“We cannot allow these corrupt officers from Islamabad to continue the atrocities. It is totally unacceptable,” Rohrabacher

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Dana Rohrabacher who was earlier a close friend of Pakistan, alleged that the corrupt Pakistani Army officers are involved in the extrajudicial killing of Mohajirs in Karachi.

Pakistan’s powerful army is supporting religious extremism in the country, an influential US lawmaker has alleged as he voiced his support to the rights of the Mohajir community.

The term Mohajir is used to describe the Urdu-speaking immigrants who left India in 1947 and came to Pakistan. A large chunk of them settled in the Sindh province.

Addressing the participants of the conference ‘Mohajir Day on the Capitol Hill’, organised by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Congressman Dana Rohrabacher alleged that the corrupt Pakistani Army officers are involved in the extrajudicial killing of Mohajirs in Karachi.

“They are openly supporting religious extremists. This is not acceptable at any cost,” said Congressman Rohrabacher, a close aide to former US president Ronald Regan.

Rohrabacher, the lawmaker from California who was earlier a close friend of Pakistan, is now one of the strongest critics of Islamabad for it providing safe heaven to terrorists.

The conference was attended by workers and office bearers of MQM from 12 chapters of the US, Canada and the UK, along with representatives of think-tanks, senior journalists, bloggers and people from different walks of life.

A member of the House Foreign Affairs, Rohrabacher said that Mohajirs in general and workers of MQM are suffering in Pakistan.

“I extend my full support to them,” he said, adding that every citizen has every right to defend his freedom and basic rights and the United States is fully aware of the crimes of the corrupt officers from Islamabad.

“We cannot allow these corrupt officers from Islamabad to continue the atrocities. It is totally unacceptable,” Rohrabacher said, adding that it is not at all acceptable that Islamabad is openly supporting the religious extremists and fanatics.

He said “we want to make Karachi a peaceful and prosperous city like Singapore and we will support MQM to get rid of these atrocities”.

Addressing the participants, Nadeem Ehsan, convener of MQM, said that the basic human rights of Mohajirs are violated and they are not even allowed to vote to whom they want, and therefore, the founder and leader of MQM, Altaf Hussain has announced to boycott the upcoming elections on July 25.

Indian rights watchdog sounds alarm over farmer suicides

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India’s rights watchdog has expressed concern over the suicide of hundreds of farmers in the western state of Maharashtra in recent months, calling for an official response. Despite state aid, Indian agriculture is in a dire state due to drought, failed crops, poor infrastructure and low prices for produce, but Maharashtra is particularly badly hit.

The state government there said last weekend that 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May, an average of seven every day. In recent years the state has seen several protests by farmers turning violent.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has told the federal and state governments to report back in a month over the crisis and to spell out what government welfare schemes are available.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likely to seek re-election next year, has promised to double the income of farmers by 2022 and launched a $1.3-billion insurance scheme to protect millions of them. But Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil told the state assembly on Saturday that only 174 farmers had been given compensation, with 122 cases rejected and 329 under review.

Opponents of the government say more than 13,000 farmers have killed themselves Maharashtra since Modi’s BJP came to power in 2014 both in Maharashtra and at federal level.

Jadhav case, ICJ will now fix the matter for hearing

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Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav an ex commander of Indian navy, owned a cargo business in Iran and had been working out of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar ports. “It appears that he strayed into Pakistani waters. But there is also a possibility that he was lured into Pakistan sometime back and fake documents were created on him by the ISI.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on January 23 gave a timeline to both Pakistan and India for filing another round of memorials in the case.

Foreign Office Director General for India Dr. Fareeha Bugti submitted the reply on Tuesday, Radio Pakistan reported, quoting the Foreign Office spokesperson.

Pakistan in its rejoinder, gave detailed answers to India’s submissions to the international court, the spokesperson said, adding that Pakistan also responded to Indian objections in over 400 pages reply.
Pakistan’s counter-memorial was in response to pleadings filed by India in the Hague-based ICJ on April 17.

The ICJ will now fix the matter for hearing.

India had moved the ICJ in May last year after Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism.

