Month: March 2023

As fugitive Amritpal Singh continues to evade police for the fifth consecutive day, Punjab Police on Tuesday said they have arrested 154 people for disturbing ‘peace and harmony’ in the state, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Sukhchain Gill informed.

IGP Gill reaffirmed that the situation in the state is totally stable and under control.
“A total of 154 persons have been arrested for disturbing peace and harmony in the state,” IGP Gill revealed at a press conference.

Punjab Police on Saturday launched an operation against Amritpal Singh and his aides.

He said that a lookout circular (LOC) and non-bailable warrant (NBW) have been issued against Amritpal Singh, who remains a fugitive and efforts are being made to arrest him. Punjab Police are getting full cooperation from other states and central agencies in this action, he added.

While sharing pictures of Amritpal with different looks, IGP appealed to people to disclose the whereabouts of the fugitive.

Divulging more details, the IGP said that Jalandhar Rural Police have recovered a Brezza car (PB02-EE-3343), which was used by Amritpal to escape, when police teams were chasing his cavalcade on March 18.

“Police have also arrested four accused persons identified as Manpreet Singh alias Manna (28) of Nava Killa in Shahkot, Gurdeep Singh alias Deepa (34) of village Bal Nau in Nakodar, Harpreet Singh alias Happy (36) of village Kotla Nodh Singh in Hoshiarpur and Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja of village Gondara in Faridkot. These four accused persons facilitated Amritpal to escape,” he said.

“It has come to fore that Amritpal Singh and his aides have also changed their clothes in one Gurdwara Sahib in village Nangal Ambia to change their attire and absconded from there on two motorcycles,” he said.

IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill said that police teams have also arrested and detained Kulwant Singh Raoke of village Raoke in Moga and Gurinderpal Singh alias Guri Aujla of Kapurthala under the National Security Act.

The IGP informed that the Jalandhar Rural police has registered a fresh First Information Report (FIR) against Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh of Kallu Kheda in Amritsar and his driver Harpreet Singh of village Madoka in Moga for trespassing and taking shelter for two days at the house of Sarpanch Manpreet Singh of village Uddowal in Mehatpur, Jalandhar on gunpoint.

“Both the accused persons had come in their Mercedes car (HR72E1818). An FIR no. 28 dated March 20 has been registered under sections 449, 342, 506 and 34 of IPC and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at Police Station Mehatpur,” he informed.

Meanwhile, the IGP also informed that 37 persons have been taken into preventive custody. (ANI)

Rani Mukerji has portrayed a number of versatile characters in a career spanning almost three decades. She has treated audiences to some of the most loved women protagonists on screen through her performances in films like ‘Black’, ‘Hichki’, ‘Mardaani’ and ‘No One Killed Jessica’.

And now with ‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’, she has once again shown the woman of substance and strength who stands for her rights and raises her voice against injustice.
In the film, Rani essays the role of a mother battling the state for her kids. The film is based on Sagarika Chakaraborty’s book The Journey of a Mother.

Sagarika Chatterjee stood up against the government of Norway to fight for the right to be reunited with her children after they were allegedly taken away from her and placed in foster care and were told that they will not be returned until the age of 18.

Rani’s role as a mother is being hailed by many.

Expressing her happiness about the film’s success, Rani told ANI, “It always feels great to see stories of our Indian women being heard globally. I have always tried my best to take the stories of our Indian women to a global platform. I am an Indian woman and know our powers…so I always ensure that our stories are heard with my work.”

Rani further said that a good film will always resonate with people.

“If your content is good then it will definitely find its audience irrespective of the medium. By gods grace, Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway has found its audience! I am really happy to see people showering love on our film,” she added. (ANI)

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Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit back at the Aam Aadmi Party over the allegations of stalling the Delhi Budget 2023 and said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s only objective is to stage a drama and not presenting the budget or working for the development of the city.

This comes a day after Kejriwal alleged that the Centre has stalled the Delhi budget, on the eve of its presentation scheduled on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “Kejriwal has only one goal, not budget or development. Drama, drama and only drama. One drama was staged by Rahul Gandhi on foreign soil and another is being done by AAP in the country.”

