POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -5 March
Andhra Pradesh to complete land resurvey in three years
The State commenced land resurvey process on January 20, selecting one village per mandal as a pilot, says Revenue Minister Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Revenue Minister A Satya Prasad informed the Assembly on Tuesday that the government would complete the resurvey of lands within three years by taking landowners into confidence. Speaking in the Assembly, the Minister alleged that the last land resurvey conducted during the erstwhile YSRCP government, was “riddled with errors”, which were now being rectified. “Our government (NDA) has resumed the land resurvey, which is being carried out in a watertight manner, leaving no room for error,” Prasad told the House.According to the Minister, the State commenced the land resurvey on January 20, selecting one village per mandal as…
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5 March
No need to worry about Banakacherla project, Naidu assures Telangana
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister claims the project aims to only salvage excess water draining into the sea Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday assured the people of Telangana that there was no need to worry about his government’s plan to take Godavari river water from Polavaram to Banakacherla, as he was only salvaging excess water draining into the sea. Addressing a party meeting to celebrate the Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) victory in two graduates MLC elections, the Chief Minister claimed a political party was politicising Andhra Pradesh’s strategy to salvage water draining into the sea. “I am appealing again when water draining into the sea is taken to a famine-hit region, nobody should feel bad. Everybody should…
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5 March
FIR against ex-Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch, HC stays special court’s order
Bombay High Court stays special court order directing FIR against ex-Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials for alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed for four weeks a special court’s order directing FIR against ex-Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials for alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations, noting the order was passed mechanically. A single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige said the special court order of March 1 was passed mechanically without going into details and without attributing any specific role to the accused. “Hence, the order is stayed till next date. Four weeks time is given to the complainant in the case (Sapan Shrivastava) to…
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5 March
Obesity among children peaks in India
Due to unbridled access to junk food, childhood obesity among children has now become a major challenge for parents, public health specialists and policy experts. Hyderabad: For a long time, public health specialists have focused on malnutrition among children. However, it turns out that in modern times, children in urban as well as rural India have unchecked and unregulated access to fast food and ultra-processed food items. Due to unbridled access to junk food, childhood obesity among children has now become a major challenge for parents, public health specialists and policy experts. In 2022, nearly 1.25 crore children in India (5 to 19 years) were overweight while in 1990, it was 4 lakh. Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) in 2016-18 indicated…
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5 March
Naxals kill relative of ex-MLA in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district
Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran G Chavan told media on Tuesday that Kalmu Hidma (65) was killed on Monday night with a knife at Pentapad village under Chintagufa police station limits, Kothagudem: Maoists have killed a relative of a former MLA in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh State branding him as a police informer. Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran G Chavan told media on Tuesday that Kalmu Hidma (65) was killed on Monday night with a knife at Pentapad village under Chintagufa police station limits. Hidma was the brother of the father-in-a-law of former MLA Manish Kunjam. Chintagufa police booked a case in connection with the incident. A police team was dispatched to search the area, the SP said. As many as…
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5 March
Luck runs out for Kannada actress, held with 14.8 kg gold in Bengaluru
Actress Ranya Rao wore most of the gold without giving any room for suspicion and carried gold bars hidden in clothes. At the airport, she would claim to be DGP’s daughter and would call the police personnel who used to drop her home. Bengaluru: In a major development, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have taken Kannada film actress Ranya Rao into custody after seizing 14.8 kg of gold from her at the Bengaluru International Airport, sources said on Tuesday. According to police, the actress was taken into custody on Monday night at the airport after her arrival on an Emirates flight from Dubai. The officers from the DRI had been monitoring the movements of the actress following her frequent…
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5 March
UP Assembly Speaker chides MLA for spitting ‘pan masala’ in House
Satish Mahana asked all the Members of Legislative Assembly to prevent such practices and maintain the dignity of the House Lucknow: Speaker Satish Mahana on Tuesday took exception to a member spitting ‘pan masala’ on the carpet at the entrance of the main hall of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. He asked all MLAs to prevent such practices and maintain the dignity of the House. As soon as the House met in the morning, Mahana said he came to know that a member had spit ‘pan masala’ in the House. “I am aware of who the member is. The video is available. But I do not want to publicly take a name because I do not intend to insult anyone. The member…
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5 March
Trade war: China bans US firm Lockheed Martin, nine other companies
These companies cannot engage in China-related import or export activities and make new investments in the country Beijing: China on Tuesday placed 10 more US firms on its unreliable entity list, which would bar them from engaging in China-related import or export activities and from making new investments in the country. The firms include defence companies such as Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Lockheed Martin Missile System Integration Lab. Senior executives of these companies will also be banned from entering China and work permits, and Chinese visitor and residency permissions also will be revoked, the Commerce Ministry said. The companies were placed on the list for selling arms to or cooperating on military technologies with Taiwan in recent…
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5 March
Editorial: Test for India’s diplomacy
India needs to do a tightrope walking while insulating strategic relations with the US and broadening trade relations with Europe The rapidly changing global geopolitics has thrown up new challenges and opportunities in equal measure for India. New Delhi’s diplomatic skills will be put to the test in the days ahead as the maverick United States President Donald Trump is seeking to dramatically alter the world order to suit his ‘America First’ agenda. India needs to do a tightrope walking while insulating the high-potential strategic relations with the US from reciprocal tariff threats on one hand and broadening trade relations with Europe, which finds itself dumped by America, on the other. Close on the heels of an explosive showdown with…
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5 March
Opinion: Return of an era of Dictators
The weakening of democratic institutions has led to the rise of populism and the deterioration of liberal democracies By Geetartha Pathak US President Donald Trump’s second term has inspired visions of a global alliance of the far right, but his return to power has been a decidedly mixed blessing for the European faction. US Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference confirmed that the Trump administration’s worldview broadly matches that of his ideological kin in Europe. Both largely oppose Muslim immigrants, push back against pro-climate policy and target the rights of the LGBTQ community. UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on February 25 of a return to an era of dictators, citing past atrocities such as indiscriminate…
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