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Pink Villa
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Meet actor who almost left industry, walked away from Nawazuddin Siddiqui film for saying 'No' to explicit scenes and is now set to star with Salman Khan
The Bollywood industry gives fame, but only a few manage to maintain their reputation and stay in the spotlight. So far, many actors have quit the limelight, and on the other hand, many have been forgotten by the people. But, there's one actor who almost left the industry but still managed to do films and make a place among the audience. Although she has been active since 2005, she is known to have featured in a handful of projects, but is still referred to as a renowned personality. We are talking about none other than Chitrangda Singh. Born on August 30 in Jodhpur, Chitrangda Singh did her schooling in Meerut and completed her graduation in Home Science from New Delhi. Her journey to showbiz began with modeling, and later she transitioned into acting. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi marked her acting debut in 2005, and Chitrangda's second venture was Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow. In 2011, the 48-year-old was seen in Desi Boyz alongside Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. The film earned her significant recognition, and she went on to do movies such as I, Me Aur Main, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3, and Gaslight, among others. Her special appearance in the Aao Raja song from Gabbar Is Back turned out to be extremely popular. In one of her interviews, the actor mentioned that she bowed out of the industry because she felt betrayed and cheated. Talking about her decision to walk away from Kushan Nandy's Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Chitrangda revealed that the director forced her to perform intimate scenes. She also remarked that Nawazuddin stayed quiet despite being present there. However, Nandy didn't agree to the same. Denying such allegations, he pointed out that she had issues with the script. Chitrangda Singh was recently seen in Housefull 5. On the work front, she is all set to share screens with Salman Khan in the upcoming movie based on the Galwan Valley clash. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates!
New Indian Express
11-06-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Doctor at BSA hospital assaulted by attendants after death of newborn
NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, a second-year female DNB resident doctor from the gynaecology department of Baba Saheb Ambedkar (BSA) Hospital was allegedly assaulted and harassed on duty by a group of attendants of a patient on Monday, police said. The incident took place inside the hospital ward around 2 pm. As per the police complaint, the doctor was attacked while she was heading to her duty in ward no. 12. The assailants, reportedly four to five women related to a patient named Sonia, physically assaulted her, pulled her hair, and allegedly tried to tear her clothes. They also attempted to strangle her using her stethoscope, leaving scratch marks on her body. Police said the attack was triggered by the death of a newborn baby earlier that morning. 'Victim doctor stated that while she was going for her duty in ward no. 12, she was physically assaulted by 4/5 ladies who were attendants of patient Sonia, a resident of Bakkarwala, admitted in ward no. 11. They assaulted her and also pulled her hair. They also tried to tear her clothes. On enquiry, it was revealed that the patient was admitted for delivery and her newborn baby died in the morning today, on June 9. In the heat of anger, they assaulted the lady doctor,' the police said. A case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Medicare Service Personnel and Medicare Service Institutions Act. The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) strongly condemned the incident and highlighted the absence of security staff during the assault. In a letter to the Medical Director, the RDA demanded immediate termination of all security guards who were on duty at the time.
Observer
30-04-2025
- General
- Observer
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields
Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country's agriculture. It is a risky move that threatens to deplete the groundwater in a nation already battered by frequent drought and scarce rainfall. Although Iraq's fertile plains traditionally stretch along the once-mighty Tigris and Euphrates -- whose levels have plummeted -- Saheb's vast lands lie in the heart of the southern Najaf desert. "Year after year the drought worsens, and the desertification intensifies," said the 46-year-old, dressed in a white abaya as a duststorm swept through the area. So he has turned to groundwater, taking advantage of a government initiative. This leases desert land to farmers at a symbolic price of one dollar per dunum (0.25 hectares in Iraq's measurement). It also provides subsidised irrigation systems and buys their harvest at a preferential rate. Now that he doesn't have to rely solely on rainfall, Saheb said he cultivates 20 times more land than before, and his harvest has increased to 250 tonnes. "It would be impossible to continue without groundwater, which we cannot extract without drilling wells," he said. Like many other farmers, Saheb has upgraded his irrigation techniques. He now relies on a centre-pivot method involving equipment rotating in a circle to water crops through sprinklers. This uses at least 50 per cent less water than flooding -- the vastly more wasteful traditional way used for millennia, in which the land is submerged. According to the agriculture ministry, Iraq cultivated 3.1 million dunums (775,000 hectares) this winter using groundwater and modern irrigation systems, while the rivers watered only two million dunums. In Najaf, desert farming has expanded significantly. According to Moneim Shahid from Najaf's agriculture authorities, crop yields have been boosted by new irrigation methods, tougher seeds and fertilisers suitable for arid soils. Shahid said he expects a harvest in Najaf this year of at least 1.7 tonnes of wheat per dunum in the desert, compared with 1.3 tonnes in areas irrigated by rivers. Last year Iraq had a very good harvest, exceeding self-sufficiency with a production of 6.4 million tonnes of wheat, according to agriculture ministry figures. Religious institutions such as the Imam Hussein Shrine in the city of Karbala back the authorities and also