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Fishermen from TN attacked by SL counterparts
Sri Lankan fishermen allegedly hurled petrol bombs at the boats of fishermen from here in Tamil Nadu and threatened them for using banned fishing nets and snapping their nets. According to Lucas, one of the fishermen who returned here Sunday, the petrol bombs hurled by the Sri Lankan fishermen missed the target and fell into the sea. He said the Sri Lankan fishermen threatened them saying their boats would be set on fire if they returned to the island nation's waters for fishing. Twenty-four Sri Lankan fishermen, who came in six boats, had allegedly attacked them, Lucas said, adding that over 40 fishing nets were also snapped by them.
Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of Gajraj Corps
The command of Indian Army's Frontier Gajraj Corps Sunday changed hands from Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha to Lt Gen Manoj Pande, a defence spokesperson said. Pande who has served in important command and staff appointments, both in Jammu and Kashmir and the North East, brings with him immense operational experience. He comes to Gajraj Corps from Pune, where he was the Chief of Staff in Headquarters Southern Command. "The General Officer has served in the UN mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea as the Chief Engineer. For his illustrative service, he has been awarded Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal," the spokesperson said. Sangha, who was replaced by Pande, had an eventful tenure of over an year at Tezpur during which the formation carried out its duties in the Kameng Sector as well as in the counter insurgency operations in Lower and Central Assam, he said.
Adequate security arrangements in place in Jammu, no need to panic: DGP
Following a low-intensity blast at main bus stand and a brief exchange of fire outside an army camp here with suspected militants, state police chief Dilbag Singh Sunday said adequate security arrangements are in place across the Jammu region and there is no need to panic. We are alert to the situation and adequate security arrangements are in place. There is no need to panic. The mischievous elements are trying to create fear but we are well prepared to take care of the mischief mongers, track them down and bring them to book, Singh told reporters on sidelines of a function here. Dismissing the blast at the bus stand Friday night as a mischief, J&K Director General of Police Singh said the police are looking into the incidents and those behind it cannot escape it. Asked if there was any specific input about terrorists planning an attack in Jammu, he replied in negative and said, "We have registered major successes in anti-militancy operations this year They (militants) always ...
Maoists kill BJP MLC's uncle in Bihar, torch 10 vehicles
Maoists shot dead the uncle of a BJP MLC, set a house and 10 vehicles on fire in Bihar's Aurangabad district, a senior police officer said Sunday. Superintendent of Police Satya Prakash said the Maoists attacked Sudi Bigaha village under the jurisdiction of Deo Police Station late on Saturday night, during which a man identified as Narendra Singh (55) was shot dead. Singh is the uncle of Rajan Kumar Singh, a BJP member of Bihar Legislative Council, he said. According to the SP, the Maoists fired several rounds and set 10 vehicles on fire, including three tractors parked at Narendra Singh's house. The Maoists also set a house belonging to one Dhananjay Singh, a dafadar with Deo police station, on fire located near Sudi Bigaha village, SP said. After getting information about the Maoist attack, security forces reached the village and exchanged fire with the Naxals, who then fled from the spot, Prakash said. Senior police officers, including the SP and CRPF Commandant Saurav Choudhary, ..
Coast Guard Raising Day: 9 ships carry out operation demo
Nine Indian Coast Guard ships took part in a two-day operation demo here to commemorate the 42ndRaising Day of the force. The ICG ships that took part in the demo, organised under the aegis of Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard), were Shaurya, SamudraPaheredar, Shaunak, Vigraha, Rani Rushmoni, Rani Avantibai, Arnvesh, C 438 and C 430. Over 2,500 family members and civil dignitaries sailed on board Coast Guard ships to witness the various exercises and drills as part of the demo that concluded here Sunday. A Chetak helicopter and a Dornier also participated in the demo which showcased pollution response efforts, high speed of interceptor boats, boarding operation, search and rescue efforts, apprehension methodology of pirates, live ammunition firing and aerial exercises, an ICG release said. Additional Director General KR Nautiyal, Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard) had embarked on board Shaurya to witness the demo on December 30. A statement issued by Eastern ..
4 rifles of a Cong MLC's PSO gone missing: Police
Four rifles belonging to personal security officers of a Congress legislator have gone missing from his official residence here in Srinagar, police said Sunday. The weapons of Congress leader and Member of Legislative Council Muzaffar Parray's PSOs went missing from the guard room of his official residence in Jawahar Nagar area of the city, a police official said. He said one of the four PSOs of the protected person complained Sunday that the rifles have gone missing from their trunks in the guard room at Parray's residence. Parray was not at his official residence when the incident took place, the official said. He said while it appears to be a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the PSOs, the police are probing into the facts and circumstances of the incident. The weapons have not been looted as there has been no armed intrusion into the quarter. We are probing as to how these weapons went missing. A probe has been launched and we are trying to recover the weapons, he
Telangana DGP confident Maoists will not stage comeback
Though Maoists tried to make their presence felt in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh during 2018 with sensational killing of a state legislator, the Telangana police chief is confident that the extremists would not be able to make a comeback in Telangana.
