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RSDC collaborates with Army Base Workshop for Saamarth

Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) has collaborated with the Army Base Workshop, Pune to re-skill their personnel in rubber. A letter of intent in this regard has been shared by Army Manufacturing Group with RSDC. The skilling drive was jointly inaugurated by Col KT Kuriakose, DGM (Manufacturing Group) and Vinod Simon, Chairman RSDC at Pune.Present on the occasion were Col Anil Verghese, GM Manufacturing Group, Suchita Roy, Regional Coordinator - West, RSDC, Dr Rupesh Rohan, Assistant Director, IRMRA and Shyam Kumar, Foreman, ABW.RSDC is sector skill council engaged in skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling in rubber in the country. RSDC has signed up with several Universities, State Skill Missions and Government agencies for widening the usage of skilling in rubber, one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. This is the first time RSDC has joined hands with the Indian Army."We are privileged to be of assistance to Armed Forces in our own modest way. Armed Forces have been

Hong Kong: Protestors end 15-hour long siege of police headquarters amid battle for Extradition Bill

Thousands of protestors here in the wee hours of Saturday morning ended their 15-hour siege of the city's police headquarters after putting up demonstrations demanding complete withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill and exoneration of protestors arrested during previous clashes.The hours-long demonstrations at the Arsenal Street police base in Wan Chai was over at 2.40 a.m. (local time) after protestors, mostly youths, blocked all entrances to the headquarters and pelted eggs, South China Morning Post reported.Friday's gathering, which did not obtain official protest permits, largely turned its anger on the police, who have been accused of using undue force in clashes with protesters just over a week ago.It must also be noted that a deadline given by Hong Kong Federation of Students to the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her administration to respond over the extradition bill passed on Friday without any sign from her.The extradition bill was proposed ..

Hong Kong police slam 'illegal, irrational' HQ protest

Hong Kong police on Saturday slammed anti-government protesters for besieging their headquarters, calling the demonstration "illegal and irrational" as they vowed to pursue the ringleaders. "Police have shown the greatest tolerance of protesters who assembled outside PHQ (police headquarters) but their means of expressing views has become illegal, irrational and unreasonable," the city's police said in a statement. "Police will stringently follow up on these illegal activities." Thousands of protesters blockaded the police headquarters throughout Friday and into the small hours of Saturday morning, the latest manifestation of angry demonstrations sweeping the city. The international finance hub has been rocked by the worst political unrest since its 1997 handover to China. Millions have marched this month to oppose a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to the Chinese mainland. Officers had used tear gas and rubber bullets last week to clear protesters during a massive ...

Putin bans Russian flights to crisis-hit Georgia

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning Russian airlines from flying to Georgia, starting in July, after violent clashes in the neighbouring country over a Moscow lawmaker speaking in parliament in Tbilisi. "From July 8, 2019, Russian airlines are temporarily banned from undertaking flights from the territory of the Russian Federation to the territory of Georgia," said the decree published on the Kremlin website. In Tbilisi, protesters took to the streets for a second day Friday calling for snap parliamentary polls and the ruling party's oligarch leader to cede power following a police crackdown that left 240 people injured. About 15,000 people gathered outside parliament to express anger over the behind-the-scenes rule of Georgia's richest man Bidzina Ivanishvili and his Georgian Dream party. The demonstrations followed an uproar over a Russian lawmaker giving an address to parliament from the speaker's seat on Thursday -- a hugely controversial move in an ex-Soviet country .

J-K Governor reviews overall security situation

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik chaired the unified headquarters meeting in Srinagar on Friday to review the overall security situation in the State.The meeting was attended by the top brass of the army, police, paramilitary, state and central intelligence agencies.Governor expressed satisfaction over security management in the past year, despite continuing challenges on many fronts.He stressed the need for close and effective coordination among all the security forces and intelligence agencies to maintain peace and order in the state.While reviewing the preparedness for the ensuing Amarnath Yatra, Governor stressed upon the security agencies to ensure a secure environment and hassle-free movement of pilgrims during the Yatra.The 46-day-long Amarnath Yatra will begin on July 1 and would conclude on August 15.

JK Guv reviews security situation in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir GovernorSatya Pal Malik Friday chaired the Unified Headquarters meeting here to review the overall security situation in the state. The meeting comprised top brass of the army, police, paramilitary, state and central intelligence agencies, an official spokesman said. He said the meeting was attended by K Vijay Kumar, advisor to the Governor, chief secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh, GoC 15 Corps Lt Gen K J S Dhillon, DGP Dilbag Singh, and senior officials of other security forces and civil administration. The meeting deliberated on various important issues relating to the internal and external security situation in the state, the spokesman said. He said the Governor expressed satisfaction over security management in the past year, despite continuing challenges on many fronts. Malik stressed the need for close and effective coordination among all the security forces and intelligence agencies to maintain peace and order in the ...

