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Kashmir University teacher, militants trapped in J&K gunfight
A Kashmir University assistant professor who went missing last week is reportedly trapped along with militants in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday, police said.
Restrictions imposed in Kashmir amid protest call by separatists
Authorities today imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in view of a strike called by separatists over the killing of militants during an encounter and the death of a civilian in a clash here. Restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPc have been imposed in seven police station areas of the city here, a police official said. He said strict curbs have been imposed in the police station areas of Nowhatta, Rainawari, Safakadal, MR Gunj and Khanyar, while partial restrictions were in force in the Maisuma and Kralkhud areas. The curbs were put in place as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, the official said. The separatists, under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), had called for a complete shutdown today to protest the killing of three militants in a gunfight with security forces, and a civilian during clashes between protestors and law enforcing agencies near the encounter site in the Chattabal area of .
Five PLFI militants arrested
Five PLFI militants and two arms suppliers were arrested from the Sarla Marla forest of West Singhbhum district, the police said. Based on a tip-off, security personnel cordoned off the area under Bandgaon police station limit and forced the ultras belonging to the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) to surrender yesterday, they said. One carbine, one double barrel gun and one pistol besides a large quantity of ammunition were recovered from them. During interrogation a PLFI leader Birsa Purty alias Chattan Singh said that they had come to the forest to collect fire-arms from suppliers and also named them. The ultras had already paid Rs one lakh to the suppliers for the deal, they said. Accordingly, the police conducted raid and arrested two arms suppliers from Chakradharpur and recovered Rs 90,000 which was the part of the advance payment made by the PLFI ultras. Purty also confessed that they were involved in the killing of a villager in the area recently for ...
Lebanon holds parliamentary polls
Polling stations opened across Lebanon on Sunday for the first parliamentary elections in almost a decade.
Two security personnel injured in ongoing Shopian encounter
Two security personnel were injured in the ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in Shopian's Badigam area.The encounter broke out after the security were carrying out combing and search operation in the area.Further details are awaited.Earlier on Saturday, three terrorists were killed and three security personnel were injured in an encounter that took place in Chattabal area of Srinagar.
Soldier, policeman injured in J&K gunfight
A soldier and a policeman were injured on Sunday in a gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
Chhattisgarh: Two IEDs planted by Naxals defused
The security forces on Saturday recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that were planted by Naxals in an under-construction health center in Bandaguda Village of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.Both the IEDs were defused."During operations at around 6:55 am, the security forces recovered two IEDs that were planted by Naxals," officials said.Earlier on May 2, two jawans of Chhattisgarh Police's District Force were killed in an IED blast in Gariaband district while a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) jawan sustained injuries after an IED blast in Dantewada district on April 29.
France slams Trump for remarks on guns and Paris attacks
France is sternly rejecting US President Donald Trump's argument that if Parisians had more guns they could have stopped the deadly 2015 extremist attacks on the French capital. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed his "firm disapproval" of Trump's remarks and vigorously defended France's gun controls. In a statement today, Le Drian said gun violence statistics "do not lead us to reconsider France's choice on this issue." Gun violence death rates are much higher in the US. Le Drian continued: "Free circulation of weapons in society does not constitute a rampart against terrorist attacks, to the contrary, it can facilitate ... this type of attack." Islamic State attackers killed 130 people in Paris' Bataclan concert hall, cafes and the national stadium. Trump spoke at a National Rifle Association meeting.
5 killed in explosion in Gaza
At least five Palestinians were killed and six wounded on Saturday evening in an explosion in a house Gaza Strip, security officials and eyewitnesses said.
5 killed in blast in Afghanistan
Two police personnel and three assailants were killed after Taliban stormed a police station in southern Afghanistan's Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province on Saturday, local police said.
Cuba to host Colombia peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombia's government and its last major rebel movement have agreed to continue peace talks in Cuba after Ecuador last month withdrew as host for the negotiations. Peace talks with the National Liberation Army had been taking place in Ecuador for more than a year and have been advancing at a slow pace. The two sides issued a statement today saying the next round of talks will focus on re-establishing a cease-fire that expired in January. Cuba played host to peace talks with the much-larger Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that concluded in 2016 with a historic deal paving the way for the demobilization of 7,000 fighters. Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno ended his mediating role last month as violence from Colombia's booming cocaine industry increasingly spills over the border.
Suicide bomb attack kills 2 Afghan border policemen
An Afghan official says that at least two border policemen have been killed after an attack by a group of suicide bombers in the southern province of Kandahar. Gen Abdul Raziq, the provincial police chief, said today's evening attack targeted his house in the Spin Boldak district but that he was not home at the time, and was followed by a gun battle. Raziq added that two other attackers were later shot and killed by police forces during a gun battle in which one policeman was also wounded. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but Taliban insurgents are active in southern Kandahar, especially in Spin Boldak near the border with Pakistan.
