blackmailing her. We had earlier complained to the police about the harassment but no action was taken. My sister was brutally shot by the accused and now he is absconding since then. My sister needs to get justice,” Pratima added.
Meanwhile, SP Jitendra Kumar confirmed that the woman constable was shot by Hasan Arshad. “We have booked seven persons in the case. They are Hasan Arshad, Kadir, Sonu, Danish, Sajjad, Digga Yadav, and Priyansh. While we are trying to locate Hasan who absconded from the spot after firing bullets at the victim, we have arrested Mohammed Kadir. He is in the custody and is being interrogated,” the Police said.
The incident is said to have happened late Wednesday night in the Bhatwada area of Katihar, Bihar. The woman was wearing a tracksuit and police shoes. She was shot while she was walking on the street with plugged-in earphones. The locals said that four to five rounds of bullets were fired from the gun. The police recovered her bag and mobile phone from the spot.
Prabha Bharati was posted at Katihar Police station and had gone for duty in Munger Samadhan Yatra two days before she was murdered. She is a resident of Jamalpur, Munger district, and had decided to join back her duty after taking one day break at home. However, she was murdered by the accused on Wednesday.
Police have started the investigation by taking possession of the dead body along with the mobile of the deceased woman.
In Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, a case of national flag desecration has come to light. A video of an e-rickshaw driver wiping the rickshaw with the tricolour is making the rounds on social media. The clip is of Janapriya Vihar Colony in Humanyupur, Gorakhnath. The man in the footage identified himself as Jitullah Khan and claimed that he is from Bihar.
The driver was asked if he was an Indian citizen by a bystander who was filming the incident. The latter smiled and answered, “Yes,” before continuing to clean the rickshaw with the flag. He referred to the tricolour as “kapda” (piece of cloth) when questioned about it.
The number on the e-rikshaw is UP-53-FT-6293, and the registration in Gorakhpur RTO is in the name of a woman, Mamta Tripathi.
The number plate is clearly visible in the picture.
According to the police complaint, locals here protested on Thursday after witnessing a driver clean an e-rickshaw with the tricolour. They recorded the incident and reported it to the Gorakhpur Police. Police opened an investigation after receiving the complaint and registered a case.
Netizens reported the matter to the Gorakhpur Police via social media. Anup Shukla, a Twitter user, shared the image and video of the driver tagging the UP Police, Gorakhpur Police, DIG Gorakhpur, and ADG Gorakhpur, along with the following message: “This is from the Humanyupur North Janpriya Vihar Colony located in the vicinity of the Gorakhnath police station. Anyone who disrespects the national flag shall face consequences.”
Mahendra Gaur, another user, posted: “This incident is of Humanyupur North Janpriya Vihar Colony area under Gorakhnath police station. This man claims to be an Indian citizen, but he has no idea (that the national flag shouldn’t be dishonoured). Shouldn’t these innocent (sarcasm) individuals be liable to penalties?”
Gorakhnath Inspector Durgesh Singh said, that an investigation into the accusation is currently taking place. Soon, the guilty will be taken into custody.
The Rajasthan government is presenting the state budget in the assembly today. In a hilarious development, CM Ashok Gehlot started reading the budget and kept reading it for several minutes before his party leaders and other ministers realised that the budget sounds familiar and asked him to stop.
As per reports, the CM kept reading the old budget for nearly 7 minutes.
BJP leader Rajyavardhan Rathore shared the footage.
राजस्थान कांग्रेस की लीक सरकार में कुछ भी संभव है। सदन में मुख्यमंत्री जी ने पिछले साल का बजट पढ़ा pic.twitter.com/QEPeoIKb7R
Interestingly, CM Gehlot had shared multiple photos of himself with the budget document and the official briefcase before entering the assembly. It is a mystery how he or anyone around him did not realise that the budget documents were from last year.
Screenshot from Gehlot’s Twitter account Screenshot from Gehlot’s Twitter account
The opposition has started mocking Congress and laughing in the assembly. The budget session was halted for several minutes as the Congress leaders ran around to locate the current year’s budget papers.
