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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Assimilate into Indian culture, Hindu immigrants from Pak told
Nagpur: The RSS' Mahanagar Sanghchalak (city chief), Rajesh Loya, has asked Hindu immigrants from Pakistan to assimilate into Indian culture and not remain an isolated group. Immigrants from Pakistan are living in India on a long-term visa (LTV), with many applying for citizenship under the CAA or even through the regular process of naturalisation. A recent order, following the Pahalgam killings, which asks them to apply afresh with their visa details at the Union home ministry portal, has left many anxious. Many of them have sought clarification from community leaders. Addressing their concerns, Loya asked them to adapt to Indian culture and not panic needlessly. Many Hindu immigrants admitted that they were not well-versed in Hindu ways of life, especially the cultural nuances, because of their stay in Pakistan. "It's because many of them spent a large part of their life in Pakistan and could not learn much about Hindu culture," said Rajesh Jhambia, the secretary of Sindh-Hindi Panchayat, the NGO which helps the immigrants. "Of course, many of them watched the episodes of Ramayana and Mahabharata on video cassettes, but they did not have an in-depth knowledge of Indian customs. There was little scope to learn either," said one of them. Loya told TOI that he wanted to tell the immigrants to leave the past behind and look forward to what lies ahead. "They have left Pakistan behind following the troubles they endured in the country. Now in India, they have this opportunity to start afresh. They should learn Indian culture and rise beyond caste and creed to work for the upliftment of society," Loya said. Later, addressing the gathering, Jhambia said LTV holders need to apply at the Union home ministry portal before July 10. Anyone living on an LTV and not granted Indian citizenship must apply on the new portal. There are over 2,300 LTV holders in Nagpur, and failure to apply afresh before July 10 can lead to action.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Space photo of the day for May 19, 2025
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) glows in this 2024 portrait. As NASA plans to return humans to the moon as part of the Artemis program, the space agency is looking at how to enable astronauts to work on the lunar surface at the south pole. Those efforts included the design of an unpressurized rover prototype, known as the ground test unit. The eight-wheeled prototype was used to evaluate different rover concepts, leading up to and through the April 2024 selection of three companies — Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab — to supply lunar terrain vehicles (LTV). 'The Ground Test Unit [helps] NASA teams on the ground test and understand all aspects of rover operations on the lunar surface ahead of Artemis missions,' said Jeff Somers, engineering lead for the ground test unit in October 2024. 'The GTU allows NASA to be a smart buyer, so we are able to test and evaluate rover operations while we work with the LTV contractors and their hardware.' The Ground test Unit was designed, developed and tested at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This photo was taken inside the West High Bay Tower of Johnson's Building 49. Well, don't take our word for it — photographers Bill Stafford and Helen Arase Vargas were awarded third place award for this portrait of the ground test unit as part of NASA Headquarters' 2024 Picture of the Year contest. You can read more about NASA's needs for an unpressurized moon rover and the selection of U.S. companies to build lunar terrain vehicles (LTV).
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pak LTV holders rushing to apply under CAA, comply with online registration rule
Nagpur: The one-room office of the Sindh-Hind Panchayat, an organisation that helps Hindu immigrants from Pakistan, was full of anxious individuals on Monday. Pakistani citizens living on a long-term visa (LTV) had gathered with their papers as volunteers helped them fill in details and apply afresh on a portal of the home ministry. The mandate came soon after the govt issued exit orders for Pakistani citizens following the Pahalgam carnage. The govt had spared LTV holders, but they have been directed to apply afresh with all the details on the eFRRO portal . If not, their LTVs would be cancelled. The window, which opened on May 10, ends on July 10. As they scrambled to log in to the portal, those eligible also made applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) before that. They hope it would strengthen their case to stay in India. People belonging to communities like Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians, who entered India before December 31, 2014, from Pakistan can apply under CAA , which ensures a faster procedure for citizenship. The details to be filled in while applying on the FRRO portal include a disclosure of whether they have applied for Indian citizenship, apart from other papers like LTV, address, profession, and religion details. Since the status of the citizenship application has to be mentioned, those eligible are applying under CAA first, said a source here. However, only those who entered before December 31, 2014, are applying, said Rajesh Jhambia of the Sindh-Hind Panchayat. The community hopes that the govt considers the case of all Hindus, he said.
