A young man was allegedly killed by three nihangs near the Golden Temple.
Confirming the incident here today, Police commissioner Arunpal Singh said that incident occurred last night at Kahia Wala Bazar in the walled city near the Golden Temple.
He said victim has been identified Harmanjeet Singh (22) resident of Chattiwind locality Amritsar.
He further said victim was standing at Kahia wala Bazar where three nihangs came, indulged in verbal spat alleged that victim was in the influence of alcohol besides consuming tobacco substance and gradually they indulged in manhandled with Victim Harmanjeet Singh.
Before escaping from the spot accused grievesouly injured Harmanjeet with sharp edged weapon, attacked on his head and victim died due to profuse bleeding.
Commissioner said all the alleged accused have been identified as one of the accused Ramandeep Singh also arrested by police and rest two would be nabbed shortly.
A 52-year-old man was apprehended for allegedly using national flag to clean his two-wheeler, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area, they said, adding the man is a resident of North Ghonda area. The matter came to the fore after a purported video of the incident, shot by locals, was uploaded on social media.
In the purported video, the person is seen cleaning and dusting his white scooter with the national flag that is folded.
“In this matter, legal action has been initiated and a case has been registered under section 2 of Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act, 1971 at Bhajanpura police station,” said a senior police officer.
The flag used by the person and his scooty have also been recovered, he said.
The accused has been asked to join the investigation. He said it wasn’t deliberate and he did it by mistake. We are still asking him to join the probe and attend the court hearings when called, the officer said.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that wearing of seat belts while sitting on rear seat in car is compulsory and if not complied, it will invite fine. He said that motive of imposing fine is to inspire people to wear seat belts in rear seat also.
He said that if travelers sitting on rear seat will not wear seat belt, then alarm will ring in the car. His comments have after businessman Cyrus Mistry lost his life in a car accident while sitting on rear seat.
It must also be remembered that famour star Jaspal Bhatti had also lost his life in a accident few years while sitting in rear seat.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the production, sale and use of all types of firecrackers will be banned in the national capital till January 1.
He said the ban extends to online sale of firecrackers.
“Production, storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers are being completely banned so that people’s lives can be saved,” Rai tweeted.
This time there will also be a ban on online sale and delivery of firecrackers in Delhi. The restriction will remain in force till January 1, 2023.
“Online sale/delivery of firecrackers will also be banned in Delhi this time. The restriction will remain in force till January 1, 2023,” he said.
Rai said an action plan will be drawn up with the Delhi Police, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Revenue Department to ensure strict enforcement of the ban.
Last year, the Delhi government had ordered a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital from September 28 to January 1, 2022.
The city government had also launched the ‘patakhe nahi diye jalao’ campaign to create awareness against burning of firecrackers.
Action was taken under relevant Indian Penal Code provisions and the Explosives Act against those found burning firecrackers.
In what is being seen as a Congress’ “masterstroke” to take on the Narendra Modi government in the upcoming 2024 elections, the party is launching the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on Wednesday, in which Rahul Gandhi will start the 3, 570 km journey lasting about 150 days from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
According to the program shared by the party, Rahul Gandhi will attend a prayer meeting at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur on the morning of September 7, where his father Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a bomb blast while he was campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls. After his visit to the memorial, Gandhi will proceed to Kanyakumari where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will present him the Tricolour. The Congress leader will address a rally while officially kickstarting the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
As the party begins the nationwide yatra, some pertinent questions arise about the lodging and flooding of Rahul Gandhi. However, the party has made it clear that he will not stay in any hotel but rather will complete the entire journey in a simple manner.
Rahul Gandhi is going to stay in the container for the next 150 days. Sleeping beds, toilets and AC are also installed in some of the containers. During the journey, the temperature and environment will differ in many areas. The arrangements have been made keeping in view the intense heat and humidity with the change of places.
“About 60 such containers have been prepared and sent to Kanyakumari where a village has been set up in which all these containers have been placed. The container will be parked in a new place every day in the shape of a village for night rest. Full-time Yatris who stay with Rahul Gandhi will eat together and stay close, ” said the sources.
The sources further said that Rahul Gandhi considers the Bharat Jodo Yatra journey as a way to connect with the common people.
“So he wants to complete this entire journey in a simple way away from the glitz and glamour. Rahul Gandhi calls it a journey but political analysts consider it a preparation for 2024, ” the sources added.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadhra, the Congress party’s general secretary, on Tuesday asserted that through the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ people will be united on issues like inflation, and unemployment among other matters of public importance.
“We are starting a positive politics. We want to hear from you, we want to solve your problems. We want to unite our beloved country. Let’s unite India together, ” Priyanka said in a Facebook video.
Politics today has turned a blind eye towards people and their issues, she added.
“Political discussion today isn’t focusing on the people of the country, it has taken a different turn altogether. Politics today has turned a blind eye towards people and their issues. Through this ‘yatra’ we want to bring out the problems and concerns of the common man, ” Priyanka said.
The senior Congress party leader urged people to join the ‘yatra, ‘ adding that people should unite to make the country prosperous.