A 10-member bench of the ICJ on May 18, 2017 had restrained Pakistan from executing Jadhav till adjudication of the case

Supreme court advises for a tough law against Lynching

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‘There cannot be a right higher than the right to live with dignity and further to be treated with humaneness that the law provides’

The limited role, if any, of a vigilante is to report an incident to the police and not become the law and punisher himself, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday.

A citizen is accountable to the law, which gives him wings to realise his aspirations. In return, the law demands the citizen to pay it obeisance.

When vigilantes involve themselves in lynchings or any other brutalities, they put their accountability to the law on the ventilator.

This is how the Supreme Court explained the relationship between the citizen and the law, and how vigilantism and lynchings destroy the very “majesty of law.”

The court held that it is every person’s duty to protect lives and human rights. No act of a citizen is to be adjudged by any kind of community under the guise of protectors of law.

“There cannot be a right higher than the right to live with dignity and further to be treated with humaneness that the law provides … No citizen can assault the human dignity of another, for such an action would comatose the majesty of law,” the judgment by Chief Justice Dipak Misra for a three-judge Bench observed.

The government cannot allow self-styled vigilantes to take over from law enforcement agencies.

“They [vigilantes] forget that the administration of law is conferred on the law enforcing agencies and no one is allowed to take the law into his own hands on the fancy of his shallow spirit of judgment. What the law provides may be taken away by lawful means; that is the fundamental concept of law. No one is entitled to shake the foundation,” the Chief Justice wrote. Any “external forces” who assume the role of protectors are criminals, the judgment observed.

6 Gold medals & setting Two New World Records Sidhu twins are back

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Tricity’s Star Shooters Twin brothers Udhayveer Sidhu and Vijayveer Sidhu returning home today after Winning 13 Medals (including 6 Gold medals & setting Two New World Records) in Junior Shooting World Cup held at Shul , Germany.
They will land at Chandigarh Airport at 2.45PM
In ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup ,Suhl, Germany ( June 22 – 29,2018)
Udhayveer Sidhu :-
1. Individual Bronze in 25m sports pistol
2. Team Gold in 25m sports pistol with new world record of team score
3. Team Bronze in 10m air pistol

Vijayveer Sidhu:-
1. Team gold in 25m sports pistol with New World Record
2. Individual Gold in 25m standard pistol.
3. Team Gold in 25m standard pistol with New World Record
4. Silver medal in Mixed event in 25m standard pistol.
In World Cup total : both brothers:
Gold – 4
Silver- 1
Bronze- 2
= 7..

In 28th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes ,Czech Republic ,July 11-15,2018
Udhayveer Sidhu:-
1. Individual Bronze in 25m sports pistol
2. Team Gold in 25m sports pistol.
3. Team Silver in 10m Air pistol.

Vijayveer Sidhu:-
1. Individual Silver in 25m sports pistol.
2. Team Gold in 25m sports pistol
3. Individual Bronze in 50m free pistol.

Total both brothers :
Gold -2
Silver- 2
Bronze – 2
= 6

Grand Total –
Gold – 6
Silver – 3
Bronze – 4
= 13

From today, IRCTC will serve these food options in Rajdhani

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From July 15 onwards, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will serve an updated food menu. The step has come in wake of providing better facilities to passengers. IRCTC has also informed that now passengers can track the meals being prepared in the central kitchen through CCTV cameras live. Keeping hygeine concerns in mind, IRCT has also launched ‘Menu On Rails’ where passengers can see the price of meals served in trains. According to an Indian Express report, Indian Railways is taking several reform measures in order to address passengers’ grievances regarding the quality of food served in trains.

