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Days before G20 summit, China releases imaginary map, claims the whole of Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Ladakh as its own

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Days before G20 summit, China releases imaginary map, claims the whole of Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Ladakh as its own

On 28th August (local time), China released the 2023 edition of its territorial map as per its imagination, claiming Indian territories such as Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Ladakh (Aksai Chin region) as its own. Apart from Indian territories, China also included Taiwan and the contentious 9-dash line in the South China Sea.

Notably, the map was released when India is all set to host the G20 Summit on 9th September and 10th September. China is one of the G20 countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Delhi for the G20 Summit.

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According to a post by The Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Chinese government, the Ministry of Natural Resources launched China’s latest ‘standard map’ on its website on 28th August, marked as the latest edition of the standard map of the country.

As per a recent post, the national borders of China and other countries worldwide were used to compile this map. The Global Times also shared a version of the map that includes Indian territories such as Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin that China claimed as its own. India has repeatedly told China, “Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.”

In addition, the map included China’s inclusion of Taiwan as part of its mainland and its claim over a large portion of the South China Sea through the nine-dash line. This integration is a crucial objective of Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, other countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan have opposing claims over the same areas in the South China Sea.

China has repeatedly claimed parts of India, including Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin. In December 2021, the Ministry of External Affairs strongly objected to China assigning its own name to 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh. MEA said, “We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has attempted such a renaming of places in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. China had also sought to assign such names in April 2017. Arunachal Pradesh has always been and will always be an integral part of India. Assigning invented names to places in Arunachal Pradesh does not alter this fact.”

In April 2021, OpIndia reported about a Chinese citizen who made pro-China edits to open-source maps of the Line of Actual Control. In March 2019, it was reported that China destroyed over 30,000 world maps that showed Arunachal Pradesh as part of India.

It is notable here that Chinese President Xi Jinping just recently met PM Modi during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, asserting that the two nations should hold comprehensive talks to ease border tensions. Against the backdrop of that discussion, and just days before the G20 Summit, China’s belligerent behavior in claiming Indian territories as its own displays a lack of sincerity on its part to resolve tensions at the LAC.

Bengaluru: Man beats 24-year-old live-in partner to death with a pressure cooker, NCW seeks comprehensive investigation from police

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The National Commission for Women (NCW) has called for a comprehensive, impartial, and expeditious investigation after a man allegedly beat his 24-year-old live-in partner to death with a pressure cooker in Bengaluru.

The Commission said it also demands stringent legal action against the accused in the case, said officials.

As per an official statement by the National Commission for Women, “The NCW has taken suo moto cognisance of this appalling incident. We assert that a comprehensive, impartial, and expeditious investigation is an absolute imperative. The NCW urgently calls upon the concerned Police authorities to direct the investigating officer to conduct a fair and time-bound inquiry into the matter.” 

The statement further said that stringent legal action be taken against the accused, who is responsible for this gruesome and barbaric act against a woman.

Furthermore, the NCW sought a comprehensive report detailing the actions taken, including a copy of the FIR and the post-mortem report within a strict timeframe of three days.

The NCW further expressed concern on the incident and said, “The Commission is gravely appalled and deeply concerned by the shocking incident that has recently come to our attention through media reports in the matter where a man beats 24-year-old live-in partner to death with a pressure cooker in Bengaluru.

“This incident involves the brutal and merciless murder of Deva, a 24-year-old woman from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, who was residing with her partner, Vaishnav, originally from Kollam in Kerala,” said NCW.

The Bengaluru Police have initiated legal proceedings by filing a First Information Report (FIR), and the investigation is currently underway.

In line with its unwavering commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of women, the NCW, acting under the directives of the Chairperson Rekha Sharma, has taken suo moto cognizance of this appalling incident, said the NCW statement.

The Commission emphasises that under Section 10(1)(f) of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, it has the solemn responsibility to monitor, respond to complaints, and take suo moto action on matters pertaining to the violation of women’s rights, non-implementation of protective legislation, and the advancement of gender equality and development, added the statement.

