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Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Security bolstered in Ayodhya ahead of 2nd consecration ceremony in Ram temple
Ayodhya: Security has been heightened in Ayodhya, especially in the Ram temple complex, in view of the second consecration ceremony which will begin from Tuesday. District administration and the police have chalked out an elaborate security and management plan for the rituals and ceremonies to be held at Ram Darbar and other temples within the complex. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Security arrangements have been made keeping in mind the convenience of the people and devotees," Ayodhya district magistrate Nikhil Tikaram Funde said. Commandos of anti-terrorist squad (ATS) took charge of the security of the temple complex, classified as a red zone, with half a dozen armoured vehicle, on Monday. "A plan for round-the-clock surveillance has been devised and commandos have been assigned three shifts for duty within the temple complex," said Ayodhya SSP Gaurav Grover. The security personnel have been provided accommodation within the complex for round-the-clock monitoring. To ensure smooth completion of the second consecration, the Ayodhya DM and the SSP conducted a detailed inspection of sensitive points and entry routes in Ayodhya. They reviewed security and management plan implemented during the first consecration and instructed the implementation of security, management, and transportation arrangements while considering the convenience of devotees.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Gorakhpur, Ayodhya get new SSPs
Lucknow: Govt transferred 14 IPS officers, including SSPs of Gorakhpur and Ayodhya, on Karan Nayyar, who was posted as SSP, Ayodhya, is new SSP Gorakhpur. Gaurav Grover, who was posted as SSP Gorakhpur, is new SSP a 2012-batch IPS officer, was appointed SSP Ayodhya in June 2023 and played a key role in overseeing the grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla in Jan 2024, along with other critical security deployments in the temple town. Among other changes, DIG Vaibhav Krishna, who recently led police arrangements during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, has been appointed as DIG Varanasi range. Mohit Gupta, IG Varanasi Range, has been secretary (home), Saharanpur range, Ajay Kumar Sahni, has been shifted in the same capacity to Bareilly range. SSP Muzaffarnagar, Abhishek Singh, has been promoted and posted as DIG Saharanpur range. Sanjay Kumar, who was posted as SSP Etawah, is new SSP Muzaffarnagar. SP Kaushambi, Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, has been made SSP Etawah, while DCP Ghaziabad, Rajesh Kumar, is new SP Kumar Singh, commandant of the 35th PAC Battalion, is new SP Fatehpur. Dhawal Jaiswal, the outgoing SP Fatehpur, has been made DCP Sant Kabir Nagar, Satyajeet Gupta, has been transferred to Kanpur commissionerate as DCP. Sandeep Kumar Meena, SP GRP Gorakhpur, will take over as SP Sant Kabir another key posting, Laxmi Niwas Mishra, who was SP in the Anti-Corruption Organization at the Lucknow headquarters, has been made SP GRP, a significant move, ADG UP 112 Neera Rawat who was also holding the charge of ADG Administration was relieved of charge of Administration which was handed over to IG Lucknow Range Prashant Kumar. Kumar recently got promoted to the post of Security, Upendra Agarwal has been made IG lucknow range.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Time of India
Jilted lover shoots girlfriend, her sis, attempts suicide
Gorakhpur: In a chilling incident, a youth barged into a house in Gorakhpur's Civil Lines area and opened fire at his girlfriend and her teenage younger sister before attempting to take his own life. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in the Cantonment area. DM, SSP and other officials visited the victim's house. SSP Gaurav Grover said, " Mandeep Yadav , 25, a resident of Khadihani village in Azamgarh, a distant relative, reached the girl's house at Civil Lines around 1pm on Friday, armed with a country-made pistol. He confronted 22-year-old Pooja, who reportedly rejected his marriage proposal. Enraged, Mandeep shot her." "As her younger sister Nancy tried to intervene, he shot her too in the abdomen. Following the attack, Mandeep stepped out and shot himself in the chest near the entrance," the SSP added. Hearing gunshots, the girls' mother, who was in another room, rushed in to find all three lying in a pool of blood. Neighbours gathered soon after and alerted the police. The victims were first taken to the district hospital and later referred to BRD Medical College. The girls' father, junior assistant in the agriculture department, had died during the COVID-19 pandemic. The SSP said that police has not received and written complaint from the family so far.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
U.P. tightens watch on Pak nat'ls with long-term visas
