5 Dead, Many Injured After Kolkata-Bound Bus Falls From Bridge In Odisha

Five people, including a woman, died and several others are reported injured after a Kolkata-bound bus fell from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening, police said. 

The accident took place around 9 pm on Barabati bridge on National Highway-16, when the bus with 40 passengers was en route to Kolkata from Puri.

Rescue operation is underway at the accident spot.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled the deaths and announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each for the families who lost a loved one. 

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'Spends Summers In London': GN Azad's 'Tourist' Jibe At Omar Abdullah

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) president Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday alleged that former chief minister Omar Abdullah comes to the valley only as a "tourist," while he spends summers in London and winters in warmer climates abroad.

Mr Azad made the sally as he hit the campaign trail in Doda as a star campaigner, canvassing for party candidate and former minister G M Saroori.

The campaigning in Udhampur-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency has become intense with the exchange of personal attacks by rival politicians.

Congress's Lal Singh is pitted against Union minister and BJP candidate Jitendra Singh in the Udhampur-Kathua parliamentary constituency, which goes to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 19.

DPAP's G M Saroori is among 10 others in the fray.

"Omar sahib ... You visit your maternal grandfather's house during summers in London and some hot country during winters and you come here as a tourist," Mr Azad took a dig at the National Conference vice president in his speech.

Omar Abdullah is also on a campaign trail in Doda district canvassing for Choudhary Lal Singh of Congress, in capacity as a partner in the INDIA bloc.

Lal Singh is contesting for the fourth time from Udhampur Lok Sabha seat.

Mr Azad alleged that Mr Omar used to visit Chenab Valley for five minutes and hasn't come to the area even once in the last several years.

"Have you seen his face in Doda, Bhaderwah or Kishtwar during his tenure as CM? Has he been here for the last 10 years?" Mr Azad said, addressing the public.

He also questioned the whereabouts of "political tourists" during the region's years of hardship and criticised the parties for their silence on issues like land eviction order and the abolition of Article 370.

He accused the NC of tacitly supporting the BJP's agenda for its own interests, over the welfare of the people.

"Where were these political tourists in Chenab Valley during these ten years of people's suffering? Did they raise their voices against land eviction or Article 370 in Parliament?

"They seem to be aiding the BJP in every action. Their leaders are too busy appeasing the BJP, just check their statements. They are the ones who declared their doors open for NDA, not me. So who's the BJP's A team? It's NC," Mr Azad said.

The former Congress leader said that despite such restrictions as the Public Safety Act, Omar Abdullah and "his cohorts" have continued to live luxuriously.

Mr Azad, who is also a former J-K chief minister, said that unlike some, he does not indulge in leisurely vacations and is committed to the alleviation of the suffering of the people.

Mr Azad questioned the Congress party's stance on Article 370 and said he always advocated for Article 370 and 35A, as well as the restoration of statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.

He said that instead of confronting the BJP, the Congress seems to focus on targeting his party.

"Congress is silent on Article 370, they didn't even speak when I was in Congress. Only I know how I managed to speak on Article 370 in parliament," he said. 

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2-Month-Old Child, Found On Rail Tracks In Delhi, Reunited With Parents

The Delhi Police has reunited a two-month-old child found abandoned on the tracks near the Shakur Basti Railway Station here with his family members, officials said on Monday.

The couple had lost their child while they were travelling from Gwalior to their home in Agra via Delhi, they added.

The infant was reunited with his family after adopting the due procedure of law, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) K P S Malhotra said the infant was found abandoned on the railway tracks on April 9.

An FIR was lodged under Section 317 (exposure and abandonment of child under 12 years, by parent or person taking care) and an investigation was taken up, Malhotra said.

There was no CCTV camera in the area where the child was left abandoned, the officer said, adding that the spot was also inspected by the crime and forensic teams to find clues regarding the infant.

"The team investigating the matter shared pictures and other details of the infant with all DCPs, SSPs across the country and all SHOs of Delhi through social media," the DCP said, adding that information was also uploaded on ZIP Net.

During the investigation, various child centres were also checked to confirm whether any query had been made by any person regarding the infant and follow-up was taken daily.

"Our team was contacted by one Anil Kumar Rajavat from Agra who informed that he had seen the photographs and details of the infant circulating on a WhatsApp group," the DCP said.

Mr Rajavat told the police that he was the father of the infant. On April 13, he came to Delhi with his wife and confirmed that the infant was their son after meeting him, the officer said.

