Two teenage boys assaulted, paraded naked in Maharashtra village for ‘daring’ to swim in a well
In a shocking incident, two teenage boys from the backward Matang community were assaulted and paraded naked in a village in north Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district after they reportedly went for a swim in a well belonging to a man from an upper caste.According to the police, the incident occurred on Sunday when Sachin Chandane and his cousin, Rahul, went for a swim in the well belonging to Ishwar Balwant Joshi.This enraged Mr. Joshi, who believed the boys had polluted the village’s water source. Not content with driving them out of water, he, along with an accomplice, assaulted the duo with sticks and blunt objects. He later paraded them naked through Wakadi village.A video of the incident later went viral, drawing sharp criticism from social activists and politicians alike.Complaint registeredSources said the Chandane family, who belong to a nomadic Scheduled Tribe, were under pressure to lodge a case, and finally mustered courage to register the complaint 48 hours after the incident.“We have arrested Joshi and one Prahlad Lohar in this matter acting on a complaint lodged by Sachin and his mother, Durgabai, on Wednesday evening,” said an officer from the Pahur police station in Jalgaon.The accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.“It is indeed unfortunate that caste prejudices continue to bedevil progressive Maharashtra even today. It is understandable if the youths had been asked not to swim in the well…but the subsequent assault and humiliation smacked of a deep-seated prejudice against so-called ‘lower’ castes,” said Avinash Patil of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti .Mr. Patil demanded that the accused be also booked under the newly enacted Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act.Dilip Kamble, Minister of State for Social Justice, said steps were immediately taken to catch the miscreants.Union Minister Ramdas Athawale condemned the incident and demanded stern action against those arrested.“This incident smacks of a perverted mind … it transcends mere caste considerations,” said Revenue Minister and senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil.Congress team to visit villageA delegation of Congress leaders are to visit the village on Friday. “Lack of conviction in atrocity cases have emboldened communal elements in the State. The Manuwadi mentality of the government is leading to increase in atrocities against Dalits. We demand strict action against the accused,” said Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan.Nationalist Congress Party chief Jayant Patil, said, “Maharashtra’s image of a progressive State is being ruined by communal elements even as the State government is busy accusing Dalits as Naxalites.”
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COMMENT Meteoric riseAlthough Chung won the Next Gen Finals last year, his meteoric rise to the top table of the tennis world is indicated by the fact that he will be bidding to become the first man in a decade to play his first tour final at a grand slam. His run through the tournament has stunned even him.“I’m really surprised,” he said. “I make semis, I beat like Sascha (fourth seed Alexander Zverev), Novak, the other good players. I never playing in second week in grand slam, so I’m really surprised,” the South Korean said. COMMENTS SHARE SHARE EMAIL It is fair bet that few would have picked South Korean Chung Hyeon to be the player to break the dominance Roger Federer and the other members of the “Big Four” have had at the Australian Open over the last 13 years.The 21 year-old has enjoyed an amazing run over the last two weeks and if he can get past Federer in Friday’s semi-final, it would ensure a final without the Swiss, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray or Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2005.In fact, barring 2014 when Stan Wawrinka won the title, no player apart from the quartet has even been involved in the men’s final at Melbourne Park since 2008. With Marin Cilic and Kyle Edmund lining up in the other semi-final, that particular dominance is already destined to be broken and Chung denying Federer a place in his 30th grand slam final remains a huge “if”.Defending his title as second seed, the 19-times grand slam has yet to give up a set as he has moved through the draw on his mission to match Djokovic’s professional era record of six Melbourne titles. Published on × ‘Mighty impressive’Djokovic, who was returning from six months on the sidelines, was world number 58 Chung’s most notable victim on his run to the last four and the manner of his victory caught even Federer’s attention. “I’m very excited to play Chung. I thought he played an incredible match against Novak,” the 36 year-old said.“I mean, to beat him here is one of the tough things to do in our sport, I believe. I know that Novak maybe wasn’t at 110 per cent, but he was all right. He was giving it a fight till the very end. To close it out, that was mighty impressive,” he said.“I think it’s an interesting match for me. I’ll definitely have to look into how I need to play against him because he has some great qualities, especially defensively, like Novak has. One thing I know is I’m going to be playing aggressive. I don’t know how I’m going to do that exactly yet,” he said. SHARE tennis January 25, 2018
While addressing the first convocation of Swami Rama Himalayan University, President Pranab Mukherjee suggested that it is the responsibility of the institution to inculcate in their students a love for their motherland and a sense of duty towards society and compassion.”It is the duty of our institutions to instill in their students a love for their motherland, a sense of responsibility towards their society, and a compassion for all,” Mukherjee said.He further said that solely development of higher educational institutions was not enough; they must render quality education too. “The research areas should be prioritised so as to solve specific socio-economic problems. The higher education system should produce sound professionals with a strong social sensitivity,” he said.He also instructed students about their future and talked about the creative plans. “Past is history; future is mystery; so, focus on your present. Your future will be the outcome of your actions in the present. It is your creativity that can usher in change. So, proceed in the journey of life with an attitude to learn and an aptitude to think new.”Swami Rama Himalayan University was established in 2012. The university provides various undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral degree programmes.Click here to get latest updates on education news.
