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Senior army, police officials review security in Valley
Senior officials of police and army on Wednesday reviewed the security situation in the Valley with focus on minimizing collateral damage and positive engagement of youth to maintain peace.
Voting ends in Pakistan; 35 killed in suicide blast, poll-related violence
Voting in a tense election to choose a new government in Pakistan ended today with at least 35 people being killed in an Islamic State suicide attack and poll-related violence during the day. The voting started at 8 AM local time on more than 85,000 polling stations and ended at 6 PM. The results would be announced within 24 hours.
NRC: Centre rushes 22,000 CAPF personnel to Assam
The Centre has sent over 22,000 central paramilitary troops in order to beef up security in Assam and adjoining states in view of the publication of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Union Home Ministry has directed these units to be deployed immediately in the vulnerable areas of the state, officials said. "A total of 220 companies of the central armed police forces (CAPFs) are being sent to the state in view of the NRC," a senior official said. The largest contingent among the forces is from the CRPF (53 companies) followed by Sashastra Seema Bal (41), BSF (40), ITBP (27), CISF (20) and Railway Protection Force (5). A total of 34 companies of the special auxillary police are also being sent, they said. About 105 CAPF companies are being rotated and utilised for law and order duties from within the state, they said. One company of paramilitary comprises 100 personnel. The Home Ministry has also sent an advisory to the Assam government not to take any action against ..
Afghan official: 7 wounded in bomb blast in the north
An Afghan official says that seven civilians were wounded by a bomb that exploded in northern Faryab province. Abdul Karim Yuresh, the provincial police chief's spokesman, says a small child is among the wounded in today's blast that took place inside a mobile phone store in the provincial capital Maimana. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Separately, in eastern Ghazni province around 40 students from a religious school were detained by Afghan security forces on suspicious of having links to the Taliban, according to Arif Noori, provincial governor's spokesman. Noori said the security forces conducted a raid late Tuesday in Andar district and the suspects are under investigation. Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman, said in a statement that Afghan security forces detained innocent people from the school.
Death toll tops 100 in IS attacks on Syria's Sweida: monitor
A string of attacks by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern province of Sweida today killed 102 people, including 35 civilians, a monitor said giving a new death toll. The attacks which included suicide blasts also killed 67 regime fighters most of whom were residents who had picked up weapons to defend their villages, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group.
Maratha Kranti Morcha calls off Mumbai bandh
Maratha outfit Maratha Kranti Morcha called off their state-wide bandh, after staging intensified protests for almost two days demanding reservations in government jobs and education for the community.The pro-reservation group, which earlier called for a peaceful strike, resorted to violence in several instances.Earlier today, the protestors set several vehicles on fire and also vandalized public buses in Navi Mumbai's Ghansoli and Wagle estate area of Thane, causing disruption in bus services. They also blocked a local train in Thane.The agitators had also pelted stones on some buses in Kanjurmarg and Bhandup areas, while the police reportedly used tear gas and also resorted to lathi-charge to defuse protests in Navi Mumbai's Kalamboli.The protestors have now vowed to gherao the official residence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadvanis in order to press for his resignation and seek finality to their demands.The Maratha outfit wants the government to give them OBC status and not ...
Indonesia seeks ban on Islamic State linked group
Indonesia's government has asked a court to ban Jemaah Anshorut Daulah, a militant network linked to the Islamic State group, hoping to strangle its funding and support. Also known as JAD, the network of almost two dozen extremist organizations has been implicated in numerous attacks in Indonesia and was designated a terror organization by the U.S. last year. Chief Prosecutor Heri Jerman told the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday that declaring the group illegal would empower stronger police action against it. He said funds and property could be seized and members not actively involved in attacks could be arrested. A radical cleric who founded JAD, Aman Abdurrahman, was sentenced to death last month for inciting attacks including a 2016 suicide bombing at a Starbucks in Jakarta.
