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Panchamsali padyatra at Hirebagewadi in Belgavi amidst the prevailing border tension

News Desk — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 07:45:14 +0000

Amidst the prevailing tension between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the border issue, the panchamsalis, a sub-section of Lingayat have decided to take out a padayatra under the leadership of Jagadguru Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swamiji of the Kudalasangama Peetha. The heavy police force has been deployed at the Hirebagewadi area of Karnataka to avoid any untoward incident.

The tension between the two states shot up Wednesday after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s controversial statement “we will enter Karnatak like China has entered the country”. The Shive Sena (Uddhav faction) statement came after Belgavi Police denied MES (Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti) permission to conduct its Maha Melava at the Vaccine Depot ground in Tilakwadi.

The Shiv Sena leader also said that there is a weak government in Maharashtra, which is not taking any stand. He further alleged that the Karnataka Chief Minister is igniting the fire.

Karnataka Chief Minister retorted to the Shiv Sena leader’s statement, saying that, the Maharashtra leader has lost his mental balance. Chief Minister Bommai held that Karnataka police are strong enough to drive back anyone attacking the state. The Chief Minister also accused the opposition of politicizing the border issue.

Earlier this month the buses running between the states were damaged. Home minister Amit Shah has said that a six-member ministerial team, comprising three ministers each from Karnataka and Maharashtra, will sit together to resolve the border dispute. The Home Minister also urged not to stake a claim on the territory until the Supreme Court decides on the matter. The matter is pending before the court.

Meghalaya extends the internet blackout for another 48 hours due to a border dispute

Aryan Jakhar — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 02:22:02 +0000

The Meghalaya administration on Friday extended the internet ban in the state’s seven districts for an additional 48 hours.

Social media sites like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and others have the potential to seriously undermine law and order, according to state police.

The Meghalaya government decided to continue the internet shutdown in the state’s seven districts, namely West Jaintia Hills, East Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, Ri – Bhoi, Eastern West Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, and South West Khasi Hills Districts, by issuing a public order on Friday in response to the unfortunate incident that occurred on the bordering areas of the Assam-Meghalaya border and resulted in

On November 26, at 10:30 am, the affected districts’ internet access will be suspended.

As was previously mentioned, miscreants attacked three police vehicles, including a city bus, on Thursday evening, set a traffic booth on fire, and tension soon spread to Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya.

The event happened on November 22 during a candlelight vigil held by various parties in opposition to the violence along the Assam-Meghalaya border. Six people were killed in the shooting incident in the Mukroh area of Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district, including five Meghalayans and a member of the Assam Forest Guard.

According to sources, the protestors attacked the police forces sent in to reduce tensions with rocks and petrol bombs.

According to reports, security forces had to use tear gas to disperse the demonstrators and maintain order.

S. Nongtnger, SP of East Khasi Hills, Shillong, told ANI over the phone that the incident damaged three police vehicles, including a city bus and a gypsy.

“The miscreants torched a traffic booth in the city and hurled petrol bombs at police personnel,” the SP said.

Six people were reportedly killed and a number of others were hurt earlier on Tuesday during an alleged clash between villagers and an Assamese contingent made up of police and forest guards on Tuesday afternoon.

The alleged altercation allegedly took place near the West Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya and the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam. An Assamese forest guard was one of those who died.

The Chinese inscribe a symbol on the disputed land near Pangong Lake

News Desk — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:32:35 +0000

The Chinese forces continue to strive and reinforce its claim over the disputed area near the Pangong Lake in the Ladakh region. This time, they have resorted to incepting a symbol, which is particularly claimed to a ‘Mandarin’ symbol on the ground. The intricate fingers region of between India and China, consists of 8 fingers, from F1 to F8, the escalation in violence and deployment of forces by both sides have been regarding this congested strip. the aforementioned development is seen to have observed through satellite images in an are located between Finger 4 and Finger 5, this space covers the dimensions of approximately 81 meters in length and 25 meters in-breath/width.

