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mandi (Himachal pradesh)

CM inaugurates Technology

Innovation Hub at IIT

imachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on
Wednesday inaugurated Technology Innovation Hub de-
Hveloped with an investment of Rs 110 crores at the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi.

the chief minister was presiding over the 12th foun-

dation day programme of iit mandi held in auditorium
Hall at north campus of the institute today. “the iit

was making its valuable contribution for the develop-

ment of the country and the welfare of humanity and

expressed hope that the iit would continue to contrib-

ute in nation building,” thakur said.

“The State Government would extend all possible help to pro- People take pictures near the dredging pipeline, at RK Beach,
vide better connectivity and other infrastructure facilities in the in- in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. (ANI)
stitute,” he said adding that the institution was a pride of the state,”
he said. from services.
Thakur said the institute continued its academic and research “Departmental enquiry was ordered against police personnel,
programs in digital and hybrid mode despite the challenges posed who have been prima-facie found negligent and derelict in the per-
by the Covid-19 pandemic. formance of their duties in handling the incident and preventing
“The IITs have also contributed significantly in dealing with the
situation arising due to COVID-19 in the state,” he said, the commission of a crime at and around the time of the incident,”
Later, the Chief Minister inaugurated the Central Library Fa- the status report of Maharashtra had said.
Earlier, the apex court had asked the Maharashtra govern-
cility at North Campus completed by spending an amount of Rs ment to bring on record the chargesheet and details of the inquiry
9.5 crores. against police officials in connection with the Palghar mob lynching
An MoU was also signed between the district administration incident.
and IIT Mandi in presence of the Chief Minister for development On the night of April 16, two sadhus and their driver were
and deployment of Landslide Monitoring System in Mandi.
travelling from Kandivali in Mumbai to attend a funeral in Guja-
palghar (maharashtra) rat’s Surat amid the nationwide lockdown when their vehicle was
stopped and they were attacked and killed by a mob in Gadchin-

SC asks for new charge-sheet chile village of Palghar in the presence of police officers.

Kolkata (West Bengal)
on record of lynching case Former Indian cricketer Ashok

he Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra
government to place before it the second chargesheet filed Dinda joins BJP
hearing by two weeks on the batch of pleas seeking for a probe F ormer Indian cricketer Ashok Dinda on Wednesday joined
Tby the police in the Palghar mob-lynching incident that took
place in April last year.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Kolkata.
A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan adjourned the
Dinda was formally inducted into the party in presence
by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the case. The of the Union Minister Babul Supriyo and state BJP vice president
Maharashtra government today submitted before the Bench that Arjun Singh at a public meeting in Kolkata. Recently, Indian bowl-
the second supplementary chargesheet is being filed in the Palghar er Ashok Dinda had announced retirement from all formats of the
lynching case, after which the top court asked Maharashtra to place game. The pacer represented India in 13 ODIs and nine T20Is,
the second chargesheet on record in two weeks. picking 12 and 17 wickets respectively.
While opposing a plea seeking a CBI or a court-monitored Dinda’s induction into the BJP comes ahead of the Assembly
Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe in the incident, the Ma- elections. Elections for the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
harashtra government had on September 7 last year, told the apex that comprises 294 seats are set to be held this year as the current
court that investigation into the Palghar case had been completed tenure ends on May 30.
and that all guilty police officials have been punished or suspended Earlier in the day, India cricketer Manoj Tiwary joined Trina-

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