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Two policemen injured in mob attack
Two policemen including the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shyampur police station were injured when a mob attacked them in Howrah district, police said today. The OC of Shyampur police station Suman Das with a police team had gone to Bargarchomukh village yesterday night after hearing reports of the clash between two groups over property dispute, they said. When the police were trying to disperse the two groups, the OC and another policeman were attacked by a mob, police said. The injured OC has been admitted to hospital, and his condition is stated to be critical, they said, adding, a large police contingent later went to the spot and brought the situation under control. Seven persons, arrested in connection with the attack on the OC, were today produced in a local court which remanded them to five days police custody.
20 militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan
At least 20 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) have been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province.Two key IS leaders, identified as Mawlavi Turab and Musa Khan, were also among those killed in the airstrike which was carried out in the vicinity of Alingar district, reported Khaama Press, citing the Afghan Army, as saying in the statement.The statement further stated that the local residents and other people did not suffer any casualties during the airstrikes.No comments have been received from the anti-government armed militant groups, including the IS militants, by far.Laghman, which is, relatively among Afghan's calm provinces has lately witnessed the attempts of the anti-government armed militants to expand their insurgency activities, the report said.
Air strikes kill at least 17 civilians in Syria rebel enclave
Regime and Russian air strikes on a rebel-held enclave near the Syrian capital killed at least 17 civilians today, a war monitor said. Eastern Ghouta, one of the last remaining opposition strongholds in the country, is the target of near-daily air raids. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday's deadliest strikes had hit the Hammuriyeh district, killing 12 civilians including two children. An AFP reporter in Hammuriyeh saw residential buildings with their facades blown open, collapsing into streets strewn with rubble. Residents including members of the White Helmets rescue group rushed to rescue the wounded. Running past a burning car, one man held a crying boy in his arms, while another carried the apparently lifeless body of a child through the streets. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said Syrian and Russian aircraft had "continued their intense bombardment of Eastern Ghouta, targeting several residential areas". He said those killed also included two ..
Grievances of fishermen will be taken up with Centre: Dy CM
The Tamil Nadu government would take up with the Centre grievances of the fishermen including frequent arrests of fisherfolk by Sri Lankan Navy and release of their seized boats, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said. "The government will take up with the Centre the issues faced by the state's fishermen including arrests by Sri Lankan Navy and seizure of their boats," he told reporters after meeting a team of fishermen here. Panneerselvam said efforts would be made through the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka by through the Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime agreement in 1974. A team of fishermen led by General Secretary of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Fishermen Association M J Bose and Rameswaram Fishermen's Association leader P Sesuraja met the Panneerselvam and put forth their demands including stopping frequent attacks on fisherfolk, arrests and retrieval of boats boats seized by Lankan Navy personnel. The Lankan Navy had arrested 13 Tamil Nadu
Naxals torch six vehicles in Chhattisgarh, investigation underway
Naxals set ablaze as many as six vehicles at a bauxite mine in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, near Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border, the police said."North Sarguja of Chhattisgarh has already suffered because of the Naxals, but Naxalism had ended in the Balrampur district, as far as the last few years are concerned. This incident stands as an exception," the Balrampur Additional Superintendent of Police, while confirming the incident.He further said that the information regarding the presence of Naxals has been reported in the area for few months, due to which the police have been conducting search operations."This sole incident stands to show that more needs to be done," he added.According to the police, bauxite mines, two trucks, and pokland machines came under the siege of fire.The police informed that three of the vehicles were from Balrampur and the remaining were from Jharkhand.An investigation is underway.
PM Modi to address top-level police conference in Gwalior
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a top-level police conference on January 7-8 at the Border Security Force (BSF) Academy at Tekanpur in Gwalior. An official release said that the "Annual Conference of Director General of Police (DGPs) and Inspector General of Police (IGPs) of states" is an event where top police officers share and discuss security related issues. The PM has earlier addressed the conference in Guwahati in 2014, in Dhordo in Gujarat's Rann of Kutch in 2015 and at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad in 2016. "During the last meeting, issues such as cross-border terrorism and radicalization were discussed in detail. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of leadership, soft skills and collective training. He specifically mentioned the importance of technology and human interface for the police force," the release stated. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Gwalior today to take part in the annual conference.
