India News | Naxal Commander Surrenders, Tips off C'garh Cops About 3 IEDs
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Security forces recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district based on a tip-off provided by a Naxal "commander" who surrendered before police on Monday, said an official.
Raipur, Aug 3 (PTI) Security forces recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district based on a tip-off provided by a Naxal "commander" who surrendered before police on Monday, said an official.
Guddi Karma (23), a "janmiltia commander", approached police expressing his desire to quit the outlawed outfit and informed about the IEDs, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI.
"Three IEDs, one weighing 10 kg and two of 3 kg each, placed beneath the road between Hiroli and Peernar villages under Kirandul police station area were recovered. They were planted during the Naxals' martyrs week observed between July 28 and August 3," he said.
Karma was involved in the killing of four villagers after branding them as police informers as well as setting mine equipment on fire and abducting a policeman.
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Karma told police he was impressed with its 'Lon Varratu' rehabilitation campaign launched in June, under which police are asking ultras to surrender and join the mainstream.
So far, 70 Naxals have surrendered under the drive, the SP said. PTI TKP BNM BNM 08032115 NNNNuse the team technically retains it until a new one is chosen and approved.
Native American advocates and experts have long criticized the name they call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.”
Over a dozen Native leaders and organizations wrote to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week demanding an immediate end to Washington's use of the name.
Goodell, who has fielded questions on the topic for years, said he supported the review.
Protests against the name predate Snyder buying the team in 1999, and, until now, he had shown no willingness to consider a change. Strong words from sponsors — including a company run by a minority stakeholder of the team — changed the equation.
FedEx earlier this month became the first sponsor to announce it had asked the organization to change the name, particularly important because CEO Frederick Smith owns part of the team. FedEx paid $205 million for the long-term naming rights to the team's stadium in Landover, Maryland.
The lease at FedEx Field expires in 2027, and dropping the name keeps open various possibilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington for the team's new stadium and headquarters. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has said the name was an “obstacle” to Snyder building on the old RFK Stadium site, which is believed to be his preference.
The team recently started cutting ties with racist founder George Preston Marshall, removing his name from the Ring of Fame and renaming the lower bowl at FedEx Field for the team's first Black player, late Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell. Marshall, who renamed the Boston Braves the Redskins in 1933 and moved the team to D.C. four years later, was a segregationist and the last NFL owner to integrate his team.
The current logo shows the profile of a red-faced Native American with feathers in his hair.
Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves and the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks have said they have no inclination to change their names. Some advocates would like to see all Native American names, mascots and imagery out of sports.
Long removed from the glory days of winning Super Bowl titles in the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons under coach Joe Gibbs, Washington's NFL team has just five playoff appearances in 21 years and no postseason victories since 2005. The team has lacked a nationally marketable player since Robert Griffin III's short-lived stardom, and the 2020 schedule features zero prime-time games for a franchise that used to be a draw.
Re-branding with a new name and logo — and perhaps the same burgundy and gold colors — coupled with turning football operations over to Rivera could be a boon for Snyder on and off the field. Even if a segment of the fan base opposes the change in the name of tradition, winning would more than make up for those losses. (AP)
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