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Bumrah Unlikely To Play In ICC T20 World Cup 2022

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup, starting October 16.

Bumrah is believed to be ruled out of the competition with a back injury. As per BCCI sources to ANI, the right-arm quick is out of action because of the complaint of back pain.
“Jasprit Bumrah complained of back pain during India’s practice session on Tuesday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed him. He is ruled out of the first #INDvSA T20I,” BCCI tweeted earlier on Wednesday.

Bumrah had not traveled with the team for the opening T20I against South Africa, played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

Bumrah, who had also been ruled out of the Asia Cup 2022 due to his back problem, and was training at the National Cricket Academy, played the last two T20Is against Australia. (ANI)

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Russia To Formally Annex Four Ukraine Regions Tomorrow

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Russia will hold a signing ceremony on Friday to incorporate the annexed four occupied regions of Ukraine at Kremlin, Moscow’s President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

“Tomorrow in the Georgian Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace at 15:00 [1200 GMT] a signing ceremony will take place on the incorporation of the new territories into Russia,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, as quoted by Al Jazeera.
He further added that Putin will make a speech at this event.

The referendum by the Russian authorities on the annexation of occupied territories of Ukraine was largely seen as a “sham referendum” and has been widely criticised by various countries.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany will never accept the results of “sham” referendums on joining Russia in occupied regions of Ukraine.

According to Al Jazeera, Scholz made these remarks in conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Scholz reaffirmed Germany’s stance saying that the country’s support to Ukraine remains unwavering.

Meanwhile, Canada also said that they will not recognize Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories. “Canada does not and will not ever recognize the results of these sham referendums or Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

Serbia, too, will not recognize the results of referendums held in four regions of Ukraine partly occupied by Russian forces, President Aleksandar Vucic has said, as per the portal.

“Serbia … will not recognize that [referendums] as it adheres to international law, the United Nations Charter and UN resolutions,” Vucic said as quoted by Al Jazeera.

Meanwhile, Russia’s President Putin signed a decree on Thursday authorizing the government to ban some Western trucks from crossing Russian territory.

The ban, which applies to vehicles carrying goods, comes into force immediately and applies to countries with similar restrictions against Russia due to their invasion of Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera.

Looking at the escalation on the Russian side in Ukraine, European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia which includes a “new listing of individuals and entities as well as new trade bans on Russian products depriving the country’s economy of 7 billion euros in revenues.”

The announcement of fresh sanctions was done at a press conference by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “Russia has escalated the invasion of Ukraine to a new level and we are determined to make the Kremlin pay the price for this further escalation,” she tweeted and mentioned sanctioning “more products that can’t be exported to Russia, in particular key technologies needed for its war machine.”

Proposing a new package of “biting sanctions” against Russia, von der Leyen said that Russia should not benefit from European brainpower and expertise. EU Commission proposed “additional bans on providing European services” that include “prohibition for EU nationals to sit on governing bodies of Russian state-owned companies.”

Furthermore, she said that there must be a legal basis for an oil price cap. “Some developing countries still need some Russian oil supplies, at low prices. This cap will help reduce Russia’s revenues and keep global energy markets stable.”

“We are stepping up our efforts to crackdown on circumvention of sanctions. Therefore, we are adding a new category to be able to list individuals if they circumvent our sanctions. This will have a major deterring effect,” she tweeted. (ANI)

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Richa, Ali Share Audio Message Ahead Of Wedding

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Just a few days ahead of their wedding, lovebirds Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal shared a sweet audio message for their fans and well-wishers.

“Two years ago, we formalized our union, and just then the pandemic hit us all. Like the rest of the nation, we too were struck by personal tragedies, one after the other. And now, as we all enjoy this window of respite, we are finally celebrating with our families and friends and are so very touched and grateful for all the blessings that are coming our way,” the two said in the clip.
The pre-wedding festivities are set to take place starting today and tomorrow in two different venues across Delhi.

Richa, who was born in Amritsar and was raised in Delhi, has a special connection to the city and has grown up there. The wedding will have all the elements that are unique to the couple, celebrating their favorite food and inspiring decor elements, amongst other things.

