Lord Hanuman was born in Tirumala, TTD to announce today

जय श्री राम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which had earlier announced to present epigraphical and scientific evidence to prove that Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, is the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya on Telugu New Year Ugadi, has deferred the same to April 21, the auspicious day of Sri Ramanavami.
“The TTD is all set to declare Anjanadri hills of Tirumala as the birth place of Anjaneya Swamy by presenting mythological, epigraphically, and astrological evidences on the auspicious day of Sri Ramanavami on April 21,’’ the TTD said in a statement on Monday. In December 2020, the TTD constituted an expert committee to study in detail about the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya.

The committee comprises Prof Sannidhanam Sudarsana Sarma, vice-chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, prof Muralidhara Sharma, vice-chancellor of National Sanskrit University, Prof Rani Sadasiva Murthy, prof Janumaddi Ramakrishna, and prof Sankaranarayana, ISRO scientist Murthy Remilla and Deputy Director of State Archaeology Vijay Kumar. Dr A Vibhishana Sharma, project officer of SV Higher Vedic Studies, is its convenor.
The committee, after researching on various evidences to strongly establish the fact that Anjanadri is the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya, said Shiva, Brahma, Brahmanda, Varaha and Matsya Puranas, Venkatachala Mahatyam and Varahamihira Brihat Samhita established the fact that Anjanadri located in Tirumala is the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya, the TTD said earlier.

Made in India Roadlark e-cycle launched, goes upto 100 kms in a single charge

Homegrown e-mobility brand Nexzu Mobility has launched an e-cycle that runs up to a 100 km in a single charge. The new Roadlark electric cycle, with a 100 km riding range per charge comes with sturdy cold rolled steel frame, automotive grade build quality and customer centric features like a removable battery and dual disc brakes.
The new Roadlark offers the best experience for day to day intra city commutes at a fraction of the price, running cost and maintenance efforts compared to scooters, a company statement said.
The Roadlark features a “dual battery system”. A primary 8.7Ah lightweight, removable battery and a secondary 5.2 Ah in-frame battery that can be charged on domestic socket. The new Roadlark clocks 100 km riding range on pedlec mode and 75 km range of throttle mode. The e-bike reaches a speed of 25km/hr. It features dual ventilated disc brakes for effective stopping power and a rugged front suspension for best in class safety and riding comfort. The new Roadlark is priced at Rs 42,000 and customers can directly purchase the product from Nexzu’s 90+ touch points or the Nexzu Mobility official website.

22 Covid Patients Dead After Oxygen Tanker Leak In Maharashtra

Twenty-two COVID-19 patients died today due to lack of oxygen in Nashik, the district's collector told, after an oxygen tanker leaked outside a hospital in the Maharashtra city causing oxygen supply to be halted for around 30 minutes.
As per current information, 22 people have died due to the interrupted supply of oxygen at the Zakir Hussain municipal hospital," district collector Suraj Mandhare.
All the victims were on ventilators and in need of constant oxygen supply. Zakir Hussain Hospital is a Covid-dedicated facility. Around 150 patients were either oxygen-dependent or on ventilators.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope promised the government will look into the matter and conduct a thorough probe.
A total of 157 patients were undergoing treatment at the Covid-19 hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said. “Of these 157 patients, 61 were critical with some of them on ventilator and oxygen support. Among the 22 who lost their lives, 11 are men and 11 women,” added Tope.
Maharashtra FDA minister Dr Rajendra Shingane called it an “unfortunate incident” and ordered an enquiry. “It’s an unfortunate incident. We’re trying to get a detailed report,” Shingane was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Nashik Divisional Commissioner Radhakrishna Game told that the incident took place at 10am when the socket of oxygen tank malfunctioned.
"After the incident, relatives and others started entering the ward, leading to chaos. This led to delay in restoring the situation. The entire staff is under shock," said Game.

UP police get clean chit in Vikas Dubey Case

The Justice (Retd) BS Chauhan inquiry commission has given a clean chit to UP Police in the encounter killing case of gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides, said sources.
The clean chit to UP Police in the Vikas Dubey encounter case comes as a huge relief for the police force that was accused of gunning down the gangster as revenge for his killing eight policemen.
After investigating the case for 8 months, the Justice Chauhan inquiry commission has concluded that no evidence was found against the UP Police, said sources.
According to sources, no eyewitness accounts were found in the case which could have negated the UP Police's version of events that led to Vikas Dubey's encounter in July last year

What led to Vikas Dubey's encounter?

