#NewsInTweets: Dashar Kumbh Mela Celebrated In Kashmir After 75 Years
Posted on June 15, 2016 in NewsBy YKA Staff:
What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:
1. The Dashar Kumbh, was celebrated in Kashmir after 75 years. Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits gathered in Ganderbal with the help of local Muslims.
Kashmiri Pandits gather in Ganderbal to attend 'Dashar Maha Kumbh' held after 75 yearshttps://t.co/C1HzMijppM pic.twitter.com/JuszwKyq8L
— Zee News (@ZeeNews) June 14, 2016
2. BJP MP Hukum Singh says Kairana ‘exodus’ was not because of communal disharmony but law and order issue two days after stating that 346 Hindu families had fled the village from UP.
So BJP MP Hukum Singh now does U turn: says Kairana 'exodus' was not communal, but a law and order issue. Interesting?
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) June 15, 2016
In U-turn, BJP MP now say Kairana not 'Hindu-Muslim issue' https://t.co/ZySvApA8as pic.twitter.com/iFHSDFn5qC
— Times of India (@timesofindia) June 15, 2016
3. Protests erupted in Jammu after a temple was allegedly vandalised by a man who is said to have been mentally ill. A mob attacked a police station and some vehicles were set on fire.
#NewsAlert: Mobile internet services suspended in Jammu followed by violent protest in the region yesterday
— Deccan Chronicle (@DeccanChronicle) June 15, 2016
Protest turned violent in Jammu last night,protesters torched vehicles,gheraoed police station & clashed with police pic.twitter.com/WHCXn4t4bQ
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 15, 2016
4. According to Arabic news agency al-Amaq, IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a US-led coalition airstrike. US officials are yet to confirm.
#ISIS ‘Caliph’ Baghdadi has been killed on Sunday, claims IS-affiliated Arabic news agency al-Amaq.https://t.co/FzlkmgPPdd
— The Quint (@TheQuint) June 14, 2016
Us officials “sceptical” about reports that an air strike has killed IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. https://t.co/O3smzY4Fzd
— The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) June 14, 2016
5. Telangana govt. declares global emergency after Polio virus detected in a water sample in Hyderabad.
Polio virus found in Hyderabad, Telangana government launches special drive https://t.co/jKdTLCnpSa
— dna (@dna) June 15, 2016
Two lakh vaccines have been airlifted from Geneva https://t.co/vfzmf8eDED
— scroll.in (@scroll_in) June 15, 2016
6. OnePlus 3 launched in India at Rs 27,999.
OnePlus 3 launched worldwide, priced at ₹27999 https://t.co/xHRRm0fa5O pic.twitter.com/RmseeX7l5z
— HuffPost India (@HuffPostIndia) June 15, 2016
OnePlus 3: All you need to know https://t.co/OExPfq6Ikh pic.twitter.com/xLH9kF1qie
— Times of India (@timesofindia) June 15, 2016
7. A domestic worker who was allegedly held hostage for six years was rescued by Delhi Police from a house in Model Town. The girl, a minor, said that she was assaulted and was not paid any salary.
Delhi cops rescue girl held 'hostage' for 6 years https://t.co/fI8bqYLmUK pic.twitter.com/c6noW3qGf6
— Times of India (@timesofindia) June 15, 2016
8. 18 Asiatic lions have been rounded up by the police for the murder of three in Gujarat. The lion found guilty would be sent to a zoo as ‘punishment’.
India puts 18 lions on trial for murder, and the culprit may get a life zoo sentence https://t.co/ht1LinWd3B
— NDTV (@ndtv) June 15, 2016
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