Mumbai's dabbawalas mourn Queen Elizabeth's demise, recall breakfast with her
Mumbai (PTI): Mumbai's famed dabbawalas on Friday said they were grieving with the royal family and people all over the world after the demise of Queen Elizabeth.
The dabbawalas operate a globally renowned lunchbox delivery and return system that supplies hot lunches from homes and restaurants to people at work.
"On behalf of all the dabbawalas of Mumbai, I pay my heartfelt condolences to the royal family, said Raghunath Medge, an office bearer of the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association.
Dabbawalas were unknown to the world but became famous due to Queen Elizabeth and the royal family, he said.
Medge and another association office-bearer Sopan Mare attended the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles in April 2005.
Recalling his eight-day visit to London for the royal wedding, Medge said they had breakfast with Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family at Windsor Castle.
"We had breakfast twice at Windsor Castle with the royal family and the Queen was present," said Medge. He said they did not get an opportunity to interact with her due to language barrier, but she treated them very humbly.
Medge said Queen Elizabeth had enquired about them when Mumbai was attacked by Pakistani terrorists in November 2008.
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8 TTP terrorists killed in police operation in Pakistan's KPK
Peshawar (PTI): At least eight terrorists, associated with the banned outfit TTP, were killed and several others injured during a major police operation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said.
The operation was conducted in the border area between Kohat and Karak districts, situated in the southern parts of the province.
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According to Regional Police Officer (RPO) Kohat, Abbas Majeed Marwat, the operation was initiated after intelligence reports indicated the presence of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in the Karkando area, under the jurisdiction of Khurram Police Station.
He said other terrorists were injured in the operation, which is being conducted under his direct supervision.
The RPO added that the operation is still ongoing and multiple hideouts of the militants in the mountainous terrain were destroyed.
He further said that the bodies of the slain terrorists remain in the hilly area, as their accomplices are attempting to retrieve the bodies by opening fire on police.