“There is a provision of the law that the Delhi government sends the budget to the LG on March 9. LG sent 3-4 observations. In this, questions were raised on Delhi Jal Board, DTC including Delhi’s infrastructure. The budget of Rs 270 crore for advertisement was increased to Rs 550 crore. LG raised questions on this. LG raised questions on Kejriwal buying a car for himself and getting a bungalow built. While he came in auto to take oath for the first time. LG has raised questions regarding central schemes,” Patra elaborated.

He said that the Aam Aadmi Party cannot run away from the questions and will have to answer them.

“When any budget of a state is passed, before that the approval and consent of the President is taken. The budget of Delhi was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Home Ministry wrote a polite letter that LG has 3-4 questions which are not binding, but it would be better if you answer them. Patra said that whatever suggestion LG gives, you put your point on it. In a democracy, questions will be asked. If you are spending crores of rupees on advertisements then questions will be asked. You have to answer,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena alleging that the raising of observations on the Budget was against the Constitution and that LG has no right to raise any objection to the Budget.

“According to the law, the Central government has no right to interfere in the Delhi budget. Whatever it did was unconstitutional. But we don’t want to fight with the government. We satisfied their ego, they sent four points. We gave the answers to all four and they passed the Budget. You could have passed it yesterday,” Kejriwal said addressing the media here.

“It was only for ego satisfaction that they have compelled us to bow down. The LG has no power to raise any objection or make any observation on the Budget, it is beyond his power. So whatever observation was raised was against the Constitution,” he added. (ANI)

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad in Kerala, on Tuesday said it is his top priority to work for the betterment of the people and the place which is like a “home” to him.

Gandhi detailed am “eventful day” in Wayanad on Facebook, saying it was filled with interactions, warm exchanges and hearty conversations.
“The day started off with a humbling opportunity to handover keys to the beneficiaries of houses built by Bangalore Kerala Samajam, in Muttil. The collective work done by the leaders, civil society, and the people of Wayanad to help the most distressed sections, through thick and thin, is a beautiful expression of how we are all part of one big family,” he said.

“The loss of VV Shareef ji, a hardworking auto driver from Wayanad who had given me an insight into the struggles of working class during a visit to April 2021, had troubled me deeply. I found some solace today meeting his family and offering my heartfelt condolences,” Gandhi added.

He further said, “The day progressed into insightful interactions, in Kalpetta, with Wayanad’s elected UDF LSGI members, and the staff of Fathima Mata Mission Hospital who were celebrating a Golden Jubilee Year. The day came to a perfect end with a heartwarming engagement with the students and staff of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. The twinkle of curiosity I saw in the eyes of the children here affirmed me of the country’s bright future.”

The Congress leader said that coming to Wayanad is like coming home to him.

“I have always said, coming to Wayanad is like coming home. To work for the betterment of my people here will always be a top priority. I will be back very soon!” he said.

He addressed a public gathering on Monday in which he hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party over its persistent attack on him for remarks in the UK.

Rahul said that attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, or the RSS, does not tantamount to an attack on India.

This comes after the BJP, including senior Union ministers, lashed out at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Indian democracy in the UK alleging that the Congress leader attacked India on foreign soil.

“Now, there is confusion in the minds of the PM, BJP and RSS. They are under the impression that they are India. The PM is an Indian and not India. No way an attack on the PM, BJP or RSS is considered an attack on India. But by attacking independent institutions of India, they’re attacking India. And I won’t stop saying this,” Gandhi said at a public meeting in his Lok Sabha constituency.

Gandhi lashed out at the Centre over the Delhi Police notice in the wake of speeh on the sidelines of the Bharat Jado Yatra in Srinagar, claiming that he met several women from Delhi who claimed to have been sexually assaulted.

Saying that he will “fight for the truth”, Rahul said, “I am not scared of BJP, RSS or the police. No matter how many cases are filed against me or how many times you send the police to my home and insult me, I will fight for the truth. Those who always lie won’t be able to understand honest people,” he said.

“I understand that farmers are facing huge difficulties not just in Wayanad but in the whole country. The Central and state governments are also trying to displace farmers in the name of environmental protection. I am always ready to help the farmers,” Gandhi added. (ANI)

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Chhattisgarh TS Singh Deo on Tuesday announced that a cashless facility in all government hospitals of the state will be implemented from June 1.