India Today
09-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Did the right thing: Pak woman living in India for 26 years supports Op Sindoor
India launched military strikes against terror hideouts in Pakistan apart from a slew of measures in response to the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives. India also banned Pakistani nationals from entering the country and cancelled their existing visas. However, Pakistani nationals living in India on Long-Term Visas were Naureen, a Pakistani woman living with her husband in Kolkata for the last 26 years, holds an LTV and she supports India's Operation Sindoor strikes against Pakistan's terror factories, justifying a "tit-for-tat move".advertisementPakistani nationals carrying a Long-Term Visa were not asked to leave India under the ongoing crackdown amid worsening India-Pakistan ties. Naureen had applied for Indian citizenship years back but is still to get it. Her first husband died, after which she got married to an Indian Muslim and got settled in Kolkata. Naureen got married to Mohammad Adbullah Qureshi in August 1999, came to India and has been staying with her husband since then. Speaking exclusively to India Today, Naureen supported the Indian government's strikes against the Pakistani terror network under Operation Sindoor, which killed over 100 terrorists in the strikes carried out on May thinks the airstrike carried out by the Air Force was the proper lesson Pakistani terrorists deserved."If someone hurts you, there is nothing wrong with hurting them back. Those killing innocent people should get a befitting answer. That's what the government has done," Naureen said while condemning terror attacks in feel bad when innocent people are killed for no reason," Naureen said, reacting to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran valley, in which 25 Indians and one Nepali national were who hails from Pakistan's Lahore, often visits her birthplace every four to five years, but she has spent a considerable amount of time living in India without any hassle. She chose to shatter the narrative, run by some in India, that Muslims are not safe in the country or do not feel safe enough under the Modi government."Why should I be bothered? Nothing scares me in India. I do not have a problem with Modiji (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and he does not bother me. What have I got to do with him?" Naureen said while allaying concerns often associated with Muslims living in between India and Pakistan have been worsening by the day amid the ongoing military conflict. Earlier, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, banned Pakistani nationals, downsized staff at respective diplomatic missions, closed airspace to Pakistani flights, among two countries have been busy exchanging fire near the Line of Control and the International Border since India launched Operation Sindoor to eliminate terror infrastructure in Pakistan and the Watch
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Pakistani nationals on long-term visas asked to reapply by July 10
New Delhi: All Pakistani nationals, including Hindus, currently in India on long-term visas (LTVs) but who have not been granted Indian citizenship yet will have to apply afresh for the visa before July 10 or face cancellation, the Union home ministry said in an order dated April 28. Border Security Force stand guard at Attari-Wagah Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Amritsar. (HT PHOTO) That order essentially scrapped an exemption made on April 25 for Pakistani Hindus on LTVs, even as India said all other Pakistani citizens in India must leave the country by April 29. HT has seen a copy of the April 28 order that said: 'In exercise of the powers under section 3 (1) of the foreigners' act, 1946, and in continuation of this ministry's order dated April 25, it is stated that the long-term visa holders had been given exemption from revocation of their visas. Now, the government has decided that all such Pakistani nationals holding a long-term visa and who have not obtained an Indian citizenship, shall be required to apply afresh on the e-FRRO portal...' The application form for reapplying for LTV, the ministry said, will be available on the portal with effect from May 10, and till July 10. 'The LTV of any Pakistani national, who fails to reapply in the said period, shall be cancelled,' the order added. For reapplying for the LTV, the Pakistani citizens will have to provide documents including copy of their current valid LTV certificate, latest address with a copy of proof, details of profession/occupation and religion , and in the case of those who have applied for Indian citizenship, a copy of the application as well as latest photograph. The government has asked to reapply to make sure it has proper records of all who have LTVs (Pakistani Hindus and who are already here on LTV). Earlier, while announcing a series of measures in response to April 22 Pahalgam attack, in which 26 people were killed by Pakistan sponsored terrorists, the government asked all Pakistani nationals to return to their country. Union home minister Amit Shah also called up the chief ministers of all states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country. Through its April 25 order, MHA suspended 14 visa categories out of 16 for Pakistanis. Only diplomatic/official visas and LTVs were allowed beyond April 29. The revoked visa categories included –– SAARC, visa on arrival, business, film, journalist, transit, medical (deadline ended on April 29), conference, mountaineering, student, visitor visa, group tourist visa, pilgrim visa and group pilgrim visa to minorities of Pakistan. However, the ministry of external affairs clarified that Pakistani Hindus with LTVs will be exempted. That has now changed. 'The latest order now nullifies this, which means everyone has to reapply for the LTV,' said an officer. 953 Pakistani citizens left India via Attari-Wagah border till May 2 while 1,841 Indians returned from Pakistan as tensions grow between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to pursue the perpetrators and those part of the conspiracy to the ends of the Earth t, keeping Islamabad on the edge. Among a series of steps taken so far, the government has downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan, suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), closed airspace for Pakistani airlines, snapped trade ties, and banned several Pakistani social media handles and websites.