This area of contention has been in the news for over month now, as the escalations lead to skirmishes resulting in the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers. the root problem here seems to be the very phenomenon of Line of Actual Control (LAC), which, opposed to the Line of Control (Loc), that India shares with Pakistan is not definitive and certain. This, as, the Line of Actual Control(LAC) is derived in pursuance to the assumption and convenience of each individual country, without the other country’s consent.

Here in this case specifically the Indian side is believed to wield the region extending from F1 to F8, as against the Chinee claim of having control and patroling monopoly over the region spanning from F8 to F4

Standoffs between the two countries over the disputed areas are not a new phenomenon, as, India, which does not share a direct border with China is often at loggerheads with country, on areas that share a border with its own disputed province of Tibet. Although India has consistently expressed its right over territories in Arunachal and Sikkim, the Chinese incursion and claim to the territory has always been an Achilles heel to the Indian Authorities

Hong Kong sinks deeper into Chinese Expansionist Quagmire

News Desk — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:24:13 +0000

Even as the world continues to battle the COVID19 pandemic, China’s National People Congress has exacerbated the condition of Hong Kong, by jeopardizing its freedom and liberty even further, as it passed the more stringent Hong Kong security law. This, as the populace of the former British territory, has been indulged protests against another draconian law, passed a month ago, criminalizing any act of secession, subversion, terrorism, or collusion with foreign forces.

The protests were deemed illicit and dangerous to public health by the authorities, as the COVID19 protocols still seem to be in place. The Chinese Government’s move is seen as strategically planned to not allow a rebellion to come to pass, these restrictions would impeach any form of large civilian movement on the streets. This particular law is said even deeper ramifications, as, the judiciary of the country is undermined in the process, thereby destroying the idiosyncratic ecosystem of freedom that the territory enjoys, unlike any other disputed province, under partial or complete Chinese control.

At the same pint and time china, ostensibly seem to be misusing the prevailing circumstances, as apart from Taiwan (Officially the Republic of China), an island of the west coast of China, it has also tried to encroach and entrench its hegemony in the Galwan Valley region along the Galwan River, situated in the disputed region, between India and China on its Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Hong Kong was transferred to China from British control in 1997, but under a special agreement that distinguished the equation between the countries as one country two systems, which granted the citizens of Hong Kong, some special rights until 2047.

59 Chinese apps banned by Government of India: Will the already installed ones work?

News Desk — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:46:48 +0000

The government notification, shrouding a cloud of the ban over major chines origin applications, including the likes of TikTok and Shareit, which already have established a major foundation in the form of people loyal to their application’s services in the past few years.

The aforementioned factor paves a way open for another question concerning, as the future of these applications and their patrons, who have using it for years, remains largely unanswered. Although the app would not vanish from their smartphones overnight, the feasibility of a stable usage of these applications would become tough to endure, as these applications, especially social networking apps, like titok require regular updates for security purposes.

Nevertheless, in the age of technology, there are multiple windows that open up, when one door shuts. This, as one can illicitly bypass these restrictions by running the applications on Android Application Package (APK), which is usually deployed by android devices to procure files of android based operating apps and even middleware. Such means are rampantly used, when the application is not available in the said region, like in the case of Spotify until 2019. these means usually procure unstable renditions of the same service, as a result of which, are not advised by the android operating system.

However, these steps, which come in the light of the persistent and burgeoning border tensions, will impact both sides equally.

Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari ratifies Constitution Amendment Bill to update Nepal’s map incorporating Indian Territories

Anushka Sharma — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:00:17 +0000

Today, President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari ratified Constitution Amendment Bill unanimously proposed by the National Assembly of the country. This bill demands change in the political map of Nepal and include Indian Territories- Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura. This action comes a month after the map was approved in the Cabinet meeting headed by Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli.

Earlier today, all 57 members of the Upper House voted in favour of Constitution Amendment Bill.

On June 13 the Constitution Amendment Bill was passed by the House of Representatives with 258 votes. On this development, Anurag Srivastav official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs said, “We have noted that the House of Representatives of Nepal has passed a constitution amendment bill for changing the map of Nepal to include parts of Indian territory. We have already made our position clear on this matter. This artificial enlargement of claims is not based on historical fact or evidence and is not tenable. It is also violative of our current understanding to hold talks on outstanding boundary issues.”