Month: May 2022

Days after a Muslim cleric opposed a minor girl’s presence at a felicitation ceremony, Kerala BJP President K Surendran slammed the CPI (M) led State Government and said that Kerala is rapidly becoming “Talibanized”.

In a viral video from Kerala, a Muslim cleric can be seen opposing a minor girl’s presence at a felicitation ceremony. Here, a class 10 student named Mashida was called on stage to receive the prize for topping her class, wherein the cleric objected to her presence. Rebuking the other officials present at the event, the cleric remarked that if a girl is being given the honour, her parents or guardians should be called on stage instead.

Speaking on this development, Surendran on Thursday said to reporters, “Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has not uttered a single word after a student was publicly insulted at a religious organization. The case was not taken up. The Child Rights Commission is also keeping silent. What would have happened in Kerala if it had been elsewhere? Kerala is rapidly becoming Talibanized.”

“Kerala is moving towards the ideology followed by Taliban with the help and knowledge of the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister and the government are helping such terrorist forces. The Chief Minister’s Department is carrying out terrorism-based activities in Kerala. The Chief Minister has double standards of working here. CM is protecting all the interests of a particular section. The other category is being abused. Christians are also feeling like a minority here.” (ANI)

Punjab Police on Friday declared Lakhbir Singh Landa as the key conspirator in the Mohali blast case, wherein a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack took place on the Punjab Police’s Intelligence headquarters earlier this week.

Addressing a press conference today, Punjab Director General of Police VK Bhawra said, “The key conspirator is Lakhbir Singh Landa. He’s a resident of the Tarn Taran district in Punjab. He is a gangster and shifted to Canada in 2017. He is a close associate of Harinder Singh Rinda, who is in close proximity to Babbar Khalsa International chief Wadhawa Singh, is a part of ISI and operates from Pakistan.”

“We can see that this blast was done together by Babbar Khalsa International and gangster with the backing of Pakistan based ISI. One of the main associates of Landa is Nishan Singh. He too is a resident of Tarn Taran and was rounded up by the police. He was arrested by Faridkot Police a few days back,” Bhawra said.

The Punjab Police said that Nishan Singh had provided shelter to two more accused in his house and in two of his contacts’ houses. “He had handed over RPG to the accused and is involved in about a dozen of cases,” Punjab DGP said on Mohali blast.

“Besides Landa, Nishan and his two contacts (named Baljinder Rambo and Charad Singh) are also involved. He is also from Tarn Taran district- an AK-47 retrieved from him,” Punjab DGP said.

Lakhbir Singh Landa’s main associates- Nishan Singh and Charad Singh are also from the Tarn Taran district. Nishan had provided shelter to the two accused (involved in the incident), and he was arrested a few days ago by Faridkot Police, the police added.

A Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) was fired at the Punjab Police’s Intelligence headquarters in Mohali on the evening of May 9, triggering a blast at the site, Punjab DGP Viresh Kumar Bhawra said earlier that day.

Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

At least four people were killed while 22 others injured after a local bus from Katra to Jammu caught fire near Kharmal here on Friday.

“A local bus while on its way from Katra to Jammu caught fire near Kharmal about 1.5 km from Katra. As per preliminary details, the bus caught fire from the engine area which soon engulfed the whole bus. Two persons died on spot and 22 injured shifted to Katra,” Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu tweeted.

“Out of the injured two more succumbed to their injuries taking the death toll to 04 persons,” ADGP Jammu said in a subsequent tweet.

Deputy Commissioner Babila Rakwal, Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir said, “This was not a blast, but a bus tank explosion due to overheating (caused by the weather). There are 3 to 4 casualties. 22 reportedly injured…”

Taking to Twitter, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed his condolences to the bereaved families. He also prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

“Extremely pained by the loss of lives in the tragic bus incident in Katra. I offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. Directed district administration to ensure the best possible treatment to the injured,” Office of LG J&K tweeted. (ANI)

Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted an SIT to probe the murder of Kashmiri pandit Rahul Bhat who was shot dead by terrorists on Thursday.

Taking to Twitter, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced that the J-K administration will provide a government job to Rahul Bhat’s wife in Jammu and financial assistance to his family.

“A decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects of the despicable terror attack. The SHO of the concerned police station has also been attached,” Office of LG J-K tweeted.

“J&K administration to provide a government job to Rahul Bhat’s wife in Jammu and financial assistance to the family. The government will bear educational expenses of the daughter,”

Rahul Bhatt, an employee of the Tehsil office in the Budgam district’s Chadoora, was shot dead by terrorists in the Budgam on Thursday. (ANI)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that the deal to buy the social media platform Twitter is put on hold due to the calculation of fake accounts in it.

“Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5 per cent of users,” Musk tweeted.
Media reports said Twitter shares fell by 20 per cent in early trading after this announcement.

Musk said earlier this week that Twitter’s decision to ban former US President Donald Trump was a mistake and he would reverse it if his acquisition of the social media company is successful.