Speaking about the outfits, the pre-wedding functions will have Richa adorn outfits custom made by Kresha Bajaj and Rahul Mishra, and Ali will be seen in an elegant and dapper outfit by Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla and Shantanu Nikhil.

The decor for the two venues—for sangeet and cocktail—will be in mostly nature-inspired and in shades of green, reflecting the actors’ love for nature.

One of the pre-wedding venues is Richa’s friend’s home with sprawling lawns, where she will have her mehendi and sangeet. The place has a nostalgic value as it’s close to where she studied.

The duo was initially meant to be wedded in April 2020, but owing to covid restrictions and lockdowns, the wedding was positioned twice over. They first met on the sets of ‘Fukrey’ in 2012 and soon fell in love. (ANI)

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BJP Using ECI To Snatch Yadav, Muslim Votes In UP: Akhilesh

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the help of the Election Commission machinery “snatched” away the power in Uttar Pradesh from Samajwadi Party because they are aware that without UP, they cannot remain in power at the Centre.

Elaborating further he accused the Election Commission of deliberately reducing the votes of ‘Muslim’ and ‘Yadav’ communities by 20,000 in almost every Vidhan sabha seat on the diktats of BJP and its aides.
“The Election Commission deliberately reduced the votes of Yadavs & Muslims by 20,000 in almost every Vidhan sabha seat on diktats of BJP & its aides. A probe can be conducted, it will be found that the names of many people were removed…,” SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said.

Akhilesh, who was elected as the National President of the Samajwadi Party at the party’s national conference for the third consecutive time, made a scathing attack on the BJP and said that a probe can be conducted on how the votes of Yadavs and Muslims have been reduced in almost every Vidhan sabha seat.

“This government is not made by people, even people don’t believe how they again formed the government. They and their machinery snatched away the government from the Samajwadi party because they knew if they lose power in UP they’ll lose power in Delhi,” Akhilesh said.

Attacking the BJP, Akhilesh Yadav said, “The Gujarat businessmen and industrialists have enjoyed the maximum loan waiver. Despite forming the government twice, the current government has only increased unemployment and poverty across the state.”

“Agni Veers were being recruited in Farrukhabad, lakhs of youth had come for recruitment, but the government has betrayed the country’s army. The youth were coming for Army recruitment because of poverty and unemployment,” he further said.

“This government is playing with the reservation system. Ever since they came to power, atrocities towards Azam Khan have been unstoppable. Even the officers have been instructed that they will only get promotions if they continue to do atrocities,” said Akhilesh Yadav.

The SP Chief further took a jibe at the free ration scheme of the BJP and called it an election gimmick.

“They have made ration free as elections are approaching in some states. They can make ration free but can’t provide stretcher or ambulance to poor people in villages while they give huge benefits to big businessman,” the SP Chief said.

Earlier on September 20, Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, held a protest march against the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government, highlighting issues in the state before the commencement of the Monsoon Session of the state legislature.

The Leader of Opposition (LoP) Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP government of stopping him and his party members from marching to the Vidhan Bhavan.

However, the BJP hit back at the protests and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prashad Maurya said that the march was not related to the benefit of the common people. (ANI)

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Festive Spirits Return To Pre-Pandemic High In Delhi

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

After a hiatus of 2 years, the festive fervor is back in New Delhi’s mini Bengal, Chittaranjan Park, which is known for its Durga Puja celebrations.
From huge beautiful Maa Durga Pandals to drooling dishes, the preparations of the festival are in full swing and the devotees are all set to celebrate Durga Puja just the same way in the pre-pandemic era.

Ashish Shome, Treasure, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav themed pandal, CR Park told ANI, “In 2022, we are going to celebrate the 47th year of this Durga Puja, during last two years of Covid-19 we could not perform Durga Puja in a proper way, but this year we are coming back just like the same way in 2019, same scale and the same enthusiasm. This year our theme is Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and we will be having a big flag on top of the pandal, we are going to organize many cultural events for entertainment purposes. But due to Covid, this year’s money flow is not up to the mark, so we are not spending a lot of money on these events, but in other areas, the celebrations will be the same as in 2019.”