The day was February 10, 1952. India had been up against a formidable England team that managed to clinch 1-0 in 4 Test matches, despite unfamiliar conditions.
When the Indian team went ahead with the 5th test match against the visiting side, it was more than determined to win and level the series. History was in the making at the Madras Cricket Club ground in Chepauk in Tamil Nadu.
The Indian team featured stalwarts such as Lala Amarnath, Vinoo Mankad, Vijay Hazare, Mushtaq Ali, Pankaj Roy, and CD Gopinath and they did not disappoint. Vinoo Mankad managed to rip through the English batting order and took 8 wickets in the process.
Screengrab of the scorecard via Espn Cricinfo
Although English batters Dick Spooner and Jack Robertson put up a good fight, the team was restricted to a paltry 266. India took the visitors head-on and posted a mammoth score of 457 runs at the loss of 9 wickets by the end of Day 3.
Middle-order batsman Polly Umrigar remained unbeaten at 130 while opener Pankaj Roy posted 111 runs on the board for the team. With conditions favouring spin, India decided to declare just before the end of the day’s play.
England managed to put up a score of 12 runs without the loss of any wickets. When the team came in to bat on Day 4, the Indian side was on its way to creating history. Until then, it had been almost 20 years since the country played its first Test match.
Bowling performance of Indian crickets in 2nd innings via Espn Cricinfo
Indian cricket fans were waiting in anticipation of the country’s first-ever win. Off-spinner Ghulam Ahmed took 4 wickets and conceded only 77 runs in 26 overs. Bowlers Dattu Phadkar and Ramesh Divecha took 1 wicket each.
Vinoo Mankad, known for his magical orthodox spin bowling, stood up to the occasion and took 3 wickets. It was the 75th over of England’s 2nd innings and the visiting side managed to put 186 runs on the scoreboard.
The team had lost 9 wickets and was short by 8 runs, with another innings remaining for the Indian side. The victory was imminent. On the last ball of the 75th over, Vinoo Mankad took the wicket of Brian Statham. CD Gopinath took the winning catch and the ball as a souvenir.
The hosts had defeated England, the country which invented the sport in the first place. And the decisive victory ushered into a new era for Indian cricket.
While recounting the experience, CD Gopinath toldSportstar last year, “Looking back, the first Test victory and being part of that, no matter what role you played, was the highlight of my career.”
He added, “In 1952 when we won that Test match in Madras, it was a great surprise even to us. Hence, the victory was so much more exciting and sweeter. Probably for the first time, we believed that we could beat a side that was stronger than us. It ushered in a new way of thinking.
CD Gopinath narrated, “I got the ball signed by my teammates…but it has been almost 70 years since, you know…the signatures have all worn off.” It has been 71 years since that red-lettered day and Indian cricket has evolved by leaps and bounds.
The current generation of cricketers owes it to CD Gopinath and his 1952 team, who paved the way for the meteoric rise of Indian cricket on the world stage.
On Thursday, the Rajasthan Police arrested a man from Dausa after large quantities of explosives were found in his possession. This is days ahead when ahead Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the city of Dausa on February 12. The accused person has been identified as Rajesh Meena and the Police have recovered around 1000 kgs of explosives from his possession.
According to the reports, the incident came to the fore as the state police were reviewing the security preparations ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to Dausa. It is said that the accused was caught when he was transporting the explosives near Khan Bhankari Road in the district.
The explosives recovered from the accused’s possession include 65 detonators and 40 boxes with 360 gelatin sticks which are used for blasting. Reports mention that one gelatin stick weighs around 2.78kg. The Police stated that they received a tip-off during reviewing the security preparations ahead of PM’s visit to the city.
“Based on the tip-off, the vehicle was intercepted and explosives were recovered. The accused, Rajesh Meena who is the resident of Vyas Mohalla has been arrested and his vehicle has been seized,” the police confirmed.
