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POLICE CASE AGAINST MUSLIM MAN FOR DRESSING AS HINDU DEITY AT WEDDING

A case was registered against a Muslim bridegroom and family members of the bride for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus during a wedding ceremony.

The case was registered based on a complaint from Chethan from Vitla Padnuru village of Bantwal taluk, that the bridegroom had dressed up as Koragajja, a revered Hindu demigod in the Tulunadu area.

The youth also circulated video clippings of the dance on social media platforms which later went viral.

The police registered the case for offences punishable under IPC Sections 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups) and 295 (defiling a place of worship with intent to insult a religion).

SHIMLA RECEIVES FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON

The Himachal Pradesh capital the season's first snowfall on Saturday.

The Meteorological Department told IANS, "Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall, and thus was the season's first snowfall in Shimla town."

Places near Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda have also been experiencing snowfall, turning the tourist destinations more picturesque.

As news of the snowfall spreads, this weekend may see hordes of tourist flock to Shimla, known for the imperial grandeur of its building that were once institutions of power when the town served as the summer capital of British India.

Shimla which saw a low of 0.2 degrees, recorded 14.6 cm snowfall. Kufri and Mashobra also recorded snowfall.

The met office has forecast that widespread rain and snow are likely at some place in the state till Sunday. After the opening of the skies likely from Monday, the minimum temperature across the state could plummet by three to four notches.

Rs 8 CRORE SEIZED FROM TRADER's HOME IN MADHYA PRADESH; 1 CRORE FOUND IN WATER TANK

Shankar Rai, a Madhya Pradesh based businessesman and his family in the state's Damoh district were raided on Thursday and unaccounted cash worth over Rs 8 crore was recovered.

In a underground water tank a bag full of cash was found. In a video shows the tax officials drying the cash. Apart from cash, jwellery worth around Rs 5 Crore was also seized.

Munmun Sharma, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax Department, who raided the tax raid, said, "The Income Tax Department has seized Rs 8 crore in cash from the Rai family which also included a bag containing Rs 1 crore in cash stuffed in a water container. Besides three kilograms of gold was also confiscated."

The raid which started at 5 am on Thursday continued for 39 hours. The tax officials raided more than ten premises owned by Shankar Rai's family.

Mr Rai's family was running around three dozen buses in the name of employees. The department has declared Rs 10,000 reward for anyone giving more information on assets of the Rai family in Madhya Pradesh or any other location.

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES TO BUY STAKES IN MANDARIN ORIENTAL NEW YORK FOR $98 MILLION

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has agreed to buy am indirect 73.37% stake in Mandarin Oriental And York one of the premium luxury hotels in New York City for $98.15 million.

Reliance Industrial investments and holdings, wholly owned uit of Reliance Industries, will by the entire issued share capital of Columbus Centre Corp, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, which indirectly owns the stake in the luxury hotel.

The iconic luxury hotel set up in 2003 named Mandarin Oriental New York located at 80 Columbus Circle, directly adjacent to the pristine Central Park and Columbus Circle.

The hotel has global recognition and has own several influential awards in including AAA Five Diamond Hotel, Forbes Five Star Hotel, and Forbes Five Star Spa, among other.

The hotel has a revenue og US$ 115 million in 2018, US$ 113 million in 2019 and US$ 15 million in 2020. The acquisition will add to the consumer and hospitality footprint of the group.

The company said it will also sek to buy the remaining 26.63% from other owners at the same valuation. The Transat is expected to close by the end of March.

OVER 400 PARLIAMENT STAFF MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID AHEAD OF BUDGET SESSION

At least 400 staff and security personnel working at the parliament had tested positive for Covid-19 between Thursday and Friday during random testing.

The officials told ANI that 402 staff members were tested positive out of the 1,409 staff of Parliament for the virus from January 4 to 8 after which their samples were sent for genome sequencing to confirm the variant.
“Close to 402 staffs were tested positive for COVID-19 from January 4-8 and all samples have been sent to genome sequencing for Omicron variant confirmation,” an official told ANI.

According to an internal message from the staff of Parliament, the staff are advised to follow the precautions as per the guidelines of the government.

“There is a consolidated list of 200 Lok Sabha and 69 from Rajya Sabha and 133 allied staff who have tested positive, but we all need to take proper precautions,” an internal message read.

