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Situation at LoC relatively peaceful after ceasefire agreement: Pakistan Army

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Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said the situation at the Line of Control (LoC) has remained “relatively peaceful” after the ceasefire agreement with India was restored in 2021.
In his first press conference since assuming office in December last year, Military Spokesman Major General Ahmed Sharif also talked about the latest threat of terrorism and other important issues facing the cash-strapped country.
“The situation at the LoC has remained relatively peaceful after the 2003 ceasefire agreement (was restored),” he said.

Pakistan had downgraded its diplomatic ties with India and severed trade links following New Delhi’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. In February 2021, the two sides restored a ceasefire agreement on the highly volatile LoC.
Maj Gen Sharif also alleged that India committed 56 LoC ceasefire violations in 2023, including three violations of airspace, 22 incidents of speculative firing, six ceasefire violations and 25 technical airspace violations.
The spokesperson also said that the army was prepared to deal with any threat.
He said that after taking office, Army chief General Asim Munir made his first visit to the LoC and sent a clear message that “Pakistan’s forces are prepared to defend every corner of the country”.
Sharif said that the Pakistan Army was battle-hardened and always led from the front by the officers.

Talking about the threat of terrorism, he said that terrorists had been trying to destroy peace on the western frontiers along Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces but the security forces were foiling their attempts.
“Pakistan’s forces have taken appreciable measures, tracked down terrorist networks and we continue to do so,” he said, adding that there was a nexus between the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch militant groups.
Sharing data, he said 436 terrorist attacks took place in the country during the ongoing year, which killed 293 people and injured another 521, while the forces conducted 8,269 intelligence-based operations in the current year and killed or arrested 1,525 terrorists.
“To rid the country of terrorism, more than 70 operations are conducted daily,” he said and added that there was no “no-go area” in Pakistan.
The spokesman also said that 137 security personnel had been killed and 117 injured in anti-terror operations this year.
He said that most of the work on the western border management fencing had been completed along a total of 3,141 kilometres of border with Afghanistan and Iran to curtail terrorist activity.
“Under border management, more than 98 per cent of work on the 2,611 km Pak-Afghan border has been completed, while more than 85 per cent of work on the Pak-Iran border has been completed,” he said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 25, 2023
Situation in Howrah’s Kazipara peaceful; CID starts probe into clashes

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Howrah: The situation in Howrah town, which witnessed clashes between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, is peaceful and under control on Saturday, even as prohibitory order was still in force in the affected area, a police officer said.
Shops and markets opened as traffic movement started from the morning amid heavy deployment of police in Kazipara area.
Taking over investigations into the clashes, CID sleuths collected samples and spoke to local people as well as police personnel who were deployed there during Thursday’s clash, the officer said.
Prohibitory order under Section 144 of CrPC was still in force in Kazipara and Shibpur Police Station limits while Internet connections remained suspended.

“Situation is under control and peaceful. Life is leaping back to normalcy. We are, however, continuing with the police deployment there to keep a check on the situation,” the officer told PTI.
A CID officer said officers of the agency have started investigations into the case.
“At the moment, we cannot reveal much about the probe as it is in a preliminary stage,” the CID officer said.
Meanwhile, police continued with raids throughout the intervening Friday-Saturday night and nabbed a few more people for their alleged involvement in the vandalism.
Nearly 50 people were arrested in connection with the clashes.

