TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades released a video of its forces repelling Zionist regime invaders and targeting their armored vehicles in Gaza with Yassin-150 rocket launchers.
Maharashtra Woman Set On Fire By Ex After She Broke Up With Him: Cops
No arrest has been made so far, a police official said. (Representational)
Thane, Maharashtra:
An FIR has been registered against two men for allegedly setting ablaze a 25-year-old woman, who was romantically involved with one of them before discontinuing the relationship, in Thane district of Maharashtra last month, police said on Wednesday. The woman survived with serious burns and undergoing treatment at hospital.
No arrest has been made so far, a police official said.
He said the prime accused, Sunijar Varma, was in a relationship with the woman, a resident of Mankoli area in Bhiwandi taluka, but she broke off with him recently.
“Annoyed by this, Varma and Ramesh Varma, who is also known to the woman, went to the house of the woman on October 19. They doused her in kerosene and set her on fire. Hearing the cries of the woman, her neighbours rushed to the spot and admitted her to hospital where she is undergoing treatment,” as per the statement recorded by the victim on Tuesday.
The FIR was registered against the two men, who are on the run, under sections 307 (attempt murder) 452 (House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 34 (a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all) of the Indian Penal Code.
Further investigation is underway, the official added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Mob Surrounds Police Station Near Manipur Chief Minister's Office, Cops Fire In Air
The police in Imphal opened fire in the air today to disperse a mob
Imphal:
The Manipur Police fired several rounds in the air today to disperse a mob that surrounded a police station near the Chief Minister’s office in the state capital Imphal. Curfew has been reimposed in the city.
Reports of gunfire at other parts of Imphal city came at the time of filing this report. Imphal residents who NDTV spoke to said they heard constant gunfire coming from the direction of the 1st Manipur Rifles complex.
The mob, allegedly led by the local youth group Arambai Tenggol, demanded weapons from the police station in protest against what they called the state government’s inaction following the killing of a senior police officer by an insurgent sniper in the India-Myanmar border town Moreh yesterday.
The mob clashed with the security forces and allegedly tried to surround the 1st Manipur Rifles complex, close to the Raj Bhavan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s office in Imphal West district, demanding arms and ammunition, police sources said.
To control the mob, the security forces first baton-charged them, but had to fire in the air as the crowds kept on pushing in. Some people were injured in the clash, police sources said.
Manipur Police officer Chingtham Anand was shot dead by suspected insurgents in Moreh
Public Anger After Cop Shot Dead
The killing of senior Manipur Police officer Chingtham Anand by an insurgent sniper while he was overseeing the construction of a helipad in Moreh yesterday has sparked massive protests in the valley areas.
Protesters have demanded the Biren Singh government to send more forces to the border trading town, where the hill-majority Kuki tribes have objected against the deployment of Manipur Police personnel.
Commandos of the Manipur Police have arrested at least 10 Myanmar nationals in as many days for looting homes of Moreh residents, who left the border town when ethnic clashes broke out on May 3 between the Kuki tribes and the valley-majority Meiteis.
A small squad of Manipur Police commandos who have been stationed in Moreh since the May 3 violence is being bolstered with reinforcements now. Sending the police personnel to the border town, however, has not been easy due to roadblocks by miscreants, sources said, adding the need for a larger helipad was felt and so a decision to build it was taken.
Kuki Students’ Organisation Calls Shutdown
The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) has called a 48-hour shutdown starting Wednesday midnight in protest against the deployment of additional police commandos in Moreh.
The KSO in a statement said it takes “strong exception to the continued stationing and additional deployment of Manipur Police commandos in Moreh despite Home Minister Amit Shah’s assurance to withdraw all state forces within three days during his visit to the border town”.
The Kuki tribes have objected to Manipur government sending more police commandos to Moreh
Mr Shah had gone to Moreh in late May, weeks after the ethnic violence began in Churachandpur and spread to other districts. The KSO alleged police commandos have been torturing Moreh residents after the killing of the police officer yesterday.
The Kuki body Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) has also made similar allegations. It criticised Biren Singh over what it claimed was inequality on treatment of two cases of cop deaths – one was Onkhomang Haokip, who was killed in September, and the other is yesterday’s Moreh incident.
Referring to Haokip’s death, the ITLF said, “… The Chief Minister’s Office remained startlingly mute on social media, and no immediate action to investigate was taken. Moreover, a meagre ex-gratia was announced… The brutal and cowardly assault on officer Haokip left his family bereft, yet the government’s indifference was palpable.”