According to the police, Meena was questioned about the legal permit to carry the explosives and the reason they were being stored. But when he was unable to give a convincing explanation, he was arrested. The accused has been charged under the appropriate provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Explosive Substances Act, and additional inquiry into the case is ongoing.
It should be mentioned that Prime Minister Modi will travel to the region to officially open the Dausa-Sohna section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
With a length of 1,386 kilometers, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is the longest motorway in India. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which cost Rs 1 lakh crore to build, will cut the distance between the national capital and the financial capital to 12 hours.
Major towns like Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Kota, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat can indeed be visited along this highway, which runs across the six states including Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
On Thursday, February 9, Gujarat Police said that an FIR has been lodged against Maulana Sajid Rashidi, the chairman of the All India Imam Association for his remarks that the Islamic tyrant Mahmud of Ghazni did not destroy Somnath Temple due to his hatred towards infidels (Kafirs) but to stop the alleged ‘wrongdoings’ that were taking place inside the temple.
The complaint against the Hinduphobic maulana has been filed by Somnath Temple Trust General Manager Vijaysinh Chavda on the basis of which a case has been registered by the police.
“We have seen the video of Maulana Sajid Rashidi, in which he was heard making indecent remarks about the Somnath Temple. His remarks have hurt the sentiments of the devotees. We have filed a complaint on behalf of the Somnath Temple Trust,” Vijaysingh Chavda said.
We saw a video of Maulana Sajid Rashidi, All India Imam Assn’s President where he is heard making an indecent remark against Somnath temple. His statement has hurt sentiments of devotees. We’ve filed a complaint on behalf of Somnath Trust:V Chavda, Gen Manager,Somnath Trust (9.2) pic.twitter.com/CfqT1iQQB8
It is notable that the controversial Maulana had recently sparked outrage after claiming that Mahmud of Ghazni had not destroyed the Somnath Temple rather he was informed that ‘wrong activities’ were taking place in the temple in the name of faith and deities and young girls were abducted.
“This is true that there has been a Mughal era and Mughal rulers were there for 800 years, however, they had nothing to do with religion. If you read history you will find that there are many such examples like Mahmud of Ghazni. It is wrongly said that he demolished the Somnath Temple. In fact, Ghaznavi was informed by the locals what was actually happening there in the name of faith. What was being done in the name of Devi-Devtas. How the young girls were going missing there,” Rashidi told ANI.
The controversial Maulana went on to say that “Ghaznavi then had the inspection conducted there. He went and invaded the Somnath temple after learning that the claims made by people were indeed true. Instead of destroying the Somnath temple, he only put an end to the wrongdoings that were taking place in the temple.”
An FIR has been filed at Prabhas Patan and Maulana Rashidi has been booked under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language, etc.) and 295A (malicious act intended to hurt religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code, the police officer said. Manoharsinh Jadeja, district superintendent of police, told the media, “We have learned that Rashidi has made offensive comments.”
This is, however, not the first time that Rashidi has spewed venom against Hindu temples. In December last year, Maulana Rashidi stoked controversy by saying that after 100 years when Muslims come to power in India, the Ram temple at Ayodhya will be demolished and a mosque will be built at its place.
Maulana Sajid Rashidi said, “Muslims are silent today. But m My children… my son, his son, his grandson….but after 50-100 years they will learn from history that our mosque was destroyed and turned into a temple. A Muslim judge, Muslim ruler, or Muslim government may come to power at that time. Nothing can be said about whether there will be changes… So, based on that history, won’t a mosque be constructed by destroying this temple? It definitely will be.”
Maulana Rashidi says his claims on Somnath were based on information provided by Romila Thapar
Following the FIR, Maulana Rashidi has issued a half-hearted apology to Somnath Trust saying it was not his intention to hurt anyone. He has also stated that his claims were based on Romila Thapar’s writings. he also added that during their 800-year rule, Muslim rulers in India had donated lands for temples and invested money to beautify those temples.
