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ULFA(I) ultra apprehended
An ULFA(Independent) ultra was apprehended by a joint army and police team in Nalbari district of Assam and a revolver with ammunition were recovered from him, Defence sources said here today. The joint operation was launched by a unit of Red Horns Division and the police in Nalbari district last night, the sources said. The troops of the unit established a special mobile check post at Barkura Chowk on NH 31 and during the routine search the ultra was nabbed along with a 9 mm factory made revolver and two live rounds of ammunition. The ultra has been handed over to Nalbari Police, the sources added.
CRPF promotes four personnel for foiling terror attacks in J&K
The CRPF has given out-of-turn promotions -- for the first time in last 14 years - to four personnel who were instrumental in thwarting two separate "fidayeen attacks" on the paramilitary force's camps in Jammu and Kashmir leading to the killing of six militants.
2 civilians injured in clashes with forces in JK
At least two youths were injured today in clashes between protesters and security forces in Kangan area of Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, police said. Mohammad Amir and Irfan Ahmad were brought to the SKIMS hospital in Soura with injuries to the head and the chest respectively, a police official said. Another youth from Kangan, injured in similar clashes yesterday, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital here today. Protests have been reported from many parts of Kashmir against the killing of civilians during encounters between militants and security forces in Shopian and Anantnag districts on Sunday.
Army's Western Command to train soldiers' kin in self-defence
The Army's Western Command has taken the initiative of imparting self-defence training to the families of serving personnel. "The step has been taken in view of the recent attacks on army camps of Sunjuwan and Nagrota (in J&K) where the families of serving personnel became soft targets for the militants," an official release said here today. "The EME (the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers) unit at Chandimandir organised a training session, where trained professionals from a martial art academy demonstrated self-defence skills to women and children of the soldiers," it said.
Civilian toll post J&K gunfights rises to five
A 23-year-old man injured in clashes with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Monday succumbed to his critical injuries at a hospital here on Tuesday, hospital authorities said.
UN probing reports on 'mass civilian casualties' in Afghan airstrike
The United Nations on Tuesday said that it is probing reports on civilian casualties sustained during Monday's airstrike in a local madrassa in Afghanistan's Kunduz province.The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) took to its Twitter handle and informed that it is "actively looking into disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians yesterday from airstrike at DashtiArchi, Kunduz. Human Rights team on ground establishing facts."According to TOLOnews, this comes after residents of Dasht-e-Archi district in Kunduz province claimed that an airstrike on Monday claimed 50 lives and injured 150 others. The airstrike was carried out at about 11 a.m. (local time)According to the residents and some provincial council members, the airstrike was carried out on the madrassa by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Government officials have claimed that Taliban militants were inside the madrassa and planning out to carry an attack on Afghan forces.They also asserted that a high-ranking
4 CRPF jawans get out-of-turn promotion for bravery in Kashmir ops
Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have been given out-of-turn promotions for extraordinary vigilance and valour displayed in thwarting terrorist attacks in Kashmir. Due to their alertness and bravery, six militants were gunned down and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in two separate "fidayeen attacks".On the request of CRPF, the Ministry of Home Affairs has waived the eligibility criteria for promotion in recognition of their gallant acts in the militancy-hit state.While Head Constable A.S. Krishana has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector, Constables K. Dinesh Raja and Prafulla Kumar have been promoted to the rank of Head Constables.The high alertness of these brave hearts of the 45th Battalion thwarted a deadly terrorist attack on the CRPF camp located in the Industrial Area (Training Ground) in Sumbal in the Bandipora district of Kashmir on June 5, last year.Due to their raising of an alarm, the terrorist attack was foiled and all the
OPCW to meet over Britain-Russia spy
The world's chemical watchdog will meet tomorrow to discuss Britain's allegations against Russia that it had a hand in the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal, documents said today. "The chairperson of the Executive Council... has received a request by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation... to convene a meeting of the Executive Council," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said. The confidential meeting will start at 10.00 am (0800 GMT) at the OPCW's headquarters in The Hague.