Several employees of both the Houses of the Parliament were put in isolation after they came into contact with their infected colleagues during work. Various officials of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are also in isolation.

PAINKILLERS, PARACETAMOLS NOT RECOMMENDED AFTER COVAXIN: BHARAT BIOTECH

On wednesday, Bharat Biotech said no painkillers or paracetamol are recommended after being vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.

Saying that it has received feedback that few immunisation centres are recommending taking three paracetamol 500mg tablets along with Covaxin for children, the company clarified that such a step was not required.

Paracetamol was recommended along with certain other COVID-19 vaccines and is not recommended for Covaxin, it asserted.

"No paracetamol or painkillers are recommended after being vaccinated with Covaxin," Bharat Biotech said in a tweet.
Through our clinical trials spanning 30,000 individuals, approximately 10-20 per cent individuals report side effects. Most of these are mild, resolve within 1-2 days, and do not require medication. Medication is only recommended only after you consult a physician," the company said.

'MISLEADING': CENTRE DISMISSES REPORTS THAT CLAIMED INDIA MISSED COVID-19 VACCINATION TARGETS

The union health ministry on Sunday said that a recently published news article by a reputed international news agency claiming that India has missed its vaccination target is misleading and does not represent the complete picture.

It read, "In the fight against global pandemic COVID-19, India's national COVID-19 vaccination programme has been one of the most successful and largest vaccination programmes compared with the many developed western nations with significantly low population base to vaccinate.

So far, India has administered over 90 per cent of first dose and 65 per cent of second dose to its eligible citizens.

Further strengthening India’s fight against Covid pandemic, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has given approval to two additional vaccines in December 2021, taking the number of vaccines given restricted use approval in emergency situation in India to 8, clarified the ministry.

SULLI DEALS 2.0: MUSLIM WOMEN BEING AUCTIONED AS 'BULLI BAI' ON GITHUB APP

Nearly six months after photos of Muslim women were uploaded on an app using open-source platform GitHub, another such incident has come to light. Photos of hundreds of Muslim women were uploaded on an app called 'Bulli Bai', following which many took to social media to complain to the police.

After the news went viral, the Delhi police took cognisance of the matter and have asked concerned officials to take action.
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also raised concern with the Mumbai police regarding the matter and demanded that the culprits should be arrested at the earliest.
She tweeted, "I Have spoken to and DCP Crime Rashmi Karandikar ji. They will investigate this. Have also spoken to for intervention. Hoping those behind such misogynistic and sexist sites are apprehended."

The app appeared to have been taken down after being posted on the Microsoft-owned software sharing platform GitHub which allows anyone to upload an in-development app.

Removing the Sulli Bai app after complaints last time, GitHub had said, "We suspended user accounts following the investigation of reports of such activity, all of which violate our policies."

STUDENTS IN KARNATAKA WERE DENIED ENTRY TO CLASSROOM FOR WEARING HIJAB

A government college in Karnataka's Udupi on Saturday allegedly prevented some students from entering the classroom wearing hijab, according to district authorities.

"Those of us who were wearing hijabs were prevented from entering the classroom," said a student of the college.

Later, a delegation including some students of the college along with some members of the Islamic Organization of India approached District Collector Kurma Rao regarding the incident. Five girls who were stopped from entering the classroom were part of the delegation.

The collector said he spoke to the principal of the college regarding the issue.

"We were told to bring our parents to college but when they arrived, school authorities made them wait for some three to four hours," said a student. "Everything was fine before we started wearing the hijab but now we are being discriminated in this manner," said another student.

The girls said that they have not marked their attendance for the past few days and fear they might face an attendance shortage. College principal Rudra Gowda informed PTI that students are free to wear hijabs inside school premises but not in classrooms "This rule is being followed to ensure uniformity in classrooms," he asserted.

Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) Udupi unit chief Nazeer Ahmed said that the party will stage a protest if the students are not allowed to attend classes with their hijabs.

MAJOR FIRE BLAZE RIPS THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA PARLIAMENT BUILDING

A fire at the South African parliament caused extensive damage on Sunday, collapsing the roof and gutting an entire floor in one building, with firefighters partially containing the blaze after several hours.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia De Lille told reporters there were no reports of any injuries. The cause of the blaze was not yet known.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters after assessing some of the damage that the work of parliament will continue.

No casualities have been reported in the fire, which has also spread to the wing housing the current National Assembly, where parliament sits.

