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2 brothers killed in clash
Two brothers were killed and 13 others injured when a clash broke out between two groups over a property dispute in Rajasthan's Dausa district. The clash between Ramjilal (65) and Hiralal turned violent following which Ramjila and his brother Gukul Gurjar (60) died, Additional Superintendent of Police Surendra Singh said. Thirteen others were also injured in the clash, he said, adding one of the critically injured has been admitted to SMS hospital in Jaipur. The matter is being probed, he said.
Israel arrests Italians who painted mural of Palestinian teen
Israeli forces have arrested two Italians for drawing a giant mural of a Palestinian teenager, seen as a symbol of resistance, on the separation wall in the occupied West Bank, police said. The roughly four-metre image near Bethlehem in the West Bank depicts Ahed Tamimi (17) who was released from prison today after an eight-month sentence for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an episode captured on video. Yesterday, Israeli border police arrested two Italians and a Palestinian "on suspicion of damaging and vandalising the security fence in the Bethlehem area," a statement said. The three, whose faces were masked, "illegally drew on the wall, and when border policemen took action to arrest them, they tried to escape in their car, which was stopped by the forces," it said. On Wednesday, a man drawing the mural had identified himself as Italian street artist Jorit Agoch. A message was posted to a Facebook page under his name saying he had been arrested and pleading for help. The Italian ...
Over 2,000 TN fishermen chased away by SL Navy, fishing nets
Over 2,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were chased away by Sri Lanka Navy personnel for allegedly fishing near Katchatheevu, a fishermen association leader said here today. The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea in 300 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu islet when the Lankan Naval personnel came to the spot past midnight and chased them away, Tamil Nadu Mechanised Boats Fishermen Association President P Sesuraja alleged. He also said the naval personnel snapped fishing nets of 50 boats. Following this, all the fishermen were forced to return to the shore without a catch, he said. Sesuraja said repeated attacks by the island's Navy on Tamil Nadu fishermen have affected their livelihood. He also appealed to the Central and state governments to take steps to find a solution to the long-pending problem. On July 22, over 3,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were allegedly chased away by the Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Katchatheevu.
Police, VDF personnel clash in Manipur
A clash broke out between police and agitating Village Defence Force (VDF) personnel in Imphal West district but no one was injured in the incident, police today said. The VDF personnel, numbering around 500, took out a protest rally along the Tiddim Road in Imphal West district yesterday under the aegis of All Manipur VDF Welfare Association demanding service security and pay hike, among others. The rally was taken out despite the imposition of Section 144 of CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) in the district which prohibits assembly of more than four persons. VDFs were raised by the state government in 2009 to fight against militants but were later incorporated to maintain law and order situation in the state. All Manipur VDF Welfare Association spokesperson Amuthoi said that VDF personnel have been on strike from July 11 to express resentment over unfulfilled demands prompting them to take out the Saturdays rally. The agitating VDF members proceeded towards the Chief ...
SPO abducted by militants returns home
A special police officer (SPO), who was abducted by militants from his residence in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, has returned home, police said today. SPO Mudasir Ahmad Lone was abducted by militants from his house at Chainattar village in south Kashmir's Tral area on Friday night, a police officer said. He returned to his family late last night, the officer said.
Maoist couple surrenders before police in Odisha
Barely three days after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged the rebels in the state to join mainstream, a Maoist couple today laid down their arms before police in Malkangiri district, official sources said. The couple's surrender comes at a time when Maoist outfits in the country are observing Martyrs' Week. The two rebels, who surrendered before Malkangiri district SP Jagmohan Meena, were identified as Mukesh, an area committee member of the outlawed CPI(Maoist)'s local squad Kalimela Dalam, and Ratna, another armed cadre, a police officer said. Both Mukesh and Ratna were working at a military platoon and carried a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively, he said. They were allegedly involved in nearly 40 cases of Maoist violence, the officer added. District SP Meena said the couple will be rehabilitated as per the provisions of the state government's surrender policy for the Maoists. Meanwhile, sources said that a group of Maoist cadres yesterday ..
2 mortar shells recovered in Jammu, defused
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops averted a major tragedy by defusing two mortar shells found in a border hamlet in Jammu district, officials said today. A farmer stumbled upon the shells in Channa village in Bishnah tehsil of the district last evening and immediately informed the BSF, they added. Troops of the border guarding force reached the site and defused the shells safely, the official said further. On July 27, a person died and six others were injured when a mortar shell exploded in Jabowal in Jammu's Arnia sector.
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service
Iraq's prime minister has ordered the suspension of the country's electricity minister over a power crisis and poor service. Haider al-Abadi made the announcement on his Twitter account today. He says the suspension of Qassim al-Fahdawi will last until an investigation is concluded. He didn't elaborate. Despite billions of dollars spent since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, many Iraqi cities and towns are still experiencing severe power cuts and rolling blackouts. The issue has also partly fuelled this month's protests in Iraq's southern Shiite heartland, mainly in the energy-rich province of Basra. The protests turned violent when security forces opened fire on the angry mobs attacking and burning government offices and those of and political parties. Several protesters were killed and wounded, while others were arrested.
