Police reported that a 55-year-old man named Khurshid, from Kherla village in Haryana’s Nuh district under Sadar Punhana police station limits, was allegedly shot and killed on Thursday after a social media dispute over a “controversial” remark. (ANI/Stock Photo). After the incident, the authorities have stationed a large contingent of police in the village. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation and urging villagers to stay peaceful. Police report that the deceased has been identified as Khurshid, a resident of Kherla in the Sadar Punhana police station area. The body is being stored in the Al Afia Hospital mortuary. Police have filed a case and launched an investigation. A senior police officer stated that multiple teams are carrying out raids to apprehend the suspects. Police say the dispute began with a small clash between children over a social media comment. It slowly intensified, with adults becoming involved. 

 New Delhi: A 45-year-old labourer died of electrocution while a 32-year-old mason was injured as both sustained electric shock after a bamboo in their hands came in contact of a high-tension electricity line while carrying out construction work at a multi-storey building in southwest Delhi’s Kapashera on Thursday afternoon, police said.. A police team reached the scene and learnt that two people, a mason and a labourer, had suffered electric shock and were rushed to a nearby hospital. (PTI/Representational Image). A case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is being registered at Kapashera police station, the police said.. Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Amit Goel said that around 2:30 pm, the Kapashera police station received information regarding an electrocution incident in Kapashera.. Also read: DHBVN officials booked after farmer’s electrocution in Gurugram. A police team reached the scene and learnt that two people, a mason and a labourer, had suffered electric shock and were rushed to a nearby hospital. The police personnel reached the hospital and learnt that one of the injured men, identified as Rajkumar alias Ramchandra,45, was declared brought dead by the attending doctors.. The injured mason, identified as Jhulan, who is originally from Bihar, is undergoing treatment at the hospital. The body of the labourer, Rajkumar alias Ramchandra, who was a resident of Samalkha near Kapashera, was shifted to a government hospital mortuary for autopsy that will be conducted on Friday, the DCP said.. Also read: 3 IIT Bombay students killed in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Lonavala. The spot enquiry, DCP Goel said, revealed that the two victims were carrying out construction work at a house in Kapashera. Jhulan was on the first floor while Rajkumar was working on the second floor.. “During the work, Jhulan picked up a wooden bamboo to hand it over to Rajkumar. The bamboo came in contact with a high-tension electricity line, resulting in both sustaining electric shock injuries. Both fell on the floor,” added Goel. 

 Nearly 880 Indian nationals, including students who had been stranded in Iran due to the conflict in West Asia, have started to return to India through Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.. At the weekly media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said, of the 284 pilgrims who had gone to Iran, about 280 have returned via Armenia (PTI). At the weekly media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said, of the 284 pilgrims who had gone to Iran, about 280 have returned via Armenia, and three-four of them are expected to arrive in a couple of days.. “Some people do not register with the Indian Embassy. So, our estimate was that about 9,000 people were there (in Iran). Many of the students had returned before the strikes began. And recently, nearly 882 Indian nationals, including students, people from the business community, and pilgrims, had gone from India,” he said.. Jaiswal was asked for an update on Indian nationals in Iran who wish to return to the country.. “These 882 Indian nationals, via Armenia and Azerbaijan, are expected to return, some have returned. A total of 772 are returning via Armenia, and through Azerbaijan, 110, out of whom, some have returned, while others are coming back,” he said.. He also said that the MEA’s Control Room set up on March 4 here remains fully functional, supporting the needs of the Indian nationals.. Jaiswal said the number of calls or emails has reduced significantly. The issues of people getting stranded have been largely addressed, and calls and emails have gone down significantly, and helplines in the Indian embassies in various countries in the region are working 24×7, he added.. The MEA spokesperson further said, “We have a large number of students, including girl students from Kashmir who are getting medical education in Iran. We had issued an advisory, we had told everybody to get in touch with the Embassy before crossing the Azerbaijan border, so they could help them in crossing the Iran-Azerbaijan border.”. As the conflict in West Asia widened with global ramifications, India on Thursday said the situation has been a “testing time”, not just for the country, but the entire global community.. The West Asia conflict began on February 28 when the US-Israel combine launched military strikes on Iran. In retaliation, Tehran has targeted Gulf countries hosting US military bases.. The West Asia conflict has stretched into three weeks, with an Israeli attack on Iran’s strategic gas fields of South Pars resulting in an intense Iranian retaliation on key energy infrastructure in several Gulf nations, including Qatar’s LNG (liquefied natural gas) hub of Ras Laffan, triggering global concerns.. Qatar accounts for nearly 40 per cent of India’s LNG requirement.. “Yes, it has been a testing time, not just for us, but the entire global community. Our leaders have been in touch with their counterparts, as I just spoke about the conversation between our prime minist 

