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PMK, VCK ask Centre not to give asylum to Mahinda Rajapakse

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The PMK and VCK have urged the Centre not to give political asylum to former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse.

In a statement on Thursday, the youth wing leader of the PMK and former Union Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said that the Indian government must not consider giving political asylum to Mahinda Rajapakse, who has resigned as the Sri Lankan Prime Minister and is said to be hiding in Trincomalee.

Ramadoss said that Mahinda Rajapakse was facing serious charges of genocide against the Tamil population of the island nation during the civil war in that country in 2009.

He said that there were reports that the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister is likely to come to India along with his family through sea route and called upon the Centre not to give him any consideration. He said that the United Nations Human Rights Commission was taking evidence against Mahinda Rajapakse on the crimes committed by him during the last stages of the Civil war that rocked Lanka.

The PMK leader said that the former Prime Minister of the island nation must be tried for international war crimes with the help of India and other countries.

The VCK has also appealed to the Centre not to consider any asylum to Mahinda Rajapakse as there was a case of genocide against him.

Thol Thirumavalavan, VCK MP said in a statement on Thursday that the Centre must never consider granting asylum to Mahinda Rajapakse, and said that the UNHRC is taking evidence against him for the crimes committed during the civil war against the Tamil population.

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South Korea’s fire agency issues emergency response order over mountain fire

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Seoul, April 28: South Korea’s National Fire Agency (NFA) issued an emergency response order Monday to mobilise available national personnel and equipment to put out a fire spreading in the southeastern city of Daegu, officials said.

The NFA issued the order about two hours after the blaze began around 2 p.m. on Mount Hamji in the city, some 230 kilometres southeast of Seoul, and was spreading toward nearby villages.

Under the emergency order, the fire authorities have mobilised 28 additional fire engines to aid efforts to extinguish the blaze on top of 67 fire engines and 29 fire helicopters that had already been in operation, according to the officials.

No casualties have been reported so far, but nearby residents have been instructed to evacuate to local elementary schools, reports Yonhap news agency.

Acting President Han Duck-soo also ordered related authorities to “use all available equipment and personnel” to extinguish the fire and help people evacuate to safety.

“As the wildfire is spreading rapidly due to strong winds and there are residential areas nearby, make sure to take all necessary measures for emergency rescue and evacuation to prevent any loss of life,” he said.

The Korea Forest Service also issued a Level 3 wildfire response, the highest in its three-tier scale, as strong winds continued to spread the flames.

A Level 3 response is issued when wind speeds exceed 7 metres per second, the expected damage area is over 100 hectares and firefighting efforts are expected to last over 24 hours.

As of 6 p.m., some 57 hectares of land had been affected by the fire, with the containment rate remaining at 14.5 per cent, according to fire authorities.

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30th April Batti Gul protest against Waqf Act: Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA has appealed to Muslims to hold a Batti Gul protest against the Waqf Act and has said that the All India Muslim Personal Labor Board has requested that as a protest, they should keep the lights of their homes, houses, mosques and other places off while participating in the Batti Gul protest. This protest should be held by keeping the lights off for 9:15 am. Abu Asim Azmi said that the government has brought this act to illegally occupy Waqf properties. There is anger and resentment among Muslims against this act. Muslims should register their protest against this act of the government on 30th April.

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Saki Naka Police’s big action, drug factory exposed, drug dealer arrested, MD’s factory and equipment seized

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has claimed to have arrested drug dealers by seizing MD Drugs’ drug factory in Mira Bhayandar area. According to details, Sadiq Saleem Sheikh, 28, a resident of Bandra Rahul Nagar, was arrested on April 24, followed by Siraj Sultan Panjawani, 57, a resident of Mira Road. A total of Rs 8.15 crore worth of drugs have been seized from the possession of both of them. Saki Naka Police had arrested Saleem Sheikh, 28, on suspicion from Kaju Pada on April 24. Drugs were seized from his possession.

The police traced the resident of Siraj Sultan Panchwani Mira Road and found a drug factory in Mira Bhayandar Common village. Four kilograms of MD was recovered from the factory in the bush. The police arrested two accused in a 60-hour investigation and seized a total of 4 kilograms and 53 grams of MD, the total value of which was more than Rs 8 crore. The police are investigating this matter, along with this, an investigation is also underway regarding the drug factory. This information was given by DCP Sachin Ganjal in a press conference here today. He said that Sakinaka has exposed this factory while working on a drug racket. This is a big success. Earlier also, the police had taken action against a drug factory worth crores of rupees and a factory was also exposed in UP and drugs worth Rs 10 lakh were recovered at that time.

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