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Rajasthan government to organise human chain along Pak border
: On the eve of Independence Day, the Rajasthan government will organise a human chain along the 650-km-long Pakistan border under a programme, 'Shahadat ko Salam,' said Chief minister Vasundhara Raje in Udaipur on Friday.
Army organises weapon and equipment display for students in Jammu
The Army organised a weapon and equipment display for students and youth at the Zorawar auditorium here today. The display organised by the Tiger Division was attended by a large number of visitors from across all age groups, a defence spokesperson said. Besides the weapons display, a stall showcasing various options for the youth to join the armed forces attracted much attention, he added. Military display of weapons has been a methodology to instil a sense of pride and faith in the custodians of national security in the heart and minds of the local populace, he added. The Tiger Division is stationed in and around some of the most thickly populated regions of the state and regularly conducts events that bolster public support, which has time and again proved to be a crucial force multiplier.
Pak Navy's maritime security ship 'Kashmir' to visit Colombo Port
Pakistan Navy's sophisticated maritime security ship 'Kashmir' will arrive at Sri Lanka's Colombo Port on a four-day goodwill visit from Monday, it was announced here today. During their stay at Colombo, the officers and men of the ship will take part in various professional activities with Sri Lankan Navy. Pakistan Navy ships frequently pay port calls to Sri Lanka, as both countries enjoy warm diplomatic and strong military ties, the Pakistan High Commission said in a statement. "Such interactions also demonstrate both navies' resolve to contribute towards achieving a more secure and conducive maritime environment which is essential for the regional peace, prosperity and harmony," it said. The 1,500-tonne PMSS Kashmir, a 94-metre multipurpose patrol vessel is capable of undertaking multifarious missions such as surveillance, policing, anti-smuggling and anti-poaching operations, security and law-enforcement patrolling in maritime zones. It is the fourth in a series of six ...
16 killed as Taliban attack Afghanistan's Ghazni city
At least 16 people were killed as the Taliban launched a brazen attack on the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni in the early hours of Friday, seizing a number of key buildings and trading fire with security forces.
US launches airstrikes as Taliban attack Afghan city
US forces launched airstrikes today to counter a major Taliban assault on an Afghan provincial capital, where terrified residents cowered in their homes amid explosions and gunfire as security forces fought to beat the insurgents back. Officials said Afghan special forces were also being deployed to the southeastern city of Ghazni after the latest attempt by the Taliban to capture an urban centre, with the assault coming as pressure builds on the insurgents to enter peace talks. Ghazni -- less than two hours by road from Kabul -- has been under threat from massing Taliban fighters for months, with residents saying the complex nature of the attacks was unprecedented in its scale. A spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan said the fighting had "ceased" as of today morning, hours after the insurgents began the assault late yesterday from several positions around the city. Sporadic gunfire continued to echo amid intermittent clashes, with officials telling residents to stay in their homes .
UAE to build oil pipeline between Ethiopia and Eritrea: media
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will build a pipeline connecting Ethiopia to the Eritrean port of Assab, state media reported today. The agreement was reportedly made during discussions in Addis Ababa between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and UAE Minister of International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy. The state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate did not provide details on the agreement. Landlocked Ethiopia used an oil refinery located in Assab port for its domestic oil needs before a two-year war over the demarcation of the border broke out between the two countries in 1998, leaving some 80,000 dead before settling into a bitter cold war. In a surprise move in June, Ethiopia's new reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced he would finally accept a 2002 United Nations-backed border demarcation, paving the way for peace between the two nations. Reciprocal visits by the two nations' leaders led to the resumption of flights between their capitals as well as the opening of ...
India, Nepal agree to enhance cooperation on border issues
India and Nepal have agreed to enhance cooperation and coordination between their border guarding forces and emphasised timely sharing of information between their forces on trans-border crime and criminal activities, a statement from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) said on Friday.
Greece lashes out at Russia's expulsion of Greek diplomats
Greece lashed out today at Russia's expulsion of Greek diplomats from Moscow this week, as a spat between the two traditionally friendly countries grew more acrimonious. The foreign ministry issued a statement describing the Russian move as "arbitrary and vengeful, and not based on any evidence." Russia said Monday it was responding quid pro quo to Greece's expulsion of two Russian diplomats last month, which it described as "unfriendly actions." Athens expelled the two, who were based at the Russian Embassy, in July amid allegations they helped fund protests against a deal between Greece and its northern neighbour Macedonia that would pave the way for Macedonia to join NATO. Russia has strongly opposed NATO expansion to countries that once were under Moscow's influence. "The decision by the Russian Foreign Ministry was not based on evidence, as was that of the Greek side," the statement said, adding Athens had acted based on "specific evidence of illegal and irregular activity by ...
Rafiabad encounter had LeT footprints
Arms and ammunition recovered from the five terrorists who were killed in an encounter in Rafiabad, Baramulla district, on Thursday suggested that the group belonged to the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), said Brig. DR Rai of the Rashtriya Rifles.Brig. Rai said, "Analysis of recovered items suggest that the group belonged to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba tanzeem. They had probably infiltrated recently across the Line of Control from Pakistan."At least four AK-47s, a pistol and other items including ammunition and rations were recovered from them.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Sopore Javed Iqbal had confirmed yesterday gunning down of five terrorists in the encounter which was underway for three-four days. Five terrorists were spotted by security forces and they were engaged in firing with the security forces. All five were killed later, Iqbal said.
