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Victor Banerjee Slams Navjot Singh Sidhu

Legendary actor Victor Banerjee has not taken kindly to Congress politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's pacifist attitude to terrorism exported from Pakistan.

Safety assured to militants willing to give up arms

A top Army officer in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday assured safety to militants willing to give up arms and return to normal life.

India demands new Pakistan to show new action

India on Saturday in a strong message to Islamabad said that if it claimed to be a "naya Pakistan with nayi soch", it should show "new action" against terror outfits operating on its soil and end cross-border terrorism in support of its assertions.

New Pakistan with 'nayi soch' should show new action: India

India on Saturday said if Pakistan claims to be a "naya Pakistan with nayi soch", it should show "naya action" against terrorist groups and their infrastructure on its soil and end cross-border terrorism in support of its claims.

J-K: Weapon of personal security officer of Kishtwar's Deputy Commissioner stolen

The weapon of Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana, was stolen from his residence on Friday night in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.An unidentified person looted the AK-47 rifle from the security personnel, police sources said.An investigation into the matter is underway.Details in this regard are awaited.

Army dismisses reports of soldier's abduction in J&K

The Indian Army on Saturday dismissed media reports that a soldier was abducted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, adding that he was "safe".

Satellite images reveal activity at N. Korean rocket facility

Satellite images of a North Korean rocket assembly facility suggest possible launch preparations, an expert told CNN.

Two killed in car bomb attack in Iraq's Mosul

Two people were killed in a car bomb outside a restaurant in Iraq's Mosul late Friday, security forces said, in the second such incident in around a week. A statement by the Iraqi military's media centre said one young woman and a security officer were killed in the blast, which took place in the city's eastern half. Ten other people were wounded. Iraqi forces ousted the Islamic State group from Mosul in mid-2017, but explosions and hit-and-run attacks have continued to plague the province. Last week a car bomb detonated near Mosul University, killing one person and wounding 13 more. On Wednesday night, six paramilitary forces were killed and more than two dozen wounded in an ambush south of Mosul. Iraqi authorities have also warned that jihadists could slip across the porous border from east Syria, where IS faces a ferocious US-backed offensive on its final redoubt.

Service rifle of policeman snatched at gunpoint in JK's Kishtwar

Suspected terrorists Friday snatched the service rifle of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said. The policeman is posted as a personnel security officer (PSO) of district development commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana. PSO Daleep Kumar claimed that some masked gunmen intruded into his residence at Shaheedi Mazar area of the town late night and decamped with his AK-47 rifle and mobile phone after threatening him and his family, the officials said. They said the area was immediately cordoned off and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the gunmen and recover the looted weapon. The PSO was being questioned, the officials said adding further details are awaited. Suspected terrorists killed a senior BJP leader and his brother in the town in November last year. The case was handed over to the National Investigation Agency but the culprits are still at large.

SPO injured as Pak violates ceasefire after 2-day lull in J-K's Poonch

A special police officer (SPO) was seriously injured as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control on Friday by targeting forward posts and villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, breaking a two-day lull in the border skirmishes, officials said. SPO Sayeed Hussain Shah was seriously injured when a Pakistani shell exploded near him at village Gondria in Shahpur sector, a police official said. He said Shah was attended at a local hospital and later referred to Government Medical College hospital Jammu for specialised treatment. A defence spokesman said the shelling from across the border in Shahpur and Kerni sectors started around 6 pm, prompting strong and effective retaliation by the Indian Army. Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by heavy shelling with artillery and firing of small arms, he said adding the cross-border shelling between the two sides was still on when last reports were received. There has been a spurt in ceasefire violations .

Army soldier abducted by militants in J&K

An army soldier was abducted by militants on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district.

S Sudan military court sentences soldiers to death for killing civilians

A South Sudan military court Friday sentenced three soldiers to death by firing squad, and a fourth to 10 years' imprisonment, for killing two civilians in their homes in robbery-motivated attacks last year. The victims -- Lilian Lurit, mother of a nine-month-old child, and Ayol Majak -- were killed in separate attacks at night, as gangs robbed their homes. Two civilians who acted with the soldiers were also convicted -- one of them sentenced to life imprisonment and the other to eight years in jail. All four soldiers, two of them with the rank of sergeant, have been dismissed from the army. Brigadier General Santo Domic, a military spokesman, said the prosecution was the first of its kind to hold accountable soldiers who terrorise residential areas in South Sudan's capital, Juba, and elsewhere at night. "This is a signal that the SSPDF (South Sudan People's Defence Force)... does not accommodate criminality," he told reporters after the ruling. The convicted men's lawyer said they ...

