Rajasthan rolls out farm loan waiver
The farm loan waiver, announced by the Congress government in Rajasthan shortly after it came to power in December last year, was rolled out on Thursday through special camps organised in all the 33 districts of the State. About 40,000 farmers are set to benefit in the first phase, which will cover the loans obtained from the cooperative banks.Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot inaugurated a camp at Sirsi village, near here, and distributed the loan waiver certificates to the farmers. While accusing the previous BJP regime of neglecting the interests of farmers, Mr. Pilot said the Congress was committed to fulfilling the promises made in its election manifesto. “The decision of loan waiver was taken within two days of the government’s formation,” he said.The entire short-term loans taken by small and medium farmers from cooperative and land development banks and the debts up to ₹2 lakh due on November 30, 2018, for the defaulter farmers will be waived in the scheme’s first phase. The camps will be held for three days till Saturday.Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana, who attended two camps in Chittorgarh and Rajsamand districts, said the lists of eligible farmers had been displayed at the notice boards of village cooperative societies. He said the grievance committees had been formed in the villages to deal with the instances of non-inclusion of farmers or wrong calculation of the amount of loans.66 camps on FridayRegistrar of Cooperative Societies Niraj K. Pawan said as many as 66 loan waiver camps — two in each district — would be organised in the village cooperative societies across the State on Friday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will distribute certificates at a camp in Sanchore town of Jalore district.
The Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) leader Prakash Ambedkar on Tuesday hit out at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar, alleging he took no steps to bring back gangster Dawood Ibrahim despite his offer to surrender.“The proposal had gone through the then Rajya Sabha member, Ram Jethmalani. I too was a member of the Upper House and we were friends. He mentioned this to me. It was up to the Prime Minister to decide on what terms and conditions the mafia don could have been brought back. He (Pawar) must clarify whether he had informed the then PM (P.V. Narasimha Rao) or kept the information to himself,” said Mr. Ambedkar. Despite Dawood’s offer to surrender in 1993, the then Chief Minister, Mr. Pawar, took no steps in the matter, he said..This is not the first time Mr. Pawar’s opponents have raised the issue of Dawood Ibrahim to target him during the elections. In the late 1990s, Bharatiya Janata Party leader, the late Gopinath Munde, too had made similar claims. However, the allegations were never investigated despite the BJP-Shiv Sena government coming to the power in the State. “This is being done to help the Bharatiya Janata Party in the elections. Sharad Pawar has repeatedly made it clear in the past that the terms and conditions on which the fugitive criminal sought to surrender were not acceptable to the government,” NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said.Moreover, Mr. Malik asked, if Mr. Jethmalani was such a nationalist, why did he not inform Interpol about meeting Dawood. “Later, he was Union minister and there was a BJP government twice in the Centre and State. Why could they not get Dawood to surrender? Did Mr. Jethmalani ever raise the issue with the BJP government?” Mr. Malik asked.Mr. Ambedkar’s statement comes a day after his former associate, Justice (retd) B.G. Kolse-Patil raised doubts over forming a third front. “If we do not ally with the Congress and the NCP, I cannot see how we can defeat the ruling BJP,” he had said.
The jungle is a noisy place, but one little animal has found a clever way to be heard. The 4-gram Spix’s disk-winged bat (Thyroptera tricolor) roosts in newly sprouted leaves of tropical plants, using their temporarily curled shape to hide from predators. Flying bats looking for a roost send out high-pitched inquiry calls, while their already-nested friends—like the one in the photo above—emit response calls to invite them in. Now, researchers in Costa Rica have found that the tube-shaped leaves may make both kinds of calls easier for other bats to hear. For a bat issuing response calls from within a roost, the leaf acts like a megaphone, amplifying its invitations by 1 to 2 decibels. The leaves also act like an ear horn; inquiry calls made by airborne bats looking for a roost were up to 10 decibels louder inside the nest than they were outside, the team reports today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The researchers calculate that such an effect can boost an inquiry call’s range by up to 30 additional meters, helping bats stay together as a group throughout their near-constant house-hunting: Because the leaves quickly unfurl, the bats must find new roosting sites every day.See more ScienceShots.Sign up for our daily newsletterGet more great content like this delivered right to you!Country *AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia, Plurinational State ofBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and Mcdonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People’s Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMacedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldova, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinianPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRWANDASaint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweI also wish to receive emails from AAAS/Science and Science advertisers, including information on products, services and special offers which may include but are not limited to news, careers information & upcoming events.Required fields are included by an asterisk(*)
