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Tomato prices may touch rupees 300 per kilogram soon

BUSINESS

The kitchen staple, tomato, could soon cost you Rs 300 per kilogram, according to wholesale traders. Kaushik, a member of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), said that vegetable wholesalers are facing losses as the sale of tomato, capsicum, and other seasonal vegetables has fallen drastically. He said that the prices of tomatoes have shot up to Rs 220 per kilo from Rs 160 per kilo in the wholesale market, owing to which retail prices can also go up. Meanwhile, Mother Dairy started selling the key kitchen staple at a whopping Rs 259 per kg on Wednesday via its Safal retail store. Tomato prices have been under pressure for more than a month now on account of supply disruptions caused due to heavy rainfall in the key producing regions. "There is a lot of difficulty in transp...

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‘Price to pay for standing up for marginalised, minorities,’ says UK MP held by immigration for 2 hours at Amritsar airport

INDIA

On Thursday, British MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi was stopped for around two hours by immigration officials after he landed at the Shri Guru Ramdas ji International Airport here on Thursday, PTI reported. Though there was no official word about stopping the MP, the sources said the Labour MP from Slough was not carrying his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. Dhesi, who's known for being outspoken on Sikh issues, was made to wait for two hours before being allowed to leave the airport, they said. A Punjab police official said Dhesi arrived from Birmingham at around 9 am and he did not complain of any difficulty or problem faced inside the airport. The official posted at the airport said Dhesi is on a personal visit and has refused police security during his stay in the city. ...

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Another mosque burnt down in Haryana

REGIONAL

A mosque was set on fire while a short circuit apparently triggered a blaze in another in Haryana’s Nuh district, police said on Thursday. The incident happened four days after a mosque was burnt down by Hindutva mobs in the Nu area of Haryana. No one was injured in the incidents that took place around 11:30 pm on Wednesday, they said. While one of the mosques is located near Vijay Chowk, the other is near a police station. Both mosques suffered damage. Superintendent of Police (Nuh), Varun Singla, said, “Light arson has been done in one mosque while short circuit seems to be the reason for the fire in the other. The police took control of the situation and are conducting raids to nab the suspects”. Soon after information was received about the incidents, fire brigades were ...

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Hot and dry weather expected in Jammu Kashmir, says MeT

REGIONAL

Weather department on Friday forecast mainly hot and dry weather in Jammu Kashmir but isolated late afternoon or evening showers has not been ruled out. “Mainly hot and dry weather is expected today. Rain may occur at isolated to scattered places of Jammu & Kashmir towards late afternoon /evening,” a meteorological department official here told GNS. He said that no large change was expected with the weather on weekend and same conditions are expected on August 5-6. He said from August 7-10, “mainly dry weather” is expected. “There is no forecast of any major rainfall this week and weather is expected to be mainly hot and dry.” (GNS)

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NIA raids five locations in south Kashmir

REGIONAL

National Investigation Agency on Friday morning conducted raids at five different locations in south Kashmir in a militancy-related case. Official sources told GNS that the NIA team with the assistance of police and CRPF started raiding five different places in Kulgam and Pulwama areas of south Kashmir. The raids were also being carried out at the house of killed Hizb Commander Umar Ganie resident at Shouch. “The searches are being carried in connection with militancy case RC 5/22,” they added.

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Army man missing from Kulgam found, says Police

REGIONAL

The Army trooper who was missing since Saturday evening has been found, Police said. Earlier, a family member speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that on Saturday evening, Army man identified as Javed Ahmed Wani, aged 25, had come back home on leave, was kidnapped from his vehicle bearing the number JK18N 7201. Javed Ahmad wani son of Mohmmad Ayoub Wani reportedly posted at Leh district of Ladakh was at home since around 8 pm, when he went to his home in Chawalgam to buy some food items. It is pertinent to mention here that he reportedly took a shortcut path from Ashthal which is surrounded by dense orchards. When Javed did not return home, the family tried to find him everywhere but to no avail. The family also filed a missing report, following which forces launched massive ...

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‘No mental illness detected’, Railways on train shooting accused

INDIA

The Railways on Wednesday said in a statement that no mental ailment was detected in the last periodic medical examination of the RPF constable accused in the Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting incident but withdrew it within hours. Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable Chetan Singh (33) is accused of gunning down his senior colleague Tika Ram Meena and three passengers aboard the moving train near Palghar railway station on the outskirts of Mumbai in the early hours of Monday with his automatic weapon, officials had said. He was nabbed later. Following media reports claiming that the constable suffered from “abnormal hallucinations” and was diagnosed with serious anxiety disorder, the Ministry of Railways in a statement said that the matter is being investigated by the Government Railw...

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‘OGW’ and brother of active militant detained under PSA in Kishtwar, says Police

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir Police have booked one person under the Public Safety Act in the Kishtwar district of Chenab Valley. Police as preventive measure detained a hardcore militant associate under the Public Safety Act (PSA) namely Abdul Karim Butt S/O Mohd Anwar Butt R/O Badhat Saroor Tehsil Drabshalla District Kishtwar who happens to be brother of hardcore HM A++ category militant namely Jahangir Saroori, a Police press release said. A top police officer told news agency Kashmir Scroll said that the detained militant associate was previously involved in anti national activities and accordingly was booked under provisions of UAPA Act who is facing trial in NIA court and his current activities are prejudicial to the security of the country and his free movements in the society also creat...

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Seven persons including cleric dead in Haryana violence

INDIA

The Haryana Police have filed 44 FIRs and arrested 139 culprits so far to investigate the communal riots that broke out in Nuh and Gurugram districts. Tension prevailed in both districts where police and central forces have been deployed in large numbers to keep the situation under control. The police action was going on against those who indulged and spread the violence that broke out on July 31. So far 44 FIRs have been registered and 139 have been arrested, including 23 on Wednesday night in connection with the Nuh riots. In Nuh, the curfew has been relaxed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To ensure a thorough investigation into the clashes, 10 special investigation teams (SITs) will be formed to probe the registered cases in Nuh. These SITs will investigate five FIRs each. Manu an...

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181 children went missing in Jammu Kashmir from July 1, 2022 till now: Report

REGIONAL

181 children went missing from Jammu and Kashmir between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, official data from the Ministry of Women and Child Development reveals. According to the data, during the same time period, 58,546 children across India went missing. Prior to this, data from the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) showed that by 2020, 627 children, including 350 boys and 277 girls, had disappeared in J&K. In Jammu and Kashmir, 230 children, including 167 girls and 63 boys, went missing in just 2020. According to NCRB data, only 29.2 percent of the missing children in J&K were ever found. Child Welfare Committees in J&K have saved and rehabilitated 817 children, including child labourers, as part of the Mission Vatsalya Scheme. The government reported tha...