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Mamata’s Pak question for PM' - Are you Pakistan’s ambassador? Have you been put in this post to glorify Pakistan day and night?'

Mamata Banerjee addresses the rally at Siliguri on Friday. Picture by Passang Yolmo

Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she had a question: “I want to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi, doesn’t he feel ashamed comparing our country with Pakistan?”

The Bengal chief minister posed the question at a public meeting in Siliguri before leading her first march in north Bengal against the CAA-NRC-NPR, where the large turnout surprised even Trinamul leaders. 

“Are you Pakistan’s ambassador? Have you been put in this post to glorify Pakistan day and night?” Mamata continued.

On Thursday, Modi had said in Karnataka that those raising slogans against the amended citizenship law should protest against Pakistan and the persecution of minorities in that country.

“If someone says that I am unemployed, give me a job, he says, ‘Go to Pakistan’,” Mamata said.

“Whenever anybody speaks on issues like unemployment, food, industry or citizenship, they are told to go to Pakistan. Despite being the Prime Minister of India, he seems to have forgotten his own country and goes on and on about Pakistan,” she said. “Why should we think about Pakistan? We want to think about Hindustan and the problems here.”

Sources in Trinamul said Mamata had brought up the issue to “expose” how the Modi regime uses Pakistan to divert attention whenever faced with difficult questions, whether on the economy, the citizenship law or elections.

The BJP’s stellar show in the last Lok Sabha polls had been partly linked to its success in creating an anti-Pakistan narrative with the air strikes, made purportedly on a terror camp in Balakot. Before the October Assembly polls in Haryana, Modi had threatened to stop the flow of river water to Pakistan.

Mamata also took a swipe at the BJP-run state governments, accusing them of throttling democracy. “You (BJP leaders) are freely coming to Calcutta and visiting other places (in Bengal), holding rallies and criticising me. But then, why are you denying us entry in Uttar Pradesh and Guwahati?” she said.

The Trinamul Congress chief was referring to visits by her party MPs to Guwahati (during the NRC exercise) and recently to Lucknow. The police in Assam and Uttar Pradesh, both ruled by the BJP, did not let them move out of the airport.

Mamata also addressed the concerns of the non-Bengali population in Siliguri and surrounding areas and sought their support.

“There are people from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some other states who live in Bengal now. All of them are residents of our state. Now if you are being asked to show 50-year-old documents of your families, will it be possible for you?” Mamata said.

The Trinamul chief announced a march on January 9 from Barasat to Madhyamgram in North 24-Parganas and on January 22 in the Darjeeling hills.

[By Avijit Sinha , Via : Telegraph]

DHR set for 1-lakh passenger count -Data show growing popularity of toy trains

Writes : Bireswar Banerjee

In the fiscal of 2018-2019, the number of passengers crossed the one lakh mark for the first time in the history of DHR.(The Telegraph file picture)

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is likely to touch the one lakh mark in terms of the number of passengers for the second fiscal in a row, indicate the data available with the heritage mountain railway.

The mountain rail service that had started in 1881 was bestowed with world heritage status by the Unesco in 1999.

In the fiscal of 2018-2019, the number of passengers crossed the one lakh mark for the first time in the history of DHR.

“From April 1 till December 31 in 2019, 85,545 passengers boarded the DHR trains. Considering the trend, we hope the number will cross the one lakh mark by the end of this fiscal, that is, March 31, 2020,” said S. Chanda, the chief public relations officer of Northeast Frontier Railway.

During the first nine months of the current fiscal, the DHR earned Rs 9.49 crore in ticket sales.

In 2018, 95,443 passengers had boarded the toy train from April to December. The earning of the DHR was Rs 9.63 crore then, said NFR sources.

In the past two years, the DHR took a number of initiatives to popularise toy train rides among tourists.

Introduction of air-conditioned coaches and vistadome bogies and the launch of an afternoon charter ride with on-board refreshments were some of the initiatives.

Last year, the railways had held a number of events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the world heritage status.

“We are now planning to highlight the heritage of the DHR so that people can learn more about the 130-year-old railway. As a part of the plan, a decision was taken to improve the infrastructure of the DHR museums located at Sukna, Ghum and Kurseong stations,” said an official.

Those associated with travel trade are also elated over the spike in the passenger count.

“Toy train is one of the unique properties which pulls tourists to Darjeeling from around the world.

