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00:01Good evening, hello and welcome. You're with the news today. This is your prime time destination. News, newsmakers, talking points, news without the noise. We have plenty as always on the show tonight. Our big talking point is coming from what's happening in Andhra Pradesh. That's the big news update. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha are bracing for Cyclone Manta. It's just made a landfall. We'll have a live update for you in a moment.
00:27Also, Tejasvi Yadav's manifesto pledged 1.25 crore jobs and counting. We'll raise the big question with two experts. Job creation, is that Bihar's biggest challenge? Will Bihar ever come out of the Bimaru trap? Also, we'll have an update on that shocker from Madhya Pradesh where a farmer was mowed down by a local BJP neta.
00:53All that and more. But first, as always, it's time for the Nine Headlines at Nine.
00:59Cyclone Manta strikes east coast as the landfall process begins. Severe cyclonic storm warning.
01:09Andhra, Odisha brace for maximum impact amidst wind speeds touching up to 110 km per hour.
01:17National capital gets cloud therapy but unsuccessful.
01:25Second cloud seeding trial conducted in parts of Delhi but citizens yet to witness the first ever artificial rain in an attempt to get pollution under control.
01:37Under control.
01:38Maha Gadbandan in Bihar releases their manifesto. Tejasvi Yadav vows to give one government job a family within 20 days. Promises to scrap Vakf Amendment Act if chosen to power. BJP accuses him of appeasement politics.
01:59Jan Suraj's Prashant Kishor gets a show cause notice from the Election Commission of India.
02:09Kishor asked to explain why his name is in the electoral rolls of both Bihar and Bengal.
02:15Politics peaks over beginning of the Pan-India, SIR, DMK, Trinamul and left rain fire on the poll body and BJP call it a move to delete voters who do not support them.
02:31All these states are going to the polls in a few months.
02:34Late Ratan Tata's long time trusted confidant Melly Mistry ousted from Tata Trusts board after trustees vote against extending his term move likely to consolidate Noel Tata's influence in shaping Tata Group's future.
02:53Amazon to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs. More cuts expected next year. Major shake-up driven in part by adoption of artificial intelligence at the tech giant.
03:05World's strongest storm in 174 years. Hurricane Melissa on track to make landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm.
03:17Gusts up to 295 kilometers per hour. At least a dozen people are dead.
03:27And Shreyas Iyer's condition is now stable but the cricketer continues to remain under observation after he sustained an injury to his abdomen in the Sydney ODI.
03:47But tonight's breaking story Cyclone Montha has made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh just a short while ago.
03:56Wind speeds up to 110 kilometers per hour near Andhra's Kakinada. Alert has been issued in the coastal districts of Andhra Odisha.
04:06Andhra deploys drones now in cyclone affected areas. NDRF, SDRF teams are on standby now for rescue ops to be conducted.
04:16So the big story is coming from that cyclone Montha which has moved to the southeast coast of the country.
04:23I want to go straight to our reporters who are literally I would say in the eye of the cyclone.
04:27Apoorva joined me from Kakinada where that landfall was made a short while ago. Abdul Bashir from Machli Patnam also in Andhra Pradesh.
04:36But first to you Apoorva, first of all I hope you are safe. The landfall has taken place. Tell us what you are hearing about damage if any in Kakinada.
04:49Well in fact we are safe here in Kakinada. One important thing to notice is that though the landfall has started it seems like the rains are continuing to go progressively increasing as the hours go by.
05:08Three to four hours is the time that has been given for this landfall to take its complete effect in you know the coastal town of Andhra Pradesh.
05:17We are seeing impact that is likely to be you know the coastal towns from Machli Patnam well into Kalinga Patnam are these coastal areas which will bear the brunt of this landfall that is expected.
05:29And IMD has also predicted that the windfall will go ahead well up to the speed of 90 km per hour until 110 km per hour.
05:39But Andhra Pradesh government has been prepared for Cyclone Montha in fact and from starting from today that is 8.30 this night until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning in across these seven particular districts which will bear the direct brunt of the landfall.
05:55There has been you know absolute vehicular movement that has been restricted barring emergency vehicles.
06:01This not only that there have been other precautionary measures that have been taken where power cuts have been issued in other areas as well.
06:08We are right now in one of these you know rescue centers there in Kakinada as you can see all people it has already started raining out here.
06:17It's you know and all people who have been moved from low-lying areas have been evacuated and set up in similar such camps such as this where I am presented on one side you have a fully functional medical camp that has been set up generators that have been set up on standby and people who have been you know in low-lying areas they have been moved.
06:37Andhra Pradesh government has set out help line numbers for public to access over 350 rescue and relief camps that have been set up in across these seven districts with special nodal officials who have been deployed from the coastline of Nellon well into Srikakulam.
06:55These nodal officials will be taking stock of the situation as the landfall has now started.
07:02Okay let me go to Abdul Bashir you are in Machli Patnam Abdul the landfall has just begun.
07:08Presumably all fishermen have been evacuated in fact one of the things India has learned in the last 10 years is how to cope with cyclones with advance warnings.
07:18Tell us again what kind of safety precautions have been taken what are you gathering.
07:24Well yes sir I am right now in Machli Patnam where the severity of storm cyclone Montha was being experienced.
07:35The whole area the whole town has been blacked out several trees uprooted the wind moving at the speed of 70 km per hour in Machli Patnam.
07:45We are right now moved outside Machli Patnam town for safety but what we are learning is that thousands of people have been moved from Machli Patnam town.
07:54Like we have said real time monitoring was done that mechanism that has been brought by the AP disaster response authority has used the real time monitoring system where all the departments have come together and a real time monitoring was done.
08:08Thousands of people evacuated more than 1400 villages were said to be affected 44 towns were under the loop of this particular cyclone that is right now has made a landfall.
08:20We are right now at a safe place but what we are learning is that the whole area you can see behind me is completely blacked out.
08:26All the shops have been closed people have been asked not to venture out nobody around the beach or sea severe barricading and highways also have been closed where entry and exit points have been closed for now.
08:38Where people have been asked not to venture in and around this area.
08:41Now all the precautions have been taken more than thousands of people evacuated.
08:45I am just going to stop you for a moment Abdul.
08:49I am just going to stop you for a moment because I have got also Akshita Nand Gopal standing by to just explain to our viewers the path of this cyclone.
08:59Akshita for the last 24 hours various warnings have been issued we have gone to Kakinada we have gone to Machli Patnam but there are warnings also issued in Odisha and the landfall has been made according to some reports just a short while ago.
