Communal clashes in Jharkhand, especially around Hazaribagh, are increasing, raising concerns about law and order. Recent violence in the area has sparked worries about security.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that ‘New Kashmir’ is no longer a story of conflict but a story of trust being restored and faith being rewarded. "The change is not imperceptible; it is perceptible. Perception has changed, ground reality is changing, hopes of the people are soaring,” he stated.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday denied that India is attempting a ''peace plan'' or doing any mediation to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, adding that New Delhi is only trying to facilitate bringing the two parties to the negotiating table.
The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest here on Thursday against the BJP-led government at the Centre, alleging it has failed to address issues of paper leak, Agnipath scheme and Manipur situation.
As regards India's abstentions from some UN resolutions regarding Gaza, Mr Jaishankar said the resolutions that "do not reflect the entire reality" of the situation by downplaying the October 7 terror attack by Hamas, can't be supported by India, which is itself a 'victim of terrorism'.
It is a high-risk strategy that US President Joe Biden is following because it includes disseminating information in near-real-time ~ such as was witnessed when the Americans went to town last week with the accusation that the Russians has begun a “false flag operation” to pre-empt Mr Putin’s next moves in Ukraine ~ which risks exposing important sources and methods of intelligence collection.
The urban Trinamul Congress supporters erupted in protest in several districts across the state shortly after the broadcast of the candidate lists by the ruling party for the elections in 108 civic bodies. In some areas, the police had to intervene standing as wall between the factional groups at loggerheads on the road in Burdwan East and Bankura, and in some areas the district leadership were detained inside their offices by the unruly warring groups.
Miss Banerjee accused Mr Dhankhar of tapping phones and threatening officers on several occasions. “Pegasus is running from Governor house. He is regularly calling our officers to meet him and threatening them. From commissioner of police to DGP, from chief secretary to home secretary and principal secretaries as well as DMs to SPs..he is threatening all. People of West Bengal never bow down to such threats,”
The State has already reported 97 human deaths and 96 in HEC in 2021-22 so far. In the last six weeks the Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) has been raging in all elephant-bearing districts with more elephants entering villages in search of food.
The state of emergency will last for 15 days and may be extended for another 15 days, in accordance with the Chilean Constitution.
