News of Week ending of 14 January 2017

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  • Supreme Court orders new Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe afresh 186 cases which were closed in hurry.
  • IIT Kanpur starts service on Hindu sacred texts, says ready for criticism
    • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has become the first engineering college in India to start a text and audio service related to Hindu sacred texts. The services are being offered on the official portal of the premier college which displays the link http://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in.Srimad Bhagwadgita, Ramcharitmanas, Brahma Sutra, Yoga Sutra, Shri Ram Mangal Dasji and the Narada Bhakti Sutra are among the nine sacred texts uploaded.
  • Rift amongst Supreme Court Judges: 4 senior Judges revolt against Chief Jutsice of India
  • 3 teenage students killed, 6 missing as boat with 40 students capsizes off Maharashtra coast
    • The students from a junior college near Par Naka in Dahanu in Maharashtra’s Palghar district were on a picnic when their boat capsized in the Arabian Sea.
    • IANS quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the tragedy was apparently triggered when some students reportedly crowded on one side of the boat to click selfies, resulting in the loss of balance as the vessel capsized.
  • Senior ONGC manager among 6 killed in chopper crash off Mumbai coast, 1 missing
    • Army Chief Bipin Rawat Warns Of Stronger Reaction Against Pak Terrorism
      • Army chief General Bipin Rawat said today that the Indian Army will not let anti-India activities succeed at any cost in Jammu and Kashmir and warned of stronger reaction against Pakistan-supported terrorism.
    • On Army Day, Indian forces kill seven Pakistani soldiers, six JeM terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Schools radicalising J&K youth: Bipin Rawat
    • Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat here on Friday said the social media and government schools in Jammu and Kashmir are spreading a major disinformation campaign which is radicalising the youth.
    • He also said that the madrasas and Masjids are also playing a role in this and some control has to be exercised, including taking a relook at the education system in the state.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu, ISRAEL PM meets Narendra Modi: Israeli Prime Minister’s historic visit is important for India
    • The Israeli leader, who has come along with 130 businessmen, is on a six-day-visit to India and has a jam-packed schedule. The visit is crucial as during Netanyahu’s six-day stay, the two countries are expected to sign agreements on cybersecurity, energy and space cooperation and film production.
    • 19-yr-old gored to death,28 injured at Madurai in Tamil Nadu during Jallikattu festival
  • 6 Wrestlers killed in two separate road accidents
    • Renowned wrestler and coach Sukhchain Singh Cheema dies in road accident near Delhi- Haryana border
    • Five wrestlers killed as MUV rams tractor in Maharashtra

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