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2 killed, JCO's daughter injured as militants storm army camp in Jammu
A group of heavily-armed militants stormed an army camp in Jammu early on Saturday and entered the family quarters, spraying automatic gunfire at the sleeping inhabitants and also lobbed bombs, leading to a gun fight in which two persons were killed and six others, including the daughter of an officer, were injured.
Tax wrangle may see India lose out on hosting 2021 CT
India could lose out on hosting the 2021 Champions Trophy if the government doesn't allow tax exemption on the event. The ICC is already exploring alternative host countries in a similar time zone. The International Cricket Council (ICC), after its Board Meeting here yesterday, expressed "concerns" at Indian government's stance of not approving tax exemptions to ICC events. The world body, however, said it will continue to have dialogue with the Indian government, with the help of the BCCI. "The (ICC) Board expressed their concern around the absence of a tax exemption from the Indian Government for ICC events held in India despite ongoing efforts from both the ICC and BCCI to secure the exemption which is standard practice for major sporting events around the world," the ICC said in a statement. "The Board agreed that ICC management, supported by the BCCI will continue the dialogue with the Indian Government but in the meantime directed ICC management to explore ...
Bangladeshi charged with 'IS-inspired' Australia stabbing
A young Bangladeshi woman was today charged with stabbing a man in the neck while he slept in Melbourne in what Australian police described as an Islamic State-inspired attack. Police arrested Momena Shoma, 24, at the scene after the incident in the city's north on Friday afternoon. The man's young child was present, but not hurt. "We will allege this was a stand-alone, Islamic State- inspired attack, designed to cause harm to our community," said Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney. "We deplore any attempt to intimidate our community. We will continue to work together with Victoria Police to ensure the safety of the community and to protect our way of life in Australia." Police said the woman was a Bangladeshi national who travelled to Melbourne on February 1 on a student visa and was renting a room in the 56-year-old's Mill Park home. A neighbour told the Herald Sun newspaper the man managed to call her and she rushed to his home where she found
Prisoner injured in Bihar jail violence
An undertrial in a Bihar jail in Bhojpur district was seriously injured on Saturday in a violent clash between two groups of inmates, police said.
Jaish militants attack Army camp, two JCOs killed
Two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed and six others injured as a group of militants stormed the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu city in the early hours today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri said. The minister informed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that Subedar Maganlal and Subedar Mohammed Ashraf were killed in the attack by a group of militants. While the minister did not specify the group affiliation of the militants who launched the attack, officials said Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were behind the terror strike. DGP S P Vaid said the terrorists entered from the rear side of Sunjwan Army camp where family quarters are located. The militants have been isolated, they said. IGP SD Singh Jamwal told reporters here that "around 4:55 am suspicious movement was noticed by the sentry and his bunker was fired upon. The fire was retaliated. The number of militants isn't known. They've been cornered in one of the family quarters." Security forces and .
Soldier, injured in Sunjwan terror attack, dies
An Army personnel succumbed to his injuries after a terror attack at an Army camp in Sunjwan area of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Saturday.Earlier, the state police informed that three security personnel and a civilian suffered injuries in the attack."In the morning around 4:45 a.m. Militants fired upon one gate, the area has been cordoned off. One army man, his daughter and two others sustained injuries as per the reports. Militants number is not known as of now," said Jammu Inspector General of Police (IGP) S. D. Singh Jamwal.Earlier in the day, Home Minister Rajnath Singh directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to look into the attack.He also spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid regarding this matter.Meanwhile, the security forces have cordoned off the area and are conducting a search and combing operation.
Jammu army camp attack: Rajnath speaks to Kashmir DGP
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir DGP S.P. Vaid after a group of heavily armed militants attacked an army camp in the state.