The Commission vehemently condemns this heinous crime against a woman. We assert that a comprehensive, impartial, and expeditious investigation is an absolute imperative, said the statement by the NCW.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Ahmedabad: Muslim mob assaults a burqa-clad woman and a Hindu man travelling with her, video goes viral

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Ahmedabad: Muslim mob assaults a burqa-clad woman and a Hindu man travelling with her, video goes viral

An undated video of an allegedly Muslim mob beating up a burqa-clad woman for traveling with a Hindu man has gone viral on social media. The video is allegedly from near the Chirag High school in Vasna, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where a mob confronts the duo and thrashes them.

In the video, a group of ruffians are seen assaulting a Muslim woman who tries to hide her face with the help of a burqa. However, the men forcibly removed her veil and threatened to share her video with her family.

“Shoot her video. Take her pictures, I will show them to her parents,” one of the assaulters is heard saying in the video.

Subsequently, the video pans to the Hindu man who was traveling with the Muslim woman. “Shoot his video as well. How dare he roams around with Muslim women,” an unidentified assaulter speaks in the video, even as the Hindu man gets slapped around.

Rising number of incidents of harassment of Muslim women travelling with Hindu men

Lately, many videos have surfaced in which Muslim mobs are seen chasing and stalking Muslim girls who are friends with Hindu men. A similar video surfaced in April this year from the Muslim-dominated Juhapura area of Ahmedabad in which Muslim youths were seen harassing a hijab-clad Muslim woman for talking to a Hindu youth.

In the viral video, some Muslim youths chase a young woman sitting behind a young man who is driving a two-wheeler vehicle. Later, the young Muslim woman is stopped by Muslims who harass the girl with abusive words as they preach to the girl to find friends within the same community rather than befriending any ‘kafir’.

Conspiracy underway in Vadodara to target women travelling with Hindu men

A conspiracy has surfaced in Gujarat’s city of Vadodara where Muslim mobs are targeting young Muslim women travelling with Hindu men. It’s important to note that some time ago, Vadodara’s police had exposed a network of Muslim youths who, upon encountering a Muslim girl with a Hindu boy anywhere in the city, would confront and intimidate them, and even produce videos with the intent of extorting their families. The police apprehended three individuals in connection with this incident: Mustakin, Najumiya, and Sahil Sheikh.

A few months back, a video from Vadodara had become widely circulated, showing a scenario in which a Hindu youth and a Muslim girl were seated at an ice cream parlour near the Akota Bridge in the city. During that moment, a group of youths approached them, causing a commotion, and even resorting to a physical assault on the young man. They grabbed his collar and struck his head. The entire incident was recorded on video, and this recording also gained significant attention online.

Recently, the Vadodara police noticed this video’s circulation. With the help of their informants, they investigated and uncovered another extensive network. In fact, the Muslim youth involved had been running a WhatsApp group where they kept tabs on Muslim girls interacting with Hindu boys. If they found any such instances, they would approach the couple, record videos, and then use these videos to blackmail them. They would even threaten to expose the videos to their families.

It’s concerning how such incidents are taking place, targeting young individuals based on their relationships and religious backgrounds. The police’s intervention is crucial in maintaining law and order and protecting the rights and safety of everyone involved.

Chandrayaan-3 update: Pragyan rover encounters a crater during moonwalk, ISRO reroutes its path

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Chandrayaan-3 update: Pragyan rover encounters a crater during moonwalk, ISRO reroutes its path

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been regularly providing the latest updates about the lunar surface as part of its ongoing experimentation under the Chandrayaan-3 mission. In a fresh development, ISRO revealed that on the 27th of August, the Pragyan rover encountered a massive crater spanning around 4 meters in diameter while it was roaming on the lunar surface for conducting in-situ experimentation. 

Subsequently, a command was sent to the rover asking it to retrace the path. In the post, the mission team further stated that the rover then safely headed towards a new path.  

Taking to X, ISRO said, “On August 27, 2023, the Rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater positioned 3 meters ahead of its location. The Rover was commanded to retrace the path. It’s now safely heading on a new path.”

The space agency also shared two high-quality pictures taken by the Navigation camera. The first picture attached is of the massive crater which was located on the earlier path of the Pragyan rover. The other one shows the retraced path taken by the rover.  