It was not my intention to hurt anyone. I read historian Romila Thapar & accordingly made remarks. I apologize to the Somnath Trustees as my intention was not to hurt anyone. Muslims ruled for 800 years and they donated land for temples and beautified them: Maulana Sajid Rashidi pic.twitter.com/SZJ1BA6jU6
Destruction of the Somnath Temple by Mahmud of Ghazni
Destroying the temples and idols of the Kafirs was upheld by the invaders as their “religious duty” during the Islamic invasions of India. Two temples, Somnath in Gujarat and Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, have each been invaded 17 and 18 times, respectively, while vast numbers of temples have been desecrated, plundered, and destroyed during that time.
The deep-rooted antagonism towards Hindus was embodied by Mahmud of Ghazni who led 17 invasions on the Somnath Temple and desecrated the idols. In 1025, he plundered the holy idol of Somnath during his sixteenth expedition to India. “Somnath” is Sanskrit for “moon master.” The Somnath temple located in Gujarat, India, is the first of the twelve jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.
According to historical records, he smashed and broke the Lord Somnath idol into four pieces during his 16th invasion of the Somnath Temple. Mahmud of Ghazni entered the temple after defeating the temple’s guardians and saw the magnificent idol of Lord Somnath there. He took his mace and attacked with such vigour that the Lord Somnath idol, which was reportedly five yards long, was shattered into pieces after he became enraged upon seeing the idol.
After the protectors of the Somnath temple were defeated, it is stated in Tariki-e-Alfi, a historical work compiled by a committee formed by Akbar, that Brahmins offered Mahmud of Ghazni an unheard-of amount of wealth in exchange for leaving the ling of Somnath undamaged. Mahmud, in response, said that after he died, he would rather love to be known in the presence of Allah as Butshikan (the destroyer of idols) rather than ButParast (the devotee of idols). He rejected the Brahmins’ offer and demolished the Somnath idol.
Tarikh-i-Alfi reference
The fragments of the Somnath idol were buried inside the Jama Masjid in Ghazni and beneath the entrance to the Sultan’s palace, according to Al-Beruni, an Islamic scholar active during the reign of Mahmud of Ghazni, so that people would step on them while visiting the mosque and the palace and continue to humiliate the idol worshippers.
Days after a US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, the Biden administration informed that the latter was equipped with sensors and antennas to collect communications and intelligence.
According to a senior State Department official, the surveillance balloon carried multiple antennas capable of “pinpointing the location of communications.” Besides, it was equipped with large solar panels to provide power to intelligence collection sensors.
Meanwhile, officials from Pentagon testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee and informed that they did not deem the Chinese surveillance balloon a threat when it crossed Alaska.
They further added that no analysis was done about the debris that would fall if the balloon was shot down. The officials emphasised that the risk to civilians on the ground was ‘considerable’ as the surveillance balloon was 200 feet tall.
On Thursday (February 9), senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials said that a forensic examination of the debris was underway and that they had only examined small electronics, wiring and the balloon canopy until then.
The debris, now lying in the Atlantic Ocean, is being transported to an FBI laboratory to discard the saltwater and process it for further examination.
Action against manufacturers of Chinese surveillance balloon
The United States government is also mulling action again companies and entities, responsible for the development of the Chinese surveillance balloon programme, which has allegedly spied on 40 countries across 5 continents.
Reportedly, a total of 6 Chinese companies with ties to the Communist government are behind the programme. The Biden administration is planning to add them to the entities list of the Commerce Department and prevent businesses from working with them.
An official informed, “The company also advertises balloon products on its website and hosts videos from past flights, which appear to have overflown at least the US airspace and airspace of other countries. These advertised balloon videos seemingly have similar flight patterns as the balloons we have been discussing this week.”
Reactions of US lawmakers to the fiasco
While speaking about the matter, Republican Senator Kevin Cramer said, “I’m confident that they did everything they’re supposed to, based on what they knew and what historical information they had…So I’m satisfied with that much.”
