MONDAY 15 JULY 2024 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR CONG APPOINTS GOGOI AS PARTY'S DEPUTY LEADER IN LS REVANTH REDDY FACES PROTESTS ON JOB ISSUE P5 WEATHER Generally cloudy sky. Light Rain or Thundershower likely to occur. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 33 °C and 28 °C respectively. RAINFALL: 1.0 mm RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 92 % P4 Full Moon on 21 July THUMBNAILS AGENCIES People walk on the road amid torrential rains, in Kolkata on Sunday. BUTLER, 14 JULY  BISWAJIT GHOSHAL ormer US President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as 3 heavily armed terrorists killed in J&K: At least three heavily armed Pakistani terrorists were killed on Sunday afternoon as the Indian Army foiled an Infiltration bid on the LoC in Keran Sector of Kashmir's Kupwara district. A defence spokesman said that weapons and war-like stores have been recovered from the spot. The operation is going on. The Chinar Corps of the Indian Army wrote on X, "03x Terrorists have been eliminated in the ongoing anti-infiltration operation in Keran Sector, alongwith recovery of weapons and other war-like stores.” INDIA BEAT ZIMBABWE, SECURE T20I SERIES 4-1 P12 After 39 yrs, Puri temple’s Ratna Bhandar opened The FBI early Sunday identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) of Bethel Park Min: 28.3°C (+1.4) SUN SETS 18:24 hrs MOON SETS 23:35 hrs TEMPERATURE P10 Trump survives assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally Min. 72 % Max: 32.4 °C (-0.4) SUN RISES 05:1 hrs MOON RISES 11:59 hrs ‘CONG IS A PARASITIC PARTY, IT WILL SWALLOW WHOEVER IT STANDS ON’ F he pumped his fist in a show of defiance. Trump’s campaign said the presumptive GOP nominee was doing “fine” after the shooting, which he said pierced the upper part of his right ear. “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place,” he wrote on his social media site. In videos of the incident, Trump is seen touching the right side of his face after what seemed like the first two shots and dropping to the ground. Secret Service agents threw themselves on him to protect him. When they rose, the agents had him inside protective shield of their bodies. The former President appeared to be bleeding on the right side of the face. He raised a fist in the air as he was led away. He was taken to a local medical facility for treatment. The FBI early Sunday identified the shooter as CMYK Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The agency said the investigation remains active and ongoing. Secret Service agents fatally shot Crooks, who attacked from an elevated position outside the rally venue at a farm show in Butler, Pennsylvania, the agency said. One attendee was killed and two spectators were critically injured, authorities said. All were identified as men. The attack was the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. It drew new attention to concerns about political violence in a deeply polarised USA less than four months before the presidential election. President Joe Biden, who is running against Trump, was briefed on the incident and spoke to Trump several hours after the shooting, the White House said. “There’s no place in America for this type of violence,” the president said in public remarks. “It’s sick. It’s sick.” (More on Page 9) Modi, Rahul condemn attack on ex-US Prez STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 14 JULY Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on former US President Donald Trump, saying that “violence has no place in politics and democracies”. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said: “Deeply concerned by the attack on my friend, former President Donald Trump. Strongly condemn the incident. Violence has no place in politics and democracies. Wish him a speedy recovery.”Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also condemned the attack. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote: “I am deeply concerned by the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump.” STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE BHUBANESWAR, 14 JULY The inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar (treasure trove) of Puri's Jagannath temple was opened on Sunday after being locked for 39 years. An 11-member team, including Justice (retired) Biswanath Rath and the chief administrator of the Jagannath Temple Administration, Arabinda Padhee, broke three locks to gain entry into the chamber. The inner chamber was last opened in 1985, coincidentally on the same date, 14 July. However, an inventory of valuables was not conducted in 1985; the last inventory was done in 1978. The 11-member team, after praying to Lord Lokanath, Maa Laxmi, and Goddess Bimala for permission, entered the temple at the auspicious time of 1:28 p.m. and remained until 5:20 p.m. Heavy equipment, cutters, lights, six huge newly made chests and even snake helpline members were kept in readiness. Briefing mediapersons, Padhee and Justice Rath explained that they first opened the locks of the outer Ratna Bhandar in the presence of Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Deo and others. The valuables in the outer room are used on a dayto-day basis and during festivals and are accessed regularly. It took considerable time to shift all the valuables from the outer room to a temporary strong room inside the temple, which was then sealed. Following this, the team entered the inner Ratna Bhandar, which had three locks. The keys brought from the treasury did not work, so they broke the locks as per the SOP approved by the state government. Due to time constraints, the team only inspected the chamber and decided to return. The valuables will be shifted on another date as decided by the committee and government.