Drain clearance by BBMP: Couple in Bengaluru tries to commit suicide, opposing destruction of house
Bengaluru: In a desperate attempt to save their house from being cleared by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a man and his wife in the city tried to set themselves on fire in protest on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Gayathri Layout near K R Puram, when the BBMP officials visited to clear the encroachments on the stormwater drains.
The couple, however, threatened to kill themselves if the officials pulled down the wall of the house. They even poured petrol on their bodies in a suicide attempt.
The husband and wife even questioned the BBMP’s move to clear the encroachment. “The BBMP permitted us two decades ago to build the house on the stormwater drain. Why does it bother about the drain now?”
Standing firm that he would not let the BBMP clear his house, the man also demanded that the chief minister come and resolve the issue.
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," Trump said.
According to Axios, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the US agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
It said many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped, but nothing is truly resolved.
