"Will Decide When Time Comes": Akhilesh Yadav On Opposition's PM Face

Amid intense speculation over the leader of the opposition parties for the prime ministerial role, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was asked whether he considers himself a contender for the position.

"We have many faces (for the PM post)... When the time comes, we will decide," Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said.

On Monday, the Samajwadi Party chief was asked if he considered himself a contender for the prime ministerial post.

Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after the Opposition's June 23 meeting, had said the 2024 elections will be fought together and discussions on the PM face will happen at their meeting this month.

There have been suggestions in the opposition camp that the largest and the strongest party should lead the battle in states.

Uttar Pradesh is among the states where the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, and the Congress have clashing ambitions. The Samajwadi Party appears keen to get the support of other national parties to win the maximum Lok Sabha seats from the state.

The SP wants to emerge as the key player in Uttar Pradesh, which holds significance for the Congress's national ambitions. The united opposition is yet to chalk out the seat sharing arrangement.

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BJP Got 3 Times More Donations Than Other Parties In 7 Years: Report

More than half of all donations received by political parties between 2016-17 and 2021-22 were through Electoral Bonds and the BJP received more funds than all other national parties put together, a report by think tank Association for Democratic Reforms said.

According to the ADR, donations worth around Rs 16,437 crore were received by the seven national parties and 24 regional parties in India between 2016-17 and 2021-22. Of this, Rs 9,188.35 crore -- around 56 percent -- were received through Electoral Bonds.

The Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) declared donations worth Rs 10,122.03 crore between 2016-17 and 2021-22, followed by the Congress (Rs 1,547.43 crore) and the Trinamool Congress (Rs 823.30 crore), the report said.

The total donations declared by the BJP is more than three times the total donations declared by all the other national parties, it said.

Donations worth Rs 4,614.53 crore, about 28 per cent of the total, were received from the corporate sector and Rs 2,634.74 crore (16.03 per cent) were received from other sources.

More than 80 per cent of the donations, around Rs 13,190.68 crore, were received by the national parties, and Rs 3,246.95 crore (19.75 per cent) by regional parties, the ADR said.

For the national parties, there was a 743 per cent increase in donations from electoral bonds between 2017-18 and 2021-22, while corporate donations increased by 48 per cent.

The highest donations were received in 2019-20, the year of general elections (Rs 4,863.50 crore), followed by Rs 4,041.48 crore in 2018-19 and Rs 3,826.56 crore in FY 2021-22.

The BJP, which got three times more donations than all other national parties put together, got over 52 per cent of it through Electoral Bonds. Around 32 per cent of the donations to the BJP came from corporate houses.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Communist Party of India (CPI) received 100 per cent donations from "other" sources, which means donations less than Rs 20,000 for which political parties do not need to declare the details of the donor.

Among the regional parties, more than 89.81 per cent of the BJD's total donations came from Electoral Bonds worth Rs 622 crore, the DMK declared the second highest donations from bonds of Rs 431.50 crore, followed by the TRS which declared Rs 383.65 crore and YSR-C which declared Rs 330.44 crore.

The direct corporate donations declared by the seven national parties are more than five times the corporate donations declared by 31 regional parties during the six-year period.

In the six-year period, direct corporate donations declared by the regional parties increased by around 152 per cent.

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अभनत रजकमर रव न ऑनलइन ठग क खलफ UP पलस क अभयन क सरह

बॉलीवुड अभिनेता राजकुमार राव ऑनलाइन खरीदारी की आड़ में हो रही धोखाधड़ी के खिलाफ जारी उत्‍तर प्रदेश पुलिस के अभियान का समर्थन किया है. यूपी पुलिस द्वारा ट्विटर पर साझा किए गए एक वीडियो संदेश में राव ने पुलिस के साइबर अपराध जागरूकता अभियान की सराहना की और लोगों से ऑनलाइन खरीदारी की आड़ में हो रही धोखाधड़ी के प्रति सतर्क रहने की अपील की है. प्रदेश में इस वक्‍त रेंज स्तर पर साइबर थाने कार्यरत हैं.  मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने हाल ही में राज्य के हर जिले में साइबर क्राइम पुलिस थाने खोलने की योजना की घोषणा की है. 

एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने बताया कि भविष्य में उत्‍तर प्रदेश पुलिस अन्य सितारों और खिलाड़ियों को भी साइबर अपराध जागरूकता अभियान से जोड़ेगी. उनके अनुसार, पुलिस जनता को साइबर क्राइम और इससे सम्‍बन्धित हेल्‍पलाइन के बारे में क्षेत्रीय भाषाओं में भी जागरूक करेगी. 

