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Delhi HC nixes bail granted to Shivinder Mohan Singh

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New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order granting bail to Religare promoter, Shivinder Mohan Singh in the Religare Finvest case being probed by Delhi Police.

A bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that Shivinder’s detention was necessary to unearth the “conspiracy hatched by him” and trace the siphoned-off money in the case of misappropriation of funds, saying the accusation against him is serious.

“The grant of bail in a case involving cheating, criminal breach of interest by an agent of such a large magnitude of money, affecting a very large number of people would also have an adverse impact not only on the progress of the case but also on the trust of the criminal justice system that people repose,” the bench said in the order.

His lawyer argued that no specific role had been attributed to Shivinder in the chargesheet and he could not be held to be vicariously liable for the alleged act by the other co-accused.

Shivinder Singh, along with his brother Malvinder, once successful businessmen who were on Forbes’ list of billionaires, was arrested in 2019 by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offenses Wing for allegedly diverting RFL’s money and investing it in other companies. The duo has been accused of diverting the money of Religare Finvest Limited (RFL), a Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) subsidiary.

 

West Bengal govt to ease strict lockdown restrictions from Tuesday.

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KOLKATA, JUNE 14 (UNI):- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing a press conference at Nabanna in Kolkata on Monday.UNI PHOTO-VKY3U

 In view of the declining trend in new COVID-19 cases, the government of West Bengal has eased the strict restrictions from tomorrow. However, restrictive measures will be in place till 30th June. The measures were put in place all over the state from 1st of May and strict restrictions had been imposed on 16th of the earlier month to contain the spread of COVID-19.

After reviewing the prevailing situation, the state govt further relaxed the restrictions and decided government offices to be opened from tomorrow with 25 per cent attendance. IT industries have been allowed to run with 50 per cent workforce. Markets will be open for one more hour in the morning while shopping malls, stand alone shops and restaurants will be open during specific times.

Parks will also be open for exercise for limited hours in the morning but people with two doses of vaccines will only be allowed to enter. However, educational institutes, Spa and Gyms will remain closed. Public transport except staff special trains and vehicles marked for health, essential and emergency services will be restricted.

Four bodies found from inside a house in Dhanbad

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Dhanbad, Four bodies were found inside a house located at Gandhi Nagar under Dhansar Police Station area in this district on Monday. According to Police a youth had killed his mother, step-father, step-brother and had late committed suicide. Police said this morning neighbours saw blood coming out from the house after which the nearest police station was informed. When the police forced to upon the door they found bodies of Meena Yadav, Munna Yadav and Rohit Yadav on the ground while that of Rahul Yadav was found on the bed.

Rahul was Meena Devi’s son from an earlier marriage and she had a second marriage with Munna Yadav who used to work in a mixture factory. Police quoting neighbours said that Rahul was having a dispute with his mother and step-father over some issue due to which he executed the incident. Police said that the culprit killed his mother and other members using a sharp edged weapon and later slit his throat and committed suicide. All the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

( agencies )

Bangladesh extends land border closure for passengers till June 30

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The government of Bangladesh has extended the closure of the land border with India for passenger travel till June 30 to contain the spread of the Corona virus in the country. However, the border will remain open for the movement of cargo between the two countries.
Confirming the decision to extend the restriction on movement of passengers between the two countries, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) told Prasar Bharti special correspondent in Dhaka that the formal notification of the closure is likely to be issued soon by the Cabinet division.
The land borders between Bangladesh and India have remained closed since April 26. The latest extension of the closure of the border is ending on Monday, June 14 which has now been further extended till June 30.
Bangladesh has been witnessing a rise in COVID 19 infection cases and deaths over the last few weeks. The border districts have shown a much higher rate raising fears of the spread of the virus in the country.

( EW News Desk )

Six cyber criminals arrested by Dumka Police

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Dumka, Police arrested six cyber criminals from different police station areas in this district.
Addressing a press conference here, Dumka SP Ambar Lakra said, following a tip off a team led by DSP headquarters Vijay Kumar conducted raids in separate villages under Ramgarh and Saraiyahaat police stations and arrested a total of six cyber criminals including a CSP operator identified as Amit Mandal while the five others were Vinay Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Vibhishan Mandal, Niranjan Kumar Mandal and Laxman Mandal. Ten mobile phones, stolen ATM, laptop, monitors were recovered from the arrested
the SP said adding that all of them have been forwarded to jail. He said that crackdown against cyber criminals will continue in the district.

