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Goa: Ban imposed on arms during by-election, license holders directed to deposit weapons
In order to ensure free, fair and peaceful conduct of by-elections in South Goa, the District Magistrate has imposed a complete ban on carrying all types of arms and lethal weapons.All the arms license holders in South Goa District have been directed to deposit their firearms at the nearest police stations immediately on or before February 20.All the firearms deposited will be returned to the license holders after five days from announcements of results, read an official statement.In case someone senses a threat to his life and property, they have been directed to approach the DGP for the provision of necessary security."To prevent any sort of obstructions, annoyance or injury to any person lawfully employed or for conduct of election to prevent any danger to human life, or safety, or disturbance of public tranquility or riot, of any affray during the electioneering period, all the Arms License holders in South Goa District are directed to deposit all their firearms at the nearest ...
Over 2,000 Kashmiri youths participate in Army recruitment rally in J-K's Baramulla district
Braving snowfall and rains, over 2,000 Kashmiri youths participated in an Army recruitment rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, defence officials said on Wednesday. The recruitment rally, conducted at Gantamulla Army Camp on Tuesday, comes just five days after the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed. Officials said the youths from northern districts of the valley turned in large numbers to participate in the rally. "Youth of Kashmir turned in large numbers to join the Armed Forces. The recruitment drive is being conducted at Gantamulla, Baramulla. Immense patriotic fervour, an idea of better life and career in Army are great cause for Kashmiri Youth," the Army wrote on its official Twitter handle. The post was accompanied by a 20-second video showing hundreds of Kashmiri youths wearing 'pheran', a traditional Kashmiri cloak used to beat the cold, waiting for their turn to undergo the physical examination and endurance tests for the ...
Pulwama attack: NIA officially takes charge of probe, re-registers case
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Wednesday officially took over the Pulwama terror attack for further probe and re-registered the case. After a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, the NIA had registered an FIR against unknown people in connection with the case.Around 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a deadly terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on February 14.A day after the attack, an NIA team, along with explosives and forensic experts, collected materials required for forensic evaluation of the attack at the spot. Considering the status of the scene of the crime, the team continued with the sifting of the material on Saturday as well.On February 18, the suspected mastermind of the terror attack, Kamran alias Ghazi, was gunned down in a fierce encounter.
NIA takes over Pulwama attack probe from J-K Police
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday took over the probe into the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama from the Jammu and Kashmir police, officials said. The agency has re-registered the case and formed a team to investigate the terror strike in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, an NIA spokesperson here said. The state police had registered a case at the Awantipora police station on February 14 after a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a CRPF bus, which was part of a 78-vehicle convoy carrying over 2,500 personnel on their way from Jammu to Srinagar. The NIA has already gathered explosive material from the blast site in Lethpora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir and has been involved in the questioning of around a dozen people detained by police following the bombing, officials said. The agency has also met senior police, intelligence and army officers to gather whatever evidence they have, they said. The NIA will probe the planning and execution of the ...
Pulwama attack: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan meets Rajnath
Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria Wednesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh, amid the heightened tension between the two countries, officials said. India's Ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla too called on the home minister and discussed bilateral issues. The terror attack in Pulwama prominently figured during the 20 minutes meeting between Bisaria and Singh, a home ministry official said. He was called back by the government for consultations after the Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed when a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad rammed a vehicle carrying explosives into their bus. However, a home ministry spokesperson described the two Indian envoys meeting the home minister as "courtesy call". Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, commander of Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, said on Tuesday that anyone who picks up gun will be eliminated. He also requested mothers of Kashmiri militants to persuade their sons to surrender.
Civilians evacuated from last Islamic State holdout in Syria
A convoy of trucks carrying civilians has left the last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria. An Associated Press team says at least eight trucks emerged Wednesday from the tip of a humanitarian corridor used in past weeks to evacuate people from the militants' last patch of territory along the Euphrates River. Women, children and men could be seen aboard the trucks. Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, the U.S.-backed militia spearheading the fight against IS in Syria, confirmed the trucks were carrying civilians from the enclave. It was not immediately clear if militants were also on board the trucks. Around 300 militants are believed to be holed up in the enclave, along with several hundred civilians.
