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2 terrorists killed in J&K's Bandipora gunfight
"Two unidentified terrorists killed. Search going on. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered," police said. The encounter took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.
Indian naval ships, aircraft on standby for Cyclonic Storm 'Gulab'
"The Indian Navy is closely monitoring the movement of the Cyclonic Storm and is in constant liaison with the state administrations for rendering assistance as required," a release from the Ministry of Defence said. As part of the preparedness, Flood Relief Teams and Diving Teams have already been positioned at Odisha and are ready at Visakhapatnam to render immediate assistance.
5,000 youth writing on contribution of unsung heroes: Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'
He said, "Over 5,000 amateur writers are working towards promulgating the lives of Unsung Heroes who have contributed to India's growth and Independence story. I urge more such people to come forward and share such stories of courage with us."
'Give wings to your dreams', IAF air show in Srinagar on Sunday
'Give wings to your dreams', the theme of Sunday's air show is to motivate youth to join the Air Force and to promote tourism in the region. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha will flag off the show while IAF skydiving team Akash Ganga, Suryakiran Aerobatic and Display Teams will be performing. "We want to give a feel to the youth about the working of the Air Force.
Partly cloudy morning in Delhi, rain expected
According to the weather department, the city will record a maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. On Saturday evening, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted light to moderate intensity rain over Delhi (Delhi University, Palam); NCR (Ghaziabad, Ballabhgarh); Jhajjar, Farukhnagar (Haryana); Bijnaur, Hastinapur, Modinagar, Bulandshahar, Gabhana, Atrauli, and Pilakhua (Uttar Pradesh).
Infiltration bid foiled, 3 army soldiers injured in Uri LoC
Defence sources said alert troops challenged heavy armed terrorists who were trying to infiltrate in Uri sector on Saturday evening. "An encounter ensued between the infiltrating terrorists and the army in which 3 soldiers were injured. The operation is still going on in the area," sources said. Three soldiers injured belong to 12 Jat regiment. They have been shifted to hospital
Kolkata SIM boxes seizure ignites fears about major international crime
The arrests and the subsequent recovery opened up a Pandora's Box exposing an international SIM box-based communication racket across the state that routes international phone calls as local calls, which are charged by local mobile service providers. SIM boxes, also known as SIM-banks, are usually fitted with a few hundred GSM SIM cards used to route calls through data-functional devices.
Cyclone Gulab takes shape, likely to make landfall on Sunday
The IMD has issued a cyclone warning for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts. At 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, the cyclonic storm 'Gulab' lay centered about 370 km east-southeast of Gopalpur of Odisha and 440 km east of Kalingapatnam of Andhra Pradesh, it said.
2 new airport terminals to be established in J&K: Scindia
The Minister said that the development of connectivity shall bring more tourists to J&K and promote local craft. He said that the promotion of tourism and crafts will boost economic activity and prosperity of people of J&K.
'Regressive': Without naming Pak, Modi slams Imran's crude rhetoric
"For the current situation in Afghanistan, for some reason, Pakistan has been blamed for the turn of events by politicians in the US and some politicians in Europe," Khan said, adding: "From this platform, I want them all to know, the country that suffered the most, apart from Afghanistan, was Pakistan when we joined the US war on terror after 9/11."
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