INDIA THIS WEEK FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022 1 A W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r Fe a t u r i n g N e w s & Tr e n d s f r o m t h e I n d i a n S u b - C o n t i n e n t P u b l i s h e d f r o m t h e U S C a p i t a l Website: www.indiathisweek.online Vol. 30 No: 22 • WASHINGTON D.C • Phone: 301-917-4800; 301-445-0200 • e-mail: indiathisweekads@gmail.com • Friday • June 3, 2022 Every individual including sex worker has right to dignified life, SC observes New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Centre in Supreme Court has raised certain reservations in respect of the recommendations made by the panel that sex workers should not be arrested or penalised or harassed or victimised as voluntary sex work is “not illegal” and only running the brothel is unlawful. An SC-appointed panel has recommended various guidelines including one that “Whenever there is a raid on any brothel since voluntary sex work is not illegal and only running the brothel is unlawful, the sex workers concerned should not be arrested or penalised or harassed or victimised.” “Needless to say, this basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the fringes of the society, deprived of their right to live with dignity and opportunities to provide the same to their children, ” the Supreme Court said while dealing with Centre reservation on certain recommendations of SC panel. The top court further observed, “It need not be gainsaid that notwithstanding the profession, every individual in this the country has a right to a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution Chandigarh [India], May 29 (ANI): After Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants, Congress leaders on Sunday demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the ongoing law and order situation in the state. Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa said Moose Wala’s murder has exposed the law and order situation in Punjab. “Murder of a promising youngster Sidhu Moosewala exposes law & order situation of Punjab. CM @BhagwantMann should immediately resign as he holds charge of the home department and an explanation is needed on what basis his security was withdrawn yesterday just one day before the attack,” Bajwa tweeted. Bajwa called it “political murder” and said that he will not rest till the culprits are put behind the bars. “I will be going to his village to meet his family tomorrow and we won’t rest till those behind this political murder are not caught and put behind the bars,” he said in a tweet. Moose Wala who joined Congress in December last year, was shot at in Punjab’s Mansa today and was brought dead to the hospital, said Dr Ranjeet Rai, Civil Surgeon, Mansa Hospital. The Congress leader was shot at by unknown people earlier of India.” H o w e v e r , Additional Solicitor General Jayant Sud, submitted that the Government of India has certain reservations in respect of the recommendations that are made by the panel that voluntary sex work is not illegal and only running the brothel is unlawful and not taking action against sex workers. A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna Union of India is directed to file its response to the recommendations made by the panel within a period of six weeks and listed the matter for July 27 2022. A panel was constituted with Pradip Ghosh as the Chairman of the Panel, Jayant Bhushan, Senior counsel, Usha Multipurpose Cooperative Society through its President/Secretary, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee through its President/Secretary, and Roshni through Saima Hasan by SC on July 19 2011. After conducting a detailed discussion with all the concerned stakeholders, the Panel submitted a comprehensive report on the terms of reference. artist with mass connections, who could feel people’s pulse. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones and fans across the world.” Meanwhile, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa demanded an FIR against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann over “negligence of chief ministerial duties”. “Sidhu Moose Wala was a prominent singer. Due to the dirty politics of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, he was fatally attacked in which he lost his life. Firstly, they withdraw security of people and then publish their names, I warned this can be dangerous,” Manjinder Singh tweeted. “How did such a sensitive document of @PunjabGovtIndia become public!! I demand strict action against those who leaked a confidential list of people whose security was withdrawn by Govt of Punjab. First, you withdrew security and then you make them vulnerable by leaking their names!” he further said. The BJP leader also urged the Union Home Ministery to order an enquiry into the matter. “I urge @HMOIndia to order an enquiry into how & who leaked the confidential list of people whose security was withdrawn by @AAPPunjab Govt @ArvindKejriwal and @BhagwantMann are responsible for the brutal killing of #SidhuMoosewala whose security was withdrawn yesterday,” he added. Born on June 17, 1993, Moose Wala, whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, belonged to the Moosewala village which is situated in Punjab’s Mansa district. The singer was widely known for his gangster raps, held a degree in electrical engineering. The panel has recommended various guidelines including sex workers being entitled to equal protection of the law and when it is clear that the sex worker is an adult and is participating with consent, the police must refrain from interfering or taking any criminal action. Also when a sex worker makes a complaint of criminal/ sexual/any other type of offence, the police must take it