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  • Victims’ Families Refuse To Identify Slain Militant ‘Behind’ Dhangri Attack

    Victims’ Families Refuse To Identify Slain Militant ‘Behind’ Dhangri Attack

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    SRINAGAR: Following the killing of a militant by security forces in the Kandi area of Rajouri on Saturday morning, families of victims from the Dhangri attack refused to identify the slain ultra, The Tribune reported.

    The Army believes that the militant was responsible for the targeted killings of Hindus in Dhangri village, where seven civilians were killed and 15 others injured.

    When the police informed the victims’ kin that one of the suspected attackers had been killed in the Kesari hills forest area of Kandi, it provided little relief for the families. They want the police to identify those who provided specific information about Hindu homes in the village, as there are also Muslim homes in the vicinity.

    The village Sarpanch, Dheeraj Sharma while speaking to The Tribune, stated that no family of victims went to identify the slain militant, and everyone believes that there was someone else who informed the attackers about the Hindu families living in the village.

    The police had sent a vehicle to take victims’ families to identify the militant, but everyone is of the view that the real culprits are still at large. During the Dhangri attack, two women saw the attackers on a killing spree. One of the women, whose close relative was shot dead, said that they are not safe until the police identify those who helped the militants launch the attack.

    It has been reported that the Dhangri attackers stayed at a woman’s house in Bathuni village in Rajouri. She has identified the dead militant to be one of those who attacked Dhangri.

    However, the police or NIA has not confirmed this. Meanwhile, the search for the group of armed terrorists continues in the thick vegetation area of Kandi.

    On Friday, after the Army received specific information about the presence of militants, an operation was launched that resulted in the killing of five soldiers.

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  • UAE offer condolences to Prez of Rwanda over flood victims

    UAE offer condolences to Prez of Rwanda over flood victims

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    Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, over the deadly floods that recently hit the country. He also wished a speedy recovery to all the injured.

    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, also dispatched similar messages to the Rwandan President.

    As per a report by Reuters, floods and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 129 people in the African country.

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    Source: With inputs from ANI

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  • Two Arrested For Kidnapping Minor Girls, Victims Rescued

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    SRINAGAR: Police have arrested two accused persons for their involvement in kidnapping of two minor girls in Baramulla.

    A police spokesperson said that police Station Sheeri received a written complaint from Abdul Rehman Beigh son of Abdul Rahim Beigh stating that his two minor daughters were kidnapped by Mohd Aqib Dar and Rayees Ahmad Lone, both residents of Pehliharan.

    Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 38/2023 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Sheeri and investigation was initiated.

    During the investigation of the case, police acting promptly arrested both the involved accused persons and rescued the minor girls. Both the accused persons have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody. After completing all necessary legal formalities, the victims were handed over to their legal heirs, the official said.

    He said that police is commitment to ensure that the accused face the full extent of the law for their heinous acts. Further investigation in this regard is going on.

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  • Secunderabad manhole accident: Rs 2L ex-gratia announced for victim’s family

    Secunderabad manhole accident: Rs 2L ex-gratia announced for victim’s family

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    Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi on Saturday visited Kalasiguda, Secunderabad, where a 10-year-old girl fell into an open manhole and lost her life.

    The deceased Monica was going home with her older brother after purchasing groceries when

    She fell into a manhole while trying to save her brother from falling into it. Her body was found by the GHMC DRF team and local police in a nala near Park Lane, Secunderabad.

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    Speaking to reporters, the mayor termed the incident unfortunate. “Action will be taken against the engineer. An ex-gratia Rs of 2 lakhs has been announced for Monica’s family,” Vijayalakshmi said.

    The mayor inspected the manhole and later comforted the girl’s family, said a press release by GHMC.

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  • Uniform compensation to hate crime victims: SC agrees to hear plea

    Uniform compensation to hate crime victims: SC agrees to hear plea

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    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition seeking uniformity in grant of compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching, and sought the response of the Centre, states and union territories.

    A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna also asked the Centre, states and UTs to inform it within four weeks by way of affidavits about the steps taken for formulating a scheme for providing relief to the families of victims of mob lynching, as directed by it in the 2018 verdict in the Tehseen Poonawala case.