Following is the detailed revamped menu by  IRCTC that will be served in Rajdhani Trains:

MENU WELCOME DRINK (2A/3A/CC)

-Nimbu Paani  (200 ml Branded Branded Nimbu Paani in Tetra pack)-Refreshing Tissue

MENU MORNING TEA (2A/3A/CC)

– 2 Biscuit(Marie)-Tea Coffee kit-1 Sugar/ Sugar-free Sachet (07 gms)-1 Coffee (1.5-2 gms) or Tea Bag (2 gms)-1 Milk creamer Sachet (5 gms)

Vegetarian options

-2 Stuffed Paratha & Branded curd (100 gms each) & Pickle-2 Kulcha chana & Branded curd (100 gms each) & pickle (15 gms)-2 Besan Chila with chutney & branded curd (100 gms each) & pickle (15 gms)-2 Veg. Cutlet (50 gms each) with finger chips & boiled veg. (25 gms)-2 Veg. Cutlet (50 gms each)-Paneer-a-la-keive (30 gms) with finger chips & boiled veg. (25 gms)-Dhokla (100 gms) with chutney and Mirch (30 gms) poha (100 gms) with chutney (30 gms)-2 Idly/ Rice Pongal/ Rava upma (100 gms) &Onion Uttapam (100 gms) & Medu Vada (30 gms) with Sambar (100 gms) & Coconut chutney (40 gms)

Non-Vegetarian Menu

-Capsicum/ Onion/ Tomato Omelette of 2 eggs with finger chips & boiled veg. (25 gms)

Accompaniment items   (any one as per the travel Zone)

-2 slice white/ Brown bread (50 gms)-1 Marmalade/ Jam Sachet (15 gms)-1 Butter chiplet (08-10 gms)-1 Pickle Sachet (15 gms)-1 Salt & Pepper Sachet (each)Tea/ Coffee

1 kit**Tea/ Coffee kit as in Morning Tea

MENU FOR LUNCH/ DINNER (2A/3A/CC)

Item

Veg Soup-Soup sticks-02 (20 gms packed) branded with veg kabab/ Mini Idli/ Vada (50 gms) & Butter chiplet (8-10 gms)

Soup-Cream of Tomato/ Veg. Soup/ Mushroom Soup/ Sweetcorn Soup (150 ml)

Basmati Rice-Plain rice/ Jeera rice/ Matar pulao/ Fried rice (100 gms).

Paratha/ roti-4 Plain Roti/2 Paratha/ 4 Rumali Roti / 4 Poori (100 gms) /Extra rice in place of Roti.

Dal-Dal Tadka/ Kabuli Chana/ Rajma/ Dal Makhani/ Chana Dal/Choley/ Ghia chana Dal (150 gms)

Accompaniment items

-1 Branded Curd (100 gms)-1 Pickle Sachet (15 gms)-1 Salt & Pepper Sachet (each)

Veg dish (any one as per the travel Zone)

-Mix Veg-Aloo Gobhi-Bharwa Bhindi-Capsicum-Aloo posto-Vegetable Poriyal-Kadai paneer-paneer  Do Pyaza paneer-Navratan Korma-Matar paneer (paneer-70 gms)-Palak paneer-Veg. Kootu- 150.-Dum aloo kashmere- 150 gms-Veg. Jalfarezi- 150.-Shahi paneer-150g (paneer (70 gms)-Veg. Kofta-Malai Kofta

Non-Veg. Dish  (any one as per the travel Zone)

-Fish Moily-Dahi Mach-Fish Curry – 150 gms-Chicken Butter masala- 150 gms( Chicken 100 gms)-Chicken Manchurian-Chettinadu Chicken-Chicken Dish- 150 gms chicken (100 gms)-Murg Jalfarezi- 150 gms( Chicken 100 gms)

Desert Course Branded  (any one as per the travel Zone)

-Branded Ice cream (90 ml)-Kulfi (60 ml)-Payasam-Kala Jamun-(2) Rasgulla-Sri Khand (100 gms)

MENU FOR EVENING TEA (2A/3A/CC)

1 Salted/ Masala Peanuts/ Roasted Gram Chana   (25-30 gms)

1 Veg. Sandwich triangle (60 gms)

1  Samosa/Cheese patties/Kachori/Khasta kachori/Vada Pav/Masala Vada/Bread pakoda/Aloo bonda/patties/Medu pakoda (50 gms) (HOT SNACKS)

1  Indian Mithai/ Motichoor Laddoo/ Dhoda/Balushahi/Sandesh/Mysore paak. (30 gms)

1  Tomato ketchup Sachet (15 gms)

1  Tea/Coffee kit (Sugar/ sugar-free Sachet, Coffee or Tea bag, Milk cream Sachet)

Earlier, it was also reported that the IRCTC has joined hands with delivery service partners TRAPIGO and Shree Mahalakshmi Swayam Sahayata Bachat Ghat (Ratnagiri) to provide the choice of regional or local cuisines to passengers on trains, a Railways said.

