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From fight against corruption to fight against common man! Bedi is now eager to face Kejriwal in poll battle

January 16, 2015

New Delhi, Jan 16: In all probability, Delhi assembly election is likely to turn into a presidential-style face-off. Kiran Bedi, who was once part of anti-corruption campaign launched by Arvind Kejriwal, is now poised to contest against Arvind Kejriwal and lead a political battle against Aam Admi Party, which has poised to end corruption.

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"I'm ready to fight Kejriwal directly in his constituency," Bedi, who has now emerged as the new BJP leader in Delhi told a news channel, here on Friday.

After Kiran Bedi, there is speculation that former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi may also join BJP soon. According to ANI report, Shazia Ilmi had met BJP cheif Amit Shah. When asked whether she also plans to join BJP, Shazia Ilmi cryptically said: "Give me some time, I will surely let you know."

On Kiran Bedi joining the BJP, Shazia Ilmi said, "people are saying it's a masterstroke. I had an idea about this. Individually as a person, I am happy for her."

"Delhi isn't like Maharashtra and Jharkhand. BJP needed a strong face just like Arvind Kejriwal's," Ilmi added.

"Kiranji stands for integrity, she may be the strong face BJP needed," Ilmi further said.

AAP, on its part, fired its first salvo against the former IPS officer. "Now that she has entered politics, Kiran Bedi will have to answer on the meters put by BJP Delhi chief Satish Upadhyay's company," AAP leader Manish Sisodia said on Friday.

BJP had on Thursday inducted Kiran Bedi amid strong indication that it could project the country's first woman IPS officer as its CM candidate.

Declaring that Bedi would contest the assembly elections, BJP chief Amit Shah said the party's parliamentary board was expected to meet shortly to decide on whether to declare her as the CM candidate to take on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal - a call that could well turn out to be the game changer for the prestigious contest.

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May 30,2020

Coronavirus lockdown in India has been extended till June 30 with more relaxations.

While the lockdown has been extended in containment zones, relaxations outside containment zones include reopening of religious places for public  from June 8. 

Hotels, restaurants and shopping malls also to open from June 8. Decision on opening educational institutions to be taken in July.
 

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Agencies
August 8,2020

Idukki, Aug 8: Nine more bodies have been recovered from the landslide ravaged Pettimudi near Munnar in Idukki on Saturday. With this the death toll in the tragedy reached 26. Around 40 are feared to be still trapped under the debris or washed away.

The rescue operation by NDRF and Fire and Rescue Services that was stopped by Friday evening due to poor light and bad weather resumed by Saturday morning.

Horrifying scene prevailed in the area as relatives of the missing people screamed around in search of their beloved ones. As it is nearly 48 hours since the incident happened, the chances of recovering missing persons alive from the debris is becoming bleak. Three of the bodies recovered on Saturday could not be identified till evening.

Kerala Revenue Minster E Chandrasekharan, who visited the area on Saturday, said that search operation would be carried out until all the missing are recovered.

It was by around 11.30 pm on Thursday that landslide had hit the Nayamakkad estate of Kannan Devan Hills and Plantations. Settlement clusters of plantation workers where 83 persons were staying were reduced to debris as the huge rocks came bulldozing. Five of the residents were reported to be not in the spot while the mishap occured.

Meanwhile, heavy rains led to floods at many parts of the state. Red alert has been issued at Idukki, Malappuram and Wayanad districts for Sunday also. A total of 11,446 persons of 3,530 families were shifted to relief camps across the state, of which major chunk is at Wayanad.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that water level at most dams is increasing swiftly.

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February 18,2020

Mumbai, Feb 18: A group of citizens on Tuesday demanded a thorough inquiry into the death of special CBI judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya in 2014.

The group has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, seeking a time-bound probe into the death of Loya.

Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case of Gujarat, died of a cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter.

Social activist Ashok Pai, addressing a press conference on behalf of the group, also demanded proper compensation for the judge's family, saying he was on an "official" tour.

Pai said on Tuesday he met NCP president Sharad Pawar, whose party is a key constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, and raised these demands with him.

Pawar assured to look into the demands, he said at the press conference at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.

"We have handed over a letter to Maharashtra Assembly speaker Nana Patole and dispatched a copy of the letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (seeking a probe into Loya's death)," Pai said.

As the matter relates to "mysterious" death of a sitting judge of the CBI, all facts about it must be made public after a detailed and time-bound probe, Pai said.

The Loya death case had reached the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court had held that Loya had died of "natural causes" and had rejected PILs seeking an SIT probe into the death, questioning their motive.

The SC had held that petitions were moved by political rivals to settle scores which was a serious attempt to scandalise the judiciary and obstruct the course of justice through a "frontal attack" on its independence.

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