support desert farming. Qahtan Awaz from the shrine's agriculture department said the institution, which employs families to farm desert areas, is cultivating 1,000 hectares and aims to more than triple that amount. Today, groundwater reservoirs help mitigate agricultural losses caused by drought, an already frequent phenomenon in Iraq that is worsened by a warming planet. But preserving those resources is proving to be a challenge. Shahid from Najaf's agriculture authorities, said "we should be vigilant" in protecting groundwater, calling it "a strategic reserve for future generations". Its use "should be rationed... and sprinklers could help regulate consumption", he said. The Najaf desert lies above the Umm El Radhuma and the Dammam aquifers, which Iraq shares with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Water levels in both aquifers have declined, according to the United Nations which has also cautioned that aquifers worldwide are depleting faster than they can be replenished naturally. A 2023 UN report warned that Saudi Arabia used much of its groundwater to grow wheat in the desert, depleting more than 80 per cent of its resources and forcing authorities to stop cultivating wheat after 2016. Sameh al Muqdadi, a water politics and climate security expert, warned that Iraq's groundwater levels have already dropped. Water used to be found 50 or 100 metres below the surface, but today wells have to be dug 300 metres deep, he said. "People believe that these resources will stay forever... which is not true," Muqdadi warned. Authorities have no estimates for Iraq's groundwater, and the most recent figures date back to the 1970s, he said. "If you don't have any estimation, you cannot manage your resources." "Groundwater is a contingency measure, and it should be used only in urgent cases" such as droughts "to sustain food security only", not to expand farmland for commercial purposes, Muqdadi said. But unfortunately, "this is what we have nowadays". Christy-Belle Geha The writer is AFP Correspondent from Iraq
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields (Credits: AP) Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country's agriculture. It is a risky move that threatens to deplete the groundwater in a nation already battered by frequent drought and scarce rainfall. Although Iraq's fertile plains traditionally stretch along the once-mighty Tigris and Euphrates -- whose levels have plummeted -- Saheb's vast lands lie in the heart of the southern Najaf desert. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play this game for 3 minutes, if you own a mouse Undo "Year after year the drought worsens, and the desertification intensifies," said the 46-year-old, dressed in a white abaya as a duststorm swept through the area. So he has turned to groundwater, taking advantage of a government initiative. This leases desert land to farmers at a symbolic price of one dollar per dunum (0.25 hectares in Iraq's measurement). It also provides subsidised irrigation systems and buys their harvest at a preferential rate. Now that he doesn't have to rely solely on rainfall, Saheb said he cultivates 20 times more land than before, and his harvest has increased to 250 tonnes. "It would be impossible to continue without groundwater, which we cannot extract without drilling wells," he said. Like many other farmers, Saheb has upgraded his irrigation techniques. Strategic reserve He now relies on a centre-pivot method involving equipment rotating in a circle to water crops through sprinklers. This uses at least 50 percent less water than flooding -- the vastly more wasteful traditional way used for millennia, in which the land is submerged. According to the agriculture ministry, Iraq cultivated 3.1 million dunums (775,000 hectares) this winter using groundwater and modern irrigation systems, while the rivers watered only two million dunums. In Najaf, desert farming has expanded significantly. According to Moneim Shahid from Najaf's agriculture authorities, crop yields have been boosted by new irrigation methods, tougher seeds and fertilisers suitable for arid soils. Shahid said he expects a harvest in Najaf this year of at least 1.7 tonnes of wheat per dunum in the desert, compared with 1.3 tonnes in areas irrigated by rivers. Last year Iraq had a very good harvest, exceeding self-sufficiency with a production of 6.4 million tonnes of wheat, according to agriculture ministry figures. Religious institutions such as the Imam Hussein Shrine in the holy city of Karbala back the authorities and also support desert farming. Qahtan Awaz from the shrine's agriculture department said the institution, which employs families to farm desert areas, is cultivating 1,000 hectares and aims to more than triple that amount. Today, groundwater reservoirs help mitigate agricultural losses caused by drought, an already frequent phenomenon in Iraq that is worsened by a warming planet. But preserving those resources is proving to be a challenge. Shahid from Najaf's agriculture authorities, said "we should be vigilant" in protecting groundwater, calling it "a strategic reserve for future generations". Its use "should be rationed... and sprinklers could help regulate consumption", he said. Depleting supplies The Najaf desert lies above the Umm el-Radhuma and the Dammam aquifers, which Iraq shares with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Water levels in both aquifers have declined, according to the United Nations which has also cautioned that aquifers worldwide are depleting faster than they can be replenished naturally. A 2023 UN report warned that Saudi Arabia used much of its groundwater to grow wheat in the desert, depleting more than 80 percent of its resources and forcing authorities to stop cultivating wheat after 2016. Sameh al-Muqdadi, a water politics and climate security expert, warned that Iraq's groundwater levels have already dropped. Water used to be found 50 or 100 metres below the surface (165 to 330 feet), but today wells have to be dug 300 metres deep, he said. "People believe that these resources will stay forever... which is not true," Muqdadi warned. Authorities have no estimates for Iraq's groundwater, and the most recent figures date back to the 1970s, he said. "If you don't have any estimation, you cannot manage your resources." "Groundwater is a contingency measure, and it should be used only in urgent cases" such as droughts "to sustain food security only", not to expand farmland for commercial purposes, Muqdadi said. But unfortunately, "this is what we have nowadays".