Pak Taliban deputy chief killed in drone strike
The deputy chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Khan Said Mehsud, is believed to be killed in a drone strike in the Margha Area of Barmal in Afghanistan.At least two sources confirmed that Mehsud was killed along with his nephew and two guards."The vehicle was completed destroyed," an intelligence official told The Express Tribune, adding that there were at least three reported drone strikes on the Pak-Afghan border in the last 24 hours.Mehsud, who was the head of the Mehsud faction of the TTP, has been replaced by Maulvi Khatir, who is the new acting chief of the terrorist organisation.The United States listed Mehsud on its designated terrorist list in 2014.Mehsud became the deputy chief of TTP after Waliur Rahman's death in 2013. He reportedly had fought in Afghanistan and was believed to be involved in the attack on PNS Mehran in Karachi in 2011, which killed 18 navy personnel.He is also the alleged mastermind of a jailbreak, where he freed over 400 inmates from a prison .
Jammu army camp attack: Holed up militants surrounded
A group of four-to-five heavily armed militants, who stormed an army camp here early Saturday and later entered the JCO quarters have been surrounded as security forces started room-to-room intervention.
Rajnath directs MHA to look into Sunjwan attack
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to look into the Sunjwan Army Camp attack.He also spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid regarding this matter.At least three terrorists stormed inside a JCO family quarter in Sunjwan area of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Saturday.Jammu Inspector General of Police (IGP) S. D. Singh Jamwal said that one Hawaldar and his daughter were injured in the attack."In the morning around 4:45 a.m. Militants fired upon one gate, the area has been cordoned off two injured one army man and his daughter as per reports. Militants number is not known as of now," he added.The security forces have cordoned off the area and are conducting a search and combing operation.
Four injured as Jaish militants attack Army camp
A group of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked the Sunjwan Army camp in Jammu city in the early hours today, leaving three Armymen and daughter of an Army personnel injured, officials said. The terrorists entered from the rear side of Sunjwan Army camp where family quarters are located, DGP S P Vaid said. At least three persons, including an Army personnel and his daughter, have been injured, officials said. The militants, who are believed to be around three, have been isolated, they said. IGP SD Singh Jamwal told reporters here that "around 4:55 am suspicious movement was noticed by the sentry and his bunker was fired upon. The fire was retaliated. The number of militants isn't known. They've been cornered in one of the family quarters." Unconfirmed reports said one person has died in the gunfight. Security forces and police have cordoned off the area around the Sunjwan Army camp.The camp falls under the first Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry in 36 brigade. Soon after ..
Sunjwan attack: Fresh gunshots heard
Fresh gunshots were heard inside the Sunjwan Army camp during search and combing operation by the security forces on Saturday, just hours after terrorists attacked.Following the attack, the district administration has asked the schools within 500 meters of the camp to remain shut.Three to four terrorists stormed inside a JCO family quarter at about 5 a.m.Jammu Inspector General of Police (IGP) S. D. Singh Jamwal revealed that one Hawaldar and his daughter were injured."In the morning around 4:45 a.m., militants fired upon one gate. The area has been cordoned off. Two injured, one army man and his daughter as per reports. Militants number is not known as of now," he said.The security forces have cordoned off the area.Further details of the attack are awaited.On a related note, an alert advisory had been issued in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the death anniversaries of Parliament attack convict Muhammad Afzal Guru and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool ...
Militants attack army camp in Jammu
A group of heavily armed militants early on Saturday attacked an army station here in Jammu and Kashmir.
Militants attack Army camp in Jammu, 3 injured
Militants belonging to Jaish-e- Mohammed terror group attacked an army camp located here in the dead of the night, officials said today. The terrorists, believed to be two or three, entered from the rear side of Sunjawan army camp where family quarters are located, they said. At least three people, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and his daughter, have been injured. However, militants have been isolated. Intelligence inputs had warned an attack on the army or security establishment by Jaish-e-Mohammed in view of the death anniversary of Afsal Guru who was hanged on February 9, 2013.
