The Morning Standard - October 01, 2024

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October 01, 2024

Siddu buys peace as wife offers to return all land

WILLING URI THE 14 SITES, PARVATHY TELLS MUDA, ASKS IT TO CANCEL SALE DEED ON a day the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathy BM and others in the MUDA site allotment case, a letter written by Parvathy to MUDA surfaced on Monday offering to surrender all the 14 plots that are at the heart of the controversy.

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SPECIAL STATUS FOR DESI COWS IN POLL-BOUND MAHA

AHEAD of Maharashtra assembly elections, the state cabinet on Monday decided to give 'Rajmata Gomata' status to indigenous cows.

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SC lambasts Naidu for laddu politics

THE Supreme Court on Monday criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for making a public statement that the previous government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy used ghee containing animal fat to prepare laddus at Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati.

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Three held for offering CNG stations on residential land

THE Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police's Special Cell arrested three suspects who duped people by falsely promising to install petrol and CNG pumps on their land.

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'Gang violence on rise': AAP writes to L-G over law and order situation

AGAINST the backdrop of three recent shooting incidents targeting business owners in various parts of the city steep rise in gang-related extortion cases, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday sought an urgent meeting with Lt Governor VK Saxena to discuss law and order situation.

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BTech graduate arrested for cheating Haj pilgrims

DELHI Police has arrested a 24-year-old BTech graduate from a reputed college in Mumbai for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of providing them tickets for the \"Haj pilgrimage\" at reasonable rates, an official said on Monday.

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Pothole-free city: CM Atishi, ministers inspect damaged roads

CHIEF Minister Atishi and her cabinet ministers on Monday inspected damaged roads across the city, stating that all roads will be pothole-free by Diwali.

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AAP'S FLAGSHIP MOHALLA CLINICS FACE CLOSURE

THE Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics (AAMC), a flagship health initiative launched by the Delhi government in 2015, was envisioned as the primary healthcare access point for city residents, offering free consultations, diagnostics, and medicines.

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Kejriwal promises free 24x7 electricity, healthcare, ₹1,000/month to all women

AAP national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that if voted to power in Haryana, his government would provide free electricity, free and qualitative healthcare and education.

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Prohibitory orders imposed in Delhi for six days: Police

DELHI Police has imposed prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) at several places in Delhi for the next six days over the intelligence inputs that some unsocial elements may attempt to create a nuisance in the first week of October.

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HC rejects PIL on removing blockades at Singhu border

Court asks petitioners to approach Delhi Police for required relief

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Man calls shooters when his girlfriend's uncle comes to attack him in Narela: 1 dead

A 38-year-old man, working as a driver, was shot dead by some unknown assailants when he, along with his owner's brother, went to allegedly thrash a property dealer near the Singhu border area for having an \"affair\" with the owner's daughter.

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HC directs civic bodies to prepare plan to tackle monkey menace

THE Delhi High Court on Monday asked Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to prepare and implement a programme to deal with the monkey menace in the city.

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Contractual nurses say they have not received salary for 3 months

OVER 1,000 contractual nurses employed at different hospitals under the city government have complained of “not receiving their wages for the past three months\".

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Justice Das Commission starts probe into Bharatpur police excesses case

THE Justice Chitta Ranjan Das Commission of Inquiry on Monday started its probe into the alleged police excesses on a serving army officer and his fiancee at Baharatpur police station in the city.

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Ponkunnam police files first FIR on Hema panel report

THE Ponkunnam police have registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by a woman makeup artist based on the statement given to the Hema Committee.

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In a first, pilot project on skill census launched from Andhra's Mangalagiri

IN a first in the country, the Skill Census project was launched from Mangalagiri.

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Rape case: Apex court grants interim relief to actor Siddique from arrest

IN a major relief to Malayalam actor, Siddique, the Supreme Court in its order on Monday granted him interim protection from arrest in a rape case registered against him based on certain allegations levelled by a young actress.

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Appoint a judge in Balaji case: SC

Court says it will look into petitioners' demand to remove Balaji from post in next hearing

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K'taka HC halts probe against finance minister in electoral bonds case

THE Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the investigation into an FIR registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others in the extortion case linked to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.

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Doc 'treks' the extra mile for tribal kids' health

EVERY year for the past eight years, Lola Paulose, a paediatrician in Kollam, takes some time off to travel 18 km from Marayur, 15km by road and 3km on foot, with her team of students in tow to the dense forest of the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.

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India Inc Needs To Sit Up And Smell The Burn

Corporate leaders are still stuck on the manufacturing mindset of running factories. It's no surprise our offices are mostly unhappy places where burnouts are common

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SC asks Bengal govt why steps to install CCTVs in RG Kar hospital 'so slow'

THE Supreme Court on Monday questioned the West Bengal govt as to why it was slow in installing CCTVs and measures to ensure better safety for doctors in govt hospitals across the state.

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Govt's claim of creating 8 cr jobs during 2021-24 is half-truth, says Ramesh

THE Congress on Monday disputed the Central government's claim of creating \"80 million new jobs\" over the past few years and asserted that no \"spin-doctoring\" can take away from the fact that 2014-24 has seen \"jobless growth\".

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Fadnavis to watch out for in BJP's likely reshuffle after assembly polls

THE BJP could be in for a significant organisational reshuffle post polls in J&K and Haryana, party sources have indicated.