Introduction of new coaches and services led to a rise in the number of visitors. We hope the railways will come up with new plans and decisions to popularise the DHR further. This would in due course contribute to an increase in the footfall of tourists in north Bengal,” said Samrat Sanyal, the general secretary of the Himalayan Hospitality and Tourism Development Network.

[Via : Telegraph

27 year old Woman raped multiple times - who was allegedly raped by 2 drunk men and then by a taxi driver

Woman raped multiple times

The 27-year-old woman, who washes utensils at an eatery, was allegedly raped by 2 drunk men and then by a taxi driver

Writes : Kousik Sen

Awoman returning home after work was allegedly raped by two drunk men and then by a taxi driver who offered to drop her home on December 31 night in North Dinajpur’s Kaliaganj.

The 27-year-old woman, who washes utensils at an eatery, is unmarried and lives with her mother, sister and brother.

Police said the taxi driver and another accused had been arrested. A search is on for the third accused.

“The woman was walking home from the eatery late on Tuesday when two drunk men waylaid her and dragged her to a deserted place, where they raped her. The two were Sujan Burman and Shibu Burman, both residents of the Kaliaganj block,” said a police officer.

“She was severely injured but she could still gather herself and started walking home again. Nakul Mohanta, a taxi driver, spotted her while he was passing by in his car. He offered her a lift home and she got into the car. Nakul drove for some distance and raped the woman in the vehicle. She was dumped at a crossing near the eatery where she works around 3am,” the officer said.

By then the woman’s family members had started looking for her. They found her lying at the crossing. The family later lodged a police complaint. The police started an investigation and arrested Shibu and Nakul. “Sujan is on the run,” the officer said.

The police took the woman to court on Thursday and got her statement recorded before a magistrate. Shibu has been remanded in police custody for four days and Nakul in judicial custody for 14 days.

[Source : The Telegraph]

आपसी विवाद में एक युवक ने दूसरी युवक की ली जान - घटना मदारीहाट की

आपसी विवाद में एक युवक ने दूसरी युवक की ली जान घटना मदारी हाट की !

आपसी विवाद में एक युवक  ने दूसरे दोस्त की हत्या कर दी है ,हादसा गुरुवार सुबह मदारीत के रबींद्रनगर में हुआ, मृतक युवक की पहचान 25 वर्षीय जीवन साहा के रूप में हुई।

घटना के बाद, आरोपी तापस साहा ने खुद को मदारीत पुलिस स्टेशन में आत्मसमर्पण कर दिया।  इस घटना के मद्देनजर रवींद्रनगर में तनाव की स्थिति फैल गई।

प्राप्त सूत्रों से जानकारी से पता चला है कि सुबह करीब दस बजे, रबींद्रनगर रेलवे स्टेशन के पास जीवन और तापस के बीच झमेला शुरू हुआ दोनों में विवाद इतना ज्यादा बढ़ गया कि उस समय, तपस अचानक हत्यार ला जीवन को पीटना शुरू कर दिया ओर धारदार हत्यार से जीवन को प्रहार कर खून से लथपथ कर दिया ,

खून से लथपथ अवस्था में जीवन को मदारीहाट ग्रामीण अस्पताल ले जाया गया ,जंहा डॉक्टर ने जीवन को  मृत घोषित कर दिया।  

मदारीहाट पुलिस स्टेशन के अधिकारी अनिर्बान मजुमदार ने कहा कि आरोपी युवक को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है।  मृतक युवक का शव ,पोस्मार्टम परीक्षण के लिए भेजा दिया गया है !

Child trafficking racket busted, 137 boys rescued in Surat

Child trafficking racket busted, 137 boys rescued in Surat

Around 137 children of age group between 10 and 16 years brought from Rajasthan and other states for household and factory work were rescued from a housing society in Surat early on Sunday.

Officials said multiple agencies conducted a raid around 5.30 am at three building blocks in Sitaram Nagar Society in Pankaj Nagar of Surat from where the children, all boys, were rescued. They also detained around 30 people on charges of human trafficking and were being questioned, officials said. They children were involved in work, in violation of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, which prohibits child labour.

According to police, the detained accused were living with the children in the housing society. Out of the 137 children, 128 are from Rajasthan while others are from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.

The raid was conducted by Gujarat CID Crime (Women Cell), Gujarat Police, Rajasthan Police, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan’s New Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat units, as well as officials of child rights commissions from Gujarat and Rajasthan.

