New Delhi: The Nitish Kumar government has been thrown into a frenzy as farmers' protests against the thermal power plant in Bihar's Buxar district turned violent. In the wake of this incident, accusations that the Nitish government is oppressing the farmers have started.

To suppress the farmers sitting on a peaceful protest for 85 days regarding land acquisition, the police entered the house at night and beat the farmers. After the video of this incident went viral, the angry farmers locked the main gate of the thermal power.

There was a clash with the farmers when the police tried to break the lock. People beat the police and power plant employees. Police vehicles were vandalized and set on fire. The gate of the plant was also set on fire. The police tried to disperse the crowd by firing in the air, but as the people became unruly, the police resorted to baton charge and barely brought the crowd under control.

Two more BJP MLAs will sit in Mamata's ranks

After a long period of peace in West Bengal, there are fears of a break in the BJP again. After two BJP MLAs met Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Mamata Banerjee, there are speculations that both of them will join the Trinamool by joining the BJP. Banerjee has said that she will be given the green light after talking to Mamata.

Officially BJP is silent on this issue but internally BJP leaders admit that there is a feeling of insecurity among the BJP leaders and most of the leaders believe that no matter how hard they try, they will not be successful against Trinamool, so they are turning to Trinamool.

The BJP carried out a massive crackdown on the Trinamool Congress ahead of the Bengal assembly elections, pulling out a number of leaders, but the loss to Mamata has left the party scattered. By the time the Lok Sabha elections come, there will be no one left in the BJP except Shubhendu Adhikari.

Allegations of corruption against BJP after Metro pillar was broken

A woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old child have died after an under-construction metro pillar collapsed in Bengaluru's Nagwara. The woman's husband and a daughter are also seriously injured and are dying in hospital. Due to this tragedy, allegations of corruption and giving contracts have started on the BJP government. A woman and one of the twins lost their lives when a pillar fell while the family was riding a bike.

The Karnataka Congress has raised this issue. State Congress president D.K. Sivakumar has alleged that the tragedy is the result of government corruption with 40 per cent commission.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has ordered an investigation to control the damage. Bengaluru Metro has announced a compensation of 20 lakhs to the victim's family but there is a lot of outrage among the people. It is being alleged that the BJP government is playing with people's lives by giving contracts through corruption.

Governor Ravi violated the constitutional limit

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's request to name the state as Tamizgam in the Legislative Assembly has not subsided, he has sparked a new controversy. In the invitation leaflet for Pongal celebrations sent by Raj Bhavan, R.N. Ravi is mentioned as the Governor of Tamizgam. After the photo of this invitation card went viral, people got angry. 'Get Out Ravi' posters are up in Chennai and protests against the Governor have started.

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has called a meeting of MLAs in Chennai and instructed not to put up anti-governor posters and not to make any anti-governor remarks, but the workers are protesting because of their anger.

Constitutional experts are calling Ravi's act childish. According to him, the governor has also violated the constitutional limit by referring to the state by another name. Until Tamil Nadu is officially renamed, changing the name of the constitutional head of the state is said to be shameful.

As soon as Rahul's phone went off, the electricity connection was connected

The Bhupesh Baghel government of Chhattisgarh cut off the electricity to social activist Soni Sori's house and brought up the issue before Rahul has had an immediate impact. When Rahul Gandhi was asked about this during the press conference of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Haryana, Rahul said that he himself would go to Chhattisgarh and investigate the issue, but before Rahul reached, the electricity connection of Soni Sori's house was reconnected by the evening.

Social activist Soni Sori has been given police protection by the government. Last month, the electricity connection to his house was disconnected due to outstanding bills. Sony doesn't foot the bill in protest of police brutality.

Rajiv's video after Indira's assassination goes viral

Political accusations have started after Rahul Gandhi visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar and wore a saffron turban. Minutes after Rahul's visit to the Golden Temple, BJP leader Amit Malviya posted a video of Rajiv Gandhi. Referring to the riots after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv said that when a big tree falls, the surrounding earth shakes a little.

