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Pak not getting support at UN over surgical strikes: Akbaruddin
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Pak troops target Indian posts, civilian areas in Akhnoor
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India all out for 316 in 1st innings
KOLKATA, Oct 1: India were all out for 316 in their first innings in the second cricket Test against New Zealand at Eden Gardens, here today.
Cheteshwar Pujara (87) top-scored for India while Wriddhiman Saha remained unbeaten on 54.
Brief Scores:
India 1st innings: 316 all out in 104.5 overs. (Cheteshwar Puajra 87, Ajinkya Rahane 77; Wriddhiman Saha 54 not out; Matt Henry 3/46, Trent Boult 2/46). (AGENCIES)
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Army Chief reviews operational preparedness along LoC
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J-K: Pak violates ceasefire in Akhnoor, gunfight underway
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Army Chief compliments Northern Command for anti-terror op
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One crore passengers opted for rail insurance in first month
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Pakistan postpones SAARC summit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today postponed the SAARC Summit to be held here next month after India along with four other member states of the regional grouping decided against attending the meet.
“Pakistan deplores India’s decision to impede the SAARC process by not attending the 19th SAARC Summit at Islamabad on 9-10 November 2016,” the Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement.
It claimed that the spirit of the SAARC Charter is “violated” when a member state casts the shadow of its bilateral problems on the multilateral forum for regional cooperation.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was looking forward to welcome the SAARC leaders for their participation in the summit. All preparations had been made for “successful” holding of the summit, the statement said. (AGENCIES)
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Petrol prices hiked by 28 paise per litre
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Russia asks Pak to take steps to contain terror groups
NEW DELHI: Russia today said it expected Islamabad to take “effective” steps to stop the activities of terrorist groups in its territory as it voiced concern over “aggravation” of the situation along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
It also asked the two neighbours not to allow any escalation of tension and settle their disputes through negotiations.
In a statement, Russia said it stands for “decisive struggle” against terrorism in all its manifestations.
“We are concerned with the aggravation lately of the situation along the line of control between India and Pakistan.
“We are calling on the parties not to allow any escalation of tension and to settle the existing problems by political and diplomatic means through negotiations. We stand for decisive struggle against terrorism in all its manifestations. (AGENCIES)
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Pak postpones SAARC Summit
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan tonight decided to postpone the 19th SAARC Summit, official sources said, adding a new set of dates will be announced soon for the same.
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India, Pak should take measures to avoid military escalation: AIFB
NEW DELHI: The All India Forward Bloc today said the surgical strike carried out by the army has sent the message that New Delhi was not soft towards terrorism and asked India and Pakistan to take “all possible” measures to avoid military escalation.
“The surgical strike carried out by Army yesterday has boosted the morale of Indian soldiers and involves a message that India is not a soft state towards terrorism. The party (though) is of the opinion that these actions should not lead to a war,” the party said in a statement.
Stating both India and Pakistan are “nuclear power nations”, AIFB said nobody can predict casualties in the eventuality of war.
“Moreover, people of both the countries are not in favour of military action, they are for peace and harmony.
“(Hence) the AIFB urges upon the political leadership of both India and Pakistan to take all the possible measures to avoid military escalation in the region,” the statement said. (AGENCIES)
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CJI to visit Ramban on October 8
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Trade trumps tension: Over 180 trucks cross Attari-Wagah route
CHANDIGARH: Notwithstanding rising tensions between India and Pakistan, trade through the Attari-Wagah land route remained unaffected with more than 180 goods trucks moving across for the second day today after Army’s surgical strikes across the LoC.
Amritsar Customs Commissioner Captain Sanjay Gahlot told reporters today they have “not witnessed any reduction in number of trucks”.
“The trade (through Attari-Wagah route) continues to remain normal. There is no indication (of any adverse impact on trade),” he said.
Customs officials said 63 trucks with tomatoes crossed over to Pakistan through the land route while 123 with dry dates, gypsum, cement, aluminum ore, salt etc moved into the Indian territory.
