Monday 28 November 2016

Toddler assault at day care: Savage creche owner on the run

As the chief minister assured speedy justice to the mother of the toddler who was mauled so badly at a Kharghar playschool a week ago that she cracked her skull, the playschool owner skipped town after the police brought the attempt to murder charge against her and the attendant seen mangling the child in surveillance footage.

Ritisha, the nine-month-old whose abuse at Purva Playschool and Nursery in sector 10 on November 21 led to civil and political protests when the video surfaced and went viral, has retreated into a shell and panics if she is taken away from her mother, Ruchita Sinha, even for a moment. Her parents are still shaken.

The police, who are trying to locate the creche proprietor Priyanka Nikam -- suspected to be holed up in her hometown Kolhapur with her husband -- said she had plans to open another creche in Kamothe, where her father lives. Officials had earlier booked Nikam and attendant Afsana Sheikh for bailable offences, so Nikam secured release on a bond on Friday. Now that section 307 of the Indian Penal Code has been levelled against her, the cops are trying for the bail to be revoked.


Source:-timesofindia

Wednesday 23 November 2016

Indian railways ask again for safety funds after crash kills 150

The track where an Indian arrangement pounded on Sunday, killing 150 individuals, was investigated only two days before and saw to be in unprecedented condition, raising more issues about the succeeding of a structure pursuing down $17 billion in financing to keep up a key division from more crashes.

The crash, among India's most detectably detestable prepare tragedies, was a stark indication of the disabled state of the colossal state-run railroads and of the test Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces in satisfying his affirmation to modernize them.

Powers trust a rail break may have sent 14 carriages giving way into each uncommon as a gigantic piece of the 1,700-odd voyagers on board rested. Regardless, they can't guarantee until every range of hurt track is researched.

"This was an inconvenience where an unlimited part of the rails were ousted and broken. It's to an extraordinary degree staggered," Mohammad Jamshed, a senior railroads advantage official, told Reuters.

Worked under British lead, the world's fourth most unmistakable rail make ships 23 million individuals crosswise over India always.

With individuals dependably holding speedy regrettably to the outside of carriages or stuffed on the roof, it is moaning under making premium and distinctive years of underinvestment.

Source:- reuters

Monday 21 November 2016

Banks Have Received $80 Billion In 500, 1000 Notes, Says RBI: 5 Points

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India today said banks have gotten 5.45 trillion rupees or 80 billion dollars in 500 and 1000 rupee notes from November 10 to 18, after the administration chose to pull back high esteem bills to dispense with dark or untaxed cash and fake coin.

Here are the 5 most recent advancements in this real issue:

1-The sum incorporates 5.12 trillion rupees ($75.1 billion) in bank stores and 33,000 crore rupees ($ 4.85 billion) in return of old notes with new ones. The administration had nullified 500 and 1000 rupee notes on November 8.

2-The national bank has likewise made a progression of declarations today, in one, permitting banks to give borrowers an extra 60 days for reimbursement of lodging, auto, cultivate and different credits under one crore.

3-The RBI said banks and different lenders will get an extra 60 days for perceiving these credits as non-performing resources or substandard. The unwinding will apply to levy payable between November 1 and December 31, it said.

4-The RBI has likewise facilitated money withdrawal rules for organizations, saying overdraft and money credit account holders can now pull back up to Rs. 50,000 in a week now.

5-It had prior permitted just current record holders to pull back Rs. 50,000 in a week. The national bank said this would be took into account accounts that have been operational throughout the previous three months. Individuals can pull back Rs. 24,000 a week from their investment account.

Source:- NDTV