14-Year-Old Girl Dies In Gujarat; Family Blames Cold Weather, School

A 14-year-old girl studying in Class 8 in Gujarat's Rajkot city died after suddenly collapsing in her school, with her family members claiming that she died due to cold weather conditions and added that the school authorities should have allowed students to use warm clothes of their choice instead of just uniform sweaters.

The incident took place on Tuesday at A V Jasani Vidya Mandir, prompting the district education authorities to direct that the schools be opened an hour later than their normal start time in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions and also allow flexibility in wearing of warm clothes by students.

Doctors said victim Riya Sagar's death appeared to be due to a cardiac arrest, while her family maintained that she did not suffer from any health complications.

District Education Officer B S Kaila said the exact cause of her death will be ascertained after the port-mortem.

"Around 7.25 am, Riya fell down while talking to her friends in the lobby of the school. There is a hospital located within 100 metres of distance where she was rushed. But she was declared dead there and doctors said prima facie it was due to a cardiac arrest. The detailed post-mortem report will ascertain the actual cause of the death," the official said.

"We have instructed schools to start after 8 am and allow students to wear shawl and muffler, jackets, etc. in view of the issues raised by her (Riya's) mother. This will be in force till January 21 and it may be extended till January 27," he said.

Talking to reporters, Riya's mother said the school should have allowed students to wear warm clothes rather than sticking to uniform sweaters, which is not sufficient to beat the cold.

"My daughter did not suffer from any disease. She died because of freezing blood in her heart due to cold," her mother Janaki Sagar said.

She appealed to schools to begin their classes a bit late in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions so that the health of students is not compromised.

"I would like to appeal to the school to delay the time of opening school as much as possible...Don't open schools early in the morning. If you compel students to wear only a uniform sweater then they will not be able to beat the cold. Allow them to wear thicker jackets. This is my request...," she added.

Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi urged the government to take steps to prevent such incidents and delay the school opening time by an hour so that students do not have to suffer due to cold.

"We have written to the state education minister. There are many schools where there is a shortage of classrooms, and students are forced to study in the open. In such a situation, the government should act immediately and change the timing for the benefit of students," he said.

Gujarat has witnessed a drop in temperature with cold wave conditions prevailing in parts of Saurashtra and Kutch regions in the last two days.

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Ex BSF Director General Appointed Deputy National Security Adviser

Retired director general of the Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh was on Monday appointed as deputy national security adviser.

According to an official order, Mr Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed on a re-employment contract for a period of two years. Mr Singh retired as BSF chief on December 31, 2022. When he took charge of the BSF on August 31, 2021, he had created history of a son and a father holding the top post of a paramilitary force during their services.

His father and retired IPS officer of the 1959-batch, Prakash Singh, had also headed the BSF from June, 1993 to January, 1994.

Prakash Singh is considered an architect of police reforms in the country.

He had petitioned the Supreme Court in 1996 for carrying out reforms in the police establishment following which the government started giving a fixed tenure of two years at least to the chief of the Intelligence Bureau, the CBI, foreign secretary, the RAW chief and the Union home secretary.

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कश्‍मीर समस्‍या के समाधान के लिए पाकिस्‍तान से बात करे भारत : फारुक अब्‍दुल्‍ला

पाकिस्‍तान के प्रधानमंत्री शहबाज शरीफ ने भारत के साथ कश्‍मीर सहित सभी बड़े मुद्दों को बातचीत के जरिये सुलझाने की जरूरत जताई है. पाकिस्‍तान के पीएम के इस बयान वाले दिन, जम्‍मू-कश्‍मीर के पूर्व मुख्‍यमंत्री फारुक अब्‍दुल्‍ला ने भी लगभग ऐसी ही राय जताई है. फारुक ने कहा है कि कश्मीर समस्या का समाधान तभी हो सकता है जब भारत अपने पड़ोसी देश पाकिस्तान के साथ बातचीत शुरू करेगा. पाकिस्‍तान के नाम का जिक्र किए बिना फारुक अब्‍दुल्‍ला ने कहा, "कश्मीर की समस्या खत्म नहीं होगी. मुझे यह कहते हुए दुख हो रहा है कि आतंकवाद तब तक बना रहेगा, जब तक हम अपने पड़ोसी से बात नहीं करते और इसका सही समाधान नहीं निकालते." फारुक के अनुसार, भारत को दशकों से चली आ रही इस समस्या का वास्तविक समाधान तलाशने की जरूरत है. 