Meanwhile, all US lawmakers are not convinced with the manner the said foreign aggression was handled. Senator Lisa Murkowski said, “At what point do we say a surveillance balloon, a spy balloon coming from China is a threat to our sovereignty? It should be the minute it crosses the line, and that line is Alaska.”
The Background of the Controversy
The Pentagon announced on February 2 this year that it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon that was floating high over the United States. The incident accelerated tensions between the two sides.
According to defence authorities, the balloon has been monitored for a few days after it entered US territory and began flying at a great height.
It has been traced recently when it passed over Montana, which is home to some of the US’s silo-based nuclear missiles and has been observed using a variety of techniques, including manned planes. Flights from Billings Logan airport were halted on Wednesday out of caution.
Another spy balloon was spotted flying in the skies of Latin America on February 3. In a statement, Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson said, “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it as another Chinese surveillance balloon.”
Meanwhile, US Secretary of Defense Antony Blinken postponed his visit to Beijing in response to a separate high-altitude Chinese balloon intruding into US airspace.
On February 4 afternoon, an US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, which had become the bone of contention between the two countries.
On the 2nd of February 2023, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) filed a chargesheet against 5 PFI terrorists, who were arrested during nationwide raids against the proscribed Islamic organisation, for being involved in unlawful activities and conspiracy against the nation. The five accused – Mazhar Khan, Sadiq Shaikh, Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Momin Mistry and Aasif Hussain Khan were arrested by the Mumbai unit of the Maharashtra ATS for their association with PFI.
The 5, who have now been chargesheeted, were among 20 others who were arrested by Maharashtra ATS. Over 100 terrorists associated with PFI have been arrested by multiple agencies since the crackdown against PFI started.
The chargesheet filed against the 5 accused by Maharashtra ATS spans over 600 pages and details how the accused were working towards turning India into an Islamic nation by 2047. The Vision 2047 document, which was detailed exclusively by OpIndia back in July 2022 was also attached in the chargesheet as a document recovered from the accused during raids.
The chargesheet contains chilling details of the nefarious designs by the PFI and how its operatives were working to fulfil those plans.
The chargesheet makes the following revelations about the 5 accused, who were office bearers of PFI:
PFI and the Islamists working with the terror organisation were conspiring against the state.
Secret meetings were held by PFI members at Chembur, Dharavi, Kurla, Thane, Nerul, Panvel and Mumbra in Maharashtra. In these meetings, they planned how to work against the state and also hatched theories to radicalise Muslims and turn India into an Islamic Nation by 2047.
PFI had planned to induct Muslims, convince them that the state was working against Islam and mobilise them against Hindus.
PFI intended to work towards replacing the Constitution of India with Islamic Sharia.
They wanted to turn India into an Islamic State.
They wanted Muslims to only be identified as ‘Muslims’ and not Indians.
PFI pushed the propaganda of Muslims being in danger and atrocities being heaped upon them. Using this trope, they wanted to train Muslims to use arms.
PFI wanted to raise money and take help from foreign organisations to subvert Indian democracy and fulful their plans to turn India into an Islamic Nation.
Two of the accused had knowledge of law and would guide the team accordingly.
One of the accused was against the task of recruiting Muslim youth.
How PFI was spreading propaganda about Agnipath being a scheme for “Muslim genocide”
One of the chats accessed by ATS from the accused had a write-up where the Agnipath scheme was branded as a tool for “Muslim genocide”. The message was from one Danish Malik. This propaganda was also being used by the PFI to mobilise Muslims against the Indian state.
The message was titled, “Agnipath ya Sanghiyo ki bandar sena” (Agnipath or an army of monkeys by Sanghis).
The message said that the Agnipath scheme would recruit Hindus between the ages of 17 and 21, and impart arms training and army training to them. After their 5 years stint in the army, they would be walking, out in the world, with arms training. The Agnipath scheme was likened to “Satan Israel like policy” where in every corner of the country, Hindus with army training would form groups. “This would be an army of rioters, who, because of their army training, would not run away if push comes to shove”, the message said.
