Month: July 2022

The main accused was arrested on Wednesday in the killing of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Surendra Singh Bishnoi who was mowed down by a truck while investigating illegal mining in Nuh a day ago.

The accused was identified as Shabir alias Mittar hailing from Tauru, Haryana.
A person was arrested after an encounter with Haryana Police in connection with the case.

Home Minister Anil Vij tweeted, “Accused Mittar s/o Ishak in DSP murder case has been arrested by Haryana Police from Village Ganghora, PS Pahari District Bharatpur today”.

The accused was arrested from the hills of Ganghora, the hill station area of Bharatpur (Rajasthan) where he was hiding after the killing of the DSP.

Earlier today, Vij told ANI that the state government is taking “strict measures” to ensure law and order.

“Door-to-door checking is being done. We are investigating the matter. We are taking strict measures to ensure law and order in the state,” he said.

Vij had assured the arrest of “every single” accused in the incident.

“One person was arrested after an encounter. The search operation is underway. Others will be arrested soon. We’re very serious as the attack has happened on our police and we will spare none,” Vij told ANI Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of Surendra Singh Bishnoi and said the culprits will not be spared.

He said strict action will be taken against the mining mafia in the state.

“We will control the mining mafia in the state and the culprits will not be spared. Strict action will be taken against them,” he said.

Khattar said police posts will be created near mining areas and the destination of mining vehicles and their equipment will also be fixed.

“Posts will also be set up at the inter-state borders,” Khattar said.

The Chief Minister said that the state government will provide a job to one of the family members of the deceased police officer.

“It is an unfortunate incident. A truck belonging to the sand mafia ran over the DSP officer. Our condolences go out to the bereaved family. A total of Rs 1 crore would be provided in compensation to the kin of the martyred police officer. We would also provide a job to one of his family members,” he said.

He also spoke about the ‘martyr status’ to the deceased officer.

The Chief Minister said the DSP performed his duty with bravery and the dumper truck involved in the incident has been identified. Senior Haryana Police officers had rushed to the spot.

Haryana Mining Minister Mool Chand Sharma also said that “strict action” will be taken against the guilty. (ANI)

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday deployed the Indian Army in the flood-hit areas of Virdarbha region to support the evacuation and rescue of the villagers.

The army team from Guards Regimental Center (GRC) Kamptee under command of Major Bhuvan Shah with necessary equipment reached the affected area on the night of July 19, 2022, at 10:30 pm.
According to reports, the army rescue operation started at the village Mangaon, District Chanderpur, during the wee hours of 20 July 2022. The village is completely cut off due to flood. The Army rescue team is continuously operating in conjunction with the civil authorities and disaster management teams.

“113 villagers were rescued to the safer areas on July 20. One team is kept at standby at Kamptee Cantonment to respond in case of any further requirements depending on flood situation, stated.”

Brigadier Deepak Sharma, Commandant, GRC visited the sites to oversee the operations carried out by Army.

Incessant and heavy rainfall in Vidarbha region since last few days and release of water from irrigation projects has resulted in flood-like situation in Chandrapur district of Nagpur Sub Division. Teams of NDRF and SDRF were operating in the region. (ANI)

Aryan Khan, the firstborn of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, often finds himself at the receiving end of trolling especially after his arrest in an alleged drugs case, last year.

The 24-year-old recently became a target of social media trolls over a viral video that shows him drinking at a club in Mumbai.
“So Aryan Khan back to his ostentatious lifestyle! Just when Money and Power overplay Law and Order,accused get promoted for further crimes,” a social media user tweeted.

“Irresponsible,” another one wrote.

However, such comments did not go down well with Aryan’s fans. In no time they took to social media and slammed a section of social media users for spreading hatred.

“Others are using this video to point out#AryanKhan being irresponsible. I see him being super responsible. Observe how he masks up right after taking his shot,” a netizen commented.

“Difficult to understand all these stories with Aryan Khan. Damn he’s not a kid anymore he’s a man, he’s 24,” another one wrote.

“Is #AryanKhan is not allowed to enjoy his life? Please leave this boy alone,” a Twitterati wrote.

Aryan was recently given a clean chit from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in last year’s drugs-on-cruise case.

The NCB had filed a 6,000-page chargesheet against 14 accused in the cruise drug bust case on May 27, which excludes the name of five others including Aryan Khan, who were earlier arrested in the case.