“The number of trucks crossing over to India from Pakistan is likely to go up in the evening,” another Customs official said. (AGENCIES)
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Terrorists may step up activities in J-K
NEW DELHI: Security agencies were apprehending that militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir could step up attacks against security forces and civilians following the surgical strike conducted by the Army targeting terror launch pads in PoK.
Quoting intelligence inputs, Government sources said there is high probability of terror attacks being carried out by militants who have already sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir following instructions from their masters based in Pakistan.
These attacks may target mostly security forces serving in the Kashmir Valley and civilian areas in Jammu region.
“We have put security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on high alert and asked them to be extra vigilant taking into account the prevailing situation,” a source said.
There have been reports that after yesterday’s operation, some terror camps along LoC were shifted to deep inside the PoK, sources said quoting intelligence inputs. (AGENCIES)
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People in border areas fear Pak may target civilians
ARNIA (IB): In the wake of the surgical strikes across the Line of Control by the Indian Army, fear has gripped villagers living in border areas as they apprehend that Pakistan may target civilian areas.
The villagers, who live close to the International Border, have always been bearing the burnt of cross-border ceasefire violations.
“We are a worried lot. Even though we are happy that Army conducted this surgical strike to eliminate terrorists across the Line of Control, but we are concerned that Pakistan might once again target the civilian areas here to avenge the surgical strikes,” former Sarpanch of the village said.
Though the administration in the Jammu region has made “elaborate preparations” to counter any contingency and shift the people living in the vicinity of the LoC and IB to safer places, yet the residents fear that escalation between India and Pakistan would affect their livelihood.
“Majority of the people here are farmers and earn their livelihood by it, but if the tension between the two sides escalate we might end up losing our only source of income,” Lal said.
The authorities have asked villagers to shift to “safer locations” in case there is a “crisis situation” along the border.
However, the people feel it difficult to leave their homes.
Similarly, in RS Pura sector of Jammu district, the situation is not different.
People are worried of the escalation between the neighbouring countries and they fear it might affect their livelihood as the harvesting season is at its peak. (AGENCIES)
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BRICS nations pledge to step up cooperation in education sect
NEW DELHI: The BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – today resolved to facilitate movement and exchange of students and faculty in each other’s institutions especially in areas like energy, climate change, water resources and economy.
After a meeting of education ministers of the five countries, a ‘New Delhi Declaration of Education’ was issued today in which the nations decided to organise ana annual conference of the BRICS Network University.
The conference would be held in the country of the current BRICS chair, the declaration says.
BRICS countries account for over half of the world population.
Another key decision made today was to identify a nodal institution within each country and create an institutional network to share ICT policies, Open Educational Resources and other e-resources including e-libraries.
At the conclusion of the BRICS conference, Minister of State for HRD Mahendra Nath Pandey thanked the visiting ministers for their support. (AGENCIES)
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Court issues NBW against Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel
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Militants attack police, CRPF patrol party in Kulgam
Militants fired upon joint patrolling party of police and CRPF in Behi Bagh of Kulgam district
There was no report of any casualties. More details are awaited (Agencies)
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High alert over possible attacks by Pak-based terror groups
NEW DELHI: The Centre today issued a country-wide alert asking the states to heighten vigil to foil any attempt by Pakistan-based terror groups to carry out attacks amid apprehensions of backlash by terrorists after the surgical strike on their launch pads in PoK.
In a advisory, the Home Ministry conveyed to the states that additional forces should be deployed in all sensitive places, strategic installations, markets, religious places and other key places to ensure security, an official source said.
Metro cities were particularly asked to be extra vigilant.
States touching the border with Pakistan — Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat — were also directed to remain vigilant, sources said.
The advisory has been sent in the wake of yesterday’s surgical strike by Indian army in terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Sources said there is high probability that Pakistani agencies may try to use the terror groups to carry out strike in Indian soil to avenge yesterday’s attack.
India carried out ‘surgical strikes’ on terror launch pads across LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, inflicting “significant casualties” on terrorists and those who are trying to support them.
