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Rahul, Left leaders back JNU students' protest

February 14, 2016

New Delhi, Feb 14: The protest against the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on charges of sedition turned into a political battle on Saturday.

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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the campus in the evening along with some party colleagues, including Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma, charged the already tense atmosphere in the campus.

Rahul was welcomed by some “members and supporters” of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) with black flags.

Left party leaders, including CPM general-secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI leader D Raja, were also present which triggered counter protests by ABVP members.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chose to highlight allegations that ABVP was behind the anti-India slogans against hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The chief minister has ordered a magisterial enquiry.

Earlier, seven students were taken into preventive custody. They were taken to Parliament Street police station and were released later in the evening.

Though the protest, held outside Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, was thwarted, there were other protests during the day on the university campus.After Kumar’s arrest, students and some teachers have been holding protests demanding to know why students are being treated like “terrorists” and were being arrested from the campus.
Upset by the arrest and heavy police presence on the campus, the professors have also expressed concern over the “threat to democratic ethos”.

“JNU has always been a university where there has been a vibrant culture. Excessive police action is uncalled for and has worsened the situation,” the professors said in a statement.

The police, too, wrote a letter to vice-chancellor Jagadesh Kumar asking the University to produce five students who were involved in “anti-national” activities and told the varsity authorities to alert them if such activities take place in future.

Some former Army officers have also threatened to return their JNU degrees saying that they find it difficult to be associated with a university which has become a hub of anti-national activities.

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Abu Muhammad
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Sunday, 14 Feb 2016

Anti-Indian slogan should be condemned and punished. At the same time hoisting Pakistani flag by Sanghparivar, celebrating Gandhiji's murder, installing killers Godse statue & worship, disrespect to constitution, Arms training to Sanghparivar goons, waging war against secular India by openly declaring it as Hindu Rashtra, honouring assassins of Indira Gandhi, Sanghparivars open support and allegiance to British during Freedom struggle - ARE ALL THESE -ACTS OF PATRIOTISM? or 100% ANTI-NATIONAL?

NationalismBef…
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Sunday, 14 Feb 2016

Exposes true face of Rahul G and Left leaders, shame on them for supporting students raising anti-India slogans.

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July 30,2020

New Delhi, Jul 30: Preparing for a long haul in the Eastern Ladakh sector in extreme winters, the Indian Army has an edge over the Chinese as it has deployed 35,000 troops there who have already done tenures in high altitude and cold conditions.

The Indian troops deployed there are mentally prepared for tackling the weather and terrain.
In contrast, the Chinese troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are not used to these conditions as they have been brought from mainland China and are not accustomed to high altitude extreme cold weather conditions.

"We are preparing to provide extreme cold weather portable cabins for around 35,000 troops that have been deployed in the Eastern Ladakh sector," government sources said.

"Our soldiers deployed there have already done a tenure or two in Siachen, Eastern Ladakh or Northeast and they are physically and mentally prepared for a longer deployment there," they said.

The Chinese soldiers deployed on the Indian front include mainly conscripts who join the PLA for a period of 2-3 years and then return to their normal lives, sources said.

Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff situation all along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh from sub-sector north with both sides having deployed around 40,000 troops against each other over there.

The two sides have disengaged at three friction points including Patrolling Point 14, PP-15 and PP-17 and PP-17A.

At PP-17 and 17A, the Chinese have now maintained a small element of close to 50 troops and the remaining elements have gone back into their permanent locations.

The sources said the Army is also not much bothered about the Chinese build-up along the LAC as it has got more than two additional divisions from outside Ladakh sector.

India Army has more troops than what the Chinese have brought there, they said.

For the winter deployment, the Army already has a sizeable stock of clothes and habitat for troops as the Indian army deploys troops at the world's highest battlefield Siachen glacier and is prepared.

For additional requirements, the force is in the process of placing orders for additional tents and shelters from indigenous as well as foreign vendors.

The time for summer stocking is on and we are going to get the additional cabins and tents by that time, the sources.

Months of June, July, and August are considered to be the best time for stocking winter rations and ammunition. The snowfall is expected to start soon in the Eastern Ladakh area where the temperature is already low.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has given financial powers of Rs 500 crore per procurement to the defence forces to address any type of shortages of weapons, ammunition, and habitat.

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May 15,2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala activist Rehana Fathima has been asked to take compulsory retirement from BSNL after she was embroiled in Sabarimala row.

Stating that her attempt to enter the shrine of celibate god in 2018 had spoiled the reputation of the company among customers, the BSNL, in its order asked her to take compulsory retirement, further claiming that her acts were “subversive of discipline and amount to misconduct”.

She was suspended from service following her arrest in November 2018 over Facebook posts.

Fathima, who is a technician with the state-run communications company, said she will explore legal remedies against the order sent by her employer.

The Fathima hit headlines when she attempted to enter the Sabarimala shrine, which has traditionally been closed to women in the age group of 10-50 years.

She did after the Supreme Court order allowing entry of women in the age group of 10-50.

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February 23,2020

Rajghat, Feb 23: The maternal uncle of Dr Kafeel Khan, who was recently arrested for allegedly making inflammatory statements during anti-CAA protests, was shot dead in front of his house at Bankatichak in Rajghat area, police said on Sunday.

Dr Nusratullah Warsi aka Dada (55), a property dealer, was shot dead on Saturday night at about 10:45 pm and an FIR against two people was filed in this connection on a written complaint of his family members.

According to police, it appears to be a case of murder due to monetary and property dispute and they are searching for both the accused.

Dr Kafeel Khan, suspended doctor of Gorakhpur BRD Medical College, was last month arrested under charges of giving a provocative speech during a protest against the CAA and NRC at Aligarh Muslim University and was later charged with the National Security Act.

Warsi on Saturday evening had gone to his lawyer Siraj Tariq's house, a few metres away from his own house, and was returning home on foot when a man shot him in his head, killing him on the spot.

"On the written complaint of family members, case of murder against one Imammuddin and Anil Sonkar has been registered and police has initiated probe and is searching for both the accused. Police met the women in their house and is interrogating them," Circle Officer VP Singh said.

Prima facie it appears to be a case of property and money dispute, he said, adding, three teams have been constituted to investigate the case and soon the accused will be caught.

Dr Kafeel Khan had last month raised apprehension in a Mumbai court about being killed in an "encounter" by the Uttar Pradesh police after claiming that he had been "falsely" implicated in the case by them.

The paediatrician had come to the limelight in 2017 when a controversy broke out after the death of over 60 children in less than a week at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, where he was posted.

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