CMYK Rs. 3 KOLKATA MONDAY, 9 MAY, 2022 PG-12, YEAR—8, ISSUE—344 (RNI NO.: WBENG / 2014 / 56803) Morning India MI News service, Kolkata: India Meteoro- ‘Asani’ alert logical Department (IMD) on Sunday categorically issued heavy warning for fishermen venturing into the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. In its warning the Met department said,“Fishermen are advised not to venture into East-central and South-east Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea on May 8”.The fishermen were also advised not to venture into central parts of Bay of Bengal on May 9 and 10 and over Northwest Bay of Bengal from May 10-12. As per sources from the Indian MeteologicalDepartment,the cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ is set to intensify in the next 24 hours, On Saturday, the weather department predicted that a depression formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal about 170 km west of Car Nicobar and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 8 causing heavy rain between May 9 and May 10. Protestors hoot at Sri Lanka PM during his temple visit MI News Service, Colombo: Rabindra Sadan premises being spruced up on the eve of Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary to be observed on Monday. PIC: PRABIR BHATTACHARYA A police constable ‘raped’ a minor in UP MI News Service, Aligarh : Yet another case of a police constable raping a minor girl has come to light. According to reports, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a policeman who is related to her family in the village near Atrauli in Aligarh. The accused policeman, who was posted in the Bulandshahr district, was suspended on Sunday after a report from the Aligarh Senior Superintendent of Police was sent about the incident that took place on Friday. He has now been arrested. According to the police, the girl was visiting a relative when the accused policeman, who is related to the family, took the girl to a neighbouring village on his motorcycle and allegedly raped her. Later, he also allegedly threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed it to anyone, and fled the spot. However. the minor informed her relatives about the incident, following which a case was registered at the Atrauli police station. The girl has been admitted to a hospital for a medical examination. A senior police officer said a case under the relevant sections of the IPC and the POSCO Act was filed against the policeman after the medical report confirmed the rape charge. The incident comes days after a 13-year-old rape survivor was allegedly raped again by the incharge of a police station in Lalitpur when she had gone there to register a complaint. CM's district visit postponed due to cyclone threat MI News Service, Kolkata: Cyclone Asani signals off the coast of Bengal. The state government has issued early warning to deal with the disaster. Extreme levels of rainfall are expected, especially in coastal districts. Due to this, the district tour of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is postponed. According to sources, instead of 10th and 11th he will go to West Midnapore and Jhargram on 16th and 17th. She will return to Kolkata on the 19th after completing the pre-arranged program in the two districts. In other words, the visit of the Chief Minister was delayed by about a week. It is learnt that the concerned district administration has already been informed about this decision at the government level. The Chief Minister himself announced his visit to the district after visiting the new Trinamool office this week. He said that he will visit the district again and start the administrative meeting. The tour will start from May 10. On that day you will go to West Medinipur. She will hold administrative meeting there. May 11 party meeting with panchayat members at 12 Ahead of Amit Shah's Assam visit, NE parties warn of stir against CAA MI News Service, Guwahati: Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's three-day Assam visit, various organisations in the northeast have once again threatened to restart their agitations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) if the Centre tried to implement it in the region. Shah, who is likely to arrive in Guwahati late on Sunday night, would attend at least eight different events on Monday and Tuesday, coinciding with completion of one year of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led second government in Assam, headed by Chief Minister HimantaBiswaSarma, who was sworn in on May 10 last year. The All Assam Students' Union, the Raijor Dal, a political party headed by Independent MLA AkhilGogoi, the AsomJatiyatabadi Yuba ChhatraParishad in Assam, and the the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) in Meghalaya announced to resume their agitations against the CAA after Shah ❑ Continue PG 3 noon. On the 11th you will leave from there to Jhargram. Administrative meeting at 4 pm. Party meeting on May 12 at Jhargram Stadium. According to the weather office, there is a possibility of light rain in Bengal due to the effect of cyclone. The sky will be partly cloudy on Monday. It may start raining in the coastal districts from Tuesday. Heavy rain is also expected in Kolkata from Tuesday to Friday. Rains are also likely to increase in North Bengal districts from Tuesday. Rains are likely in South Bengal districts on Wednesday and Thursday. The coastal districts of East Midnapore and South 24 Parganas may experience light winds. Fishermen have been banned from going to sea since next Tuesday. The government decided to postpone the district visit of the Chief Minister. According to sources, Mamata Banerjee will go to West Midnapore on May 16 instead of the 10. There is a party meeting with the panchayat members. Then she will go to Jhargram on 18 May. After completing the program there, she will return to Kolkata on May 19. In dicey political pitch, Ganguly would prefer a test match, not 20/20 SIDDHERTHA ALBERT MAJUMDERR Both Saurav Ganguly and Amit Shah has made the situation like a pretty kettle of fish for every other people who are not close to them. With Amit Shah paying a surprise visit at Saurav’s place and Saurav getting cozy with the Home Minister, a lot of speculations sparked up. According to political analysts, both are them are mo less intelligent than each other and people close to them are quite aware of their snappy methods to tackle dainty situations. But Saurav is an old salt, much like the Home Minister Shah and knows very well how to maintain a balancing act. The very next day of Shah’s visit, SauravGanguly stridently and strategically Morning India Exclusive ❑ Continue PG 3 Tamil Nadu govt revokes its ban on 'Pattina Pravesam' ritual MI News Service, Chennai: The DMK government in Tamil Nadu revoked its order to ban the 'PattinaPravesam' ritual of the DharumapuramAdheenam on Sunday. 'PattinaPravesam', a tradition of devotees carrying the seer of the DharmapuramAdheenam in a palanquin, will take place on May 22. The order was CMYK released by the Mayiladuthurai district Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) today. AIADMK, BJP, and the Right Wing opposition opposed the state government's ban on the practice of carrying the Adheenam on a palanquin. Earlier, the Revenue Divisional Officer of Mayiladuthurai, J. Balaji issued the ban order for the event sched- uled for May 22, terming the practice a "violation of human rights". The controversy over the ban on Dharmapuram mutt's 'PattinaPravesam', has triggered political controversy in Tamil Nadu. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday warned the state government to take back its order of banning the ritual or else they will violate it by continuing with the traditional practice. "If government opposes DharmapuramAdheenam's 'PattinaPravesam', we will break the government rule and will carry the 'Adheenam' in palanquin ourselves. Government should take back their order", Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said earlier this week. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was hooted at by protestors when he visited Anuradhapura on Sunday morning, Sri Lankan media reported. The protestors hooted at the Prime Minister when his motorcade was leaving the premises of a Buddhist temple in Anuradhpura, reported the Daily Mirror. The protesters asked him to resign from his position as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister. Further, they made fun of him, asking if he was wearing clothes. However, the police, who were deployed outside the temple, barred the group of pro- testers from venturing close to the motorcade. Meanwhile, Mahinda Rajapaksa, at a special cabinet meeting on Saturday at the President's House, had agreed to resign from his post as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Mahinda's decision was based upon Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request for him to step down following Mahinda's inability to curb the deepening economic crisis in the island country. However, it is yet unclear how Mahinda Rajapaksa's departure would affect political developments in Sri Lanka, re- ported the Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka is struggling with acute food and electricity shortages, forcing the country to seek help from its neighbours. The recession is attributed to foreign exchange shortages caused by a clampdown on tourism during the COVID19 pandemic. The country is unable to buy sufficient fuel and gas, while the people are being deprived of basic amenities as well. The economic situation has led to huge protests with demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.