The announcement of the sudden action by the Army was made yesterday by DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, 11 days after the terror strike by Pakistan-based JeM on an Indian Army camp in Uri in Kashmir which left 19 Indian soldiers dead. (AGENCIES)
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Parvez Ahmad to head J&K Bank from Oct 6
SRINAGAR: Parvez Ahmad will take charge as the next Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Bank on October 6 after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved his appointment.
“RBI has approved the appointment of Parvez Ahmad as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of J&K Bank for a period of three years with effect from October 6, 2016,” a spokesman of the bank said here.
He said the Jammu and Kashmir government, which controls more than 50 per cent of the shares of the bank, received the RBI affirmation in this regard today.
Parvez Ahmad, who will replace Mushtaq Ahmad, will be the first in-service and second in-house Chairman and CEO of the bank.
“Having rich experience of almost two decades in banking and financial services, Parvez Ahmad is currently the seniormost Executive President of the bank. Well-known in the banking circles, he commands respect from both within the bank and outside,” the spokesman said. (AGENCIES)
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Sania-Strycova team in semis of Wuhan Open
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Need to deal cross-border terror in comprehensive manner: VP
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India beats Bangladesh 5-4 to win U-18 Asia Cup
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India end day one at 239 for 7 against Kiwis
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Volkswagen launches Ameo diesel, price starts at Rs 6.33 lakh
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India beat Bangladesh by 5-4 to win U-18 Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka.
India beat Bangladesh by 5-4 to win U-18 Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka.
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Clean India cannot be achieved by budget allocation alone: PM
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Jayaram loses in quarterfinals of Korea Open
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Army trashes reports about Indian casualties in surgical strikes
NEW DELHI: A member of special operations team that carried out surgical strikes across LoC received minor injury during exfiltration but it was not due to any enemy or terrorist action, Army sources said today, trashing reports in Pakistan about Indian casualties during the operation.
They said some Pakistani TV channels are playing “morphed” video clips showing Indian Army casualties as part of “black propaganda”.
“One member of the team involved in Surgical Operation received minor injury during exfiltration. The injury is not on account of any enemy or terrorist action,” the sources said.
The Indian Army sources said, in another incident, a soldier from 37 Rashtriya Rifles had inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan side of LoC in Mendhar Sector and Pakistan has been informed by the DGMO about it on the hotline.
India yesterday said it carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, inflicting “significant casualties” on terrorists preparing to infiltrate from PoK.
Pakistan, however, dismissed it as “fabrication of truth” and a “quest” by India to create media hype by rebranding cross-border fire as surgical strike. (AGENCIES)
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Lanka pulls out of 19th SAARC Summit in Pakistan
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Afghanistan defends India’s surgical strikes in PoK
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan today backed India’s surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, terming it as an act of “self-defence”, and in a strong message to Pakistan asserted that time has come to take “tough” and “risky” decisions to deal with the menace of terrorism.
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Shaida Abdali said his country does not make distinction between terrorist groups and is against all such organisations that pose a danger and threat to any country in the world.
When asked about Afghanistan’s stand on the surgical strikes undertaken by India in PoK, Abdali told reporters at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia,”We hope that no one will allow its territory as a safe haven for terrorists to be used against neighbouring countries.”
“If terrorist groups continue to exist without action, no wonder self-defence against such terrorist groups will be in the form of action that we saw,” he said, referring to the surgical strikes conducted by India on seven terror launch pads across the LoC with the Army inflicting “significant casualties” on terrorists preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Abdali said it was “high time we take tough decisions” and they may be “risky” but are needed to be taken to end terrorism.
He said such decisions may have a cost but the cost is worth it because “we have to end this continued terrorism that affects our people, our lives every day and is taking our vision backward day by day.”
“We have to fight a phenomenon that is going to inflict us in a much bigger way….The core is that we have to act. The problem that we have is that it is increasingly taking our lives so at whatever cost, we have to end it,” Abdali said.
After India, Afghanistan was among three other countries which pulled out of the SAARC summit to be hosted by Pakistan.