“Aryan Khan was not named in the chargesheet and his arrest along with imprisonment for 26 days was wrong, especially when no drugs of any kind were found from him. There was no evidence of any kind, there was no material of any nature in violation of any law, except the NDPS Act. We are glad that Sanjay Kumar Singh, heading the NCB SIT, investigated the matter properly and decided not to file a complaint against Aryan Khan due to lack of sufficient evidence,” Aryan Khan’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde earlier said.

The NCB did not file any complaint against Aryan Khan and five others in the alleged cruise drug bust case due to a lack of “sufficient” evidence. (ANI)

On the occasion of his wife Upasana’s birthday, actor Ram Charan penned a sweet wish on social media.

Taking to Instagram, Ram dropped a fam-jam picture featuring his wife, his father Chiranjeevi and his mother.
“to my dearest @upasanakaminenikonidela … happiest birthday,” he captioned the post.

Ram’s wish for his wife has garnered a lot of comments and likes from social media users.

“You all look so good,” a social media user commented.

“God bless you both,” another one wrote.

Ram and Upasana got married on June 14, 2012 after dating for several years. Meanwhile, on the work front, Ram was recently seen in ‘Acharya’ with his father and superstar Chiranjeevi. However, the film failed to leave a mark at the box-office.

Currently, he is wrapping up his highly anticipated film under Shankar Shanmugham’s directorial ‘RC15’. The film, billed as an action drama with current-day politics, features an ensemble cast, with Kiara Advani playing the female protagonist. (ANI)

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the seventh accused in the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh case.

Ali Asgar alias Abdullah was arrested a day after the NIA carried out searches at three places in Bihar in connection with the case.
Asgar, a resident of East Champaran district in Bihar, is a highly radicalized individual involved in propagating jihad by posting hate and incriminating materials online in various groups on social media platforms, said the NIA.

The anti-terror agency said that Asgar was a close associate of earlier arrested six accused persons and was found using encrypted applications to communicate secretly with other associates in India and Bangladesh.

The case relates to the arrest of six active cadres of the proscribed organization JMB including three illegal immigrants of Bangladesh from Aishbagh, Bhopal who were found involved in propagating the JMB plans or ideology and motivating youth to carry out jihad against India.

The case was initially registered on March 14 this year by the Special Task Force (STF) of Bhopal Police and re-registered by the NIA on April 5. (ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the Indian contingent which will represent the nation in Birmingham during the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Wednesday and urged them to face their opponents with the mantra of “Kyu Pade Ho Chakkar Me Koi Nahi Hai Takkar Me”.

The interaction took place via virtual conferencing mode. During his meeting with athletes, PM Modi wished athletes luck for the multi-sport event and hoped for their success.
In his interaction, Prime Minister noted how this time period is in a way most important in the history of Indian sports.

“Today’s time is in a way the most important period in the history of Indian sports. Today, the spirit of players like you is also high, the training is also getting better and the atmosphere in the country towards sports is also tremendous. You are all climbing new peaks, making new summits,” said PM Modi.

A contingent of 215 athletes will represent India in 141 events across 19 sporting disciplines.

“Many athletes present today have already represented India in other international sporting events. But the athletes who are going for their maiden adventure, I wish them the best. The 65 athletes who are going to be participating in the Common Wealth Games for the first time, I am sure will make a lasting mark in the world of sports,” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister noted that the 44th Chess Olympiad, which will be hosted by India, will start on July 28 along with the Commonwealth Games and for the next few days, Indian athletes will have an opportunity to shine before the world.

“Today, as a lot of you may know is the beginning of the Chess Olympiad as well. The next 10 days we will see many Indian athletes shining,” he said.

“You are the expert on what you guys have to do and how to play. All I would say is, play with all your heart, play with full force and play without any tension,” he added.

The Prime Minister interacted with athlete Avinash Sable, who recently represented India in the World Athletics Championships being held in Oregon, US. During his interaction with the Prime Minister, Sable shared how his stint in the Indian army helped him prepare for the steeplechase race.

“In my four-year duty, I got to learn a lot. The discipline of the army and tough conditions helped me. I got to go to athletics. Steeplechase is an obstacle game, where you cross various obstacles. In army training as well, we have to go through various obstacles, we have to crawl, and jump in a nine-foot ditch. Steeplechase feels easy now,” said Sable.

