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Search on for militants involved in J&K highway attack
A search operation is on for the second day on Thursday to trace three militants who fired at a CRPF trooper and a forest guard on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Udhampur district before escaping.
Encounter underway in Baramulla
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, police said. A cordon and search operation was launched by security forces this morning in Arampora area of Sopore in the north Kashmir district after intelligence input about presence of militants in the area, a police official said. He said as the forces were conducting the searches, the hiding militants fired upon them. The forces retaliated leading to an encounter, the official said. He said the gunfight was going on and further details were awaited.
Encounter breaks out between terrorists and security forces in J-K's Sopore
An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Baramulla's Sopore area here on Thursday.Following the incident, all the internet services in the Baramulla district have been suspended.Further details are awaited.On Wednesday, a forest guard got injured after terrorists opened fire in Jhajjar Kotli situated along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.The terrorists, who were travelling in a truck, opened fire at the victim after the police intercepted the vehicle on the national highway. They, however, fled the spot moments after the attack.
Centre allowed "loot" to take place in country: Yechury on Mallya
After fugitive liquor Baron Vijay Mallya claimed that he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to "settle matters" before he left India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury asked the Centre to own up to the fact that it allowed the 'loot' to take place.Yechury told ANI, "They (Government) have to own up to the fact that they allowed this loot to happen and the fact that they are allowing this loot to happen, more people are looting."The CPI (M) leader underscored that if the government had correct intentions, it could have unearthed the scam earlier.He asserted that the government can deny the facts, but all those who looted public money by taking loans from banks and absconded, "not one of them happened to leave the country without the knowledge of the government."Congress leader Anand Sharma said that the finance minister should have revealed about his meeting with the liquor baron in the Parliament and added that, "Only the Finance Minister can tell ...
Encounter breaks out between security forces, Naxals in Chhattisgarh
An encounter broke out between security forces and Naxals here on Wednesday.The battle between the two sides begun at a time, a team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning from a search operation in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district.The incident took place around 6 pm.The security forces also recovered a body of uniformed Naxal with a 315 bore rifle.Further details are details awaited.
Russia, Japan should sign historic peace treaty, proposes Putin
Russia has suggested that Moscow and Tokoyo should sign a peace treaty to end second world war hostilities "without any preconditions."Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday observed that the territorial dispute has led to decades of deadlock.The treaty between the two countries, if signed, would become a basis for resolving a dispute on Kuril islands located between Russia and Japan, Al Jazeera reported.Incidentally, Japan and Russia failed to go ahead and sign a treaty after the end of the World War II."An idea has just come into my head. Let's conclude a peace treaty before the end of this year, without any pre-conditions," Al Jazeera quoted the Russian President as saying during the economic forum in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.According to Al Jazeera, while Abe did not respond to Putin's proposal, but the former's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the territorial claim needs to be resolved before agreeing to sign a treaty.Both Putin and Abe have .
20 dead as hill collapses on Darfur village in Sudan: rebels
At least 20 people have been killed in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region after a hill collapsed onto their village following heavy rain, a rebel group said Wednesday. Several people are still feared to be buried after rocks crashed down onto their houses in the mountainous Jebel Marra region of Darfur on September 7, the group said. The remote area is under the control of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) group, and getting independent information is difficult. "On September 7 a part of a hill collapsed on a village in eastern Jebel Marra killing at least 20 people," said Mohamed El-Naier, spokesman of SLA-AW. "Dozens more are still buried under the debris. The entire village has been destroyed," he said, adding that those who survived were now living in the open without any shelter. The death toll was confirmed by the shura council of the Fur tribe, the biggest in Darfur. "We urge the United Nations, NGOs and the government to help us find those still missing and to ..
Colombian rebel group ELN releases six hostages, says ICRC
Colombia's ELN rebels Wednesday freed six people they kidnapped in August, a government precondition for returning to peace talks, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. "Today in Choco, we were with the humanitarian commission that facilitated the release of the six people who had been held by the ELN since August. We are pleased that they will be able to meet with their families soon," the group said on Twitter. The group -- three policemen, a soldier and two civilian contractors abducted by the guerrillas August 3 -- were handed over to a humanitarian commission made up of the Ombudsman, the ICRC and the Roman Catholic Church. President Ivan Duque over the weekend demanded the release of "all" hostages held by the rebels to resume the talks started under the previous government of Juan Manuel Santos, in Cuba. The government says the ELN kidnapped 18 people between 2012 and September 2018 -- minus these six freed and three more released last week. At least nine ...
