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In an effort towards bringing in more transparency and fairness in the way work is allotted, Ghaziabad traffic police have introduced a new technology that randomly allocates monthly duty of their personnel. This would prevent posting of officers repeatedly at the same places, which in the past has often invited allegations of favoritism besides generating complaints within the ranks.
The district has been divided into six traffic zones under an Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police, assisted by Traffic Inspectors along with 81 Sub-Inspectors, 240 Head Constables, and 312 Traffic Constables. The new system gives a provision for rotations of duty assignments of inspectors at the zone, whereas all assignments for sub-inspectors, head constables, and constables are entrusted to the software system instituted for the same.
According to Piyush Singh, the additional DCP, the software randomizes the monthly duties of personnel across 170 locations within the district. “Earlier, the monthly duties were assigned manually, but from this month, we have replaced the manual system with our duty randomization software,” Singh said. The algorithm-based system cuts down the chances of personnel getting the same location repeatedly as low as 1 in 81 for sub-inspectors.
In addition to the 170 fixed traffic locations, there are personnel assigned to 12 mobile traffic vehicles and eight towing vans. According to officials, the old system of assigning duties by hand was often subject to disputes since the staff would demand preferred sites, and partiality has been blamed. The new system, driven by technology, does not conflict with accusations of bias, and duties are distributed in a fair way.
Creation of theatre commands is part of this larger strategy, born out of Narendra Modi’s integrationist vision when he took over as Prime Minister in May 2014, making no distinction between the branches of the Indian armed forces. Thus, integrationist vision has formed the bedrock of Narendra Modi’s military reformist approach, and establishing military theatre commands is critical to this greater strategy.
While PM Modi has been committed to jointness and integration of armed forces from the beginning, sensitizing of the military before changes in theatre commands happened incrementally, with CDS General Anil Chauhan leading from the front in the process of change. At the recently concluded Combined Commanders Conference in Lucknow on September 4, CDS Chauhan made a presentation on the concept of military theatre commands and took questions from the assembled commanders.
The draft plan for theatre commands has now been completed amidst some disquiet in the traditional military establishment, and is pending political sanction. The military leadership is well aware of the fact that its primary role remains the defense of the nation against external threats, but the political leadership is girding the armed forces for a future where the interests of India will lie well beyond the borders of the nation.
A part of the ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision is to build capabilities which will allow India to influence events around the world, much as China has been doing over the last few years. This will involve the creation of theatre commands because, as stated in the plan, future conflicts both in the region and beyond will require such to be prosecuted across several dimensions that include space.
The recent induction of 55 officers into the Indian Foreign Service is yet another indication that the Narendra Modi government is preparing India for a bigger role on the global stage. The theatre commands will be part of the same strategy, preparing the Indian military for the challenges of tomorrow.
In a major reshuffle, the Rajasthan government transferred more than 100 IAS officers in one stroke as part of a significant shake-up of the state’s administrative machinery under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. Undoubtedly, this is going to bring a sea change in the governance of the state and will have far-reaching implications.
According to the official order issued by the Department of Personnel, 96 officers have been transferred to different positions and 10 IAS officers who were waiting for posting have got a new assignment. Major transfers include that of IAS officers Tina Dabi and her husband Pradeep Gawande.
Additional charge of district collector of Barmer has been forwarded to Tina Dabi, who was earlier serving as Commissioner of EGS in Jaipur. Tina Dabi, who hogged the national headlines when she became the country’s first female topper of the prestigious UPSC examination in 2015, has also served as District Collector, Jaisalmer. Her husband, Pradeep Gawande, who is presently posted in Bikaner, has been posted as District Collector, Jalore, a district about 150 kms from Barmer.
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has received an outstanding return on his angel investment in men’s grooming brand The Man Company, which is going to be sold to Emami Ltd. at a valuation of ₹ 400 crore. Khurrana invested in the company in 2018, and now he has booked an unbeatable return of 400% on his investment.
With this, Emami now owns 50.4% in Helios Lifestyle, the parent firm of The Man Company, according to Forbes India. His association with the brand is much more than the investment he had made. He is actively engaged in the various brand campaigns, product innovation and other marketing initiatives.
Khurrana said, “I have always believed in The Man Company’s vision and mission since the very inception. Being part of this success story of the brand and witnessing its impact in the men’s grooming industry is overwhelming. This is an insightful experience to be involved as both an investor and a brand ambassador.”
Founder of The Man Company, Hitesh Dhingra, too praised Khurrana’s contribution to the growth of the brand. “Partnership with Ayushmann has been a game-changer for us. His belief in our vision and his active involvement as our brand ambassador played a very crucial role in our growth journey. His authenticity and passion for the brand have helped us connect deeply with our audience.”
Actor Nivin Pauly has now faced controversy after his name cropped up in an FIR registered at the Oonnukal police station in Kerala where a 40-year-old woman accused the Malayalam actor along with five others of sexual assault over a year ago in Dubai. Two of his colleagues, actors Vineeth Sreenivasan and Bhagath Manuel, have come out in his support and said that he was with them in Kerala when the alleged incident occurred.
In an interview given to Reporter Live, Vineeth Sreenivasan has claimed that Nivin Pauly was present in the location of their upcoming film in Kochi on December 14 and 15 last year. He mentioned that on December 15, they were together at ABAD Nucleus Mall, Kochi, till 3 AM, after which Nivin had gone to the set of his upcoming series, Pharma.
Vineeth told Pinkvilla in an interview translated into English, “Nivin was among us shooting in Kochi on December 14 and 15, 2023, the days the woman claims to have been abused. If you do some fact-checking, you will find that we booked a hotel under Nivin’s name in Kochi, and we filmed scenes with Nivin on stage surrounded by people. All of this can be easily verified. That itself proves her allegations aren’t true.”