2.55 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath
As many as 2.55 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir hills, while another batch of 709 pilgrims left Jammu for the Himalayan shrine today, an official said. The yatra commenced on June 28 from the twin routes of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district. "On the 31st day of the yatra, 3,360 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave. Till date, 2,55,356 pilgrims have had darshan," the official said. As many as 709 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine, he said. The yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 26, coinciding with the festival of Raksha Bandhan.
Palestinian teenager jailed for slapping Israeli soldiers released
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, convicted for assaulting Israeli soldiers, was released on Sunday morning after serving an eight-month jail term, prison officials said.
Palestinian teenager jailed for slapping soldiers leaves prison
Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi left prison today after an eight-month sentence for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an episode captured on video that made her a symbol of resistance for Palestinians, a prison service spokesman said. Assaf Librati told AFP Tamimi, 17, and her mother, who was also jailed over the incident, were being driven by Israeli authorities from a prison inside Israel to a checkpoint leading to the occupied West Bank, where they live. "They just left the prison," Librati said. Israeli authorities provided conflicting information on which checkpoint they were being taken to. They were first expected to arrive at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, but there were later indications they would be taken to a crossing at Rantis. Both Tamimi and her mother were sentenced to eight months in an Israeli military court following a plea deal over the December incident which the family said took place in their yard in Nabi Saleh in the
C'garh cops probe source of foreign arms seized from Maoists
Maoists in Chhattisgarh may have been procuring sophisticated foreign weapons by smuggling them through the North East, the state police suspect. The police are investigating this aspect in the wake of the recovery of two hi-tech 'foreign made' firearms for the first time from Maoists in the Naxal hotbed of Bastar region. A rifle with a 'Made in Germany' mark was recovered on May 2 after a gun-battle with naxals in Sukma district, while a sub-machine gun of the US make was seized from them in Narayanpur district on July 4, a police official said. "The possibility that Maoists got foreign-made weapons smuggled via the North East side cannot be ruled out as there were intelligence inputs in this connection," Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P told PTI. "An investigation is on to trace sources of these weapons, which were earlier never found with ultras in Bastar region," he said. Earlier in December 2011 and April 2014, two 7.65 mm ...
709 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
A batch of 709 pilgrims on Sunday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
Officials: 3 killed in attack in Afghanistan's Nangarhar
At least three people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest, paving the way for another attacker to charge into a training centre for midwives in the capital of Nangarhar province, a provincial official said today. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the three victims, two security guards and a driver, were killed in the first attack near the centre's gate. He added that seven others, including three security forces, two civilians and two government employees, were wounded in the attack in Jalalabad city, the capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. It was not immediately clear how many people sustained wounds from the shooting by the attacker inside the building and how many from the bomb, but an investigation is underway, added Khogyani. The second attacker was not able to detonate his explosives vest and was shot by security forces. "More than 60 students, teachers and other employees were rescued form the building by the ...
Jalalabad blast: 3 killed, 5 wounded
At least three people were killed and five others injured after terrorists stormed inside a midwife training centre on Saturday. The training centre belongs to Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health.TOLO news quoted the spokesperson for Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khogyani as saying that two staff members were killed in the attack that lasted for five hours.Khogyani earlier said that three people were injured and more casualties were feared.The police chief of Nangarhar, Brigadier General Sanaee Stanikzai said, "Suicide attackers entered the building. They killed the guard first and then a driver was killed. They (attackers) faced resistance by police. We rescued at least 62 people from the attack scene."The security forces cordoned off the area as soon as the terrorists stormed inside the compound of the training centre. Eyewitnesses said that a number of explosions and gunfire shots can be heard from the scene of the attack.Huge layers of black smoke were also seen during the ...
Abducted SPO released in J&K
Militants in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening released the special police officer (SPO) they had abducted on Friday evening, police said.
2 Lankan refugees, 2 ferry operators arrested
Two Sri Lankan refugees who tried to go back to the island nation by a ferry operated illegally from Mandapam near here were arrested, police said today. Saisan (26) and Jayakumar (27) of Jaffna were about to take the ferry to the isle, when they got caught, the police said. Baskaran and Kumar were running the ferry service for those trying to flee to Sri Lanka, they added.
Sri Lanka 'key component' in 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: China
China has said that Sri Lanka is a key component in the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road' with two of its port engagements being flagship projects of the pragmatic cooperation between Beijing and Colombo under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to a media report. The Colombo Port City and the Hambantota Port are the two joint mega-projects being developed in Sri Lanka with Chinese support. In 2013, China had unveiled plans for the massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through which it seeks to build rail, maritime and road links from Asia to Europe and Africa in a revival of the ancient Silk Road trading routes. The BRI includes the Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor, New Eurasian Land Bridge, China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. "China believes that under the guidance of the important consensuses reached between the leaders of China and Sri Lanka, the ...
Four CRPF troopers injured in J&K grenade attack
Four CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday, police said.
4 CRPF jawans injured in militant attack in JK's Pulwama
Four CRPF personnel were today injured in a grenade attack by militants at Awantipora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The militants lobbed the grenade at the deployment of CRPF personnel at Jawbara in the Awantipora area on Srinagar-Jammu national highway, a police official said. He said four CRPF jawans were injured in the attack. The area has been cordoned off and a search operation launched to track down the militants, the official added.