The decision was taken during the discussion on Budget demands.
The minister said the cashless arrangement will be implemented in all government hospitals from June 1 and patients have to pay not a single penny for visiting OPD, IPD, diagnostics and other expenses.

He clarified that no money needs to be paid for x-ray, CT scans and for other facilities.

The Ayushman card will be accepted but cash payment will not be required for OPD and other facilities, which were previously charged, the minister said.

Deo also informed that Chhattisgarh is one of the states with the maximum number of sickle cell patients in the country.

“Taking this very seriously, over 51 lakh people, which is the highest number in the country, across the state have been screened by setting up sickle cell management centres in every district. The construction of a new building of Sickle Cell Institute to the tune of around Rs 45 crore is ongoing in the state. For screening of sickle cell, the process for ‘point of testing care’ has been completed in the state and this will be helpful to diagnose whether the person is suffering from sickle cell or not,” he said.

“The process of tender is ongoing for the construction of three new medical college buildings in Kanker, Mahasamund and Korba,” the health minister added. (ANI)

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Earthquake tremors were felt in the national capital and adjoining areas on Tuesday evening.

Many people came to open spaces in residential buildings as tremors were felt for a while.
“Many of the residents of our building came to the common ground area. People were checking their phones constantly for any updates,” said a local resident of Sector 22 in Noida. (ANI)

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Amid rising Covid-19 cases in neighbouring Maharashtra, the national capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday one Covid death and recording 83 fresh cases.

According to data shared by Delhi’s Health department, the fesh cases took the overall case positivity rate in the national capital to 5.83 per cent.
“During the last 24 hours, 1423 swab samples were tested for Covid in Delhi and 83 new cases have been reported. A total of 21 patients were also deemed to have recovered on today,” a health official told ANI.

The country, meanwhile, logged 699 new Covid cases over the last 24 hours, with the number of active cases rising to 6,559, the Union Health Ministry stated in a release on Tuesday.

The fatality on Tuesday was the second such dead from Covid in the national capital this year. (ANI)

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On the occasion of her 45th birthday, actress Rani Mukerji visited the iconic Kamakhya Temple in Assam.

Several images surfaced online in which Rani stands with folded hands in front of the temple.
Rani looked beautiful in a pink suit. Her forehead was smeared with tilak. One can also spot a garland around her neck.

A few days ago, Rani also sought divine blessings at the famous Sri Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Rani has recently come up with a film titled ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’

In the film, Rani essays the role of a mother battling the state for her kids. The film is based on Sagarika Chakaraborty’s book The Journey of a Mother. Helmed by Ashima Chibber, ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’ also stars Neena Gupta, Jim Sarbh and Anirban Bhattacharya among others. The film hit the theatres on Friday.

Sagarika Chatterjee is a woman who stood up against the government of Norway to fight for the right to be reunited with her children after they were taken away from her and placed in foster care and were told that they will not be returned until the age of 18. Rani’s performance is being hailed by many.

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway minted Rs 1.27 crore on Day 1. It hit the theatres on March 17.

On receiving an overwhelming response over her performance , especially from Bengal, Rani said, “I have given it my all to bring Sagarika’s daunting struggle of getting her kids back on celluloid. I have seen how my mom, a Bengali mother, is fiercely protective of her children and I saw the same traits in Sagarika when I learnt about her life story. So, two Bengali moms have actually inspired me to play this role and I’m so proud that it is resonating with people, especially mothers, across India.”

Rani further adds, “If I have made Bengalis living across the world proud by my portrayal of a courageous mother in Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway as well as through my career choices so far, that’s enough reward for me to keep acting and keep pushing the boundaries as an artiste.”

Rani made her acting debut with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1997. The film, written and directed by Ashok Gaikwad, also starred Shadaab Khan, Javed Khan, Gulshan Grover, Divya Dutta, Gajendra Chauhan, and Sulabha Deshpande among others. In a career spanning three decades, Rani has featured in several hit such as Saathiya (2002), Hum Tum, Yuva, Veer-Zaara (2004), Bunty Aur Babli and Black (2005), No One Killed Jessica (2011), Talaash (2012), Mardaani (2014), Mardaani 2 (2019). (ANI)

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