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Northern Army Commander reviews security situation, counter-terrorism operations in J-K
Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, arrived here on Tuesday to review the prevailing security situations in the Valley.He was accompanied by the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen KJS Dhillon during his visit to the hinterland formation in South Kashmir.He was briefed by local commanders on the existing security situation and the measures taken to ensure close coordination with all government agencies towards maintaining vigil and peace in the Valley.Expressing satisfaction over the synergetic conduct of the entire security apparatus, the Army Commander urged the forces to take necessary steps to ensure adequate domination and security of the lines of communication so as to keep them open and safe for the general public.
Jaisalmer gets ready to hold International Army Scouts Competition 2019
International Army Scout Masters Competition as a part of International Army Games will be organised under the aegis of Konark Corps at Jaisalmer from July 24 to 17 August 17, said Defence spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand on Tuesday."The International Army Scout Masters Competition will witness the participation of the Mechanised Infantry scout teams of eight countries including Russia, which is the founding member of this format of International Army Games," Anand said.Col Anand also said that there is an ongoing visit by delegations from Russia and other participating countries to the Jaisalmer military station and the visiting officials were impressed by the arrangements at the venue where the competition is to be held."The Russian delegation, senior military and diplomatic dignitaries from other participating countries are on a visit to the Jaisalmer Military Station from May 14 to 15. The delegates were shown and briefed on the special training facilities created at Jaisalmer and .
Shah's roadshow stoned, Trinamool backers blamed
Trinamool Congress Chhatra ParishadA activists allegedly pelted stones at BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow here on Tuesday, triggering clashes in which three motorbikes were set ablaze in the College Street area.
Amid uneasy calm, Sri Lanka extends nationwide curfew
Amid an uneasy calm, Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed a nationwide curfew for a second night after two days of anti-Muslim violence in the wake of the Easter bombings and warned that rioters will be dealt with maximum force.
Sangakkara urges Sri Lankans to maintain peace after communal riots
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara Tuesday urged his countrymen to get united and maintain peace following the communal riots in the island nation. Sangakkara, who was appointed the first non-British president of prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) earlier this month, expressed shock at the communal riots in the island nation. "STOP. BREATHE. THINK. OPEN YOUR EYES. If we lose ourselves in violence, racism, thuggery and hatred we lose our country. Unite as Sri Lankans, be peaceful, keep each other safe. Do not give into shameful, divisive political agendas. WE HEAL AND RISE TOGETHER AS ONE NATION," wrote the former left-handed batsman on his twitter page. Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide curfew for a second straight night and arrested several people after Sinhalese mob attacks on Muslim-owned shops, vehicles and mosques left one person dead. The communal violence worsened following the deadly Easter terror attacks that claimed over 250 lives. Suicide bombers exploded ...
Yemen rebels hand security of Hodeida ports to 'coastguard': UN
Yemen's Huthi rebels have handed over security of key Red Sea ports to the "coastguard" but much work remains to remove military equipment, the UN said Tuesday. General Michael Lollesgaard, head of the UN redeployment committee, welcomed the handover "of the security of the ports to the coastguard", according to a UN statement. "There is still a lot of work to be done on the removal of the manifestations, but cooperation has been very good.
Rs 1 lakh snatched from elderly man
Two bike borne men looted Rs 1 lakh from a 70-year-old man who was walking home after withdrawing the amount from a bank in Bihar's Gaya district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred a short distance away from Dhobi branch of a nationalised bank from where the elederly man, Naresh Singh, withdrew Rs 1 lakh. The two men snatched the bag containing the cash from him and sped away. Police said CCTV footages were being examined in order to trace the snatchers.
5 killed in Somalia suicide bombing
A suicide bomber killed at least five people and injured nine others on Tuesday after detonating a car packed with explosives in the Somali capital on Tuesday, the police said.