Police drives away men creating ruckus at IPL ticket counters
The police drove away some black marketers from the Maidan area today after they created a chaos near the IPL ticket counters. People who had booked their tickets online for the May 9 IPL match between KKR and Mumbai Indians were standing in a queue to collect the physical tickets from the counters, police said. Some black marketers created a ruckus in the area after which the police swung into action to keep things under control, a police officer said. Some people alleged that they had received injuries during police action. However, the police denied any such action. There was no major incident in the Maidan area today, the police officer said.
Over 1000 detained at anti-Putin protests in Russia
More than 1000 demonstrators protesting against President Vladimir Putin, including Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, were detained by the police in Russia on Saturday.The number of the detained people was confirmed by the OVD-Info human rights monitor, according to several media reports.On the whole, 1,029 people were arrested in 19 different cities across the country, the group reported. It said 475 of the detentions had taken place in Moscow alone.The opposition demonstrations, organised by Navalny, who is Putin's most prominent foe, are being held across Russia on the eve of Putin's inauguration for a fourth term as president, several media reports stated.Police in riot gear waded into the crowd on Pushkin Square and was seen grabbing some demonstrators and leading them away.Crowds, gathered at Moscow's Pushkin Square, shouted slogans like "Down with the Tsar!" and "Russia without Putin".A video showed the police carrying a struggling Navalny out of the square, holding him
Second slain militant identified as local LeT commander
The second militant killed in Saturday's gunfight here has been identified as a local Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, police said.
Cops bust fake job racket; army man, six others in custody
An army man along with six others have been taken into custody for allegedly cheating job-seekers by promising them jobs in defence and IT firms after collecting money from them, police said today. V Ramanjaneyulu, working as Naik at the Artillery Centre Golconda area here, along with six others were nabbed after police raided different locations including a fake job consultancy office, a release from Hyderabad police said. They allegedly collected money and cheated unemployed youths after promising them jobs in Armed forces, Indian Railways besides software jobs in MNCs. They established a fake job consultancy for the purpose, the release said. Police seized three laptops, one printer, fake rubber stamps of the Indian Army besides fake appointment orders/call letters of the Army and original educational certificates of 33 candidates, it said. "Ramanjaneyulu used to attract unemployed youths saying that he is having good rapport with senior army Officers andcan appoint ..
Afghan Forces retake Badakhshan's Kohistan District
The Afghan forces on Saturday retook Kohistan district in Afghanistan's northeast province of Badakhshan, confirmed the country's Interior Ministry.Not divulging the details of the military operations, Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said that the Taliban suffered heavy losses and the operation will continue to clear all the district from militants, reported TOLO News.According to the report, the Commando troops landed in Kohistan district at midnight on Thursday to aid other forces in the area, confirmed Badakhshan Police Chief Abdul Khaliq Aqsai.The district had fallen the Taliban on Thursday evening.According to the media reports, officials said the district fell to the terror outfit on Thursday due of the lack of reinforcement troops needed, said Abdul Rahman Talat, a member of Badakhshan provincial council.
Russia's opposition leader detained at Moscow Protest
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained by police at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday.The opposition demonstrations, organized by Navalny, who is Putin's most prominent foe, are being held across Russia on the eve of Putin's inauguration for a fourth term as president, several media reports stated.Police in riot gear waded into the crowd on Pushkin Square and were seen grabbing some demonstrators and leading them away.Video showed police carrying a struggling Navalny out of the square, holding him by the legs and arms, RadioFreeEurope Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported.Crowds gathered on Moscow's Pushkin Square shouted slogans like "Down with the Tsar!" and "Russia without Putin".Some 200 protesters reportedly have been detained by police by far at rallies across Russia.Putin is due to be sworn in for his fourth term as Russia's president on May 7.
Pak Army Chief confirms death sentences for 11 'hardcore terrorists'
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentences for 11 "hardcore terrorists", the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, in a statement, on Saturday.Special military courts found them guilty of killing 60 civilians and security forces in recent years.In addition to this, three convicts have also been awarded imprisonment.The killed 60 included, "36 civilians, 24 Armed Forces/Frontier Constabulary/ Police Officials and injuring 142 others," according to a statement issued by Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).The ISPR is the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces.All 14 convicts, who were members of banned organisations, admitted their offences were awarded death sentences.The trials are closed to the public but defendants are allowed to hire lawyers, according to the reports.Arms and explosives were also recovered from their possession.
Mufti condemns killing of 3 civilians in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today strongly condemned the killing of three civilians in the past 24 hours in various parts of the Valley. In a statement, she reiterated that nobody's interests were served by the killing of civilians, but the state was plunged into uncertainty and chaos. She said the need of the hour was to get Jammu and Kashmir out of the vortex of violence for which all shades of opinion had to rise to the occasion. Two civilians were killed in Hajin and one in Sopore by unknown gunmen during the past 24 hours. Militants barged into the houses of Ghulam Hassan Dar alias Hassan Rassa and Bashir Ahmad Dar, both residents of Gulshan Mohalla, Shahgund Hajin in Bandipora district, last night and abducted them, a police official said. "At about 3:30 am today, the militants shot both of them dead," he said. Last night, militants fired upon Mohammad Ashraf Mir at Harwan in Bomai area of Sopore township of the north Kashmir district, another police official