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17May By source belowNo Comments

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Odisha teen ‘kills’ woman who found her abandoned on road when she was 3 days old

A teenage girl has been detained in Odisha’s Gajapati for allegedly murdering her adoptive mother with the help of her two male friends, police said Friday. According to the police, the victim, 54-year-old Bhubaneswar native Rajalaxmi Kar, had found the girl abandoned on a road when she was three and adopted her. The duo had moved to a rented accommodation in Gajapati district to be closer to the child’s school. The two accomplices have been identified as Ganesh Rath, 21, and Dinesh Sahu, 20, who worked as assistants at a temple. Story continues below this ad On the evening of April 29, the minor girl allegedly administered sleeping pills to Rajalaxmi, Gajapati Superintendent of Police Jatindra Kumar Panda said. Then, together with her two friends, she allegedly smothered ...

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16May By source belowNo Comments

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Ghaziabad balcony collapse | Mother and daughter grieve the loss of their sons: ‘In two minutes, my world crashed’

“Hatt jao waha se abhi jine se mera beta aayega (Move away from the stairs, my son will be coming down any minute),” said 25-year-old Bharti Devi before fainting into her neighbour’s lap.Another neighbour rushed over with a glass of water, sprinkling it over her face. As Bharti regained consciousness, the crushing reality returned and she wailed out loud — her three-year-old son, Vansh, was gone. Her grief was doubled. She had lost not only her son but also her brother, Akash (25). Story continues below this ad Next to her, her mother Manosh Devi was inconsolable. She leaned onto a neighbour, tears flowing down her face. On Wednesday, Akash and Vansh were buying groceries at a shop when the balcony of a dilapidated Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flat on the second floor...

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16May By source belowNo Comments

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Badlapur encounter probe finds holes in police claims

From the absence of gunpowder residue on the hands of the accused to the lack of fingerprints on the gun and a water bottle allegedly used by him — a magistrate’s probe has cited seven key points from forensic and medical reports to find that the claim of Thane Police personnel, about a 23-year-old accused being shot in “self defence” in the Badlapur encounter, “comes under shadow of suspicion”.The accused, Akshay Shinde, a cleaner at a school in Badlapur, was arrested for allegedly molesting two minor girl students on August 17 last year. On September 23, he was being taken in a police van from the Taloja prison to the Thane crime branch office when he was shot by Senior Inspector Sanjay Shinde. The SI claimed he was firing in “self defence” after the accused allegedly snatched the firear...

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16May By source belowNo Comments

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Police strength less, now is the time to hire more: HC to govt on Murshidabad violence

Releasing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder of a father-son duo, who were killed in the communal violence that had rocked parts of Murshidabad district in April, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday advised the state government to employ more police personnel. “Now is the time to recruit sufficient police personnel. The number of police personnel in each district is less. The police force in Murshidabad is also very small,” the court said, adding had there “been a sufficient number of police personnel, the situation in Dhuliyan could have been brought under control”. The High Court bench further commented that there should be a minimum number of forces in every place. Story continues below this ad The state government’s counsel, Kalyan Bandopadhyay, however, po...

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16May By source belowNo Comments

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Thane man kills wife, minor daughter before dying by suicide

A man allegedly killed his wife and minor daughter before allegedly dying by suicide in Ulhasnagar Camp area in Thane district of Maharashtra. Preliminary inquiry indicated that the family was under tremendous financial burden due to debts. Police said that before taking his life, the man shot a video on his mobile phone in which he claimed that he took the extreme step due to debts. The deceased persons have been identified as Pawan Ahuja, his wife Neha, and their minor daughter. The incident surfaced on Thursday morning when Pahuja’s brother tried calling him but he did answer the phone. His brother then informed the police, and a team of Ulhasnagar police reached the spot and discovered three bodies inside a house in Harsh Cottage building in Ulhasnagar Camp-1 area. They were sent to Ce...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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TMC MP faces protest, BJP seeks expulsion of Congress MP over remarks on Op Sindoor, Pahalgam

AT LEAST two Opposition leaders find themselves in a spot over remarks on the Pahalgam terror attack or Operation Sindoor. In West Bengal, the BJP held protests against Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, after he described the India-Pakistan conflict as “insignificant” and questioned the government’s claims of hitting terrorist bases in Pakistan. Speaking Wednesday to ABP Ananda, Roy said: “This war is not a war at all. The matter is almost comical. Some aerial vehicles, drones went from here to there, missiles went from here to there. There were no major losses… Where were the terrorist bases destroyed?… The Central government should put the proof before the people.” Story continues below this ad The TMC, which has even stayed away from the rest of the Opposition in calli...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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Kerala student activist Rejaz Sydeek booked under UAPA

Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, a student activist and independent journalist from Kerala, arrested from Nagpur last week has now been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Nagpur Police. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Maharashtra has been granted further custody of Sydeek till 18th May. Special Inspector General of Police Sandeep Patil, who heads the Anti-Naxal Operations (ANO), informed that Sydeek has been booked under Sections 38 (member of a banned organisation) and 39 (supporting a banned organisation) of the UAPA. Sydeek, along with a female friend, was arrested on May 8 from a hotel in Nagpur. During the probe, police had found that Sydeek had posted against Operation Sindoor and Operation Kagaar (anti-Maoist operation) on social media platforms and raised anti...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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14-year-old’s testimony ‘reliable’: Court sentences 34-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering girl’s mother 11 years ago

Taking into account the testimony of a 14-year-old girl, who saw her mother’s killer in the house 11 years ago, a sessions court on Thursday convicted a 34-year-old man of murder and robbery and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Shagufta Khan, the wife of Sonu Jalan, an alleged bookie, was killed at their residence in Malad on November 11, 2014. The sessions court found Arvind Gupta alias Guddu guilty of charges, including murder, robbery, house-trespassing and attempt to murder Khan’s daughter, who saw him at their house during the crime. Gupta had fled with diamond and gold jewellery worth over Rs 80 lakh. Additional sessions judge A S Salgar said the girl’s testimony on the crime was ‘reliable’ and went ‘unshattered’ during the trial. Story continues below this ad On ...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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As Nuh’s pass percentage plummets in state Board exams, parents say crackdown on cheating good for students

“Iss baar baccho aur unke maa baap ko jhatka lagega aur phir yeh log dhyan se padhne lagenge (This time students and their parents will get a shock and take studies seriously),” remarked Piproli village Sarpanch Haneef Khan, as he praised the district administration’s clampdown on cheating during Haryana Board of School Education exams for Class 12, which has visibly affected the pass percentages this year.“If they (students) don’t work hard and study for knowledge, how will it help them shape their future?” he asked. A resident from Haneef’s village, whose son has failed the exams, said: “We knew he would fail after the police arrested the impersonators during the first exam. We can only advise our son… what else can we do now? His cheating tendency can’t be done away with so fast.” ...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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Our job is to bring him back from Bangladesh: CM on ‘abduction’ of a farmer in Dinhata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday directed Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to look into the case of a 50-year-old farmer from Cooch Behar being allegedly abducted by a group of Bangladesh nationals and later arrested in the neighbouring country. Asserting that the “primary job is to bring him back,” the chief minister said: “We have identified some of those who were behind this.” “Talks will be held between the two governments. It would be better if you (the media) did not create a controversy. Our job is to bring him back,” Banerjee told mediapersons at the state secretariat. Story continues below this ad Hinting that the farmer was “trapped”, she said, “If you people read news about him, you will come to know what happened exactly. Those who did it are “ghorer shotr...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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India, Pak exchange paramilitary men in each other’s custody

A BSF constable, who was in Pakistani custody for three weeks, returned to India Wednesday after the two countries swapped a prisoner each at the Wagah-Attari border.Officials said Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw, from Rishra in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, was detained on April 23 — a day after the Pahalgam terror attack — after he inadvertently entered Pakistani territory in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector. He was handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border. In exchange, Muhammadullah of the Pakistan Rangers who had also crossed into India and had been detained by the BSF, was handed over to Pakistani officials. Story continues below this ad The swapping of the two paramilitary personnel took place two days after the Director Generals of Military Operations of India a...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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New SIT formed to probe Badlapur encounter case after SC order

A NEW Special Investigation Team (SIT) under a DIG-rank officer has been constituted by the Maharashtra DGP to probe the Badlapur encounter case in which five policemen allegedly gunned down an accused who was in their custody on September 23 last year. Dattatray Shinde, posted as additional commissioner with the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police will head the SIT and will be assisted by a team of officers from MBVV and Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate. An official said, “Shinde had earlier worked in Thane as additional commissioner and so will have a better understanding of the area.” Story continues below this ad Shinde will lead a team comprising MBVV ACP Umesh Mane and four more personnel drawn out of MBVV and Navi Mumbai police. “Following the Supreme Court o...

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15May By source belowNo Comments

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Maratha quota: SC tells HC Chief Justice to form new bench to hear pleas swiftly

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to constitute a new bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the law providing Maratha reservation in an expeditious manner. The pleas were not heard after the then Bombay HC Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya’s transfer as the CJ of Delhi HC in January this year. Justice Upadhyaya was a part of a full or three-judge bench, which since April, last year, had been hearing the pleas against the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) Act, 2024 that provided 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to Maratha community. The petitioners’ arguments had concluded on October 14, 2024. Story continues below this ad The 2024 law, which provided 10 per c...

