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In Varanasi, Arvind Kejriwal taunts Narendra Modi, says Gujarat CM will vanish after polls

April 20, 2014

Gujarat_CM_will_vanishVaranasi, Apr 20: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal taunted his BJP rival and party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday saying if he hadn't been seen before the polls, people of Varanasi would not see him after.

Kejriwal was speaking at a public rally in Ramnagar city in the district. The sarcasm may have hurt BJP supporters since Modi has not been to the city even once after his candidature was announced.

"If he hasn't come before the election, you won't see him after," Kejriwal said. Throwing questions at the audience he asked if anyone among the "Modi bakhts" had met or talked to Modi. The response was a resounding no.

Kejriwal was speaking in Ramnagar, a city known as the residence of Kashi Naresh or King of Varanasi, on his third day of campaigning. "I've been campaigning for three days now. Modi is definitely losing," he said.

The AAP leader's speeches in Varanasi have been predominantly peppered with attacks against Modi's and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's allegedly close ties with industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani. In sharp contrast, Modi has only spoken once indirectly referring to Kejriwal as a "Pakistani agent" and "AK-49" alluding to AAP's 49-day government in Delhi.

Continuing his attack on the media, Kejriwal said media was spreading lies like opium. "Don't come under its (media's) influence. You must be aware when you vote," he said.

Kejriwal plans to camp in Varanasi for the next one month till polling day. He also promised a manifesto for Benaras. Inviting suggestions he said, "We plan to bring a manifesto for Benaras that will tackle the problems of the weavers, the dirty Ganga, traffic and power."

The former Delhi CM dwelt at length with his 49 day stint in power. Despite that he has been asked why he quit government in several public meetings.

The AAP meetings in Varanasi have none of the bravado that the party enjoys in Delhi. In the capital its confidence has been based on the over 40,000 volunteers and 28 MLAs. In Varanasi where it has skeletal operations, the party is more nimble-footed unlike BJP or Samajwadi Party.

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August 1,2020

Chandigarh, Aug 1: The death toll in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rose to 86 on Saturday even as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh suspended seven excise officials and six policemen, officials said.

The government also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for each of the families of the deceased, they said.

Tarn Taran alone accounted for 63 deaths, followed by 12 in Amritsar and 11 in Gurdaspur’s Batala. Till Friday night, the state had reported 39 deaths in the tragedy unfolding since Wednesday night.

According to an official statement, the CM ordered the suspension of seven excise officials, along with six policemen.

Among the suspended officials are two deputy superintendents of police and four station house officers.

Strict action will be taken against any public servant or others found complicit in the case, said the chief minister, describing the police and excise department failure to check the manufacturing and sale of spurious liquor as shameful.

Nobody will be allowed to get away with feeding poison to our people, he added.

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May 21,2020

Eminent river engineer and former professor of civil engineering at IIT in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof. U.K. Choudhary has said that the judicious use of river technology can help resolve the Coronavirus crisis as well as the plight of Ganga river.

Choudhary, who is also founder of Ganga Research Centre at IIT (BHU), said: "The Ganga water contains a significantly higher proportion of bacteriophages - a kind of virus that kill bacteria. Our ancient scriptures like Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads say that Ganga jal is medicinal water. Scientists later found that Ganga water has bacteriophages capable of killing pathogens."

Explaining further, he said, "Let us analyze the source of bacteriophages. If we take three rivers of Himalayan origin having sources at different heights -the Ganga (Gomukh), Yamuna (Yamunotri) and the Sone river, we find the colours of waters are different. The whitish colour of Ganga water, greenish colour of Yamuna water and the brownish colour of Sone water is also indicative. As Gomukh is the highest among the three, its water comes from lowest depth of aquifer as compared to Yamunotri and Sone river," he explained.

Thus, the quality of river water is proportional to height of origin point. This defines the genetic character of Ganga water. The balanced flow of this water in entire length of the Ganga defines the medicinal property of Ganga water," he stated.

Prof Chaudhary said that the bacteriophages in the Ganga can curb the spread of coronavirus through soil, water and air.
He suggested that the idea is to preserve the medicinal value of Ganga water and to use it to fight Corona. He said that this can be done by opening the gates of all the dams and barrages in a way that the discharge through each is similar to the water at Gomukh. In this way, the concentration of bacteriophage will be enhanced in Ganga water making it more effective against pathogens.

"With increasing diffusion of bacteriophages in water and soil, the spread of Coronavirus will be impacted and reduced. This methodology and technique can also help maintain the quality of Ganga water later when the problem of Corona ends," he said.

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June 5,2020

New Delhi, Jun 5: Around 20 staff members of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have tested positive for COVID-19, all of them are asymptomatic and are doing well, said DMRC officials.

In a statement, the DMRC said, "Along with the rest of the country, DMRC is also fighting the battle against COVID-19. Delhi Metro's employees have shown exemplary resilience in reporting back to their duties to keep the Metro system in all readiness for the eventual resumption of services."

"Some employees, scattered across the NCR have unfortunately been infected by the virus as well. They are all safe and recovering gradually. However, in this hour of crisis as well, the spirit of Delhi Metro continues to be high," the DMRC stated.

DMRC Managing Director, Dr Mangu Singh, in a message today asked all employees to adhere to social distancing norms and wished those afflicted with the virus a speedy recovery.

"This indomitable spirit will surely help the Delhi Metro, whenever we resume our services in the days ahead," said DMRC.

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