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Mob ransacks SSP office in J&K
An angry mob on Wednesday ransacked the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Jammu and Kashmir's curfew bound Kishtwar town.
Egypt officials: 4 policemen killed in 2 Sinai attacks
Egyptian security officials say two separate attacks overnight have killed three police conscripts and an officer in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula. The officials said Wednesday that the first attack took place in the city of el-Arish when an explosive device targeted an armored vehicle, killing a police officer and two conscripts. Another explosive device hit an armored vehicle in the town of Rafah, killing a conscript and wounding four others. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. The attacks came a day after an IS suicide bomber killed four policemen and three civilians, including a child, in the northern Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid.
Fresh clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine state temple town
Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Rakhine rebels has escalated in the western state's temple-studded town of Mrauk U, sources confirmed Wednesday, with reports of military jets streaking across the sky. Riven by complex ethnic and religious divides, Rakhine state was the epicentre of a brutal military campaign in 2017 that forced some 740,000 Rohingya Muslims over the border into Bangladesh. But the army is now locked in deadly battles with the Arakan Army (AA), a group that claims to represent the state's ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and is vying for more autonomy. The AA has killed at least 22 police officers since fighting ramped up in January. The government says dozens of rebels have been killed. Thousands of troops have been deployed to try to quell the spreading unrest. Three weeks ago the fighting reached Mrauk U, the ancient capital of the Rakhine kingdom and a site popular with intrepid tourists for its array of temples and pagodas. Mrauk U resident Khin Than told AFP
Naxal-police encounter in C'garh, no casualty
A day after a BJP MLA and four policemen were killed in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, an encounter took place between security personnel and the rebels in Rajnandgaon district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. No casualty was reported from either side in the skirmish, he said. A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) raided a Maoist camp in Bukmarka hills adjoining Maharashtra state around 1.15 pm, following which a gun-battle broke out between the security forces and Naxals, the official told PTI. During the exchange of fire, Naxals also triggered three IED (improvised explosive device) blasts, he said. However, on finding the security personnel zeroing-in on them, the ultras fled towards a forest in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, he said. Some Naxal-related items were recovered from the spot, he said, adding a search operation was underway in the region. The Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls in ...
NIA gets Yasin Malik's custody till April 22
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody till April 22 in connection with a case related to the funding of terror and separatist groups in the state.
100 Naxals suspected to be involved in Dantewada ambush: C'garh Police
At least 100 Naxals are suspected to be involved in the attack in which a BJP MLA and four security personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, a police official said on Wednesday. Police have also recovered a GPS device of Naxals from the site in which the rebels had set the location of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used in the incident. Bheema Mandavi, the BJP MLA from Dantewada seat, and four personnel of his security staff were killed when Naxals blew up their vehicle near Shyamgiri village on Tuesday, just two days before the first-phase of the Lok Sabha polls in the state. "We have received inputs that around 100 Naxals, including 50 to 60 armed and rest militia (lower rung) members, led by commanders Deva and Vinod, were involved in the attack," Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI over phone. Malangir area committee of the banned CPI (Maoist), which is active in the area, along with Kerlapal area committee and some cadres of ...
ITBP trooper injured in accidental firing in Poonch
An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) trooper was injured on Wednesday in an accidental firing by his colleague in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said.
LS polls: Border sealed, security heightened as Tripura West gears up to vote
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, adequate security measures have been taken for a peaceful election in Tripura West parliamentary constituency, said a senior police official here.Polling for the constituency will take place on Thursday in the first phase of elections.Superintendent of Police for West Tripura district, Ajit Pratap Singh, said, "Right from the day of the announcement of the election, the border has been sealed. And 48 hours before the polling, the BSF is on alert."Singh said that the police deployment is in two layers - booth level security in which central paramilitary forces will be deployed and the patrolling party which will move throughout for area domination.In addition, there will also be police deployed in plain clothes for intelligence gathering.Special vigilance will be undertaken by Central paramilitary forces in the vulnerable areas from a day prior to the polling.Singh added that candidate security has been taken very seriously and the five national and state .
