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The Indian Army conducted an area sanitization and bomb disposal at Khurbathang, near Astroturf Football Ground in Kargil today. A team led by Officers of the Engineer Regiment disposed off 45 unexploded bombs in the area which serves as a major sports ground and playing area for the locals.
Encounter has started at Samno, D H Pora area of Kulgam district between security forces and terrorists.
Sasnagar Police apprehend Gurpal Singh, an operative of foreign-based criminals Goldy Brar & Saba USA.
Indian Army along with BRO successfully complete the Bailey bridge over Teesta River at Chungthang, Sikkim, which was washed away due heavy rainfall earlier this year.
Security forces recover huge cache of arms and ammunition from two terrorists killed during an infiltration attempt at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir.
Two brothers were killed when they lost control of the motorcycle they were riding and it collided with a roadside electricity pole here, police said, as reported by news agency PTI.
Station House Officer (SHO) of the Jaint Police station Ajay Verma said, "One Babloo (30) and Banti (27) were travelling on a motorcycle that collided with an electric pole. The incident occurred near the Anant Colony on Wednesday," as quoted by PTI.
"Prima facie it appears that the bike was overspeeding and they lost its control. Also, both the brothers were not wearing helmets, due to which they died on the spot," said the SHO.
Anil Kumar Rai (IFS:2001), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ethiopia, says MEA.
A civilian was shot dead by Naxals in Bhamragarh, Gadchiroli in Maharashtra. The deceased has been identified as Dinesh Gawde, said SP Gadchiroli Neelotpal, as reported by ANI.
One person has been detained for allegedly threatening Assam Minister Atul Bora on social media, Director General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday, as reported by news agency PTI.
The CID of Assam Police had on Tuesday filed a case and initiated a probe over Bora receiving a threat to his life on social media.
Two motorcycles collided head-on in Uttar Pradesh's Mahrajganj, leaving two people dead, police said on Thursday, as reported by news agency PTI.
The accident took place in Paisiya Lalain village on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Anil Sahni (32) and Vinod Sahni (38), police outpost in-charge, Laxmipur, Shobhnath Yadav said. The bodies have been sent for postmortem.
The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to American millionaire Neville Roy Singham in connection with the NewsClick terror case, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.
Houses caught fire in the Bhaderwah area of J&K's Doda. Firefighters at the spot.
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Subrata Roy To Be Cremated On Thursday
The mortal remains of Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy who died on Tuesday will be consigned to flames in Lucknow on Thursday.
The body of 'Saharashri', as Subrata Roy was popularly known, was flown to Lucknow from Mumbai on Wednesday evening and kept at Sahara Shaher to enable people to pay their respects.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak, and former minister Raja Bhaiyya, have condoled Roy's death through posts on social media.
Several political leaders, cutting across party lines, reached Sahara Shaher to pay tribute to the departed soul.
Depression Likely To Bring Rainfall In Bengal's Coastal Districts From Nov 16-18
A cyclonic circulation over the south Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area, which could turn into a depression over the central Bay of Bengal on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said.
The system is expected to bring light to moderate rain in the coastal districts of West Bengal from November 16-18, Regional Met Director G K Das said.
"We are keeping a close watch on the direction the system may take and its intensity," Das said.
The cyclonic circulation existing over the south Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low pressure, and thereafter into a depression, moving west-northwestwards into the central Bay of Bengal on Thursday, the IMD said in a bulletin.
Anti-Drug Campaign: Punjab CM To Flag Off Bicycle Rally In Ludhiana On Thursday
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will flag off a bicycle rally as part of a campaign against the drug menace here on Thursday.
More than 20,000 people have registered themselves for the rally, which will start from the Punjab Agricultural University campus, Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Sidhu said.
Punjab Police Chief Gaurav Yadav will also participate in the event.
Sidhu said the bicycle rally will act as a catalyst to spread awareness among people against drugs and will be a befitting tribute to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on his martyrdom day.
He said people from all walks of life, including doctors, industrialists, students, village heads and politicians, will participate in the rally, making this anti-drug campaign a mass movement.
The rally will begin at 7 am from the PAU campus and culminate at the same place after covering a distance of around 13 km.
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