6 held for UP stampede , Godman left out in FIR
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested six persons including two women in connection with stamping at Satsang in Hathras .
All the six members are part of the organising committee that were responsible to collect funds , organise the event and crowd management .
The preacher Narayan Hari was not named in the FIR .
The police have announced ₹1 lakh award for information on Devpraskash Madhukar the main accused of the event.
Jaishankar meets Wang Yi , says LAC must be respected
EAM S. Jaishankar on Thursday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO summit .
Both sides stressed the importance of “ mutual respect “ in resolving border issues .
Mr Jaishankar told Mr Wang that “line of Actual Control must be respected and tranquility in border areas always ensured . “according to a statement by MEA .
EAM also highlighted the need to redouble efforts to complete disengagement from Ladakh .
The statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed on finding the “ correct way “ to resolve the situation .
The Chinese position at Demchok and Depsang valley remains a friction point of the region .
Talks at defence officials and border commanders in the meeting of the Working Mechanism of Border Affairs has this far yielded no result , the win is expected to be a landslide .
SCO statement
Speaking at SCO heads of states Mr Jaishankar read out PM Modi’s address in his absence , reiterating SCO’s “ respect for sovereignty , independence and territorial integrity “ as a basis of its foreign policy .
The statement also said that priority must be given to combating terrorism , one of the best original goals of SCO, in a veiled attack on Pakistan .
Rajkot game zone tragedy : Gujrat HC slams state govt
Gujarat High Court slammed the authorities while Gujarat Government submitted the fact finding report on TRL game zone blaze case .
The High Court had expressed displeasure over the investigation and had ordered a fact finding inquiry .
The Court asked what the authorities had been doing and why a demotion order to demolish the temporary structure was not taken nearly a year ago .
Odisha to provide medical education in Odia language
The Odisha government has formed a 22 member committee proposing measures to introduce Medical education in Odia language in the state .
The committee will also suggest timeline and budgetary requirements .
Assam floods six more dead as
Flood situation has worsened in Assam and adjoining states . Six more people died in Assam .
More than 23.14 have to abandon their homes .
West Assam’s Dhubri and North Assam’s Darang are the worst affected districts .
6.49 lakh and 1.9 lakh people have been displaced in two districts respectively , Assam State Disaster Management Authority ( ASDMA ) said .
At least seven districts of Arunachal Pradesh were cut off in the landslides and floods in Manipur , Mizoram and Tripura .
Soren takes oath as leader of the house for the third time
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( JMM ) leader Hemant Soren was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time .
He is currently on bail in Money in a money laundering case .
HC had said during pronouncing bain that there was reason to believe that he was not guilty .
The charges against Mr Soren was land grabbing and money laundering .
Congress will not ally with AAP in Haryana and Delhi polls : Jairam
Congress General secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that Congress will not ally with AAP in assembly elections in Haryana and Delhi .
However, AAP will contest as part of the INDIA bloc in Maharashtra and Jharkhand .
Elections in all these states will be held in later this year or later and in the beginning of the.next year .
World
Labour party projected to oust Sunak’s conservative government in UK polls
Millions went to polls in the UK to vote for 650 seats in the houses of commons .
Most of the polls projections have predicted a win for the Labor party . The final results will be announced on Friday morning .
Labor Party’s Keir Starmer and Conservative Party’s Rishi Sunak are among the key Prime Ministerial candidates .
Increased taxes , crumbling public infrastructure , immigration policies were some of the major topics of this election .
Genocidal violence looming in Myanmar , was says expert
Violent conflict is going on in Rakhine state , a part of which has been captured by the Arakan Army ( AA) . Civilians are facing hardship .
Recently the military ordered civilians to move
many villages in Sittwe city . Which later can lead to military operations against AA ..
The UN Human Rights Council ( UNHRC ) expressed concern about the possibility of genocidal violence in the region .
Biden is not quitting race : white house
Joe Biden is “ absolutely not “ pulling of race , his spokesperson said .
WIn Presidential debate Mr Biden’s performance was disastrous. .
This had panicked Democrats about his health .
Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel
Editorial
Dangerous Precedent
Shielding President from answering the crime subverts rule of law
The editorial is about US Supreme Court judgement that A President has some immunity of official crime done at the time of Presidency .
The lower courts in the US will now determine whether the crime is criminal or non criminal .
The editorial says that this is a dangerous Precedent .
Grave concern
The risk of international spread from wild type 1 polio virus is great
The editorial is about sudden spike in Wild Poliovirus 1 ( WPV1 ) cases by 2026 . There has been a spike in WPV1 cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan’s city-like areas .
This year alone 5 samples has been collected from Pakistan and 6 from Afghanistan .
In 2023 the number of samples collected were around 125 in both the countries .
WHO announced polio eradication from Africa . Polio cases after that were cornered to rural pockets of Afghanistan and Pakistan . Where there is still hesitancy in taking Vaccine s .
Also there is risk of spreading the diseases as the citizens of the two countries often migrate. WHO had a programme to make world fres of Polio by 2024 . But the recent spike in cases has shown that the target is unlikely to be achieved .