Early in July 2020, 8 policemen were gunned down in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur in a fierce gunbattle after a police team was ambushed by Vikas Dubey's associates.
The Kanpur police team had gone to raid history-sheeter Vikas Dubey who had around 60 criminal cases in his name. As the group of police personnel raided the Bikaru village in search of Vikas Dubey, the team was ambushed.
A week later, Vikas Dubey was arrested in Madhya Pradesh and was being brought back to UP by the police when the car they were travelling in overturned on the highway.
An encounter broke out on the road as Vikas Dubey tried to escape and police gunned him down.
Soon after, the Opposition launched an attack on the UP government over Vikas Dubey's encounter killing. Congress raised several questions over the whole episode and asked how could only one car in the convoy overturn

MS Dhoni's mother and father test positive for Covid-19

MS Dhoni's mother, Devaki Devi and father, Pan Singh have tested positive for Covid-19. Dhoni's parents have been admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi.
MS Dhoni's father and mother are receiving treatment at Pulse Superspeciality Hospital in Ranchi.
"Their oxygen level is stable." the hospital was quoted as saying in a statement.

Notably, Dhoni, the Chennai Super Kings captain, is in Mumbai leading the 3-time champions in the 14th edition of Indian Premier League. Dhoni is due to lead CSK in their 4th match of IPL 2021 on Wednesday against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium.

Dhoni had spent time with family after IPL 2020 in the UAE as he did not feature in any competitive matches before the ongoing season of IPL. Dhoni joined Chennai Super KIngs as early as March as he oversaw and led a training camp with domestic players in Chennai. Dhoni and his CSK teammates then headed to Mumbai where they spent 7 days in mandatory quarantine before beginning training for IPL 2021.

Chad President Idriss Deby Itno killed in clash with rebels

Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, died Tuesday of wounds suffered on the battlefield during a fight against rebels, the military announced on national television and radio.
The stunning announcement came just hours after electoral officials had declared Deby, 68, the winner of the April 11 presidential election, paving the way for him to stay in power for six more years.

An 18-month transitional council will be led by Deby’s 37-year-old son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the military said, also imposing a nightly curfew of 6 p.m.
“In the face of this worrying situation, the people of Chad must show their attachment to peace, to stability and to national cohesion,” Gen. Azem Bermandoa Agouma said.
The circumstances of Deby’s death could not immediately be independently confirmed due to the remote location of the fighting.

The military said Deby had taken “the heroic lead in combat operations against terrorists who had come from Libya.” After being wounded in battle, he then was taken to the capital, the general announced.
Deby, a former army commander-in-chief, first came to power in 1990 when his rebel forces overthrew then-President Hissene Habre, who was later convicted of human rights abuses at an international tribunal in Senegal.
Over the years Deby had survived numerous armed rebellions and managed to stay in power until this latest insurgency led by a group calling itself the Front for Change and Concord in Chad.
The rebels are believed to have armed and trained in neighboring Libya before crossing into northern Chad on April 11. Their arrival came on the same day that Chad’s president sought a sixth term on election day, which several top opposition candidates boycotted.
Deby was a major French ally in the fight against Islamic extremism in Africa, hosting the base for the French military Operation Barkhane and supplying critical troops to the peacekeeping effort in northern Mali.

Queen Elizabeth Marks 95th Birthday

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the world's oldest monarch, turns 95 on Wednesday, but there will be no public celebrations of an occasion that comes just days after she bade a sad farewell to her husband of seven decades at his funeral. Prince Philip, whom Elizabeth married in 1947, died on April 9 at the age of 99. The royals paid their final respects to the family's patriarch at his funeral on Saturday at Windsor Castle.

Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the queen sat alone during the sombre service for Philip, who she had described as her "strength and stay".
Elizabeth, who is also the world's longest-reigning monarch, will be at the castle for her birthday, which traditionally passes off with little or no ceremony.
However this year, with the royals marking two weeks of mourning, it will pass off with even less public show: there will be no gun salutes at the Tower of London nor the capital's Hyde park which usually occur on the queen's birthday.
The queen also has an official birthday, which is usually celebrated with greater pomp on the second Saturday in June.

Covid-19: UK puts India on red list

India has been the biggest global hotspot of Covid-19 pandemic for about two weeks. Some countries have responded with restrictions on travel from and to India. New Zealand, Hong Kong and Pakistan have banned travel from India. The UK has put India on a red list after its Prime Minister Boris Johnson called off his April visit in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in both the countries.

