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06/11/2017

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Mamata Banerjee attacks PM Modi yet again, says GST is 'Great Selfish Tax'
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the Centre's demonetisation move was a disaster.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the Narendra Modi government by terming the Goods and Services Tax "Great Selfish Tax'' meant to harass people and finish the economy.

She said demonetisation was a disaster and urged social media users to change their profile pictures to a black square on November 8 to protest against the note ban.

"Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people. To take away jobs, To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. Got totally failed to tackle (sic)," Mamata posted on Twitter.

Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people. To take away jobs. To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. GoI totally failed to tackle

— Mamata Banerjee () November 6, 2017
" is a disaster. On to protest against this scam that destroyed the economy, let us also change our Twitter DP to black," the West Bengal Chief Minister said in another tweet.

is a disaster. On to protest against this scam that destroyed the economy, let us also change our Twitter DP to black pic.twitter.com/yrheSPiZE5

— Mamata Banerjee () November 6, 2017
Trinamool Congress had earlier announced that it would observe 'Black Day' on November 8 to protest against demonetisation across West Bengal.

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18/10/2017

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15/10/2017

Amitabh Malick
A brave Policeman who was in a in search of Bimal Gurung & Team. He was very intelligent in his education. He got a bank job but he decided to serve country as a Policeman. He married months ago. He died in a crossfire while in search operation in Darjeeling. We you.

09/10/2017

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09/10/2017

The Gujarat High court commuted the death sentence of 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case to life term. On Monday, the High Court also upheld the life imprisonment awarded to 20 convicts.

09/10/2017

Microsoft is going to stop producing Windows Mobile in future.

When Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Mobile it was seen as the mobile counterpart of the world's largest mobile OS's last saving grace. But Microsoft has finally called it quits with Windows Mobile.
Microsoft Windows Phone platform has been dead for more than a year, but it was never made official by the company. It is only now that the company has come out and said that the tech-giant will no longer be developing new features or hardware for Windows 10 Mobile.

09/10/2017

Supreme Court banned in Delhi-NCR

It will be a smoke-free Diwali this year in Delhi and in the National Capital Region (NCR) thanks to the Supreme Court (SC) which on Monday banned the sale of fireworks ahead of the annual festival on October 19.
While the SC had issued a similar ban in the NCR region last year, it didn't have the opportunity to observe the impact on pollution levels , it said. Therefore it also ordered that a relevant agency compute the impact of a noise-and smoke-free festival this year.

Source:TOI

09/10/2017

Bengaluru airport to be the first Aadhaar-enabled airport in the country

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to be the first Aadhaar-enabled airport in the country by the end of 2018.
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has planned to make Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) fully Aadhaar-enabled and with a biometric boarding system.
The initiative aims to make passenger verification process quicker, at present it takes an average of 25-minutes for verification.
Hence BIAL plans to cut down the 25-minute duration to 10 minutes. So, at every checkpoint a passenger can be verified within 5 seconds.
BIAL has set December 2018 as the deadline to make the airport fully Aadhar enabled.
According to a Times of India report, BIAL executive director and president Hari Marar said "As there is a significant growth in passenger traffic, it is necessary to implement systems that allow quicker transit time, ensuring the smooth ingress and egress of passengers".
By December 2018, passengers can have a hassle-free access across all checkpoints.

09/10/2017

Depression in Bay of Bengal; heavy rains likely in Odisha

Odisha is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain and gusty surface wind in the next two days due to the formation of a depression over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining north Bay of Bengal.
Under its impact, rain and thundershower are likely to occur in most parts of north Odisha and in several areas in south Odisha districts in the next 24 hours.
Many parts of Odisha have been lashed by downpour for the last couple of days because of a cyclonic circulation and low pressure.
The depression system, which lay centred east-northeast of Balasore and northeast of Paradip, is likely to move west- northwestwards initially and then intensify into a deep depression during the next 24 hours, the meteorological centre here said.
It may trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Angul, Dhenkanal and Maurbhanj districts and heavy rainfall at one or two areas in Sonepur, Deogarh, Boudh, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts during the next 24 hours, it said.
The MeT office advised local cautionary signals be put up at the Paradip and Gopalpur ports.
Strong gusty surface winds from the northeasterly direction in north coastal Odisha and wind from the westerly direction in south coastal Odisha with a speed of 45—55 kmph and even up to 65 kmph are likely to prevail along the Odisha coast.
Sea condition would be rough to very rough, the MeT office said advising fishermen not to venture into the sea.

Source:TH

07/10/2017

On , district official asks men in Sambhal to gift to wives

NEW DELHI: It is going to be a different Karva Chauth for the women in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district this year. The district development committee has asked men in the district to gift a toilet to their wives.
"This is just another step by the administration to ensure that Sambhal becomes open defecation free. For this men have to get registered as head of the family or husband with the village committee," Prem Prakash Tripathi, the chief development officer (CDO) of Sambhal, said.

Source: TOI

07/10/2017

Karva Chauth 2017: Importance and origin of Karva Chauth, katha and story of Karva Chauth

The festival falls on the fourth day of the Kartik month in the luni-solar calendar where married women and those reaching the marriageable age pray for the safety and long life of their husbands, fiancés or desired husbands. In India, states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh observe the festival devotedly.
Women observe rigorous fasting on this day, without even drinking a glass of water after sunrise. It is only when the moon rises that they eat something to break their fast. During this time, men are generally expected to feed the first bite of food to their wives.

Here’s everything you need to know about the fasting, rituals and significance of Karva Chauth:

Why is Karva Chauth celebrated?
According to Mahabharata, Karva Chauth can be traced back to the time when Savitri begged the god of death, Lord Yama, for her husband’s soul. Another episode in the epic states that when Arjuna went to the Nilgiris to pray and meditate for a few days, leaving the rest of the Pandavas and Draupadi behind, his wife got worried and she sought Lord Krishna’s help. He advised her to fast for Arjuna’s well-being and reminded her how goddess Parvati did the same for Shiva’s safety. Draupadi adhered to the fast, observing all its rituals carefully and soon Arjuna returned home.
The festival is also associated with wheat-sowing time or the beginning of the rabi crop-cycle, which is probably why Karva Chauth is observed in most agriculture-dependent regions like Rajasthan, Punjab, western UP, etc.

Why is it called Karva Chauth?
The festival falls on the fourth day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar. ‘Karva’ means earthen pots used to store wheat and ‘chauth’ means the fourth day. Woman buy new earthen pots a few days before the festival and decorate it with beautiful designs and put new bangles, sweets, and make-up items inside them. They would then visit other women and exchange the karvas.

How is Karva Chauth celebrated?
In addition to the meticulous fasting, women partake in pujas and prayers for their husbands’ long life and prosperity. They don’t even drink a glass of water throughout the day. After the puja, women wait for the moon to rise, which they look at through a sieve while offering their prayers. According to the religious text, the moon on this day is said to be representative of Lord Shiva or Lord Ganesha.

What is sargi?
According to the rituals, the mother-in-law presents a thali called sargi for her daughter-in-law, mostly consisting of eatables like mithai, matthri, dry fruits, coconut and gifts like saris and jewellery.

Source: Indian Express