Monthly Archives: January, 2019

News Reports

Srinagar Mayor denies sexual harassment allegations levelled by Congress corporator, claims she sought ‘undue and illegal’ favours

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2019

Srinagar Mayor has accused the allegations of sexual harassment by Congress corporator to be politically motivated.

Indian Express begins 2019 with Mrinal Pande’s bigotry against Yogi Adityanath

Ashish Shukla - 1 January, 2019

Indian Express starts 2019 with bigotry filled and lie-filled edit by Mrinal Pande who always toes the Congress line

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JNU professor files police complaint against JNUTA President, JNUSU Secretary for trying to disturb communal harmony in Campus

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2019

The complaint was filed against JNUTA president Atul Sood and JNUSU secretary Aejaz Ahmed Rather for allegedly circulating fake news and trying to disturb communal harmony and incite violence in the campus.

Crime

Hyderabad: Gulam Mustafa and Abdul Fazil arrested by police for assaulting Doctor

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2019

Dr Michael Aranha, who runs a clinic in Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries to his head and chest. The assault on the Doctor had cracked four of his ribs and damaged his lungs.

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Third debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh, this time in JM Scindia’s constituency

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2019

This is the third incident of a farmer committing suicide in the state of Madhya Pradesh as earlier two farmers had ended their lives after the newly elected Congress govt headed by Kamal Nath failed to clear their farm loans

Crime

Bulandshahr: Man who allegedly attacked slain Inspector Subodh with an axe arrested

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2019

Last week, the Police had arrested one Prashant Natt for allegedly killing Inspector Subodh Singh in Bulandshahr violence.

Government and Policy

After housing four LPG terminals, Gujarat to get country’s first CNG terminal

Jhankar Mohta - 1 January, 2019

In September PM Modi had inaugurated three LPG terminals in Gujarat

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BJP plans a 100-feet statue of Dalit icon Uda Devi who fought against the British in 1857

K Bhattacharjee - 1 January, 2019

BJP has announced construction of a 100-feet tall statue in Uttar Pradesh of Uda Devi, a Dalit freedom fighter, who fought in the Indian War for Independence in 1857.

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