TRAPIGO, a startup by IIT-IIM and NIFT graduates, is a last mile ‘B2B’ logistics service provider for food products.

“To ensure reliable delivery of hot and fresh food from the choicest restaurants in the city, TRAPIGO – with its own fleet of delivery boys in co-branded uniforms – will guarantee the execution. Orders placed on IRCTC’s e-catering website www.ecatering.irctc.co.in or Food-on-track’ app will be delivered by TRAPIGO in neat packaging with co-branded tapes, stickers etc. at a nominal fee of Rs. 15,” the statement read.

Indo-US Workshop concludes at PU

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Indo-US Workshop on Safeguarding Dual – Use Chemicals conducted at Panjab University in association with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA ; U.S. Department of State’s Chemical Security Program USA and Gujarat University, India concluded successfully today at Department of SAIF/CIL,PU.

The workshop showcased of a perfect amalgamation of industry and academia. Various vital issues regarding the security concerns were discussed by the team from USA comprising of Dr. Ken Ferguson, Dr. Cliff Glantz and Dr. Radha Kishan. Experts from CSIR-IICT, India; Dr G.V.M Sharma and Prof. K. Ravindranath elaborated further upon this very important issue of safety of weaponizable  chemicals and emphasized upon the need to spread the awareness among the public at large.

Prof V.K. Jain from Gujarat University along with Prof S.K. Mehta proposed to form a minimum document outlining the security norms which should be followed by the Industry for the enhancement of safety. There was a noteworthy contribution by the participants from Bangladesh who further attested the international importance of security enhancements.

The representatives from various industries- Reliance, ONGC, and Panacea Biotec also participated in the workshop and discussed the various problems faced in the industry. Various deliberations and discussions took place all narrowing down to the need to form a document outlining the safety guidelines to be followed by the Indian industries. Prof. Mehta thanked the research/M.Tech students overwhelmingly participating in the workshop.

Cycle tour, Umbrella facility, Post cards and Plantation drive introduced at Capitol Complex

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Shri Santosh Kumar IFS, Chief Conservator of Forest, UT Chandigarh alongwith  Sh. Shri Jitender Yadav Director Tourism Launching some Amenities to facilitate the tourists both domestic as well as international   Like Cycle Tour, Release of post cards & posters focused on the Capitol Complex, including Umbrella Facility and Tree Plantation Drive On the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the UNESCO world heritage nomination of the Architectural works of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex) on 17th July 2018

LTVs to minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh libralised

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Since 2011, nearly 30,000 Pakistanis have been granted long-term visas and, currently, 1,500 such applications are pending, says Home Ministry

The Home Ministry has further liberalised the process for granting long-term visas (LTVs) to minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

The move comes days after one of its officials was arrested by the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly extorting money from Pakistani Hindu migrants for their visa extension, visa transfer and grant of citizenship.

The Home Ministry has reduced the time limit for security clearance of applicants from 45 days to 21 days.

After an application reaches the central system, it’s forwarded to three agencies for verification — the State government, the Intelligence Bureau and the Home Ministry.

“The State government, through the local police, has to run a background check on the applicants who has applied for an LTV. If the State doesn’t reply within 21 days, the system will log them out and the application will be deemed to be cleared. If, in future, there is a security implication, the onus will be on the State government,” a senior government official said.

Once the replies from all agencies are fed in the system, the application is automatically processed.

A Home Ministry official said that since 2011, nearly 30,000 Pakistanis had been granted LTVs and, currently, 1,500 such applications were pending. The LTVs are precursors to citizenship, based on the report given by the State governments.

 

The visa facility, first introduced in 2011 for persecuted Hindus from Pakistan in 2011, was further liberalised after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power in 2014. The LTVs granted to Pakistani Hindus from 2011 to 2014 stood at 14,726.