फारुक के मुताबिक, जब पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी ने 1999 में पाकिस्‍तान की यात्रा से पहले उनसे राय मांगी थी तब भी उन्‍होंने (फारुक ने) दोनों देशों को एकजुट होने और आपसी विश्‍वास की बहालीका संदेश दिया था. उन्‍होंने कहा कि मौजूदा पीएम (नरेंद्र मोदी) ने भी साफ तौर पर कहा है कि जंग किसी समस्‍या का समाधान नहीं है. जम्‍मू-कश्‍मीर राज्‍य के सीएम रहे फारुख ने देश के कुछ मौजूदा घटनाक्रमों को लेकर नाखुशी जताई. उन्‍होंने कहा, "संस्‍थानों, राज्‍यपालों और उप राज्‍यपाल को देखिए....वे किस तरह संविधान के साथ खिलवाड़ कर रहे हैं..." 85 साल के फारुख एक पुस्‍तक विमोचन का कार्यक्रम में बोल रहे थे. किताब 'अ लाइफ इन द शेडो ऑफ मेमॉयर (A Life in the Shadows A Memoir)' को खुफिया एजेंसी RAW के पूर्व प्रमुख एएस दुलत ( A S Dulat) ने लिखा है जो वर्ष 2000 में सेवानिवृत्‍त हुए हैं. 

अब्‍दुल्‍ला ने कहा, "भारत एक अनूठा देश है और ऐसा इसलिए है क्‍योंकि हम सब एक साथ सोचते हैं. यदि मुल्‍क को तरक्‍की करनी है तो विभाजन को खत्‍म करना होगा...हमें गांधी के भारत में लौटना होगा. जब तक हम एक नहीं होंगे, देश मजबूत नहीं हो सकता. " 1965 बैच के रिटायर IPS अधिकारी दुलत ने भी कहा कि "आतंकवाद (जम्मू-कश्मीर में) तब तक खत्‍म नहीं होगा जब तक कि हम पाकिस्तान से बातचीत नहीं करते."

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Indian-Origin Worker Suspended By Singapore Migrant Workers Charity

A migrant workers charity based in Singapore on Tuesday suspended a top Indian-origin employee following allegations of misappropriation of funds.

In a statement, the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) said its executive director Deshi Gill was suspended until an internal inquiry, according to a Channel News Asia report.

"After preliminary investigations, we believe there is a basis for suspected misconduct," said HOME, which handles migrant workers employed in labour-intensive industries, including those from India.

HOME said it has notified the relevant authorities of the development.

"HOME's board and staff will provide all necessary information as part of any investigations that will be carried out," it said.

It did not divulge further details about the extent of fraud that Gill was allegedly associated with.

Gill, who has been working with HOME since 2017, was appointed as the executive director in July 2021, according to a Facebook post by the charity.

The charity group said on its website that it provides immediate crisis intervention as well as long-term support such as education and training programmes to help improve migrant workers' well-being and employment prospects.

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एयरपोर्ट पर अचानक बेहोश हुए शख्स की सोनू सूद ने इस तरह बचाई जिंदगी ! देख कर कोई करने लगा तारीफ

बॉलीवुड अभिनेता सोनू सूद फिल्मों के अलावा गरीब और जरूरतमंद लोगों की मदद करने के लिए जाने जाते हैं. वह अक्सर हर तरीके से लोगों की मदद करने की कोशिश करते रहते हैं. यही वजह है जो बहुत से लोग सोनू सूद को गरीबों को मसीहा भी कहते हैं. अब दिग्गज अभिनेता एक शख्स की जान बचाने की वजह से सुर्खियों में हैं. सोनू सूद ने दुबई एयरपोर्ट पर एक शख्स की जान बचाई है. बताया जा रहा है कि सोनू सूद हाल ही में दुबई से वापसी की यात्रा कर रहे थे और इमिग्रेशन काउंटर पर एक अप्रत्याशित स्थिति उत्पन्न हो गई थी. 

