Monday, April 6, 2026

US grants STA-1 status to India

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India has become the third Asian country after South Korea and Japan to get the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status by the United States (US).

In a federal notification issued by US, India became the 37th country in the world to be designated the STA-1 status.

“This action befits India’s status as a Major Defence Partner and recognises” the country’s membership in three of the four export control regimes — the MTCR, WA and AG, the federal notification said.

After the latest notification from US, India is now part of three of the four multilateral export control regimes — the MTCR; the Wassenaar Arrangement, and the Australia Group.

India was earlier listed in STA-2 category along with Albania, Hong Kong, Israel, Malta, Singapore, South Africa and Taiwan.

PV Sindhu reaches finals of the World Badminton Championship

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In a well fought semifinal, PV Sindhu beat Japan’s former world number one Yamaguchi by 21-16, 24-22 to reach the finals of the World Badminton Championship.

“We know each other’s game, we play very often, we played at the All England Championship. So we needed to be patient and consistent to win. I was prepared for long matches because both Yamaguchi and Okuhara are very good players and can go on and on in the rallies,” Sindhu said.

“It was a good match overall. I hope this time it would be a better result than the last time. I have to prepare well for tomorrow, so it’s not yet over,” Sindhu said after the match.

Sindhu will meet her Rio Olympic opponent Carolina Marin of Spain in the title match tomorrow.

Forest officials issue notice to NBCC against killing of trees

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A good news for the tree savers. Forest officers have sent a notice to NBCC asking them to be present on August 6, 2018, and give their views on the cutting of trees at areas of Netaji Nagar and Thyagraaj Nagar. 

A team of forest officers had visited the site along with the patrolling team of Citizens4trees and acknowledged the violation of High Court and NGT stay order. Forest officers had found the trees to be chocked under the debris and also blocked with construction material.

Talking about the move, Prerna Prasad, green activist and initiator of Citizens4trees initiative said, ” I am happy that Citizens4trees created a positive impact.  NBCC is finally removing debris from all its trees after notice was issued to them by Forest Department against violation of High Court and NGT order. But this is just the beginning. We have to force the government t to take back the order of cutting not even a single tree. ”  

It is praiseworthy to mention that Citizens4trees began tree patrolling team, a first of its kind in the Capital, to keep vigilance on the developers who would come at night to cut down the trees. The team would patrol from 12 am to 4 am  on the routine basis.

Copy of the notice is enclosed.

Intruder forcefully rams car in to Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Jammu, shot dead

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A man was gunned down by security personnel on Saturday, while he was trying to enter the residence of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah in Jammu.

According to the reports a person travelling in a car breached the security barricade and attempted to enter the Bhatindi residence of Abdullah.

The forces positioned there shot the intruder dead, but an on-duty officer also got injured in the accident.

“I am aware of the incident that took place at the residence my father & I share in Bhatindi, Jammu. Details are sketchy at the moment. Initial reports suggest an intruder was able to gain entry through the front door & in to the upper lobby of the house,” said Omar Abdullah on Twitter.

“Further details are awaited as the security personnel carry out the anti-sabotage checks & ascertain the background of the person who was able to force his way in to the house”, said Abdullah in another tweet.

Jammu and Kashmir: Five militants killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian

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Five militants were killed by the security forces in an ongoing operation, which started on Friday night in Kiloora village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.

The security forces had cordoned off the area last night after receiving a tip-off on militant presence in the village and had started the search operation there. The search operation later turned into an encounter killing a militant later that night, A deceased militant was identified as Lashkar commander Umar Malik.

Four other fighters were gunned down in the hours that followed, taking the total count to five. “Five terrorists have been killed in an encounter between security forces and militants that began on Friday evening in Kiloora village”, said by Defence Ministry Spokesperson.

“4 more bodies of terrorists visible at encounter site kiloora Shopian taking the total to 5 terrorists killed. Good Job boys , good for peace,” tweeted by Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P. Vaid.

