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The accused identified as Kamil alias Nahid (30), a resident of district Meerut, was also previously found to be involved in at least 12 criminal cases of murder, robbery, dacoity, assault, criminal intimidation and Arms Act registered in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Police have also recovered one Zigana pistol of .32 bore and three live cartridges from his possession.

According to the police, an information about the presence of Kamil in Rohini was received after which surveillance was mounted in the area to track his whereabouts.

“On Wednesday, Inspector Shiv Kumar, after relentless efforts spanning over a month, received specific inputs that Kamil would be near Mahadev Chowk on Bawana Road, riding a Hero Splendor bike, and heading towards Sector 29, Rohini between 10 p.m to 11 p.m, to meet his associate,” said Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) H.G.S. Dhaliwal.

“Acting swiftly on this information, a team was formed, and a trap was set near the aforementioned location to apprehend the accused. At approximately 10:15 p.m, the team spotted a person matching Kamil's description riding a bike, approaching from the direction of Mahadev Chowk. The team members, after identifying themselves, signaled him to stop. However, Kamil abandoned his bike instead. Sensing the situation, the raiding team surrounded him and demanded his surrender,” said Dhaliwal.

In a startling turn of events, Kamil drew his pistol and fired three rounds towards the police team.

“In self-defence, the team fired two rounds, with one bullet striking Kamil's right knee,” said Dhaliwal.

Overpowering the accused swiftly, the team disarmed him and ensured his immediate medical attention.

“Kamil was promptly rushed to Dr. Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini for medical treatment,” said the Special CP. “Kamil was wanted in a case of a sensational shootout and assault that took place outside Shaka Hotel near Jama Masjid on the night of May 17 and 18. The incident resulted in the tragic death of Sameer, while the owner of Shaka Hotel Akbar alias Raju, sustained severe injuries,” said the Special CP.

It has been revealed that the accused, accompanied by associates identified as Rehan, and Shabej, arrived at Shaka Hotel armed with firearms, baseball bats, iron rods, and other weapons around 1:30 am on May 18.

they initiated a violent attack on the hotel staff, including the owner Akbar.

“When Sameer, Akbar's brother-in-law, attempted to intervene, the assailants opened fire, resulting in Sameer's untimely demise. The attackers fired more than 25 rounds near the hotel, leaving a grim scene behind. Later, during the investigation, the local police discovered approximately 20 empty shells at the site, indicating the intensity of the gunfire,” the official added.

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The three B.Tech programmes offered by DU are Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.

All three courses will be conducted by the Faculty of Technology.

The DU administration said that for admission to these courses, the University will consider the All India Common Rank List (CRL) of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) - 2023.

According to the registrar of the Delhi University, the desirous candidates must apply on the official portal of the university. The registration process started on Wednesday.

The registration process for the B.Tech programme will close on July 25 at 11:59 p.m.

During the registration process, candidates are required to pay a one-time non-refundable registration-cum-allocation fee.

According to the university, all the candidates will have to pay the fee for the registration. The fee for candidates belonging to unreserved OBC-NCL and EWS is Rs 1,500 and Rs 1200 for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

For registering, the candidates must provide their JEE (Main)-2023 application number, name (as it appears in JEE (Main)-2023) and date of birth. Upon successful registration, candidates will login to their dashboard to submit personal details, academic details, and programme preferences. The allocation of seats will be based on the submitted preference order.

The administration informed that there are 120 seats in each B.Tech programme.

The University of Delhi said that for further details related to admission policies, candidates must refer to the bulletin of information, B.Tech 2023-24 published on the admission website of the University (admission.uod.ac.in).

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"Spoke to His Holiness @DalaiLama and conveyed heartfelt greetings to him on his 88th birthday. Wishing him a long and healthy life," the Prime Minister tweeted.

The Dalai Lama, who resides in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, sent out a video message on the occasion of his birthday.

"Although I am just one human being in the short term, I aspire to contribute to the world peace in thought, word and deed. While in the long term I pray that everyone may reach Buddhahood, the trumpet state of Omnisense, by ascending the paths and grounds (of Bothisattvas), I rejoice that all our different religious traditions make prayers for the benefit of all," he said.

The Dalai Lama was born on July 6, 1935, to a farming family in a small hamlet in Taktser in Amdo province in northeastern Tibet.

Earlier named Lhamo Dhondup, he was recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso, in 1937 when he was two-years-old.

In 1959, the occupying Chinese troops suppressed the Tibetan national uprising in Lhasa and forced the Dalai Lama and over 80,000 Tibetans into exile in India and neighbouring countries.

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President Murmu will address the Rajasthan chapter of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the Assembly, informed Speaker C.P. Joshi.

A notification in this regard was issued on Wednesday.

The Assembly will underway of July 14. Since the budget session was not prorugued, the upcoming session is a continuation of the budget session instead of monsoon session.

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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has joined the meeting virtually from Jaipur.