Twitter recently agreed to be acquired by Musk in a deal worth USD 44 billion, although it is still subject to shareholder approval. (ANI)

Superstar Salman Khan has won Kangana Ranaut’s heart by lending his support to the latter’s upcoming film ‘Dhaakad’.

On Thursday, Salman took to Instagram and Twitter and shared the second teaser of ‘Dhaakad’.
“Wishing team #Dhaakad the very best! @kanganaranaut @rampal72 @smaklai,” he captioned the post.

After seeing Salman’s post, Kangana immediately took to her Instagram Story and thanked the “Dabangg” star.

“Thank you my Dabangg hero heart of gold…I will never say again that I am alone in this industry…thank you from entire Dhaakad team,” Kangana, who recently attended Salman’s sister Alprita’s Eid bash, responded.

‘Dhaakad’ stars in the role of a spy named Agent Agni. Arjun Rampal, Divya Dutta and Saswata Chatterjee are also a part of the film, which is scheduled to hit the theatres on May 20. (ANI)

Once bosom pals, Turkish people are getting increasingly wary of Pakistanis living in their country for video-stalking young children and their parents and indulging in criminal activities.

A few months back, there was a widespread public outrage against Pakistanis for surreptitiously shooting young Turkish girls and their mothers in private moments and circulating them on social media with lascivious comments.
The incident came in the wake of increased reporting of criminal activities by Pakistani criminals and gangs. In fact, Istanbul has become the hub of Pakistani gangs indulging in human trafficking, smuggling and kidnapping for ransom. The fear of Pakistani gangs is in fact terrorising Pakistani businessmen; one of whom sent out an SOS on a Whatsapp Group complaining of extortion rackets.

He mentioned the name of Kashif Zaheer Qureshi, a notorious extortionist who threatened to abduct the businessman’s children if refused to pay ransom in advance. Qureshi lives in Turkey illegally and commands a network of criminal activities ranging from Turkey to South Africa.

Two kidnapping cases carried out by Pak gangsters had attracted public attention in Turkey recently. Gangsters had kidnapped four Nepalis and two Afghans for ransom. So far, six Pakistanis have been arrested on charges of abducting Nepalese. These gang members included one woman who acted as the lookout.

The Nepalese were abducted at gunpoint and tortured for three days. A ransom message was sent to their friends for Euros 10000. The police, however, launched a manhunt and nabbed the kidnapping gang. Another group of gangsters were arrested last year when they abducted another Pakistan and asked for a 50,000-Euro ransom for his release.

The growing visible hatred against Pakistanis was the main focus of talk during an iftar party hosted by Pakistan Ambassador Mohammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on May 1 this year. The diplomat had invited journalists from the Anadolu Agency (AA) English department. Several other people from Turkish media outlets were also present.

Guests complained about how they were being targeted by the Turkish police. The police have visited most of their homes, questioned their family members and sought to verify all residency documents. Many complained that these visits had become quite frequent in recent times. One of the journalists said the intelligence officials had visited his home thrice.

These lamentations by Pakistani residents in Turkey show how local sentiments have turned against them in a short time. Not long ago, Turkey and Pakistan hoped to lead an Islamic resurgence under a new leadership, away from the traditional Saudi Arabia. Once, not long ago, both the countries dreamt of creating a parallel Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC).

The recent criminal activities indulged in by Pakistanis and Pak gangs have turned such bonhomie into a deep suspicion and anger. (ANI)

The wife of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri pandit who was killed by the terrorists yesterday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, on Friday said that she is suspecting that terrorists must have acquired information about her husband’s identity from his workplace before killing.

Notably, Bhat, who was a government employee at Chadoora Tehsil Office, was shot at on Thursday following which he was declared dead at Srinagar’s SMHS hospital.

Protests erupted soon after Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat was killed in a targeted killing by terrorists in Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

“He used to say everyone behaves nicely with him and nobody can harm him. Yet nobody protected him, they (terrorists) must’ve asked someone about him and his identity, otherwise, how would they’ve known,” the wife said expressing her grief to the media.

The father of the deceased demanded an inquiry into the matter as he suspected the targeted killing of his son Rahul.

“First, they asked who Rahul Bhat is and then they shot him. We want inquiry. There was a police station 100 ft away. There must’ve been security at the office but nobody was there. They should check CCTV footage,” he said.

In a protest in Budgam, people demanded that the LG should speak to protesters.

Earlier today, the last rites of Rahul Bhat were performed at Bantalab here on Friday.

ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh, Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar, and Deputy Commissioner Avny Lavasa were present at the cremation ground for the last rites.

Actor Sohail Khan and fashion designer Seema Khan’s marriage of 24 years has come to an end.

Reportedly, the two, on Friday, filed for divorce. Several images of Sohail and Seema leaving the Family Court in Mumbai have been doing the rounds on the internet, leaving fans heartbroken.

“What? This is so sad,” an Instagram user wrote.

“OMG! Can’t believe,” another one wrote.

Seema and Sohail have been living separately for a long time now. In the show ‘The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, the two were shown as living separately.

The two tied the knot in 1998 and welcomed their first child, son Nirvan in 2000. In June 2011, the couple welcomed their second son Yohan via surrogacy. (ANI)