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Planting trees to help reduce Maha carbon footprint: US Consul
Appreciating the government of Maharashtra's efforts to plant trees, US Consul General in India Edgard D Kagan today said the drive will significantly help in reducing carbon footprint. In a meeting between Kagan and state Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, the latter told the US official about innovations undertaken by his ministry as part of the tree plantation drive. A state government release stated that Kagan appreciated these innovations and expressed a desire to participate in some of them. Mungantiwar also spoke about the Goods and Services Act and its implementation in Maharashtra as well as other economic issues of the state. Kagan called India and the United States natural friends and said cooperation between the two nations could create a great example of development in the world.
Sri Lanka part of China's OBOR: Communist Party
Sri Lanka is very much a partner in China's ambitious One Belt One Road initiative, a Communist Party delegation said here today. Chinese President Xi Jinping's multi-billion initiative focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and Europe. Guo Yehou, a Chinese Vice Minister, met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as part of the ongoing close relationship between the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP), the prime minister's office said in a statement. Wickremesinghe is the main negotiator of the Sri Lankan government's trade links with China. The Chinese delegation assured Wickremesinghe of all assistance to make Sri Lanka a commercial and financial hub in South Asia, the statement said. The prime minister has faced internal criticism for his furtherance of the Chinese projects including the construction of the port city in Colombo and the industrial park around the sea port in ..
Mishra bats for recruitment of more Arunachalis in armed forces
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) on Thursday called on Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed recruitment of more youth from the frontier states bordering China in the Indian armed forces.
Maha FM tells officials to implement Rs 22k cr special package
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar today said the government has given a special package of Rs 22,122 crore for drought-hit Vidarbha, Marathwada and north Maharashtra regions and asked officials to implement schemes under it in a time-bound manner. He asked officials to conduct meetings, including with people's representatives, in these three regions and review the implementation of the package every 20 days. "There will be no shortage of funds for implementing schemes in the special package that will be made available during the winter session," he said. The minister added that initial funding, if needed, will be provided from the contingency fund. "For the implementation of the schemes announced in this package, the departments should give a time-bound programme by August 15," Mungantiwar said. He asked officials to fix the date of inauguration of the schemes in the advance and then work towards achieving it. "For successful implementation of the schemes, ...
Northern Army Commander takes stock of security situation in J&K's Rajouri
The Chief of Army's Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, visited the forward areas and the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district today and reviewed the security situation along the border with Pakistan. He, accompanied by White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh, paid a visit to the Counter Insurgency Force Romeo at Maniyarwala to review its op-preparedness, a Defence spokesperson said here. The General Officer Commanding, Counter Insurgency Force Romeo, briefed the Army Commander on the prevailing security situation, he said. The Army Commander also visited forward posts where he was briefed in detail on actions being undertaken to ensure a robust counter-terrorist grid, the spokesperson said, adding that Lt Gen Ranbir Singh interacted with soldiers and exhorted them to remain vigilant. He also visited the Nagrota military station, where he was updated by the White Knight Corps Commander on the prevailing security situation and the arrangements made for ...
J-K: Terrorists loot rifle
Terrorists snatched away a 12 bore rifle from a security guard posted at the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Anantnag's Brakpora area on Thursday.This is the third terrorist attack in the last couple of days in the state. On July 31 around three to four terrorists opened fire at security forces deployed at the Kandahar general road in Maidanpora in Kupwara district. The terrorists snatched an INSAS rifle from one of the security personnel.On August 1, around six-eight terrorists barged into a State Bank of India branch at Qaimoh in Kulgam district and looted over Rs 5 lakh.
Join mainstream or be ready to be finished, C'garh CM to
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today asked Naxals to surrender and join the mainstream or security forces were ready to "finish" them. Speaking at the passing out parade of trainee constables at the Police Training School in Mana Camp area, Singh said that due to the action by security forces, the state was heading in the direction of finishing the Naxal menace. A total of 526 constables, including 345 women, were commissioned into the Chhattisgarh Armed Force during the passing out parade. "The state government has given a strong message to Naxals that they should join the mainstream. Either they should surrender or security forces are ready to finish them. Now there is no way left for them," Singh said. He said that action by security forces had ensured that Surguja district had been cleared of Naxals. Singh asked the tribal population in the state to support the government to get rid of Left Wing Extremism. Addressing the function, the CM said that it was the
3,350 kg of ganja worth Rs 1.68 crore seized in Tripura
In one of the biggest ganja seizure in Tripura, the Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 3,350 kg of ganja, worth Rs 1.68 crore from near the Indo-Bangla border in Sipahijala district today, police said. The BSF troops raided two houses at Kamalnagar village in the district near the Indo-Bangla border, about 70-km from the state capital and seized the ganja, a BSF officer said. "Acting on a tip-off BSF troops raided two houses and recovered dry ganja tightly kept inside 87 drums. The drums were put five feet depth of the surface and plantations of betel leaves were made on those surface," BSF DIG, Kailash Chand Poonia said. Two persons were detained in this connection, the police said. The Superintendent of Police, Sipahijala, Kulwant Singh said in last four months security forces have seized 15,000 kg of dry ganja in the district. Tripura Chief Minister, Biplab Kumar Deb after assuming office in March this year had announced that his government has "zero tolerance to .
Trump thanks North Korea's Kim for handing over war remains
The US military is beginning the painstaking process of analysing remains from the Korean War now that they are back on American soil after having been handed over by North Korea last week. Vice President Mike Pence and the top commander of US forces in Asia, Adm. Phil Davidson, received the remains contained in 55 caskets during an emotional and solemn ceremony Wednesday after the caskets arrived by military cargo jets from South Korea. "They were husbands and fathers, brothers and neighbors long gone, but never lost to the memory of their loved ones," Pence said during the ceremony at a military base in Hawaii. The homecoming comes 65 years after an armistice ended the conflict and after President Donald Trump received a commitment from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at their June summit in Singapore, for their return. Trump, in a tweet last night, thanked Kim "for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I .