Sources said that Pilot's rank and file might be elevated post this meeting. It is going to be decided what Sachin Pilot is going to get in the Congress, who had raised his voice against his own government.

CM Gehlot's recent announcement of tabling a bill proposing life term for paper leak accused is also being seen as accepting Pilot's demands, who had sought strict action in the paper leak cases.

Will Pilot, who made rebellion a weapon against the government, be active in state politics or else become a national leader in the Congress is the million-dollar question being discussed here.

After the victory of Congress in Karnataka, the spirits of the party leadership are high. In such a situation, it is believed that the leadership can take a decision without any pressure on Pilot. The questions being discussed are what will be the role of Pilot in Congress? Will he become Chief Minister... Will he become Deputy Chief Minister or will he get some other responsibility.

The politics of the state is mainly dominated by four castes and then the equation of these castes turns the state elections into victory and defeat every five years.

As per social dynamics, Jats are the strongest comprising 9 per cent of the population in the state followed by Meena which is 7 per cent, Rajput has 6 per cent and Gujjar is 5 per cent.

Most of the MLAs come from these castes, and going with their strength these castes have the power to make a candidate or a party win or lose in their respective areas. Sachin Pilot comes from the Gujjar community. He rebelled against party leadership in 2020 but failed in his efforts. The Congress won in Rajasthan in the 2018 elections. It was expected that the party would make him the CM but the party made Ashok Gehlot the CM and Pilot became the Deputy CM. Since then, there has been a rift between the Gehlot and Pilot camp.

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Officials in Imphal said that with the reopening of the NH-2 (via Nagaland), the lifeline of Manipur, the supply of essentials, food grains, transport fuels and life saving drugs would be easier in all the 16 districts of the northeastern state.

After the blockade of the NH-2 since early last month, Manipur was fully dependent on the Imphal-Jiribam National Highway (NH-37) through southern Assam in procuring essentials, food grains, transport fuels, life-saving drugs and other materials from other states of the country.

The United People's Front (UPF) and the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), in a joint statement, said that they decided to lift the blockade of the national highway passing through Kangpokpi district to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities in Manipur.

The development comes, notwithstanding the anger and anguish of the Kuki-Zo community people, keeping in view Union Home Minister Amit Shah's concern to restore peace and harmony in the state and alleviate the plight of people in general.

The joint statement signed by UPF spokesperson Aaron Kipgen and KNO spokesperson Seilen Haokip said that the decision to lift the blockade was taken after wide-ranging consultations with various civil society organisations, village chiefs, youths and women leaders on several occasions.

It highlighted that Manipur has been witnessing ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki Zo communities since May 3 and recurring violence has led to loss of precious lives and destruction of property besides hundreds being injured and thousands being displaced.

The ongoing conflict has disturbed the traditional communal harmony in the state, the statement said, claiming that the Kuki-Zo people have suffered immensely in continued offensives by miscreants and have urged the authorities to protect their lives and properties.

The Kuki Zo organisations had earlier met the Union Home Minister and requested him to provide security in the vulnerable villages in the bordering and foothill areas, the statement said.

Appreciating that central forces have been deployed in most of these areas as assured and the process is in progress, it said: "Once the deployment of central forces is completed in all vulnerable areas, we will ensure that our volunteers are withdrawn from these areas to help restore peace and tranquillity."

It is expected that the concerned authorities will take every measure to maintain peace and ensure supply of essential commodities to the needy, particularly in the hill districts, the statement added.

The statement also appealed to all peace-loving organisations and citizens of Manipur to reciprocate their gesture and take steps towards peace and communal harmony in the state.

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Inspired by KCR’s call for a ‘Parivartan Bharat’ to bring a qualitative change with a slogan of ‘Ab Ki Bar Kisan Sarkar’, ex-servicemen came forward to join hands with him.

Leaders of ex-military associations and ex-servicemen from various parts of Maharashtra joined the BRS. KCR welcomed them into the party by offering pink scarves.

Speaking on this occasion, CM KCR asserted a qualitative change will be achieved only by ‘Parivartan Bharat’ (India transformation). The BRS supremo called for a radical change in the traditional decade old existing governance and administrative system and move forward with the goal of the welfare, development and upliftment of the all sections.

CM KCR said that it is a remarkable occasion that the soldiers of the country are coming forward to establish the “farmers’ regime” on a call of Ab Ki Bar Kisan Sarkar. It is also a clear indication of qualitative change in national politics.

The Chief Minister welcomed the ex-army officers from all the districts of Maharashtra. BRS Chief explained about the various development and welfare schemes which were being implemented in Telangana state.

He called upon the ex-servicemen that the time has come to rededicate themselves and continue their duty as heroic soldiers to bring a qualitative change in the lives of the people in Maharashtra.

Noted ex-soldier and secretary of ‘Fauji Janata Party’ from Nashik district Bapurao Pagare joined the BRS. Along with him, ex-servicemen, ex-colonels, ex-lieutenants and many ex-soldiers who have served in various ranks in the Indian Army joined the BRS.

