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Vandalised Wikipedia page refers to Arvind Kejriwal as ‘Lavnasur’: All you need to know about how the AAP chief got the moniker

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Vandalised Wikipedia page refers to Arvind Kejriwal as ‘Lavnasur’: All you need to know about how the AAP chief got the moniker

The Wikipedia page of the list of Chief Ministers of Delhi was earlier vandalised today. The vandalised page addressed incumbent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as ‘Lavanasur’. Since then, the page has been rectified and Lavnasur can no longer be found on the page.

Why is Arvind Kejriwal called Lavnasur
The Wikipedia page calls Arvind Kejriwal ‘Lavnasur’

Amusingly enough, when one Googles ‘Lavnasur’, photographs of Kejriwal pop up in search images.

Why is Arvind Kejriwal called Lavnasur
Arvind Kejriwal photographs pop up when one Googles ‘Lavnasur’

Lavanasura is actually a character from the Ramayana, a demon was killed by Shri Ram’s brother Shatrughan, the youngest of Rama’s brothers. Lavanasura was a tormentor of the innocent and his notoriety was widespread. As a child, he used to kill his play mates and eat them. He used to disrupt the sacrifices of Sages and unleash terror across the land.

Here’s why Arvind Kejriwal is called ‘Lavnasur’

Not many people know it, but Arvind Kejriwal was awarded the ‘Lavnasur’ moniker by a popular Twitter user. The user, who goes by the username @Being_Humor on Twitter, spoke to OpIndia regarding why he gave that particular name to the Delhi Chief Minister.

According to @Being_Humor, Kejriwal, like Lavanasura, torments people with his antics and generally gives people a hard time. The fact that the name sounds funny and sounds like a slang in general also convinced him to gift the AAP supremo the moniker.

When he threw the name at him initially, it was well received by the masses on social media. And since then, it has stuck. And before long, when someone googled ‘Lavnasur’ on Google, Kejriwal’s photograph began to pop up due to the nature of algorithms.

Questioned regarding if Arvind Kejriwal really deserved the ‘Lavnasur’ tag, he responded, “Yes, because it is the truth.”

The nickname has also led to endless memes on social media.

Why is Arvind Kejriwal called Lavnasur
Kejriwal is called ‘Lavnasur’

And it has culminated with the vandalism of the page on Wikipedia. Arvind Kejriwal is also famous for his ‘U-Turns‘ which has also made him the subject of much mockery online.

Terrorists enter residence of labourers from Bihar in Kashmir and shoot at them, two killed and one critically injured

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Terrorists enter residence of labourers from Bihar in Kashmir and shoot at them, two killed and one critically injured

In yet another terrorist attack on non-locals in Jammu and Kashmir, two labourers were killed while a third one was critically injured in Kulgam district in South Kashmir. The incident took place in Wanpoh area in Laram Gangipora in Kulgam, where the terrorists entered a house where the workers from other states were staying and fired on them. Three persons from Bihar were hit in the attack, of which two have lost their lives.

The two deceased have been identified as Joginder Reshi Dev and Raja Reshi Dev, while the third victim Chunchun Reshi Dev has been admitted to GMC Anantnag for treatment after the attack. Chunchun Reshi Dev, son of Teju Dev from Bihar, was injured in the back and arm, and his condition is stated to be stable, according to GMC Anantnag Medical Superintendent Dr Iqbal Sofi.

Kashmir police have informed that police and security forces have cordoned off the area to catch the terrorists, and further details will follow.

Continuing with the targeted attack on non-locals in Kashmir, two persons from Bihar and UP were killed yesterday in Srinagar and Pulwama.

Pakistan bans a Chinese firm for a month for using forged documents in the bidding for a nuclear power project

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Pakistan bans a Chinese firm for a month for using forged documents in the bidding for a nuclear power project

In a daring move, Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has blacklisted a Chinese firm and barred it from participating in all tenders/bidding processes for a month for using forged documents. Dawn newspaper reported that NTDC which is a state-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) blacklisted a Chinese company for submitting forged documents during the bidding of a government project.

