During the 1971 war, India blew up the Hussainiwala Bridge, which connects 15 villages near the Ferozepur border to the rest of Punjab across the Sutlej River.
As India-Pakistan tensions rose, the elderly in Habibwala and Jalalwala sent away their sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren to safer areas, and stayed behind on drone duty.
They had just sat down to eat when something struck their car & a blast tore through the area, engulfing them in flames. All family members suffered critical burns & serious injuries.
According to eyewitnesses, a drone fell on a part of the victims’ house, causing a parked vehicle to catch fire. They rushed to put out the fire and sustained burn injuries.
Several people in Bathinda are stranded away from their families in Ferozepur, which went under blackout as Pakistani drones struck residential areas, injuring three members of a family.
On 4 May, Bakshish Singh was lynched by mob for tearing page from Guru Granth Sahib at local gurdwara. Family claims act ‘unintentional’ & 19-yr-old was battling mental health issues.
Singh also alleges high-level conspiracy linked to Punjab CM’s office behind the ‘security breach’ that led to the PM’s visit to Ferozepur being cancelled Wednesday.
Going by rule book, there is always a contingency plan with a land route in case PM is unable to fly. This plan is prepared with local police, intelligence unit & others on board.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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