09:14Others are suggesting it will be as possibly around 10-30.
09:17Can you just tell us where we stand now with this cyclone at the moment and what lies ahead.
09:22Absolutely Raj Deeb so we have opened this up on the map to show you real time as we are tracking the movement of the cyclone.
09:29It is moving essentially this way so I will zoom that in further for you just below Vizag this is where Kakinada falls it is also where Machli Patnam is.
09:37So the cyclone and this is the eye of the storm that you see here it is already hit.
09:41What I am showing you is a rain and thunder tracker so these right here are the heavy rain bands that have already hit the coast.
09:47So there are southern parts of Andhra right now that is receiving the heaviest rainfall and also northern parts of Tamil Nadu including Chennai.
09:54But in a cyclone it is all about the wind speeds.
09:56So if you look at the wind speeds right now and this gives you a very clear picture of really where the eye of the storm currently is.
10:02It has already hit you can see the coast of Andhra Pradesh but the wind speeds right now we understand from the med department has reached about 90-100 km per hour.
10:12There is a possibility of that actually going up and that is because these particular areas here Rajdeep that you see that is marked out in pink the brighter colours.
10:21When that moves in is when you see the maximum impact of the cyclone which is why experts are warning that the worst isn't over.
10:28The next few hours will be crucial to really assess what the impact of the cyclone is.
10:33What is the impact going to be not just on Andhra but also Odisha because you can see here places like Gopalpur which is in the coastal belt of Odisha very close to Andhra.
10:42That's also going to bear the brunt of this cyclone as those bands continue to move inland.
10:47As we can see from what Akshita says the key really is the Andhra coast but of course we are hearing reports also of winds up to over 100 km there in Odisha as well.
11:00Stay safe all of you out there.
11:02Apoorva Abdul Bashir appreciate you giving us those live reports from Kakinada and Machli Patnam.
11:09Clearly the rain has begun and we can only hope that it will cause minimal damage.
11:16Let me turn from there to politics where there is a storm of another kind in Bihar.
11:23Now remember just over a week to go before the first round of polling in the big battle for Bihar.
11:28Today the Mahagadbandan got together to put its joint manifesto.
11:33A 32 page manifesto which interestingly has only Tejasvi Yadav on the cover of it.
11:41And it's called Tejasvi's Praan in a way Tejasvi's promises are being projected.
11:47The manifesto promises government jobs through legislation for all of Bihar's families within 20 days.
11:55One job per household.
11:57All contractual and outsourced workers will be made permanent as would Jivika Didi's.
12:04The big question of course can these promises translate into reality.
12:09In a moment I'll look with experts at Bihar's job crisis.
12:13But first take a look at the political fallout today.
12:16The Mahagadbandan unveiled its manifesto dubbed as Bihar ka Tejasvi Pran translated verbatim means brave oath for Bihar.
12:32Had the name and picture of the chief minister face for the alliance cleverly weaved it.
12:39With that once again the grand alliance claimed a first stroke on the poll pitch as the ruling alliance is yet to release its poll manifesto.
12:48The manifesto makes big promises on the jobs front.
12:53The Mahagadbandan pledges one government job per household.
12:581.25 crore jobs in five years.
13:01A domicile law to guarantee locals get the jobs created.
13:05Unemployment allowances for both graduates and post graduates.
13:10What will be the vision for India for the next five years?
13:16What will be the blueprint for the next five years?
13:18What will be the blueprint for now?
13:19Until now they have not done a proposal.
13:24The NDA described the Mahagadbandan manifesto as just empty promises.
13:47The NDA has already released 10,000 rupees to near the capital.
13:50The NDA has already released 10,000 rupees to near the market.
13:55In the US, the country has already released 20 promises.
13:57The NDA has already released 60,000 rupees to the government.
14:01The NDA has already released 10,000 rupees to nearly 30,000 rupees.
14:06that we will give the government's party for 14 crores in the government.
14:09They are so naive to speak to each other.
14:12The Niteesh government has already released
14:15Rs. 10,000 to nearly 1 crore women as part of an employment scheme.
14:20Job creation is turning out to be a big election issue.
14:24Bureau Report, India Today.
14:29And let's make that a special focus.
14:32Away from the political din,
14:34The real issue remains job creation in a state like Bihar.
14:38Remember, 9% of India's population lives in Bihar.
14:42Job creation, is it Bihar's biggest challenge?
14:45Is it a mission impossible?
14:47How can a state like Bihar get more private investment?
14:51Will Bihar come out of the Bimaru trap,
14:54the so-called Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP trap,
14:58as was called a few years ago, several years ago,
15:01that these were the states that were least developed in the country?
15:05Let's go straight then to our talking point.
15:10So, is job creation mission impossible for Bihar?
15:15Joining me now, two very special guests, N.K. Singh,
15:18Chairman, 15th Finance Commission,
15:20someone who's been a distinguished civil servant,
15:23IS officer from Bihar,
15:24comes from one of the most well-known families of that state,
15:28also being joined by Dr. Prachi Mishra.
15:32She's professor at Ashoka University,
15:34economist and head of the ISAC Centre for Public Policy there.
15:38Appreciate both of you joining us.
15:40I want to come to you, Mr. N.K. Singh, first,
15:42because you've written a recent column
15:44where you've suggested that Bihar is actually
15:46one of the turnaround stories of the country
15:49in terms of the fact that there is economic growth
15:51that's visible over the last two decades.
15:54But the truth of the matter, Mr. N.K. Singh,
15:56is when I look at the big numbers,
15:58whether it's unemployment, which remains in double digit,
16:01when I look at per capita income,
16:02which is a third of the national per capita income,
16:05when I look at manufacturing,
16:07which is well below national figures,
16:10Bihar is still trapped, many believe,
16:12in a Bhimaru trap.
16:15Do you agree or not?
16:16I do not agree at all.
16:18I do not agree for four reasons,
16:22Rajdeep, I might say so.
16:24And I'll say it very, very quickly.
16:26First and foremost, if you look at long-term trends,
16:30I find you will find that between the period up to 2005,
16:36between that period,
16:38the growth of population was high,
16:42the growth of nominal GDP was low,
16:45and per capita income was roughly growing
16:48at close to roughly 1% per annum.
16:51In sharp contrast to that,
16:54if you look at contemporary figures,
16:56excepting for regrettably 2017,
17:00when there was a dip in the per capita income,
17:04if you, for instance,
17:05take the most recent example of 2025-2026,
17:10nominal GDP,
17:11nominal GDP is expected to grow at 22%.
