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99 militants killed in Kashmir this year, says J&K police
Vijay Kumar, IGP (Kashmir) told reporters that 3 militants belonging to LeT outfit were killed on Sunday in Drabgam area of Pulwama district. "One among the slain militants was involved in the killing of a police constable, Riyaz Naikoo on May 13 and also in the attack on labourers at brick kiln in Budgam in which one non-local labourer was killed and two others sustained injuries on June 2", the IGP said adding that so far this year, 99 militants have been killed in different encounters across the Valley.
India logs 8,582 new Covid cases, 4 deaths
In the same period, the country reported four new Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,761. Meanwhile, the active caseload also increased to 44,513, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 4,435 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative number to 4,26,52,743. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.68 per cent.
3 LeT terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter
In a tweet quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar, the J&K Police said: "All three killed terrorists are locals, linked with terror outfit LeT. One of them has been identified as Junaid Sheergojri, involved in killing of our colleague Martyr Reyaz Ahmad on 13/5/22." This encounter took place in Drabgam area. There have been a series of anti-terror operations in Kashmir over the last few months in which many militants and their commanders have been eliminated.
2047 should bring proud moments: Nirmala Sitharaman
"For 'Amrit Kaal' we will have to work together, when it is 100 years in 2047 for our youth, for our children creates an environment of which they should be proud of," Sitharaman said after inaugurating 'Dharohar', National Museum of Customs and GST in Panaji. Built by the Portuguese, this blue building was the Customs office under their rule. It was the headquarters of Goa's Indian Customs and Central Excise Department after liberation.
India records 8,329 fresh Covid cases, 10 deaths
In the same period, the country reported 10 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,757. Meanwhile, the active caseload has also risen to 40,370 cases, accounting for 0.09 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 4,216 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,26,48,308. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.69 per cent.
Hizbul terrorist killed in encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam
"One terrorist of proscribed terror outfit HM killed. Operation in progress," police added. There have been a series of anti-terror operations in Kashmir over the last few months in which many terrorists and their commanders have been eliminated. Most of the operations have been jointly conducted by the police and the Army on the basis of specific intelligence inputs.
'Saviour': India's valiant bid to recover influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
New Delhi now hopes to recover some of the ground it lost to China in the country on its southern tip. Since January, it has committed about $3 billion in loans, credit lines, and currency swaps to Colombo to import essential commodities. India has also shipped food, fuel and medical supplies to the country to ease hardships caused by the massive shortages of essential commodities that have led to hours-long power cuts, long lines for fuel and runaway inflation.
Suspended students shun hijab to attend classes, Karnataka Education Department relieved
Sources said that it is a welcome development which could encourage other students insisting on wearing hijab to shun it. Seven girl students, who were suspended from the Government First Grade College at Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district for insisting on wearing hijab, have submitted apology letters and started attending classes.
Iran's FM-Doval meet statement still present on main govt site
The statement, after the meeting on Wednesday, says: "Meanwhile, Doval stressed the need for comprehensive expansion of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and India. He welcomed the progress made in bilateral relations, and emphasised the proposal to form a strategic committee to expand relations in all fields.
ISRO facilities will be open for private sector for joint ventures: PM
Addressing the event, Modi said, "Past governments thought that only the government should have a say in space technology. But our government is futuristic... We feel the innovative youth should get opportunities to explore their thoughts and ideas using government infrastructure, so we decided to open the space programme for the private sector."
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