Two civilians injured in clash with security forces
Two civilians were injured in a clash with security forces during a cordon and search operation against militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district today, police said. Security forces launched a operation at Tangwari Tukra village early this morning after receiving information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. As they started the search operation, a large number of people assembled and started hurling stones at them, he said. He said they used force to disperse the protestors during which two people - Fayaz Ahmad Padder and Jehangir Ahmad Bhat - were injured. Padder was shifted to SKIMS hospital after he received injury in his chest, they said.
Afghanistan: Taliban launches attack on Ghazni
The Taliban launched a major attack on Afghanistan's Ghazni city on Friday.In a statement, the terrorist group said that it entered the city from "different sides". There were heavy clashes between the terrorists and government forces during the assault, TOLOnews reported.Ghazni Police Chief Farid Ahmad Mashal said that the skirmishes were reported in Khogyani, Khwaja Omari, and Zanakhan areas-- all of them situated on Ghazni's outskirts.In response, the US forces launched a drone strike, and later said that the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces had controlled all government centers in the city.Lt. Col. Martin L. O'Donnell, the spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan was quoted by TOLOnews as saying, "US forces responded (to the attack) with close-air support (US attack helicopters) and conducted one strike (drone). In addition, US aircraft conducted a show of presence."The Kabul-Ghazni highway was out of bounds for traffic and civilians during the clashes between the ...
10 killed in botched bank heists: Nigeria police
Armed robbers killed at least 10 people, including a policeman, when they raided a police station and two banks in southern Nigeria, police said today. The incident, which took place on Thursday in Igarra in Edo state, was the latest in a string of such robberies in which the assailants have first attacked a police station to seize weapons before going on to raid a bank. "Ten people were killed in total. The gunmen first attacked a police station where they killed three people, including two detainees and a policeman," a senior police officer told AFP. Three people near the police station also died after being hit by stray bullets, he said, adding that a police vehicle at the scene had been torched. "The robbers attacked two banks but could not break into the vaults," he said. He said four people, including customers, were shot dead at the two banks. Edo state police spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the incident but declined to give details. Community leader Folorunsho Dania also ...
Dozens killed as Taliban storm Afghanistan's Ghazni city
The Taliban launched a massive offensive in Afghanistan's Ghazni city on Friday amid reports of multiple casualties even as heavy fighting continued between the government forces and militants.
Officials: Taliban try to take Afghan city, kill at least 14
Taliban fighters tried to overrun a provincial capital in Afghanistan early today, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces and killing at least 14 policemen before being pushed back, officials said. The overnight attack in the southeastern city of Ghazni, the capital of a province with the same name, also wounded at least 20 members of the security forces, said Baz Mohammad Hemat, the administrator of the Ghazni city hospital. Another Taliban attack, this one last night in western Herat province, left six policemen dead in the district of Obe, according to the governor's spokesman, Gelani Farhad. The brazen assaults by the Taliban, who have been gaining more ground in their annual spring offensive and who have shrugged off the government's latest offers of a cease-fire and negotiations, underscore the difficulties Afghan forces face in battling the relentless insurgency on their own in efforts to end the nearly 17-year war. In ...
Maharashtra ATS nabs suspected Sanatan Sanstha activist
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed a suspected right-wing Sanatan Sanstha activist and recovered some explosive materials from his home in Palghar early on Friday, an official said.
ATS seizes explosives from Nallasopara in Maha, 1 held
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police has seized explosives from the house of a suspected member of a right-wing Hindu organisation at Nallasopara in Palghar district of the state, and arrested him, a police official said today. The ATS sleuths raided the residence and shop of the accused at Bhandar Aali in Sopara village of Nallasopara West late last night and seized the explosives, the official said. The accused was arrested and it was being confirmed whether the explosives include RDX, the official said. The name of the accused and that of the organisation was not revealed by the police. The ATS returned to the Mumbai Unit along with the accused, and he will be interrogated, police said, adding he is likely to be produced in a court here this afternoon.
Indian peacekeepers in S Sudan help impart vocational skills to youth
Indian peacekeepers in the South Sudanese city of Malakal are helping over 100 people learn a range of vocational skills that is promoting entrepreneurship in the community, the UN mission in the country has said. The training programme is funded by UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and implemented by the National Relief and Development Corps (NRDC), with help from subject matter specialists belonging to the UNMISS Indian battalion. "The UNMISS Indian Battalion in Malakal and the National Relief and Development Corps educated youth with a number of vocational skills, promoting entrepreneurship and peaceful coexistence," UNMISS tweeted. An article on the UNMISS website said youth from Malakal town and their peers staying at the protection site for displaced persons are in the process of acquiring a range of vocational skills with help from the peacekeeping mission's Relief, Reintegration and Protection section. More than a 100 young people have been learning the necessary know-how in
Army recovers large cache of arms in J&K
Security forces on Friday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Taliban launch attack on Afghan city, casualties: officials
Taliban militants have launched an attack on an Afghan provincial capital and heavy fighting is under way as security forces try to beat them back, officials and witnesses said today. At least one Afghan soldier has been killed and seven others wounded in the fighting in the southeastern city of Ghazni, provincial governor spokesman Arif Noori told AFP. Civilian houses and army checkpoints have come under mortar attack and the bodies of dozens of Taliban fighters are in the streets, he added. The Taliban began the attack late Thursday from several positions around the city, provincial police chief Farid Ahmad Mashal told AFP. Yasan, who lives in Ghazni, said the Taliban were using loudspeakers at the mosque to warn residents to leave their homes. "Heavy explosions and gunfire can be heard. We are terrified," Yasan said in a Facebook post. Police special forces have been deployed to help block the Taliban advance on the city, an Afghan security official said. The Taliban issued a ...
269 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
A small batch of 269 Amarnath pilgrims on Friday left Jammu for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley, police said.