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Funds transfer to Games: Maya hits out at Delhi govt
Chief Minister Mayawati termed as unjust the Delhi governments reported move to transfer Rs 750 crore of special component plan for SC/ST to Commonwealth Games and demanded that it be reverted. Utilising money meant for uplift of SC/ST sections for Commonwealth Games is not justified and the fund should be utilised for the purpose it was allocated, she said in a statement on Monday. A large number of people belonging to the SC/ST category reside in Delhi,a sizeable section of whom are still below the poverty line. This decision reflects the anti-Dalit mentality of the Congress government in Delhi, she alleged.
Any such move was in gross violation of norms laid down by the Planning Commission,she said. As per rules,funds allocated for the welfare of the SC/ST sections should be utilised for this purpose only and transferring it to another head is illegal.
Heavy rains in several parts of Uttar Pradesh since Sunday evening claimed 14 more lives,taking the toll to 92 this season. While three persons died in Fatehpur,two each died in Mirzapur,Sonebhadra,Chandauli and Hamirpur and one in Mahoba after being struck by lightning. Two persons drowned in Sitapur,officials said.
According to Central Water Commission reports,water levels in the Ganga are rising in Ballia while the Yamuna is swelling in Mohna,Agra,Etawah and Banda. River Gomti is on the rise in Sultanpur and Jaunpur,while Ghagra is flowing at the danger mark at Elgin Bridge (Barabanki),Ayodhya (Faizabad) and Ballia. Mirzapur received the maximum rainfall 60 mm in the last 24 hours.
Gunshot wound kills cop in Ferozabad
A sub-inspector was shot dead under mysterious circumstances in Ferozabad districts Nagla area on Monday night. Rajveer Singh Yadav (52),posted with the Rasoolpur police station,was found with a gunshot injury on the Etawah-Ferozabad Road,said Nagla police station Station Officer S R Gautam. Yadav sought help of passers-by to inform his family of his whereabouts. When his son took him to the district hospital,doctors declared him dead on arrival. Ferozabad ASP Daddan Pal said Singh had left for Kanpur on Monday morning to attend court in connection with a case. We are probing how he suffered the wound, said Pal.
Tension in Upar Kot over lawyer murder
Bulandshahr: Tension prevailed in the communally-sensitive Upar Kot locality in Bulandshahr,following the murder of an advocate by unidentified assailants on Monday evening. Iktigar (35) was attacked when he was returning home from the district court,said SSP Nilesh Kumar. The authorities have announced a reward of Rs 5,000 for information on the assailants. The accused will be charged under the National Security Act,said Kumar. Police personnel have been deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incident.
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