Sable also shared his weight loss journey with PM Modi, recalling how he lost around 21 kgs in just 3-4 months and how much support he got from his colleagues in the army.

Notably, Indian athlete Avinash Sable finished at 11th position in the final of the men’s 3000 m steeplechase event at the World Athletics Championships being held in Oregon on Tuesday.

He clocked 8:31.75 seconds, earning an 11th spot finish. Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali finished at the top while Lamecha Girma from Ethiopia finished second. Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto achieved a third-place finish.

Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli hai also interacted with the Prime Minister. PM Modi noted his calm nature while playing a sport of strength and questioned him about how did he achieve a mix of two.

“Yoga helps my brain feel calm. I practice it regularly,” replied Suli. The weightlifter also said that he gets a lot of support from his family and they talk to him regularly.

Suli also talked about his love for movies with PM Modi and said he likes to catch up with some good movies in his free time.

Treesa Jolly, a Badminton player from Kannur also shared with Prime Minister Modi how her father motivated her to play Badminton.

“My father motivated me to play badminton though Volleyball and Football are more popular in my hometown. Badminton is more convenient to play at the age of five,” she said.

Talking about her bond with her doubles partner Gayatri Gopichand, Jolly said that they share a good bond and it is a good combination on the court when they play. “It is important to keep a good bond with your partner,” she added.

Commonwealth Games will be taking place from July 28, 2022 to August 8, 2022 in Birmingham. (ANI)

Hours after a female sub-inspector named Sandhya Topno was mowed down to death allegedly during a vehicle check, Jharkhand Police on Wednesday assured that the guilty won’t be spared.

In an exclusive conversation with ANI today, Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kaushal Kishore said, “We got information from Tupudana Out Post area that a suspicious vehicle coming from Gumla is reaching Ranchi. Thus, a police check led by sub-inspector Sandhya Topno was deployed in the area.”
The police have arrested one accused in the matter and is trying to nab the other accused.

“This incident happened with the Sub-Inspector while she was trying to stop this vehicle. After getting injured, she was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead. The vehicle has been taken into custody and the driver has been arrested too,” said Ranchi SSP Kishore Kaushal.

The accused arrested tried to breach government works as well in the past, the police said.

“One more person was present inside the vehicle, for whom a continuous search is on. Efforts will be to complete the investigation quickly and get the guilty punished with a speedy trial. Accused, namely Nigaar Khan tried to breach government works as well,” said Ranchi SSP Kishore Kaushal.

Further probe into the matter is underway.

In another incident in Haryana, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Surendra Singh Bishnoi was mowed down by a truck while probing illegal stone-mining in Nuh district.

Police officer, Surendra Singh Bishnoi, who had gone to investigate a case of illegal mining in Nuh, died after being allegedly run over by a dumper driver.

Nuh Police official informed ANI today in this case and said, “Tawadu (Mewat) DSP Surendra Singh Bishnoi, who had gone to investigate an instance of illegal mining in Nuh, died after being run over by a dumper driver. A search operation is underway to apprehend the accused. More details are awaited.”

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of DSP Surendra Singh Bishnoi and said the culprits will not be spared.

He said strict action will be taken against the mining mafia in the state.

“We will control the mining mafia in the state and the culprits will not be spared. Strict action will be taken against them,” he said.

Khattar said police posts will be created near mining areas and the destination of mining vehicles and their equipment will also be fixed. (ANI)

Star Studios and Junglee Pictures dropped the first look of director Madhur Bhandarkar’s upcoming flick ‘Babli Bouncer’ featuring Tamannaah Bhatia and announced the release date.

Taking to its Twitter handle, Star Studios shared the two posters of ‘Bahubali: The Beginning’ actor, to which they captioned, “Oye bawale, suna kya? Aa gaya hai Babli Bouncer ka time! Dilon ko yeh jodegi, ya khub haddiyaan todegi? Pata chalega jald hi! Here’s the first look of #BabliBouncer, starring the phenomenal @tamannaahspeaks.Streaming from Sept 23 only on @DisneyplusHS.”

In the poster, Tamannaah is seen in and as babli bouncer!

In the first poster, the ‘Entertainment’ actor donned a denim jacket that she paired with black jeggings. And struck the bodybuilder pose.