seriously and act in accordance with the law. The panel has recommended that the Central government and the state governments must SEX WORKER RIGHTS SEE PAGE 6 Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead: Congress demands Punjab CM’s resignation Quote: “ Sectarianism,bigotry,and its horrible descendant,fanatism,have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence,drenched it often and often with human blood,destroyed civilisation, and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons,human society would be far more advanced than it is now.” Swami Vivekandnda today. The incident took place a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab police among 424 others. Condoling his demise, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted, “Deeply shocked at the broad daylight murder of Sidhu Moose Wala. Punjab and Punjabis across the world have lost a talented He learnt music during his college days and after completing his education, he moved to Canada. Wala, was hit by around 25 bullets by the assailants and gunpowder was also found on his body, sources said citing the initial post-mortem report. The singer-turned-politician was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jawaharke village in Mansa district of Punjab on Sunday, a day after the Punjab government curtailed his security cover. Sources said that the singer died before he was taken to the hospital. They said that the incident took place on 5.25 pm and the police got information at 5.50 pm. The sources said that the presence of gunpowder on the singer’s body indicated that he was fired upon from very close range and the weapon was brought close to his body. “Sidhu Moose Wala was hit SINDHU MOOSE SEE PAGE 6
June 3, 2022 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK 486 anti-christian attacks took place in India last year, hunt is on: Pinarayi Vijayan Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 28 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday, while recalling the attacks against Christians in the country, said that last year 486 anti-christian attacks happened in India. He said this while mentioning the alleged hate speech of former MLA PC George and the BJP’s support for him. Last year, 486 anti-Christian attacks took place in many parts of the country. There are those in the Sangh Parivar who think that the same can happen in our state. But unlike other states, they know that drastic action will be taken here, said Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Kochi. “When action was taken against a person who was spreading communal poison here, the BJP thought that they were taking action to protect all Christians by protecting him. That person who spread communal poison has the language of the RSS and the Sangh Parivar. He has a position that undermined secularism and fertilized communalism. That is why the Sangh Parivar came forward to support the person who took a communal stand and shouted slogans for him”, added Vijayan. Kerala Police on Wednesday arrested former MLA PC George in a case registered against him for alleged hate speech. According to the Kerala CM, Christianity is one of the religious minorities hunted by the RSS and Sangh Parivar in our country. “That hunt is still going on. Not only our country but the whole world was devastated by it. We have not forgotten the burning of Graham Stains and his two children in Orissa. The world thought that this country was brutally committing violence against minorities,” added Vijayan. “In 1998, the Sangh Parivar unleashed riots against Christians in Gujarat. The BJP government that came to power followed suit. Many places of worship and school buildings were destroyed by the Bajrang Dal. In 2008, there were widespread riots in Orissa. At that time, 38 lives were taken by the people who said that they are protecting the person who is now spewing communal poison for the protection of Christians. To this day, they have no guilt about it. Moreover, more than forty women were raped there. More than 300 churches were demolished. Many were threatened and converted. The CPIM’s office was opened to the people who didn’t have any place to pray. Violence erupts in Karnataka also. The attack was carried out by Sriram Sena and Bajrang Dal. The violence continued even after the BJP came to power in 2014. In 2015, the Sangh Parivar carried out widespread violence against Christians in Delhi. Many Christian places of worship were attacked,” claimed the Kerala CM. (ANI) New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Sensing the risk of horse-trading during the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, Congress is back with the strategy to herd its MLAs in a resort in Chhattisgarh. Congress will be moving the party’s Haryana MLAs to Chhattisgarh, sources said. Rajya Sabha elections are slated to take place on June 10. According to the sources, the party has booked rooms in a resort in its ruling state Chhattisgarh from tomorrow. However, it is yet not clear when will the MLAs be shifted to the destination. “It has not been decided when they will be taken there, but in a day or two it will be done,” the sources said. The move has come in the backdrop of the disgruntled leaders after the party fielded outsiders in the Rajya Sabha polls. AICC General Secretary Ajay Maken has been fielded from Haryana. A senior leader of the state, Kuldeep Bishnoi is already upset with the party’s recent decisions. Besides this, another problem for the party has come in the form of the candidature of Kartikey Sharma whose father and father-in-law are former Congress leaders and are known to have influence in the state politics. In a bid to avoid horse-trading, the party has once again gone back to resort politics that it resorted to during the Goa elections in 2017 and Madhya Pradesh elections in 2018. (ANI) Sensing horse-trading in RS polls, Congress to herd MLAs in Chhattisgarh resort
