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Time of India
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Citizens and police unite for community patrolling
1 2 3 4 5 6 Nagpur: In preparation for festive times, the police administration, led by ACP Anita More, collaborated with citizens for a community patrolling initiative in sensitive areas. The team, including Ganeshpeth Police Station in-charge Machhindra Pandit and peace committee members, conducted a foot patrol to ensure peace and order. Peace Committee members, including Mohammad Kalam, Nutan Rewatkar, and others, actively participated, reinforcing the spirit of unity and cooperation. The municipal corporation facilitated a special cleanliness drive. ACP Anita More urged citizens to celebrate the festival with mutual respect and harmony. The Muslim community extended Eid greetings to the police, fostering goodwill.
India Gazette
07-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Samajwadi Party MP Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi extends greetings on occasion of Eid al-Adha
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Imam and Samajwadi MP Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi extended his greetings on Saturday on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Speaking to ANI, Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi highlighted the significance of sacrifice in life. 'On this auspicious occasion of Eid Al Adha, we extend our greetings to all our countrymen... There are people among us who are less fortunate, and we advocate peace, love and justice for them. Let us sacrifice for their benefit by sharing our wealth and expressing our compassion; this is the essence of sacrifice. This message of sacrifice unites all our countrymen...' he said. People offered namaz in several cities in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the occasion of Eid al-Adha. The festival is celebrated peacefully in Ayodhya on Saturday, with people offering namaz. Ayodhya IG Range Praveen Kumar said, 'Namaz is peacefully being offered in all districts of the range... Police and administration are fully alert. We are ensuring necessary action and working in coordination with everyone.' Ayodhya DM Nikhil Tikaram Funde noted that the festival is being celebrated peacefully while appealing not to try to take the law into their hands. 'Namaz is being offered across the district, mainly in Eidgahs and mosques... There is information of any incident anywhere. The festival is being celebrated peacefully... I appeal to everyone to celebrate the festival like a festival and do not try to take the law into your hands,' the Ayodhya DM said. On arrangements for Eid Al-Adha, Sambhal, SDM Vandana Mishra said, 'For Eid prayers, the entire Tehsil was divided into sectors and zones... Magistrates and the police force were deployed throughout the area. Additionally, our field staff are also engaged at the local level. Sanitation was assured, and the guidelines prohibiting animal sacrifices were discussed in the Peace Committee meeting, in which all the members agreed. The festival is being conducted in line with these measures... People can contact the control room if they experience any inconvenience or have any relevant information. If any such issue arises, legal action will be taken accordingly.' People in Lucknow also celebrated the festival in a peaceful manner. On security arrangements for Eid al-Adha in the city, DCP West Lucknow, Vishwajeet Srivastava, said, 'Adequate force has been deployed. We have been provided with five PAC companies, and an additional 2 SP and 5 DSP-level officers have been sent from the Police Headquarters. Additional forces have been sent from the Commissionerate as arrangements will be in place for three days, till the time sacrifice rituals continue... Adequate arrangements have been made so that people do not have to offer namaz on the streets, and they make it to the mosques.' Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. The day is marked by prayers, charitable acts, and the ritual sacrifice of animals, with a message of sharing and empathy at its core. (ANI)
India Gazette
07-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
People offer prayers at several places in Uttar Pradesh, celebrate Eid al-Adha
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): People offered namaz in several cities in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Eid al-Adha on Saturday. The festival is celebrated peacefully in Ayodhya on Saturday, with people offering namaz. Ayodhya IG Range Praveen Kumar said, 'Namaz is peacefully being offered in all districts of the range... Police and administration are fully alert. We are ensuring necessary action and working in coordination with everyone...' Ayodhya DM Nikhil Tikaram Funde noted that the festival is being celebrated peacefully while appealing not to try to take the law into their hands. 'Namaz is being offered across the district, mainly in Eidgahs and mosques... There is information of any incident anywhere. The festival is being celebrated peacefully... I appeal to everyone to celebrate the festival like a festival and do not try to take the law into your hands,' the Ayodhya DM said. On Eid Al-Adha, Sambhal, SDM Vandana Mishra said, 'For Eid prayers, the entire Tehsil was divided into sectors and zones... Magistrates and the police force were deployed throughout the area. Additionally, our field staff are also engaged at the local level. Sanitation was assured, and the guidelines prohibiting animal sacrifices were discussed in the Peace Committee meeting, in which all the members agreed. The festival is being conducted in line with these measures... People can contact the control room if they experience any inconvenience or have any relevant information. If any such issue arises, legal action will be taken accordingly...' Meanwhile, Children hug each other as they celebrate after offering Eid al-Adha namaz in front of the Taj Mahal. People in Lucknow also celebrated the festival with all security arrangements. On security arrangements for Eid al-Adha in the city, DCP West Lucknow, Vishwajeet Srivastava, said, '... Adequate force has been deployed. We have been provided with five companies of PAC, and an additional 2 SP and 5 DSP-level officers have been sent from the Police Headquarters. Additional forces have been sent from the Commissionerate as well... The arrangements will be in place for three days, till the time sacrifice rituals continue... Adequate arrangements have been made so that people do not have to offer namaz on the streets, and they make it to the mosques...' Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. The day is marked by prayers, charitable acts, and the ritual sacrifice of animals, with a message of sharing and empathy at its core. The festival was celebrated peacefully nationwide. On this occasion, people offer prayers at the 'Makkah masjid' in Hyderabad. (ANI)
