India suspends visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect
New Delhi(PTI): India on Thursday announced suspending visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect in line with its retaliatory measures against Islamabad in the wake of the brazen Pahalgam terror attack.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said all existing valid visas issued by India to Pakistani nationals stand revoked with effect from April 27.
It said medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till April 29.
The MEA said all Pakistani nationals currently in India must leave the country before the expiry of visas.
It also strongly advised Indian nationals to avoid travelling to Pakistan and advised those currently in the neighbouring country to return home at the earliest.
India on Wednesday downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and announced a raft of measures including expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit post in view of the cross-border links to the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.
The punitive measures against Pakistan were decided at a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Speech-impaired minor tribal girl found dead near railway tracks in Karnataka's Ramanagara
Bengaluru, May 14 (PTI): A minor tribal girl, who was speech-impaired, was found dead near railway tracks in the Ramanagara district on Wednesday, police said.
Police suspect that the 15-year-old girl from the Hakkipikki tribe was "raped and murdered", and a case has been registered at the Bidadi police station.
Police said the girl went missing on the evening of May 11. Her family searched for her, and on May 12, they were informed that her body was found near railway tracks in Bhadrapura, Bidadi Taluk.
Ramanagara Superintendent of Police Srinivas Gowda said, "We found no mutilation on the body. However, we cannot rule out any possibilities. We are investigating thoroughly and await the forensic report to conclude."
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar visited the girl’s family and offered condolences.
Later, he told reporters that there were injury marks on the girl’s head.
"She had returned home from the hostel. I have spoken to her mother and sister. We must ensure they receive justice," he added.
Shivakumar stressed the need for a thorough police investigation and assured that compensation would be given to the girl’s mother.
In a post on 'X', the Janata Dal (Secular) party alleged that the rising number of such cases in the state indicates "deteriorating law and order."
ರಾಮನಗರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ಬಿಡದಿಯ ಭದ್ರಾಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳಿಂದ ಹತ್ಯೆಗೊಳಗಾಗಿರುವ ಅಪ್ರಾಪ್ತ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ಬಾಲಕಿ ಖುಷಿ ಅವರ ಪೋಷಕರನ್ನು ಇಂದು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಸಾಂತ್ವನ ಹೇಳಿದೆ.
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ಮಾತು ಬಾರದ ಬಾಲಕಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೀನ ಕೃತ್ಯ ಎಸಗಲಾಗಿದೆ. @INCKarnataka ಆಡಳಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾನೂನು ಸುವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಹದಗೆಟ್ಟಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ಇಂತಹ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳೇ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ. @siddaramaiah @DKShivakumar pic.twitter.com/IQM2K7gkPV