17:15This is significantly higher
17:18than the expectation of nominal GDP.
17:21I recognize this is all from a very low base,
17:25but if you look at the growth trends of Bihar
17:28in the last 10 years,
17:30you will find that the growth of nominal GDP
17:32is significantly higher than the national average.
17:37Second, to support all this,
17:41demography, which was close to around 3%,
17:44has significantly come down to 1.4%, some say,
17:49but certainly below 2%,
17:51which means per capita income
17:53is rising significantly higher
17:56than at any other point in time.
17:59You compound this with the fact
18:00that capital expenditure
18:02has increased very significantly.
18:04there's a huge burst of activity
18:07in terms of roads, airports, rail connectivity.
18:11Couple it with the fact
18:12that a very large percentage of Biharis
18:15who are working outside,
18:18nearly every second household
18:20is receiving 35,000 rupees
18:23by way of remittances.
18:26Last year alone,
18:27the number of Biharis
18:28who sought jobs and secured jobs
18:31outside of India are quite high.
18:33I made some suggestions
18:34on how...
18:36I'll come to those in a moment.
18:39What you're saying is
18:40the glass is half full
18:42and not half empty.
18:43I will in a moment
18:44challenge some of what you've said,
18:46but I want to come to Dr. Mishra.
18:48Dr. Mishra, do you agree
18:50that Bihar is showing signs of growth?
18:53We've got Tejasvi Yadav today
18:54saying, for example,
18:56that jobs remain his big focus.
18:58He's going to provide
18:59one job per household.
19:01Now, that's 2.7 crore jobs.
19:03Whether that's achieved or not
19:05is a huge question.
19:06It will require,
19:07according to some estimates,
19:087 lakh crore addition in budget,
19:10which clearly Bihar doesn't have.
19:12But is there a sense
19:13that Bihar is actually able
19:14to come out
19:15of this unemployment,
19:16poverty trap,
19:17or is it mired in a way
19:19in the Bimaru state that it is?
19:21Thank you, Rajdeep.
19:24Pleasure to be here
19:25and pleasure to be in discussion
19:27with Mr. Nk Singh.
19:29Look, I think recent growth rates,
19:32as Mr. Nk Singh has pointed out
19:34in his article today,
19:37have been impressive.
19:38So it's been 8% to 9%,
19:40and it has doubled
19:42over the last decade.
19:45I think what I would like to add
19:48is that, you know,
19:48are these growth rates enough?
19:51I think despite these
19:53high growth rates,
19:54the divergence across states,
19:57divergence of Bihar
19:58with other states of India,
19:59has actually increased over time,
20:01because a number of states
20:03are growing even faster than Bihar.
20:06Therefore, I think,
20:08despite high growth rates,
20:09these are not high enough
20:10to catch up in convergence.
20:13At least my calculations
20:14suggest that it would need
20:1615 years for Bihar
20:17to catch up to Orisa,
20:19and, you know,
20:19much longer to catch up
20:20to even half of the
20:21all-India average,
20:22assuming current growth rates.
20:25However,
20:26all this implies
20:27and is very consistent
20:28with the forward-looking
20:30perspective which
20:31Mr. Nk Singh has offered,
20:33is really Bihar needs
20:35double-digit real growth rates.
20:37And perhaps 8%, 9%,
20:399% growth rates
20:40are not enough
20:41to achieve,
20:43you know,
20:44at least to get to half
20:45of India's
20:47per capita income
20:48when India becomes
20:49fixed in Bharat.
20:50So let me stop here,
20:51but happy to take one.
20:54You know,
20:54the fact though is,
20:56and based on what you're saying,
20:58let me,
20:58as I said,
20:59challenge Nk Singh
21:00on the belief that
21:02you've got a situation,
21:04Nk Singh,
21:07where 7.2%
21:08of the state's population,
21:1075 lakh migrants,
21:11according to one figure,
21:13work outside Bihar.
21:14the Bihar caste survey report
21:16for 22-23,
21:18according to which
21:182.65 crore people
21:20live outside Bihar
21:21as migrants.
21:22Now,
21:22these are people
21:23who clearly are not
21:24finding employable opportunities
21:26within Bihar.
21:27Yes,
21:27in agriculture in particular,
21:28there have been
21:29impressive growth rates
21:30in service sector,
21:31it's grown.
21:31But when I look at manufacturing,
21:33it is very,
21:34very depressing.
21:34Now,
21:35therefore,
21:36you're saying that
21:38Bihar is turning around.
21:39many will say that
21:40there is also
21:41the glass half empty,
21:43which you're not
21:43recognizing at all.
21:46No,
21:47I do not share this.
21:48I agree
21:49with Prachi
21:50that these
21:51impressive growth rates,
21:53which we have
21:54recently achieved,
21:55need to be
21:56accelerated further.
21:57if by the time
21:59India becomes
22:00a Vikasiddh Bharat,
22:02if Bihar continues
22:03with the same
22:05nominal GDP growth
22:07of,
22:07let us say,
22:0811 to 12%
22:10per annum
22:11consistently,
22:12which requires
22:12a slew of policies,
22:14none of which
22:15are really
22:16impossible to reach,
22:17we would have
22:18significantly narrowed
22:19the gap
22:20by 2047,
22:22according to the
22:23growth projections
22:23that I have,
22:25Bihar's
22:26per capita income
22:27would be
22:28two-thirds
22:29of current
22:30Karnataka's income,
22:32which is the highest
22:33in the number
22:34of states.
22:35Yes,
22:35I agree
22:36that this requires
22:37several five steps,
22:39which I have
22:40mentioned in my article.
22:41I'll very quickly
22:42in two sentences
22:43mention these.
22:44One,
22:45continue with
22:46the present initiative
22:47in terms of
22:47the capital
22:49outlays
22:49being significantly
22:50enhanced.
22:51Two,
22:52secure the
22:53migrant incomes
22:54which are coming
22:55through institutional
22:56mechanism,
22:56where they do not
22:57only go into consumption,
22:58but continue to go
22:59a reasonable percentage
23:00into capital expenditure.
23:02Three,
23:03provide mechanisms
23:04by which private capital
23:05can be attracted,
23:06which have been
23:07somewhat shy
23:07so far in Bihar,
23:09attracting private capital.
23:10Four,
23:11capitalize
23:11on the improved
23:13connectivity of Bihar
23:14in being able
23:15to harness something
23:16which Bihar
23:17has a latent capability,
23:19namely the tourism
23:20and the services sector.
