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Omar says Mehbooba Mufti visits militant families to retrieve her battered image
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday accused Mehbooba Mufti of ordering killings of militants when in power and now visiting their families to seek votes in the next elections.
J-K Guv should ask security forces not to harass militants' families: Mehbooba
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said Governor Satya Pal Malik should issue directions to security forces not to harass the families of the terrorists while fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. "Our police is a disciplined force. The Governor should issue clear cut directions that families of militants should not be harassed," Mehbooba told reporters after visiting family of a slain militant in Shopian district of south Kashmir. The former chief minister said while the police did not want to indulge in such acts, the directions were seemed to be coming from somewhere in this regard. "The fight against militancy should not involve the families of the militants and general public. They (families of militants) should not be harassed," Mehbooba said. "I am sure that police does not want to do it but the directions are coming from somewhere that families of militants are being harassed. The brothers, sisters or parents (of terrorists) should not be harassed," she said. Mehbooba ...
3 militants killed in J&K encounter
Three militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday, the Army said. The security forces launched an anti-insurgency operation in the higher reaches of Tral area in the morning following information about the presence of at least two militants in the forests, an Army official said. The search operation turned into an encounter when the militants, who were hiding, opened fire, the officer said. "Three militants have been killed, while one soldier was injured in the operation," the officer said. Further details, including the identity and affiliation of the slain militants, are awaited, he added.
Three militants, soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight (Third Lead)
Three militants and a soldier were killed on Thursday in a gunfight in Tral area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Quarter of all Holocaust victims were killed over just 3 month: Study
Majority of the deaths during the single largest murder campaign of the 1940s Holocaust, called Operation Reinhard, occurred during a single three-month period, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, indicate that the murder rate during Operation Reinhard has previously been greatly underestimated. It also provides new insights into the profound efficiency of Nazi death camps and the systematic manner in which Jewish communities were murdered. During the Nazi-German campaign to eradicate Jews during the second World War, a great portion of the Holocaust killings occurred during Operation Reinhard, which lasted from 1942 to 1943. However, detailed records of the killings were largely destroyed by the Nazis, making it difficult to investigate how quickly the genocide was carried out. Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German National Railway, played a critical role in transporting millions of Jewish victims to the death camps, and the "special trains" that ...
Taliban kill 8 police in northern Afghanistan
An Afghan official says the Taliban killed eight police in an attack on their post in the provincial capital of the northern Baghlan province. Safdar Mooseni, the head of the provincial council, says police battled the insurgents for four hours before reinforcements arrived and repulsed the Taliban onslaught, which also wounded two police. The Taliban claimed the attack. Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces come under near daily attack by the Taliban, who control nearly half the country. Afghanistan's generals fear that the partial withdrawal of American troops by the summer will further embolden the insurgents. Washington's peace envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, is meanwhile stepping up efforts to negotiate an end to the 17-year war, America's longest.
'Achhe Din' starts for MP Police
'Achhe Din' have started for police personnel in Madhya Pradesh, with the government announcing a weekly day off from Thursday.
Thousands displaced as Myanmar army and Rakhine rebels clash
Weeks of fighting between ethnic Rakhine rebels and Myanmar's military has driven thousands of civilians from their homes, the UN said, as conflict intensifies in a state already ravaged by violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The army led a crackdown against the Rohingya in western Rakhine state in 2017, justifying the violence as necessary to flush out militants from the stateless minority. Those operations prompted a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh. But that conflict largely overshadowed the army's simmering fight with the Arakan Army (AA), who want greater autonomy for Rakhine's Buddhist population in one of Myanmar's poorest states. The UN's humanitarian agency on January 1 said it was "concerned" by the recent surge in violence which has displaced around 2,500 people "who are sheltering in monasteries and other communal spaces". The rebels accuse the military, known in Myanmar as the Tatmadaw, of deploying heavy artillery against villagers. "People are trapped ..
8 cops, 10 labourers injured as police crackdown on protestors
At least eight police personnel and 10 labourers of a tea estate were injured on Thursday in Assam's Golaghat district when agitators pelted stones at the security force, prompting the police to lathicharge and fire rubber bullets. Carrying stones, about 300 labourers of Bogidhola Tea Estate, where a lockout had been declared, had blocked a road demanding "unconditional release" of three of their coworkers. The three persons were arrested on Wednesday for illegally plucking tea leaves from the garden and selling them without permission from authorities, Numaligarh police outpost in-charge, Pranjit Borah, said. When the protestors pelted stones at the police injuring eight of them, the security force resorted to lathicharge and fired rubber bullets at them to bring the situation under control, Borah said. When the demonstrators attempted to flee, some of them fell down receiving minor injuries, he said. The situation was now under control, he said. The owners of the tea ...
