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Shirdi airport gets CISF cover
The CISF today took over security of the international airport in Maharashtra's temple town of Shirdi, which is frequented by lakhs of Sai Baba devotees every year. A contingent of over 180 armed personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), headed by a Deputy Commandant-rank officer, were inducted at the civil facility after a ceremonial event. Located in Ahmednagar district, at a distance of 238 km from state capital Mumbai, Shirdi is home to the famous shrine of Sai Baba and is one of the prominent pilgrimage centres in the country. The temple is about 12 km from the 1,300 acre airport that is located in Kakadi village. With this latest induction, the CISF now guards a total of 60 civil airports in the country. The Union Home Ministry had in January cleared the proposal to deploy the paramilitary force at the facility which was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on October 1 last year. According to a CISF spokesperson, the contingent, that includes both men and ..
HOLD Temporary ceasefire reached with Taliban: Afghan President
The Afghanistan President on Thursday announced a ceasefire with the Taliban, after about 2,000 Afghan religious leaders urged the group to put an end to the illegal war and accept the government's offer of peace.
Suspended Army officer moves SC, says getting death threats from insurgents
A suspended Army officer, who is facing a CBI probe for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets, today knocked the doors of the Supreme Court with a plea that he feared for life from insurgents in Manipur, where he claimed to have been framed in a false corruption case. Lieutenant Colonel Harpreet Singh, who was recently suspended, was posted at Manipur in the intelligence wing of Assam Rifles where he had carried out a series of operations against insurgents in which he claimed that over 100 ultras had surrendered and several of them were killed. A vacation bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan was today told by Singh's counsel that the officer had received death threats in April this year when he had gone to Imphal to attend court proceedings in a disproportionate assets (DA) case lodged against him by the CBI. The matter was mentioned in the court for urgent listing by senior advocate S P Singh and advocate Sudhakar Dwivedi and the bench said that the plea ...
Jharkhand encounter: Helicopter sent to rescue two injured security personnel
Additional Director General, Jharkhand Police, R.K. Mallick on Thursday said that a helicopter has been deployed to rescue the two security personnel who were critically injured in an encounter with naxals in Saraikela district."We have sent a helicopter to rescue 2 security personnel who are critically injured. We are waiting for more details: Mallick told ANI.In the same encounter, another Jharkhand police official died after he sustained serious injuries.The encounter took place when the troops of 209 CoBRA battalion and Jharkhand Police were combing the area under a Search and Destroy Operation.A 209 CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) battalion official was also killed in the exchange of fire.A search operation is currently underway to track down naxals who are hiding, if any.
Roadside bomb kills 2 police personnel in Pak
A roadside bomb today killed two police personnel and injured another in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near THE Afghan border, police said. The incident occurred in a remote area of Maidan District in the province. A police van was targeted in the blast killing a Station House Officer and a constable on the spot, the police said, adding that another constable who sustained injuries has been shifted to a nearby hospital. Security personnel rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. However, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. For decades the city of Peshawar has faced the threat of militants, due to its status as a front line for the ongoing war on terrorISM as well as its proximity to the restless tribal areas and the porous Pak-Afghan border.
Bhima-Koregaon violence: Pune police may summon Jignesh Mevani
Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani is under the radar of the Pune police in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence.Pune Joint Commissioner of Police (CP) Ravindra Kadam said Mevani, who was present at Elgaar Parishad - an event to mark the 200th year of the Battle of Bhima-Koregaon, would be called for investigation if required."If required, we will summon Jignesh Mevani as a part of the investigation," Kadam said at a press conference.Kadam also stated that the police received documents establishing links of one of the five people arrested to the Congress party."In one document there are references (links with Congress), but till what extent it is right or wrong can be said after further investigation," Kadam said.Among those arrested include Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Shoma Sen and Mahesh Raut."We were investigating their links and in this connection, we raided houses of some of them. From Rona Wilson's house, we recovered pen drive, hard disk and some other ...
Kabul announces ceasefire with Taliban
The Afghan government on Thursday announced an eight-day ceasefire with the Taliban in response to a historic ruling issued by hundreds of religious scholars.
Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban for Eid
Afghanistan announced today a week-long ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan, though operations against other groups including Islamic State will continue. The ceasefire will last "from the 27th of Ramadan until the fifth day of Eid-al-Fitr," President Ashraf Ghani tweeted from an official account, indicating it could run from June 12-19. It was not immediately clear if the Taliban had agreed to the ceasefire, which would be the first for Eid since the US invasion in 2001. "We are checking with our officials regarding the ceasefire announcement," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP. The surprise move comes days after a gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics in the capital Kabul called for a ceasefire and issued a fatwa against suicide bombings and attacks. An hour after the fatwa was issued, a suicide bomber detonated outside the gathering, killing seven people. Ghani said his government supported the clerics' call. "The government of ...
Jharkhand encounter: Police official succumbs to injuries
A Jharkhand police official, who sustained injuries in an encounter with naxals in Jharkhand's Saraikela district earlier in the day, succumbed to his injuries.The encounter took place when the troops of 209 CoBRA battalion and Jharkhand Police were combing the area under a Search and Destroy Operation.A 209 CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) battalion official was also killed in the exchange of fire.A search operation is currently underway to track down naxals who are hiding, if any.Further details are awaited.
