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Mohammed Aiyub Sunasara, Mohammed Shafi Mukhi, Bilal Abid Shera, Mohammed Aiyub Kadiwal, Mohammed Hasan Karadiya (L to R) AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested five more alleged members of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module, claiming the group had progressed beyond extremist propaganda and was actively preparing to carry out improvised explosive device (IED) blasts after years of planning and experimentation.The latest arrests take the investigation further into what has been described as an organised conspiracy involving recruitment, radicalisation, bomb-making training and repeated attempts to develop the capability to execute terrorist attacks.Talking to reports, ATS officials said that the…
Devotees gather for Rath Yatra on Thursday Bhubaneswar: The death of two devotees and injuries to several others during Rath Yatra in Puri on Thursday has once again turned the spotlight on crowd management, with witnesses alleging that designated “safe zones” meant for emergency evacuation were obstructed, hampering rescue efforts.In the wake of last year’s tragedy — when three devotees died outside Gundicha temple on the third day of Rath on June 29 — Odisha police, for the first time, earmarked 26 ‘safe evacuation zones’ along the 3km Grand Road, the chariot route. These included shopping complexes and hotels identified…
Gaya: In a bid to ensure that temple and Math lands remain free from encroachments, the district administration has begun documenting the properties of religious institutions as part of the ongoing special land survey. The exercise is aimed at ensuring that the properties of such institutions are registered with the Bihar State Religious Trust Board.Gaya DM Shashank Shubhankar, who held a meeting with priests, mahants, representatives of various temples and Maths and revenue officials, told the officials to ensure that all temple and Math lands in the district are properly documented during the ongoing special land survey.“The administration had received…
Ranchi: Young visitors to the Jagannathpur Rath Mela are being given special safety wristbands this year to help reunite them with their families if they get separated in the crowd. The bands have space for the child’s name and the contact numbers of their parents.The initiative has been launched by social organisation Pratigya as a pilot project. The historic annual fair attracts thousands of devotees from across the state, and several cases of missing children are reported every year.Ajay Kumar, secretary of Pratigya, said, “The initiative was proposed by local youths working with us. If it is successful, we will…
Jind (Haryana), July 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s first hydrogen-powered train, flagged off between Jind and Sonipat, is the world’s most powerful hydrogen train, asserting that the country’s indigenous railway technology has placed India among a select group of nations operating hydrogen-powered trains.Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat, marking a significant step towards clean and sustainable mobility in the railway sector. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth around Rs 14,700 crore in Jind in the presence of Haryana Chief…
German car maker Volkswagen is reportedly planning to cut 100,000 jobs and close four of its manufacturing plants in the country, per a CNBC report last month. Now, Reuters reports that Volkswagen employees will get the chance to directly question and “grill” CEO Oliver Blume. According to the news agency, Volkswagen’s works council said it will hold extraordinary staff assemblies in August, where workers can ask Blume about the company’s plans. Olver Blume will attend meetings with employees at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg on August 25, followed by meetings at the Emden and Zwickau plants on August 26, the…
The accident happenednear the Sendrayampatti bus stop on Friday morning KRISHNAGIRI: A college student died after a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus rammed his two-wheeler in Krishnagiri on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Madesh, 18, of N Thattakkal village near Pochampalli in Krishnagiri. He was a first-year degree student at a private college. The accident happened when Madesh was returning home from Velampatti after seeing off some relatives. As he was negotiating a narrow, sharp curve near the Sendrayampatti bus stop, a TNSTC bus coming from the opposite direction rammed his motorcycle. Madesh fell under a front wheel…
A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the machete murder of a nurse, who he was distantly related to MANGALURU: A day after a 21-year-old nurse was hacked to death at a crowded bus stand in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, the accused was admitted to hospital after allegedly consuming rat poison during interrogation, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as 22-year-old Chetan, a distant relative of the victim, Lavanya, was arrested hours after the attack that police said stemmed from his one-sided obsession with her.According to Dakshina Kannada superintendent of police Arun K, the murder was reported on…
Jalandhar (Punjab) , July 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of rail and road infrastructure projects worth over Rs 5,470 crore in Jalandhar. He inaugurated 75 redeveloped railway stations, including Jalandhar Cantt, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.The inauguration of 75 Amrit Stations across 20 states marks another significant milestone under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, one of the world’s largest station redevelopment programmes.Developed at a cost of about Rs 1,570 crore, these stations have been transformed into modern, passenger-friendly facilities. Redeveloped in the spirit of ‘Virasat Bhi, Vikas Bhi’, the stations incorporate…
Andy Burnham has been elected leader of the Labour Party, the centre-left party announced on Friday. He is set to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, formally replacing Kier Starmer.Burnham was the only contender in the leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He secured nominations from 379 of the 403 Labour lawmakers in the House of Commons, surpassing the threshold to proceed to the next stage.Home Secretary and Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) chair Shabana Mahmood made the announcement at a special party conference in London, stating that, “There was only one…