195 Dead Tortoises Recovered From Agra – Kolkata (13168) Express At Dhanbad “Besides using it for meat, tortoises are also being smuggled to Bangladesh and Thailand for manufacturing traditional medicine used for enlargement of sex organs as well as increasing sex power in male and female both”, said a Wildlife expert.

At least 195 dead tortoises were recovered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Dhanbad from a Kolkata-bound train, kept in jute bags. The RPF team led by Inspector KN Singh recovered the dead tortoises from Agra – Kolkata (13168) Express at Dhanbad Junction, which was later handed over to the forest department officials, informed a railway official. “The animals were kept in jute bags, recovered form S2 coach of Agra – Kolkata (13168) Express after getting a complaint of foul smell, which was being smuggled to West Bengal,” added the official. However, no one has been arrested in this connection as the wildlife smuggler managed to escape, said the official. The tortoises were being smuggled to West Bengal from several districts of UP regularly in a big way and RPF have recovered many consignments during past few months, sources said. People are smuggling it for their meat and medicinal value. Though it is mainly smuggled for its meat consumption in Bengal and Bangladesh, besides being exported to Thailand, where its soup is popular, said Ravi Verma a Wildlife expert and a resident of Dhanbad. “Besides using it for meat, tortoises are also being smuggled to Bangladesh and Thailand for manufacturing traditional medicine used for enlargement of sex organs as well as increasing sex power in male and female both”, Verma added. “Trade of such creatures is prohibited according to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, since it used to be sold for Rs 12,000 to 15,000 per kgs” he added. Last month RPF Dhanbad sized 141 live tortoise form the S9 boggy of Doon Express, which were being smuggled to West Bengal. The RPF also arrested a wildlife smuggler Vishwa Bishwas, a resident of Kolkata in this connection. During interrogation, Biswas confessed of procuring the tortoises from nomadic people at Jonpur in UP, said an RPF official. “After completing the required legal procedures, we have handed over the recovered tortoises to the forest department authorities so that they could be kept alive”, he added. Anup Jalota Enthralled Audience At ‘Bhairav Mahotsav’ # ‘Bhairav Mahotsav’ leaves indelible impact on all’s heart

Spreading the magic of his mellifluous voice, Anup Jalota enthralled the audience in ‘Bhairav Mahotsav’ organized at Chandankiyari in last night. Started off with a bhajan that praised Lord Krishan and Lord Vishnu Anup’s voice spellbound the audience. His performances of bhajans (devotional music) have the ability to carry the listener into a tranquil, relaxed and serene world. His rendering of ‘Maiya mori main nahin makhan khayo’ was also well received by the audience. ‘Bhairav Mahotsav’, which was kicked-off with cultural amity, left an indelible impact on all’s heart. A two-day long effort to bring Chandankiyari in the list of important religious tourist spots of was concluded with vibrant and traditional tone on Sunday. The programme was organised by Jharkhand Tourism Department in joint association with the district administration Bokaro, where people rejuvenated the tone of Indian classical music, dance and enjoyed several cultural promrammes organised on this eve. Many artists from Jharkhand and other parts of the country Aditya Narayan, Sona Mahapatra, Kuldip Dewedi and Blind Ford Band enthralled the audiences. Aiming to enhance tourism in Jharkhand and to make the state a cultural hub, a two days event was kicked-off at Bhairavh Sthan, in Chandankiyari block of Bokaro district on Saturday. Amar Bauri Minister for Revenue, Land Reforms, Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs of Jharkhand inaugurated the festival. Yeddyurappa Takes Oath As Karnataka Cm The BJP’s leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as Karnataka chief minister on Thursday morning, hours after the Supreme Court turned down a request by the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) to stop the ceremony. The court has said it will hear their petition on Friday.

The Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday evening invited BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa to form the government. In a letter addressed to the BJP leader, the governor granted BJP a period of 15 days to prove majority on the floor of the House. “BJP’s leader Yeddyurappa will be taking the oath alone tomorrow and the rest of the cabinet will be sworn-in after proving the majority on the House of the floor,” BJP’s Murlidhar Rao said. Notably, Karnataka elections delivered a gridlock of a verdict by electing 104 MLAs from the BJP, 78 from the Congress, 37 from the JDS, and three others — leaving no party in a situation to cross the 112-figure to form a government. Later BJP invited by the Governor and being given 15 days to prove its numbers on the floor of the House. Meanwhile, the Congress moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka Governor’s decision to invite BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa to form the government in the state and sought an immediate hearing.

At Least 19 People Were Killed As An Under-Construction Flyover Collapsed In Varanasi At least 19 people were killed when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi on Wednesday; a mini bus, cars and two- wheelers were crushed in the incident, official sources informed.

People were still believed buried under, several cranes being deployed to lift the concrete girder that crashed around 4 pm on the road that leads to the Varanasi-Allahabad highway. The district administration said nine people were injured, but unofficial reports about 19 persons. According to the media reports a mini bus, four cars and about 10 two-wheelers were also trapped. Meanwhile, local residents said cyclists and pedestrians also use the stretch of the road about 100 metres from the Varanasi Cantonment railway station. Five National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, with about 250 personnel, rushed to the accident site. An NDRF official said at least three people were rescued. Rescue workers used metal cutters to free people caught in their vehicles. The Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation Ltd is building the 2,261-metre bridge at a cost of Rs 129 crore, official sources said. Chief Project Manager H C Tiwari and three others were suspended late tonight. Authorities said no work was going on when the concrete slab crashed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha, expressed grief over the deaths while the opposition targeted the UP government over the tragedy in the “top- priority constituency of the country”.

International Police Expo To Be Exhibit Latest Defense Equipment On 10-11 May At Pragati Maidan Homeland Security and Foundation of police research along with Nexgen exhibition are going to organize a gala police expo. Where stalwarts of security Industry from all over the world are going to exhibit their modern and latest products and equipment related to defense and police force. The event will be organized at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 10 and11 May. This special occasion will provide a natural hub for a Security and Defense business in Asia and the world to boost the make in India policy. International Police Expo is an international platform for modern and latest police and defense equipment and tools. The event provides various products like Police Welfare & Safety, Technology & Equipment for Attaining Basic Aims of modern Policing and defense. It is the only exhibition which is focused and an interactive platform where the police & other forces representatives of different nations and equipment suppliers can meet their business opportunities related to forces fitness, training, and protection and rescue equipment. The event also provides seminars and training sessions for the police officials and various conferences dealing to resolve the common issues faced by the police. V K Bansal, an organizer said that modern and prosperous India needs modern and latest equipment and technology to protect from an internal and external enemy. This much awaited annual event exclusive for Police and Security personnel has two more attraction to watch. 3 rd edition of Home Land Security Expo and debutant edition of Fire, Safety and Security expo are coincided with International Police Expo thus making a very comprehensive and powerful platform for all those who are responsible for Police modernization, equipment procurement and logistics and provisioning functionaries from all State Police Force, Central Armed Police Force, all three wings of Defense force. Bansal further said that Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to modernize our Police Forces and to make them Smart police in view of his ambitious Smart Cities concept where policing will be equipped with modern equipment and technologies. The government of India very recently earmarked a fund of INR 25,000 Crores for Indian Polices for buying of modern equipment. Almost all State Police are now using technology for safety and security of citizens of Nation. Police Stations are being modernized with CCTV, face recognition system and other technology for prompt detection of crime. Communication technologies are helping Police a lot of intercepting voice and control the crime before it happens. International Police Expo and Home Land Security Expo will give an opportunity to the Police force to identify the best-suited technology and equipment for them and to have one to one interaction with vendors of these technologies and equipment in view to know more on insight and to assess suitability. As per plan 100 Airports are set to be operational which needs lots of safety and security equipment worth USD 61 billion, he said adding “Besides Government is all set to incur approx. USD 400 Billion on infrastructure development like Highways, Railways, Airports and other pivotal installations, out of which a sizable money would be spent on Safety and Security related equipment”. Over 20 countries, with over 2000 senior Police Officers and delegations are expected to attend the exhibition and conferences. The exhibition is India’s annual event for display of cutting edge technology, modern firearms, surveillance, cyber security and forensics related products.

