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JeM camp was hit, no. of kills speculative, says a Military report; foreign media questions claims

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JeM camp was hit, no. of kills speculative, says a Military report; foreign media questions claims

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Indian defence establishment has proof that the Indian Air Force (IAF) pre-dawn strike on Feb 26 at Balakot in Pakistan hit the four buildings it had targeted inside the campus of Madrasa Taleem-ul-Quran used as Jaish-e-Mohammad training camp, said media reports quoting top defence sources.

As for assessment of number of terrorists killed in the strike, they conceded that it was at best speculative because of limitations of technical intelligence and lack of ground intelligence at this point.

Evidence obtained from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery showed that the four buildings, identified as targets, were hit by five S-2000 precision-guided munition (PGM) fired from IAF’s Mirage-2000 fighter jets, reports said.

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The buildings were in the campus of the madrasa run by Jaish which is located on the same ridge line as the hilltop, a few hundred metres to the east. Pakistan has confirmed that the area was struck by India but has denied that there were terror camps or that there was any damage.

Man near damaged trees in Jaba village, Balakot: Reuters photo

Man near damaged trees in Jaba village, Balakot: Reuters photo

A few independent satellite imagery experts had raised doubts whether the Mirage-2000 fighters had actually managed to hit the terror facility on the ‘Jaba Top’ hillock. They claimed that while there was little evidence of damage to the facility in the satellite pictures, craters caused by bombs were visible in open areas around 150 to 200 metres from the barracks/buildings.

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Countering foreign media reports that bombs fell in open area far from any buildings, the defence sources pointed to the fact that the Pakistan army had sealed off the madrasa after the strike and did not allow any journalists to visit it. They said there was evidence in the form of SAR imagery to show that a building used as a guest house, where brother of Maulana Masood Azhar used to stay; an L-shaped building where trainers used to stay; a double-storied building used to house students entering the seminary and another building where those undergoing final combat training used to stay, were hit by the bombs.

They said it was up to the political leadership to take a call on whether to release that imagery and make public what is a ‘classified’ capability.

“The SAR images are not as clear as satellite pictures and we couldn’t get a good satellite picture on Tuesday because of heavy clouds. That would have settled the debate,” an official told The Indian Express (IE).

“The madrasa was selected carefully as it was in the middle of nowhere and there was little chance of any civilian casualties. Intelligence given to the IAF was accurate and timely,” the official said.

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Two Reuters reporters who visited the site of the bombings, where four large craters could be seen, said up to 15 pine trees had been brought down by the blasts.

Explaining further, the sources said that the buildings were targeted by the IAF’s Israeli S-2000 PGM bombs which are not meant to destroy the building but only to cause damage after they enter a building. The S-2000 is a highly accurate, jammer-proof bomb which works precisely even under heavy cloud cover.

“It first penetrates through the roof, then enters the building and explodes after a delay. It is meant to hit the command and control centres and does not destroy the building. The software has to be programmed with the type of roof – its thickness, material of construction etc. – and that, accordingly, sets the delay period for the PGM,” the officer told IE.

These buildings had roofs made of corrugated galvanized iron (CGI) sheets and the SAR imagery shows that on the first day, these roofs had gone missing. These roofs were repaired after two days, making it difficult to assess the full damage by technical intelligence, said the report quoting the officer.

As Pakistan Army has tightly controlled access to the madrassa, there is a lack of human intelligence from the ground to give an accurate picture of total damage and number of terrorists killed in the air strike.

“The whole place has been sealed off by Pakistan Army. We have not been able to get any reliable intelligence inputs and any figures of terrorists killed in the airstrike is purely speculative,” the official added.

Sources also denied that any of the IAF bombs hit the hilltop at Jaba where Pakistan Army has taken a team of journalists to see some craters, and splintered trees. The military official said that “if only S-2000 PGM were fired, there is no possibility of craters or sheared trees. The PGM would go inside the earth and then explode, which would create a mound of earth instead.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Despite MoU agreement in Home Minister Amit Shah’s presence, Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border dispute returns back, 2 people killed

The incident happened when the victims were participating in a sapling plantation program on the occasion of World Environment Day in the Panbari area along the disputed Assam-Arunachal border.

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Some unidentified assailants, allegedly from Arunachal Pradesh started firing in which two people were killed and two others injured in Dhemaji district of Assam. T

The incident happened when the victims were participating in a sapling plantation program on the occasion of World Environment Day in the Panbari area along the disputed Assam-Arunachal border.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma commented immediately after the incident, he said there is some issue in the areas of Dhemaji which is yet to be resolved and his government is on the process to resolve it. He claimed that the neighboring state does not attack Assam but there were some people in Arunachal Pradesh with the intention to occupy Assam’s land who were found to be involved in such activities. He also said, Police will investigate the matter, assuring appropriate action.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu also commented on the incident, he said Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are already in talks to settle the border dispute issue peacefully and in most of the areas the dispute has been already resolved. He said, direction have been issued to the people of both states to not to fight and appealed the people to avoid engaging in a clash and directly report to the deputy commissioners in case of any problem.