    It posted the matter for further hearing after eight weeks.

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    Advocate Javed Sheikh, appearing for petitioner ‘Indian Muslim for Progress and Reforms’ (IMPAR), said some states have framed schemes pursuant to the 2018 verdict of the apex court but there was no uniformity, while many states still do not have any such scheme.

    He gave the example of Rajasthan where, in the event of an earning member getting lynched by a mob, the family gets Rs 5 lakh compensation which is reduced to Rs 2.5 lakh in case of a non-earning member.

    Sheikh sought a direction to the states for formulating a uniform compensation scheme.

    The plea, filed through advocate Rizwan Ahmad, said the petitioner is praying for an order or direction to bring in uniformity in the grant of compensation to the victims of hate crimes/lynching/mob lynching as the present practice of granting ex-gratia amounts by various state governments is discriminatory and contrary to the provisions of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

    It said that IMPAR also prays for an order directing the State Governments and Union Territories to provide just, fair and reasonable compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching pursuant to the scheme framed by them in compliance with the direction of this court in 2018.

    The petition flagged “whimsical, discriminatory and arbitrary approach” adopted by states in grant of ex-gratia to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching and the “meagre” compensation provided to them.

    The plea said the compensation awarded by states in most cases depended on extraneous factors like “media coverage, political imperatives and the victim’s religious identity”.

    “It is seen that the trend of awarding compensation to the victims of hate crime/mob lynching is decided based on the religious affiliation of the victims. In some cases, where the victims belong to other religious denominations, huge compensation is awarded for their losses, while in other cases where the victim belongs to a minority community, the compensation is woefully inadequate,” it claimed.

    The petition said such acts were not only in violation of Article 14 (equality before law) but also a breach of Article 15 which mandates non-discrimination against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.

    On June 29, 2022, it said, a man named Kanhaiya lal of Udaipur, Rajasthan was murdered in an alleged hate crime and the next day the chief minister, while visiting the victim’s family, handed over a cheque for Rs 51 Lakh. The two sons of the victim were also given government jobs, he said.

    The plea said on February 17, 2023, the bodies of two people from the minority community were found in a burnt car. They were killed in a most brutal and cruel manner which shook the community to the core. On March 3, 2023, the Rajasthan chief minister, while visiting the victim’s family announced Rs 5 Lakh as compensation.

    The plea referred to similar instances in Karnataka.

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  • Hyderabad: KTR visits Khammam blast victims at NIMS

    Hyderabad: KTR visits Khammam blast victims at NIMS

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    Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao visited the victims of the Cheemalapadu, Khammam gas cylinder blast incident, who are undergoing treatment at NIMS hospital in the city.

    Along with transport minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar and MPs Nama Nageshwar Rao, Vaddiraju Ravichandra, KTR inquired about the health condition of the four victims, who were seriously injured in the blast.

    On Wednesday, the victims of the blast incidents were shifted from Khammam to NIMS for better treatment.

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    Doctors at NIMS reportedly informed KTR that the injured victims’ condition is stable.

    Ensuring free treatment to victims until they recover completely, KTR directed the doctors and NIMS officials to provide required medical services to the injured for their speedy recovery.

    The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, during the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) ‘Aatmeeya Sammelanam’ meeting in Chimalapadu village in Khammam district. The activists were bursting firecrackers near the venue, resulting in a fire accident that claimed the lives of four people and injured four others.

    Following the incident, the Telangana government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh to the injured.

    Additionally, Nama Muttiah Trust will provide another Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased.

    While MP Nama Nageswara Rao also announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each to the injured, MLA Ramulunayak added that Rs 2 lakh will be given to the kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the injured.

    Transport minister Ajay Kumar in a statement on Thursday appealed to his party supporters, activists, public representatives and party leaders to help the local people in trouble.

    Expressing sympathy to the kin of the victims, Ajay Kumar said that he was deeply troubled by the Chimalpad fire incident and will refrain from birthday celebrations.



