DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PATNA, PUNE, VADODARA ‘IF YOU WANT TO FEED THEM, GO TO SHELTERS’ Rajasthan HC to civic bodies: Remove stray animals from roads India hits back at Pak Army Chief: Nuclear sabre-rattling again Pak military hand-in-glove with terror groups... regrettable that remarks made in friendly third country: MEA RESPONDING TO Pakistan Army Chief FieldMarshalAsimMunir’s latestdiatribeagainstIndia,New Delhi on Monday said India has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail and underlined that it would “take all steps necessary to safeguard our national security”. According to a PTI report, Munir reportedly made the nuclear threat during an address to thePakistanidiasporainFlorida’s Tampa on Saturday. “We are a Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir nuclearnation.If wethinkweare going down, we’ll take half the world down with us,” media reportsquotedhimassaying.There isnotextof thespeechoravideo to confirm these comments. “Our attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 India committed to make every contribution to end conflict: PM to Zelenskyy SHUBHAJIT ROY OPP PROTESTS AGAINST EC Opposition MPs led by Rahul Gandhi were stopped from marching to the EC’s office to protest against the Bihar electoral rolls revision, in New Delhi on Monday. Tashi Tobgyal THE IDEAS PAGE EDGE OFDISENFRANCHISEMENT BY RAHUL SHASTRI & YOGENDRA YADAV PAGE 7 KARNATAKA Minister quits over ‘Cong didn’t monitor voter list’ remark, says ‘conspiracy’ AKRAM M BENGALURU, AUGUST 11 TWO DAYS after he said that alleged irregularities in the voter listinBengaluru’sMahadevapura Assemblyconstituencyoccurred under the Congress’s watch and NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 THREE DAYS after he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and conveyed that India remains committed to makingeverypossiblecontribution in an early and peaceful resolution of the conflict. The telephone conversation between the two leaders came `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 MUNIR COMMENTS IN U.S. NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 POSTAL REGN. NO. JAIPUR CITY/001/2024-26 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025, JAIPUR, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SHUBHAJIT ROY ● OPP PARTIES PUT UP UNITED FRONT PAGE 4 BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY K N Rajanna made the remarks on August 9 thepartyshouldhavemonitored it, Karnataka Cooperation Saysmunicipalstaff ‘freetotakeaction’ againstanyonewhocausesobstruction HAMZA KHAN JAIPUR, AUGUST 11 THE RAJASTHAN High Court on Mondaydirectedmunicipalcorporations across the state to undertakeaspecialdrivetoremove “stray dogs and other animals” from the roads under their jurisdiction while ensuring “minimum physical harm” to them. A bench of Justices Kuldeep MathurandRaviChiraniapassed the direction after taking suo motu cognizance of the issue on July 31, following news reports on attacks by stray dogs. The court said that if anyone obstructsthemunicipalemployees during this process, the officials “will be free to take appropriateactionagainstthemunder the relevant Municipal laws in- cluding lodging of the FIRs for obstructingpublicservantsfrom performing their duties”. “We expect from the general public that if due to their sentiments or religious beliefs or for love towards the animals, they wanttofeedthemorofferfoodor takecareof them,thentheyshall perform such activities at dog sheltersandcattleponds/gaushalasmaintainedbythemunicipalities or private individual/organisation,” the bench said. The court has also directed theAdditionalAdvocateGeneral to file a detailed report regarding the condition and maintenance of dog shelters and cattle ponds/gaushalas maintained by the municipal corporations. The report will also indicate the number of manpower available CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11 CRACKING DOWN on the stray dog menace in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government, civic bodies and authorities of Noida,GurugramandGhaziabad torelocatethemfromthestreets todedicatedshelters,notingthat thesituationwas“grim”and“immediate steps need to be taken”. The bench of Justices J B PardiwalaandRMahadevanunderlined that the canines should not be returned to the streets, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE WORLD Industry seeks help of Govt, hopes US partners will bear part of burden File days ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President ANANTHAKRISHNAN G CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Fresh tariff blow to diamond export hub Surat They are likely to meet on sidelines of UNGA in Sept Move all stray dogs in NCR from streets to shelters: SC TRUMP’S 50% TARIFF TENSION ON THE GROUND PART-3: DIAMONDS KAMAL SAIYED SURAT, AUGUST 11 DIAMOND COMPANIES in Surat were compelled to put on hold orders they had already started receiving for Christmas from American clients when US President Donald Trump announced the additional 25% tariff on India. It came as a jolt because Christmas is just five months away, and sales during this festive season account for nearlyhalf the total saleduringa yearintheinternationalmarkets. Experts anticipate that exportsofnon-industrialdiamonds — diamonds suitable for jewellery or investment — to the US wouldbehitbecauseof theextra tariffs.Indiaaccountedfor68%in volume and 42% in value ($5.79 Jaipur billion) of the US’s total diamond importsin2024,asperdatafrom the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The second highest value of diamond imports into the US, 28% in value, was from Israel, on CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ISRAEL TARGETS, KILLS AL JAZEERA’S GAZA CORRESPONDENT, FOUR OTHERS PAGE 12