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UP assembly polls: With focus on women, Congress changes strategy

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UP assembly polls: With focus on women, Congress changes strategy

Congress Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promised on Monday that if the party comes to power, it will provide women with a large number of benefits, including two-fifths, before the state elections scheduled for early next year. Of female government positions. The announcement was made a few weeks after the party promised to provide 40% of the tickets for women. Gandhi also announced that women will receive three cooking gas cylinders for free each year, and they do not need to buy tickets on state government buses.

She also promised to provide female students with scooters and smartphones-a leap from the usual polling promises of bicycles. Party insiders claim that all these measures are aimed at creating a class-based voting bank for Congress, which quickly lost its former voting base in post-Mandal politics, giving way to UP and the Samajwadi party in Bihar. BSP and BJP. “Priyanka has established her as the spokesperson for the UP Congress, and many women regard her as their favorite leader.

A senior strategist, who asked not to be named, said that she is also focusing on the broader situation and trying to reach out more. A wide range of areas. A party insider also revealed that the women-centered announcement was the result of Priyanka and Rahul’s strategy. Gandhi was involved. Among other steps, Priyanka announced a monthly payment of 10,000 rupees for all Asha and anganwadi workers.

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Gandhi It also announced a monthly widow’s pension of 1,000 rupees and 75 vocational schools across the state. The promise of the polls also marked a new way of campaigning and a strategy to seize the declarations of other parties.

In the last UP parliamentary poll, Congress only received 6.25% of the popular vote and 7 of the 403 seats in the UP.

News Source : Hindustan Times

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Man says terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack: ‘Hindu ho kya?’

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Man says terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack: ‘Hindu ho kya?’

The Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025 resulted in the deaths of 26 people, mostly tourists, in the Baisaran valley. A man from Maharashtra’s Jalna claimed that a suspected attacker spoke to him a day before the attack. The National Investigation Agency is currently investigating the incident Adarsh Raut, who recently returned from Jammu and Kashmir.

Recounted his interaction with a man at a food stall in the Baisaran Valley on April 21. The man asked him if he was a Hindu and told him that he did not look like a Kashmiri. The suspect then turned to his companion and said, “There’s less crowd today.” The Jalna resident found the conversation disturbing but did not grasp the full implication until the following.

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Day, when terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in the same area. The incident highlights the need for increased security measures in the region and the need for a more robust security system The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, which occurred in Kashmir. The agency questioned several people, including family.

Members of victims, tourists, and pony riders, since it took over the case from the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The agency took over the case five days after the incident and four days after its team visited the attack site. Since April 23, NIA teams have been camping at the Pahalgam terror attack site and have intensified the search for evidence. The teams, overseen by an.

Inspector General, a Deputy Inspector General, and a Superintendent of Police, are examining eyewitnesses who witnessed the horrifying attack unfold before their eyes at the peaceful Baisaran valley. The NIA is also examining the phone number of the Maggi stall owner, who was unable to pay him due to network issues. Tourists are returning to Pahalgam days after.

The attack, stating that there is nothing to fear Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir – April 30, 2025 — A chilling account has emerged from a local resident in Pahalgam who claims that a man and several injured near the tourist hub suspected to be involved in the recent terror attack in the area had approached him a day prior and asked pointedly, “Hindu ho kya Are you Hindu?).

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The resident, identified only as Shabbir Ahmad for security reasons, said he encountered the man while walking near the Lidder River on Sunday evening. According to Shabbir, the man—described as being in his late twenties, with a trimmed beard and wearing civilian trekking attire—struck up a casual conversation before abruptly asking about his religion.

“I told him I was Muslim, and he just nodded and walked away quietly,” Shabbir told local police, who are now investigating the possible link between this interaction and the Monday morning attack that left three tourists dead and several injured near the tourist hub of Pahalgam The incident has raised serious concerns targeted violence, particularly against.

Pilgrims and tourists visiting the Valley. Security agencies have not ruled out the possibility that the suspect was conducting reconnaissance or attempting to identify potential targets based on religious identity Senior police officials said they are reviewing CCTV footage and have circulated sketches based on eyewitness accounts, including Shabbir We are pursuing.

All leads seriously. This account is valuable and may help us track the attackers,” said Anantnag SSP Shakti Pathak The attack is the latest in a string of violence aimed at disrupting tourism and peace in the region. Security has been heightened, and have been set up around Pahalgam and adjoining routes.

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