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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Udaipur MP accuses BAP of dishonesty, harming communities and regional development
Udaipur: Mannalal Rawat, MP from Udaipur during a press conference Monday here, leveled serious accusations against the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). He claimed that BAP has turned into a looting gang, spreading confusion among people. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Referring to the incident of a Bagidora MLA caught taking bribe, he stated that they have created history of dishonesty. The MP alleged that BAP is harming Hindu society, tribal communities, regional development, education, and the dignity of women. He said that they are spreading the narrative that "tribals are not Hindus," which he believes is an extension of British ideology. He accused these groups of turning the region's youth into stone-pelters. According to him BAP and BTP are described as conspiratorial parties inspired by external elements, hindering the region's development, education, women's dignity, and youth's empowerment. Rawat also criticised Banswara-Dungarpur MP Rajkumar Roat, alleging that Roat is extorting money from legislators, chiefs, and village heads. On the issue of , the MP emphasised that it should not be reduced to mere vote politics, asserting that national security is paramount. Rawat also attacked the Congress party, claiming that some Congress members promote narratives similar to Pakistan for vote bank politics. He accused Congress of abandoning Gandhi and Gandhian ideology, reducing itself to a family-run party.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Teen attacked by pet dog; owner booked
Dehradun: A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured after being attacked by a neighbour's pet dog—of the Bhotia breed—while playing with friends near his home in Dehradun's Doiwala area on Saturday evening. The incident came to light after the boy's father, Yashpal Singh, filed a police complaint against the dog's owner, Neelam Rawat, on Sunday. Singh told TOI, "My son had just gone out to play when, within minutes, I heard his friends screaming. When I rushed out, I saw him covered in blood, barely able to stand. He said he was attacked by our neighbour's dog." Singh alleged that despite repeated complaints from residents, Rawat regularly kept the dog unleashed. "It was unleashed that day too and charged at my son without provocation. He was admitted to the emergency ward for five hours and sustained injuries on his legs, torso, and both hands. He's stable now but deeply traumatised," Singh said. Assistant SI Ishwar Saini from Doiwala police station said a case has been registered against Rawat under relevant sections of the BNS, and an investigation is underway.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
16-year-old from Uttarakhand scripts history by scaling Mt Everest
Roorkee: A 16-year-old from Uttarakhand was this year's youngest climber to scale Mt Everest. Sachin Kumar, an NCC cadet from Uttarkashi who recently cleared his Class 12 exams, was part of an all-India expedition team of 10 student cadets, five of them women, selected from across the country. The team departed from Delhi on April 3 and successfully summited the world's highest peak on May 18. Also on the team was Subedar Ankur Rawat, 40, a resident of Roorkee and the expedition's coach, who conquered the peak for the second time, having first done so in 2016. Uttarakhand was represented by five climbers: besides Kumar and Rawat, the team included 21-year-old Virendra Singh Samant from Champawat and 22-year-old Mukul Bangwal from Pauri Garhwal, both BSc students, as well as Col Rajneesh Joshi, 45, a resident of Dehradun who served as the expedition's deputy group leader. "We were a total of 17 climbers who summited Mount Everest at 3am on May 18. We stayed there for more than one and a half hours," said Rawat from Nepal. Uttarakhand's directorate of sports said that the climbers from the state will be officially welcomed and felicitated upon their return. The team is currently in Nepal. Among the five from Uttarakhand, Sachin Kumar is a student at Rajkiya Adarsh Kirti Inter College, Uttarkashi, and hails from the village of Dhanari. Cadet Samant is from Padanga Badoli in Champawat and is pursuing his BSc third year at DAV Degree College, Dehradun. Bangwal, from Kaliyasaur village in Pauri, is a BSc third-year student at HNB University's Srinagar campus. Col Joshi, also from Dehradun, is currently the Principal of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling. Coach Rawat serves in the Secunderabad-based Army Ordnance Corps. "These five are the pride of our state. On this occasion, we also appeal to all achievers to share their records and other details with us through their respective departments so that we can continue to update our state's records from time to time," said Dharmendra Prakash Bhatt, joint director, Uttarakhand sports directorate. Last year, the Army Adventure Wing initiated plans for a Mt Everest expedition team comprising NCC cadets. A total of 240 students with an NCC 'B' certificate were initially shortlisted. From these, 34 were selected, who then underwent a high-altitude expedition to Mt Abi Gamin in Chamoli in Sept–Oct as a selection test. Eighteen cadets were chosen from that group. This year, those 18 cadets were trained in Siachen, after which the final team of 10 (five boys and five girls) was selected for the Everest expedition. They were: Sachin Kumar (Uttarkashi), Mukul Bangwal (Pauri), Virendra Singh Samant (Champawat), Mohit Knathia (Jammu), Padma Namgail (Leh Ladakh), Kritika Sharma (Himachal, the youngest female NCC cadet at 18), Monika (Rajasthan), Abida Afreen (Leh), Pratima Rai (West Bengal), and Rifiness Warjri (Meghalaya). The 25-member team, which included group leader Col Amit Bisht, deputy leader Col Rajneesh Joshi, and coach Subedar Ankur Rawat, was flagged off by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on April 3.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
