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Archive for: October 2018

Onion Rising to Topple Govt? :Wholesale Market SkyRocketing

[New Delhi] Onion Rising Again to Topple Govt? :Wholesale Market Shoots Up
Wholesale onion prices in the national capital have shot up to Rs 23 per kg in last ten days on tight supplies from producing states
A similar increase was seen in the retail markets, where the kitchen staple was quoted in the range of Rs 30-40 per kg depending on the quality and locality.
Meanwhile at Lasalgoan in Nasik district of Maharasthra, Asia’s largest wholesale market for onion, prices skyrocketed to Rs 21-22 per kg on reports of a possible drop in the kharif output of the bulb crop because of heat wave in the state.
Their are Eleven major onion producing states

अकाल तख्त के जत्थेदार ज्ञानी गुरबचन सिंह का इस्तीफा:सिख धर्म सियासत

[अमृतसर,पंजाब] अकाल तख्त के जत्थेदार ज्ञानी गुरबचन सिंह ने इस्तीफा दिया
इसके लिए उन्होंने अपने खराब स्वास्थ्य का हवाला दिया है|
मीडिया में जारी विज्ञप्ति में बताया गया कि उन्होंने अपने इस्तीफे का खत शिरोमणि गुरुद्वारा प्रबंधक समिति के अध्यक्ष गोविंद सिंह लोंगोवाल और एसजीपीसी के कार्यकारी सदस्यों को भेजा है । मालूम हो के वर्तमान सी एम कैप्टेन अमरंदेर सिंह ने सिख धर्म की सबसे बढ़ी संस्था एस जी पी सी पर कब्जे के लिए शिरोमणि अकाली दल के वर्चस्व को चुनौती दी हुई है

1st Akbar Is Out Of BJP’s Darbar: Resigns:#MeToo

[New Delhi]1st Akbar Is Out Of BJP’s Darbar: Resigns:#MeToo
Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar stepped down Wednesday following a spate of allegations of sexual harassment during his days as editor of several publications.
In a brief statement, Akbar said he had decided to seek justice in a court of law in his personal capacity.
He also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for giving him the opportunity to serve the country.
Over the last fortnight, about 20 women have come forward to narrate their experiences of alleged sexual harassment at the hands of Akbar.

No Merger Of Chandigarh’s DSP Post With DANIPS :MHA

[New Delhi]No Merger Of Chandigarh’s DSP Post With DANIPS :MHA
1] The notification of MHA dated 25.09.2018 merging the posts of DSPs of Chandigarh Police with DANIPS has been kept in abeyance till further orders.
2). The UT/ Chandigarh administration has also been advised that in filling up civil posts, the ratio of 60:40 may be used as between Punjab and Haryana, wherever it is being followed conventionally.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also advised that it may be made optional for Sikh women, riding a two wheeler or sitting pillion, to wear protective head gear, as per the extant practice in Delhi.

“BURFI” Smuggling in Press Vehicles In Punjab Caught

[Chd,Pb]Sweet Smuggling in Press Vehicles In Punjab
Food Safety Team Pathankot in two different inspections nabbed two newspaper carrying vehicles smuggling alleged adulterated sweets
Team intercepted a TATA Ace vehicle carrying 150 kg boondi dana and about 100 kg burfi.
The driver disclosed that the boondi dana was associated with Inderjit Krishanlal & Sons, Gandhi Camp Jalandhar and produced a challan for the same but no proof regarding carrying burfi was produced.
In a similar incident, 4.05 quintals of sweets linked with Kishore Petha House, Mukerian, hidden under the newspaper stock is caught
It also had 1000 kg of sweets linked with Lovely Sweets, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar. The samples of sweets namely ladoos, gulabjamun, burfi and gurh-paare were seized.

Naamdhari Baba Udai Accpts To Cleanse Polluting “Budha Nallah”

[Ldh,Chd,Pb] Naamdhari Baba Udai Singh To Clean Up Polluting “Budha Nallah”
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered the constitution of a Special Task Force to free the Budha Nallah of polluting effluents in mission mode.
The task force, with Baba Udai Singh of Naamdhari Sect as its patron, will submit its report to the Chief Minister within two months,
CM has also asked the Local Government department to submit a proposal to enhance the existing capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) from the current 516 MLDs to 675 MLDs, besides augmenting the treatment facilities for industrial effluents.
Captain Amarinder Singh has directed both the Local Bodies + Industries departments+ Principal Secretary Water Resources to draw up a detailed plan for a lasting remedy for channeling and beautification of the 14 KMs of length of the Nallah, which flows through the city.
At present close to 700 MLDs water was flowing in the Nallah, of which 80% was coming from municipal sewerage with industries contributing around 15%.

Air Hostess Falls off Air India Aircraft, Hospitalised

[Munbai] Air Hostess Falls off Air India Aircraft, Hospitalised
A 53-year-old air hostess suffered serious injuries in Air India flight AI 864 operating on Mumbai-Delhi route,
“The woman crew member was closing the door for the push back when she fell from the aircraft, ” the source said. She has been admitted to Nanavati Hospital.

MJ Akbar Maintaing His “Iqbal”Denies #MeToo Allegations

[New Delhi]MJ Akbar Maintaing His “Iqbal”Denies #MeToo Allegations
Union minister M J Akbar on Sunday rejected allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him by multiple women and threatened to take legal action against them.
The Minister of State for External Affairs issued a statement hours after he returned from a trip to Africa.
He said “Allegations of misconduct made against me are false and fabricated. These false, baseless and wild allegations have caused irreparable damage to my reputation,”
Akbar further said his lawyers will look into these “wild and baseless” allegations, and questioned why this storm has risen a few months before a general election.

Mumbaiker Journo “Herman”Attacked Near Own Home

[Mumbai]Mumbaiker Journo “Herman”Attacked Near Own Home Herman Gomes, working with a private TV channel, was returning home along with a friend in a taxi late Saturday night.
When he got out of the cab around 1.30 am on Sunday, he saw four to six persons waiting near his house in Gamdevi area,
The persons started abusing Gomes and later allegedly assaulted him.
Journalists’ associations in the city condemned the attack and alleged that police did not file the victim’s complaint promptly.
The Mumbai Press Club termed the attack on Gomes as a “dastardly act”.
An association of crime reporters in the city, in a statement, demanded immediate arrest of the assailants.

Farmers in Pb & Hary Continue to Defy Ban on Stubble Burning

[Chandigarh] Farmers in Pb & Hary Defy Ban on Stubble Burning
Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is a major cause of air pollution not only in the two states but also in the national capital.Punjab has so far seen over 330 incidents of crop residue burning while Haryana has witnessed 701 incidents of stubble burning
Paddy growers claim, they are “compelled” to do so in the absence of any financial support from the government for farm waste management.
The situation is likely to aggravate this year as the window period for managing the paddy crop residue has got shortened by at least 10 days because of rains last month that delayed paddy harvesting and some farmers said they will resort to stubble burning over taking the farm mechanization route.