Manchester United is a huge club and very rarely will you get to hear that they are playing against all the odds. Despite their lack of form over the last couple of years and the skepticism, they are always said to be the best around and less than none.But, during their pre-season tour of America, the moment came, when they played against all the odds and still managed to win.Three United players in Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling went head-to-head against 100 kids from his ‘The Late Late Show’ football club, who were managed by late night TV talk show host James Corden.Jose Mourinho hints at playing late World Cup returnees in season openerThe United trio took the field against 100 kids, who were managed by comedian come TV show host Corden for a friendly match as United manager Jose Mourinho watched on from the sidelines. The United trio went fairly ease against the kids and still managed to score first through Mata, who chipped the ball over the 10 goalkeepers, who were guarding the goal.Herrera defends Mourinho after ‘strange’ Manchester United pre-season in USAMANCHESTER UNITED WINS THE GAME! #MUFC pic.twitter.com/sAZbJNyWPgThe Late Late Show (@latelateshow) August 7, 2018As play began again, the kids looked to score back and did manage to do so, when one of them passed the ball into an empty net but it was ruled offside, much to Corden’s frustrations. Following that, Mourinho subbed himself on and donned the gloves. Following that Smalling headed just over the crossbar from a Mata corner. Despite chasing the game throughout, the kids didn’t give up and after everyone running behind one ball throughout the match, they finally managed to equalise, when one of them kicked the ball into the empty net despite Mourinho trying to guard the goal.advertisementJose Mourinho bookie’s favourite to ‘get the axe’ first in Premier LeagueHowever, Mata then put United again with the last kick off the ball in the match when he scored from an overhead kick to win the match for United 2-1 against Corden’s Late Late Show football club.Jose Mourinho suggests holidaying Manchester United players to return earlyFollowing the match, the United players left as Corden thanked them for participating. This was ‘technically’ United’s second outright win during their ‘dreaded’ pre-season of the United States this year. United drew two games, lost to Liverpool, won against Real Madrid and edged out Milan via penalties. In their last pre-season tour game against Bayern Munich, they lost 1-0 after Javi Martinez headed in from a Thiago corner.it’s quality vs. quantity! #MUFC pic.twitter.com/sfMHTPvsC7The Late Late Show (@latelateshow) August 7, 2018Mourinho however, will be boosted with the return of their World Cup stars ahead of their Premier League season opener against Leicester at Old Trafford on Friday. The likes of Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones had already played against Bayern while Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku, Jesse Lingard, Ashley Young and Nemenja Matic, all returned to Carrington to train ahead of the season opener.Mourinho will also be hoping that executive vice-chairman Ed Woordward would at least get two more players in before the transfer window closes on August 9 in England. United are currently linked with centre-backs Toby Aldeweireld and Jerome Boateng while Pogba and Anthony Martial are being linked with moves away.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Maharashtra Police has asked Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI-M Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, to appear before it in three days, after a rape case was filed against him last week. In her FIR, a 33-year-old Mumbai-based woman, who hails from Bihar, has alleged that Binoy sexually exploited her for several years on the promise of marriage and they have an eight year old child. She registered a complaint at Andheri’s Oshiwara police station on June 13, after she came to know that he was already married. Also Read – Cong may promise farm loan waiver in Haryana According to her complaint, she entered into a relationship with Binoy while working at a dance bar in Dubai in 2008 and now has an eight-year-old child with him. She alleged that till 2015, Binoy even used to send her money every month. The victim has handed over some crucial documents, including pictures, to the police. According to the victim, she filed the FIR two months after she wrote about the matter to the CPI-M national leadership but failed to get a response from them. Also Read – Modi formed OBC commission which earlier govts didn’t do: Shah The CPI-M leaders now maintain that the case has nothing to do with the party. “A case against an individual needs to be defended by him,” party’s Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat said in New Delhi. State Fisheries Minister J.Mercykutty repeated the statement on Wednesday. State BJP spokesperson B.Gopalakrishnan questioned the silence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and veteran legislator V.S.Achuthanandan on the case. “Binoy should present himself for a DNA test and the CPI-M state secretary Balakrishnan should step down in the wake of this serious charge against his son,” said Gopalakrishnan. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala wasn’t as scathing. “Let the police probe the case but something is happening in the CPI-M, which does not augur well for them,” said Chennithala.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s filing of terror charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and the assurance of his arrest is a “cosmetic step” and Islamabad is not doing enough to control terrorists acting from the country, the Centre said Thursday. Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack, has been getting a free run in Pakistan even after India provided Pakistan with the evidence.On Wednesday, following sustained international pressure, they were charged with multiple offences of terror financing and money laundering in a First Information Report filed by the Counter Terrorism Department of Pakistan’s Punjab Police. Also Read – Balakot strikes show major shift in govt’s handling of terror attacks: IAF chief”Pakistan’s sincerity to take action against terror groups will be on their basis to demonstrate verifiable action, not on the basis of half-hearted steps to hoodwink the international community,” the foreign ministry said hours after Pakistan police assured that Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his close aides will be arrested “very soon”. Asked why the men have not yet been arrested, Punjab police spokesperson Niyab Haider Naqvi said the filing of a First Information Report is the first step. “Saeed and others nominated in the FIRs will also be arrested subsequently,” he added. Foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “Pakistan claims to take action, but when it comes to people we want action against, you (Pakistan) go in denial mode. You try to project to the international community. This is a case of double standards.”See P11