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield
Representative image NAJAF: Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country's agriculture. It is a risky move that threatens to deplete the groundwater in a nation already battered by frequent drought and scarce rainfall. Although Iraq's fertile plains traditionally stretch along the once-mighty Tigris and Euphrates -- the two rivers whose levels have plummeted -- Saheb's vast lands lie in the heart of the southern Najaf desert. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo "Year after year the drought worsens, and the desertification intensifies," said the 46-year-old, dressed in a white abaya as a duststorm swept through the area. So he has turned to groundwater, taking advantage of a government initiative. This leases desert land to farmers at a symbolic price of one dollar per dunum (0.25 hectares in Iraq's measurement), provides subsidised irrigation systems, and buys their harvest at a preferential rate. Now that he doesn't have to rely solely on rainfall, Saheb said he cultivates 20 times more land than before, and his harvest has increased to 250 tons. "It would be impossible to continue without groundwater, which we cannot extract without drilling wells," he said. Like many other farmers, Saheb has upgraded his irrigation techniques. 'Strategic reserve' He now relies on a centre-pivot method involving equipment rotating in a circle to water crops through sprinklers. This uses at least 50 percent less water than flooding -- the vastly more wasteful traditional way used for millennia, during which the land is submerged. According to the agriculture ministry, Iraq cultivated 3.1 million dunums (775,000 hectares) this winter using groundwater and modern irrigation systems, while the rivers watered only two million dunums. In Najaf, desert farming has expanded significantly. According to Moneim Shahid from Najaf's agriculture authorities, crop yields have been boosted by new irrigation methods, tougher seeds and fertilisers suitable for arid soils. Shahid said he expects a harvest in Najaf this year of at least 1.7 tonnes of wheat per dunum in the desert, compared with 1.3 tonnes in areas irrigated by rivers. Last year Iraq had a very good harvest, exceeding self-sufficiency with a production of 6.4 million tonnes of wheat, according to agriculture ministry figures. Religious institutions such as the Imam Hussein Shrine in the holy city of Karbala back the authorities and also support desert farming. Qahtan Awaz from the shrine's agriculture department said the institution, which employs families to farm desert areas, is cultivating 1,000 hectares and aims to more than triple that amount. Today, groundwater reservoirs help mitigate agricultural losses caused by drought, an already frequent phenomenon in Iraq that is worsened by a warming planet. But preserving those resources is proving to be a challenge. Shahid from Najaf's agriculture authorities, said "we should be vigilant" in protecting groundwater, calling it "a strategic reserve for future generations". Its use "should be rationed ... and sprinklers could help regulate consumption", he said. Depleting supplies The Najaf desert lies above the Umm el-Radhuma and the Dammam aquifers, which Iraq shares with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Water levels in both aquifers have declined, according to the United Nations which has also voiced caution that aquifers worldwide are depleting faster than they can be replenished naturally. A 2023 UN report warned that Saudi Arabia used much of its groundwater to grow wheat in the desert, depleting more than 80 percent of its resources and forcing authorities to stop cultivating wheat after 2016. Sameh al-Muqdadi, a water politics and climate security expert, warned that Iraq's groundwater levels have already dropped. Water used to be found 50 or 100 metres deep (165-330 feet), but today wells are dug 300 metres deep, he said. "People believe that these resources will stay forever... which is not true," Muqdadi warned. Authorities have no estimates for Iraq's groundwater, and the most recent figures date back to the 1970s, he said. "If you don't have any estimation, you cannot manage your resources." "Groundwater is a contingency measure, and it should be used only in urgent cases" such as droughts "to sustain food security only", not to expand farmland for commercial purposes, Muqdadi said. But unfortunately, "this is what we have nowadays".