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June 3, 2022 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK ED summons Sonia Gandhi, Rahul in National Herald case Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be the national temple of India: Yogi Adityanath New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the National Herald case, which was closed by the investigating agency in 2015. The federal agency’s move followed the questioning of senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Treasurer Pawan Bansal in April this year in New Delhi in connection with its money laundering probe into the National Herald case. The agency then recorded the statements of both the Congress leaders then under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The National Herald is published by Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and owned by Young Indian Pvt Limited (YIL). While Kharge is the CEO of YIL, Bansal is the Managing Director of AJL. The ED is currently investigating the shareholding pattern and financial transactions as well as role of party functionaries in the functioning of AJL and YIL. The YIL promoters include Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had alleged that the Gandhis cheated and misappropriated funds, with YIL paying only Rs 50 lakh to obtain the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore that AJL owed to the Congress. He had filed a complaint with a Delhi court earlier. Following the court taking cognizance of an Income Tax Department probe against YIL on Swamy’s petition, the ED also registered a fresh case under PMLA. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will join the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the National Herald case on June 8. ED on Wednesday summoned Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the National Herald case, which was closed by the investigating agency in 2015. B r e i f i n g mediapersons, Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala said, “Started the National Herald newspaper in 1942, at that time the British tried to suppress it, today Modi govt is also doing the same and ED is being used for this. ED has given notice to our president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.” Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said, “Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will go to ED office on June 8.” (ANI) Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be the national temple of India. He laid the foundation stone for the construction of Ram Temple’s ‘Garbha Griha’ or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, and placed the first carved stone. “Ram Mandir will be the national temple of India. People have been waiting for this day for a long time. Ram Mandir will be a symbol of India’s unity,” he told ANI. “The construction work of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost two years ago. The work is successfully proceeding and we are fortunate that the ritual of keeping the stones in the Garbhagriha has been initiated today,” added Adityanath. The Chief Minister New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for the arrest of Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain by ED in a money laundering case and said it was a “false, baseless case.” “The party whose national president was caught on camera taking bribe, which did a scam with the coffins of martyrs, did a scam in Rafale, they are preaching us. It’s like Gabbar Singh is giving a sermon of peace,” Singh alleged at a press conference here. The AAP MP expressed confidence that Satyendra Jain will come out of the case. He claimed that “nothing was found” in the CBI probe against Jain but ED has made the arrest as Himachal Pradesh will go to the polls this year. Jain is the AAP incharge of Himachal Pradesh. “Is the ED office running from the BJP office?” Singh asked. On May 30, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Delhi Health and Home Minister Satyendar Jain in connection with alleged hawala transactions related to a Kolkata-based company. Jain was arrested after a special ED team raided his place in Delhi. On August 25, 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed an FIR against Jain in a money laundering case. The ED had registered a criminal case against the AAP leader based on this FIR in which it had been alleged that Jain could not explain the source of funds received by four companies in which he was a shareholder. Jain had reportedly floated or bought several shell companies in Delhi. He also allegedly laundered black money worth Rs 16.39 crore through 54 shell companies of three hawala operators of Kolkata. Jain allegedly owned a large number of shares in companies named Prayas, Indo, and Akinchan. However, after becoming Minister in Kejriwal’s government, all his shares were transferred to his wife in 2015, as per reports. These companies used to transfer cash payments to their Kolkata counterparts and these companies would later, under the ruse of buying shares, “route back the money” to Jain by employing legal means. The companies have reportedly laundered money to the tune of Rs 16.39 crores from 2010 to 2014 to Satyendra Jain. As per government sources, when prosecuted by the I-T Department, Jain surrendered black money in form of cash of Rs 16.39 crore under Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS) 2016 on benami names of Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain. In November 2019, the Home Ministry approved the prosecution of Jain in cases related to disproportionate assets and money laundering. Himachal PradeshAssembly elections are scheduled to be held later this year. (ANI) Sanjay Singh slams BJP over ED arresting Satyendra Jain, says case is fake arrived in the town early this morning to participate in the ceremony. Seers and saints from across the country were invited for the occasion. Later today, CM Yogi also inaugurated Shri Ramlala Sadan, a Dravidianstyle temple, at the site. Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya. According to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is in charge of the construction of the temple, the sanctum sanctorum is expected to be completed by December 2023. The construction of the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya is going on at a fast pace. On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram temple and since then the construction work of the temple is going on. The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (now retired) had on November 9, 2019, unanimously delivered its verdict that the land in Ayodhya where Babri Masjid once stood, belongs to Ram Lalla. (ANI)
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June 3, 2022 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead: Congress demands Punjab CM’s resignation SINDHU MOOSE FROM PAGE 1 by more than 25 bullets. Gunpowder was found on his body. He died before being brought to the hospital. The incident happened around 5.25 pm, while the police got information around 5.50 pm,” a source told ANI. Sidhu Moose Wala was cremated today at his native village Moosa in the Mansa district of Punjab. His body was taken from Mansa Civil Hospital to his residence on Tuesday morning where a huge crowd gathered to pay their tributes. The 28-year-old Punjabi singer had fought the recent assembly election in Punjab on a Congress ticket from Mansa and was defeated by the AAP’s Vijay Singla. He joined Congress in December last year. Punjab Police on Monday detained six people from Dehradun’s Peliyon Police Chowki area in connection with Moose Wala’s murder, STF sources said. The Special Every individual including sex worker has right to dignified life, SC observes SEX WORKER RIGHTS from page 1 involve the sex workers and/ or their representatives in all decision-making processes, including planning, designing and implementing any policy or programme for the sex workers or formulating any change/ reform in the laws relating to sex work. However, the Centre has expressed certain reservations in respect of these recommendations. But Centre has agreed with certain guidelines recommended by the panel which include any sex worker who is a victim of sexual assault should be provided with all facilities available to a survivor of sexual assault, including immediate medical assistance and the state governments may be directed to do a survey of all ITPA Protective Homes so that cases of adult women, who are detained against their will can be reviewed and processed for release in a time-bound manner. The court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to act in strict compliance with the recommendations made by the panel and agreed upon by the Centre. It also directed the competent authorities under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 are directed to comply with the provisions of the Act. “It need not be gainsaid that notwithstanding the profession, every individual in this country has a right to a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Constitutional protection that is given to all individuals in this country shall be kept in mind by the authorities who have a duty under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,1956. The other recommendations that are made by the panel shall be taken up after summer vacation,” the court said. Meanwhile, UIDAI has examined the suggestions and accepted that the procedure as proposed to issue The court also directed that Aadhar Cards shall be issued to sex workers on the basis of a proforma certificate which is issued by UIDAI and submitted by the Gazetted Officer at NACO or the Project Director of the State Aids Control Society, along with the Aadhar enrolment form/application. It said that there shall be no breach of confidentiality in the process, including the assignment of any code in the Aadhar enrolment numbers that identify the cardholder as a sex worker. (ANI) Cell of Delhi Police has also begun questioning Lawrence Bishnoi in Tihar jail in connection with Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case after Canada-based Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the murder. Brar is a close aide of Bishnoi, who is also said to be involved in the singer’s murder. Punjab Police have registered an FIR in Mansa against unknown persons under sections 302, 307, and 341 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moose Wala cremated at his native village Moosa in Mansa LatePunjabiSinger and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala was cremated on Tuesday at his native village Moosa in the Mansa district of Punjab. His body was taken from Mansa Civil Hospital at his residence on Tuesday morning where a huge crowd gathers outside his house. The singer-turnedpolitician was shot dead on Sunday by some unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district, a day after Punjab Police curtailed his security cover. The 28year-old Punjabi singer had fought the recent assembly election in Punjab on a Congress ticket from Mansa and was defeated by the AAP’s Vijay Singla. He joined Congress in December last year. On Monday, Punjab Police detained six people from Dehradun’s Peliyon Police Chowki area in connection with Moose Wala’s murder, said STF sources. The Special Cell of