 India has received a request from Ukraine for consular access to six Ukrainian nationals arrested by law enforcement on charges of illegally entering Mizoram and training ethnic armed groups in Myanmar, and the issue will be addressed in line with legal requirements, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday.. Six foreigners, accused of illegally entering Mizoram, then Myanmar, to contact and train ethnic war groups associated with Indian insurgent groups, at the Patiala House Court (ANI Video Grab). The Ukrainian nationals and a US citizen were arrested at airports in Delhi, Lucknow and Kolkata as part of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) operation on March 13. A Delhi court has remanded them in NIA custody till March 27.. “This is a legal matter, the relevant [government] agencies are investigating it presently,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a weekly media briefing in response to several questions regarding the arrest of the Ukrainian nationals.. While acknowledging that the Indian side has received Ukraine’s request for consular access to the arrested individuals, Jaiswal said this will be “addressed keeping in mind the legal requirements that are involved in this particular case”. He did not provide details.. Ukraine on Thursday expressed “serious concern” about the “possible orchestrated and politically motivated nature” of the case against the Ukrainian nationals following reports that Russian authorities had shared information on the matter with their Indian counterparts.. The Ukrainian embassy rejected any insinuations regarding the “possible involvement of the Ukrainian State in supporting terrorist activities” and said Kyiv is ready to actively cooperate with New Delhi on the case on the basis of the bilateral Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.. Jaiswal was also asked about a meeting on Wednesday between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and US ambassador Sergio Gor and replied that this was part of normal conversations between the two sides. He said Doval and Gor discussed issues of bilateral importance but did not give details.. According to NIA’s submission in court, the seven arrested individuals allegedly entered India on tourist visas, flew to Guwahati and then travelled to Mizoram without the requisite documents such as the Restricted Area Permit (RAP). They allegedly “entered Myanmar illegally and they were to conduct a pre-scheduled training for Myanmar-based ethnic armed groups” in drone warfare, NIA said. 

 The Congress in Assam released its third list of 22 candidates on Thursday, bringing its total tally to 87 for next month’s election to the 126-seat assembly.. Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi being welcomed into the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Wednesday (@BJP4Assam). Among the 22 names in Thursday’s list was sitting legislator Asif Mohamad Nazar, who has been again fielded from the Laharighat assembly segment.. Nagaon Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi had opposed giving the Laharighat ticket to Nazar and threatened to quit the party if this was done. Bordoloi, who headed the Assam Congress’s panel to frame the manifesto, however, did not wait for the party to make the decision and crossed over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. The BJP subsequently fielded Bordoloi from Dispur.. The Congress handed the Ranganadi seat to Jayanta Khaund, a former Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) heavyweight who hopped over to the Congress earlier this month.. The third list also contains the names of the sitting MLAs: the party’s working president, Jakir Hussain Sikdar, from the Pakabetbari seat; Aftab Uddin Mollah (Jaleshwar); Abdur Rahim Ahmed (Chenga); and Pradip Sarkar (Abhayapuri).. The Congress has left 15 seats for its alliance partners, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), CPI (M), and All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC), and is in the midst of efforts to bring the Raijor Dal into the four-party Opposition alliance.. Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, who held another meeting with Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi on Thursday, said the efforts were on.. “There should be no problem if we manage to reach a consensus. It all depends on whether we can reach one,” said Gaurav. “The people of Assam want to see a united Opposition, and I am making my best personal efforts to stitch together a broad united coalition of opposition parties,” he added.. Akhil Gogoi added that Gaurav had supported their demand for giving 13 seats to the Raijor Dal but had yet to receive a decision from the party leadership.. “We have decided that we should work together, but the talks on Thursday remained inconclusive. There was no decision as Gaurav Gogoi has proposed 13 seats to us, but since no approval has come yet from the Congress leadership, the matter remains undecided,” Akhil said.