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  • Relief collected in Hyderabad for Syria earthquake victims await nod amid war

    Relief collected in Hyderabad for Syria earthquake victims await nod amid war

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    Hyderabad: The relief material collected by Indian citizens for the victims of the earthquake in the Kingdom of Syria has not reached the country as a result of international sanctions imposed on Syria and the permissions required by the Syrian embassy for the departure of aid are awaited, Syrian diplomatic sources said.

    It has been decided by the diplomatic authorities that along with the receipt of permits, containers will be sent to Latakia port Syria through Mumbai port and all the items collected by the embassy in different states of the country including Hyderabad will be sent.

    The devastating February 6 earthquakes that killed over 57,300 people in the two neighbouring nations of Syria and Turkiye.

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    Syrian journalist Vayil Odad, who lives in Delhi, said that Indian citizens have ensured generous assistance for the citizens of Syria suffering from various problems and arrangements are being made for the departure of the items received as early as possible.

    He said that due to international sanctions, Syria is not only facing a war situation, but on many other fronts, the country is facing difficulties and, in this situation, the embassy also needs cooperation to transport goods from Mumbai port to Latakia port.

    The Siasat Daily arranged a relief collection counter for the earthquake victims of Syria in the under-construction building adjacent to the Haj House building in Hyderabad city and collected good amount of relief for the country and during the collection of goods, it was strictly emphasized that old and used clothes should not be sent, but despite this, some irresponsible people sent not only used but also unusable clothes. Videos of cartoons opened for the purpose of isolating them are being circulated on social media. However, only after the complete verification of the goods, these items will be despatched from Mumbai port to Latakia port.

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  • Shortage Of Essential Drugs For Drug Victims In Srinagar

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    SRINAGAR: There is a shortage of essential prescribed medicine for the treatment of drug victims in Srinagar city, according to reliable sources. Drug victims who are either admitted to de-addiction centres or being taken care of by their families are finding it hard to obtain the prescribed medicine.

    Official sources said that last month, District Magistrate Srinagar Aijaz Asadh stressed on ensuring the availability of medicines to drug-affected patients at authorized medical stores, on proper prescription duly signed and sealed by the concerned doctor, during a meeting he presided over.

    The health officials present at the meeting admitted that there is a non-availability of the prescribed essential medicine for the treatment of drug victims at medical stores.

    One chemist candidly admitted that he does not keep medicine given to drug victims at his shop. He explained, “I don’t want to put myself in trouble. You know there are clear-cut directions from the top that medical stores must maintain the proper register or database of sold medicine, and the Drug Control Department would audit the prescriptions at medical stores. During the audit, officials repeatedly ask questions about the sale of such drugs, so to avoid the problem, we don’t keep such drugs.”

    It is worth noting that the Drug Control Department has been instructed to cancel the registration of those chemists who violate the laid-down guidelines under the Drugs & Cosmetic Act. [KNT]

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  • The Senate unanimously passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. 

    The Senate unanimously passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. 

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    Tennessee’s senators have also introduced school security legislation in response to the mass shooting.

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  • Saudi bus accident: Death toll rises to 21; DNA samples collected to identify victims

    Saudi bus accident: Death toll rises to 21; DNA samples collected to identify victims

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    Riyadh: The death toll in Monday’s bus accident in southern Saudi Arabia carrying Umrah pilgrims has risen to 21, while the number of injuries reached nearly 29.

    The accident occurred at around 4 pm on Monday in Aqabat Sha’ar in the Asir region, while they were on their way to Makkah to perform Umrah.

    The bus departed from Khamis Mushayt, heading to Abha.

    As per media reports, the victims were of “different nationalities” but did not name them.

    The accident was due to a malfunction in the bus brakes, which led to it colliding with a bridge, overturning and burning.

    The dead bodies were taken to the morgue at Mahayil Hospital.

    The injured were transferred to Asir Central Hospital, Muhayil Hospital, and the private Abha Hospital in Muhayil Governorate, Asir Region.

    According to Aranic daily Al Watan, the health authorities in Asir started collecting DNA samples from the deceased to identify the remains and contact family members.

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