US Army soldiers march 9.11 miles in S Korea to pay tribute to 9/11 victims
US Army soldiers stationed at a garrison in South Korea undertook a 24-hour rucksack march that stretched 9.11 miles in memory of the victims of the September 11 terror attacks in the US in 2001. The Eighth Annual US Army Garrison Humphreys Memorial Ruck March, which began on Tuesday morning to coincide with the anniversary date, ended on Wednesday morning. The march was led by 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Brigade. Each team stepped off at designated times throughout the day to complete the 9.11-mile journey, which ended on September 12, according to the US Army Garrison Humphreys. The US Army Garrison-Humphreys (Camp Humphreys), is an American army garrison located near Anjeong-ri and Pyeongtaek metropolitan areas in South Korea, about 70 kms from Seoul. Before the start of the march, a few senior officers addressed the soldiers on the importance of the day and why the generation born after the attacks must also remember the significance of marking the anniversary
NCP demands security for Awhad, others
The NCP demanded Wednesday that its leader Jitendra Awhad and activists including Mukta Dabholkar be provided with police security, as there is a threat to their lives from a right-wing Hindu organisation. State NCP chief Jayant Patil, senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal and former deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in this regard. Talking to reporters later, Pawar said the party sought "Y Plus" security to Awhad as well as social activists Shyam Manav and Mukta Dabholkar. Fadnavis assured that he will look into the matter, Pawar said. Patil said all those who are allegedly on the hit-list of right-wing Hindu groups should be given police protection. The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra police had told the sessions court here last week that Awhad, Manav and Mukta Dabholkar, daughter of slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, were on the hit list of alleged right-wing activist Avinash Pawar. Pawar and his associates had carried ...
Turkey arrests 4 terror suspects
Turkish security forces have arrested four suspects, including a foreign national for their alleged links to the TKP/Kivilcim terror group.Attributing to security sources, Anadolu News Agency reported that earlier, Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had issued arrest warrants for eight suspects accused of having links with the group. Subsequently, the arrests were made. Sources added that one of the suspects held is of Austrian origin.Turkish security forces have been involved in a massive counter-terrorism operation to crack down on suspects having alleged links with terror groups, including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Hundreds of people have been arrested in the operation that has been going on for the past few months.The PKK has been listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Imran Khan visits ISI headquarters
Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday visited for the first time the headquarters of the Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) where he was briefed on various strategic intelligence and national security matters. Khan paid his first visit to the ISI Headquarters in Islamabad after becoming the prime minister, the army said in a statement. He was briefed in details on various strategic intelligence and national security matters by the senior security officials, it added. Khan said that government and people of Pakistan firmly stand behind their armed forces and intelligence agencies. Khan's cabinet ministers were also with him during the visit. Earlier, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI Director General Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar received Khan on his arrival.
In-principle approval given for Army's mega reform initiative
The top brass of the Army Wednesday gave an in-principle approval to carry out extensive reforms in the second largest standing Army in the world with an aim to enhance its war-fighting capabilities, official sources said. The decision was taken at a two-day brainstorming meeting of top commanders of the Army which was chaired by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat. The sources said the reform may include making various formations as well as divisions "leaner and meaner", transforming the procurement process into a seamless exercise, restructuring of various establishments of the force and possible downsizing of the troops if required. "The detailed reform initiative will be deliberated upon extensively at the next month's commanders' conference," said a source. The sources said operations, logistics and procurement wings will witness significant reforms. They said the Directorate General of Rashtriya Rifles (DGRR), located in the Army headquarters in Delhi, may be moved out. Similarly, the ..