SSB seizes counterfeit currency notes, arrests smuggler
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) today arrested a smuggler and seized counterfeit Indian currency notes of face value of Rs 94,000 from a place near Indo-Nepal border in Bihar's East Champaran district, a SSB official said. The SSB team seized the counterfeit currency notes from the smuggler during a search at a check point on the Indo-Nepal border at Raxaul town of the district, SSB 47 battalion Commandant, Sonam Chering said. The SSB team also seized two mobile phones, an Aadhaar card and driving license from the smuggler, Chering added.
Two Hizb terrorists gunned down in Kupwara: police
Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter today after they fired upon security forces in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. An INSAS rifle, snatched earlier this week from a policeman in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir, was recovered from the terrorists, they said. Security forces had established a check-point this afternoon at Khumriyal in Lolab area, a police spokesman said. The checking was going on when the terrorists fired upon the security personnel who immediately retaliated, he added. In the brief encounter, two militants were killed by the security forces, the spokesman said. The slain militants were identified as Zahoor Ahmad and Bilal Ahmad Shah of Shatmuqam village, he added. "They were affiliated to the proscribed terror outfit HM. Both the terrorists were involved in several attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities in the area," the spokesman said. He said besides an AK-47, an INSAS rifle, which was ...
Indian among three foreigners abducted and killed in Afghanistan
An Indian national working for an international food services company in Afghanistan was among three foreigners killed by unidentified gunmen after they were abducted from capital city Kabul, the latest incident targeting foreigners in the war-torn country. The three men -- one Indian, a Malaysian and a Macedonian -- were working as chefs for the French food services and facilities management giant Sodexo, the ToloNews said, citing a senior diplomat in Kabul. The identities of the victims have not been disclosed. They were abducted early this morning and their bodies were later found in Mussahi, a volatile area of the Afghan capital, the report said. According to local media reports, the armed men took off the foreigners from their vehicle at around 8:30 am (local time) and abducted them in a Toyota Corolla at the industrial park area of 9th Police District in Kabul city. The driver of the foreign nationals after 20 minutes reached the office and informed the staff about the ...
Indian among three kidnapped, killed in Kabul
An Indian national and two others working for international food company Sodexo in Afghanistan were kidnapped and killed by gunmen here on Thursday.
Militants snatch rifle from bank guard in J-K
Unidentified militants today snatched a rifle from a bank guard in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The militants appeared at the Jammu and Kashmir Bank's branch at Brakpora in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, they said. A police official said the ultras took away a 12 Bore rifle from the guard. There are no reports of cash loot, the official said, adding a police party has reached the spot. Further details are awaited.
Two militants killed in gunfight in Kashmir
Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Six accused escape from police lock-up, three cops suspended
Six men accused of loot escaped from a police lock-up at Jawar town in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh early today, a senior official said. Following the incident, three policemen, including the in-charge of Jawar police station from where the accused fled, were suspended for their alleged negligence, the official said. "The six accused, who were held on the charge of looting, escaped from the police lock-up by bending the iron rods of its door," Sehore district Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Singh Chandel said. The incident took place between 2 am and 5 am, he added. The six accused were identified as Kalu Singh (23), Jatar Singh (25), Pankaj Singh (23), Babloo (27), Mohabbat Singh (23) and Kalam (25), police said adding that a search has been launched to nab them. "Police have circulated their photos on the social media and urged people to share information about their whereabouts," the SP said. Chandel suspended Jawar police station in-charge Arvind Kumre and
Security forces kill 2 militants in Kupwara
Security forces today killed two militants during an encounter near a check-post in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The encounter began after the militants opened fire on the security forces' personnel on patrol duty in Lolab valley, they said. The militants were yet to be identified. "Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with J&K Police/SF (security forces) in Lolab Kupwara few minutes back," Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police S P Vaid said on Twitter. The DGP gave no further details.
Batch of 603 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave shrine
A batch of 603 pilgrims today left the Bhagwati base camp here for the cave shrine of Amarnath, situated at the height of 3,880 metres in south Kashmir Himalayas, a police official said. The batch left for Kashmir in the wee hours in a fleet of 16 vehicles under tight security, he said. So far, 2.65 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the shrine since the yatra commenced from the twin routes of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district on June 28. However, the number of pilgrims undertaking the yatra has seen a marked dip over the past week due to the early melting of the naturally formed ice-'Shivlingam' at the sanctum sanctorum. Yesterday, 1,874 pilgrims paid obeisance at the cave shrine, the police official said. The 60-day pilgrimage will conclude on August 26, coinciding with the festival of 'Raksha Bandhan'.
Indian among three killed in Kabul
An Indian national and two others were killed here on Thursday after they were kidnapped by gunmen.
Six loot accused flee from police lock-up in MP
Six men accused of loot managed to escape from the police custody by bending the iron bars of the lock-up at Jawar police station in the district today, a senior official said. The incident took place between 2 am and 5 am, the official said. "The six accused kept in the lock-up on the charge of looting managed to bend the iron rods of the cell's door to escape," Sehore district Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Singh Chandel said. They were identified as Kalu Singh (23), Jatar Singh (25), Pankaj Singh (23), Babloo (27), Mohabbat Singh (23) and Kalam (25), police said adding that a search has been launched to nab them. Police have released their photos on the social media and urged people to share information about their whereabouts, Chandel said. All of them were arrested for allegedly looting two shops in Jawar town, the SP said.