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Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
International Yoga Day today: Madrasas, Sarvodaya Schools across UP to mark day
The International Yoga Day will be marked across the state with participation from all the Madrasa Board affiliated Madrasas across the state on Saturday. Sarvodaya schools run by the Social Welfare Department from Class 6 to 12 will also hold Yoga Day celebrations on the theme of 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'. For representation only (HT File Photo) On this occasion, group yoga sessions will be organised in all the schools with the participation of students, teachers and staff, in which pranayama and various yogasanas will be done under the guidance of yoga teachers. Along with this, awareness will also be created on the benefits of yoga and its importance in life, which will help the students a lot in reducing stress and increasing concentration. Uttar Pradesh MoS minority welfare, Muslim waqf and haj, Danish Azad Ansari will be participating in Yoga Day Celebrations at Warsia Madrasa in Gomti Nagar. The UP BJP minority morcha chief Kunwar Basit Ali will also participate in Yoga Day celebrations at Warsia Madrasa. Ansari said, 'Yoga is performed with the aim to keep the mind and body fit and healthy. Yoga Day will be celebrated across all the Madrasa Board-affiliated madrasas across the state in an attempt to spread the message of physical and mental fitness.' Ali said, 'We are going to organise Yoga Day celebrations across the state. Yoga is meant for all and we all know that our PM Narendra Modi got international recognition for Yoga, and today the entire world knows the importance of Yoga.' On the other hand, special programmes will be organised on Saturday in Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya schools run by the social welfare department. This year's theme is 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health', which reflects the global spirit of keeping oneself and the whole society healthy. The UP social welfare department is running 100 Sarvodaya schools with residential facilities from Class 6 to 12 for the students of economically weaker families across the state. Along with quality education in these schools, the facility of free coaching for competitive exams like JEE and NEET is also being provided.
The Star
a day ago
- The Star
Lorry driver gets 10 years in jail, 20 strokes for raping 11-year-old daughter
KLANG: A lorry driver who raped his own daughter was slapped with a ten-year jail term and ordered to be whipped 20 times after he pleaded guilty to the two charges levelled against him. Sessions Court judge Siti Aminah Ghazali also ordered the 37-year-old man to undergo counselling and police supervision for two years after completing his sentence. According to the charge sheet, the father of two, had raped his daughter, who is currently 11-years-old, once in November last year and again in May this year at the family home in Meru near here. The accused, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency as he had a wife and two children to support. 'I regret what I had done and swear not to do it again," said the man, who according to the facts of the case, had raped his daughter, on both occasions, when his wife was not home. DPP Nurul Jannah Aimi sought a heavy penalty because the accused had committed a serious crime in the wake of an increase in sexual violence cases against children in Selangor. 'The accused, as the father, had the obligation to care for and raise the victim, but had instead betrayed her with his disgraceful conduct," she said, adding the victim would be traumatised all her life over what had happened. In the same court, a 19-year-old public university student also pleaded guilty to sexually violating his cousin. The youth was slapped with three charges for sexually abusing the presently eight-year-old child once in 2023 and twice this year. In the first charge, the eldest child of four siblings was accused of performing cunnilingus on the child in a house at Sungai Buloh in March this year. In the second charge, he was accused of touching the girl's private parts in the same premise the following day after he had performed oral sex on her. In the third charge, the youth had allegedly placed his penis on the girl's vagina at the same house in September 2023. He was charged under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which comes with a prison term of up to 20 years and whipping, for all three offences. DPP Nur Ayuni Jamri did not offer any bail, citing the gravity of the case but asked for RM15,000 with one surety if the court decided to grant the accused bail. She also wanted the court to order the youth or his representatives not to contact the prosecution's witnesses. In pleading for a lower bail amount, the youth, who was unrepresented, said he had self-reflected during the almost one month he was under remand and regretted his conduct. 'I am remorseful about what I have done and this is my first offence. 'I have three siblings, and my father is the sole breadwinner. 'I plead for the bail amount to be lowered," said the accused. Siti Aminah set Aug 20 for sentencing as well as submission of a report by the Social Welfare Department, as the accused was still young. Apart from the two accused, at least four other men were charged for various sexual offences against children in the same court.
Mint
2 days ago
- Mint
UP news: Child home worker accuses superior, colleague of gang-rape in Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur: A 32-year-old child care home worker has accused the head of the centre in Shahjahanpur and one of his associates of raping her, a police officer said on Wednesday. The woman had been posted at the Azizganj-based Bal Grih (Child Care Home) by the Social Welfare Department last year, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told PTI. According to her, the centre-in-charge, Nemchand, had been harassing her ever since, he said. Nemchand also allegedly made a video of her beating children and used it to blackmail her, the officer said. According to the FIR, Nemchand and his associate Mukesh Dixit allegedly threatened to get the woman terminated and raped her several times over the last one year. A video recently surfaced on social media, showing the woman hitting children. A week ago, the administration filed a complaint against her in connection with that incident, police said. The officer said Nemchand and Mukesh Dixit have been booked under charges of gang rape and criminal intimidation, and the woman sent for medical examination. Ten people, including four minors, were apprehended on Tuesday in connection with the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at the famed Gopalpur beach in Odisha, police said. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi also strongly condemned the gang rape incident and termed it a "crime against humanity". The National Commission of Women (NCW) sought a report on the incident which has sparked an outrage across the state. The incident happened on Sunday night when the woman, an undergraduate student at a private college, went to the beach along with her boyfriend, who is a classmate, on the occasion of the Raja festival, police said. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar asked the Odisha DGP to submit an action taken report within three days and directed the immediate arrest of all the remaining accused, a swift and time-bound investigation, and provision of free medical and psychological support to the survivor. "Compensation must be ensured to the victim under Section 396 of the BNSS," the NCW said in a social media post. The woman, in her complaint lodged at the Gopalpur police station, alleged that when they were sitting at an isolated place on the beach, a group of 10 people approached them, rounded up her boyfriend and took turns to rape her.
Malaysiakini
2 days ago
- Malaysiakini
Sexual assault: Tahfiz student placed on 2-year good behaviour bond
The Ampang Magistrate's Court has bound over a tahfiz student, who pleaded guilty to committing physical sexual assault on a child in Hulu Langat last year, on a two-year good behaviour bond. Magistrate Normaizan Rahim made the order and imposed a bail of RM3,000 after examining the boy's probation report, which was submitted by the Social Welfare Department, at today's sentencing hearing, held in camera.
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Physical sexual assault: Tahfiz student bound over on two-year good behaviour bond
KUALA LUMPUR: A tahfiz student who pleaded guilty to committing physical sexual assault on a child of a staff member of a tahfiz centre in Hulu Langat in April last year was bound over on a two-year good behaviour bond by the Ampang Magistrate's Court here today. Magistrate Normaizan Rahim made the order and also imposed a bail of RM3,000 after examining the boy's probation report, which was submitted by the Social Welfare Department (JKM), at the proceeding, held in camera, today. The court had set today for the sentencing. Apart from that, Magistrate Normaizan also ordered the boy, who is now 18 years old, to undergo an interactive workshop organised by JKM and imposed a condition for him to be accompanied by his parents during the workshop. The boy, who was then 17 years old, was charged with committing sexual physical assault on the victim, who was 13 years and eight months old, in April last year. The charge was framed under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, which provides a prison sentence of not more than 20 years and whipping upon conviction. Lawyer A. Rahman Mohd Nasir represented the teenager, while the prosecution was represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Norhidayah Abdullah Sani.
