Varanasi: A passenger on board an IndiGo flight was booked for attempting to open the aircraft’s emergency exit door just before landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, prompting the pilot to abort the landing and take the aircraft back into the air, officials said. The flight landed safely a few minutes later.. The aircraft eventually landed safely at approximately 10:35 pm. (Vipin Kumar/HT). The passenger was taken into custody, and interrogated by multiple security agencies before being released, officials said. The accused initially told the police during questioning that he was under the “influence of a ghost,” police said. However, he later said he was unaware that pressing the emergency exit button could open the aircraft door.. ALSO READ | IndiGo flight reports engine failure mid-air, makes safe emergency landing in Delhi. According to officials, IndiGo flight 6E-185 (aircraft VT-IRW) from Bengaluru was approaching Varanasi airport around 10:20 pm on Saturday when the passenger allegedly tried to open the emergency exit door moments before touchdown.. Acting swiftly, the pilot executed a go-around, averting any potential danger. The aircraft eventually landed safely at approximately 10:35 pm. The incident triggered panic among over 100 passengers who were on board.. Officials said the passenger, identified as Mohammad Adnan, 26, had earlier attempted to tamper with the emergency exit shortly after the flight departed from Bengaluru, but was restrained and pacified by the cabin crew.. Following the safe landing, the accused was handed over to the airline’s security and the CISF, who subsequently transferred him to the local police, in accordance with security protocols.. He was booked under Section 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) based on a complaint filed by IndiGo assistant security manager Devanshu Pratap Singh, said Phulpur station house officer (SHO) Atul Kumar Singh.. Confirming this, deputy commissioner of police (Gomti Zone) Akash Patel said, “After interrogation, a notice was served to the accused passenger. He was later handed over to his parents. Investigations are ongoing.” 

 A 13-year-old girl from Raichur district died after receiving treatment for a fever from a man posing as a registered medical practitioner (RMP) despite not being a qualified doctor, police and health officials said on Sunday.. 13-yr-old girl dies after quack treats her: Police. According to police, the girl, a Class 9 student from Aminagadh village in Maski taluk, developed a fever on March 26. Her grandmother then took her to Uttam Kumar Sarkar, locally known as an RMP, for treatment.. Sub-inspector Guru Chandraiah Yadav said the girl had been staying with her grandmother, Yellamma, as her parents had travelled to Bengaluru for daily wage work. “On Thursday night, the child suddenly fell seriously ill, following which her grandmother took her to a man named Uttam Kumar Sarkar for treatment at Sindhanur,” he said.. Police said the man administered an injection as part of the treatment. “The accused treated the child and administered an injection. Initially, no complications were observed. However, by night, rashes began appearing on her body and she started suffering from severe pain,” Yadav said.. Her condition worsened later that night. Her parents took her to Manvi Hospital, where she was admitted in critical condition. Despite treatment, doctors declared her dead on Friday, police said.. The body was later moved to the Kavital Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination before being handed over to the family.. Police have registered a case at Kavital Police Station under Section 304(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with causing death by negligence. “A case is registered … and the accused is absconding,” Yadav said.. The girl’s parents alleged that the treatment provided by Sarkar, including the injection administered, led to her death.. Raichur district health officer Surendra Babu said the man was not authorised to practice medicine. “He is not a doctor. There is no clinic or hospital. In the village, he is neither a qualified doctor nor trained to treat any disease. He is an unqualified practitioner,” he said.. He added that such cases were not isolated. “There are several such individuals and even some students posing as doctors in many villages. Many people are receiving treatment from such fake doctors,” Babu said. 

 A PRD jawan died allegedly by suicide inside the lockup at Raipur Police Station in Dehradun on Sunday, with his family suspecting foul play and demanding strict action against the police personnel on duty at the time.. According to the police, the doctors have cited hanging as the cause of death in the postmortem report. (Representative image/PTI). Dehradun Police informed ANI that, in connection with the death of Sunil Raturi, related to Raipur Police Station, a postmortem was conducted by a panel of expert doctors.. According to the police, the doctors have cited hanging as the cause of death in the postmortem report. However, to ensure greater clarity regarding the cause of death and in view of the concerns raised by the deceased’s family, viscera has been preserved and will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for further examination.. The entire matter will be subjected to a judicial inquiry, which will be conducted by a magistrate.. Speaking to ANI, Dehradun SP (Rural) Jaya Baluni said Raturi was arrested after police received a call on the emergency helpline about a person refusing to pay for petrol and creating a disturbance.. “We received information on 112 that a person is refusing to pay for the petrol and creating a disturbance while claiming to be a police officer. The person was arrested and later found unresponsive inside the lockup. He was then declared dead at Coronation Hospital,” Baluni told ANI.. However, speaking to ANI, Raturi’s brother-in-law, Akhilesh Dobhal, alleged it is a case of custodial death and demands strict action against all those who were present in the police station at that time.. “We suspect that it is a custodial death… We want strict action against all those who were present in the police station at that time…They should have at least been suspended…You changed the entire staff of the department…This means the staff is involved in this…Their names should be made public through a statement,” he said.. Meanwhile, SSP Dehradun, Pramendra Dobhal, has taken immediate action in the suspicious case of the alleged suicide of PRD jawan Sunil Raturi, who reportedly hanged himself using a blanket while in police custody at Raipur Police Station in Dehradun.. To ensure a transparent investigation into the matter, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Raipur Police Station, along with three police personnel posted at the station, have been attached to the Police Lines with immediate effect.. Following the incident, Sub-Inspector Krishna Kumar Singh, who was deployed from Dalanwala Police Station for duty to maintain law and order, has been suspended with immediate effect by SSP Dehradun for not conducting himself in accordance with the dignity of his position during duty. (ANI) 

