Today, I shall endeavour to touch upon certain news bytes that have hit the headlines. My thoughts are also being added..
1. Another Black Man Killed In The US.
Devin Bronsan and Garret Rolfe of the Atlanta Police were dispatched on Friday night to a
Wendy's on a complaint about a man parked and asleep in the drive-through. The officer
performed a sobriety test on the Black American, identified as Rayshard Brooks. When Brooks
failed the test, the officers attempted to handcuff him. In the scuffle that followed, Brooks grabbed
an officer's stun gun and ran away....after moving away from the scene, he turned around pointing
the stun gun at the policemen, when one of them shot him down with his revolver. These scenes
have been captured by a surveillance TV in the vicinity.
This has enraged the public and the people went on a rampage burning down property and shouted
slogans, escalating the ongoing protests.
My take.
Is there some sort of an effort to deepen the Black-White divide in the US? Or is it a subtle way of
nullifying Trump's chances of a re-election because he's not a politician in the real sense and
therefore, considered out of the establishment?
2. A Reverse Swing In Nepal.
Agni Prasad Sapkota, the Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives rejected the Constitutional
Amendment Bill that proposed a new political map for the country. This alteration includes an
additional 370 sq km that included Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh that belong to India.
On 13 May, Nepal had deployed Armed Police Force(APF) near Kalapani, at Chhangru, on the
Nepal side of the border. On 12 Jun, one person was killed after Nepali police opened fire near
the border. The troop deployment by Nepal was in response to India's construction of a
strategically crucial link road in Uttarakhand, connecting the Lipulekh pass along the border
with China.
My take.
The communist Prime Minister KP Olli, is increasingly getting nervous about his political future
and is trying to shore up his sagging acceptance among his people and could have got into this
misadventure at China's behest!
3. 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Near Rajkot.
The quake in Gujarat is the latest in a series of minor and moderate quakes to have hit parts of
northern India. It struck at 2013 hrs, this evening and the epicentre of the earthquake was 118 km
north-northwest of Rajkot.
No injuries, deaths or damages have been reported so far.
My take.
The state is coping with the abnormal spike in the number of COVID cases when another tragedy
of this magnitude has struck. O God, please look after the people of Gujarat in these difficult
times.
Tailpiece.
Though it was a Sunday, we'd got up on the dot, the chores and was ready by a half past 9. The maid had come by at her appointed time.
I find that I've been highlighting the maid's coming and going from the house, everyday. Just goes to show as to how activities have dwindled and with the areas surrounding Guruvayur, having become containment zones, a retreat to a few of the lock down restrictions has already taken place!
1. Another Black Man Killed In The US.
Devin Bronsan and Garret Rolfe of the Atlanta Police were dispatched on Friday night to a
Wendy's on a complaint about a man parked and asleep in the drive-through. The officer
performed a sobriety test on the Black American, identified as Rayshard Brooks. When Brooks
failed the test, the officers attempted to handcuff him. In the scuffle that followed, Brooks grabbed
an officer's stun gun and ran away....after moving away from the scene, he turned around pointing
the stun gun at the policemen, when one of them shot him down with his revolver. These scenes
have been captured by a surveillance TV in the vicinity.
This has enraged the public and the people went on a rampage burning down property and shouted
slogans, escalating the ongoing protests.
My take.
Is there some sort of an effort to deepen the Black-White divide in the US? Or is it a subtle way of
nullifying Trump's chances of a re-election because he's not a politician in the real sense and
therefore, considered out of the establishment?
2. A Reverse Swing In Nepal.
Agni Prasad Sapkota, the Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives rejected the Constitutional
Amendment Bill that proposed a new political map for the country. This alteration includes an
additional 370 sq km that included Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh that belong to India.
On 13 May, Nepal had deployed Armed Police Force(APF) near Kalapani, at Chhangru, on the
Nepal side of the border. On 12 Jun, one person was killed after Nepali police opened fire near
the border. The troop deployment by Nepal was in response to India's construction of a
strategically crucial link road in Uttarakhand, connecting the Lipulekh pass along the border
with China.
My take.
The communist Prime Minister KP Olli, is increasingly getting nervous about his political future
and is trying to shore up his sagging acceptance among his people and could have got into this
misadventure at China's behest!
3. 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Near Rajkot.
The quake in Gujarat is the latest in a series of minor and moderate quakes to have hit parts of
northern India. It struck at 2013 hrs, this evening and the epicentre of the earthquake was 118 km
north-northwest of Rajkot.
No injuries, deaths or damages have been reported so far.
My take.
The state is coping with the abnormal spike in the number of COVID cases when another tragedy
of this magnitude has struck. O God, please look after the people of Gujarat in these difficult
times.
Tailpiece.
Though it was a Sunday, we'd got up on the dot, the chores and was ready by a half past 9. The maid had come by at her appointed time.
I find that I've been highlighting the maid's coming and going from the house, everyday. Just goes to show as to how activities have dwindled and with the areas surrounding Guruvayur, having become containment zones, a retreat to a few of the lock down restrictions has already taken place!
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