The border dispute goes back to 69 years, when North East Frontier Agency (former name of what is now Arunachal Pradesh) was taken out of Assam. A Sub-Committee was formed based and around 3,648 km of the plain area of Balipara and Sadiya foothills were transferred from NEFA to Assam.  

The main motive of Arunachal Pradesh separating from Assam was the formation of Union Territory in 1972. Since then, there have been several attempts to settle the border dispute.

In an attempt to a peaceful settlement , Assam CM Sharma and Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 20, 2023.

After signing of the agreement (MoU), in a press briefing, Shah termed it a historic moment in Indian history. He said the report that was continually considered contentious by different government and courts was accepted by both the State government and the 800 km long border dispute issue got ended.

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Madhya Pradesh girl elopes with Muslim boyfriend before her wedding, BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya had earlier advised to maintain distance from lover and took her to watch The Kerala Story

In spite of all the efforts, the teenage girl ran with her Muslim boyfriend Yusuf just before her marriage.

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Madhya Pradesh girl elopes with Muslim boyfriend before her wedding, BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya had earlier advised to maintain distance from lover and took her to watch The Kerala Story

As the saying goes, love is blind. A 19-year-old nursing student from Bhopal eloped with her Muslim boyfriend Yusuf. BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur had earlier advised the girl to stay away from her Muslim lover. She even took her to watch the Kerala Story.

In spite of all the efforts, the teenage girl ran with her Muslim boyfriend Yusuf just before her marriage.

Diverse Comments on the tweet started coming immediately, where one user said this was a case of Love Jihad. Another man blamed the BJP government for the incident, while some found the incident humorous. A war of words between Hindus and Muslims erupted soon after the incident surfaced across the internet.

The Kerala Story is a film that follows the story of a Hindu woman from Kerala played by Adah Sharma who is being brainwashed in the movie to convert to Islam religion and sent to Syria, where she was forced to join the terrorist organization ISIS.

The family of the teenage girl who lives in Naya Basera area of Bhopal said Yusuf was their neighbor. The girl ran with Yusuf just before her marriage, which was scheduled for May 30. She also took the cash and the jewelry that was saved for her wedding.

The family had registered a complaint at Bhopal’s Kamla Nagar Police station. Her family said Yusuf had trapped their daughter with sweet talks and later eloped with her. The family also alleged that Yusuf had taken a bank loan in their daughter’s name and forced her to pay its EMIs.

Although the girl had stated in her confession that she was running away with Yusuf out of her own free will. Yusuf already has criminal record in the local police station with about half a dozen cases charged against him.

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya has advised girls not to get trapped by Love Jihad. Talking to the media, she said, girls should be aware and alert. She said, girls should understand that there is risk of life and should take the necessary precautions  

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Assam’s AHSEC 12th results 2023 declared: Here’s the steps to know the result and toppers name

On ahsec.assam.gov.in, students who appeared in the exam of Assam Higher Secondary Education Council’s class 12th exams can check their results right now.

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The class 12th result was made official by the Assam Board today. On ahsec.assam.gov.in, students who appeared in the exam of Assam Higher Secondary Education Council’s class 12th exams can check their results right now.

This year, the overall pass percentage in the Science stream is 84.96 % while last year it was 92.19%, while in the Commerce stream, the pass percentage dropped from last year. This year Commerce stream stood at 79.57% while last year it was 87.27%. For Arts also the percentage dropped from 83.48% to 70.12%.

With 490 marks, Sankalpajit Saikia of Ramanujan Senior Secondary School in Nagaon has topped the Arts Stream. Notably, 18 students from the same school have been on merit lists for the Science and Arts streams.

The topper of the Science stream was Nikhilesh Dutta, a non-institutional private candidate. He scored 484 marks.

Sukanya Kumar of Malayabari Senior Secondary School Kamrup (Metro) and Varsha Bothra of KC Das Commerce College,  both scored 472 marks to take first place in the commerce stream.

The digital mark sheet is available online for download by students, to check their results. However, students would be able to pick up their marksheets and certificates from the schools afterward. The Assam Board has also released the list of the top 10 students in all three streams i.e. science, commerce, and arts.

How to check Assam class 12th result?

Follow the given instructions below to check the results:

-Click on any of the official websites’ links provided above.

-Click the link for the HS or class 12 results.

-Log in with the requested information

-Enter submit, then review the results.

Information needed to download the mark sheet

Notably, a total of 2,49,812 students appeared this year for the class 12th board exam. Earlier there were reports that the results for class 12th Assam would be released on May 27. However,  the minister of education of Assam Ranoj Pegu, later refuted the reports.

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