A day earlier on 27 August, ISRO shared the first set of data regarding the thermophysical properties of the lunar south pole. The data was obtained from the ChaSTE (Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment) payload which is onboard the Vikram lander. 

Taking to X, ISRO shared the information along with a graph that displayed the temperature variations of the lunar surface or near-surface at various depths. 

As per ISRO, this was the first temperature profile for the lunar south pole and it revealed that the surface temperature at the moon’s south pole was around 50°C and it goes up sharply with the increase in altitude, which is 60°C just 2 cm above the surface.

Prior to that, ISRO shared a 40-second video in which the Pragyan rover roamed around the ShivShakti point and displayed its manouvering capabilities. 

With more and more updates, ISRO is shedding more light on the deep dark secrets of the dark side of the moon which had been a hard nut to crack prior to this mission.

Indonesia: School teacher partially shaves heads of 14 girls for ‘incorrectly’ wearing hijabs

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Indonesia: School teacher partially shaves heads of 14 girls for ‘incorrectly’ wearing hijabs

In an act of moral policing, a school on the main island of Indonesia courted a fresh controversy over forcefully imposing an Islamic dress code on a group of minor female students. Evidently, the headmaster of a school revealed that a teacher took it upon herself to ‘punish’ 14 girls who were accused of wearing their Islamic hijab headscarves ‘incorrectly’.

Apparently, the incident took place at the state-owned junior high school SMPN 1 in Lamongan, East Java, last Wednesday (23 August). As per reports, the accused teacher partially shaved the heads of all 14 girls for not following the dress code properly. 

Harto, the headmaster identified by a single name, stated that the school had issued an apology and temporarily suspended the teacher accountable for the incident.

Pertinently, a debate regarding the enforcement of dress codes, particularly one forcing to wear the hijab, in Indonesia’s conservative regions has rocked the island nation for a long time now. Despite the fact that the Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia banned mandatory dress codes in schools in 2021, activists have highlighted that both Muslim and non-Muslim girls have long been compelled to wear hijabs.

Notably, while speaking to AFP, Harto stated that there is no official obligation for female students to wear hijabs, but they were encouraged to wear inner caps beneath their headscarves for a neater appearance. 

Harto added that unfortunately, these students did not adhere to this suggestion and they left their fringes visible.

When the incident came to light, Human rights groups reacted strongly to this issue and demanded the dismissal of the accused teacher. An Indonesian researcher at Human Rights Watch named Andreas Harsono described the Lamongan incident as one of the most intimidating cases ever in Indonesia. He emphasised that there is a need for sanctions against the teacher and the involvement of psychologists to support the victims.

After the troubling incident, the school held mediation with the parents of the affected students and arrived at a mutual understanding. 

Additionally, the school has committed that it will provide psychological assistance to the affected girls to help them cope with the trauma. 

Overall, there are six major religions in Indonesia, however, there have been widespread concerns about growing religious intolerance in the Island nation. 

Multiple reports from as early as 2021 have pointed out that students have faced disciplinary actions for ‘not adhering to dress code rules’. And these actions reportedly include having their hijabs cut or receiving penalties. 

One major headscarf-related case erupted in 2021 when a Christian student in West Sumatra was compelled to wear a hijab. The officials described the case as the “tip of the iceberg”. 

All these incidences of moral policing and forceful imposition of the Islamic dress code in schools have sparked a larger debate regarding religious attire in schools.

After Rakesh Roshan, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee now sends former PM Indira Gandhi to the moon: Read what she said

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After Rakesh Roshan, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee now sends former PM Indira Gandhi to the moon: Read what she said

It seems like West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee cannot get facts about India’s space exploration journey right. Days after mistaking astronaut Rakesh Sharma for filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, Banerjee committed yet another gaffe when she said that the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had gone to the moon.

During one instance at the TMC Youth wing rally, Ms Banerjee said, ‘When Indira reached on the moon, she asked Rakesh how does India look from the moon.”