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26 arrested in multi-state crackdown against cybercrime syndicate: CBI

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late on Sunday night conducted a multi-state crackdown against a cybercrime syndicate by arresting 26 individuals for allegedly defrauding people across the globe, officials said on Monday.

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Army to increase helicopter fleet in Ladakh sector

ARMY aviation assets in Ladakh, which faces active fronts with China and Pakistan, are going to be beefed up, not only for the offensive and defensive roles but also for deployments in assisting the civil support to handle bad weather conditions in the region.

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Mandi agents, workers to go on strike in Punjab, paddy purchase to be hit

OVER 50,000 commission agents (arhtiyas) and 8 lakh labourers are set to go on an indefinite strike across all mandis in Punjab from Tuesday, which will hit the paddy procurement operation beginning on the same day.

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Lakhs affected as river embankments breached in Bihar after heavy rains

THE flood situation in Bihar worsened on Monday after the embankments of the Kosi river in Darbhanga and the Bagmati river in Sitamarhi were breached, affecting over 1.6 million people.

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Three jobless tribal youths surrender as 'Maoists' for govt incentives, held

During the verification process, we got suspicious about the three youths. And we soon found that their claims are untrue and fabricated - Ashok Kumar Joshi, Balod additional superintendent of police

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Rahul takes a dig at Modi, asks why help only bizmen

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of working for industrialists, as he targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over issues such as the farmers' welfare, Agnipath scheme and unemployment.

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10 UP cops suspended in cow slaughter case

TAKING cognizance of a complaint lodged regarding cow slaughter and the involvement of police personnel in the same case in Rambagh police station area of Mirzapur district, Superintendent of Police Abhinandan suspended 10 police personnel, including sub-inspectors, head constables, and constables on Sunday.

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Taliban blames Pakistan for harbouring IS

TALIBAN authorities captured \"key members\" of the Islamic State group responsible for the recent deadly attacks across Afghanistan, a spokesman said on Monday, blaming neighbouring Pakistan for harbouring the organisation.

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Israeli troops enter Hezbollah tunnels

Soldiers making small-scale incursions across the border into Lebanon as IDF readies for much wider offensive

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End Of An Era: Last Coal-Fired Power Plant Shut In Britain

BRITAIN's last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.

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New Japan PM-designate plans to hold snap parliamentary elections

SHIGERU Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

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Flood, landslide toll in Nepal hits 200

THE death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal reached nearly 200 on Monday, with at least 30 people still missing, according to the police.

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Putin Vows To Reach All Goals In Ukraine

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin vowed on Monday to achieve all his "goals" in Ukraine and celebrated the second anniversary of annexing four Ukrainian regions, as his army claimed fresh advances in the conflict.

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Telegram joins Korean war on deepfake porn

SOUTH Korea regulators on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country.

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Industrial survey shows PLI scheme driving mfg growth: NITI Aayog CEO

THE Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is driving the growth in industrial output as the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) showed that output grew by 21.5% in 2022-23, according to Niti Aayog.

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TRAI mandates whitelisting of web links via SMS from today

MOBILE phone users in India from Tuesday onwards will receive only approved web links via SMS, as per mandated by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

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RBI review finds major lapses in gold loan market

A Reserve Bank review has found major lapses of regulations by gold loan players and has issued a major advisory to financial institutions conducting lending practices prompting the regulator to call for urgent reforms and has warned of strict supervisory actions for noncompliance with regulatory guidelines.

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No decision to curb F&O trade at Sebi meet

Sebi statement didn't mention anything about whether the board discussed allegations against the chairperson

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TAFE files case against AGCO over brand use

A corporate war is brewing between the Chennai-based TAFE, the second largest producer of tractors in India and the third-largest in the world, and the US-based agricultural equipment maker AGCO Corporation.

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BharatPe, Ashneer Grover settle disputes

AFTER about 2.9 years, fintech firm BharatPe and its former co-founder Ashneer Grover have reached a settlement and the latter will no longer be associated with the firm.

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Rashmi Salula remains with CARE as chairperson

THE Burman's effort to oust Rashmi Saluja from the board of Care Health Insurance Limited (CARE), a subsidiary of Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL), could not find success as the directors of CARE on Monday agreed that there exists no cause for removal of the current chairperson of the diversified financial company.

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Income tax rule changes effective from Oct 1

IN the Budget 2024, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several modifications to income tax rules, some of which will take effect starting October 1, 2024.

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MOMINUL STANDS TALL AMID RUINS

BANGLADESH were reeling at 29/2 inside 15 overs when former skipper Mominul Haque arrived at the crease.

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Top-order conundrum continues for India

\"NUMBER three is something special to us,\" stated India coach Amol Muzumdar in the pre-departure press conference ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai.

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Batters day out

Despite more than two days' of play getting washed out, In win the second Test, score at a breakneck pace to push NEVER in the 34.4 overs of their stint at the crease here at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Monday did India's scoring rate drop down below eight.

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Everything we plan and do is player-centric: NCA chief Laxman

FOR the first time since taking over as National Cricket Academy chief in December 2021, VVS Laxman addressed the media at the Centre of Excellence that was inaugurated in Bengaluru last weekend.

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IOA fully responsible for current situation: IOC

THE infighting within the Indian Olympic Association is threatening its existence.

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