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‘Raj women panel posts vacant even as CM appointed 10 advisors’

Suman Sharma, former Rajasthan women commission chairperson, on Monday attacked the Ashok Gehlot government, questioning the delay in filling the vacant positions of women panel.
“Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has hired 10 advisors in state, however, he has kept the state Rajasthan women panel vacant for three years. Is the CM against women, doesn’t he like to bring in women empowerment or is he following double standards?” she asked.
Referring to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s slogan — ‘Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon’, she said that the state government is going the other way when it comes to Congress’ national slogan.
“This is for the first time in the history of Rajasthan that 10 CM advisors have been appointed, but the women state commission panel lies vacant for the last three years,” she added.
“It’s beyond understanding why the commission is lying vacant even at a time when Rajasthan’s own Alwar has become women crime capital and the state stays on top when it comes to crime against women.”
Sharma said that the state government is patting its own back by saying that FIRs are being registered in the state. “FIRs were registered earlier too, however, now the crimes are continuously increasing in the state against women,” she added.
Surprisingly, the state government is openly flouting the High Court directions too which is quite surprising, she said.
The Rajasthan High Court recently questioned the state government for keeping the commission panel vacant and has sent notices to the Chief secretary and women and child principal secretary.
Former Jaipur Greater Mayor Sawmya Gurjar also questioned the state government for delaying the appointment of women panel in Rajasthan.
“Where should women go to share their pains and problems when the panel is lying vacant for the last three years,” she said adding that “we agree that there must be problems in filling other posts, but all governments should appoint women panel with prominence, or else we see devastating results as we are witnessing in Rajasthan with crime against women touching newer heights,” she added.
Even Congress workers are questioning the delayed recruitments on important positions in the state.
A senior leader, on conditions of anonymity said, “Had the government filled the vacant posts of women commission soon after forming the government, we could have completed two tenures as one tenure extends for three years. Hence two sets of workers would have got a chance. It’s an irony that the state govt is ignoring what the high command says, he said.
Meanwhile, a senior Congress worker told IANS, “It’s pathetic as many organisational positions are lying vacant in the state and political appointments are awaited too even at a time when the state has to go for elections after 22 months.”
Meanwhile, sources confirmed that the state incharge Ajay Maken is busy in Punjab elections and hence the delay.
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Pakistan Fires Fatah-II Missile Targeting Delhi, Intercepted And Destroyed By India Near Sirsa

New Delhi: In a major escalation by Pakistan, Fatah-II long-range missile was reportedly fired targeting Delhi on Saturday. India’s air defence intercepted and destroyed the missile near Haryana’s Sirsa, reported Media. Notably, Fatah-II is a surface-to-surface missile reportedly having a range of 400 km.
Earlier, in the early hours of Saturday, India reportedly struck four Pakistan airbases, including Nur Khan in Rawalpindi, Murid in Punjab’s Chakwal and Rafiqi in Punjab’s Shorkot. Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry admitted the attack on Pakistan airbases.
India launched these retaliatory strikes after Pakistan attacked 26 locations across India on Saturday, the sources told Media. Intermittent firing is still going on at several places along the Line of Control (LoC). All Indian Army and Air bases are safe.
“Drones have been sighted at 26 locations along the International Border and LoC with Pakistan. These include suspected armed drones. The locations include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kuarbet and Lakhi Nala. Regrettably, an armed drone targeted a civilian area in Ferozpur, resulting in injuries to members of a local family,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement as reported by Media.
Tensions between the two neighbours soared significantly after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday conducted precision strikes targeting terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that had cross-border linkages.
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Pakistan closes airspace temporarily after India accuses it of using civilian flights as shields

New Delhi, May 10: Pakistan on Saturday shut down its airspace temporarily, hours after India accused the former of using commercial flights as shields amid drone attacks.
The decision, notified through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), came amid escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
The move follows a night of intense drone activity along India’s northern and western borders after Pakistani drones were sighted at 26 locations ranging from Baramulla in the North to Bhuj in the South, along both the International Border and the Line of Control with Pakistan, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
These include suspected armed drones posing potential threats to civilian and military targets, the Ministry added.
The locations include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kuarbet and Lakhi Nala.
Several of the targeted sites included key airfields, forward military bases, and civil aviation facilities. India successfully repelled each attack.
India accused Pakistan of endangering international air traffic by keeping its airspace open while executing drone and missile operations.
“Pakistan is using civil airliners as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defence response. This is not safe for the unsuspecting civil airliners, including the international flights which were flying near the International Border between India and Pakistan,” Colonel Sofiya Qureshi of the Army said at a press briefing on Friday, alongside Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
Pakistan deployed between 300 and 400 drones, identified preliminarily as Turkish-made Asisguard Songar models, on the night of May 8 and May 9. Many were intercepted using a combination of kinetic and electronic warfare systems, including the Barak-8 and S-400 Triumph missile defence platforms, Akash SAMs, and indigenous anti-drone technologies.
“The sheer scale suggests it was a deliberate military attempt to test our readiness. We responded proportionately,” Wing Commander Singh said at the briefing.
Among the locations targeted were Srinagar airport, the Awantipora airbase, Nagrota, Jammu, Pathankot, Fazilka, and Jaisalmer.
In Ferozpur, a drone attack on a civilian area injured three members of a local family. No Indian military installations were damaged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a high-level security review meeting late Friday night with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, and the service chiefs.
Earlier on Friday, PM Modi also met former Chiefs of the armed forces to take their views on the evolving crisis.
Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the civil preparedness in states along the Pakistan border, particularly around airports and high-value targets.
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India says highly revered Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan’s Punjab safe

Chandigarh, May 10: The highly revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev, in Pakistan’s Punjab province is safe, the Indian government said.
A video shared on social media is claiming that India has carried out a drone attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara.
However, the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB’s) Fact Check on Saturday said the claim is completely fake.
“Such content is created to spread communal hatred. Please be cautious. Do not forward such videos,” it added.
Earlier on Friday, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, during a special briefing on Operation Sindoor in the national capital, said India did not target Nankana Sahib Gurdwara through drone attack, dismissing false claims made by Pakistan.
From the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar to Nankana Sahib, the distance is 104 km.
There are many gurdwaras, including Kartarpur Sahib, Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib, in Pakistan.
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev and holds great importance for Sikhs and Hindus around the world.
It is there that Guru Nanak used to play with his childhood friends in an open field.
Meanwhile, on the direction of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, SGPC officials on Friday visited Sikhs who were injured in a Pakistani attack in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir and met them in the hospital.
They assured all possible assistance on behalf of the Sikh body.
SGPC Secretary Partap Singh and Sri Darbar Sahib Manager Rajinder Singh Ruby expressed their sympathy after meeting Gurmeet Singh and his son Rajvansh Singh, who are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Amritsar.
SGPC Secretary Partap Singh said amid the tense situation in the country, the victims were travelling from Poonch to Jammu when their vehicle convoy was attacked.
As a result, one Sikh lost his life while Gurmeet Singh, his son Rajvansh Singh, and other family members sustained serious injuries.
Gurmeet Singh and Rajvansh Singh were admitted to a private hospital in Amritsar, where they are currently receiving medical care.
Secretary Partap Singh said the SGPC considers it a duty to stand with humanity in times of distress and is completely fulfilling its responsibility even under the current circumstances.
He added that under the instructions of SGPC President Dhami, special arrangements for shelter and meals have been made at nearby gurdwaras for people displaced from border areas.
Additionally, sacred saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are also being safely relocated from evacuated village gurdwaras.
He appealed to residents of border areas to contact their nearest historic gurdwaras under the SGPC management, if they require assistance.
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