Manipur Government Recommends UAPA Against Kuki Group
The Manipur government in a statement after an emergency cabinet meeting yesterday said a first information report (FIR) has been filed against an organisation called World Kuki-Zo Intellectual Council (WKZIC), which issued a statement on October 24 asking “volunteers” in the Kuki-Zo community to take up arms as the Kuki National Army and other insurgent groups cannot “join the war” due to the tripartite suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with the centre and the state government.
At least 25 Kuki insurgent groups have signed the SoO agreement, under which they have to stay at designated camps, and keep their weapons in locked storage for regular joint monitoring with the security forces.
The WKZIC in a statement denied it ever published any statement asking for volunteers to “join the war”, and criticised the government for what it called falling for a “fake statement” issued by unknown miscreants to tarnish the image of the WKZIC.
Officials debunk misinformation surrounding Annaram barrage seepage
Irrigation department officials deny seepage reports at Annaram (Saraswati) barrage of KLIS, asserting its robust design and construction with proper materials and techniques to withstand potential threats.
Updated On – 07:45 PM, Wed – 1 November 23
Hyderabad: Irrigation authorities have debunked reports doing rounds on social media projecting as if there was a leakage in Annaram Barrage and asserted that it was neither a ‘bunga’ nor leakage as erroneously described in reports, but “seepage which is normal in permeable foundations”. Officials have also asserted that they noticed “fresh water coming out which is in permissible limits and that no sand was coming out of it”.
In a note circulated to the media, authorities said routine maintenance work was being carried out at Annaram Barrage, which has an FRL of 119m with 66 gates. The barrage has the capacity of 10.87 TMC. They said videos circulated on social media incorrectly depicted the standard procedure to manage normal seepage water as a leakage issue terming it “Bunga.” Officials sought to debunk these reports, highlighting the difference between normal seepage and leakage.
The note said Irrigation Deputy Executive Engineer (DEE) Ravi Chandra had been stationed at Annaram Barrage since morning to oversee the routine maintenance work of arresting the seepage at adjacent to end sill of barrage (gate no 38). On Tuesday, about 20 congress workers unauthorized entered the truncation level walkway gate, came to gate 38 and took some videos and photos which were circulated on social media describing the water seepage as ‘bunga’/ leakage.
Project Executive Engineer (EE) Yadagiri clarified that the engineers were engaged in routine maintenance work to arrest seepage water by placing sandbags at the 38th vent, a standard procedure in managing permeable foundation conditions. He further stressed that the seepage observed was within permissible limits with no sand discharge, hence indicating no structural concerns with the barrage.
The officials pointed out that as long as the seepage remained within permissible limits and there was no carriage of soil or sand particles, the situation was deemed safe. The maintenance work was initiated promptly after the seepage was observed by field engineers three days ago, as part of the protective measures.
As an additional precautionary measure, the storage levels in both Annaram and Sundilla barrages were being reduced, officials added.
EU's Borrell appalled by refugee camp bombing
The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Wednesday said he was “appalled” by the high number of casualties from the bombing by the Israeli regime of a refugee camp in Gaza and called for fighting parties to respect the international rules of war, Reuters reports.
Meanwhile, Borrell claimed that building on the EU Council’s clear stance Israel has the right to defend itself in line with international humanitarian law and ensure the protection of all civilians.
“I am appalled by the high number of casualties following the bombing by Israel of the Jabalia refugee camp, ” he said in a statement on X.
“Laws of war and humanity must always apply, including when it comes to humanitarian assistance,” Borrell said.
Palestinian health officials said at least 50 Palestinians were killed when Zionist air strikes hit the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli regime said the strike had killed a ringleader of last month’s deadly Hamas attack on Israel.
EU leaders last week called for pauses in Zionist bombing and Hamas rocket attacks to get humanitarian aid into Gaza through safe corridors, as they said they were deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area.
UN and other aid officials said civilians in the besieged Palestinian enclave were facing a public health catastrophe, with hospitals struggling to treat snowballing casualties as electricity supplies peter out.
“With each passing day, as the situation becomes more and more dire, this is more urgent than ever,” Borrell said as he repeated last week’s plea.
“The safety and the protection of civilians is not only a moral but a legal obligation.”
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Jordan recalls envoy from occupied Palestine as Israel's war on Gaza deepens
Jordan has recalled its envoy from the Israeli-occupied territories in protest at the Israeli regime’s relentless attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday that relations between the Arab country and the Israeli regime would only return to normal once Israel stops killing civilians in Gaza and lifts a crippling siege that has deprived people of the territory of food, water and medicine.