Delhi Police has also begun questioning Lawrence Bishnoi in Tihar jail in connection with Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case after Canada-based Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the murder. Brar is a close aide of Bishnoi, who From thePoet’sPen INDIA THIS WEEK- DECEMBER 10, 2021 INDIA THIS WEEK- JUNE 3, 2022 LORD, MAKE A REGULAR MAN OUT OF ME By Edgar a Guest This I would like to be-braver and bolder, Just a bit wiser because I am older, Just a bit kinder to those I may meet, Just a bit manlier taking defeat; This for the New Year my wish and my pleaLord, make a regular man out of me. This I would like to be-just a bit finer, More of a smiler and less of a whiner, Just a bit quicker to stretch out my hand Helping another who’s struggling to stand, This is my prayer for the New Year to be, Lord, make regular man out of me. This I would like to be-just a bit fairer, Just a bit better, and just a bit squarer, Not quite so ready to censure and blame, Quicker to help every man in the game, Not quite so eager men’s failings to see, Lord, make a regular man out of me, This I would like to be-just bit truer, Loss of the wisher and more of the doer, Broader and bigger, more willing to give, Living and helping my neighbor to live! This for the New Year my prayer and my pleaLord’ make a regular man out of me. is also said to be involved in the singer’s murder. Meanwhile, Punjab Police in their preliminary investigation linked the murder to an inter-gang rivalry. Punjab Police have registered an FIR against unknown persons after Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jawaharke village of Mansa district. The FIR has been registered under sections 302, 307, and 341 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at City-1 at Mansa Police Station. Amid the outrage over the death of the singer, Punjab High Court on Monday issued a notice to the state government, seeking a detailed report on the number of people whose security was reduced or withdrawn and the reason for the decision. “Court has issued notice to Punjab government asking for a detailed report on the number of people whose security was taken away and reason for curtailing the security. Reply has to be filed by Punjab government on June 2,” Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India informed. (ANI) INDIA THIS WEEK Address: P.O. Box 352Bryans Road, MD 20616 Phone: 301-917-4800; 301-445-0200 301-445-3543; 301-685-1800 www.indiathisweek.online India This Week is published every Friday by ADV Solutions Inc, Views expressed in this paper are solely those of the individual writers and not necessarily of India This Week. India This Week accepts no liability for the errors in advertisements or in any of its reports. 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June 3, 2022 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK Slogan directed towards RSS: PFI on child-raising ‘hate slogans’ in rally Tamil Nadu, May 07 (ANI): PFI cadres raise slogans during a protest against TN Governor RN Ravi, on Saturday. (ANI Photo/ANI Pics Service) T h i r u v a n a n t h a p u r a m Muslim boy chanting accordance with the policy (Kerala) [India], May 25 death for Hindus, Basheer and the culture of PFI and (ANI): After a child raised said, “The PFI’s slogan democratic society. It was provocative slogans at in the national campaign totally against RSS. Using a Popular Front of India conducted by the PFI, grand this instance, the people who (PFI) rally, state president people’s conference and hate Muslims or do not like CP Muhammad Basheer on rally held in Alapuzha were the work of PFI are actively Tuesday said that the slogan in accordance with the laws involved in the propaganda was against Rashtriya of the land and communal to tarnish the image of the Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). normally. We used to give organization”, he added. He further said that his party out printed slogans and “In this incident, will continue to fight and in this program also, we we are trying to say that resist RSS terrorism. distributed printed slogans. intimidation propaganda In the viral video, The program campaign against PFI a boy is seen raising the attracted a large number of is not going to win. We slogan that “Hindus should people, which was beyond will succeed this, we will keep rice for their last rites the expectations of the overcome this, and we will and Christians should keep organizers and it was a show our activities and our incense for their last rites. success. So the people who ideology to the public. It is If your live decently, you did not like this wanted to totally in harmony with the can live in our land and if tarnish the PFI by picking people. you don’t live decently, we up one particular incident It is in accordance know Azadi (freedom). Live that happened.” with the democratic setup. decently, decently, decently.” “One group of It is not against the Christan This came as a direct threat people was sloganeering community and Hindu to the Hindu and Christian with a boy below 15 years. community or not against population living in Kerala, He was chanting the slogans any other community. We with PFI warning the death and the slogan was basically will continue our resistance penalty if they don’t fall in against the RSS and against against RSS terrorism”, the line. the terrorism of RSS. But PFI state president added. Reacting to the one or two lines were not in (ANI) Punjab CM directs to promote e-office for more transparency in public delivery system Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 28 (ANI): In a major step to bring more transparency to the public delivery system, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday directed the authorities