India Gazette
31-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"We condemn terrorism in strongest terms": Chief of Peace Committee, Security Council of the African Union Billy Winter
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 31 (ANI): The Chief of Peace Committee, Security Council of the African Union, Billy Winter, expressed support for India's stance against terrorism. He observed that India and the African Union both have been dealing with the menace of terrorism and noted that in discussions with the all-party delegation, they (AU) shared their experiences and commitment to work together to eliminate terrorism. Speaking to ANI, Billy Winter said, 'We are with India in these trying moments. We, as the African Union Commission, condemn terrorism in the strongest terms, whether on the African continent, globally, or on the Indian side. However, we have shared experiences. As far as the African Union, we have also had this menace of terrorism across a number of member states. So our experience and how we respond to this, we have discussed with the high-level multi-party delegation from India, and they have also shared their experiences and committed to jointly working together to eliminate this menace once and for all.' In his remarks, he expressed that India has a right to respond to acts of terrorism as it is a 'sovereign right'. Speaking about India's new approach towards countering terrorism, he said, 'The new doctrine of India, we have been told, says that wherever the terrorist is on the globe, if it strikes on Indian soil, then India has the right to respond. And that is obvious, because the right to respond is a sovereign right on every state that has been afflicted by this menace.' He also said, 'It is terrorism that affects the livelihood of the civilians. So the way you respond to it is entirely through the national legislative measures. As the African Union, we have put in place normative frameworks. The Notch Court process, the Djibouti process, the counterterrorism centre in Algiers, and the information sharing centre in Entebbe, Uganda. Some of these are mechanisms that were put in place for sharing information and intelligence with our partners and allies.' The all-party delegation led by Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) MP Supriya Sule, had earlier interacted with the Peace and Security Council of the African Union at its Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The delegation's mission is to showcase India's resolve against terrorism and garner international support for a united stand against this global threat. The Indian government's diplomatic outreach efforts aim to strengthen partnerships with countries in East and Southeast Asia, emphasising the need for a collective response to the threat of terrorism. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in a decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. Indian armed forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen. After the attack, Pakistan retaliated with cross-border shelling across the Line of Control and Jammu and Kashmir as well as attempted drone attacks along the border regions, following which India launched a coordinated attack and damaged radar infrastructure, communication centres and airfields across 11 airbases in Pakistan. After this, on May 10, an understanding regarding the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was announced. (ANI)
Hans India
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Cong to announce stand on Operation Kagar soon
Hyderabad: The Congress is likely to adopt previous 'YSR government strategy' to address the Naxal menace in the state through talks. A policy to hold peace talks on the lines of the Congress government headed by Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh is also contemplated. During a meeting on Monday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy sought more details about the peace talks with Maoists in the YSR government from the then Home minister K Jana Reddy. Jana Reddy explained how the Congress government had initiated talks with the Naxals in 2004 and how he had addressed the extremist menace without violence in the united Andhra Pradesh. The Chief Minister said the Congress will also take a policy decision on tackling the Naxal issue first and then the state government will take a call. Following an appeal from the Peace Committee to prevail upon and stop the Operation Kagar launched by the Union government to wipe out the Naxals in the country, the CM took the initiative of preparing the Congress party's policy as well as the government's stand on the Naxal activities. Jana Reddy told the CM that the peace talks with the Naxals during the YSR government drew the national attention and also succeeded in inviting the Naxals to mainstream life as many youth quit the Maoist party. Speaking to newsmen, the Chief Minister asserted that a nationwide debate on the 'Operation Kagar' and also the constitution of a Peace Committee at the state level to hold talks with the Maoists. The mass killing of Maoists by the Central forces at Telangana- Chhattisgarh border drew strong criticism from all sections, the CM said, adding that the government considered the request of the Peace Committee to end the indiscriminate attacks on Maoist camps even after the extremist groups appeal for peace talks with the state and Union governments recently. Leaders said that the CM will present a report to the Congress high command on the suggestions being made by Jana Reddy and another leader K Kesava Rao on holding the peace talks with the Naxals soon.