The 13 state-owned Indian banks which are trying to claw back the Rs 10,000 crore that Vijay Mallya owes them by legally seizing assets he owns in England are facing delays as many of the assets they were hoping to get their hands on are not in his name. Read it at Economic Times Related Items
French Formula One rookie Esteban Ocon needs to change his attitude and understand what racing is about, Force India team mate Sergio Perez said on Thursday as tension between the two showed no sign of easing.The pair collided in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on June 25, costing both a likely place on the podium and the team plenty of points.Force India have reminded both that the team comes first, with Baku following a row in Canada when Ocon was angry that Perez had not given way. The drivers have yet to clear the air.Mexican Perez left no doubt about his lingering annoyance when he spoke to reporters before Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, pinning the blame on the 20-year-old – who refused to accept it.”I think what happened in Baku was just totally unacceptable from the team point of view,” Perez said.”I think simply Esteban has to understand what racing means. Racing means just racing another car, not crashing into the other car.”If you just push your team mate into the wall then that’s not the right thing. I expect him to be intelligent enough to understand what he did wrong and change a bit his attitude for the benefit of the team.”Perez was defending third place from Ocon when they collided after a safety car re-start, with the Frenchman suffering a puncture and car damage. He finished sixth while Perez had to retire.Ocon said he had flown to the team’s Silverstone factory directly after the race for a debrief that concluded the incident had been 50-50.advertisement”It was both of our fault,” he said. “There were things that he did that were not right, there were things I did that were not right.”The Frenchman saw no need to change his approach and bristled at the suggestion he did not know what racing was about.”I’ve been finishing more than 40 single-seater races in a row, I am European champion and GP3 world champion so I don’t think I’m really lacking experience either on racing or wheel-to-wheel fights,” he said.”I am not going to change my attitude. I think it’s been working well since the beginning of the year together with the team and the way we work.”The only thing I think we will change is just to be careful on what we do when we race.”
NEW YORK — A few frustrated — and creative — New York Jets fans have created a website urging the team to fire General Manager John Idzik just 24 games into his tenure.FireJohnIdzik.com is a creation of a few season ticket holders as the Jets are off to a 1-7 start that includes seven straight losses. It highlights the “Idzik Hall of Shame,” criticizing some of the GM’s moves, such as signing Mike Goodson and Dimitri Patterson.The fans are trying to raise money to put up a billboard in the vicinity of MetLife Stadium to push their cause, and are selling T-shirts with Fire John Idzik printed on them.Coach Rex Ryan said he understands that “nobody is happy,” but adds that winning will “subside some of the other stuff.”TweetPinShare0 Shares
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Tom Fennario APTN National NewsMontreal is spending a lot money to tear down a subway entrance that offers the city’s homeless shelter from bad weather.The entrance is near Cabot Square, a downtown park popular with Inuit.Some say the money should be spent better.
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram Despite being thousands of years old, Ancient Greece is anything but dead, according to the Honorary Fellow in Melbourne University’s Centre for Classics and Archeology, Dr Christopher Gribbin.I think the Greek ways of looking at the world, the Greek stories, the Greek myths, the Greek philosophers, I think these do have a strong resonance in our culture. “There’s something I find really invigorating about the Ancient Greek culture,” Dr Gribbin told Neos Kosmos. “It’s very alive, the emotions are out there.” Next month, Dr Gribbin is running one week of summer courses in Ancient Greek philosophy, politics, culture and religion, and he says Greek Australians are encouraged to attend. “One of the things I quite often enjoy about those people is that when I’m talking about things from Ancient Greece, they’ll say, ‘oh, we still do that!’” he said. Dr Gribbin said he’s run the course for several years now, and is expecting up to 25 people to turn up. For a course in the middle of January, that’s a pretty good turnout, and Dr Gribbin said the courses he runs on Ancient Greece generally attract strong numbers. “I think the Greek ways of looking at the world, the Greek stories, the Greek myths, the Greek philosophers, I think these do have a strong resonance in our culture,” he said. “They’re part of our cultural heritage, for people of an Anglo-Saxon background as well as people from a Greek background.” Dr Gribbin has been interested in Classics since he visited an exhibition of Pompeii artefacts as a child, and he completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2002. The four courses, all at the University of Melbourne between 10 and 14 January, look at classical mythology, Greek religion, Aristotle, and, intriguingly, how to argue like Socrates. But Dr Gribbin’s favourite Greek