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Two-day conference on police communication begins Monday
A two-day conference on modernisation of police communication and challenges faced by various police forces will begin here Monday. The conference, to be inaugurated by Communication minister Manoj Sinha, is meant to provide a forum for deliberating various issues of police communication in the country and also to update with the technological developments, an official release said. Deliberations and presentations to be held include discussion on the communication challenges faced by various police forces, frequency spectrum related issues for police communication, encryption in police communication. Next generation or futuristic technology for police security, induction of next generations of software defined radio for different application in police communication will be held during the two-day conference.
Amritsar blast: Woman volunteer, eyewitnesses narrate the incident
Nearly 200 devotees attending a religious congregation at 'Nirankari Bhavan' in Amritsar rushed for safety after unexpectedly being pushed into chaos on Sunday, when two men on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade in an apparent terror attack at the premises, from where messages of peace and spirituality are sent out, eyewitnesses said. Recalling the scenes that followed the attack on "Nirankaris", the eyewitnesses said they were panicked, shocked and scrambled through a thick blanket of smoke. They said it was a usual Sunday congregation at the Bhavan on the outskirts of Amritsar city, until the bombers struck. "Each Sunday, I do 'sewa' at the Bhavan. I was on duty near the stage when I saw a person, who appeared young, with his face covered, throw something and run. The next thing I remember is that there was a blast, smoke all over and everyone ran around for their lives, Simranjeet Kaur told reporters outside the premises. A man said his daughter was deputed at one of the entry ...
Liquor worth Rs 15 lakh seized in Bihar
Police seized 34 cartons of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 15 lakh during a raid on Saturday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. Sale and consumption of liquor are completely banned in the state since April, 2016. Acting on a tip-off that liquor bottles were unloaded at a place near Kolhua under Ahiyapur police station, a police team raided the spot and seized 34 cartons of IMFL bottles worth Rs 15 lakh, Ahiyapur police station SHO Manoj Kumar said. The team also seized a motorcycle during the raid, he added. All those involved in the illicit liquor trade fled the scene on seeing the police, the SHO said. He added that the liquor mafiosos have been identified and police are conducting raids to nab them.
How parents can help curb youth dating violence
Children whose parents talk to them about non-violent ways of resolving conflict are less likely to physically or psychologically abuse their dating partners later, says a study.
Won't let 'forces of terror' destroy peace: vows Amarinder after Amritsar attack
Strongly condemning the grenade attack on a religious congregation in Amritsar that left three persons dead and many injured, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Sunday vowed that he will not let the "forces of terror" destroy the hard-earned peace in the state. While making an appeal to the people "not to panic and remain calm," the chief minister tweeted, "We will not let the forces of terror destroy our hard-earned peace." "I appeal to the people of Punjab to maintain peace in the wake of Amritsar bomb blast. I urge them not to panic and to remain calm," he added. Amarinder Singh's tweet followed soon after Punjab police chief Suresh Arora told PTI that the incident "appears to have a terror angle... we will take it as a terrorist act." Soon after the attack, the chief minister reviewed the law and order situation in the state and and asked the state home secretary, director general of police, director generals, law & order and intelligence, to rush to Rajasansi in Amritsar ..
Three security personnel injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
Three jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of police were injured, one of them seriously, in a blast carried out by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Sunday, an official said. The incident took place between Bhejji and Elarmadgu villages when a team of security personnel was conducting a search operation, Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Meena told PTI. As the team was cordoning off the forest between Bhejji and Elarmadgu, around 500 km from Raipur, the rebels detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), he said. "One jawan was seriously injured in the explosion, while two others sustained minor injuries," Meena added. Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured jawans were taken to a local hospital, he said, adding that a search operation was underway to track down Naxals in the region. Polling for the Assembly election took place in Sukma and seven other Naxal-affected districts on November 12. The second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh polls .