Malviya questioned that, have you ever made amends for your father Rajiv Gandhi's comment justifying the genocide of Sikhs? After Indira's assassination, the Congress took to the streets, raised slogans of 'Khoon Ka Badla Khun', raped women, threw burning tires around the necks of men.

Congress says that BJP has no issue so it is reminiscing old stories. Even when Rahul attacked the government over mob lynching in Punjab, the BJP put up the same video.

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Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the country: a study

According to the Central Pollution Control Board data, Delhi was the most polluted city in the country in 2022. At that time, its PM level was 2.5, more than twice the safe limit. Its average PM 10 was the highest in the third. PM 2.5 pollution in the national capital has reduced by seven percent in four years. It was 108 micrograms per cubic meter in 2019, which dropped to 99.71 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, according to the National Clean Air Program Tracker report. However, it is still far below the expected level. The National Clean Air Program Tracker aims to reduce pollution by 20 to 30 percent by 2024. The National Clean Air Program Tracker is a joint project of news portal Carbon Copy and Maharashtra-based start-up Respirator Living Sciences. Its aim is to achieve the target of presence of clean air in the atmosphere of the country.

Shri Ram Sena will contest against BJP in Karnataka

Shri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has said that BJP does not support people like him who are fighting on the issue of Hindutva. Hence we have decided to contest the elections as independents, he added. The controversial leader of the Karnataka-based right-wing organization Shri Ram Sena had earlier alleged that the BJP has put Hindutva on the Koran. The Sena has announced that it will contest from 25 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka assembly elections to be held this year. He has also decided 10 candidates. We had earlier hoped that the BJP would not field candidates in some of the seats we are contesting so that the Sena can benefit from the Hindu vote bank, Muthalik said.

Vande Bharat riots: A crime was registered against journalists in Kolkata

Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high speed train running between Howrah-New Jalpaiguri, was first pelted with stones on January 2 when it was passing through Malda district of West Bengal. Similarly, on January 3, stones were pelted on him a second time. Kolkata Police has registered a prima facie case against 10 journalists and West Bengal BJP President for giving false reports about these incidents. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the reports and threatened legal action against the spreaders.

Azamgarh Airport Expansion: Protests Continue

Hundreds of villagers of Uttar Pradesh, including mostly farmers, have been protesting against the expansion of Azamgarh airport for the past three months. He doubts that the government will turn bulldozers on about 4000 residences in eight districts for this work. As a result 25,000 people will lose their livelihood. According to a press report about this airport, the government intends to expand the Manduri Azamgarh airport under the Udan (Ode Deshka Aam Nagrik) scheme. The survey of the land to be acquired for this has already been done.

Students are allowed to study together in two programmes: UGC

The UGC (University Grants Commission) has asked universities to put in place a legal framework for students to study in two Academic Programs Simultaneously. As per the current guidelines of UGC, students can study two full-time academic programs simultaneously in self-attendance (in physical mode). Of course, the timings of both the courses should not be same. In a notification released by the UGC on January 10, a student can study two academic programs simultaneously: one by attending full-time classes in person and the other by 'attending' an open or distance learning or online programme. The UGC has noted in this notification that universities are asking for migration certificate and school leaving (school living) certificate while admitting a student to a dual degree programme, causing immense hardship to the student.

Health card scam in Odisha: Five arrested

Odisha's Cuttack police have jailed five people, including a private hospital owner, for allegedly running a money-making scam by misusing the state government's health-related BSKY (Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana). Gullible people of Bayalish Mauza area of ​​Cuttack have become victims of this scam. BSKY card fund has been cheated by them. The hospital named South Point involved in this scam has taken lakhs of rupees under the BSKY scheme by creating false and fake bills in their name even though the patient has not entered the hospital in collaboration with brokers. Cards were taken from gullible card holders by telling them that they were to renew their cards. After that, each card holder was awarded Rs 2,000, said the police.

- Inder Sahni