philosopher is Aristotle. “I think there’s a depth of perception that you don’t find in too many other thinkers of any time or any culture,” he said. “I think he also has some interesting ideas that haven’t necessarily been followed up as much in a lot of later philosophers in terms of trying to work with emotions rather than fight against them.” While he said he’ll be looking at Oedipus in detail this year, Dr Gribbin said he favourite ancient Greek hero was Orpheus. “He’s a bit different from the potter characters, in that he approaches the world through music rather than through fighting,” he said. “That makes him very different to pretty much all the Greek heroes.” The University of Melbourne’s Classics Summer School runs from January 10-14, and each course runs for around two hours. For more information, and to register, email cgribbin@unimelb.edu.au, or go to cgribbin@unimelb.edu.au, or go to www.cca.unimelb.edu.au/community/summerschool” target=”_blank”>www.cca.unimelb.edu.au/community/summerschool/
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram The Australasian Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) in Queensland have teamed up with The Latest Tricks to create prosthetic limbs for people in West Africa using 3D printers. Following the Civil War there is great demand in the area for prosthetics, with many civilians having fallen victim to horrible punishments, resulting in amputations. The 3D technology will change lives, giving people the opportunity to print their own prosthetics at a significantly lower cost. “Prosthetics cost thousands of dollars; 3D printing of items like this is around $50 to $100,” said Ralf Muhlberger, spokesperson of The Latest Tricks.Over the next year, the team are looking to fine-tune the system, aiming to simplify the process of measuring limbs and imputing data. “We need to work out, how do we measure up people’s stumps, how do we fit the prosthetics, how do we train people to use them (the printers),” said AHEPA’a Nick Inglis. The project will provide 3D printers for volunteer organisation Paradise 4 Kids and is being funded by AHEPA Queensland, with a grant of $10,000. Source: Courier Mail
Un accord sur la pêche pour protéger le Pacifique NordLes pays entourant la région du Pacifique Nord sont parvenus à un accord visant à protéger une immense zone contre les ravages du chalutage de fond, une technique de pêche particulièrement destructrice.Il aura fallu cinq années aux Etats-Unis, au Japon, au Canada, à la Chine, à la Corée du Sud, à la Russie et à Taïwan pour s’entendre. Mais ils viennent enfin de conclure un accord sur la protection d’une zone de quelque 41,7 millions de kilomètres carrés dans le Pacifique Nord, rapporte le site Zegreenweb. Une protection qui sera assurée par la North Pacific fisheries commission, une Commission des pêches qui sera prochainement créée.À lire aussiBiodiversité, Game of Thrones et Mars, les 8 actus sciences que vous devez connaître ce 8 maiCet accord vise à préserver le Pacifique Nord de la technique de pêche la plus dévastatrice, le chalutage de fond, qui consiste à traîner par bateau des filets lestés raclant les fonds marins. Cette pratique engendre d’importants dégâts sur les montagnes et anciens volcans culminant au fond de la mer. Des lieux où vivent de nombreux poissons, des coraux, et bien d’autres espèces marines. Les filets attrapent et tuent des poissons non commercialisables, détruisent les récifs coralliens, et menacent la riche biodiversité des fonds du Pacifique Nord.Seule la pêche durable, sans impact sur les écosystèmes marins sera désormais autorisée dans cette zone. Une décision plutôt bien accueillie par les écologistes, qui espèrent voir la Commission des pêches du Pacifique Nord dotée de moyens suffisants pour faire appliquer cette interdiction.Le 10 mars 2011 à 20:14 • Emmanuel Perrin
Jonathan Halvorson, Categories: Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter Fire closes Denny’s in Pacific Beach SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Three people escaped unharmed Thursday from a fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage at a restaurant in Pacific Beach.Firefighters responded to the blaze at about 12:40 a.m. at the Denny’s restaurant on the corner of Garnet Avenue and Mission Boulevard, San Diego Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Monica Munoz said.Firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke in the restaurant as well as fire in the roof and attic area above the kitchen, Munoz said.Crews were able to knock down the flames around 35 minutes after arrival, Munoz said.Three workers, who were inside when the fire started, were able to escape unharmed, 10News reported.The cause of the fire was under investigation.The blaze caused an estimated $850,000 in damage to the structure and $150,000 in damage to the building’s contents, Munoz said.San Diego County health officials were notified and the restaurant was closed down until the officials can complete an inspection. Posted: October 25, 2018
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Kacheguda: An elderly couple from Amberpet on Thursday lodged a complaint at Kacheguda Railway Police station stating that unidentified persons stole gold ornaments weighing 15 tolas from their bag. According to police, the incident occurred when the victim couple Satyanarayana and Revathi was travelling on Venkatadri Express.They went to Tirumala, a couple of days ago and after completing their darshan returning to Hyderabad from Tirupati. By registering a case police are investigating. They are suspecting that the suspects could have stolen the ornaments from the bag when they were sleeping.