However, there is no explanation for a short term ban if the company was caught forging documents to grab contracts and also the name of the company has not been disclosed. The copy of the debar order has been served to the NTDC managing director (MD), chairmen of the Water and Power and Development Authority and Pakistan Engineering Council, the MDs of National Engineering Services Pakistan and Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee chief operating officer (CEO) as well as the CEOs of all power distribution companies.

“The Chinese firm is hereby blacklisted and barred from participating in all NTDC bidding/tender process with immediate effect for a period of one month on account of submitting forged and fake documents,” Dawn has quoted a letter issued a couple of days ago from the office of the NTDC general manager.

While the name of that Chinese firm has not been mentioned, from the letter it is assumed the said company was blacklisted for a short while in a case related to Nuclear Power Plants.

“However, this office order will have a prospective effect in terms hereof and shall not be applicable on the existing contracts under execution (if any),” the letter, under title ‘Blacklisting of the Chinese Firm/Tender No. NPP-04M (R)-2020 for procurement of insulator hardware assemblies including Pre-RTV-Coated 160kN Disc Insulator (Anti-Fog Type, Porcelain or Glass) for 500kV D/C Quad Bundle Transmission Lines for Power Evacuation from K-2/K-3 Nuclear Power Plants’, reads.

A lot of Chinese firms are engaged in infrastructure development in Pakistan like road, power and construction.

So far there is no information about any reaction of China to the ban of a Chinese firm by Pakistan. Earlier, in July, 13 people including nine Chinese engineers had died when a bus carrying construction workers in northwest Pakistan’s mountainous region was attacked. They were involved in Dasu dam power project. China had demanded 48 million dollar as compensation as well as security cover for the project.

‘Tu cheez badi hai mast’: AIIMS Student Association apologises for derogatory Ramleela skit after social media outrage

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‘Tu cheez badi hai mast’: AIIMS Student Association apologises for derogatory Ramleela skit after social media outrage

On Sunday (October 17), the student association of All India Institue of Medical Science (AIIMS) tendered an apology after a video of a derogatory Ram Leela skit went viral on social media. The development came after netizens began demanding the arrest of the accused students using the hashtag #ArrestAIIMSCulprits on Twitter.

In a statement, AIIMS Student Association said, “Video clip of a Ramleela skit by some students of AIIMS has been circulating on social media. On behalf of the students, we apologise for conduct of this skit which wasn’t meant to hurt anyone’s sentiments. We’ll ensure that no such activity takes place in future.”

The video

The objectionable act was performed by AIIMS students, the video of which was uploaded by 2020 Topper Soyeb Aftab on his Youtube channel ‘AIIMS Insider.’ Following social media outrage, he made the video private. However, several people had downloaded the contentious video clip from his account before Aftab could hide it.

Screengrab of the ‘AIIMS Insider’ Youtube channel where the contentious video was uploaded

Vile portrayal of Ramayana by AIIMS students

Popular news channel Sudarshan News had posted the clips on its Twitter feed. At the very onset, the student performing the character of Lord Ram could be heard as saying, “I am committed to Sita for life. If you (Shurpanakha) are so lustful (tharki), here is my brother.” The girl playing the character of ‘Shurpanakha’ then went on to objectify Laxman and sang the popular Bollywood song, “Tu cheez badi hai mast mast“. With lewd gestures and Bollywood songs, the sanctity of Ramleela was stripped in the opening act itself.

In the subsequent act, one actor pretended to be the vicious NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar and referred to Lord Ram as ‘launda (chap)’. Another AIIMS student called the Lord as ‘chora‘ who beheaded Shurpanakha. The ‘Ravan’ in the skit then threatened to abduct the lugai (a rustic reference to Maa Sita) of Lord Ram. While they mocked the Hindu epic of Ramayana, other AIIMS students, watching the skit, cheered and hooted in unison.

