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District Administration visited Bhopal's Sarotipura village, where locals are deprived of basic amenities

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), July 19 (ANI): District Administration visited Bhopal's Sarotipura village on Thursday, where locals are deprived of basic facilities. They are deprived of amenities like-electricity, proper roads and clean drinking water. The officials also held a meeting with the villagers and assured them of solving their problems. While speaking to ANI on this matter, District Panchayat Inspector Dilip Shinde said, "The main issue in this village is that there is no proper road, it will be constructed. There are some people who are eligible to get pensions but they don't get it. So, I have asked my secretary to look into it."

Priyanka Gandhi detained on her way to UP's Sonbhadra to meet families of victims

Narayanpur (UP), July 19 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was detained from going in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra today. Priyanka is set to meet the families of those who were killed in firing over a land dispute on July 17. Speaking on this issue, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that Administration not letting us to go there, they should clarify us that why we are being stopped "Just want to go and meet families of victims (Sonbhadra firing case), I even said will take only 4 people with me. Yet administration is not letting us go there. They should tell us why we are being stopped. We will continue to sit here peacefully," she added.

Relatives denied hearse van to carry body of man in Odisha's Kalahandi

Kalahandi (Odisha), July 19 (ANI): Relatives of a man carried his body on a sling made of clothes in Odisha's Kalahandi. He died during medical treatment at a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). The incident took place in Gunupur village of Kalahandi district. They carried his body on a sling made of clothes, after they were allegedly not given a hearse van. While speaking to ANI, one of the relatives said, "We asked for a van but medical officers told us they don't run van on Mondays." Meanwhile, the Medical Officer of Thuamul Rampur Government Hospital said, "A private organisation, had taken in the patient at 9:00 am but he died by 1:45 pm. They searched for a vehicle to carry body back to their village but didn't get one. In our hospital, we have a hearse van for Junagarh, Kalampur and Thuamul Rampur areas."

BJP MP prays for BS Yeddyurappa to become next CM of Karnataka, climbs 1001 steps of temple

Mysuru (Karnataka), July 19 (ANI): Amid ongoing Karnataka political crisis, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state Member of Parliament (MP), Shobha Karandlaje climbed 1001 steps of Sri Chamundeshwari Devi Temple in Karnataka's Mysuru today. She climbed up the steps to pray for veteran BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa to become the next Chief Minister (CM) of Karnataka. Shobha Karandlaje is also the General Secretary of Karnataka BJP. Chamundeshwari temple is one of most prominent temples in Mysuru.

3 people beaten to death by locals on suspicion of cattle theft in Bihar's Chhapra

Chhapra (Bihar), July 19 (ANI): Three people were beaten to death by locals in Bihar's Chhapra today. The incident took place in Baniapur Tehsil of Saran district. They were beaten to death on suspicion of cattle theft. Their bodies were sent for postmortem by the police and investigation is underway.

K'taka floor test: Governor is arbitrarily trying to work as an agent of BJP, says Congress MP

New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Karnataka political crisis, state Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from Rajya Sabha, Syed Naseer Hussain said, "I think the Congress party will go to the Supreme Court (SC) because Governor cannot interfere in the matter of Speaker, he has no right to do it. Governor is arbitrarily interfering and trying to work as an agent of a party."

Caught on cam: Villagers force father-son to do sit-ups in UP's Prayagraj

Prayagraj (UP), July 19 (ANI): In Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj a video of a father and his son getting viral in which the villagers' hostage both of them and forced them to do sit-ups. The incident came into light, when a boy along with his friend reached to meet his girlfriend, where the villagers caught them. When his father came to rescue his son, the villagers caught him as well and tied both of them with a tree and forced them to do sit-ups. A case has been lodged and investigation is underway.

BJP, RSS are casteists, they misuse govt machinery: Mayawati

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), July 19 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on current political situation, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati said, "BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are casteists. They don't want to see development of Dalits and other backward classes in education, business or any other field. They are using various ways to create problems for this but our party is working for development of these people." "When members of their party or anyone related with them become wealthy overnight, they consider it justified, however if someone from our community do well, they have problems with it. It is then, when they misuse government machinery against us, which is condemnable," she added.

Mayawati slams BJP after attachment of brother's property

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), July 19 (ANI): The Income Tax (I-T) department has attached benami property of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's brother worth more than Rs 400 crore on Thursday. While speaking to ANI on this matter, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said, "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should look at themselves and if they think they are very honest then they should investigate how much wealth they and their family had before coming into politics and how much it is now. So everything becomes clear before the country."

K'taka Deputy CM meets BJP MLAs who staged overnight 'dharna' at Vidhana Soudha

Bengaluru, July 19 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs who were on an overnight 'dharna' at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Friday. They went on 'dharna' over demand of floor test. Karnataka governor has written to state's Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, asking him to prove majority of the government on floor of the House by 1:30 pm today.

Karnataka Drama: MLA getting 'kidnapped', dharna, dining, sleeping, & more

BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa slept at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. BJP legislators of the state are on an overnight 'dharna' at the Assembly over their demand of floor test. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has written to CM HD Kumaraswamy, asking him to prove majority of the government on the floor of the House by 1:30 pm, 19 July, 2019

Locals thrash 3 people trying to escape after stealing goat in MP's Neemuch

Neemuch (MP), July 19 (ANI): Locals in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district allegedly thrashed three people who were trying to escape after stealing a goat, at Bhadwa Mata road. "FIR has been registered against the three. An FIR also has been registered against the people for thrashing them," a police official said on Thursday. Four to five people have also been rounded up involved in the case, police added.