Two days show is all set to invite Director General of Police, Additional Director General of Police, Inspector General of Police, Dy. Inspector General of Police and other senior functionaries from State Police, Central Armed Police Force like BSF, CRPF, CISF, SSB, ITBP etc. Home Land Security segment attracts senior officers from all three services like Army, Airforce and Navel organizations. International Police Expo is also going to host the international delegation from Maldives Police where they are in process of sourcing some international technologies through this international congregation. It is imperative to say that International Police Expo has acclaimed the global attention in the line of Security domain. For the very first-time arms display by Molot-Oruzhie Ltd from Russia, which is a global leader in producing most modern firearms and supplying to various countries, are going to promote the utility of such firearms in modern warfare and counter-terror operations. In other latest technology, Body Worn Camera is going to be displayed by Axon Company from Australia which will help to record the incident. Israel’s world known Mobile forensic technology offered by Cellebrite is going to help the crime investigation team an excellent helping hand. Luvo from Czech Republic is going to display the NATO approved guns which are well tested in various warfare. Few other companies like Stream light from the USA will display emergency lights for disaster management, Atola Canada and Foster Freeman UK will be displaying the latest forensic solutions, Speed Gun for Traffic Management will be displayed by Lasertech USA, Suprema from Korea will be displaying the most sophisticated ID authentication for Airports. Dr. Tapan Chakroborty, Executive Director, Foundation for Police Research, the co-organizer of event said that in addition to the exhibition itself, International Police Expo attendees will have the opportunity to access a very exclusive conference stream on the theme of Challenges in Combating Trans-national Crimes and Terrorism will host unique content focusing on regional issues, from key industry members, academic contributors and high-ranking Police and Security personnel, etc. Organiser: Nexgen Exhibitions Private Limited Nexgen Exhibitions Pvt Ltd is into organizing of B2B exhibitions and Trade Fairs since 2006. NEPL organize exhibitions in India and Abroad. It is a regular organizer of International Police Expo in Delhi, Home Land Security Expo at Vietnam, SugarAsia in Mumbai and Bangkok and Medi plus care in Uganda. It has organized exhibitions in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Kenya previously and attracts domestic and international companies to participate in their exhibitions. It enjoys trust and confidence of thousands of national and international companies who had achieved their business objectives by participating in various exhibitions organized by Nexgen. Co-organizer: Foundation for Police Research Foundation for Police Research (FPR) is a Not for profit organisation registered as a trust, was formed to carry out various research and technical studies on the various subject which needs to be adopted and implemented by our Police organizations while securing society. Towards attaining this objective Foundation for Police Research published an exclusive Journal on Police and Internal security under the title ‘Cops Today International’. Jharkhand’s Students Shine In Jee Mains Proving their mettle several students from across the State tasted success on Monday after the declaration of Joint Engineering Entrance (JEE) –Mains exam result conducted in April. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared Paper I (B.Tech) result with ranks while the result for Paper II is expected to be released today. Rahul Kumar Tiwary, a student of Jamshedpur Public School, Baridih became the State topper by securing AIR 22; he scored 335 out of 360 marks. “I am really very excited. I did not expect 22nd rank. I am elated. My main focus now is to crack JEE Advanced and here too I am expecting good ranking. I want to pursue computer science engineering at IIT, Mumbai,” said Rahul, a resident of Dimna Road, Mango. Besides Jamshedpur, displaying an incredible performance, more than 200 students from DPS Bokaro secured descent ranks in one of prestigious engineering entrance test. Aryan, a student of DPS Bokaro secured AIR 47 in the JEE Mains. “All credits go to my teachers and parents for correct guidelines,” said Aryan. “Hard-work never goes wasted, its’ the result of my 8-9 hours daily hard work. I made it possible by self-study and discipline, it’s the biggest achievement and reward for me,” Aryan further added. Students of Delhi Public school Ranchi also performed well in the exam. For two consecutive years DPS Ranchi has produced the topper of the City. PRATIK PRAWAR has secured the 96th position with 316 Score. Over 200 students have qualified from the cradle. Dr Ram Singh, Principal of the school congratulated the students and said they should all gear up now for JEE advance which is going to be held in the month of May. Meanwhile, 347/396 students of ChampSquare cleared the JEE Mains exam. Students including Deepak Somani, Abhinav Jha, Rudresh, Saurav, Adarsh, Kunal, Akansha, Rahul,Shrishreshth, Vatsalya, Mona, Shreya, Jaya, Tejasvita, Prithwiraj among others tasted success. Over 416 students from FIITJEE Ranchi Center demonstrated outstanding scholastic brilliance in JEE (Mains), 2018 from its Classroom Program. As many as 10 meritorious students from FIITJEE Ranchi Centre Classroom Program who exhibited their distinguished merit in JEE (Mains) grabbed top rankings. From Brother’s Academy 342 students are reported to have qualified the exam and more results are still flowing in. Satyam Viksit Pansari, Ayan Adit, Sushant Jain, Vishwajit Kumar Singh, Sankalp Srivastava, Nikhil Kumar, Siddhanth Agarwal, Jhanvi Akanksha, Akash Anand & Yash Agarwal were the top performers from Brother’s Academy. Furthermore, breaking all barriers and proving their mettle, 20 meritorious students of Aakansha-40 were declared successful. All these students of Aakansha-40 belongs to economically weaker section of the society and are being trained under State government programme for qualifying All India level Examinations—Medical and Engineering entrance test. The JEE Mains results was announced late in the evening, though the CBSE that conducts the JEE Mains had earlier announced to declare the results by 11 AM on its official website. About 7000 engineering aspirants from the State qualified to appear in JEE Advanced. The JEE Main 2018 offline exam was held on April 8 whereas the online exam was conducted on April 15 and April 16. The cut off marks were lesser this year. Out of a score of 360, the cut off marks for general was 74; 45 for OBC; 29 for SC and 24 for ST. What came as a surprise was the cut off for people with disability (PWD) was at -35 marks. Students who have scored the required cut off will now appear for JEE Advanced scheduled on May 20.

