T WO PROMINENT MOSQUES IN NEW DELHI GET ‘ENCROACHMENT’ NOTICES

Local news broadcaster India Today said in a report that notices were issued to two prominent mosques over the weekend by the Indian Railways, stating that the land of Masjid Bachchu Shah and Masjid Takia Babbar Shah belongs to them

The notice stated that “their land has been illegally encroached upon and they are urging the concerned parties to voluntarily remove any unauthorised buildings, temples,

The TASS news agency reported one drone crashed in Komsomolsky Prospekt, near the defence ministry, while another hit a business centre on Likhacheva Street by one of Moscow s main ring roads AFP reporters at the scene saw a building with a damaged roof on Komsomolsky Prospekt, where police had cordoned off the area

Several police cars and fire engines and an ambulance could be seen and an AFP reporter was instructed by a police officer to stop filming or face detention I wasn t asleep It was 3:39 am The house really shook, Vladimir, a 70-yearold local resident, told AFP about the moment of impact

“It is scandalous that a Ukrainian drone almost flew into the defence ministry said Vladimir who declined to mosques or shrines constructed on their property

The railways have warned that if the encroachments are not removed within the stipulated timeframe, they will take necessary action to reclaim their land ”

“The parties responsible for the en- give his last name, as he took pictures at the scene Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drone strikes occurred at around 4:00 am local time (0100 GMT) He said emergency services were working at the scene and also reported no casualties

The RIA Novosti news agency posted a video of the business centre, with some damage visible to the top of the tall building The road around it was closed Moscow and its environs lie around 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border but have been hit by several drone attacks this year, with one even hitting the Kremlin in May

Earlier this month, Russia said it had downed five Ukrainian drones that disrupted the functioning of Moscow’s Vnukovo international airport

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Will definitely feel this Russian forces have pounded the Ukrainian port city of Odesa since Moscow quit a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea last week

The latest strike on the city on Sunday killed two people and severely damaged a historic cathedral Clergymen rescued icons from rubble inside the badly damaged Transfiguration Cathedral which was demolished under Stalin in 1936 and rebuilt in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union

The Ukrainian government condemned the cathedral strike as a war crime , saying it had been destroyed twice: by Stalin and Putin”

President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed retaliation: “They will definitely feel this he said We cannot allow people around the world to get used to terrorist attacks, Zelensky added in his evening speech late on Sunday “The target of all these missiles is not just cities villages or people Their target is humanity and the foundations of our entire European culture

At least 15 killed, 19 missing after ferr y sinks off coast of Indonesian island

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At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, search and rescue of- ficials said

The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after midnight local time (1700 GMT on Sunday) the local office of Indonesia s search and rescue agency said in a statement Six people were rescued and taken to hospital for treatment, and the cause of the sinking was being investigated, it said “Provisionally there are 19 people who are still being searched for Muhamad Arafah head of the local search and rescue agency in Kendari city in Southeast Sulawesi, said in the statement

One search team will dive around the accident site while another will search the water s surface using boats, he said

The ferry was crossing from Lanto village on Buton island to Lagili village on Muna island in Southeast Sulawesi the agency said

It shared images of rescuers mobilising for the search effort, and several dead bodies covered by sarongs laid on tarpaulin at a local hospital It is common in Indonesia for the number of actual passengers on a boat to differ from the manifest were built a long time ago and that the matter is sub-judice

The two mosques were over 400 years old and existed before rail infra came up at the two locations The mosques are also part of the 123 properties including mosques mausoleums and graveyards over which the board is engaged in a court battle with the Centre The matter is currently pending in the high court, Delhi Waqf Board official Mehfooz Mohammad told daily The Hindustan Times Hafiz Matlub Karim a member of the managing committee of Bachchu Shah mosque has written a letter to the Delhi government over the matter

The notice which was pasted was without any signature and stamp this activity is harassment and an attempt to vitiate the atmosphere ” the daily quoted him as saying

PTCL Group collaborates with GSMA to address Digital Gender Disparit y ISLAMABAD S TA F F R E P O R T

Pakistan's leading ICT services provider PTCL Group (comprising PTCL & Ufone 4G) joined forces with the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) to co-host a momentous knowledge-sharing workshop titled "Connected Women Strategy Workshop " The primary objective of this workshop was to tackle the gender gap in mobile usage in Pakistan, leveraging insights from the authoritative Mobile Gender Gap 2023 report During the workshop the invaluable expertise of the GSMA team in the realm of mobile technology usage by micro-entrepreneurs played a pivotal role in guiding the PTCL Group team The collaborative efforts led to the identification of strategic pathways for harnessing the transformative potential of mobile technology This newfound understanding facilitated the development of innovative approaches tailored explicitly towards empowering women micro-entrepreneurs fostering their growth, inclusivity, and economic empowerment through the effective utilization of mobile technology

Sajid Munir, Group VP Commercial Strategy, PTCL & Ufone 4G expressed "Amplifying connectivity for women across Pakistan is our unwavering dedication Working hand in hand with GSMA we share the mission to ensure that women from every corner of the nation can fully harness the untapped potential of digital platforms " PTCL Group is committed to an inclusive digital future, bridging the gender gap, and empowering women economically

CPC leadership holds symposium to seek advice on economic development

BEIJING: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a symposium with nonCPC personages to seek opinions and suggestions on the country’s current economic situation and economic work for the second half of the year Xi Jinping general secretary of the CPC Central Committee presided over the symposium and delivered an important speech on July 21 To do economic work well in the second half of the year the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability should continue to be followed, Xi said S TA F F C O R R E S P O n d E n T