“Further information regarding the ‘yatra’ will be available on the website ‘www.bharatjodoyatra.in’, the citizens of the country can get in-depth detail about the ‘yatra’, the timing and the various states it’s going to pass through”, she added.
The yatra will proceed mainly through 12 states, including Himachal Pradesh, where Assembly polls are due later this year.
Around 4,000 Naga youths are participating in the first-ever Agniveer army recruitment rally for soldier general duty and tradesman in Nagaland, an official said.
The rally commenced on Wednesday at Rangapahar in Dimapur and will continue for the next few days, stated a release issued by PRO (Defence), Kohima, Lt Col Amit Shukla.
Initially, the recruitment is being done for general duty, which will be followed by soldier tradesmen, he said.
Candidates are registered from all districts of Nagaland, he said, adding that the candidates have been allotted specific dates to appear for the rally till September 15.
Meanwhile, the PRO advised all candidates to beware of false promises made by various frauds and touts.
The entire recruitment process is automated and no person can influence the result of any candidate, he said, while also encouraging them to have faith in their own capabilities.
The representatives of christen community belonged to Catholic Church of India, Church of North India along with officials of seven other churches here today jointly hold meeting with the Jatehdar Akal Takht the highest Sikh temporal seat Gyani Harpreet Singh.
At the time of meeting Jatehdar Takht Kesgarh Sahib Gyani Ragbir Singh was also present at the secretariat of Akal Takht.
During the marathon meeting the issues related to so called fake pastors who indulged in the religious conversion discussed, whereupon representatives of christen community vehemently denied having any relations with such kind of pastors who were allegedly creating rift between two communities. They said that in this regard a circular to be issued by the Christen community and name of fake pastors would also be highlighted.
Adding further they said that meeting was necessitated after unknown persons vandalized and desecrated a church at Patti in Tarn Taran district. So, there was a need of hour to hold open discussion between the Christian leaders and the religious leader of Sikh community ( jathedar). After the Tarn Taran incident there was a deadlock between the two sides.
Christian leaders said that they were deadly against fake pastors, who claim to possess miraculous healing powers as this Practice goes against principles of the holy Bible. There was a need to investigate such practices which were creating rifts between the two communities.
Giani Harpreet Singh said that a joint committee to be formed that will comprise equal strength of members from both sides. This panel will jointly take action against this practice, he said, adding that the meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere.
The prominent from christen community who were present in the meeting with jatehdar Akal were Bishop Angelina Rif of Diocese of Jallandhar, Bishop Samantaroy of Discoes of Amritsar, Bishop Daniel People of Dioceses of Chandigarh.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on the second day of his visit to the national capital with an aim to unify the Opposition in run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha were also present in the meeting.
Before Kejriwal, Kumar met CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI General Secretary D Raja at their respective party offices.
Later in the afternoon, Kumar will meet with former Haryana chief minister and INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala.
The JD(U) leader is trying to bring opposition parties together, with a special emphasis on those with socialist background, to fight against the BJP in the 2024 elections.
Kumar, who snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last month, Sunday said his only goal is to work for uniting the Opposition to unseat the saffron party from power at the Centre.
Kumar’s visit to Delhi comes amidst the buzz the JD(U) leader may emerge as the Opposition’s prime ministerial face in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Security forces in the Kashmir Valley recovered three magnetic sticky bombs from a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative in North Kashmir’s Sopore area.
The suspect has been identified as Saqib Shakeel Dar. He was apprehended in a joint operation by security forces. Dar had hidden the bombs at Chak Barat Orchards.
The security forces launched a search of the orchards to recover three IEDs and seven detonators.
Sticky bomb is the short name for Magnetic Improvised Explosive Devices. They are stuck to vehicles, timed to blow up and destroy the vehicle, killing the passengers.
During the Amarnath yatra, the magnetic IEDs emerged as a huge threat to the safety of the yatris. The Jammu and Kashmir police advised people across the Union Territory to thoroughly check their vehicles for any foreign object before starting them.
This is for the first time that any sticky bomb was recovered in the Valley. They were previously recovered in the Jammu region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh should jointly face terrorist and fundamentalist forces that threaten to attack mutual trust between the two countries.
Modi made these remarks after bilateral talks with visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who made a strong pitch for early conclusion of the Teesta water sharing agreement.
“Today we also stressed on cooperation against terrorism and fundamentalism. To keep the spirit of 1971 alive, it is also very necessary that we face such forces together, who want to attack our mutual trust,” Modi said.
India and Bangladesh signed seven agreements after the talks between Modi and Hasina, including one on sharing of waters of Kushiyara river which is expected to benefit the regions of southern Assam and Bangladesh’s Sylhet region.
Modi noted that 54 rivers pass through the borders of India and Bangladesh and are linked to the livelihoods of the people of both the countries for centuries.
“I recall that the two countries have resolved many issues in the spirit of friendship and cooperation. We hope that all outstanding issues, including Teesta water sharing agreement, will be concluded as an early date,” Hasina said at a joint media interaction at the Hyderabad House here.
