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News18
12-06-2025
- News18
Invited To Party, 3 Minor Girls Go Missing, Found Raped By Friends At Goa Hotel
Last Updated: Three men, including the owner of a hotel in North Goa, have been arrested in connection with the rape of three minor girls who were found at the hotel. Three people were arrested on charges of raping three girls at a hotel in Goa's North Goa district. The incident happened on June 8, and came to light after the parents of the girls filed a missing complaint with the police. The survivors were identified to be of 11, 13, and 15 years of age. Two of them were siblings. According to the police, the girls were friends with the accused and had gone to meet them after they were invited for a party. The parents of one of the survivors lived in a rented accommodation belonging to the parents of the siblings. They were rescued the same day from a hotel at Calangute beach after the police formed multiple teams to search for them. The police also arrested the accused, identified as Altaf (19) and Om (21). Later, in their statement, the girls told the police the two accused had sexually assaulted them at hotel rooms which they had booked for celebration. The men were booked for rape and abduction under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, and Goa Children's Act. Subsequently, the police also arrested the hotel owner after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered in the case, and questioned him on how the rooms were alloted to minor guests in the absence of their parents. An investigation into the case was underway. First Published: June 12, 2025, 08:54 IST
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Omar's party goes unrepresented as party MP opts out of outreach trip
SRINAGAR: J&K's National Conference (NC) has no plans to nominate another representative for the all-party delegations briefing foreign nations and UN members about India's anti-terrorism position and after party MP Mian Altaf Ahmad declined to join the team currently visiting key countries. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now NC will not have political representation in any of the seven delegations. Centre had nominated the Anantnag–Rajouri MP for the delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi in his capacity as NC's parliamentary head, party sources said Sunday. The team includes Rajiv Rai (SP), Capt Brijesh Chowta (BJP), Prem Chand Gupta (RJD), and ambassador Jawed Ashraf. It was in Russia Saturday. Three politicians from J&K — (Democratic Progressive Azad Party), Mian Altaf (NC), and Ghulam Ali Khatana (BJP) — had been named for these outreach efforts. Altaf opted out as he is engaged with the annual religious ceremony of Hazrat Mian Nizamuddin Kiyanvi, popularly known as Baba Nagri, held in early June at Wangath in Kangan of Ganderbal district. The event draws thousands of devotees across J&K. A senior NC functionary said while the party was consulted and Altaf's consent was sought, the nomination was Centre's decision. 'Centre didn't ask us for his replacement after he declined,' the functionary said. 'Since he was nominated as parliamentary head, I don't think anyone else can represent NC now.' Tensions within NC also surfaced Sunday, as MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi accused party brass of yielding to Centre on . On X, Mehdi wrote: 'Oh leader! Either rise and speak up for your people, or step down, wear bangles, and remain confined to a palanquin.' The post appeared to target CM , who had earlier posted: 'Sunday musing. There are doers & there are talkers. That's why I don't talk as much as some people I know.' The internal rift became public during NC's working committee meeting on May 21, where Mehdi voiced frustration over lack of progress on restoring Article 370.
The Wire
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
Lone NC MP in All-Party Delegations to Not Join His Group, Cites Urs at Native Village
National Conference MP Mian Altaf (centre) visits an area affected by shelling from Pakistan, near the India-Pakistan border, in Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Photo: PTI Real journalism holds power accountable Since 2015, The Wire has done just that. But we can continue only with your support. Contribute Now New Delhi: National Conference (NC) MP Mian Altaf, who is the sole representative of his party in the seven all-party delegations travelling to foreign countries, didn't join his group and said that he had informed the government about his unavailability in advance. Altaf was part of the delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, which is in Moscow for the first leg of its tour. He was among the handful of leaders from Jammu and Kashmir – the region most affected by the recent conflict with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack – who are part of the all-party delegations, the other politicians from the Union Territory being former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ghulam Ali Khatana, a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, reported Indian Express. Altaf has said that he will be unable to join the delegation because of his commitment towards annual Urs at his native village. 'There is nothing political about my decision not to be a part of the delegation. The fact is that I informed them (the government) in advance that I can't go. I am the host at the Urs. How do you expect the host to be missing when the guests arrive?' said Altaf. Altaf, who is the Lok Sabha MP from the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency, is a prominent spiritual leader of the Gujjar community of Jammu and Kashmir, and the annual Urs is held at his native village of Wangath to commemorate his great grandfather, who was also a spiritual leader of the Gujjars.
Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Sole National Conference MP does not join all-party delegation, says informed in advance
The only representative of the National Conference in the seven all-party delegations which are travelling to foreign countries to convey India's stand on terrorism and Pakistan did not leave with his group on Thursday. MP Mian Altaf Ahmad, who was part of the delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, which is in Moscow for the first leg of its tour, said he had informed the government that he would not be travelling because of his commitment towards the annual Urs at his native village. The NC is the ruling party in Jammu and Kashmir, which was most affected in the recent conflict with Pakistan. With Altaf staying out, the only other leaders from J&K who are part of the delegations are former Congress CM Ghulam Nabi Azad, whose Democratic Progressive Azad Party suffered a rout in last year's Assembly elections, and Ghulam Ali Khatana, a nominated Rajya Sabha MP of the BJP. Asked about the NC not being a part of the delegations and if the party was thinking of a replacement for Altaf, NC chief spokesman Tanvir Sadiq told The Indian Express: 'As of now, we have not taken any decision.' All the delegations are expected to be on their way by Sunday. Altaf is a prominent spiritual leader of the J&K Gujjar community. Thousands attend the annual Urs held at Altaf's native village Wangath, in Kangan, held to commemorate his great grandfather who was a spiritual leader of the Gujjars. Altaf said the Urs has been commemorated for the last 128 years. 'There is nothing political about my decision not to be a part of the delegation. The fact is that I informed them (the government) in advance that I can't go,' Altaf, who represents the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat, told The Indian Express. 'I am the host at the Urs. How do you expect the host to be missing when the guests arrive?' The all-party delegation to which Altaf had been named includes, apart from Kanimozhi, Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai, BJP MP Brijesh Chowta, RJD MP Prem Chand Gupta, Aam Aadmi Party MP Ashok Kumar Mittal and former Ambassadors Manjeev S Puri and Jawed Ashraf. Apart from Russia, they are scheduled to visit Spain, Greece, Latvia and Slovenia. The members will be interacting with ministers, political leaders, thinkers and media in the countries they visit to apprise them of India's point of view on terrorism.
Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Sole NC MP does not join all-party delegation, says informed in advance
The only representative of the National Conference in the seven all-party delegations which are travelling to foreign countries to convey India's stand on terrorism and Pakistan did not leave with his group on Thursday. MP Mian Altaf Ahmad, who was part of the delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, which is in Moscow for the first leg of its tour, said he had informed the government that he would not be travelling because of his commitment towards the annual Urs at his native village. The NC is the ruling party in Jammu and Kashmir, which was most affected in the recent conflict with Pakistan. With Altaf staying out, the only other leaders from J&K who are part of the delegations are former Congress CM Ghulam Nabi Azad, whose Democratic Progressive Azad Party suffered a rout in last year's Assembly elections, and Ghulam Ali Khatana, a nominated Rajya Sabha MP of the BJP. Asked about the NC not being a part of the delegations and if the party was thinking of a replacement for Altaf, NC chief spokesman Tanvir Sadiq told The Indian Express: 'As of now, we have not taken any decision.' All the delegations are expected to be on their way by Sunday. Altaf is a prominent spiritual leader of the J&K Gujjar community. Thousands attend the annual Urs held at Altaf's native village Wangath, in Kangan, held to commemorate his great grandfather who was a spiritual leader of the Gujjars. Altaf said the Urs has been commemorated for the last 128 years. 'There is nothing political about my decision not to be a part of the delegation. The fact is that I informed them (the government) in advance that I can't go,' Altaf, who represents the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat, told The Indian Express. 'I am the host at the Urs. How do you expect the host to be missing when the guests arrive?' The all-party delegation to which Altaf had been named includes, apart from Kanimozhi, Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai, BJP MP Brijesh Chowta, RJD MP Prem Chand Gupta, Aam Aadmi Party MP Ashok Kumar Mittal and former Ambassadors Manjeev S Puri and Jawed Ashraf. Apart from Russia, they are scheduled to visit Spain, Greece, Latvia and Slovenia. The members will be interacting with ministers, political leaders, thinkers and media in the countries they visit to apprise them of India's point of view on terrorism.
