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Suspicious object outside Jammu airport triggers panic
A suspicious object found outside the main entrance of Jammu airport here Friday created panic among the local residents, officials said. However, the bomb disposal squad found nothing incriminating, they said. The bomb disposal squad along with sniffer dogs rushed to the spot after authorities received information that a suspicious object was lying adjacent to a security picket on the main road leading to the airport in Satwari area. An electric circuit and a battery was found during inspection, the officials said, dispelling rumours that a bomb-like substance was detected outside the airport. Police and other security forces are on high alert in the Jammu region following a grenade attack inside the general bus stand area on Thursday, which left two people dead and 31 others injured. Police said the attacker, a juvenile hailing from south Kashmir, was arrested within hours of the blast which was carried out at the behest of terror group Hizbul Mujahideen. An official of the Airports
Thousands protest in Algeria as Bouteflika stays defiant
Thousands of Algerians gathered on Friday chanting slogans against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, despite the defiant leader's warning of the risk of "chaos". Waving Algeria's green, white and red flag, men and women converged on the city's landmark Grand Post Office square, as youths staged a peaceful march, AFP journalists said. Security in Algiers was tight, with anti-riot vehicles out in force, alongside a water cannon, as a police helicopter hovered overhead, although the past two weeks of demonstrations have been mostly calm. In a message released on the eve of the fresh protests, Bouteflika warned that trouble-makers may try to infiltrate the demonstrations. "Many of our fellow citizens" have demonstrated across the North African country "to peacefully express their views", he said. "However, we must call for vigilance and caution in case this peaceful expression is infiltrated by some insidious party... which could cause chaos," he said, without .
Naxal carrying Rs 8 lakh reward surrenders in C'garh
A hardcore Naxal, who was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head, Friday surrendered before the police in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, officials said. According to Sukma police, the Naxal, identified as Madkam Arjun, has been active in South Bastar division since the last 18 years. He was in-charge of South Bastar division of the Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM)- a cultural wing of Maoists. He had been recruited by Naxals in 1998 when he was still a minor. In 2001, he became a member of the banned CPI (Maoist). Due to his efforts in strengthening the organisation, he was promoted to higher posts, police officials told PTI. Arjun wrote write poems, plays and speeches, they said. He was wanted in several cases, including the 2010 Jaraghati (Naraynpur) attack in which five jawans were killed, the 2014 Kasalpad ambush in which 14 jawans were martyred, and 2017 attack on police force near Kottacheru village which claimed the lives of 12 personnel, police said. Cases are ...
Sri Lanka's largest mass grave dates back to 500 years
A Sri Lankan court has been informed that the skeletal remains unearthed from the largest mass grave in Mannar last year dates back to around 500 years, authorities said on Friday.
Pulwama attack: Families of slain CRPF personnel paid over Rs 1-cr ex-gratia
Families of the 40 CRPF personnel, killed in a recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, have been paid over Rs 1 crore ex-gratia funds till now as per service rules, the force said Friday. Officials said the 'next of kin' of these slain personnel will also get an additional ex-gratia amount that has been announced by various state governments, where the troops hailed from, in a case-to-case basis. A total amount of over Rs 1.01 crore has been paid to the families of the 40 personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, an official from the force said. He added that this amount includes Rs 35 lakh given by the central government as ex-gratia to the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel killed in the line of action, Rs 21.50 lakh under the risk fund, Rs 15 lakh from the 'Bharat Ke Veer' corpus and Rs 30 lakh from the SBI paramilitary service pay insurance cover. The families additionally are also being provided financial benefits from ..
S. Korea, US sign deal on Seoul paying more for US military
South Korea and the United States have signed a deal that would increase Seoul's financial contribution for the deployment of U.S. troops in the Asian country. After rounds of failed negotiations, chief delegates from the two countries last month agreed on Seoul paying about 1.04 trillion won (USD 924 million) in 2019 for the US military presence, up from about USD 830 million last year. President Donald Trump earlier pressured Seoul to increase its share, triggering worries in South Korea that he might withdraw some of the 28,500 US troops here if Seoul refused to accept his demand. South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and US Ambassador Harry Harris signed the new cost-sharing deal on Friday. The deal requires parliamentary approval in South Korea.
Teenager who threw grenade in Jammu turns out to be juvenile
A teenager who allegedly lobbed a grenade at the Jammu bus stand, killing two men, is under 16 years of age and he told interrogators that he was paid Rs 50,000 by a Hizbul Mujahideen militant for it, officials said Friday. This signals that terror groups have again started using underage boys for creating terror among the people in Jammu and Kashmir. The boy, who will turn 16 on March 12, was apprehended while fleeing after hurling the grenade at the bus stand that left two people dead and 31 others injured Thursday. During interrogation, the juvenile told the police that he had been paid Rs 50,000 by a Hizbul Mujahideen militant for throwing the grenade, the officials said. The officials said his Aadhaar card and other identity proofs, including school records, show his date of birth as March 12, 2003. The interrogators will now conduct an age test on the boy before initiating legal proceedings against him, they said. According to the investigators, self-styled district chief of ...
Jammu blast: Police appeals to shopkeepers to install CCTV cameras
A day after a grenade attack at the crowded general bus stand here left two persons dead and 31 others injured, the Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday appealed to shopkeepers to install CCTV cameras to help the force to keep the city safe. Inspector General of Police, Jammu, M K Sinha made the appeal in a post on his twitter account. "Appeal to all market associations in Jammu city. Help Jammu police in keeping your city safe. Install as many CCTV cameras looking out from your shops and establishments as possible. Early action would be very helpful," he wrote on the micro-blogging site. A grenade blast rocked general bus stand Jammu in the heart of the city around Thursday afternoon, killing a teenager Mohammad Sharik of Uttrakhand and injuring 32 others. One of the injured, Mohammad Riyaz from Kashmir, succumbed to injuries at Government Medical College hospital in the early hours Friday, taking the death toll in the incident to two. Within hours of the incident, police arrested the ...