केदारनाथ के कपाट खुले, श्रद्धालुओं ने िकए दर्शन भगवान िशव के 12 ज्योर्ितिलंग में से एक केदारनाथ के कपाट रिववार सुबह 6.10 बजे खोल िदए गए। कपाट खुलने के बाद मंिदर में पूजा अर्चना की गई। इस मौके पर हजारों श्रद्धालुओं ने दर्शन िकए। कपाट खुलने के कई िदन पहले से ही भक्त यहां पहुंचने लगे थे। इस मौके पर मंिदर कोे 20 क्िवंटल गेंदे के फूलों से सजाया गया है।

कपाट खुलने के बाद सबसे पहले उत्तराखंड के राज्यपाल केके पॉल ने दर्शन िकए। उनके साथ िवधानसभा अध्यक्ष प्रेम चंद्र अग्रवाल भी मौजूद रहे। इसके बाद सभी भक्तों ने दर्शन िकए। ‘102 Not Out’ Hit The Screens On 4 May Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will soon be seen in the film 102 Not Out, directed by Umesh Shuklal; the film that is based on the unique relationship between a 102-year-old father and his 75-year-old song. The fun trailer features some playful banter between the two.

According to the media report, Shukla said during an interview, “For the first time, Amitabh and Rishi Kapoor are essaying Gujarati characters. We have seen them as friends and brothers, but not like father and son. People will love them. After watching the film, people would like to take them home (in their mind) and not leave them behind in the theatre.” In the film, Amitabh is playing an enthusiastic person who wants to break the record of the oldest man alive. The film will hit the screens on 4 May.

Lac Farming, A Better Livelihood Option For Rainfed Farmers, Forest Dwellers At least 10 kilograms Lac can be produced from a single tree each and every year which cost in the international market is about 400 rupees per kgs, informed a forest official.

The district forest department Bokaro is undertaking the cultivation of lac on Palash (Budea monosperma) trees aiming to promote a livelihood option for the poor and to conserve the trees. Lac production is a livelihood option for both rainfed farmers and forest dependents. It would involve support, cultivation and marketing of the product, said PR Naidu DFO Bokaro. “This mission involves a plan for supplementing the agriculture-based income of these people with high-income generating alternatives and lac cultivation is one such alternative, said DFO adding “though our aim is to conserve Palash tree also” “Palaash is a very common tree in many parts of Jharkhand, which grows mostly in the degraded soil. We planned using the trees to generate income for the poor villagers in the remote areas. Lac cultivation is easy and reaps profits in a short time,” added DFO. “If the rural people were encouraged they would not only get supplementary income, but the state would also retain its supremacy in lac cultivation,” added Naidu. Presently we have started Lac farming on 14000 Palaash trees in Bokaro districts on forest land as well as on private lands, includes 4000 trees in Tiyada villages, 2000 in Silfore and on 8000 trees in Kashijhari villages of the district, he said. “But we have also plan to start the cultivation of 10 thousand new trees for the month of October,” he added. According to an estimate 10 kilograms, Lac can be produced from a single tree each and every year which cost in the international market is about 400 rupees per kgs, informed a forest official. Aiming to promote livelihood we are providing training on Lac production, presently 30 peoples are getting training here at Bokaro, he said. Despite providing training we (forest department) are also conducting awareness drive aiming to encourage the poor, rainfed farmers and forest dependents for Lac farming, said Naidu. Lac is a secretion from the body of an insect called laccifer or kerria lacca. It secretes lac resin and forms hard resinous layers as the insect goes into the pupa stage. This resin is scraped off, dried and processed to form Lac or shellac. Naidu explained that Lac was cultivated twice every year known as Baisakh (June-July) and Ketki (October-November) and advanced technology can help in improving the production. “It’s cultivation, would definitely help people in improving their economic condition”, added DFO.

Dozens Of People Injured In The Battle For Supremacy At Baghmara Dozens of people including two scribes were injured in the battle for supremacy under Baghmara police station at Katrah in on Wednesday. Several rounds were open fired, bombs exploded at Akash Kinari colliery belongs to Bharat Cocking Coal Limited (BCCL).

Terming the situation as under control SP (Gramin) Ashutosh Sekher said, cops were deployed and Section 144 was imposed following a clash between two groups at Akash Kinari colliery area. According to an eyewitness, two people were sustained bullet injuries while two scribes got multiple injuries following a clash between the supporters of BJP MLA Dhullu Mahato and a Coal trader Subash Rai at Akash Kinari colliery over the battle for supremacy in the area. MLA supporters opened some rounds of fire while some hurled bombs, stones, rods during the clash, said another eyewitness. The injured were rushed to the PMCH and other local hospitals where conditions of few of them are stated to be serious, hospital sources said. “People who got minor injuries were released after providing first aid”, added the sources. The situation got controlled when police along with DSP Baghmara Brahyaman Tuti rushed on the spot. “Policemen have been deployed in large numbers in the area to prevent further violence”, said DSP.