Earlier last week, as India achieved the milestone of being the fourth country in the world to successfully soft-land a rover on the lunar surface, Mamata Banerjee confused astronaut Rakesh Sharma with filmmaker Rakesh Roushan to recount about Sharma’s conversation with former PM Indira Gandhi.

In the video that later became a butt of all jokes, the Bengal CM was seen saying, “I remember, when Rakesh Roshan landed on the Moon, Indira Gandhi asked him how does India look from there..”

It was Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, not Rakesh Roshan, and it was space, not Moon

What Mamata Banerjee probably meant was the conversation between Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, India’s first astronaut, and the then-Indian PM Indira Gandhi. 

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, an Indian Air Force pilot, had flown in a Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11, in April 1984, becoming the first ever Indian to travel to space. The space flight was a part of the Soviet Interkosmos program. The famous conversation between Indira Gandhi and Sharma took place when he was onboard the spacecraft. 

When Indira Gandhi asked Sharma how India looks from space, Sharma answered, “Saare Jahan Se Achcha, Hindustan Hamara” which means “the most beautiful in the world”.

Gujarat: Amin, Rafiq and Sameer attack a Hindu labourer’s family in Rajkot, vandalise Ganpati idols, arrested

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Gujarat: Amin, Rafiq and Sameer attack a Hindu labourer’s family in Rajkot, vandalise Ganpati idols, arrested

On Saturday, August 26, 2023, a Hindu family making ganpati idols was attacked by Muslim men in Rajkot. A complaint has been lodged at Rajkot Taluka police station in this regard. Police registered a case and arrested the three accused Amin, Rafiq and Sameer.

Kishan Rathod, hailing from Rajasthan and residing in Rajkot, earns his livelihood by crafting Ganpati idols. He lodged a police complaint, leading to the subsequent registration of the FIR. A copy of the FIR is in the possession of OpIndia.

Kishan Rathod lives with the family by renting a place next to the Gurukripa factory in Shaktinagar on Dholra Road in Rajkot and works there to make Ganpati idols. The owner of this place is a person named Irfan. Hindu families have been living here for the past three months to make idols.

On 26th August 2023, at around 10 PM, when Kishan Rathod was painting the idols, Amin Habib Sama, a resident of the Rasulpura area of Rajkot, along with two of his associates, came there and started shouting at him. The trio started breaking the idols and insulted him.

When the three men suddenly started vandalising the idols, the Hindu family resisted the assailant Muslim men and asked them to leave themselves. However, Amin and his accomplices started beating the members of the Hindu family and hit Kishan Rathod’s brother-in-law with an iron pipe.

As the situation deteriorated, Kishan Rathod reached out to Naseemben who happens to be the sister-in-law of Irfan Siddiqui who owns the place.

Upon Naseemben’s arrival, she too faced verbal abuse from Amin and his accomplices. The aggressors also inflicted damage upon a vehicle. Ultimately, Kishan Rathod dialled 100 to alert the police, and a responding team promptly arrived on the scene. Seeing the police’s arrival, the attackers fled.

The police initiated a case under sections 447, 294(b), 323, 295, 427, and 114 of the IPC, along with section 135 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Subsequently, a comprehensive investigation was launched, leading to the swift apprehension of the three culprits within a short span of time. The individuals in question have been identified as Amin Habib Sama, Rafiq Ismail Mansuri, and Sameer Yusuf Shahmadar.

The victim of the attack, Kishan Rathod, also spoke to OpIndia and narrated the story. He said he had no enmity with the attacker trio and did not know why they had attacked him. Besides, he also said that the group of assailants had earlier pelted stones at his living place and hurled abuses and threatened him. They then came and attacked him.

He further said, “Around 9.30 PM, as we were preparing to work, a group of people on a nearby street were shouting loudly and abusing. After a while, they threw stones at one of the poles near our stall and threatened us saying, ‘Get out, get out’. Our stall was locked but we continued next door. In a few minutes, they came there and started making a ruckus.”

Rathod further said, “When they came in, they started beating one of my artisans and injured him. I then fell down and released him and begged them not to do so, but they did not agree and continued the vandalism by saying, ‘Do whatever you can, we will break everything’. I then moved aside and informed the police. Later, when the police arrived, they fled.”

