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Officials said that over 17,000 pilgrims performed the Amarnath Yatra on Monday while another batch of 6,597 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu this morning for the Valley in an escorted convoy.”Of these, 4975 are males, 1429 are females, 33 children, 151 Sadhus and 9 Sadhvis,” officials said.Yatris approach the Himalayan cave shrine either from the traditional south Kashmir Pahalgam route which involves an uphill trek of 43 Kms from Pahalgam base camp or from the north Kashmir Baltal base camp which involves 13 Km uphill trek.Those using the traditional Pahalgam route take 3-4 days to reach…

The fire department put out the fire before it could spread.No one was injured in the incident because of the timing of the incident, none of the staff was at hand and it was too early for public dealings. Indian officials took up the incident locally with San Francisco authorities, the California government and, eventually, President Joe Biden’s administration.“The US strongly condemns the reported vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday (July 1),” State Department spokesman Mathew Miller said in a tweet early Tuesday.”Vandalism or violence against diplomatic facilities or foreign diplomats in the…

Brett Forsell pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor stalking rather than the felony stalking charge prosecutors originally filed, the Seattle Times reported. Forsell was arrested on July 9 after allegedly yelling obscenities and threats outside Jayapal’s Seattle home, but was released four days later as police couldn’t find evidence to support the charge. Prosecutors later charged Forsell with harassing and intimidating Jayapal repeatedly, who feared the man wanted to hurt or kill her. During his arraignment last year, he pled “not guilty” to charges of felony stalking. He has since been ordered to have no contact with Jayapal and prohibited…

The 27-year-old accused, identified as Sadman Abdul, also assaulted the woman in full public view. The incident, which took place on June 26, came to light only after a video went viral on social media. In the purported video, the accused can be heard hurling abuses. According to Anjani Kumar Mishra, SHO, Saadatganj police station, Sadman has been arrested after the woman lodged an FIR against him. The complainant told the police that she had gone to visit the Balaji temple in Saadatganj, along with her elder brother on a scooter, when the accused approached her and then started tailing…

Anandita Shukla, a resident of Triveni Nagar, has filed an FIR with the Aliganj police saying that on May 10, she had joined a Delhi-based online tuition platform named ‘Online active tuition’ for which she had even paid Rs 2,000 as registration charge. On June 30, when she did not receive her salary, she visited the website and got in touch with a person listed there, named Sahil. When she contacted Sahil, he gave her the number of one Vikas Kumar, addressing him as his brother. When she called the man, he told her that he was an army officer…

These Vanar Vans will be created in three categories by the Nagar Nigam, forest and rural development departments.Ravi K. Singh, Divisional Forest Officer (Avadh Range), said: “The plan is to plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees in these pockets that will take the shape of a forest when saplings grow. These Vanar Vans will help sustain simians who often trouble locals when they move around in residential areas in search of food.”The issue was discussed at a review meeting on plantation that District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar convened on Monday.“The Vanar Vans will be located on the outskirts of the city so…

Details of the incident were apparently reported by a local television channel. “The US strongly condemns the reported vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday,” said Mathew Miller, state department spokesman, in a tweet late Monday. “Vandalism or violence against diplomatic facilities or foreign diplomats in the US is a criminal offense.” The Consulate was earlier attacked in March by Khalistani separatists, who are a tiny minority of the Sikh community here, and the US government had responded swiftly condemning it.–IANSyrj/ksk

He added that according to his data, more than 200 retail outlets had been plundered, over 300 banking centers destroyed and 250 vendor kiosks damaged by the rioters, Sputnik News reported.”It is too early to give you the exact figures yet, but we’re talking here over one billion euros, not including tourist industry losses,” Roux de Bezieux said in an interview with French newspaper Le Parisien.Violent protests have escalated into rioting and looting, prompting authorities in some parts of France to impose partial curfews and limitations on public transport.The French Interior Ministry has reported daily detentions and injuries to police…

At least two juveniles were among those shot, but their conditions were not immediately known, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.Just before 8:30 p.m., a police officer heard gunfire and found at least one victim in the area of South 56th Street and Chester Avenue.Police received multiple reports of a male armed with a rifle still shooting in the area as they responded to the scene. Officers also reported hearing the gunfire, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.Just before 8:40 p.m., police officers reported they had apprehended a male wearing a ballistic vest and recovered a rifle and handgun in the alleyway behind the…

The kabaddi player, identified as Vikrant Upadhyay, was allegedly found hanging from the ceiling of his room. He was immediately examined by a private doctor, who declared him dead.The police officials were informed about the incident and Vikrant’s body was taken for the post-mortem examination.Elder brother Vikas said that Vikrant was selected in the kabaddi competition of Kanpur Mandal in 2021 and had also participated in the state-level kabaddi competition.Apart from this, he used to train budding kabaddi players at the GK ground in Armapur, his brother said.His brother added, “Vikrant had also opened an ice cream parlour in Kalyanpur.…