“We received information regarding the presence of children in a housing society in Surat and a raid was conducted jointly with other agencies. Parents of most of the children were aware that their kids are being sent to Gujarat to work, due to unemployment and acute poverty in their surroundings. However, employing a child below the age of 14 in any work and below the age of 18 in a serious, hazardous condition is illegal according to JJ Act,” said Anil Pratham, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) CID Crime (Women Cell).

According to officials present during the raid, the kids were allegedly sold in Rajasthan and then brought to Surat in different groups. “Out of the 30 accused, each was handling a group of 4-5 children and they used to stay in rented apartments of the housing society. A few days ago, Bachpan Bachao Andolan of Rajasthan had done a recce of the place and then shared the information with its Gujarat counterpart. After that Delhi unit of Bachpan Bachao Andolan and CID Crime was also brought in and a decision was taken to conduct a raid on Sunday. We are interrogating the accused go find out about their network,” an official said on condition of anonymity.

“They were kept in inhuman conditions and were made to work in the textile sector, hotels and as domestic workers. Most of the children are from tribal areas of Rajasthan and were trafficked to Surat to provide cheap labour,” said Shailendra Pandya, member of the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. He said further action would include counselling of children to help them overcome the distress of being child labourers, and lodging of a case in Rajasthan.

जनरल बिपिन रावत बने पहले चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ, जानें क्‍या होंगी शक्तियां

नई दिल्ली, आइएएनएस। देश के पहले चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ (सीडीएस) के तौर पर जनरल बिपिन रावत के नाम पर मुहर लग गई है। सोमवार को सरकार ने इसकी जानकारी दी। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 15 अगस्त को यह पद सृजित करने का एलान किया था और 24 दिसंबर को कैबिनेट की बैठक में इसे मंजूरी दी गई। सीडीएस की भूमिका तीनों सेनाओं और सरकार के बीच समन्वयक की रहेगी। कारगिल युद्ध के बाद से ही इस तरह के पद की मांग उठ रही थी। उस समय रिपोर्टों में यह सामने आया था कि सेनाओं के बीच समन्वय की कमी के कारण युद्ध में ज्यादा नुकसान उठाना पड़ा था।

पद सृजित किए जाने के बाद से ही जनरल बिपिन रावत को पहला सीडीएस बनाए जाने की चर्चा थी। रविवार को सरकार ने सीडीएस के लिए अधिकतम उम्र सीमा को बढ़ाकर 62 से 65 साल कर दिया था। इसे भी इस पद पर जनरल रावत की नियुक्ति से जोड़कर देखा जा रहा था। जनरल रावत सेना प्रमुख के पद से मंगलवार को रिटायर होने जा रहे हैं। 16 मार्च, 1958 को जन्मे जनरल रावत मार्च, 2020 में 62 साल के हो जाएंगे।

ट्विटर पर शुभकामनाओं की बाढ़

सीडीएस पद पर जनरल रावत की नियुक्ति की खबर आते ही ट्विटर पर शुभकामनाओं की बाढ़ आ गई। पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह ने ट्वीट किया, 'जनरल बिपिन रावत को देश का पहला सीडीएस बनने पर बधाई। सशस्त्र बलों से संबंधित सभी मसलों के प्रधान सैन्य सलाहकार के नए मिशन के लिए मेरी शुभकामनाएं।' भाजपा नेता बैजयंत जय पांडा ने भी उन्हें बधाई दी। कई ट्विटर यूजर्स ने भी उन्हें बधाई और शुभकामनाएं दीं।

इसलिए पड़ी जरूरत

युद्ध की स्थिति में तीनों सेनाओं के बीच समन्वय सबसे बड़ी चुनौती रहती है। युद्ध के बदलते हालात में देश की सुरक्षा को देखते हुए इस समन्वय की जरूरत और भी बढ़ गई है। सीडीएस की नियुक्ति से इसमें मदद मिलेगी। तीनों सेनाओं को समान गति से बढ़ाने में भी मदद मिलेगी।

यह है प्रस्ताव

सीडीएस की भूमिका रक्षा व इससे जुड़े मामलों में प्रधानमंत्री व रक्षा मंत्री के एकीकृत सलाहकार की होगी। इसके लिए रक्षा मंत्रालय में 'डिपार्टमेंट ऑफ मिलिट्री अफेयर्स' के नाम से नया विभाग गठित होगा और सीडीएस इसके सचिव होंगे। यह विभाग केवल सैन्य क्षेत्र से जुड़े मामले देखेगा। सीडीएस का उद्देश्य सेनाओं को ट्रेनिंग, स्टाफ व अन्य अभियानों के लिए एकीकृत करना होगा। सरकार को बेहतर सैन्य सुझाव भी मिल सकेंगे।