He added that "I believe somebody is being held right now and they're being questioned", but did not give details.

"It does seem like the sprinkler system did not work as it was supposed to, but their (firefighters') appearance and their coming here has saved a very important national asset of our government," Ramaphosa.

The cause of the fire was not yet known, but an investigation was opened.

WEST BENGAL TO SHUT SCHOOLS, COLLEGES FROM TOMORROW, OFFICES TO FUNCTION WITH 50% STAFF

West Bengal Government brought back stricter COVID-related restrictions amid a steep rise in cases, shutting all educational institutions from Monday and allowing offices to operate with a 50 per cent workforce.

At a press conference on Sunday, Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi announced that only essential services will be permitted to operate between 10 pm and 5 am in the state till January 15.

“From tomorrow, all academic activities in schools, colleges and universities will remain closed. Only administrative activities will be permitted with 50 per cent employees at a time,” he said.

Long-distance trains will operate as per their usual schedule. Metro trains in Kolkata will also operate as per their usual timing but with 50 per cent capacity.

All tourist attractions, including the zoos, would remain closed. Besides, swimming pools, parlours, spa, wellness centres and gyms were also told to shut down, he added.

ARGENTINIAN STAR LEO MESSI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Leo Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday.

The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to life in the French capital since an emotional exit from Barcelona last summer. Messi has scored only one goal in 11 league appearances for PSG, although he has netted five times in the Champions League.

Leo Messi will miss Monday's cup tie and will likely also be sidelined for PSG's first Ligue 1 match since the winter break, at Lyon next Sunday.

The other players to test positive were full-back Juan Bernat, back-up goalkeeper Sergio Rico and teenage midfielder Nathan Bitumazala.

"They are currently respecting isolation and are subject to the appropriate health protocols," PSG said. The number of Covid cases in France has topped 200,000 a day this week.

SMRITI MANDHANA AMONG FOUR PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR ICC WOMEN'S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Indian cricket Team batter
Smriti Mandhana was on Friday nominated for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award for her spectacular performances across all formats.

The 25-year-old right-handed opening batter scored 855 runs in 22 international matches across formats during the year at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries.

Mandhana was shortlisted for the top award along with Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of South Africa and Gaby Lewis of Ireland. The award is given to the best overall performer in women's international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) during 2021.

She played an important knock of 49 in India's only win in the ODI series. Her 15-ball 29 and fifty in the T20I series went in vain, though, as India fell short in both the matches and lost the series 1-2.

She made India's first-ever pink-ball Test even more memorable by smashing her maiden century (127) in the longest format of the game. The match ended in a draw and Mandhana was declared the Player of the Match.

With 872 runs in 21 internationals at an average of 48.44 with one century and eight half-centuries, England's Beaumont finished as the highest run-getter in the calendar year.

Mandhana was also nominated for Women's T20 Player of the Year on Thursday. The winner will be announced on January 23.

12 PILGRIMS DEAD IN STAMPEDE AT MATA VAISHNODEVI SHRINE IN JAMMU

Twelve pilgrims have died and 14 others injured in a stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Jammu and Kashmir's Katra early morning on January 1. The stampede was triggered by a heavy rush of devotees, according to officials.

The incident occurred outside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine on Trikuta hills at Katra in Reasi district of the Union Territory. The shrine, about 45 kilomteres from Jammu, is open for devotees round the clock. The deceased include devotees from Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

Police said stampede broke following an argument among devotees. A huge crowd of devotees, who had come to pay their obeisance to mark the beginning of the New Year had entered the Vaishno Devi Bhawan, they said. Many groups of devotees reportedly entered the Bhawan without permission slips leading to chaos, police said.

The rescue operations started immediately after the stampede and the injured were rushed to hospitals, where condition of some is said to be "serious".

Condoling the deaths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan. The injured would be given ₹50,000, Mr. Modi said.

XIAOMI, OPPO CAN BE FINED Rs 1,000 CRORE FOR VIOLATING TAX LAW

Xiaomi and Oppo can be fined Rs 1,000 crore for violating the law, sources in the Income Tax department said today after searches across India last week, underling that inflated expenses led to a reduction of taxable profits of over Rs 1,400 crore.

The Tax department said in a statement, "The search action has revealed that two major companies have made remittance in the nature of royalty, to and on behalf of its group companies located abroad, which aggregates to more than Rs 5,500 crore."

