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FIR registered against Chhattisgarh's former CM Ajit Jogi on charges of forging caste certificates

Pendra (Chhattisgarh), Sep 06 (ANI): An FIR was registered against Chhattisgarh's former chief minister Ajit Jogi at Gaurella police station in Bilaspur on September 05. Jogi is charged of forging caste certificates. Police official said, "An FIR is registered against Chhattisgarh's former CM Ajit Jogi on charges of forging caste certificates at Gaurella police station in Bilaspur. He is charged on IPC Section 420."

Mysuru Dasara: Rehearsal of elephants for parade begins

Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 06 (ANI): Rehearsal for the elephants which will take part in a parade during 'Dasara festivities' began in Mysuru on September 06. 'Mysuru Dasara' is a 10-day festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. In 2019, 'Mysuru Dasara' gets underway on September 29 and concludes on October 08. In Mysuru, Dussehra honors the Goddess Chamundeswari (another name for Goddess Durga) of Chamundi Hill, who killed the powerful demon Mahishasur. Locals celebrate the festival with great pomp and show.

Chandrayaan-2: Waiting for smooth and hazard free landing, says Space Scientist RC Kapoor

Bengaluru, Sep 06 (ANI): While talking on Chandrayaan-2, Space Scientist RC Kapoor said that they are waiting for smooth and hazard free landing. "We have waiting for this day from a very long time and you may remember that Chandrayaan-2 has been proposed even before the Chandrayaan-1 was launched. Now it is ready and both gadgets are going on their respective orbits," he further added. Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander will make a soft landing on the surface of the Moon in the early hours of Saturday (September 7). The Vikram lander is scheduled to make its soft landing between 1.30 am to 2.30 am.

BJP IT cell member was caught taking money from ISI in 2017: Digvijaya Singh

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 06 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh recently made a controversial comment that 'BJP members accept money from Pakistani intelligence agency ISI'. While speaking to mediapersons, he said, "The entire saga started when BJP IT cell member Dhurv Saxena and Bajarang Dal's Balram Singh were caught taking money from ISI in 2017 by STF but the then Madhya Pradesh government neither charged them with NSA nor took any strict action against them. So, my fight is actually this is and everything started with it. Now I leave the future process to Kamal Nath ji and Sonia Gandhi ji. Every political party should maintain dignity and discipline."

PM Modi returns to Delhi from his Russia visit

New Delhi, Sep 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi on September 06 from his visit to Russia. PM Modi participated in 20th India-Russia annual summit. PM Modi also participated in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) meeting during his visit.

Ganesh Chaturthi: Devotees offer prayers to Lord Ganesha in Gujarat's Rajkot

Rajkot (Gujarat), Sep 06 (ANI): Dipped in mood of festivity, people are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi across the nation. Devotees offered prayers to Lord Ganesha in Gujarat's Rajkot. Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day long festival that marks birth of Lord Ganesha.

BJP-JDU spreading lies, making false promises: Bihar ex-CM Manjhi

Patna (Bihar), Sep 06 (ANI): Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on September 5 accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) of spreading lies and making false promises to the people of the state. "The BJP-JDU duo in Bihar is spreading lies and making false promises. Nitish Kumar has already fooled us once in the last elections, I urge people to not fall for their lies again," Manjhi told ANI during a press conference. Former chief minister also stated that the poster that was recently seen outside JD (U) office in Patna is a sign of weakness. "Those who are strong don't need to tell people about it. This poster is a sign of JD(U)'s weakness. There are several other leaders in Bihar who can do a much better job than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is doing," Manjhi said.

'Fun Zone' for children at Visakhapatnam railway station

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 06 (ANI): With an aim to cut down the monotony of prolonged waiting periods on railway stations and to make it an enjoyable experience, particularly for children, a fun zone has been set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam railway station. The gaming zone has various sets of interesting games to enthral children as well as adults. The games ranging from video shooting to other indoor games aim to keep children engaged during long waiting hours at platforms. The Fun Zone will have all the high-tech gaming activities at par with game parlours. According to the South Coast Railway Zone, the Fun Zone is the first of its kind in the country. Built on platform number one in Visakhapatnam station, the gaming area also has some creative activities for adults. "Bringing happiness to passengers and children is our aim. During the waiting period, they can enjoy games. Our aim is not simply collecting money but to make children happy," said Chetan Kumar, DRM

Filling up of potholes are on full swing in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

Patna (Bihar), Sep 06 (ANI): Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on September 5 accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) of spreading lies and making false promises to the people of the state. "The BJP-JDU duo in Bihar is spreading lies and making false promises. Nitish Kumar has already fooled us once in the last elections, I urge people to not fall for their lies again," Manjhi told ANI during a press conference. Former chief minister also stated that the poster that was recently seen outside JD (U) office in Patna is a sign of weakness. "Those who are strong don't need to tell people about it. This poster is a sign of JD(U)'s weakness. There are several other leaders in Bihar who can do a much better job than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is doing," Manjhi said.

'Gross Happiness' is as important as GDP, its basic foundation is education: Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Sep 06 (ANI): Attending an event in Delhi, Former president Pranab Mukherjee said that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is not enough as a parameter of economic growth. He said, "The world today is not merely talking about Gross Domestic Product (GDP), world wants more. A new concept has come that GDP is important but side by side Gross Happiness is also important and its basic foundation is education.

