Assam Rifles hands over 15 trained horses to Myanmar army Alleged Khalistani militant arrested in Uttar Pradesh ’Harassed’ husbands burn effigy of Surpanakha Suspended Chandigarh police SI booked for raping model Punjab Govt approves 400 luxury vehicles f

IMPHAL: In a move to strengthen bilateral ties, the Indian Army has handed over fifteen trained horses to its Myanmarese counterpart at a ceremonial function at Moreh town in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, along the India-myanmar border, an official release said.

The ceremony, organized by Assam Rifles on Thursday, was aimed at enhancing “mutual trust and bonding between the armies” of the two Asian neighbours, the release issued by the paramilitary force said.

The horses, which reached Moreh town on Wednesday from Hempur in Uttarakhand, were selected by a Myanmarese delegation during their visit to Remount Training School and Remount Veterinary Corps in the northern state in September.

They were “provided on sale to the Myanmar army as part of defence foreign co-operation measures” between the two nations, the release said.

The Hempur establishment has a “rich experience of 240 years” in breeding and training of horses and dogs for the Indian Army and its counterparts in the neighbouring nations.

In 2017, too, the army had gifted 15 ceremonial horses and 15 sniffer dogs to Myanmar, it added. MUZAFFARNAGAR: A suspected pro-khalistan group member, who was involved in a plot allegedly to kill former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, was arrested in Shamli district, police said Friday.

The accused, Karam Singh, was arrested Thursday, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Twari said.

Meanwhile, Jarman Singh, who was arrested Thursday in Rajasthan Bikaner’s district, in connection with the case would be brought here and sent to police remand, the CO said.

He is the leader of a prokhalistani module that had allegedly attacked police personnel and looted their rifles on October 2 in Shamli district.

Three others accused in the case were sent to ten-days remand by the court, the police officer said. The three men were arrested in connection with the October 2 incident. AURANGABAD: Burning effigies of Ravana is a common practice on Dussehra, but some “harassed” husbands celebrated the festival here in a slightly different way - by burning an effigy of Surpanakha, sister of the mythical multi-headed demon king.

These men- members of ‘Patni Pidit Purush Sanghatana’, an organisation of victims of harassment by wives- burned the effigy on Thursday evening at Karoli village near Aurangabad in Maharashtra.

Talking to PTI, founder of the organisation Bharat Phulare said, “All the laws in India are against men and favour women. They are misusing it to harass their husbands and in-laws over petty issues.”

“We condemn this tyranny against men in the nation. In a symbolic move, our organisation burnt an effigy of Surpanakha on the occasion of Dussehra last evening,” he said.

As per Hindu mythology, Suparnakha was the root cause behind the battle between Ravana and Rama. In order to avenge the insult of Surpanakha, Ravana disguised himself as a sage and kidnapped Sita, which ultimately led to the war.

Phulare claimed that as per the 2015 records, of the total number of married people who committed suicide in the country, 74 per cent were men.

Some members of the organisation also raised question marks over the ongoing #Metoo movement. CHANDIGARH: A suspended Chandigarh Police subinspector has been booked for allegedly raping a 25-year-old model from Mumbai, police said on Friday.

The victim told the police that Naveen Phogat raped her in June this year and he claimed to have objectionable videos and photos of her.

Phogat used these to blackmail the woman to get sexual favours from her in lieu of getting her money back from a man who had fraudulently transferred Rs 12 lakh from her account, the police said.

He has been booked under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC, they said.

Phogat was suspended in August this year for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh in a Bitcoin forgery case, they said. CHANDIGARH: Over 400

luxury vehicles have been approved by the Punjab government for the chief minister, ministers, MLAS and bureaucrats, a Transport Department order said Friday.

The purchase of new vehicles is likely to cost around Rs 80 crore on the state exchequer, officials said.

As per the norms for vehicle entitlement, the department has approved 16 Land Cruisers, including two bullet proof, for the chief minister, 13 Mahindra Scorpios for his staff, 14 Maruti Dzire/honda Amaze/ Ertiga for the officers on special duty (OSDS) to the CM, the order said.

Besides, 17 ministers in the Amarinder Singh cabinet will be given Toyota Fortuner or Toyota Crysta, while 97 Toyota Crysta will be brought for legislators, as per the order. With the new entitlement of vehicles, the chief minister will get Land Cruiser instead

As per Hindu mythology, Suparnakha was the root cause behind the battle between Ravana and Rama

of eight Ambassadors and six Mitsubishi Monteros, ministers will now have Toyota Fortuner or Toyota Crysta in place of Toyota Camry, legislators travel mode has been upgraded from Toyota Innova to Toyota Innova Crysta, the order said.

However, officials said no purchase order has been given by the state government for the new luxury vehicles so far.

Farm organisations, including the BKU, criticised the order saying it would put extra burden on state exchequer.

The Finance minister during the Budget Session had said the state was reeling under a debt of around Rs 1,95,978 crore.