Pune, Sept 30: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that the government wasted the opportunity to give a “befitting” reply to Pakistan post Pahalgam terrorist attack by pausing a military action, disregarding the national sentiment.

“As an Indian, I would like to say that there was an opportunity for us to give a befitting reply to Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack. I am wondering why they (Central government) stopped,” the Hyderabad MP said while interacting with journalists in Pune.

He said an atmosphere of war had prevailed as drones launched by Pakistan hovered over the western borders from Gujarat to Kashmir.

“The entire nation was ready to teach a lesson to Pakistan, but you (government) stopped. Such opportunities do not come again, but the government lost the chance”, Owaisi said, alluding to India stopping the military action after hitting the terrorist hideouts and airport bases in the neighbouring country.

Officially, India maintains that the Operation Sindoor launched by the armed forces was only paused, not ceased.

India launched the military strikes after 26 people, mostly tourists, were shot dead by terrorists near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025.

Owaisi once again slammed the Centre over India playing against Pakistan in the recently concluded Asia Cup cricket tournament.

Owaisi said pluralism is the essence of India.

He said AIMIM will contest the upcoming civic elections in Maharashtra.

Jammu, Sep 30: Jammu and Kashmir has shown a decrease in the number of overall crime incidents from 2021 to 2023, recording a fall of 2,080 cases during the period, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 2023 said.

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday released the 71st edition of the NCRB annual report, which presents a comprehensive analysis of crime statistics for the calendar year 2023.

As per the report, overall crime data, including Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes and Special and Local Laws (SLL) crimes, have shown a decrease in cases from 31,675 in 2021 to 30,197 in 2022 to 29,595 in 2023.

The data shows a decline of 2,080 cases from 2021 to 2023.

As per the breakup of the cases, there is an increase in cases related to SLLs. The number cases went up to 4,468 in 2023 from 4,282 in 2022 and 4,228 in 2021, with the rate of chargesheets for such cases recorded at 90.7 per cent, it said.

However, the cases pertaining to the Indian Penal Code have decreased by 2,320 cases—from 27,447 in 2021 to 25,915 in 2022 to 25,127 in 2023. The report said that the rate of cognizable crimes was 184.3 per lakh in 2023, while the rate of charge-sheets went up to 79.1 per cent.

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 84 murder cases involving 101 victims with a 0.6 crime rate per lakh in 2023, the report said, adding that it registered 1,004 cases of kidnapping involving 1,010 persons in the year.

Similarly, 231 cases of rape involving 231 victims were registered in the Union Territory in 2023, along with 1,352 cases of assault against women and 70 cases of sexual harassment.

However, the report said that there was no case of sedition registered in Jammu and Kashmir in 2023, but 425 cases of rioting involving 655 persons were registered. It said that there was no case of communal or religious violence or sectarian violence registered during the year.

The report further said that 673 cases involving 797 persons were registered in connection with deaths caused by negligence in 2023, including 639 cases of deaths due to road accidents such as hit-and-run.

It reported nine dowry cases against nine people and 44 cases of abetment to suicide. As many as 438 cases of attempt to murder and 434 cases of attempt to suicide were registered during the year.

New Delhi, Sep 30:  At least 54 state private universities have been declared defaulters by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for not submitting mandatory information under section 13 of the UGC Act, 1956, and making public disclosures on their website, according to officials.

Citing several reminders through e-mails and online meetings, the UGC said the universities had been directed to submit detailed information for inspection purposes, along with supporting documents duly attested by the registrar.

“They were also directed to upload the filled-in format and appendices on their website by giving a link on the home page so that the information is accessible to the students and the general public. The above was followed by several reminders through e-mails and online meetings,” UGC Secretary Manish Joshi said.

According to the guidelines on public self-disclosure, the higher education institutions must maintain a functional website for imparting information to stakeholders.

“The information disclosed on the website should be easily accessible to everyone, on the home page, without any need for registration or login. Additionally, there should be a ‘search’ facility available for easy navigation,” the guideline stated.

Madhya Pradesh at 10 had the maximum number of defaulter universities, followed by Gujarat, Sikkim and Uttarakhand at eight, five, and four such institutions.

The UGC circulated the list of defaulting universities and warned them to take corrective steps immediately. According to UGC officials, further action could follow if the institutions continue to ignore the instructions. The higher education regulator has tightened its monitoring of private universities in recent months.

In July, it had warned 23 institutions for not appointing ombudspersons.

New Delhi, Sep 30: Ahead of the RSS’ centenary, veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Wednesday congratulated the Hindutva organisation’s chief Mohan Bhagwat and ‘swayamsevaks’, saying the Sangh should continue to focus on nation-building for the next 100 years for India’s progress.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar on Vijayadashmi in 1925, is set to complete its 100 years on Thursday.

“The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is celebrating 100 years since its founding. On this occasion, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to everyone, from Mohan Bhagwat ji to millions of activists,” Singh said in a video message.

“I remember that in 1982, when I founded the Virat Hindu Samaj, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh helped us immensely due to which we organised large rallies in many important cities, highlighting the needs of Hindu ‘dharma’ and Hindu society,” he said.

“I would like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to continue focusing on nation-building, especially character-building, in the next 100 years, because only through character-building can a society progress,” the former Union minister said.

He has been a former Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the governor of the erstwhile state.

Singh said he would like India to truly progress in this manner so that it can play a progressive role in the world and succeed in taking the lead in the chaos that is raging everywhere.

Preparations are in full swing to organise various events in different parts of the country to mark the RSS’ centenary.

From over one lakh ‘Hindu sammelans’ to thousands of ‘biradari goshthis’ for harmony and peace in society, the RSS has made an elaborate plan to organise a series of year-long programmes across the country to mark its centenary year, starting with Bhagwat’s annual Vijayadashmi address at the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur on Thursday.

The Hindutva organisation also has plans to carry out a nationwide door-to-door public outreach campaign and hold thousands of symposiums on various topics across all the states.