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Assam police arrests man from Kashmir for obscene remark on Fb on slain CRPF man's wife
Assam Police has arrested a person from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly posting an obscene comment on Facebook on the widow of a CRPF commando who was killed in a blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand last month, an official statement said Tuesday. The slain CRPF commando, Sunil Kalita, hailed from Kamrup district of Assam. The accused, Syed Abbass, was produced at Damhal Hanji Pora court in Kulgam district of Kashmir on June 22 and he was sent to eight days transit remand. He was being brought to Assam, the statemnet said. He had made the alleged obscene comment on Kalita's wife on the Facebook page of a TV news channel of Assam that posted a photograph of the woman saluting her slain husband on June 15. Following this, one Ramen Barua lodged a complaint and a case was registered. A three-member police team went to Jammu and Kashmir and arrested the accused with the help of the police of that state, and intelligence agencies, the statement said. Kalita was wounded in an ..
Maha budget: Mungantiwar's reply unsatisfactory, says Cong
The Congress Tuesday attacked Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on his reply on the Budget discussion, claiming it was unsatisfactory and accused him of not giving answers on actual concerns facing the state. Speaking to reporters outside the state legislature here, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said Mungantiwar did not give answers on the "decline" in agricultural and industrial growth rates. "The finance minister's reply on budget discussion was not satisfactory. The government announced lakhs of jobs through various programmes, but questions raised in this regard got no answers. There was no answer on investment made in Maharashtra," he added. He further said 12,000 farmers had committed suicide during the BJP-led government's tenure, and that it had fallen short in combating drought. Chavan said the Devendra Fadnavis dispensation was busy poaching leaders from opposition parties and was paying no attention to the state's development. "We condemn the ...
Debt as GSDP percentage has come down: Mungantiwar
The Maharashtra government has pared its debt burden from 28.2 per cent of GSDP to 15 per cent despite the implementation of 7th pay commission and farm loan waiver, Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said Tuesday. He was replying to a debate on the state budget in the Legislative Assembly. While presenting the budget on June 18, Mungantiwar had said that as of March-end, the total debt of the state was Rs 4,14,411 crore. "We have managed to bring down debt burden from 28.2 per cent to 15 per cent (of gross state domestic product) despite the pay out due to the 7th pay commission and farm loan waiver," he said Tuesday. The government's stated objective of taking the state's economy to USD onetrillion was difficult but achievable, he said. Defending the Jalyukt Shivar water conservation scheme, he said despite deficient rainfall, food grain production increased by 24 lakh metric tonnes. In 2014, food grain production was 91 lakh metric tonnes, while in 2019, it was ...
Clash breaks out in front of Kejriwal Hospital in Muzaffarpur
A clash broke out here at Kejriwal hospital between hospital staff and kin of a child who died at the facility on Tuesday.The incident took place after the affected family protested following the bereavement."The child from Sumera was admitted to the hospital due to low haemoglobin level. He died around 9 am today. His family took away the body but then returned to protest outside the hospital," Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mukul Kumar Ranjan said."A few people, including some journalists, were injured in the clash that broke out between the protesters and security officers posted outside the hospital," Ranjan added citing the CCTV footage of the incident.The Police are currently questioning the hospital authorities. "We will file an FIR and take necessary actions," he said.Kejriwal hospital is one of the facilities battling with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) crisis in Muzaffarpur. As many as 131 children have died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the district,
Sri Lanka safe for tourists, travel advisories issued after blasts to be withdrawn soon: Tourism Min
Sri Lanka Tourism Minister H Amartunga Tuesday said its government is regularly in touch with intelligence agencies to ensure that the island nation is safe, adding travel advisories issued in the wake of the recent blasts will be withdrawn soon. "Sri Lanka is not in danger and I take full responsibility to say that. We have been in touch with intelligence agencies and it is completely safe. Business in Sri Lanka is as usual, schools are being reopened, children are attending schools, movement in the city is normal as it happened before the blasts," the minister said at an event here. "It is vital for tourism as people want to be safe. I can give you assurance...we as members of Parliament think twice before going to a place where there are questions over safety so we have to ensure the same for tourists. Some of the travel advisories issued in the wake of the blasts have already been lifted and the remaining will be withdrawn soon," he said. The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and ...
Over 20 terrorist groups, including Pak-based LeT, active in Afghanistan: UN report
Over 20 regional and international terrorist groups, including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are currently fighting against government forces in Afghanistan, mainly in the border areas, according to a recent UN report.The tenth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, submitted to the 1988 Sanctions Committee of the United Nations, shows concern over the Taliban and other associated individuals constituting a threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan."Al-Qaida is eager to expand its presence in Barmal District in Paktika Province. It has been intensifying its concentration in the Afghan-Pakistan border area in close cooperation with Lashkar-e Taiba and the Haqqani Network. Al-Qaida members act as instructors and religious teachers for Taliban personnel and their family members," said the report.It quoted Afghan officials as saying that some 500 Lashkar-e-Taiba fighters are active in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces of the country."Kunar ...
