Concession in stamp duty for women, free bus rides for girl students PG 04 << VIEWS & VISION OF CITY Volume: 12, Issue: 177 TUESDAY, MARCH 09, 2021, MUMBAI 12 Pages, ₹2 /- RNI No. MAHENG/2009/29332 www.afternoonvoice.com BATLA HOUSE SHOOTOUT Ariz Khan convicted by local court Tony Newsmakers Bureau the Arms Act (which provides Kakkar's afternoon_voice for jail sentence to those who are found in possession of arms Holi special fter decades of trials, illegally). D e l h i c o u r t o n The encounter took place song... AMonday held Ariz only after a seven-member PG 12 << Khan responsible for killing Delhi Police team led by Mohan inspector Mohan Chand Chand Sharma Inspector in the Sharma, along with his co- Special Cell of Delhi police, conspirator, in the Batla stumbled upon IM commander House encounter which took Atif Amin and his companions place in 2008 at Delhi. Ariz in their rented address at L-18, Khan was arrested by Delhi Batla House on 19 September Special Cell in February 2018 2008 morning. The team had after being on the run for 10 r e c e i v e d u n a m b i g u o u s years. The court will hear information that a suspected arguments on the quantum of person wanted in connection sentence on March 15. with the serial bomb blasts in Highlights He has been convicted under Delhi was hiding in a flat in the inside. In this incident, Sharma sections 302, 307, 333 and 353 Batla House area of Jamia The court will hear lost his life while two other (which deal with assault or Nagar. arguments on the quantum of police officers were injured. Suvendu grievous hurt to a public servant Upon reaching the four- sentence on March 15 In 2013, Shazad Ahmed, in the discharge of his duty), 186 storied house the police's who, too, had escaped the Batla (which has provisions of attempt to storm the flat on the Khan was arrested by the House shootout with Khan, Adhikari to file punishment for people who second floor at around 10:30 Special Cell of Delhi Police was convicted and sentenced. prevent a public servants from AM (IST) led to a heavy after a decade Two of their accomplices, Atif nomination discharging their duties), 34 and exchange of fire. Sharma Amin and Mohammed Saif 174A of the Indian penal Code received the first explosion of The incident took place on were killed in the incident, on March 12 ... (IPC) as well as Section 27 of fire from the terrorists holed up September 19, 2008 while one managed to escape. PG 05 << Operation Batla House: Decades-old encounter in Delhi he Batla House encounter not only hit the headlines but trap and somehow reached four-storied and stormed the flat led it also got political mileage to the Movie screen. This by a heavy exchange of fire. Sharma received the first burst of Tmuch-hyped encounter took place after a seven-member fire from the terrorists holed up inside. After the ensuing Delhi Police team led by Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in the exchange of fire two suspected terrorists, Atif Amin and Special Cell of Delhi police, stumbled upon IM commander Atif Mohammad Sajid were killed, two other suspects Mohammad Amin and his comrades in their rented address at L-18, Batla Saif and Zeeshan were arrested, while one escaped. Later on its House in the morning of 19 September 2008. learned that Mohammad Sajid was not killed and he surfaced in The team had received information that a suspected person Syria as an ISIS recruiter. wanted in connection with the serial bomb blasts in Delhi was This encounter led to the arrest of a number of local people, Dr.Vaidehi hiding in a flat in Batla House area of Jamia Nagar. Police laid a CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 afternoonvoice.com/editorial [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews TUESDAY, MARCH 09, 2021 Editoritis AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 02 Operation Batla House: Decades-old encounter in Delhi << PAGE 1 [email protected] vaidehitaman vaidehisachin Volume No. 12 | Issue No. 177 Editor Dr. Vaidehi Printer and Publisher Printed at Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. S R Publication & Printing Press Vaishali Nagar, Dahisar (E), Mumbai - 68. www.afternoonvoice.com www.newsmakers.co.in Shop No 07, Swapna Siddhi Complex, www.beyondthenews.biz www.nbcaward.com Akurli Road, Kandivali (East), Mumbai 400 101. www.mumbaimanoos.com www.hackers5.com Post Box No.8571 Mumbai- 400 101 Tel: 9137352545 Email- [email protected] • SMS -9820199881 For any queries regarding the editorial desk, contact - 7506760610 Disclaimer : The views expressed in the edit are solely of the editor. The publication do not necessarily share the opinions expressed. Any litigation against the content or publication will be entertained under the Jurisdiction of Mumbai