These companies had not complied with the regulatory mandate prescribed under the Income-Tax Act, 1961, for disclosure of transactions with associated enterprises. Such (a) lapse makes them liable for penal action under the Income-Tax Act, 1961, the quantum of which could be in the range of more than Rs 1,000 crore," the statement added.

Sources claimed that a large amount of digital data proof pointing to tax evasion had been discovered and seized during the raids.

Team P.E.O.P.L.E. wishes you all a very happy new year. May this new year bring to your hearts the serenity and peace you deserve. May there be only joy and happiness in your life. As you step in this new year, we wish you new beam of energy to make the most out of 2022 and be the best version of yourselves.
Cheers on making it through 2021, discovering your inner selves,new talents and being the better version of yourselves!
Happy new year!

PILLON RIDING ALLOWED IN THE STATE: ASSAM GOVT

On Wednesday, Assam Govt issued a new set of SOP given the current covid situation of the state.

Pillon riding on a motorcycle has been allowed. However, at least one of the persons needs to be vaccinated at least of the first dose.
The wearing of a mask is mandatory as well.

To have effective control over the current covid situation across the state, Assam Govt on Wednesday released a new set of covid SOP.

The main points are-
1. Curfew timing has been set from 9:00 pm till 5:00 am.
2. Opening of commercial establishments and workplaces will shut down by 8:00 pm.
3. Pillon Riding on a motorcycle allowed with at least one vaccinated person.
4. Inter-District movement is allowed with 100% seating capacity but with passengers having a single dose of vaccination at least.
5. Educational institutions shall be allowed with students having at least a first dose of vaccination. However, a vaccination drive shall be organized 3 days prior before resuming regular classes.
6. Hostels are allowed with only fully vaccinated residents
7. Public Gathering is allowed up to 50 persons for marriages and other related programme
8. Religious places to open with 40 single vaccinated persons per hour for iconic placss and 20 single vaccinated persons per hour for other religious places.
9. Cinema halls and theatres are ordered to remain shut down until further review

On 23 August 2021, Assam Down Town University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology.

Honourable Vice-Chancellor Sir Prof. N.C. Talukdar signed the MoU, in which various important personalities related with the institutions were present at the MoU signing.

The MoU envisages building up a technical relationship between the two institutes in reskilling and empowering the students in areas of ICT either in Digital Literacy or Industry oriented areas or Livelihood activities including Nursing, Hospitality, Management, etc.

Assam down town university has completed 11 glorious years since it's inception and already have a strong international presence with students coming from our neighbouring countries.

The Gauhati High Court granted bail to a student of the IIT-Guwahati, accused of ra**ng a fellow student, calling him and the victim "the state's future assets".

Hearing a bail application by the accused, who is a BTech student, the court said there is a clear 'prima facie case' as alleged against the accused based on all the evidence, however, the investigation in the case is completed and thus it was not necessary to keep the accused in custody.

A prima facie case is a cause of action or defense that is sufficiently established by a party's evidence to justify a verdict in his or her favor, provided such evidence is not rebutted by the other party.

Appearing on behalf of the informant/victim, advocate S Sarma “vehemently opposed grant of bail to the accused in such a serious offence, which is against the society.”

"However, as the investigation in the case is completed and both the informant/victim girl and the accused are the state's future assets being talented students pursuing technical courses at the I.I.T., Guwahati, who are young in the age group of 19 to 21 years only and further, they are being hailed from two different states, the continuation of detention of the accused in the interest of trial of the case, if charges are framed, may not be necessary," remarked the Court while granting him bail.

The Court took into account the following factors to grant bail to the accused:

● The investigation in the case is complete ;

● Both the informant/victim girl and the accused are the state's future assets being talented students pursuing technical courses at the I.I.T., Guwahati ;

● They are young in the age group of 19 to 21 years only ;

● They belong to two different states; and

● Continuation of detention of the accused in the interest of trial of the case, if charges are framed, may not be necessary.

Lastly, noting that there is no possibility of the accused tampering with their evidence or influencing them directly or indirectly, if released on bail, the Court ordered his release on bail.

During the flight from a staging base in the Middle East, the woman went into labour and began to experience complications, the US Air Force said. The mother reportedly went into labor and started having complications during the flight. The aircraft commander then "decided to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which helped stabilize and save the mother's life," according to Air Mobility Command....

