Sardar Patel's tallest statue tribute to farmers: Modi
Davanagere: With an eye on the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the world's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Gujarat will be a tribute to the sweat and toil of millions of Indian farmers.
"The Sardar Vallabhai Patel's statue (182m high), known as the Statue of Unity, being built on the river Narmada near Vadodara in Gujarat, is double the size of Statue of Liberty (93m) in New York," Modi said addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in this textile town, about 260km northwest of Bengaluru.
Modi also urged the farmers across the state to donate handful of rice to Yeddyurappa, in a similar way as collection of metal pieces for the tallest statue. "I request all farmers in the state to donate a handful of rice, to contribute to the development of a new Karnataka, to Yeddyurappa during his tour across the state in March," he said.
The Prime Minister draped a green shawl, a symbol and common dress-code of the farming community in the state, during his 30-minute address.
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Crackdown intensifies in Kashmir after attack: Homes demolished, hundreds detained for questioning
Srinagar: In the wake of the deadly attack in Pahalgam, authorities in Kashmir have launched a massive crackdown on suspected terrorists and their alleged sympathisers, launching large-scale raids, detaining hundreds of overground workers (OGWs) for questioning, and demolishing properties linked to active terrorists.
Security forces have widened the net across the Valley in an effort to deter any Pahalgam-like attacks. Raids were carried out at more than sixty places on Saturday in Srinagar, including Safakadal, Soura, Pandach Bemina, Shalteng, Lal Bazar, and Zadibal areas "to dismantle the terrorist ecosystem,” The New Indian Express quoted J-K Police spokesperson as saying.
On Thursday night, explosions destroyed the homes of two “active terrorists”—Adil Thoker in Bijbehara and Asif Sheikh in Tral—following raids by security personnel.
Meanwhile, security checkpoints have been established across Anantnag, with vehicles being thoroughly screened. The security forces have also rounded up hundreds of OWGs and their supporters, mostly in four south Kashmir districts, in their bid to track down the terrorists who carried out the attack at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday that killed 26 people, added TNIE.
Officials revealed that one suspected OWG, identified as Altaf Lalli, was killed in firing by terrorists during one such operation in Bandipora district on Friday. He was killed when security forces took him to a terrorist hideout in the Kulnar area of Bandipora district after he pointed out the location of the extremists. Additionally, two policemen were injured when terrorists opened fire before making their escape.
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