Vaishnodevi pilgrims to be photographed
Jammu : A photograph-based slip system has been introduced for pilgrims visiting the holy cave shrine of Vaishnodevi, officials said here on Sunday. Jammu & Kashmir Governor NN Vohra launched the yatra registration slip system on Saturday at Katra in Reasi district, the base camp for Vaishnodevi pilgrimage. Under the new system, every pilgrim visiting the shrine would be photographed and his relevant data captured in Board’s data bank, the officials said. The advent of the system would help in establishing identity of the pilgrims in case of an accident, they said.
lightning kills 21 people in Bihar
Patna: At least 21 people have been killed by lightning across Bihar, officials said on Sunday. According to official sources, six people were killed in Aurangabad district. Five people were killed in Banka, three in Jamui, two in Supaul and one each in Bhojpur, Katihar, Patna, Gaya and Rohtas districts. The deaths took place on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning. The Aurangabad victims included four children who were playing in a field on Saturday evening.
First all-women sharia court in Pune
Pune: A sharia court conducted solely by women with an aim to redress grievances of Muslim women has started functioning in the city. Set up by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, the first all-women sharia court here will deal with various family issues, including marital discord, divorce as well as property-related disputes. “We will be functioning to mete out justice to women in Muslim community in tune of with the tenets of the Quran which confers equal rights to both men and women.
Tunda brought to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: leT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda was on Sunday brought to the city from Delhi by Hyderabad Police in connection with a case lodged against him here in 1998 on charges of waging war against India. “Tunda will be produced before a local court today and we will seek his 15-day police custody to interrogate him in connection with the case lodged against him,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (detective department) lKV Ranga Rao said.