All markets and Malls to open in Delhi today after further easing of restrictions

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All markets and Malls will open in the national capital from today with certain restrictions. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced more relaxations in lockdown restrictions as a part of reopening the National Capital in a phased-manner. As per the new directions, all market complexes and malls can now re-open from 10 am to 8 pm without following the odd-even criteria. The restaurants will be allowed to open at 50 per cent seating capacity from today. Mr Kejriwal announced that weekly markets will resume activity, but only one market will open in one zone. Mr Kejriwal said, if the number of daily Covid cases spike then Delhi government will again impose curbs. Private offices will run on 50 per cent capacity from 9 AM to 5 PM. Our correspondent reports that religious places will also be opened but no visitors will be allowed.

Covid recovery rate in the National Capital Delhi continues its upward trajectory with positivity rate declining to nearly 0.35 per cent. Delhi Government has said that a total of 255 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection were reported in the national capital yesterday. In the last 24 hours, 376 people recovered and 23 deaths were reported in the city. Presently, the total number of active cases of COVID-19 in the national capital is three thousand 466.

More than 83 thousand 286 beneficiaries were vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours in Delhi. With this, more than 60 lakh 72 thousand vaccine doses have been administered so far.

Reform in multilateral system is best signal of commitment for the cause of Open Societies : PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the reform of the multilateral system as the best signal of commitment to the cause of Open Societies. Participating on the second day of the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit yesterday, Mr Modi recalled that democracy and freedom were a part of India’s civilizations ethos. He shared the concern expressed by several leaders that open societies are particularly vulnerable to disinformation and cyber-attacks. He stressed the need to ensure that cyberspace remains an avenue for advancing democratic values and not of subverting it.

The Prime Minister took part in two sessions titled ‘Building Back Together-Open Societies and Economies’ and ‘Building Back Greener: Climate and Nature’.

In the session on climate change, Mr Modi highlighted that the planet’s atmosphere, biodiversity and oceans cannot be protected by countries acting in silos. He called for collective action on climate change. Speaking about India’s unwavering commitment to climate action, he mentioned the commitment by Indian Railways to achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2030. He stressed that India is the only G-20 country on track to meet its Paris commitments. He also took note of the increasing effectiveness of the two major global initiatives nurtured by India – the CDRI and the International Solar Alliance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that developing countries need better access to climate finance. He called for a holistic approach towards climate change that covers all dimensions of the problem. These include mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, climate financing, equity, climate justice and lifestyle change.

The Prime Minister’s message of global solidarity and unity, especially between open and democratic societies and economies, in tackling the global challenges of health, climate change and economic recovery was well received by the Leaders at the Summit.

Four dead as high tension wire falls inside dam in Jamshedpur

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Jamshedpur, In an unfortunate incident an old age woman and three minor boys lost their lives as a high tension wire broke and fell in Pipla Dam under MGM police station area of the East Singhbhum district on Sunday.

Among the deceased also included two brothers, agitated over the incident the villagers blocked traffic movement on the NH-33 demanding action against the officials of the electricity department and compensation for the kin of the deceased.

Due to the agitation, a long queue of vehicles was stranded on both sides of the road. The deceased included Kulabela Mahto (65), Kamal Mahto (15), Bimal Mahto (12) (both brothers) and Rohit Mahto (12). A cattle died due to electrocution. Another youth Sachin Mahto was somehow saved by the people.

Post the incident all four were taken to MGM Hospital where they were declared dead by the doctors. The villagers said that on many occasions the power department was asked to get the high tension wire repaired but they failed to take any action.

EW News Desk 

India crosses major landmark of administering over 25 crore Corona Vaccine doses.

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India has crossed a major landmark with administration of more than 25 crore Covid Vaccine doses to the beneficiaries so far. The Health Ministry has informed that more than 31 lakh 67 thousand vaccine doses were given on the 148th day of India’s vaccination programme yesterday.

Out of this nearly 28 lakh 11 thousand beneficiaries were vaccinated the 1st dose whereas around 3 lakh 56 thousand beneficiaries received their 2nd dose of the vaccine. The cumulative figure of vaccine doses administered under the largest vaccination drive in the country now stands at over 25 crore 28 lakh.

The Health Ministry confirmed that so far over 4 crore doses of the vaccine have been given to people in the age group of 18 to 44 years. Nearly 18 lakh 45 thousand beneficiaries in this age group received their first jabs yesterday whereas over 1 lakh 12 thousand others were given their second dose. The Ministry said, more than 10 lakh beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years have already received their first dose of COVID vaccine in the States of Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra,  Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

So far over 20 crore 46 lakh people in the country have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine whereas nearly 4 crore 82 lakh have been fully vaccinated with both the required doses. The Health Ministry said, vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of the Government for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour. The Liberalised and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has come into force from 1st of last month.