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Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
CM is on a two-day visit to state: Hope people from Gujarat start visiting J&K again, says Omar Abdullah
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday for his two-day visit to the state. On his arrival, Abdullah said that he has come to Gujarat to take part in a tourism event with a hope that a big proportion of tourists from Gujarat will start visiting J&K again. Abdullah's visit comes months after at least 26 people were killed, including tourists from Gujarat, and several others injured in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam in April. Interacting with media persons, Abdullah said, 'If you look at the past 30-35 years since tourism restarted in J&K, there are three most important places from where people prefer to visit Kashmir; Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal. There is a two-day event of tourism in Gandhinagar and me and my fellows have come to speak on behalf of J&K with a hope that the big proportion of visitors from Gujarat restart coming (to J&K).' In reply to a question on Operation Sindoor, Abdullah said, 'There are many things regarding which the Union government will have to give answers. A few days back, Lieutenant Governor of J&K (Manoj Sinha) accepted that there was both intelligence and security failure in Pahalgam. If there is intelligence and security failure, then somebody is guilty for that. On the one hand, we have taken the action that was to be taken against terrorists. The three terrorists who are responsible for the Pahalgam incident have been eliminated. But, so far, there is no action taken for the intelligence and security failure there. People would like to hear about that.' In reply to another question on elimination of two more terrorists in J&K on Wednesday, the J&K CM said, 'This will go on. But you have to ask those who told you in 2019 that after abrogation of (Article) 370, terrorism will end in J&K. Today, almost six years have passed since (Article) 370 was abrogated. Even today, terrorists are being eliminated. So, there is a difference between the time when it was said then and current reality.' After his arrival, Abdullah also paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel. During his stay in Gujarat, as per an official release from Gujarat government, Abdullah is also scheduled to visit the Statue of Unity.
New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
Stranded umrah pilgrims return home after four days in Jeddah
SEPANG: Thirty-nine Malaysian umrah pilgrims who were stranded in Jeddah for four days due to their travel agency's failure to provide return flight tickets have safely returned home. The group arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 11.32am today on Malaysia Airlines flight MH157 from Jeddah, which departed at 9pm Saudi time. Among them was Nazira Frijand Ali, 48, from Kulai, Johor, who said she and her husband had paid over RM12,000 for a "golden" package, only to be let down by undelivered promises. "I could have bought my own return ticket, but I couldn't bear to leave the other pilgrims, especially the elderly. We had become like family," she said, adding that she plans to file a police report and seek compensation from the agency. Firabib Group Sdn Bhd managing director Mohd Firdaus Mat Akhir stepped in to finance the group's return, covering RM71,370 for 39 flight tickets, including one for a mutawif. "I have no affiliation with the company managing the group and never agreed to any reimbursement. I helped purely out of compassion," he said. The group's mutawif, Muhammad Abu Sufyan Mohd Mokhtar Rozaidi also known as PU Abu denied being a partner of the agency and said he had only been working with them since 2023. "In Jeddah, I did what I could to help the pilgrims get home. I'm grateful others stepped in. I've decided to resign, as the company is now facing financial trouble," he said. Previously, 43 pilgrims were reported stranded in Jeddah after the agency, Persada Global Holidays Sdn Bhd, failed to provide return flight tickets upon completion of their umrah. On Sunday, Berita Harian reported that the agency's managing director, Shahir Ibrahim, admitted all the pilgrims were under the company's care but said they were unable to arrange return flights due to financial difficulties.