Safadi said in a statement carried by state media that the Israeli regime’s ambassador to Jordan, who left the Arab country two weeks ago amid widespread anti-Israeli protests, would only be allowed to return to Amman on the same conditions.
“This is to express Jordan’s stance that rejects and condemns the Israeli war on Gaza that kills innocents and is causing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” he said.
The minister said the decision was also aimed at showing Jordan’s disapproval of an Israeli siege on Gaza which has deprived people of the territory of basic necessities.
Israel has killed nearly 8,800 people in Gaza since October 7 when it launched aerial bombardments on the territory to compensate for losses suffered in an operation by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
The Israeli aggression, which has expanded to include ground incursions into Gaza, has caused a dire humanitarian situation in the small territory on the Mediterranean where more than 2.3 million people have lived for years under Israeli restrictions.
Jordan, which borders Palestinian territories to the west, is home to the largest population of the Palestinian diaspora with anti-Israeli sentiment running deep in the country.
In his Wednesday statement, Safadi said that Jordan was stepping up diplomatic efforts to pressure Israel to stop its aggression in Gaza while warning that a spread of the conflict to other parts of the region would bring “dangerous risks.”
Mob Surrounds Police Station Near Manipur Chief Minister's House, Cops Fire In Air
The police in Imphal opened fire in the air today to disperse a mob
Imphal:
The Manipur Police fired several rounds in the air today to disperse a mob that surrounded a police station near the Chief Minister’s office in the state capital Imphal. Curfew has been reimposed in the city.
Reports of gunfire at other parts of Imphal city came at the time of filing this report. Imphal residents who NDTV spoke to said they heard constant gunfire coming from the direction of the 1st Manipur Rifles complex.
The mob, allegedly led by the local youth group Arambai Tenggol, demanded weapons from the police station in protest against what they called the state government’s inaction following the killing of a senior police officer by an insurgent sniper in the India-Myanmar border town Moreh yesterday.
The mob clashed with the security forces and allegedly tried to surround the 1st Manipur Rifles complex, close to the Raj Bhavan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s office in Imphal West district, demanding arms and ammunition, police sources said.
To control the mob, the security forces first baton-charged them, but had to fire in the air as the crowds kept on pushing in. Some people were injured in the clash, police sources said.
Manipur Police officer Chingtham Anand was shot dead by suspected insurgents in Moreh
Public Anger After Cop Shot Dead
The killing of senior Manipur Police officer Chingtham Anand by an insurgent sniper while he was overseeing the construction of a helipad in Moreh yesterday has sparked massive protests in the valley areas.
Protesters have demanded the Biren Singh government to send more forces to the border trading town, where the hill-majority Kuki tribes have objected against the deployment of Manipur Police personnel.
Commandos of the Manipur Police have arrested at least 10 Myanmar nationals in as many days for looting homes of Moreh residents, who left the border town when ethnic clashes broke out on May 3 between the Kuki tribes and the valley-majority Meiteis.
A small squad of Manipur Police commandos who have been stationed in Moreh since the May 3 violence is being bolstered with reinforcements now. Sending the police personnel to the border town, however, has not been easy due to roadblocks by miscreants, sources said, adding the need for a larger helipad was felt and so a decision to build it was taken.
Kuki Students’ Organisation Calls Shutdown
The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) has called a 48-hour shutdown starting Wednesday midnight in protest against the deployment of additional police commandos in Moreh.
The KSO in a statement said it takes “strong exception to the continued stationing and additional deployment of Manipur Police commandos in Moreh despite Home Minister Amit Shah’s assurance to withdraw all state forces within three days during his visit to the border town”.
The Kuki tribes have objected to Manipur government sending more police commandos to Moreh
Mr Shah had gone to Moreh in late May, weeks after the ethnic violence began in Churachandpur and spread to other districts. The KSO alleged police commandos have been torturing Moreh residents after the killing of the police officer yesterday.
The Kuki body Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) has also made similar allegations. It criticised Biren Singh over what it claimed was inequality on treatment of two cases of cop deaths – one was Onkhomang Haokip, who was killed in September, and the other is yesterday’s Moreh incident.
Referring to Haokip’s death, the ITLF said, “… The Chief Minister’s Office remained startlingly mute on social media, and no immediate action to investigate was taken. Moreover, a meagre ex-gratia was announced… The brutal and cowardly assault on officer Haokip left his family bereft, yet the government’s indifference was palpable.”
Manipur Government Recommends UAPA Against Kuki Group
The Manipur government in a statement after an emergency cabinet meeting yesterday said a first information report (FIR) has been filed against an organisation called World Kuki-Zo Intellectual Council (WKZIC), which issued a statement on October 24 asking “volunteers” in the Kuki-Zo community to take up arms as the Kuki National Army and other insurgent groups cannot “join the war” due to the tripartite suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with the centre and the state government.