Accusations mounted an explosive argument in the Malayalam film industry, with many awaiting further developments in the case.
Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has shown sympathetic feelings to greats from Pakistani cricket after the national team was abysmally whitewashed by Bangladesh in the Test series recently. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets; that was Bangladesh’s first victory against Pakistan in the longest format of the game. Bangladesh won the second Test also, in Rawalpindi; it was an historic series win by six wickets, coming back from 26/6 in the first innings of the match.
That defeat means Pakistan have extended their winless run on home soil to ten straight Tests-six losses and four draws. Pakistan last won a Test at home against South Africa in February 2021, almost three-and-half years ago.
Speaking on his YouTube channel over Pakistan’s recent performance, Ashwin said, “It’s so sad to see a team with such a great cricketing history struggle in that fashion. The Pakistan team has given the world some of the all-time great cricketers, and it’s very sad to see them having such a torrid time.”
The Ambani family was clicked last night as Nita Ambani graced the NMACC in Mumbai, joined by her husband Mukesh Ambani and son Anant Ambani. The Ambani family attended the grand finale of mega-musical titled ‘Rajadhiraaj: Love, Life, Leela’ which is based on the divine journey of Lord Krishna.
NMACC co-founder Nita Ambani smiled cheerfully as she was clicked in a bright red Patola silk saree. All over, the geometric pattern and gold embroidery with inspiration from Radha Krishna could be seen. She had draped the saree in the traditional Gujarati drape, where the pallu cascades in a stunning manner over her shoulder, revealing the beauty of the patterns.
She wore a matching silk blouse in a scoop neckline with half-length sleeves and gold borders, together with Radha-Krishna embroidery on the back. She accessorized with stunning works of polki, gold, and diamond jewelry-a necklace, bangles, a ring, and earrings. Her accessories also included gold platform heels and an embroidered potli bag.
For makeup, Nita wore winged eyeliner with kohl-lined eyes, mauve lipstick, and red bindi. The hair was styled as a center-parted bun, accessorized with daisy hair ornaments.
Anant Ambani didn’t miss his chance to charm the photographers with his giant-sized diamond Krishna brooch which simply elevated the classy appeal of his family.
The graver concern of child obesity is an important factor in the onset of type 2 diabetes in children worldwide. Generally, a condition related to insulin resistance, sedentary lifestyles, and high-fat diets serve as triggers. Dr. Shailaja Mane, Head of Pediatrics, DPU Super Specialty Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, spoke on this issue with HT Lifestyle.
Obesity,” according to Dr. Mane, “is more related to type 2 diabetes due to a sedentary lifestyle.”. There is a lot of high-calorie, high-fat, high-density food being consumed nowadays, such as fast foods and empty calories that come from many soft drinks. These are calories but without nutrition. Further, the consumption of calories is high and the exercise is low, where children are doing more time on the mobile screen, TVs, and YouTube rather than going out to do actual exercise on the ground.
Inadequate sleep, as well as disturbed sleep, is growing reasons for type 2 diabetes among people, Dr. Mane said. “Another issue is a disturbed sleep cycle; if we follow the biological clock, nowadays, both parents and children are on screens at night, leading to late bedtimes and early wake-up times due to school or college. This also causes stress, which is a significant factor.”
She further explained how insulin sensitivity is affected in childhood obesity: “In childhood obesity, the signs of insulin resistance include blackening or pigmentation over the neck, axilla, and groin. The other sign is skin tags, which are also called acrochordons. In girls, there might be a disturbed menstrual cycle and PCOS, leading to abnormal hair growth over the face, resembling a male pattern.”
ByteDance Ltd., the parent company of TikTok, reportedly is raising as much as $600 million for its car information and trading platform Dongchedi. The fundraising round has drawn a joint investment from General Atlantic, HongShan, KKR & Co., and Gaorong Ventures, valuing Dongchedi at close to $3 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
In 2017, Dongchedi was launched independently and is an automobile information, trading, and services platform. According to Quest Mobile’s report in June this year, the number of monthly active users of the platform is about 35.7 million. ByteDance initiated the plan of carving out Dongchedi less than one year ago, and the platform shares the same pool of user traffic as Douyin.
A funding round for Dongchedi comes as ByteDance is reviewing its businesses, focusing on areas that ensure long-term growth. The company has already downsized its gaming business to avoid direct competition with Tencent Holdings Ltd. and weighed options including the divestment of Shanghai Moonton Technology Co., a video game studio it bought in 2021 for $4 billion.
It thus competes in the very competitive automobile information and trading market, competing with other platforms such as Autohome Inc. and Bitauto Holdings Ltd.
There has been outrage among passengers after an easyJet flight was recently forced to make an emergency landing when a drunk passenger stormed the cockpit as the plane cruised at 30,000 feet. Some passengers complained that the airline should never have let the man on the plane.
He boarded the plane drunk, according to eyewitnesses, and began misbehaving immediately the flight took off, announcing to his fellow passengers that he was flying from Gatwick to Kos to buy cannabis. The man turned aggressive, causing chaos on the flight, even trying to make an attempt to enter the cockpit after another passenger was said to tell him to “shut up”.
The unruly passenger allegedly cursed at other passengers, made lewd remarks to the flight attendants, and boasted about having spent time in prison. “My husband said even before we took off that he was drinking out of a large bottle of scotch,” one passenger related to The Sun. “He was shouting and asking for a beer before the plane even took off, and the stewardess said he would have to wait until we were in the air.”
Further into the flight, this man continued with his unruly behavior, which led to an emergency landing and the removal of him from the aircraft. The incident questioned the airline’s policy on taking drunken travelers and measures to ensure the safety of all the travelers aboard.
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