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Kurmi community protests in West Bengal disrupt train services, 85 trains cancelled
The Kurmi community argued their ST status was taken away after independence for unknown reasons given the fact that they were registered for the same till 1931.

As many as 85 trains have been cancelled, and hundreds of vehicles were left stranded as different organisations of the Kurmi community continued rail and road protests in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district on Thursday and demanded the ST status, reports said.
The rail and road blockade has disrupted the lives of locals who commute for work daily.
The Kurmi community is demanding recognition under the Schedule Tribe category for a long time. On Wednesday, train services were affected in Bankura, Purulia, and West Midnapore districts of West Bengal.
Express trains including Purushottam Express, Bhubneswar Rajdhani, and Nandan Kanan Express got affected by the protest.
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Trains that got cancelled were 08641 Adra-Barkakana MEMU Passenger Special, 08649 Adra-Purulia MEMU Special, 03595 Bokaro Steel City-Asansol MEMU Special, 03598 Asansol- Ranchi MEMU Special, 08650 Purulia-Adra MEMU Special, 18085 Kharagpur-Ranchi MEMU Express, 18116 Chakradharpur-Gomoh Express, 03592 Asansol-Bokaro Steel City MEMU Special, 13301 Dhanbad-Tatanagar Express, 18183 Tatanagar-Danapur Express, 03594 Asansol-Purulia MEMU Special, 18036 Hatia-Kharagpur Express, 18035 Kharagpur-Hatia Express, 03593 Purulia-Asansol MEMU Special, 18184 Danapur-Tatanagar Express, 08054 Tatanagar-Kharagpur MEMU Special, 08055 Kharagpur-Tatanagar MEMU Special, 08060 Tatanagar-Kharagpur MEMU Special, 12814 Tatanagar-Howrah Steel Express, 12813 Howrah-Tatanagar Steel Express, 12376 Jasidih-Tambaram Express
Kurmi community demands ST status
The protestors are protesting for the last year and demanding the intervention of states as well as the Central government for including the Kurmali language in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution of India and demanding the status of the Scheduled Tribe of the community.
The Kurmi community argued their ST status was taken away after independence for unknown reasons given the fact that they were registered for the same till 1931.
The community demands the ST status just as they had it during the undivided Bihar. Last year, the community carried out the Rail Roko protest in three states including West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
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Haryana man calls girlfriend from Canada to Sonipat, kills and buries body in farmhouse
Police on Wednesday recovered the skeleton remains of Monika from the 10 feet deep pit in Sunil’s farmhouse after almost nine months.

A chilling incident took place in Haryana’s Sonipat after a man allegedly shot dead his girlfriend after calling her from Canada. The accused even buried her girlfriend’s body in a farmhouse in June last year which has now been recovered by police officials.
According to the reports, the accused, identified as Monika, called his girlfriend, Monika, from Canada on January 22. Before visiting her boyfriend’s place in Sonipat, she went to meet her parents in Rohtak.
On not returning for a few days, Monika’s parents filed a missing complaint of their daughter at the Ganaur Police Station. However, the police failed to solve the case so they handed it to Bhiwani CIA-2.
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On April 2, Sunil was apprehended by the Bhiwani Crime Branch team in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh for abducting and killing Monika. During the interrogation, Sunil confessed to his crime that he had killed Monika and buried her body in a farmhouse in June 2022 under the influence of alcohol.
Police on Wednesday recovered the skeleton remains of Monika from the 10 feet deep pit in Sunil’s farmhouse after almost nine months.
Police have now apprehended Sunil and are trying to ascertain the reason behind this gruesome killing. Police also said that the accused has several cases registered against him, including an attempt to murder.
Despite Monika’s aunt filing a kidnapping case against Sunil at Ganaur police station in Sonipat on November 2022, the police failed to take any action. It was only after Monika’s relatives brought up the matter to the attention of the Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij that the case was investigated.
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Home Ministry recommends CBI probe against Oxfam India
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday recommended a CBI investigation against Oxfam India for allegedly violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, reports said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday recommended a CBI investigation against Oxfam India for allegedly violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, reports said.
According to reports quoting sources, the Union Home Ministry has purportedly found that even after registering under the FCRA, which bars foreign transfers, Oxfam India continued to transfer foreign contributions to various entities.
As per sources, a survey carried out by the Income Tax Department uncovered multiple emails which revealed that Oxfam India was allegedly planning to circumvent FCRA provisions by routing funds to other FCRA-registered associations or through the for-profit consultancy route.
They said that the survey also purportedly “exposed” Oxfam India as a possible instrument of foreign policy of foreign organisations or entities, which have liberally funded the organisation over the years, they said.
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The sources further said that Oxfam India, which is registered to carry out social activities, allegedly routed funds to the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) through its associates and employees in the form of commission and following the survey’s damning revelations, the Union Home Ministry has recommended a CBI probe into the affairs of the organization.
A report quoting an anonymous official said that Oxfam India continued to transfer foreign contributions to various entities even after coming into force of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 which prohibits such transfers.
The Indian arm of the global NGO, Oxfam India works for the rights of minorities and the downtrodden like the Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims, besides also batting for women’s rights and creating awareness about girl education across India.
On December 2021, Oxfam India, which was registered under the FCRA for receiving foreign funds for carrying out social activities, was denied renewal of its FCRA license by the home ministry.
Oxfam India has not responded to the development yet.
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Maharashtra being run like Mumbai underworld; CM, Deputy running gangs, claims Sanjay Raut
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government is running the state like the notorious Mumbai underworld of yesteryears, senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has alleged.

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government is running the state like the notorious Mumbai underworld of yesteryears, senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has alleged.
Talking to reporters, Sanjay Raut, a close associate of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleged that criminals and the corrupt are being protected and shielded by the government.
Raut also claimed that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis are “running their gangs” like how the underworld used to operate from pockets of Thane and Mumbai during those infamous years.
Sanjay Raut claimed the current Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis dispensation is not a government but operates much like how the Mumbai underworld used to back in the day.
On Supreme Court junking the plea by 14 political parties that claimed “misuse” of central agencies against political opponents, Raut said the way BJP is celebrating the apex court’s order shows how ecstatic the saffron party is over the ruling.
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Raut while claiming that the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) are being “misused” against political opponents, asked why there’s been no action taken against those who have been “cleansed in the BJP washing machine”—a popular reference by BJP’s opponents who claim that politicians who join the saffron party are often absolved or get a reprieve from probe agencies.
In related news, a man was arrested by the Mumbai Police last week for issuing death threats to Sanjay Raut and threatened to kill the politician like Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead last year.
The accused, identified as Rahul Talekar, was apprehended by the Pune and Mumbai Police from the Kharadi area, hours after Raut and his brother MLA Sunil Raut filed a threat complaint at the Kanjurmarg Police Station.
During the interrogation, Talekar, who has no criminal records, claimed that he sent threatening messages while he was inebriated.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the suspect may have issued the threat under the influence of alcohol and assured people that strict action will be taken against him.
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