Youth injured in clashes in JK's Kangan dies
A youth, who was injured during clashes between protesters and security forces in Kangan area of Ganderbal district yesterday, died at a hospital here today, officials said. Gowhar Ahmad Rather, a resident of Kangan in Ganderbal, had been admitted to SKIMS hospital here with critical head injury, the officials said. "Rather, who was on a ventilator since yesterday, breathed his last this afternoon," a police official said. The deceased was injured during clashes between protestors and security forces in Kangan area last evening. While the locals alleged that he had sustained pellet injuries after being shot at by security forces, a police spokesman said Rather suffered critical injuries after he fell into a drain. "A group of miscreants had gathered in Kangan market to pelt stones and disturb law-and-order in the area. A police party reached the spot, on seeing which, the miscreants started running, during which the boy fell down and injured his head on the edge of the drain," a ...
Violence in Rajasthan city, Dalit leaders' houses torched
Clashes broke out in Hindaun city in Rajasthan's Kairali district after a protest on Tuesday, demanding action against those involved in looting and vandalism during the Bharat Bandh called on Monday by Dalit groups against dilution of SC/ST Act, turned violent, police said.
Soldier killed, 4 Army men injured in Pak shelling
An Army jawan was killed while four others including a lieutenant were injured as Pakistani troops fired mortar bombs at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said. The cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops started in Krishna Ghati sector this morning and continued for over two hours, resulting in injuries to five soldiers including an officer, an Army officer said. One of the injured soldiers later succumbed to injuries at the military hospital. The deceased jawan was identified as 20-year-old Sepoy Mustapure Shubham Suryakant, a resident of Konerwadi village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra. The nation will always remain indebted to him for his supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty, defence spokesman Col. N N Joshi said. Suryakant is survived by his mother Sunita, A police official said a lieutenant and two junior commissioned officers were among the injured and they were evacuated to command hospital in ...
Houses of Dalit MLA, ex-MLA set afire in Rajasthan's Karauli distt
The houses of a sitting and a former MLA, both Dalits, were set afire by a violent mob today afternoon in the Hindaun town in Karauli district of Rajasthan following which curfew was imposed in the area, a senior official said. A mob comprising nearly 5,000 people set ablaze houses of sitting MLA Rajkumari Jatav and Congress MLA Bharosilal Jatav in the Hindaun City, District Collector, Karauli, Abhimanyu Kumar told PTI. While Rajkumari Jatav is from the ruling BJP, Bharosilal Jatav is a former Congress legislator who also served as a minister in the state. The incident occurred a day after Rajasthan and several other states saw large scale protests and violence during a 'bandh' called by Dalit organisations. Considering the law and order situation, curfew was clamped in the city, Kumar added. He said the situation was tense since morning. After incidents of stone pelting and arson, a mob set on for the houses of the MLA and the ex-MLA following which curfew has been clamped till ...
MP Dalit stir: Death toll rises to 8, one killed in police firing
The death toll in the violence that broke out during Dalit protests in Madhya Pradesh rose to eight with two more persons succumbing to injuries, officials said today. Meanwhile, the police today admitted that one person, who died yesterday, fell victim to police bullets. Two policemen have been booked in connection with the death of a person in police firing, an official said. Yesterday, a senior police official had claimed that the casualties occurred during clashes between the supporters of the "Bharat bandh", called by Dalit outfits, and those opposed to it and not due to police firing. However, Bhind Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Khare today said Mahavir Rajawat (40), who died yesterday, fell victim to police bullets. Besides, two more deaths were reported today, taking the toll in the violence to eight. One person, identified as Pradeep Jatav, succumbed to bullet injuries sustained in clashes between the supporters of the bandh and those opposed to it late last night in
Protests in Rajasthan over damage in Dalit violence
A day after violent protests by Dalits, several members of other castes today hit the streets in Rajasthan over the damage caused yesterday, Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria said. In Alwar district, where one man was killed, people held a sit-in protest, refusing to cremate the body. "After the Dalit protests in the state, people of other castes are protesting in some parts of Rajasthan," Kataria said. According to the police, tension prevailed in Hindaun City, Churu and Gangapur City where law-and-order situation remained "critical". "Traders association and upper castes are agitated in Hindaun City. They took out a procession today and tried to enter the SC/ST dominated areas," Additional Director General (law and order) NRK Reddy said. "Police forces lobbed tear gas shells and resorted to cane charging and firing rubber bullets to disperse the mob," Reddy said. Curfew was clamped in Gangapur City last night. "Situation is under control now in Gangapur City. The curfew was lifted ..
