Hearing a plea seeking reinstatement of meat vendors evicted by a civic body in Goa’s Panjim, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna found in the midst of heated arguments that the lawyer representing the meat vendors, a shop owner who claimed to be doing some related business. (but who was claimed by the meat seller to be a jeweller), and the municipality. Justice Nagarathana then noted that in Kalidasa’s epic “Abhijnanasakuntalam”, Shakuntala was able to get her gold ring back after a fisherman stumbled upon the ring which had been swallowed by a fish. She was quick to add that it is the fish seller in the play and not the meat seller.
Passion vs. Fashion
As controversy rages over Dr BR Ambedkar’s remarks in the House of Home Minister Amit Shah, some social media handles of Dalit-Bahujan activists have displayed the tag – ‘This is not fashion, this is passion’. Chanting Ambedkar’s name has become ‘fashionable’ is linked to Shah’s statement.
At your service
Devotees visiting Mahakumbh 2025 will be able to avail some unique services provided by the Department of Consumer Affairs at the pavilion in the fair grounds. For example, people can walk in and check the purity of their gold jewellery. They can also lodge their complaints on the spot. The department is also planning to organize a quiz for the visitors and the winners will get some surprise gifts. The department is reportedly sending a team of officials from Bureau of Indian Standards and National Test House for the work.
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