Surveillance has been intensified on Pakistani nationals living in Uttar Pradesh on long-term visas, as law enforcement and intelligence agencies await further instructions from the Union government regarding their status. The increased scrutiny follows a nationwide directive to cancel all Pakistani visas—except for long-term, diplomatic, and official visas—and repatriate their holders after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists, said senior police officials here on Tuesday. According to state officials, a significant number of Pakistan nationals are believed to still reside in different parts of U.P. on long-term visas. Most of them are women who married Indian men and settled in various districts of the state over the years. A senior official from the state home department said that the government has sought clear guidelines from the Centre regarding the repatriation of such individuals. 'Many of these women have started families here and have given birth to children. For such cases, we need specific instructions before proceeding with any deportation,' the official said. District-wise reports indicate the presence of Pakistani nationals still living in several areas. In Bulandshahr, 18 individuals are on long-term visas. In Gorakhpur, five persons, including two Hindu siblings, are staying under the same visa category, according to Gorakhpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gaurav Grover. Varanasi has nine such individuals, including seven women, while one person holding a short-term visa has already been repatriated from there. Azamgarh has reported four Pakistani women married to local residents, and Bhadohi has two similar cases. Meerut officials mentioned two special instances, one involving a pregnant Pakistani woman named Maryam and another woman named Sana, who returned from the Amritsar border amid confusion over the status of her two children. On Monday, the state government said all eligible Pakistani nationals had been deported by April 26, except one who will be sent back on April 30. Sources said the Pakistan nationals repatriated from U.P. include 12 from Saharanpur, nine from Agra, eight from Lucknow, six from Bulandshahr, four from Muzaffarnagar and Prayagraj, and three each from Meerut, Aligarh, Baghpat and Budaun. Two individuals each were sent back from Rampur, Amroha, and Shahjahanpur, while one person each was deported from Bareilly, Bijnor, Varanasi and Ghazipur. 'Some individuals left voluntarily while others were deported as per the visa cancellation orders. The deadline for SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) visa holders to exit the country was April 26, while the deadline for those on medical visas was extended to April 29,' said UP Police and home department officials. The Centre's directive covers 12 categories of visas, including visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, conference, mountaineering, student, visitor, group tourist, pilgrim, and group pilgrim. While these visa holders have been asked to leave, those staying on long-term or official visas remain under close watch by local authorities.
Hindustan Times
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Five Pak refugees in Gorakhpur seek permission to stay
In the wake of the Ministry of External Affairs announcing the suspension of visa services to Pakistani nationals, five refugees from the neigbouring country living in Gorakhpur on long-term visas or LTVs had sought permission to remain in India, said senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gaurav Grover. He, however, said the five people won't be affected by the latest directive. 'They [the five Pakistani nationals] have no reason to worry. However, as a precaution, their profiles are being reviewed closely,' he stated. According to officials, the five refugees include two Hindu siblings living in Pipighanj and three Muslim individuals settled in Zafra Bazar, Ghasikatra, and the Durgabadi area. All were granted LTVs on humanitarian grounds after facing religious discrimination and harassment in Pakistan. As per the records of the local intelligence unit, Nikhat Anis, a widow of the late Shameem Mahmood from Zafra Bazar, was born in Pakistan in 1960 and migrated to India in 1983. Similarly, Nasra Khatoon, widow of the late Farooq from Ghasikatra, was born in 1949 in Pakistan and migrated to India in 1982. Both women had been living in India for decades and reportedly have no remaining ties to Pakistan. Rama Devi and her brother Basant Kumar, born in 1957 and 1965 respectively in Pakistan, faced religious persecution before migrating to India in 1981. They now reside in Pipighanj as refugees. Officials said that while these individuals are not impacted by the recent visa revocation order, they have been contacted by the local intelligence unit to verify their current status. However, there is no immediate threat to their residency in India, as they continue to hold valid Long-Term Visas. 'Long-term visa holders are exempt from the government's recent orders. Their stay remains legal, but the monitoring has been heightened due to the current sensitive situation,' an official added. The intense monitoring is in response to the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.