UN aid official: Yemeni rebels blocking food for thousands
Yemen's rebels last month turned back a World Food Program shipment meant to feed some 100,000 families in the war-torn nation that's been pushed to the brink of starvation, a spokesperson for the aid agency said Tuesday. The rejection of the shipment came as the WFP was in tense talks with the rebels, known as Houthis, who had blocked the agency's attempt to register millions of Yemenis in need of aid by using biometrics as a means of preventing food aid theft. The WFP has mainly blamed the rebels for stealing the food aid. The rejected shipment will also deprive thousands of families of badly needed aid. The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of the capital, Sanaa, by the Iranian-backed Houthis who drove out the internationally recognized government. Months later, in March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition launched its air campaign to prevent the rebels from overrunning the country's south. In the relentless campaign, Saudi-led airstrikes have hit schools, hospitals and ...
Important to send across message that Sri Lanka is completely safe: Jacqueline
Jacqueline Fernandez, the Bollywood actor, who made her foray into Hindi movies post her crowning as Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2005, says it is safe for the tourists to visit the country now. Sri Lanka had witnessed a series of bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels on April 21, which claimed 258 lives, including that of 44 foreigners. Jacqueline said for the longest time Sri Lanka has been the number one tourist destination, with Indian travellers coming in great numbers, but things have changed post the bombings. "It's disheartening and saddening to see that because of the terrorist attacks which had taken place, our numbers have dropped. It's really important for us to send across the message right now that Sri Lanka is completely safe," the actor told reporters. Jacqueline said the country is making sure to keep their security tight. "We want to encourage our friends and neighbours again that Sri Lanka is the number one tourist destination to go to, as was before. We may have ...
155 Islamic State members, sympathisers arrested so far: Home Ministry
A total of 155 members and sympathisers of banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) have been arrested in the country so far, the Home Ministry said Tuesday. Some instances of individuals from different states joining the IS have also come to the notice of central and state security agencies, it said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the state police forces have registered cases against IS members and sympathisers, and have arrested 155 accused from across the country so far, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. The Islamic State (IS), the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Daesh has been notified as a terrorist organisation and included in the first schedule of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, by the central government. "The IS is using various internet-based social media platforms to propagate its ideology.Cyberspace is being closely watched in
UN fears Myanmar human rights abuses in internet shutdown
An internet blackout in parts of Myanmar could be cover for "gross human rights violations" in an area where a brutal army crackdown has already forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee, a UN rights investigator said. The military is locked in battle with the Arakan Army (AA), insurgents fighting for more autonomy for the region's ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. On Friday the government took the unprecedented step of ordering mobile phone operators to shut down all internet data across at least eight townships in Rakhine and one in neighbouring Chin states. "I fear for all civilians there," said UN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Yanghee Lee, calling for the immediate lifting of restrictions. The military's "clearance operations" can be a "cover for committing gross human rights violations against the civilian population," she said, referencing alleged mass atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in 2017. The decree was made under the Telecommunications Law, hitting all mobile .
176 children lost their parents in Easter Sunday attacks: Cardinal Ranjith
A total of 176 children have lost either one or both of their parents during the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people, a media report quoted the head of Sri Lanka's Catholic Church as saying. A total of 7 suicide bombers carried out a series blasts that targeted three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on April 21. The attacks injured 500 people. One hundred and seventy six children have lost either both or one of their parents in the bombings that took place on April 21. The church is focusing on these groups to help them recover and return to normalcy," Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith was quoted as saying by the Daily Mirror on Monday. He made these comments on his visit to Rome last week. He said the church will not concentrate on the renovation of churches damaged in the blasts as the government has undertaken that task. The blasts targeted St Anthony's Church in Colombo, St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and another church in the eastern town of ..
Suspicious packages found in 28 places across Nepal
Suspicious packages were found in at least 28 places across Nepal since Tuesday morning, police said.Not all the suspicious packages were bombs and some were planted to create a sense of fear among the people."Suspicious packages found in 28 places across the nation since morning. All of them are not bombs. Some were planted to create fear. At least two suspected packages were found in Kirtipur and Jawalakhel in Kathmandu Valley but it proved to be a hoax," Nepal Police Spokesperson Bishowraj Pokharel said.The incident comes nearly a month after three consecutive blasts had rocked Kathmandu, claiming the lives of four people and injuring nine others.Police believe that a splinter group, Communist Party of Nepal, is suspected to be behind the May 26 explosions, which are the deadliest since the Nepalese government imposed a ban on the group for its extortion and violent activities in March.
78 bombs seized in two districts in West Bengal, 8 arrested
As many as 78 bombs were seized from Paschim Bardhaman and North 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal on Monday.Eight people have been arrested in connection with one of the cases, the police said.While 60 bombs were seized from Bhatpara area of North 24 Parganas district, the police recovered 18 bombs from Kandeswar area of Durgapur city in Paschim Bardhaman district of the state.Barrackpore Commissioner of Police Manoj Kumar said, "We recovered 60 bombs from Gali number 6 in Kankinara under Bhatpara police station. We have arrested eight people and further investigation is underway."A bomb disposal squad destroyed all 18 bombs at an isolated place in Durgapur city, but no arrest has been reported so far.Two persons were killed while several others were injured on Thursday after clashes broke out between two groups suspected to be affiliated to ruling TMC and BJP in Bhatpara, which comes under the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency.Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were ...
