Adding to the ever rising Corona graph of the State, 2019 more tested positive with Covid-19 in Odisha today taking the tally to 268364.
As per the test report released by the State I& PR Department, 1168 from quarantine and 851 local contact cases surfaced in Odisha by 9.30 AM today. However, 2842 patients were also recovered from the deadly disease during the same period.
Notably, 4043323 swabs have been tested active in Odisha till today resulting in the detection of 22949 active cases.Total 244227 patients have recovered from Corona in total till date in Odisha.
New Delhi, Dec 9: In a massive crackdown on IS, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested 15 operatives of the banned terror outfit during multiple and widespread raids across Maharashtra and Karnataka at over 44 locations, officials said.
An NIA spokesperson here said that the multiple agency teams on Saturday swooped down on as many as 44 locations in Padgha-Borivali, Thane, Mira Road and Pune in Maharashtra, and Bengaluru in Karnataka early this morning, and apprehended the 15 accused for promoting terror and terror related acts and activities of the proscribed organisation.
The official said that huge amounts of unaccounted cash, firearms, sharp edged weapons, incriminating documents, smart phones and other digital devices were seized during the raids, conducted as part of NIA’s ongoing efforts to disrupt and demolish the attempts of Islamic State (IS) to carry out violent acts of terror and take innocent lives.
The official said that the accused, operating on the directions of their foreign handlers, had been actively involved in various terrorist activities, including fabrication of IEDs, for furthering the violent and destructive agenda of the IS, as per NIA investigations.
The NIA investigations have further revealed that the accused, all members of IS Maharashtra module, were operating from Padgha-Borivali, where they had hatched the conspiracy to spread terror and carry out acts of violence across the country.
The official said that pursuing the path of violent Jihad, Khilafat, IS etc., the accused had aimed to disturb the peace and communal harmony of the country and to wage a war against the India, the official said.
The official also said that its initial investigations have revealed that the arrested accused had self-declared the village of Padgha in rural Thane as a ‘liberated zone’ and as ‘Al Sham’.
"They were motivating impressionable Muslim youth to relocate in Padgha from their place of residence for strengthening the Padgha base," the official said.
The official also said that Saqib Nachan, the main accused and the leader and head of the IS module, was also administering the ‘bayath’ (oath of allegiance to the Khalifa of IS) to the persons joining the proscribed organisation.
The official also said that IS is a global terror organisation (GTG), also known as Islamic State (IS) or Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Daish or Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) or ISIS Wilayat Khorasan/Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham Khorasan (ISIS-K)).
The outfit has been spreading its terror network in India by putting in place localised IS modules and cells in various states of the country, the official said.
The NIA has, in recent months, conducted large-scale raids and busted different IS modules by arresting several terror operatives in the IS terror conspiracy case in a bid to scuttle the organisation’s heinous and violent anti-India agenda.
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The agency as part of its efforts towards that end, the agency had registered a case against the IS Maharashtra module earlier this year and has, since then, undertaken strong and concerted actions to destroy the various IS modules and networks operating across the country.
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Mumbai, Dec 9: The Board of Control of Cricket in India have identified a time frame for the Women's Premier League (WPL), with the second season likely to take place from February 22 to March 17, said reports.
According to Cricbuzz, “Women's Premier League (WPL), with the second season likely to take place from February 22 to March 17. Although the specific venue(s) for the five-team league have not been finalized, there are indications that the league might be held in multiple locations rather than a single centre.”
According to reports, this information was discussed ahead of Saturday's WPL auction in Mumbai. It is believed that the five rival teams—Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz—have been informed of this provisional timetable by the BCCI.
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In the inaugural edition of the league, Mumbai hosted all the matches.
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New Delhi, Dec 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused opposition parties of not giving importance to public welfare, saying that polls cannot be won through social media.
"You cannot win polls on social media; you need to go amid people. Before winning polls, you need to win people's hearts. You should not underestimate them. If some political parties had prioritized service to people instead of thinking about political gains, a majority of our country's population would not have been facing so many difficulties, deprivation, and problems today," Prime Minister Modi said while interacting with the beneficiaries of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra through video conferencing.
Hitting out at the opposition for announcing false promises before polls, the Prime Minister said, "I don't know why our opposition does not have confidence in our country. Some political parties don't understand that they cannot get anything from false promises."
PM Modi further said that he need not have given guarantees to people if the opposition had worked diligently.
"If they had worked diligently for decades, the guarantees which Modi is giving today would have been fulfilled 50 years ago," he said.
In a veiled dig at the welfare schemes announced by the UPA government when they were in power, PM Modi said, "Modi's guarantee implies that a guarantee that the guarantee itself will be fulfilled."
The Prime Minister said that when a beneficiary receives benefit from government schemes their confidence increases and they get a new strength to live their lives.
"Crores of families in villages across the country have benefited from some government scheme or the other. When one gets the benefit, one's confidence increases. They get a new strength to live their lives," PM Modi said.
"The notion of begging for getting benefits under government schemes that existed earlier is now gone. The government identified the beneficiaries and then took steps to extend the benefits to them," he said.
The Prime Minister said that he is happy to note that people in villages are welcoming the 'Guarantee Wali Gadi' vehicle with enthusiasm.
"I am glad to note that for welcoming the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, our Panchayats have formed the 'Swagat Samitis' in villages; all sections of the society including the elderly have joined the Samitis," PM Modi said.
"It is a big achievement that in such a short time, more than 1.25 crore people have reached out to Modi's guaranteed vehicle and welcomed it," he added.
The programme was joined virtually by thousands of VBSY beneficiaries from across the country. More than two thousand VBSY vans, thousands of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Common Service Centres (CSCs) from across the country were connected during the programme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with a beneficiary of PM Mudra Yojana, Mukesh who received Rs 4.5 lakh through a loan to open a shop. The Prime Minister congratulated him for transforming himself from a job-seeker to a job-maker. He also urged him to conduct most of his business through UPI payments.
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A large number of Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs and local-level representatives also joined the programme.
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is being undertaken across the country to attain saturation of flagship schemes of the government by ensuring that the benefits of these schemes reach all targeted beneficiaries in a time-bound manner. (ANI)
