SPACEX LAUNCHES MISSION TO BRING BACK SUNITA WILLIAMS Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov on board, leaving two seats empty for Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. The spacecraft will return with all four in February 2025. By then, Williams and Wilmore will have logged over eight months in space | AFP BELAGAVI MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 `9.00 PAGES 12 LATE CITY EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI After Nasrallah, deputy chief dies in Israeli strike Blow to Hezbollah’s command structure as 7th high-profile leader, Qaouk eliminated Israel and its citizens,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a TWO days after Hezbollah suf- post on X. In the post announcfered its biggest blow in recent ing his death, IDF warned that times in the loss of its long- it will continue to strike and time chief Hassan eliminate the HezbolNasrallah, yet another lah commanders. high-profile leader of Hezbollah also conthe Lebanese group firmed on Sunday that was killed in an Israeli another senior comair strike on Sunday . mander Ali Karaki Nabil Qaouk, the was among those deputy head of Hezkilled along with Nasbollah’s Central Counrallah in Friday’s atcil was the seventh Sheik Nabil Qaouk tack. Among other senior Hezbollah leadsenior figures killed Iran seeks er to be killed in Israein recent are Nasralli attacks in a little UNSC meet lah’s right-hand man over a week. Hezbol- Iran on Sunday Fuad Shukr, head of lah has confir med the elite Radwan Force sought a Qaouk’s death. He was Ibrahim Aqil. meeting of the killed in a targeted United Nations Israel has stepped strike on Beirut on Security Council up its attacks on LebaSunday . non in recent days, to discuss the Qaouk was one of carrying out a number killing of the earliest members Hezbollah leader of air strikes on tarof Hezbollah and led gets in southern LebaHassan the force against Isranon and other parts of Nasrallah and el in the 2006 war. Israel’s ongoing the country . Since 2020, he was unRe por ts quoting attacks on der US sanctions for Lebanon’s health minLebanon his involvement in istry said 24 people Hezbollah’s activities. were killed on Sunday “Qaouk was close to Hezbol- in Israeli raids in Baalbek-Herlah’s senior commanders and mel. Israel said it hit over 120 was directly engaged in terror- Hezbollah targets in the latest P9 ist attacks against the State of attacks. AGENCIES ‘Would have given Pak more money than IMF...’ CAMPAIGNING ENDS FOR FINAL PHASE PARTIES IN FRAY 40 seats up for grabs Oct 1 415 Statehood Congress Article 370 NC no. of candidates MAJOR ISSUES BJP Voting on: Jobs PDP Power tariff RESULTS: OCT 4 WON’T DIE TILL MODI IS REMOVED: KHARGE Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, 83, on Sunday fell unwell while addressing a poll rally in Kathua. After receiving medical attention, he said he is fine and won’t die till Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removed from power. “I am 83 years, I am not going to die so early. I will stay alive until PM Modi is removed...” he said |P7 EXPRESS READ Cop, terrorist killed in J&K encounter Jammu: A terrorist, suspected to be affiliated with the Pakistanbased Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, was killed in a remote village in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The body of the unidentified terrorist was recovered from the scene of the Saturday evening encounter at Kog-Mandli in Billawar tehsil, taking the death toll in the twoday operation to two. Head Constable Bashir Ahmad laid down his life and two officers were injured | P7 distance from us. You are our neighbouring country Our be. DEFENCE Minister Rajnath loved leader and former Prime Singh on Sunday said that In- Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dia could have given a larger used to say that you can change bailout package to Pakistan the friends but not the neighthan what it is begging from bours,” Singh said. the IMF, had Islamabad mainThe defence minister said tained friendly relathat whatever money tions with New Delhi. the central gover n“The money that Pament spends in J&K, it kistan is begging from is for the region’s deIMF, our government velopment and to imhas spent more money prove the living standthan that in Jammu ard of people. and Kashmir,” Singh “In contrast, Pakisaid while addressing stan has been misusRajnath Singh an election rally in ing the financial asborder area of Gurez, sistance granted to it close to Line of Control in Jam- by other countries. After taking mu and Kashmir on Sunday . money, Pakistan is running a The IMF recently approved factory of terrorism,” he said. $7 billion to Pakistan under a In a stern warning to Paki37-month loan programme, stan, the defence minister said: with $1 billion earmarked for “I want to tell them that if a big immediate disbursement. terrorist attack takes place in “I am saying to my Pakistani India then we will strike inside friends, why are you keeping Pakistan”. F AYA Z W A N I @ Srinagar J&K POLLS FIR filed against Snehamayi Krishna surfaces amidst his battle with Siddu E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E @ Mysuru RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, who recently secured a court order to register an FIR against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA site-allotment case, has found himself in a tight spot as it has come to light that criminal charges have been filed against him for allegedly harassing a woman. Though the woman, Lavanya, filed a complaint with the Nan- jangud police on August 21, 2024, and an FIR too was registered the same day this news started do, ing the rounds since Saturday late evening in the light of Krishna’s actions against Siddaramaiah. Lavanya has alleged in her complaint that Krishna, along with other accused, attacked her, pulled her clothes, verbally abused her and issued her death threats, while she was returning home from court on July 18, 2024. She has mentioned in the complaint that Krishna, along with her mother in-law, brother in-law and father-in-law, has been harassing her over a property dispute. This also involves claims over her husband’s death benefits and her jewellery which is cur, P4 rently under litigation. SAFETY HARNESS Soon, transport dept to start slapping fines AKNISREE KARTHIK @ Bengaluru THOUGH riders have to mandatorily wear a safety harness if they are taking children who are aged nine months to four years on two-wheelers, the majority of motorists are not aware of the rule. To make people fall in line, the state transport department said it will soon start slapping fines of Rs 1,000 on those violating the rule. Venkatesh M, a private company employee, who is a father of two children -- both aged below four years, said, “We are not aware that such a rule exists. First, the transport department should create enough awareness about the importance of safety harnesses and also about the mandatory rule. Without creating awareness and giving motorists sufficient time, it is not fair to enforce the rule and levy hefty fines.” The rule mentions that the safety harness should be certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards and must have adjustable straps that can be altered to the size and weight of the child (up to 30 kg). Additional Commissioner of Transport (Enforcement) Mallikarjun C told TNIE that the transport department will start enforcing the rule soon. “We have been creating awareness. Those riding with children have to use the harness to prevent kids from falling off the P5 two-wheeler,” he added.
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