Western India

Ambedkar Students' Forum Strongly Protest against the Killing of Gauri Lankesh

In response to the assassination of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, the Ambedkar Students' Forum (ASF) protested strongly at the main gate of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha.

On the evening of Wednesday (September 6th) protest against the assassination of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh by the Manuwadi (Hardcore Hindu) organizations, protest was organized by the Ambedkar Students' Forum and demand for execution of their killers.

In this program organized at the main gate of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, many organizations of Wardha openly supported and were called upon to fight pro-Hindu forces.

On this occasion Manoj Kamble said that killing a woman is like killing a democracy. Indeed, in this country, a brutal murder of a woman introduces chaotic democracy.

On this occasion, Gyanchandra Pal, Dinanath Yadav, Satyavant Yadav, Shilpa Bhagat, Rajneesh Kumar Ambedkar and Ravindra Kumar Yadav etc. kept their word and condemned the growing democracy towards this chaos.

In this protests, many students and researchers of the university registered their resistance. Bhante Rakesh Anand, Vijayalakshmi, Manisha, Sarita, Rajnandini, Ranjit Kumar Nishad, Virendra Yadav, Ramdev Juri and thev youth workers of ASA were present.

Report of Dhamma Ratan from Wardha for IBTN WORLD

Mumbai's Rain: Record Broken for 12 years; Water Rushed into the Hospital, Train Tracks also Sink

Due to the continuous rains in Mumbai, the problems of the common people are increasing. Due to rain from Saturday (August 26), water is flooded in other places, including many streets of the city.

Water is flooded at King Edward Hospital, Parel, although all patients are safe.

The traffic of local trains has also been affected due to water logging on some train stations.

The Mumbai Police has urged people to tweet that if they get stuck somewhere, they can call on 100 or ask for help immediately on Twitter.

At the same time, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has advised the citizens that if they are stuck in the water reservoir and their vehicle closes, then they should not try to start it again.

NDMA has always advised the public to charge their mobile, use the message (SMS) instead of phone calls and go to higher places.

Due to excessive rain, water has been stored in the city. Due to rain, common life and traffic is interrupted. Rainfall in Mumbai has broken records of more than a decade.

It is being described as the heaviest and longest rain since July 26, 2005. With the #MumbaiRains hashtag on social media, common citizens are sharing pictures and videos related to rain.

Some people seem to enjoy rain, so many people are making public the difficulties that are causing this.

It is a matter of concern that according to the Meteorological Department, there is no scope for rain in the city at least for the next 24 hours.

According to the Meteorological Department, Tuesday (August 29) can get tide near 4.30 in the evening. High waves are rising in the ocean due to rain. The common people are advised not to go to the banks of the sea during the tide.

Mumbai traffic police have issued guidelines for the common people due to the problem arising due to the rains.

On Tuesday, industrialist Anand Mahindra tweeted the comparison of Mumbai's rain with the cyclone. Mahindra said in the tweet that he was going to Delhi for the India-Australia meeting, but due to the rain, he canceled the plan of the air travel.

Mahindra wrote, "I told my Australian friends that I am inside the water in Mumbai."

The Regional Meteorological Department recorded 102 mm rains from 8 a.m. on August 27 to 8 a.m. on August 28 in the morning. During this, 63.75 mm of rain in Mumbai's Worli, 78.21 mm in Baiqula, 90.63 mm in Bhandup and 111.96 mm in Vikroli.

On Monday (August 28) from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm, Colaba had 35.8 mm rain and Santacruz had 28.6 mm rainfall. Due to the rain the city has been stuck in many places. On Monday, there was more rain in southern Mumbai.

With the arrival of a monsoon in Mumbai, the issue of potholes on the roads came into the headlines. When a radio jockey launched a campaign against these pits, the Shiv Sena, controlled by the BMC, opposed it.

Gujarat Government not again Created Damaged Religious Sites in 2002 Riots: Supreme Court

In India, the Supreme Court rejected the order of the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday in which the state government was asked to pay the money for the reconstruction and repair of damaged religious sites after the Godhra riots.

A bench of Chief Justice of India, Deepak Mishra and Justice P.C. Pant accepted the appeal of the Gujarat Government challenging the High Court verdict and rejected the High Court's decision. It was said that in order to rebuild and repair the damaged religious structures during the riots, the Government of Gujarat should pay the money.

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Gujarat government, said that our petition has been approved.

Apart from this, the Gujarat government also told the court that the state government is keen to pay the grace amount for the rebuild and repairs of various religious structures, shops and houses damaged during the riots.

Tushar Mehta said, "The government's plan has been accepted."

The Supreme Court was hearing the petition filed by the Gujarat government against the order of the Gujarat High Court.

In its order, the Gujarat High Court had instructed the state government to pay the compensation amount to more than 500 religious places damaged in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Supreme Court Removes Two Gujarat Police Officers

In India, the Supreme Court has ordered those two senior police officers of Gujarat to leave immediately, who were re-employed after retirement. These two officers have been accused of being involved in a fake encounter.

The accused officers include NK Amin and TA Barot. The two officers told the court on Thursday (17th August) that they will leave their respective posts from today.

Amin retired from the rank of Superintendent of Police in August last year. After that, he was appointed by the Gujarat Government for a year on the basis of contractual basis as the Superintendent of Police of Mahisagar district.

Amin Sohrabuddin and Ishrat Jahan have fought the trial in court in the fake encounter case in Sohrabuddin and Ishrat.

Second officer TA Barot made Superintendent of Police (DSP) under Western Railway in Vadodara in October after a month after retiring last year. Barot was also appointed for a year on contractual basis.

Barot has also been accused in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter and Sadiq Jamal encounter case.

While hearing a petition challenging their appointments, the Bench of Chief Justice Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandchud pronounced the order for immediate release of both the police officers.

Former IPS officer Rahul Sharma had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the reappointment of these two tainted police officers.

Earlier, the Gujarat High Court had rejected his petition.

It was said in the petition that the CBI had filed a charge sheet against Amin in two fake encounter cases and he has been jailed in judicial custody for nearly eight years. Regardless of his retirement, the Gujarat government has made him the SP on contract again for a year.

According to the petition, Tarun Barot has also been accused in a lawsuit related to murder, abduction and is imprisoned in judicial custody for nearly three years.

The former IPS officer, through his lawyer Varinder Kumar Sharma, requested the Supreme Court to seal the proposal of Gujarat's top cop, PP Pandey, in which the DGP and IG Police were recommended to step down.

Violence Against Dalits in Gujarat

In Gujarat, a case of the beating of a Dalit family allegedly brutally by some upper caste people has emerged. Here again an attempt has been made to repeat the case like Una case.

According to the news of the Times of India, some people of the upper castes, who had allegedly naked a dalit woman and her son, and then beat them badly by the cane in Kassor village of Sojitra taluka of Anand district of Gujarat.

The case is being told on Saturday 12th of August. In the incident, the crowd of victim Maniben (45) and Shailesh Rohit (21) beat with sticks and abused. In this incident, the people of the Darbar (Cshatriya) community of the village are being told the hand.

According to the media report, Maniben and her son Shailesh work to take away the dead body skin of dead cattle. Police have registered a case under section 323, 506 (2) and SC-ST act of IPC.

Explain that one year ago, four Dalits were brutally beaten up in take away skins of dead cow in Una. In protest, the Dalits had put dead cows in front of government offices in Gujarat. There were demonstrations in protest against this incident across India including Gujarat.