The man said the child got lost in the crowd at a railway station here when they were travelling from Gwalior to Agra.

After due process of law, the infant was handed over to the parents, he added. 

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Arvind Kejriwal To Meet Ministers, Government Will Run From Jail: AAP

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak on Monday said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, will call two ministers to jail each week and review the progress of the work in their departments.

Mr Pathak and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Mr Kejriwal in Tihar on Monday.

Arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, Mr Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody and is lodged in Tihar jail. A person in judicial custody cannot sign documents which are political in nature.

DG (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal, in an interaction with PTI editors here, said, "Only two things the person is allowed to sign -- one is his legal papers or a complaint but those should be non-political in nature or about his situation, or letters to family members or property papers."

Mr Pathak, who is the Aam Aadmi Party's National General Secretary (Organization), at a press conference conveyed the chief minister's plan of action for reviewing the functioning of various departments in the coming days.

"From next week, the chief minister will call two ministers to jail every week and there he will review the work of their departments and give them guidelines and directions," he said.

"We will undertake whatever legal process are needed (to make this happen). From next week, when the ministers meet, the government will start functioning from jail in a proper format," Mr Pathak said.

The AAP National General Secretary (Organization) said Mr Kejriwal asked him to convey to the party MLAs to go door to door in their areas and meet people to understand their concerns.

"The MLAs should try and solve any issue that the people are facing. Mr Kejriwal said the MLAs will have to cover up his absence by working twice as hard as before,” he said.

At the press conference when Mr Pathak was asked about Mr Kejriwal's absence from the election campaign, he said, "Poll campaigns are going on in all states. All people in the party have become even more motivated. People who used to work for 10 hours are now working for 15 hours. Those who worked for 15 hours are now working for 18 hours. Most of the people of our party are emotionally attached to Kejriwal and this feeling is encouraging them to work more."

Mr Kejriwal on Monday did not get any interim relief from the Supreme Court which sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate by April 24 on his plea challenging his arrest in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged liquor policy scam.

Responding to a question on it, Mr Pathak said, "We have full faith in the judiciary and hope that Arvind Kejriwal will get bail soon. Because in the end, truth prevails. There is a complete process of law, and everyone has to go through it. In such a situation, whatever decision will be taken by the judiciary, we will accept unanimously." 

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3 Robbers Inspired By Bollywood Movie 'Dhoom' Arrested, 26 Cases Solved

Three men, who used high-speed bikes inspired by the Bollywood movie 'Dhoom' for robberies, have been arrested by the police, an official said today.

Ashraf (23), Taufiq (24), and Istekar (22) used to rob people and then flee on their bikes, he added.

"On April 10, a tip-off was received that a notorious robber Ashraf was in Delhi's Johripur area. Multiple raids were conducted in the area and Uttar Pradesh's Loni. Three robbers - Ashraf, Taufiq, and Ishtikar - were caught. Two motorcycles, including a Yamaha R15, used in the crimes were also recovered," Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime branch) Amit Goel said.

The accused disclosed during interrogation that Nazakat Ali, alias KTM, is their gang leader, he added.

"They all are deeply inspired by the movie 'Dhoom' and would steal high-speed bikes to rob people," Mr Goel said.

The accused would ride in on their motorcycles, snatch valuables from people on the road, and then speed away, he said.

The arrest helped resolve 26 cases of robbery and snatching registered in Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad over the last fortnight, the police said.

The three would change clothes on their bikes to confuse the police and eyewitnesses, Mr Goel said, adding that efforts are underway to identify and arrest the gang leader.

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NDTV इलेक्शन कार्निवल : BJP का '400 पार' का दावा, कांग्रेस-SP बोली- आएंगे चौंकाने वाले नतीजे

लोकसभा चुनाव (Lok Sabha Election 2024) को लेकर एनडीटीवी का खास कार्यक्रम 'NDTV इलेक्शन कार्निवल' (NDTV Election Carnival) में एक बार फिर राजनीति पर चर्चा हुई. लखनऊ में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में भाजपा प्रवक्‍ता राकेश त्रिपाठी, समाजवादी पार्टी के प्रवक्‍ता मनोज काका और कांग्रेस के प्रवक्‍ता सुरेंद्र राजपूत ने लोकसभा चुनावों के मद्देनजर अपनी बात रखी. इस दौरान दीपक सिंह ने अवधी गीतों के जरिए मतदाताओं को जागरूक किया. 