“We will be verifying their involvement with video footage we have from the spot on that day. If found guilty they will be treated as per the law,” he added.
On Thursday evening, clashes broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was passing through Kazipara in Howrah town.
Several shops were ransacked during the violence while a number of cars including a few belonging to the police were set on fire.
In renewed unrest, police personnel deployed in the area were pelted with stones on Friday afternoon following which prohibitory orders were imposed in the area and internet services were suspended.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the BJP and other right-wing organisations were behind the violence.
The saffron party denied the allegations and demanded an NIA probe into the matter.
Governor C V Ananda Bose and the chief minister discussed the issue.
A press statement from Raj Bhavan said Governor Bose asked the state government to “ensure foolproof arrangements to maintain law and order effectively” besides action to be taken “against miscreants.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to Bose on the violence in Howrah and took stock of the situation.
Shah also spoke to BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar in this connection.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 1, 2023
Sri Rama Navami Shoba Yatra ‘peaceful’, says Hyderabad Police

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Hyderabad: City police on Thursday said that meticulous planning, supervision by its senior officers, coordination with other departments the perfect execution of commands by the field personnel ensured that the Sri Rama Navami Shoba Yatra procession ended on a ‘peaceful’ note here on Thursday.
“Thanks to the technology which helped in live monitoring the procession, crowd movement, and traffic flow,” a press release said.
City police commissioner CV Anand paid a field visit to the entire procession stretch in the morning and encouraged the Utsav committee to start their procession early which it finally did at 1.45 pm.
The Anand Singh and MLA Raja Singh processions followed and weaved their way through the Mangalhat, Begum Bazaar Chhatri, Siddiambar Bazaar, Gowliguda, and Koti areas and finally reached the Hanuman Vyamshala amidst huge and boisterous crowds.
All the events were watched closely from the joint command control center in Basheer Bagh where officials of RTC, R&B, GHMC, EMRI, Fire, and Electricity were present.
CV Anand monitored the live drone footage, CCTV feeds, and radio communications and gave timely instructions to the field officers. Senior officers descended to the field and ensured that the procession moved on.
Around thousands of police, persons were deployed for Bando bust in sensitive areas.
“The procession was completed peacefully with the cooperation of organizers, other govt departments, devotees, and the general public.” Said CP Anand.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 30, 2023
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March 19, 2023
Pence: If Trump is arrested, protests should be peaceful

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“The violence that occurred on January 6, the violence that occurred in cities throughout this country in the summer of 2020, was a disgrace. The American people won’t tolerate it and those that engage in that kind of violence should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” he said.
The former vice president declined to say whether Trump’s call for protests on social media was irresponsible, instead calling the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg politicized.
“It just feels like a politically charged prosecution here,” Pence said, later adding that he supports efforts in Congress, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, to investigate Trump’s potential prosecution.
“Nobody’s above the law. But nobody’s beneath the law either,” Pence said. “And the American people are troubled after four years of our administration, seeing the politicization of the Justice Department, I strongly support the efforts in Congress to investigate the role that politics is playing in our justice system today.”
Though criminal charges appear imminent in the case over Trump’s handling of a hush money payment made during his 2016 presidential campaign, there is no clear basis for the former president’s claim that he expects to be arrested Tuesday.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

March 19, 2023
Preparing To Ensure Peaceful Elections, Amarnath Yatra In JK: IG CRPF

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SRINAGAR: Inspector General CRPF Kashmir Operations MA Bhatia on Tuesday said they have started preparations for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and also for elections, if held.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Tral, IG CRPF, said whenever there is any event, they try to ensure it is held peacefully.
“Whatever elections are to be held or there is upcoming Amarnath Yatra, we started preparations to ensure these events are conducted peacefully,” he said.
He said they always try to remain fully prepared for any event, be it elections or Amarnath Yatra and ensure these events are conducted peacefully—(KNO)

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March 7, 2023
Preparing to ensure peaceful elections, Amarnath Yatra in J&K: IG CRPF

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Srinagar, Mar 07: Inspector General CRPF Kashmir Operations MA Bhatia on Tuesday said they have started preparations for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and also for elections, if held.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Tral, IG CRPF, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said whenever there is any event, they try to ensure it is held peacefully.
“Whatever elections are to be held or there is upcoming Amarnath Yatra, we started preparations to ensure these events are conducted peacefully,” he said.
He said they always try to remain fully prepared for any event, be it elections or Amarnath Yatra and ensure these events are conducted peacefully—(KNO)
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March 7, 2023
TN Erode East bypoll turnout nearly 75 percent, peaceful