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AFGHAN REFUGEE GIVES BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL ON US EVACUATION FLIGHT | The P.E.O.P.L.E Today During the flight from a staging base in the Middle East, the woman went into labour and began to experience complications, the US Air Force said. The mother reportedly went … Read More

BJP party flag place over the national flag at Kalyan Singh's prayer meet On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party came under sharp criticism over a picture from the prayer meet of former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh, who passed away on Saturday. A party flag can be seem placed over the national flag at the prayer ceremony. "As one who had to fight a court case for four years merh for placing my hand on my heart during the singing of the National Anthem, I think the nation should be told how the ruling party feels about this insult," Senior Congress leader and party MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted....

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BJP PARTY FLAG PLACED OVER THE NATIONAL FLAG AT KALYAN SINGH'S PRAYER MEET | The P.E.O.P.L.E Today BJP party flag place over the national flag at Kalyan Singh’s prayer meet On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party came under sharp criticism over a picture from the prayer meet … Read More

20-year-old Samaniya Bhat became the youngest women RJ in Baramulla. Bhat has recently completed her Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication. Samaniya Bhat works with Radio Chinar 90.4 FM, the first Radio Station of North Kashmir which is situated at Sopore. "She is the youngest team member over here when talk about Sopore or Baramulla, she is the first female RJ," Sahil Muzzafar, the Head of Radio Chinar, Baramulla, said....

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20-YEAR-OLD SAMANIYA BHAT BECAME THE YOUNGEST FEMALE RJ IN BARAMULLA | The P.E.O.P.L.E Today 20-year-old Samaniya Bhat became the youngest women RJ in Baramulla. Bhat has recently completed her Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication. Samaniya Bhat works with Radio Chinar 90.4 FM, the … Read More

On the ocassion of Raksha Bandhan, Helping Hands celebrated Raksha Bandhan in Snehalaya Boys orphange, situated in Dhirenpara.

Helpings Hands' members came to know that the orphanage boys never celebrated Raksha Bandhan before, this year was the first time the orphanage boys celebrated this ocassion.

A total of 37 boys celebrated Raksha Bandhan with the team of Helping Hands, the members of organisation tied them Rakhi and later enjoyed breakfast and celebrated this blissful ocassion.

On Saturday Renault India presented a brand-new Liger SUV to Indian wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia.

As a token of appreciation for their stunning performance in the recently concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics and making India proud.

Mr Sudhir Malhotra, Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Renault India handed over the keys of the Renault KIGER to the both the wrestlers.

Renault KIGER SUV is a brand new subbfour metre compact designed and developed for India.

Celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Sravana (July/August), the festival of Rakhi is a symbol of brotherly love, and many mythological, religious and historical stories are attached behind it. On this festival, the sister ties a thread to her brother's wrist and wishes for his long life.

The practice of Raksha Bandhan celebration is being followed since ancient period and its roots can be traced to several mythological stories in the hindu scriptures.

Raksha Bandhan festival spreads the message of peace and brotherhood in society.

Team P.E.O.P.L.E wishes everyone a very happy Raksha Bandhan.

WE CARE along with URBAN YOUTH & ZERO 7 joined their hands together and set out to serve the underprivileged throughout the 5 days of their “INDEPENDENCE WEEK” within the Guwahati city of Assam.
The week began with Independence Day Flag Hoisting on the 15th of August, which was later followed by Mask Donation, Food Donation, Cleanliness Drive and Sanitary Pad Distribution Drive.
Beginning the Mask Drive on 16th of august, they distributed masks to 100 people throughout the area of Panbazar. This was immediately followed by the Food Donation Drive the next day (i.e. 17th August), which served around 50 people amongst the underprivileged residents of the Guwahati Railway Station.
The next morning, i.e., the 18th of August 2021, the entire team set out to the Nilachal Hills of Kamakhya, Assam, and carried out their Cleanliness Drive. Lastly, on the 19th of August 2021, the team concluded their “INDEPENDENCE WEEK” by donating pads to 135 women and girls and educating several men and women about healthy menstruation, all the while breaking the taboo around menstruation.
Actor Ravi Sarma lead the team on the Cleanliness Drive while Actor and Singer Deeplina Deka accompanied them throughout the Food Donation and Sanitary Pad Distribution Drive.
The INDEPENDENCE WEEK helped bringing about hundreds of smiles and immeasurable happiness to the ones that haven underprivileged for decades now.