US forces: 3 Marines killed, Afghan contractor wounded
US forces in Afghanistan revised on Tuesday the death toll from a Taliban attack the previous day near the main American base in the country, saying three service members were killed but not a contractor who was initially reported among the fatalities. The U.S. and NATO Resolute Support mission issued a statement "to clarify initial reporting" about Monday's roadside bombing of an American convoy near the main U.S. base. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The Pentagon said later that all three service members killed were Marines. The mission said a roadside bomb hit the convoy near the Bagram Airfield, killing three American service members, and said "the contractor who was reported as killed, is alive." The statement said "the contractor, an Afghan citizen, was initially treated along with other injured civilians, later identified as a contractor and treated at Bagram Airfield." Three other U.S. service members were also wounded in the attack. The base in Bagram ...
18,000 security personnel deployed in Ghaziabad for LS election
Ahead of polling on Thursday, authorities have deployed 18,000 security personnel in Ghaziabad district for the peaceful conduct of the election process. The security personnel include police officials and para military forces. District Magistrate Ritu Maheswari said 212 sector magistrates 29 zonal magistrates and 11 super zonal magistrates will be on duty to during the polling. Forty-six polling stations have been identified as "vulnerable" and 174 polling stations as "critical". On all these polling stations stringent security measures have been taken, the official said. After the model code of conduct came into effect, police have recovered Rs 27.23 lakh in cash, 98.475 kg gold, 2.5 kg silver and 78 kg psychotropic substance during special drives,he said.
Dozens killed in Nigerian violence flareup
Dozens of people have been killed in four Nigerian states, security officials and local sources said Tuesday, bringing the toll from a week of sporadic clashes to more than 100. The violence coincides with chronic insecurity in the country's northeast, where 2,000 people were evacuated on Tuesday ahead of an expected government operation against Boko Haram jihadists. In the southeastern state of Rivers, eight people were killed early Monday when armed men attacked the village of Emohua in the Ogoni region, said local chief Sunny Odum. State police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni said the attack was a "cult-related incident," a term typically denoting gangs or criminals who are hired for political gain and often blend belief or black-magic rituals in their acts. In the northern state of Katsina, 14 people were killed on Sunday in clashes between cattle thieves and a civilian militia armed by the government to support the security forces, police said. The fighting took place in Tsamiyar Jino, in
RSS calls for handing over Kishtwar to Army, extending of Ops Allout
Condemning the killing of its leader and his PSO in a terrorist attack in broad daylight in Kishtwar, the RSS Tuesday termed the attack a "security lapse" and called for extending the Army's 'Operation Allout' in the hilly district to prevent spread of terror in the Jammu region. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said it will not be cowed down by attacks and killings of its leaders to engineer a 1990-like situation of fear among Hindus, but sacrifices of its cadre will further strengthen our resolve against terrorism. An RSS leader and his security guard were killed on Tuesday when a militant opened fire at a health centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town, prompting authorities to impose curfew and call the Army to maintain law and order in the communally sensitive region, officials said. "We condemn terrorist attack on RSS Prant Seh Seva pramukh J&K Chanderkant Sharma and his PSO in Kishtwar today. It was an attack to create fear psychosis among Hindus in this belt. But we will
NIA summons former PDP MLA from whose residence weapons were looted in Sept
The NIA has asked former PDP MLA Mir Aijaz to appear before it in New Delhi on April 12, officials said Tuesday, apparently in connection with the looting of eight weapons from his official residence in Srinagar by a special police officer in September last year. SPO Adil Bashir, a resident of Zainapora village of Shopian, had decamped with seven AK assault rifles of the personal security officers of the legislator from Wachi constituency in Shopian. Immediately after the incident came to light, police registered a case and announced a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of the SPO. The National Investigation Agency has summoned the former legislator at its headquarters in Delhi on April 12, the officials said. The appointment of the SPO, who had fled with the weapons, is also under a cloud as investigations have showed that proper procedure was not followed in his case, officials have said. The family members of the SPO including his father, who is the .