23:20By the way,
23:21Rajdi,
23:22the story
23:23on the manufacturing
23:24sector
23:24being next
23:26to negligible
23:26is not
23:27borne out
23:28by facts.
23:29The current
23:29percentage
23:30of the manufacturing
23:31sector,
23:32no matter how low
23:33the nominal
23:34GDP is,
23:35currently
23:36is close
23:37to 20%
23:38of Bihar
23:39is from
23:40the manufacturing
23:41sector.
23:41The contribution
23:42of the agricultural
23:43sector
23:43has come down
23:44and just like
23:45the rest of India,
23:47the contribution
23:47of the services
23:48sector
23:48has gone up
23:49very,
23:49very significantly.
23:51The most important
23:52really thing,
23:53one of the things
23:53which I have mentioned
23:54in my article
23:55is being able
23:57to harness
23:58private capital
23:59in a significant way,
24:00bring about
24:01a qualitative change
24:02in the education
24:03sector
24:04for which
24:05there is a huge
24:06potential
24:07which exists.
24:10Therefore,
24:11Prachi,
24:11when you look
24:12at this election
24:12that's coming out,
24:13because the debate
24:14is once again,
24:16at least as far
24:18as the opposition
24:18is concerned,
24:19focusing on
24:20Palayan,
24:22Roko,
24:22Naukri,
24:23Do.
24:24And if you travel
24:24across Bihar,
24:25jobs is a major issue.
24:27This is a government
24:28also on its side,
24:29the Nitish Kumar
24:29government,
24:30just ahead of the elections,
24:31suddenly announced
24:3210,000 rupees
24:33for more than
24:341.2 crore women
24:36for making them
24:38entrepreneurs
24:38or self-entrepreneurs.
24:40The question arises
24:41that does Bihar
24:42need massive
24:44state support,
24:45government jobs,
24:46government handouts,
24:48welfare schemes?
24:49There is a private
24:50investment cycle
24:52that has really
24:52not picked up
24:53and that is a problem
24:55not just Bihar
24:56but several states
24:57in that part
24:58of the country face
24:58including a West Bengal,
25:00including parts
25:01of Eastern UP
25:01for example.
25:02There is that trap
25:03that several parts
25:04of the country
25:05find themselves in.
25:06Do you see Bihar
25:07emerging out of that trap
25:08where it's completely
25:09dependent on a
25:10my-bap-sarkar?
25:11So Rajdeep,
25:13let me just take
25:15this opportunity
25:15to, you know,
25:17just present a teaser
25:19for a report
25:20on Bihar
25:21exclusively focused
25:22on Bihar
25:23which ISAC Center
25:24for Public Policy
25:25is working on
25:26and what, you know,
25:28related to the
25:29whole jobs issue,
25:31you know,
25:31what we make
25:32a case for
25:33is strategic
25:34industrial policy
25:35and here
25:36I think
25:37let me highlight
25:38one thing
25:38which is
25:40agro-industrialization
25:41which is
25:42a first candidate
25:45for strategic
25:45industrial policy
25:46in Bihar
25:47and
25:47what we make
25:49a case for
25:50is that
25:50there's immense
25:51scope and potential
25:53for agro-industrialization
25:54industrialization
25:54and let me give you
25:55some concrete
25:57examples
25:57if you take
25:58the case of
25:59maize
25:59you know,
26:00maize has been
26:01a big success
26:01success story
26:02in Bihar
26:03what we argue
26:04is that
26:04this can be
26:05further capitalized
26:06on
26:07through exploiting
26:08two things
26:09one is the
26:09geographical
26:10and the input
26:11output linkages
26:12so let me
26:13just give you
26:14some granular
26:15examples
26:15I think
26:16maize is very
26:17concentrated
26:17in certain
26:18districts
26:18in Bihar
26:19Araria
26:19Supol
26:20these are districts
26:21in northeast
26:21Bihar
26:22but most
26:23maize leaves
26:24Bihar
26:24as raw grain
26:26without any
26:27value addition
26:28so developing
26:29maize based
26:30industrial structure
26:31clusters
26:32in some of
26:33these districts
26:33like Araria
26:34and surrounding
26:35districts
26:35could create
26:37multiply effects
26:38for both
26:39manufacturing
26:40and services
26:41so agriculture
26:42now is not
26:44you know
26:44agriculture
26:45agriculture
26:45you know
26:46if you actually
26:47exploit the potential
26:48of agriculture
26:49it can have
26:50spillover effects
26:51for both
26:52manufacturing
26:53and services
26:53I'm sure
26:54you know
26:54about you
26:54know
26:55makhana
26:55and lychee
26:56these are
26:56also examples
26:57of sectors
26:59which would
26:59have spillovers
27:00for manufacturing
27:01in terms
27:02of production
27:03as well as
27:03exports
27:04and for services
27:05so I think
27:06Bihar has
27:07you know
27:08important choices
27:09to make
27:10on the development
27:10path
27:11going forward
27:12and also learn
27:13from other states
27:14even if you look
27:15at agriculture
27:15you know
27:16different states
27:16in India
27:17follow different
27:17paths
27:18Madhya Pradesh
27:19is totally
27:20crop based
27:20Tamil Nadu
27:21is more
27:21livestock
27:22or he says
27:23more balanced
27:24Bihar could have
27:24a more balanced
27:25growth path
27:26spread across
27:27even within
27:29agriculture
27:29spread across
27:30crops
27:30you know
27:31traditional
27:31like pulses
27:32but also
27:32high value
27:33like lychee
27:34and makhana
27:35in addition
27:35to that
27:36livestock
27:36and fisheries
27:37and remember
27:38that you know
27:39Bihar has
27:40comparative
27:41advantage
27:41from structural
27:43endowments
27:43like water
27:44so livestock
27:45and dairy
27:46really remain
27:47dramatically
27:48underutilized
27:49relative to
27:50the available
27:50resources
27:51and market
27:52potential
27:52and you know
27:54tourism is