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Erode: Nearly 75 percent of the 2.27 lakh voters cast their votes in the Erode East by-election held in Tamil Nadu on Monday and the polling exercise was peaceful, authorities said here.
Voting began at 7 AM and ended at 6 PM and District Collector H Krishnanunni was among the early voters. Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo told reporters in Chennai that the polling percentage till 6 PM stood at 74.69 percent.
While the bypoll result would have no immediate impact on the State’s present political landscape, it could set the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin had appealed to the people to consider the bypoll as an opportunity to evaluate the good performance of his government which delivered on its promises and vote for his party’s ally the Congress.
AIADMK top leader K Palaniswami squarely blamed the ruling party over a host of issues, including rise in electricity tariff and not getting NEET exemption for Tamil Nadu as assured and appealed to the people to teach the ruling party a fitting lesson by voting for his party’s ‘Two leaves’ symbol.
Returning Officer K Sivakumar said “peaceful polling was conducted and completed without any incident”. Some voters in polling stations who were in the queue by 6 PM were provided tokens and allowed to vote.
After polling ended, police, along with para-military personnel took out a march to instill confidence among people and prevented congregation of public and party workers to rule out scope for untoward incidents.
A few alleged technical glitches were reported, prompting authorities to suspend voting in two booths.
The AIADMK complained to the Returning Officer that some DMK men were involved in distribution of cash at Asokapuram, but when authorities rushed to the spot they did not find anyone, they said.

At Veerapanchathiram, complaints were received that votes were not recorded for the intended candidate after pressing a particular button on the electronic voting machine (EVM). At Brough Road, EVM did not function properly. In both places, officials suspended voting for sometime, before resuming after addressing the glitches.
Candidates of the ruling DMK-backed EVKS Elangovan of the Congress and AIADMK’s K S Thennarasu among others cast their vote.
The election was necessitated due to the death of Elangovan’s son and Congress legislator E Thirumahan Everaa in January this year.
While 77 candidates are in fray, the battle is likely confined between the Congress and AIADMK. Naam Tamizhar Katchi’s Meneka Navaneethan is among the other candidates.
The outcome of the election, the first since the DMK came to power in 2021, will have no major bearing on the existing strength of the respective parties in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, but is being seen as an indicator of the ruling party’s popularity, especially with the LS elections slated next year.
Eighteen Congress MLAs were elected to the House in 2021 but the DMK ally’s strength came down by 1 due to the vacancy following Thirumahan Everaa’s death.
The Palaniswami-led AIADMK, the main Opposition party in the Assembly has a strength of 66 MLAs and a win here would be a morale booster to the party ahead of the hustings in 2024. The Supreme Court had last week allowed him to continue as the party’ interim chief, seen as a shot in arm for Palaniswami.
The AIADMK’s performance could inspire Palaniswami and his leadership team, which is facing a legal battle led by O Panneerselvam against his expulsion.
The constituency has 2,27,547 voters and women (1,16,497) are more than men (1,11,025) and 25 fall under the third gender category. The total number of polling stations is 238. Votes will be counted on March 2.
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February 27, 2023
Kashmir Borders Peaceful As India Pakistan Renewed Ceasefire Enters Third Year