Furthermore, there was a scene wherein the King of Ayodhya, Raja Dasharatha, danced to the tune of ‘Sorry Darling’ in a bid to convince Kaikeyi. The essence of the Hindu epic was shredded as the audience broke into fits of laughter. In the ‘woke version of Ramayana’, Kaikeyi referred to Raja Dasharatha as love and directed him to send Lord Ram to exile in the Amazon forest. The contentious video ended with the logo of Unacademy Vlogs at the centre.

MP police puts ‘wanted’ posters for Congress leader’s son accused of rape of party worker, increases cash prize

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MP police puts ‘wanted’ posters for Congress leader’s son accused of rape of party worker, increases cash prize

Madhya Pradesh Police has increased the cash prize on the head of Karan Morwal, son of Congress’ Badnagar MLA Murli Morwal who has been absconding from the past seven months in an alleged rape case where the victim is a functionary of Youth Congress.

Earlier police had announced a cash prize of Rs 5,000 on his head which has been increased to Rs 15,000. Meanwhile, on Saturday, assistant inspector Rashmi Patidar and assistant sub inspector Mamta and 10 other police personnel of Indore police station pasted posters of the accused at different places at Badanagar. Similar lookout posters have been pasted in Ujjain and other parts of Indore. The police team also raided his residence as well as farm house besides questioning Karan’s close friend Rahul.

Two police men pasting lookout poster about Karan Morwal. Picture grab Times Now

In April this year, the victim lodged a complaint with Indore police. She said that in February Karan drugged and raped her repeatedly on the pretext of marrying him.  But later on he refused to marry and further threatened her. FIR was lodged on April 2 under section 376 (rape), 376(2)N (rape for more than one time), 376 (2) J, 506 (criminal intimidation) and 294 (obscene act at public places) of IPC. Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected his bail petition the local police has move petition for attachment of his properties.

Victim said that on February 14 the accused came to Indore and he took her to Hotel Pride. She said that she became unconscious after drinking the cold drink that the accused had offered her. He took her to her flat in an unconscious state and raped her. Victim said that when she realized she was raped, the accused told her that she should not worry as he intends to marry her. Later on he further raped her on the pretext of marriage.

Despite the case being serious in nature the MLA Murli Morwal has been accused for not persuading his son to surrender. Attempts were also made by some senior Congress leaders to settle the case by persuading the victim. Times Now even named Congress MLA Vishal Patel had tried to settle this case.

He admitted to trying to ‘sort’ the issue between the victim and rape accused Karan Morwal instead of ensuring that the girl gets justice.

Delhi Police busts ‘sextortion’ racket that blackmailed people on social media using fake women profiles, one Hakmuddin arrested

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Delhi Police busts ‘sextortion’ racket that blackmailed people on social media using fake women profiles, one Hakmuddin arrested

Delhi Police has reportedly busted a case of sextortion and blackmail where the members of a gang sent Facebook requests and lured men and young people by posing as women. The members of the gang initiated vulgar chats with the victims and later trapped them in vulgar videos.

According to the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, the members of the gang operated from Bharatpur Rajasthan using phone numbers issued from Assam and sent friend requests to people all over the country using fake profiles of women.

The police said that the gang members would trap the victims in vulgar chats after their friend requests were accepted. Later the victims were also lured into obscene video calls which were recorded. The gang members then threatened the victims with the recorded vulgar video chats and to make them public if they did not pay the money they demanded.

Delhi Police Cyber Cell received 9 complaints relating to ‘sextortion’ and blackmail. The police have arrested Hakimuddin, a resident of Bharatpur, Rajasthan in connection to the case while three other members of the gang are on the run.

One of the complainants revealed that he received a Facebook friend request and later the sender wanted his WhatsApp number. After that, the complainant received a morphed vulgar video of him and was threatened to pay up if he did not want the video to be uploaded on the internet. The victim then had to pay ₹1,96,000 to the blackmailer.

The police busted the gang by chasing the money trail through the bank accounts the complainant had deposited money in. Accused Hakimuddin was arrested after police investigations into his phone number locations and social media accounts.

According to reports, the victims of the gang included doctors, retired police officers and teachers. KPS Malhotra, DCP of the Cyber Cell noted, “Most gangs operating from Bharatpur follow the same modus operandi. In some cases, to threaten the victims, the accused sometimes pose as police officers and even change their display photo on social media to convince them”.