When asked if there was any quarrel with the attackers earlier, Kishan Rathod said, “We have no enmity with anyone nor have I ever had any kind of conversation with them. We are poor people, we make a living by making idols of God. We don’t have any kind of fight with anyone. I don’t know why they did this to us. It may be that they may have a dispute with those who own this place but I am not even aware of that for sure.”

Rathod also said that the children and women of the house were also present when the attack took place. He added, “We are hard-working men, not carrying weapons or anything. We have never got into a fight with anyone.”

He further said, “Not only have we lost thousands of rupees, but as a Hindu, our feelings have also been hurt by the vandalism of the idol of our God. We had been working hard for many days and now this happened now when just twenty days were left for the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. We have suffered a lot.”

“Our only demand is that the accused should be sent to jail and an example should be set by taking strict action so that they do not commit such an act again,” he said.

Remove your burqa: Jakir harasses Muslim woman for travelling with Hindu man in Bengaluru, arrested after video goes viral

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Remove your burqa: Jakir harasses Muslim woman for travelling with Hindu man in Bengaluru, arrested after video goes viral

On Saturday (August 26), the Bengaluru police arrested a man named Jakir Ahamad after he harassed a burqa-clad Muslim woman for travelling with a Hindu man.

The matter came to light a day earlier on Friday (August 25) when a popular Twitter user (@BefittingFacts) shared the video of the moral policing on X (formerly Twitter).

Jakir had stopped the woman travelling on a bike with a Hindu man and abused her with the choicest of expletives. “What is your name? Roam without this burqa…remove your burqa,” the accused was seen engaging in moral policing.

The 21-year-old woman stood her ground and retorted back by saying ‘Meri Marzi (My wish to be with this Hindu man).’ However, the abuses and expletives continued.

In his tweet, ‘Befitting Facts’ wrote, “This is happening in Bangalore. Priyank Kharge, a lady in Burqa is being harassed by Muslims for roaming with a Hindu man. See the language being used against her. They are literally asking her to remove her burqa. @BlrCityPolice Please take strict action against them.”

On Sunday (August 27), the Bengaluru police informed that the accused was nabbed within 24 hours. As per a report by Telangana Today, the accused was identified as Jakir Ahamad. A case was lodged against him East Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station.

Jakir Ahamad, a medicine student in Russia, was booked under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and sent to judicial custody. He is a resident of Bangarapet in the Kolar district of Karnataka.

‘Bhagwa love trap’ conspiracy theory and its aftermath

In recent times, a new menace of Islamist mobs attacking Hindu-Muslim couples has come to light. Multiple videos have surfaced on social media where these extremists are seen harassing, abusing, molesting and physically assaulting Hindu men and Muslim women under the garb of combating ‘Bhagwa Love Trap.’

It is based on a baseless theory about Hindu outfits, supposedly training Hindu youth to lure, and entrap Muslim women and turn them into non-Muslims. Opindia has reported that an Islamic cleric by the name of Sajjad Nomani has been making such outrageous claims since 2021.

The conspiracy theory soon took the form of a social media hashtag, which Islamists used to share videos of random hijab-wearing Muslim women and their male Hindu friends/ acquaintances and partners without their consent.

The posts are often accompanied by emotional messages and seek public help in identifying the couples. Soon after, social media was rife with videos of Islamist mobs ambushing random Hindu-Muslim couples.

This would then be followed by heated arguments, physical assault on Hindu men, and even molestation of the Muslim women. The victims have been targeted on roads, restaurants, eateries, and even hotels.

Based on local reports and social media videos, OpIndia has compiled a total of 50 cases (here, here and here) where Hindu men and Muslim women were attacked by extremists under the pretext of the ‘Bhagwa love trap.’

Opindia has recently published an investigative report, highlighting how Islamists are using Whatsapp groups to target Hindu-Muslim couples.

Sub-Inspector Hakmuddin dies of a heart attack in Nuh while on duty for VHP’s Shobha Yatra

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Sub-Inspector Hakmuddin dies of a heart attack in Nuh while on duty for VHP’s Shobha Yatra

On Monday (28 August), a Sub-Inspector of Haryana Police died of a heart attack in Nuh, an official said. According to information, the incident took place when sub-inspector Hakamuddin was posted at Badkali Chowk which is around 20 km away from the Nuh intersection. There he suffered a cardiac arrest. Afterwards, he was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment.