In a terse statement Afghanistan said, “Due to the increased level of violence and fighting as a result of imposed terrorism on Afghanistan, the President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani with his responsibilities as the Commander in Chief will be fully engaged, and will not be able to attend the Summit.”
The Afghan envoy said he can see Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking “bold decisions” and emphasised that there was a need for the leaderships in the region and the governments to take bold decisions and “risks in order to free ourselves (from terrorism) for good”.
Asked about the situation in Balochistan and the human rights violations there, Abdali said, “We have a problem of terrorism and Balochistan is our neighbour. We are being affected from our neighbourhood. Terrorism exists and at the same time people suffer there.”
“We want to fight terrorism for the sake of all of us. For the sake of the common people of Pakistan, for the Balochis there and for all others living there, especially the Pashtuns. So we would like to end the atrocity, the wars in whatever forms there may be in order for the people to live freely,” the Afghan envoy said. (AGENCIES)
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‘Surgical strikes Modi’s first action worthy of stature as PM’
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Rajnath reviews security situation along Indo-Pak border
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Govt working on rollout of GST from next April: Jaitley
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India were 136-3 at tea on day 1 of 2nd Test
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Rahul appriciate PM on surgical strikes
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Racing against time, BCCI adjourns SGM on Lodha reforms
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Surgical strikes befitting reply to Pak aggression: Hemraj’s widow
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Surgical strikes by India in PoK an act of self defence: Afghan envoy
NEW DELHI :Surgical strikes by India in PoK an act of self defence says Afghanistan.
We hope no one will allow safe havens for terrorists to be used against neighbours said Afghan envoy to India Shaida Abdali. (agencies)
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All attempts to secure release of Indian soldier: Rajnath
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Rajnath Singh calls high level meeting on security
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India were 57-3 at lunch on day 1 of 2nd Test
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Terrorist attack like the one in Uri escalates tensions: US
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Indian surgical action was carefully measured: Experts
WASHINGTON : The Indian surgical strike inside Pak Occupied Kashmir (PoK) against terrorist planning to sneak into India for terrorist activities was “carefully measured”, a top American think-tank said today, adding the onus for escalation lies purely on Pakistan.
“This Indian response was indeed coming. Both as a signal to Pakistan and as reassurance for Indian domestic audiences. Modi could not let the outrage at Uri go unanswered,” Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a top American think-tank said.
“The Indian action was carefully measured: striking at terrorist launch pads was meant to signal that India has not lost its freedom to retaliate, but puts the onus of further escalation on Pakistan,” Tellis said.
Responding to a question, Tellis said the US will, counsel restraint, but unless the administration is willing to turn the screws on Pakistan–which is unlikely–India will be guided by its own interests, not American pleas for forbearance.
“I think Pakistan has its hands full right now, it is unlikely to respond to the Indian action militarily, but the larger sub-conventional war against India will continue,” Tellis said.
Rick Rossow from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recalled that the hint of such strikes as a possible tool last year, when the Indian Army initiated an attack against militants in Myanmar.
“India has also shown other new tools in its confrontation with Pakistan, such as withdrawing from the upcoming SAARC summit, building stronger ties with other South Asian nations, and using closer security ties with the US as a hook to press for reduced military cooperation with Pakistan,” he said.
“This will likely keep Islamabad on its toes, though when employing new tools in such a struggle, clear messaging is key so both sides know the others’ intentions. This will guard against unanticipated escalation,” Rossow said.
According to him, following a number of recent provocations that India has linked to Pakistan-based militant groups, the government of prime minister Narendra Modi has employed a different set of tools to respond to these incitements.
“These tools may not be altogether new, but the fact that they have been the focus of India’s response to Pakistan’s incitements marks a different approach,” he said.
Rossow said while the Indian Ministry of Defence has stated it does not plan additional strikes, it is not clear whether the current tensions between India and Pakistan will escalate further.
“There is certainly little expectation that Pakistani militants, under varying degrees of control by Pakistan’s military, will be deterred from initiating further attacks. But the costs to Islamabad of supporting terrorism are increasing, and taking different forms than before,” Rossow said.
