Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls Pahalgam attack 'intelligence failure'
Bengaluru, Apr 23 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the Pahalgam terror attack was a "planned one" and claimed that it happened due to the Central government's "intelligence failure".
He also said he had asked the team of officials dispatched to Jammu and Kashmir to hire a special plane to bring back tourists from Karnataka stranded there.
"I feel this attack was a planned one. Whoever has done it, I condemn it. Terror attacks should not happen. Whichever caste or religion they are from, it is still the taking of a life. This is a major terror attack, which the Karnataka government strongly condemns," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
“I feel there is an intelligence failure of the Centre. In the past also the Pulwama terror attack had happened,” he claimed.
He said he would not agree to any compromise on security and safety, and stressed that terrorists should be neutralised.
He reiterated his strong condemnation of the Pahalgam attack, in which two tourists from Karnataka were among those killed.
"Already, I have sent a team of officials to Kashmir, including Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad. I have instructed them to hire a plane and bring the tourists safely back to the state. I had also asked them to bring the bodies of the two slain tourists in the same plane, but the Government of India has made arrangements to dispatch the bodies to the respective states," Siddaramaiah said.
The terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday claimed the lives of 26 people, largely tourists.
ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಡೆದಿರುವ ಉಗ್ರರ ದಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಖಂಡಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ರಾವ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಭರತ್ ಭೂಷಣ್ ಎಂಬುವರು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ತಂಡವನ್ನು ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಕ್ಕೆ ರವಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೇ, ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿರುವ… pic.twitter.com/KuRmMStw9X
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SRH knocked out of play-off race after washout against DC
Hyderabad, May 5 (PTI): Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated from the play-offs race after their Indian Premier League fixture against Delhi Capitals was called off due to heavy rain following the first innings here on Monday.
Pat Cummins-led SRH pace attack ran through the DC batting line-up to limit the visitors to 133/7 before rain dashed the slim hopes of the home team. Both teams shared a point each for the abandoned game.
With 13 points from 11 games, DC remain in contention for a top-four spot.
After reaching the final last year, it was a season to forget for SRH who could not replicate their ballistic run of 2024 with the bat. Having collected only seven points from 11 matches, SRH will now be playing for pride.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were already eliminated from the competition.
Before rain lashed the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, the hosts put up a clinical effort with the ball and were on course for only their fourth win of the season until rain arrived, creating large puddles of water on the outfield. The match officials decided to call off the game at 11.10 pm local time.
The shot selection of Delhi Capitals' batters contributed to their downfall after being put in to bat.
They were left reeling at 29 for five in 7.1 overs with captain Cummins causing the maximum damage.
Cummins had Karun Nair caught behind on the very first ball of the match with a good length ball around the off-stump. It was a rather loose shot from the DC batter first up.
Faf du Plessis departed in Cummins' following over, a failed attempt to put the relentless Australian away for a boundary. Not getting any loose ball from Cummins, the South Africa went for a pull on the charge only to be caught by the wicket-keeper.
Cummins' third victim was Abhishek Porel who was caught after mistiming a flick.
Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat then got into the act by dismissing Axar Patel and K L Rahul respectively. The in-form Rahul went for a drive on the up but ended up edging it to Ishan Kishan behind the stumps.
It was one way traffic until Tristian Stubbs (41 not out off 36) and impact player Ashutosh Sharma (41 off 26) combined to take DC to a respectable total. They shared a 66-run stand off 45 balls.
Sharma was able to break the shackles by depositing leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari for a couple of sixes over long-on in the 15th over.
Stubbs did not look as comfortable as Sharma in the middle but managed to provide much needed support to the latter. The South African could find only four boundaries with the last one coming off the final ball of the innings.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 5, 2025
Match 55 between @SunRisers and @DelhiCapitals has been called off due to wet outfield.
Both teams share a point each.
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