15 suspected jihadists killed in joint French-Niger op
Some 15 suspected jihadists have been killed near the Niger-Mali border by a joint franco-nigerien task force, the French military high command said. "On the night of December 27 (...) an air raid mounted by fighters and Tiger attack helicopters struck" jihadists gathered near Tongo Tongo, in southwestern Niger, the high command said in a tweet overnight Saturday to Sunday. Tongo Tongo was the site of an ambush on October 4, 2017 where jihadists killed five Nigerien and four US special forces' soldiers. Nigerien and French soldiers, backed by helicopters, took control of several key positions in the area before mounting a 48-hour sweep. Overall, about 15 jihadists were "put out of action", a term generally used by the military to say they were killed. During the sweep, "some 20 motorbikes were recovered, along with 26 weapons, including machine guns, and ammunition, the high command said. French Defence Minister Florence Parly praised the operation in a tweet as "an exemple of a ...
Suspected militants loot rifles from J&K legislator's residence
Some suspected militants looted four AK-47 rifles from the residence of a legislator here on Sunday.The incident took place at the house of Congress Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Muzaffar Parray, who resides in Jawahar Nagar area of the city.Police have filed a case and this regard and an alert has been sounded in Srinagar to nab the suspect terrorists. More details of this incident are awaited.Earlier in the day, a possible terror attack at a military station in Jammu was foiled by the alert Army jawans. The Army noticed some suspicious movement at around 2 am at Ratnuchak Military station and spotted two suspects approaching the Army gate. The gun battle ensued after the Army guards stopped the suspects. However, the suspects managed to flee the spot.
Pakistan procuring 600 tanks to strengthen capability along border with India: intelligent Sources
Pakistan has drawn up an ambitious plan to procure close to 600 battle tanks including T-90 tanks from Russia, primarily to bolster its military might along the border with India, intelligence sources said sunday. Most of the tanks Pakistan was procuring will be able to hit targets at a range of 3 to 4 km, the sources told PTI. Apart from battle tanks, Pakistan Army is also procuring 245 150mm SP Mike-10 guns from Italy out of which it has already received 120 guns, they said. The sources said Pakistan was eyeing to buy from Russia a batch of T-90 battle tanks- the mainstays of the armoured regiments of the Indian Army - and that the move reflects Islamabad's intent to forge a deeper defence engagement with Moscow. Russia has been India's largest and most trusted defence supplier post Independence. The sources said as part of the mega plan to significantly revamp its armoured fleet by 2025, Pakistan has decided to procure at least 360 battle tanks globally besides producing 220 ...
N Korea's Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South's President Moon Jae-in "frequently" next year to discuss denuclearisation of the peninsula in a rare letter sent to Seoul, Moon's office said Sunday. The leader of the isolated North met with Moon three times this year -- twice at the border truce village of Panmunjom and once in the North's capital Pyongyang -- as a reconciliatory push gathered pace. During Moon's visit to Pyongyang in September, Kim promised to pay a return visit to the South's capital Seoul "at an earliest date," sparking speculation he may visit by the end of this year. But the much-anticipated trip has not yet materialised, which left the young ruler feeling "much regret," according to Kim's letter sent to mark the end of the year, Moon's spokesman said. The North's leader "expressed a strong determination to visit Seoul while watching future situation," Kim Eui-kyeom told reporters. Kim Jong Un also "expressed an intention to meet with Moon frequently in ..
Delhi HC clears promotion for injured CRPF officer
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI) A CRPF official who was denied promotion for suffering an injury while playing badminton has got relief from the Delhi High Court which has directed the force to elevate him along with his batchmates with all other benefits.The case was filed by Assistant Commandant Venkatesh who had approached the high court for promotion to the rank of Deputy Commandant.According to senior advocate Ankur Chhibber, his client Assistant Commandant Venatesh was posted at the CRPF Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorist (CIAT) School at Silchar in Assam in 2013 when his left eye was hit by a shuttlecock while playing badminton with his troops.After sustaining the injury, the officer received medical treatment at AIIMS in Delhi and later returned to his unit situated in Silchar to resume his duties within a month. Over a period of time, his medical category also improved to E-2 from E-3 in a few months.Meanwhile, a Court of Inquiry (CoI) was initiated into the incident ...
Man killed, 10 vehicles torched by Maoists in Bihar
One person was killed and 10 vehicles were torched by Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad district, a senior police officer said Sunday. Superintendent of Police, Satya Prakash said the Maoists attacked Sudi Bigaha village under the jurisdiction of Deo police station area late on Saturday night and shot dead a man identified as Narendra Singh (55). Singh is the uncle of Rajan Kumar Singh, who is a member of Bihar Legislative Council, he said. According to SP, the Maoists fired several rounds and set 10 vehicles on fire including three tractors parked at Narendra Singh's house. The Maoists also set a house belonging to one Dhananjay Singh, a dafadar with Deo police station, on fire located near Sudi Bigaha village, SP said. After getting information about Maoist attack, security forces reached the village and exchanged fire with the Naxals, who fled from the village, Prakash said. Senior police officers and CRPF Commandant Saurav Choudhary are camping in the village. The SP ...