Fight against LTTE was no 'ethnic war', military action was not targeted at Tamils: Rajapaksa
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday the fight against the LTTE that ended in 2009 cannot be dubbed an "ethnic war", asserting that the military action was not directed against the Tamil community. Rajapaksa, who was at the helm when the nearly three-decade-long civil war in Sri Lanka ended in 2009 with the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the military, said India's "abiding friendship" was amply demonstrated by its rapid response to Sri Lanka's needs at the time, both material and moral. "While this was of vital assistance to us, I remained unshaken in my conviction that foreign armies could not successfully banish terrorism from our soil, because the broad mass of popular opinion would not support this," he said in his address at a symposium, titled 'Indo-Sri Lanka Relations: The Way Forward', organised by the Virat Hindustan Sangam led by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy here. The former Sri Lankan president said he was, however, mindful of ..
Russia says joint war games with China will be routine
Russia's defense minister says Moscow and Beijing intend to l regularly conduct joint war games similar to the massive ones being held this week. Sergei Shoigu and his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Wei Fenghe, on Wednesday visited the Tsugol firing range in eastern Siberia where nearly 300,000 Russian troops and about 3,200 Chinese troops are participating in joint exercises. The weeklong Vostok (East) 2018 maneuvers launched Tuesday span vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East, the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans. They involve 1,000 Russian aircraft and 36,000 tanks. China sent 900 combat vehicles and 30 aircraft to join the drills at Tsugol. The significant deployment reflects its shift toward a full-fledged military alliance with Russia amid tensions with the United States. Mongolia also has sent a military contingent.
J&K police advisory: Inform PCR about suspected Jaish terrorists at large
The Jammu and Kashmir police Wednesday issued an advisory, urging people to inform the force about the three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who have escaped after opening fire on security personnel on the state's main highway. The police spokesperson said residents should inform the Senior Superintendent of Police of Police Control Room, Jammu, on mobile number: 7006690780. He said the informer would be suitable rewarded. The terrorists are believed to be part of a suicide squad. They escaped into a forest area near Jhajjar Kotli after opening fire on security personnel when their truck was intercepted for speeding past a check-post this morning. The police spokesman said the terrorists are in the 18-22 age group. Two of them have AK rifles and the third has a pistol. One of them is wearing a pathan dress and two are in pants, shirts. Officials said all checkpoints on the highway have been put on alert and vehicles are being checked.
'Foreign powers' blamed for Libya's instability
Rome, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Libya's UN-backed Premier Fayez al-Sarraj accused "foreign powers" of destabilizing the oil-rich country in an interview with Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper on Wednesday.
Car bomb in Iraq kills 7
At least seven people were killed on Wednesday and 35 others wounded in a car bomb explosion near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, officials said.
Afghanistan: UN condemns latest school bombings as 'repulsive acts of terrorism'
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the series of bombings in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province that targeted three schools and a group of demonstrators, saying every effort should be made to bring those responsible to justice. "These bombings are the latest in a series of recent attacks in Nangarhar province, deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, in particular schools. Such attacks are unjustifiable and in violation of international humanitarian law. Every effort should be made to bring to justice those responsible for this attack against civilians," Guterres said in a statement issued by his spokesperson. Amid mounting concern over what appears to be a pattern of attacks targeting civilians and schools, a series of bombs on Tuesday morning in Nangarhar province left more than 21 dead and some 60 others injured, drawing condemnation from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Within a 15-minute period on Tuesday ..
Govt planning to relax height limit for Nepalese in paramilitary forces: Rijiju
The Home Ministry is planning to relax the minimum height requirement for people from the Nepalese community residing in India to join the paramilitary forces, Minister of States for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Wednesday. He was speaking at Haritalika Teej Mahotsav organised by Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust and Bharat Swabhiman Trust. Rijiju praised the contribution of the Nepalese community in developing the Indian culture. "The Nepalese community has played a very important role in saving and making the Indian culture and because of their enormous contribution, we are proposing relaxation of height for the Nepalese community residing in India in paramilitary forces," he said. The minister said the relaxation in the height limit would be same as given to Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the paramilitary forces. The Scheduled Tribes get a relaxation of a few centimetres in paramilitary forces. The minimum height for all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes is 162.5 ...