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s borderland continues to be peaceful and tension free as the ceasefire between the rival armies entered the third year. There is no shelling from either side and life is near normal. Unlike past, people straddling the Line of Control are throwing big feasts on marriages, which are visible and noisy.
A sweets exchange between the two army officers from India and Pakistan on the bridge over Kishanganga in Teetwal. The sweets were exchanged on the the occasion of Eid on July 21, 2021.
The ceasefire is holding despite Islamabad and Delhi not seeing eye to eye and the diplomatic relationship continues to remain at the lowest ebb, ever. The two countries, however, continue to hit at each other in international forums, mostly on and around Kashmir. The security grid continues to maintain a strong counter-infiltration mechanism in place.
In the last two years, there were only three instances of breach of ceasefire and the officials insist they were of minor nature.
While the infiltration is by and large very difficult, the security grid is facing two different challenges. One is the use of drones in supplying arms and ammunition and another is the consistent supply of drugs. While the patches of the International Border falling in the Kathua and Jammu sector is usually in news for drone infiltrations, it is the Karnah (Tangdhar) sector of the LoC that is usually been as major source of drugs entry into Kashmir.
With the guns silent along the Line of Control (LoC), the residents who were earlier demanding bunkers and shelters to save from raining shells are now seeking better road and other basic infrastructure.
“The road stretches at Dardkote in Uri are dotted with potholes which speaks volumes about the tall claims of the government of improving road connectivity,” Faisal Khan, a Sarpanch in Uri, were quoted saying by a local news gatherer, KNO. “The road is dotted with huge potholes and has not been repaired for the last several years and the authorities concerned are least bothered about the sufferings of people. The road acts as an important link which connects several areas and thousands of commuters, transporters pass through potholes every day.”
The residents expressed concern over the condition of government schools. “Four classes are functioning in a single room at Dardkote,” they said, adding that similar conditions are in maximum government-based schools”.
Authorities, however, are not taking the bunker construction far granted. By the end of fiscal 2022-23, almost all the bunkers are expected to be ready. MHA is funding the construction of 14460 bunkers which includes 13029 Individual and 1431 community bunkers.

The bunker construction was not impacted by the February 25, 2021 ceasefire when the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan announced the ceasefire after discussing it on hotline. The ceasefire was outcome of back-channel diplomacy between the two countries and took many months to happen. AK Doval, India’s National Security Adviser and Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed are reported to have held a secret meeting in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, which led to the February 25 joint statement from the rival armies agreeing to strict adherence to the 2003 ceasefire understanding. This actually was revival and renewal of the ceasefire that came into force on November 26, 2003.
Both sides maintained a ceasefire for the first three years. However, in 2006, the breaches started and continued expanded with the hot talks in Delhi and Islamabad.
In 2017, 12 civilians and 19 security personnel were killed in border shelling incidents. 2018 saw 2140 instances of ceasefire violations, which peaked to 3479 in 2019. In 2020, 46 people lost their lives in 5133 incidents of ceasefire violations.
On February 3, 2021, MHA told the parliament that in three years – 2018, 2019 and 2020, 72 security personnel and 70 civilians were killed in 10,752 cases of ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir on LoC and IB. In these incidents, 364 security personnel and 341 civilians survived with injuries.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 26, 2023
Peaceful screening of BBC documentary at Jadavpur University

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Kolkata: A controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was screened peacefully within the premises of the prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata without any resistance either from the state administration or from any group opposing the content of the film.
The screening of “India: The Modi Question” on Thursday evening was organised by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the students’ wing of the CPI(M).
Over 200 students of the university were in attendance, according to Suvankar Majumdar, a member of the JU’s zonal committee of SFI.
“The screening was conducted peacefully without any resistance or disturbance,” he added.
On Friday, the SFI will screening the documentary within the campus of the Presidency University (PU).
The screening will take place at the badminton court within the PU campus at 4 p.m., SFI’s Kolkata district president Debanjan Dey told IANS.
“A formal email informing the PU authorities of the roposed event has already been sent,” he added.
On Tuesday night, high drama prevailed at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in New Delhi, with student members alleging that they were attacked with stones while watching the controversial documentary.

There was similar tension over the two separate initiatives by Congress and CPI(M)’s youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) for screening the documentary in Thiruvananthapuram.
There were reports of clashes there as well.
The Central government had earlier termed the BBC documentary as propaganda against the Prime Minister and the country.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 27, 2023