Indian Sub-continent

Coimbatore, Mar 4 (PTI) The casualty figure in the air strike on the Balakot camp will be given out by the government, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said on Monday while asserting that the Indian Air Force does not count the number of dead.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the death toll depends on the number of people present at the target.

Two Kashmiri separatists and a civilian were killed by Indian security forces in Kupwara district of J&K, reported The Hindu.

Five security personnel were also killed in a 56-hour battle.  The Indian security forces personnel killed in this battle are CRPF Inspector Pintu Kumar Singh, Constable Vinod, Sham Narayan Singh Yadav,  and two police constables Naseer Ahmad and Ghulam Mustafa Barah.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers have again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday.

But in a sign that tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals could soon ease, a Pakistani Cabinet minister said a key train service between Pakistan and neighboring India would resume on Monday.

KANPUR: As many as 58 candidates will fight for a total of 20 seats in the election of Lawyers’ Association on March 11. Two nominations were cancelled on Friday and two nominations were withdrawn on Saturday. There were also reports of fights and tearing down of the application form. One group complained that nomination was being withdrawn under pressure while another group stated that the withdrawal was done on own decision.

DHAKA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved 185 million U.S. dollars to add up to 310 Megawatt (MW) in renewable energy generation capacity in Bangladesh and mobilize private sector participation to meet the growing demand for electricity in the country.

According to a statement of the Washington-based lender received here Saturday, the "Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project" will increase installed capacity of renewables through piloting and expanding investments in key market segments.

Srinagar, Mar 2; PTI/GANASHAKTI: Authorities in Kashmir have sealed several properties belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), including residences of some of its activists, police said Saturday, days after the Centre banned the outfit on grounds that it was "in close touch" with militant groups and was likely to "escalate secessionist movement".

Several properties, including residential houses, belonging to various JeI leaders and activists were sealed in many areas of the city and elsewhere in the Valley Friday night, a police official said.

Islamabad, Mar 2; PTI/GANASHAKTI:  Pakistan was not under "pressure" or "any compulsion" to release Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday, a day after the IAF Wing Commander returned home.

India has been maintaining that the Pakistani decision is in consonance with the Geneva Conventions.

Pakistan was under intense pressure from the US, the UAE and Saudi Arabia to de-escalate the tensions with India in the wake of the Pulwama attack and release the Indian pilot.

Noida, Mar 1 (PTI) The Noida Authority on Friday announced its annual budget for 2019-20 at Rs 5,827 crore, up from last fiscal's Rs 4,900 crore.

The authority also announced releasing its share in the funding for the upcoming international airport at Jewar, according to an official statement released after its 196th board meeting here.

"The board has also approved the proposal for providing 10-per cent developed plots, maximum to the size of 450 square metres, to farmers. We will send the proposal to government for its final approval," the official added.

Muzaffarnagar, Mar 2 (PTI) A 26-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed by his landlord at Lakhyan village here, police said Saturday.

Popin's body was found lying in an agricultural field, with multiple stab injuries to his neck, said Circle Officer Hariram Yadav.

The incident took place at Lakhyan village which comes under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station.

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday to launch a Kalashnikov rifles manufacturing facility.

During his visit, the PM will unveil several other development projects for Amethi and the region, a statement from his office said. At Kauhar in Amethi, the PM will dedicate the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Limited to the nation.