Three killed in UP dust storm
Lucknow: Three people were killed after a dust storm hit Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
One person was killed after a wooden shaft collapsed on him in Gonda while two labourers died in Azamgarh when the roof of an under-construction building fell on them.
The deaths took place on Friday night, police sources said.
Reports of damages to crops and houses were reported from Lucknow, Sitapur, Amethi, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Ambedkaranagar, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Barabanki and Hardoi.
The weather on Saturday was normal at most places but in some parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, it was cloudy and the Met department has predicted thunder showers.
The official chopper of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was also caught in the dust storm on Friday night, leading to an emergency landing in Amethi.
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's temple-mosque statement supported by RSS mouth-piece Panchjanya
Nagpur: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent statement on searching temples under mosques has received support from Panchjanya, a magazine affiliated with the RSS.
Bhagwat had recently said that there is no need to search for temples in every mosque, adding that some individuals are trying to become 'Hindu leaders' by raising such issues, which is unacceptable. His statement was supported by some, while Hindu nationalist groups and certain saints rejected it.
In an editorial, Panchjanya described Bhagwat's remarks as a "pragmatic approach" and called for society to adopt a balanced stance on the temple-mosque controversy. The editorial emphasised that while temples are central to Hindu faith, using them for political gains is not acceptable.
It also expressed concern over the unnecessary debates and misleading propaganda surrounding the issue, which have been amplified through social media.
