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Amid increased tourist inflow into Himachal Pradesh, CM Jairam Thakur directs authorities to strictly enforce Covid protocols

Amid increased tourist inflow into Himachal Pradesh, CM Jairam Thakur directed the state authorities to ensure Covid appropriate behaviour. He said the state government was not against this but want to ensure that people must adopt Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in the state

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Following visuals and videos of crowded holiday and tourist destinations, which showed hundreds flocking to hill stations in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Friday appealed to tourists to strictly follow Covid-19 protocols.

Thakur said shutting the tourism sector for long is not a solution at all. He said the state government was not against this but the government was ensuring that people must adopt Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in the state. The CM had earlier directed hotels in the state to follow all Covid-19 standard operating procedures.

Concerned over manifold increase in tourist arrival at key hill stations in Himachal after fall in Covid-19 cases, Thakur directed deputy commissioners, district police chiefs and chief medical officers to ensure strict implementation of appropriate Covid behaviour norms to check spread of the virus. The chief minister asked the police to identify places where the tourist flow was very high and also directed them to deploy additional force to tackle the situation.

For the past few days, thousands of people have been flocking to tourist spots and hill stations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to beat the scorching heat of North India as the monsoon continues to play spoilsport. It might be a welcome sign for the travel and tourism industry but it has come much to the displeasure of government officials, health experts as well as the top ministers of the government.

Pictures and videos on social media platforms showed gross violation of Covid-19 protocols as the crowds can be seen without a mask and breaking social distancing norms. The instances of overcrowding have led to fears that the much-feared third wave of the pandemic might be more severe than earlier imagined.

Earlier, pictures from market and streets of hill station Manali had gone viral last week, in which people could be seen not following the social distancing norms, while some did not even wear masks.

With the increase in influx of tourists to these hill stations, authorities are scrambling to ensure implementation of Covid protocols amid fears of an impending Covid third wave infections.

ANI had on Friday shared visuals of people bathing in the river Ganga in Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. The tourists said that they are not afraid of Covid-19 and were confident that they arrived before the third wave. To this, Haridwar city police official Abhay Singh said efforts are being made to bring awareness among people.

Social media platforms in the last few days have been abuzz with pictures from the markets and streets of Manali. While many users expressed concerns over the violation of Covid protocols by the tourists, others grabbed the opportunity to create memes to take a swipe at the carelessness by the tourists.

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In other India news, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath set to announce a new population policy for 2021-2030 on the occasion of World Population Day on July 11.

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Amritpal Singh case: Fugitive Khalistani leader’s gunman Gorkha Baba arrested by Punjab Police

Tejinder Singh aka Gorkha Baba, a notorious associate and former gunman of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police on Thursday, officials said.

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Tejinder Singh aka Gorkha Baba, a notorious associate and former gunman of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police on Thursday, officials said.

A report quoted DSP Payal Harsimrat Singh of the Punjab Police as saying that Tejinder Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Mangewal village, was nabbed by the Khanna police.

DSP Harsimrat said Tejinder, who was a gunman for Amritpal Singh for a long period and often lived with the Waris Punjab De chief, is also involved in the Ajnala case. The officer said that Tejinder, also known as Gorkha Baba, was very active on social media and often posts pictures of himself brandishing different weapons due to which he’s wanted in a separate case registered against him at Malaud police station.

The official further said that Tejinder has been booked under sections 107/151 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and two other aides who accompanied him, have also been taken into custody and are being questioned.

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She said that Tejinder had several cases, including liquor smuggling and assault, registered against him prior to this and he had already served time for those.

Earlier in the day, seven aides of Amritpal Singh brought to Amritsar’s Baba Bakala court amid heavy police presence where they were remanded to police custody till tomorrow.

In a statement, Senior Superintendent of Police Rural Amritsar Zone, Satinder Singh said the seven accused were nabbed along with six illegal 12-bore weapons and were booked under the Arms Act along with their leader Amritpal Singh, who is still at large.

Earlier today, the Punjab Police said that Amritpal Singh—the notorious pro-Khalistani separatist leader—changed five vehicles in 12 hours to stay a step ahead of law enforcement agencies and evade arrest.

Last month, Amritpal Singh and his supporters armed with swords and guns, stormed a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of Amritsar city and clashed with police for the release of one of his aides Lovepreet Singh.

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Tamil Nadu man throws acid at wife inside Coimbatore court complex

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hurled a bottle of acid on his wife and her lawyers at court complex in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, officials said.

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In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hurled a bottle of acid on his wife and her lawyers at court complex in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, officials said.

According to the police, the victim, Kavitha had reached the district court complex in Coimbatore in connection with a hearing of a case when her husband, Sivakumar, brazenly threw a bottle of acid at her face, injuring her and at least three others in the attack.

The victims, Kavitha and her lawyers, sustained burn injuries in the acid attack and were rushed to a nearby government hospital for medical attention.

An official said Sivakumar was overpowered and pinned down by some lawyers who witnessed the incident and later handed over to the police.

Giving details he said that police saved Sivakumar from a mob that gathered after the attack and wanted to thrash him, adding that the accused had carried the acid in a water bottle.

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The official further said that the accused has been arrested and a case registered against him under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), adding that further investigation is underway to determine Sivakumar’s motive behind the attack.

In a similar incident, a shocking video emerged back in January, where a man from the Cooperganj area of UP’s Kanpur claimed that his wife threw acid on his face.

As per reports at the time, a heated argument broke out between the couple, where the husband asked her why she came so late home, and the agitated lady lost her temper and threw acid from the bottle on his face.

A video of the incident had gone viral on social media platforms.

With an injured face, the victim went to the police station and registered his complaint about the incident. After investigating and questioning him, police arrested the woman for the offense.

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Jharkhand: Policeman steps on 4-day-old baby while searching a house, baby dies

Bhushan’s family members allege that the child was trampled to death by the policemen.

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A horrific incident has come to light from Jharkhand’s Giridh district where a policeman allegedly stepped on a 4-day-old baby while searching a house to nab the accused. The incident took place in Kosogondodighi village in the district on Wednesday.

The reports state that while searching a house for the accused, who is also the child’s grandfather, the police allegedly stepped on a newborn who was asleep in one of the rooms.

State Health Minister Banna Gupta said, Such kinds of incidents will be criticized and strict action will be taken. This country runs according to the Constitution thus action will be taken against the police officials as well.

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The locals claim that a team headed by Sangam Pathak, in charge of the Deori police station, reached the accused, Bhushan Pandey’s, house to catch him after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. However, seeing the police, all the family members of Bhushan’s family left the house, leaving the infant alone.

The mother of the deceased newborn Neha Devi alleged that the baby was sleeping inside the house when the police were searching the nook and corner of the house. Upon reaching the house, after the police team had gone, she found her child dead.

Bhushan’s family members allege that the child was trampled to death by the policemen.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Sanjay Rana said that an investigation into this matter is underway and the body has been sent for postmortem. Action will be taken after the proper investigation.

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