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Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed in encounter in Kupwara district

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Two terrorists were gunned down by security forces on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

The encounter took place at Galoora area of Handwara, in the north Kashmir district.

Kashmir police on its official twitter handle said, “Handwara encounter: Two terrorists killed and search continues. Details will follow.”

Sources says, the identity and group affiliation of the terrorists is yet to be ascertained.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Galoora — an area in Handwara early Tuesday morning following specific information about the presence of terrorists there, the official said.

The search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists fired upon the forces, he added.

On Saturday, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter with the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Achabal block of Anantnag district.

Hyderabad twin blast case: Two convicts sentenced to death, 1 awarded life imprisonment

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A Hyderabad court on September 10 awarded death sentence to two Indian Mujahideen operatives Anik Shafique Syeed and Mohammed Akbar Ismail Chowdhari convicted in the Hyderabad twin blasts case of August 2007 which nearly killed 44 persons and injured 50 others.

Judgment was pronounced by a special court in the Cherlapally Central Prison in the city.

Tarik Anjum, third convict in the case was sentenced to life imprisonment by T. Srinivas Rao, second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge (in-charge).

Anjum was convicted for harbouring the perpetrators of the blasts, including Indian Mujahideen chief Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal, in New Delhi. Delhi Police also booked a case of harbouring against Anjum after his arrest in 2011.

Public prosecutor K Surender told media soon after the judgment was pronounced that two other accused in the same case Mohammad Sadiq Israr and Farooq Sharfuddin Tarkash were acquitted for want of enough evidence.

A total of eight people were charge-sheeted in the case. The other three accused Riyaz Bhatal, Iqbal Bhatkal and Amir Riza Khan are still absconding.

Over 170 witnesses were examined and cross-examined during the trial.

BIMSTEC military training exercise begins in Pune

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The Military Field Training Exercise for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) nations called MILEX 2018, started with a grand opening ceremony at Aundh Military Station, Pune on Monday.

The Military Field Training Exercise will be held from September 10 to 16, amongst teams from member nations.

BIMSTEC is a regional grouping comprising Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. 

However, The Nepal Army had withdrawn the first ever joint military exercise of BIMSTEC nations in India.

On Saturday, an aide of Prime Minister KP Oli said, that the political parties in the country had expressed concern over the participation in the event.

The aim of MILEX 2018 is to have joint practice among BIMSTEC nations to counter and prevent spread of terrorism and radicalisation, especially in semi-urban areas. 

India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate 3 projects via video conferencing

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on September 10 jointly inaugurated multiple projects, including rail links and electricity transmission, through video conferencing.

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and the Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb also accompanied PM Modi. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Bangladeshi counterpart also joined the video conference from Delhi and Dhaka respectively.

The first project is 500 MW additional power transmission from India to Bangladesh, through the existing Bheramara (Bangladesh) – Baharampur (India) interconnection the second project is Akhaura – Agartala Rail connectivity and the third project is Kulaura-Shahbazpur section rehabilitation of Bangladesh Railways.

Following the inaugural of three projects PM Modi said that the projects would give a fresh momentum to the India-Bangladesh ties. Calling it as ‘Shonali Adhyaya’ (golden chapter), the PM hoped that the connectivity projects would further strengthen the bilateral relations.

PM noted, “With the completion of the power project, 1.16 Gigawatts of power is now being supplied from India to Bangladesh. He said this journey from Megawatts to Gigawatts is symbolic of a golden era in the relations between India and Bangladesh.” 

Delhi government orders probe into death of 5 laborers while cleaning sewage tank

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The Delhi Government on September 10 ordered probe into the death of five sanitation workers who allegedly suffocated to death after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewage tank in Moti Nagar area of West Delhi on September 9 afternoon.

Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai has sought the probe report within three days.

The incident took place around 3.30pm, when the five men identified as Umesh, Raja, Pankaj, Vishal and Sarfaraj, all aged between 22 and 30 years who work as labourers, stepped into a deep sewage treatment plant of the DLF Capital Greens, a residential complex in Moti Nagar.

Witnesses and colleagues of the workers alleged that cleaning the septic tank was not a part of their duty but they did it as they had been threatened by the managing authorities that they would be sacked if they refused to do the sewage tank cleaning. They also alleged that they were not provided a safety belt or masks while cleaning the tank.

Two of labourers died on the spot, while the other three were declared brought dead after being brought to Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital.

Monika Bhardwaj, deputy commissioner of police (west), said a case of causing death by negligence and under other Indian Penal Code sections will be registered at Moti Nagar police station.

“We are still in the process of identifying those responsible for the deaths. We will make arrests after that,” said the DCP.

Interpol issues Red Corner notice against Nirav Modi’s sister Purvi Modi

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The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Purvi Modi, the sister of Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi.

The RCN against Purvi Modi has been issued in connection with the charge of money laundering, and in response to a request from the Enforcement Directorate.

Along with Purvi, Nirav Modi and his brother Neeshal were issued a Red Corner Notice by a special court in Mumbai.

Both Purvi and Neeshal are Belgian citizens.

Earlier, A special Fugitive Economic Offenders Act court in Mumbai had issued public summons to Nirav Modi’s sister Purvi and brother Neeshal, to appear before it on September 25. The court also said that if they fail to appear then their properties would be impounded under the newly enacted fugitive offenders act.