Kerala CM visits slain CRPF jawan's family
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited the family of CRPF jawan V V Vasanth Kumar, who was killed in the recent Pulwama terror attack, in Wayanad district on Wednesday. He spoke to Kumar's wife, Sheena, two children -- son Amandeep (5) and daughter Anamika (8) -- and mother and assured them all support from the government. Vijayan told the family that if Sheena was not interested in continuing working as an assistant at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, she would be appointed as a sub-inspector in the police department. The state government had announced on Tuesday that steps would be taken to make Sheena, who is at present a temporary employee, a permanent staff member at the university. It announced a financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the grieving family -- Rs 15 lakh to the wife and Rs 10 lakh to the mother. The state cabinet also took a decision to meet the educational expenses of Kumar's two children and to construct a new house for the ...
Two Kashmiri shawl vendors attacked in train: Police
Two Kashmiri shawl vendors have claimed they were beaten up and called "stone pelters" by unidentified men on a train, forcing them to cut short their business trip to Rohtak, officials said Wednesday. The incident comes amid reports of some Kashmiri people claiming they were being targeted in many parts of the country in the aftermath of the February 14 terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama that left over 40 personnel dead. "Three Kashmiri shawl vendors boarded the general compartment of a local train from Sarai Rohilla station at around 10.40 am for a business trip to Sampla in Haryana. They claimed they were pushed into a corner and called 'stone pelters'," said Dinesh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways). "When they objected, the accused allegedly abused and slapped two Kashmiri vendors. The attackers said 'you hurl stones there (in Kashmir) and come to earning a livelihood here'. Other passengers also joined in and created a ruckus," the DCP (Railways) ...
Pulwama terror attack: No threat to Kashmiri students, says Javadekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday denied reports of any assault on Kashmiri students following the Pulwama terror attack and said there is no threat to students from the Valley. Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14 when a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus. Javadekar told reporters, "There is no threat to Kashmiri students as it is being made out to be. Countrymen are angry because of the Pulwama attack but no Kashmiri student has been assaulted following that. While several Kashmiri students from different cities have been slapped with sedition charges for allegedly supporting the Pulwama terror attack, two colleges in Dehradun have decided not to admit those from the Valley, with students saying they were in a state of fear after the incident. The Jammu and Kashmir administration Monday asked students outside the ...
Cyient-BlueBird JV launches new unmanned aerial system
Cyient Solutions & Systems on Wednesday launched its WanderB vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system for land and maritime operations that can operate even in strong winds and harsh weather conditions.Equipped with two batteries, Wanders VTOL overcomes take-off and landing space limitations. Its advanced operational capabilities make it a versatile solution for military, peacekeeping, low-intensity conflict resolution, law enforcement, disaster management and commercial applications.The system is being showcased at Aero India 2019 from February 20-24. It is an electric mini-UAS specially optimised for covert over-the-hill operations, supporting extensive day and night ISR missions.It combines the advantages of fixed-wing operation with vertical take-off and landing, supporting significant range, endurance and speed.WanderB offers tactical advantage to defence, paramilitary and security forces for real-time critical intelligence gathering and surveillance. The system ..
Cyient - BlueBird JV launches its latest unmanned aerial system - WanderB VTOL
The WanderB VTOL is an exciting and technologically advanced solution for military, peacekeeping, low-intensity conflict resolution, law enforcement, disaster management, and commercial applications. The system is being showcased at Cyient's booth at Aero India 2019 from February 20-24.
Congress questions Modi's move to personally receive Saudi Prince
The Congress on Wednesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to personally receive Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who praised Pakistans "anti-terror" efforts and asked if it was Modis way of honouring the CRPF troopers killed by a suicide bomber in Kashmir.
Pulwama aftermath: Curfew relaxed for 3 hours in Jammu city
Authorities on Wednesday relaxed for three hours curfew in Jammu city where it was imposed following violence in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.Curfew was clamped in entire Jammu city on Friday after massive anti-Pakistan protests and sporadic incidents of violence broke out over the terror attack in Pulwama district of south Kashmir which left 40 CRPF personnel dead on February 14.On Monday, curfew was relaxed for two hours in the jurisdiction of three police station areas of Jammu from 2 pm to 5 pm."Relaxation has been given in curfew in Jammu city between 8 am to 11 am today," Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar told ANI.A review of the situation will be carried out later today, he added.Kumar also said that all educational institutions in Jammu will remain closed today.Authorities have also warned of strict action against those who upload fake, inflammatory posts and pictures on social media.Forty CRPF personnel were killed after a suicide bomber, driving a car laden ...