 It was all set for BJP national president Nitin Nabin to resign from the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Sunday, but he shelved the plan and rushed to Delhi for an important meeting.. BJP national president Nitin Nabin addressing during Abhinandan Samaroh at Sahay Sadan in Patna. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times). Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, who was in New Delhi, rushed to Patna Saturday evening to do the necessary arrangement as soon as he got the news that Nabin would resign.. “I got the information from BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi that the national party president would resign and accordingly, I returned. Suddenly, it got delayed due to some important work. The rule mandates he can remain a member of only one House beyond 14 days, but let us see,” said Prem Kumar.. The Speaker said he would again go to Delhi for a function and return by evening. For Nabin, March 30 is the deadline by which he has to resign from one House, as after being elected to the Rajya Sabha he cannot remain a member of both Parliament and a state legislature.. Also Read: Bihar Governor reinstates Patna University VC sent on leave by predecessor. The same applies to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has also been elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Both were elected to Rajya Sabha on March 16. Kumar is the member of the Bihar Legislative Council and he is likely to resign on March 30. “Both may resign on Monday, the last day, Nabin had some pressing engagement and it is no big deal” said a party leader.. According to the Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950 (under Articles 101/190 of the Constitution), a member elected to both Parliament and a State Legislature must resign from one within 14 days.. Sources in the BJP said that serious deliberations were on in both the BJP and the RSS for a replacement of Nitish Kumar, as Bihar has remained the only state in the Hindi heartland where it has struggled over the years. “There has to be deliberations also on the new cabinet. BJP may like to give a message from the word go that it wants to walk the talk,” they added.. Incidentally, the elevation of Nabin, 45, to the apex BJP position was also a surprise move and seen as a generational shift in the party. Nobody in the state seemed to have any inkling about five-time MLA Nabin’s elevation until it happened.. Also Read: Pushpanjali, Sabreen toppers, Nahid Sultana at second spot: Girls outshine in Bihar BSEB Class 10 merit list. “Having a first BJP CM in Bihar requires serious thinking, as the person donning the post will replace Nitish Kumar, who held the chair for two decades and built an aura around him. Besides, there will be a lot of expectations from the BJP CM to deliver on multiple parameters and also lend strength to the party. It has to be a face that nobody could finger at and at the same time have administrative astuteness,” said a senior leader.. Though there are wide-ranging speculations 

 Ram Navami has just been celebrated. On this occasion, my thoughts go to the beautifully lyrical way in which Tulsidas (1532–1623), in the Ramcharitmanas, describes this iconic moment. Tulsi was a committed Ram bhakt. In fact, he was to Ram what Surdas was to Krishna. Anyone less than such a complete and unwavering devotee could not have written the Ramcharitmanas. The epic, written in Avadhi—an easily comprehensible language in north India—is still sung and recited by millions upon millions. The unprecedented popularity of the Manas led the historian Vincent Smith to call Tulsidas the greatest man of his age in India, greater even than Akbar himself, of whom the poet was a contemporary.. On Ram Navami, delve into Tulsidas’ timeless narration of Ram’s journey (Getty). Tulsidas describes the time and milieu of the Lord’s birth with precision and lyrical aplomb: Naumi tithi madhu maasa punita; Sakala paccha Abhijita Hariprita; Madhyadivasa ati seeta na ghaama; Pavana kala loka bishrama. It was the ninth day of the waxing moon (sakala—bright half) of the sacred month of Chaitra; the moon had entered the asterism named Abhijit, which is so dear to Hari; it was midday, when it is neither too hot nor too cold; the entire ambience was imbued with holiness, and people felt serene and at rest.. In the further chaupais on the birth of Shri Ram, Tulsi weaves in several complex thoughts and emotions. The poet begins by setting the mood, elaborating on how the time of the birth was most auspicious and had the blessings of all the gods. The atmosphere was one of joy and celebration, and the entire cosmos was vibrating with the imminence of the emergence of the Lord.. When Shri Ram is born, the first two qualities that Tulsi ascribes to him are mercy and compassion. Bhai prakat kripala, deen dayala, Kaushalya hitkari, he writes. ‘Kripala’ is one who is kind, benevolent, and humane. ‘Deen dayala’ means the saviour of the weak and vulnerable.. In later verses, Tulsi consistently associates these virtues with Ram. When Lakshman asks Ram for a definition of dharma, the Lord replies: Par hita sarisa dharam nahi bhai; Para peeda sam nahi athamai (There is no greater dharma than the benefit of others, and no greater sin than causing injury to others).. To return to the birth, Tulsidas, the dexterous poet, plays upon Kaushalya’s incredulity at the fact that she had given birth to the Lord of the universe. When Ram is born, he appears in the full regalia of his divine splendour, with his four arms bearing weapons and his body adorned with all the symbols of divinity. Tulsi brings out Kaushalya’s sense of amazement at how she—an ordinary lady—could be the mother of one who is the master and ruler of the world.. Kaushalya says that for the Lord—in whose every pore reside several universes—to be born to her is a matter of disbelief, even laughter. Ram smiles at her puzzlement and sets her at ease by narrating many stories of the past, expl