🇵🇰 Sindh, Bhomika Kishore Kumar Valmiki, a minor Hindu girl & 8th grade student from the Memon neighbourhood of Shahdadpur, was kidnapped this morning on her way to school. Her relatives suspect that she has been raped, forcibly converted to Islam, and already married to her abductor.
In Pakistan's Balochistan, a father arranged for his 3-year-old daughter to be married to a 60-year-old man in exchange for 2.5 million Pakistani rupees (about $9,000) — just weeks after his older daughter was killed by the husband from a similar arrangement.
The Arrangement-
The girl's father, Abdul Baqi, has been arrested in the border city of Chaman, while the 60-year-old man he arranged the marriage with, Salah Uddin, remains at large.
The case has drawn attention to walwar, a traditional Pashto bride-price custom in which a groom or his family pays money to the bride's family.
The marriage existed only on paper for now, since the full walwar payment had not been handed over. Once fully paid, the arrangement would have made the child legally considered Salah Uddin's wife — a process that could take years to complete.
In the meantime, the girl's family would have been barred from arranging any other match for her, even into adulthood, with any attempt to do so risking violent retaliation between the two families. Notably, Salah Uddin reportedly later asked that the family's 8-year-old daughter be sent instead of the 3-year-old.
The girl and her mother have been placed under police protection, according to local police.
A Sister's Murder, Now Under Fresh Scrutiny-
The case has taken on added weight because of what happened to Baqi's older daughter, Shukria Bibi. Baqi had previously arranged Shukria's marriage to Salah Uddin's son, Kamran, for 1.5 million rupees. A few days after that marriage, Shukria was killed — her husband Kamran reportedly said he struck her with an iron rod in anger after she looked outside through a doorway.
Baqi has told a local vlogger that his daughter faced violence from her in-laws, who then pressed him to send another young daughter into the family, and that he agreed because of poverty and a wish to buy a home. Police are now investigating whether Shukria's murder is connected to the more recent marriage dispute involving her younger sister.
Walwar-linked child marriages remain difficult to fully stamp out in parts of Pakistan despite legal reforms, particularly where poverty pushes families toward arrangements that trade a daughter's future for immediate payment — a dynamic starkly illustrated by this case, in which one daughter was already killed by her in-laws before another was nearly sent into the same family.
🚨 WOMAN ADVOCATE ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED INSIDE ATTAPUR POLICE STATION!
> A woman advocate allegedly faced misbehavior and physical assault by an ASI and a constable at Attapur PS.
> She had gone there for the station bail of her client.
> And she recorded the incident herself.
> The video raises serious questions about what allegedly happened inside the police station.
> If the allegations are true, who will hold the police personnel accountable?
> Immediate inquiry. Preserve the CCTV and video evidence. Identify those responsible. take strict action.
cc: @hydcitypolice
More Solar Mills(hybrid wind-and-solar energy generators) will be installed across Bhubaneswar in phases.
Two are already installed along the Koel Campus-KIIT Square stretch.
It captures energy from both the sun and the wind, allowing for continuous, 24-hour power generation in a small footprint.
Congratulate @ONGC_ on discovering gas in the deep waters of Mahanadi Basin. Glad to know that there is encouraging flow and reservoir pressure from the discovered wells. #Odisha will strengthen the energy resilience of the nation and boost economy.
Lord Hanuman, in a traditional Thai royal attire & crown, trampling a horde of multi-armed Rakshasas in a battle.
Painting at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, depicting scenes from the Ramakien, Thailand's version of the Indian Hindu epic Rāmāyaṇa.
The mother elephant gently encourages her calf to run over and greet the aunt nearby — a small but heartwarming moment of family connection within the herd. 🐘💗
Such an amazing work. These are heroes.
Yesterday a small calf of 3–4-days was swept away by the Teesta River near Gajoldoba and found several kilometres downstream. While mother was looking after it. See how it was saved by fisherman and united with the help of forest staff.
हिंदी साहित्य के शलाका पुरुष, 'पद्म भूषण', 'राष्ट्रकवि' रामधारी सिंह 'दिनकर' की जयंती पर विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।
उन्होंने अपनी निष्पक्ष एवं निर्भीक लेखनी से राष्ट्रीय स्वाभिमान को जागृत कर जन-जन की चेतना में नई ऊर्जा का संचार किया।
उनका ओजपूर्ण कृतित्व भारत की संस्कृति एवं संस्कारों को सतत प्रगाढ़ और प्रखर करता रहेगा।
Md. Tabrez (40), Mohd. Rafeeq (54), Mohammed Zubair Akthar (30), Mohammed Naveed (24), P. Sai Reddy (35), Farahan Shaik (37), Mubeen Shaik (45), Mehboob Shaikh @ Papa (32) and Mohd. Zahed Khan @ Raja Bhai (34) were arrested by Hyderabad City Police for using Xylazine sedative injections to facilitate cattle theft and transport. The gang was involved in 13 cattle-theft cases across Telangana.
And yes, you may find a “Jaichand” in the accused list,the sedatives were supplied by him...
Kudos @SajjanarVC_IPS sir for cracking the case
The rampant destruction of Neelakurinji blooms in unprotected areas by tourists poses a serious threat to the biodiversity of Munnar. According to Forest department officials, Neelakurinji has bloomed this year across Chinnakkanal, Lakshmi, Pallivasal, and nearby hills. Regulated visitor entry was granted at Chokramudy hills near Devikulam by the Forest department, while the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations (KDHP) permitted access to Korandakkad near Mattupetty, with both authorities safeguarding the plants within these designated zones.
✍️@sandeepvellaram
https://t.co/9DvreiAVzY
Hoba Is the Largest Known Intact Meteorite on Earth
The Hoba Meteorite in Namibia is the largest known intact meteorite on Earth, weighing about 60 tonnes and measuring nearly 3 meters across