भूमिका और जिम्मेदारी

सीडीएस की नियुक्ति के बाद भी तीनों सेना प्रमुख विशेष मामलों को लेकर रक्षा मंत्री को सलाह देते रहेंगे। सीडीएस को किसी कमांड के लिए कोई भूमिका नहीं निभानी होगी। सीडीएस रक्षा संपदा परिषद और रक्षा प्लानिंग कमेटी के सदस्य होंगे। वह ऑपरेशन, ट्रेनिंग, कम्युनिकेशन और मेंटिनेंस जैसी अन्य बातों के लिए तीनों सेनाओं के एकीकरण पर काम करेंगे।

एनसीए का भी सैन्य सलाहकार होगा सीडीएस

सीडीएस परमाणु कमांड अथॉरिटी (एनसीए) का भी सैन्य सलाहकार होगा। साइबर और अंतरिक्ष से संबंधित तीनों सेनाओं की एजेंसियां, संगठन और कमान भी उसके अधीन काम करेंगे

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ऋणले चुर्लुम्म डुबेका रामकृष्ण ढकाललाइ छोडिन श्रीमतीले, छोरी आमासँगै बस्ने !

काठमाडौँ – चर्चित गायक रामकृष्ण ढकाल र पत्नी निलम साह ढकाल बीच सम्बन्धविच्छेद भएको छ। पत्नी निलम साह ढकालले दिएको निवेदनमा जिल्ला अदालत काठमाडौंका न्यायाधीश विदुर कोइरालाको इजलासमा ढकाल र सह सम्बन्धविच्छेद गर्न सहमत भएको बताइएको छ ।

अत्यन्तै रुचाइएको यो जोडीको सम्बन्ध बिच्छेद भएपछि यो जोडीका फ्यानहरु दुखित बनेका छन् ।गायक ढकाल र निलमले सम्बन्धविच्छेद गर्न मञ्जुर छौं भनी मिलापत्र गरेको बताइएको छ । सम्बन्धविच्छेदको निवेदन ढकालले कानुनी रुपमा मान्यता पाएसँगै सम्बन्धविच्छेद भएको हो।

सम्बन्धविच्छेद पछि छोरी आमासँग बस्ने पनि सहमति भएको बताइएको छ । लालीगुराँस सहकारीमा करोडौँ रुपैयाँ तिर्नुपर्ने अवस्था आएको, घर जग्गा बैँक तथा वित्तिय संस्थाले लिलाम गरेको अवस्थामा उनीहरुबिच भएको वैमस्यताका कारण उनीहरुले सहमतीमा डिर्भोसको निर्णयमा पुगेको स्रोतको भनाई छ ।

सम्बन्धविच्छेदका लागि निलम शाहले मंगलबार निवेदन दिएकी थिइन्। उनीहरूबीच सम्बन्धविच्छेद भएपछि छोरी भने आमासँगै बस्ने भएकी छिन्। शाहले ढकालबाट कुनै पनि अंश वा सेवा सुविधा नलिने भएकी छिन्।

यहि समाचार सामाजिक संजालमा भाइरल भएपछि अहिले ढकाल तनावमा छन् । उनले समाचार नेपालका ठुला देखि साना अनलाइनमा भाइरल भएपछि उनले सामाजिक संजालमा लेखेका छन्, ‘अरुले जेसुकै भनून् तर हाम्रो सम्बन्ध कहिल्यै मर्ने छैन ।’

ढकालले यो खबर ‘गलत’ भएको बताउँदै सामाजिक सञ्जाल फेसबूकमा एक पोस्ट गरेका छन् । उनले पत्नीसँगको तस्वीर शेयर गर्दै आफ्नो सम्बन्ध सधैभरिका लागि भएको बताएका छन् ।

ढकालले सम्वन्धविच्छेदको मुद्दा लिएर अदालत गएको समेत इन्कार गरे । तर जिल्ला अदालत काठमाडौंमा बुझ्दा श्रेष्तेदार आनन्द श्रेष्ठले सञ्चारमाध्यमसँग सम्वन्धविच्छेदको पुष्टि गरिसकेका थिए । उनले अदालति भाषामा भने, ‘उहाँहरुले सम्वन्ध विच्छेद गर्न मञ्जुर छौं भनेर मिलापत्र गर्नुभएको छ । बादी (निलम) ले अंश नलिने गरी मिलापत्र भएको हो ।’

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