Clashes in Cairo after detainee dies at police station
Clashes erupted between Egyptian protesters and policemen today outside a Cairo police station over the death of a young man in custody, security sources said. The protesters torched 10 cars including three police vehicles, they said. Nine people were injured and 40 people arrested in the overnight clashes in Cairo's Moqattam district which saw some protesters throw petrol bombs as police responded with tear gas and birdshot, they said. The security sources said a young man nicknamed Afroto, who was arrested on Friday for alleged drug trafficking, died after a violent brawl with other detainees. But protesters accused the police of being responsible for his death. They set fire to tyres and cars near the police station, leading the fire brigade to intervene. Calm returned to Moqattam later in the morning after Cairo's security chief pledged a probe into the detainee's death, promising not to obscure any police involvement. The prosecutor examined the body and ordered an ..
Banned outfit's hideout busted in Arunachal Pradesh
Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh have destroyed a temporary hideout of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) in Changlang district. Based on specific intelligence inputs, the Jairampur Battalion of the Assam Rifles, under the aegis of DAO Division, conducted an operation near Namdapha reserve forest yesterday and busted the hideout, Defence spokesman Col Chiranjit Konwer said. The action is part of the security forces' ongoing crackdown on insurgent activities in the run up to Republic Day. There was information about the presence of cadres of the outfit trying to terrorise people through extortion bids at Miao town, the spokesman said. Security personnel recovered extortion notes, opium and other documents from the hideout, Konwer said, adding, the cadres had been using the hideout as place of transit.
Belgrade: Man barricades himself, threatens to blow up building
A man in the Serbian capital armed and barricaded himself in an apartment building and threatened to blow it up with a bomb, on Saturday morning.A huge number of police forces, along with the negotiators are present at the spot in Rakovica, which is an urban municipality in Belgrade.The road has been cordoned off and traffic has been re-directed to other streets, reported Xinhua.It is yet to be ascertained why the man threatened the attack. The police have not made an official announcement on the crisis.
Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter
ANaxalwasgunned down inan encounter with security forcesinChhattisgarh's Bijapur district today, police said. The exchange of fire took place around 3 pm inthe forests of Karka village under Gangaloor police station limitsinwhichoneultra was killed, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg told PTI. A team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on a counter-insurgency operation in the interiors of Gangaloor, around 450 kms away from here, he said. When the forces were cordoning off jungles near Karka, they came under heavy firing from a group of rebels, leading to a brief gunfight, he said. After the guns fell silent, security forces searched the area and recovered the body of aNaxal clad in "uniform" along with one muzzle loading gun and a country-made pistol, Garg said. The identity of the killed ultra was yet to be ascertained, he said.
Law and order works fine in Maharashtra: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday asserted that the state of law and order here has been fine in the last three years and would continue to be so."Law and order in Maharashtra has been absolutely fine in last three years, and will continue to be so", Fadnavis said in an event to promote investment in Maharashtra named Magnetic Maharashtra convergence summit 2018.While replying to a question related to the Bhima Koregaon violence as to whether social factors are affecting the business and development in the state, Fadnavis dubbed the law and order situation in the state as "good".Earlier in the day, Union Minister of State for Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale met the Chief Minister and demanded action against those responsible for the Bhima Koregaon violence.On January 1, a youth was killed in a clash between two groups during an event to mark 200 years of Bhima-Koregaon battle that took place near Pune.The incident prompted the Dalit community to protest .
Rohingya rebel ambush in Rakhine wounds 3: Myanmar army
Two Myanmar security officers and a driver were wounded by Rohingya rebels who ambushed their vehicle in northern Rakhine state, the army said today, the first apparent insurgent attack to hit the violence-scarred region in weeks. Rakhine was plunged into crisis last August after a series of militant raids that killed at least a dozen officials prompted a brutal military crackdown that sent some 650,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh. While the army insists it only targeted Rohingya rebels, the UN has accused Myanmar troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the persecuted minority. The insurgents, known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), have launched few attacks since the sweeping military reprisal sparked the mass exodus. But on Friday morning, "about ten" Rohingya militants ambushed a car travelling through northern Rakhine state with hand-made mines and gunfire, the army chief's office said in a statement. "Two security personnel and a
Airstrike kills 14 IS terrorists in Afghanistan
At least 14 terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in the Laghman province of Afghanistan.According to Tolo News, the Laghman Police on Saturday said the airstrike was conducted in the Kondgul area of Alingar district in the province on Friday night.Two IS commanders were also killed.IS has not commented on the incident so far.Earlier on Thursday, the IS terrorist group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Kabul's PD9 on late Thursday, which left more than 20 people dead and 30 others injured.The Amaq news agency of the IS said a suicide bomber targetted the police and intelligence officers busy in an operation in the Banaee area of the city. The Kabul Police had conducted an operation against suspected drug traffickers in the same neighbourhood.The Afghan Interior Minister, confirming the death toll, said that the victims were mostly police personnel.