Terrorist hideout busted in JK
Security forces busted a militant hideout at Paribal Tekri in Jammu and Kashmir.27 Rahstriya Rifles Battalion busted the hideout and also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition.Acting on a tip off, multiple teams of the 27 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion carried out a Search and Destroy Operation in the Bonzuri forest area and busted the hideout.one AK-47, eight magazines of AK- 47, 242 rounds of AK-47, two Chinese pistols with three magazines and 22 rounds, five Chinese grenades, 15 UBGL rounds, have been recovered.
Afghan security forces foil 12 Taliban Attacks
The Afghan security forces on Wednesday foiled 12 Taliban attacks in five districts of Ghazni province on Wednesday, provincial police chief Farid Mashal purported on Thursday.According to Afghan's TOLO News, Mashal said that the security forces thwarted the attacks carried out by the Taliban in districts Qarabagh, Gelan, Khawja Omari, Andar and Muqor.Nineteen Taliban militants were killed and six others were wounded in clashes with the security forces.Furthermore, one policeman was killed and two others were wounded, the report said.The Taliban has not commented on the report so far.The Taliban fighters have ratcheted up attacks across the war-torn country against Afghan security forces and government officials ever since they announced their offensive in April.Ghazni is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southeastern part of the country.
World looks up to India and South Africa for providing leadership: Swaraj
The world looks up to India and South Africa for providing leadership, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said as she recalled the role of iconic leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in giving hope to those facing injustice and discrimination. Swaraj was the keynote speaker at a banquet at the City Hall here marking the 125th anniversary of the day when on June 7, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer then, was thrown off a train compartment reserved for whites only. "The world is a better place because of us. The world has much to gain from us. The world looks up to us to provide leadership." she asserted. She said the two leaders gave hope to the enslaved people of this world, whether under colonialism or apartheid. "It was in Pietermaritzburg that hopewas redefined by two of the greatest leaders of our times. They gave hope to the developing countries, especially India and African nations, by finally freeing them from the yoke of ...
Shopkeeper shot at, injured by robbers in UP
A 27-year-old man was shot at and injured allegedly by two robbers when he was returning home from his shop in Shamli district, police said today. The incident took place last evening near Khandarawli village. The robbers also looted Rs 55,000 from the victim, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dev Ranjan Verma said. The two armed men intercepted his car and shot at him after looting the cash, the officer said. The injured shopkeeper has been hospitalised and a search launched to nab the robbers, the SP said.
CoBRA commando, policeman killed in encounter with Naxals in J'khand
A CoBRA commando of the CRPF and a policeman were killed during an encounter with Naxals in Jharkhand's Saraikela area today, officials said. The gunbattle began around 7 am in the Dalbhaga-Arki area of Saraikela-Kharsawan district when a joint team of the 209th Battalion of the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and the Jharkhand Police was out for an operation, they said. Commando Utpal Rabha (27), hailing from Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district, was killed during the encounter, while a state police personnel succumbed to injuries, they said. The encounter took place in Saraikela, the administrative headquarter of Saraikela- Kharsawan district, around 135 km from the state capital, the officials said. Heavy firing is still on and further details are awaited, they said.
Gunfight near LoC, two soldiers injured
Two soldiers were injured on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in a gunfight with militants trying to sneak into the state from Pakistan.
Toll from Baghdad blasts rises to 16 dead, 35 wounded
Iraqi security officials say the toll from explosions that tore through a mosque in Baghdad has climbed to 16 dead and 35 wounded. The officials provided the updated toll today on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. A government statement said Wednesday's explosions occurred at a weapons depot in Sadr City. It says it is investigating. The neighborhood is named after the family of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats in last month's elections. The vast, working-class district is a stronghold of his supporters, who battled U.S. troops in the years after the 2003 invasion. No one bloc secured a majority in the May 12 elections, and the process of forming a new government could drag on for months.
1 CoBRA personnel killed in encounter with Maoists
One CoBRA personnel on Thursday got killed in an encounter with Maoists in Jharkhand's Saraikela district.One police personnel has also sustained injuries.The encounter took place when troops of 209 CoBRA battalion and Jharkhand Police were combing the area under a Search and Destroy Operation.Heavy firing is underway.More details are awaited.
CRPF trooper killed in Jharkhand shootout
A CRPF trooper was killed during a shootout here with Maoists on Thursday, police said.
Gunmen kill 4 praying at mosque in eastern Afghanistan
Officials say four people praying at a mosque have been shot to death in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province. Talib Mangal, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the attackers opened fire from a car Wednesday afternoon while more than 15 people were praying in the mosque. Provincial chief police spokesman Basir Beina said Thursday that three people were wounded, in addition to those killed. The attack took place in Khost's Mando Zayi district. Beina said police are still investigating and have not yet made arrests. More than one attacker was involved, but how many wasn't clear. The motive wasn't known, and Mangal said it was not clear if any officials were praying at the mosque. Both the Taliban and Islamic State group targeted government officials previously. No militant group claimed responsibility.
CoBRA commando killed, policeman injured in encounter
A CoBRA commando of the CRPF was killed and a policeman injured during an encounter with Naxals in Saraikela area of Jharkhand today, officials said. They said a gunbattle began early morning in the Dalbhaga-Arki area of the Saraikela-Kharsawan district at about 7 am when a joint team of the 209th battalion of the CoBRA (commando battalion for resolute action) and Jharkhand Police was out for operation. A commando has been killed while a state police personnel has been injured during the encounter, they said. The encounter took place in Saraikela, the administrative headquarter of Saraikela Kharsawan district which is about 135-km from the state capital here. Heavy firing is still on and further details are awaited, they said.