Maratha agitation: traffic disrupted on Mumbai-Bengaluru
The agitation for quota for the Maratha community turned violent in Satara city in western Maharashtra today, with protesters disrupting the traffic on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway. Satara district superintendent of police Sandip Patil received minor injuries when confronting a mob. "I received minor bruises, but I am completely all right," Patil told PTI, adding that police were clearing the highway. Police fired tear gas shells and used baton-charge to disperse the protesters, said another officer. "Agitators turned violent on the highway near the city, pelted stones and damaged a police vehicle," he said. Local media reports said that protesters stopped local NCP MLA Shivendra Raje Bhosale when he tried to address a gathering during the protest march taken out by Maratha organisations in the city. Organisations such as the Maratha Kranti Morcha and Sakal Maratha Samaj called for a Bandh in Mumbai and surrounding areas today to press the demand of reservation for the ..
35 killed, 67 injured in violence across Pakistan on Election Day
An Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polling station killing 31 people in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta city today and four others were murdered in poll-related violence as the country went to polls to elect a new government. The suicide bomber blew himself up after he was stopped from entering the Tameer-i-Nau Education Complex school, which is serving as a polling station in 'sensitive' NA-260 constituency in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, police said. Earlier reports had said the bomber targeted a police van. At least 31 people, including five policemen, were killed and 60 others injured in the blast in the Bhosa Mandi area of the provincial capital. The bomber wanted to enter the polling station near Quetta's Eastern Bypass but failed due to heavy presence of the Frontier Corps and the police in and outside the polling station, senior police officer Ejaz Goraya said. "The bomber then blew himself up near a police van outside the polling station. I can ...
IED detected in Nowgam area of Srinagar
The security forces today averted a major tragedy after they detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Nowgam area of the city, police said. The security forces detected an IED planted near Nala Kadal in Nowgam area on the busy Parimpora-Panthachowk bypass road this morning, a police official said. A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot which destroyed the explosive, he said.
Militants lob grenade at post office in Pulwama, no causalities
Militants today hurled a grenade towards a post office in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir but no causalities or damage were reported, police said. The ultras lobbed the grenade towards the post office at Washbug in the district, which exploded in its compound, a police official said. However, no one was hurt in the explosion, he added.
Two CoBRA personnel hurt after stepping over spike trap in
Two personnel of the CRPF's CoBRA unit were injured today when they inadvertently stepped over a spike trap laid by naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, the police said. A team of the Central Reserve Police Force's elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was out on an area domination operation this morning, a CRPF official told PTI. While cordoning off a forest patch near Tarrem village, located around 450 km from the state capital Raipur, two personnel of the CoBRA 204th battalion inadvertently stepped over iron spikes hidden under thick vegetation on the ground by naxals, he said. The two personnel - a sub-inspector and a constable - sustained minor injuries on their legs. They were rushed to a local hospital for medical assistance, he said, adding that their health condition was stable. Notably, President Ram Nath Kovind today reached Chhattisgarh on a two-day visit during which he will take part in several programmes in Bastar and Dantewada ...
BJP's 'Hitlershahi' can't stop my fight: Hardik
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said the BJP's "Hitlershahi" cannot prevent him from fighting for "truth, farmers, youth and poor", soon after he was awarded a two-year jail term in connection with a rioting case. A sessions court in Visnagar town of Gujarat's Mehsana district today sentenced Hardik Patel and two of his aides -- Lalji Patel and A K Patel -- to two years imprisonment in a case of rioting and arson lodged against him and 16 others in July 2015. Later, the three were granted bail by the same court. While the court held the three persons guilty of rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful assembly, it let off the other 14 accused for want of enough evidence against them. Soon after the court verdict, Patel tweeted in Hindi, "If it is a sin to fight for social justice and rights, then I am a sinner. If those who fight for the truth and rights are rebels, then I am a rebel. BJP's Hitlershahi cannot suppress my fight for truth, farmers, youth and poor
Maratha bandh: Three policemen injured in violence
Violence marred the Maratha community's bandh today as protesters threw stones at policemen in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai township and Satara district, injuring three personnel. The police retaliated and cane-charged protesters, fired plastic bullets and lobbed tear gas shells at them, an official said. Satara's Superintendent of Police Sandeep Patil sustained a minor injury while two policemen were injured at Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai, he said. Protesters who gathered at Kalamboli blocked the Mumbai-Goa and Mumbai-Pune highways, he said. The policemen deployed at the spot tried to take them away as the traffic was blocked because of the protest. Some persons in the crowd then started throwing stones at the policemen, injuring two personnel, the official said. Protesters also set afire two police vans in the area, he said. The police then cane-charged the protesters, lobbed tear gas shells at them and also fired plastic bullets in the air, he said. Additional police ...