Afghan official: 5 civilians killed in airstrike on Taliban
An Afghan official says at least five civilians and 35 insurgents have been killed in an airstrike by Afghan forces in northern Kunduz province. Nematullah Temori, spokesman for the provincial governor in Kunduz, said Tuesday that 55 civilians were wounded in the attack a day earlier in Dashti Archi district. He said a government delegation is investigating the incident. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish earlier said the airstrike targeted Taliban fighters and killed more than 30 of them, including nine commanders. He said large number of fighters had gathered in the area to hold a military parade. The Taliban said in a statement that the airstrike hit a madrassa, or Islamic religious school, killing and wounding more than 100 clerics, religious students and other civilians.
Four CRPF jawans get out-of-turn promotion for bravery in Kashmir ops
The government has accorded out-of-turn promotions to four CRPF jawans for displaying extraordinary courage in thwarting 'fidayeen' attacks on the forces' camp in the Kashmir Valley in the recent past, the paramilitary today said. The decision to promote the troops to the next higher rank in view of their gallant action, by an order of the Union home ministry, has come in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) after a gap of about 14 years as the government had discontinued the policy owing to some reasons. The first batch of three jawans who have been accorded the promotion include Head Constable A S Krishana and Constables K Dinesh Raja and Prafulla Kumar. The three, belonging to the 45th battalion of the force, were instrumental in thwarting a terror attack on their camp in Sumbal in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on June 5 last year. "Due to their alertness and subsequent raising of an alarm, not only the terrorist attack was foiled but all the four heavily armed ...
40 detained in telecom fraud case in China
Chinese police have detained 40 suspects in connection with a telecom fraud case worth 43 million yuan, officials said. The case was registered after a citizen surnamed Hu reported to police in November 2017 that he was cheated of 4.60 lakh yuan in a suspected telecom fraud. Investigations showed that a fraud ring had set up foreign currency trading software to encourage members of the public to open accounts and make transactions through fake trading systems, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today. On February 1, Xinjiang police went to Xi'an in the northwest province of Shaanxi, where they believed the fraud ring was based and caught 199 suspects within a week. Police froze their accounts and issued a warrant for the ringleader surnamed Liu at the same time. Liu turned himself in on February 20, police said. There are more than 450 victims in the case. Xinjiang reeled under violence for years following unrest among Uygurs over the mass migration of Hans from other parts of ...
PM announces ex-gratia to the kin of those killed in Iraq
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh each to the next of the kin of 39 Indians who were killed in Iraq, official sources said. The mortal remains of 38 of the 39 Indians killed in war-torn Iraq were brought back to the country yesterday in a special aircraft and handed over to their relatives. Thirty-nine of the 40 Indian labourers were killed by terror group ISIS, while one of them managed to escape posing as a Muslim from Bangladesh. Out of the 39 killed, 27 hailed from Punjab, four from Himachal Pradesh, six from Bihar and two from West Bengal.
Polish trial opens for accomplice of Paris attacks mastermind
A Moroccan accomplice of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of the deadly 2015 Islamic State attacks in Paris, went on trial today in Poland accused of belonging to the terror group, local media reported. Mourad T, 28, pleaded not guilty to the charges of being a member of a terrorist group but admitted to having been in possession of illegal narcotics and fake travel documents, the PAP news agency said. The trial underway in the southern city of Katowice is the first of its kind in Poland, one of the few EU members which has not experienced an attack by jihadists. The suspect was detained September 5, 2016 in Poland. If he is convicted, he could get between six months to eight years in prison. Prosecutors alleged that "between December 2014 and September 2016 Mourad T. was involved with an armed crime organisation -- an international terrorist organisation called Islamic State." They added that Mourad T was an "accomplice" and "scout" of Abaaoud, who allegedly planned the ..
Soldier killed, 4 others injured in Pakistan shelling along LoC
An Army jawan was today killed while four others including a lieutenant were injured as Pakistani troops shelled mortars at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The cross-border shelling by Pakistan troops started in Krishna Ghati sector this morning and continued for over two hours, resulting in injuries to five soldiers including an officer, an Army officer said. One of the injured soldiers later succumbed to injuries at the military hospital. A police official said a lieutenant and two junior commissioned officers were among the injured and they were evacuated to command hospital in Udhampur district for specialized treatment. Earlier, defence spokesman Lt Col N N Joshi said that Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from 0700 hours using small arms, automatics and mortars. "Indian Army has retaliated strongly, effectively and proportionately to the unprovoked ceasefire violation, he said. This