The message claimed that the Agnipath scheme was an extension of the RSS module where they imparted arms training to Hindus. Much like the Israel policy, this employment scheme would train Hindus to commit genocide against Muslims and that campaign had already started with the Agnipath scheme, claimed the PFI message.
Chat recovered from arrested PFI terrorists
The message stated that there were four reasons because of which the Agnipath scheme was introduced by the army:
“Sanghis” (Hindus) can’t deploy the Indian army against Muslims.
If they did, the border security would be weakened.
The “Sanghis” (Hindus) would get globally shamed if they deployed the army against Muslims, just like the Myanmar army was shamed because of their “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims.
They also believed that Hindus would not deploy the Army against Muslims because if the Army gets organised, they could potentially unseat PM Modi and assume power themselves, and this would not be new since it has happened in many countries earlier.
According to PFI, these are the reasons why the “Sanghis” would not deploy the Indian Army against Muslims directly but have introduced the Agnipath scheme so they can train Hindus to commit genocide against the Muslims.
The message further said that all Muslims, Sunnis, Wahabbis, Shias etc should unite and take employment under the Agnipath scheme.
“If you are a Sunni, then like Hamas, if you are a Wahhabi, then like Jihadi Islami (they are probably talking about Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda and Taliban), if you are a Shia, then like Hezbollah, you have to come to the field. The time is limited. Muslim youth need to join this very scheme in this very manner to get the training and the job under this scheme”. The message further says that though Muslims should get enrolled in Agnipath, the chances that they would recruit Muslims are less because this scheme has been made explicitly by those who oppose Islam. The message further says that if Muslims enrol in this scheme, they could make a “Shero ki Sena” that will benefit the nation.
Given that PFI’s exclusive aim was to turn India into an Islamic Nation by 2047, the aim of the message is also clear. With the reference to terror organisations, PFI aimed to tell Muslims that the Agnipath scheme was made by the enemies of Islam to train Hindus so that if push comes to shove, the Hindus would be trained and would not flee the fight. Further, they wanted more and more Muslims to enrol in the scheme so that they could benefit from the arms training and also, create an army of their own.
It is pertinent to note that on June 24 2022, it was reported that an Islamic organisation named ‘The Association of Muslim Professionals’ (AMP) appealed to Muslim youth to join the armed forces under the newly launched ‘Agnipath’ scheme. “We support the Central government’s Agnipath scheme also like other ones. Our message will be passed on to eligible Muslim youths by noted clerics and Imams of mosques in various cities. A special appeal will be made for this by them in the Friday prayers,” it was quoted as saying.
President of the organisation, Aamir Edresy, had in the past cast aspersions against the Indian army and propagated divisive views. The Director of the Association of Muslim Professionals, Aamir Edresy had been a vocal proponent of Islamist ideas. In 2015, he was seen endorsing an article by the leftist propaganda news outlet, The Hindu, which termed the hanging of terrorist Yakub Memon as ‘inhuman’ and ‘unconscionable.’
Following the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August 2015, the Gulf nation allotted land for the construction of the first Hindu temple. Dismayed by the development, Aamir Edresy had raked up the dispute surrounding the Babri Masjid.
“There are a lack of Masjids in India too and one of them is Babri Masjid,” he had tweeted. As per estimates, India is home to about 3 lakh mosques. Instead of questioning the lack of temples in the UAE, Edresy raked up the issue of the demolished Babri Masjid to draw false equivalences.
Interestingly, over 300 mosques in Kanpur, where Islamists unleashed mayhem under the pretext of blasphemy, had also appealed to the Muslim youth to become Agniveers.
Following the union government’s unveiling of the Agniveer scheme in cooperation with all three armed forces, throngs of ‘youth’ protestors rushed to the streets and vandalized public property under the guise of ‘protests’ and marches. So-called armed forces aspirants damaged public property, set fire to trains, and brought life to a standstill in various Indian states, demanding that the government scheme be reversed. In Bihar, a school bus carrying small kids and teachers was also attacked.