Dhoni, Kohli plan special 'cap' tribute for armed forces (IANS Exclusive)
If Cricket Australia has the 'Pink Test' and Cricket South Africa has the 'Pink ODI', the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will from Fridays Ranchi ODI have one game every calendar year when the 'Men in Blue' will wear camouflaged caps as they look to pay tribute to the Indian Armed Forces. The move has been mooted by none other than Lt. Col. MS Dhoni (he's with the Territorial Army) and current skipper Virat Kohli.
Separatist shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley
Life across the Kashmir Valley was affected on Friday due to a separatist-called protest shutdown against the detention of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and also the arrest of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) cadres.
Toll in Jammu grenade attack increases to 2
The death toll in the Jammu bus stand grenade attack increased to two on Friday, police said.
SOP being followed to protect airspace around airports: CISF
Assessing the threat perception in the wake of Pulwama terror attack, Rajesh Ranjan DG, CISF said, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is already in place to ensure the safety of airspace around the airport from any intrusive drone devices until the time alternative technology is brought in place."The technology which is to be deployed is being studied. Till the time alternative technologies are deployed we have an SOP in place to ensure that the airspace around the airport remains protected from any intrusive drone devices," said Rajesh Ranjan, DG CISF."We are operationally prepared for tackling any eventuality. Whenever we get any input from sister agencies about any vulnerability or any particular threat perception we immediately take measures to ensure that those threat perceptions inputs are addressed well and in time," said DG."We do a constant assessment of the SOP's in place to ensure that we are ahead of the anti-social and anti-national element," he said.India lost over 40 ...
Guaido envoy rejects possible Colombian military intervention in Venezuela
The top envoy to Colombia of Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president on Thursday rejected the possibility of a Colombian military intervention in the neighbouring country.
Brazil's Bolsonaro says democracy, freedom up to will of army
Brazil's far right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that "democracy and freedom only exist when the armed forces want them to" -- prompting a quick clarification from his vice president. Former army captain Bolsonaro, 63, has spoken previously of his admiration for Brazil's military dictatorship from 1964-85. Speaking at a ceremony for Rio de Janeiro's naval fusiliers, Bolsonaro said he has decided to govern "with good Brazilians, who love their homeland, who respect the family, who want to align with countries that share our ideology, those who love democracy and freedom." But he added: "Democracy and freedom only exist when the armed forces want them to." Vice President Hamilton Mourao, a retired general, felt moved to parse his boss's remark. "What the president said was that where the armed forces aren't involved in democracy and freedom, those values die," said Mourao. "That's what's happened in Venezuela... that's what he wanted to say," added Mourao, who has proved a ..
Modi releases 5th volume of Dictionary of Martyrs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released the fifth volume of the "Dictionary of Martyrs - India's Freedom Struggle" compiled by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
Two PLA militants arrested in Manipur
Two cadres of the proscribed militant outfit People's Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested by security forces in Manipur's Imphal East district, police said Thursday. A team of Manipur police commandoes while conducting frisking and checking at Hatta area in Imphal East district on Wednesday arrested the two PLA cadres, a press release issued by PRO Manipur police said. A case has been registered at Porompat police station for further investigation, the release added.
BCCI to continue efforts to isolate Pakistan
Undeterred by the ICC's snub over the proposal to isolate Pakistan from the international cricket community, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday decided to persist with the issue.
Photo exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi in Nepal
A photo exhibition depicting the life and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi is being organised here as part of the month-long festival of India in Nepal to mark his 150th birth anniversary. Former President Ram Baran Yadav inaugurated the photo exhibition on Thursday at Nepal Art Council here. The week-long exhibition is being organised by Embassy of India in collaboration with Gandhi Smriti Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, as part the month-long Festival of India in Nepal coinciding with 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. "Gandhi learned eastern and western philosophies while he was in London and he did experiments with non-violent movement as he spent 20 years practicing law in South Africa, where he also fought against apartheid that made him Mahatma Gandhi from Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi," Yadav said. "Inspired by Geeta and Buddha's teachings, Gandhi ji dedicated his entire life for the cause of truth and non-violence and served humanity, said the first president of Nepal. "When we
Gorakhpur MP detained during protest for SC status for Nishads
The Uttar Pradesh parliamentarian from Gorakhpur and 20 others were detained on Thursday while staging a demonstration for granting reservation to the Nishad community under the Scheduled Caste category, police said. Gorakhpur MP Praveen Nishad and people from the community were staging a demonstration in Bhagwanpur area. Nishad said they were going towards the 'mini office' of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Gorakhnath temple to hand over a memorandum, but the police used force and stopped them. "The police had used batons on us. Around 100 people were injured... I have also received injuries at my hand. We were demonstrating for our constitutional right," he said, adding that even an MP was not safe under the Adityanath government. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sunil Gupta said the protesters had permission for the programme in Bhagwanpur only. The SSP said when the protesters started marching towards the temple, the police tried to stop them but they did not ...
Jammu grenade attack kills one, attacker arrested (Roundup)
A 17-year-old youth was killed and some 30 others were injured on Thursday when a grenade flung by a militant exploded under a parked passenger bus at Jammu's main bus stand. The attacker was arrested within hours.