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In The Headlines: Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrested
Asiya Andrabi is allegedly the main separatist leader who incites women in the valley to pelt stones at security forces and disrupt normal life
Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrested in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested separatist leader Asiya Andrabi under the Public Safety Act. She is allegedly the main separatist leader who incites women in the valley to pelt stones at security forces and disrupt normal life. Two militants and three soldiers have been killed in an ongoing operation in Kupwara where militants attacked an Army garrison on Thursday morning.
Published: 26 Apr 2017, 6:46 PM IST
Kejriwal congratulates BJP on MCD win
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday congratulated BJP on all the three municipal corporations in Delhi and said his government looked forward to working with the civic bodies. The BJP had a thumping victory in all the three municipal corporations in Delhi by winning over 160 seats, crossing its existing strength of 138 as it decimated the AAP and the Congress.
Published: 26 Apr 2017, 6:46 PM IST
Internet services suspended for a month in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered suspension of internet services in the trouble-hit valley for a period of one month or till further orders. The state home department invoked powers conferred on it under Indian Telegraph Act and Information Technology Act to suspend the internet services, the officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the order pertains to all internet services or just the mobile internet services, which are already suspended since April 17.
Published: 26 Apr 2017, 6:46 PM IST
Court discharges Abhishek Verma in graft case
Arms dealer Abhishek Verma, his wife and others were discharged by special court on Wednesday in a CBI case involving alleged payments to some officials to influence the Defence Ministry to keep a German firm out of the government's blacklist. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna also discharged Verma and his Romanian wife Anca Verma in a money laundering case filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the matter.
Published: 26 Apr 2017, 6:46 PM IST
Pakistan denies India consular access to Jadhav
India on Wednesday demanded consular access to its citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav to further pursue his case, including launching an appeal against the death sentence given to him by a Pakistani military court on spying charges. However, Pakistan refused to comply with the demand saying the 46-year-old Indian national was a spy and not covered under the bilateral agreement on consular access.
Published: 26 Apr 2017, 6:46 PM IST
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Published: 26 Apr 2017, 6:46 PM IST