நைஜீரியாவில் தொடரும் தற்கொலை தாக்குதல்கள்: 60 பேர் பலி?

நைஜீரியாவின் வடகிழக்கு நகரமான மைதுகிரிக்கு அருகே மேலும் ஒரு தற்கொலைத் தாக்குதல் நடந்துள்ளதாக அந்நாட்டு இராணுவம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

நேற்று முன் தினம் பள்ளிவாசல் ஒன்றில் நடந்த தற்கொலைத் தாக்குதலில் 30-க்கும் அதிகமான மக்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டிருந்த நிலையில், இந்தத் தாக்குதல் நடந்துள்ளது. நேற்று மசூதியில் மாலை நேர தொழுகை நடந்துகொண்டிருந்த போது, மூன்று பெண் தற்கொலைப் படையினர் தங்களின் உடலில் பொருத்தியிருந்த வெடிகுண்டுகளை வெடிக்கவைத்து தாக்குதல் நடத்தியதாகவும், அதில் மேலும் நான்கு பேர் பலியானதாகவும் தகவல்கள் வெளியாகியுள்ளது.

இருநாள் தாக்குதல்களிலும் குறைந்தது 34 பேர் பலியானதாக அதிகாரிகள் கூறியுள்ளனர். ஆனால் உள்ளூர் மக்களோ 60-க்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் பலியாகியிருப்பதாக தெரிவிக்கின்றனர். நாட்டின் இறையாண்மைக்கு அச்சுறுத்தல் விடுக்கும் போகோ ஹராம் தீவிரவாதிகளுக்கு நைஜீரிய ராணுவம் எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளது. 

Railway Officials Allowed Sale of Fake Bottled Water on Trains: CBI

NEW DELHI:  Contractors were peddling counterfeit packaged drinking water on board trains helped by Railway officials, the Central Bureau of Investigation has said, busting a scandal in which Rs. 20 crores in cash was also seized in raids in one day.

The CBI team recovered the cash during searches at 13 locations against two former Northern Railways officials and seven private companies today in Delhi and Noida.

The nexus of the companies and bureaucrats was allegedly supplying water other than the Indian Railway's own Rail Neer brand on board trains, CBI officials said.

The CBI sources said a case has been registered against former Chief Commercial Managers of Northern Railways MS Chalia and Sandeep Silas.

Mr Silas has also served as the private secretary of two former two Union minister Oscar Fernandes and Ambika Soni.

The accused officials had allegedly favoured certain private companies in supplying cheap packaged drinking water other than mandatory Rail Neer brand on trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express.

While the contractors were supposed to purchase Rail Neer bottles from the Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC at around Rs. 10.50 and sell them at Rs. 15, they were sourcing cheaper water at as low as Rs. 6 per bottle and pocketing the difference, CBI spokesperson Devpreet Singh said.

"The accused public servants allegedly did not take any action against the private parties providing catering services in the premium trains despite repeated requests of IRCTC for non-picking of allotted quota of Rail Neer by the private caterers," the spokesperson said.

CBI Registers Case of Cheating Against Former BCCI Chief AC Muthaiah

NEW DELHI:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out searches at the residence of former Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) president AC Muthaiah after registering a case of alleged bank fraud of Rs. 274 crore against him and three directors of his First Leasing Company of India.

A CBI spokesperson said a case has been registered under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery among others against Mr Muthaiah, the then Chairman, First Leasing Company of India Ltd, the company, the then Managing Director Farouk Irani, the then senior vice president S Dilli Raj, the then CFO L Shivaramakrishnana, and two Chennai-based chartered accountancy firms Sarathy and Balu, and MK Dandeker and Company.

The allegations including forgery of valuable security, forgery for the purpose of cheating, using forged documents as genuine and falsification of accounts that took place during 2005-2013.

"A case was registered on the complaint of IDBI Bank on the allegations of cheating the bank and causing an alleged loss of Rs. 274 crore (approx)," the CBI spokesperson said.

When asked for his reaction, Mr Muthaiah said, "I was merely a namesake chairman of the First Leasing Company of India Ltd and held only six to seven per cent shares in the company.

The company is under official liquidation since last one year and recently former CBI Director RK Raghavan had submitted his report to the official liquidator, he said.

"I am not involved in anything. I was only a namesake Chairman of the company and helping my friend Faruq Irani," he said.

He said that a CBI team came to his home this morning and enquired about the company and details. "However, there was no file pertaining to the the Leasing Company with me," said the former president of the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI).

The agency also said searches were conducted today at eight places -- seven in Chennai and one in Hyderabad -- in the offices and residences of the accused which led to recovery of incriminating documents.

Hardik Patel Threatens to Block India, South Africa Cricket Teams' Way to Rajkot Stadium

AHMEDABAD/RAJKOT:  Quota stir leader in Gujarat--Hardik Patel--today threatened to block the way of Indian and South African cricket teams to the Rajkot stadium-where the third one-day international match of the Gandhi-Mandela series will be played on October 18.

The 22-year-old Patel quota spearhead also said that Patel community members will cordon off Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium in Khanderi village on outskirts of Rajkot city as tickets were allegedly not sold to his community members.

"Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) should clarify on why they declared that all tickets are sold in spite of the fact that many tickets yet remain unsold," Mr Patel, convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), said.

"PAAS will block the way of both the teams (of India and South Africa) to the stadium (on the match day) and we will also cordon the entire stadium," Mr Patel added.

Police has made elaborate security arrangements after the threat by Mr Patel and has decided to fortify the stadium.

Police will deploy three unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) and 90 CCTv cameras will be installed for security purposes.

Rajkot Range IG DR Patel today said they will deploy around 2,000 policemen and and five Superintendents of Police (SPs) to ensure the smooth conduct of the match.

Apart from the five SPs, 24 Deputy Superintendents of Police, 32 Police Inspectors, 183 Police Sub Inspectors, five women Police Sub Inspectors, 1210 constables, 50 traffic police and 171 lady police constables will be deployed, the IG said.

Besides, seven teams of Quick Response Cell (QRC), three companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and one company of Rapid Action Force (RAF) will be deployed, the IG added.

Both the Indian and South African teams arrived in the city on Thursday and will practice on the ground on Saturday.

Mr Patel, who is agitating to get reservation for Patel community under Other backward Class (OBC) quota, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics over the cricket match.

"The (BJP) Government was saying till now that the match should not be turned into an agitation venue, but now this government is itself playing politics over the match," he said.

"I request to declare the details of ticket selling, because we believe that SCA has given all the match tickets to the BJP people," he alleged.

Mr Patel, whose detention in August sparked violence in the state taking toll of 10 lives, has alleged that the BJP people will create chaos and harm cricketers, but they will blame it on Patel community.

Earlier, Mr Patel had threatened that his community members will go in large numbers to the stadium on the match day and protest for quota..

Ban on Maggi Noodles Removed in Gujarat and Karnataka: Reports

NEW DELHI:  The ban on Maggi noodles has reportedly been lifted in Gujarat and Karnataka after samples of the popular instant noodles were tested at laboratories and found to be safe.

All varieties of Maggi noodles were recalled from markets in June after the food regulator, Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), banned the noodles after finding them "unsafe and hazardous" for consumption because of the presence of excess lead.

On Friday, Nestle India said in a statement that all Maggi samples tested at three laboratories mandated by the Bombay High Court have been found to be safe. The company also added that it plans to bring the popular instant noodles brand back in the market "at the earliest."

"All 90 samples, covering six variants, tested by these laboratories are clear with lead much below permissible limits," the statement read.   

Nestle India also said it "conducted over 3,500 tests representing over 200 million packs in both national as well as international accredited laboratories and all reports are clear".

Various countries including the US, the UK, Singapore, Australia and others have found Maggi noodles manufactured in India safe for consumption, the statement added.

The company has said that in compliance with the orders of the Bombay High Court, it will now begin manufacturing Maggi noodles but will "start selling only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories."

In August, the court had ruled in favour of Nestle in its battle to overturn a nationwide ban on the noodles, but said the popular snack would have to undergo more safety tests before it could go on sale again.

The court had also questioned testing standards at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

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IIT Madras Student Found Hanging, Second Suicide in a Month

CHENNAI:  A student of the IIT or Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, was found hanging in his hostel room this morning.

The student was in his fourth year of electrical engineering.

The police say no suicide note has been found. The boy's parents in Kerala's Kollam are expected to arrive in Chennai tonight.

This comes nearly a month after another student of the same institute, 23-year-old Nagendra Reddy, was found hanging in his room.

The police suspected that Nagendra was depressed after he failed to ace an exam that would have helped him get a government job.

In a statement today, the IIT Madras director expressed deep regret at the second death and said: "At this time, we have no indication of the reason for death."

Over the last three decades, 68 students have killed themselves in the IITs, which produces some of the world's best professionals. Experts blame the suicides on the inability to manage disappointment and failure in school.

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ஜம்மு காஷ்மீர் எம்.எல்.ஏ மீது மை வீச்சு: டெல்லியில் பரபரப்பு

ஜம்மு காஷ்மீர் மாநிலத்தின் சுயேட்சை எம்.எல்.ஏ இன்ஜினீயர் ரஷீத் மீது மூன்று அடையாளம் தெரியாத மர்மநபர்கள் மை வீசி தாக்குதல் நடத்தியுள்ள சம்பவம் டெல்லியில் பெரும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. 

தாக்குதலுக்குள்ளான ரஷீத் இது குறித்து கூறுகையில், “ பாகிஸ்தானின் தலிபான் ஆதிக்கத்தைப் பற்றி மக்கள் விவாதிக்கிறார்கள். ஆனால், இந்தியாவில் என்ன நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறதென்று பாருங்கள். இவர்கள் மன நலம் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள். காஷ்மீரில் 80 ஆயிரம் பேர் இறந்துள்ளனர். என் மீது மை வீசியதால் எதுவும் மாறிவிடப்போவதில்லை.” என்றார்.

மாட்டுக்கறி விருந்து வைத்ததற்காக சில வாரங்கள் முன்பு ரஷீத் மீது பா.ஜ.க எம்.எல் ஏ-க்கள் சட்டமன்றத்திலேயே அடித்து உதைத்தது நினைவுகூரத்தக்கது.

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