Jonah Blank, from the RAND Corporation think tank said
that after the Mumbai 2008 attacks, India’s patience had reached its limit.
“Pathankot was the breaking point. It was probably unrealistic to expect that the Uri attack would fail to bring a military response,”he said.
“The phone call between Ajit Doval and Susan Rice accomplished two important things: First, it enlisted the US to help prevent a Pakistani counter-strike. Second, it avoided jeopardizing the India-US relationship by having Washington find out about the attack from Islamabad or the media, he noted.
“There was never much likelihood that the US would condemn the attack. After an American surgical strike against Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, any criticism of India for a cross-border action would have seemed hypocritical,” Blank said.
“The outcome, limited Indian strike, limited Pakistani response, was probably as good as could have been desired. A stronger Indian strike, or a Pakistani escalation into full warfare, would not have served either nation’s interest,” he said.
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PM Modi calls second meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security, may review security after surgical strikes
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1 more soldier injured in Uri attack dies
NEW DELHI : One more soldier, who was critically injured in the Uri attack, today died of his wounds, taking the toll to 19.
The soldier was undergoing treatment at Army’s Research and Referral Hospital here.
He succumbed to his injuries, defence sources said.
The Uri Army base was attacked by heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists on September 18 in which 18 soldiers were killed.
India carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, seen as a reprisal for the Uri attack. (AGENCIES)
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Pak violates ceasefire again
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Army sounded a high alert along Line of Contro
Army sounded a high alert along Line of Control, with army jawans patrolling in Nowgam sector, after Special forces carried out “surgical strikes” in POK in Neelam valley here
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Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir. (Agencies)
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Army rejects Pak report of 8 Indian soldiers killed
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, Sep 29: Indian Army today rejected as “false and baseless” reports in a section of Pakistani media that eight Indian soldiers were killed and one captured by Pakistani military in retaliatory fire.
Indian Army sources said, “As regard (to the) report of killing of eight Indian Army personnel reported in sections of Pakistan media, the report is completely false and baseless.”
Army’s reaction came after Dawn News reported that Pakistani military has claimed that it has killed eight Indian soldiers and captured one while retaliating to India’s firing at the first line of defence at the Line of Control (LoC) at Tatta Pani. (AGENCIES)
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UN asks India, Pakistan to exercise restraint
UNITED NATIONS: The UN today asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and encouraged them to continue their effort to resolve their differences peacefully and through dialogue, UN secretary general’s spokesperson said.
“We are obviously following the situation with great concern concerning the increase of tensions across the Line of Control,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here today.
The UN military observer group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is aware of the reports of ceasefire violations and right now is liaising with the concerned authorities to obtain further information, he said.
“The UN calls on the Government of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and encourage them to continue their effort to resolve their differences peacefully and through dialogue,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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Indian film body bans Pak actors
MUMBAI: The Indian Motion Picture Producers Association today passed a resolution to ban Pakistani actors from the industry in the wake of the Uri attack.
“IMPPA in their 87th annual general meeting passed (a resolution that) no Pakistani will be hired by their producer members forever,” producer TP Aggarwal, the president of IMPPA, told reporters.
The resolution came on a day the Indian Army announced that seven terror launch pads were targeted across the LoC by special forces during a ‘surgical strike’ overnight in which heliborne and ground forces were used.
Producer Ashoke Pandit, a member of the IMPPA, said, “IMPPA paid homage to the martyrs who were killed in Uri. It therefore felt its responsibility towards the nation and passed a resolution banning Pakistani Actors & technicians in India till normalcy returns. For IMPPA, nation comes first.” (AGENCIES)
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Farooq Abdullah urges India, Pak to uphold 2003 ceasefire
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Let’s not pat our back, be prepared for retaliation: Raju
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India beat Pakistan to enter U-18 Asia Cup hockey final
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No territorial violation committed as PoK is India’s: Rathore
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One SPO injured in Poonch sector encounter
POONCH: Encounter between security forces and terrorists in a
forest area Poonch sector of J&K, one Special Police Officer injured: Police. (agencies)
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Graft case: Woman judge sent to JC, husband in police custody
NEW DELHI: A senior civil woman judge was today remanded to 14 days in judicial custody in a graft case by a special court, which sent her lawyer husband and a local commissioner to two days in police custody.
Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal, Senior Civil Judge at Tis Hazari Court, was produced before Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal who sent her to judicial custody till October 13 after CBI said her custodial interrogation was not required.
The court also fixed her bail application for hearing on October 3.
Meanwhile, the court also sent her husband Alok Lakhanpal, a practicing lawyer, and local commissioner Vikas Mehal to two days in CBI custody till October one. They were arrested by CBI today morning.
During the hearing, CBI told the court that a complaint was received against the judge on September 27 that she had appointed an advocate as local commissioner in a civil case she was adjudicating and had allegedly demanded bribe.
CBI claimed it conducted a raid at the judicial officer’s Gulabi Bagh house here late last night and recovered Rs 94 lakh.
It alleged that the woman was arrested while allegedly accepting bribe of Rs four lakh from the advocate which was the first installment of total demand of Rs 20 lakh demanded by her. (AGENCIES)
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Swaraj briefs Congress Chief on cross-LoC anti-terror strike
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Former Army Maj Gen gets one year jail term in DA case
NEW DELHI : A former senior army officer was today awarded one year jail term by a special court here for amassing assets worth over Rs two crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income in a 2007 case.
Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convicted Anand Kumar Kapur, a former Major General in the South Western Command in Jaipur.
The court had on September 27 held Kapur guilty in the case while acquitting his wife Mridula of the charges of abetting the offence of acquiring illegal assets.
The FIR was lodged by CBI on October 8, 2007 and searches carried out in Anand’s Sainik Farms house here and other places on October 10, 2007.
According to CBI, Anand, while working as a public servant in different capacities in the Army between November 14, 1971, to May 31, 2006, had allegedly amassed huge assets by corrupt and illegal means, either in his own name or in the name of his family members.
His wife had allegedly actively abetted him in acquisition of huge assets, the agency had alleged.
The CBI had claimed that assets, including movable and immovable property, worth Rs 5.51 crore were found in the posession of Anand and his family, out of which the source of Rs 3.86 crore could not be explained by him.
The charge sheet was filed against the accused under the sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act.
Both the accused had denied the allegations levelled against them. (AGENCIES)
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Chief Minister expresses grave concern over escalation of Indo-Pak tension
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India has right to respond to attack on sovereignty: B’desh
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Strong message sent to Pak on terror: Sonia Gandhi
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Govt directs Punjab to evacuate border dwellers
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Surgical strikes an operational necessity: Defence experts
NEW DELHI: Top defence experts today termed the ‘surgical strikes’ on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in PoK as an “operational necessity” and said those were necessitated as the “levels of tolerance” were crossed.
Former top guns of the military lauded the bravery and calibrated approach of the Indian security forces as also the government for allowing the military to carry out the task and said “a long pending debt has been paid back today”.
They justified the strikes, saying the forces had entered into Indian territory occupied by Pakistan.
“I am very pleased that the government is letting the Army do what it needs to do. Let Pakistani military know that this is what we have done and we will continue to do it (if) they do not behave themselves. We need a big heart for doing this.
“We have to congratulate the intelligence sources for providing accurate information on whereabouts of militants. We need to compliment the government for giving a free hand to the military. So, obviously, government had given a clean action chit to the military who launched a surgical strike with good dividend,” former DG Infantry Lt Gen S Prasad said.
Noting that the forces adopted a “very calibrated approach” in their strikes, he said this is how the Indian government should react by leaving the military to do the job.
Former RAW chief C D Sahay said the strikes had to happen and were “inescapable”, contending these should not be related to the Pathankot or Uri attacks as there has been a long history of trans-border infiltration.
He lauded India for dealing with such matters with a mature approach while maintaining calm.
“The red lines have (been) crossed. The levels of tolerance have (been) crossed and this had to happen. I would congratulate them, but I would still urge (India) not to go gung-ho about it. It was an operational necessity. It was a security necessity. It had to be done. I would urge everyone to move on from here and not escalate (tensions) further,” he said.