Army jawan goes missing from central Kashmir; police suspect abduction

An Army jawan was reported missing from central Kashmir's Budgam district Friday evening with police suspecting he could have been abducted by a terror group, officials said. The family of Mohammad Yaseen, posted with Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment, informed police that some people came to their house at Qazipora Chadura and took him away. Yaseen had come home on a vacation. Efforts are on to locate his whereabouts.

In Syrian riverside camp, IS clings to last scrap of 'caliphate'

Holdout Islamic State group fighters hunkered down in a riverside camp in eastern Syria Friday as US-backed forces looked to expel them from the last scrap of their dying "caliphate". Thousands of men and women have poured out of the pocket of territory in the village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border in recent days, suitcases and dust-covered children in tow. The extremist group created a proto-state across large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014, ruling millions of people, but has since lost all of it except a tiny patch in Baghouz by the Euphrates River. The last IS fighters and their families are cornered by the advancing US-backed forces in an improvised encampment on the water's edge. Footage obtained by AFP showed men, as well as women draped in black, walking among a sea of pickup trucks and rudimentary tents scattered across the uneven riverbank. A black cow grazed on a patch of dry grass between the makeshift dwellings. The images, filmed by the Free Burma Rangers aid group, ...

Families of troopers killed in Pulwama terror strike given over Rs 1 crore: CRPF

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday said that the family members of 40 of its personnel killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama suicide bombing have been paid over Rs 1 crore and would also be provided ex-gratia amount announced by the respective native states to which they belong.

CRPF's first women battalion celebrates International Women's Day with zeal

The CRPF's first women battalion, 88 Battalion on Friday celebrated International Women's Day 2019 at their headquarters in Dwarka, Delhi. Many fun-filled activities along with a guest lecture on women's health were organised for the celebration.Dressed in white shirts, black waistcoats and checked skirts, the women personnel participated in activities like fashion show, 'Gol Gappa' eating competition and singing competition. One of the Commandant's of the battalion, Poonam Gupta, said Women's Day can be celebrated every day. She also opined that family support becomes very crucial because whenever there is an emergency. Neera Upaddhya, the Assistant Commandant and the commander of the fourth bus of the convoy that came under attack in Pulwama, said, "When the Scorpio banged the first bus, our Mahila Jawans got shocked and stunned and the scenario turned black that time. They did not have weapons at that time so they took the position and secured themselves from cross firing". On ...

Announcement of Congress candidates in Punjab expected within a week: Amarinder

Names of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be announced within a week, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday, warning party workers of expulsion if they rebel against the official nominees. In an informal chat with media persons here, the chief minister made it clear that the party's nominee from Gurdaspur would be sitting MP and state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar. "The party candidates for the polls are likely to be declared within a week and anyone rebelling against the official nominees would be thrown out," Amarinder said. He dismissed reports of dissent within the Congress following SAD rebel Sher Singh Ghubaya's entry into the party, saying all soldiers of the party would toe the line and the decision on ticket distribution taken by the high command. If anyone goes against the high command's decision, they would be immediately expelled, he added. The chief minister, in response to a question, reiterated that stern action would be taken against anyone ...

Death toll in attack on Shia gathering in Kabul reaches 11

The death toll in an attack against a Shia gathering in Kabul rose to 11 on Friday while 95 people were wounded, Afghan authorities said.

Reinforce safety of J&K residents: Centre

The Union Home Ministry on Friday issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories asking them to reinforce the existing arrangements to ensure safety and security of persons belonging to Jammu and Kashmir who residing in their respective jurisdictions.

PM inaugurates civil enclave at Hindon airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday inaugurated the new civil enclave at Hindon airport from where commercial flights would be operated to various places, including Shimla and Kannur. Hindon airport belongs to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has developed the civil enclave there. Under the regional air connectivity scheme -- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) -- many airline operators have bagged routes connecting from Hindon. Flights would be operated to Nasik (Maharashtra), Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand), Kannur (Kerala), Hubli, Kalaburgi (Karnataka), Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) and Jamnagar (Gujarat). These UDAN flights would be operated from Hindon since there are infrastructure at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital which is also the busiest aerodrome in the country, according to the AAI. Generally, civil enclaves are part of airports of armed forces that are used for commercial flights. The civil ...