The notice acts as an international arrest warrant. It states Purvi Modi is required on charges of “money laundering”.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation Neeshal Modi and Purvi Modi are involved in the multi-crore PNB fraud case in which Nirav Modi is the prime accused. 

MIssing HDFC VP found dead in Mumbai’s Kalyan; police suspect professional rivalry

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The body of the HDFC Bank’s vice president Siddharth Sanghvi, who went missing five days ago, has been found, police said on Monday.

One person has been arrested in connection with the death.

A 20-year-old cab driver, Sarfaraz Shaikh, a resident of Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, was allegedly hired to kill Siddharth Sanghavi, who went missing on September 5 evening.

Shaikh revealed during questioning that he allegedly killed Sanghavi on Wednesday, the day he went missing and dumped his body near Haji Malang Pada in Kalyan in neighbouring Thane district, an official said.

Based on this information, four other people, including a woman, have been detained in connection with the case, the police added.

According to initial probe, the bank executive, who was promoted recently, was killed over professional rivalry, the official said.

Sanghavi, a resident of upscale Malabar Hill area in South Mumbai, used to travel to Kamala Mills compound in Parel, Central Mumbai, where his office is located.

His family members lodged a missing person complaint on September 5, at the N M Joshi Marg Police Station Central Mumbai when he did not return home.

Sanghvi’s car was found abandoned Friday at Koparkhairane in adjoining Navi Mumbai with blood stains on its rear seat, the police said earlier.

Government report reveals insurance status of 62% registered vehicles of Delhi ‘unknown’

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The finding of central government run agency revealed that the status of insurance of at least 62% of registered vehicles in Delhi is ‘unknown’.

A preliminary report prepared by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has compiled data by tallying registered vehicles in the National Capital with their corresponding insurance policies.

“In Delhi, the gap is the widest. Of 72 lakh vehicles with valid registration, only around 30 lakh insurance policies are available with us, including the records of the new vehicles whose insurance information is recorded at the time of registration. There is a gap of 42 lakh vehicles whose insurance status is unknown (either uninsured, or not received in Vahan),” read a communication sent by NIC to the secretary general of General Insurance Council and other stakeholders.

 “There are certainly going to be cases where vehicles are not insured. But, in some cases, there is also a possibility that the insurance companies have not compiled their data properly,” a transport official said.

NIC official handling the project said, “Unlike other states, where numbers start from 01 to 99, registration numbers in Delhi are unique. They start from 1 and not 0. But, many insurance companies themselves have added 0 to the vehicle numbers in Delhi. Since it is the first time such data linking process is being carried out across the country, these problems are bound to occur.”

Following the report, the NIC said it has written to all insurance companies to correct their data and send it along again.

According to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, driving without insurance could lead to a fine of up to Rs 1,000 or imprisonment up to three months or both.

On the directions of the apex court, the ministry of road transport and highways had issued directions to collect data of all registered vehicles along with their insurance numbers to help victims of road accidents to avail claim compensation as well as to facilitate the police in issuing fines to uninsured vehicles directly from the operations and command centres.

Former PM Manmohan Singh lash out at Modi Govt

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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lashed out at the PM Modi-led government, for the crises-like situation in the country due to rising fuel prices.

He further said, Modi government has done a lot which is not in the interest of the nation and has now crossed all the limits.

Manmohan Singh while addressing a protest rally at the Ramlila ground said, “the BJP-led central government had failed miserably in controlling fuel prices due to which the situation has gone beyond control. The government has failed in fulfilling the promises made to the people before the 2014 elections.”

Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with various opposition parties kick started the country-wide protest against rising fuel prices from Rajghat as part of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by the party on Monday.

The Nationwide strike by congress and other opposition parties intends to raise voice against ‘price rise’, ‘fall’ of rupee against the dollar and other issues that ‘affect’ the people across the country.

The protest was supported by several opposition parties including the Nationalist Congress Party, Janata Dal-Secular, All India United Democratic Front, Trinamool Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Loktantrik Janata Dal and Rashtriya Lok Dal among others.

Delhi CM Kejriwal launches doorstep delivery of 40 public services

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on September 10 launched the doorstep delivery of 40 services in Delhi, including marriage certificates, driving licenses and water connection documents.  While calling this Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s scheme a “revolutionary, historic step”, CM Kejriwal tweeted “We always heard of pizza being home-delivered, but now one can dial the government and the government will come home.”

Under the scheme, documents such as ration cards and income, caste and marriage certificates, domicile and duplicate registration papers will be delivered to citizen at their homes. Citizens will also be able to sign up for old age and handicap pension schemes from their homes.

This service will be provided for an extra fee of Rs 50.

For any related service, citizens can dial 1076 to place a request. They will be informed of the documents they need, and can give a time when a “Mobile Sahayak” can come and collect them.

AAP government has enlisted a private company, VFS Global, an outsourcing and technology services provider to facilitate the services.

“We have five mobile sahayaks in each of the 11 districts of Delhi. We plan to have 25,000 such facilitators,”said Debkumar Bandopadhyay of VFS.

According to the plan, hired mobile sahayaks will visit people’s homes to collect the information required for the government to issue them the documents and services they have applied for.

While questioning the authenticity of private firm VFS, Puja Bahri, spokesperson of the Delhi Congress, said, “Of the 40 services, 35 are already online, so why not improve those? Also, does the private company come under the RTI or is it accountable to the people in any way.”

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