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Don't Miss https://www.sahilonline.net/en/shiv-pratap-shukla-takes-oath-as-himachal-pradesh-governor Former Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla on Saturday took oath as the 29th Governor of Himachal Pradesh at Raj Bhawan here. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/assam-over-300-shops-gutted-in-jorhat-bazaar-fire More than 300 shops have been gutted in a devastating fire that engulfed a British-era bazaar in Assam's Jorhat district, officials said on Friday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/prisons-are-correctional-institutions-should-be-known-as-such-delhi-high-court The Delhi High Court said the plight of prisoners in a democracy sheds light on the State as to how should it care for them since very few are bothered about those in jail, and added that prisons are correctional institutions and they should be known as such. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/4-dead-16-injured-after-bus-overturns-in-mps-sagar Four people died and 16 were injured after a sleeper bus going from Indore to Chhatarpur overturned, said Banda SDOP Shikha Soni."Out of 16 injured people, 7 people are in serious condition," added SDOP Soni. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bpl-2023-enters-last-leg-4-top-teams-make-way-into-semis-final-to-be-played-on-feb-19-in-sharjah The biggest ongoing community tournament, Jan & Bros Bhatkal Premier League 2023 on Sunday, Feb 12 entered last leg giving more entertainment and interesting matches witnessed by the thousands of crowd. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/3-eci-teams-visit-karnataka-to-find-solutions-for-low-voter-turnout-in-polls Three teams of the Election Commission of India (ECI) visited some districts of Karnataka and held meetings with the local officials to review the district-level preparations for upcoming Assembly polls. The visit was intended to find the possible reasons and solutions to poor voter turnout in the state during Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. The team led by Deputy Chief Commissioner of ECI, Ajay Badu, visited the Yadgiri district and conducted preliminary inspections of EVMs and VVPATs, here. He initiated the programs organized for voter awareness and held a meeting with Kalaburagi zone district commissioners regarding the pre-election preparations. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mhadei-row-various-organisations-in-goa-allege-water-diversion-by-ktaka-plan-protests  Various organisations in Goa have planned protests against the alleged diversion of Mhadei river water by the neighbouring Karnataka in the coming days. The NGOs under the aegis of ‘Save Mhadei Save Goa Front’ on Saturday appealed to people to light diyas (earthen lamps) on Sunday at 7.30 pm. Activist Prajal Sakhardande said various programmes, including corner meetings, will be held in the coastal state over the issue. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ktaka-collected-record-gst-of-rs-6085-cr-in-january-cm-bommai   Karnataka made a record Goods and Service Tax collection of Rs 6,085 crore in January this year, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. In a set of tweets, the Chief Minister also gave credit to the reforms, vigilance and better compliance by taxpayers which made it possible. “A record collection of 6,085 crore has been made under GST this month. Karnataka continues to be state with the highest growth rate of 30% in the GST tax collection,” Bommai tweeted. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/take-action-against-skill-game-gambling-centres-says-mangaluru-adgp-alok-kumar ADGP (law and order) Alok Kumar said that CCB personnel have been directed to act against skill game and gambling centres that are functioning illegally in the city. The ADGP, who held a grievance meeting for the public, at the city police commissioner’s office here on Friday, said that there were complaints of skill game and gambling centres, massage parlours and matka business, functioning illegally in the city. “If there are any specific complaints of police personnel conniving with the gambling centres, then the concerned can submit a complaint with the evidence to prove it. An inquiry will be conducted, and suitable action will be taken in case of specific complaints,” he said. He said that a meeting of representatives from various medical colleges was also held, to discuss about the drive against the drugs menace. “Drives against the drugs menace will continue in Mangaluru and Manipal. Colleges have been asked to take measures to check the drug menace inside their campuses. Meanwhile, police officials have also been directed to continue the drive against drug consumption in the city, especially in paying guest (PG) accommodations. Police inspectors of the respective areas have been asked to convene meetings of PG accommodation owners, once in three months, and keep monitoring them on a regular basis,” he said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mangalore-university-campus-hosts-threatened-bird-species The Mangalore University campus, situated near here and spread over 353 acres, hosts a variety of bird species including three near-threatened species mentioned in the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a study has revealed. The study, ‘A checklist of avifauna of Mangalore University’ by five researchers, was published in the 'Journal of Threatened Taxa,' an international scientific journal on conservation, on January 26 last. The nine-year study from 2013 to 2021 was conducted by researchers and birdwatchers K Maxim Rodrigues, K Vineeth Kumar, Vivek Hasyagar, M C Prashanth Krishna and Deepak Naik. The study recorded a total of 150 bird species belonging to 18 orders and 56 families in the campus which was published in the international journal, Maxim Rodrigues, one of the researchers, told PTI. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-move-closer-to-securing-wtc-final-berth-australia-kept-waiting  India’s innings and 132-run victory against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Saturday has helped them move closer to a second World Test Championship (WTC) final berth, while extending the Pat Cummins-led side’s wait for a title round spot confirmation. Following the win, crafted by the Indian spin-bowling pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, No.2 India are now on 61.67 percentage points as compared to 70.83 of No.1 Australia. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/we-need-to-be-brave-and-proactive-pat-cummins  Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted that his team was neither “brave” nor “proactive” in their thought process which led to a comprehensive defeat in the first Test against India here on Saturday. Australia were bowled out for 177 and 91 in their two innings with Ravichandran Ashwin (8 wickets) and Ravindra Jadeja (7 wickets) sharing 15 scalps between them in India’s win by an innings and 132-run margin. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/womens-t20-wc-defending-champions-australia-start-with-crushing-97-run-win-over-nz-gardner-shines-with-fifer Top knocks from Alyssa Healy, captain Meg Lanning and a fifer by Ashleigh Gardner powered defending champions Australia to a 97-run win in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign opener against New Zealand in Paarl on Saturday. A dominant performance with bat and ball saw Australia sending a message to their rivals as the world's top-ranked team began their title defence with aplomb. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/icc-womens-t20-world-cup-india-to-face-arch-rivals-pakistan-in-opener With Team India's victory in the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup still fresh in the memories of fans, the senior women's squad embark on a journey which will etch their names in the history books forever and change history into 'her-story'. The Indian Women's national team head to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa with a group of potential champions led by Harmanpreet Kaur along with the experience and ability and confidence and explosiveness of Under-19 World Cup champions Shafali Verma and Richa Gosh. The Women in Blue will begin their campaign on Sunday live at 6.30 PM on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ravindra-jadeja-fined-25-pc-of-match-fee-for-breaching-icc-code-of-conduct-during-1st-test-against-australia India's ace all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Australia in Nagpur. Jadeja was found to have breached Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to displaying conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ashwins-fiery-fifer-all-round-show-by-jadeja-axar-helps-india-clinch-massive-innings-win-in-first-bgt-test-against-australia A fiery five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with all-round brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch a massive win by innings and 132 runs within the first three days of the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Nagpur, after the visitors were bundled out for just 91 runs before the end of the second session on Saturday. With this, India has a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/my-goal-right-now-is-to-win-the-world-cup-pakistan-skipper-babar-azam Two-time ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year Babar Azam has achieved almost everything possible in 50-over cricket over the last 24 months, but there is one more thing he is missing and dearly wants to achieve - leading Pakistan to the ICC Cricket World Cup title in India later this year. Babar has been a force to be reckoned with in 50-over cricket in recent times, still holding on to the No.1 spot on the ODI Player Rankings since July 2021 and deservedly named the ODI Player of the Year for the last two years. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/gujarat-tremor-of-38-magnitude-recorded-in-surat-no-one-hurt-epicentre-in-sea-says-isr A tremor of 3.8 magnitude was recorded in the early hours of Saturday in Surat district in Gujarat, an Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) official said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/second-week-saga-of-bpl-2023-batsmen-bang-the-ground-outshine-ballers-with-half-centuries The 'Jan & Bros Bhatkal Premier League (BPL) 2023' T20 cricket tournament entered into the second week last Sunday, 5th Feb, here at Oval grounds in Sharjah, wherein all the eight teams locked horns with their scheduled opponents. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/india-vs-australia-1st-test-rohits-fifty-takes-india-to-771-at-the-end-of-day-1 Captain Rohit Sharma (56 not out) scored an authoritative half-century after Ravindra Jadeja picked up a five-for as India reached 77 for 1 at stumps on day one of the opening Test against Australia here on Thursday. Come-back man Jadeja (5/47), playing his first international match after recovering from a knee injury, grabbed five wickets as India bowled out Australia for 177 in their first innings just after tea. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/congress-objects-to-chairman-jagdeep-dhankhar-expunging-portions-from-kharges-speech Opposition Congress on Thursday raised an objection to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar deleting some portions of Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge's speech from official records, saying he used no unparliamentary words and some of the expressions he employed were earlier used even by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dhankar however ruled out a review saying he has already taken a call. At the start of the day's proceedings in Rajya Sabha, Congress MPs were up on their feet questioning the rationale behind the expunging of remarks made on Wednesday, when similar ones were made by former prime ministers Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh in the House and which continue to be part of the proceedings. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/no-provision-for-reservation-in-judiciary-rijiju The government on Thursday informed the Parliament that the existing policy does not provide for reservation in the judiciary but judges, especially collegium members, have been told to keep in mind sections of people who are not represented adequately while making their recommendations for appointments of judges. During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, DMK leader Tiruchi Siva asked if the government would consider the possibility of introducing a reservation policy in the appointment of judges. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/application-process-for-cuet-ug-to-start-from-february-9-go-on-till-march-12 The application process for second edition of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG will begin on Thursday night and will remain open till March 12, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said. The exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 21-31. "Online submission of application form for CUET-UG for admission to undergraduate programmes will start tonight. Last date for submission of applications is March 12, 2023. "Announcement of the city of examination is on April 30. Downloading of Admit cards from the NTA website from second week of May, 2023," Kumar said on Thursday. The University Grants Commission (UGC) in March last year announced that undergraduate admissions will be conducted in all central universities through a common entrance test and not on the basis of class 12 marks. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/aspersions-should-not-be-cast-on-appointment-of-victoria-gowri-as-madras-hc-judge-centre Differences of opinion are a part of democracy and there are ways to find solutions to that, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday in Rajya Sabha on whether there exist differences between the judiciary and the executive on the issue of appointment of judges. The government also said aspersions should not be cast on the appointment of Victoria Gowri as a judge of the high court, asserting that she has been appointed through a process. Asked by TMC member Jawhar Sircar whether the appointment of Gowri was right even when she has been accused in public of making casteist remarks, of remarks against minorities, Leader of the House Piyush Goyal sought the indulgence of the chair. "I think there should be some decorum. An honourable judge has been duly appointed through a process. I don't think we, as honourable members here, should be casting aspersions of this nature. I seek your indulgence," Goyal said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bengaluru-school-marks-ukg-student-fail-govt-seeks-clarification A private school in Bengaluru has failed a six-year-old UKG student following which the state education department has sought clarification. The parents and educationists have slammed the school management for their insensitive approach towards the kid. The incident took place at the Saint Joseph Chaminade Academy, located in Deepahalli in Anekal town on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The marks card issued to the girl child mentions that she has failed. It showed that in one of the subjects Nandini scored five marks out of 40. BJP MLA and former Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar slammed the school management. "What is this so-called institution up to regarding the child? I want to visit this 'wonderful' school once," he said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ind-vs-aus-smith-labuschagne-rebuild-after-two-early-hiccups-visitors-at-762-day-1-lunch Star batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne did the repair works with a firm 74-run stand after Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami rattled Australia with two quick scalps early into the first Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. At the end of the first session, the score read 76/2 for Australia, with Smith (19*) and Labuschagne (47*) unbeaten at the crease. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/brilliant-west-indies-settle-for-draw-against-zimbabwe-in-first-test A brilliant spell from spinner Gudakesh Motie helped West Indies earn a draw in the first Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Wednesday. The two-Test series is currently level at 0-0. Chasing 272, Zimbabwe lost Tanunurwa Makoni for just nine runs to Motie and were 14/1. Innocent Kaia and Chamu Chibhabha added 47-runs for the second wicket to take the hosts beyond the 50-run mark. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/nse-phone-tapping-delhi-hc-grants-bail-to-chitra-ramkrishna-in-money-laundering-case The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to Chitra Ramkrishna in the money laundering case related to alleged illegal phone tapping and snooping of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) employees. "The application is allowed. The applicant is granted bail," said Justice Jasmeet Singh. The former NSE managing director, who was earlier arrested by the CBI in the alleged NSE co-location scam, was arrested in the present case by the Enforcement Directorate on July 14 last year. She was granted bail in the CBI case by the high court in September last year. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had opposed her bail plea in the present case on grounds that she was the "mastermind" behind the conspiracy. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/no-hindus-died-in-clashes-when-i-was-cm-says-siddaramaiah Former chief minister Siddaramaiah has claimed that no Hindus were murdered in communal clashes in Karnataka when he was chief minister. He told reporters here on Tuesday that some Hindus and minorities were killed during his regime as chief minister, but that was a different issue. He blamed the BJP and RSS for these murders. “Several Hindu organisations had created a hue and cry against my government over the murder of Paresh Mesta at Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district in December 2017, and demanded a CBI inquiry. My government handed over the investigation to the CBI, which gave its report that it was a natural death,” Siddaramaiah said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sri-lankas-bankruptcy-to-last-until-2026-president Sri Lanka's president said Wednesday the island nation will remain bankrupt for at least three more years as he works to repair battered government finances following an unprecedented economic crisis. Ranil Wickremesinghe took office last year at the peak of national unrest sparked by months of food, fuel and medicine shortages. He has since pushed through tax hikes and negotiated with international creditors after a default on Sri Lanka's foreign debt to clear the way for a sorely needed IMF bailout. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/cong-asks-ec-to-launch-inquiry-into-charges-of-bribing-voters-in-karnataka : The Congress asked the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday to conduct an inquiry into charges of bribing voters in Karnataka in the run-up to the state Assembly polls and ensure fairness in the electoral process. A delegation of Congress leaders met EC officials and demanded a thorough investigation into charges that seek to “decimate the electoral process” and “hijack democracy” by offering bribes. Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala also gave a representation to the EC against Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Katil and the saffron party’s MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi for allegedly offering bribes for votes in the upcoming Assembly polls. He said on January 22, former Karnataka minister Jarkiholi announced in Belagavi that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would pay every voter in the upcoming state election. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-cong-chief-gets-ed-summons-daughter-served-cbi-notice Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said he has been asked by the ED to appear before it on February 22, while his daughter has been served notice by the CBI. The former Minister, who is currently undertaking “Praja Dhwani Yatre” as part of the party’s preparations for the coming Assembly polls due by May, alleged that the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation are “directed” only at opposition leaders and not at those from the ruling party. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/hum-adani-ke-hain-kaun-congress-poses-4th-set-of-questions-to-centre-amid-row-over-hindenburg-report Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his alleged silence on the Hindenburg-Adani row, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday posed fresh questions to the PM on the 'MahaMegaScam'. The Congress MP raised the fresh questions during the party's ongoing nationwide 'Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun' campaign. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/leopard-strays-into-ghaziabad-court-injures-at-least-five-people A leopard wounded at least five people on Wednesday when it strayed into a courthouse on the outskirts of New Delhi, police said. Footage of the incident circulated on social media showed several men injured in the attack, including one man who was carried away from the courthouse in Ghaziabad while watched by onlookers. Body-armour-clad police were waving flaming sticks and laying out nets inside the courthouse in an effort to corral the creature, video seen by AFP showed. "The leopard jumped around in the court complex in panic and five to six people were injured. Efforts are on to capture it," an officer in the local police station said, declining to give his name. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/indrali-rob-across-mangaluru-mumbai-railway-line-will-be-complete-by-march-pwd Engineers from the National Highways Division of the State Public Works Department informed the Udupi district administration that the two-lane parallel road overbridge (RoB) across the Mangaluru-Mumbai railway line at Indrali on National Highway 169 will be completed in about three months. This was informed to Deputy Commissioner M. Kurma Rao, who chaired a meeting on widening NH 169A to four lane, between Malpe and Hebri in the district. The existing two-lane RoB near Indrali between Udupi and Manipal has become a bottleneck for smooth traffic flow, while the PWD has proposed a two-lane bowstring bridge parallel to the existing two-lane RoB. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/raise-womens-representation-in-police-force-to-33-per-cent-govt-to-states NEW DELHI: The Centre has issued multiple advisories to states to increase the representation of women in the police force to 33 per cent, but their actual strength as on January 1, 2022, stood at 11.75 per cent, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued advisories dated April 22, 2013, May 21, 2014, May 12, 2015, June 21, 2019, June 22, 2021, and April 13, 2022, to all the state governments to increase the representation of women police to 33 per cent of the total strength. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/eight-banks-participated-in-digital-currency-project-rbi-deputy-governor Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor T Sankar Rabi on Wednesday said eight banks have participated in the central bank digital currencies project, which was launched by the central bank today. Addressing queries of media persons after the announcement of the Monetary Policy Committee today, the deputy governor said the pilot project currently covers the five cities of Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/h-d-kumaraswamys-comments-on-brahmin-cm-stir-debate-in-karnataka  Comments on Brahmanism and the BJP 'making a Brahmin candidate the CM' by former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy have stirred a controversy in Karnataka. However, on Tuesday he did a u-turn and clarified that he has no objections to a Brahmin becoming the CM. He said he has nothing against Brahmins, but his comment was on Union Minister for Mine, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi. "If the BJP plans to make Union Minister for Mine, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi as the CM if the BJP is voted to power, the party must declare his candidature before the Assembly elections. I don't have any objections if any candidate from the Brahmin community is made the CM. There are deserving candidates in the community. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sdpi-seeks-opening-of-its-sealed-office The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has sought unlocking of its office in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. A petition in this regard was heard by the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday. The SDPI claimed sealing of 17 of its offices without a notice and said the outfit needs to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka and use its office. Justice K Natarajan heard the plea. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/kerala-couple-dies-by-suicide-in-mangaluru-lodge A middle-aged couple from Kerala allegedly died by suicide inside their lodge room at Falnir in the city on Wednesday, police sources said. The deceased are from Taliparamba in Kannur district of Kerala. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/police-raid-lodge-busts-prostitution-racket-in-coastal-karnataka A lodge in Ujire area of Belthangady taluk in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district was raided and two persons were arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket from the premises, police said on Wednesday. Five women were rescued during the raid on Tuesday evening, which was conducted after getting information from activists of a civil society organisation. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/fifth-cruise-vessel-of-season-calls-on-mangalore-port : ‘MS Nautica,’ the fifth cruise vessel of the current season called on New Mangalore Port here. Carrying 550 passengers and 400 crew members, the 180.5 m vessel has 30,277 gross tonnage and has a draft of 6 m, said a release from New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) on Wednesday. The vessel came from Muscat to India en route to Male (Maldives) and called on Mumbai and Mormugao ports earlier. Offering a traditional welcome, NMPA arranged their medical screening, immigration and customs counters, 15 coaches of buses, including two shuttle buses for tourists visiting local markets around Mangaluru, taxis, and tourist vans. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/cops-files-fir-after-137-students-fall-ill-in-mangaluru-hostel-due-to-suspected-food-poisoning Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) after at least 137 nursing and paramedical students fell ill due to suspected food poisoning at a private hostel in Mangaluru’s Shaktinagar on Monday. The FIR was registered against City Hospital Admistration Department and City Nursing College Hostel Administration Department for allegedly providing poisonous food to the hostel students and not reporting the incident to the district administration, an official said. “A case has been registered under IPC 1860 (U/s-176,328,337) at Mangaluru East police station. So far 231 students got treatment in 8 different hospitals of the city,” district surveillance officer said in his press release. The FIR was registerd following a complaint by Jagadeesh, a district surveillance officer. Meanwhile, District surveillance officer issued a notice to the hostel do not cook any food in the mess, they said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-49-year-old-man-gets-lifer-for-raping-impregnating-stepdaughter The district additional and sessions court dealing with POCSO cases in Udupi has sentenced a 49-year-old man to life imprisonment in a case related to sexually harassing his minor stepdaughter. The convict, who was found guilty in the sexual harassment case, is Ganesh Nayak. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/no-of-medical-colleges-in-india-has-gone-up-to-654-from-387-since-2014-govt There has been a 69-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 654 as of now, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. Further, there has been a 94-per cent rise in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 99,763, and a 107-per cent increase in the number of postgraduate (PG) seats, from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,559 as of now, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bjp-to-launch-vijaya-yatras-in-poll-bound-karnataka In the run-up to the big battle of Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party will launch four mega rath yatras which the party is likely to call 'Vijaya Yatras'. These four Raths will be launched from four different areas of the state and will converge into one mega-finale yatra. "The Yatras are in the planning stage and will be launched by end of February or the beginning of March and will cover all the 224 Assembly constituencies," a top party source told ANI. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/allegations-against-adani-group-chhattisgarh-cong-protests-in-front-of-lic-sbi-offices The ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh on Monday staged protests in front of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and State Bank of India (SBI) offices in all the district headquarters across the state in connection with the allegations against the Gautam Adani group and the resultant stock market upheaval. Adani group stocks have taken a massive hit after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations including fraudulent transactions and share price manipulation. The group has dismissed the charges as lies. Opposition parties have alleged the value of shares held in Adani group firms by LIC and leading lender SBI had eroded massively, which they claimed was a setback to taxpayers. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/cong-forms-screening-committee-for-karnataka-polls  The Congress on Monday constituted its screening committee for the Karnataka Assembly elections with Mohan Prakash as its chairman. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the constitution of the screening committee for the ensuing Karnataka polls, with Prakash as the chairman and party MPs Neeraj Dangi, Mohammad Jawed and Saptagiri Ulaka as its members. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/gold-recovers-on-softer-dollar-as-traders-await-economic-cues Gold rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday helped by a softer dollar after recent sharp losses while traders awaited more economic data to gauge its likely influence on U.S. interest rates. Spot gold was up 0.4% to $1,875.36 per ounce by 0940 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since Jan. 6 on Monday. U.S. gold futures edged 0.3% higher to $1,874.30. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/shubman-gill-mohammed-siraj-among-players-nominated-for-icc-player-of-the-month-award-for-january-2023 Star India batter Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj, New Zealand batter Devon Conway have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for January 2023. Following a fruitful 2022 in which he excelled in ODIs and Tests, 2023 promises to be the year of Shubman Gill, given his supreme consistency in white-ball formats already. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/jee-main-january-edition-20-candidates-score-perfect-100 NEW DELHI: Twenty candidates have scored perfect 100 in engineering entrance exam JEE-Main's January edition, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Tuesday. All the candidates with 100 NTA score are males. "The NTA scores of 50 candidates have been withheld as they are under scrutiny," a senior NTA official said. NTA score is not the same as percentage of marks obtained but normalised scores. The second edition of the crucial exam will be held in April. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/australias-aaron-finch-retires-from-international-cricket : Australia's most successful T20 International batter and captain Aaron Finch, who led the country to its maiden shortest format World Cup triumph in 2021, announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The 36-year-old will, however, continue to play for the Renegades in the Big Bash League and would consider domestic T20 opportunities in other countries. "Our World Cup winning, longest serving men's T20I captain has called time on a remarkable career. Thanks for everything @AaronFinch5," Cricket Australia (CA) said on its official Twitter handle. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/amid-maharashtra-cms-appeal-for-unopposed-contest-ncp-announces-candidate-for-assembly-bypoll-in-pune The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said Nana Kate will be its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to Chinchwad Assembly seat in Pune district. The announcement comes days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he had requested NCP president Sharad Pawar and leaders of the Congress (both constituents of Maha Vikas Aghadi along with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena) to honour the political tradition in the state to ensure unopposed bypolls to seats falling vacant due to the death of sitting lawmakers. The byelections to Pune's Chinchwad and Kasba Peth constituencies, scheduled for February 26, have been necessitated due to the death of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Laxman Jagtap and Mukta Tilak. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/no-scope-for-hate-crimes-on-basis-of-religion-in-secular-country-such-as-india-supreme-court The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in a secular country such as India. "There cannot be any compromise on hate speech at all," the top court said and added that it is only if the State acknowledges the problem of hate speech that a solution can be found. It also said that it is the primary duty of the State to protect its citizens from any such hate crimes. A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said, "When action is not taken against hate crimes then an atmosphere is fostered which is very dangerous and it has to be rooted out from our lives. There cannot be any compromise on hate speech at all." https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bjp-has-turned-j-k-into-afghanistan-mehbooba-mufti-on-anti-encroachment-drive Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into Afghanistan by the BJP which is using bulldozers to demolish the homes of poor and marginalised under the ongoing anti-encroachment drive, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti alleged Monday. Addressing a press conference here, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief appealed to Opposition leaders in the country not to be a mute spectator to the "atrocities being committed by the BJP". She alleged the BJP is using its brute majority to weaponize everything and "bulldoze" the Constitution. "Palestine is still better. At least people talk. Kashmir is becoming worse than Afghanistan the way bulldozers are being used to demolish the homes of people. What is the purpose of demolishing small houses of people," she said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karate-instructor-gets-10-year-jail-for-sexual-assault-of-minor  The Udupi Additional District and Sessions Court and Fast Track POCSO Court has sentenced a karate instructor to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a total fine of Rs 22,000 on finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl at a karate class in Padubidri. The court judge Srinivasa Suvarna sentenced Umesh Bangera to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fine of Rs 10,000 each for offences under Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 376 (rape) of IPC respectively. The karate instructor was also sentenced to one-year simple imprisonment and fined Rs 1,000 each for offences under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and section 8 of POCSO Act. All the sentences will run concurrently, the judge said. According to the charge sheet submitted by the police, Umesh Bangera raped the girl on February 12, 2020 after co https://www.sahilonline.net/en/hajj-to-cost-lesser-this-year-sources Hajj pilgrims from India will have to pay less as compared to the previous year as the central government is considering to reduce the cost of the pilgrimage by Rs 50,000 per person, sources said on Monday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/137-students-hospitalised-in-karnatakas-mangaluru-after-food-poisoning As many as 137 nursing and paramedical students staying at a private hostel here have fallen sick due to food poisoning after having dinner, police sources said on Tuesday. The students have been admitted to various hospitals in the city, city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bjp-cong-engage-in-cooker-politics-to-woo-voters-in-karnataka With the Karnataka Assembly polls drawing near, the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress ave unleashed a charm offensive on the people and are wooing them with pressure cookers. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/pakistans-former-military-ruler-musharraf-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-karachi Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf's body will be laid to rest in Karachi, and will be brought back to the country on a special flight that will leave for Dubai on Monday, media reports said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/former-uk-pm-truss-criticises-sunaks-detrimental-tax-policies-as-pressure-builds Former UK prime minister Liz Truss on Sunday criticised her successor Rishi Sunak "detrimental" tax policies, as the current leader also faced pressure from another predecessor Boris Johnson over his Ukraine strategy. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/train-services-affected-due-to-ongoing-works To facilitate the non-interlocking work for three days (preliminary works from February 6 to February 8) and complete track renewal work for 24 days (from February 8 to March 3) in the old tunnel at KM 8/500 to 10/000 between Jokkatte and Padil stations, the following changes have been made in the train services: https://www.sahilonline.net/en/cattle-thieves-kill-41-vigilantes-in-nigerias-north A gang of cattle thieves has killed 41 vigilantes in Nigeria's troubled north in a forest ambush, police said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/oil-industry-in-pakistan-on-verge-of-collapse-amid-liquidity-crisis Oil companies in cash-strapped Pakistan have warned that the industry is on the "brink of collapse" as the dollar liquidity crisis persists and their cost of doing business balloons due to the rupee's devaluation. The government removed the dollar cap to meet the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) demand which resulted in the Pakistani rupee falling to a historic low of Rs 276.58 in the interbank market, according to a Geo News report. The IMF has set several conditions for resuming the bailout, including a market-determined exchange rate for the local currency and an easing of fuel subsidies, both conditions which the government has already implemented. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/delhi-court-discharges-sharjeel-imam-in-2019-jamia-violence-case A court here on Saturday discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Jamia violence case. Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma discharged them in a case registered at the Jamia Nagar police station in 2019. A detailed order in the matter is awaited. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-new-helicopter-manufacturing-factory-of-hal-in-karnatakas-tumakuru In yet another step towards Aatmanirbharta in the defence sector, Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the HAL Helicopter Factory in Tumakuru. Its foundation stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016. It is a dedicated new greenfield helicopter factory which will enhance the capacity and ecosystem to build helicopters. Asia’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility, this helicopter factory will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUH). LUH is an indigenously designed and developed 3-ton class, single-engine multipurpose utility helicopter with the unique feature of high manoeuvrability, informed the government on Saturday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/no-one-will-call-brs-vote-cutters-in-maharashtra-aimim-mp-jaleel Political parties are free to go to any part of the country but AIMIM is called “voter cutter” wherever it goes, said party MP Imtiaz Jaleel, referring to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s plan to enter Maharashtra. No one will call BRS ‘vote cutters’ in Maharashtra, said Jaleel, the Lok Sabha MP from Aurangabad. BRS, earlier known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi, is the second political party after the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) that will make a foray into the western state. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/all-round-bhut-takes-five-for-as-saurashtra-beat-punjab-to-enter-semi-final Parth Bhut capped off a dream game with a five-wicket haul after game-changing century and half-century as Saurashtra won a memorable Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Punjab by 71 runs on Saturday to set up a semi-final date with Karnataka. Needing 252 to win, Punjab started the day at 52 for 2 and were all out for 180 in 89.1 overs with veteran Mandeep Singh’s 45 being the highest score. Mandeep, a veteran of 13 seasons, failed to show any intent and his selfish, ultra-defensive 128-ball stay put Punjab in a hole. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/nation-fast-changing-into-developed-one-karnataka-will-drive-this-piyush-goyal : Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the country is on the path of rapid transformation into a developed nation and Karnataka is the “jewel” that would drive that change. He expressed confidence that BJP would come back to power in Karnataka with a big majority after the upcoming Assembly polls. “India is on the path of rapid transformation into a developed nation. Karnataka, of course, is the jewel that will drive this transformation and the growth faster and more efficiently,” Goyal said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/yediyurappa-predicts-karnataka-assembly-polls-before-april-10-12 Predicting that the assembly polls in Karnataka is likely before April 10-12, Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Saturday exuded confidence that the party would come to power on its own in the state with absolute majority, banking on the achievements of state and Centre. Insisting that there is no confusion in the BJP and all are united, the party strong man urged its workers and leaders to take the programmes of state and central government door-to-door, with special focus towards gaining the support of women, youth and SC/STs. He also said, gone are the days of Congress coming to power using the means of money, muscle and communal politics. “The assembly polls are expected before April 10-12. No one can stop the BJP form forming a government with clear majority by winning 130-140 seats in this election,” Yediyurappa said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/committed-to-ensuring-market-integrity-measures-in-place-to-address-excess-volatility-sebi-on-adani-crisis Amid a raging controversy over a meltdown in Adani group stocks, regulator Sebi on Saturday said it is committed to ensuring the stock market’s integrity and all necessary surveillance measures are in place to address any excessive volatility in individual shares. Without naming Adani group specifically, the capital markets watchdog said in a statement that unusual price movement in the stocks of a business conglomerate has been observed in the past week. Officials confirmed that the statement has been issued in the wake of the Adani matter only. Adani group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share price manipulation at the Gautam Adani-led group. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/failure-of-judiciary-will-result-in-collapse-of-rule-of-law-chief-justice-of-singapore A breakdown of trust in courts will be the failure of judiciary and result in the collapse of the rule of law, Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon said here Saturday. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/gymnast-dipa-karmakar-admits-to-doping-violation-after-facing-21-month-ban Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has admitted to “unknowingly ingesting banned substance” after being suspended for 21 months for the use of a prohibited substance. The 29-year-old Tripura girl was tested positive for higenamine (S3. Beta-2 Agonists as per the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list) which was found in her dope sample. The positive sample was collected on behalf of the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) in the scope of an out-of-competition control on 11th October 2021. Higenamine was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of prohibited substances in 2017. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/bjp-appoints-union-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-poll-in-charge-for-karnataka The BJP on Saturday appointed Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan its in-charge for the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls, a party statement said. Tamil Nadu BJP unit president K Annamalai will be the co-incharge for the high-stakes polls where both the ruling party and the opposition Congress have launched intensive public outreach for the elections likely to be held in April-May. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/increase-subsidised-diesel-for-fishing-boats-to-500-litres A delegation of fishermen, led by MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and demanded fulfillment of their demands. The delegation urged the CM to increase the subsidised diesel for fishing boats to 500 litres. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/oppn-parties-agree-on-jointly-raising-adani-issue-in-parliament-differ-on-mode-of-probe Opposition parties on Thursday agreed to jointly raise the issue of allegations of fraud against the Adani Group in Parliament but were yet to agree on the mode of inquiry into the Gujarat-based corporate major. At a meeting of like-minded political parties convened by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, there was a general agreement on raising the Adani issue vigorously in both the Houses and force the government to take up the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address from Monday. A section of the opposition leaders were of the view that the attack on the government should be targeted on "forcible" investments by public sector institutions in corporate entities having questionable business practices that have led to massive losses. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/19-families-evacuated-as-houses-develop-cracks-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-doda Nineteen families were evacuated after their homes developed cracks at a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said on Friday. The authorities also declared unsafe a mosque and a religious school for girls at Nai Basti village in Thathri, 35 kilometres from Doda town along the Kishtwar-Batote National Highway. A few structures in the village started developing cracks a couple of days ago but the situation was exacerbated by a landslide on Thursday with the number of buildings damaged reaching 21. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/unheard-of-in-karnataka-hc-on-threat-to-senior-advocate-ms-shyam-sundar The High Court of Karnataka on Friday expressed its concern over a threat to senior advocate MS Shyam Sundar and said such things were unheard of in the State. The senior counsel filed an affidavit before Justice V Srishananda that some rowdy elements were seen outside his house. The personal affidavit stated also that a woman colleague of his was stalked. Justice V Srishananda said, “This court has got a tradition and culture and you are trying to spoil that. A responsible member of the Bar is making allegations against you. This was unheard of in Karnataka.” MS Shyam Sundar, representing Alliance University, in a petition sought cancellation of bail granted to the former chancellor of the university Madhukar G Angur. Angur was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case and obtained bail. The court in no uncertain terms took him to task for the threats on the advocate. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/sc-seeks-response-from-centre-states-on-plea-to-transfer-religious-conversion-cases-from-hcs The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and some States to file responses on a plea moved by a Muslim body, seeking the transfer of 21 cases that have challenged controversial State laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages to the top court. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha issued a notice to the Centre and six States on the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind’s plea. The plea sought a transfer of three petitions pending in the Gujarat High Court, five in the Allahabad High Court, three in the Himachal Pradesh High Court, three in the Jharkhand High Court, six in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and one petition in the Karnataka High Court, which have challenged the respective State laws. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/assets-of-71-mps-grew-by-286-pc-since-2009-adr-report The assets of 71 MPs, who were re-elected to the Lok Sabha between 2009 and 2019, grew by a whopping 286 per cent on an average and the highest increase was recorded by the BJP’s Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, according to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Friday. The total worth of Jigajinagi’s assets, which was about Rs 1.18 crore in 2009, went up to Rs 8.94 crore in 2014 and further to Rs 50.41 crore in 2019, registering an overall increase of 4,189 per cent, the report noted, referring to the self-sworn affidavits submitted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader during the Lok Sabha elections held in the respective years. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-register-innings-win-over-uttarakhand-to-enter-ranji-trophy-semifinals Eight-time champions Karnataka dominated with both bat and ball as they thrashed Uttarakhand by an innings and 281 runs to enter the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy here on Friday. Resuming at their overnight score of 106 for 3 after following on, Uttarakhand batters could add just 103 runs before being bowled out for 209 in 73.4 overs on the fourth day of the quarterfinal match. Swapnil Singh (51 off 100 balls) top-scored for Uttarakhand. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/mangaluru-jewellery-shop-staffer-murdered A 55-year-old employee of a jewellery shop in Hampankatta was murdered by an unidentified man on Friday. Raghavendra Acharya alias Raghu (55), working in the shop since seven months, was murdered inside the shop by an unidentified man, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar said. The incident occurred when Raghu was alone in the shop. When shop owner Keshava Achari arrived at the shop, he noticed a parked two-wheeler, posing a hurdle for parking his car. He called Raghu, who received the call and informed that he was being repeatedly stabbed. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ganja-worth-rs-27-lakh-seized-3-arrested Three people have been arrested on the charge of drug-trafficking near here, police said on Wednesday. Ganja worth Rs 27 lakh, a car and other items, totally worth Rs 32.07 lakh, were seized from the three. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/ktaka-guv-attends-coast-guards-raising-day-celebration Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday said over the past two decades the importance of maritime trade and commerce has become increasingly evident, as reflected in the growing Indian economy and rise in domestic and international maritime traffic. Speaking at the Indian Coast Guard’s 47th Raising Day event here, the Governor emphasised the importance of the Indian Coast Guard in protecting the nation’s maritime frontiers. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/indias-haj-quota-for-2023-fixed-at-175025-govt  India’s Haj quota for this year has been fixed at 1,75,025 according to the bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia, the government said on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani said the ministry has had a number of interactive sessions on Haj management with stakeholders, including Haj Committees of the states and Union Territories, wherein requests for restoration of Haj quota were received. “The issue was addressed under the Annual Bilateral Agreement with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Haj 2023 and inspite of challenges of COVID-19, the original Haj quota of the country i.e. 1,75,025 has been restored for Haj 2023,” Irani said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/youth-beaten-to-death-for-chatting-with-girl-in-bengaluru-four-held A 20-year-old youth was brutally murdered for allegedly chatting with a girl in Bengaluru, the police said on Thursday. Four persons have been arrested in connection to the youth's murder, they said. According to officials, the deceased has been identified as Govindaraju. "The accused have been identified as Anil, Lohit, Bharat and Kishore. They have been arrested for murder a 20-year-old for allegedly chatting with a girl," DCP North Division Devaraj told the media. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/all-of-our-demands-have-been-rejected-in-union-budget-congress-mp-k-muraleedharan Criticising the Union Budget, Congress MP from Kerala, K Muraleedharan on Thursday said “all of our demands” have been rejected. “Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram have already given the main comment on the budget, but as an MP from Kerala, I would say that all of our demands have been rejected by this budget. In the last Parliament session, the government had promised an All India Medical Institute and even the Health Minister made a similar promise in the Lok Sabha, When I raised this matter to the Lok Sabha, he [health minister] said that this was under the consideration of the Finance Ministry,” K Muraleedharan said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/if-accused-is-dead-fine-can-be-collected-from-successors-high-court Bengaluru:The Karnataka High Court in an important judgment stated that the fine can be collected from the property or from the successors who inherit from the accused even after his death. The bench headed by Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar gave this order on Wednesday while looking into the petition by late Tottile Gowda from Hassan. He had submitted the petition when he was alive. The bench stated that the petitioner will not get an exemption from accountability of paying fine as per the court order even in case of his death. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/thought-nirmala-sitharaman-would-give-boost-to-karnataka-in-union-budget-dk-shivakumar State Congrees Chief DK Shivakumar on Thursday said “Karnataka has got nothing” in the Union Budget in spite of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being “from our state.” “Karnataka has got nothing in the Union Budget, except that they have released some amount for Tungabhadra, which has already been there. The budget does not impact Karnataka straight and we are very sorry that we thought Nirmala Sitharaman is from our state and she will give a boost to the state but nothing has been done,” Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said talking to mediapersons. Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs 5,300 crore for the Upper Bhadra Project in Karnataka. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/congress-members-give-adjournment-notices-in-ls-to-discuss-adani-crisis-border-skirmish Congress members Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari on Thursday gave adjournment notices in the Lok Sabha to discuss the Adani Group issue and Chinese transgressions along the border. Tagore, the party's whip in Lok Sabha, said there is an emergency situation due to diminishing shares of the Adani group. "This was followed by the Hindenburg report. A significant volume of public money through SBI and LIC is locked in the Adani Group. It is pertinent to discuss the matter immediately in the House, leaving aside routine business. The finance minister should disclose the actual condition of the loss and steps initiated by the government to save public money," he said in his notice. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/aap-sets-agenda-for-karnataka-assembly-polls-to-fight-all-224-seats Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Tuesday said her party is setting the agenda for the upcoming Karnataka assembly election with BJP promising 'Namma Clinic' on the lines of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics and Congress promising 200 units of free electricity as has been implemented in the national capital. The party will fight in all the 224 assembly constituencies across the state in the election, which is less than three months away, and the list of candidates would be announced in the first week of March, the AAP leader said at a press conference here. The party leader said people do not want a "copycat version of the Delhi model of governance and want the original". Hence, the party has decided to fight the election in Karnataka with all its vigour. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/gills-ton-pandyas-four-wicket-guide-india-to-mammoth-168-run-win-over-new-zealand-in-3rd-t20i-secure-series-2-1  Shubman Gill's unbeaten 126 followed by an all-round performance from captain Hardik Pandya helped India bundle out New Zealand for 66 to register a mammoth 168-run victory over Blackcaps in the third and final T20I of the three-match series here at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. India thumped New Zealand by 168 runs - the biggest win by a Full Member against another in the men's T20I. With this win, Team India clinched the three-match T20I series 2-1. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/youve-given-a-dream-to-young-girls-sachin-bcci-felicitate-womens-u19-t20-wc The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar felicitated the World Cup champion India U19 women's team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma collected the cheque for INR 5 crore, the cash prize BCCI announced for the team and the support staff last week. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/budget-2023-like-a-growth-engine-for-country-rs-241-lakh-cr-allocated-for-railways-will-fulfil-passengers-aspirations-ashwini-vaishnaw The Union budget is a "growth engine" for the country, said Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, Vaishnaw said that this budget will be like a growth engine for the country. "The FM has allocated Rs 2.41 lakh crore for Railways which will be a big change for the sector as it will fulfil the aspirations of every passenger," he said. Highlighting the developments in the sector, the minister said that the Railway is growing every year. Under the 'Amrit Bharat Station' scheme, 1275 stations are being re-developed, whereas, the production of Vande Bharat trains will be revamped. "Before 2014 only 3 km of track were laid every day, it increased to 12 km of track every day in the current year, and the target for next year is 16 km of track every day," he added. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/karnataka-man-tries-to-recharge-fastag-with-helpline-number-on-net-loses-rs-99997-in-cyber-fraud A man from Brahmavara in Udupi who tried recharging his fastag account by calling the helpline number available on the net lost Rs 99,997.  Francis Pius who was travelling from Brahmavara to Mangaluru in his four-wheeler was about to cross the toll plaza in Hejamady and realized that his fastag balance was low on January 29.  https://www.sahilonline.net/en/budget-2023-24-only-fancy-announcement-says-congs-venugopal  Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday slammed the Centre for not addressing the real issues in Union Budget 2023-24 including unemployment and price rise adding that the budget "only had fancy announcements that were made earlier too." Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 today in Lok Sabha. This was the third time in a row that the government presented the budget in a paperless form. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/5300-crore-assistance-to-drought-prone-central-karnataka-n-sitharaman Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Centre would provide ₹ 5,300 crore assistance for the Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka, an announcement cheered by the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Several BJP leaders, including National General Secretary C T Ravi and state party chief Nalin Kumar Kateel praised the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, calling it "farsighted and pro poor". "Rs 5,300 crore has been announced for the Upper Bhadra Project, which is a major irrigation project from Karnataka and has a status of national project. I welcome this, as the project is important, aimed at providing irrigation and drinking water to vast areas of drought affected central districts of the state," Chief Minister Bommai said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/up-teacher-strangled-to-death-on-camera-while-giving-online-class A 32-year-old teacher was strangled by two men at his house in this district while he was giving online video lessons, police said on Wednesday. The mobile phone, using which the teacher Krishna Kumar Yadav was giving online classes continued to record the video that was later retrieved by police to identify the assailants. Yadav, a native of Ambedkarnagar district, was living in a rented accommodation in Forbesganj locality here, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Shivraj on Wednesday said Yadav was strangled on Saturday evening while he was alone in his room and giving an online tuition class. "We have arrested both the attackers," the Additional SP said. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/budget-2023-centre-announces-new-clean-energy-funds BENGALURU: India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several new clean energy initiatives in the government's annual budget speech on Wednesday, saying "green growth" is a top priority for the country. More than USD 8 billion dollars were announced for projects like mangrove restoration which help suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, converting waste into biogas and speeding up renewable energy initiatives. But details of how the funds will be spent are yet to be disclosed. The minister said the injection of 35,000 crore rupees (USD 4.3 billion) into India's energy transition will be channelled through the ministry of petroleum and natural gas to help India reach its goal of net zero emissions by 2070. India is currently the world's third highest-emitting nation. The new funds form part of the government's USD 550 billion budget aimed at ramping up spending to spur economic growth and create jobs ahead of the general election next year. Sitharaman mentioned the scaling up of clean energy for the economy and jobs within the first few minutes of her speech. Sitharaman also proposed government incentives for energy storage systems in India that would aid round-the-clock renewable energy use and announced a new framework for pumped storage systems for hydropower. She set out an additional 20,700 crore rupees (USD 2.5 billion) to facilitate new clean energy production in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, where electricity grid infrastructure remains a key sticking point. Other programs to incentivize the use of alternative, less-polluting fertilizers and to cut down on chemical fertilizers were also announced, but details of how much will be spent were unclear. Import taxes for components required to produce lithium-ion batteries, a key component in many electric vehicles, will be slashed, Sitharaman said. But no exemption was provided for protective taxes in the solar power sector. The budget will now be debated by both houses of parliament before it can be enacted, which is likely to happen as Modi's party holds a strong majority. The move toward clean energy and away from fossil fuels has increasingly become a priority for India and nations around the world as countries try and limit global warming. India's government recently announced a green hydrogen initiative for clean fuel and a climate action program to encourage more sustainable lifestyles. But the country is still heavily dependent on planet-warming coal burning for its energy needs. https://www.sahilonline.net/en/protest-against-anti-encroachment-drive-in-jammu-locality-continues Thousands of people, including women and children, hit the streets in Sunjwan-Bathindi on the city's outskirts against the Jammu and Kashmir administration's ongoing anti-encroachment drive to retrieve "illegally occupied" state land. The residents' protest comes in the backdrop of the authorities serving public notices asking violators to remove illegal constructions within seven days, officials said. The protesters also observed a complete shutdown in the area. Waving Tricolours and shouting slogans against the eviction drive, the protesters passed the main roads before staging a peaceful sit-in at a vast land adjoining the bypass.