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At least 59 'bandits' killed in NW Nigeria: Security sources, resident
At least 59 "bandits" were killed in an attack on villagers in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, when civilian militia fought back, security officials and locals told AFP on Thursday. "We killed 59 of the bandits and we lost seven men in the fight which lasted for almost four hours," Bube Shehu, from Danjibga village said of the clashes Wednesday, in an account backed by a military officer in the state.
German film-maker beaten in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
A German film-maker and his assistant visiting a refugee camp in Bangladesh Thursday were beaten by Rohingya Muslims who suspected they could be human traffickers, police said. The refugees became wary after three Germans and their Bangladeshi assistant started giving gifts to children and women at Kutupalong, the world's largest refugee camp, at Cox's Bazar on the Myanmar border, local police chief Abul Khair told AFP. The Germans, who were not identified, then led led several of the Rohingya towards a car. "One of the Germans and their Bangladeshi fixer were beaten. The army and police had to rescue them," Khair added. "The German needed first aid. He is now fine. The Germans said they came to the camp to make a short film," according to Khair who said police believed they were mistaken for human traffickers. "It is a case of misunderstanding," he said and no arrests were made. About one million Rohingya live in camps around Cox's Bazar district, most of whom fled a military ...
Manoj Yadava takes charge as Haryana DGP
Manoj Yadava, an IPS Officer of 1988 batch, Thursday took charge as the Director General of Police, Haryana at the State Police Headquarters, an official spokesperson said. Before assuming the charge of office from officiating DGP, K P Singh, Yadava was given a Guard of Honour, the official added. The newly appointed DGP said that maintaining law and order, effective prevention and detection of crime, better investigation, providing safe and secure environment to women and also to weaker sections of the society will be among his top priorities. He said Lok Sabha polls were round the corner, thus he would ensure all necessary arrangements are in place to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections. Describing Haryana Police as one of the best, Yadava recalled the time when he had begun his career with the state police force. There have been lot of initiatives that have been undertaken by Haryana Police in the past, which are extremely laudable, he said. "We will further try our best, with
RPF increases personnel in Kashmir following Pulwama attack
The Railway Protection Force has increased a company of its personnel in Kashmir following the terror attack in Pulwama to ensure the safety of train passengers and to protect railway property, a senior official of the force said Thursday. Forty CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on February 14 in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district. "We had a meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday where the decision was taken to increase the presence of RPF in the region," said RPF DG Arun Kumar. "The chairman railway board also had a detailed security briefing with all zonal and divisional RPF officers on the security of railways. It was decided that a company of RPF will be sent to Kashmir for additional security," he said. While four companies of the RPF are already stationed in Kashmir, one more, with 125 personnel,
Govt announces free air travel for paramilitary forces to Kashmir
Personnel of the paramilitary forces deployed in the Kashmir Valley for counter-terror operations have been entitled by the government on Thursday to take commercial flights to either join duty or go on leave, in the wake of the killing of 40 jawans in a deadly attack on their convoy in Pulwama. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order saying it "has approved the entitlement of air travel on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all the personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)". This includes, the order said, their journey for joining duty, transfer, tour or going on leave. Till now, officers in the rank of Inspectors and above were given this air travel facility. As many as 65,000 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are deployed in the state as part of 65 battalions apart from units of the Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and the National Security .
More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
US-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, the first batch of several to come, an Iraqi security official said Thursday. The official said the IS militants were handed over to the Iraqi side late Wednesday, and that they were now in a "safe place" and being investigated. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the Kurdish-led Syrian fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, are holding more than 20,000 Iraqis suspected of IS membership in prisons in northern Syria. The handover comes as the US-backed Syrian force is involved in a standoff over the final IS-held sliver of land in southeastern Syria, close to the Iraqi border. Dozens of people, many of them women and children, were evacuated Wednesday from the group's tiny tent camp on the banks of the Euphrates River, signaling an imminent end to the territorial rule of the militants self-declared ...
MP police donate Rs 7.50 crore for Pulwama victims' families
The Madhya Pradesh police Thursday donated Rs 7.50 crore to help the family members of the CRPF jawans, who laid down their lives in the Pulwama terror attack last week. State Director General of Police (DGP) V K Singh handed over a cheque of Rs 7.50 crore to Chief Minister Kamal Nath in the latter's office, a public relation department official said. The police personnel raised the funds from their salary, he said. Forty CRPF jawans died when a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near the paramilitary force's convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14.
Security forces allowed commercial air travel in J&K
A week after 40 troopers were killed in a deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama district, the government on Thursday allowed paramilitary forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to take commercial flights to join duty or while going on leave.
Govt empowers Assam Rifles personnel to arrest, search sans warrant
Assam Rifles personnel have been empowered by the central government to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram. According to a Home Ministry notification, "an officer of the rank corresponding to that of the lowest rank of members of the Assam Rifles" has been given these powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Assam Rifles personnel will exercise these powers and discharge their duties "under sub-section(1) of section 41, sections 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 149, 150, 151 and 152 of the CrPC within the local limits of the area comprised within the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram", the notification said. Section 41 of the CrPC states that any police officer may, without an order from a magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person. Section 47 gives powers for search of place entered by person sought to be arrested. Section 48 says a police ...
HAL places order with Thales for 2.75-inch rocket launchers to equip Indian armed forces
Seeking to boost tactical capabilities of the Indian armed forces, HAL has awarded French aerospace and defence company Thales a contract to supply 135 2.75-inch (70-mm) rocket launchers. Thales's fully certified, field-proven, competitive rocket launchers are suitable for use on both light and combat helicopters, the company said. As a key differentiator for state-of-the-art helicopters and combat aircraft, they provide an excellent fit with requirements of the Indian armed forces, Thales said. The Indian armed forces are involved in a wide range of deployments in remote theatres, conducting operations beyond the scope of traditional homeland defence for which they need to round out their available resources with a view to boosting their tactical capability, it said. Thales's 2.75-inch (70-mm) rocket launchers are produced using composite material, making them an average of 50 per cent lighter than metal launchers, and eliminating corrosion issues. They offer best in class precision .