प्रदेश पुलिस ने अपने आधिकारिक हैंडल से #मिशनग्राहक और #कौनहैवो हैशटैग से किये गये एक ट्वीट में कहा ‘‘क्लिक करने से पहले सोचें. अपनी उत्‍कंठा को अपनी साइबर सुरक्षा को नुकसान न पहुंचाने दें. ''

यूपी पुलिस के इस ट्वीट को अभी तक लगभग 20 हजार से अधिक लोगों द्वारा देखा जा चुका है. साथ ही करीब 400 लोगों द्वारा रिट्वीट और 500 से अधिक लोगों ने इसे लाइक किया है. 

उल्लेखनीय है कि पुलिस महानिदेशक/पुलिस महानिरीक्षक के सम्मेलन में क्षेत्रीय भाषाओं में साइबर क्राइम एवं हेल्प लाइन के बारे में आमजन को जागरूक किए जाने की अपेक्षा की गई थी. इसी क्रम में उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस द्वारा फिल्म अभिनेता राजकुमार राव के माध्यम से आमजन को साइबर सुरक्षा के प्रति जागरूक किये जाने का प्रयास किया गया है. 

साइबर धोखाधड़ी पर त्वरित कार्यवाही के लिए हेल्प लाइन नम्बर 1930 है. इस हेल्पलाइन की मदद से अभी तक प्रदेश में करीब 52.50 करोड़ रुपये की राशि सम्बन्धित बैंकों में फ्रीज/होल्ड कराई गई है. साथ ही साइबर अपराधों में प्रदेश के थानों द्वारा कुल 5,432 साइबर अभियुक्तों को गिरफ्तार किया गया और 89.46 करोड़ रूपये की धनराशि बरामद की गई है. 

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Intense Rain Spell Over Himachal May Abate From Tomorrow: Weather Office

The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that the intense spell of rains over Himachal Pradesh is likely to decrease from tomorrow, however, Uttarakhand may continue to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall for the next three days.

Speaking with ANI, IMD Senior Scientist Dr Soma Sen Roy said, "Currently if you see in terms of warnings, today also, we have given an extremely heavy rainfall warning for Himachal Pradesh, mostly over western Uttarakhand, northeast Punjab, Haryana, northwestern parts of west Uttar Pradesh, and south Rajasthan. These regions that I have just mentioned are likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall, up to 20 cm of rainfall."

He also said that very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected over sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam, especially Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh for the next three days.

The torrential rains have wreaked havoc on Himachal Pradesh, leading to waterlogging, flash floods, and landslides, affecting the lives of many across the state.

"Even today we expect the current situation to continue especially for Himachal Pradesh. We have given extremely heavy rainfall warnings and issued red alerts based on the impact as well as the likelihood of people being affected," she said.

Twenty major landslides and 17 flash floods in Himachal Pradesh have been reported in the past 48 hours. Over 30 houses have been completely and partially damaged. All major rivers including Ravi, Beas, Satluj, Swan and Chenab are flowing above the danger level.

"We've witnessed landslides, flash floods and road blockages, however, tomorrow onwards we are expecting rainfall to decrease in Himachal Pradesh but similar rainfall or slightly less in intensity may continue over Uttarakhand. Rainfall to continue in Uttarakhand for next three days," Dr Roy said.

She said that very heavy rainfall up to 20cm over eastern Punjab, Haryana and northwestern parts of Utter Pradesh, as well as South Rajasthan, is expected as there is a low-pressure formation over northwest India and interaction with the string western disturbance is not being allowed to move.

"It will probably move east. The interaction zone has been present for the past three days because the south-easterly flow is preventing its movement. Tomorrow is likely to be the same. We expect rainfall to shift more towards central India and Uttar Pradesh by tomorrow, which means Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh will start getting more rain from tomorrow," Dr Roy said.

According to her, rain is expected to gradually lessen over the northwest Himalayan region starting tomorrow, but to continue in Uttarakhand. Dr Roy, however, told that from tomorrow onwards rain-fed clouds will move to Uttarakhand, west Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan.

He said that district-level warnings are being issued for the districts which are likely to be affected by flash floods, landslides, heavy rain and thunderstorm adding that the regional websites are updating warnings every 6 hours and simultaneously, also issuing nowcasts, descriptions of present weather conditions or a forecast of those immediately expected.

"Nowcast has been issued with a red alert for northeast Punjab and north Haryana. For Himachal Pradesh, we have issued an orange alert for rainfall on three hourly basis. For today red alert has been issued for Himachal Pradesh and an orange for Uttarakhand, northwestern parts of western UP, Haryana mainly and the northeastern part of Punjab, south Rajasthan and Gujarat. From tomorrow, the orange alert region will move eastwards i.e. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh," Dr Roy added.

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Flood Warning In Delhi As Haryana Discharges Water Into Yamuna

The Delhi government issued a flood warning on Sunday as Haryana released more than one lakh cusecs of water into the Yamuna river from the Hathnikund barrage.

The irrigation and flood control department said this was the first warning, with 1,05,453 cusecs of water discharged at 4 pm.

Normally, the flow rate at the barrage is 352 cusecs, but heavy rainfall in the catchment areas increases the discharge. The water from the barrage takes around two to three days to reach Delhi.

