A newly surfaced surveillance video from the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death shows prison guards casually loitering at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan just feet away from the cell where he killed himself.According to video found in a repository of recently released DOJ documents, corrections officers Tovah Noel and Michael Thomas were seen relaxing in front of the officer station in the special housing unit at about 3:15 p.m., both writing on a piece of paper, pacing back and forth and talking on the phone instead of their mandatory 3 a.m. rounds.According to the prison’s layout, Epstein was in the first cell of the block, just a few feet up a short set of stairs behind the officer’s station in the ninth-floor L tier wing.The Justice Department said it is believed that Epstein killed himself between 10:30 p.m. on August 9, the last time Noel, who was working a double shift, checked on the inmates, and 6:30 a.m. on August 10, when Noel and Thomas discovered his lifeless body while serving breakfast to the inmates.DOJ documents revealed that the guards apparently ignored bright-orange warnings and reminders that the officer in charge of the special housing unit had posted on their computers. The notes reminded everyone that Epstein was away from suicide, requiring a bunkmate and regular check-ins at all times.“Mandatory [sic] According to God, rounds should be conducted on Epstein every 30 minutes!!! Read an order.The SHU boss, Lt. Roberto Grijalva, later told DOJ investigators, “I put it next to the computer. It was just something between us, saying, make sure the rounds are conducted and he has a bunkie near him at all times. It’s bright orange paper and black writing.”Grijalva said he left the instructions “hanging on the PC, right next to the screen” on August 9 at 2 a.m. shortly before he went home for the weekend.He said, “Whoever was there saw it – saw that paper. On Monday, I came in and that paper was no longer there.”Grijalva said that around 8 a.m. on August 9, he brought down Epstein and his cellmate, convicted drug dealer Efrain Reyes. Epstein had been meeting with his lawyers all day, and Reyes had all his stuff, and was presumably on his way home.“When I walked them to the door, I said, ‘You’re going to get a bunkie,'” Grijalva told him. “Epstein is like, ‘No, I’m good.'”“He seemed calm,” Grijalva said of Epstein. “He joked because he asked for a new jumper and I told him, ‘No.’ And he said, ‘Why not?’ I said, ‘This is a prison, this is what you have to do.’ Nobody else’s got a jumper, it’s not Versace,’ you know. He laughed, ‘Ha, ha, ha, ha,’ and that was it.”Grijalva said that before leaving for the weekend, he told staff several times that he would need a new cell mate when Epstein returned from a meeting with his lawyers that evening.He also told inspectors that there were several orange bedsheets in Epstein’s cell, the fabric he used to hang himself, which was because officials had failed to remove Reyes’s bedsheets when he was discharged, and that they had presumably given Epstein some extra sheets after he complained of being cold at night.“They messed up,” Grijalva said. “Sorry. It’s a big deal.”According to the Bureau of Prisons, Grijalva was still employed at the Manhattan Correctional Center and had been promoted to deputy captain.The chairman of the House Oversight Committee called Noel for an interview on March 26, after The Post reported that he had Googled Epstein and deposited mysterious cash shortly before he took his own life.Noel and Thomas were accused of falsifying records that said they checked on Epstein overnight, although investigators later learned that they failed to check on him at 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.They were fired, but criminal charges against both were dropped in 2021 by Obama-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres.

BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Former Pakistani diplomat said on Sunday Abdul BasitRecent comments against India have shown that Pakistan “cannot survive without terrorism.”Former Pakistani ambassador to India Basit said in an interview that in a hypothetical scenario where the US tried to destroy Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities, Islamabad would have to attack Mumbai or New Delhi.Reacting sharply to the comments, BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha told IANS, “Abdul Basit’s threat that Delhi and Mumbai will be bombed by Pakistan shows that even today Pakistan is rattled by the attacks.” Operation Sindoor. He has lost his mental balance.”Terming Pakistan a “terrorist country”, Sinha said, “It is a terrorist country and now we don’t even need to say that. Last year, (Pakistan Army Chief) Asim Munir had told the US that if needed, the oil refineries in Jamnagar would be blown up. Now, the country’s former envoy has used such language. This shows that terrorism has become ingrained in their nature. Pakistan cannot survive without terrorism.”Basit had said, “Suppose there is a scenario where the US views our nuclear program negatively or tries to destroy our nuclear capability. It is unlikely, but I am talking about the worst-case scenario. Let’s imagine that the US tries to attack us. Even if the US is not within our nuclear range, what are our options?”When asked if India would get involved, he said, “India. We don’t have to do anything else. Even though we don’t have the range to target the US, we still have to attack India’s Mumbai and New Delhi without thinking. We have no other option, because the US is not in our range, so we will have no option but to attack India. Then let’s see what happens. We don’t want that to happen.”Basit’s comments come amid tensions in the Middle East over Iran’s nuclear program following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28. The attacks triggered widespread conflict in the region, which has now entered its third week. Donald Trump has also warned Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face military action.

🌙 चरथावल क्षेत्र में ईद-उल-फितर का त्योहार हर्षोल्लास, सौहार्द एवं सामाजिक एकता के माहौल में मनाया गया। चरथावल विधानसभा क्षेत्र के विधायक पंकज मलिक ईदगाह पहुंचकर मुजफ्फरनगर क्षेत्र के लोगों को ईद की बधाई दी और गले मिलकर भाईचारे का संदेश दिया।

इस उत्सव के मौके पर बड़ी संख्या में लोगों ने एक-दूसरे को बधाई दी और खुशियां बांटी और सामाजिक एकता की परंपरा को मजबूत किया.

जन प्रतिनिधियों एवं समाजसेवियों की उपस्थिति

🤝कई जन प्रतिनिधि एवं सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता भी उपस्थित थे। इस मौके पर मास्टर इस्लामुद्दीन, आलम त्यागी, दिलशाद अंसारी और अभिषेक बंसल कार्यक्रम में भी शामिल हुए.सभी ने मिलकर लोगों को ईद की मुबारकबाद दी और आपसी सौहार्द बनाए रखने की अपील की.

जानसठ में हजारों श्रद्धालुओं ने देश की खुशहाली के लिए प्रार्थना की।

🕌 जानसठ- हजारों लोगों ने ईद-उल-फितर की नमाज अदा की और देश की प्रगति, शांति और भाईचारे के लिए विशेष प्रार्थना की। नमाज के बाद लोगों ने एक-दूसरे के गले मिलकर ईद की मुबारकबाद दी और सामाजिक एकता का संदेश दिया.

पर्व के मौके पर पूरे इलाके में हर्षोल्लास और श्रद्धा का माहौल रहा.

प्रशासन अलर्ट मोड पर रहा, सुरक्षा व्यवस्था कड़ी रही

🚔 ईद की नमाज इसे शांतिपूर्वक संपन्न कराने के लिए प्रशासन पूरी तरह से अलर्ट रहा. इस दौरान राजकुमार भर्ती और रूपाली राय लगातार क्षेत्र का भ्रमण कर सुरक्षा व्यवस्था का जायजा लेते रहे।वहीं विनोद कुमार, रामवीर सिंह और विशाल राठी पुलिस बल के साथ ईदगाह व मस्जिदों के आसपास अलर्ट मोड पर तैनात रहे.

ईदगाह और मस्जिदों में अलग-अलग जगहों पर नमाज अदा की गई

🕋अलग-अलग मस्जिदों और ईदगाहों में अलग-अलग समय पर नमाज पढ़ी गई।

👉जानसठ में ईदगाह मौलाना लुकमान नज़ीर मजाहिरी सुबह 8:30 बजे नमाज अदा की
👉रंगमहल स्थित मोती मस्जिद में मौलाना अमीर हैदर ज़ैदी सुल्तानपुरी नमाज अदा की
👉मदरसा तैय्यबा में मौलाना अब्दुर्रहमान नदवी अकीदतमंदों को नमाज अदा कराई

नमाज के दौरान लोगों ने कौम की तरक्की, देश की खुशहाली और आपसी प्रेम बनाए रखने की दुआ की।

