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C'garh govt's fight against Naxalism hollow, weak: Cong leader
Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill Sunday said the Chhattisgarh government's fight against Naxalism in the state was "hollow and weak". He was speaking a day after four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed, and two injured, after Naxals blew up a bullet-proof bunker (BPB) vehicle in the poll-bound state's Bijapur district. The incident had occurred around 4 pm near CRPF's Murdanda camp under Awapalli police station limits, when the paramilitary force's 168th battalion was out on an "area domination" operation. Addressing a press conference here Sunday, Shergill, a national media panelist of the Congress, said Saturday's Naxal attack had proved that the BJP government in the state had failed to contain the Maoist menace despite being in power for 15 years. "The Raman Singh government's combat against Naxalism has been hollow and weak," Shergill alleged. Shergill said that the state had witnessed 23 major Naxal attacks in the past two years in which 96 ...
Sri Lanka: 3 injured in shootout amid political turmoil
As many as three people were injured here in a shooting incident on Sunday after a group of protestors blocked former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga's route as he arrived at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for a meeting.A security personnel was arrested from the site, reported Daily Mirror quoting police officials.According to the police, the arrested security personnel fired live bullets at the protestors.Injured people were admitted to the hospital.The investigation is underway.
PDP activist shot dead in Srinagar
Militants shot dead a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) activist on Sunday on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
J-K cop killed by militants was desperate to meet parents, shaved off beard to change look
The desperation to see his parents prompted Jammu and Kashmir Police's sub-inspector Imtiyaz Ahmed Mir to shave off his beard and change appearance in his unsuccessful attempt to dodge militants who had laid a death trap for him in his village, his colleagues said on Sunday. Mir, 30, was shot dead by militants at Wahibug in the militancy-infested Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Sunday when he was on his way home. Posted in the CID department, Mir had been warned against venturing into his village as there was a possibility of attack by militant groups, who have been targeting policemen in the state recently. "I had told him that he should not go as militants could attack. But he was desperate to see his parents who reside at Sontabugh in the interiors of Pulwama district," recalled one of his supervising officers. This morning as he was preparing to leave for home, he came with a changed appearance. He shaved off his beard and decided to use his personal vehicle to go to his ...
PDP worker shot dead by militants in Srinagar
A 40-year-old PDP worker was gunned down by militants in Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. Mohd. Amin Dar, a resident of Gangbugh, was an associate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Syed Altaf Bukhari, they said. Dar was fired upon by the militants. He was rushed to a hospital where he died, they said.
Militants kill police officer in Pulwama
Militants pulled out a police sub-inspector from his vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday, dragged him away and shot him dead from close range, police said.
Cop shot dead by militants in Pulwama
A sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police on his way home was shot dead by militants in Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The body of sub-inspector Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir, who was posted with the CID in Srinagar's Sheergadi, was recovered from the Chewa Kalan area of the district, the officials said. He was targeted when he was returning home, they said. The police have registered a case and investigating has been taken up, the officials said.
'Chinese President Xi congratulates Prime Minister Rajapaksa'
Admid the political turmoil in Sri Lanka, Chinese President Xi Jinping has emerged as one of the first world leaders to congratulate the newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, known for his pro-Beijing stance. President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday night sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former strongman Rajapaksa as the new prime minister. Sirisena also suspended parliament till November 16 after Wickremesinghe sought an emergency session to prove his majority. On Sunday, Sri Lankan Parliament's Speaker Karu Jayasuriya recognised Wickremesinghe as the prime minister. "China's Ambassador to #SriLanka Cheng Xueyuan called on newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa earlier today to convey congratulatory wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping," Rajapaksa himself tweeted, along with a picture. Chinese Ambassador Cheng also paid a courtesy call on UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Sunday. China is investing ...
Gunmen abduct house owner in J-K's Kulgam district
Unidentified gunmen have abducted a man who owns a house in Kulgam district, where seven civilians died in a blast after three militants were killed during a gunfight with security forces a few days ago, police said Sunday. Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Laroo village in south Kashmir district, was abducted on Saturday evening, they said. Police said they have launched a manhunt to trace the abducted house owner.
Wanted criminal arrested after encounter with police in UP
A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, was arrested following an encounter with police near Lachuiya dam, an official said Sunday. The encounter took place on Saturday night when Dharmendra Singh alias Suraj Singh (35) was surrounded by a police team, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said. Dharmendra and constable Naseer sustained bullet injuries in the encounter. Both of them were rushed to a nearby hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable. The SP said the accused was wanted in connection with a number of cases of loot and dacoity in Gonda and Faizabad.
United India result of Patel's strategic wisdom: Modi
Ahead of the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel birth anniversary on October 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the leader and dedicated a "united India" to Patel's "sagacity and strategic wisdom".