Will chalk out strategy to tackle issue: Kashmir IGP on IED blast
Hours after four policemen lost their lives in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Baramulla district's Sopore, the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu and Kashmir, Munir Khan on Saturday said they will look into the matter and chalk out new strategy to tackle such issue in future."After 2015, this was the first incident of IED blast. We have to think about it, how to deal with it and chalk out new strategy to tackle the issue," Khan told the reporters.Meanwhile, the wreath laying ceremony of four policemen, who lost their lives in the blast, took place in Baramulla today. Their bodies have been sent to their families for the last rites.Earlier in the day, four policemen were killed and few were seriously injured due to IED blast that took place in the market area of Sopore.The policemen were from 3rd Battalion of Indian Reserve Police (IRP).
CISF takes over security of ISRO's remote sensing centre in
An armed squad of over 60 CISF personnel has taken over security duty at the sensitiveIndian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) in Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun, to protect it against any possible terror strike or threat. The centre functions under the command of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and is thepremier training and educational facility for developing trained professionals in the field of remote sensing, geo-informatics and GPS technology for natural resources, environmental and disaster management. "A contingent of 63 CISF personnel has been sanctioned to be deployed at the facility by the government. The squad took charge of the task yesterday," Central Industrial Security Force CISF) spokesperson and Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Hemendra Singh said. The paramilitary force will provide round-the-clock armed security cover to the facility and special vehicle-borne quick-reaction teams of commandos will be stationed at vantage points in ...
Naxals slit village chief's throat in C'garh's Bastar area
The sarpanch of a village in Chhattisgarhs Bastar district was killed by Naxals at his home, police said today. The sarpanch of Chhindgur village, identified as Pandru (45), was killed after a group of armed rebels stormed his house and slit his throat last night, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (south Bastar range) P Sundararaj told PTI. The village where the incident happened is located inside dense forests about 25 kilometres away from Darbha which itself is about 350 kms away from Raipur, Sundararaj added. On getting information about the incident, a police team rushed to the village and the sarpanch's body was brought for postmortem, he informed. The official said that people from Chhindgur and nearby villages including Koleng have been opposing Naxal activities for the past couple of months now and it has left the Maoists frustrated. He said that the Naxals tended to kill villagers or village heads branding them as police informers just to remind people of ...
Athawale demands action on Bhima Koregaon violence
Union Minister of state for Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Saturday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and demanded action against those responsible for the Bhima Koregaon violence."We had a discussion with the chief minister for half an hour regarding the incident that happened in Koregaon in which a lot of public property was damaged. We are ready to tackle things peacefully in Maharashtra. Investigation on who was involved and who wasn't involved is on," Athawale told ANI.Fadnavis assured Athawale that people responsible will not be spared."We have asked the concerned authorities to differentiate between such people (who were responsible for the violence and who were not) and take appropriate action. People who put fuel to fire, we are trying to find them and strict actions will be taken against them and they will be arrested," he added.Athawale defended Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid, saying they had nothing to with the
Mehbooba pained by killing of 4 policemen in IED attack
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said she was pained by the news about the killing of four policemen in an IED explosion in Sopore township of Baramulla district. "Pained to hear that four policeman have been killed in an IED explosion in Sopore. My deepest condolences to their families," Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. Former chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted: "Very sad news from #Sopore. May the four brave J&K police personnel killed in the line of duty today rest in peace." Four policemen on patrol duty were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants went off in Sopore town in north Kashmir today. Militants had planted the IED near a shop in a lane between the 'Chotta Bazaar' and 'Bada Bazaar' in Sopore in Baramulla district and detonated it when policemen reached the scene, an official said.
Naxals kill sarpanch in Chhattisgarh
Naxalites on Saturday killed a sarpanch here over the suspicion of being an informer of police.Pandru, sarpanch of Chinddgur under Darbha police station, was killed by a small action team of naxals.Commenting on the incident, Arif Sheikh, Superintendent of Police, Bastar, said the sarpanch did not pay heed to police's advice of staying in a security camp because of threat on his life."He was already cautioned by us to stay in Koleng camp as there was threat but he refused and hence naxals managed to kill him," Sheikh said.He added that District Reserve Group (DRG) has come back from Koleng camp and it has been taken over by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).Police and security forces have launched an aggressive search operation against naxalites.
Naxals torch six vehicles in Chhattisgarh
Naxals set ablaze as many as six vehicles at a bauxite mine in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, near Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border.The police informed that three of the vehicles were from Balrampur and the remaining were from Jharkhand.A large number of forces and police are the spot.The investigation is underway.