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2 Dec

The ‘arrest, search and seize’ powers of BSF have been enhanced by a recent notification of Ministry of Home Affairs. Here are details of
a) Acts under which jurisdiction has been extended;
b) reasons for enhancement; and,
(d) whether it impacts State police jurisdiction.
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The notifications dated 11.10.2021 have extended the territorial jurisdiction of BSF under the Passport Act 1920, Passport Act 1967 and Sections 41(1), 47, 51(1), 52, 100, 131, 149, 150, 151 & 152 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 in Assam, Punjab and West Bengal.
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The extension in territorial jurisdiction of BSF is aimed at empowering the Central force to deal with drones and UAVs being used by anti-India forces for surveillance as well as smuggling arms, drugs and fake currency. It would also help in curbing cattle smuggling.
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@KanchanGupta

30 Nov

This rant about Farm Laws repealing Bills being passed swiftly in Parliament is hilarious.
Disrupt Parliament, criticise Govt, excite media: Change the toolkit, it’s dated.
Take a look at this list of Bills passed in less than 1 hour, which had repealing effect before 2014:
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- The Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Bill, 2006 [Time taken: 12 minutes]

- The Punjab General Sales Tax (As in force in the Union Territory of Chandigarh) Repeal Bill, 2005 [Time taken: 36 minutes]

There’s more.
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- The Special Tribunals (Supplementary Provisions) Repeal Bill, 2004 [Time taken: 18 minutes]

- The Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) Bill, 2004 [Time taken: 8 minutes]

- The Mysore State Legislature (Delegation and Powers) Repeal Bill, 2002 [Time taken: 9 minutes]

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@KanchanGupta

31 Oct

@narendramodi

If the photograph of PM @narendramodi with @Pontifex Pope Francis at Vatican 'warms' the heart of @PritishNandy , what happened next would, I think, melt his heart. That apart, catholicity, both in liturgical and broader sense, as Pritish Babu would know, abhors closed minds. n1

https://twitter.com/PritishNandy/status/1454452765246124034

@PritishNandy

Catholicity, as @PritishNandy would agree, challenges false presumptions -- for example, PM @narendramodi not meeting Muslim and Sikh spiritual leaders. Pritish Babu's presumptive assertion is patently false.
Here's PM Modi with head granthi of Golden Temple and at a gurdwara. n2

@PritishNandy

Catholicity, as @PritishNandy knows, rejects the assertion of beliefs that are not only false but also unethical -- for instance, Pritish Babu's claim that PM @narendramodi has not met Muslim spiritual leaders. That may excite ignorant lefties and libbies, but it is untrue. n3

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@KanchanGupta

27 Oct

@neeraj_rajput

Incorrect and damaging tweets by @neeraj_rajput , Associate Editor of @ABPNews , and commentary published by the news platform on India's sensitive Eastern Front have come to the notice of the security establishment. The falsification of facts is detailed in this thread. n1

@neeraj_rajput

The Army’s Eastern Command had organised a tour of journalists to Tawang and forward posts in Arunachal Pradesh recently. During this trip, @neeraj_rajput of @ABPNews in a tweet (now deleted) drew a comparison between vulnerability of Siliguri Corridor and Chumni Valley. n2

@neeraj_rajput

The tweet by @neeraj_rajput was attributed to Lt Gen Manoj Pande, Chief of Eastern Command, who had briefed the journalists. However, no such comment was made by Lt Gen Pande. Given the hot borders with China, such mischievous attribution could have caused a major issue. n3

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@KanchanGupta

10 Oct

There’s a lot of ill-informed opinion floating around on what Bengalis eat just because they eat “non-veg” food during Durga Puja. What people do not realise is that there is more to food than what they eat. Some thoughts here on what Bengalis eat…
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In Bengal the autumnal Durga Puja has two narratives. One, Uma the universal daughter coming home to join the harvest festivities. In Bengal, fish is associated with all celebrations. Second, Durga as Shakti being invoked by Sri Ram to to fell Ravan. ShAkts are non-veg.
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But contrary to pop opinion, Bengalis are fond of leafy veggies and greens. Bengalis consumer 25 different varieties of saag. This is apart from other Bengali veg favourites like drumsticks, katowar daanta, saapla (water lily stems), kochur loti, banana stem and flower, etc.
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@KanchanGupta

8 Oct

Another big ticket reform by Modi Government with CCEA-empowered Committee of Ministers approving the bid by Talace Pvt Ltd, subsidiary of Tata Sons, for acquisition of Air India. With this, Maharaja returns to the Tatas 68 years after it was nationalised by a Socialist PM.
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The Tatas’ winning bid for Air India was Rs 18000 crore. The floor price was Rs 12906 cr.
Tatas will get 100% shareholding in Air India and Air India Express, and 50% shareholding in Air India’s ground service AISATS.
The formal handover will happen by end-December 2021.
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Air India disinvestment does not include non-core assets like land and buildings, valued at Rs 14718 crore. These will be transferred to GoI’s Air India Asset Holding Ltd.
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