‘Dhakis’, the traditional drummers without which the celebrations of Maa Durga festival are incomplete can be seen back in CR park.

In conversation with ANI, Partha Banerjee, Committee member, CR Park, said, “This year we have been advised by the police not to invite any big celebrity during Durga Puja to avoid the unnecessary crowd. Last year due to Covid, Durga Puja celebrations were done at a minimum scale, we are told to follow all protocols, to wear masks, and maintain social distancing, this year there are no such restrictions, but it’s being celebrated after 2 years so this time the crowd is going to be large in numbers, much more than 2019. Previously we had a footfall of over 1 lakh people every day, even more than that on Ashtami and Navami. But this year we just can’t imagine how massive it’s gonna be. But we are prepared for that and we are taking all the precautionary measures. We have our own bouncers and police support.”

The Hindu festival of Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is a yearly celebration that honors the Hindu goddess Durga and commemorates her victory over Mahishasur.

Over the years, Durga Puja has become an inseparable part of Indian culture with innumerable people celebrating this festival in their own unique way while pertaining to tradition.

Hindu mythology holds that the goddess comes to her earthly abode at this time to bless her devotees. For the Bengali community, Durga Puja is the biggest festival. This year Maha Shashti falls on October 1 and Vijaya Dashami on October 5.

The significance of Durga Puja goes beyond religion and is revered as the celebration of compassion, brotherhood, humanity, art, and culture. From the reverberation of ‘dhaak’ and new clothes to delicious food, there remains a merry mood during these days. (ANI)

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Neeraj Takes Part In Garba Night: Vadodara

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

India’s star javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra shook a leg with his fans while participating in a Garba night at one of the venues of the 36th National Games in Vadodara in Gujarat.

On Wednesday, Chopra surprised his fans by appearing at the event, upping their enthusiasm and joy.
India’s Golden Boy @Neeraj_chopra1 attends special Garba night in #Vadodara among thousands of people The enthusiasm and celebrations at the garba ground multiplied when he surprised his fans at the spot #36thNationalGames #NationalGames2022,” tweeted SAI Media.

Chopra made history earlier this month, becoming the first-ever Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League trophy, a top-tier athletics competition, achieving the best throw of 88.44 m to clinch one of the biggest wins of his career.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 36th National Games at a grand Opening Ceremony to be held here at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The Prime Minister will also address athletes from across the country taking part in the National Games. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur and other dignitaries will also attend the opening ceremony.

National Games are being held in the state of Gujarat for the very first time. It will be organised from 29th September to 12th October 2022. Nearly 15,000 sportspersons, coaches, and officials from across the country will be participating in 36 sports disciplines, making it the biggest National Games ever.

The sporting events will be organised in six cities of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.

Olympic Games Weightlifting silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will be the biggest draw at the Mahatma Mandir Complex in Gandhinagar when the 36th National Games gather steam on Friday, with competitions in nine more sports beginning a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the Games open at a spectacular ceremony.

The women’s 10m Air Rifle contest featuring home favourite, Olympian Elavenil Valarivan and West Bengal’s Mehuli Ghosh will also capture attention at the Ahmedabad Military and Rifle Training Centre here. On a day when three Shooting gold medals will be decided, 2012 Olympic Games silver medallist Vijay Kumar’s comeback will also be watched with much interest.

Besides Weightlifting, Friday will offer athletes in Archery, Athletics, Fencing, Gymnastics, Kho-Kho, Roller Sports, Rowing and Wrestling the opportunity to showcase their skills on the grandest stage in Indian sport. There will also be gold medal matches in Rugby 7s in Ahmedabad and Netball in Bhavnagar.

The Table Tennis events were held in Surat last week to facilitate the country’s best to compete before heading to China for the World Championships. The early phase of competition in Kabaddi, Rugby 7s and Tennis in Ahmedabad as well as Netball in Bhavnagar started a couple of days ago. Lawn Bowls in Dholera and the 25m Rapid Fire pistol event here have seen some action already.