यह पर्व सामाजिक एकता और भाईचारे का संदेश देता है

🌙 ईद-उल-फितर का त्योहार दोनों क्षेत्रों में सौहार्द और शांति के माहौल में मनाया गया। लोगों ने एक-दूसरे को गले लगाकर भाईचारे का संदेश दिया और समाज में एकता बनाए रखने का संकल्प दोहराया।

पर्व के मौके पर प्रशासन की सतर्कता और नागरिकों के सहयोग से पूरे क्षेत्र में शांतिपूर्ण माहौल बना रहा.

राज्य के सरकारी हाईस्कूलों में प्रिंसिपल और इंटरमीडिएट कॉलेजों में प्रिंसिपल के 93 फीसदी पद खाली हैं. शिक्षा मंत्री डॉ. धन सिंह रावत के मुताबिक सुप्रीम कोर्ट के अंतिम फैसले के बाद इनमें से 50 फीसदी पदों को सीमित विभागीय भर्ती के जरिए भरने की कार्रवाई की जाएगी. सरकार ने सरकारी स्कूलों में प्रधानाध्यापकों और प्रधानाध्यापकों के 50 प्रतिशत रिक्त पदों को सीमित विभागीय परीक्षा के माध्यम से भरने का निर्णय लिया था. इसके लिए राज्य लोक सेवा आयोग को प्रस्ताव भेजा गया था लेकिन राजकीय शिक्षक संघ के विरोध के बाद सरकार ने प्रस्ताव वापस ले लिया.

RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary with KC Tyagi (PTI photo)

New Delhi: After joining JDU, senior JDU leader KC Tyagi on Sunday pledged to carry forward the legacy of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. Rashtriya Lok Dalafter separation from Nitish Kumar-led party, which has been at the helm of the Bihar government under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the last two decades.However, Tyagi’s political base lies in western Uttar Pradesh, away from JDU’s stronghold in Bihar. Meanwhile, NDA ally RLD is also in influence in Uttar Pradesh, especially in the western region, carrying forward the legacy of Chaudhary Charan Singh under the leadership of his grandson. Jayant Chaudhary.Tyagi said his move reflects continuity rather than change, stressing that there is no difference between JDU and RLD, while recalling the previous efforts of Nitish Kumar and Chaudhary Ajit Singh to come together politically.Speaking to ANI, Tyagi said, “I started my political career with Lok Dal. This is just its basic form; there is nothing new in it… We will help fulfill the dream left by Chaudhary Charan Singh… There is no difference between JDU and RLD. There was a time when Nitish Kumar and Chaudhary Ajit Singh were ready to form a party together. There is no difference between these two.”Tyagi formally joined RLD in New Delhi in the presence of party president and Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary. The veteran socialist leader, a founding member of JD(U), had resigned from the party on March 17.Earlier this week, Tyagi said he did not take part in the party’s latest membership drive, clarifying that there is no personal rift between him and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the Rajya Sabha seat allocation.Asserting that his relations with the party remain intact, Tyagi said that “his relations with Nitish Kumar and Bihar JDU will remain the same”.“I am the founder of Janata Dal (United) along with George Fernandes, Sharad Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Digvijay Singh… I have been its member since then. However, I did not participate in this membership drive,” he said.The senior leader also addressed speculation over his parliamentary ambitions and denied that his exit was linked to any bid for a Rajya Sabha seat. Tyagi said, “There is not a single instance of me trying for a Rajya Sabha ticket. Even in 2013, Nitish Kumar had called me and offered me the ticket.”

Raipur: In a quiet classroom in Bijapur, far away from the dense forests that once defined their lives, 85 surrendered Maoists sat down to take exams this week, most of them appearing for the first time in their lives. For years, these men and women lived under the shadow of insurgency, cut off from formal education and the rhythm of normal life. However, on Friday, he took up the pen after laying down his arms and attempted the basic literacy test after completing training under ‘ULLAAS Nav Bharat Literacy Programme’.