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Xi orders armed police to uphold CPC leadership
President Xi Jinping has ordered the armed police force to uphold the "absolute leadership" of the ruling Communist Party of China as the force has been brought under the CPC's command for the first time. Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) - the overall high command of the 2.3 million-strong military, made the remarks at a ceremony by the CMC to confer a flag on the armed police force. Recently the armed police was ordered to function under the CMC which in turn functions under the CPC. Since 1982 the armed police force which focussed on law and order functioned under central cabinet known as state council. Previously disgraced top officials like Zhou Yongkong, who headed the internal security under former president Hu Jintao, were rumoured to have made use of it to attempt a coup against the central leadership. After Xi came to power in 2013, Zhou has been prosecuted for corruption and misuse of power and ..
Israel lifts total closure of West Bank city
The Israeli army on Wednesday lifted its complete closure of roads leading to the northern West Bank city of Nablus that had been shut off following the killing of an Israeli settler in the area, although military posts at the city's exit points would remain in place.
Army Air Defence celebrates 25th Raising Day
The Army Air Defence Corps on Wednesday celebrated its 25th Raising Day, with Adjutant General and Senior Colonel Commandant Lt General Ashwani Kumar along with Lt General P.S. Jaggi and veterans laying wreaths at the Amar Jawan Jyoti here to pay homage to the braves in a solemn ceremony.
One killed in mob clash with Assam cops over custodial death
One person was killed and several others were injured in police firing to disperse an irate mob protesting over an alleged custodial death in Darrang district of Assam on Wednesday.
Three arrested in Delhi for robberies in Kochi
The Delhi Police in a joint operation with its Kerala counterparts has arrested three men here in connection with two dacoities in Kochi last year, a top official said today. The dacoities took place on December 15 and 16 last year in separate houses in Kochi. In both cases, eight-nine men broke into the houses and looted jewellery, cash, mobile phones and laptops, after attacking the occupants, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar said. Some of the looted gold jewellery was recovered from the accused, he added. Acting on a tip-off that one of the accused in the robberies was hiding in Seemapuri, a crime branch team of the Delhi Police, along with their counterparts from Kerala, swung into action and arrested Arshad (21) yesterday, Kumar said. Arshad, a native of Kolkata, was living in a jhuggi in Seemapuri. He was the "kingpin" of the gang, he said. "After sustained interrogation, he confessed his involvement in both the cases and at his instance, two other ..
Pak claims India 'distracting' it from counter-terror efforts
Pakistan today claimed that India was "distracting" it from counter-terrorism efforts as it briefed foreign diplomats on the country's credentials amid criticism by the US for providing safe havens to militants. Ambassadors and Heads of Mission of resident Missions in Islamabad were briefed by the Foreign Minister, Foreign Secretary, Chief of General Staff (CGS), Director General Military Operations (DGMO) and Director General Military Intelligence (DGMI) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Office said that the diplomats were told about Pakistan's "achievements and challenges" in counter- terrorism efforts and combating violent extremism. "Details were also provided on how Indian belligerence and unhelpful posturing is distracting Pakistan's counter terrorism efforts and how an active RAW/NDS nexus is verifiably working to undermine Pakistan's internal stability," the FO said. The envoys were provided details about the success of military operations which had
Myanmar security forces took part in killing 10 Rohingya: army
Myanmar security forces took part in a massacre of 10 Rohingya in September, the army chief's office said today, as it admitted for the first time abuses during a crackdown that sparked a mass exodus of the Muslim minority. The massacre took place on September 2 in the village of Inn Din in Rakhine state, the Facebook posting said, as tensions escalated pitting Rohingya against security forces and ethnic Rakhine locals following the killing of a Rakhine man. "Some villagers from Inn Din village and security members confessed they killed 10 Bengali terrorists," the office said in its post, using a pejorative term for Rohingya and blaming militants for causing the unrest in the village. The post also gave the first confirmation of a mass Rohingya grave inside Rakhine state following an army crackdown on militants from the minority group. In its account, the office said security forces captured 10 Rohingya militants before killing them as violence engulfed Inn Din village .