Two militants killed, three soldiers injured in Kashmir
Two militants were killed and three soldiers injured on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Three soldiers injured in gunfight in Kashmir
Three soldiers were injured on Thursday in an ongoing gunfight between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Lankan boat found abandoned at Rameswaram
A fibreglass boat with Mannar district registration number in Sri lanka was found abandoned at the seashore here, police said Thursday. Police said they were investigating as to who had come in the vessel which has been seized. There were two oil cans and some wires in the boat, they added.
Encounter breaks out between militants and security forces in J&K
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Pulwama district on Thursday, police said. The security forces launched an anti-insurgency operation in the higher reaches of Tral area in the morning following information about the presence of at least two militants in the forests, a police officer said. The search operation turned into an encounter when the militants, who were hiding, opened fire, the officer said. There were no reports of any casualties in the operation so far, the official added.
8 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
At least eight Afghan police personnel were killed and two others wounded after Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in the country's Baghlan province overnight, officials said on Thursday.
Stone pelting during hartal against Sabarimala women entry in Ker, normal life hit
Widespread stone pelting, blocking of vehicles and incidents of violence and vandalism Thursday marked the dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Hindu outfits in Kerala against the entry of two women of menstruating age into the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, police said. The 12-hour long hartal, called by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of various pro-Hindutva groups, and the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), hit normal life in the initial hours. A 55-year-old man, who was seriously injured in stone pelting at Pandalam, died late Wednesday night, police said. State-run KSRTC buses, which were pelted with stones during the violence on Wednesday by anti-women entry agitators, kept away from roads in many districts. Adding to the woes of the public, number of autorickshaws plying were very less. A large number of passengers, including women and children, were seen stranded at bus stands and railway stations across the state. A 64-year old woman, Pathumma from ..
Sangh Parivar trying to make Sabarimala clash zone: Kerala CM
A day after Kerala witnessed violent protests over the entry of two women into Sabarimala temple, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the Sangh Parivar is trying to make the holy shrine a clash zone.Addressing media persons here, Chief Minister Vijayan said: "It is the government's responsibility to give protection to women. The government has fulfilled this Constitutional responsibility. The Sangh Parivar is trying to make Sabarimala a clash zone. People have seen how they had launched attacks in the vicinity of Sabarimala shrine in the past."Violent protests broke out across Kerala after two women of menstruating age-Bindu and Kanakadurga-climbed the hill shrine on Wednesday. Protesters pelted stones, blocked highways and forced the closure of shops and markets located in various parts the region.The Chief Minister further informed that the seven police vehicles and 79 Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses were damaged in the clashes, while 39 police .
Sabarimala temple issue: Kerala Police arrest 2, detain two
The Kerala Police on Thursday detained two people for allegedly sparking violence in the vicinity of Sabarimala temple following the entry of two women below 50 years of age into the shrine.Police have also detained two people for attacking Special Branch Women Police personnel on duty in the rural area of Ernakulam district on Wednesday night.Violent protests broke out across Kerala after Bindu and Kanakadurga climbed the hill shrine. Protesters blocked highways and forced the closure of shops and markets located in various parts the region.The 55-year-old Sabarimala Karma Samiti worker who was attacked on Wednesday in a clash between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party workers, in Pandalam succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.Security has been beefed up in Pathanamthitta in view of the strike call given by various organisations to protest against the Supreme Court's September last year order allowing the entry of women of menstruating age (10-50) ..
US troops to exit Syria 'over a period of time': Trump
US President Donald Trump said that the US troops would be withdrawing from Syria "over a period of time," dismissing the previously reported four-month exit plan.
Niger army kills at least 280 Boko Haram militants: ministry
Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and air raids, the defence ministry said Wednesday. More than 200 jihadists were killed in air strikes and a further 87 by ground troops since the offensive began on December 28, the ministry said in a statement read on state television. It comes after Western African leaders held talks in November on the escalating attacks by the Nigerian Islamist group in the Lake Chad area, a strategic region where the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger converge. The operations were carried out on the islands of Lake Chad and along the Komadougou Yobe river which serves as a natural border between Niger and Nigeria, which has suffered a string of recent attacks on its military bases. The Niger army said it had lost no troops or equipment in its offensive and had seized eight canoes and two rocket launchers as well as assault weapons, ammunition and vehicles. In December, Niger's ..
Hartal over Sabarimala issue begins in Kerala
A dawn-to-dusk 12-hour hartal called by Hindu outfits began Thursday morning in protest against the entry of two women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa . As per initial reports, auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers were plying at the railway station in the state capital and various other places. But in Kozhikode, protesters blocked vehicles and burnt tyres in the morning. The hartal, which began at 6 am, has been called by Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of various pro-Hindutva groups, spearheading protests against the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, and Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP). The BJP is supporting the shutdown while the Congress-led UDF is observing a "black day" on Thursday. Two women, Kanakadurga (44) and Bindu (42), created history be stepping into the hallowed precincts guarded by police three months after the Supreme Court's historic judgement lifting the ban on entry of girls and women between 10 and 50 years of ...