The Hindu
04-07-2025
- The Hindu
Three of a family awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment in Ullal child trafficking case
An Additional District and Sessions-cum-Special Court on Thursday sentenced three persons from Pajeer to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after finding them guilty of child trafficking in Mangaluru. V.N. Jagadish, presiding officer of the II Additional District and Sessions-cum-Special Court, pronounced the sentence that also included a ₹5,000 penalty against Lineta Veigas, her husband Jossy Veigas and mother Lucy Veigas, all residents of Pajeer near Mangaluru. The Judge had held them guilty of child trafficking under Section 370 (4) of the Indian Penal Code on June 30. Special Public Prosecutor Jyothi Pramoda Nayak, who conducted the case on behalf of the prosecution, said the trio was caught red-handed along with one Rangavva alias Geetha while attempting to sell the two-and-a-half-month-old baby girl of Rangavva to a couple on July 26, 2013, at the Children's Clinic in Thokkottu. Social activist Vidya Dinkar and police officer Iqbal posed as a Muslim couple intending to buy the child after learning that the accused were attempting to sell a baby, the prosecution said. On July 26, 2013, the Veigas' told the prospective buyer couple who was sitting inside the clinic that Rangavva was the biological mother of the child. They asked the couple to give them ₹2 lakh, of which ₹90,000 would be given to the mother immediately, with the balance to be paid the next day. Later, they handed over the baby, named Anisha, to the couple. Later, the police arrested all the accused. Rangavva passed away during the pendency of the prosecution. The then Ullal sub-inspector, Ramesh H. Hanapura, conducted the investigation and led the prosecution. The prosecution had examined 12 witnesses in all, Ms. Nayak said.
Hans India
18-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Gold falls Rs 1,200, silver up by Rs 100
New Delhi: Gold prices declined by Rs1,200 to Rs1,00,170 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to continuous selling by jewellers and stockists in line with weak global trends, according to the All India Sarafa precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs1,01,370 per 10 grams in the previous market session. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity dipped below the Rs1 lakh mark, by falling Rs1,100 to Rs99,450 per 10 grams. It had settled at Rs1,00,550 per 10 grams on Monday. "Gold corrected further as traders reevaluated the likelihood of a full-scale regional war between Israel and Iran. This shift follows reports suggesting that Iran is actively pursuing a diplomatic resolution to its escalating conflict with Israel. "The potential for a fragile truce has fostered a bearish sentiment among gold traders," Saumil Gandhi, Senior Analyst - Commodities at HDFC Securities, said. However, silver prices went up by Rs100 to Rs1,07,200 per kilogram on Tuesday. The white metal had ended at Rs1,07,100 per kg in the previous market close. Globally, spot gold was trading lower at $3,380.65 per ounce. Meanwhile, spot silver went up 0.44 per cent to $36.47 per ounce in the international markets.
New Straits Times
17-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Engineer loses over RM336,000 in phone scam
GEORGE TOWN: A 35-year-old engineer has fallen victim to a phone scam, losing a staggering RM336,760 in a fraud that spanned several weeks. Southwest District police confirmed receiving a police report on the case. Police have opened an investigation under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which deals with cheating. State police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said, according to the engineer's report, the victim's ordeal began on March 25, when the engineer received a suspicious phone call while at work in a factory in Bayan Lepas. The victim claimed the caller had introduced himself as a representative from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and allegedly told the engineer that the victim's phone number had been linked to 33 police reports involving criminal activities. The call was then "transferred" to an individual claiming to be a police officer from the Sarawak contingent police headquarters (IPK Sarawak). "The impersonator accused the engineer of involvement in money laundering and was instructed to transfer funds to multiple bank accounts for the purposes of an 'investigation'. "To gain the engineer's trust, the suspect falsely promised that the money would be returned once the investigation was completed. "The victim was also threatened with an arrest warrant should the engineer fail to comply. Frightened and believing the claims to be true, the victim made multiple online transfers and cash deposits into 14 different bank accounts over the course of nearly three months, from March 25 to June 9. The total amount transferred was RM336,760," he said in a statement today. Hamzah said the scam only came to light when the scammer continued to demand additional payments. The engineer then lodged a police report. The latest incident came less than 24 hours after it was reported that police had launched investigations into separate cases of online investment fraud that cost two retirees a combined total of RM1,148,370, highlighting the growing threat of financial scams targeting unsuspecting victims via social media platforms.