In IIT Gandhinagar, the entries of Commonwealth Games medallists Sandeep Kumar and Priyanka Goswami headline the 20km walk events for men and women respectively. And in the wake of the success of Triple Jumpers Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker in the Commonwealth Games, considerable attention will also be focused on the jumping pit.

Not far from IIT, the Mahatma Mandir complex will spring alive with medals on offer in Weightlifting, Fencing and Wrestling while the picturesque Sabarmati Riverfront will have the best of India’s Rowing and Roller Sports athletes on view. And in the sylvan settings of the Sanskardham School, Archery and Kho-kho competitions will get underway.

The National Games caravan, which has already touched the cities of Surat and Bhavnagar besides Ahmedabad, will roll into Vadodara with the Gymnastics competition starting on Friday. The men’s and women’s team medals in Artistic Gymnastics will be the first to be decided in the five-day competition.

Pranati Nayak (West Bengal) and Protistha Samanta (Tripura) as well Satyajit Mondal (West Bengal) and Saif Tamboli (Services), who competed in the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are among the gymnasts who will hold the fans at the Sama Indoor Sports Complex in thrall with their talent that combines power and grace. (ANI)

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Tharoor To File Nomination For Cong Prez Post Tomorrow

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is scheduled to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential elections of the All India Congress Committee on Saturday.

As per the information, Tharoor will visit 24 Akbar Road at 12.15 pm tomorrow.
He will subsequently hold a press conference at 1.00 pm at his residence on 97 Lodhi Estate (opposite Airforce Bal Bharti Public School)

Meanwhile, party leader Digvijaya Singh, another contender for the topmost position in the party, will also file his nomination tomorrow between 11 am and 3 pm.

Tharoor welcomed Singh’s candidacy and said that both of them have agreed to consider it a friendly contest.

“Received a visit from @digvijaya_28 this afternoon. I welcome his candidacy for the Presidency of our Party. We both agreed that ours is not a battle between rivals but a friendly contest among colleagues. All we both want is that whoever prevails, @incIndia will win!,” Tharoor tweeted.

Notably, another prominent contender for the President post in the party, Ashok Gehlot recently announced that he will not contest the elections.

“I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi and requested him to fight the polls (for Congress President). When he didn’t accept, I said I’ll contest but now with that incident (political crisis in Rajasthan), I have decided not to contest the elections,” CM Gehlot said.

Gehlot’s remarks came after the veteran leader met with the party’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath in the national capital.

Rajasthan CM further apologized for the ruckus in Rajasthan triggered by his loyalists over a possible leadership change in the state after Gehlot was set to file his nomination papers for the Congress chief polls.

Gehlot said that whatever happened in the state in the past two days had shocked everyone.

On being asked if he will remain Rajasthan CM, Gehlot said, “I won’t decide that, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will decide that.”

“One-line resolution is our tradition. Unfortunately, a situation arose that resolution wasn’t passed. It was my moral responsibility (to pass the resolution), but despite being a CM I couldn’t get it passed,” he added.

Talking to reporters, Gehlot said the party works under the Congress president and decisions will be taken in the time to come.

He said Congress workers worry about the direction in which the country is heading and tackling the issue was more important. (ANI)

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6 Airbags Mandatory In Passenger Cars From October Next Year

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari approved the proposal mandating a minimum of 6 airbags in passenger cars and said the new rule will come into effect from October 1, 2023.

In a series of tweets Union, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the safety of all passengers traveling in motor vehicles, irrespective of their cost and variants, is the foremost priority.
“Considering the global supply chain constraints being faced by the auto industry and its impact on the macroeconomic scenario, it has been decided to implement the proposal mandating a minimum of 6 Airbags in Passenger Cars (M-1 Category) w.e.f 01st October 2023,” tweeted Gadkari.

Earlier in order to enhance the safety of occupants of the motor vehicle against lateral impact, it had been decided to enhance safety features by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989.

A draft notification had been issued on January 14, 2022.

