One dead, 3 Injured in fresh violence in Tuticorin

A man was killed in fresh police firing on anti-Sterlite plant agitators on Wednesday, while some others were injured in clashes with security personnel in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin town, a day after ten people were killed in police firing in the town. Locals have been agitating for over 100 days demanding the closure of Vedanta Group’s Sterlite copper plant over pollution concerns. Opposition parties slammed the government and criticised the use of force against the protesters. The Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the expansion of Sterlite’s…

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Four civilians killed, 30 injured as Shelling spreads along entire IB in Jammu Region

Almost the entire stretch of the 198-km-long International Border — barring the “chicken neck” area of Akhnoor — saw heavy shelling by Pakistan and retaliation by the Border Security Force on Tuesday, resulting in injuries to 20, including a BSF jawan. The local authorities have got more than 100 border villages vacated and shifted the residents to shelter camps. Bunker vehicles have also been put into service. After Sunday, Pakistan Rangers intensified shelling in Arnia late on Monday night and also targeted the Samba, Hiranagar, RS Pura, Kathua, Rajbagh, Suchetgarh…

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Accused police driver who killed teenage boy got bail, Victim’s family pleads for murder charge

A local court on Tuesday granted interim bail to a police driver who is accused of crushing to death a teenage boy under armoured vehicle at Safa Kadal area of Downtown here on 5 May. After hearing prosecution and defense counsel, the court had reserved the order on bail application on 19 May. On Tuesday, the court of the chief judicial magistrate announced granting of interim bail to the accused up to 28 May. Police had earlier told the court of chief judicial magistrate Srinagar that it had identified the…

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Met issues heat wave alert after Delhi sizzles at 44 degrees, Palam at 46

Brace for the first heat wave of the season on Wednesday. With the day temperature in the city shooting up to 44 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and 46 degrees Celsius at the outskirts in Palam, the India Meteorological Department has issued a warning of a heat wave on Wednesday in Delhi. Scientists of the regional weather forecasting centre (RMC) have warned that the day temperature in Delhi could touch 45 degrees Celsius by the weekend with a possibility of a dust storm on Thursday. “Heat wave conditions are very likely…

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Since the beginning of holy Ramadan commodity prices soaring up

Consumers across Kashmir complained on Monday that the prices of food items including vegetables, fruit, chicken and meat in the local markets have risen sharply since the beginning of holy Ramadhan. The consumers accused the authorities of failing to keep a check on the market. As per a public notice, directorate of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department Kashmir (FCSCA), has fixed Rs 110 per kilogram rate for the broiler, Rs 400/Kg for mutton without offal, for packed milk Rs 38/ kg, loose milk Rs 35/ Kg and egg…

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Border Flare-Up: Firing intensifies, 24 BSF posts targeted, 20 Civilian injured

The fresh mortar shelling across the International Border (IB) injured 20 more civilians in Samba and Arnia sectors and RS Pura Tuesday evening. The heavy shelling triggered mass migration from Arnia and R S Pura. At least 24 villages in Arnia (inhabited by around 25, 000 people) and 25 villages in RS Pura have suffered badly due to mortar shelling. Sources said during the intervening night, two civilian were wounded in Arnia with mortar shells fired toward PindiChadkan village. The injured were identified as MadanLal, son of Saba Ram of…

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Major guilty of giving grenades to Delhi-bound jawan: Army

The Army has taken disciplinary action against one of its officers who gave hand grenades to a soldier who was detained at Srinagar International Airport before he could board a New Delhi-bound flight in April last year. The disciplinary action against the accused officer has been initiated after a Court of Inquiry found the Major guilty of giving two live grenades to the soldier to carry them to New Delhi. “We have taken disciplinary action in the case against the officer who had given the solider the grenades to carry,”…

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Hurriyat will talk to GOI: Prof Abdul Gani Bhat

Days after Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) rejected Delhi’s unilateral Ramadan ceasefire in Kashmir, former Hurriyat chairman Prof Abdul Gani Bhat Tuesday said Hurriyat Conference would talk to Delhi as fighting war is not an option anymore. “I don’t say I should be invited for talks. But the consensus will evolve over the time and people who want to talk will talk to both India and Pakistan,” Prof Bhat told Kashmir Post over phone. Bhat has been a strong supporter of dialogue throughout his political career. “Fighting a war is no…

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