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Send Reports Every 2 Hours: Centre To States On Kolkata Horror Protests

Aug 18, 2024 · 1:23 AM Blog

Amid nationwide protests and outrage over a trainee doctor’s rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital during her duty hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a diktat to all states asking them to submit reports on law and order situation every two hours.

As per the notification, the Home Ministry has directed all state police forces of the country to send reports every two hours via mail, fax or even WhatsApp.

“Regarding two hourly law and order situation reports. The competent authority has desired to monitor the law and order situation report of your state/UT against the murder of a trainee woman doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Henceforth, a continuous two-hourly law and order situation report in this regard may kindly be sent to the MHA control room by fax/e-mail/WhatsApp from 4 pm today (16/08/24), the MHA reportedly stated.

NDTV has learnt that states have started sending reports, starting August 16.

“This will ensure that reports concerning crucial issues reach in time,” disclosed a senior official.

He said in the Kolkata rape case, several lacunae were noticed. “In such crucial cases, action needs to be taken swiftly,” he added.

The 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor was found brutally murdered at the seminar hall of the government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

The incident highlighted several serious flaws and lack of support from concerned officials and this issue acted as a trigger for the protests. After a mass anger over no significant progress by the local police, the Calcutta High Court transferred the case to the CBI.

“This crucial step has been taken to keep a vigil on the security situations in all the states and the UTs,” stated a senior MHA functionary.

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US presidential elections: ‘Hope’ and ‘progress’ in America as Donald Trump totters

Aug 18, 2024 · 2:24 AM Blog

Shepard Fairey, known for the Obama ‘hope’ poster, released a similar Kamala Harris ‘progress’ poster for the current election. His endorsement of Harris and her running mate Tim Walz contrasts his past disappointment with Obama and refusal to support Clinton or Biden. Fairey found inspiration in Harris’s campaign message: ‘We are not going back.’

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Mirzapur 3’s Rasika Dugal recalls getting typecast for crying scenes: ‘There was a time I could read the script backward…’

Aug 18, 2024 · 2:24 AM Blog

Actress Rasika Dugal, who recently appeared in Kay Kay Menon’s web series, Shekhar Home, has worked on a handful of projects in Bollywood and OTT space. Rasika is best known for her role as Beena Tripathi in the crime thriller series, Mirzapur. The actress was once tired of being typecast as a crier on-screen and is quite happy that she is now being offered diverse roles.

During a new interview with Indian Express, Rasika Dugal recalled the times when she was typecast for crying in her projects. Rasika shared that the scripts she got would feature at least two crying scenes for her.

“There was a time I could read the script backwards and know that in the last ten pages, there will be at least two crying scenes definitely for me,” the Mirzapur actress said.

When asked if the situation has changed when it comes to her roles in scripts, Rasika stated that a “little of femme fatale has happened” in her career.

The Manto actress credited her success to the OTT which boomed in recent times. She expressed that her films including the smaller ones didn’t get the releases that they deserved.

Rasika cited an example of Mirzapur to back her statement that she is now able to access a wide audience to showcase her work.

Earlier, in an exclusive GRWM video with Pinkvilla, Rasika Dugal spilled the beans about carrying a portable hand fan during the shoot on the sets including Mirzapur.

Rasika also recalled a sweet memory with her Mirzapur co-star Pankaj Tripathi by saying that both of them have a picture together. Rasika quipped that the actress lent him a fan while getting clicked and she called it her “fan moment” with Pankaj.

Apart from Mirzapur, Rasika Dugal appeared in Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s 2018 biographical film, Manto in which she played the role of his on-screen wife. Rasika also worked in series like Delhi Crime, Made in Heaven, A Suitable Boy, OK Computer, and others.

Her recent web series, Shekhar Home, premiered on Jio Cinema on August 14 this year. The actress is also known for her role in Tisca Chopra and Adil Hussain-starrer short film, Chutney.

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