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14May By source belowNo Comments

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CM Mamata Banerjee announces financial assistance to jobless Group C and D employees

In a relief to the Group C and Group D employees whose appointments were terminated by the Supreme Court in the wake of the cash-for-jobs scam in state-run schools. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced payment of monthly allowances to them on a temporary basis. Banerjee announced Rs 25,000 and Rs 20,000 to the jobless Group C and Group D employees, respectively, out of a newly launched West Bengal Livelihood and Social Security Scheme under the state Labour Department. The scheme, which was approved by the state Cabinet, would come into effect from April 1, 2025, the CM said. Story continues below this ad “The families who have lost their jobs are in great difficulty. The matter is currently sub-judice. We will file a review petition before the Supreme Cou...

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14May By source belowNo Comments

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Govt to allot 2,515 acres for setting up steel factories across the state

The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to allot 2,515 acres of land to different industrial parks for setting up steel production units across the state. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the move would boost the steel industry in the state by bringing over Rs 25,000 crore investment and generating over 70,000 jobs. The chief minister also announced that the state government would set up an International Information Technologies Entertainment and Culture Park in New Town that will be spread over 35 acres. “We named it “IITEC” in English and ‘Biswa Angan’ in Bengali. It will become an international-level cultural hub in future,” the CM said. Story continues below this ad She also said that the government would set up two more conventio...

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14May By source belowNo Comments

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CBSE declares results of Classes 10, 12: Pune region’s pass percentage better than last year

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared both Class 10 and 12 board exam results on Tuesday. The Pune region of CBSE, which covers Maharashtra, recorded a pass percentage of 96.54 per cent for Class 10 and and 90.93 per cent for Class 12.The Pune region primarily covers Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The pass percentages are marginally higher than last year, where Pune region recorded 96.46 per cent for Class 10 and 89.78 per cent for Class 12. This was the second year of board exams for students without any friendly measures which were introduced during pandemic. The Class 10 CBSE examination was held between February 15 and March 18. In Maharashtra, 1,17,531 students had registered for this exam, out whom 1,17,237 appeared and 1,13,257 pa...

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9May By source belowNo Comments

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Delhi students anxious after mock drill, schools & parents say sensitisation must: ‘Kids afraid when they’re not prepared’

“There’s going to be a fight,” a Class 1 student at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya whispered to her father after an emergency mock drill at her school left her visibly shaken.Across hundreds of Delhi schools, sirens, blackouts and lockdown routines on Wednesday played out as part of a government-mandated exercise in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam attack — but for many young children, the drills sparked anxiety more than awareness. Parents and school principals, left to pick up the emotional pieces, now urge for more sensitive communication and preparation to help children process what they saw and felt. Story continues below this ad Karan Aggarwal, whose daughter studies in Class 1 at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Estate, said his daughter returned home after the drill, visibly...

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9May By source belowNo Comments

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8 pistols, 16 magazines seized from Tripura Sundari Express at Agartala railway station

The Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized eight pistols and 16 empty magazines from the Tripura Sundari Express at the Agartala railway station on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, B K Sinha, Assistant Commandant, RPF (Agartala), said, “We spotted two bags during a routine inspection. Each bag contained four pistols and eight magazines. These were seized from the Tripura Sundari Express coming from Firozpur (in Punjab).” Tapash Das, Officer in-Charge, Agartala railway station, said, “We have lodged a case at the government railway police station. We believe that miscreants might have brought these, and we shall monitor the footage from CCTVs installed at the railway station premises. We will bring those involved in this to justice.” Story continu...

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9May By source belowNo Comments

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Kerala student activist held in Nagpur for alleged Naxal links

A 26-year-old student activist and freelance journalist from Kerala, Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, was arrested in Nagpur on Wednesday on charges of “preparing to wage war against the government”. Sydeek, who hails from Edappally in Kochi, was staying at a hotel in Lakadganj area with his friend Isha Kumari (22), a student from Nagpur. Police officials said he was taken into custody after receiving intelligence inputs about his alleged connections to Naxal groups. Officers from the city’s Crime Branch, led by senior inspector Kamalakar Gaddime, raided the hotel and later claimed to have found literature related to Naxalite ideology in his possession. Story continues below this ad Both Sydeek and Kumari were brought to Lakadganj police station. While Sydeek was arrested under seve...

