Security forces recover 35 cane bombs in J'khand's Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Thirty-five cane bombs allegedly planted by Maoists to target security forces were recovered from a forest in Jharkhand's Gumla district, a police officer said Saturday.
The bombs were planted in the Harinakhand forest under Gumla Sadar police station allegedly by Maoists to cause damage to security forces, he said.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Suresh Prasad Yadav said they got information that cane bombs have been planted to cause damage to security forces in Harinakhand forest during long-range patrolling by police on Friday.
"We informed the bomb disposal squad in Ranchi. The bomb disposal squad defused the bombs today," he said.
He said that the weight of a cane bomb would be around 1 kg.
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CJI Surya Kant clarifies 'parasites' remarks, says 'pained' over media reports
New Delhi (PTI): Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a strongly worded clarification on his 'parasites' remarks, saying he was "pained" by media reports that suggested he criticised youth.
"I am pained to read how a section of the media has misquoted my oral observations made during the hearing of a frivolous case yesterday," the CJI said in a statement.
Kant emphasised that his remarks were specifically directed at individuals entering the legal profession through "fake and bogus degrees" and were "misquoted by a section of the media."
The clarification follows a controversy during a hearing on Friday, when the CJI used words like "parasites" and "cockroaches" while pulling up a lawyer for his plea seeking senior designation.
"What I had specifically criticised were those who have entered professions like the Bar (legal profession) with the aid of fake and bogus degrees. Similar persons have sneaked into the media, social media, and other noble professions as well, and hence, they are like parasites.
"It is totally baseless to suggest that I criticised the youth of our nation. Not only am I proud of our present and future human resource, but every youth of India inspires me. It is not an exaggeration to say that Indian youth have great regard and respect for me, and I too see them as the pillars of a developed India," the chief justice said about his remarks.