India carried out ‘surgical strikes’ on terror launch pads across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir last night, inflicting “significant casualties” on terrorists and those harbouring them.
The announcement of the sudden action by the army was made today by DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, 11 days after a terror strike by Pakistan-based terror outfit JeM on an Indian army camp in Uri in Kashmir which left 18 soldiers dead.
After the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the attackers will not go “unpunished” and that the sacrifice of 18 jawans will not go in vain. (AGENCIES)
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Mufti expresses grave concern over escalation of situation along State’s borders
SRINAGAR: Surgical strike: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti expresses grave concern over escalation of situation along the state’s borders with Pakistan. (agencies)
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Rajnath chairs all-party meet
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Surgical strikes on terrorists in PoK pre-emptive action: FM
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Cross LoC trade takes place at Uri
URI, Sept 29: Cross LoC trade takes place at Uri. 26 trucks from India cross over, while 10 from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir come in. (agencies)
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Authorities in Jammu decide to evacuate villagers from 10 km area along IB and LoC and the process has been started
Authorities in Jammu decide to evacuate villagers from 10 km area along IB and LoC and the process has been started : IGP Jammu
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Pak should realise its folly, stop abetting terror: Naidu
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7 terror launch pads targeted in surgical strike
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Cong congratulates army on anti-terror surgical strikes
NEW DELHI : Congress today hailed the surgical strikes carried out by Army against terror bases across the the Line of Control (LoC), declaring that it stood completely behind the armed forces.
“We congratulate the Indian army for undertaking surgical strikes on terror launch pads. We stand completely behind our Armed Forces,” Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress President, tweeted.
Echoing similar feelings, party’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “INC wholeheartedly supports the surgical strike on terror pads in PoK by Indian Army. Salute the valour of our armed forces.”.
India conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads last night across the Line of Control (LoC) and inflicted significant casualties and heavy damages.
The announcement of the sudden action by the army to target terrorists was made by the DGMO Lt Gen Ranveer Singh at a hurriedly called news conference during which External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup was also present.
Gen Singh said India shared with Pak army details of the surgical strikes which followed “very specific information” that terrorists were positioning themselves in the launch pads along the LoC.
As part of government’s efforts to take all political parties on board, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today informed Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Odisha, Punjab and Bihar and several opposition political leaders about the Army’s surgical strike across the Line of Control. (AGENCIES)
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No public participating in ceremonial Beating Retreat on Wagah border
AMRISTAR, Sept 29: There will be no public participating in the ceremonial Beating Retreat on Wagah border. (agencies)
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Punjab asked to start evacuation of people residing in villages within 10 kms of IB
NEW DELHI : Punjab asked to immediately start evacuation of people residing in villages within 10 kms of International border. (AGENCIES)
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BSF cancels today’s beating retreat ceremony at Wagah border.
BSF cancels today’s beating retreat ceremony at Wagah border.
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Rajnath Singh calls all-party meeting
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh calls all-party meeting at 4 PM. (agencies)
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Army’s Special Forces were paradropped to strike terror launch pads
Army’s Special Forces were paradropped to strike terror launch pads. Operation began at 12.30am and lasted for 4 hours, say Army sources.
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Rahul Gandhi granted relief in criminal defamation case
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Nissan unveils limited edition Datsun redi-Go Sport
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Home Minister informs CMs of Punjab, WB, Odisha about surgical strikes
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CBI arrests senior judge of Tis Hazari Court
NEW DELHI : CBI arrests senior judge of Delhi’s Tis Hazari Courtwhile allegedly accepting Rs 4 lakh as bribe. (agencies)
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Army conducts surgical strikes on terror camps across LoC
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PM informs President, Vice President, former PM on surgical strikes
NEW DELHI : PM informed President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President and former Prime Minister Mahmohan Singh on surgical strikes.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor and CM Mehbooba Mufti also informed. (agencies)
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In-form India eye ascent to top in 2nd Test against NZ
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