Andhra Pradesh: Atleast 10 dead in blast at Stone quarry in Kurnool

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Atleast 10 people died in a powerful explosion in a stone quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday.

According to police officials, the explosion occurred when regular quarring work was being carried out in the quarry in Haith Belgal village of Alur Mandal in Kurnool district.

At least 20 workers were present at the spot when the gelatin sticks used for blasting the quarry exploded. According to police, few dead bodies were recovered from the spot, whereas the injured were rushed to the hospital.

All the victims are migrant workers, hailing from Odisha and came here for work, officials said.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the incident. He directed district authorities to ensure appropriate treatment to the injured.

BJP wins civic body polls in Maharashtra’s Sangli, Jalgaon

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The BJP on August 3 wins Sangli and Jalgaon civic body polls in Maharashtra. The BJP won 57 of the 75 seats in Jalgaon and 41 out of 78 seats in Sangli.

The BJP has won a decisive victory with the highest number of seats for a single party in Sangli region dominated by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of Sharad Pawar and Jalgaon dominated by ally Shiv Sena.

Chief Minister Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis reportedly said, “This shows the faith people have on us. I am thankful to the people of Jalgaon and Sangli who had voted for the BJP. We will continue to work for the welfare of the people of Maharashtra.”

The victory in civic polls is a boost for BJP in 2019 elections.

Updates:

Shiv Sena leader Suresh Jain’s Khandesh Vikas Agadhi, which ruled the JMC for several years, won only 13 seats

In Sangli Congress won 20 seats while the NCP got 15

The Congress in Jalgaon failed to win a single seat for the second consecutive time

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won three seats, while Independents won two seats

The BJP won on its own in Jalgaon municipal corporation for the first time in 36 years

Bihar: Nitish Kumar breaks silence on mass-rape at Muzaffarpur shelter home

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday broke his silence on the horrific mass-rape at the Muzaffarpur shelter home.

He said, “It is a shame for all of us of what has happened in Muzaffarpur. The CBI is conducting an investigation and no leniency will be shown to anyone, all those found guilty will not be spared”.

Nitish’s reaction over the case came just hours after RJD leader and his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav questioned the CM’s silence.

“Nitish Chacha, I will force you to break your criminal silence on the most horrifying Institutional mass rape of the world that happened right under your nose. How can you afford to sleep as a CM wherein 34 innocent girls hv been repeatedly raped by ur close aides?” tweeted by former deputy Tejashwi Yadav.

At least 32 minor girls were sexually assaulted at a shelter home, which was run by Brajesh Thakur’s NGO at Bihar’s Muzaffarpur

The investigation has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the State government.

Terrorists attack CRPF post in Anantnag, 2 security personnel injured

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Two security personnel suffered injuries on August 3 when terrorists hurled a grenade on the CRPF party deployed at State Bank of India branch at Lal Chowk in Anantnag District, police said.

According to reports militants also opened fire at CRPF post and CRPF personnel retaliated the attack leading to brief exchange of fire.

Following the attack security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a hunt for the attackers, police official said.

A CRPF man and a policeman were injured in the attack, official confirmed. The injured were identified as Surinder Singh, son of Bindeshwar Singh and Special police officer Mudasir Ahmad Dar, son of Asadullah Dar.

Kashmir is witnessing rise in militant attacks in past few days, in a similar attack on August 2 militants snatched away a 12 bore rifle from a security guard posted at the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Anantnag’s Brakpora area and on August 1 similar kind of incident was reported in Kulgam District.

Jharkhand Police arrest 5 naxals in Latehar, weapons, mobile phones seized

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Five Naxals associated with People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested in Jharkhand’s Latehar District on August 2 for conspiring to set trucks in the area on fire and murdering the truck drivers.

Police seized several pistols, mobile phones, cash, weapons, posters from them.

“We arrested five naxals associated with the terrorist outfit PLFI and they are accused of vandalism, firing, and looting. Kargil Yadav is their head and they work at his commands,” Prashant Anand, Superintendent of Police, Latehar said.

PLFI rebels were previously wanted in several cases, including vandalism.

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