सोनू सूद के अप्रत्याशित परिस्थिति के तुरंत समाधान ने एक जिंदगी बचाने में मदद की. सोनू इमिग्रेशन काउंटर पर थे और इंतजार कर रहे थे. चंद सेकेंड में ही एक अधेड़ व्यक्ति होश खो बैठा और मौके पर ही बेहोश हो गया. सोनू सूद ने व्यक्ति के सिर को सहारा दिया और तुरंत कार्डियोपल्मोनरी रिससिटेशन (सीपीआर) शुरू किया. कुछ मिनटों के बाद, उस व्यक्ति ने अपनी सांस ली और आम जनता के साथ-साथ इमिग्रेशन अधिकारियों ने अभिनेता की सराहना की. शख्स ने जान बचाने के लिए उनका शुक्रिया भी अदा किया.

काम के मोर्चे पर सोनू सूद बहुत जल्द एक्शन थ्रिलर फतेह में नजर आने वाले हैं. वह इस फिल्म को प्रोड्यूस भी कर रहे हैं. जबकि फिल्म का निर्देशन वैभव मिश्रा कर रहे हैं. फिल्म फतेह एक सच्ची कहानी पर आधारित है। इस फिल्म में सोनू सूद अपने अब तक के सबसे अलग किरदार में दिखाई देंगे. फिल्म फतेह इस साल के मध्य में सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज होगी. सोनू सूद आखिरी बार फिल्म सम्राट पृथ्वीराज चौहान में नजर आए थे. इस फिल्म में उनके साथ अभिनेता अक्षय कुमार मुख्य भूमिका में थे. हालांकि सोनू सूद की यह फिल्म बॉक्स ऑफिस पर खास कमाल नहीं दिखा सकी.

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Bars To Shut By Midnight In Rajasthan, Says Ashok Gehlot

Bars and clubs in Rajasthan will have to shut by midnight, announced Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, adding that his government will also urge the centre to bring a law on social security.

The Chief Minister contended that bars and clubs run till late night and are mushrooming in every lane and bylane.

"These bars and clubs run till late, sometimes upto 3 or 4 am. They have mushroomed in very lane and bylane. We will see later how to regulate them. For now, we have decided that these bars should shut latest by 11:30 pm or 12 midnight, so that people can go home and be with their families," said Mr Gehlot.

"The Rajasthan cabinet will pass a resolution requesting the Centre to have a law on social security for all," he added.

The Chief Minister underlined that his government was working on a priority to uplift every section of society through transparent, accountable and sensitive good governance.

Rajasthan will face elections in the next few months.

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Mumbai Saw 30% Drop In Road Accident Deaths In 2022, Say Traffic Police

Mumbai witnessed a decline in casualties due to road accidents by 30 per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year thanks to the awareness campaigns conducted by the traffic police, a senior official said on Monday.

At least 268 people were killed in 257 road accidents in the city last year, while 387 people lost their lives in 376 accidents in 2021, joint commissioner of police (Traffic) Pravin Padwal said.

It is a good sign that in 2022 the traffic police recorded 30 per cent less deaths in road accidents compared to 2021, he said.

The number of fatal accidents has also dropped and the decline can be attributed to the frequent awareness programmes and campaigns conducted by the traffic police, the official said during the road safety week, which will end on January 17.

"We will launch more campaigns in the coming days to make people aware about traffic norms and ways to follow them," he said, adding that a Bollywood personality has also been roped in to be part of a drive.

Seatbelts have been made compulsory for drivers and passengers in four-wheelers, while helmets are mandatory for two-wheeler riders and those riding pillion, the official said, urging people to cooperate with the traffic police.

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