BSF jawan declared ‘operational casualty' 30 years after his death in anti-smuggling op
Bageshwar: Thirty years after he was killed in an operation against smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF Lance Naik Prem Singh Rawat has finally received official recognition as an operational casualty. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On Tuesday, deputy commandant Dinesh Singh from BSF Bareilly headquarters delivered the certificate to Rawat's wife, Guddi Devi, and their son, Suryapratap Singh, who was only four months old when his father died, at their home in Haldwani. A native of Rikosha village in Ranikhet, Rawat served with the 57th Battalion of the BSF at the Jalangi border outpost in Roshanbagh, West Bengal. On Aug 23, 1994, he participated in a high-risk operation after receiving a tip-off about Bangladeshi smugglers infiltrating the border. Rawat and two colleagues were tasked with intercepting them. During the mission, Rawat pursued the smugglers via a waterway. The smugglers ambushed the team, triggering an exchange of fire. Rawat fought valiantly but lost his life in the gunfight. His body was recovered from the Padma river the next day. With the family's three-decade wait for official recognition finally over, Guddi Devi said, "I feel a mix of pride and renewed grief." The family had preserved Prem Singh's uniform, service documents, and photographs as a reminder of his sacrifice. His brother, Dhan Singh Rawat, who had pursued the case over the years, said that "many other personnel from the BSF, CRPF, and Assam Rifles have also died in service without receiving proper recognition." "I hope they get their due recognition too," he added. Bageshwar: Thirty years after he was killed in an operation against smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF Lance Naik Prem Singh Rawat has finally received official recognition as an operational casualty. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On Tuesday, deputy commandant Dinesh Singh from BSF Bareilly headquarters delivered the certificate to Rawat's wife, Guddi Devi, and their son, Suryapratap Singh, who was only four months old when his father died, at their home in Haldwani. A native of Rikosha village in Ranikhet, Rawat served with the 57th Battalion of the BSF at the Jalangi border outpost in Roshanbagh, West Bengal. On Aug 23, 1994, he participated in a high-risk operation after receiving a tip-off about Bangladeshi smugglers infiltrating the border. Rawat and two colleagues were tasked with intercepting them. During the mission, Rawat pursued the smugglers via a waterway. The smugglers ambushed the team, triggering an exchange of fire. Rawat fought valiantly but lost his life in the gunfight. His body was recovered from the Padma river the next day. With the family's three-decade wait for official recognition finally over, Guddi Devi said, "I feel a mix of pride and renewed grief." The family had preserved Prem Singh's uniform, service documents, and photographs as a reminder of his sacrifice. His brother, Dhan Singh Rawat, who had pursued the case over the years, said that "many other personnel from the BSF, CRPF, and Assam Rifles have also died in service without receiving proper recognition." "I hope they get their due recognition too," he added.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- The Hindu
Delhi Police busts SIM card smuggling racket, arrests five persons
The Delhi police have busted a SIM smuggling racket with alleged links to an international online gaming network and arrested five persons in connection with the case, an officer said on Sunday. The accused were arrested for fraudulently procuring and sending activated Indian SIM cards abroad, primarily to Dubai, the officer said. The racket came to light when the Central Industrial Security Force intercepted one Sunil Rawat at Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport on February 15. Rawat, an Indian national scheduled to board a flight to Dubai, was found in possession of 398 active SIM cards, registered under different names, the officer said. It was found that Rawat was allegedly acting on instructions from a Dubai-based contact named Faisal, who had offered him ₹35,000 and a job in exchange for the SIM cards. 'During interrogation, Rawat disclosed that the SIM cards were arranged by his friends in Madhya Pradesh and sent to him via courier,' the officer said. Ashwin Kumar and Ankit Kumawat, both Madhya Pradesh natives, were identified as the main suppliers of the SIM cards. A police team was dispatched to Ujjain and Dewas districts, leading to the arrest of Kumawat. According to police, he procured the SIM cards by misleading locals with offers of free data and calls. 'Each SIM card was sold at ₹500 to Ashwin Kumar, who later passed them on to his brother Manish Kumar and associate Faisal in Dubai,' he said. Ashwin Kumar, who operates a small trading business in Dewas, was also arrested. He reportedly confessed to supplying the SIM cards and revealed that Faisal used them to create accounts and rigg gaming applications, earning points that were later sold for profit. Subsequently, three more persons, Manish Kumar (Ashwin's brother), Lokendra Sendhav, and Dwarka Prasad, all residents of Dewas, were nabbed. Sendhav had allegedly allowed his bank account to be used to receive payments, while Prasad facilitated contact between the accused parties for a commission. Police said Faisal, the suspected kingpin, remains at large, and efforts are being made to trace him. 'The use of Indian SIM cards in cross-border digital operations poses a serious threat. These cards were potentially being used as tools for masking identities and enabling fraud on online platforms,' the officer added.
