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09 Aug

BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

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Kulgam district president of BJP Kisan Morcha, Ghulam Rasool Dar, and his wife Jawahira Bano were on Monday afternoon shot dead by terrorists in the busy Lal Chowk area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The critically injured couple was taken to the hospital where they succumbed. Security forces have cordoned the area and launched a search for the terrorists. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the incident and said that the perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon. He tweeted; “I strongly condemn brutal terrorist attack on the Sarpanch GH Rasool Dar and his wife Jawhara Banoo of Redwani…

08 Aug

Taliban capture northern Afghan city of Kunduz

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Afghan forces and the Taliban were fighting fiercely Sunday in the centre of Kunduz.The Taliban said Sunday they had captured the key Afghan city of Kunduz, a claim confirmed by an AFP correspondent in the vicinity, as fierce fighting raged in the centre of a second northern capital, Shar-e-pul. officials and residents confirmed, that the insurgents did capture two other provincial capitals in the last 48 hours.The Taliban have taken two provincial capitals since Friday, but Kunduz would be the most significant to fall since the insurgents launched an offensive in May as foreign forces began the final stages of…

06 Aug

Taliban kills Afghan government’s top media officer

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The Taliban claimed responsibility for killing Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Government Media and Information Centre (GMIC). The assassination was the latest in a series conducted by the hardline Islamist group to weaken Ghani's democratically elected, western backed regime. U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan condemned Taliban fighters killing the Afghanistan government's top media and information officer in the capital Kabul.They condemned the act as an affront to human rights and free speech. Menapal had also served as a spokesperson in Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's outreach team.

05 Aug

NIA raids 5 places in J&K, Karnataka, arrests 4 for raising funds for IS

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at five locations in Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka in the ISIS Kerala module case and arrested four persons, involved in raising funds and radicalising and motivating more people to join the banned terror organisation. An NIA spokesperson here said that agency personnel, along with state police units, conducted simultaneous searches at five locations — three in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Mangaluru and Bengaluru in Karnataka. The official said that searches were conducted at the premises of the accused, who were continuously in touch with arrested accused…

25 Jul

Afghanistan forces kills 262 Taliban terrorists in 24 hours

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The Afghanistan government has imposed a curfew across almost all of the country on Saturday in an attempt to stop the Taliban from invading cities.Apart from Kabul and two other provinces, no movement will be allowed between 10 pm and 4 am.The ministry of defense of Afghanistan on Saturday (July 24) claimed that their security forces have killed as many as 262 Taliban terrorists across various provinces in just 24 hours. The forces further said 176 terrorists were injured during the operations and 21 Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused.According to the ministry, security operations are being conducted continuously throughout…

21 Jul

Kerala announces complete lockdown on July 24, 25

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The Kerala government has announced a complete lockdown on July 24, 25 (Saturday and Sunday) with an aim to arrest the ever-rising graph of coronavirus infection in the state. The weekend lockdown announcement came a day after the state government extended the ongoing Covid-induced lockdown in the state by another week as the average test positive rate was still above 10 per cent. The Health and Family Welfare Department has been directed to conduct a mass testing campaign on Friday, July 23 with a target of 3 lakh tests across Kerala with a special focus on districts where the seven…

16 Jul

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes

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Indian photojouralist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city on Friday. He was on a reporting assignment embedded with the Afghan Special Forces.Condoling Danish Siddiqui's demise, Farid Mamundzay, the Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India, tweeted: "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night. The Indian Journalist & winner of Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters."Danish Siddiqui, a…

10 Jul

Those with over two kids can’t contest local polls, apply for govt jobs

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According to a draft of the proposed population control bill, anyone violating the two-child policy in Uttar Pradesh will be debarred from contesting local bodies elections, from applying for or getting promotion in government jobs, and receiving any kind of government subsidy. The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission (UPSLC) states that the provisions are part of the draft titled The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021. The UPSLC website says, "The State Law Commission, UP is working on control, stabilisation and welfare of the population of the state and has prepared a draft bill." Suggestions have been…

09 Jul

Siliguri’s Pradhan Nagar police rescue missing 14-year old boy

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A 14-year old boy found by special team of Siliguri's Pradhan Nagar police station, who ran away from his home was successfully rescued from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid the investigation, the minor's mother updated the police that her son had called from Baramulla and informed them. The boy went missing on May 31. The team left Siliguri for Jammu and Kashmir on June 21 and reached Baramulla after contacting Naugaon Police in Srinagar. Then on July 05 the minor was finally rescued and returned to Siliguri by the help of the police team. On the other hand, the…

07 Jul

Two Army personnel arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan ISI

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The Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested two Army personnel and busted a major cross-border espionage network that was allegedly involved in providing classified documents to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency of Pakistan. The breakthrough and recovery of secret documents came while Jalandhar Rural Police, led by SSP Naveen Singla, was investigating a Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case. One of the arrested suspects was identified as Sepoy Harpreet Singh (23) — who hails from village Cheecha in Amritsar — and was posted in Anantnag. He joined the Indian Army in 2017 and belongs to the19 Rashtriya Rifles. The second…