Processions trigger communal clashes in UP’s Kanpur

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October 2, 2017

Lucknow, Oct 2: The irresponsibility of the organizers of ‘Ram Barat’ procession, a ritual during Dasara, and ‘Tazia procession’ commemorating the death of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, led to communal clashes at two places in Kanpur on Sunday leaving nearly 30 people, including five policemen, injured while nearly 10 vehicles and four shops were either set afire or ransacked.

According to police sources here, the trouble began when a ‘Ram Barat’ procession was passing by a mosque in the Rawatpur locality in the town. Miscreants from the two communities indulged in heavy stone-pelting injuring several people, including a few police officers.

On the other hand the organisers of Ram Baraat tried to prevent Tazia procession on Saturday night. As the issue was being resolved on Sunday morning, bricks were thrown from a temple on police teams involved in negotiations. Police then resorted to baton charge on the crowd.

Clashes erupted at Param Purwa locality when Tazia procession went straight through a pocket where another procession for Durga’s idol immersion was being taken. Tempers flared quickly and the two sides clashed, pelting stones at each other. Anti-social elements torched a police vehicle, ransacked a police outpost and shops and set afire five two-wheelers in the area.

Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob but were attacked with stones and bricks, leaving them injured.

SP (south) Ashok Verma and four other policemen were injured in Parampurwa while SP (west) Gaurav Grover was hit by bricks in Rawatpur. Officials admitted to firing in the air at both the places to control the situation.

ADG (law and order) Anand Kumar said extra police force, including two companies Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and one company Rapid Action Force (RAF), was rushed to assist the Kanpur administration in maintaining law and order. The situation was under control, he said.

Senior police officers rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The cops detained a few persons on the charge of rioting, he added.

SSP Sonia Singh said trouble-makers were being identified through video footage and tough action would be taken.

According to sources, the local intelligence unit had warned the Kanpur police about possibility of communal clash in the city. It had mentioned that people in Param Purwa were stacking bricks and other projectiles.

Two police officers, Kalyanpur circle officer Rajnish Verma, Kalyanpur SHO B P Singh, were suspended for negligence in their response to the clashes. The action was taken on the report of the IG, Kanpur Range, Alok Singh.

A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident and action will be taken on the basis of a report submitted by the ADM, district magistrate Surendra Singh said, adding that National Security Act (NSA) will be slapped on trouble-makers.

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January 22,2020

New Delhi, Jan 22: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has assets worth Rs 3.4 crore, an increase of Rs 1.3 crore from 2015, according to his election affidavit.

Kejriwal's total assets were worth Rs 2.1 crore in 2015.

The cash and fixed deposits of Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal increased from Rs 15 lakh in 2015 to Rs 57 lakh in 2020.

A party functionary said Rs 32 lakh worth cash and fixed deposits have been received by Sunita Kejriwal as voluntary retirement benefits while the rest are savings.

The cash and fixed deposits of the chief minister increased from Rs 2.26 lakh in 2015 to Rs 9.65 lakh in 2020.

There was no change in the value of immovable assets of his wife while Kejriwal's immovable assets' worth increased from Rs 92 lakh to Rs 177 lakh.

The party functionaries said increase in Kejriwal's immovable assets' worth is due to the increased valuation of the same asset as in 2015.

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News Network
March 25,2020

Kolkata, Mar 25: Amid the countrywide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all police stations will take responsibility to deliver food at doorsteps under the supervision of District Magistrates and Police Superintendents.
"As we have to ensure that there is no scarcity of food, all Police stations will take responsibility to deliver food at doorsteps and it will be monitored by District Magistrates and Police Superintendents," said Banerjee at a press conference here.
She also said that under the social pension schemes, the pension holders will get their pension of March and April together.
Speaking on local police blocking people involved in essential services, she said, "The Officer-in-charge will have to ensure that the local police know about the rules and exemptions during the lockdown."
"If any police official or an administrative official is found flouting the lockdown norms, then strict action will be taken against them," she added.
The Chief Minister also said, "If somebody needs to help us by giving materials then they need to contact health department official Sanjay Bansal, whose contact number is - 9051022000."
"The government has also launched a State emergency relief fund wherein people can donate. For donation, the account number is 628005501339, IFSC: ICIC0006280 and website: wb.gov.in," she said.
She also said that on March 31 the government will review the situation.
According to a recent update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a total of 562 positive cases for coronavirus have been confirmed in the country.

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Agencies
May 19,2020

Lucknow, May 19: The administration of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) has ordered a probe into the cardiac procedure conducted on a corona positive patient in the hospital.

The patient underwent a cardiac procedure without being tested for corona before the surgery. He later tested positive for COVID-19, leading to panic among the staff and other patients.

The medical staff that came in contact with the patient were quarantined on Monday while the area was sanitized.

As per orders from the State Medical Education Department, even in emergency cases, patients are to be screened for Covid-19 before procedures are done.

According to the SGPGI administration, the incident took place late on Sunday night.

In an official statement, director, Prof R.K. Dhiman said, "The 63-year-old patient was a case of complete cardiac blockage and needed an urgent temporary pacemaker. The patient was admitted to the holding area of the institute and later shifted to the MICU for permanent pace making."

He said that when the patient's corona status was found to be positive on the Hospital Information System, she was shifted to the Rajdhani COVID Hospital.

The Director said, "Though the involved areas have been sanitized and healthcare workers were quarantined as per protocol, a probe has been ordered to investigate the lapses."

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