German and US WWII bombs found in central Germany
Two bombs dating from World War II were found Monday in central Germany in a town north of Frankfurt, forcing the temporary evacuation of some 2,500 people, local police said. A 250-kilogram German bomb and a 50-kilo American one were discovered close to each other in an industrial zone of the town of Giessen in central Hesse state. Police said the German bomb had to be detonated as it was too degraded to be defused, while the US explosive could be safely deactivated. Around 2,500 people, including 800 refugees at a reception centre, were briefly evacuated from their homes before the explosion, police added. Nearly 75 years after the end of the war, Germany remains littered with unexploded ordnance, a legacy of the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. On Sunday a bomb likely dating from World War II exploded in a field in western Germany leaving a huge crater but causing injuries. And earlier this month, a 100-kilo US bomb from the war, discovered during building work near a .
J-K: Miscreants involved in damaging CCTVs held
A group of miscreants, who were involved in damaging CCTVs installed at Rainawari Chowk have been arrested, Srinagar Police said on Monday.Members of the group also inflicted grievous injuries to a police officer.Two of the accused identified as - Owais Ahmed Dar and Adnan Mushtaq Batoo - were earlier involved in different cases."The group was also involved in lobbing hazardous petrol bombs on security forces and police during their movement through the area," according to a statement released by the police.Police appealed to the people to support initiatives by them aimed at securing public properties and establishing of peace and harmony in the city.
Cops use water cannon to disperse agitating primary teachers
The police used water cannon to disperse the agitating primary teachers at the Esplanade area, as they broke barricades put up by the security personnel on Monday. Members of primary teachers' organisations affiliated to left parties assembled at tje Rani Rasmoni Avenue here for their march to the state Assembly demanding hike in salaries and other benefits. As the police prevented them from advancing towards the assembly by putting up barricades, the agitators broke them forcing the cops to use water cannon to disperse them, the police said. Organisers of the movement claimed that some of the protestors were injured by the force of water. Altogether 58 primary teachers were arrested, the police said.
Cameroon to prosecute 7 soldiers over 'atrocity' video
Cameroon's defence ministry said Monday it would prosecute seven soldiers suspected of summarily killing two women and their two children, a video of which was distributed on the internet to widespread outrage. "Seven soldiers arrested on suspicion of extrajudicial executions in the Far North region will be brought before a military court in Yaounde... where they will be tried in line with the law," communications official Cyrille Serge Atonfack Guemo told AFP. The charges are for joint participation in murder, breach of regulations and conspiracy to commit these crimes, he said. The date of the trial has yet to be set. "Cameroon does not compromise over behaviour that is incompatible with law relating to war, human law and the protection of people and their belongings," he said. The killings occurred last July in a region plagued by cross-border raids by Boko Haram fighters from neighbouring Nigeria. The assailants in the video accuse the four of being members of the jihadist ...
Additional central paramilitary forces made available this time for Amarnath Yatra: IGP
Additional central paramilitary forces have been made available to Jammu and Kashmir this year to ensure peaceful pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, scheduled to begin next month, a senior police officer said Monday. Inspector General of Police, Jammu, M K Sinha said the availability of more forces compared to previous years have resulted in strengthening of counter-infiltration grid, deployment of road-opening parties all along the highway and strengthening of the security around camps housing the pilgrims. Six special teams comprising police, the SDRF and magistrates would be deployed in landslide prone areas along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district to ensure minimum disruption during the yatra, he said. "Though there is no specific input about threat to the yatra, all necessary security arrangements are in place as the sensitivity increases during the pilgrimage. We have got additional central paramilitary
Undertrial booked for assaulting Thane jail doctor
An undertrial has been booked for allegedly abusing, manhandling and throwing a stone at a doctor in Thane Jail, a police official said. The undertrial, Sachin Pawar, hit Dr Mangesh Game (37) on June 22 after the latter refused to give permission to shift the accused to another hospital for check-up, a Thane Nagar police station official said. A case under section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) of IPC has been registered, he added.
Kazakh town evacuated after deadly munitions depot blast
Kazakh officials evacuated a town in the south of the country Monday as a series of explosions at a nearby munitions depot killed one person and injured more than 30, officials said. At least 31 people were treated in hospitals in the southern Turkestan region after the blasts at the depot, near the town of Arys, which killed one man, said regional governor Umirzak Shukeyev. The explosions were caused by "a fire, which led to the explosion of some of the ammunition (at the depot)", Kazakhstan's defence ministry said in a statement. The man who was killed died after "a projectile fell on his car", Shukeyev told journalists at a televised news conference. At least two of the injured were in "critical condition", he added. Social media users shared videos of people fleeing the area, as huge plumes of smoke rose in the background. Other videos showed barely conscious victims being rushed into hospital on trolley beds. Shukeyev said the town had been almost completely evacuated Monday and .