19 prisoners released after trust pays Rs 5.40 lakh fine on their behalf in UP's Agra

Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 06 (ANI): Nineteen prisoners who had completed their respective sentences but were serving extra time because of their inability to pay penalties here at the district jail were freed on Thursday after Satymev Jayate Trust paid off Rs 5.40 lakh fine on their behalf. "The trust has paid a total of Rs 5.40 lakh penalty for the prisoners who were not able to do so. They have taken the pledge that they will not engage in crime again," said Mukesh Jain, trustee, Satyamev Jayate trust. Last month, 21 prisoners were released on Independence Day after a businessman paid penalties to the tune of Rs 1.73 lakh on their behalf.

4000 earthen pots arranged for water ahead of PM Modi's visit in Rohtak

Rohtak (Haryana), Sep 06 (ANI): District administration of Rohtak has bought around 4,000 earthen pots to store drinking water, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to the city. The step has been taken after PM Modi urged countrymen to stop using single use plastic and save environment. PM Modi will be visiting the city on September 08.

STF arrests man for smuggling leopard skin in international market in MP's Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 06 (ANI): Indore Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a man for smuggling the skin "Kind Leopard's", a rare leopard species, in the international market on September 05. The three accomplices of the accused person, Ghaffar, were caught by the forest department with the nails of the same species of King Leopard in November 2018, last year. Soon after that, the police carried out a search operation to find the then missing accused Ghaffar who is allegedly involved in tiger skin smuggling. "We have apprehended Gaffar with leopard skin which is worth crore of rupees. Ghaffar's companions, Shakir Maulana, Shiva Baba and Baldev were first caught by the forest department. Soon after that, we had started searching for Ghaffar. Forest department had even announced a cash price reward for finding Ghaffar. Maharashtra CBI was also in search of this gang, but they were caught in Indore" said one of the police officials. According to the police, 'King Leopard' is found

Family distributes eco-friendly bags free of cost to end single-use plastic in Raipur

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 06 (ANI): Members of Bairagi family from Chhattisgarh's Raipur, distribute home-made, eco-friendly, re-usable bags, free of cost. The family intends to make the city single-use plastic free. Surendra Bairagi said, "My wife makes these bags using old clothes, we have distributed hundreds of these bags to people." Asserting on the hazard of single-use plastic on environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 urged people and shopkeepers to eliminate the use of plastic bags completely.

30-year-old househelp allegedly stripped, beaten by police personnel at Delhi's police station

Gurugram (Haryana), Sep 06 (ANI): A 30-year-old woman was allegedly stripped and beaten by police personnel at DLF Phase-1 Police Station, over suspicion of theft. The woman who works as househelp was interrogated on September 03 after complaint of theft suspicion from her employer. 2 female police officers are suspended in the matter. Gurugram ACP, Usha Kundu, said, "One FIR of theft was filed by a complainant against 3 servants. On Sep 03, 3 servants were interrogated. Later, one of them complained of mishandling by police during interrogation. 2 female officers suspended, two policemen sent on 'Line Hazir' for inquiry."

Congress-JDU supporters stage protest in Karnataka against DK Shivakumar's arrest

Kanakpura (Karnataka), Sep 06 (ANI): Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) supporters held a protest at Channabasappa Circle in Kanakapura. Demonstration was held against the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivakumar. Shivakumar has been sent to ED's custody till September 13.

People enjoy samosa on 'World Samosa Day' in Lucknow

Lucknow (UP), Sep 05 (ANI): Talk about Indian snacks, the very first name that comes to our mind is samosa. From parties to small gathering, everyone's favourite tea-time snack samosa tops the list of snacks. As the country was celebrating the World Samosa Day on September 05, people thronged to tea-stalls and enjoyed samosa in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. Even though samosa is one of the staple Indian snacks, very few people know that a day has been dedicated to their favourite snack. In Lucknow, people were seen enjoying samosa with tea on the occasion.

Caretaker consumes liquor, beats inmates, allege girls at Jehanabad Boarding School

Jehanabad (Bihar), Sep 06 (ANI): Girls living at Jehanabad Boarding School alleged that hostel caretaker consumes liquor and beats inmates. FIR has been filed against the caretaker. Navin Kumar, DM Jehanabad, said, "For better security, more CCTV cameras will be installed. Only women staff will be allowed at the school."

Smoking e-cigarettes might affect your sleep health

New Delhi, Sep 06 (ANI): While people looking to quit smoking might find e-cigarettes as a viable option, a new study has found it might not be so. Similar to traditional cigarette smokers, e-cigarette users reported worse sleep than individuals who did not use cigarettes. The findings of this study were published in the 'Journal of Sleep Research'. Researchers included a total of 1,664 college students, 41 per cent of whom reported ever trying or currently using e-cigarettes. The other 29 per cent reported ever trying or currently using traditional cigarettes. And the findings noted that across all groups, average sleep scores indicated poor sleep for most students. The users of e-cigarettes even reported greater use of sleep medications than traditional cigarette users. Study stated that even an irregular use of e-cigarettes was linked with deteriorating sleep.

Facebook Dating goes live in US

New Delhi, Sep 06 (ANI): After launching in 19 other countries, Facebook Dating, the social networking giant's dating service, is now live in the US for users aged 18 and above. Facebook Dating profile will also allow users to integrate their Instagram posts directly into their profile along with the ability to add their Instagram followers into their Secret Crush lists, the official blog explains. The Dating profile works separately from the main Facebook profile and the activities of the Dating profile are not shared on the main profile. People are suggested based on preferences, interests, and other engagements on Facebook. Users can comment directly on a profile or tap on the Like button to let them know. By the end of this year, Facebook plans to add the ability to add Facebook and Instagram Stories to the Dating profile as well.