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital in Delhi due to chest infection
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi for treatment after being diagnosed with the chest infection, his private secretary said on Tuesday."His Holiness was admitted to the hospital today due to a chest infection. He will remain in the hospital for the next two to three days," Tenzin Taklha, private secretary of Dalai Lama told ANI.Taklha said the Dalai Lama's condition is stable and there is nothing to worry about.The spiritual leader, who had returned to Dharamsala on Monday after meeting with youth global leaders in New Delhi on April 7 was brought to Delhi after he complained of discomfort.The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.After a rebellion against the Chinese rule in 1959, the spiritual leader had exiled himself in India and has since been living mostly in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala.The Nobel laureate's supporters operate a government-in-exile and promote Tibet's autonomy by peaceful means.
Yasin Malik shifted from Jammu to Delhi's Tihar Jail
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, was on Tuesday shifted from Jammu's Kot Balwal jail to the Tihar Jail in Delhi, official sources said.
Arms robbery case: NIA summons PDP legislator
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned Jammu and Kashmir legislator Aijaz Ahmad Mir in connection with the robbery of eight weapons from his residence in Srinagar by his special police officer (SPO) last year, sources said on Tuesday.
Chief of Defence Staff required in country: NSAB P S Raghavan
The National Security Advisory Board has been recommending formation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff, but the three services of the armed forces could not agree on it, NSAB chairman P S Raghavan said Tuesday. He said the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is required in the country. "A CDS is required in the country. Why we do not have a CDS is because the three services of armed forces could not agree and the government has been a little wary of pushing through a decision for which they feel the timing is not right. It is not this government that has not implemented, but other governments too," he said, while answering a question. Speaking on National Security Institutions: Tackling Emerging Challenges, he said there is a need to make NSAB more relevant. He also asserted that there is a need to have a public relations department that could share information with the public. "I think one of the criticisms we had was that national security institutions are not sharing even what can
Sudanese activists: 14 more killed in clashes with police
Sudanese security forces tried again to break up an anti-government sit-in outside military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, killing at least 14 people Tuesday, activists behind the demonstration said. The deaths brought the total number of fatalities in the sit-in since the weekend to 22, including five soldiers, according to the activists. The demonstration is the latest in nearly four months of anti-government protests that have plunged Sudan into its worst crisis in years. What initially erupted late last year as rallies against a spiralling economy quickly escalated into calls for an end to President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule. On Monday, for the first time, leaders of the protests called on the military's leadership to abandon al-Bashir and join their call for change. And on Tuesday, they invited military leaders to meet with their representatives to "discuss arrangements for a transition" in Sudan. Maj. Gen. Ahmed Khalifa al-Shami, a spokesman for the military, said ...
Rafale deal biggest scam, Modi govt gave waivers to French companies: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Rafale deal was the "biggest scam" that the country has ever seen and accused the Narendra Modi government of giving "exemptions" to two French companies in selecting offset partners. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said the waivers, granted on August 24, 2016, were "exemptions" given to Dassault Aviation and another private French company from having to comply with provisions of the Standard Contract Document of the Defence Procurement Procedure, DPP-2013. He alleged that the waivers concerned two key issues -- the provisions to be made in the offset contracts for arbitration and access to books of accounts of the industrial suppliers, which shows that the deal was a "scam" and certain favourites were "obliged". "Modi who screams and scrams on the issue of corruption must open his mouth on the loot and scoot of 28 economic offenders like Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya, Jatin Mehta, among others, who looted Rs 1 lakh crore from our ...
Trump picks Air Force general for Pentagon's No. 2 spot
President Donald Trump is nominating the Air Force general in charge of US Strategic Command to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen John Hyten now serves as commander of the US nuclear forces and has the lead military role for space operations. His nomination was announced Tuesday by Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. If confirmed by the Senate, Hyten would succeed the retiring Air Force Gen. Paul Selva. The vice chairman is the second-ranking military officer behind the chairman but does not command troops Trump said last December that he was nominating Army Gen. Mark Milley to succeed Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Dunford's term ends October 1.