राज्य में शिक्षकों को अपने गृह जिले की यात्रा के लिए यात्रा अवकाश बहाल किया जाएगा। माध्यमिक शिक्षा निदेशक डॉ. मुकुल कुमार सती ने राजकीय शिक्षक संघ से वार्ता के बाद दो दिन के यात्रा अवकाश का प्रस्ताव शासन को भेजा है। पूर्ववर्ती उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य में पर्वतीय क्षेत्रों के निवासी शिक्षकों और कर्मचारियों को यह लाभ मिलता था, लेकिन उत्तराखंड के अलग राज्य बनने के बाद यात्रा अवकाश रद्द कर दिया गया।

उत्तर प्रदेश समाचार: उत्तर प्रदेश एटीएस को आतंकी संगठन आईएसआईएस के नेटवर्क को ध्वस्त करने में बड़ी सफलता मिली है. मुरादाबाद से गिरफ्तार एक छात्र को लेकर बड़ा खुलासा हुआ है, जो पढ़ाई के साथ-साथ कथित तौर पर आतंकी गतिविधियों में भी शामिल था. मुरादाबाद के कोठीवाल डेंटल कॉलेज से गिरफ्तार बीडीएस द्वितीय वर्ष के छात्र हरीश अली को कोर्ट ने 5 दिन की पुलिस रिमांड पर भेज दिया है। अब एटीएस टीम उससे उसके नेटवर्क, फंडिंग और देश विरोधी साजिशों के बारे में गहन पूछताछ करेगी.

पढ़ाई की आड़ में संदिग्ध गतिविधियां चल रही थीं
हरीश अली सहारनपुर का रहने वाला है और मुरादाबाद के सिविल लाइंस थाना क्षेत्र स्थित कोठीवाल डेंटल कॉलेज में पढ़ाई कर रहा था. जांच में पता चला है कि वह पढ़ाई के साथ-साथ आईएसआईएस की विचारधारा से भी जुड़ा था। 15 मार्च को एटीएस लखनऊ की टीम ने पुख्ता सबूतों के आधार पर कॉलेज परिसर में छापा मारा और शुरुआती पूछताछ के बाद उसे गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया.

डिजिटल डिवाइस से मिले अहम सुराग
गिरफ्तारी के बाद एटीएस ने आरोपियों के पास से मोबाइल फोन, आईपैड, लैपटॉप और पेन ड्राइव जैसी कई डिजिटल डिवाइस बरामद कीं. फॉरेंसिक जांच में इन डिवाइस से संदिग्ध चैट, वीडियो और आपत्तिजनक सामग्री मिली है। सूत्रों के मुताबिक, हरीश कट्टरपंथी सामग्री फैला रहा था और कुछ गुप्त संपर्कों के जरिए नेटवर्क का विस्तार करने में भी लगा हुआ था।

मुरादाबाद और सहारनपुर में जांच कराई जाएगी
कोर्ट से 5 दिन की रिमांड मिलने के बाद एटीएस अब आरोपियों को मुरादाबाद और सहारनपुर ले जाएगी. सहारनपुर उनका पैतृक घर है, जबकि मुरादाबाद उनकी गतिविधियों का मुख्य केंद्र माना जाता है। जांच एजेंसियां ​​उन लोगों की पहचान करने में जुटी हैं जो उसके संपर्क में थे.

और भी खुलासे, गिरफ्तारियां होने की संभावना बढ़ सकती है
एटीएस अब यह भी पता लगाने की कोशिश कर रही है कि आरोपी को कहां से फंडिंग मिल रही थी और उसके निशाने पर कौन-कौन सी जगहें थीं। माना जा रहा है कि पूछताछ के दौरान कई बड़े खुलासे हो सकते हैं और इस मामले में अन्य लोगों की गिरफ्तारी भी संभव है.