Tamil Nadu: Video of a school teacher thrashing a student in Chidambaram town goes viral, NCPCR takes cognizance

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Tamil Nadu: Video of a school teacher thrashing a student in Chidambaram town goes viral, NCPCR takes cognizance

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the district collector Cuddalore to conduct an inquiry into a violent incident where a class 12 student was brutally beaten by his school teacher due to low attendance.

The NCPCR has taken cognizance of the in accordance with provision 31(1)(J) of the CPCR Act 2005, and given 7 days to the district collector to conduct an inquiry into the matter and submit an action taken report to the commission.

In the letter dated October 17, 2021, the statutory body informed that a class 12 student of the Nandanar boys high school of Chidambaram of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu was brutally beaten by his school teacher due to low attendance. The letter said that the child was beaten by a stick and the teacher was kicking him for failing to attend classes regularly.

A video of the boy getting ruthlessly thrashed by his school teacher is circulating on social media. The video captured the boy getting thrashed by the teacher with a stick and the teacher was also seen violently kicking the boy. The 56-year-old teacher Mr. Subramniam has been arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district and charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The 17-year-old boy sustained injuries and was admitted to a government hospital. Sources also claim that the class 12 student was beaten by the Christian school teacher only because the boy wore rudraksh and applied sandalwood on the forehead.

Union Govt releases onions from buffer stock to moderate prices in the market

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Union Govt releases onions from buffer stock to moderate prices in the market

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has taken targeted measures to moderate the price of onions in the market. Onions have been made available to states at Rs. 21 per kg from the buffer stock.

The DCA said in a press release, “The releases are targeted towards States/UTs where prices ruled above the all-India average and also where prices are on rising over the previous month. Till 12th October, 2021, a total of 67,3567 MT has been released in major markets such as Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kochi and Raipur. In addition, Grade-B onions (stocks which are below the Fair Average Quality – FAQ) are disposed in local markets in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.”

“Apart from releasing in the market, the Department of Consumer Affairs has offered onions from the buffer at Rs.21/kg to all the States and UTs for lifting from the storage locations. This would enable States/UTs to take up, by themselves, market interventions either through direct supply to retail consumers through retail outlets or release in key markets to bring down prices. The stocks are also available for supply to Central/States agencies involved in retail marketing either at ex-storage rate of Rs.21/kg or at landed price after including transportation costs. SAFAL has been offered at landed price of Rs.26/kg,” the Department of Consumer Affairs added.

The Union Government in the past has taken measures as well to curb the rise in price of onions. Last year, onions were released from the buffer stock as well to moderate their price in the market. “In 2021-22, against the target of building 2 LMT Onion buffer a total of 2.08 LMT was procured from Rabi-2021 crop during April to July, 2021,” the statement said.

No Sikh priest attends cremation of Lakhbir Singh after Sikh body ordered not to perform religious rituals, villagers stay away from last rites

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No Sikh priest attends cremation of Lakhbir Singh after Sikh body ordered not to perform religious rituals, villagers stay away from last rites

On Saturday (October 16), Lakhbir Singh was cremated amidst tight security in his native place in Cheema Kalan in Punjab, days after he was lynched to death by Nihang Sikhs at Delhi-Haryana border for the alleged sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib. However, no Sikh priest came forward to perform the religious rituals for the last rites, and the villagers also stayed away from the cremation.

As per reports, only about 12 of the deceased’s family members were present during the cremation. It included Singh’s wife Jaspreet Kaur, sister Raj Kaur, sister-in-law Simranjit Kaur, mother-in-law Sawinder Kaur and three minor daughters. The family members were directed by villagers to not perform Sikh religious rituals and conduct only the last rites of Lakhbir Singh. No Sikh priest performed the Ardas (Sikh religious prayer) for the deceased.

A video of his cremation was shared on social media by journalist Sachin Gupta. In the video, Singh’s family members could be seen grieving his death while being surrounded by a large contingent of police personnel. The body of the deceased was brought to his village at around 7:45 pm in an ambulance and was directly taken to the crematorium. In order to expedite the cremation, Lakhbir Singh’s body was doused in diesel.