From January 1, 2015 to July 16 this year, 15,244 LTVs were issued.

In 2015, the government granted concessions to Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Afghanistan nationals belonging to the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Christian and Jain communities, who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, in respect of their entry and stay in India without proper documents or after the expiry of relevant documents.

It also empowered revenue authorities in some States, not including Assam, to allow them to register properties and take up employment.

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2015 that proposes citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians and Buddhists from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India before 2014 has hit a hurdle.

There has been strong resistance to the Bill in Assam as it seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh. Several political and civil groups in Assam have said that the Bill will pave the way for granting citizenship to illegal Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh in Assam in violation of the Assam Accord, 1985.

There have been no exact numbers of such minority refugees from these countries but officials put the figure at around 2 lakh Hindu and Sikh refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan living in India.

There are 400 Pakistani Hindu refugee settlements in cities such as Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Jaipur.

Hindu refugees from Bangladesh mostly live in West Bengal and the northeastern States.

आतंकवाद के ब्यान पर अंबाला कोर्ट में महबूबा मुफ़्ती के खिलाफ याचिका दायर

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चंडीगढ़:

 हरियाणा के अम्बाला में सोमवार को एंटी टेरोरिस्ट फ्रंट इंडिया के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष एवं श्री हिन्दू तख़्त के राष्ट्रीय प्रचारक वीरेश शांडिल्य ने जम्मू-कश्मीर की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री व पीडीपी प्रमुख महबूबा मुफ़्ती के खिलाफ देशद्रोह का मामला दर्ज करने के लिए अम्बाला की सत्र न्यायालय में आपराधिक शिकायत दर्ज करवाई है। अदालत में दिए गए शिकायत पत्र में कहा गया कि 14 जुलाई को दिए ब्यान में पूर्व सीएम महबूबा मुफ़्ती ने कहा कि अगर उनकी पार्टी पीडीपी को तोडऩे की साजिश हुई तो कश्मीर में आतंकी सलाऊद्दीन पैदा होंगे, जिस बयान से महबूबा मुफ़्ती ने आतंकवाद को पनाह देते हुए अन्य पार्टियों व देशवासियों को डराने की कोशिश की है।

एटीएफआई सुप्रीमो शांडिल्य ने अदालत में महबूबा के खिलाफ देशद्रोह का मामला दर्ज करने के लिए एडवोकेट सुमित शर्मा के माध्यम से याचिका दायर की। अदालत ने इस याचिका को मंजूर किया व 17 जुलाई को पूजा सिंगला की अदालत में इस मामले में सुनवाई होगी। शांडिल्य ने याचिका में पीडीपी प्रमुख महबूबा मुफ़्ती पर आरोप लगाया की वह जम्मू-कश्मीर का माहौल खराब कर रही हैं और आतंकवादियों को संरक्षण देकर महबूबा मुफ़्ती कश्मीर का माहौल खराब करना चाहती हैं, जिसे एंटी टेरोरिस्ट फ्रंट इंडिया व श्री हिन्दू तख़्त बिल्कुल बर्दाश्त नहीं करेगा।

श्री हिन्दू तख़्त के राष्ट्रीय प्रचारक वीरेश शांडिल्य द्वारा अदालत में दायर याचिका में यह भी कहा गया कि महबूबा मुफ़्ती के राष्ट्रविरोधी बयान पर गंभीरता से संज्ञान लिया जाना जरूरी है और यह भी मांग की गयी कि उनके खिलाफ राष्ट्रद्रोह का मामला दर्ज कर उन्हें जेल में डाला जाए जिससे कोई दूसरा राजनेता भविष्य में ऐसा कोई बयान देने की हिमाकत न करे। शांडिल्य ने मुफ्ती के बयान को ‘शर्मनाक’ बताते हुए कहा कि ऐसे बयानों से आतंकवाद को बढ़ावा मिलता है और महबूबा मुफ़्ती जानबूझकर ऐसे बयान देकर कश्मीर का माहौल खराब करने की साजिश हर बार रचती हैं।