India, Bangladesh adopt zero tolerance towards trans-border crimes: Officials
India and Bangladesh border guards have adopted a zero tolerance policy to curb smuggling of arms, explosives and drugs and human trafficking along the frontiers of the two countries, officials said here on Wednesday after a four-day border coordination conference.
Cong to set up training centre for aspirants of armed forces
In a bid to impart skills to aspirants of armed forces and police, the district unit of the Congress is mulling to establish a training centre here. According to district Congress chief Yogendra Mishra, the proposed training centre will help the youngsters of Amethi and Rae Bareli. "The training centre will impart skills to aspirants of armed forces, para-military forces and police. The training will be imparted free of cost," Mishra said. He said the proposed training centre may come up equidistant from Amethi and Rae Bareli, thereby helping the youngsters, especially girls, from both the districts reach there. "Search for the building of the proposed training centre is underway. Rahul is of the view that if trained individuals go for recruitment, there chances of clearing the examination will be comparatively high," Mishra said.
Drug smuggler nabbed, 2 kg charas seized
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel nabbed an alleged smuggler carrying 2 kg charas valued at Rs 30 lakh close to the Indo-Nepal border here, said an official of the paramilitary force today. Acting on a tip-off, the SSB personnel conducted a joint operation with the local police yesterday. The smuggler was identified as Radhey Shyam, who is from Bholapur village under Itwa police station in the district, the official said. SSB assistant commandant Gaurav Kumar said the accused was moving towards India from the border area when the paramilitary personnel made a bid to nab him. The Nepal border is prone to cross-border crimes of smuggling of narcotics, arms and banned wildlife products, apart from human trafficking. Further, illegal crossover of criminals and terrorist elements have also been reported in the region. Earlier this month, the SSB arrested a person for possessing heroin worth Rs 30 lakh in the Sonauli area on the Indo-Nepal border in Maharajganj district of Uttar ...
Two LeT terrorists killed in encounter in J-K
Two Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag town this morning following an intelligence tip off about their presence inside a house, police said. A joint team of the police, CRPF and Army cordoned off a house at Mehman Mohalla, Lal Chowk of the town after a specific input about the presence of the two LeT terrorists was received, they said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Anantnag) Altaf Khan and his team were monitoring the situation. Inspector General of Police (Kashmir range) Swayam Prakash Pani said, "This was a difficult operation as it was in a crowded locality. All civilians were evacuated and the room intervention team completed the operation. There was no collateral damage." Giving details of the encounter, the police said security forces launched the operation in the early hours. This was the first operation within Anantnag town after a gap of 12 years. As the security forces advanced towards the suspect house,
Two youth planning to join militancy brought back: J&K Police
Two youth who were planning to join militancy have been brought home in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
34 killed, 36 injured in violence across Pakistan on Election Day
At least 34 people were killed, including 31 in a deadly suicide blast outside a polling station in Pakistan's Quetta city and 36 others injured as several incidents of violence were reported as the country went to polls. In Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, a suicide blast targeting a police van killed at least 31 people, including five policemen and two minors outside the polling station, and nearly 30 other were injured in a blast near Quetta's Eastern Bypass, The Express Tribune reported. Quetta is the provincial capital of Balochistan province. A suicide bomber wanted to enter the polling station near Quetta's Eastern Bypass but failed due to heavy presence of the Frontier Corps and the Police in and outside the polling station, Ejaz Goraya, senior police official, said. "He than went and detonated close to a police van near the station. I can confirm that the suicide attack has left 31 people dead and around 32 have been shifted to the Civil Hospital," Goraya said. The ...