Sri Lanka to launch tourism campaign in Thailand
The Sri Lanka Tourism Ministry plans to launch a mega promotional campaign in Thailand to attract tourists from short-haul markets due to a sharp decline in arrivals following the Easter Sunday attacks that claimed over 250 lives.
Lanka imposes nationwide curfew for second night as 22 arrested for communal riots
Sri Lanka Tuesday imposed a nationwide curfew for a second straight night and arrested several people after Sinhalese mob attacks on Muslim-owned shops, vehicles and mosques left one person dead, as communal violence worsened following the deadly Easter terror attacks. Sri Lanka government enforced island-wide curfew on Monday but on Tuesday the curfew was relaxed in all areas except the northwestern province where the Muslim man was killed by the sword-wielding rioters and Sinhalese mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops and vehicles. Homes and mosques were also vandalised by large groups of people armed with sticks and weapons. On Tuesday evening, police announced another nationwide curfew for a second night to try and stop the violence, beginning at 9:00 pm (local time). "An island-wide police curfew will be imposed from 9 pm today until 4 am tomorrow," police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said. The government also reimposed a ban on social media following the violent clashes. The ...
Sri Lanka: Curfew lifted for 2 hrs in North Western Province
The indefinite curfew imposed in one of the provinces of the island nation will be lifted for two hours from 4 pm to 6 pm in the evening.The Daily Mirror reported that the curfew would be re-imposed from 6 pm until 6 am tomorrow after quoting the police.Some parts of Sri Lanka including North Western Province (NWP) were placed under indefinite curfew and social media was banned since Monday night after a 45-year-old man was killed by a sword-wielding mob in an escalating anti-Muslim backlash following the Easter terror attacks, Al Jazeera reported.Violence broke out late on Monday, three weeks after eight-coordinated bombings killed at least 258 people, with mobs carrying out arson attacks including one involving around 2,000 people who vandalised a mosque, witnesses told Geo News.Earlier on Tuesday, the police said that the nationwide curfew imposed overnight earlier (9 pm local time to 4 am) was raised on Tuesday morning except for the NWP.Police chief Chandana Wickramaratne warned .
BJP-TMC clashes in Diamond Harbour LS seat ahead of polling
A number of houses, shops and vehicles were damaged and several policemen injured in clashes that went on for three days between workers of the TMC and the BJP in Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held on May 19, officials said Tuesday. The situation there in South 24 Parganas district is peaceful now and the West Bengal government has sought a report from the district administration. "Several houses, shops and vehicles were ransacked during the clashes that began on Friday night and continued for three days. No casualty was reported," a senior official at the state secretariat told PTI. "This is a political clash, not communal. We have sought report from the district administration on this," the IAS officer said. Enquired about the current situation there, he said, "At the moment everything is normal and peaceful. We have posted a police picket there." The clashes broke out in places of Satgachhia assembly segment under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat .
Saudi halts pumping at main pipeline after drone attack
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia said it had stopped pumping crude oil along a major pipeline Tuesday following a drone attack, hours after Yemen's Huthi rebels said they had targeted vital Saudi installations. Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said two pumping stations on the pipeline from the oil-rich Eastern Province to the Red Sea had been targeted early Tuesday. The vital pipeline has a capacity of at least five million barrels per day. "Saudi Aramco took precautionary measures and temporarily stopped operation of the pipeline, as it is evaluating the situation and working on restoring the operations of the affected pump station and the pipeline," Falih said in a statement cited by state news agency SPA. The 1,200-kilometre pipeline carries crude from Saudi Arabia's main eastern oil fields to the Red Sea port city of Yanbu in the west. It was created several decades ago as an alternative for Saudi crude exports if the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf were to ..
One SL bomber was radicalised by UK hate preacher
One of the Sri Lankan Easter Sunday suicide bombers, who blew himself up at a small guest house in Dehiwela near Colombo, was allegedly radicalised by UK's notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary, the media reported.