Four Greek phone companies are facing charges of harboring a criminal and withholding information after failing to supply a prosecutor with details of customers alleged to have sent threatening or disparaging messages to other users by text message or in blogs. Prosecutor Yiannis Sakellakos took action against OTE, Hellas Online, Tellas and Forthnet a few days after similar charges were lodged against Cosmote. According to sources, the same prosecutor is also considering bringing charges against the Communications Privacy Protection Authority (ADAE) for having advised Cosmote and the fixed-line telecoms firms against providing the prosecutor with customers’ details, as this would constitute a violation of privacy rights. Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram
The Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria (MGTAV) held their annual conference ‘The Greek Language in Australia – Sustainability, Maintenance and Diversity’ last week with an unprecedented number of participants and supporters. According to Nikos Zarkadas, MGTAV Liaison Officer, the 2012 conference has been considered a resounding success due to its more than 70 participants – an impressive number for a conference run by a relatively small association that represents only one language. Every year, the conference emphasizes the use of new methodologies in language teaching, so that Greek language schools in Australia can be on the forefront of pedagogical technique. In keeping with that aim, the main theme of this year’s conference was the more recent use of e-learning – that is, teaching using technology and the internet. In this way, new teachers of the Greek language in Australia can be exposed to the latest educational trends. Most of the conference itself was held in Greek, and all communications sent out by MGTAV were also in the Greek language. Given, however, the association’s relationship with the Victorian government – who generously provides subsidization – there is a need for the MGTAV to communicate with the wider Australian community in English. Thus, the papers given by guest speakers at the conference were in English, as well as much of the information provided on their website (www.mgtav.org.au) about the 2012 conference. Many Australian educational bodies were represented at the conference, including the Greek Consulate Education Service, the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and the Victorian School of Languages (VSL), that oversees general foreign language learning in Victoria. Also, many varieties of Greek language school were represented, including bilingual day schools, after school language teaching and government schools. One of the other topics raised, particularly by the Victorian Government-based bodies, was the potential for increased funding to Greek language schools. There was also some discussion of the upcoming changes to the national curriculum, and the constant place of the Greek language within it. At this stage, it is too early to make conclusions on these topics, but it is clear that these will be ongoing topics of discussion in Greek language teaching in Australia. For now, however, the new horizons in Greek language teaching in Australia are focused quite firmly on the use of e-learning, particularly given the current popularity of technology among youth. Nikos Zarkadas told Neos Kosmos that the use of new technology in the classroom is something that gives educators a new scope for teaching, allowing them to approach Greek language education in completely new ways. He is quick to mention, however, that it is not the intention of the MGTAV to replace invaluable classroom teaching with online learning, which he insists is merely “an additional tool to teacher language”. “Nothing replaces the teacher and face to face teaching,” he said. Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram A Melbourne nurse was fired after being caught stealing by a witness on Skype.The victim was a father visiting his newborn at the Epworth hospital. He had Skyped his father in Greece to tell him of the safe delivery of his first child, when he left the room briefly with the video on.His father saw a nurse enter the room and take his son’s wallet, which contained $20.The incident was reported on Melbourne radio, on 3AW’s Rumour File midweek. “When he returned, (his father) said, ‘my son, you’ve just been robbed’,” a caller told the radio program.The family reported the incident to the hospital, which led to the nurse’s dismissal. According to the man’s wife, Chrissa, the nurse had reportedly walked into the room, opened a wardrobe and looked inside.“Then she went to the chair and my husband’s jacket was there, and then she took the wallet,” Chrissa said.“She (accordingly) took something red … we supposed it was a $20 note.“And then we came back from the nursery, actually my husband came back first into the room, and (my father-in-law) started asking, ‘Where’s your jacket and protect your wallet because a lady she came in the room’.“He described the lady and then we saw that the money wasn’t there.“She came back into the room and my father-in-law was on Skype, he confirmed that she was that person.”The money has since been returned and the hospital confirmed the sacking, saying the nurse would not work at another Epworth establishment again.Source: Herald Sun