” The draft mandated that vehicles of category M1, manufactured after 1st October 2022, shall be fitted with two side/side torso airbags, one each for the persons occupying front row outboard seating positions, and two side curtain/tube airbags, one each for the persons occupying outboard seating positions,” read a statement by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Earlier on September 6, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari highlighted the importance of seatbelts in a car and said that it would be mandatory for all the passengers in a car to wear them.

Sharing a video from an event, the Union Minister said that seatbelts will be mandated.

“It will now be mandatory for all the people sitting in the car to wear a seat belt,” tweeted Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

In the video, he also highlighted that the safety beeps will now be present for rare seats along with the front seats which will buzz if one doesn’t put on a seat belt.

His remarks came after well-known industrialist and former Tata Sons chairman Mistry died in a road accident near Mumbai on Sunday evening. Reports of him not wearing the rare seat belt soon made rounds after the accident.

According to Palghar Police, Mistry was traveling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his car hit the divider. There were four people in the car. Two died on the spot, including Mistry, while the other two were shifted to hospital. (ANI)

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Will Not Contest Cong Prez Polls: Gehlot

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that he will not fight for the post of Congress chief.

His remarks came after the veteran leader met with party’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath in the national capital.
“I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi and requested him to fight the polls (for Congress President). When he didn’t accept, I said I’ll contest but now with that incident (political crisis in Rajasthan), I have decided not to contest the elections,” CM Gehlot said.

Gehlot also apologised for the ruckus in Rajasthan triggered by his loyalists over a possible leadership change in the state after Gehlot was set to file his nomination papers for the Congress chief polls.

Gehlot said that whatever happened in the state in the past two days had shocked everyone.

“I had a conversation with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. Whatever happened two days ago shocked us. It gave a message that all of it happened as I wanted to be CM. I apologised to her,” said CM Gehlot addressing the media persons after meeting Sonia Gandhi.

Further in his address to the media persons, Gehlot said that he won’t contest the elections in this atmosphere. “I won’t contest these elections in this atmosphere, with moral responsibility,” Gehlot said.

On being asked if he will remain Rajasthan CM, Gehlot said, “I won’t decide that, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will decide that.”

Talking to reporters, Gehlot said the party works under the Congress president and decisions will be taken in the time to come.

He said Congress workers worry about the direction in which the country is heading and tackling the issue was more important.

Also, today Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh collected his nomination papers and announced that he is likely to file his nominations tomorrow between 11 am to 3 pm.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has announced that he will submit his nomination for the post at 12.15 pm tomorrow.

The filing of nominations for the top Congress post will take place till September 30, and the election will take place on October 17. (ANI)

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PFI Kerala General Secy Handed Over To NIA

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

Senior PFI leader from Kerala Abdul Sattar, who had been allegedly absconding but was arrested soon after the radical outfit was banned in India, has been handed over to the NIA, a senior police official said Thursday.

Sattar, the Kerala state general secretary of the Popular Front of India, was arrested from his office in Kollam district Wednesday. His arrest came hours after the government announced a ban on PFI for allegedly having terror links.
Sattar had called for a state-wide hartal on September 23 against raids on the outfit and arrests of its leaders. During the hartal, there were reports of violence from Kerala.

Karunagappally Assistant Commissioner of Police Pratheep Kumar said the state police were on alert and watching Sattar for nearly a week.

“Sattar was initially absconding and appeared in public later. He was arrested from his office in Kollam and handed over to (National Investigation Agency) NIA officials last night,” the ACP added.

On Wednesday, after the government announced the ban on PFI, Sattar disbanded the outfit and asked all its members to cease their activities.

“All PFI members and the public are informed that the PFI has been dissolved. MHA has issued a notification banning PFI. As law-abiding citizens of our great country, the organisation accepts the decision,” he had said.

The Union Home Ministry has declared the PFI and its associates “as an unlawful association” and banned them for five years. It said that PFI and its affiliates operate openly as a socio-economic and political organisation “but they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalise a particular section of the society” to undermine the concept of democracy.

The ban has been imposed on PFI affiliates Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation.

The government’s move to ban the PFI came after two nationwide raids, including Kerala, Karnataka and Delhi, against the outfit within a week. More than 100 people linked to the organisation were detained during the raids. (ANI)

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