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After 2-Year-Old Son Enter a Temple, Dalit Family from Karnataka Fined Rupees 23,000

INDIA

The parents of a Dalit boy were fined Rs 23,000 after their 2-year-old son entered a Hanuman temple to seek blessings of the god at Miyapura village near Hanumasagar in Koppal district of Karnataka. The toddler was taken to the Hanuman temple by his father on his birthday. As Dalits here are not allowed inside the temple, they always prayed from outside standing in front of the temple. The father wanted to pray to the god from outside along with his son. However, the toddler in excitement ran inside the temple and prayed to the god and came back. The incident tool place on September 4. This became a big issue as upper caste villagers thought that the temple was desecrated as a Dalit boy had entered it. They held a meeting on September 11 and asked the parents to pay Rs 23,000 as f...

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Modi Meets Kamala Harris in US- Discusses Indo-US Relations

INDIA, INTERNATIONAL

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described India and America as “natural partners” as he held the first in-person meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House during which they decided to further cement the Indo-US strategic partnership and discussed global issues of common interest, including threats to democracy, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific. “India and America are natural partners. We have similar values, similar geopolitical interests,” Modi said in a joint media appearance with Harris on Thursday, the first-ever person of Indian origin to be elected as the vice-president of the United States. Noting that India and the US are the largest and oldest democracies, Modi said the two countries share values and their coordination and cooperation is also gradually in...

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Police unleash Terror on Muslims in Assam- Two Dead, Photographer Assaults Motionless Body

INDIA

At least two persons were killed and several others injured as the police opened fire at people protesting over the state government’s eviction drive against landless Muslim families in Sipajhar in Assam’s Darrang district on Tuesday. On camera, policemen in riot gear and armed with guns and sticks chased and attacked protesters and even fired shots. Some visuals that have gone viral show policemen indiscriminately firing at the protestors. A photographer is seen jumping over the motionless body of a poor man. The photographer was allegedly hired by the Darrang District Administration. According to the police, he was arrested later. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma indicated that the policemen resorted to action in self-defense. He has ordered a probe – to be headed by a reti...

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OIC Calls for Restoration of Special Status to Jammu Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL

The Contact Group of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has asked India to reverse its decision of scrapping the semi-autonomous status of Jammu Kashmir. The statement by OIC was delivered in its meeting on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly. India has asked the OIC to refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on the internal affairs of the country. “The OIC has no locus stand in matters relating to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India. It is reiterated that the OIC General Secretariat should refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on internal affairs of India,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in August. A Joint Communique w...

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Several Killed in Shootout inside Court Premises in Delhi

INDIA

Several people are reported to have been killed in a shootout that took place inside the premises of Delhi’s Rohini court. Among those dead are also two attackers, who entered the court premises in lawyers’ attire. A report by NDTV said that one Jitender Gogi, a gangster, was allegedly shot dead. Gogi was being produced at Rohini court when the armed members of the rival gang, dressed as lawyers opened fire. One female lawyer too has sustained injuries. More than 30 rounds of bullets were fired in the shootout. Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana was quoted by news agency ANI as saying, “Two criminals opened fire at gangster (Jitender Mann) ‘Gogi’ when he was taken to the (Rohini) court for a hearing. In retaliation, police shot dead both the attackers. One of them was carryi...

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Leopard cub captured at Budgam village

REGIONAL

Seven days after a nine-year-old boy was mauled to death, a leopard cub was caught alive by Wildlife authorities on Friday morning at the Dooru Sebdan area in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a leopard was spotted in the area following which the searches were intensified accordingly. He said that after strenuous efforts, the leopard cub was caught alive on Friday morning. He said that the leopard was captured at the place, located close to the village where a nine-year-old boy was mauled to death a week before. He said that the search is continuing from the last eleven days and staff has been deployed at every hotspot to catch the animal, who mauled the boy to death.—(KNO)

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Jammu Kashmir Saw an Upsurge in Environment Related Offences in 2020: NCRB data

OTHERS

Among eight other Union Territories (UTs) of India, Jammu Kashmir has recorded the highest number of environment-related offences in the year 2020, reveals National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) official data. According to the data revealed by NCRB, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) states that Jammu Kashmir stands first in the list of environment-related offences with 62 case among eight UTs followed by Puducherry with 54 and Delhi with 23 cases. As per the NCRB report, Jammu and Kashmir reported eight cases of environment-related offences in 2018. In 2019, the cases increased to 20 and subsequently in 2020, the number of environment-related offences increased to 62. The official document reads as, “Out of 62 cases, Jammu and Kashmir reported 47 o...

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Meet Mehran Sofi: A 25-Year-Old Who Arranges Blood to Save Lives

REGIONAL

In absence of a blood bank, Mehran Sofi, a 25-year-old MBA student from North Kashmir's Bandipora district has been instrumental in arranging blood for the needy patients. The Blood Bank in the district has not been made functional, “despite thousand of surgeries being conducted per year.” When the pandemic Covid-19 was at its peak in the North Kashmir's Bandipora district, Sofi came up with the idea to help the patients by arranging blood in the time of crises. Sofi, who has so far arranged blood for thousands of needy patients including expecting mothers told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that in 2020, he and his colleagues set up a WhatsApp group titled (SOS Bandipora) in which they communicate to arrange blood for the needy patients. “We thought it is appropriate...

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13 Police Officers Transferred A K Mishra Posted SSP Anantnag, GJ Wani SSP Pulwama

REGIONAL

Government has ordered transfer of 13 police officers in interest of administration with immediate effect. As per an order issued here, Sunil Kumar (IPS), awaiting orders of posting, has been posted as ADGP, Railways, J&K, against an available vacancy, relieving Deepak Kumar (IPS) of the additional charge. Ashish Kumar Mishra (IPS), SSP, Pulwama, has been transferred and posted as SSP, Anantnag. Nikhil Borkar (IPS), Addl SP Hqrs, Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as SP, Ganderbal. Suhail Munawar Mir, SSP, Ganderbal, has been transferred and posted as CO, JKAP 5th Bn. Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, SSP Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as CO, IRP 8th Bn. Randhir Singh, awaiting orders of posting, has been posted as SO to Commandant General, HG/CD/SDRF, J&K. ...