27:55another sector
27:55for strategic
27:56industrial policy
27:57I think
27:57Mr. Singh
27:58already spoke
27:59about tourism
27:59and has written
28:00about it
28:00I think
28:01tourism's
28:03economic
28:03contribution
28:04to Bihar
28:05GDP
28:05but most
28:06important
28:06to employment
28:07is very
28:09very low
28:09and that can
28:10increase
28:10you know
28:12significantly
28:13I think
28:13by doing
28:14a couple
28:15of things
28:15number one
28:16you know
28:16breaking
28:17the extreme
28:17geographic
28:18concentration
28:19you know
28:19right now
28:20it's very
28:20concentrated
28:21in two
28:22or three
28:22districts
28:22second
28:23you know
28:24again
28:24Mr. Singh
28:25spoke about
28:25it
28:25you know
28:26diaspora
28:26driven
28:27rural
28:27heritage
28:28you know
28:28heritage
28:29tourism
28:30is another
28:31area
28:31I think
28:32Bihar's
28:32large
28:33global
28:33diaspora
28:34and returning
28:35immigrants
28:36represent
28:37an untapped
28:38resource
28:38especially
28:39for agriculture
28:39and then
28:40there's
28:40the you
28:41know
28:41big
28:41Buddhist
28:42heritage
28:42that could
28:43be
28:43you know
28:45exploited
28:45so just
28:46I think
28:46I think
28:47there are
28:48important
28:48choices
28:48to be
28:49made
28:49at this
28:49point
28:50given
28:50that
28:50a new
28:51government
28:52is going
28:53to be
28:53in place
28:53in terms
28:55of development
28:55choices
28:56for the
28:57Bihar economy
28:57going forward
28:58I just
28:59want to ask
29:00both of you
29:01this
29:01I don't want
29:02to ask you
29:02who you
29:03think
29:03is better
29:04placed
29:04to take
29:06Bihar forward
29:07because I
29:07guess
29:07you don't
29:08want to
29:09put your
29:09you don't
29:11want to
29:11politically
29:12commit
29:13on that
29:14issue
29:15whether it's
29:15the
29:17but what I
29:18do want
29:18to ask
29:19and this
29:19is a
29:19question
29:19that has
29:20often
29:20troubled me
29:21is the
29:21sharp
29:21income
29:22inequalities
29:22as you
29:23travel across
29:24Bihar one
29:25thing that
29:25always strikes
29:26out is
29:26just the
29:27scale of
29:28inequalities
29:29particularly in
29:30parts of
29:30central Bihar
29:31where per capita
29:34incomes remain
29:35very low and
29:36much below the
29:36national average
29:37do you see
29:38that changing
29:39and casing a
29:40quick response
29:40and then
29:41Prachi will end
29:41well I
29:44certainly see
29:45one of the
29:46biggest
29:46equalizers
29:47of this
29:49income
29:49disparity
29:50by the way
29:50Rajdi
29:51this is not
29:52only true
29:52of Bihar
29:53this will be
29:54true for
29:55other states
29:56this will be
29:57true of India
29:58as a whole
29:58but to
29:59specifically answer
30:00your question
30:01the not a
30:03panacea
30:04but the only
30:05bigger
30:06is continuing
30:08with the
30:09nominal GDP
30:10growth rate
30:11of around
30:1215 to
30:1316%
30:14over a long
30:15period
30:15where growth
30:16is really
30:17propelled
30:17forward
30:18will have
30:19inevitable
30:19spillover
30:20effects
30:21apart from
30:22encouragement
30:23of private
30:24capital
30:24big investment
30:26in education
30:27in health
30:28which requires
30:29some changes
30:30and recalibration
30:31and of course
30:32the ability
30:33to attract
30:34gainful private
30:35investment
30:35in partnership
30:36tourism
30:37by the way
30:38I don't know
30:39Rajdeep
30:40if you have
30:40ever visited
30:41I'm sure
30:41you have
30:42you have
30:43visited
30:43Angkor Wat
30:44or not
30:44I was taken
30:45aback
30:46one city
30:47of Angkor Wat
30:48attracts a
30:49tourism
30:50based on
30:51the Ramayana
30:52theme
30:52attracts
30:53tourism
30:54which is
30:54mind boggling
30:55Bihar's
30:56legacy
30:57and history
30:58and given
30:58the fact
30:59that with
31:00the central
31:00government
31:00outlay
31:01having gone
31:02up significantly
31:02in terms
31:03of improved
31:04connectivity
31:04of air
31:05railways
31:06and roads
31:07offers that
31:09if it is
31:09blended
31:10particularly
31:11I say this
31:12with the
31:13hospitality sector
31:14being supported
31:15by availability
31:15of land
31:16at affordable
31:17prices
31:18and the
31:18availability
31:19of the
31:20other
31:20regulatory
31:20framework
31:21in a manner
31:22where this
31:23opportunity
31:23can be
31:24harnessed
31:25and capitalized
31:26to Bihar's
31:26advantage
31:27Prachi a
31:28final word
31:29how important
31:30is political
31:30stability
31:31to all
31:32of this
31:32Bihar has
31:33gone in
31:33the past
31:34through
31:34turbulent
31:34times
31:35is political
31:36stability
31:37the key
31:37when
31:38investors
31:39are making
31:40choices
31:40they will
31:41certainly
31:42look at
31:42states
31:43that offer
31:43freedom from
31:44fear
31:45particularly
31:45law and
31:46order
31:46as well
31:47as a
31:47politically
31:48stable
31:48environment
31:49am I
31:49correct
31:50Rajin
31:52let me
31:52quickly say
31:53that I
31:54agree with
31:54you
31:55what you
31:56started
31:56with
31:57in terms
31:58of
31:58how
31:59concentrated
32:00growth
32:01in
32:01Bihar
32:01is
32:02so if
32:03you
32:03look at
32:06Patna
32:09it has
32:10a per
32:10capita
32:11income
32:11of the
32:12orders of
32:12magnitudes
32:13of 1.5 lakh
32:14Begusara
32:15is around
32:1650-60
32:16thousand
32:17rupees
32:19but if
32:19you exclude
32:20these two
32:20the magnitudes
32:21are extremely
32:22low
32:22whether
32:23this can
32:25change
32:25and how
32:28important
32:28is
32:29political
32:29stability
32:30I think
32:31of course
32:32political
32:33stability
