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26 killed, 34 hurt as bus falls off Sawai Madhopur bridge
Jaipur, Mar. 15 (ANI): At least 26 people, including students and teachers, were killed and 34 injured when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a stationary vehicle and fell off a bridge into a dry river bed in Rajasthan’’s Sawai Madhopur district on Monday morning.
According to preliminary reports, the mishap occurred along [...]
Floods close border tourist road
A south-west Queensland mayor says the main road into South Australia has been closed to all traffic and it is not known when it will reopen.
The Thargomindah to Innamincka Road has been closed because of flooding in the Cooper Creek at Nappamerrie.
The creek is rising and is over the Burke and Wills bridge, but the [...]
Four Nepali women being sent to Muscat detained at Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, Sept 19 (ANI): Volunteers of a social service organisation and the personnel of the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of Uttar Pradesh Police at Gorakhpur detained four Nepalese women.
Reportedly, as per the statement of the women who were taken into custody at [...]
Pak won’t allow US to cross ‘red line’ under any circumstances: FO
Islamabad, Sep.18 (ANI): Amid reports of a massive expansion of the US’ Islamabad embassy, Pakistan has said that it would never allow the American troops to carry out military operations from its soil.
Addressing a weekly briefing Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Islamabad would not allow the US to [...]
India Air Force activates Nyoma airfield close to China border
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): The Indian Air Force in a significant move today activated its Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) to support the Army in carrying out operations in the inhospitable terrain.
An IAF AN-32 aircraft landed at Nyoma ALG, which is located at an altitude of 13,300 feet [...]
NSA to convene China Study Group meeting to discuss incursion fallout
New Delhi, Sep.17 (ANI): National Security Advisor M K Narayanan will hold a meeting of the China Study Group – consisting of top officials including Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar and Secretaries of Defence, Home and Foreign Ministries – here today.
The meeting is expected to take stock of the situation along the Sino-India border, [...]
One militant killed in encounter in J-K
Srinagar, Sep 16 (ANI): Indian security force on Wednesday killed a militant in an encounter while three others are still holed up in border area of Mendhar in Poonch district.
Sources said that the army and the police in Chajla area [...]
Pakistan’s rocket-shelling plunges market price of land beyond border
Chak Allah Bakhash (Punjab), Sept. 15 (ANI): The prices of farming land have plunged following past week’s rocket-shelling incident in the India-Pakistan border villages.
Local farmers say that it was already quite tough to find buyers for the land situated beyond fencing and the latest rocket-shelling incident has caused the prices to drop further.
Fenced [...]
J and K Govt seeks Center’s clearance to construct concrete huts along LAC
Srinagar, Sep 16 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sought clearance from the Ministry of Defence to construct huts like along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) bordering China.
According to sources the State Government forwarded this proposal with the aim of strengthening the Indian presence along the LAC.
State [...]
Jolie takes adopted daughter Zahara on first visit to native Ethiopia
Washington, September 16 (ANI): Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s eldest daughter Zahara returned to her native Ethiopia for the first time since her adoption four years ago.
The four-year-old flew back home with her mother at the weekend.
It all happened when Jolie, currently in Kenya on a United Nations mission with partner Brad Pitt and [...]
Ambika Soni reaffirms commitment to Public Service Broadcasting Trust
New Delhi, Sept 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has renewed its commitment of financial support to the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT), a Delhi-based NGO.
Under the plan scheme component for production of documentaries through NGOs, the Films Division would grant funds to the PSBT, which has been short-listed for production of [...]
Tibetans-in-exile at Leh react strongly to Chinese incursion
Leh, Sep 15 (ANI): Members of the exiled Tibetan community at Leh reacted strongly to the recent Chinese trespass into India’s border areas in Ladakh region.
Such concern was expressed by functionaries of Tibetan fora based at Leh on Monday.
Warning India of Chinese designs, Kunzang Dechen, President of Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Leh, termed [...]
Jolie visits ‘dire’ refugee camp in Kenya
Washington, September 14 (ANI): Angelina Jolie recently visited a refugee settlement camp in Africa.
As United Nations Goodwill Ambassador she spent a day at the Dadaab Refugee camp on the Kenyan border.
The beauty was appalled to see the conditions of 285,000 refugees living in a camp, which was initially made for just 90,000 people.
Somali people, who [...]
After Ladakh, Chinese incursions now reported in Uttarakhand
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Sep.13 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has reportedly informed the Central Government about possible incursions by the Chinese in his state.
Pokhriyal, quoting reports from locals in Rimkhim in Chamoli district, said the Chinese entered the state on September 5 and left behind biscuit packet wrappers and cigarettes.
He informed both Prime Minister [...]
Militants killed three BSF jawans in Manipur
Imphal, Sep 12 (ANI): Armed militants near Oksu village in Imphal district of Manipur killed three jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday.
According to sources, heavily armed militants belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened indiscriminate fire on the BSF near Oksu village, 20 km east of Imphal.
According to Manipur police, the [...]
Pak denies rocket fire near Wagah border
Lahore, Sep.12 (ANI): Pakistan has rejected India’s allegations of breaking the ceasefire between the two countries by denying reports of rockets being fired from its side towards India at the Wagah border.
The allegations from India and Pakistan’s denial came during the emergency meeting between the Pakistan Rangers and Border Security Forces (BSF),following reports of [...]
Deployment of women constables cheers farmers in Punjab’s border villages
Rorawala (India-Pakistan Border), Sep.11 (ANI): As women constables of the Border Security Force (BSF) were deployed at the India-Pakistan International Border on Friday, a wave of cheer overwhelmed the villagers here.
Male farmers expressed their delight over the development, saying the presence of women security personnel would encourage their womenfolk to join them in the [...]
Smugglers using kids as ‘carriers’ on Indo-Nepal border
Kolkata, Sep. 11 (ANI): Smugglers active along the porous Indo-Nepal border are now using children, as ‘carriers’ to smuggle goods like sugar and tobacco.
Hundreds of children, in the age group of six to years, are being hired by the mafia of smugglers to carry out this illegal trade along the Sunauli check point of Uttar [...]
Deputy Commissioner Leh visits border areas
New Delhi, Sep 11(ANI): The Deputy Commissioner of Leh, Ajit Kumar Sahu, had visited the site where the Chinese intrusion was reported recently. He is undertstood to be sending a report to the Government.
Defence authorities had disclosed that China had intruded into [...]
BSF deploys women guards on Pakistan border in Punjab
Ferozepur (Punjab), Sep 11 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed the first batch of women guards on Pakistan border in Punjab.
The move would make foolproof body frisking at border check posts and farms lying across the border fence, said an official.
“The wives of our farmers cross [...]