Bogura unit BNP leaders submit party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s nomination paper to the returning officer and deputy commissioner of Bogura Foyez Ahmed on Wednesday. Photo: Prothom AloA nomination paper has been submitted in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia for contesting the parliamentary polls from Bogura-6 constituency.On the last day of filing nomination papers on Wednesday, nomination paper was filed on behalf of Khaleda Zia for contesting the elections from Feni-1 constituency.The BNP chairperson’s adviser and Bogura municipality mayor AKM Mahbubur Rahman submitted the paper to the returning officer, deputy commissioner Foyez Ahmed around 12:30pm, Prothom Alo Bogura Correspondent reported.The BNP has nominated party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as a backup candidate for the constituency, in case Khaleda Zia cannot contest the polls due to legal barriers. Dhaka south Jubo Dal president Rafiqul Islam Majnu, who is a backup candidate for Khaleda Zia, submitted nomination paper on behalf of Khaleda Zia.Nomination paper for Khaleda Zia was also filed for Feni-1 constituency where businessman-turned-vice-chairman-of-BNP was supposed to be the alternative candidate but did not submit nomination paper, according to UNB.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia (L) and BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Prothom Alo File PhotoOn behalf of Khaleda Zia, nomination paper was submitted for Bogura-7 by former member of parliament Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu. Alternative BNP candidate in this constituency is Gabtoli upazila BNP general secretary Morshed Alam Milton.The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld a High Court order that said a convict sentenced to more than two years of imprisonment cannot contest the elections even if his or her appeal against conviction remains pending.The Appellate Division confirmed the order by not responding to a petition challenging the order.The party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, however, claimed that Khaleda Zia will be able to contest the national elections.Addressing a press conference at the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters, the BNP leader said, “There’s no legal bar to Khaleda Zia’s competing in the election.”BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Prothom Alo File PhotoThe High Court on Tuesday said those who have been sentenced to over two years’ jail by a lower court in any graft case with appeal pending will not be allowed to contest elections.The HC bench of justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and justice KM Hafizul Alam came up with the observation after rejecting separate petitions filed by five BNP leaders, including BNP chairperson’s adviser Amanullah Aman seeking stay on conviction and sentence.The HC also said they will be able to contest the polls if the Appellate Division stays the conviction or grants bail to the convicts.The BNP gave nomination to Khaleda Zia, who is in the jail since 8 February after being convicted in the Zia Orphanage Trust Graft case, in three constituencies — Bogura-6, Bogura-7 and Feni-1 for the upcoming parliamentary elections.The party nominated two more backup candidates – AKM Mahbubur Rahman and former president of Bogura district unit BNP Rezaul Karim Badshah for Bogura-6 constituency.
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan. Photo: ReutersMore than 300,000 people have signed online petitions calling for Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan to receive a Nobel peace prize after he freed an Indian pilot in a bid to defuse tensions with his country’s arch-rival neighbour.The capture of wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman had become the focus of renewed hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals which have alarmed the international community.Tensions have soared since a suicide bombing in Kashmir last month claimed by Pakistan-based militants killed 40 Indian paramilitaries.The hashtag #NobelPeaceForImranKhan began trending on Twitter on Thursday after Khan unexpectedly announced that the captured pilot would be released as a “peace gesture”.Abhinandan — whose MiG fighter was shot down a day earlier as he chased Pakistani jets over disputed Kashmir — was returned to India late Friday.Two similarly-worded campaigns on the change.org platform launched by users in the UK and Pakistan called for Imran Khan to be nominated for next year’s prize “for his peace efforts and dialogues in the Asian region on diverse conflicts”.They have gained more than 240,000 and 60,000 digital signatures respectively.Pakistan’s information minister Fawad Chaudhry Saturday also submitted a resolution in the country’s parliament demanding Khan be given the award for his contribution to peace in the region.”Imran Khan played a sagacious role in de-escalating tension between Pakistan and India,” the resolution said.In his speech announcing Abhinandan’s release, Khan referred to the catastrophic consequences of nuclear war as he called for talks with New Delhi.Thousands of people around the world are allowed to make nominations for the Peace Prize, including members of parliament and government ministers, former laureates and some university professors.