Yemen rebels mobilise to fight ahead of UN envoy visit
Yemeni rebels have said they are ready to mobilise more fighters to the frontline despite a lull in battleground Hodeida, as the UN envoy prepares to visit the country to boost peace efforts. Dozens of Huthi rebels put on a show of strength on the outskirts of the capital Sanaa on Saturday, apparently getting ready to head towards Hodeida, a Red Sea city home to a vital port. Residents told AFP by telephone on Sunday that relative calm had held in Hodeida city since pro-government forces -- backed by a Saudi-led military coalition -- announced a pause in their offensive last week amid international calls for a ceasefire and UN-led peace efforts. UN special envoy Martin Griffiths -- whose efforts at kick-starting peace talks collapsed in September -- said on Friday that he plans to travel to rebel-held Sanaa next week to finalise arrangements for peace talks to take place in Sweden soon. Hameed Assem, a member of the rebel delegation expected to take part in the negotiations, said that
Amritsar grenade attack appears to be 'terrorist act': Punjab police
Punjab police said Sunday the grenade attack on a religious congregation on the outskirts of Amritsar city appears to be a "terrorist act". "It (this incident) appears to have a terror angle. Because it is against a group (of people) and it is not against any individual. There is no reason to throw a hand grenade on a group of people, so we will take it as a terrorist act. Till proven otherwise, prima facie we will take it as that," Punjab Director General of Police Suresh Arora told PTI. To a question, the DGP said there was no specific input about any possible attack on Nirankari Bhavan. "There was no issue with this group as such There was no specific input on (Nirankari Bhavan)," he said. Three persons were killed and at least 10 injured in a grenade attack on a religious congregation on the city outskirts on Sunday, police said. The attack took place inside the Nirankari Bhavan at Adliwal village near Amritsar's Rajasansi, close to the international airport, police said. A ...
Kashmiri woman arrested for luring youths into militancy through Facebook: Officials
In a first-of-its-kind case , a woman has been arrested by security agencies in Kashmir for allegedly luring youths through Facebook into militancy, especially the Jaish-e-Mohammed, officials said Sunday. Identified as Shazia from Naidkhai in the Sumbal area of Bandipore in North Kashmir, she was picked up after intelligence agencies zeroed on her Facebook profile, through which she was "luring youths for jihad and picking up weapons", the officials said. During interrogation, it was found that she had handed over some ammunition and magazines to two youths from Anantnag, one of whom has been picked up. Shazia, who is in her early 30's and a mother of two, had been on the radar of security agencies for quite some time. She would seek favours from senior officers promising them help in getting some militants arrested. A video featuring Shazia had surfaced on Facebook a few months ago, and it was alleged that she was a police informer. On the basis of a complaint filed by her, two ...
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state of Qatar, where the Afghan insurgent group has a political office, a Taliban official and another individual close to the group said Sunday. The talks are aimed at renewing the Afghan peace process and eventually winding down America's longest war. Seventeen years after the US-led invasion that ended Taliban rule, the militants control nearly half of Afghanistan and carry out near-daily attacks on local security forces and government officials. The two individuals said Khairullah Khairkhwa, the former Taliban governor of Herat, and Mohammed Fazl, a former Taliban military chief, attended the marathon talks. The two individuals spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the sensitive negotiations. US officials could not immediately be reached for comment. The State Department has refused to comment on reported talks with the Taliban. A third individual with ...
Roadside bomb kills 2 local officials in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two local officials in the eastern Logar province. Shah Poor Ahmadzai, spokesman for the provincial police chief, says that the acting district chief and intelligence director in the Baraki Barak district were killed in the blast late Saturday as they were heading toward the district headquarters. The Taliban claimed the attack. The insurgents carry out near-daily attacks targeting security forces and government officials, including by planting roadside bombs, which often kill civilians. The Taliban have seized control of nearly half the country in recent years.
3 killed in grenade attack in Punjab
At least three people were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday when a grenade exploded after it was flung at a religious gathering in Punjab's Amritsar district, police said.
Gunmen abduct youth in J&K
Unidentified gunmen abducted a youth on Sunday from Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
The power of the Moderate (Exclusive Book Extract)
The Gateway of India, at first instance, appears to be an odd frame for the type of conversations that follow. It was, after all, built to commemorate a state visit of a foreign invader.
