Mangaluru Police to set-up 25 check posts in wake of Bakri Eid
Mangaluru: In the background of the upcoming festival of Bakrid that will be celebrated on July 21, the Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Shashikumar has informed that more than 25 check posts would be set in various places within the jurisdiction of the commissioner’s office as a preventive measure to ward off any wayward activity.
“Apart from every police station that comes under the Commissionerate’s jurisdiction, check posts will also be set up in Udupi and Kasaragod district’s border regions to facilitate peaceful celebrations of the Bakrid festival”, he said.
In every station’s vicinity, a peace meeting comprising of all important figures from every religion has already been conducted. Appropriate arrangements will be made around all the religious centres. According to the directive from the government, no permission will be granted to perform Eid prayers in public places or the Eidgah”, commissioner Shashikumar clarified.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