32:33is very
32:35important
32:36for economic
32:36policy
32:37I think
32:37there is
32:37enough
32:38evidence
32:39for that
32:40but I
32:40think
32:40again
32:41as I
32:41said
32:41it has
32:42to be
32:42combined
32:43with a
32:43drive
32:44for
32:45double
32:46digit
32:47real
32:47GDP
32:48growth
32:48and
32:49that
32:50can be
32:50achieved
32:51through
32:51strategic
32:51industrial
32:52policy
32:52with
32:53focus
32:53on
32:54agro
32:54industrialization
32:55tourism
32:56and perhaps
32:56also
32:57GCC
32:58which can
32:58help us
33:00achieve
33:00both
33:01the twin
33:01goals
33:02of GDP
33:02and also
33:03of employment
33:03let me
33:04stop here
33:04let me
33:05leave it
33:06there
33:06it's
33:06interesting
33:07to listen
33:07to two
33:08voices
33:09away from
33:09all the
33:10political
33:10noise
33:11which is
33:11why we
33:11thought
33:12we'd
33:12bring
33:12both
33:12of you
33:13here
33:13we
33:13heard
33:14a lot
33:14of
33:14noise
33:14partisan
33:15noises
33:16on both
33:16sides
33:17of the
33:17political
33:17divide
33:18whether
33:19job
33:20creation
33:21is
33:21impossible
33:22in
33:22Bihar
33:22time
33:23will
33:23tell
33:24but
33:25we
33:25look
33:26forward
33:26to
33:27getting
33:27Bihar
33:28back
33:28on
33:29track
33:29because
33:29a
33:29state
33:30with
33:30a
33:309%
33:31population
33:32of
33:32the
33:32country
33:32certainly
33:33needs
33:34to
33:34move
33:34ahead
33:34if
33:35at
33:35all
33:36India
33:36is
33:37to
33:37move
33:37ahead
33:38you
33:38just
33:38have
33:38to
33:38look
33:38at
33:39how
33:39well
33:39Biharis
33:39do
33:40when
33:40they
33:40are
33:40outside
33:40Bihar
33:41extremely
33:41hardworking
33:42and
33:42enterprising
33:43to know
33:44that
33:44it
33:45is
33:45there
33:45in
33:46the
33:46soil
33:46of
33:46the
33:47land
33:47to
33:47work
33:48hard
33:48and
33:48move
33:48ahead
33:49N.K. Singh
33:49Prachi
33:50Mishra
33:50appreciate
33:51you joining
33:52me here
33:53on the
33:53news
33:53today
33:54thank you
33:56thank you
33:57thank you
33:57Rajdeep
33:57pleasure
33:58okay
34:05let's
34:05focus
34:05on
34:06that
34:06big
34:06breaking
34:06news
34:07that's
34:07been
34:07flashing
34:07over
34:08the
34:08last
34:08few
34:08minutes
34:08on
34:09your
34:09screen
34:09the
34:10BJP
34:11leader
34:12who
34:12was
34:12suspended
34:13from
34:13his
34:14party
34:14after
34:15he
34:16was
34:16accused
34:17of
34:17crushing
34:18a
34:18farmer
34:19to
34:19death
34:19has
34:20been
34:20arrested
34:21this
34:21is
34:21the
34:22case
34:22of
34:22the
34:22BJP
34:23Kisan
34:23Morcha
34:24leader
34:24from
34:24Guna
34:25in
34:25Madhya
34:26Pradesh
34:26a
34:26case
34:27that
34:27was
34:27highlighted
34:27first
34:28here
34:28on
34:28India
34:29today
34:29the
34:29accused
34:30Mahendra
34:30Nagar
34:31has
34:31been
34:31arrested
34:32after
34:3255
34:33hours
34:34remember
34:35there
34:35were
34:35reports
34:35that
34:36he
34:36had
34:36absconded
34:36and
34:37moved
34:37into
34:37neighboring
34:38Rajasthan
34:39so far
34:404 out
34:40of 14
34:41accused
34:41in that
34:42horrific
34:42case
34:43let me
34:43repeat
34:44a case
34:44where
34:45a
34:45thar
34:46car
34:46was
34:46used
34:47to
34:47mow
34:47down
34:48a
34:48farmer
34:48after
34:50a
34:50land
34:50dispute
34:51when
34:51his
34:52daughters
34:52came
34:53there
34:53to
34:53protest
34:54they
34:54were
34:54also
34:55targeted
34:56they
34:56were
34:56assaulted
34:57their clothes
34:58were torn
34:59and therefore
35:00this is the
35:00most heinous
35:01crime
35:01involving
35:03a
35:03Kisan
35:04Morcha
35:04leader
35:04of the
35:05BJP
35:05the
35:06party
35:06has
35:07acted
35:07suspended
35:08him
35:08and
35:09now
35:09we
35:09are
35:09told
35:10that
35:10the
35:10prime
35:11accused
35:11Mahendra
35:11Nagar
35:12has been
35:13arrested
35:13this is
35:14the
35:14ex-BJP
35:15Neta
35:15who ran
35:16his
35:16thar
35:16car
35:17over
35:17a
35:17farmer
35:18in
35:18a village
35:19in
35:19Guna
35:20this is
35:21the
35:22racist
35:22reports
35:23that we
35:23are
35:23getting
35:24let me
35:24go
35:24straight
35:25across
35:25to
35:25Ravish
35:26Pal
35:26Singh
35:26he
35:27joins
35:27me
35:27live
35:28from
35:28Bhopal
35:28Ravish
35:29this
35:29was
35:30a
35:30story
35:30that
35:30was
35:30our
35:31top
35:31story
35:31yesterday
35:32you
35:32had
35:32told
35:32us
35:33then
35:33that
35:33Mahendra
35:34Nagar
35:34was
35:35absconding
35:36has
35:36he
35:36been
35:36picked
35:37up
35:37from
35:37Rajasthan
35:38or
35:38in
35:39Madhya
35:39Padesh
35:39itself
35:40what
35:41details
35:41can
35:41you
35:42give
35:42sir
35:45the
35:46prime
35:48accused
35:49Mahendra
35:49Nagar
35:50has
35:50been
35:51arrested
35:52from
35:52Rajasthan
35:53and
35:53Madhya
35:54Padesh
35:54border
35:54and
35:55he
35:55was
35:56not
35:56only
35:56absconding
35:57but
35:57he
35:58was
35:59frequently
36:01changing
36:02his
36:02locations
36:03also
36:04from
36:04last
36:0448
36:05hours
36:06Madhya
36:07Padesh
36:07police
36:07and
36:07Rajasthan
36:08police
36:08has
36:08made
36:09a
36:09task
36:09course
36:09and
36:10after
36:1155
36:12hours
36:12of
36:12long
36:13search
36:14operation
36:15he
36:16has
36:16been
36:16found
36:17hiding
36:17near
36:18a
36:18wine
36:18shop
36:19in
36:19Fatehgarh
36:20village
36:20near
36:21Madhya
36:22Padesh
36:22and
36:22Rajasthan
36:23border
36:23not
36:24only
36:24the
36:25prime
36:25accused
36:26Mahendagar
36:26but
36:27also
36:27his
36:27car
36:28chief
36:28was
36:29seized
36:31by
36:31the
36:31local
36:32police
36:32and
36:33today
36:34it
36:34was
36:35a
36:35heavy
36:35political
36:36development
