Human chain formed to bring voting awareness
Mangaluru: In a bid to bring awareness among the students about their voting rights, the SVEEP Committee, in association with MCC employees, organized a Human Chain in front of MCC here on Friday.
Students and the Government officials including ZP CEO, MCC Commissioner gathered in front of MCC.
MCC Engineer Madhu administered the oath to the students as well as the participants. ZP CEO Dr M R Ravi released the badges “Every Vote Counts” on the occasion.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr M R Ravi said, “Today we have organized a human chain to bring awareness among the students about voting. It’s a special programme for the students as well as the MCC employees. More than 500 students participated in the programme”.
“Most of the participants of the human chain are those students who are exercising their franchise for the first time. Besides exercising their franchise, students must motivate others to do so. Through this, we can strengthen the democratic system in our country,” he added.
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Government tells SC there's ‘nothing much’ it can do to halt execution of Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya
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New Delhi: With just two days remaining before the scheduled execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, the Government of India informed the Supreme Court on Monday that there is little it can do to intervene in the matter, given the absence of diplomatic ties with the war-torn country.
Attorney General R Venkataramani, representing the Centre, told the apex court that “there's nothing much the government can do,” citing the political sensitivity of Yemen and its current geopolitical status. “Yemen is not diplomatically recognized, and the situation is extremely delicate,” he added, as quoted by Live Law.
Despite these limitations, the government stated that it is continuing efforts to save Nimisha Priya through unofficial or private diplomatic channels. “We have tried everything possible. Going public would have only complicated the matter,” the AG said. “There’s a point up to which the Indian government can go. We have reached that point.”
Nimisha Priya, a 37-year-old nurse from Palakkad district in Kerala, has been sentenced to death by a Yemeni court over the alleged murder of a local national, Talal Abdo Mahdi. Her execution is scheduled for July 16.
According to reports, Priya moved to Yemen with her family in 2011 for work. While her husband and daughter returned to India in 2014 due to financial difficulties, she stayed behind and eventually opened a clinic in partnership with Mahdi.
However, the relationship reportedly turned abusive. Mahdi allegedly physically assaulted her, confiscated her passport, and threatened her regularly. In an attempt to retrieve her passport and escape the country, Priya tried to sedate Mahdi, but the dose allegedly turned fatal, leading to his death.
Since her conviction in 2020, Nimisha Priya has been lodged in a prison controlled by Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran. India has no formal diplomatic relations with the Houthi authorities, further complicating direct intervention.
Expressing helplessness, the government said it does not have access to developments within the region. “It’s not a matter where the court can direct the government to act beyond its capacity,” said the government counsel. “It's very unfortunate.”
With the execution date looming, last-minute efforts by activists, legal groups, and Nimisha’s family continue, but the window for official intervention is rapidly closing.
