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Israel plans to build 2,500 houses in West Bank settlements
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday that he would request approval from a planning committee for the construction of 2,500 new housing units in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank.
TN anti-sterlite protests: Plea in Delhi HC for NHRC intervention
A plea was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direct intervention of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the killing of people in police action during protests against the Vedanta's Sterlite copper factory in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district. The court is likely to hear tomorrow the petition filed by A Rajarajan. The plea said he gave a representation to the NHRC yesterday seeking its earliest intervention into the "unlawful killings". The petition, filed through advocate Sabrish Subramanian, claimed the NHRC refused to consider their representation as a matter of urgency and ignored the ground realities. It said the commission simply requested a report from the chief secretary and DGP of Tamil Nadu government. It alleged that "human rights violation and continuous unlawful killings by indiscriminate police firing was happening even after the case was suo motu taken and report was requested by respondent (NHRC)." The petition alleged that unless the NHRC directly ...
Tricky WWII bomb defusal sparks fire in Dresden
The German city of Dresden today extended a mass evacuation sparked by the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb after a failed defusal operation sparked a fire, police said. "At the moment the danger level is quite high and an assessment of the situation is impossible," local police said on Twitter about the bomb site near Dresden's central railway station. The fire near the 250-kilogramme dud explosive forced security services to extend the evacuation of almost 9,000 people, including residents of two elderly care homes and a hospital. The corroded aerial bomb had been discovered during construction work Tuesday in the Saxony state capital, which was heavily bombed toward the end of Second World War. A police bomb squad managed to blast away the detonator late yesterday, but the operation set ablaze materials that had been placed nearby to help absorb blast waves from a potentially larger detonation. No-one was injured during the defusal operation in the cordoned-off area. ..
CRPF jawan killed in IED blast
One Central Reserve Police Force jawan was killed and another injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh's village on Thursday.The mortal remains of deceased Rajesh Kumar Bind were flown down to Ambedkar hospital for postmortem, according to sources.The injured jawan named Manik Pinri belongs to 206 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). He has been admitted to Balaji Hospital in Raipur.In a similar incident on May 20, a total of seven jawans lost their lives in a deadly IED blast in Dantewada district.
Army forces militants to retreat to Pakistan
The Army on Thursday opened fire at a group of militants on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, forcing them to retreat to Pakistan, police said.
Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigators
International investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 revealed today for the first time that the missile used to shot down the plane was transported from a Russian military brigade. The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said. "The 53rd Brigade forms part of the Russian armed forces," he told journalists at a press conference in the Netherlands.
12 killed in clashes in C.Africa capital: Red Cross
Twelve people were killed in the volatile Muslim-majority district of PK5 in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui in clashes after a grenade went off, the Red Cross said today. The UN peacekeeping mission in the unstable country said it had launched an investigation into the violence which erupted on Wednesday.
Ban on smartphones during guard duty in Kashmir
A blanket ban was announced on Thursday on the use of smartphones by police guards during duty hours in Jammu and Kashmir following a rising number of incidents of weapon snatching by militants.
Smartphone overindulgence blamed for weapons snatching in J-K; on-duty sentries banned from using it
Blaming overindulgence in use of smartphones by police personnel for spike in weapon-snatching incidents in the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir police has banned use of such gadgets by its sentries during duty time. The order, issued by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed, A K Choudhary, yesterday, said the tendency not only lowered the image of the police, but also compromises with personal security of individuals. "It has been observed that recent weapon-snatching incidents have occurred due to the reason that sentries on duty remain engaged with their smartphones for most of the time thereby compromising with their legitimate duty. This tendency has considerably increased and resulted in weapon snatching/killing of police in the state, particularly in the Valley," it said. The tendency not only lowered the image of police organisation, but also compromises with personal security of the individuals, the order states, adding, "This speaks volumes about lack of ...
Two CRPF troopers injured in Sukma Maoist attack
Two CRPF troopers were injured when Maoist rebels triggered an IED (improvised explosive device) on Thursday in Chattisgarh's Sukma district.
CRPF SI killed, jawan injured in IED blast triggered by Naxals
An official of the CRPF's elite CoBRA unit was today killed and another jawan injured when a pressure bomb, planted by Naxals, went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, the police said. The blast occurred around 7.45 am in a forest near Puswada village when a road opening party of the 206th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) - a specialised unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - was out on patrolling, a senior police official told PTI. "Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar, belonging to CoBRA 206th battalion, was killed in the explosion while constable Manik Tinpare of the same unit sustained minor injuries," he said. The road opening party had launched the operation between Timilwada to Dornapal, around 500 km away from here, he said. While the security personnel were cordoning off a forest near Puswada, the CoBRA official came in contact with a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists beneath the dirt track, that exploded leaving the
Nitish releases booklet on public grievance redressal system
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has released a booklet chronicling the success of the public grievance redressal system in a remote district of the state, an official release said here. Titled '100 saphal lok shikayat nivaran', the booklet was prepared by the district office for public grievance redressal, West Champaran and released yesterday, it said. The Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal has come into force in 2015 and its efficacy in solving problems faced by the common people has been elucidated in the booklet, the release said. Kumar, who reached Bettiah - the district headquarters - yesterday paid a visit to an outpost of Sashastra Seema Bal's 44th battalion and interacted with local elected representatives.