to promote digitization through eoffice in official functioning and reduce the burden of document management. According to an official spokesperson, the state government was constantly working to promote digitalization aimed to bring public services at the doorsteps of people and curtail down the traditional file system, Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said. He stated that this move will ensure the delivery of services in realtime besides bringing more transparency to official working. The Chief Minister also launched 122 online services through 526 ‘Sewa Kendras’ across the state, CMO said. These services are related to departments of agriculture, local government, technical education, medical education and Research, services like fertilizer and pesticides license of the agriculture department, duplicate certificates from technical education board/ PTU, bed and breakfast homestay scheme, farm tourism scheme, provisional registration, permanent registration, duplicate registration certificate, foreign registration transfer related to Punjab medical council, NOC for fire safety, title transfer/name change in sewerage connection or water connection related to local government, can now be availed directly through Sewa Kendras expeditiously. “Earlier, most of these services were provided in time-consuming offline mode and now these services have been fully automated with computerized workflow with online status tracking,” he added. Mann directed the department of governance reforms to ensure the inclusion of at least 100 more services under the ambit of ‘Sewa Kendras’ and also to make the citizen services applicable on m-Sewa and Punjab government portal so that a citizen can apply for services without even physically visiting the Sewa Kendra, said the spokesperson. (ANI) India-Bangladesh train services to resume from May 29 Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 28 (ANI): After a long gap of more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, passenger train services between India and Bangladesh will resume from May 29, informed the officials on Saturday. The move aims to accommodate the convenience of commuters in both India and Bangladesh. “For the convenience of commuters of both India and Bangladesh, Kolkata – Dhaka – Kolkata Maitree Express and Kolkata – Khulna – Kolkata Bandhan Express will resume services from May 29,” informed Chief Public Relations Officer, Eastern Railway, Ekalabya Chakraborty. The officials also informed that Mitali Express, third IndiaBangladesh train service is set to start on June 1 from New Jalpaiguri to Dhaka. The tickets have been booked for these trains and have already sold out. (ANI)
FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022 9 Sale Ends 6-30-2022 Indian Railways’ engineering marvel, New Pamban Bridge, to be ready in a year By Nishant Ketu Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 29 (ANI): The Indian Railways, which is on the path of development, is now moving towards showcasing a classic example of an engineering marvel with the newly proposed Pamban Bridge. Celebrated as one of the most iconic structures built in the erstwhile era, the great Pamban cantilever bridge connects the town of Mandapam in mainland India with Pamban Island, and Rameswaram. The new bridge will have 100 spans of 18.3 m and one navigational span of 63 m. It will be 3.0 metres higher than the existing bridge with navigational air clearance of 22.0 metres above sea level. Talking to ANI, the General Manager of Southern Railway said, “The old Pamban bridge was commissioned on February 24, 1914. So, almost 108 years passed, and now the time has come to move forward with new technologies. The estimated cost of the new bridge is Rs 250 crore and the target is to complete it this year only.” Givinginformation about this bridge, the Divisional Engineer and Incharge of Pamban Bridge, Hridayesh Kumar said, “The existing bridge structure has a total length of 2,058 metres comprising 146 spans of steel girders. There are 145 spans of 12.20 m and one navigational span of 61.0 m. The navigational span is also known as Scherzer rolling lift span after the name of railroad engineer William Scherzer who invented it.” “The vertical clearance of only 1.5 m is available between the high tide level and the bottom of the girder resulting in the splashing of seawater on the girders. In comparison, the new bridge will have 100 spans of 18.3 m and one navigational span of 63 m. It will be 3.0 m higher than the existing bridge with navigational air clearance of 22.0m above sea level,” he further added. Mentioning the technology for the operation of the new bridge for ships movement, Kumar said, “Because of vertical lift, the full horizontal width of 63 m will be available for navigation. Also, the entire bridge including the navigational span will be designed keeping in mind the Railways plan of electrification and maintaining the speed of the trains at 80 km per hour.” “In comparison to existing manual operation and control, the new bridge will have electro-mechanical controlled systems which will be interlocked with train control systems. Due to the heavy flow of water, it is also proposed to deploy cuttingedge technologies like stainless steel reinforcement, composite sleepers, and a long-life painting system in the construction of the new bridge,” Kumar added. It is notable that the Great Pamban Bridge attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. Offering a visual feast to the onlookers, the Scherzer rolling spans beautifully expand and allow cruisers and ships to pass through. The bridge transports scores of pilgrims visiting the famed Ramanathaswamy Temple. (ANI)
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