36:37due
36:37to
36:38this
36:38incident
36:38the
36:39former
36:39chief
36:40minister
36:40of
36:40Madhya
36:41Pradesh
36:41and
36:41a
36:42local
36:42former
36:43MLA
36:43from
36:44Kuna
36:45nearby
36:46Kuna
36:47Raghukar
36:48has reached
36:50to the
36:50victim
36:51family
36:51today
36:51and
36:52because
36:52of
36:53the
36:53political
36:53pressure
36:54I'm
36:55just
36:56stopping
36:56you
36:56for
36:56a
36:56moment
36:57because
36:57Ankit
36:58Soni
36:58the
36:59SP
36:59of
37:00Guna
37:01is
37:01joining
37:01us
37:02Mr
37:02Soni
37:02appreciate
37:02your
37:03joining
37:03us
37:03can
37:04you
37:04give
37:04us
37:05more
37:05details
37:05is
37:05it
37:06confirmed
37:06that
37:06Mahendra
37:07Nagar
37:07and
37:07along
37:08with
37:08him
37:08some
37:08of
37:08his
37:09associates
37:09have
37:09now
37:10been
37:10arrested
37:10picked
37:11up
37:11we are
37:11told
37:12in
37:12a
37:30to
37:30you
37:31to
37:32you
37:33can
37:33tell
37:33you
37:35can
37:35tell
37:37that
37:38Mahendra
37:38Nagar
37:39is
37:39involved
37:41in
37:41which
37:42is
37:43uh...is...kis طرح سے ہے کیونکہ جو تھارکار چلا رہا تھا وہ کہہ رہے ہیں
37:48اس کے اسوسیٹس چلا رہے تھے کیا مہندر ناغر پوری طرح سے اس
37:53گھٹنا اکرم میں شامل تھا جس طرح سے ایف آئیر بتا رہا ہے اور
37:57کیا کارن ہے کہ اس نے کسان کی اس طرح سے ہتھیا کی what is your
38:01investigating investigation showing mr. سونی
38:05جو ابھی تک investigation میں ساتھے آہے ہیں
38:09جو ابھی تک investigation میں مہندہ
38:10کے دوارہ مرتب راہے ہیں
38:11مہندر کے دوارہ مرتب رامتھروپ ناغر کو بری طریقے سے مارہ پیٹا کیا ہے
38:18لاتھی دندوں سے مارہ پیٹا کیا ہے
38:20جی اور
38:22what was the further question
38:26I wanted to know whether his associates were also involved
38:30how many of them we are told 4 out of 14
38:33In this case, there are 4 people in this incident.
38:37Where are the other accused who reportedly were also involved, Mr. Soni, in this incident?
38:44In this case, the other associates of Mahindra's associates are still running.
38:51For which we have only 10 teams in this case.
38:55And we will be able to get the 10 associates in this case.
39:00Is it true that the Mahindra Nagar had a BJP to be suspended?
39:06He was suspended by the farmers of the country.
39:10And there were other people in the land disputes, land grabbing.
39:16So this was a criminal track record. Is it true?
39:21First of all, Mahindra Nagar's political party is not a problem.
39:27In this case, we are focusing on our core investigation.
39:33This incident happened.
39:35And Mahindra Nagar's...
39:36Is it a criminal record or not?
39:38I don't know...
39:39My last question...
39:53What charges are you putting against him?
39:55against him. You have been arrested. Presumably, murder will be a charge and therefore, this
40:01is not a case of, this will be seen as a case of murder. Am I correct?
40:07Yes, this is a case of murder. In addition to that, the three and many people who have
40:14been in the same way, the corresponding house also has been put in the same way.
40:20Soni ji, you have talked to us. Thank you very much. I want to go back to Ravish
40:23Paal Singh. Ravish, the police officer didn't want to highlight the fact that he comes from
40:30the Bharatiya Janta Party and was the Kisan Morcha leader. We've seen numerous photographs of
40:35his with BJP leaders, but I want to understand how this is playing out politically.
40:39Iska Rajneeti Karan kya hara? Aapne ka Digvijay Singh has gone to the spot. Clearly, the Madhya
40:44Pradesh government of Mohan Yadav has been pushed on the back foot, kyunki yeh phehli ghatna
40:49neha niya. Aaj bhi eek or ghatna ghatna ke baare mein baat aare hiya ki eek lokal BJP
40:55mandal neta ne eek kisii eek nagriq ko peeta hai. Uska bhi video aya hai. To kahi na kahi
41:01yeh pure ghatna kram me kya sarkar ko back foot pa liya gya hai?
41:05Bilkul sir, kyunki jama baat karte hai Madhya Pradesh me to is ghatna ko abhi dho dhin huwe
41:13nahi hain hain aur aaj eek maamla video saamne aya hai. Yeh video bala ghat district saa aya
41:17hai jama pe joh BJP ka lokal leader e district leader. Ho eek joh uak hai. Uski bi rahmi
41:24se pitai kar raha hai. Usse kursi pe bitha kar ke dandau se maa raha hai. Ispure maamla
41:28me bhi police nai F.I.R. dutch ki hai. Lekin yeh joh pura maamla hai. Isliye
41:31ziade important ho jata hai. Rajdik ji dekhi yeh maamla joh hai. Yeh guna ka hai.
41:35Ah guna joh hai wun union minister Jyoti Radhi Tassindhya ka ah log sabha point
41:41state 20C hai. Or iske saath hi guna me hi pardhata hai raghogat vidhan sabha assembly.
41:48Jaha se adhi hai pool wukhye mantri Dikbejai Singh. Or filhal joh hai currently
41:52unke beethe Jaywardhan Singh maha se MLA hai. Jokhi madhya madhya
41:55government me minister raha chukye ghe. To zahir se bata hai yeh na
41:59kival eek incident tha murder ka balki iske saath hi yeh eek bada
42:03political battle ground bhi ban gaya hai. Or division sing aaj jab
42:08gahe thay to pressure tha kaaphi administration peo. Or isi liye gualia
42:11chambal zone ke joh senior police officials hain. Aaj wos sobay se guna
42:15district me hii aapne dhera jamain huye thay. Or na kival local police balki
42:18aas paas ke kai khano ki post jo hai. Aaj ho guna meh tii. Or jis
42:22tarikhe se ispure maamle mein ab tasweere saamne a chukye hai. Or kal rat ko hi
42:25india chude pe khabar chalai jane ke baad. Jho bjp leader hai ushe expel kia gaya
42:30ta party se. To is baat ki ukta sabut he ki iska kahi na kahi bhaar ki janta
42:35party se link tha. Or isi liye party ne ushe kal expel bhi kiya hai.