J-K: 2 Al-Badr terrorists killed in Shopian encounter
At least two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Rebban area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday.Bodies of the terrorists have been recovered from the encounter site.The deceased have been identified as Nawaz Wagay of Zainpora Shopian and Yawar Wani of Litter Pulwama. Both the terrorists were associated with terror outfit Al-Badr.As per an official statement released by the Jammu and Kashmir police, a search operation was launched by them at the strike of dawn today. As the operation was underway, the terrorists fired upon the forces. The police retaliated to the firing leading to an encounter.The police have recovered incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, from the site of encounter. They have also registered a case and initiated an investigation.On November 2, the Police had arrested a member of the same terror outfit in Handwara town of Kupwara district. The terrorist was identified as Sajjad Ahmad Dar a resident of Rohumu in Pulwama.
Somalia holds first boxing competition since civil war
Somalia has held its first boxing competition in more than three decades, with young fighters in the conflict-torn nation dreaming of a career in international rings. The three-day lightweight boxing competition that wrapped up Sunday took place in the capital Mogadishu, where athletes squared off in a ring set up on a basketball court surrounded by ruined buildings that bore witness to the country's long conflict. The fighters were cheered by dozens of enthusiastic residents of the capital, many of whom had never seen or heard of boxing before in a country where football and basketball are far more popular, even before the war when such competitions were rare. "Boxing in Somalia stopped after the civil war and it is now reviving with the fact that the country is recovering from the war," said Awil Gelle Ahmed, deputy chairman of the country's national boxing federation. The last Somali competition he could recall was in 1982. "There are significant changes which affect the political .
In Iraq, bloody tribal custom now classed as 'terrorism'
A bloody, age-old custom used by Iraq's powerful tribes to mete out justice has come under fire, with authorities classifying it as a "terrorist act" punishable by death. For centuries, Iraqi clans have used their own system to resolve disputes, with tribal dignitaries bringing together opposing sides to mediate in de facto "hearings". If one side failed to attend such a meeting, the rival clan would fire on the absentee's home or that of fellow tribesmen, a practice known as the "degga ashairiya" or "tribal warning". But in an age when Iraq's vast rural areas and built-up cities alike are flooded with weapons outside state control, the "degga" may be deadlier than ever. A recent dispute between two young men in a teashop in the capital's eastern district of Sadr City escalated to near-fatal proportions, leaving a 40-year-old policeman with a broken hip and severely damaged abdomen. His cousin Abu Tayba said the policeman was "wounded in a stray bullet during a 'degga' on a nearby ...
Woman's death casts shadow over France's 'yellow vest' protests
A protester was accidently killed and more than 220 injured as tens of thousands of people blocked roads across France in a "yellow vest" protest against high fuel prices, which has channelled anger at stagnant spending under President Emmanuel Macron. Nearly 283,000 people were estimated to have taken part in more than 2,000 protests at roundabouts and on major highways and thoroughfares across the country on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said. Some 227 people were injured -- seven seriously, including a police officer -- and 117 detained, with 73 then taken into police custody. Although most of the blockades were carried out without incident, tempers flared at times as some drivers confronted the protesters or tried to force their way through. In the eastern Savoie region, a 63-year-old woman was killed when a mother trying to take her daughter to see a doctor panicked after protesters surrounded their car, and suddenly accelerated into the crowd. The driver, who police said was ..
J-K: 2 terrorists killed in Shopian encounter
At least two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Rebban area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday.Bodies of terrorists have been recovered from the site of the encounter, however, their identities are yet to be ascertained.As per an official statement released by the Jammu and Kashmir police, a search operation was launched by the police at the strike of dawn today. As the operation was underway, the terrorists fired upon the forces. The police retaliated to the firing leading to an encounter.The police have recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the site of encounter. They have also registered a case and initiated an investigation.
'18 Syrian troops killed in attack by militants'
At least 18 Syrian servicemen were killed in an attack by militants in the Syrian province of Latakia, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said on Saturday.