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• No attack on Army in Pulwama, failed attempt made to attack mobile patrol: Spokesperson

  Srinagar: Army on Monday evening denied that its vehicle was attcked with an Improvised Explosive Device in Arihal area or Pulwama. Srnagar based Defence Spokesperson said that a “failed attempt” was made to attack a mobile vehicle patrol of 44 RR with a Vehicle Based IED while the Army patrol was moving in the general […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 07:37 PM
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• 5 army personnel injured in Pulwama IED blast

  Pulwama: Five army personnel were injured after militants on Monday afternoon executed an Improvised Explosive Device planted underneath a bridge in Arihal area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district causing damages to an army vehicle. Reports said that the device exploded after an Army vehicle of 44 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) passed through the area injuring five […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 07:10 PM
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• Lightning kills 42-year-old man in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal

  Srinagar: A 42-year-old man was killed after lightning struck central Kashmir’s Ganderbal. Reports said that lightning struck Wakoora village of the district killing a man who was identified as Muhammad Yousuf Mir son of Abdul Aziz Mir, a resident of Bakura Shumma. They said that Mir was working in paddy field when lightning struck and killed him […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 07:02 PM
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• IED blast followed by intense firing causes panic in Pulwama village

  Pulwama: Militants on Monday afternoon executed an Improvised Explosive Device planted underneath a bridge in Arihal area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district causing damages to an army vehicle. Reports said that the device exploded after an Army vehicle of 44 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) passed through the area. The loud bang of the IED was followed […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 06:53 PM
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• 4-member Indian-American family found dead with gunshot wounds in US

  Washington: A 44-year-old Indian-American IT professional and his three family members, including two minor sons, have been found dead with gunshot wounds inside their home in the US state of Iowa, authorities said Monday. The bodies of Chandrasekhar Sunkara, Lavanya Sunkara, 41, their 15-year-old and a 10-year-old sons were found in their home on Saturday morning. […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 04:57 PM
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• Sri Lanka abusing UN law to make arrests: rights group

  Colombo: Media activists on Monday accused Sri Lankan police of using a UN convention on hate speech to crack down on media freedom and the country’s Muslim minority. The Free Media Movement rights group said the police Special Task Force (STF) attempted to arrest a respected journalist for his writing on anti-Muslim riots and Buddhist extremists […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 04:41 PM
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• Clashes erupt near gunfight site in Achabal

  Srinagar: Violent clashes broke out between civilian protesters and government forces in Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Reports said that youth took to streets soon after the gunfight ensued in Bidoora village of Achabal. They said that the youth hurled rocks on government forces who fired tear gas and pellets to break […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 04:11 PM
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• Army Major killed, another officer and 2 personnel injured in south Kashmir encounter

  Srinagar: An Army Major was killed while another officer and two troopers were injured in an encounter with militants in south Kashmir Monday, officials said. They said the encounter took place in the Achabal area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. A Major-rank officer has been killed while another officer of the same rank and […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 03:43 PM
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• 30 dead in Nigeria triple suicide bombing: emergency services

  Kano:Thirty people were killed in a triple suicide bombing attributed to Boko Haram jihadists in northeast Nigeria late Sunday, emergency services reported. “The death toll from the attack has so far increased to 30. We have over 40 people injured,” Usman Kachalla, head of operations at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said on Monday, […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 03:24 PM
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• China, India And Pakistan increasing size of Nuclear arsenals: Report

  STOCKHOLM: The overall number of nuclear warheads in the world has declined in the past year but nations are modernising their arsenals, a report published Monday said. At the start of 2019, the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea had a total of some 13,865 nuclear weapons, according to estimates […]

  • 17 Jun, 2019 02:52 PM
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