Photos of Imran Khan, other Pak cricketers removed from Chinnaswamy Stadium
In protest against the Pulwama CRPF convoy attack, the Karnataka State Cricket Association has removed the photographs of Pakistani cricketers, including Imran Khan, from the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.The state cricket association, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the move is aimed at showing its solidarity and support to the armed forces. The photographs were brought down on Tuesday.The cricket body said that "to show our solidarity and support to our armed forces and to express our strong protest against the recent terrorist bombing at Pulwama, we have brought down all photographs of Pakistan cricketers including Imran Khan".Earlier, the Cricket Club of India at its Brabourne stadium in Mumbai covered the photograph of Imran Khan, currently the Prime Minister of Pakistan, while the pictures of Pakistan players have been removed from the stadiums in Mohali, Jaipur and Dharamsala.Forty CRPF personnel were killed in the terror attack on their convoy on Srinagar-Jammu ...
China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
China is keeping foreign travellers out of Tibet during sensitive political anniversaries. Travel agencies contacted Wednesday said foreign tourists would not be allowed into the Himalayan region until April 1. It's not clear when the ban started, although some monitoring groups said it started this month. March 10 is the 60th anniversary of an abortive 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, while anti-government riots occurred March 14, 2008, in the regional capital Lhasa. While the foreigner travel ban is an annual occurrence, the occasion of the 60th anniversary is drawing special attention from the authorities. Amid heavy security on the ground, Tibet is almost entirely closed to foreign journalists and diplomats and information about actual conditions there is hard to obtain.
Curfew temporarily relaxed in Jammu
Authorities have temporarily relaxed the ongoing curfew in Jammu for a few hours on Wednesday, police said.
Trump orders Pentagon to draft space force legislation
US President Donald Trump signed a directive on Tuesday that directs the Pentagon to draft legislation on creating a US Space Force.
Trump signs order to establish US Space Force
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to establish a United States Space Force as a new armed service within the Department of the Air Force. As per the memorandum signed by Trump in his Oval Office, the Space Force would include both combat and combat support functions to enable prompt and sustained offensive and defensive space operations, and joint operations in all domains. It will be organized, trained, and equipped to meet and protect the US national interests in space and the peaceful use of space for all responsible actors, consistent with applicable law, including international law; ensure unfettered use of space for national security purposes, economy, and persons, partners, and allies; in addition to deter aggression, it said. Trump described the space force as the future of US forces. "It's the future is where we're going. I suspect whether we like it or not, that's where we're going...in space. That's the next step and we have to be prepared. Our .
Agreed to alliance as BJP's way of treating allies has
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said Tuesday evening that he decided to join hands with the BJP because of the saffron party's changed way of dealing with its allies. Thackeray was speaking to Sena workers at his residence here. On Monday, Shiv Sena and BJP, the sparring ruling allies, announced that they would contest the coming Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections together. "I experienced the change in the way they treat people, hence I decided to join hands with the BJP," Thackeray said. He also reiterated that the BJP's proposal that chief minister will be from the party which will send more MLAs to the Assembly was not acceptable to the Sena. "I want to see a Sena chief minister and I will work for it," he said. "I have already won in the treaty, now we should win the real battle of election," Thackeray said.
Kashmiris in Goa shut down shops, protest Pulwama terror attack
Kashmiris living in Goa on Tuesday displayed their patriotic feelings. Nearly 250 Kashmiri shopkeepers in Canacona in South Goa kept their stores shut for one day on Tuesday to protest against the killing of 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on February 14."Our business loss means nothing to us as compared to the loss faced by the country," Shabbir Ahmed from Canacona said.Nearly 40 CRPF personnel were killed after a suicide bomber attacked a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district with a vehicle laden with explosives.The convoy comprised 78 buses in which around 2,500 personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.JeM, a Pakistan-based terrorist group, claimed the responsibility for the attack which left the bus extensively damaged in the blast.