42:38Right. Ravishpal Singh, a story which deserves national attention which should have got far
42:47more attention in the mainstream media. We will continue to track all such stories where there
42:53is impunity of power shown in these dastardly matters whichever part of the country they come
43:00from. Today the story which we've been tracking is from Madhya Pradesh and we hope that the accused
43:06will get the severest punishment. This is absolutely unacceptable behavior that deserves
43:13the strictest exemplary punishment in this case. Thanks very much Ravishpal for joining me. I want
43:19to turn from there to the other story we've been tracking. The Delhi government seemingly at sixes
43:25and sevens to tackle the problem of smog and pollution finally conducted a cloud seeding in
43:32parts of the city as they had promised. But here's the story. There were no cloud showers that were
43:37reported from any parts of the city. Two cloud seeding trials involving an IIT in Kanpur were conducted
43:44today covering six areas of across Delhi. Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Sirsa had stated that
43:52it might take fifteen minutes to four hours for artificial rain depending on moisture inside the
43:58clouds. But the four hour deadline has ended. The capital is yet to receive its first artificial
44:04rain. The Delhi government says for artificial rain there must be at least fifty percent moisture in
44:09the clouds. Currently there is only ten to fifteen percent moisture which has delayed the rains. Now
44:17the Delhi government is facing two challenges. One is in the air. The other is well in water. It was the
44:24final day of Chhat Puja. In Delhi though the celebrations in a sense have been partly overshadowed
44:30by the political controversy created over the Delhi government's attempt to create artificial ghats
44:37near the Yamuna for devotees. The Amarbi party has been quick to target the BJP claiming that this was all
44:45part of the BJP's optics to show that the Yamuna was being cleaned and that the government had misled citizens
44:52on the quality of water. The BJP has hit back saying they are moving away from the AAP legacy of 10 years
45:01where the AAP they say failed to control the pollution in the Yamuna. Our reporter Anmol Bali did
45:08a reality check to find out what the truth was. Is the Yamuna cleaner or not? Take a look.
45:15Chhat celebrations back on the banks of Yamuna after many years. The ghats in Delhi were busting on Tuesday.
45:29However, an artificial ghat or space created for Puja on the Yamuna river bank at the Vasudev
45:34ghat in Delhi is an eye of a storm. The Amarbi party claims it foiled the BJP government's plan to use the
45:41makeshift guard for the PMCUs.
45:47The Bhatia Janta Party and the Bhatia Janta Party have tried to make a
45:52natural Yamuna and make the world to show the world.
45:57We have cleaned the Yamuna and the water is like the water of the filter.
46:02The water is like the water. The mineral water is a force of social media.
46:07The BJP maintains it never claimed to have finished the clean-up
46:17of Yamuna and took credit for creating artificial ghats.
46:21The khat pegrana to war sanctions has also done very, the sand also has made the
46:22water the water in the reim proportion. In 2,070 just made the湾 and applying that
46:23पृच्छे दर सालों में छटपूजा नहीं होती थी
46:25बापे परतिपन लगा दिया जाता
46:27था परशासनद वारा
46:28इस बार 20 से ज़्यादा घाट हमने बनाए हैं
46:31जो कि यमना के टडपर बनाए है
46:33लोगों को हमने यमना के अंदर
46:35में पानी के उतरने के बजाए
46:37This year, more water is being released from the Hatnikund barrage in Haryana into the river, giving it a cleaner look.
47:07Data on Yamuna water quality released by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee for October 25th shows that pH value at the significant locations were within permissible limits.
47:33However, fecal coliform levels, which indicate contamination with fecal matter, exceeded maximum permissible limits at ISBT Bridge, ITO Bridge, Nizamuddin Bridge, Okla Barrage and Asgarpur.
47:48At these levels, the water is not fit for bathing.
47:50Talking about the fecal coliform, it's a very important parameter.
47:56There is a huge change in the values.
47:59So earlier it was, now if we say three log, four log reduction in the values, February and then final reports in June.
48:10So we are very pleased that government has taken our recommendations very seriously.
48:15And the efforts which has been done by the government are tremendous.
48:19How clean is the river remains a matter of debate.
48:23With Anmol Bali, Bureau Report, India Today.
48:26Okay, let's take a break at this point.
48:32When we return, our Get Real India story.
48:35Tonight, it comes from Jarkhand, where five children battling thalassemia have tested HIV positive after blood transfusions at a government hospital.
48:46We'll tell you more on the other side.
48:49You're watching News Today.
48:52News without the noise.
48:54Let's turn to tonight's Get Real India story, which comes from Jarkhand, where five children battling thalassemia have now tested HIV positive after blood transfusions at a government hospital in Chaibasa town.
49:08The state government has ordered a high-level probe, suspended key officials and announced compensation for the victims.
49:14But the question is, how did such a grave lapse happen in a government hospital?
49:21Tonight's Get Real India.
49:22A shocking case of medical negligence in Jarkhand.
49:47At least five thalassemia-affected children have tested positive for HIV after receiving blood transfusions at a government hospital in West Singbhum district's Chaibasa town.
50:02The incident has sparked outrage across the state, prompting immediate investigation by a high-level medical team from Rachi.
50:09The matter first came to light on Friday, when the family of a thalassemia-affected child alleged that HIV-infected blood was transfused to him at the Chaibasa Sadar Hospital blood bank.
50:22After the complaint, the Jarkhand government dispatched a medical team to investigate the allegations.
50:28Four more children suffering from thalassemia were found to be HIV positive, and they had all been receiving regular transfusions at the same hospital.
50:36The police chief minister, Hemant Soren, has directed the suspension of the civil surgeon of West Singbhum,
51:05and several other hospital officials.
51:09He has also announced that families of the affected children will receive two lakh rupees each,
51:14and the state government will cover the full cost of treatment for all victims.
51:18The BJP has slammed the state government for the serious lapse.
51:41The ongoing probe has uncovered serious lapses in the hospital's blood bank,
51:58including unsafe storage, inadequate testing, and improper distribution of blood units.
52:03As the investigation continues, the blood bank has been placed under emergency operations mode,
52:10and will only cater to critical cases for the next few days.
52:15Bureau Report, India Today.
52:17And that is our aim on the news today, to bring you stories that prime time across this country simply doesn't report.
52:27The stories that should really matter to you and me and the people at large.
52:33News without the noise. Bye for now.
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