MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2024 www.thestatesman.com INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR TARGETING MIGRATION CHAMPAI SOREN HINTS AT NEW POLITICAL JOURNEY P5 WEATHER Generally cloudy sky with few spells of light to moderate rain / thundershower with one or two intense spells (2-3 cm per hour) of rain / thundershower very likely.Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 31 °C and 27 °C respectively. P6 TEMPERATURE Max: 31.0˚C (-0.9) SUN RISES 05:15 hrs MOON RISES 17:15 hrs Protesting football fans clash with cops, many detained Min: 26.6˚C (+0.1) SUN SETS 05:15 hrs MOON SETS 03:17 hrs STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE KOLKATA, 18 AUGUST : Full Moon on 19 August THUMBNAILS PARMOD KUMAR NEW DELHI, 18 AUGUST AI cabin crew assaulted in London hotel: An Air India cabin crew member was assaulted inside her hotel room in London, the airline has confirmed. Air India said the incident occurred on Thursday night after an intruder entered her room. As per reports, the crew member was sleeping when the intruder attacked her. The victim suffered bruises as she tried to escape the intruder. The accused is said to be a Nigerian citizen and has been arrested. T he Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor in Kolkata’s state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and posted the matter for hearing on Tuesday, 20 August. The matter will be heard by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra. Kolkata witnessed a huge uproar of protest that has spread to other parts of the country after the body of the PGT doctor was found in the seminar room of RG Kar Hospital on 9 August, in circumstances indicating she was brutally raped and murdered. Calcutta High Court, dissatisfied with the probe being conducted by the state police, handed over the investigation into the crime to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On 16 August, two advocates, Ujjawal Gaur and Rohit Pandey, seeking the urgent intervention of the top court given the gravity of the incident, wrote to Chief Justice Chandrachud urging him to take suo mo- tu cognisance of the case. “The nation looks to the judiciary as the ultimate guardian of justice, the last refuge for those whose cries have been silenced by brutality. The victim in this case, a young doctor whose life was dedicated to serving others, deserves nothing less than the full measure of justice that our legal system can provide. Her death must not be in vain, it must galvanize us to act, to ensure that no other woman suffers such a fate,” the lawyers wrote. They said the time has come for the judiciary to send a clear message that such heinous crimes will not be tolerated, that PM monitoring Mpox situation, PMO holds review meet STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 18 AUGUST Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been continuously monitoring the situation arising from the outbreak of MonkeyPox in the country, the PMO said on Sunday. As advised by the PM, Dr P K Mishra, Principal Secretary P12 Matter will be heard by a three-judge bench headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday Min. 78 % Women get their hands decorated with Henna on the eve of the Raksha Bandhan festival, in Prayagraj on Sunday. n ANI P4 SC takes suo motu cognisance of RG Kar rape and murder case RAINFALL: 65.2 mm RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 97 % LEWANDOWSKI'S BRACE GUIDES BARCA TO WIN K’TAKA CONGRESS TO PROTEST AGAINST GOVERNOR As of now, there is no reported case of monkeypox in the country to the Prime Minister, chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the status of preparedness for Mpox in the country and related public health measures. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 14 August 2024 in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa. The high-level PMO meeting was briefed that as of now, there is no reported case of Mpox in the country. As per the present assessment, the risk of a large outbreak with sustained transmission is low. Dr Mishra directed that surveillance be enhanced and effective measures be taken for prompt detection of cases. He directed that the testing laboratories network should be geared up for early diagnosis. 188 Pak Hindus get Indian citizenship in Gujarat STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 18 AUGUST Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday distributed citizenship certificates to 188 refugees under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was present. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Shah said the CAA is not just to give citizenship to millions of people settled in the country, but to give justice and rights to millions of refugees. He said that due to the appeasement policy of the Congress governments, the people who took refuge in the country from 1947 to 2014 did not get justice. These people had to endure abuse not only in India’s neighbouring countries but also here. Mr Shah said that these people yearned for justice for three generations but due to the appeasement policy of the Opposition, they did not get justice. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given justice to these lakhs of people. The Home Minister said that at the time of Independence, India was divided on the basis of religion and there were severe riots. The Congress government then had promised that people from Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain and Christian communities coming from neighbouring countries would be given citizenship, but the promise was not kept. Even as prohibitory orders were imposed in the Salt Lake Stadium area, huge numbers of supporters of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Moham medan SC who were demanding justice for the victim of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident clashed with police on EM Bypass on Sunday afternoon. Many club supporters were detained from the spot. The supporters alleged police resorted to lathicharge unprovoked on a peaceful gathering, a claim police denied. While a Durand Cup Derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal the sanctity of life and the dignity of women must be fiercely protected by the full might of the law. Another letter petition was filed by a doctor working in the Army College Mohun Bagan and East Bengal supporters protesting at Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday. n SNS scheduled for today was called off citing security concerns, fans of the clubs assembled in front of the Salt Lake Stadium since Sunday afternoon to raise their voices against the brutal rape and murder that has triggered nationwide outrage. (See Pg 2) of Dental Sciences, seeking the intervention of the court in the wake of a series of attacks on medical professionals, particularly the incident in Kolkata. (PHOTO: BISWAJIT GHOSHAL) Coast Guard DG Rakesh Pal dead AGENCIES CHENNAI, 18 AUGUST The Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Rakesh Pal, died of a massive cardiac arrest here on Sunday. Sources in the ICG told IANS that he was in INS Adyar in preparation for the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh when he complained of chest pain. Rakesh Pal was serving as the 25th Director General of the Coast Guard. He was rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai on Sunday afternoon. However, the Coast Guard DG passed away at around 7 p.m. without responding to treatment, sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin paid their last respects to Rakesh Pal at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Mr Singh also posted on microblogging platform X: “Deeply saddened at the untimely demise of Shri Rakesh Pal, DG, Indian Coast Guard in Chennai today. He was an able and committed officer under whose leadership ICG was making big strides in strengthening India’s maritime security. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family.”