Authorities have been instructed to stay vigilant and take necessary action in vulnerable areas. Quick response teams have been deployed to raise awareness and warn the people living near the river embankments, according to the department.

The Delhi government has set up 16 control rooms, including a central control room, to monitor the flood-prone areas and the water level of the Yamuna.

Earlier in the day, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said the water level in the river in Delhi is rising and is expected to surpass the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Tuesday.

According to the CWC's flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge touched 203.18 metres at 1 pm on Sunday. The warning level is 204.5 metres.

The water level is anticipated to rise to 205.5 metres between 11 am and 1 pm on Tuesday, the CWC said.

Northwest India has seen incessant rainfall over the last two days, with many areas in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan recording "heavy to very heavy" precipitation.

This has resulted in overflowing rivers, creeks and drains that have massively damaged infrastructure and disrupted essential services in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Delhi witnessed its highest rainfall in a single day in July since 1982, recording 153 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. Between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, the city received an additional 105 mm rainfall, exacerbating the situation.

In response to the torrential rains, the Delhi government announced a closure of all schools on Monday and cancelled the Sunday leave of government officials, instructing them to be in the field.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh and Ambala reported a record rainfall of 322.2 mm and 224.1 mm respectively.

The Yamuna river system's catchment covers parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.

The low-lying areas near the river in Delhi are considered prone to flooding and are inhabited by around 37,000 people.

Encroachments on the river floodplain have occurred over the years, despite the land belonging to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), revenue department and private individuals.

Last year, the river breached the danger mark twice in September.

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जधपर म फर गरमय पनय क पयऊ ममल एक समज क लग न कलकटरट क ओर कय कच भर पलस बल तनत

जोधपुर में पूनिया की प्‍याऊ मामला एक बार‍ फिर गरमा गया है. इस मामले को लेकर एक समाज के लोगों की रविवार को महापंचायत हुई. इसके बाद समाज के लोगों ने कलेक्‍ट्रेट की ओर कूच किया है. सरकारी जमीन पर अतिक्रमण को लेकर पिछले कुछ दिनों से विवाद चल रहा है. हालात यहां तक पहुंच गए थे कि दो पक्षों के बीच पथराव भी हो चुका है. ऐसे में इस मामले में प्रशासन सतर्क है और भारी संख्‍या में पुलिस बल को तैनात किया गया है. 

जोधपुर के अरणा-झरना में रविवार को एक समाज के लोगों की महापंचायत का आयोजन किया गया. इस दौरान समाज के लोगों ने जोधपुर कलेक्‍ट्रेट की ओर कूच करने का निर्णय लिया. महापंचायत के बाद 100 से अधिक वाहनों में सवार होकर समाज के लोग जोधपुर कलेक्‍ट्रेट के लिए रवाना हुए. 

वहीं मामले की गंभीरता और तनावपूर्ण स्थिति को देखते हुए प्रशासन ने भारी पुलिस बल तैनात किया है. साथ ही आरएसी के जवानों को भी लगाया गया है. स्थिति से निपटने के लिए आला अधिकारी भी मौके पर मौजूद हैं. 

बता दें कि जोधपुर के केरू गांव में सरकारी जमीन पर पौधे लगाने की बात पर दो पक्षों के बीच विवाद है. एक पक्ष ने इस जमीन पर पौधे लगाए तो दूसरे पक्ष ने जेडीए के बाहर धरना देकर अतिक्रमण को हटाने की मांग की थी. इसी बीच किसी ने पौधे उखाड़ दिए, जिसके बाद पौधे लगाने वाले पक्ष ने इसका विरोध किया. वहीं 30 जून को दोनों पक्ष आमने-सामने आ गए थे. पथराव के बाद पुलिस को आंसू गैस के गोले छोड़कर स्थिति को नियंत्रित करना पड़ा था. कुछ लोगों के साथ पुलिसकर्मियों को भी चोटें आई थी. 

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Punjab Vigilance Department Arrests Former Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni

Congress leader and Punjab's former Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni has been arrested in a disproportionate assets case by the state Vigilance Department.  

A spokesperson of the department said there was a disproportionate increase in assets of the former minister between 2016 and 2022 --
 when the Congress was in power in the state.

An inquiry was ordered in this matter on October 10, 2022.

Sources in the investigative agency said between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2022, the income of the former Deputy Chief Minister and his family was 4.5 crores, while he spent 12.5 crores.

In this period, OP Soni also created property in the name of his wife Suman Soni and son Raghav Soni.

A First Information Report has been registered under Sections 13 (1) (b) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act following investigations, a spokesperson of the agency said in Chandigarh.

The arrest of the Congress leader comes amid the anti-corruption campaign launched by Aam Aadmi Party Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

It is likely to add to the rift between AAP and the Congress at a time the opposition is trying to stitch up a common front to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections.

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