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9May By source belowNo Comments

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Admissions for all FYJC seats to be held online, says govt

The Maharashtra Government has decided that the admission process for all first year junior classes (FYJC) will henceforth be conducted online. Students seeking admission to First Year Junior College (FYJC – Class 11) anywhere in Maharashtra will now have to register online. Candidates will be charged an application fee of Rs 100. Since it will be a centralised process, each candidate will have to give a minimum of one and a maximum of 10 preferences of colleges where they seek admission. Previously students seeking admissions in Junior colleges would have to physically visit the respective colleges and submit application forms. Until now, the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for FYJC was limited to Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune-Pimpri Chinchwad, Nagpur, Nashik, and Amravati. E...

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8May By source belowNo Comments

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In Thailand, UAE, USA: ED attaches 30 overseas assets in in Rs 4500 crore Pancard club investment fraud

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mumbai has provisionally attached 30 overseas assets in connection with the Rs 4,500 crore Pancard club investment fraud, the agency said on Thursday. The attached assets, of which 22 are in Thailand, six in UAE and two in USA, are held in the name of overseas subsidiaries of M/s Panoramic Universal Ltd, Mumbai (PUL) and accused (late) Sudhir Moravekar. ED said that these assets were acquired by making total payments equivalent to Rs 54.32 crore during the period from 2002 to 2015. ED’s action is based on the criminal case Mumbai police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had filed. While the said properties are located in a foreign country, following due procedure ED through the Indian government can send a request under Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to ...

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8May By source belowNo Comments

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BJP MLAs outspent AAP in Delhi polls. Check out the expense report

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates who won the Delhi Assembly elections spent more money during the polls held in February compared to their Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) counterparts, stated a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The candidate expenditure limit for polls was Rs 40 lakh. Out of 69 MLAs analysed — from a total of 70 — 31 (45%) MLAs declared election expenses less than 50% of the limit in their constituencies. “The party-wise average election expenses show that the average spending for 47 MLAs from BJP is Rs 24.68 lakh (61.7% of the expense limit) and for 22 MLAs from AAP, it is Rs 12.48 lakh (31.2% of the expense limit),” the report said. Story continues below this ad The report also said virtual campaigning, despite growing digital outreach...

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8May By source belowNo Comments

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Operation Sindoor shouldn’t stop till terrorism is wiped out: Victims’ wives

The news of India carrying out strikes on the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir brought a sense of relief to the families of those killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on tourists two weeks ago. Of the 26 tourists killed in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, three victims – Sameer Guha (52), Bitan Adhikari (40), and Manish Ranjan Mishra (41) —  hailed from West Bengal. Speaking to The Indian Express on Wednesday following the Indian Army’s ‘Operation Sindoor’, the wife of Sameer Guha said: “We wanted this airstrike. We request our government not to stop now and that they should continue with these airstrikes until terrorism is completely eliminated so that what happened to us does not happen to anyone else.” Story continues bel...

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8May By source belowNo Comments

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BSF constable in Pakistan custody: Family worried by rising tension, pin hope on CM

The family of Border Security Force (BSF) constable Purnam Kumar Shaw (40) in Hooghly’s Rishra is increasingly anxious, due to the recent escalating border tensions following “Operation Sindoor.” Purnam was held captive by Pakistan Rangers on April 23 after he accidentally crossed the international border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district.  Shaw was detained a day after terrorists killed 26 men, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam in Kashmir, leading to tension between India and Pakistan. However, the current hostile situation has fueled fears and uncertainty about his fate. Story continues below this ad “Two days back, when we received information about the detention of two Pakistani Rangers, it gave us some hope for my husband’s release. But now, I am terrified. It feels like a wa...

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8May By source belowNo Comments

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Mamata reviews security situation, says we are together in war on terror

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that everyone is together in the war on terror, and there should not be any differences among people.Her comments came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s urgent meeting of chief ministers, chief secretaries and DGPs of states having borders with Pakistan and Nepal. The meeting was called in the wake of the strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, as a retaliatory action against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed. Story continues below this ad “At this hour, we all should together fight the battle against terrorism and there should not be any differences among us. We will continue to be in touch with each o...

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8May By source belowNo Comments

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Over 500 schools take part in mock drills across Delhi: ‘For many children, it felt like a game of hide and seek’

When the siren blared across the corridors of Amity International School in Saket on Wednesday morning, nearly 2,000 students responded instantly, taking cover under desks with bags over their heads — their voices hushed and hearts racing. Amity International School was one of the 500 schools in Delhi where the mock drill was undertaken in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The Ministry of Home Affairs earlier this week directed states and union territories to hold mock drills and ensure readiness to tackle tense situations amid India-Pakistan tensions. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) coordinated the implementation across the city schools on Wednesday. Story continues below this ad By 7.40 am, the students at Amity gathered for a special assemb...

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