Peace doesn't only mean 'no war': Modi
While stressing on the need to work "unitedly" to address issues like terrorism, climate change, economic development and social justice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that peace does not only mean "no war".
J-K: Search operation underway in Sopore
The Indian Army's 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jointly started a cordon and search operation in Zaloora area of Sopore on Sunday morning.The search operation was launched following a tip off of suspicious movement of terrorists in the area.Further details are awaited.On Saturday, one Special Police Officer was injured after being fired upon by suspected terrorists at Chrawni area of Charisharif in central Kashmir's Budgam district.In a separate incident, one soldier was killed in action and two terrorists were neutralised after an encounter broke out in Sopore town yesterday.
'Have you news of my boy?': Kipling's vain search for lost son
The British poet and writer Rudyard Kipling, an ardent supporter of his country's entry into World War I, did everything he could to make sure his only son would join the fight. Yet just a few weeks after John Kipling touched French soil on the day of his 18th birthday, he was reported missing during the devastating Battle of Loos on September 27, 1915. His father and mother Carrie would spend the next several years desperately searching for him, hoping against all odds that he might have survived. It was not until 1919 that Kipling publicly acknowledged his son was probably dead, one of the 1.1 million soldiers lost by the British Empire in the war. The author of "The Jungle Book", the first Briton to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, fiercely defended the war as a patriotic duty for all able-bodied men. He threw himself into the government's propaganda efforts, and is believed to have popularised the slur "Hun" in reference to the German foe. But John, who hoped to enlist ..
3 injured in gas tanker explosion on Yamuna Expressway
Three people were critically injured after a gas tanker rammed into another gas tanker and exploded on Yamuna Expressway in the wee hours on Sunday here. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. It engulfed five other vehicles in Surir area.Later, the fire was brought under control.Police are investigating the incident.Further details are awaited.
Militants shoot SPO J&K
A special police officer (SPO) was critically injured after he was shot at by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, authorities said on Sunday.
Bid to loot money transfer office in Gujarat foiled, 6 arrested
The Crime Branch of Surat Police arrested six people, who had planned to loot a money transfer agency in Laskana here."These six people had planned to rob a money transfer agency. After a tip from reliable sources, we formed four teams and arrested all these six people on Friday," said R. R. Sarvaiya, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Surat Crime Branch.The police have recovered two loaded pistols, six cartridges, four knives, two motorcycles and two mobile phones from the six people."One out of the six is a wanted criminal. We are further investigating the matter," Sarvaiya added.
Attacks in Mali kill 2 UN peacekeepers, wound more than 12
The United Nations mission in Mali says armed men attacked a UN camp outside of Timbuktu killing at least two peacekeepers and wounding at least a dozen others. UN Mali mission spokeswoman Myriam Dessables said men in heavily armed vehicles drove up to the camp in the town of Ber, about 60 kilometres east of Timbuktu on Saturday. She said all the peacekeepers affected are from Burkina Faso. Dessables said a UN peacekeeping mission control vehicle also ran over an explosive device Saturday in Konna in Mali's central Mopti region, wounding four Togolese peacekeepers. No group has claimed responsibility, but the attacks bear the marks of jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida which are very active in Mali's northern and central regions. The UN secretary-general condemned the attacks.
Former S.Africa president FW de Klerk hospitalised: foundation
South Africa's last apartheid era president FW de Klerk has been hospitalised with a lung condition, his foundation said Saturday, adding that the former leader had undergone successful treatment. The 82-year-old was admitted to a hospital in Cape Town, the FW de Klerk foundation said in a statement. "He underwent a successful procedure this morning and it is expected that he will be discharged from hospital some time next week," it added. De Klerk, who was South Africa's president from 1989 to 1994, set in motion the demise of apartheid in 1990 when he ordered Nelson Mandela's release from prison. The pair jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for their roles in South Africa's transition to democracy. He later served as one of two executive deputy presidents in South Africa's new national unity government under Mandela from 1994, before retiring from active politics in 1997.
IS kills 68 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria: monitor
The Islamic State group has killed at least 68 US-backed fighters battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern Syria holdout of Hajin, a war monitor said Saturday. IS late Friday dispatched suicide bombers as part of a counter-attack against the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, raising the death toll from an earlier figure of 41. The SDF fighters, who are backed by US-led coalition air strikes, were killed overnight, the Britain-based Observatory said. "The death toll has increased due to the discovery of new victims on the front line and the existence of 100 wounded," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman. A spokesman for the US-led coalition said "at this time, numbers cannot be confirmed as both sides are taking casualties as this difficult fight... continues". A "sandstorm allowed an ISIS counterattack, which was surprising given the conditions, but now the air is clear, the coalition will continue to increase air and fire support to ..