भाजपा प्रवक्‍ता राकेश त्रिपाठी ने कहा कि चुनाव लोकतंत्र का उत्‍सव होता है. लोकतंत्र के इस उत्‍सव में भाजपा कार्यकर्ता पूरे दमखम के साथ तैयार हैं. हमने संकल्‍प लिया है कि तीसरी बार मोदी सरकार और अबकी बार 400 पार. उन्‍होंने कहा कि उत्तर प्रदेश की सारी सीटें नरेंद्र मोदी की झोली में जाएंगी और पूरा विपक्ष उत्तर प्रदेश में शून्‍य हो जाएगा. 

उन्‍होंने कांग्रेस और समाजदवादी पार्टी पर हमला बोलते हुए कहा कि अब डमरू और बम-बम की आवाज हो रही है, लेकिन एक समय था जब बम फूटने की आवाज हो रही थी. उन्‍होंने कहा कि आज कहीं पर कोई भी बम ब्‍लास्‍ट नहीं हो रहा है. कहीं किसी प्रकार की आतंकी घटना नहीं हो रही है. 

कट्टे-दुपट्टे से कोई खेल नहीं सकता : त्रिपाठी

उन्‍होंने कहा कि समाजवादी पार्टी की एक सीट जीतने की भी संभावना नहीं है. उन्‍होंने कहा कि आज कट्टे और दुपट्टे से कोई खेल नहीं सकता है. 

वहीं समाजवादी पार्टी के प्रवक्‍ता मनोज काका ने कहा कि 2014 में आई नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी की विचारधारा पर नहीं है, न ही समता की विचारधारा पर है और न ही संविधान की विचारधारा पर है. उन्‍होंने आरोप लगाया कि मोदी सरकार अराजकता और उद्दंडता की विचारधारा पर है. उन्‍होंने कहा, "2014 से लेकर 2024 तक गोवा से मणिपुर तक जहां जनादेश इनके खिलाफ था, 9 सरकारों को धनादेश से खरीदा गया. उन्‍होंने कहा कि अब सबने यह संकल्‍प लिया है कि अबकी बार बीजेपी की करारी हार. 

इस चुनाव में व्‍यक्तित्‍व की जगह मुद्दे प्रभावी : सुरेंद्र राजपूत 

 वहीं प्रवक्‍ता कांग्रेस सुरेंद्र राजपूत ने कहा कि इंडिया ब्‍लॉग एक साथ चुनाव लड़ रहा है. उन्‍होंने कहा कि इस बार के चुनाव में व्‍यक्तित्‍व की जगह मुद्दे प्रभावी हैं. उन्‍होंने कहा कि एक करोड़ बच्‍चे सड़क पर हैं और पेपर लीक का दंश झेल  रहे हैं. उन्‍होंने कहा कि विषयान्‍तर करने के लिए भाजपा 400 पार का नारा दे रही है, लेकिन इस बार उनकी करारी हार होगी, यह तय है. 

अवधी गीतों ने किया मतदाताओं को जागरूक 

कार्यक्रम के दौरान दीपक सिंह ने अपने अवधी गीतों के जरिए उपस्थित लोगों को मंत्रमुग्‍ध कर दिया. साथ ही उन्‍होंने अपने गीतों के माध्‍यम से मतदाताओं को जागरूक भी किया. साथ ही उन्‍होंने कहा कि अवध और संगीत को अलग नहीं किया जा सकता है. 

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Woman Hid Source Of Income, Court Sets Aside Maintenance Order

A sessions court here has set aside a magisterial court order directing a husband to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs 15,000 to his wife, holding that the woman had not disclosed her true income.

Additional Sessions Judge Aanchal was hearing two appeals filed by the couple. While the husband assailed the court's order of April 2023, the wife sought raising the maintenance to Rs 1.25 lakh.

The magisterial court had passed the order on the wife's petition filed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.

Noting the evidence before it, the court said the wife, who had an MBA degree, concealed the fact that she was having sufficient income to meet expenses and maintain herself.

"So, once it has come on record that the wife had been concealing her source of income, the court can neither draw (the inference) that the wife who is otherwise working and earning is unable to maintain herself nor can draw that she is living in a status lower than what she had been used to at her matrimonial home," the court said.

So, the husband cannot be directed to give her maintenance, enabling her to maintain a particular standard of living, it added in an order passed on April 5.

"Therefore, this court is of the view that the wife is not entitled to maintenance for omission in disclosure of true particulars on her part and an income earned by her," the judge said. 

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