Palestine joins world's chemical weapons watchdog: EU
Palestine, on May 23, submitted its instrument of accession to Chemical Weapons Convention to European Union (EU).According to Anadolu Agency, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said, "Palestine deposited on 17 May 2018 its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the depositary of the Convention"."The Convention will enter into force for the State of Palestine on 16 June 2018," as per the OPCW.Since 1997, the OPCW which is recognized as an international chemical weapons watchdog has been functioning as the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention.Israel, Egypt, South Sudan and North Korea are yet to become members of the organization.
Iraq says suicide bomber kills 7 in northern Baghdad park
Iraqi security officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at a Baghdad park packed with families, killing at least seven people, including a policeman. They say police and emergency workers intercepted the bomber as he entered the park in Shoala, a mainly Shiite district in northern Baghdad, but he managed to set off his bomb before being caught. At least 16 people were wounded in the attack today. It was the first attack in Baghdad since the May 17 start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State extremist group.
M. K. Stalin visits injured anti-Sterlite protestors
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M. K. Stalin visited a government hospital on Wednesday to meet the people, who were injured during the anti-Sterlite protests.One person was killed and three others got injured earlier yesterday as fresh violence broke out in Anna Nagar, thus taking the death toll of the Sterlite protest incident to 12.Earlier, the Tamil Nadu government had transferred the district collector, N. Venkatesh, and superintendent of police P. Mahendran.Sandeep Nanduri has been appointed as the new collector of Thoothukudi district. Murali Rambha, meanwhile, will take over Mahendran as the new superintendent of police of the district.Additional security was deployed outside the Thoothukudi General Hospital after a bus was set ablaze there by protesters.On Tuesday, 11 people were killed and over 65 got injured during protests against the construction of a new copper smelter by the Sterlite industries in Thoothukudi.The agitation turned violent after ...
Subedar Abdul Sattar attains martyrdom in the holy month of Ramzan
A Subedar in the Indian Army took his last breath on Sunday, attaining martyrdom during the holy month of Ramzan, after he had sustained burn injuries to around 50 percent of his body while trying to prevent a weapons cache from getting razed by a fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez.Subedar Abdul Sattar belonged to 13th Batallion of the Grenadier Regiment.On May 12 the fire started in the camp of the unit where Sattar, was posted. Within minutes, the whole store of the unit was engulfed in fire, and once he saw it, there was no second choice but to fight.He plunged into the inferno and managed to pull out the ammunition and weapons, but in the process sustained burn injuries, and was immediately rushed for medical treatment.Major General Dilawar Singh (Retd), while speaking to ANI said that the training and ethos of the Armed Forces motivates a soldier to accomplish extraordinary feats and to rise above the boundaries of religion and caste."A soldier serves the country and the ...
Anti-Sterlite protest: Thoothukudi Collector, SP transferred
In the wake of the ongoing violence in Thoothukudi's Anna Nagar as part of the anti-Sterlite protests here, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday transferred the district's collector, N. Venkatesh, and superintendent of police P. Mahendran.One person was killed and three other got injured on Wednesday as fresh violence broke out in Anna Nagar, thus taking the death toll to 12.Sandeep Nanduri has been appointed as the new collector of Thoothukudi district. Murali Rambha, meanwhile, will take over Mahendran as the new superintendent of police of the district.Earlier today, additional security was deployed outside the Thoothukudi General Hospital after a bus was set ablaze there by protesters.On Tuesday, 11 people were killed and over 65 got injured during protests against the construction of a new copper smelter by the Sterlite industries in Thoothukudi.The agitation turned violent after protesters were barred from marching up to the plant, due to which they began to pelt stones and ...
Anti-Sterlite protest: Congress accuses TN govt, police for deaths
Calling it a massacre, the Congress on Wednesday blamed the Tamil Nadu government and the state police for the killings of protesters during Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi.Talking to media, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad told ANI that since the police had less force they had to resort to other ways for controlling crowds."State government and police must be held responsible for this massacre of common people; they should have been more alert. Since they had less force they had to resort to other ways for controlling crowds, they knew it was going on for three months," Azad said.Earlier in the day, one more person was killed and three injured as fresh violence broke out in Thoothukudi's Anna Nagar in the wake of anti-Sterlite protests.With this latest incident, the death toll has reached 12.Earlier in the day, additional security was deployed outside the Thoothukudi General Hospital after a bus was set ablaze there by protesters.On Tuesday, 11 people were killed and more than
SPO decamps with policeman's weapon in Kashmir
A special police officer (SPO) on Wednesday decamped with the service rifle of a police constable in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
Governor cancels stay in Nilgiris, returns to Chennai
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who is in Nilgiris district, today cut short his stay and is returning to Chennai in view of the situation at Tuticorin, police said. Purohit, along with his family, had gone to Udhagamandalam on May 21 to take part in the valedictory of the annual flower show on May 22. He was supposed to stay at the hill station till June 2 and take part in various functions there. Eleven persons have died in police firing during the anti-copper plant violence at Tuticorin so far, while many have been injured in clashes with security personnel.