Shootout at Jammu and Kashmir army camp
An exchange of gunfire took place between suspected militants and the Sentry at an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.
Searches launched after suspected ultras exchanged fire with soldiers in Jammu
Security forces Sunday launched a search operation after two suspected persons, believed to be terrorists, exchanged fire with army personnel manning a post at a camp in the outskirts of Jammu, defence sources said. An army guard noticed suspicious movement of two persons near Ratnuchak camp around 01:50 AM and challenged them, the sources said. They said the suspected persons opened fire, prompting retaliation by the army personnel guarding the post. No one was injured in the brief exchange of firing, the sources said, adding the suspected ultras fled the scene under the cover of darkness. The whole area bordering Samba district was sealed and a search operation is underway to track down the fleeing suspects, the sources said.
Gun battle between Army guards, suspects in Jammu
A brief exchange of fire took place between the Army guards and two suspects at Ratnuchak Military station in Jammu last night.The gun battle ensued at around 2 am after the police stopped the suspects who were approaching the Army gate. However, the suspects managed to flee the spot.Search operation is underway.
Police teargas 'yellow vest' protesters in Paris
Police fired tear gas at "yellow vest" demonstrators in Paris on Saturday but the turnout for round seven of the popular protests that have rocked France appeared low. Several hundred people wearing the symbolic hi-visibility vests had gathered near the offices of several state-run television stations and the BFM TV channel in the centre of the capital shouting "Fake news" and calling for the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron. Protesters spilled onto tram lines and lobbed projectiles at police who replied with tear gas grenades and detained several people. Several cars were also set alight outside the offices of the Le Parisien newspaper, although a fire service spokesman said it was not clear if the blaze was linked to the protests. Tear gas was also fired in Nantes, western France, and protests were expected in Lyon, Bordeaux and Toulouse. In the southern city of Marseille, police said around 1,000 protesters turned out, amid cries of "Macron out". The official turnout ...
Christchurch, Dec 30 (AFP) Completed scoreboard on day five of the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on Sunday:
Completed scoreboard on day five of the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on Sunday: New Zealand 1st innings 178 Sri Lanka 1st innings 104 New Zealand 2nd innings 585-4 dec. Sri Lanka 2nd innings D Gunathilaka c Watling b Southee 4 D Karunaratne c Watling b Boult 0 D Chandimal c Nicholls b Wagner 56 K Mendis c sub (Henry) b Wagner 67 A Mathews retired hurt 22 R Silva c Watling b Wagner 18 N Dickwella b Southee 19 D Perera c Williamson b Wagner 22 S Lakmal b Boult 18 D Chameera lbw Boult 3 L Kumara not out 0 Extras: (b-4, lb-2, wd-1) 7 Total: (for 9 wickets; 106.2 overs) 236 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-9, 3-126, 4-158, 5-181, 6-208, 7-233, 8-233, 9-236 Bowling: Boult 28.2-11-77-3, Southee 27-13-61-2, de Grandhomme 10-1-23-0 (1w), Wagner 29-10-48-4, Patel 12-9-21-0.
5 arrested in suspected Dutch terror attack plot
Dutch and German police on Saturday arrested five people suspected of preparing a terrorist act in the Netherlands. Dutch police said in a statement that four suspects were detained in Rotterdam and officers searched multiple locations. The statement said the investigation would continue to determine the nature and scale of the alleged threat. It provided no details. In neighbouring Germany, police announced the arrest of a Syrian man suspected of involvement in preparations for a terror attack in the Netherlands. Police said the 26-year-old was arrested Saturday in the western city of Mainz following an extradition request from the Netherlands. They didn't name him. A statement from police said the suspect has neither an official residence nor a criminal record in Germany. The apartment where he was found was searched. German police said they couldn't give further details, which they said are a matter for the police in the Dutch city of Rotterdam who are leading the investigation.
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port
Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said Saturday. The official, who requested anonymity, said the Huthi rebels began to pull back from the Red Sea port at midnight (2100 GMT Friday). The rebel withdrawal from the port, which is the point of entry for food aid to some 14 million Yemenis UN agencies say are on the brink of famine, is a key part of a ceasefire that went into effect on December 18. Pro-government forces are also supposed to pull back from parts of the city they recaptured in an offensive they launched with the backing of a Saudi-led coalition on June 13. The Huthis began "the first phase of redeployment from the Hodeida port", a rebel official told the Huthi-run Saba news agency. The rebels held a ceremony to mark the occasion, an AFP correspondent reported. The UN Security Council last week unanimously approved a resolution authorising the ...