only. afternoonvoice.com/opinion [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews TUESDAY, MARCH 09, 2021 Voices AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 03 t is truly shocking to know that according to a UN report, 17 percent Iof all food for human consumption Let us not waste food was thrown away during 2019-20 . As per the United Nations Environment Programme homes, restaurants, stores and other food providers discarded around 900 million tones of food and this astonishingly is an amount equivalent of Donating excess around 23 million fully-loaded trucks lined up seven times around the world! food to those who Experts on this subject investigated a “need it, going in data on food waste in 54 countries around the world and the information for composting that they collected is really fearful and and biogas one that the nations and their respective production from citizens really have to seriously think about. waste food, The research says that in almost all turning waste food these countries, vast quantities of food ended up in the bin, regardless of how into animal feed or rich or poor the country. More shocking it waste would cut greenhouse gas here in our own country during the fertilizers are but is that households made up the biggest emissions, slow the destruction of nature lockdown periods we saw the horrible some measures proportion - 11 per cent of food thrown through land conversion and pollution, pictures of thousands running helter- away! enhance the availability of food and thus skelter for a morsel of food. Really that can adapted At restaurants and other food reduce hunger and save money at a time shocking that in a nation like India where to reduce food providers, it was 5 percent and for shops, of global recession. Without wasting food is worshipped 50 kg of food per it was 2 percent. food if it is made available world person is wasted. waste.” It is here more grave pictures arise. hunger can be reduced. Governments Businesses, governments and citizens According to the report in 2019 almost and corporate actions along with around the world have a very big role to 700 million people did not have enough individual action is needed and when it play in reducing this waste and achieve to eat. comes to households a lot can be done zero waste if there is meticulous Mukund Pradyu UNEP Chief Inger Andersen gas to see that food is not wasted. planning. desperately called on governments, Food experts say that correct Donating excess food to those who businesses and people around the world measurement of food materials used, need it, going in for composting and to do their part to reduce food waste. checking the fridge before shopping and biogas production from waste food, The UNEP chief said that a reduction in increasing cooking skills to use what was turning waste food into animal feed or food waste would reduce greenhouse available should be followed. According fertilizers are but some measures that can gases and slow the destruction of nature to experts the greater time available for adapted to reduce food waste. Homes through changes in land use while also planning and cooking in homes during and schools can also play a vital role in cutting pollution. covid lockdowns in the UK appears to making the younger generation aware of The report also says that reducing food have reduced waste by 20 percent. And this very serious matter. Letters to the Ill effects Keep moving forward, don't look back of a committee set up by the Catholic Looking at the films of the last few There is only one thing you can do Church to investigate sexual abuse of editor years gives an idea of the way the when confronted with difficulties and minors, 10,000 children have been Board of Indian Film Inspection is hardship in your life: keep moving, sexually abused by church priests in Why export covid vaccine when functioning. It is doubtful whether the don't look back in your life at any France since 1950. Saue said a hotline cases in our country are on the rise? obscenity, which is openly expressed in difficulty, because if you look at back was set up in June 2019 to register Maharashtra is going the European the films, is being deliberately ignored. your precious and valuable time will be complaints between victims and way as far as 2nd wave of COVID is Offensive things like vulgarity, obscene vested and you will not be able to witnesses. In the first 17 months alone, concerned and daily rise in virus cases is dialogue, perverted dances, etc., have achieve anything. When you get stuck 6,500 calls were received. The big a matter of grave concern. Mumbai too become the order of the day in recent in any problem or difficult time and question for is, how many of the is clocking alarming statistics & over films.