Watch: K'taka BJP legislators go for morning walk after an overnight 'dharna' at Vidhana Soudha

Bengaluru (Karnataka), July 19 (ANI): Karnataka BJP legislators go for morning walk after an overnight 'dharna' at Vidhana Soudha on Friday. They went on 'dharna' over demand of floor test. Karnataka governor has written to state's Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy , asking him to prove majority of the govt on floor of the House by 1:30 pm today.

Markets flooded with quirky t-shirts for 'Kanwar yatris'

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Jul 19 (ANI): As the city of Varanasi is known for its Ganga-Jamuni culture, it becomes even more evident in the Hindu holy month-'Shravan'. With the beginning of 'Kanwar Yatra', shops can be seen selling dresses of Lord Shiva devotees. Markets are flooded with t-shirts displaying quirky quotes and symbols of Lord Shiva. T-shirts showcasing pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are also very popular among devotees. Despite being a regular clothe business, it is a symbol of communal harmony. Varanasi owns a big part of market that manufactures material for temples and prayers. People from Muslim community are an integral part of this market. These festivals prove to be the indispensible part of social harmony in the society.

BSF gives demo of non-lethal weapons used at India-Bangladesh frontier

Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Jul 19 (ANI): India has been using non-lethal policy on India-Bangladesh frontier since 2011. Non-lethal policy means using of those weapons which are not deadly but serve the purpose effectively. Main motive of using non-lethal weapons is to save life while stopping cross border smuggling. Under the non-lethal strategy, BSF has 12 bore pump action gun and types of hand grenades like stun, chilli and dye. According to BSF, as many as 211 of its personnel were injured between 2015 and 2016. On July 11th, a BSF soldier lost his hand and suffered serious injuries in a bomb attack when Bangladeshi cattle smugglers along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.

Here's why Alzheimer's is more prevalent in women than men?

New Delhi, Jul 19 (ANI): While the accumulation of proteins in the brain is a marker to indicate the onset of Alzheimer's, a new study analysed the ways in which these proteins spread, that might help in describing why the disease is more prevalent in females than males. A recent study presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference has identified differences in the spread of a protein called tau, which is linked to cognitive impairment- between men and women, with women showing a larger brain-wide accumulation of tau than men due to an accelerated brain-wide spread.

No water supply in Nagpur on Friday, Sunday due to water crisis

Nagpur (Maharashtra), Jul 19 (ANI): As scorching heat has hit the parts of the country, water level has gone down at several places leading to drought-like situation. Maharashtra's Nagpur is now suffering with water crisis as water level of Navegaon Khairi Dam and Gorewada Lake has gone down. Orange City Water Works Ltd, which supplies water in Nagpur, has decided to not supply water on Friday and Sunday this week. While talking about the same, PRO at Orange City Water Pvt Ltd Sachin Dravekar said, "Due to less rainfall, water level of Navegaon Khairi Dam and Gorewada Lake, which give water to Nagpur, has gone down. So it has been decided that water won't be supplied on Friday and Sunday this week". He further added, "There will be a meeting of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Orange City Water Works on Monday where further discussion as to how to tackle the situation will be done, it'll be decided if this system is to be followed in the coming weeks too".

Congress' Ravneet Bittu backs demand of declaring Prakash Parv as 'World Tolerance Day'

New Delhi, Jul 19 (ANI): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has urged government to observe Parkash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev on November 12 as 'National Tolerance Day'. He said, "In today's society, the thing we need the most is tolerance. So to send out a message in the name of Guru Nanak Dev, we should observe National Tolerance Day on November 12."

Hospital gifts sapling to new borns' parents in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jul 19 (ANI): A government run hospital has started unique scheme in Fani affected, tree-less Bhubaneswar. Capital Hospital gifted a sapling to at least 30 new born babies every day. Parents received the gift on behalf of new born babies. The scheme with name 'One Baby, One Tree', gives out saplings free of cost. The initiative aims at saving environment and give oxygen to minimum 400 people per plant.

India will become US$5 Trillion economy because of strong foundation laid by Congress: Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Jul 19 (ANI): Former president Pranab Mukherjee attended Samruddha Bharat Convention in the national capital yesterday. While addressing a gathering there, he attacked on those who criticise Congress rule of 50-55 years and said that the criticisers have forget that from where Congress had begun and where they had left. He also said that if Indian economy is to be built to US$5 Trillion, it will be possible because Congress had left strong foundation of US$1.8 Trillion from almost zero. He said, "Those who criticise Congress rule of 50-55 years, they forget that from where we began and where we left. If Indian economy is to be built to US$5 Trillion, we left a strong foundation of US$1.8 Trillion from almost zero". He further added, "Finance Minister, while presenting the budget, had said that by 2024 India's economy will reach US$5 Tn. It isn't coming out of heaven. There's a solid foundation and the foundation has been built not by Britishers but by Indians after Independe