Signaling a more transactional and interest-driven focus in its relations with India, the US has said it aims to work with India to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific that is not founded in naivety or “grotesque abstractions” like the rules-based international order, but in strength, reason and rigorous cooperation. As he laid out the US vision for relations with India in the geopolitical and defense spheres, Under Secretary for War Policy Elbridge Colby on Tuesday said no single country can maintain a stable balance of power in Asia. Instead, he said, stability will depend on the collective contribution of capable states that have an interest in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Notably, while he underlined India’s “indispensable” role in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, Colby in his speech made no mention of the Quad, the key US Indo-Pacific initiative first revived by the Trump administration. However, this mechanism appears to have lost some of its importance with Washington after the President returned to the White House as the US focus shifted from soft power initiatives to shared security outcomes and burden-sharing. The top US official was addressing an event at Ananta Centre. Since there is no information yet on whether Trump will come to India for the Quad summit this year, hopes for the leaders’ meeting are now pinned on the France G7 summit in June, which is likely to be attended by leaders of all the Quad countries. Colby took a dig at Europe and stressed that the US is still a rising power under Trump, but the same cannot be said about some of Washington’s traditional partners, while the US urges them to reinvent themselves. India, he said, is very different as a “rising power”. “As a result, the United States believes that India will play a central role in ensuring a favorable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. In this context, a strong, confident India is not only good for the Indian people. It’s good for the Americans too,” said Colby, who is in India to discuss the implementation of the US-India Major Defense Partnership Framework. The official suggested that the US may not be interested in building a relationship based only on shared democratic values, as he said the Indian-US partnership is rooted in pragmatism. Colby said, “Consistently, the US approach to strategic partnerships is interests-based and realistic, shaped by geopolitics and incentives as opposed to cosmetic aspirations or detached idealism.” He said Washington wants partnerships with strong, self-confident states, not dependence. Colby also supported External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s remarks that a nationalist foreign policy approach is likely to approach the world with more confidence and more realism, saying this approach resonates with the US. Underscoring the importance of “strategic candor” in the relationship, Colby said strong partnerships benefit from honesty, respect and strategic clarity. As bilateral relations are showing signs of improvement after one of their worst phases in recent times, Colby also said the US and India do not need to agree on everything to cooperate effectively, as long as their interests and objectives are increasingly focused on the most basic issues. Differences and even disputes are fully compatible with deep alignment and cooperation on strategic matters, he said. The official also underlined the strategic centrality of military power to a stable balance in the region and the importance of defense industrial cooperation between India and the US.

Authorities in Patna are ensuring safe Ram Navami celebrations with the 40-foot statue of Lord Ram. Electricity supply will be cut on procession routes, and low hanging wires are being addressed. Officials inspected the route, focusing on crowd management, medical facilities and road repairs.

Patna: As the Ram Navami puja committee is all set to take out the 40 feet tall idol of Lord Ram, the district administration has directed the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL) to take all precautionary measures to prevent electric shock or accident.The idol of Lord Ram will be placed on a crane which will further increase its height.When contacted, SBPDCL executive engineer (Gaya urban) Azad Kumar Singh said work was being done to fix the low hanging distribution cables. The discom is also planning to switch off power supply along the Ram Navami procession route to ensure the safety of the participants.According to Mani Lal Barik, general secretary of Ram Navami Puja Committee, a total of 105 processions will be taken out from different parts of the city and the highest number (30) will be taken out from Vishnupad area.Barik clarified that there is no tradition of distributing swords among the participants in the procession and the weapons are given only to the three best performing Akharas.On Monday, District Magistrate Shashank Subhankar and SSP Sushil Kumar inspected the procession route from Azad Park to Vishnupad. As per traditions, all the processions gather near Azad Park and then move towards Vishnupad.Officials have been briefed about crowd management protocols. DM said that adequate medical facilities and proper lighting will be ensured near Azad Park. During the inspection, the DM saw open drains and rough roads on the procession route. Expressing his displeasure, the DM directed the officials to cover the drains and level the road surface.Strong barricading is being arranged near the Kali temple in Murarpur. This is considered a very sensitive point, hence there will be CCTV coverage, adequate lighting and deputation of magistrates. A mini control room will also be set up near the Kali temple.As per the instructions of DM, high level vigilance will be maintained in areas with mixed population and sensitive identified places. The DM also directed the Executive Engineer of SBPDCL to inform the electricity consumers in advance about the power cut during the procession. Electricity consumers will have to send SMS messages indicating the duration of power cuts in different areas.