At least 25 Kuki insurgent groups have signed the SoO agreement, under which they have to stay at designated camps, and keep their weapons in locked storage for regular joint monitoring with the security forces.
The WKZIC in a statement denied it ever published any statement asking for volunteers to “join the war”, and criticised the government for what it called falling for a “fake statement” issued by unknown miscreants to tarnish the image of the WKZIC.
Bus collides with lorry: 10 passengers injured in Narayankhed
On Wednesday, a TSRTC bus collided with a stationary sand-laden lorry near the Narayankhed DSP office on the Bidar-Narayankhed road in Narayankhed town, resulting in ten passengers sustaining injuries.
Published Date – 07:51 PM, Wed – 1 November 23
Sangareddy: Ten passengers were injured afterr a TSRTC bus hit a stationary sand-laden lorry near the Narayankhed DSP office on the Bidar-Narayankhed road in Narayankhed town on Wednesday.
According to the police, the Dubbak depot bus was coming to Narayankhed when it hit the lorry parked on the busy road.
The police said that the driver of the lorry had parked it carelessly on the road. DSP Venkat Reddy and Inspector Srinivas Reddy along with their team reached the spot and shifted the injured to Area Hospital Narayankhed.
There were 30 passengers on the bus when the incident occurred. All the 10 injured were out of danger. A case has been registered.
Iran, Russia call for putting end to Zionists’ crimes in Gaza
During a trip to the Iranian capital of Tehran, the Russian president’s special envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji.
In the meeting, both sides reviewed the latest developments in the region, particularly in Gaza.
The two officials expressed deep concern over the merciless killing of the civilians in Gaza.
Both officials called for the necessity of an immediate truce and the dispatch of humanitarian aid to the affected people in Palestine.
Iran’s diplomat said that the brutal attacks of the Zionist regime against the oppressed people of Gaza and the killing of thousands of women and children are a result of the all-out support of the US.
Khaji described the crimes as collective punishment and genocide of Palestinians.
During the meeting, the officials also exchanged views on the latest developments in Syria, including the latest political and field situation, as well as the initiatives of both sides to help improve the economic and humanitarian situation, and the continuation of the Syrian political process.
Earlier today, Lavrentiev met with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
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Gaza plunges back into a communication blackout amid Israeli bombardment
Israel has cut Gaza’s telecommunication and internet services for a second time despite warnings that communications blackouts exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
The Palestinian telecommunications agency said Internet and phone networks were down across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
“To our good people in the beloved country, we are sorry to announce that communications and Internet services have been completely cut off in Gaza,” the Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel) said on X.
Global network monitor Netblocks confirmed that Gaza “is in the midst of a new Internet blackout with high impact to the last remaining major operator, Paltel.
“The incident will be experienced as a total loss of telecommunications by most residents,” it said.
Telecom provider Paltel reported a “complete disruption” of communications and internet services in Gaza on Wednesday morning. Journalists said only people with Israeli or Egyptian phone lines could still use their mobiles in the border town of Rafah.
The disruption comes after Israel imposed a near-complete communications blackout on Gaza from Friday to Sunday that lasted close to 36 hours. Internet and phone networks were completely cut last week but were restored at the weekend.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas had at the time accused Israel of causing the shutdown in order to “perpetrate massacres” in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian telecoms provider Jawwal had blamed Israel’s “heavy bombardment” of the blockaded territory for the blackout.
The blackout sent waves of concern and fear among people and evacuees in the southern part of Gaza who still have family members remaining in the northern part and Gaza City.
In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Communications appealed to neighboring Egypt to operate communication stations near the Gaza border and activate roaming service on Egyptian networks, stressing that “the critical humanitarian situation that cannot bear the loss of communication for any longer”.
On Saturday, Elon Musk, the owner of X social media platform, said he would offer his Starlink satellite internet service to “internationally recognized aid organizations” in Gaza, prompting protests by Israel.
In the most recent Israeli attacks, at least 400 Palestinians have been killed or injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp as the regime continues its atrocities in the strip for 26 days now.
Gaza’s interior ministry said six US-made bombs were used on the district.
The resistance movement Hamas also said seven captives, including three foreigners, were killed in the bombing.
Over a thousand people are estimated to have been stuck under the rubble.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses point to the use of internationally banned white phosphorus bombs in the attack.
Since October 7, Israeli attacks on Gaza have claimed the lives of nearly 8,800 people, including 3,500 children.
