Indian Sub-continent

Banihal/Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) The body of a CRPF jawan bearing a gunshot wound was found in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Tuesday morning, official sources said.

Constable Rajeev Ranjan was found dead at the 84th Battalion camp in the Boom Chanderkoot area of the district around 8.40 am, they said.

As per the sources, Ranjan, who was from Bihar's Chhapra district, allegedly shot himself with his service rifle.

Inquest proceedings have been initiated by police under section 174 of the CrPC, they said.

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) The country's exports rose by 40.5 per cent to USD 15.13 billion during October 1-14 on account of healthy performance by key sectors such as petroleum products, engineering and chemicals, according to preliminary data of the commerce ministry.

Imports during the period grew by 60.72 per cent to USD 14.82 billion, the data showed.

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Former BJP leader Babul Supriyo will formally resign as MP on Tuesday, he said in a tweet, weeks after he quit the party to join the TMC.

In a tweet, the former union minister on Monday thanked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for granting him appointment to resign as Lok Sabha MP.

Bhadohi (UP), Oct 18 (PTI) A 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly abducted and raped by a man of another village, police said, adding the accused was arrested on Monday.

The 30-year-old accused lured the woman, took her away and raped her several times, according to an FIR lodged at Gyanpur police station.

The FIR was lodged on the basis of the complaint made by victim's father on August 17 and raids were carried out to rescue her but to no avail, SSI Prabhunath Karwar said.

Chandigarh, Oct 18 (PTI) Antibodies against the COVID-19 infection were found in 76.3 per cent of people in the third round of sero-survey in Haryana, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday.

He also released a report of the third survey, which was conducted in September, and that found the sero-positivity rate to be 78.1 per cent in urban areas and 75.1 per cent in rural areas.

In the first round of the sero-survey, the positivity rate was found to be eight per cent and in the second round, it was 14.8 per cent.

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) A two-day coordination meeting of the BJP and the RSS will be held in Delhi from Tuesday to deliberate on policy-related issues, sources said on Monday.

Top leaders of the BJP, including its secretary-general (organisation) BL Santhosh, other officer-bearers and Union ministers are expected to attend the meeting, they said.

RSS-affiliated organisations related to various sectors like education, culture and economy are expected to attend the close-door meeting.

New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.

Modi said, may the virtues of kindness and brotherhood always prevail.

"Milad-un-Nabi greetings. Let there be peace and prosperity all around. May the virtues of kindness and brotherhood always prevail. Eid Mubarak!" the prime minister tweeted.

New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) In continuation with its efforts to rightsize the Railways, the Railway Board has issued an order closing down the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) that was set up for the redevelopment of stations across the country.

This is the second organisation under the Railway Ministry to be shut down after the closure of the Indian Railways Organisation for Alternative Fuel (IROAF) on September 7, 2021.

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A soldier was killed as terrorists attacked a military check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a Pakistani army statement said on Monday.

The terrorists opened fire at the post located in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan district of the province, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement.

Shahjahanpur (UP), Oct 18 (PTI) A lawyer died of a gunshot wound to the head at the Shahjahanpur district court here on Monday afternoon and police are trying to ascertain if it is a case of suicide or murder.

Superintendent of Police (SP) S Anand said advocate Bhupendra Singh (38) of Jalalabad tehsil had gone to the third-floor office of ACJM-I of the district court to meet a clerk in connection with some case when a gunshot was heard and he was found dead.