According to the Police official, the deceased officer has been identified as Hakmuddin (47) who was stationed at Badkali Chowk when he suffered a cardiac arrest. 

The Station House officer (SHO) of Nagina Police Station, Inspector Rattan Lal said, “Around 12.30 pm, sub-inspector Hakmuddin started feeling uneasy. He was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment.” 

As per media reports, he was carrying out his duty for the Shobha Yatra which has been organised by the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat, but, the permission for the same was denied by the police administration. 

Though the administration refused to give the permission, VHP, and other Hindu organizations went ahead with the Yatra on the last Monday of Shravan Somwar, the auspicious month to worship Lord Shiva. It is being taken out again as it was brutally attacked by Islamist mobs last time on the 31st of July in which six people lost their lives and scores of property and vehicles were torched by the Islamist mobs. 

Apart from denying permission for the Shobha Yatra, Haryana Police has put in place stringent security measures in Nuh to avoid any untoward incidences this time. 

Significantly, in view of the upcoming G20 events, the police are taking all precautionary measures and have suspended mobile internet services till 29th August to avoid rumour-mongering. 

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) National spokesperson Vinod Bansal said in a statement that the scheduled Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra would commence with fewer people, saints, and local Hindu leaders.

Speaking to OpIndia, VHP Spokesperson Vinod Bansal said, “It was already announced in our press conference that in view of G20, we will complete the Yatra in a symbolic manner. However, symbolism does not mean devotees will not be there. The people from Mewat, our local leaders and saints, are participating in the Yatra.”

Responding to the question of safety and security of the devotees, he added, “This is Bhagwan Bholenath’s Jalabhishek. The world knows about his Raudra Roop. There is nothing to be said here. The government is ours, the place is ours, and the people are ours. There is nothing to worry about. We curtailed the number of people, but that does not mean we will not complete the Yatra. We have full faith that the government and administration will support us.”

Massive network failure strikes UK airspace, national air traffic controller restricts air traffic flow

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Massive network failure strikes UK airspace, national air traffic controller restricts air traffic flow

Since Monday (28 August), air traffic controllers across the United Kingdom have been experiencing a technical fault, with one of its airlines reporting a ‘network-wide failure‘. 

Confirming that it is experiencing ‘technical issues’, NATS, the National Air Traffic Controllers shared an official statement on its X (Twitter) handle. In a statement published on its website as well as in the post, NATS said, “We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers are working to find and fix the fault.” 

Further, to make things clear, NATS has clarified on its website that the airspace of the United Kingdom is not closed. Instead, they have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Consequently, hundreds of flights both incoming and outbound from the airspace of the United Kingdom have registered substantive delays.  

However, NATS has not given any estimate of how long it could take to fix the problem, or what had caused this massive technical failure.

NATS’ statement follows a previous announcement from Scottish airline Loganair, which reported a “network-wide failure” of UK air traffic control systems this morning.

Taking to X, Loganair said, “There has been a network-wide failure of UK air traffic control computer systems this morning.  Although we are hopeful of being able to operate most intra-Scotland flights on the basis of local coordination and with a minimum of disruption, north-south and international flights may be subject to delays.”

Similarly, European air traffic authority Eurocontrol has warned of “very high” delays. It has cited “flight data processing system failure” in the UK for these long delays, reported Skynews.

As per a report in BBC, a travel expert named Simon Calder warned that there could be “an awful lot of people waking up tomorrow where they don’t want to be”. Apart from these concerns, many flights have been grounded in order to avert major mishaps. 

Meanwhile, British Airways stated it was working closely with NATS to understand the impact of a technical issue that is affecting UK airspace and will keep updating the latest information. 

Easyjet passengers were reportedly told that all flights that are flying in or out of the UK airspace has been affected by this “technical issue”.  

Meanwhile, many airports like Dublin and Cork have stated that they are experiencing delays to some flights.

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