CISF celebrates International Day of Yoga in grand manner

The Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) partook in yoga celebrations on a grand nationwide scale on International Yoga day on Friday.The fifth yoga day was celebrated with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers, personnel and their families in all 345 units and 74 formations including the eight training institutions, 12 Reserve battalions, zonal, sector and Force Head Quarters.The CAPFs collectively includes the Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Security Guard (NSG), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Mass Yoga Demonstration held at Prabhat Tara Ground, Ranchi (Jharkhand). Around 2000 CAPFs personnel including CISF personnel of Ranchi based units and second Reserve Battalion also participated in the demonstration.CISF was designated as Nodal Force to coordinate with other .

International Yoga day observed in Jammu

The 5th International Yoga day was observed across Jammu region Friday with people from all walks of life besides army, police and other security personnel performing various asanas at the place of their postings. The highlight of the event was the special show of Yoga by Army and BSF dog squads alongside their trainers at different camps, officials said. They said Yoga camps were also conducted in various jails during which prisoners and jail staff performed Yoga to mark the international Yoga day. The biggest function in Jammu saw hundreds of people turning up at Hakku Hockey Stadium near Jammu university to take part in the programme organised by various organisations. State BJP president Ravinder Raina and other senior party leaders also joined the participants, highlighting the importance of various asanas and urging people to adopt these in their daily life for good health. BSF personnel also took part in the yoga in great strength at various locations including frontier and ...

Army chief visits Rajouri sector, reviews security situation in JK

Army chief General Bipin Rawat Friday visited troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, assuring material and moral support to all soldiers for enhancing operational capabilities. The Army chief reviewed the security situation in the state and exhorted all ranks to remain vigilant to counter the nefarious designs of the enemy and anti-national elements, a defence spokesman said. During the visit to the forward areas, General Rawat awarded some soldiers on the spot for gallant actions on the LoC. Accompanied by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, the Army chief visited troops on the LoC to review prevailing situation and operational readiness of the units of White Knight Corps, the spokesman said. He said the chief was briefed and updated by Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps and commanders on ground. "General Rawat reviewed the mission readiness of units, response mechanism ..

Chinese Army personnel participate in joint Yoga session with Indian Army troops

Chinese Army personnel participated in a joint Yoga session with the Indian Army troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the Eastern Border on the fifth International Yoga Day.The Joint Yoga session took place at Nathu La in Sikkim, Bumla and Wanchai Damai in Arunachal Pradesh.International Yoga Day was celebrated throughout the country and Indian forces including, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Border Security Forces and Indian Navy participated in the event in their own unique ways.

CAPFs perform unique 'doga', 'hoga' in tough terrain on Yoga Day

Over 5 lakh troops of the Central Armed Police Forces performed some unique exercise postures--'doga' and 'hoga'-- on the fifth International Day of Yoga Friday as they held sessions in the most difficult terrain ranging from the remote Naxal-affected regions to border locations along Pakistan and China. The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and NDRF undertook yoga drills at their formations spread across the country. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) animal transport unit, based in the border area of Lohitpur of Arunachal Pradesh, exhibited their yoga skills along with their dogs-- calling it 'doga', an acronym for dog yoga. They rendered the same drills atop their horses, giving it the name of 'hoga' or horse yoga. The dogs aid the force in conducting operations, sanitising routes, sniffing out explosives and drugs, while horses carry loads of ammunition and rations to high-altitude posts of the ITBP. Senior officials of the ...

Yemeni officials: Gunmen attack military, kill 3 soldiers

Yemeni security officials say gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in the eastern province of Hadramawt, killing three soldiers and wounding four. The officials say the attack occurred early on Friday in the town of Coton, a hotbed for al-Qaida militants. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The security officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to reporters. Yemen's civil war began with the 2014 takeover over of the country's north and central regions by the Iranian-backed rebels who drove out the internationally recognised government from the capital, Sanaa. Months later, in March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition launched its air campaign to prevent the rebels, known as Houthis, from overrunning the country's south. Al-Qaida and other militant groups have exploited the chaos.

Georgia parliament head quits after 240 injured in crackdown

The head of Georgia's parliament quit Friday after more than 240 people were injured in a police crackdown on mass protests, which erupted over a controversial address to lawmakers by a Russian MP. Opposition leaders have vowed to hold demonstrations until parliament is dissolved and snap elections are held. Rallies broke out in the capital Tbilisi on Thursday after a Russian lawmaker addressed parliament from the speaker's seat -- a deeply controversial move in a country at loggerheads with Moscow. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at crowds, leaving at least 160 demonstrators and 80 officers injured according to the health ministry. The use of force in the pro-Western ex-Soviet country has sparked an international outcry, while the Kremlin condemned the protests as "Russophobic provocation". The presence of Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov in parliament brought a backlash in Georgia, which in 2008 fought and lost a brief but bloody war with Moscow over the breakaway regions of ...