Upper caste hegemony and denial of decent last rites

The ‘Savarn’ (upper caste) Sikhs in the Cheema Kalan village in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab had earlier objected to bringing the mortal remains of Lakhbir Singh to his native place. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee had not granted permission for the deceased’s cremation as per the Sikh rehat Maryada (Sikh code of living). President of Satkar Committee, Tarlochan Singh, said, “We will not allow the family of Titu to cremate him as per the Sikh rehat maryada. His cremation will take place in the village, but his last rites will not be allowed to be performed in the Sikh tradition.” He stated that the decision was taken following a meeting during which a ‘gurmata’ was passed.

National Commission for Scheduled Castes raised objection

On Saturday, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes raised objection for denial of decent last rites to Dalit labourer Lakhbir Singh. Chairperson Vijay Sampla stated, “This is against the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The villagers are not allowing the last rites of the deceased. I have spoken to the DGP and asked him to take cognisance of the matter and take strict action against the perpetrators.”

He added, “I have heard stories about the kind of atrocities that would be carried out by the Taliban and the ISI, but these kinds of things would not happen in our country. They do now. It is heartbreaking. Earlier, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes had directed the Haryana DGP and State Chief Secretary to provide a report on the brutal lynching of Lakhbir Singh.

Four arrested for killing Lakhbir Singh at Kundli border

So far four Nihang Sikhs have been arrested for lynching Lakhbir Singh after chopping his hand and cutting his legs. Nihang Sarabjit Singh, the first arrested accused in the murder had appeared before the media before he surrendered claiming responsibility for the brutal attack and claimed full responsibility for the barbaric act. The second arrested was Narain Singh, who was arrested from his native village in Punjab on Saturday after he was felicitated by villagers in the Gurudwara in his village. He was presented with a garland of currency notes by the villagers for his ‘heroic act’ of killing Lakhbir Singh for the alleged blasphemy.

Later, two more Nihang Sikhs Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh were arrested after they surrendered before the Haryana police at the Singhu-Kundli border. They were also felicitated by the fellow Nihang Sikhs for the murder before their arrest.

‘Prophet Mohammed destroyed 360 idols at Kaaba, his followers are now following him’: Taslima Nasreen on attacks against Bangladeshi Hindus

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‘Prophet Mohammed destroyed 360 idols at Kaaba, his followers are now following him’: Taslima Nasreen on attacks against Bangladeshi Hindus

Acclaimed author from Bangladesh, Taslima Nasreen, said on Sunday that Islamists are treading the same path that prophet Mohammed forged when he destroyed 360 idols of pre-Islamic Arab Gods at Kaaba. She made the comment on the backdrop of the concerted attacks against minority Hindus in Bangladesh on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.

According to Islamic historians, prophet Mohammed was banished from Mecca in 620 CE. Upon his return in 629/630 CE, he ‘cleansed‘ the Kaaba of idols. Abdullah bin Masud noted, as per website Wiki Daiyah, “Allah’s Apostle entered Makkah (in the year of the Conquest) and there were three-hundred and sixty idols around the Ka’ba. He then started hitting them with a stick in his hand and say: ‘Truth (i.e. Islam) has come and falsehood (disbelief) vanished. Truly falsehood (disbelief) is ever bound to vanish.'” [Quran 17: 81]

Taslima Nasreen also stated that Bangladeshi communists have always supported Jihadists and have turned into “Qawminists”.

Taslima Nasreen also said that Bangladeshi Muslims are only of two kinds, ‘Jihadi’ and ‘pro Jihadi’. “Liberal secular people having good sense and conscience in Muslim community are not real Muslims. Their identity is more as good humans or humanists, the smallest minority,” she said.

The targeted campaign against Bangladeshi Hindus have continued since it began during Durga Puja. Temples have been attacked, Pandals vandalized and Hindus have been killed in the murderous assault. After the attacks in Noakhali district, Hindus were targeted in Feni district as well.

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