Mission 2047 document
The document ‘India Vision 2047’ or ‘Mission 2047’ aims at destabilizing the well-developed infrastructure of the Indian sub-continent and establishing Islamic dominance over the ‘coward Hindus’ and subjugating them. It underlines the goal of the organization to establish the ‘Rule of Islam in India’ and to bring the Indian State and the majority of Hindus ‘to their knees’ when the country would complete its 100 years of Independence.
It aims at targeting Hindus and Hindu leaders to gain control over the country belonging to Hindus, popularly known as Gajwa-e-Hind. Gajwa-e-Hind refers to launching an attack on Hindustan and winning over non-Muslims by killing them or forcing them to convert to Islam. Such a war is executed to win over the ‘infidels’ and is called Gajwa.
The Union Government on Thursday said that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir.
Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries. “Geological Survey of India for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir,” the Ministry of Mines said on Thursday.
It further that 51 mineral blocks including Lithium and Gold were handed over to respective state governments. “Out of these 51 mineral blocks, 5 blocks pertain to gold and other blocks pertain to commodities like potash, molybdenum, base metals etc. spread across 11 states of Jammu and Kashmir (UT), Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana,” the ministry added.
The blocks were prepared based on the work carried out by GSI from field seasons 2018-19 to till date. Apart from these, 17 reports of Coal and Lignite with a total resource of 7897 million tonnes were also handed over to the Ministry of Coal.
Seven Publications on different themes and intervention areas in which GSI operates were also released during the meeting.
“The proposed Annual Programme for the ensuing Field Season 2023-24 was presented and discussed during the meeting. During the ensuing year 2023-24, GSI is taking up 966 programmes comprising 318 mineral exploration projects including 12 marine mineral investigation projects,” the ministry further said.
The Geological Survey of India has formulated 115 projects on strategic and critical minerals and 16 projects on fertiliser minerals.
“55 programmes on geoinformatics, 140 programmes on fundamental and multidisciplinary geosciences, and 155 programs for training and institutional capacity building have also been taken up,” the Mines ministry stated.
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was established in 1851 to find coal deposits for the Railways. Over the years, GSI has not only grown into a repository of geo-science information required in various fields in the country but has also attained the status of a geo-scientific organisation of international repute.
Its main functions relate to creating and updating of national geoscientific information and mineral resource assessment. These objectives are achieved through ground surveys, air-borne and marine surveys, mineral prospecting and investigations, multi-disciplinary geoscientific, geo-technical, geo-environmental and natural hazards studies, glaciology, seismo-tectonic study and carrying out fundamental research.
GSI’s chief role includes providing objective, impartial and up-to-date geological expertise and geoscientific information of all kinds, with a focus on policy-making decisions, and commercial and socio-economic needs.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
On Thursday, February 9, Meghalaya Police stated that at least 31 supporters of the National People’s Party and the opposition TMC were arrested in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills region for their alleged participation in pre-election violence earlier this week.
A police officer said that the people who were arrested were “part of a gang” that caused a disturbance on Tuesday night in Charbatapara village, 46 Phulbari assembly constituency.
SP Vivekanand Singh told PTI, “We have arrested 31 people: 16 TMC supporters and 15 NPP workers.
Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor stated that 399 polling stations have been deemed “critical,” while 747 have been identified as “vulnerable.”
119 companies of the central forces would be deployed for the assembly elections, Kharkongor added.
Notably, the election for the 60 members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is slated to take place in Meghalaya on February 27, 2023. The counting of votes will be conducted on March 2. Nominations have been submitted by 379 candidates, including 60 sitting MLAs. FR Kharkongor, the chief electoral officer for Meghalaya, said that 37 women had also submitted their nominations for the state’s 60-member Assembly.
Meanwhile, the National People’s Party (NPP) and United Democratic Party (UDP) have received a show-cause notice from the Election Commission of India after it was alleged that their candidates in the West Shillong constituency distributed pressure cookers and bowl sets to voters which goes in violation of the model code of conduct.
