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A woman naxal who carried a reward of Rs five lakh on her head was killed in a gun-battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Narayanpur district on Wednesday, police said.

Two security personnel were injured in the encounter, they added.

The exchange of fire broke out around 8 am in the jungle between Kademeta and Burgum villages under Chhotedongar police station area when a joint team of security forces was out on a counter-insurgency operation, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg told PTI.

Pakistan violated ceasefire in Shahpur and Kirni sectors of Poonch district at about 1715 hours. Indian Army is retaliating.

Supreme Court in its judgement today held that the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), examination (medical and dental courses) does not violate the right of minorities to run their own institutions & impart education.

Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain has moved a bail application claiming that he is innocent and was falsely implicated in the case pertaining to violence in northeast Delhi.

Communal clashes had broken out in the area in February after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters had spiraled out of control leaving 53 people dead.

Three more personnel of Kasa police station in Palghar district of Maharashtra were suspended on Wednesday in connection with the April 16 lynching of two sadhus and their driver by a mob, an official said.

Palghar district superintendent of police Gaurav Singh has suspended an assistant sub-inspector and two constables after conducting a departmental inquiry against them, he said.

Earlier, an assistant inspector and sub inspector of Kasa police station, in whose limits the lynching incident took place, were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty.

On Tuesday, thirty-five personnel of the police station were transferred.

Central Bureau of Investigation custody of Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhavan has been extended till 1st May by a Special CBI Court in Mumbai, in connection with the Yes Bank case.

A 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour when she was alone at home in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old accused was arrested, they said.

According to the police complaint lodged by the victim' father, the accused entered his house and raped his daughter on Tuesday.

Some villagers caught hold of the accused and thrashed him before handing him over to the police, the officer said.

A case has been registered against the man, and the girl has been sent for medical examination, police said.

It is a news that brings smile amid the dark clouds of coronavirus.

A young woman on Wednesday morning gave birth to five children at the district hospital. The newborns include two boys and three girls.

The proud father, Kundan Gautam, said that the mother and all the five children were doing fine.

A resident of Qutulpur village in Ram Nagar area, Kundan Gautam said that he was delighted at this "God's gift".

He said the doctors had told him that his wife would probably have twins, but he never expected five children at one go.

A 48-year-old school-bus driver was allegedly shot dead by the husband of a village chief here, police said on Wednesday.

Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the Chairperson of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for 3 years.

Fire breaks out at a paint factory in Rawabhata industrial area in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 fire tenders are present at the site.

A suicide attack here left at least three people dead and 15 wounded on Wednesday, the interior ministry reported.

The attack occurred around 8 a.m. (local time) in the Reshkhor area of Chahar-Asiab district, where the Defense Ministry's Special Operation Corps is headquartered, Efe news reported.

"The suicide bomber detonated his explosives attached to his body among the civilians, as a result of which three persons were martyred and 15 of our civilian countrymen were injured," ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said in a statement.

There is a fire incident in the foundry department near the old HAL airport. All efforts are being made to control the fire: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Spokesperson Gopal Sutar.

Tamil Nadu: Around 50 boats of fishermen damaged in Rameswaram following the thunderstorm and rain which hit parts of the state last night.

A fire broke out in a village in Shimla district on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and two others injured, police said.

A temple and six houses were also gutted in the fire, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.

The fire broke out at 4 am in Sistwari village near Chirgaon.

Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze has been brought under control.

A massive fire in a village in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district on Wednesday gutted at least seven wooden houses and property worth lakhs of rupees, officials said.

The fire reportedly broke out when the occupants were asleep in Shishtwari village in Chirgaon in Rohru area. One person is missing, while two were injured in the incident.

Rescuers reached the spot, 140 km from the state capital, and evacuated the villagers. The cause of the fire is not yet known. This is the third incident of fire in four days in the area.

On April 26, at least 12 houses were gutted in a fire in Dugyana village in which an elderly woman was burnt alive. On April 27, a fire was reported in the market of Chirgaon.

A bus carrying students from Prayagraj to Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh met with an accident in Ayodhya early on Wednesday. Twenty-five students, the bus driver and a police constable were injured.

1 more unidentified terrorist killed in Shopian encounter. Operation still going on. Further details shall follow, says Kashmir Zone Police. Total 3 terrorists neutralised so far.

3 civilians were killed and 15 more were wounded in a suicide attack at the gate of a special operations unit in Rishkhor area in PD7 of Kabul city: TOLO news

A fire broke out in a village in Shimla district on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and two others injured, police said.

1 Naxal killed and 2 jawans injured in an encounter between Naxals and Security Forces in Narayanpur. Body of the female naxal has been recovered. 1 jawan of DRG (District Reserve Guards) and 1 of CAF (Chhattisgarh Armed Force ) who were injured in the IED blasts and firing earlier today are stable: , says Narayanpur SP Mohit Garg.

A bus carrying students from Prayagraj to Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh met with an accident in Ayodhya on Wednesday morning.

Twenty-five students, the bus driver and a police constable were injured in the mishap.

All the seriously injured have been admitted to the district hospital while others with minor injuries have been discharged after first aid.

According to eye witnesses, the bus rammed into a stationary truck in the Bilari area when the driver, apparently, fell asleep.

1 Naxal killed and 2 jawans injured in an encounter between Naxals and Security Forces in Narayanpur. More details awaited: Narayanpur SP Mohit Garg

Two militants were killed in an overnight operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, with one of them being gunned down on Wednesday morning, officials said.

The first militant was killed On Tuesday when an encounter broke out between the ultras and the forces at Melhora in the district's Zainapora area, they said.

The militants had fired on a search party and security personnel retaliated, the officials said.

Searches are going on and the operation is in progress, they said.

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