They included Praveen Anand Thoke from Malegaon, Sagar Magre (Nashik), Tukaram Dafad ( Pune) Sunil Andhare (Solapur), Baban Pawar (Shirur), Sandeep Lagad (Dond), Rajendra Kapre (Beed), Haridas Shinde (Darashiv), Shivaji Naik (Sangli), Dinkar Dhode ( Jalna). , Amul Mapari ( Washim), Suraj Namdev Raut, Ajinkia Raut, Nanda Kumar Kadse, Mahesh Chauhan from Akola, Umesh Hande from Ahmednagar, Narayan Tope from Hadapsar, Nagnath Gorpade, Ramesh Saheb from Sangli and Zainak Saheb from Dond.

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“Chhattisgarh is a state blessed with abundant beauty and resources, including beautiful rivers, forests, and traditional forms of medicine. It is also rich in various types of minerals. With all these resources, it should have been the wealthiest state in India. Unfortunately, it is also the state with the highest poverty rate,” Kejriwal said while addressing a rally at the Jansabha in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

Kejriwal said that if Chhattisgarh gives his party a chance just like in Delhi and Punjab, people in Chhattisgarh too will forget about the BJP and Congress.

He also criticised PM Narendra Modi, calling him an ‘uneducated’ Prime Minister.

Kejriwal pointed out that during an interview, PM Modi himself confessed that he didn’t pursue further studies after leaving his village school.

“PM Modi implemented demonetisation and destroyed the entire economy. An educated Prime Minister would have never taken a step,” Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal emphasised that he was providing essential services to the people of Delhi free of cost. He accused the Congress-led Chhattisgarh government of not providing basic facilities and free electricity for 20 years.

“PM Modi says Kejriwal distributes ‘Free Ki Revdi,’ but PM has forgotten that his own best friend receives more ‘Free Ki Revdi’ than anyone else. PM Modi is favoring his friends for corporate interests,” he said.

Kejriwal stated that despite the abundant resources and good intentions of the people of the state, bad politicians have cursed its progress. To enable the state to progress, the ruling political party in Chhattisgarh needs to be changed.

“In 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh was created after being separated from Madhya Pradesh. At that time, the residents of the state had high hopes and believed that their state will also see development.

“Chhattisgarh is a state blessed with abundant beauty and resources, including beautiful rivers, forests, and traditional forms of medicine. The state is also rich in various types of minerals, and coal and steel are produced here. The Gods have blessed the state and given it everything, except probably just one thing – honest politicians. This is one thing that, unfortunately, this state does not have,” Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal mentioned that the residents of Chhattisgarh, whom he interacted with, were completely surprised when they found out that the people of Delhi receive a zero electricity bill.

He further added that the governments in Chhattisgarh could have done it as well, but they were busy looting the people to fill their own coffers.

Kejriwal stated that the people had been forced to go through adversity by the PM just so that he could provide free loans to his “businessmen friends.”

Kejriwal mentioned that the Prime Minister of the country was only assisting his “businessmen friends” without getting anything in return.

“In the last 10 years, the BJP-led Centre has made a mess of our country. They made ghastly decisions such as implementing demonetisation. Their rationale behind it was to end corruption. I want to ask the people gathered here – has corruption ended after demonetisation? They even claimed that it would put an end to terrorism, but no such thing has happened. If we had an educated leader running the country, he would certainly not make such poor policy decisions,” Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal urged the citizens of Chhattisgarh to give AAP an opportunity in the state.

“The way the people of Delhi did not vote for BJP and Congress, the way the citizens of Punjab did not vote for BJP, Congress, and the Akali Dal, similarly, I urge the people of Chhattisgarh to give AAP a chance,” he said.

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“Faisal Wani and Zeeshan Mushtaq were spotted by ground party in inhospitable glacier where the helicopter had no landing field and a low hover operation was resorted to,” a defence official said.

He said that the entire operation from request to IAF to successfully evacuating the persons into IAF hospital was over in little over an hour including to and fro travel.

Air Force Station Srinagar was in charge of the entire operation from where the helicopter was launched and operation was controlled.

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Between May 1 and May 31, 6,508,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 2,420,700 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users in the country.

In the month of April, WhatsApp, which has more than 500 million users in India, had banned a record over 74 lakh bad accounts.

The most popular messaging platform also received 3,912 grievance reports like "ban appeals" in May in the country, and the records "actioned" were 297.

“Accounts Actioned" denotes reports where WhatsApp took remedial action based on the report and taking action denotes either banning an account or a previously banned account being restored as a result.

"This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp's own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform," according to the company.

In a bid to empower millions of Indian social media users, the Centre recently launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) that will look into their concerns regarding content and other issues.

The newly-formed panel, a move to strengthen the country's digital laws to tame the Big Tech companies, will look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms.

In a major push towards an open, safe, trusted and accountable Internet, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has notified some amendments aimed at protecting the rights of 'Digital Nagriks’.

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