“We’ve made the difficult but vital decision to add India to the Red List. This means anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen cannot enter the UK if they’ve been in India in the previous 10 days,” UK Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock told Parliament, according to a Reuters report. “UK and Irish residents and British citizens who’ve been in India in the past 10 days before their arrival will need to complete hotel quarantine for 10 days from the time of arrival.”
PTI reported that Hancock said samples of the so-called “Indian variant” of the virus have been analysed to see if the new variant has any “concerning characteristics”, such as greater transmissibility or resistance to treatments and vaccines.
“After studying the data, and on a precautionary basis, we’ve made the difficult but vital decision to add India to the red list,” the minister told MPs.
The move came hours after Downing Street had announced the cancellation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit to India next week due to a spike in Covid-19 infections in the country.

Salasar Dham Of West Bengal

Pakuria Salasar Dham

शान्तः प्रयासात्पूर्वं विषमादनन्तरं च।
ॐ आञ्जनेयाय विद्महे वायुपुत्राय धीमहि । तन्नो हनुमत् प्रचोदयात् ॥
श्रीरामचरणाम्भोज-युगल-स्थिरमानसम्। आवाहयामि वरदं हनुमन्तमभीष्टदम्॥
सुमिरि पवन सुत पावन नामू। अपने बस करि राखे रामू॥ Pakuria Salasar Dham Balaji Hanuman Mandir is located at Pakuria locality of Howrah city belongs to Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Here, the temple main deity is Salasar Balaji and the image is same as Salasar Dham of Rajasthan so it is also known as the ‘Salasar Dham of West Bengal’. The temple is famous for its elegant Dravidian style architecture and plenty of quality craft. The engraved sculpture work of various Lord Hanuman images on temple walls and pillars are extra ordinary. Welcome statues of elephant and Nartakees are beautifully carved that attracts more devotees to the temple. The decorated view of temple just after the evening when all lights are lit is fabulous. Shri Ram Parivar, Radha Krishna, Lord Ganapati, Bal Hanuman and other God shrines are present on the same floor and worshipped equally by all devotees.
Daily schedule of puja & aarti:-
(1) Mangla Aarti & Baal Bhog at 5:00 AM
(2) Raj Bhog at 11:15 AM
(3) Sandhya Aarti at 6:15 PM
(4) Sandhya Bhog at 7:00 PM
(5) Sayan Aarti at 9:15 PM

EC issues notice to Suvendu Adhikari over ‘communal’ speech

The Election Commission Thursday issued a notice to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari for ‘communal overtones’ of his speech made on March 29 aimed at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He has been asked to respond to the notice within 24 hours. The notice said the poll panel received a complaint from Kavita Krishnan of CPI-ML Central Committee in which it was alleged that on March 29 Adhikari delivered a "hate speech" in Nandigram while addressing a public meeting. The EC referred to two provisions of the Model Code of Conduct which state that criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programmes, past record and work.Criticism of other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided. Another provision states that there shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. The notice said the EC has been found to be in violation of certain clauses of the model code. Adhikari is pitted against chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram.

Night Curfew Imposed in 7 UP Districts Including Noida

The authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar, Allahabad, Meerut and Ghaziabad imposed night curfew to tackle the spiralling coronavirus cases. In Bareilly, the night curfew will be imposed from Friday, while similar restrictions were imposed in Kanpur and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation areas on Wednesday, taking the number of such districts to seven.
The movement of essential goods or commodities and medical and other essential services will be exempted from the restrictions, the orders issued by the Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar district magistrates said. All government and private educational institutes, except medical, paramedical and nursing colleges, shall be barred from holding physical classes till April 17 in the two districts.

As per officials, the curfew will be in place between 10 pm to 5 am till April 17th. However, the movement of essential goods and services will be exempted from the order, officials said.

The decision was taken by the administrations after a review meeting on the current Covid situation. The state government on Wednesday had authorised DMs in districts with more than 500 active cases to decide further course of action.

“All government, private educational institutes (except medical, paramedical and nursing), including coaching institutes will not be allowed to hold physical classes till April 17. However, all exams including practicals shall be held as per the schedule and are exempted from this order,” said Suhas LY, DM Gautam Buddh Nagar. For those travelling towards and from the airports, train or bus stations will have to show a copy of their tickets when checked.