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Besides the indigenous people of Manipur, the MHRC headed by Justice Utpalendu Bikas Saha (retired) also looked after the human rights of Myanmarese, lodged in the detention centre in the northeastern state, which shares around a 400 km unfenced border with Myanmar.Justice Saha, a former Judge of the Gauhati and Tripura High Courts, after taking over charge of the MHRC as its chairperson in February this year, disposed off 192 cases of the 375 pending cases and 180 of the 199 newly registered cases in less than seven months.Commission sources said that in between 2018 and 2022, 614 cases were…

He will also lay foundation stone for 41 projects, including the Bhandu Singh commercial complex and a multi-level parking, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 27.53 crore, along with the Gaurav Sangrahalaya (museum) costing Rs 20.43 crore.The inauguration and foundation-laying ceremony will take place at the Ramlila Maidan at Manasarovar in the afternoon.The development projects that he will inaugurate includes two of the jal nigam nagariya worth Rs 193,69,70,000, three of the UPRNN pratham worth Rs 4,32,68,000 and 30 nagar nigam projects worth Rs 19,08,19,000.The chief minister will lay the foundation of projects of the rural engineering…

Currently, 37 children aged between 0-6 years that call Central Jail Number Six their home for now, are receiving remarkable care, education, and medical attention within the confines of the high walls of the prison.Special care of these children begins at the prenatal stage and continues through their birth till they start their schooling and eventually leave the prison after reaching the age of six.A dedicated gynecologist regularly visits the prison, providing essential checkups and medical support to the expectant mothers.”Pregnant inmates are given all the medical facilities they need, and women doctors are there round-the-clock in case any expectant…

Last week, the Goa police busted an international sex trade ring operating between Kenya and India and rescued five women with the arrest of three persons in Kenya and Nigeria.According to the police young, educated, and vulnerable Kenyan women were falsely promised jobs in the hospitality industry by agents working on behalf of traffickers based in Goa.”After being brought to India, the traffickers seized the women’s passports and visas, forcing them into prostitution under threat of violence and imposing a debt of Rs 5-Rs 8 lakh,” the police said.Initially the police arrested accused persons Maria Dorcas, 28, and Wilkista Achista,…

Around 400 visually impaired children of the National Association for the Blind put in two months of hard work and celebrated the nine years of praiseworthy work done by the Prime Minister in a congratulatory letter.Rajesh Singh Dayal, president, National Association for the Blind, said that it was the love and affection of the children towards the prime minister that on the auspicious day of his birthday, the visually impaired children made the 1.25 km long congratulatory letter to extend best wishes to him.–IANSamita/dpb

The man has been identified as Vimal Yadav.He allegedly killed his father over a piece of land in the Wazid Nagar area under Malihabad police in Lucknow on September 6.The man had also filed an FIR himself against unidentified people in connection with the crime and cremated his father’s body, the police said.As per the police, Vimal’s three aides are Arun Rawat, 19, Arun Rawat, 20, and Sumit Gautam, 19. All of them are labourers and hail from Malihabad.“The four accused have been booked under IPC section 302 (for murder),” said DCP (East), Rahul Raj.–IANSamita/dpb

The earthquake occurred at 4:17 a.m. Jakarta time on Sunday with its epicentre located 84 km northeast of Tambrauw district with a depth of 10 km, the weather agency said as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.The agency added the earthquake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves.–IANSint/khz

The decision was announced by Hungarian Agriculture Minister Istvan Nagy on Saturday.Nagy highlighted the termination of the European Union’s import restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products on Friday night, emphasising the necessity of maintaining the moratorium to address market disruptions, Xinhua news agency reported.The government also proposed the establishment of a transit support fund to facilitate the distribution of Ukrainian agricultural products to destinations beyond Europe, thereby averting famine and potential migration waves.Other Central European countries like Poland and Slovakia have rallied behind Hungary’s stance, echoing the need to protect their farmers’ interests.Romania, however, remains cautiously observant, awaiting Ukraine’s action plan…

The air operations, conducted on Wednesday and Friday, targeted PKK hideouts in the Gara region, destroying a total of 31 targets, and “neutralising” senior group members, according to a statement from the Ministry released on Saturday.The targets included caves, shelters, and caches used by the PKK members, the Ministry said.Turkish authorities often use the term “neutralised” in their statements to imply the “terrorists” in question surrendered or were killed or captured, Xinhua news agency reported.The Turkish security forces often conduct cross-border operations in northern Iraq, a region holding hideouts and bases of PKK militants, from where they carry out attacks…

A Department of Justice statement on Friday said that the penalty was for two separate “misconduct relating to his public office”.In addition to the fine, the diplomat with 34 years of distinguished service was given a sentence of 36-month probation, which saves him from prison time as long as he stayed out of trouble during that period.Olson was the ambassador to Islamabad from 2012 to 2015 and followed that up as the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2015 to 2016 during the administration of former President Barack Obama.The Department said that Olson had admitted before a federal…