In the other image, she wore a black t-shirt and denim jeans. Striking a pose towards the camera.

‘Babli Bouncer’ is set to release on 23rd September 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu!

‘Babli Bouncer’ is touted as a coming-of-age feel-good story with a slice-of-life comedic tone set in the real ‘bouncer town’ of North India – Asola Fatepur will see Tamannaah Bhatia in a never seen before avatar, as Babli Bouncer.

Produced by Star Studios and Junglee Pictures, Babli Bouncer is directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and stars Tamannaah Bhatia, in the lead along with Saurabh Shukla, Abhishek Bajaj and Sahil Vaid in pivotal roles. (ANI)

Heavy rains lashed the national capital on Wednesday afternoon, leaving low-lying areas water-logged thereby affecting traffic movement in parts of the city.

The traffic police issued an advisory, asking people to check the weather before heading out.
Generally cloudy sky, moderate rain or thundershowers are predicted in the city over the next three days, the daily bulletin by the India Meteorological Department informed.

The weather department has issued a yellow alert in the Capital city with a warning of moderate to heavy rainfall. The intensity of rainfall is set to increase from Wednesday onwards and the weather could also bring the maximum temperature down to around 32 degrees Celsius by Thursday.

IMD tweeted, “Thundershower with moderate to heavy intensity rain with very heavy intensity rain over isolated places and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR ( Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram,…..”

“…….Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Sohana, Palwal (Haryana) Bagpat, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor, Amroha, Moradabad, Garhmukteshwar, Rampur, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sambhal, Billari, Milak, Sikandrabad, Chandausi, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Anupshahar, Bahajoi, Bareilly, Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Debai, Narora, Gabhana, Sahaswan, Atrauli, Badayun, Kasganj, Ganjdundwara, Etah (U.P.) during next 2 hours,” tweeted IMD today.

With the fresh spell of rain, the air quality in the national capital is in the ‘satisfactory category’. System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), a government agency, today morning informed that the overall AQI is at 90 at 3:00 PM.

As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.

The minimum temperature on Wednesday was 31 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature is predicted to reach 40 degrees Celsius.

Flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport might get affected today due to bad weather in the national capital. Airlines such as Vistara and SpiceJet took to Twitter to inform the passengers about the same and requested them to get in touch with the airline concerned for updated flight information.

“#TravelUpdate: Due to bad weather (Heavy Rainfall) expected in Delhi, Arrivals/Departures are likely to get impacted. Please visit http://airvistara.com or SMS UK<Flight no.> to 9289228888 to check the updated flight status. Thank You,” Vistara tweeted

Another airline company, SpiceJet tweeted, “#WeatherUpdate: Due to bad weather (heavy rain) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via http://bit.ly/2tG9xBx.”

Yesterday, some parts of the national capital received light rainfall, bringing a little respite to residents from sultry weather. However, the maximum temperature settled at 37.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. (ANI)

There has been a substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

While giving a written reply to a query to the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, the MoS said the government has a “policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and the security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir.”
The Minister said the incidents of terrorist attacks also decreased significantly since 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 229 terrorist attacks were reported in 2021; 244 in 2020; 255 in 2019; and 417 in 2018.

In these attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister said, a total of 42 security force personnel were killed in 2021 following 62 killings in 2020, 80 in 2019 and 91 in 2018. Similarly, a total of 41 civilians were killed in 2021 following 37 in 2020 and 39 each in 2019 as well as 2018.

Also replying to Kharge’s question “Whether the government was aware of the rising attacks on Kashmiri Pandits during last few months” the Mos said, during the last few months two incidents of attacks on Kashmiri Pandits have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir in which one person was killed and another person injured.

“The government has taken several measures to ensure the safety of minorities in the valley. These include a robust security and intelligence grid, day and night area domination, patrolling and proactive operations against terrorists, round-the-clock checking at Nakas, deployment of Road Opening Parties at strategic points to thwart any terrorist attack,” Rai said.

He also shared data showing the year-wise attacks on civilians during the last five years.

As per the data, a total of seven civilians had been attacked in Jammu and Kashmir up to June 30 this year.

“The number of civilians attacked in 2021 was 12. The number stands at 28 both in 2020 and 2019. However, 33 civilians were attacked in 2018,” as per the data. (ANI)