Suicide blast at Shiite mosque in Baghdad kills two: Police sources

A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine people on Friday, two Iraqi police officers told AFP. The blast hit the Imam Mahdi al-Muntadhar mosque in Baladiyat, near the massive and densely-populated district of Sadr City. "At least one attacker wearing a belt of explosives tried to enter the building but was stopped by the guards, and detonated himself outside," one officer told AFP. "Two civilians were killed and nine people were wounded," the source said. The second officer confirmed the details and toll for the attack. At the scene, security forces quickly deployed to cordon off the site, an AFP photographer at the mosque said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Iraq has witnessed a rare period of relative calm in recent months after decades of back-to-back conflict, including years of sectarian violence that regularly saw dozens killed in explosions in Baghdad. In 2017, Iraq declared victory against the Islamic ...

Search operation underway in J-K's Kishtwar

Security forces Friday launched a search operation in a forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir following information about movement of suspected terrorists, officials said. The operation was being jointly carried out by Army and police in Keshwan forest, the officials said, adding that there was no immediate report of any contact between the search parties and the suspected terrorists. On May 31, two special police officers were injured in a gun battle with terrorists during an operation in Appan area of Marwah belt in the district. However, the militants managed to escape after the encounter. Kishtwar, which was declared terrorism-free over a decade ago, was rattled by the killing of state secretary of BJP Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar on November 1 last year, followed by assassination of senior RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma and his security guard inside a health centre on April 9.

Sri Lanka announces charges over 2012 prison massacre

Sri Lanka's chief prosecutor on Friday announced charges against a top prison officer and an elite commando for the killing of 27 inmates in a notorious rights case. Attorney General Dappula de Livera said he wanted a special fast track trial for Prisons Commissioner Emil Lamahewage and police commando Moses Rangajeewa over the execution-style killings in November 2012. A third suspect who was a member of a prison intelligence unit was on the run, de Livera said. Commandos were used to put down a riot at the Welika jail in Colombo and disarm inmates who had taken weapons from the armoury. According to de Livera's account, eight prisoners were called out by name and killed execution-style. Weapons were later introduced to make it look like the victims had tried to fire at jail guards, according to court documents made available to AFP. The documents did not mention any command responsibility for the deaths. Media reports have said the killings were ordered by the then defence secretary

Algerian protesters rally despite arrests

Hundreds of Algerian protesters gathered Friday in the capital despite a spate of arrests ahead of the latest weekly rally since the April 2 resignation of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, AFP correspondents said. The demonstrators in central Algiers brandished the Algerian flag that has been a mainstay of the protests but some also carried the Berber colours despite a ban on the minority's flag imposed this week by army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah, Algeria's strongman since Bouteflika's ouster. "No to regionalism, we are all brothers," the protesters chanted. Police earlier detained dozens of demonstrators, especially those carrying the Berber colours, from around the capital's main post office, the epicentre of demonstrations since they first broke out in February. On previous Fridays since the fall of Bouteflika, those detained have been released at the end of the day. Algerians have been holding massive protests since an ailing Bouteflika announced plans to seek a fifth

BJP-Sena workers 'looting' fodder camp grants, claims Chavan

The Congress Friday accused BJP- Shiv Sena workers of "looting" grant meant for fodder camps by showing inflated number of cattle. Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan alleged that the workers of the ruling parties from the parched Marathwada region secured grant by operating fodder camps on behalf of their NGOs. He demanded that fodder camps be audited to bring out the truth. "The drought situation has turned grim in the state. At such a juncture, the workers have looted grants worth crores by showing bogus number of cattle at their fodder camps. Action must be taken against the scamsters concerned," Chavan said in a statement. To drive home his point, the former Maharashtra chief minister said the district collector of Beed, in Marathwada, found during his inspection that the number of cattle kept in the camps were lesser when compared to the grants given. Chavan said random inspection by Beed district collector showed cattle figures were inflated by 16,000 and ...

Haryana: People loot yoga mats at Yoga event attended by Shah, Khattar

A pandemonium broke out when people started looting yoga mats at the venue where Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar participated in a yoga programme in Rohtak district of Haryana on Friday.The two leaders performed yoga here as a part of the International Yoga Day celebrations.Shah said that yoga is for the welfare of the world and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to make it popular globally."Knowledge of yoga is for the welfare of the whole world and it is being adopted by the entire world. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given a universal form to yoga. I express gratitude to him for this," he tweeted after the event.Prime Minister Modi performed yoga at an event in Ranchi in the morning.The International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on June 21 to raise global awareness about the benefits of the ancient Indian practice.

Sadhguru leads yoga session at Indian Navy Floating Dock

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev led the yoga session of over 500 personnel and families of the Andaman and Nicobar command at the iconic Indian Navy Floating Dock to celebrate the fifth International Day of Yoga here on Friday. "Our soldiers, here in Andaman and Nicobar, miles away from their families and the mainland, are putting their lives at stake to protect the Nation," Sadhguru, the founder of Isha Foundation, said in his address. "Our activities and achievements rest upon the sacrifices of these brave soldiers. It is of utmost importance to equip them with the Yogic tools of transformation for inner well-being," he said. The session was also attended by commander-in-chief of Andaman and Nicobar command, Vice Admiral Bimal Verma. The Sadhguru also interacted with personnel of the armed forces at another event, according to a statement from Isha Foundation. Terming this special, Sadhguru also tweeted: "Yoga for Indian armed forces personnel at the first ...