Indian Sub-continent

Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir police has established a distress helpline for members of minorities living in Kashmir in the wake of recent spate of civilian killings in the Valley.

"Kashmir Police established Minority distress #helpline at PCR Kashmir. In case of #emergency, one may call for #assistance on 0194-2482626," IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted.

The setting up of the helpline comes days after four people from the minority community, including two teachers, were shot dead by militants in Srinagar City.

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided multiple locations in the National Capital Region in connection with its probe related to the recent seizure of 2,988 kg of heroin at Gujarat's Mundra port, an official said.

The searches are being carried out at five locations in Delhi and Noida.

Kanpur: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP of betraying 'Ganga Maiyya.'

He also chided the party for leaving it in the same dirty conditions as it was before.

Expressing his views at a rally in connection with his Samajwadi Vijay Yatra, he alleged that this government has betrayed Ganga. Kanpur being a big city has business, and employment opportunities. But the people of Kanpur have seen their ruin.

Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (PTI) At least three suspected Maoists, including two women, were gunned down in an exchange of fire in Tulasi Forest Range in Odisha's Malkangiri district, a top police officer said on Tuesday.

Acting on intelligence inputs, a joint team of the special operation group and Malkangiri district voluntary force had launched a combing operation in the area, DGP Abhay said.

Kanpur: Following the UP government's recommendation after more than 13 months, the CBI's Lucknow unit has registered an FIR in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 28-year-old lab technician Sanjeet Yadav in Kanpur.

The government had suggested a CBI probe in August last year.The CBI, on Monday, registered a case under charges of kidnapping or abducting to murder against Rahul Yadav, who was an associate of Sanjeet, as was reported.

Sanjeet's family had alleged that Rahul was behind the murder.

KABUL, Oct 11 (NNN-ANA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the caretaker government in Afghansitan, said today that, talks with the United States will continue, if necessary.

Over the weekend, a Taliban delegation, led by Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the caretaker government, met with a U.S. interagency delegation in Doha, Qatar.

DHAKA, Oct 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Commerce Minister, Tipu Munshi, termed China as a “great friend” of Bangladesh and emphasised on enhancing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and China, especially boosting trade ties.

“There is no doubt that China is a great friend of Bangladesh and they play a big role in our development efforts,” said the minister, while addressing the “BCCCI-ERF Best Reporting Award on Bilateral Relationship between Bangladesh and China” as the chief guest.

Kanpur: It is Meenakshi Gupta, the sorrowed wife of late Manish Gupta, who has demanded capital punishment for the arrested police officials here on Sunday.

Talking about the matter she said that two arrested two police officials should be hanged and the other four policemen should also be arrested soon.

She did not fail to mention that her struggle against injustice should continue.

She also pointed out that she wanted that all the accused should be arrested before October 16.

Kanpur: It is Meenakshi Gupta, the sorrowed wife of late Manish Gupta, who has demanded capital punishment for the arrested police officials here on Sunday.

Talking about the matter she said that two arrested two police officials should be hanged and the other four policemen should also be arrested soon.

She did not fail to mention that her struggle against injustice should continue.

She also pointed out that she wanted that all the accused should be arrested before October 16.

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The Delhi government has to depend on costly gas- based power as well as spot purchase at high market rate as the NTPC has halved power supply to the city from the usual 4000 MW, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday.

Most of the National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) plants are running at 55 percent capacity as their coal stocks are enough for one-two days, he claimed.

Delhi purchases most of its power from NTPC but supply has been halved, Jain told reporters.