North Korea says it can't pay UN due to UN bank sanctions
North Korea has said it can't pay nearly USD 184,000 in dues to the United Nations because of UN sanctions that prevent the transfer of funds from Pyongyang. North Korea's UN Mission said sanctions imposed by the Security Council in early August on the Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is in charge of international transactions, made payment impossible. The mission said Ambassador Ja Song Nam met Undersecretary-General for Management Jan Beagle yesterday afternoon to request the opening of "banking channels" to make the DPRK's required $183,458 payment for 2018 for the U.N.'s regular operations and separate budgets for peacekeeping and international tribunals. The Security Council imposed sanctions on the bank in a wide-ranging resolution following North Korea's first successful tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States on July 3 and July 27. It imposed tougher sanctions in response to ...
Terrorists attack army camp in Jammu and Kashmir
Terrorists stormed inside an army camp in Sunjwan area of Jammu and Kashmir in early hours on Saturday.Jammu Inspector General of Police (IGP) S. D. Singh Jamwal said that two injuries have been reported and the terrorist stormed inside one of the army family quarter."In the morning around 4:45 a.m. Militants fired upon one gate, the area has been cordoned off two injured one army man and his daughter as per reports. Militants number is not known as of now," he added.The security forces have cordoned off the area around Sunjawan Army camp after shots were heard.Further details are awaited.
Egypt escalates military operations in Sinai
Egypt's armed forces on Friday launched airstrikes against alleged terror organisations in north and central Sinai, while three alleged members of a militant group were killed by security forces in the capital Cairo, the opening moves in a major new nationwide security operation, officials said.
Herders suspected after police say 3 killed in central Nigeria
Three people were shot dead in central Nigeria, police said, with suspicion falling on cattle herders after a wave of communal violence that has heaped pressure on the government to act. Unknown gunmen opened fire on the men on Thursday evening in Anyiin, in the Logo area of Benue state, where early last month more than 80 people were killed. Benue state police chief Fatai Owoseni said the identity of the gunmen had not yet been established. But given the location and similarity to previous attacks, suspicion locally immediately fell on herders. Owoseni said officers sent to the scene at the sound of gunshots found that four people on two motorcycles had been attacked, with three others collecting water. "Three survivors are still receiving treatment at the hospital. (They) happened to be those that were fetching water from the stream," he said. "The ones that were dead were those riding on the motorcycles while one of them survived." More than 168 people have been killed .
Army Vice Chief reviews security situation in Valley
The Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lieutenant General Sarath Chand on Friday arrived in the Valley to review the prevailing security situation.Chand also visited the Formations and Units in North Kashmir.During the visit, the VCOAS was briefed by the commanders on ground as regards the operational preparedness as well as the measures taken to meet the security and weather related challenges.The Vice Chief further interacted with the troops and emphasised on the need for undertaking relentless intelligence based operations to sustain pressure on the terrorist groups and maintain a high degree of vigil along the Line of Control (LoC) to eliminate any infiltration bid.Earlier in the day, the General Officer arrived at Badami Bagh Cantonment where he was received by the Chinar Corps Commander, Lieutenant General AK Bhatt.
The people who know no war: Afghanistan's most isolated corner
"Taliban -- what's that?" asks Sultan Begium shyly from her freezing home in Afghanistan's mountainous Wakhan Corridor, a region so remote that its residents are untouched by the decades of conflict that have devastated their country. The frail-looking grandmother whose harsh life has etched deep lines in her face, is a woman of the Wakhi, a tribe of roughly 12,000 nomadic people who populate the area. Known to those who live there by its Persian name Bam-e- Dunya, or "roof of the world", it is a narrow strip of inhospitable and barely accessible land in Afghanistan bordered by the mountains of what is now Tajikistan and Pakistan, and extending all the way to China. Few venture out, even fewer venture in -- but this isolation has kept the Wakhi sheltered from almost forty years of the near constant fighting that has ravaged their fellow Afghans. "War, what war? There has never been a war," Begium says, poking at a dying fire of yak dung, though she remembers people ...