Naxalism shall be eradicated from Jharkhand by 2018: DGP
Naxalism shall be eradicated from Jharkhand by the end of this year, said state Director General of Police D K Pandey. In an interview to PTI, the DGP said that the state police in tandem with the civil administration has successfully cleared most of the areas of the state from the influence of the left wing Naxalism. However, the remaining few pockets situated on the border areas shall be cleared by the end of the year 2018, he said. The newly carved out state of Jharkhand from Bihar has been a hotbed of red terror. Pandey said that three years ago 13 focus areas were identified all across the state and action plans were prepared to clear them off the menace of naxalism, adding a total of 18 security camps were established in these 13 naxal influenced remote areas. He said, just a few years back there was a time when Maoists used to run parallel administration in these areas but with the help of the civil administration we established security camps." Five camps were ...
26/11 trial: Owner of Pune hotel where Headley stayed deposes
The owner of a hotel in Pune where David Headley, Pakistani-American member of the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, had stayed, today deposed in a Mumbai court in a case related to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The trial of Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, an LeT operative and a key plotter of the terror attacks, is currently underway. Headley, arrested for being part of the conspiracy, was later made an 'approver' (prosecution witness) and his evidence was recorded from a US prison through video link in 2016. "Hotel owner Paras Bumb deposed today. Headley had stayed at his hotel during his visit to Pune," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told PTI. According to police, Headley had conducted a recce for potential terror attack targets in Mumbai and Pune. A native of Beed district in Maharashtra, Jundal was deported to India from Saudi Arabia in June 2012. The Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008 had left 166 dead and many more injured. As per the charge ...
C'garh: Woman ultra killed in encounter with troopers
A woman naxal was today gunned down in an encounter with security forces in the forest of insurgency-hit Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, police said. The skirmish occurred in Kedwal-Tumalpad forests which fall in south Sukma when joint teams of troopers were conducting an anti-Maoist operation, Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI. Several composite squads of the Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit- Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) had launched the operation in the southern forests of Sukma which is considered as a core area of Maoists' military battalion no.1. When a team, comprising STF and DRG personnel, was cordoning off jungles near Kedwal-Tumalpad, it came under heavy firing from a group of rebels, leading to a gunfight, he said. "After the encounter ended, security forces searched the area and recovered the body of awomannaxalclad in uniform," Meena ...
Sukma: Naxal killed in encounter
A female Naxal was killed in an encounter between security forces in the forests of Bade Kedwal and Tumalpad in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.The joint operation was conducted by the District Reserve Group (DRG), the Special Task Force (STF), Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)."Huge amount of arms and ammunition was also recovered from the spot," Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Meena said.The identity of the deceased Naxal is yet to be known.The search operation in the area is underway.
15 IS, Taliban militants join peace process
At least fifteen militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) and Taliban groups have joined peace process in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.A group of 8 ISIS militants led by commander Abdul Manan and a group of 7 Taliban insurgents led by commander Faridullah laid down their arms and joined peace process, reported Khaama Press, citing, Nangarhar governor's spokesman Ataullah Khogyani, as saying.According to Khogyani, the militants have also handed over a rocket along with 15 different types of weapons to the security forces.166 militants including 44 IS insurgents have by far joined peace process in Nangarhar due to the efforts of the intelligence operatives, the provincial governor's spokesman added.
MHA gives Rs 226 cr to paramilitary forces for gadgets
The Union Home Ministry has sanctioned Rs 226 crore to the paramilitary forces for procurement of telecommunication equipment and some other gadgets, an official said. The sanctioned amount of Rs 226 crore is being given to the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB and the forces will utilise the fund as per their operational requirements, the official said. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is mostly deployed in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir, anti-Naxal operations in central and eastern India, the Northeastern states and other internal security duties. The Border Security Force guards the Indo-Pak and Indo- Bangla borders, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police protects the Sino-Indian border and the SSB is deployed along the Indo- Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) provides security to vital installations, including nuclear plants and airports.
