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Time of India
01-06-2025
- Time of India
Probing police team attacked, held hostage in Kalka village
Panchkula: Tension erupted in Ambwala village of Kalka when a police team conducting an investigation in a criminal case was attacked and held hostage by the accused and his relatives. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to the FIR registered at Pinjore police station, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar and his team were assaulted and manhandled by the suspect's family members. The incident occurred on Sunday when ASI Sandeep Kumar reached Ambwala village to question Sher Mohammad alias Poli in connection with a case registered on March 23. Upon reaching Sher Mohammad's residence, he was found present. However, when police began questioning, his wife and son allegedly started a scuffle. Soon, more relatives identified as Taj Mohammad, Jameela, Sharif Mohammad, Akram, Jameel, Batuaa, Basir, and others arrived and reportedly attacked the officers. The police personnel were physically assaulted and held hostage inside the house. During the altercation, their uniforms were torn, ASI Kumar claimed. In the chaos, Sher Mohammad managed to escape into a room and hide. Despite the volatile situation, the police team managed to alert the local outpost. Reinforcements, including the station house officer of Pinjore and the in-charge of Amaravati, arrived and successfully freed the officers and apprehended Sher Mohammad from the room. Even as he was being detained, some individuals reportedly issued threats to the police. A case was registered under sections 115, 121(1), 121(2), 126, 127, 132, 190, 191(3), 351(2), and 352 of the BNS, and arrests are underway. MSID:: 121551842 413 |
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Sambhal violence: Another accused arrested; no. of people jailed rises to 85
The total number of people jailed in connection with the violence in Sambhal last year has gone up to 85 with the local police arresting one more accused in the case on Sunday. Among the people arrested are president of the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid's managing committee Zafar Ali, MP Ziab Ur Rehman Barq and MLA Iqbal Mehmood's son Suhail Iqbal. Inspector Amrish Kumar confirmed the arrest and identified the accused as Sher Mohammad from Mohalla Kot Garvi in the Sambhal Kotwali area. Sher Mohammad was allegedly involved in the stone-pelting during the violence that broke out on November 24. 'He was identified using video footage and photographs, and was arrested under Case Number 337/2024 after a warrant was issued by the court,' the officer said. According to police, the Allahabad high court has granted bail to three of the accused in a case, although they are facing four cases each. The violence erupted during the second phase of a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid. The unrest followed a legal claim made by the Hindu side on November 19 in the Civil Senior Division Court, Chandausi, asserting that the mosque was a Hindu temple. Meanwhile, a local court there on Saturday framed charges against 50 individuals for their alleged involvement in the violent clashes. The trial was now set to commence, with the next hearing scheduled for May 26, it was reported earlier.
New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Water shortage risk up as snow in Himalayas at 23-year record low
The Ganga and Brahmaputra basins have experienced a record low in snow persistence — the fraction of time snow is on the ground after snowfall – over the past 23 years, raising alarms about an impending water crisis that could affect over 650 million people. This decline has been consistently observed for three consecutive years. Experts attribute it to climate change. Seasonal snowmelt is crucial for regional and local water availability. It contributes around 23% of annual river flow, especially in the early summer, and nourishes rivers for agriculture, hydropower and several ecosystem services. According to the latest Snow Update report of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, released by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a regional intergovernmental organisation, HKH experienced its third consecutive below-normal snow year in 2025, with snow persistence hitting a vicennial record low of -23.6%. Lesser snow persistence is worrying for the water security of nearly two billion people across 12 major river basins that originate in the HKH. In the Ganga basin, the snow persistence this year has been 24.1% below normal, the lowest in the past 23 years. The current snowmelt deficit may lead to reduced flows in early summer. In contrast, the basin recorded its highest snow persistence in 2015, which was 30.2% above normal. The basin had a deficit of -13.6% and -20.4% snow persistence between November and March in 2023 and 2024, respectively. This year, the deficit increased to -24.1%. In the past six years, four witnessed snow persistence deficit. However, in 2020 and 2022, the basin had snow surplus. The consistent decline of snow for three years has put the lives of India's 43% population who reside in the Ganga basin at risk. Similarly, in the Brahmaputra basin, snow persistence declined to its lowest of -27.9% below normal in 2025. The basin had a deficit of -10.7% and -15.7% snow persistence between November and March in 2023 and 2024, respectively. A continued decline in snow persistence is likely to adversely impact approximately 130 million people in the riparian state. It will negatively impact hydropower generation and agriculture, especially in early summer, underscoring the need for integrated drought risk planning. Warmer winter and late snowfall trend is due to feeble large-scale atmospheric circulations. 'Normally, winter season snowfalls start normally in October/November but this year, winter remained quite dry and snowfall only started late in January,' said Sher Mohammad, Remote sensing (cryosphere) specialist at ICIMOD. Mohammad further points out that climate change has weakened other atmospheric circulations also, which contributed to lesser snow persistence. 'Due to the changing climate, jet stream and other large-scale atmospheric circulations are weakening, which can disrupt the usual patterns of snowfall and snow season,' he explained. According to the report, snow persistence has been below normal across all 12 major river basins, with the most alarming decline observed in the Mekong (-51.9%) and Salween (-48.3%) basins, followed by Tibetan Plateau (-29.1%), Brahmaputra (-27.9%), Yangtze (-26.3%), and Ganges (-24.1%). Even snow-dominant basins such as the Amu Darya (-18.8%) and Indus (16.0%) also continued experiencing a reduction in snow persistence. The steadily declining seasonal snow and below-normal precipitation in spring may lead to reduced runoff, which may cascade into major environmental disasters. Lesser river runoffs lead to intensive groundwater extraction and drought across the region. The report stressed the level of deficit in snow persistence in the western river basins is comparatively low. However, it doesn't provide respite from the existing water stress in these areas. In contrast, eastern river basins face deficits up to 50% below normal. Mohammad attributes it to the weakening of western disturbances and Siberian winds.
