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January 13 The Delhi Police has arrested two Kashmiri youth from New Delhi on Friday evening whom they claimed are in touch with Hizb Militant, Syed Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed Babu. Detailing the arrests, the Delhi Police said that two Kashmiris, one identified as Kifayatullah Bukhari, a resident of Nowpora Shopian. They said during the checking of these two individuals, they revealed that they were in touch with Hizb commander Naveed Babu.   Syed Naveed Mushtaq, a Kashmiri policeman turned militant, who joined in early 2017. Naveed, 30, also known as Naveed Babu, is a resident of Nazneenpora of Shopian, south Kashmir. He had joined J-K police in 2012 and was serving as a police constable before joining militants. He decamped with four weapons. Details Emerging...

January 13 President of India Ramnath Kovind on Saturday has re-promulgated the "Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, commonly known as Triple Talaq Ordinance. The ordinance making Triple Talaq a criminal offence was first promulgated on September 20, 2018. The ordinance move comes after the Triple Talaq bill('Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill) got blocked again in the Rajya Sabha in the last session, though the Lok Sabha had cleared it on December 27, 2018. ALSO READ: Centre Passes Triple Talaq Bill, When In reality Divorce Rate in Muslims is Lower than in Hindus "Talaq" for the purposes of the Ordinance means as "talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronoun...

January 13 Five persons, including a BJP leader and his three sons, were arrested for allegedly killing a 22-year-old woman two years ago, with police claiming that the plot was inspired by the 2015 Bollywood film ‘Drishyam’ starring Ajay Devgn. Indore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harinarayanchari Mishra told reporters that BJP leader Jagdish Karotiya alias Kallu Pahlwan (65), his three sons Ajay (36), Vijay (38), Vinay (31) and their associate Neelesh Kashyap (28) were arrested in connection with the murder of Twinkle Dagre (22), a resident of Banganga area. He said Dagre was allegedly having an illicit relationship with Jagdish Karotiya and this was causing trouble in the latter’s family as the woman wanted to stay with him. Mishra said, “Due to family discord, Karotiya and hi...

January 12 The Jammu Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday said Indian forces are giving a befitting response to Pakistan which is “frustrated” because it is not able to push “infiltrators”. Malik expressed happiness over the successful conduct of Panchayat elections in the state and said despite attempts by Pakistan and terrorists to vitiate the atmosphere here there is complete peace in the valley. “Our forces are responding appropriately to any provocation but the news does not come here. Pakistan is frustrated because it is not able to push infiltrators. It (Pakistan) was against the Panchayat polls and is unhappy over its successful conclusion,” Malik told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Speaking on the killing of an Army Major and a Soldier in an Improv...

January 12 Five persons were killed when a tractor met an accident in Punjab’s Amritsar district on Saturday, the police said. The incident took place in the morning at Vallah in Amritsar district when the tractor trolley carrying labourers was on its way to a construction site, Amritsar Assistant Commissioner of Police Jaspreet Singh. The front wheel of the tractor got dislodged and it overturned near a canal, he added. The police suspect that construction material including heavy iron pipes, which were being transported in the trolley when it overturned, may have inflicted serious injuries on the labourers leading to their deaths.

January 11 A debt ridden farmer has killed his wife and two children at Punjab's Armanpura village in the border district of Ferozpur, police said Friday. Accused Paramjit Singh Pamma, who owned six acres of land, was allegedly in debt, police said, adding that Pamma has been absconding after committing the crime on Thursday . He killed his wife Pinder Kaur (35), and two children — an 11-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy — while they were sleeping, police said. The matter is under investigation, officials said.

January 11 A woman has been shot dead by her husband at their home in Jadoda village under Badgaon Police Station in Sharanpur district, officials said Friday. The deceased identified as Nilima (28), wife of Sanjiv Kumar, was shot when she tried to stop her husband from having alcohol on Thursday evening, said SSP Saharanpur Dinesh Kumar. The accused used his licenced revolver in the, the SSP added.buy synthroid online buy synthroid generic A murder case has been filed against Sanjiv, who is absconding, he added.

January 10 The former inspector General of Jammu Kashmir Police for Traffic, Basant Kumar Rath on Thursday said that the stone pelters in Jammu Kashmir are his people and he cannot disown them. As per a report published on India Today, Rath made these remarks while addressing a gathering at India Today Mind Rocks.   Basant said that Indian media fails to address and understand the core issue of Kashmir. The report further quoted Basant as saying, "Just because somebody doesn't agree with you [the government], you can't demonize them." Speaking of Kashmir, he said that, "Kashmir has a history and We have to respect the sentiments and the people there." In November 2018, Basant Rath was transferred after he allegedly had an online spat with Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim...

January 10 The chief of Indian Army General Bipin Rawat, who was speaking at the annual press conference, said the Army has managed the situation well along the borders with China and Pakistan and there should be no cause for concern. He said that the situation in Jammu Kashmir needs to be improved further. "We are only facilitators for peace in Jammu Kashmir," he said. Rawat said that the Army has managed the situation well along the northern and western borders, adding that, there should be no cause for concern.   With the US and Russia reaching out to the Taliban in Afghanistan, Gen Rawat said, "We have interests in Afghanistan, we can't be out of bandwagon." "The same analogy can't apply to Jammu and Kashmir. Talks in the state have to be on our terms," he asserted. ...

January 09 Five women were raped and eight were molested everyday on an average in the national capital last year, Delhi Police said Wednesday. According to Delhi Police data, 2,043 cases of rapes were registered last year as compared to 2,059 cases the year before that and 2,065 cases in 2016. Last year, 3,175 cases of molestation were reported as compared to 3,275 cases the year before and 4,032 cases in 2016. In most of the rape cases, the accused were known to the victim, police said.   According to Delhi Police analysis, 43 per cent of the accused in rape cases were either friends or family friends, 16.25 per cent were neighbours, 12.04 per cent were relatives, 2.89 per cent were co-workers, 22.86 per cent were other known persons. A meagre 2.5 per cent of the...