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[ad_1] PAHALGAM: Undeterred by the killing of 26 tourists by terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22, holidayers were seen returning to the picturesque resort town on SaturdayThe tiny hill station was completely shut down from April 22 till Thursday. TOI on Saturday found tourists taking pictures and clicking selfies at Pahalgam's popular "selfie point" on the banks of the Lidder river.Most tourists said since there was no ban or restriction on tourists visiting Pahalgam, they had decided to go ahead with their holiday plans. Hoteliers are also offering special discounts and some eating joints are offering a meal free with every meal ordered.Baisaran meadow out of bounds for visitors, we visited other places in Pahalgam: Tourist We came on Friday and found that everything was normal. Although most of the markets and shops were closed, local people and security personnel […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Karnataka high court on Saturday issued notices to the state govt and Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on a PIL alleging that CET exam centres in Bidar, Shivamogga, and Dharwad districts forced candidates to remove their Janivara or Janeu (sacred thread).Appearing for petitioner Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha, senior advocate S Sriranga also informed a division bench of chief justice NV Anjaria and justice KV Aravind that the CET candidates were mistreated during the math exam on April 17.He submitted that the students who refused to remove their sacred threads were barred from entering the examination halls room, seeking a re-examination for the affected candidates.Sriranga submitted that KEA officials violated rights under Articles 21A (right to education), 25 (freedom to practice religion), and 29(2) (admission to educational institutions) of the Constitution. The petitioner also informed the court that after the […]

[ad_1] AGRA: A court in Aligarh has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life in prison for the murder of his father-in-law, 55, over a property dispute in 2023. The crucial testimony of the victim's 11-year-old son who claimed he saw his father walking away with the accused and not coming back helped in the conviction, government counsel Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. The court of district and sessions judge Sanjeev Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict.On Jan 31, 2023, Mohan Kumar strangled Dan Singh to death. In his police complaint, Dan's brother, Harpal Singh, stated that his elder brother stepped out after receiving a call but didn't return until late at night. The next day, Singh was found lying dead near a canal.During the investigation, it was found that Singh was last seen with his […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Karnataka CID has filed a chargesheet in a Bengaluru court against BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and others for allegedly defrauding Karnataka Cooperative Apex Bank and associated district cooperative banks of Rs 439 crore, including principal and interest.The bank's GM filed a police complaint in Jan last year, alleging that Soubhagya Laxmi Sugars Ltd (Gokak) chairman Jarkiholi, along with directors Vasant V Patil and Shankar A Pawade, borrowed Rs 232 crore from July 2013 to March 2017 from the bank and other lenders.However, they are accused of violating the loan conditions, which stipulated that the firm would not alter its board until the loan was repaid. "The accused appointed others, and this was done with an intention to cheat," the complaint reads.Jarkiholi and others approached Karnataka HC, which rejected their plea to quash the FIR. After […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian called PM Narendra Modi on Saturday to condemn the Pahalgam attack, amid efforts by countries in the Gulf region to defuse the situation between India and Pakistan.In the talks with Al Nahyan, a Gulf leader Modi shares great personal rapport with, the two agreed that terrorism should be rejected in all its forms and manifestations. Modi conveyed India's strong resolve to bring the perpetrators of the heinous crime and their supporters to justice.According to the ministry of external affairs, Al Nahyan expressed condolences on the loss of lives in the "barbaric" terror attack. "He strongly condemned the attack and expressed full solidarity and support with India. The PM appreciated his sentiments and words of sympathy and support," said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.Pezeshkian too strongly […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India announced on Saturday that the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will resume in June this year with 750 pilgrims expected to visit the religious site. The resumption of the pilgrimage in the summer of 2025, along with trans-border river cooperation, topped the Indian wish list in the people-centric steps India and China announced in Jan this year for rebuilding ties, following the resolution of the border standoff in eastern Ladakh last year in October.The yatra organised by ministry of external affairs, which had been suspended by the Chinese govt in 2020 because of Covid-19, is set to take place during June to Aug 2025, said the Indian govt. The development is expected to pave the way for resumption of more people-centric services like direct flights to which India and China had agreed in principle in Jan, and also […]

[ad_1] JAIPUR: Jaipur's walled city area has been tense since Friday night over the alleged provocative sloganeering by BJP MLA Balmukundacharya and his supporters near Jama Masjid, while protesting against the Pahalgam massacre, reports Nitesh Kumar. Police lodged an FIR against the MLA on Friday night following a complaint lodged by the other side, but demands for his arrest have been raised.The confrontation started after Balmukundacharya, along with about 60-70 supporters, allegedly raised inflammatory slogans outside Jama Masjid in Johari Bazaar during the namaz. The MLA and his supporters were subsequently booked on charges of hurting religious sentiments, attempting to incite violence and being part of an unlawful assembly. The mosque management committee Saturday released CCTV footage, in which the MLA and his supporters are seen approaching the mosque stairs, pasting posters at its base of the stairs, stamping on […]

[ad_1] BIJBEHARA: Before security forces levelled her home with controlled explosives, Shahzada Bano was shown the spot where her son Adil Hussain Thoker had returned to eat a meal.Hours later, soldiers razed the family's house in Anantnag district, after escorting Bano to a relative's place in a neighbouring village. Adil, once a promising student, is now among the chief suspects in Tuesday's attack in Pahalgam. His family maintains they have had no contact with him since 2018.Bano insisted her son could not be involved in the killings but added: "If he is involved, the forces can act accordingly." She also appealed for Adil to surrender, "so that we can live in peace".Adil's father Waleem, his brothers Jahir and Arshlam, and his cousins Julankar and Sajjad are all in custody. His mother was detained for a day. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Congress on Saturday accused BJP and RSS outfits of targeting Kashmiris and Muslims across states in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, alleging that such actions reflect Pakistan's intent behind the assault - to hit the livelihood of Kashmiris and disrupt Hindu-Muslim unity in India.After Congress assured the BJP govt of its support for any action it proposes to take in response to the attack , it blamed intelligence failure and security lapses for the latest terror act. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said BJP lost no time after Pahalgam to play the communal card, with its Karnataka and Chhattisgarh social media handles putting out objectionable content about the attack, which was also insensitive in its depiction of the dead and the widows. He said BJP and RSS outfits have fanned out in Uttarakhand, Himachal, Chandigarh, and other places […]

[ad_1] 1,024 Bangladesh illegals arrested in Gujarat AHMEDABAD: In a massive crackdown against illegal Bangladeshi residents in Gujarat in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, police conducted a statewide operation Friday night that ended in the arrests of 890 illegals in Ahmedabad and 134 in Surat. Among those arrested, four were found to have links to criminal activities - two of them suspected to be operatives of al-Qaida sleeper cells. Gujarat DGP Vikas Sahay said these individuals were under thorough interrogation at the joint interrogation centre. "This is our biggest operation against people living illegally in the state," junior home minister Harsh Sanghavi told reporters in Surat. He warned all illegal Bangladeshi residents to surrender voluntarily at police stations within two days or face strict action, adding that arrangements had been made "to complete procedures for their deportation at the […]