'Always ready to help': CRPF jawan feeds distressed boy in Kashmir
A CRPF jawan, who was part of the convoy that was targeted in the Pulwama attack, has been decorated with the paramilitary force's highest service award for sharing his meal with a boy who appeared differently-abled. A video of Head Constable Iqbal Singh feeding the boy has gone viral on social media and has won plaudits for the security forces operating in Kashmir. The Sikh jawan was having his lunch in Nawakadal area of Srinagar on Monday when he saw a boy, wearing a black dress, sitting in front of a closed shop and signalling him for food, a senior official said. Singh walked towards the boy and offered his lunchbox to the child, only to find that his hands were stricken with "paralysis", the official said. The jawan, a driver of the 49th battalion, then put a sheet on the boy's lap and fed him lunch. He then wiped the child's face and offered water to drink, the official added. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) took cognisance of the incident and has decided to decorate the
Several arrested as parts of Lanka remain under indefinite curfew after communal riots
Nearly two dozen people were arrested on Tuesday even as parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew after a man was killed by majority Sinhalese mobs who set on fire Muslim-owned shops and vehicles and vandalised mosques in an escalating backlash following the Easter terror attacks. The government on Tuesday relaxed nationwide night curfew in all areas except the northwestern province where the Muslim man was killed by a mob on Monday. Sri Lanka Police imposed island-wide curfew on Monday as anti-Muslim violence broke out in the northwestern province spread to other areas in the country as well. Majority Sinhalese mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops and vehicles. Homes and mosques were also vandalised by large groups of people armed with sticks and weapons. The government also reimposed a ban on social media following the violent clashes. The government which blocked Facebook and WhatsApp on Tuesday extended the blockade to Twitter. The social media blockade is meant to prevent ..
Easter Sunday bomber was radicalised by radical British-Pakistani preacher: Report
One of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, who attempted to bomb the luxury Taj Samudra hotel here, was radicalised by British-Pakistani radical preacher Anjem Choudary while he was studying at a university in London, according to a media report. Abdul Latheef Mohamed Jameel, 37, who hailed from a wealthy family involved in the tea trade, reportedly met the radical preacher while studying at Kingston University, the BBC reported. Choudary, 52, is considered one of the UK's most influential and dangerous radical preachers. He was convicted and jailed in 2016 for inviting support for the Islamic State group but was released in 2018. Counter-extremism experts early this year had warned that Choudary's extremist group al-Muhajiroun network was regenerating itself. Jameel, a father of four children, was the link between local radicals and IS or other Islamist groups based abroad, Sri Lannkan security officers told the BBC. Jameel was one of the nine bombers who carried out a series of ...
Major Saudi pipeline attacked by drones: minister
Two pumping stations on a major Saudi oil pipeline were attacked by drones on Tuesday, halting the flow of crude along it, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said. He said the attacks on the pipeline from the oil-rich Eastern Province to the Red Sea took place early Tuesday. Yemen's Huthi rebels said Tuesday that they had targeted several vital Saudi targets with drones.
UN 'alarmed' over rise in prejudice against SL minorities
The UN has voiced alarm over the spate of attacks against religious minorities in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday bombings and urged Colombo to ensure that the spread of prejudice and hate among groups is not tolerated.
SP-BSP like to loot in the dark: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) by calling them 'thieves' who looted the state treasury."SP and BSP have ensured that there's no electricity in Ballia because they are thieves and it is convenient for them to loot in dark," Adityanath said while addressing an election rally here.Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting an air strike deep in Pakistan on April 27, he said, "With the Balakot strike, PM Modi has shown how to safeguard our nation.""The terrorists know that PM Modi will find them and will retaliate efficiently if they attack. Even if they'll go to Pakistan, PM Modi will not spare them. Only PM Modi can do it and the people have faith in it," he added.While claiming that no encounters or attacks happened in Uttar Pradesh in the past five years, he said, "Earlier, there were so many terror attacks and encounters that happened in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, .