IS destroyed more than 100 Iraqi villages in 4 years
Militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State (IS) destroyed at least 116 villages in Iraq's Kirkuk province in the last three years.Kirkuk's governor Rakan Saed told Anadolu news agency that the terror group destroyed the villages surrounding Kirkuk between 2014 and 2017. He also expressed concerns that thousands of villagers were still living in tents.Saed also said that the villages did not have electricity, water, sewage systems, education and health services."The villagers cannot return to their homes. It seems impossible for residents to return to the infrastructure that was totally destroyed is reconstructed. For reconstruction, definitely, there is a need for the state's support," added Saed.In October last year, Iraqi forces captured Kirkuk's Hawija district, located 45-km west of Kirkuk city, which was considered as one of the terrorist group's last strongholds in northern Iraq.In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that Iraq had been 'totally ...
Lt. Gen. Y V K Mohan takes over as Commander of 9 Crops
Lieutenant General Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan today took over as the 13th Corps Commander of the Rising Star Corps from Lt Gen S K Saini. A highly decorated soldier of the 7th Battalion the 11th Gorkha Rifles, Lt. Gen. Mohan has had an illustrious career during which he commanded an Infantry Brigade in High-Altitude Area and a Mountain Division along the China frontier, a defence spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that Lt. Gen. Mohan has excelled in various professional courses during his service. Lt. Gen. Mohan is a graduate of the Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, and has studied at the Royal College of Defence Studies, London. The 9 Corps, also known as the Rising Star Corps, was raised in 2005 and is the Indian Army's youngest corps. It is based in Yol cantonment town in Kangra Valley, southeast of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.
Illegal arms factory busted in Bengal, two held
An illegal arms factory along with a larage cache of arms has unearthed in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas and two persons arrested, police said on Wednesday.
Militants' bombs kill Philippine soldier, wound civilians
Muslim militants who pledge allegiance to the Islamic State group have killed a soldier and wounded three civilians in bomb attacks in the southern Philippines, the military said today. Security forces on the main southern island of Mindanao have been pursuing pro-IS armed groups following a five-month battle with militants for the city of Marawi last year that left more than 1,100 dead. The soldier was fatally hit Tuesday while his unit was tracking Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) gunmen on a mountain trail near the town of Datu Unsay, regional military spokesman Captain Arvin Encinas told AFP. "The dead soldier was involved in a clearing operation (against the BIFF)," Encinas added. A roadside bomb apparently intended for a military convoy in the neighbouring town of Datu Hoffer wounded three civilians instead, Encinas added. He said both military units were pursuing BIFF members who had clashed with security forces in the same region on Saturday, a ...
200 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh Tunisia unrest
More than 200 people were arrested and dozens hurt during clashes in several parts of Tunisia, the interior ministry said today, after a second night of unrest driven by anger over austerity measures. Ministry spokesman Khalifa Chibani told local radio that 49 police officers were wounded during clashes across the country and that 206 "troublemakers" were arrested. Properties were damaged, he said, including a branch of the Carrefour supermarket chain in the suburbs of Tunis that was looted. Police and army forces were deployed in several cities during the night, including in Tebourba 30 kilometres west of the capital Tunis, where hundreds of young people took to the streets after the funeral of a man in his 40s who died in unrest on Monday night. Police have insisted they did not kill the man. The results of an autopsy have not been made public. Unrest was also reported in the southern city of Gafsa, in Kasserine in central Tunisia and in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of the .
Cabinet approves Cadre review of Group 'A' Executive Cadre of Central Industrial Security Force
The restructuring of the CISF Cadre will result in increase of Group 'A' posts from 1252 to 1277 with increase of 2 posts of Additional Director General, 7 posts of Inspector General, 8 posts of Deputy Inspector General and 8 posts of Commandant.
Mamata hails Tashkent Declaration, remembers brave soldiers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today remembered the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965 that ended with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration on this day. The 1965 armed conflict between India and Pakistan was formally brought to an end by signing this declaration at Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Soviet Union, on January 10, 1966. "On this day in 1966, the Tashkent Declaration brought to an end the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Remembering the brave soldiers who gave their lives for the nation," Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle this morning.