CRPF jawan injured in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh
A jawan of the CRPF's commando unit CoBRA was injured in an encounter with Naxals in the insurgency-hit Sukma and Bijapur districts ofChhattisgarh Thursday morning, police said. The gun-battle broke out around 10 am in a forest along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts adjoining Telangana, Sukma Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla told PTI. The area is around 500 km from Raipur. Personnels of state police's Special Task Force, District Reserve Guard, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were carrying out an anti-Naxal operation in the area, Shukla said. A group of Naxals opened fire on one of the CoBRA teams but the rebels fled after a brief gun-battle that ensued, he added. "Constable Bhola Kumar of the CoBRA 201st battalion sustained bullet injuries in his leg. He was being airlifted to Raipur for treatment," the SP said.
Government okays air travel for security forces in Kashmir
The government on Thursday approved air travel to paramilitary forces between Jammu and Srinagar in the wake of the suicide bombing that killed 40 CRPF troopers on the Srinagar-Jammu highway.
Detonator, crude bomb material found in ST bus in Raigad, Maha
A detonator and other material used for making crude bombs was found in a state transport (ST) bus in Raigad district of Maharashtra, the police said Thursday. The material was kept under a seat, said police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kundan Gawde. The conductor, while checking the bus after its last service of the day in Rasayani area Wednesday night, found some suspicious-looking objects under a seat, and alerted local police. The police called a bomb detection and disposal squad which found that there was a detonator alongwith electric wires, shrapnels and batteries. Raigad Police registered a case under the Indian Explosives Act and further probe was on, API Gawde said.
'Kesari' trailer: Akshay Kumar looks fierce fighting the 'bravest battle ever fought'
The trailer of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Kesari' is finally out and it takes the audience on the journey of a heroic story of nation's unsung warriors. Akshay took to his Twitter handle to share the trailer of the upcoming movie. He wrote, "An incredible true story of valour, sacrifice & bravery - told like never before! #KesariTrailer out now." The trailer begins with Akshay saying, "A Britisher, once told me, I am a slave and only cowards are born in India. Today is the day to give him a reply." Just a few seconds later, the viewers can seen Afghan soldiers, in huge numbers, running towards Akshay's character Havildar Ishar Singh, the leader of the Sikh regiment. The trailer then takes the audience in the world of the bravest battle ever fought, the battle of Saragarhi. The trailer of 'Kesari' also leaves an urge for everyone to know how these 21 brave Sikh soldiers fought against 10,000 Afghan soldiers to safeguard their land from invasion.Akshay looks convincing as a leader of ..
Pulwama attack: UP cop collects donations for families of CRPF victims
An Uttar Pradesh Police constable has been collecting donations to help families of the CRPF jawans who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14. Constable Firoz Khan, who is posted in Aamimnagar in Rampur, moves around in his motorcycle with a box attached to a belt around neck and requests for donations for the families of the soldiers.Initially, locals were surprised to see a police officer asking for donations. However, soon they realised his unique gesture and started praising the initiative.People willingly donate funds as per their wishes; Khan never asks for any specific amount.Before carrying out the mission, Khan took permission for the initiative."I requested and got permission to move around the city for three days and collect funds, it is the least I can do (for the bereaved families)," Khan said."I am getting everyone's support, not just the local residents but the local police also. The martyred soldiers were also jawans like me...They were my ...
CRPF commando injured in Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh
A CRPF commando was Thursday injured in an encounter with Naxals in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, officials said. They said the special jungle warfare battalion of the force, CoBRA, and the state police were out for an operation in the Badelanka-Chintalnar axis of the district in south Bastar when two encounters took place with the Maoists. "A CoBRA constable has sustained a bullet injury during the operation and he is being evacuated. More details are awaited," a senior official said. The jawan belongs to the 201st battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), he said.
Pulwama: Congress questions government over intelligence breach
The Congress on Thursday attacked the Modi government and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval over the suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF troopers and questioned the intelligence breach that led to the attack.
5 held for assault on Kashmiri trader
Five persons have been arrested for assaulting a Kashmiri shawl trader in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said on Thursday.
Five TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy Thursday for allegedly fishing in the island nation's waters, a Fisheries department official said here. The fishermen from Jagadapattinam inPudukottai district were fishing near Neduntheevu off the Lankan coast when they were arrested, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Pudukottai, Kumaresan said. They were taken to Kangesanthurai along with their boat, he added. Eight fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuramn district were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly fishing in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, Kumaresan said. Two boats were also seized, he added. He alleged that Lankan navy personnel had snapped the nets of as many as 50 boats of Rameswaram fishermen who had put out to the sea in over 500 boats Wednesday.
Kirti Azad creates controversy, says Cong workers looted polling booths
Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad, who joined Congress after quitting BJP, has created a controversy by claiming that Congress workers looted polling booths for his father and him before EVMs were introduced.Addressing a rally in Darbhanga, the cricketer-turned politician said, "In those days booths were looted, Congress workers used to loot polling booths for Nagendra ji (former Congress leader). Booths were looted for my father as well and in 1999, for me also. EVMs had not been introduced then."Kirti's father Bhagwat Jha Azad was Bihar Chief Minister in the 1980s and Nagendra Jha, father of Bihar Congress president Madan Mohan Jha, was a minister then.Kirti, who was with BJP for a decade, was suspended from the party in 2015 for making charges against Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).The Darbhanga MP, who joined Congress on February 18 in the presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi, made the ...