The Gupkar Alliance that has been fighting for the restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 special constitutional status of J&K, on Friday slammed the recently released report by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on the region and called it “concocted and fabricated” as “the ground situation belies these claims.”
While the government remains disappointed that Sri Lanka reneged on an agreement with India and Japan to develop the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo port, it sees as a ``useful step’’ Lanka’s decision to enter into a $ 700 million deal with the Adani group for developing another terminal at the same port.
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, who had joined the outfit barely 20 days ago, was killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district early Friday. In another anti-terror operation, a joint team of security forces apprehended a LeT terrorist with a hand grenade and 29 rounds of 7.62mm calibre from Shopian’s Mujhmarg Junction later in the day.
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The Assam government on Friday extended the restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 with some relaxations such as reducing curfew duration and allowing the reopening of cinema halls with 50 percent capacity.
Four people died and many were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in Shamli district on Friday evening, officials said.
